03-30-2016, 11:52 PM
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I generally dislike the other Canadian teams more than other teams, so I'm ok with this given the Flames aren't making it.
Also, I want Calgary to be the Canadian team to break the drought, and I'm willing to wait that out regardless of how long it is (but obviously I hope it's not too long, the sooner the better).
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03-31-2016, 12:02 AM
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#22
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Rogers Sportsnet is going to be crying the blues. No Canadian team in the playoffs means lower revenues. Then again they're going to screw over the Blue Jays and their fans, so why should I care.
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03-31-2016, 12:06 AM
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#23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
Rogers Sportsnet is going to be crying the blues. No Canadian team in the playoffs means lower revenues. Then again they're going to screw over the Blue Jays and their fans, so why should I care.
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The Blue Jays are Rogers' saviour with no canadian teams in the NHL playoffs.
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03-31-2016, 12:08 AM
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#24
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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No Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs? Thanks OPEC!...Obama....Trump...NDP....Whoever!
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03-31-2016, 12:29 AM
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#25
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Lifetime Suspension
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The question is who makes a return next season?
Calgary and Montreal will be the teams to make the return to the postseaon if I were to guess.
The Flames franchise players will develop into more dominant players, and if we're backstopped by at least a capable goalie then we're a threat.
Montreal because Carey Price.
Ottawa and Winnipeg will be bubble
Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton hangin' out in the ol' basement.
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03-31-2016, 12:37 AM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Aug 2012
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Great.Now the Americans can call the NHL playoffs a true world championship since no teams from any other countries are represented...
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03-31-2016, 04:59 AM
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#27
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
This is no accident as look at recent tire fire management in Vancouver (Benning), Edmonton (everyone), Calgary (Sutter, Feaster, owners), Winnipeg (Chevy, ownership group), Toronto (almost everyone), Ottawa (Murray is very average at best), Montreal (goaltender the only person holding the organization together). Calgary, Toronto may be moving in the right direction and I suppose a healthy Price can carry the Habs but it's not out of the question that Canada gets shut out in 2017 as all the teams have major question marks.
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Toronto is never going in the right direction, they are frozen in time in the year 1967. Murray is average but he usually gets teams in the playoffs, see Anaheim. Burke does credit Murray for setting up the 2007 SC champions. Should Canada be shut out again next year, expect a federal inquiry by Trudeau.
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03-31-2016, 05:05 AM
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#28
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Originally Posted by Iggy City
It's a sad day for Canada and therefore the world.
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Blame Trudeau, his father was in power the last time there were no teams from Canada in the playoffs.
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03-31-2016, 05:35 AM
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#29
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If we're gonna miss, I'm glad we could take these other #######s with us!
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03-31-2016, 06:47 AM
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#30
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Originally Posted by t0rrent98
My Roberto Luongo Florida Jersey just came in. I may cheer on the Panthers in the playoffs for Hudler, Bobby Lu and Jagr.
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Welcome to the bandwagon! 
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03-31-2016, 06:54 AM
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#31
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Ass Handler
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Okotoks, AB
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Go Dallas.
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03-31-2016, 07:23 AM
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#32
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hwy19man
The Blue Jays are Rogers' saviour with no canadian teams in the NHL playoffs.
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Don't overestimate the bandwagon fans. If the Jays revert back to their norm of mediocrity (always possible) it won't take long for the Blue Jays interest to erode back to what it was before.
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03-31-2016, 08:27 AM
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Don't click that link!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rural Alberta
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There are more Canadian teams in last years MLB playoffs and also this years NBA playoffs.
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03-31-2016, 08:35 AM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
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Big chance for the Raptors to go on a run to the conference or possibly NBA finals. The best team in their franchise history starting the playoffs with no Canadian NHL teams to compete with. Could get a solid bandwagon going. Here is hoping they don't bomb out in the first round again
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03-31-2016, 08:45 AM
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#35
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Franchise Player
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I tuned out to this NHL season a few months ago. Guess this means I don't have to pretend to care about what the other Canadian teams are doing, whether I want them to succeed or not.
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03-31-2016, 08:56 AM
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#36
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Don't overestimate the bandwagon fans. If the Jays revert back to their norm of mediocrity (always possible) it won't take long for the Blue Jays interest to erode back to what it was before.
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Except that 'what it was before' was still easily the most TV viewers for any MLB team. Though it can get a bit confusing since I believe Canada and the US track slightly differently. But, for the last year I could quickly get numbers for both, the 2013 Jays averaged 554,000 viewers for a last place team. The Yankees that year led the American heap with a little over 200,000 households.
Though the bandwagon effect last year was crazy. I can't find full numbers, but if you include playoffs, Rogers would have been close to 1 million per game (and well over 3 million for playoffs alone), and the Jays utterly crushed ratings for everything else - hockey, NFL, CFL, everything.
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03-31-2016, 08:58 AM
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#37
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
With the rivalries between Canadian fan bases, there are next to no Canadian teams I could stomach seeing win the cup anyway, so this isn't bad news.
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Basically, this. I hate the Oilers, Canucks and Leafs. Dislike the Habs. And the Jets and Senators are irrelevant.
All things being equal, there's no reason why I should feel the need to cheer for Ottawa over Florida or Montreal over Philadelphia.
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03-31-2016, 09:03 AM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by djsFlames
The question is who makes a return next season?
Calgary and Montreal will be the teams to make the return to the postseaon if I were to guess.
The Flames franchise players will develop into more dominant players, and if we're backstopped by at least a capable goalie then we're a threat.
Montreal because Carey Price.
Ottawa and Winnipeg will be bubble
Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton hangin' out in the ol' basement.
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I would put Calgary on the bubble. Until they solidify their RW and goal tending position. It'll be real tough to crack the top three on the pacific if they don't shore up some help there.
Montreal should make the dance next year. Baring they don't have a injury riddled season.
Winnipeg is in a real unfortunate situation since the top 3 is almost impossible to make in the Central.
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03-31-2016, 09:04 AM
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#39
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Scoring Winger
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Go Bolts!
And yes, get over it, it has been more than 10 years.
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03-31-2016, 09:58 AM
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#40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jeffporfirio
Go Bolts!
And yes, get over it, it has been more than 10 years.
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Barf. Why the bolts?
If Avs miss, I'm firmly on the Caps bandwagon.
Truth be told, I've been cheering for a Caps Stanley Cup since Ovi came into the league (of course, barring a Flames Finals berth).
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