Western Conf Playoffs - Round 1: Flames vs. Hughson's Canucks (Flames lead 3-2)

[burnin_vernon]

I asked my parents to try to get me tickets while I was at work. I forgot to tell them to put a cap on the price. Looks like I'm going to games 1 & 2 in $250 seats.

[Armchair Quarterback]

Vancouver has a better record but we have the better team.

Calgary in 6

[polak]

Originally Posted by burnin_vernon

I asked my parents to try to get me tickets while I was at work. I forgot to tell them to put a cap on the price. Looks like I'm going to games 1 & 2 in $250 seats.

I found the tickets were really cheap!

I paid $175 for row 11 of the lower bowl? That's nuts!

Does anyone know when the dates will be released?

[MelBridgeman]

Wow there are still great seats left...

[polak]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

Wow there are still great seats left...

Seriously. They claim to have good fans?

If they can't sell out a playoff game and I'm stuck with 3 extra sets of tickets to the other games I'm going to snap.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

In the best case, we would get Calgary announcers in Calgary, and Vancouver announcers in Vancouver. But given how cheap Rogers is and how much they pander to the Vancouver market, we'll probably have to endure Shorthouse and Garrett for the entire season if we're really unlucky, or Hughson and Garrett if we're only moderately unlucky.

I sincerely doubt it. We'll get a national team. Either Hughson and Simpson or Rominuk and who ever goes with Rominuk.

[heep223]

Originally Posted by burnin_vernon

I asked my parents to try to get me tickets while I was at work. I forgot to tell them to put a cap on the price. Looks like I'm going to games 1 & 2 in $250 seats.

#firstworldproblems

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

I sincerely doubt it. We'll get a national team. Either Hughson and Simpson or Rominuk and who ever goes with Rominuk.

There's more Canadian teams than there are national broadcast teams, so some are going to end up with regional guys. Though given this is two Canadian teams, we are probably going to end up with Hughson's homerism.

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

There's more Canadian teams than there are national broadcast teams, so some are going to end up with regional guys. Though given this is two Canadian teams, we are probably going to end up with Hughson's homerism.

Would you prefer 4 - 7 games of Hughson or 2 - 4 games of Garrett?

Pick your poison.

[ramizle]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Can we agree not to call them the sisters at least? It's incredibly sexist. They're obviously weird enough guys to make fun of without resorting to that.

Honestly as unbelievably pumped as I am for this series I'm kind of annoyed with the matchup at the same time as it's going to be impossible to have an actual hockey conversation about it, I know everyone hates the enemy but the level of discourse doesn't have to be that low.

MOD EDIT: Removed, please stop.

[starseed]

I am out of the Thanks for some reason, so I will just mention that I am happy to see the fanbase turning away from things like using the 'Sedin Sisters' etc. I have been guilty too, as I do not honestly think I can say 'Sydney Crosby' naturally without starting to say 'Cindy Crysbaby'. Incremental positive changes!

Every time a Flames fan says 'Sedin Sisters' it reflects poorly on the Flaming C.

Also, Vancouver is a garbage city and their citizens are all ugly smelly jerks. GO FLAMES GO!

[hwy19man]

Originally Posted by Southside

That may be better than Garrett and Shorthouse, but, I would really hope for Ball and Hrudey.

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

In the best case, we would get Calgary announcers in Calgary, and Vancouver announcers in Vancouver. But given how cheap Rogers is and how much they pander to the Vancouver market, we'll probably have to endure Shorthouse and Garrett for the entire season if we're really unlucky, or Hughson and Garrett if we're only moderately unlucky.

John Shorthouse will be doing radio play by play duties on TSN 1040. My contacts have told me that and it was also mentioned on the post game show last night.

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by calumniate

Hey I just wanted to plug a twitter account of a good friend of mine (even though he's now a Canucks fan).

It's kind of like the boring Sean Monahan twitter but instead he takes real quotes from Shorthouse and his play by play.

He's even followed by some of the media guys. Funny stuff:

https://twitter.com/hkyniteinnuendo

This one just tries to make you think of sex, and then adds DRINK! That is nothing like Boring Monahan. It is almost as far away from Boring Monahan as you can get. Seriously, in what way is it like Boring Monahan?

He's also not followed by any media guys. He's barely followed by multiple guys. He has three followers. One hasn't tweeted ever; one is a bot; one is an artist that's tweeted twice this year.

[Hockey]

Who are some good Flames people to follow on Twitter? I don't care what type they are, they could be the biggest Flames homers or they could fans who will admit a team is better.

[heep223]

I really, really hope we don't get Hugheson for our series. Ugh I just think he's the worst Canucks homer and most annoying PBP.

[keratosis]

It would be great to get him. Just for the weeping.

[Hockey]

Originally Posted by heep223

I really, really hope we don't get Hugheson for our series. Ugh I just think he's the worst Canucks homer and most annoying PBP.

If I was a betting man I would bet small amounts of money that we will be getting Hughson and Simspon.


Also I do hope Rogers puts games on CBC, CityTV, sportsnet, sn1 and sn360.

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by Hockey

Who are some good Flames people to follow on Twitter? I don't care what type they are, they could be the biggest Flames homers or they could fans who will admit a team is better.

Darren Haynes is excellent.

[Anduril]

Not exactly grizzled veterans but I wonder much more this means to Gio and Backlund since they're the only remaining members of the Flames since 2009.

[Daradon]

These teams matchup pretty well, I bet it goes 7 again, as all our series against Vancouver seem too.

Cept the very first one?

We are 3-1 against Vancouver in playoff matchups.

4-1 after this year.