01-08-2018, 09:03 PM
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#21
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Haifa, Israel
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I have visited Winnipeg for two days last January. It was very cold even for me as Russian. I also seemed to pick a flu from a homeless man on a bus stop. Winnipeg is surely worse than Vancouver and Toronto and to me it was worse than Saskatoon. Downtown is alright, but the rest of the city is comprised of those numberless three-story houses with small windows or mediocre detached houses. That being said, while a far cry from Vancouver, it's still an OK city. I would move there if I could.
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01-08-2018, 09:05 PM
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#22
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Section 217
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Originally Posted by CrazyCaper
He grew up by Eklund and Swetlund, which is closer to Moose Lake, so I made that assumption.  |
I'm shocked that no one has gotten my Fargo reference. 
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01-08-2018, 09:20 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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Oh man, the next Sharks vs Jets game will be quite the rumble.
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01-08-2018, 09:21 PM
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#24
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North America
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Originally Posted by CrazyCaper
I'm shocked that no one has gotten my Fargo reference. |
The rarely seen “quoting your own post” impressive.
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01-08-2018, 09:21 PM
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#25
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Winnipeg- one great city
Winnipeg is nobody's first choice, but it is not like any Canadian city these days is preferred by the modern day NHL player. Calgary is great, but it isn't New York.
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01-08-2018, 09:27 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
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Rude, but not a big deal
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01-08-2018, 09:28 PM
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#27
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Originally Posted by Corral
The Shark Tank is one of the worst NHL venues for TV viewing. The angles are terrible and tt seems like you are seeing the game from the moon. So i'd rather the Sharks always play the Jets in Winnipeg where the TV production is drastically better.
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Hopefully that little glimmer of pride is enough to make people in Winnipeg forget they live in Winnipeg and not the beautiful Bay Area.
“At least our camera angles are better on TV.”
God bless.
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01-08-2018, 09:36 PM
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#28
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mcjmcj
Winnipeg is nobody's first choice, but it is not like any Canadian city these days is preferred by the modern day NHL player. Calgary is great, but it isn't New York.
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Yeah, I'm not gonna throw stones at the NHL city rated 31st by millionaire professional athletes when I live in the 27th.
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If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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01-08-2018, 09:40 PM
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#29
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Toronto
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Although I get the idea, Winnipeg isn't a great place to play when you consider all the other cities in the league, I think its bush league that another team goes out of there way to create a video and post it on social media to trash another city. If asked in a random interview, ok, but that looked staged.
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01-08-2018, 10:07 PM
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#30
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Millionaires whining about playing in a cold hockey city. 10 ply soft. No wonder they don't win anything
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01-08-2018, 10:35 PM
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#31
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Stampede Grounds
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Hopefully that little glimmer of pride is enough to make people in Winnipeg forget they live in Winnipeg and not the beautiful Bay Area.
“At least our camera angles are better on TV.”
God bless.
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From my couch in Calgary - TV angles are about all i care about when it comes to this debate.
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01-08-2018, 10:39 PM
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#32
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Scoring Winger
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Even Canadians think Winnipeg is a ****hole. But we are happy to have the Jets back.
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01-08-2018, 10:42 PM
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#33
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resurrection
Millionaires whining about playing in a cold hockey city. 10 ply soft. No wonder they don't win anything
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Not like the storied Jets!
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01-08-2018, 10:43 PM
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#34
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mcjmcj
Winnipeg is nobody's first choice, but it is not like any Canadian city these days is preferred by the modern day NHL player. Calgary is great, but it isn't New York.
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Whether or not it is the destination of wealthy NHLers I am sure we can all agree that Winnipeg is a dump, and there are many, MANY more desirable places to live or visit in Canada.
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01-08-2018, 10:45 PM
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#35
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Textcritic
Whether or not it is the destination of wealthy NHLers I am sure we can all agree that Winnipeg is a dump, and there are many, MANY more desirable places to live or visit in Canada.
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You're kind of annoying on this topic, and speak for yourself please.
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01-08-2018, 10:48 PM
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#36
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Stampede Grounds
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All kidding aside, I think the NHL is very pleased to have the Jets owners in the fold. And if I was an NHL owner i would be pushing Bettman to levy a significant fine on these players based on whatever rule my lawyers could fine to justify it - and ensure the fine was high enough to deter this sort of behaviour from others.
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01-08-2018, 10:54 PM
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#37
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Franchise Player
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'I got the flu from a homeless man"
hahahahhahah
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01-08-2018, 11:12 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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They all should have climbed into Thornton's beard to stay warm.
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01-08-2018, 11:12 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
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They're not wrong.
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01-08-2018, 11:16 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
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Maybe they are right, and maybe they are wrong. I do think they way they commented on it is rather classless.
It is one thing for fans of rival teams to degrade cities like that, but to have NHL players in the media doing that I think is a bit crass. It makes me wish that some of these players end up being traded to Winnipeg down the road.
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