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UNOFFICIAL NHL 26-27 Season Chat
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Just bought tickets to Pens vs Panthers on the 22nd, excited for my first NHL game!
That is great!! Enjoy and go Pens!
You will be blown away by the speed at which the NHL game is actually played - it does not come across on TV. Enjoy the game - go Pens.
And the sound - NHL is the best sounding sport IMO.
It is a new week. Let's go Sharks we need a regulation win!!!
Kraken are playing well and my Sharks still have not won in regulation 
Pens win! We're assimilating as you can tell from the attire.
Some observations from our first NHL game:
1. We were in the top shelf but the view is still pretty awesome
2. Much easier to follow the puck in person than on TV
3. The puck-stick sound is so much louder than expected
4. There are more stoppages/breaks/ice shoveling than expected
5. It's chilly in there
6. Can't wait to go to another one
Some observations from our first NHL game:
1. We were in the top shelf but the view is still pretty awesome
2. Much easier to follow the puck in person than on TV
3. The puck-stick sound is so much louder than expected
4. There are more stoppages/breaks/ice shoveling than expected
5. It's chilly in there
6. Can't wait to go to another one
I went to a handful of Thunderbird and Silvertips games and enjoyed them, but this was different, I might be a convert.
Hershey Bears were my introduction. Got interested in the Flyers a bit later because my vocational teacher was from there and eas a big fan. Later in San Antonio, got hooked on the Iguanas and the Dragons. Nowadays, I'll support the Flyers and the Penguins.
One of the wildest fan pairings I know of is a former coworker who grew up in Ketchikan, and is a Bruins fan.
One of the wildest fan pairings I know of is a former coworker who grew up in Ketchikan, and is a Bruins fan.
Skagittarius
Steelhead
What?! Blasphemy! Where's my virtual battery to throw at you! I completely agree with comment about the sound of a rink. There's nothing like being on or near the ice with top level players. Those guys just rip up rec sheet ice when skating hard. That noted, there's also nothing in the world that smells like an ice rink. I miss it.
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You are hooked!!!! No releasing this one.
Oh, puhleeze! Living in the center of the state, I have that option. It's far better than cheering for a team from New Yawk
Skagittarius
Steelhead
Given the choice, the vast majority of Flyers fans would pull for the Rangers before the Pens. The Pens tanked for years and lucked into generational players again and again. They didn't earn anything. They got lucky - and Flyers fans hate that. Crosby was the best of his generation for 15 years and before that 10 years of Lemieux. Lemieux is the best player I've ever seen and Crosby is in the top 3. I hate saying that.
Just bought tickets to watch the Pens play the Golden Knights next week 
Every time I hear or see the ne Golden Knights, I think of the Army parachute demo team and West Point football.
dflett68
Steelhead
sorry man, but the flyer's front office has been churning out the same results regardless of the roster since bobby clarke took over. starting with trading one generational talent (forsberg) for another (lindros). they put great teams around lindros, and he was sensational in spite of all the negative hype - which mostly originated from the front office itself.
they've had so many good teams since then, with so many great players worthy of building around. the talent is not the problem, nor is luck.
mario was/is more than just the most talented player on the ice ever to play - he's a superb hockey mind, leader, and business person also. he's run the org as deftly as he ran the ice. that's not luck, it's culture and leadership. that's what the flyers don't have, regardless of who's on the ice. that's why their smaller cross state rivals own them.
and i'd say it's been similar with the oilers since sather left. you can't blame the talent and you can't blame luck, good or bad.