T&C Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, The Senator said: I will concede this - one of the many great things about growing up Buffalo, or what I sometimes affectionately call ‘Lower Canada’ or ‘Fort Erie East’, was having 3 extra TV channels from Toronto, 5, 9, and 11, WAY before someone invented cable TV, and watching ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ every Saturday nite. . I don't remember 5 but it was 9 or 11 in Lancaster. Depending on the weather and how you manipulated stuff around the ears. I do remember Saturday afternoon hockey though. Edited April 15, 2019 by T&C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 4 hours ago, The Senator said: I will concede this - one of the many great things about growing up Buffalo, or what I sometimes affectionately call ‘Lower Canada’ or ‘Fort Erie East’, was having 3 extra TV channels from Toronto, 5, 9, and 11, WAY before someone invented cable TV, and watching ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ every Saturday nite. . AMEN CBLT channel 5 CHCH Channel 11 from Hamilton CFTO channel 9 from TO Used to watch "Mr. Dress Up" and tons of other stuff on Canadian TV. We were also blessed to get the CBC's airing of the BBC's F1 coverage in the '80s and '90s, when the broadcasting pair was Murray Walker and James Hunt--easily the best sports broadcasters in any sport I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Go Blue Jackets! Go Isles! Absolutely love seeing "traditional" powerhouses like TB and PIT go down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 10 hours ago, njbuff said: Ever since Tampa started out game one with a 3-0 lead, they have been outscored 11-1 in the series. Wait, what????????? Imagine having one of the greatest regular seasons imaginable, then getting swept right out of the playoffs? Ouch. Tamp had better wake the F up or that is EXACTLY what is going to happen. Tampa has a good team. I said it before the Presidents Trophy for best record guarantees nothing 43 minutes ago, eball said: Go Blue Jackets! Go Isles! Absolutely love seeing "traditional" powerhouses like TB and PIT go down. I agree .... Well until the play the Caps that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Before all the media prance around declaring TB the greatest ever, they might wait until the team has won three Stanley Cups in a reasonable time frame, not even asking 4 or 5 in a row. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, row_33 said: Before all the media prance around declaring TB the greatest ever, they might wait until the team has won three Stanley Cups in a reasonable time frame, not even asking 4 or 5 in a row. all time or recent history? The Caps won the PT 2 years running IIRC they were blown out in both playoff series its like crowning the Browns champs after 1 week of FA, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 43 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: all time or recent history? The Caps won the PT 2 years running IIRC they were blown out in both playoff series its like crowning the Browns champs after 1 week of FA, my formative years watched the Broad Street Bullies, Lafleur Habs, Bossy Isles and Gretzky Oil win 2-4 straight cups, so that's what I would call candidates way far more accomplished than the LIghtning. and Chicago and the Pens and Detroit have put up some impressive results over the last 20 years, it's probably never going to give us 4 in a row, so that's way more accomplished than a Tampa Team overdosing on winning regular season games. and the Devils.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, row_33 said: my formative years watched the Broad Street Bullies, Lafleur Habs, Bossy Isles and Gretzky Oil win 2-4 straight cups, so that's what I would call candidates way far more accomplished than the LIghtning. and Chicago and the Pens and Detroit have put up some impressive results over the last 20 years, it's probably never going to give us 4 in a row, so that's way more accomplished than a Tampa Team overdosing on winning regular season games. and the Devils.... How dare you almost forget the Devils. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 The Golden Knights are starting to look a lot more like last year's Golden Knights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, njbuff said: How dare you almost forget the Devils. ? **** i hated that team and it's trapping game..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just now, row_33 said: **** i hated that team and it's trapping game..... They won three Cups (should have been 5) with it. i don’t give a flying fvck how they did it. Winning is ALWAYS exciting. And if your team got the same results with that style of play, you’d love it too Their system doesn’t take away from the talent they had in any way. Systems don’t make you win for 18 years, talent does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, njbuff said: They won three Cups (should have been 5) with it. i don’t give a flying fvck how they did it. Winning is ALWAYS exciting. And if your team got the same results with that style of play, you’d love it too Their system doesn’t take away from the talent they had in any way. Systems don’t make you win for 18 years, talent does. like the Islanders they had their SC parade celebration at a local Piggly Wiggly parking lot? so we've had a lot of great teams win multiple Cups since the Gretzky Oilers.... TB isn't worthy of that until more actual success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Nextmanup said: AMEN CBLT channel 5 CHCH Channel 11 from Hamilton CFTO channel 9 from TO Used to watch "Mr. Dress Up" and tons of other stuff on Canadian TV. We were also blessed to get the CBC's airing of the BBC's F1 coverage in the '80s and '90s, when the broadcasting pair was Murray Walker and James Hunt--easily the best sports broadcasters in any sport I've ever heard. I liked to watch pro wrestling on ch. 11, with Lord Layton! . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 49 minutes ago, The Senator said: I liked to watch pro wrestling on ch. 11, with Lord Layton! . and Party Game and Hilarious House of Frightenstein in the 1970s $250 for SRO for the Leafs tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, row_33 said: 4 minutes ago, row_33 said: $250 for SRO for the Leafs tonight.... That’s a lot of dolars! (or loonies) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, The Senator said: That’s a lot of dolars! (or loonies) . it's a 50% markup on stubhub for CDN from US, and the fees... that's my rule of thumb these days.... we don't get 4 tickets and popcorn and a hot dog for $30 in Toronto for NHL games... there was a day i was insane enough to pay $300 to sit up top, that's out of my blood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 13 minutes ago, row_33 said: it's a 50% markup on stubhub for CDN from US, and the fees... that's my rule of thumb these days.... we don't get 4 tickets and popcorn and a hot dog for $30 in Toronto for NHL games... there was a day i was insane enough to pay $300 to sit up top, that's out of my blood... Yeah, 6 bucks for a Sabres ticket vs. 400 bucks for the Frozen Four! Go figure. (And I would’ve paid it if Cornell was there) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 33 minutes ago, row_33 said: and Party Game and Hilarious House of Frightenstein in the 1970s I still watch The National for world news. Also, one of my favs is This Hour has 22 Minutes - much better than SNL (I believe when it began, it was This Half Hour has 22 Minutes) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 40 minutes ago, The Senator said: Yeah, 6 bucks for a Sabres ticket vs. 400 bucks for the Frozen Four! Go figure. (And I would’ve paid it if Cornell was there) . those are rare opportunities to attend! wish i cared about my alma maters for sports... 22 minutes ago, The Senator said: I still watch The National for world news. Also, one of my favs is This Hour has 22 Minutes - much better than SNL (I believe when it began, it was This Half Hour has 22 Minutes) . curious if Americans prefer Canadian news stations more than i think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Sabres are miles away, this group doesn’t like to body check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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