# hockey fans..... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 13, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582 "2005-07-13T12:35:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/1 "2005-07-13T12:35:17Z")
[http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=2106442](http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=2106442) we will have a season!!..yaaaay. i’m gettin a season package!!! ---
**Author:** ![SMort38](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smort38/32/6008_2.png) [@SMort38](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SMort38)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/2 "2005-07-13T12:36:58Z")
:bigok: bout time! i thought i was going to have to start watching basketball ---
**Author:** ![nh4442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nh4442/32/6005_2.png) [@nh4442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nh4442)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/3 "2005-07-13T12:37:08Z")
bout time… ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/4 "2005-07-13T12:37:24Z")
bout time eh ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/5 "2005-07-13T12:37:59Z")
wooot ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/6 "2005-07-13T12:48:43Z")
no care to watch a bunch on eastern europeans. ---
**Author:** ![SMort38](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smort38/32/6008_2.png) [@SMort38](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SMort38)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/7 "2005-07-13T12:52:00Z")
> [@Cutty](#): > > no care to watch a bunch on eastern europeans. the game is twice as fast and way more scoring since they have moved in. i think its much more fun to watch. but college hockey \> pros IMO ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/8 "2005-07-13T12:54:23Z")
nhl is defunct ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/9 "2005-07-13T12:55:34Z")
bout time, but believe it when we see it ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/10 "2005-07-13T12:56:39Z")
> [@SMort38](#): > > the game is twice as fast and way more scoring since they have moved in. i think its much more fun to watch. but college hockey \> pros IMO most of the hockey i see if blue line to blue line, Boring!!! Besides, i would never pay more than $20 to watch a second tier pro sport. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/11 "2005-07-13T13:01:33Z")
yay! ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/12 "2005-07-13T13:33:14Z")
> [@Cutty](#): > > most of the hockey i see if blue line to blue line, Boring!!! Besides, i would never pay more than $20 to watch a second tier pro sport. hockey after the cap is put in place will be bigger than baseball. Baseball is seriously fucked up and will have no choice but to put a cap in place. It may even be watchable if they did that. small teams like Pittsburgh are farm teams for the big teams like the yankees, that makes for a shitty sport. You know your team is either going to not have a chance or will always be there because of money. that is why football is so good, just about every team has a shot every year, and now hockey will be the same. This strike was the best thing for hockey and when it happens to baseball, will be the best thing for it also. ---
**Author:** ![C\_Herb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@C\_Herb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/C_Herb)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/13 "2005-07-13T13:37:51Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > hockey after the cap is put in place will be bigger than baseball. Baseball is seriously fucked up and will have no choice but to put a cap in place. It may even be watchable if they did that. small teams like Pittsburgh are farm teams for the big teams like the yankees, that makes for a shitty sport. You know your team is either going to not have a chance or will always be there because of money. that is why football is so good, just about every team has a shot every year, and now hockey will be the same. This strike was the best thing for hockey and when it happens to baseball, will be the best thing for it also. I agree. The level of competitiveness is going to increase ten fold in the NHL and make it a much more exciting game to watch. Not only that, the Penguins are so far under the cap, that we are going to be able to sign some serious talent and be a competitive team once again. I’m excited to see how it all turns out. ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/14 "2005-07-13T13:38:37Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > hockey after the cap is put in place will be bigger than baseball. Baseball is seriously fucked up and will have no choice but to put a cap in place. It may even be watchable if they did that. small teams like Pittsburgh are farm teams for the big teams like the yankees, that makes for a shitty sport. You know your team is either going to not have a chance or will always be there because of money. that is why football is so good, just about every team has a shot every year, and now hockey will be the same. This strike was the best thing for hockey and when it happens to baseball, will be the best thing for it also. i couldn’t disagree more that hockey will pass up baseball regardless of the financial situations in each league. Hockey isn’t even a top 5 sport anymore. ---
**Author:** ![ritalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@ritalin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ritalin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/15 "2005-07-13T13:46:09Z")
:steelers: = :greddy2: ---
**Author:** ![nh4442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nh4442/32/6005_2.png) [@nh4442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nh4442)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/16 "2005-07-13T13:46:36Z")
but it will be once everything falls in place ---
**Author:** ![SMort38](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smort38/32/6008_2.png) [@SMort38](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SMort38)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/17 "2005-07-13T13:47:58Z")
i think it will be a long time until hockey can pass up baseball. the NHL has a lot of fans that they have to win back. i hope to see it happen, but it will be a while. ---
**Author:** ![bobby311](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bobby311/32/5971_2.png) [@bobby311](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bobby311)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/18 "2005-07-13T13:49:41Z")
cant wait to watch hockey in HD ---
**Author:** ![bobby311](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bobby311/32/5971_2.png) [@bobby311](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bobby311)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/19 "2005-07-13T13:49:59Z")
the only game with constant action ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582/20 "2005-07-13T13:51:26Z")
> [@nh4442](#): > > but it will be once everything falls in place doubt it. i’m betting the NHL loses teams within 2 years. check back with me on this in two years incase i need :owned: The nhl obvioulsy didn’t gain any fans and the sure as hell turned a lot of people away and they’ll never get 100% to return. It took a homerun chase in 98 to get people back to baseball and thats baseball. people generally other than in NHL cities and not even so much there don’t give a rat ass about hockey. I like hockey myself but i’m not gonna sugar coat a turd. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hockey-fans/175582.md?page=2)