playoffs: 2017-18 WCSF | Nashville Predators (C1) v. Winnipeg Jets (C2)

[Vodka Drunkenski]

Jets tie it with 1:05 left, great game

[Abe Froman]

I hope this is the last series that I have to listen to AJ Green or whatever the hell her name is.

[Phil]

Easily the best playoff series this year.

[fletch]

rinne lost his cool and did his hextall imitation with that slash

[Phil]

I hate that this series isn't the Western Conference Final.

[phillyb]

But...

Vegas, bro

[Phil]

Jets/Knights will be nuts.

[ThirtyONE]

Unbelievable hockey being played. Probably the matchup of the entire playoffs.

[Giacomin]

Unbelievable hockey being played. Probably the matchup of the entire playoffs.

 

Ridiculously good and enjoyable hockey. Living up to expectations.

[Vodka Drunkenski]

I'm sure the NHL is wishing this was the conference finals. Or maybe not, they want Vegas in there.

[josh]

I'm sure the NHL is wishing this was the conference finals. Or maybe not, they want Vegas in there.

 

I'm sure they are fine with how things have played out. Each series is dynamite right now.

[fletch]

well the nhl would love to have the ny la and chi markets still involved. winnipeg vs lv would be two of the smallest markets

[josh]

Is Winnipeg that bad?

 

I haven’t looked at numbers at all. Have no clue about either team ratings/viewership

 

The nhl is notorious for pushing small market teams (and bankrupt teams), not that this is the case.

[fletch]

http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/NHL_Cities_by_population

 

las vegas 20

winnipeg 28 ( last)

 

take the source with a grain of salt but in relative terms they are tiny markets

[phillyb]

That list is perfect for me to plan my next move.

[ThirtyONE]

Is Winnipeg that bad?

 

I haven’t looked at numbers at all. Have no clue about either team ratings/viewership

 

The nhl is notorious for pushing small market teams (and bankrupt teams), not that this is the case.

 

Considering they play in a minor league rink, I'd say it's safe to say they have a small market.

 

Honestly, though it doesn't matter. If Jets or Vegas got to the finals it would be a good story and fun for hockey fans in general, regardless of TV numbers.

[phillyb]

I think you're going to have a really hard time telling the Winnepeg Whiteout crowd that they're a small market because they play in a minor league rink.

Rink size ≠ passion/market.

[ThirtyONE]

I think you're going to have a really hard time telling the Winnepeg Whiteout crowd that they're a small market because they play in a minor league rink.

Rink size ≠ passion/market.

 

Passion and market size are not the same thing.

[paddynyc]

I think you're going to have a really hard time telling the Winnepeg Whiteout crowd that they're a small market because they play in a minor league rink.

Rink size ≠ passion/market.

 

Is it really a minor league rink I thought there were rules where each arena must have a minimum seating capacity?

[phillyb]

Is it really a minor league rink I thought there were rules where each arena must have a minimum seating capacity?

 

I have no idea. I was just using those words because those words were used. Didn't look it up.

 

Passion and market size are not the same thing.

 

I guess that's true.

[ThirtyONE]

Is it really a minor league rink I thought there were rules where each arena must have a minimum seating capacity?

 

Home of the Manitoba Moose before the Jets moved in. It's the smallest area in the NHL. Next closest is Barclays which was not built to host hockey games.

[Abe Froman]

Jets bomb Nashville.

[Vodka Drunkenski]

I wonder if Lady Antebellum gives the money back for fucking up the national anthem

[ThirtyONE]

Jets/Vegas would be the most interesting WCF matchup in a long, long time. I picked Nashville but I can't root against the Jets.

[phillyb]

Jets/Vegas would be the most interesting WCF matchup in a long, long time. I picked Nashville but I can't root against the Jets.

 

My bracket says Nashville. My heart says Winnepeg.