OT: The outdoor game?

I plan to make a day out of watching it, perhaps traveling up there and getting some scalped tix (probably not).
What's everyone else think of this one? Nationally televised, 78K people.

I'm going to be watching.

The best part about the game is it is the second half of a home and home between the two teams so hopefully it should be an intense game.

Ill be watching. I hope the weather is right, this will be huge for the sport.

I'll definitely be watching. I'm sort of hoping it snows though because it just sort of makes it more like some Canadian pond hockey, though not in Canadia of course.

I'll definitely be watching. I'm sort of hoping it snows though because it just sort of makes it more like some Canadian pond hockey, though not in Canadia of course.

You don't want lake effect snow though. That would end up cancelling the game.

You don't want lake effect snow though. That would end up cancelling the game.

well considering the massive failures of the NHL, would you be surprised?

I also think ratings would soar if Doc and Chico were the color guys. Everyone would get to hear the glorious voices we hear every game.
I love them.

Doc is doing the play by play, with Eddy O doing color

Im gonna be there. Cant wait until New Years Day :yo:

I also think ratings would soar if Doc and Chico were the color guys. Everyone would get to hear the glorious voices we hear every game.
I love them.


I'll take Doc but forget about Chico, he's annoying.


I'm so excited for this game.

I'll take Doc but forget about Chico, he's annoying.


I'm so excited for this game.
Chico is hilarious but for non-Devils fans they would think he would be to annoying.

I'd like JD to team up with Doc just for this game.. For old times sake

The current forecast to let you all know is 30-32 degrees with the possibility for a couple snowflakes...basically perfect.

I'll definitely be watching; it'll be a great game and great for the game.

Ill be watching. I hope the weather is right, this will be huge for the sport.

Not sure if it will be huge for the sport. When they did this in Edmonton back in 2003, it didn't really increase attendance or TV ratings around the league after the event.

I don't plan on watching it, especially between two teams that I really don't care about.

Want to know the perfect recipe for me not watching a game?

1. Take my two least favorite teams in the whole league
2. Put them on national television so the announcers will be sure to orally ******* them the whole game
3. Put the game on at the same time as my favorite team
4. Have my college playing their first New Years Day bowl in a decade, also at the same time.

Perfect recipe here for my tv to be viewing elsewhere.

Not sure if it will be huge for the sport. When they did this in Edmonton back in 2003, it didn't really increase attendance or TV ratings around the league after the event.

I don't plan on watching it, especially between two teams that I really don't care about.

I don't even remember it being on TV last time....was it?

I think it'll atleast make a splash if an American football stadium is filled for hockey. Maybe not HUGE for the sport, but there will be an impact.

I don't even remember it being on TV last time....was it?

I think it'll atleast make a splash if an American football stadium is filled for hockey. Maybe not HUGE for the sport, but there will be an impact.

It was on TV nationally here in Canada and it was on Center Ice.

Wasn't televised in America last time except for Center Ice.
This year it's on NBC at 1PM.

Wasn't televised in America last time except for Center Ice.
This year it's on NBC at 1PM.

which means it will finish in 4 place behind 3 bowl games.

If people want to watch the Arby's Roast Beef Bowl, let them, ill be watching something better that actually matters.

Not sure if it will be huge for the sport. When they did this in Edmonton back in 2003, it didn't really increase attendance or TV ratings around the league after the event.

I don't plan on watching it, especially between two teams that I really don't care about.

That game wasn't on TV in the states. This games isn't going to cause any dramatic increase but it is a better showcase for the league than the All-Star Game because this will feature actual hockey.

If people want to watch the Arby's Roast Beef Bowl, let them, ill be watching something better that actually matters.

Plus Brick just got an Arby's, I can just go there! :yo:

Plus Brick just got an Arby's, I can just go there! :yo:
Haha yeah, the chicken sandwiches are pretty good, thats about it though.

which means it will finish in 4 place behind 3 bowl games.

I dunno, I think this game could give the bowls that day a run for their money ratings wise.

I'm a college football fan, but I'll definitely be watching this game instead. There's plenty of meaningless bowl games to watch.

Outdoor hockey games don't happen that often and it will be the first one I've ever actually seen since none of the others have ever been televised.

Ratings for the bowl games will probably only consist of fans of the teams playing anyway (since the national championship is the only one that really matters - and actually, this season even that game will be a joke thanks to the BCS), whereas most hockey fans will probably have at least some interest in this game.

which means it will finish in 4 place behind 3 bowl games.

It'll finish in 112th place behind "I Just Cooked Something With Peppers and Corn: with Bobby Flay" and a rerun of Airwolf.

That game wasn't on TV in the states. This games isn't going to cause any dramatic increase but it is a better showcase for the league than the All-Star Game because this will feature actual hockey.

It was on Center Ice. A few days later (Nov 29, 2003) the alumni game and the NHL game was shown on ESPN.

It was on Center Ice. A few days later (Nov 29, 2003) the alumni game and the NHL game was shown on ESPN.

Not everyone has Center Ice!

I'm making the trip up. Should be awesome.

Not everyone has Center Ice!

I'm aware of that. I was just replying to a person that said it wasn't shown down in the U.S. and it was...on Center Ice.

Either way, I'm not wasting my time watching that game, especially between two team that I don't care about.

I'm aware of that. I was just replying to a person that said it wasn't shown down in the U.S. and it was...on Center Ice.

Either way, I'm not wasting my time watching that game, especially between two team that I don't care about.

Okay, but unless you have it on network television, there's no point in saying that it was on in the US! And that's a good attitude you have there. As a hockey fan you should want to see this game!

I don't care who was in the game, it's still fun to watch! Buffalo is hot right now and the Penguins are in our division.

They had to have Crosby in the game in order to even remotely promote this game. Everyone knows Sidney Crosby, even if you aren't a hockey fan!

Everyone knows Sidney Crosby, even if you aren't a hockey fan!
I don't think that's true.
Wayne Gretzky transcended hockey (like Michael Jordan transcended basketball¹)...I think he is the only person whose name you can say without having to add "...the hockey player." Maybe Mario Lemieux was as well known to the non-hockey fan.
}:-(>
Crosby may be widely known outside of hockey circles in areas where where hockey is heavily publicized (i.e. - a Torontonian or Bostonian who does not follow the sport is probably familiar with his name and its association with the NHL through simple repetition of his name during the local news sports broadcast²: someone tuning in for the Celtics score will hear his name if he or she doesn't switch channels between time the NBA highlights are given and the NHL coverage is shown); whereas someone tuning in to the local New Orleans station for info on the Saints might not get that Crosby saturation - I don't know how much the NHL is discussed in that particular sports market.
I don't think I've seen two seconds of hockley coverage on Telemundo (although they'll show a soccer match between Costa Rica and Portugal played in Portugal).


1) To his credit, Gretzky never made a movie with Bugs Bunny
2) Note I didn't say "ESPN", who so heavily segregate their hockey content - maybe half a minute's worth crammed in the middle of NBA Slam Dunks and College football that they hardly have time to mention Crosby anymore.

I don't think that's true.
Wayne Gretzky transcended hockey (like Michael Jordan transcended basketball¹)...I think he is the only person whose name you can say without having to add "...the hockey player." Maybe Mario Lemieux was as well known to the non-hockey fan.
}:-(>
Crosby may be widely known outside of hockey circles in areas where where hockey is heavily publicized (i.e. - a Torontonian or Bostonian who does not follow the sport is probably familiar with his name and its association with the NHL through simple repetition of his name during the local news sports broadcast²: someone tuning in for the Celtics score will hear his name if he or she doesn't switch channels between time the NBA highlights are given and the NHL coverage is shown); whereas someone tuning in to the local New Orleans station for info on the Saints might not get that Crosby saturation - I don't know how much the NHL is discussed in that particular sports market.
I don't think I've seen two seconds of hockley coverage on Telemundo (although they'll show a soccer match between Costa Rica and Portugal played in Portugal).


1) To his credit, Gretzky never made a movie with Bugs Bunny
2) Note I didn't say "ESPN", who so heavily segregate their hockey content - maybe half a minute's worth crammed in the middle of NBA Slam Dunks and College football that they hardly have time to mention Crosby anymore.

Down here in Atlanta, I know a few non-hockey fans that know the basics on Crosby, nothing major, but he is known by the redneck football fanatics.

Down here in Atlanta, I know a few non-hockey fans that know the basics on Crosby, nothing major, but he is known by the redneck football fanatics.

and if only he had the capability of driving in circles at 200mph, they'd know a hell of a lot more.

Not sure if it will be huge for the sport. When they did this in Edmonton back in 2003, it didn't really increase attendance or TV ratings around the league after the event.

I don't plan on watching it, especially between two teams that I really don't care about.

I don't care about it either. It's just the same exact game of hockey that we all know and love, but it's being played outdoors. That's all.

The novelty wears off after about 30 seconds of watching it on television.

Some people pretend that they are really "into it" in order to try to somehow imply that they are bigger hockey fans than most. It's kind of like some people being forced to say they actually liked the godawful movie Slapshot, as if admitting you don't like it means that you're not a "true" hockey fan.

I appreciate your honesty in comming right out and saying it and then watching some of the fanboys attack you for your personal opinion on the insignificance of an outdoor NHL hockey game.

Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, at an outdoor game at Ralph Wilson Stadium....yawn

It'll finish in 112th place behind "I Just Cooked Something With Peppers and Corn: with Bobby Flay" and a rerun of Airwolf.

Don't forget the Twilight Zone marathon.

Don't forget the Twilight Zone marathon.

Yep.

Talky Tina still gives me the creeps. :naughty:

People love getting off on being negative on this board thinking its "honest", I am actually looking forward to watching our sport go back to its roots for one game. Albeit I despise the Sabres and Penguins.

Devils V. Rags At Giants Stadium!

Devils V. Rags At Giants Stadium!

Then everyone would be all over it!! And suddenly it would be cool.

I would have watched the game if it was just a regular, indoor game.

I never saw the Oilers-Canadiens game in 2003. I thought ESPN would carry the Canadian feed live. If was shown on ESPN a week later, no one ever told me. Maybe it was on ESPN Classic, which I didn't get at the time.

The Weather Channel is showing a high of 32° F (0° C) on New Year's Day, and AccuWeather is calling for 31° F, which is either 0° or -1° C.

Here are some links for weather in Buffalo, NY:

National Weather Service (http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Buffalo&state=NY&site=BUF&textField1=42.8898&textField2=-78.8597&e=0)

The Weather Channel (http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USNY0181?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared), 10 Day forecast

Weather Underground (http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Buffalo%2C+NY)

AccuWeather (http://www.accuweather.com/us/ny/buffalo/14201/city-weather-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&u=1&traveler=1)


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I would love if the Devils could play the Rangers in one of these in the future at Giant Stadium or Yankee Stadium. There has been talk of a Rangers-Islanders outdoor game at Yankee Stadium, but I think the Devils would be a better choice. With the Devils' participation, the game could be held in the larger Giant Stadium. I would love to see the Devils play in Meadowlands one last time with the old red and green sweaters.

Yankee Stadium might work due to the New York Yankees leaving after the 2008 season. The rink could be shoved in with goals just behind home plate and just beyond second base. Temporary stands could be constructed in shallow center field to get some fans closer.

Then everyone would be all over it!! And suddenly it would be cool.

I wouldn't think "it would be cool". I'd watch it because the Devils were playing and not because it was an outdoor game.