tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post5969010921171572144..comments2008-08-14T07:16:52.127-04:00Smittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989551335635863698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-52934741227769724702008-08-14T07:16:00.000-04:002008-08-14T07:16:00.000-04:00WufPirate - <BR/><BR/>I'm just wondering, how dos one grow hockey in an area that doesn't have hockey? I'm not trying to be rude or snotty, I just don't understand that logic.<BR/><BR/>Cassie - <BR/><BR/>I think you wrote a nice, well thought-out blog. Keep up the good work!Mishey22http://www.blogger.com/profile/05881194609254429189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-50929694920120323782008-08-12T16:09:00.000-04:002008-08-12T16:09:00.000-04:00Thanks. But you know, it's not that I don't think Canada ought to get more NHL teams. If it ends up that teams move there, then that's the way it goes. However, it annoys me that they have no respect for the Southeast Division. Oh well, what can you do, right?<BR/><BR/>(Oh, and there are 6 NHL teams in Canada: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montréal. I sometimes forget about Ottawa myself and think there are only 5. Sorry about that, Ottawa Senators and fans!)Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617914597426524412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-3776096710893419682008-08-12T14:11:00.000-04:002008-08-12T14:11:00.000-04:00On both sides of the argument:<BR/><BR/>If I'm a Canadian and hockey is our national past time, I'm pissed that only 5 teams are in the country. So naturally, I'd say that the newest teams (excluding Washington) shouldn't be in an area where they're trying "grow" hockey.<BR/><BR/>If I'm a SouthEaster, I'd just say exactly everything you just said. Well done!WufPiratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610967558169192461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343012534610867297.post-45641644205523464692008-08-12T04:46:00.000-04:002008-08-12T04:46:00.000-04:00The media and Canadian bias is evident each and every time a disputed play has to go to Toronto (that's "Trawna" in Canadian) to the NHL "War Room" for video review. NEVER have the Canadian judges ruled in favor of the Lightning on a call, and I've watched a LOT of Lightning hockey. They simply cannot deal with hockey in a climate that sees the sun 12 months a year and the water doesn't freeze a foot thick for 5. Get over it, eh? That's right bad, ya hosers. Just because the last time the Stanley Cup was in Canada is a long fading memory, doesn't mean you need to let your bias show, eh?harpmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102796105699130690noreply@blogger.com