I don't think Seattle would work.

If they can't support the NBA (much higher ratings compared to NHL) then there is no way an NHL team will last there.

This brings another good point about an NHL team in Vegas.

If NFL, NBA, or MLB hasn't expanded to Vegas, what makes NHL think they will be the first.

Does anyone else on here have to sneak out of work for early games? I'm so glad my boss is a hockey fan and lets me leave early because I have friends who can't even leave 5 minutes early or listen to the game on their computers.

mostly canucks fan will feed the market in seattle

haha, i know someone that's pretending to have the swine flu to skip work to watch the game.

ack, I'll be commuting during the entire first period.. (dt - rmd)

same here
office manager loves hockey as much as me
she lets me off a bit earlier so I can watch
probably get off at 5, so miss first period, but better than staying and missing 80% of the game

I work in poco and live in surrey I hate the drive home!!

I hate my 5 minute commute home! I can't believe I'll miss the singing of the national anthem!!! :p haha

about an hour to go!

go canucks go!

seattle CAN support the NBA, the new owners moved the team against their previously stated promise not to. dont you remember the huge uproar from the city? there was a HUGE petition to keep the team and the city tried to sue the new owners. seattle could support an nhl franchise, there's a ton of canadians that live in or near seattle... and not that they'd drive to seattle for every game, but spokane and yakima are both hockey obsessed towns that would be great feeder markets to drive tv ratings. PLUS, it'd be a natural born rivalry between seattle and vancouver.

as far as realignment of divisions, colorado would take phoenix's spot in PD and seattle would slide into the NWD and create a nice little pocket for those teams to travel in.

does anyone know a gaurantee working streaming link for the canucks playoffs since i will be watching it in japan... (cbc.ca only works for canada)

http://atdhe.net/6317/watch-vancouve...ago-blackhawks

^ should work come game time.

or do a search on Justin.tv, there should be several.

I took off 15 mins early to get home in time. Traffic was light on #1 so now I have time to eat before it starts.

GO NUCKS!!!

ugh byFUGLIen is such a shit starter.. and he loves it. wish he'd GTFO :@

I think you might be the only one that took that as a compliment... lol
I believe in general, the trapping defense is frowned against, especially for more "skilled players/team" that focus more on offense and scoring. So Kane just tried to say Canucks are simple, and they trap once they get the lead. And that Chicago is a more faster and skilled team that would not play the trap even if they were in the lead because they are better than that (canucks and the trap system).

So fuk Kane. lol

But doesn't matter how we interpret that message, we both want the Hawks to get their ass kicked tonight.

Go hit a bar after work and catch 100% of the game. Plus you get beer.

Game time! Go Canucks Go!

Fuckin US's longest national anthem singer lol.....stfu already!

^ hahah he put so much heart into it.. wow

But all the canadian players on the blackhawks team look bored.

looks like lu needs his A+ game today

insane start by the hawks

looking good with some pretty saves so far

Hawks are coming with everything they got today. They do not want to be down 3-1 in this series.

oh no hawks pressing too hard

wow this pp is weaaak