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QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 29, 2008 -> 06:38 PM)
They really should've made this game at Soldier Field. Cooler conditions and way better sightlines for such an event. Everyone, even the people in the "close" seats will have a terrible view.

 

I have been saying that ever since they started talking about Wrigley as the locale for this game. Not to mention 25,000 more people could have gone to the game. Wrigley was just a dumb idea.

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The Wrigley decision was not made with the fans in attendance in mind.

Like it or not, Wrigley Field is an iconic location, and more casual fans or non-fans will tune in for a hockey game at Wrigley than they would for a hockey game at USCF or Soldier.

That was the main consideration.

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The Winter Classic is a total made-for-TV event. Any doubt as to that went out the window when they announced the rink configuration with the goals at first and third, so that NBC could shoot the iconic Wrigley scoreboard over center ice. If they had cared about the paying customers even getting to see the puck, they would have put the goals near left field and the visitors' on-deck circle, where the Bears used to have their endzones. Then at least fans along the third base line could have followed some of the game.

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Right now for Thursday according to weather.com- 37 with snow showers.

 

37>32

32=freezing

37+ice=melt?

37+cold ground=fog

 

I honestly wanted to sell these from the start but never got around to it. I wanted to watch it on my TV (inbetween periods watch Georgia/MSU) and then watch USC obliterate Penn State. Hopefully by the time I get home the USC game is still going on.

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QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Dec 30, 2008 -> 11:22 AM)
Right now for Thursday according to weather.com- 37 with snow showers.

 

37>32

32=freezing

37+ice=melt?

37+cold ground=fog

 

I honestly wanted to sell these from the start but never got around to it. I wanted to watch it on my TV (inbetween periods watch Georgia/MSU) and then watch USC obliterate Penn State. Hopefully by the time I get home the USC game is still going on.

You could sell the tickets to me for face.

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QUOTE (The Critic @ Dec 30, 2008 -> 08:38 PM)
Eh, it's the law of averages.

They're going to have a stinker every once in a while.

I just want them to break the shutout.

 

Yep, you beat me to the punch. I posted the same thing (they are due for a stinker) about the Sharks when they were red hot only to get blown out in Detroit recently. And if you are due for a stinker, Detroit can pounce on such an opportunity. Hopefully the Hawks get them back on New Years.

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