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2018-2019 NHL Thread

I'm personally not a fan of that celebration stuff. Feels totally forced and isn't for me. I agree with Cherry in not liking them, but I don't think they're jerks for doing it.
 
Guilt Trip said:
I'm personally not a fan of that celebration stuff. Feels totally forced and isn't for me. I agree with Cherry in not liking them, but I don't think they're jerks for doing it.
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Yeah I don't care for it either but not like it's hurting anyone. Who cares if they celebrate post game
 
Zee said:
Guilt Trip said:
I'm personally not a fan of that celebration stuff. Feels totally forced and isn't for me. I agree with Cherry in not liking them, but I don't think they're jerks for doing it.
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Yeah I don't care for it either but not like it's hurting anyone. Who cares if they celebrate post game
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It isn't the Leafs so, all is good!!
 
Let them celebrate.  It will get the crowd to the arena knowing that if their team wins, they?ll be entertained with a celebratory victory.

All in good fun for everyone and no harm done.
 
Bates said:
Arn said:
There are a lot of teams in Europe have rituals they do after games to thank the fans - often based around the goalies. Berlin for example have a celebration where the team lines up and skates toward the glass and does a wave at the fans in the terrace who do the wave back. The goalies also get an extra wave. But its the same after every win and seems much more natural. The Canes version of trying something different every time is a bit too forced.

But, if it actually gets the crowd engaged with the team and making more noise during the game then go for it. The atmosphere at rinks in North America is very inferior to that in Europe* so anything that helps.


*massive generalisation but certainly something I think is fairly true based on my experience over the years
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I agree with the generalization but in my experience it seems European fans were sometimes more concerned with the singing and dancing than actually watching the game??
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There are some fans among them who stand with their backs to the game to either play a drum or lead chants. But they take it in turns so do catch some of the action. It is very much a case of being more than just about watching the game though and being about being part of the game, if that doesn't sound too cheesy and clich?.

It's definitely incredibly fun to be in amongst a crowd like that and I've stood on the terrace at Berlin's new arena and old rink on many occasions. You don't really remember the intricacies of what happened on the ice (sometimes you can't even recall the exact score!), but you do remember feeling the emotions of a goal being scored or a game being won or lost much more.
 
"Hey, want to go see a Hurricanes game? Tickets are only 50 bucks."

"Nah, I'm not much of a hockey fan."

"But they're a good, exciting young team with a real chance at making a push to the playoffs."

"Still, 50 bucks..."

"And after their wins they do little dances"

"I'm IN!"

I don't buy the Don Cherry "disgrace to the game" thing but the idea that this would actually draw a crowd is somehow even less convincing.
 
St Louis is in the midst of a resurgence thanks, in part, to a goalie change.  With Allen not getting it done, they moved to Binnington who's been lights out, posting a 12-1-1 record with a .923 sv% and 1.58 GAA.  They've pulled themselves back up to 3rd in the Central division with a 4 point lead over Dallas.

They're a team to watch right now with excellent goaltending and a potent offense over the same stretch.
 
Remember when Ovie tried that "burning stick" celebration?  Even his own teammates shunned it.  That wasn't long ago, either.  Now, this kind of crap is acceptable?  No thanks.  If the NHL is going to become the NFL, where it's all about how "intense" you are and how much you showboat, let me know now. 
 
KGB said:
Remember when Ovie tried that "burning stick" celebration?  Even his own teammates shunned it.  That wasn't long ago, either.  Now, this kind of crap is acceptable?  No thanks.  If the NHL is going to become the NFL, where it's all about how "intense" you are and how much you showboat, let me know now. 
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Doing the limbo isn't "intense" in any way and they're not showboating (the other team has left the ice by the time this happens).

It's literally harmless fun (until one of them pops a shoulder jumping into the boards that is).
 
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