Almost official--2011 NHL Winter Classic @ Heinz Field
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killer_ewok
That will be pretty awesome. -
dazedconfused
so the steelers are on the road for the last two weeks of the season? -
trackandccrunnerWould be an awesome game. I might even try to get tickets to it.
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capninsanough why couldn't this have happened this year I would have been able to score tickets for sure. Would be pretty awesome though
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darbypitcher22
juuust wonderful another thing for me to have to listen to Pittsburgh people here at school yammer on and on and on about.... -
Al Capone
City of Champions bro. Love it or leave it.darbypitcher22 wrote: juuust wonderful another thing for me to have to listen to Pittsburgh people here at school yammer on and on and on about.... -
Strapping Young Lad
Leave it..... -
KnightXC1
It's not a done deal and far from it. They are lobbying for it and would have to work out a schedule with the Steelers so nothing is certain at this point. But with Yankee Stadium out of the running, they will probably get it unless they go to Canada for it. -
Automatik
You reek of envy.Strapping Young Lad wrote: Leave it..... -
Strapping Young Lad
You reek of pussy.....
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I seriously doubt NBC want's to show two Canadian teams.KnightXC1 wrote: It's not a done deal and far from it. They are lobbying for it and would have to work out a schedule with the Steelers so nothing is certain at this point. But with Yankee Stadium out of the running, they will probably get it unless they go to Canada for it. -
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City Of Champs!Al Capone wrote:
City of Champions bro. Love it or leave it.darbypitcher22 wrote: juuust wonderful another thing for me to have to listen to Pittsburgh people here at school yammer on and on and on about....
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rock_knutneI'm actually a little shocked they would have the Pens back in this so soon. I guess the NHL knows that a Crosy/Ovechkin match up in the Winter Classic would draw dynamite ratings and is the perfect tonic for the NHL.
Rest assured, I will have tickets in hand for this one! -
rock_knutne
I think it's safe to say that the Rooneys will cooperate in any way possible to have that event at Heinz Field, even pull some strings with the NFL if they have an issue with schedules. The Winter Classic has become a center piece for the NHL and I would be shocked if the Rooneys didn't cooperate to get the thing scheduled. The Rooneys are all about the city, there aren't many NFL franchises that allow high school championships to be played on their natural playing surface and spend millions to resod it afterwards.KnightXC1 wrote: It's not a done deal and far from it. They are lobbying for it and would have to work out a schedule with the Steelers so nothing is certain at this point. But with Yankee Stadium out of the running, they will probably get it unless they go to Canada for it. -
rock_knutne
He's just pissed because the Pens beat the Sabres in Buffalo when they hosted the Winter Classic.Automatik wrote:
You reek of envy.Strapping Young Lad wrote: Leave it..... -
thavoice
that could very well be construed as a compliment ya know...Strapping Young Lad wrote: You reek of pussy..... -
Strapping Young Lad
Actually my life isn't dependent on the success or failure of a bunch of million dollar athletes that I don't know.......I want them to win, but i don't get pissed over it.rock_knutne wrote:
He's just pissed because the Pens beat the Sabres in Buffalo when they hosted the Winter Classic.Automatik wrote:
You reek of envy.Strapping Young Lad wrote: Leave it..... -
Automatik
lol....I was thinking the same thing.thavoice wrote:
that could very well be construed as a compliment ya know...Strapping Young Lad wrote: You reek of pussy.....
Strap is ALL OVER every Pittsburgh topic. Hes either obsessed or jealous....lets go with a little of both. -
thavoiceNo doubt he is jealous.
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Strapping Young Lad
I wouldn't be a Pittsburgh fan if I knew they were going to win every championship from here to eternity. So, I'm jealous of the fact that they've won but i wouldn't trade being anti-Pittsburgh for anything......
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GeneralsIcer89No surprise to me that Bettman wants Pittsburgh back in it. Surprised he doesn't want his precious Coyotes in the Winter Classic, however. If they aren't a bust, the fans will come, right Gary? Oh wait...even when they are challenging for the Western Conference lead, they STILL have no fans!
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thavoiceabout the scheduling and such.....
Many people look at the last couple of weeks having a home game as very, very important. Well...if you dont take are of business early on then yeah, it is very important. We go to enough games.....have season tix...and to be quite honst for the most part a home games in the last week or two of the season MANY times dont mean a whole heck of alot. Dont get me wrong...at times it does but most seasons if you play well you have cemented your chances early on.
So.....by wanting the game at Heinz field and possibly having some road games late could stack the schedule early on with home games.....it COULD....
Maybe stack some home games early to make up for it...could help them build a lead early on in the seasons....
Goodall is also talking about making sure the last game is a division game to ensure teams try to win them....putting more importance on them....
Maybe they will make them the last game as this....the teams that finished 1-2 in each division will play in the last game that nxt year.
I dont know...as I said....many times the last game doesnt mean much.
We will see I guess.
I thought it was gonna be at PNC...but agree...football stadiums are much better ideas for this. -
thavoice
Gotta play up the top players in the league...GeneralsIcer89 wrote: No surprise to me that Bettman wants Pittsburgh back in it. Surprised he doesn't want his precious Coyotes in the Winter Classic, however. If they aren't a bust, the fans will come, right Gary? Oh wait...even when they are challenging for the Western Conference lead, they STILL have no fans!
Right now Crosby and Ovechkin are two of the top players in the league.......so that is why -
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IF the Coyotes win the Cup this year, does Bettman get his name on the cup? Since he pretty much owns the team.GeneralsIcer89 wrote: No surprise to me that Bettman wants Pittsburgh back in it. Surprised he doesn't want his precious Coyotes in the Winter Classic, however. If they aren't a bust, the fans will come, right Gary? Oh wait...even when they are challenging for the Western Conference lead, they STILL have no fans!