Here is the surface the new unitarded nameless replacement players will play on in 2007. The vile experiment played out in Buffalo. Julia saw it all:
...after the players started skating it was all "white" anyway. The one thing that needs to change is those darn orange face off areas. The orange line that replaced the "blue line" works fine, but after players have made the go around the rink several times, the lines delianating the face off areas gets a little blurry.Not too distracting we understand. Why add any contrast lowering distraction of any level?
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Ben - March 22, 2005 9:06 AM
All right, then. If anyone is setting up a crack commando squad to head down to the ACC and then to the New York offices to take out the current NHL leadership, I'm in.
This is worse, worse, than that puck with a streak on Fox.
Ben - March 22, 2005 9:20 AM
In theory the blue ice makes hockey look better on high definition television by reducing glare. In theory people watch AHL games on hi-def TV.
Nils Ling - March 22, 2005 9:58 AM
It's an abomination, is what it is. Imagine the rioting in the streets if some HDTV expert decided that "green" doesn't translate well on HDTV, and the decree came down that henceforth baseball diamonds would be sodded/overlaid with soothing purple grass.
I'm wracking my brain to remember the name of the player (Ritchie Davis? Ritchie Something? Something Davis?) who said, about artificial turf: "If cows won't eat it, I don't wanna play on it."
To that I would add: "... and if you can't chop it up and put it in a drink, it's not "ice"."
the mad sister - March 22, 2005 11:12 AM
It's ridiculous...they think they're catering to the fans? How? Real fans care about the game, not the fact that the ice matches their favorite chiffon sweater.
Nils Ling - March 22, 2005 12:00 PM
ALLEN! Dick Allen! God, it was frigging killing me. OK ... I may now resume my regularly scheduled life.
portland - March 22, 2005 12:29 PM
ahhhh i'm putting jumps and trap doors in it too. make it more like robot wars and maybe it wouldn't be the nba's poor cousin.
Alan - March 22, 2005 12:33 PM
A little icey ramp behind each net - didn't bubble hockey have one of those. How about a bubble? Winding the puck up, looping overhead at full speed not just a lob. That'd be great.
portland - March 22, 2005 1:42 PM
exactly.
gary - March 22, 2005 4:22 PM
Alan-sent you a message which the server says wouldn't go through. Can you try reaching me again with a different e-mail address, or something? Like a note in a bottle tossed out to sea?
BTW---how about plain ice, an actual NHL season, and tickets that are less than the monthly mortgage???? And more--cut out all the stupid teams in the south like Nashville and about 10 others. My Bruins sweater is DUSTY.
Huck - March 22, 2005 9:16 PM
What's this "hockey" thing people keep talking about?
Linda - March 22, 2005 11:35 PM
Glad to see you got your photo. You have my condolences.
John of Argghhh! - March 23, 2005 4:27 PM
Hmmm. *That's* why I'm watching more TV... no men-with-sticks-on-skates-committing-mayhem this year. Now if I could just figure out how to get the NBA to go on strike.
And Title IX college basketball into non-existence, my TV would require less channel-skipping!
portland - March 25, 2005 9:18 AM
sorry rob, we meant hucky. (i know its weeks later but i couldnt lay off that)