This may be the first time I give the Winter Classic a pass. Because... this just in from NHL.com:
CAPITALS TO FACE PENGUINS
AT HEINZ FIELD IN THE
2011 BRIDGESTONE NHL WINTER CLASSIC
Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will lead their respective teams when the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, in the 2011
Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® on New Year’s Day, at 1 ET on NBC, CBC and RDS. This will be the fourth NHL® regular-season game played outdoors in the United States, and the fifth in NHL history.
I watched all three of the predecessor games but I've seen enough Frickin'Crosby (all one word, that, with suitable letter substitutions where appropriate... think "R" and "I") to last me the rest of THIS lifetime and all of the next and that includes freakin' commercials, highlight reels, yadda, yadda. Mebbe even the next TWO lifetimes, assuming there's some sorta continuity in the space-time continuum. Just sayin'.
Absolutely had to happen, I guess. I wouldn't be half surprised if ratings are down for this one.
ReplyDeleteBoo. Hiss. The run-up to that game will be nauseating for weeks.
Yeah, you're prolly right, Andy. God Save us from the NHL's frickin' marketing machine.
ReplyDeleteMy sister-in-law has probably purchased tickets already, if they're available.
ReplyDeleteThat pretty Pittsburgh gal loves the Penguins more than anything.
They are the "draw" as it were for the league. Even though to us purists better matchups are out there. But Gary does for Gary and no one else.
ReplyDeleteDaph: Good on your sis-in-law, even if her sympathies lie with the enemy. ALL hockey is good. Well, most... anyway.
ReplyDeleteGlenn: Dunno if you read the hockey blogs or not, but there's a LOT of angst about this choice. But like you said: it's Lil Gary.