Poll:  Are you watching Hockey Night In Canada right now?
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Sure am. Loved watching the maple laffs lose, watching wings and oilers
675187
I am ecstatic! My proud, young underdog Sabres weren't expected to even make the playoffs this year by the so-called "experts" and now they're crushing the top seed left in these glorious Stanley Cup Playoffs! Fantastic! :)\n\nWe now return to Buffalo for Games 3 & 4 at home, but no one expected us to be up 2-0 after the first two games in Ottawa. The Sabres are in complete control of this series and I believe they shall go on and win it (not sure about a sweep). I KNOW we can defeat Carolina because we've done it several times this season, and it's looking like they may beat New Jersey. \n\nI don't wish to get ahead of myself here but my Sabres are setting themselves up to WIN IT ALL! How awesome would that be for the long-suffering fans back home in Buffalo, eh? :)\n\nLet's Go Buf-fa-lo!!! =)
1001570
Who do I want to win or who do I think is going to win?  I want the stinkin' Oilers to go all the way.  After my other teams (Canucks & Senators) got knocked out I have to go for the other Canadian teams that are still in even if they are Edmonton.  But looking back at the past couple games I don't have much confidence left in the stinkin' Oilers so I'm going to say I think the Canes are going to win it tonight, sadly.
1011575
EDMONTON OILERS!!!!!!! GO OILERS!!!!!!\nAwesome game 5 last night - I would love to see this intensity all the way to game 7!
271847
Well yea pretty much the best sport, eh. Drink beer and play. Yea how boot Hockey Night in Canada, all time favorite. Hockey is great, fast paced, big hits and goals.
655519
Well, Moon, as it's still only the first round, it is far too early to tell. That said, I do like what's been happening so far. As correctly predicted here, the loathsome fat-cat red wings of dread detroit -- the #1 seed in the playoffs -- were unceremoniously dumped by the underdog Edmonton Oilers last night in six games! WOOHOO!!! Also, over the weekend, the Colorado Avalanche took out the hated dallas stars, another favourite, so again: WOOHOO!!!\n\nWhen my glorious Buffalo Sabres remove the utterly hateful philistinia floaters tonight (or Thursday night, either way, they go), the happiness trifecta will be complete and my three most hated NHL teams will have been eliminated in one fell swoop (I'll save that last WOOHOO!!! for later, lol). I love nothing more than to revel in the victory of the good and triumph in the defeat and abject humiliation of the evil -- and this applies to EVERYTHING! :)\n\nBut I digress... One reason these could be the greatest Stanley Cup playoffs of all time is that we missed out on ANY hockey all of last year because of the NHL lockout. Hockey came back in its full raiment of glory this season with rules changes which have directly correlated with a vastly improved on-ice product. Hockey has never been so good! Another reason -- indeed, THE reason! -- this could be the greatest playoffs ever is that my Sabres are so awesomely talented that they could conceivably go all the way and WIN Lord Stanley's Cup! Were that to happen -- and it's far too early to say now -- I would die and go to heaven on the spot! (OK, not literally... I don't even believe in heaven.) ;)\n\nAs for my expectations, well, I'm quietly confident my Sabres will continue to advance after defeating those despicable goon flyers tonight in their hellhole home in philistinia (Can ya tell I hate that godforsaken place and their truly horrible people?). But can they go all the way? In the East, where my Sabres play, Ottawa and New Jersey will be tough opponents and they may have to defeat both to continue (Carolina is struggling badly with Montreal and I'm not worried about facing either of them). If they can get out of the conference, I like their chances in the Cup Final, no matter who they face from the West. But again, all that is a long way away...\n\nLet's Go Buf-fa-lo!!! Let's Go Buf-fa-lo!!! Let's Go Buf-fa-lo!!! :)
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I'm Ms. Know it all....132 best answers and the numbers are growing.\n\nseriously if i really wanted to ask someone about hockey i would ask Scotty Bowman he is the master mind of hockey.\n\n\nGO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Moon, I'll have to get back to you on this one. My younger brother and I are currently searching out a local watering hole (likely a sports bar instead of our usual British pub) that will have the satellite feed of the Sabres-Flyers game, which is NOT being shown on OLN here. :(\n\nIf we're in luck finding a place to watch our glorious Sabres thrash the hated flyers (again), that's where we'll be and I shall give you a full report later. In the meantime, I'll try to answer your follow-up questions accordingly...\n\nYes, I definitely prefer watching important games like this with family and friends (this was of course much easier to do when we all lived back in WNY). We really love our Sabres (hockey) and Bills (football) and REALLY get into the games, whether we're there in person or watching on telly.\n\nEating and drinking invariably consists of pizza and beer but can also be nachos and beer (chicken wings and beer only works when I'm with nonvegetarian friends, as most of my siblings are now vegetarian but I am not). Basically, the menu is unhealthy -- but very yummy -- junk food and BEER! ;)\n\nGame day rituals include wearing the team colours, whether a replica jersey, t-shirt, sweatshirt, cap, whatever (no face painters amongst my group but it would be amusing if anyone ever decided to do that, lol). All rituals are more significant if actual game attendance is involved but, alas, that is not an option as we are approximately 400 miles away from our beloved Sabres.\n\nWe celebrate every goal and every win as if we're at the game (which means very loudly!), with the most significant win being the series-clinching victory (the Sabres are up 2-0 over the flyers and need two more wins to clinch the series and advance to the next round). If the Sabres were actually to win the Stanley Cup, well, everything else in my life would have to be put on hold (including my bloody job) as the celebration would continue for days and days, doubtless including a trip home to Buffalo to join the Cup parade and celebrate with friends and fam back there, as well. Oh, if only... :)\n\nThanks for the well wishes (and the question) and I will update you later on what happened with watching the game (and the result, of course).\n\nGO SABRES!!!\n\nUpdate: Okay, well, as you likely know by now, our Sabres lost to the hated flyers, 4-2 (sweeps aren't too common in a best-of-seven series), so it may be just as well that we were unable to find a place to watch the game. This is very definitely not a hockey town. The good news is that Friday's game will be televised and I feel very confident the Sabres will avenge this temporary setback and crush the goons in front of their evil and hateful fans (philadelphia is by far the worst sports city with the worst sports fans on the face of the earth!). Once again...\n\nGO SABRES!!!
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The CBC Broadcasters, Don Cherry, Ron McLean, Bob Cole and Harry Neale are the ones that can really get it done.  Anyone who watches Hockey Night In Canada would know that, eh?   I miss that living in the Southern USA.  As for the OLN Crew, the team of John Davidson and Mike Emrick is awesome and the MSG crew of Sam Rosen and John Davidson is great.  The former ESPN Crew totally sucks.  The reason why the NHL did not continue their contract is because they don't know how to do any hockey commentating and I'd love Bill Clemment or Barry Melrose or any of those other pompus ESPN Dickheads to read this because it's the truth.  ESPN means "Every SPorts Network".  So, logically they can't do any commentating because they don't know what the hell they are talking about with any sport.  Oh yeah when NBC did it, they just basically took the best of the area and did the commentating that way like John Davidson and Mike Emrick did a lot of games involving teams from the Northeast like the Devils, Rangers, Bruins, and so on.  The Fox Sports Channels I'm still undecided on.  I never watch those enough to really know.  Unless you have NHL Centre Ice or local coverage, Fox Sports is basically worthless.  That's my 2 cents worth.
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He's still there but, given ESPN's terrible decision to drop the NHL contract, he has precious little to do. He does check in once a week or so to give his two cents on the hockey world but that's about it. If you're a hockey fan, OLN is where it's at in the States and I'm enjoying their Stanley Cup playoff coverage. ESPN can keep their godawful NBA contract and continue to lose viewers like myself. Hockey rules!
1004535
Nope.\nIt's a Canadian game.
989337
Im not a huge hockey fan, but due to my canadian blood, something sparks in me which i must watch the Stanley Cup Finals. I was rooting for North Corolina, but those last 3 minutes, i wanted to see the Edmonton Oilers score, how intense was that? But when they pulled out their goalie i knew they were screwed... As for being a fan? No, i prefer the St. Louis Blues, and the L. A. Kings.
1016450
Pulling for the Oilers.  The Cup needs to be in Canada for a year.  ;o)  GO OILERS!
689907
I´ll watch here, in Brazil. I know that see it live is amazing, but in my country it´s very, very fun. Here, all the people stop to watch Brazil playing. During the game it´s like a popular party. I love World Cups!
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YES!\n\nGO OILERS GO!
1139914
I care!!!!!!  Oilers are gonna wiiiinnnnnn...\n'Canes are gunnaa looooooseeee!\nWhoo hooooooooooooooooo\nGO OILERS GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
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The NHL is thriving and has never been better! Attendance is up! TV ratings are up! Everything is up!\n\nYou sound like a dinosaur fan lamenting the "glory days" when no-talent thugs ruled the game and bench-clearing brawls were a nightly occurrence. I found that to be abject and embarrassing! All it did was made the NHL look like some bush league where professional wrestling fans and other such losers could go to swill bear, scream obscenities and pick fights in the stands. No thanks!\n\n*Update: I'm glad we had our little offsite IM exchange, bugman, as I think we understand each other better now. We might not be on the same page, but we both love the game. And I promise you it is only going to get better! Go Sabres!