2012 NHL Offseason Thread: ROCK OUT WITH YOUR LOCKOUT

**Wulfgang** · 2012-10-23 18:33

Originally Posted by Richybear

They'll just think it's a Habs saber, and you'll be appointed new leader of the Bloc Quebecois

haha exactly; France's colors are red, white, and blue as well BK lol

**BadKarma** · 2012-10-23 18:41

Have you seen some of these francophone women Wulfy? Tell me you wouldn't and ill call you a liar

**Ratatapa** · 2012-10-23 18:54

Originally Posted by Richybear

They'll just think it's a Habs saber, and you'll be appointed new leader of the Bloc Quebecois

Bloc québécois is fédéral

Parti québécois is provincial

**BadKarma** · 2012-10-23 19:16

Originally Posted by Ratatapa

Bloc québécois is fédéral

Parti québécois is provincial

No fucks is what I give

**Wulfgang** · 2012-10-23 20:01

Originally Posted by BadKarma

Have you seen some of these francophone women Wulfy? Tell me you wouldn't and ill call you a liar

Yes, went to Montreal for my brother's bachelor party. Think I still smell like vagina.

**Ratatapa** · 2012-10-23 20:52

1987 Canada cup on rds Right now

Canada va USA préliminary grant Ruhr vs John vanbiesbrouck!!!!!!!!!

**6souls** · 2012-10-23 21:17

A post on Deadspin over the weekend reported some supremely ingenious news out of Ohio: a bar in Columbus showed a live game between the home team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Vancouver Canucks. The catch, of course, was that the live game was actually just a computer-controlled match-up created on EA’s NHL 13 for the Xbox 360. Not only that, but the local radio station’s hockey announcers George Matthews and Bill Davidge came to the bar to call it, sending the crowd at the bar into a frenzy.

Why simulate the game? Well, as you may or may not know, the NHL season is currently not happening due to a dispute between players and league ownership, resulting in a lockout while the dispute is resolved. Hockey fans all across the US and Canada have been pretty bummed about it, to say the least.

So that’s why this video game simulation thing is actually really cool. I asked a friend of mine, a self-described belligerently angry hockey fan from California what he thought of the sim, since I wondered how a true NHL fan would feel about people getting so excited over a simulation. Turns out, the answer is pretty damn excited:

This is so awesome. Man. I’ve been trying not to think about the season (or lack thereof), but this is super cool.

EA has also gotten Steve Levy from ESPN to narrate weekly simulated season highlight packages from NHL 13 in lieu of actual hockey.

Fuck the NHL.

As it turns out, he’s right: EA Sports has gone ahead and taken things a step further, simulating the season and offering recaps on their YouTube channel.

http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/201...ockey-lockout/
http://deadspin.com/5953422/columbus...-up-to-call-it
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...E&feature=plcp

**NynJa** · 2012-10-23 22:44

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aik5-...tailpage#t=49s

poor simulation is poor, habs are 5-0? pleeeeeeeease

**Thoronas** · 2012-10-24 09:38

NY Islanders are moving to Brooklyn.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/islan...=SFnewyorkpost

**Callisto** · 2012-10-24 10:09

At least that still leaves them on the island, 'New York Mainlanders' has less of a ring to it.

**Izzy** · 2012-10-24 10:14

Originally Posted by Thoronas

NY Islanders are moving to Brooklyn.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/islan...=SFnewyorkpost

This pleases me. I live a short 10-15 minute walk from the fucking arena.

**Brill Weave** · 2012-10-24 10:16

Now you have TWO shitty NHL teams you can watch not make the playoffs Izzy!

**Izzy** · 2012-10-24 10:20

Originally Posted by Brill Weave

Now you have TWO shitty NHL teams you can watch not make the playoffs Izzy!

Also, fuck Brett Hull: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...9384--nhl.html

**Izzy** · 2012-10-24 10:22

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kg...slogogogog.jpg

I like the first one. The second one can fuck off.

**Thoronas** · 2012-10-24 10:23

One thing I didn't realize is they aren't moving until 2015

**Thoronas** · 2012-10-24 10:25

Oh god Brett Hull is such a troll. I love it lol.

**Brill Weave** · 2012-10-24 10:26

That pumpkin is awesome lmao!

**Richybear** · 2012-10-24 10:28

The Brooklyn Biochemists, with an Asimov shoulder patch

**Izzy** · 2012-10-24 10:29

They really should leave the old logo though, but I'm guessing they'll change it.

**Thoronas** · 2012-10-24 10:32

They should call themselves the Brooklyn Zoo and come out to Ol' Dirty Bastard every game.

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