The idea that 2 Florida teams are getting an outdoor game and they're not playing each other is nuts. You're pushing your luck that both games will have good weather but they're also each others biggest rival. Why not have the WC between the 2 of them?
@@mannyoliveira776 if you've ever been to South Florida in the winter vs sober you'd realize that half the population in the winter time is already a bunch of snow birds. NYR fans are already local there in force that time of year.
I just wanted to say there's a bit of irony that the Kings were playing the Calgary FLAMES tonight and then the game got postponed. A lot of people on social media pointing out the similarity to when the Tampa game vs Carolina Hurricanes was postponed back when the east coast was being battered by cat. 5 storms. Stay safe to all Californians! ♥
I could actually see some teams struggling with goals like the Ducks or Sharks claiming Sprong. He may be terribly defensively, but he is capable of generating offense in the bottom 6. He's also been fairly consistent in his career, the problem is that when he goes on a cold streak, he's a huge liability.
Fan from LA, the wildfires have been brutal. Last night was one of the longest nights of my life as I had to stay up and make sure my house didn’t catch on fire from the Eaton Fire. The Santa Ana winds are indeed a complete disaster for us, but thankfully they’re starting to die down and it should slow down the fires. Much love from California!
Weather would not matter. The crew that work on the ice rinks and the technology that they have now. The ice won’t be a problem. The only thing that could be a problem is a hurricane.
The only outdoor games that work on TV are original six teams (plus maybe a few Original 21 teams like Philly) played in a really cold city where it might snow a bit during the game.
LAX has been running reverse ops all day long (LA Flights is an awesome spotting channel…Peter just got back from a week of spotting at JFK). Normal ops at LAX are runways 24 (north side) and 25 (south side) taking off toward the Pacific. Reverse ops are runways 6 (north side) and 7 (south side) taking off to the east toward SoFi. The clouds from the fires are quite impressive…just saw an Emirates A380 super jumbo swallowed up by the smoke near Pasadena. Downtown LA completely obscured by smoke and there’s another smoke bank to the NW toward Malibu. Truly horrific…my thoughts are with the Angelinos…they may well be used to it but it’s still harrowing nonetheless.
Isn't the weather in Tampa on Feb.1st. typically in the 50s or 60s Fahrenheit (10 to 20 for the rest of the world) with relatively high humidity? Don't know how good the ice will be but at least the players and fans won't be freezing.
Can't even make good indoor ice! Look at the SCF - the Florida ice was terrible. But I'm old school, maybe they want to have a water polo type hockey game. Ice is what makes hockey! Not slush!
@@monicaarisman4293 I remember Oiler fans complaining about their own ice after the December game against the Panthers when all the Oiler defenders were falling left and right. What's excuse for having bad ice in Edmonton, in December?
@@nerinamak3298when it’s too cold, the ice can fracture under skate blades with bigger chunks coming out of the surface. Can make skating backwards a bit of a challenge. I heard that when the outdoor game was here in Calgary, they were heating the coolant so the ice wouldn’t get too cold (-25 C that day)
don't even have to run the air conditioning, can just run it in "Fan" Mode, to simply recirculate the air. The filter in your furnace can help clear out the air in your home.
At some point the NHL should do a full day of outside games with 3 games (kinda like the NFL on thanksgiving) one after the other at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm opposing the original 6 teams
The Trop in st pete is wrecked. Not sure how they'd keep the ice frozen outside at Raymond James stadium. Marlins park is a retractable roof so no problem in Miami
For the Stadium Series game the Lightning should have some creamsicle jerseys or even actually wear the Gasparilla jersey they make in super limited quantities in January/February
The NHL did NOT learn their lesson from this year's Winter Classic. It's not the location that's the problem. But you're having the 2 Florida teams hosting outdoor games and it's not even against each other? Are the Rangers and Panthers supposed to be big rivals now that they played one playoff series? On January 2? TWO? Is it illegal to have Winter Classics on New Years' Day now? Afraid I won't have time to watch it because I'll be watching the 13 OTHER games going on at the same time.
They're probably counting on all the ex-NYers down in Florida to help sell out the Pantera-Rangers game. Nobody else anywhere else is gonna be thrilled about having to watch the Rangers in the so-called "BIG" game.
Totally agree, and whoever is advising Garish Bettman on these issues is a marketing idiot. Even though I’ve been a Blues fan since 1968, I thought this year’s matchup of Blues-Blackhawks wasn’t very smart. The Hawks have appeared FOUR times before and are miserable right now. The Blues have appeared TWO times before and are mid-pack at best. Granted, they have to make these plans months in advance, but anyone with a hockey IQ above 12 should have known Blues-Hawks wasn’t compelling this year.
I do agree with THG, I was thinking Bolt vs Cats. Alumni game between the Cats and Blueshirts would be fun given the number of retired players that can be in it. Olli Jokinen, Marc Staal, Keith Yandle, John Vanbiesbrouck, Pavel Bure are just a handful of retired players that had suited up for both team.
They made the right call postponing the game. These are some of the worst fires I have ever seen and the first time in the city limits where I feel like evacuating is not out of the question. On the Topic of Hockey, I hope Sprong gets picked up and scores 20 by the end of the season
As a Kings fan, absolutely the right move to postpone the game. The fires are absolutely devastating out here, well over 1000 houses lost just in Pacific Palisades.
The NHL is really screwing the Winter Classic. People have New Year's Day off. We don't have off NYE, And we surely don't have Jan 2 off. The NHL has it's head up it's ass
Right call for the Kings and the Flames (ironically enough) to postpone as we are still dealing with the ash that’s been in the air since last night. I was operating the 🚊 yesterday, and there was no way for us to go thru the entire 50-mile route without dealing with some strong winds we haven’t seen in a long time. Now, our infrastructure is either damaged, severely neutralized, or completely shut off out of abundance of caution.
Boston-Tampa is a very strong rivalry. Even when the Providence Bruins come into Syracuse to play the Crunch the organizations clearly have animosity for each other!
As a Bolts fan I’m disappointed the stadium series isn’t in a neutral site like The Swamp in North Florida and vs the Panthers The Winter Classic should’ve been Pitt vs Washington at Heinz or Happy Valley ( if the renovations were complete )
Pitt/wash would have been a good game worth watch if Crosby and Ovi were both playing. Hell a boston/nyr florida/tampa split would have been more interesting then what we got.
@ Definitely agree, Tampa can fill Ray Jay (75K) easy. I don’t know if Miami can fill the Marlins Ballpark it’s closer to the Miami metro so you’d think but I doubt it. If the Rags continue this free fall it’ll be a snooze fest NHL clearly wants to make a statement by doing this so we will see 🤷🏻♂️
It’s a shame that we may not see another Caps & Pens Winter Classic with Ovi and Sid. Also, I think an outdoor game at the Lincoln Memorial, Central Park, or the Rockefeller Center would be cool.
Nice to know the Miami Marlins will have a big crowd in attendance next year at LoanDepot.............Just for an entirely different sport they don't play in! 😆
So excited for the Panthers finally getting an outdoor game. For all those questioning that it'll even work, please bear in mind that there is ZERO chance the NHL would commit to doing something like this if they didn't already have absolute certainty it WILL work. (By will work, I mean with regards to the weather specifically).
Them getting the titled 'Winter Classic' instead of a Stadium Series is straight up stupid, imo. What winter? And what classic? Tell me, NHL! NHL explain!
I support Lou's request for a start. Hell, give him a one day player contract and start him until the first storage. The man is a legend and has earned the honor.
How is this FL "outdoor" game going to work? I understand it gets chilly in parts of Florida in the winter, but have they heard about the humidity and rain?
Excited for the outdoor games in Florida but why no Bolts vs. Cats battle? Talk about heated rivalry, would have been a great game. NHL missed an opportunity.
As a Lightning fan, I’m hoping for a Pewter and Red uniforms for the stadium series. Raymond James is where the Buccaneers play, and that’s their colors. I think it would be cool for the Lightning to play in RayJay in Bucs colors, especially since it’s Gasparilla season during that time. Also, would be really cool if every time the Lightning score, they fire the cannons on the pirate ship that’s in the stadium. Honestly, that’s going to be a packed house. The whole region loves the Lightning. We love our Bolts. We love our Bucs. #RaiseTheFlags #FireTheCannons #BeTheThunder
If in the unlikely but quite possible event that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host next year's NFC Championship Game, they will only have SIX DAYS to build that rink!
Random thoughts on the current game: And don't even get me started on the "power-tripping" linesman on faceoffs... DROP THE F'ING PUCK already! No! I have to stand there, faking dropping it, until I can show HOW MUCH POWER I HAVE, and dismiss one, if not both, players at the faceoff dot... because... well, FOR NO REASON WHAT-SO-EVER. If SO MANY FACEOFF INFRACTIONS are occurring every single game, then, tell me, Mr. Linesman, why are yyou not calling PENALTIES for repeat offenses of being waived from the dot? Huh? What's that? Players learn their lesson? Really, so they play the next draw differently? Really? Huh; the WHY do they get dismissed on the VERY NEXT faceoff? BECAUSE, your calls are complete BS, with no value, no consequence except slowing the game down, destroying the coaching tactics of having a certain player take the draw in this situation or that one, and piss off the players to no end, because you want to play, "Hide the puck"; now you see it... JUST JOKING! Ooops, you're waved; now you see it... HA! Got you AGAIN! now YOU are waived. Okay, I guess I can't waive ANOTHER player now, for fear that the fans watching will wait outside to kill me after the game, so, 'DROP', and the game moves on until the next faceoff. It's bloody ludicrous! You know, but, don't get me started on that...
Would've been cruel irony to play tonight's game against the flames of all teams. But seriously, thoughts and prayers to everyone being affected by that, words probably don't mean that much but damn what's happening there is terrible
Based on when Stadium Series date is, that probably means All Star Game would have to fall probably in the middle of January, which would be the earliest the ASG has been held in some time. Could have it the week before the extended break, but not sure league would be wise only having one or two games after the All Star break before taking an extended break right after that.
I’m in Denver and am a die hard Avalanche fan. Being closer to the west coast and such I like seeing east coast teams. Does the NHL need to have nothing but east coast teams for the next Stadium and the Winter Classic? I agree with you THG that they should’ve had a Bolts and Cats for the Stadium. I feel like they neglect the west coast teams and Canadian teams a lot. Just my opinion. Thanks for your content Shannon!!!
Anderson skating means nothing. He'll get a hang nail and be out the rest of the season....I'm one Canes fan who is glad this is Anderson last year on his contract. Yippy..woohoo!!
Fun fact, the Tampa game will be the same weekend as Gasparilla (Pirate parade/invasion) in Tampa. Which is one of the largest parades in the US. It's going to be a wild weekend in Tampa.
Florida might go with a gold 1996 jersey, Rangers should go with a white Statue of Liberty jersey. Tampa Bay should go with a silver jersey with the black Lightning bolt minus the circle. Boston should go with the 1924 logo minus the workmark.
I assumed both Florida outdoor games were going to feature Chicago. I'm shocked they're in neither. Guess the league will have to announce an extra five games at Wrigley's to make it up to them.
happy to see Florida get the classic. I do not like the negativity toward warm weather hockey teams, those egomaniacs can shuffle off and let people enjoy the game.
A better idea would’ve been a Winter Classic between Ovi and Crosby, and a Stadium Series game between Tampa and Florida. Way more people would watch both games.
Kraken should waive a lot of guys. But the fact is we’re in a bad way with the salary cap. I was hopeful for the future at the start of the season. But it might be a long few winters.
@@lukenasty3206there is no fixing him. He has been on so many teams and been told the same thing by every team that he needs to defend better and he refuses to do it.
The Nucks had beautiful uniforms for that one, based on the Vancouver Millionaires. Way better than anything they've ever worn as the Canucks. They never wore thm again, which is typical Canucks.
Sprong has got to at least attempt to be awake on d. He's costing himself a career. Dude can score enough that he shouldn't be unemployed. But costs too much on d.
Pittsburgh drafted him in the second round and traded him for Marcus Pettersson from Anaheim (and have not looked back). Yes Sprong has a great shot but this is not the NHL of the past when 2 way play did not matter. Maybe he should play in Europe.
The idea that 2 Florida teams are getting an outdoor game and they're not playing each other is nuts. You're pushing your luck that both games will have good weather but they're also each others biggest rival. Why not have the WC between the 2 of them?
Because they need a rival of the Panthers and a legacy team. Since most new Yorkers are in Florida
Wait that's incredibly embarrassing on the NHL's part
@@zfouleur This is the correct answer.
I've been saying this for years and I'm a Florida Panthers fan
@@mannyoliveira776 if you've ever been to South Florida in the winter vs sober you'd realize that half the population in the winter time is already a bunch of snow birds. NYR fans are already local there in force that time of year.
I just wanted to say there's a bit of irony that the Kings were playing the Calgary FLAMES tonight and then the game got postponed. A lot of people on social media pointing out the similarity to when the Tampa game vs Carolina Hurricanes was postponed back when the east coast was being battered by cat. 5 storms. Stay safe to all Californians! ♥
With regards to the Florida outdoor games I'm not mad just disappointed, the Battle of Florida could have been epic!!!
First thing I think of when I hear "WINTER classic" is of course... Florida
The leaping Panther better come back as the primary logo in the Winter Classic edition Panthers sweater.
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My brother definitely would agree with you. I'm sure whenever they do, it'll look good.
I like the shield. Leaping panther is cool too.
Knowing the NHL it'll be the palm tree one. Because ya know, they have to remind everyone that they are in Florida.
I could actually see some teams struggling with goals like the Ducks or Sharks claiming Sprong. He may be terribly defensively, but he is capable of generating offense in the bottom 6. He's also been fairly consistent in his career, the problem is that when he goes on a cold streak, he's a huge liability.
Fan from LA, the wildfires have been brutal. Last night was one of the longest nights of my life as I had to stay up and make sure my house didn’t catch on fire from the Eaton Fire.
The Santa Ana winds are indeed a complete disaster for us, but thankfully they’re starting to die down and it should slow down the fires.
Much love from California!
Stay safe my friend
Stay safe. 🙏
@@nuclearreactor395 Hopefully Calgary has better timing. Look up Fort St John and Lytton. Flames razed the town completely
Thanks for looking out for us in LA area...
Man, what a nightmare. stay safe out there.
Wish we could've gotten an Ovi vs Crosby outdoor game one more time.
Today is January 8th and it's 20 degrees Celsius in Miami so I'm amused as I try to imagine how this will happen.
If you are in the US, don't use that loser Celsius! Its Fahrenheit here in the greatest country in the world!
Weather would not matter. The crew that work on the ice rinks and the technology that they have now. The ice won’t be a problem. The only thing that could be a problem is a hurricane.
@@Stzu-s2bt55 Hurricane season ends November 30
@@carlshafer2216Nature knows this …. how?
@@carlshafer2216The metric system wins in the rest of the world, pretty much. Get over it.
hate boston & NY got an outdoor game again...
true, but: should be fun watching the '26 Rags and Bs get absolutely torched by contending hockey clubs ;)
The NHL loves glazing certain teams..
I live in Buffalo and can smell smoke. Turns out it's the Sabres season up in flames..
Lol
The Atlanta Sabres has a nice ring to it
Isn't that every year.
@@SalaciousBCrumb-md3lk The Sabres are relocating
Are you sure that smell's not coming from the waste water treatment facility?
as a floridian im hyped but the games shouldve been tbl fla. also the tampa stadium series is gonna be gasparilla weekend.
Luongo is such a troll 😂
The panthers are finally gonna get a winter classic jersey can’t wait to get it and tickets to the game
The only outdoor games that work on TV are original six teams (plus maybe a few Original 21 teams like Philly) played in a really cold city where it might snow a bit during the game.
LAX has been running reverse ops all day long (LA Flights is an awesome spotting channel…Peter just got back from a week of spotting at JFK).
Normal ops at LAX are runways 24 (north side) and 25 (south side) taking off toward the Pacific. Reverse ops are runways 6 (north side) and 7 (south side) taking off to the east toward SoFi.
The clouds from the fires are quite impressive…just saw an Emirates A380 super jumbo swallowed up by the smoke near Pasadena.
Downtown LA completely obscured by smoke and there’s another smoke bank to the NW toward Malibu.
Truly horrific…my thoughts are with the Angelinos…they may well be used to it but it’s still harrowing nonetheless.
Isn't the weather in Tampa on Feb.1st. typically in the 50s or 60s Fahrenheit (10 to 20 for the rest of the world) with relatively high humidity? Don't know how good the ice will be but at least the players and fans won't be freezing.
Can't even make good indoor ice! Look at the SCF - the Florida ice was terrible. But I'm old school, maybe they want to have a water polo type hockey game. Ice is what makes hockey! Not slush!
@@monicaarisman4293 I remember Oiler fans complaining about their own ice after the December game against the Panthers when all the Oiler defenders were falling left and right. What's excuse for having bad ice in Edmonton, in December?
@@nerinamak3298when it’s too cold, the ice can fracture under skate blades with bigger chunks coming out of the surface. Can make skating backwards a bit of a challenge. I heard that when the outdoor game was here in Calgary, they were heating the coolant so the ice wouldn’t get too cold (-25 C that day)
@@stanschmenge1965 No, in that game the Panthers were skating just fine. I think people are just looking for excuses.
Thanks for the video!
don't even have to run the air conditioning, can just run it in "Fan" Mode, to simply recirculate the air. The filter in your furnace can help clear out the air in your home.
The Heritage classic in 2014 at BC place was an indoor game marketed as an outdoor game. Good game but not the same atmosphere with the roof closed.
At some point the NHL should do a full day of outside games with 3 games (kinda like the NFL on thanksgiving) one after the other at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm opposing the original 6 teams
The Trop in st pete is wrecked. Not sure how they'd keep the ice frozen outside at Raymond James stadium. Marlins park is a retractable roof so no problem in Miami
Hard Rock Stadium (at least that is the name of the place this week) would probably be the venue.
@raytaylor6412 then they'd have tbe same issue as Raymond James. It will be 70 degrees in Miami in January
Los angeles kings 🙏🏻
Sprong might want to rethink his national team ambitious and just go with the Netherlands. Canada’s door is firmly closed.
The Toronto/Detroit alumni game with Gary Roberts and Kris Draper going at it was fantastic.
That's a crazy schedule for both outdoor games in 2026, but this opens the door for a Stars visiting Allegiant Stadium in 2027!
The lightning bruins game at Raymond James is going to bring a new meaning to pond hockey….
I'm glad Shannon enunciated well when he said "blue bolts."
I would love to see outdoor game be part of an All Star game.
Yea, that smoke can be really bad. Fortunately it is in the summer for us in the PNW.
dude its like 30 degrees
@streetsharkz I .want the fore smoke only hits is in the summer. To wet to burn in the winter. And it is 47 degrees
For the Stadium Series game the Lightning should have some creamsicle jerseys or even actually wear the Gasparilla jersey they make in super limited quantities in January/February
The NHL did NOT learn their lesson from this year's Winter Classic. It's not the location that's the problem. But you're having the 2 Florida teams hosting outdoor games and it's not even against each other? Are the Rangers and Panthers supposed to be big rivals now that they played one playoff series? On January 2? TWO? Is it illegal to have Winter Classics on New Years' Day now? Afraid I won't have time to watch it because I'll be watching the 13 OTHER games going on at the same time.
they should have done Florida/Tampa and then Boston/NYR
They're probably counting on all the ex-NYers down in Florida to help sell out the Pantera-Rangers game. Nobody else anywhere else is gonna be thrilled about having to watch the Rangers in the so-called "BIG" game.
Totally agree, and whoever is advising Garish Bettman on these issues is a marketing idiot.
Even though I’ve been a Blues fan since 1968, I thought this year’s matchup of Blues-Blackhawks wasn’t very smart. The Hawks have appeared FOUR times before and are miserable right now. The Blues have appeared TWO times before and are mid-pack at best. Granted, they have to make these plans months in advance, but anyone with a hockey IQ above 12 should have known Blues-Hawks wasn’t compelling this year.
It’s no wonder the TV ratings are dropping for the Winter Classic. Too many of the same teams involved every year, and it gets old.
I do agree with THG, I was thinking Bolt vs Cats. Alumni game between the Cats and Blueshirts would be fun given the number of retired players that can be in it. Olli Jokinen, Marc Staal, Keith Yandle, John Vanbiesbrouck, Pavel Bure are just a handful of retired players that had suited up for both team.
They made the right call postponing the game. These are some of the worst fires I have ever seen and the first time in the city limits where I feel like evacuating is not out of the question.
On the Topic of Hockey, I hope Sprong gets picked up and scores 20 by the end of the season
He won't lol. No one wants to play him because he is a liability and refuses to acknowledge it
As a Kings fan, absolutely the right move to postpone the game. The fires are absolutely devastating out here, well over 1000 houses lost just in Pacific Palisades.
I just saw 26000 acres with 0% containment. Looks like it might get worse. I hope not.
@@bartsanders1553 Winds are starting to die down which is helping.
We will continue to see more and more of this now. Too late to stop climate change.
It's sad to see. Caused by negligence from the state too.(well not really caused, but could habe been prevented) Stay safe!
@someguy035 Got to adapt to it.
The NHL is really screwing the Winter Classic. People have New Year's Day off. We don't have off NYE, And we surely don't have Jan 2 off. The NHL has it's head up it's ass
I think they are betting on it being a Friday so people will take it off for a long wknd.
@@ConfideKylie maybe, good point
🙏and thoughts to the people affected by the wildfires
Right call for the Kings and the Flames (ironically enough) to postpone as we are still dealing with the ash that’s been in the air since last night. I was operating the 🚊 yesterday, and there was no way for us to go thru the entire 50-mile route without dealing with some strong winds we haven’t seen in a long time. Now, our infrastructure is either damaged, severely neutralized, or completely shut off out of abundance of caution.
Surprised Andersen didn’t get hurt during that skate. Get well soon big guy!
Thanks for the video
Boston-Tampa is a very strong rivalry. Even when the Providence Bruins come into Syracuse to play the Crunch the organizations clearly have animosity for each other!
I could see Anaheim picking up Sprong. He’s played there before and he’s a scorer: exactly what Anaheim needs right now.
As a Bolts fan I’m disappointed the stadium series isn’t in a neutral site like The Swamp in North Florida and vs the Panthers
The Winter Classic should’ve been Pitt vs Washington at Heinz or Happy Valley ( if the renovations were complete )
Pitt/wash would have been a good game worth watch if Crosby and Ovi were both playing. Hell a boston/nyr florida/tampa split would have been more interesting then what we got.
@ Definitely agree, Tampa can fill Ray Jay (75K) easy. I don’t know if Miami can fill the Marlins Ballpark it’s closer to the Miami metro so you’d think but I doubt it. If the Rags continue this free fall it’ll be a snooze fest
NHL clearly wants to make a statement by doing this so we will see 🤷🏻♂️
Man what even was the point in us getting back Sprong?
winter classic. in florida.
here. these are vitamins...certainly not crazy pills.
It’s a shame that we may not see another Caps & Pens Winter Classic with Ovi and Sid. Also, I think an outdoor game at the Lincoln Memorial, Central Park, or the Rockefeller Center would be cool.
Nice to know the Miami Marlins will have a big crowd in attendance next year at LoanDepot.............Just for an entirely different sport they don't play in! 😆
So excited for the Panthers finally getting an outdoor game.
For all those questioning that it'll even work, please bear in mind that there is ZERO chance the NHL would commit to doing something like this if they didn't already have absolute certainty it WILL work. (By will work, I mean with regards to the weather specifically).
Rangers vs Florida is a fun matchup. Wish Boston had a bit of a break, but there is def tension in between teams for both these matchups
Hronek coming back seems huge for Vancouver. Ppl all talk about Quinn but Filip seems to be a lynchpin too.
The NHL looked at the abysmal winter classic ratings and said "I think we can go lower".
it's unfortunate for Sprong, he was putting a top-10 pts/60 stat 2 years ago, but his defensive issues held him to a bottom 6 role
Them getting the titled 'Winter Classic' instead of a Stadium Series is straight up stupid, imo. What winter? And what classic? Tell me, NHL! NHL explain!
I support Lou's request for a start. Hell, give him a one day player contract and start him until the first storage. The man is a legend and has earned the honor.
Lets not forget it rains every day in florida
How is this FL "outdoor" game going to work? I understand it gets chilly in parts of Florida in the winter, but have they heard about the humidity and rain?
GKG! thoughts out there to those affected!
Excited for the outdoor games in Florida but why no Bolts vs. Cats battle? Talk about heated rivalry, would have been a great game. NHL missed an opportunity.
As a Lightning fan, I’m hoping for a Pewter and Red uniforms for the stadium series. Raymond James is where the Buccaneers play, and that’s their colors. I think it would be cool for the Lightning to play in RayJay in Bucs colors, especially since it’s Gasparilla season during that time. Also, would be really cool if every time the Lightning score, they fire the cannons on the pirate ship that’s in the stadium. Honestly, that’s going to be a packed house. The whole region loves the Lightning. We love our Bolts. We love our Bucs. #RaiseTheFlags #FireTheCannons #BeTheThunder
Why couldn't we get one last outdoor match up between crosby and ovi?!
finally a New Venue and a New Team lets keep this trend going
If in the unlikely but quite possible event that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host next year's NFC Championship Game, they will only have SIX DAYS to build that rink!
Random thoughts on the current game:
And don't even get me started on the "power-tripping" linesman on faceoffs... DROP THE F'ING PUCK already! No! I have to stand there, faking dropping it, until I can show HOW MUCH POWER I HAVE, and dismiss one, if not both, players at the faceoff dot... because... well, FOR NO REASON WHAT-SO-EVER. If SO MANY FACEOFF INFRACTIONS are occurring every single game, then, tell me, Mr. Linesman, why are yyou not calling PENALTIES for repeat offenses of being waived from the dot? Huh? What's that? Players learn their lesson? Really, so they play the next draw differently? Really? Huh; the WHY do they get dismissed on the VERY NEXT faceoff? BECAUSE, your calls are complete BS, with no value, no consequence except slowing the game down, destroying the coaching tactics of having a certain player take the draw in this situation or that one, and piss off the players to no end, because you want to play, "Hide the puck"; now you see it... JUST JOKING! Ooops, you're waved; now you see it... HA! Got you AGAIN! now YOU are waived. Okay, I guess I can't waive ANOTHER player now, for fear that the fans watching will wait outside to kill me after the game, so, 'DROP', and the game moves on until the next faceoff. It's bloody ludicrous! You know, but, don't get me started on that...
Would've been cruel irony to play tonight's game against the flames of all teams. But seriously, thoughts and prayers to everyone being affected by that, words probably don't mean that much but damn what's happening there is terrible
Plus the first Lightning home game that got postponed after Milton was against the Hurricanes. Can't make this stuff up
Any update on Jake McCabe? Will the leafs add a defenseman?
Where in Tampa will they play? Is there a MLS team there?
Based on when Stadium Series date is, that probably means All Star Game would have to fall probably in the middle of January, which would be the earliest the ASG has been held in some time. Could have it the week before the extended break, but not sure league would be wise only having one or two games after the All Star break before taking an extended break right after that.
there likely won't be an ASG break next year because 2026 is olympics
It's only a Florida outdoor game if there are alligators out on the slush.
I’m in Denver and am a die hard Avalanche fan. Being closer to the west coast and such I like seeing east coast teams. Does the NHL need to have nothing but east coast teams for the next Stadium and the Winter Classic? I agree with you THG that they should’ve had a Bolts and Cats for the Stadium. I feel like they neglect the west coast teams and Canadian teams a lot. Just my opinion. Thanks for your content Shannon!!!
I’m pretty shocked as a Cats fan. Don’t know how I feel about it. I just want my team to start playing like I know they can.
Against the flames.
In my opinion outside games in warm weather states is the worst idea ever.
So... the most recent four outdoor games will feature Chicago, Detroit, New York and Boston. Way to go picking those teams, NHL!
Anderson skating means nothing. He'll get a hang nail and be out the rest of the season....I'm one Canes fan who is glad this is Anderson last year on his contract. Yippy..woohoo!!
Fun fact, the Tampa game will be the same weekend as Gasparilla (Pirate parade/invasion) in Tampa. Which is one of the largest parades in the US. It's going to be a wild weekend in Tampa.
LA - Flames game postponed because of flames
Hopefully there will only be 1 game on the 2nd of January
Any update on zary
Florida might go with a gold 1996 jersey, Rangers should go with a white Statue of Liberty jersey. Tampa Bay should go with a silver jersey with the black Lightning bolt minus the circle. Boston should go with the 1924 logo minus the workmark.
Outdoor game? I never played inside until I was in High School. 10 years outside in Western NY. Mid 60s til mid 70s.
It was an incredibly unfortunate coincidence that the LA game was supposed to be against the Flames 😖
I assumed both Florida outdoor games were going to feature Chicago. I'm shocked they're in neither. Guess the league will have to announce an extra five games at Wrigley's to make it up to them.
Freddie A. needs the full 10-12. He needs to be both healthy and hungry. Cane's best chance.
you could still say LA is trying to beat the Flames tonight
happy to see Florida get the classic. I do not like the negativity toward warm weather hockey teams, those egomaniacs can shuffle off and let people enjoy the game.
Once a team gets demolished by the injury train, you don’t realize how much of a commodity a healthy roster is
A better idea would’ve been a Winter Classic between Ovi and Crosby, and a Stadium Series game between Tampa and Florida. Way more people would watch both games.
Shannon what do you think the Canucks will get from the Kraken when they traded Sprong for future considerations?
Kraken should waive a lot of guys. But the fact is we’re in a bad way with the salary cap. I was hopeful for the future at the start of the season. But it might be a long few winters.
Would love to see sprong back in capitals red
Why? You already have ovi and vrana who don't defend enough.
@ We drafted him and hopefully we can fix him
@@lukenasty3206there is no fixing him. He has been on so many teams and been told the same thing by every team that he needs to defend better and he refuses to do it.
We can get Pavel Bure for that alumni game mmmmmm
2014 was the heritage classic when lu got snubbed
The Nucks had beautiful uniforms for that one, based on the Vancouver Millionaires. Way better than anything they've ever worn as the Canucks. They never wore thm again, which is typical Canucks.
Vikings-Rams Wild Card game could be moved to Arizona if the wildfires don't simmer.
Winter classic in Florida 😂😂😂
Weird how the Kings were about to play the Flames. I guess they got enough of the Flames so they postponed the game 😅
next winter classic will be in egypt
Sprong has got to at least attempt to be awake on d. He's costing himself a career. Dude can score enough that he shouldn't be unemployed. But costs too much on d.
Whats dumb is red wings fans want sprong back to only play powerplay and maybe 5 minutes of 5v5 lol. I don't get it
@JarradBruessel32 i am a Wings fan. PP is all he's good for. But no, I don't want him back. Roster spots too valuable.
@@bonesjackson81 exactly. Sadly there are others saying he should be brought back.
Pittsburgh drafted him in the second round and traded him for Marcus Pettersson from Anaheim (and have not looked back). Yes Sprong has a great shot but this is not the NHL of the past when 2 way play did not matter. Maybe he should play in Europe.
They're allergic to putting these games in minnesota or other places with actual winter