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B18Champ
05/30/21 11:16:43 PM
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Do you consider hockey to be a legitimate sport?


As far as I am concerned, any sport that requires a goalie is not a real sport.
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Smackems
05/30/21 11:17:27 PM
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@CanuckCowboy

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whitelytning
05/30/21 11:19:14 PM
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B18Champ posted...
As far as I am concerned, any sport that requires a goalie is not a real sport.

This makes no sense.

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AldousIsDead
05/30/21 11:19:32 PM
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It'd be more legitimate if we just got rid of the puck and sticks and just had a bunch of dudes in ice skates and pads beating the tar out of eachother.

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Questionmarktarius
05/30/21 11:22:13 PM
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furb
05/30/21 11:22:47 PM
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Yes but the nhl is a garage league

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B18Champ
05/30/21 11:27:28 PM
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I remember when the NHL missed an entire season back in 2004 and nobody even seemed to notice. If that happened with NBA or NFL people would have been going crazy
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Questionmarktarius
05/30/21 11:28:55 PM
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So long as watching NHL in 'Murrica! requires a cable subscription, nobody is going to care.
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hockeybub89
05/31/21 1:08:39 AM
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Ryuko_Chan
05/31/21 1:09:59 AM
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AldousIsDead posted...
It'd be more legitimate if we just got rid of the puck and sticks and just had a bunch of dudes in ice skates and pads beating the tar out of eachother.
nope, there would be no suspense and anticipation if they did that

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Shablagoo
05/31/21 1:14:29 AM
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Yup, never latched on to it personally but it takes tremendous skill. I also watched a hockey sports movie at my friends when I was little and it was awesome (forgot which one it was, but it was one of the famous ones).

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SiO4
05/31/21 1:31:22 AM
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Shablagoo posted...
Yup, never latched on to it personally but it takes tremendous skill. I also watched a hockey sports movie at my friends when I was little and it was awesome (forgot which one it was, but it was one of the famous ones).


I was able to listen to more American League Hockey games in my area, then NHL games.
There is no coverage despite being surrounded in teams, The Rangers, The Islanders, The Devils, The Sabers, The Maple Leafs, The Habs, and The Bruins. ~No coverage. They'ed rather go on about footballs all year long. >_>

Was the Movie The Miracle on Ice?
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TendoDRM
05/31/21 1:37:32 AM
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One of the best sports. Way more "legitimate" than baseball, that's for sure.

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CanuckCowboy
05/31/21 12:48:53 PM
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So wait if one team puts their goalie for the extra man then they're playing a sport but the other team isn't playing a sport?

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Medussa
05/31/21 12:50:01 PM
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it's the coolest game on earth.

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GGuirao13
05/31/21 1:04:34 PM
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Yes, though I don't watch it.

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Arcanine2009
05/31/21 1:05:59 PM
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B18Champ posted...
As far as I am concerned, any sport that requires a goalie is not a real sport.
hockey and soccer take tremendous stamina and skill gtfo

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B18Champ
05/31/21 1:49:48 PM
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Arcanine2009 posted...
hockey and soccer take tremendous stamina and skill gtfo

Of course, but does that mean it is fun to watch a soccer or hockey game for several hours only to possibly have one goal scored during the entire game?
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Damn_Underscore
05/31/21 1:51:34 PM
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This is a bad topic.

A better question would have been "Do you consider the NHL to be a major American sports league?"

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Ryuko_Chan
05/31/21 1:53:45 PM
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B18Champ posted...
Of course, but does that mean it is fun to watch a soccer or hockey game for several hours only to possibly have one goal scored during the entire game?
1) what the hell does that have to do with it being a "real sport"

2) i dont see why there has to be a ton of points for something to be exciting

3) fuck soccer

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B18Champ
05/31/21 1:57:18 PM
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Ryuko_Chan posted...
i dont see why there has to be a ton of points for something to be exciting

Why do you think the NBA and NFL are the most popular sports in the US?
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Ryuko_Chan
05/31/21 2:01:29 PM
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because the us has a high % of manchildren

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spikethedevil
05/31/21 2:02:24 PM
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If baseball counts then hockey counts.

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Medussa
05/31/21 2:03:55 PM
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i don't understand why so many people try to shit on hockey for not being basketball. there's nothing wrong with basketball. if you like basketball, watch all the basketball.

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geno_16
05/31/21 2:19:19 PM
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B18Champ posted...
Of course, but does that mean it is fun to watch a soccer or hockey game for several hours only to possibly have one goal scored during the entire game?
Yes. A game with less goals scored is more exciting because they feel bigger and more important. One goal can be the difference between and win and a loss so every attempt is exciting. Basketball on the other hand points are scored so frequently that they feel pointless. There's no urgency or excitement until the last 10 minutes or so unless it's a complete blowout, which also isn't fun to watch.
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CanuckCowboy
05/31/21 2:24:20 PM
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geno_16 posted...
Yes. A game with less goals scored is more exciting because they feel bigger and more important. One goal can be the difference between and win and a loss so every attempt is exciting. Basketball on the other hand points are scored so frequently that they feel pointless. There's no urgency or excitement until the last 10 minutes or so unless it's a complete blowout, which also isn't fun to watch.

And the last two minutes take like a fucking hour.

The last minutes of a close hockey game are crazy intense action. The last few of a close basketball game they barely actually play the game. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Trash way to finish out a close game.

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Zeeak4444
05/31/21 2:58:43 PM
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B18Champ posted...
Why do you think the NBA and NFL are the most popular sports in the US?

just gonna say pretty much every poll on the subject Ive seen shows that most people dont watch hockey because they cant keep track of the puck.

so those two are probably most popular because people cant keep up with hockey.

edit: that and the rules. Those are the two things that consistently come up as reasons people dont watch.

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Antifar
05/31/21 2:59:30 PM
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Incredible take

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jsb0714
05/31/21 3:01:48 PM
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CanuckCowboy posted...
The last minutes of a close hockey game are crazy intense action. The last few of a close basketball game they barely actually play the game. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Trash way to finish out a close game.
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