Comments on: THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC COIN TOSS (Fiction)Also: NYI vs. NYR on March 24 in 3-D (True!)

By: Joe NYC

Joe NYC — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:53:02 +0000

ill see you at the HD Garden fest. should be interesting.
Isles/rags should wait a 2-yrs before winter classic. unfortunately rags will play against pitt or the canadians. same ole story for the isles.

By: MJKI1

MJKI1 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:08:38 +0000

It’s hard enough being a Mets fan nowadays. Allowing the rangewhores to desecrate CitiField will just add insult to injury.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:32:19 +0000

100

By: BringBackNyles

BringBackNyles — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:37:19 +0000

As anyone notcied the Yankees have commited to a college bowl game? I doubt they can get ice built in 3 days. if they do have the winter classic in NY, I can see it shaking out this way at whichever stadium they use:

Rangers/national team jan 1 on NBC
islanders/Devils the next Sat night on NHL Network and MSG

BU/BC played at fenway and in between fenway had public skating, i could see the NHL doing this.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:30:08 +0000

as much as i love hte islanders, they’ve done nothing to deserve to play in the winter clasic

By: nhl fan

nhl fan — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:26:47 +0000

Travelchic, the only reason why the Jets are charging PSL’s for the lower 2 levels in the lack of demand. The Giants sold out all their PSL’s because the could. The Jest are still trying to sell out theirs. I do agree that the Giants wanted Woody’s money to split the cost.

By: Travelchic59

Travelchic59 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:40:34 +0000

Eric #77, it’s a fact the Mara’s do not have the unlimited supply of dollars that Woody Johnson has (as an heir of the Johnson & Johnson Company). The Mara’s are not poor by any means, just not as rich as Woody Johnson. It’s also one of the reasons that the WHOLE stadium has PSL’s for Giant’s season ticket holders but the Jets are only charging PSL’s for the lower 2 levels. This is a fact. I am not being disrespectful to the Giants, just pointing out a fact that the Mara’s could not fund the entire cost of the stadium on their own. That is why they approached Woody Johnson to share the cost of the new stadium. They needed him and his fortune to fund the other half of the stadium due to cost over runs.

By: 19 Isle in NJ 22

19 Isle in NJ 22 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:37:54 +0000

The 3D that Cablevision … and any other cable companies will air is a muted version of the real deal. There is a format war going on in the broadcast industry. Cable vs. Satellite and Broadcast. Broadcasters of traditional over the air TV have just relinquished their old spectrum to the FCC. The current spectrum they occupy is limited for digital / HD TV. The company I work for is one of the companies converting to 3D TV facilites. The bandwidth due to the algorithms required to process the “real” 3D is immense … much more than a cable system can process on one channel. Thusly … to the rescue a refined format using existing technology … the old 3D glasses technique with “modified” HD TV to assist.

Because of $$$$$$$$ issues Cable is hoping that the 3D TV technology being deployed will win the day. Satellite … like Dishnet & Diretv are working with Sony and other leaders on a deep field TV technology that doesn’t require glasses … but is a layered TV technology that tricks the eye … My boss calls it the digital 200 Gal. fish tank … because that is the effect. I saw it last week… look Ma … no glasses.

Just as Blue Ray won the recent disc wars … hopefully the right 3D technology will winout (no glasses) … let Cablevision catch up with technology. They’re only trying to stay ahead of the curve by lowering the bar.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:35:56 +0000

Good one CB – Tell Colie Campbell to get a spine next time he goes to the doctor.

By: Potvin's Cups

Potvin's Cups — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:33:33 +0000

# 93, next time say: “Why yes, he does suck. He sucks his THUMB because all 4 of his other fingers have rings on them”.

By: Islebethere

Islebethere — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:36:51 +0000

Sitting on the LIRR with my Isles jacket on, some strange choooch shouts “Potvin sucks”, to which I reply “yeah, the life out of you”!

By: gary

gary — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:55:46 +0000

what a joke.
I have Verizon and see 0 games in HD, unless they’re on NBC or VS. So this year, I saw 2 Isles – Flyers games in HD on VS…of course they lost both games…What a joke. MSG sucks. I find it insulting enough that the Isles & Devils are broadcast on MSG Network and have to be subjected to Al Traudwick. Can you imagine if the Rangers played on a network called THECOLISIUM OR THEROCK?????? F MSG, Cablevision, Optimium, Dolan, the Rangers and everyone in that horrible organization….