Dee Karl: NHL Awards: Entertainment or Snoozefest? Watching? Not Watching? Or just plain painful....

Raise your hand if you said "who?" a few times. o/. PS: tough luck Canada, we'll know the winners before you get to watch. Nah nah. That's for calling hockey "your game" all these years.

I think it's good to bring celebrities in, but only ones who are known to be long term fans, like Kevin Smith. Of course, I'm biased due to Jon Hamm being the only form of representation or mention the Blues had at the awards show last year:

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=118913

That is a decent list of celebrities considering it's just the NHL awards, but then I saw Nickleback. How the hell do these guys still get shows?

That is a decent list of celebrities considering it's just the NHL awards, but then I saw Nickleback. How the hell do these guys still get shows?
- mojo1016

There is such a negative association with Nickelback now I feel like the NHL awards just got Rick Rolled.

I think it's good to bring celebrities in, but only ones who are known to be long term fans, like Kevin Smith. Of course, I'm biased due to Jon Hamm being the only form of representation or mention the Blues had at the awards show last year:

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=118913
- Antilles

Who?

Snoozefest.

Is it possible to try too hard to attract new fans to the game?

Raise your hand if you said "who?" a few times. o/. PS: tough luck Canada, we'll know the winners before you get to watch. Nah nah. That's for calling hockey "your game" all these years.


- jimmc7722

Ya... it's too bad that they havn't invented a medium to which you can find out the results. Something that is worldwide perhaps. Like a web of some sort. If only there was some way of seeing results as they happen in a stream of video online.

Snoozefest.
- EKolb13

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That is a decent list of celebrities considering it's just the NHL awards, but then I saw Nickleback. How the hell do these guys still get shows?
- mojo1016

They are Canadian and they have a new album out...

There is such a negative association with Nickelback now I feel like the NHL awards just got Rick Rolled.
- niteislander

I took a quick look on Wikipedia and it said their newst album hit Here and Now went to #2 on the Billboard charts...so someone is buying their CD's...

They are Canadian and they have a new album out...
- kear20

The album came out end of last year...they have a worldwide tour going on right now..so I guess they are still popular...

The awards no one really cares. All this tells me is that KEvin Connelly will be at the podium once again part of Wangs Entourage announcing the first pic.

The awards no one really cares. All this tells me is that KEvin Connelly will be at the podium once again part of Wangs Entourage announcing the first pic.
- kasperrko

Come on now, be fair. ... ... ...it was the second pick...

Is it possible to try too hard to attract new fans to the game?
- PeteM

Yes. The NHL and NASCAR seem to excel at this.

The awards no one really cares. All this tells me is that KEvin Connelly will be at the podium once again part of Wangs Entourage announcing the first pic.
- kasperrko

Yeah, this is just a foregone conclusion. The two questions are whether Wang Chung will allow Snowjob to actually spend some money via free agency and if they'll trade a couple of assets and get some quality vets.

With our luck, no and no.

Most of those actors are pretty big hockey fans so im ok with that. Also since its at the encore im pretty sure the after party will be 100x better then the awards show anyways, the nightlife at that hotel is 2nd to none in vegas

Yeah, this is just a foregone conclusion. The two questions are whether Wang Chung will allow Snowjob to actually spend some money via free agency and if they'll trade a couple of assets and get some quality vets.

With our luck, no and no.
- Mancalledsting

Well, they have to spend something...what are they, $18m under the cap floor? Even if they go with the high cap hit/bonuses, low actual salary route, they'll still have to spend something. Last offseason was a disaster. There has to have been some lessons learned there. I'm holding out hope that we'll be pleasantly surprised finally.

Most of those actors are pretty big hockey fans so im ok with that. Also since its at the encore im pretty sure the after party will be 100x better then the awards show anyways, the nightlife at that hotel is 2nd to none in vegas
- flyers4487

I dunno. It's pretty close with the Hard Rock. Rehab there is pretty ridiculous as well.

Well, they have to spend something...what are they, $18m under the cap floor? Even if they go with the high cap hit/bonuses, low actual salary route, they'll still have to spend something. Last offseason was a disaster. There has to have been some lessons learned there. I'm holding out hope that we'll be pleasantly surprised finally.
- UIF

They should pay us 18 million just to watch them. That will get them to the cap floor.

"I really don't care about seeing someone from "Dancing with the Stars." I never watch that show. I'm too busy watching hockey game

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well said....i agree, cant imagine too many people actually watch this show....there is probably a reason why no other sport has this....

They should pay us 18 million just to watch them. That will get them to the cap floor.
- kasperrko

They should pay us 18 million to listen to you everyday b itch and moan....

The awards no one really cares. All this tells me is that KEvin Connelly will be at the podium once again part of Wangs Entourage announcing the first pic.
- kasperrko

In Purgatory, you know your punishment would be to re-live the 2000 Draft everyday, for eternity....