BBV - Leafs Edition

westside8 · Oct 15,2008, 08:37 PM

So yeah, finally something to post about. This past Thanksgiving weekend, I ended up going to the Raptors preseason game, as well as the hockey game between the Leafs and the Blues. First time I've ever sat in the lower bowl for a hockey game, and I won't lie, being in the lower bowl makes a huge difference. Definitely doesn't compare to being rinkside, but the perspective of being slightly higher up is does provide a much better line of sight.

[BRAG] First time being in the lower bowl - a puck was deflected right to me
[BEAT] The guy sitting directly in front of me decided to move his shoulder at the last minute and tipped it away from me
[BEAT[ Could've caught a puck, but it ended up deflecting off my thigh and hitting the armrest and bouncing to the next section over
[VARIANCE] Watching the Leafs cough up a 3-0 goal lead, AND sitting through Antropov and Kubina attempting a shootout shot.

Debaser · Oct 16,2008, 12:44 AM

Do you ever go see games in Buffalo? I'm a Montreal fan, but we always go there... you can get great seats for like 80 bucks. Although I saw the opener this season, was in the rafters (the very last row) and it was the most fun game I've been to... even though the Habs lost in the shootout.

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Originally Posted by westside8

So yeah, finally something to post about. This past Thanksgiving weekend, I ended up going to the Raptors preseason game, as well as the hockey game between the Leafs and the Blues. First time I've ever sat in the lower bowl for a hockey game, and I won't lie, being in the lower bowl makes a huge difference. Definitely doesn't compare to being rinkside, but the perspective of being slightly higher up is does provide a much better line of sight.

[BRAG] First time being in the lower bowl - a puck was deflected right to me
[BEAT] The guy sitting directly in front of me decided to move his shoulder at the last minute and tipped it away from me
[BEAT[ Could've caught a puck, but it ended up deflecting off my thigh and hitting the armrest and bouncing to the next section over
[VARIANCE] Watching the Leafs cough up a 3-0 goal lead, AND sitting through Antropov and Kubina attempting a shootout shot.

westside8 · Oct 16,2008, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Debaser

Do you ever go see games in Buffalo? I'm a Montreal fan, but we always go there... you can get great seats for like 80 bucks. Although I saw the opener this season, was in the rafters (the very last row) and it was the most fun game I've been to... even though the Habs lost in the shootout.

Yep...have been to Buffalo on various occasions for games - heading down tomorrow actually for the Sabres/Canucks games.