Buffalo - Philly rivalry heating up?

It would be no surprise if Buffalo fans take to loathing the Flyers even more than the Leafs, thanks to the loss of former (wow -- I still have to take a deep breath when saying that) Captain Daniel Briere to Philadelphia for big bucks. (That it was a bad business move by Buffalo's front office won't be forgotten anytime soon, but that's another story.)

Buffalo has always been a hockey city -- it's the thing to do in the winter -- and truly re-embraced its team after the Lockout. So to call any Buffalonian a 'bandwagoner' is asking to pick a fight (and we're nice people, ok, so don't do that). But we can be witty and clever also, as was seen in the YouTube response by a guy named Brian to this video of Buffalo fans taking over a Philadelphia bar:



"Bandwagon fans i do agree we have. they buy a teeshirt watch half of a period out of the whole game,and cant name more then the top 10 players. But let me tell you my friend. People that were spending 100$'s of dollars to travel to your city,take over your bars and then try to fill your arena because your own fans cant are far from bandwagon fans."

Ouch. But like I always say: It's not mean if it's true.

The Ice Bowl

So, it's true! Allegedly the press conference will be at 2 p.m. on the 17th. Guess where I'm spending New Year's?
This is so going to rock.

Raising Kane?

With just a few days to go until the first puck drop for the preseason, I'm still wondering where on television I'm going to watch the first game. The CBC is showing a few of the games, but unfortunately I don't live in Canada so that's not really an option. iN DEMAND hasn't even posted any information on the regular season Center Ice package yet, so I'm waiting with bated breath to figure all these games into my schedule.

The Panthers are playing their first game at noon on the 25th against Chicago, which means I will have to skip class to see it and that hardly seems like a good idea. But then again, it is hockey, and, it is my first shot to see first round draft pick and Buffalo native Patrick Kane play.