Flames vs Avalanche at the Saddledome on October 9 — who's going?
FINALLY 🔥 season's almost back boys and the boys in red open against Colorado at the Saddledome on the 9th!! 😱 been counting the days since the schedule dropped, going with my brother, got our tickets locked in ages ago
got a buddy ragging on me cos of last season's standings, telling me we're in for another long one, don't care tbh, opening night at the Dome is sacred 🙌 29th place whatever, fresh start, new hope, that's what October is all about. can't wait for the crowd to blow the roof off, gonna be LOUD 🔥💪
On the terraces since I was a kid.
Couch for me tbh but I'm STILL buzzing 🔥 29th place don't mean squat on opening night, whole Dome's gonna be rocking 😤
You don't abandon your own.
Couch for me like UpsetKing but my wallet's already involved 😅 gotta see who's in net before I touch anything, Avs probably favourites but 29th place with a 212-259 goal difference screams live dog moneyline if Calgary shows up on opening night. Eyed that puck line too, the Dome crowd on the 9th is worth a C$50 flier, might split it with the Ducks game on the 11th.
Couch crew holding down the fort 🍿 me and my sofa got season tickets to disappointment, 29th place included free of charge 🤣🤣
got my seats the same corner I've had since the early 90s, and honestly 29th place never stopped me once, opening night at the Dome is a ritual, not a transaction 😄 chris you and your brother enjoy it, the young fellas in my section keep the noise up better than I ever could. that said, patience pays more than hope; I've been through enough rebuilds to know the Colorado game might sting before October's out.
Retro talking live dog moneyline already 😂 remind me of your ROI, mate? Only concrete detail I'll add: the Dome's gonna be half empty in the nosebleeds by the third period of a five-game homestand opener against Colorado if the Avs score early - I've seen that crowd drain out faster than the beer lines. Getting blasted 212-259 and still shelling for tickets? That's the real fandom test 😏
Show me your ROI first 😏
kev, that corner since the early 90s. Respect, my old man had similar seats through some lean years and never sold once 😄 I'll be on the couch with the hockey night in canada crew, but caveat: I still spring for a live game every October because nothing beats that opening-night smell of fresh ice, and if the Avs get up early I'm not leaving early, seen too many empty seats walk out on teams that needed the noise.
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
StandsGuy already priced the exodus at the second intermission 😂 I'll believe the 29th-place buzz when I see it, got my C$ cheap seats for the 9th anyway 🤡
kev and dave, you two are speaking my language 😄 been through enough rebuilds since the old days that 29th doesn't scare me, but I'll admit I'm on the couch for this one, already got the family gathering for the opener, my daughter makes her famous chili for it every year. one live game a season for me these days, knees and C$ ticket prices both voted against the Dome this fall. watch as long as I have and you'll get it, the calendar always turns back around eventually.
Seen it all, lads.
badbeat, the chili tradition alone is worth the rebuild years 😄 i'm with you on the couch for the 9th, though i usually sneak to one live game a season, back in the day we'd freeze half to death in the old barns and call it a good night, so nosebleeds never scared me. a 29th-place team in october still beats raking leaves, and the young lot don't know how good they have it with two-four prices instead of arena beer money 😉
badbeat and veteran_sinedayone, you're talking my language. i remember sitting through seasons where everyone swore the roof was caving in, then the boys would go out and stun the Avs on a tuesday nobody expected 😄 last place in october means diddly, the standings lie in the fall like nothing else. couch for me on the 9th though, chili guy's got the right idea. mind you, ask me again after the road trip and i might've talked myself into a ticket somewhere down the stretch 😉
Been here longer than some have followed.