04-30-2012, 08:41 AM
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Flemington
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Jersey
Posts: 11,438
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slotdirt
Emrick is pretty great, no doubt about that.
Can you imagine the ratings (or lack thereof) if, well, any of the four teams in the west make the finals? There hasn't been a frozen pond anywhere near LA or Phoenix since the Ice Age, and Nashville is hardly a hockey hotbed either. St. Louis at least has some tradition, though none of it has been recent. Thankfully, any of the Caps, Rangers, Flyers, and Devils would provide some sort of storyline as the Eastern Conference champs.
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I think the only intriguing team for NBC would be the Kings.
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