Saturday Scraps

First, I'll bite on these, we haven't tackled arena stuff in awhile.


This year's visits: all hopeful- Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild.

The stadiums I'm most excited to visit: The Joe, GM Place, HP Pavillion, Xcel.

Most overrated stadium: Overrated is a pretty impossible term to use, but I'll assume we mean overrated by those outside our travel group. In this case- Atlanta, which is always mentioned as kick-ass by visiting announcers and media. It's the kind of place that seemed sweet when it was the 5th rink we'd been to, and now offers up very little.

Most underrated stadium: I'll echo the Sommet Center. h/m SBP in Ottawa, which only improves in my head the longer its been, which is rare.

Stadium that doubles as a death trap: Uh, yeah, Mellon. Stampede.


Honorable mention: NVMC bathroom line during NYI/NYR.

One thing I'm especially proud of: Defacing property in multiple cities with our current arena count.

Also: Combing the bowels of Phillips for Josh Childress replica cutouts.

Most nondescript arena: St. Pete TF. Blah.

Something I've done that you havent: Seen an NHL game in all 4 time zones.

How many stadiums have you been to at least twice? Wow, 9 as well. I've got : NVMC, MSG, Bell/Molson, Prudential, Continental, Verizon, Scottrade, AAC, Wachovia.

Finally: With about a dozen to go, PHI remains the consensus pick for best arena.