I dunno Dan.  Much as I love the six of them that I saw play and much as I respect the others,
objectively I think that the NHL and college hockey are two different games, and I'd just as soon
the rink have a college feel to it.  And if it means I don't have to look at those stupid
meaningless division championship banners, I'll put up with the slight.  And as for the image
police thing, it will be a pleasant change to see the Fleet Center not outdoing bush league
baseball stadiums for tackiness.  Even the bush league basball stadiums don't have commercials on
the playing surface.

Clay

--- Dan Doucette <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Anyone think it's at all worth it to petition the NC$$ to leave the Boston
> Bruins "Honored Numbers" banners up during this year's Frozen Four ?
>
> Last appearance of the NC$$ at the Fleet Center, all the banners at the
> Fleet Center were taken down.  I can certainly understand (yet disappointed
> still) that they would remove all the Celtics banners as well but I think it
> is a rotten shame not to acknowledge ten greats of the game of hockey as
> recognized by an Original Six team.
>
> Nothing about the men whose names appear on the Bruins banners would
> dishonor or otherwise besmirch the integrity of the college game.  Nor, in
> my opinion, is the commercial message of the underwriters of the NC$$ in any
> way compromised should those ten names remain aloft.  Those banners won't
> even show on camera (unlike dasher ads).
>
> I mean, it's not "Harry Budweiser" or "Fred Toyota" whose names appear
> aloft...it's Shore, Hitchman, Orr, Clapper, Esposito, Neely, Bucyk, Schmidt,
> O'Reilly and Bourque...
>
> If any of the living members of this esteemed group were to attend any of
> the three games, NC$$ officials would most certainly welcome them...
>
> I think of these men as role models as to how to play the game.  What
> possible reason is there to take those names down this next time ?
>
> If the NC$$ is concerned about reputation concerning these banners, let me
> state I think LESS of the NC$$ when they become the "image police" and have
> the names removed.


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