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Oh absolutely - I meant the area of NYS between I-84 heading North and West to Syracuse as being debatable as NYC metro area - including the capital area, catskills, lower hudson, and maybe the Adirondacks according to the map on this page. http://ogs.ny.gov/BU/RE/RS.asp But WNY, Finger Lakes and Central NY would be Sabre territory

Maybe Bogosian. But that's a bit of a step-down. The rest of those guys I'd have to allocate to NYR or NYI. There's probably some debate even as far as Syracuse. But anyone from south of I-84 would definitely count as NYC metro area.

Not sure if I mis-posted this, or an admin moved it to the LeBronapalooza thread. But it really doesn't have a thing to do with the discussion in that thread and I believe belongs in a new thread. Anyhow, TSN.ca released this article with lineups for the seven Canadian teams if there starting lineups were all hometown players. http://www.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?What%2BIf%2BEvery%2BNHL%2BPlayer%2BWent%2BHome%2BLike%2BLeBron&id=457388 Which got me to thinking: What would the Sabres lineup look like for an all Western and Central NY team F: Patrick Kane, Ryan Callahan and Dustin Brown D: Brooks Orpik & ???? G: Jimmy Howard Not too shabby. Albeit defense is a weakness. So we might not keep up with the Canadian teams but not too bad for Americans. Although I'd suspect Minnesota and Boston (given most of New England) would also be tough to beat.

http://www.tsn.ca/ba...eBron&id=457388 Alright, so the Canadian teams would likely stomp us. But as far as American teams go, we might fare pretty well. Although I'd suspect Minnesota and Boston (given most of New England) would be tough to beat. F: Patrick Kane, Ryan Callahan and Dustin Brown D: Brooks Orpik & ???? G: Jimmy Howard

For posterity sake, I found two places in New Orleans showing the game: 1. Ryan's Irish Pub - 241 Decatur St - in the French Quarer at the corner of Decatur/Bienville - I can vouch for this place. Watched two games there with sound! The place seems to give hockey a priority over other sports - at least for the playoffs 2. Poppy's Time Out Sports Bar - located at entrance to Riverwalk - between the casino and the Mississippi river - seemed to be more of a "serve all comers" place with 43 screens. I did not bother checking it out after watching the first game at Ryan's with sound. I just noticed it when entering the Riverwalk.

Seeing that the national game on Versus is Montreal Boston, can anyone recommend a bar that might have Center Ice? Preferably in the Quarter or near Canal St?