Bob Ryan thinks that the RBC Center is overrated

Boston Globe sports columnist Bob Ryan was on 850 AM The Buzz in Raleigh, NC. Ryan for some reason was assigned to cover the B's-Canes series. During the interview, Bob Ryan debunked the myth about the RBC Center being "the loudest building in the league", calling it "nothing special" and "totally overrated"

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Bob Ryan should try to be above being a homer. My goodness, he’s supposed to be a professional at his trade and look at things objectively. The RBC center is probably the craziest bldg in the NHL during the playoffs. That’s what the players say, not a punk reporter in the press box….

by jockular on May 7, 2009 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

he's an idiot

Shortly after the interview, he said a player’s wife needed to be slapped, got suspended and then was found passed out drunk in the Harbor.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you're quoting a guy who obviously didn't even want to be there

seriously. a BOSTON sportswriter who did not want to be there covering your team, and WHINED about it. He’s worth quoting??

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ok.....

“The RBC center is probably the craziest bldg in the NHL during the playoffs. That’s what the players say, not a punk reporter in the press box….”

And the Bell Center says that, the Shark tank says that, “the Garden is vibrating!!”, etc.

It’s all the same local stuff. Of cours Canes players will say their place is the loudest.

Ryan should have just not talked about it though, as he now looks like a fool.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Mark Recchi and Aaron Ward

you might know those guys.

They say that.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow.

that convinces me.

I listen to Ward on local talk radio, what do you think he says now?

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow,

that convinces me.

And as I listen to Ward on local talk radio here now, what do you think he says about the Garden?

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Recchi was quoted yesterday about it

Please learn to read.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My apologies sir.

Only have time to check this stuff during afternoon coffee break while at work. Please, a link?

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

almost everyone in the NHL media and players agree the RBC is one of the- if not THE MOST rockin arena in the NHL. If you follow hockey at all, you would know that. We also have the loudest recorded decibel level of any NHL arena. That pretty much explains it all.

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

alright, one of.

Man, I don’t know why this is defensive all of a sudden. I know the place is loud, plenty of places are. Though, I must say that if the hockey stat I didn’t know was crowd noise, I can live with it.

But you got me, I didn’t know your decibal stat, I know nothing about the sport of hockey and how it’s played. :)

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your boy from SCoC is the one whining about us fans getting too much credit from the media. Your buddy Bob Ryan is the one who called us “overrated”…

Maybe thats why we are “defensive”. We didnt bring it up… Bostonians did.

I dont call it being defensive… I call it making ourselves heard. We like to do that! :)

Your right though… thats all I really know about hockey as well….

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ryan's a tool.

I said so in my first post. Ain’t my buddy. :)

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

who cares whose building is loudest?

2-1. eat it.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Now that I got no counter to.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Let’s hope you have no counter tomorrow night either.

:-)

Chara needs to figure out how to catch Staal. If he can’t catch him, he can’t hit him.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever worked Game 1 Chara's gotten away from.

Hopefully he figures that out. But really, any pro in the NHL who couldn’t score on that turnover that Staal capitalized on isn’t worth his salt.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What worked in Game 1 was Staal being exhausted from Game 7

of the Jersey series.

I’m just waiting for Chara to pull out a giant flyswatter and go after La Rose. You can tell he’s getting frustrated trying to cut off that little waterbug

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bob Ryan

has forgotten more about professional sports than canes fans will ever know.

You’re in the south, stick to high school and college football, which is all a “school” is good for down there anyways.

If any of you want fancy book lernin’ you know where to find us.

by ike6116 on May 7, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hahaha.

You Bruins fans are so damn ignorant.

Ike- lets not forget College Basketball and NASCAR!!! Cant have a Southern sports joke without those!!!!

OHHH and last I heard Baseball- that sport that you all love so much in the NEast(RedSox and Yankees)… most of the players come from down south or another country. OHHHH Basketball(you know the Celtics and all…) they come from down south. Football(Patriots, Giants)- THOSE GUYS COME FROM DOWN SOUTH TOO!!! Now we have hockey… whada know… all those guys come from Canada, Europe, and RUSSIA!!! Not too many from the NEast US either.

You all are much more intelligent and all around better then us! ;)

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How's you college hockey programs?

Oh wait……….

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahaha… funny. You got us on ONE. And that is because of a weather issue more then anything else. Geographically the game wasnt able to be played here till the past 40+ years. We are growing into it.

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

UNC going to beat BC, BU, North Dakota, Minnesota anytime soon?

The NCAA Men’s hockey is a leap over bounds better March Tournament then Basketball, my opinion of course.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No disagreement from me

round ball sucks.

But as to Carolina hockey, here’s one:

http://www.icehockey.imsports.duke.edu/

Yeah, I know Duke, pronounce “duk E”

I hate college sports, the wife loves ’em, go figure.

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by lcd2you on May 7, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

all of the local schools around here have club hockey teams. NCSU, UNC, DUKE, ECU, WF, Clemson, USCarolina…

NCSU was really good for a few years
ECU was dominant for awhile.

I havent been able to keep up with them like I used to… too much HW and such.

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does Staal still practice

where the NCSU players’ practice rink?

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by lcd2you on May 7, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I believe so. Dont know for sure… but its the RecZone off of Capital I believe. I think the whole team does preseason workouts there.

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope not! Those Tarholes are already about as insufferable a group as any!

I love the NCAA hockey tourney. The NCAA BB tourney is exciting too though. Of course not recently for me… my team sucks.

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

Well, in the Hockey tournament, you truly never know what will happen. Basketball, you have a safe bet for a couple rounds, especially this last year.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree…

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I loved it when Taylor, Tylor

Hansen, whatever of the Tardheels, was cheered and boo’d (I was one of the later) at the games at the RBC

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by lcd2you on May 7, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hansblow? Or Beeker? lmao. Then they showed two former NCSU basketball players and the cheers were overwhelming. I love it!

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

since you asked

Duke, UNC and NC State are part of the Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League which participates at the Division II level of the American Collegiate Hockey Association and have done so since 1995. The other member teams are Va Tech, Georgetown and UVa. So basically, what BU, Maine, N. Dakota and Minn are to college basketball, these teams are to college hockey.

by NoVa Caniac on May 8, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, those are club teams. Not to be confused with D-II NCAA hockey (which only has 7 teams. 6 of which are in New England). Those are all D-I NCAA basketball teams that you have mentioned. Minnesota plays in one of the top NCAA basketball leagues in the country. That was a terrible analogy.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on May 8, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My analogy

wasn’t in regards to what division of the NCAA or ACHA the teams play in, but rather the reputation of the sports programs from the respective schools. In other words, BU, Maine and N. Dakota are about as well known for their basketball programs as UNC, Duke etc are known for having any sort of hockey programs. Minnesota has a decent basketball program so I’ll leave them out this time.

by NoVa Caniac on May 8, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I assure you basketball means more at BU than the club hockey at Virginia Tech.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on May 8, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hah

Yeah, that’s funny. Ignorant southerner jokes. How original.

I’ll put my Davidson and Wake Forest education up against any Harvard boy any day of the week.

Now, back to the topic at hand.

My NHL team is whipping your NHL team. The Canes are too quick.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are there any other?

“Ignorant southerner jokes”

Does that describe ignorance of southerners or that jokes like those about southerners are ignorant?

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by lcd2you on May 7, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University, Wake Forest… yea we don’t have good schools down here, you’re right.

I think you’ve watched Good Will Hunting one too many times ya Barney.

Still not a crook!

by TrickyD26 on May 7, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Harvard

Hard to get in – cake to stay in.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Harvard is just like UNC then!! ;-)

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Better basketball at UNC though.

I hate Harvard.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Then you'll hate Duke

It’s known as the “Harvard of the South”.

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Power Corrupts!
Study hard,
Become Evil!

by lcd2you on May 7, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, I hate the Blue Devils too.

No issue there. :)

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dude,

Duke isn’t really Southern. It’s Rutgers University, Durham Campus.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tripp Tracy is a Harvard Alum

need I say more?

by NoVa Caniac on May 8, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LMAO!!! nice.

by packpigskinfan25 on May 8, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

One of my good friends love NASCAR.

He goes around the country to watch races. I don’t care for it myself, and normally lose interest after a little while.

There aren’t many Bruins fans in the State of New York though, your geography is a little off. That you can get a little more learnin’ in.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was referencing the generalizations of Southern sports fans with a generalization of Northern sports fans. Nothing to do with NY/Boston geography.

BTW I have lived in Maine/NH/MA/NY and PA… I know a bit about the geography.

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, I'm sure.

I’m just being a smartass.

I have family in Georgia, so I’ve been down there myself many a time.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Give up 13_legion

You’re obviously arguing with the die hard to end all die hards. My gosh, the guy admits to being a Wolfpack Football fan. Now THAT is dedication in the face of overwhelmingly bad odds.

by DidJussiThat? on May 7, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wolfpack Football?

I know Wolfpack AHL hockey……

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

as a Canes fan/NCSU student I have always wanted one of those Hartford Wolfpack shirts or hats or something! gotta love the connections there! =)

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They still have the Whalers banners hanging down there.

Including the 86-87 Adams Division Championship one.

At least, last time I made it down there for a game in 07 they did. Don’t know if the Civic Center took them down, I doubt it.

Cut Brass Bonanza!!!

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah… we dont give up easily. That is for sure. Of course our FB team is looking up. BB on the other hand…..

by packpigskinfan25 on May 7, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wasn’t try to turn this into a North vs. South thing. I just thought it was an interesting interview and to honest it has been a slow news day for the B’s.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on May 7, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL!

Still not a crook!

by TrickyD26 on May 7, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think most of this is good natured.

No one’s really getting offended I feel.

by 13_Legion on May 7, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm offended that you're offended

by what I said because I was offended about what you said.

Knowledge is Power!
Power Corrupts!
Study hard,
Become Evil!

by lcd2you on May 7, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I think everyone is just giving each other a good ribbing, which we should be.

Like you said on Twitter @cupofchowda these canes fans are surprisingly more passionate and informed than the Habs fans who posted here last series.

by ike6116 on May 7, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, last nights games wasn’t that loud, so yea, this Ryan guy actually reported it accurately. Now, if he had been here for the last game with the Rangers, the noise was ear splitting.

I was in Iraq for the Cup run in 06 but my wife said it was crazy loud then too. But, no stadium has ever stood for the entire game like the Caniacs did for game 7 against Edmonton. The Oilers were amazed, the NBC broadcastors were amazed, and I was just wishing I could have been there to be a part of it.

by kcljar on May 7, 2009 5:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just wanted to let you know that I voted for you guys for the best Bruins blog. Glad to see we can all give each other a hard time and not take it too seriously.

Still not a crook!

by TrickyD26 on May 7, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs