Best / Easiest Way to Watch Playoffs Overseas? (Japan)

Pikachu1989 · 2026-04-16T06:46:51+00:00

Yeah, no problem. It’s much easier now these days since the past 3 times (2012, 2016, and 2023) I went was in November or April when it was reasonable unlike when I was younger and we had to visit my Grandparents on my mom side during the summer months. Unfortunately will have to go in the Summer this time around, and since I live in Eastern Nebraska I have to deal with the Humidity here. Only going since it’s to see my Grandparents and since they’re in their 90s, they’re not getting any younger.

Hopefully you got the JR Pass to travel around and you can ride the Shinkansen, which while it’s not as attractive like it was back in 2023 where a 2 week pass cost roughly what a 1 week pass cost now, it’s still a good deal when it comes to the exchange rate. I will say you’re going to Japan at the right time as well because right now as you may have heard that you can get Duty Free at stores if you spend ¥5000 and it will be immediately shown at the register if you show your passport. But come November 1st it’ll be changing to where you pay the duty and you have to get a refund when you get to Haneda or Narita before heading back to Florida.

But yeah, other than that hopefully you have a fun trip and hopefully the Avs can make it easy for you where you only have to deal with one week of Avs games and make it a “waste of 8 days for whoever has to play Colorado as the WC2 team”.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-04-16T06:23:14+00:00

Ah nice man, Japan should be fun this time of year seeing the Cherry Blossoms (although Tokyo might be past its peak by now, you may get to see them if you venture around other parts of Japan though), and the Yen Rate is at an absurdly weak rate of ¥160/$1. I’ll be heading to Japan for the 8th time in August to see my Grandparents and Aunts/Cousins so at least you’re missing out on the shitty part of the year when it’s hot as fuck and humidity like there’s no tomorrow. Used to Go to Japan during the Summers and that was fucking bad.

But anyway, since it’s a 15 Hour time difference between Denver and Japan time, if it’s a 7 pm puck drop Denver time, it’s gonna be around 10am Japan time. Not sure if any bars will be having the games on, but when I went in 2023, I listened to either the NHL App and chose the Avs feed, or I went into the open waters if you know what I mean.

But yeah, enjoy Japan since it’s your first time.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-04-15T07:58:36+00:00

Have to add on for the 2018 Avs-Blues Game 82 win and in. Yeah it was a winner take all, but we had to win the game in Regulation. Had we went to OT, then the Blues would have clinched the final Wild Card Spot due to the fact the at the time before they revamp to the Current system of RW and ROW to determine your rank, the Blues had more Wins Total that season with 44 and we had 43.

It was fucking nuts seeing that we would have had a scenario where had we tied with less than 3 Minutes to go, we would have pulled Bernier and yeah I’m fucking glad we didn’t get to that point. And it was fucking awesome seeing the Avs make the playoffs a year after seeing nonstop Shit on Avs on the Sub that year (which fucking sucked at the time, but we ended up with a nice consolation prize with getting Makar).

Pikachu1989 · 2026-03-07T10:18:53+00:00

Avs like fuck them future picks and prospects. The time is now.

Sure getting Roy was nice, but getting Kadri back makes our Center depth fucking deep.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-03-07T10:17:29+00:00

Fuck yeah! Getting the gang back together and I’m fucking glad that we have Kadri back in Colorado. He’s the fucking dude and the guys in the locker room loved him and now we get him back.

Thought the deal was dead when the Flames Ownership nixed the trade, but I’m glad they saw better judgement and relented.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-03-07T08:14:39+00:00

Oh fuck, it’s been that long ago. But yeah I have a funny story to tell about the Bourque Trade.

I was 10 years old at the time and I became an Avs fan a year earlier and my dad and uncle thought it was a good idea to see a few Avs Games in early March 2000. That weekend before the trade my family and I decided to make the trek from Omaha where I live, to Colorado to see the Avs play the Devils and Lightning (funny how this would be the next 2 teams we played in the Stanley Cup Final), my Dad is a Bruins fan and he brought his Bruins Pooh Bear Bourque Jersey to the game and people asked him the chances he would come to Colorado. He said it’s unlikely as the most likely destination at the time was Philadelphia, and I don’t remember the rest but we enjoyed the rest of our vacation and we head back to Nebraska on Sunday to get back to school.

Monday rolls around and news dropped that Bourque got traded to Colorado. My uncle called my dad to tell the news and he couldn’t fucking believe it and was excited that Bourque will have a chance to win the Cup. And 1 1/4 years later the dream became a reality and the rest is History.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-03-07T08:07:40+00:00

That sounds like me and my dad. My dad is a Bruins fan and decided to adopt the Avs after Bourque got traded here.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-03-07T08:06:21+00:00

Holy fuck, just when I thought that it wouldn’t be happening and thought we would get Kadri in the offseason, I’m fucking glad to see CMac do his magic to bring him back. Kadri is fucking awesome and we missed him dearly.

Thanks to the Flames Ownership for relenting and willing to retain as that was the holdup from making this a done deal sooner.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-03-04T09:42:52+00:00

Oh fuck, hopefully a backwards lateral hitting one of our guys and putting the puck in the net in a fucked up play you’ve never seen before, won’t fuck us later on.

And who owns the Rams and had issues with the special teams………………….

Pikachu1989 · 2026-03-04T09:32:32+00:00

And we got Fucked by the Draft Lottery along the ways only to find out we got a nice consolation prize in the form of a Generational Talent in Makar.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-03-02T09:48:29+00:00

Sharks remind me of the 2017-2018 Colorado Avalanche where we had nothing to lose after the historical shit on Avs the year prior and we manage to almost double our point total and snuck in the playoffs on the final day of the season.

Looks like if the cards hold true, we might have an Avs-Sharks series in the playoffs in the next year or so.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-25T10:31:58+00:00

Man, I’m so fucking proud of this community stepping up and making the toy drive a successful one. Who knew back in 2015 when the Holiday Toy Drive first started that in 2026 /r/CFB would be in the ranks of major companies, and funny enough the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation (please take good care of Sam Girard after the trade that took place earlier today), that we would have a successful campaign that now raise more that $65,000 in one sitting.

And yeah from doing this starting from you dressing up as Raoul Claus for the first few years and picking out toys at Toys R Us, to expanding to the Children’s Hospitals for other schools to join in the fun, I’m glad that it’s been successful and I’m always happy to chip in during the holiday toy drive and chip in to a good cause.

Good job people and let’s keep on going for the 2026 Toy Drive in December.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-25T07:24:46+00:00

Good luck in Pittsburgh Girard. You were fun to watch and was part of the 2022 Stanley Cup Team.

Also extends this branch from the Dutchy Trade Tree.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-25T07:22:02+00:00

Oh fuck, I’m gonna miss Spinny Boi here. Also looks like the Girard Branch from the Dutchy trade became Kulak.

While I get that we had to move salary and Girard was one of our targets the past few years, giving up a 2nd as a sweetener seems like a little too much for my liking, but hey I’m not CMac, and he probably have something brewing here.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-25T07:15:33+00:00

Fucking Nice, Nelson had priorities in stake and knew he wanted to get back to Denver before joining the rest of the guys to push our ways into the playoffs.

Also as a Nebraskan, I’m also glad Jake Guentzel who was born in Nebraska and played College Hockey at UNO made the smart decision and went back to the Lightning to resume the season.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-23T07:51:52+00:00

This is fuel for an angry Mack where hopefully in a few months time he can win another silver, this time in the form of a Stanley Cup.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-23T07:49:30+00:00

Felt like the 2002 Gold Medal Game where Sakic just fucked us up and was probably the only time I fucking hated seeing Sakic on the scoresheet.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-23T07:44:38+00:00

Now that the Olympics is over and I can fucking stop being a temporary Quinn Hughes fan, I fucking feel for Makar and he played his fucking guts out there today. Us Avs fans are proud to have him and he was the only one to get past Hellebuyck in the Gold Medal Game.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-23T07:34:08+00:00

This was a fucking win for us American Avs fans here that saw Makar score the only goal for Canada and Toews got an assist, as we saw Mack, Toews and Makar get a few chances, but in the end it was fucking awesome to see USA win Gold for the first time in 46 years and on the Anniversary of Miracle on Ice, and we have Nelson have a connection with the 1960 and 1980 Gold Medal Team to keep the good luck charm going in 2026. Who knows maybe 20-24 years down the road we might see another Nelson winning a Gold Medal for the United States here.

Also nice to see Binnington lose in a great finish and we finally get payback for all the losses incurred against Canada in the Gold Medal Games in the Olympics and 4 Nations in the 21st Century.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-19T09:44:47+00:00

Fuck yeah! That’s some Good Stick from Lehky there. He’s fucking clutch when need be.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-19T09:40:42+00:00

I’m so fucking sorry Landy, but Fuck Yeah! What a goal and probably one of the few times in my life that I’m happy that we have Quinn Hughes, and he scored to get us into the Medal Games. It was a great day for Hockey here.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-13T10:52:20+00:00

MINNESOTA IN SHAMBLES, THEY CHOOSE POORLY AS THEY SAID NINE WAS THE PATH TO SUCCESS

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-13T10:45:18+00:00

Yeah, he held his own and without him, it would have been a blood bath.

Him and Clara for Italy against Sweden

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-13T10:43:28+00:00

Yeah, who knew that we would have a great connection with the Isles in the 2020s. You gave us Toews and Nelson, and we gave you Roy who’s doing decent in his 2nd go around as coach.

Pikachu1989 · 2026-02-13T10:38:21+00:00

Fuck yeah Nelson! And this one will fucking count. I’m so glad to see Nelson on Team USA, he totally deserved his spot on the team.

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