Tuesday night open thread and link dump
by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 7:30 PM EDT
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Lightning Links
- Former Bolt Tim Taylor has taken a position with the St. Louis Blues (Kukla's Korner)
- Tampa Bay Lightning players are popping up ion Twitter left and right. Here are a few first-tweets from players not yet on Twitter (Don't Trade Vinny)
- Former team captain Dave Andreychuk remains on the outside of the Hockey Hall of Fame (tampabay.com)
- The McDonald's box office at Times Palace has been relocated temporarily during arena renovations (Tampa Bay Lightning)
- Speaking of the St. Pete Times Forum renovations, the team has posted pictures (Facebook)
- After spending much of Monday night answering fan questions on Twitter, Erik Erlendsson writes a definitive blog post on where things stand with the Steven Stamkos negotiations (Bolt Report)
- "Happy Days are Here Again" indeed! Mike Gallimore has graced us with another blog posts! (Electric Blue Hockey Test)
- What other Lightning blogs are out there that we aren't citing? Got one? Let us know about it in comments.
League wide news is below the jump.
NHL Links
- An analysis (from an admittedly bored Hockey fan) of the top 10 scorers the past 5 and 10 years (Bolt Prospects)
- Andrew Brunette is more open minded than his (now former) agents. He has fired hate-tweeting Uptown Hockey Agency (Hockey Wilderness)
- And Sean Avery is pushing the NHL to be much more progressive (NY Post)
- One of the longest tenured hockey bloggers has decided to hang up his skates. Mike Chen, we wish you the best(Battle of California)
- The Sedin Twins might not be Stanley Cup Champions but they sure as hell are classy (Canucks Hockey Blog)
- Ownership is in flux in St. Louis, and that is hindering all player movement. From a Lightning fan, that's awfully familiar, and familiarly awful )St. Louis Game Time)
- A complete breakdown of the 2011 NHL Awards voting (Puck Daddy)
- But some people are not happy about a lack of transparency in the voting process (The Copper and Blue)
- Realignment of the NHL after the 2011-12 may be quite radical (SB Nation)
- ...but not as unpopular as my own proposal for NHL Realignment from 2009 (Raw Charge)
- Awwwwkward 2011 NHL Entry Draft rookie photos (Puck Daddy)
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
my offer still stands for Stamkos
A former Little League World Series Champion/ Pizza maker for Stamkos
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Er…no. But thanks for thinking of us. I’m sure a team like Ottawa or the Islanders would love to have someone with those unique talents.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
ah well…we’ll offer him an offer sheet on friday after richards signs in the KHL
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Nah
I think JM really wants the coffee maker. The pizza maker just won’t cut it.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
at 7.5 mil I think he could learn to do both
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Throw in Robot Chicken’s Star Wars appearances by the Raw Charge staff and we’ll talk.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know if I have that power
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Hey fellas
Really liked SY re-signed Hall today.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I wasn’t expecting that at all.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I was hoping, definitely not expecting
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Thrilling
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Any thoughts on the Hockey Hall of Fame ballot today?
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:39 PM EDT reply actions
Eh, ok.
Burns and Bure to some extent kinda got snubbed though IMO
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
surprised Belfour got in on his first ballot and Bure and Burns didn’t
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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I think the HHoF is more than just stats, and because of that, I’m not sure sure that Bure’s all that worthy. I liked Bure; I watched him play in Vancouver. But other than goal scoring, he didn’t do much. Now, Alexander Mogilny…that’s a completely different story.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
bure was probably the fastest end to end skater I’ve seen in a long time
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
disclaimer
I’m only 21, so that’s not that long of a time
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
Yeah. But Mogilny defected from the USSR. He was the first Russian to jump ship for the NHL. Without him, Fedorov and Bure might not have made it over. Why isn’t his name ever mentioned in these HHoF ballots? That’s what I want to know.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
true that
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
OMG!111! DAY 30 OF STAMMERGEDDON!
WHAT DO WE DOOOOOOOOOOOOO
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Something’s afoot at the Circle K…..
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Ironic post, that.
:-)
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
IRONY?! NO...
Didn’t you hear? Because the Flyers and Leafs are BIG MARKET, when their fans say ‘Pesto!’, Tampa Bay automatically becomes a ‘low-budget team’ unable to afford Stamkos, and they automagically get to offer him an offer sheet HE’S GUARANTEED TO SIGN!
Amazing how the NHL works to some fanbases, ain’t it?
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Pesto?
I like mine with a lot of garlic and parmesan.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Oh I don't know a good magic word to think of right now so pesto came out lol
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
It’s “presto”. :o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol yep
Thank you. Brain blanked out.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
I posted this on facebook today, and I will say it here now:
I’v been covering the Lightning for seven years, this is my sixth off-season (not counting the lockout year). This is the worst I have seen it, ever. Twitter just makes it 3 times as bad.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
So...
Looks like the Bolts are going after a goalie (two?) and a top-6 forward in FA market.
Who would you guys try to get signed?
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 7:48 PM EDT reply actions
well i think Ilya Bryzgalov kind of screwed the goaltending market when he signed that big deal
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Yeah. Who knew that goalies were making money again? I thought that era was over.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
We can thank Paul Holmgren for that…
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Ironically, he was the one who started it by having no-name goalies get the Flyers to the Finals a couple of years ago.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
He changed his mind big time.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
actually, I think the owner changed Holmgren's mind for him
It was the owner that wanted Bryz.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
It certainly wasn’t Holmgren who wanted to get rid of Mike Richards, that’s for sure.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
True
But Holmgren had to do something. Bryz made a convenient excuse for both his and Carter’s relocation.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Well, Carter had to go – he was a problem in the dressing room, and rumors of his going have been going on for weeks. MRichards is the surprising one. That one upset Holmgren a whole lot.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I think his Philly days are numbered
The real question is who gets canned first: Holmgren or Boudreau?
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Honestly...
I wouldn’t mind another year of Roli/Smith. Didn’t work out too badly, did it?
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Agree
I would do the same thing but everything indicates both are hitting FA market.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve heard that Roloson’s looking to try the open market.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's the only problem.
I still think we can end up with one or both after July 1st…
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
I think Smitty would be better off elsewhere – less baggage for him, if nothing else.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
This
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
I mean, I agree as well
And the one in my mind is likely Roli, if anyone.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Booo! ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Schneider?
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
You want him to play First Base?
Just kidding!
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Smith needs a new neighborhood. I ean, seriously. The guy needs a change of scenery. While he did relieve Roloson well, it was hard for me to put faith in him when he started.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
how many changes of scenery can a guy need
wasn’t he moved to Tampa from Dallas for that reason?
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Maybe.
If that is the deal, then he really IS a headcase.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
well he did attack Aaron Voros a couple years back unprovoked
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
Huh. I thought you could attack Aaron Voros just for being Aaron Voros. Who knew?
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, I’m not even sure who’s on the market. Trying to out-guess Yzerman is like trying to herd cats. You can try it, but it probably won’t be very successful.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder what a Wild fan would have to say about Josh Harding. Maybe he could be an option.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s talk Semyon Varlamov is supposed to be available.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s a good goalie, and maybe not a bad fit for the Lightning.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
That would be interesting. Washington qualifyed him?
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
he might go home to the KHL though
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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@TSNBobMcKenzie: VAN trades Christian Ehrhoff’s negotiating rights to NYI for a 4th round pick.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:53 PM EDT reply actions
Boom.
And damn it. I was hoping he’d become a Wing. Not that he still can’t… but it would be an epic fail for the Isles if they just pissed away a draft pick.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
I'm not convinced he'll go to Long Island
If you’re Ehrhoff, in the prime of your career, do you really want to go to a team that won’t sniff the Cup until you’re long retired?
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Yeah, good chances the Isles lost a pick for nothing, I think.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
well…this complicates the Altantic Division
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Who’s coaching the Islanders these days?
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that fat guy Capuano
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
Ah. So he could keep the Islanders from doing well. I know nothing about the guy.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey all
Can’t stay long, but wanted to stop in and encourage all the Stammerggggeddddon folks to take a step away from the ledge.
I like MAB and Hall re-signings. Now, if we can only get Lundin under contract, all will be right with the world.
Oh, and two goalies. And if there’s any room under the cap left, Stamkos would be a nice add-on and role-player for the team.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Yeah, about those goalies….
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Just in via Twitter!
Stamkos signed! Oh, wait, no, that’s just another Eklund twitter post.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Hey, he reads this blog, you know. I called him a fraud on Twitter last week, and he called me on it and complimented my writing. I thanked him for the compliment and told him that it wasn’t personal, just professional. ;o)
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
He doesn't know me from Adam
But even if he did, it wouldn’t bother me. Many, many people have called him on it, but he refuses to change, because it makes him happy and makes him money.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
I didn’t think he knew me, either. I was a bit surprised, actually. But whatever. I still stand by my assessment – a fraud.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep
And since my Twitter isn’t linked to my SB logon at all, I’m perfectly anonymous. And I like it that way. This is the only place I can be safe from all the paparazzi and the telemarketers, after all.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
I’d much rather be infamous than famous. ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well played, madam.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Cameras, guns, flaming torches
Who can tell nowadays?
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
'Makes him money'
And that’s why he will never change. Every year he makes his dollars on people like the people who think Stammer really is going to leave right now. Personally, I’m fine with that. To each their own.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
The problem I have with his site (not even him personally) is there’s no way for a novice hockey fan to tell what to believe and what to call a complete joke. So the unsuspecting new fan believes it.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
The guy tried tor ecruit me, way back when…
Seriously. Before Jon Jordan joined Hockey Buzz. I couldn’t even bring myself to reply.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I imagine he agreed to meet you in a parking garage where he stood in the shadows showing you a briefcase full of monopoly money
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…while he was wearing a fedora and little else at the time. Thank God for that shadow or I would have been scarred for life.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty much how i appreciated it
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Given a choice between the three, I would pick the rusty nail through the eye than think about the CBA negotiations, not getting Roli back, and the aforementioned rusty nail.
Notice no mention of Stamkos.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
You ruined it by mentioning Stamkos at the end. :oÞ
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Foiled again!
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
“…And it would’ve worked, too, if it weren’t for the nosy kids!”
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
“Those nosy kids”, that is. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Via twitter, MAB will be on 620AM tomorrow morning at 8:45. Wonder if they’ll have English subtitles?
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
He speaks English fine. I actually interviewed him after a game in Norfolk. Nice guy. He was my first face-to-face interview. Dustin Tokarski was my first phone interview. A girl always remembers her first, you know. ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I know. Sarcasm mode must be broken.
Very nice guy. Saw him at International Plaza the day they flew out to Pittsburgh for Game 1 of the ECQF. He was with his family, enjoying the anonymity, but I nodded my head in the “hey, what’s up” sort of way. He smiled in return.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
We are in desperate need of a smileys since there’s no dedicated sarcasm font. :o\
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I the only one laughing at Frank Seravalli for trying so hard?
He is just as bad if not worse then the actual fans. Worse still, he’s fueling the fire.
Still, I’ll be following his Twitter right up until the Stamkos signing purely for the laughs.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Ah. I knew there was a reason why I didn’t recognize the name. I’m not up to following sensationalists and fear-mongerers. I don’t like the competition. ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he is sensationalist alright.
He’s the embodiment of all the Flyers fans expecting Stamkos noise. I think 90% of his tweets since the Draft have had the word ‘Stamkos’ in them.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Hello all!
Just out of curiosity, what kind of cap hit do you think we’re realistically looking at for Stamkos.
I’ve seen anything thing from 5mil/yr from hopeful fans (which seems pretty unlikely) mostly on other teams all the way up to 12mil.
I’ll go with “What is ‘6.5 million’, Alex.” ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
My guess is close to 7 per
Call it a 5-year term.
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Considering the time it is taking to get the deal done
I’m expecting ~7.5M.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Same with me.
6-7 years. He’ll want to be an FA in his prime as well.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
That's kind of the ballpark I was thinking
I can’t help but wonder if maybe the length of term is more what’s holding negotiations back.
Okay, ninos
I gotta jet. Everyone remain calm, and things will be okay. Yzerman and Brisebois know what they’re doing.
Stay classy, San Diego Bolts Nation!
"[The Lightning] are uncanny. When they want to get a goal, it's like they just snap their fingers or hit a button. They just dial it up. You can see it. It's like they flip a switch. When they are down, it's just like they think, 'we know we are going to score.' I don't know what it is, it leaves [the opposition] flabbergasted." - Mike Knuble, 3 May 2011
Later!
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Take care, Ron!
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not just you – it’s also a website fail.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just playing NHL 2001 (yeah, going back in time. Playing old games is great) with Detroit.
Playoffs vs. LA, Game 3. 6-2. Stevie Y scored four.
Jedi.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 8:25 PM EDT reply actions
Lol
Indeed. And being a Wings fan also is great: I liked Stevie as a player and now where does he end up: my other favorite, the Bolts. It was pretty much a perfect situation for me.
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Always admired the Red Wings and their hockey philosophy. The way they always find talent, no matter how late the pick is and how thay develop their prospects.
Having Yzerman applying that to the Bolts is unbelievable.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been playing my NHL 2002 again recently
only problem I have is my obsession to create ~50 of the best players in the league now who weren’t in the league then.
This inadvertently creates super teams like the Flyers, where I add guys like Giroux and Briere (much better player now than he was circa 2001-2002) to the Roenicks/Recchis/Leclairs, and they end up winning 59 games in a simulated season, winning the President’s Trophy, and then doing what they do best, and falling flat on their face in the playoffs, losing to the Devils in the ECF.
Of course, Detroit also gets a huge boost with Datsyuk/Zets/Franzen added to a team with Stevie Y., Fedorov, Shanahan, Lidstorm, Hasek, and others, and wins the Cup in the first completed simulated season.
Back when I played this game in 2004/2005’ish, there wasn’t much to bother me. Nowadays, I feel I need the best of both worlds.
On a sidenote, I love how EA Sports games allow for the large diversity in uniforms that can be worn for any given game. As much as I love the Kings old new black/white/silver scheme (underrated), their original purple/yellow sweater is a beauty.
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by FloridaownsFSU on Jun 28, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot to add:
This was the case in the past, until I had to completely re-launch my computer system and, as a result, re-install the program, but if I had just started doing this stuff again a week ago, the Flyers would also have Mike Richards and Jeff Carter at their disposal.
Cripes, what a shake-up. At least those Flyers still have the ever-reliable Roman Cechmanek manning the pipes.
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by FloridaownsFSU on Jun 28, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks like I'm going to be out for the next half hour or so. Idk.
Maybe I’ll be back. But if I’m not, make sure you have 2 weeks worth of water in your basements people. STAMMERGEDDON, after all, is nothing to joke about. :P
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
Good luck. Remember to stock up on Swedish Fish. Can’t ever have too many of those. ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Water or gatorade? Should we also have breathe-rights or face shields?
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
We’re going to need a couple of tanks. Oh, and some oxygen, too. Just in case.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean Zambonis. Zambonis (or is it Zambonii?) trumps Tanks.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I was thinking some Abrams. But Zambonis will do in a pinch. Tho, we’re going to need a t-shirt launcher to go with that. Maybe two.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Was the snark / satire of Matt’s open letter REALLY that easily lost?
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From Twitter
your ‘open letter’ is pretty dramatic. Agent is doing his job… and of course he’s going to let this go to 7/1. SY will sign.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
People can be stupid.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I think only to those who are seriously upset about the whole Stamkos thing.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
breaking out an oldie but a goodie
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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by Kevin Power on Jun 28, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Win. Rec’d.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Considering the only language I read and understand is satire, plus the source of the post, and it didn’t even take a fraction of a second to know it was a satirically-laced post.
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by FloridaownsFSU on Jun 28, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
@RobRossi_Trib: Early on was told Jagr was waiting on #Pens, that he wanted an offer to return. He’s got it, and I’m told its fair. #jagrwatch #tribpens
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
He doesn’t want fair. He wants MONEY!
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Really glad Jagr doesn’t even think about TB.
Nor the other way around.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
@andystrickland: Brad Richards is telling those close to him he isn’t narowing down his decision to just a few teams…is open to several NHL clubs
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:45 PM EDT reply actions
“Close to him”? he’s said it PUBLICLY for christ sake. It was in teh Times yesterday!
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe he views the public as one big and close family.
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by FloridaownsFSU on Jun 28, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Who is closer to Brad Richards than Brad Richards? =P
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s a St. Louis reporter – he knows not what he says.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
So, what has happened since Noon ET?
Oh, by the way, a boss of ours at SB Nation is now Ashton Kutcher.
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Does that make us cool now?
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe we’re getting sweet new cameras
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
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"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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wait seriously?
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Yes – seriously.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
He joined the network and is an “Adviser”. Yes.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I wanna camera now…since I am staff over at BSB (shameful plug)
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Was randomly flipping through channels the other night
waiting for Frasier to come on, and I briefly saw That ’70’s Show was on (I imagine many of you know Kutcher was on that show), and I wouldn’t have thought much of it, other than that Wayne Knight was on the episode I came across.
Even on a completely different show and in a different character, he still plays that snide Newman role to perfection.
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by FloridaownsFSU on Jun 28, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
JM Yzerman denies...
A Nick Kypreos report that Stamkos was offered a multi-year contract paying 6.5 million a year.
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“That is not accurate.” I wonder if that means, “It was for 6.58 million a year”. Or, if it means, “He hasn’t turned it down yet”.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
“I didn’t offer it. I was TELLING him to take it.”
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Between an unreliable internet making it tough to use MLB.tv...
Well, that’s a minor issue on this night. The Yankees were spanking the Brewers, though I won’t count my chickens yet.
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by FloridaownsFSU on Jun 28, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of chickens, I was delayed arriving on the thread because I decided to watch a DVD I rented — Robot Chicken’s Star Wars parody.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
waiting for Chris Drury to either A) Retire, B) Accept a buy out, or C) get attacked by some wild animal that forces him to retire
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attacked by a wild animal...
The New Jersey Devil, the Montauk Monster, or Octomom…
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
or Willy The Crazy Hobo from the Bronx
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Or Colin Campbell. Wait, wait, too old to be considered a wild animal. “Deranged” is more like it.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d go with “rabid”, myself.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d choose “senile”
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Ooooo. I like “senile”. That could work.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
it worked for Gary Bettman and the NHL
BA ZING
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So, can anyone name the one and only goalie that’s currently under contract in the entire Tampa Bay Lightning system? Anyone? C’mon, this should be easy!
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:08 PM EDT reply actions
desjardens?
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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I think i shredded his name
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Nope. And you were close. It’s “Desjardins”.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
(I’m exaggerating – not the entire system. Just making a point.)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Dustin Tokarski.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
really?
only one goalie under contract?
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He’s the only one who has had any NHL time – and that’s like two games, I think. No one else is close to being reading for the NHL. Not even him.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s not good
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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John’s a winner! But he can’t get anything. Because I was just asking a question, and this wasn’t a contest. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
As a prize, you’ll throw Swedish Fish at me
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I just put them away, so no Swedish Fish for you! :oÞ
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Dustin Tokarski
But he is not the only one.
Jaroslav Janus and Pat Nagle are also signed.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
BOOM!
(meaning I knew that was the case, and glad someone else remembered)
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember Janus after I’d typed my initial question – hence the qualifier – but I’d forgotten about Nagle.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Am I too late to join the party?
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
Did you bring the Tequilla?
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep… along with lemons and salt.
SHOTS FOR THE HOUSE!!
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re right on time then.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
ITS PARTY TIME
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Epileptic seizure starts…. now…
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, so that’s why I fell out of my chair. Good to know! ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL...
maybe you could find one of the stick figure lying down, passed out with the "x"s for eyes?
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
well someone ate all the cheese cubes and the wine is now vinegar but no…you’re right on time
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
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A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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I’m not a big fan of cheese cubes… they tend to get gummy when they sit out for a while and get room temperature.
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
My delay was weather related.
We had a helluva thunderstorm that has come through then back again.
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So...Has the board come to any conclusions tonight?
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Yeah – the natives are overly excitable.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve noticed… some WAY more than others…
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
we’re going with purple drapes…the mauve is waaaaaaaay to expensive
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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But…but….but….
I have a GREEN dress… purple will clash….
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
THE BOARD HAS SPOKEN
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Aw, man…
Now I gotta go back and find a different dress…
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah – but that means getting shoes! :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Umm…THAT could be fun!
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Time to hit up Nordstroms! It’s the only place to go for shoes. They started out as a shoe store in Seattle around 100 years ago, you know.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
And we have a Nordstroms in Charlotte…
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
You know, I prefer to live in t-shirts & jeans, but I do love me some accessories – jewelry, purses, jackets, shoes, etc. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
But I liked the mauve! :oO
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
too close to the salary cap ceiling…gotta cut costs some where
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
She’s going to try to trade mea gain. I just know it.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
whats the cap hit? maybe I can work something out with BSB
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Maybe swing a three way deal with Litter Box Cats?
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
gotta see what they have in terms of prospects/draft picks
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Hey, he has a NMC. You’ll have to talk to his agent first. Silly peoples…..
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
ok cass? do you think he’ll wave his NMC?
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
Hmmm… buyout?
and NO, 8k, we will NOT take Chis Drury in the deal…
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I was willing to offer Dig Deep and just not tell him the deal was made
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
Yeah, we’ll take DD… but make him leave those damn gourds at home… All that rattling spooks the gators….
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
done deal…John for Dig
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
Now I know how little I am worth around here! :’-O
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
No, no…there are draft picks involved too… you are just the “centerpiece” of the deal.
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
what picks are going where? i’ll offer a 3rd and a 4th for John and a 2nd
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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DD plus the 2 picks… And the 2nd is conditional.
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
what are the conditions?
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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dunno yet…. I’ll think of something before Friday. I’m sure I can come up with something conditional..
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
So you realize that Mr. Fontana’s originally from Long Island, right?
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
fits perfectly
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS!
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
YOU’RE the one trying to dump my salary! :’-(
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
When you’re the head honcho? Riiight. That would men I’d have to run the place myself. And I’d have to write, too! Really, who wants that?!
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry John… you’ve been traded to BSB… Hate to be the one to break the bad news, but hey, at least you didn’t find out from the local media…
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
- * Tin Robinson has been banned from Raw Charge * *
Enough playing possum! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
WHAAAAAAATTTT???
NO, NOT ME!!!
ROFL
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The board concluded it was wood.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that WOULD be the decision, right? :D
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Solidly, but in all honesty? It was knotted for a time.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Are y'all getting this on Twitter?
sportsnetbroph Mike Brophy
by erlendssontrib
Tampa Bay confident it will re-sign Roloson soon.
Goaleez R weerd.
that’s good right?
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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I’m in favor of it.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Considering our options are rather, uh, thin…
Yeah, it would be. IF it’s true.
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. Good news.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
Reply fail. =/
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
And on that note, I think I shall go. Time to go be unconscious for a while. See you all Friday! Good night!
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jun 28, 2011 9:41 PM EDT reply actions
see cassie
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
see Cassie run.
run Cassie run.
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Night Cassie!
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess we’ll announce the trade soon
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Not yet.
Look below.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
What about THIS:
sportsnetbroph Mike Brophy
by erlendssontrib
Hearing tonight Stamkos may be signed at between $7-7.5 mil per season
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
Wonder if it’s legit. Yzerman denied an offer earlier tonight.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
A RT by Erlendsson adds some credibility. Let’s see how this develops.
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by Rafael Amarante on Jun 28, 2011 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed on the credibility.
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by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
any word on years?
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Nothing. Twitter speculation.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
isn’t twitter grand?
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
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Obviously not.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jun 28, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh well…
*sigh
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m checking out, everyone. Have a nice night.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
Night John…
Thanks for the ban…
I think…
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by Tina Robinson on Jun 28, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
cya on BSB john
thanks for having me
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Follow me @8kpower
by Kevin Power on Jun 28, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I'm out as well...
Going to be hoping I wake up in the morning with the news that Stamkos is signed for a long time.
THAT would make me happy.
Goodnight folks!
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
180
Yzerman is going to sign Stammer in conjunction with another ridiculous signing over the weekend. He’s waited because he can. I’ll stop the frantic posts.
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