Tuesday night link dump and open thread
by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:30 PM EDT
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PrintJust a few more days in the Raw Charge jersey challenge.
Lightning news
- "Stammergeddon" is, of course, over. And the end of the Lightning didn't happen. [Don't Trade Vinny]
- There is a downside to Steven Stamkos' new contract with teh Tampa Bay Lightning [Tampabay.com]
- Will the money change Stamkos? Steven himself does not believe so. [Thestar.com]
- "Ryan Malone to Toronto" rumors have been around since last off-season. And even Toronto media doesn't think they make much sense [Toronto Sun]
- Speaking of Malone, there was a panic set off by Nick Kypreos on Twitter, suggesting Ryan wouldn't be with the club until December after shoulder surgery... [Twitter]
- ...which was shot down by the Lightning as completely inaccurate [Twitter]
- But one thing is true: Ryan Malone had shoulder surgery [The Sporting News]
- Ryan Shannon will wear #22 with the Bolts next season [Tampabay.com]
NHL News
- Nikolai Khabibulin will be spending 15 days in jail soon, the result of his DUI conviction last year and the end of his appeal in Arizona [The Globe and Mail]
- The top 25 centers in the NHL for the upcoming season. It's debatable. [Puck Daddy]
- Patrick Lalime has called it a career. But he will start his new one next season as part of the RDS broadcast crew [nhl.com]
- Large signing bonuses are becoming standard in the NHL this off-season [The Globe and Mail]
- Mike Smith's career with the Lightning was as inconsistent as the future of the Phoenix Coyotes. Now the two are linked together and Smith talks about it [CBS Sports]
- The Winnipeg Jets unveiled their new logo last week. There's a bit of deja vu with them [Hockey Blog in Canada]
- Evander Kane wore #9 with the Atlanta Thrashers, and it's a retired number in Winnipeg. He'll ask for Bobby Hull's permission to dawn the number next season [Arctic Ice Sheet]
- The future of the New York Islanders may be truly what is up for a vote come next week, as Long Island residents vote on a new arena for the team [The Globe and Mail]
- Nashville and Atlanta are close enough that it warrants the Predators to actively court former Thrashers fans. [Thrashing the Blues]
- Simon Gagne pens an autobiographical article for the NHL [NHL.com]
- Scott Burnside makes a case for Chris Osgood for the Hall of Fame [ESPN.com]
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Hello everyone
…this off season crap is starting to really wear me down. I’m not being productive at all :-/
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nada mucho
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
evening
how goes it?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
not too bad
always something or other that needs done, but I started reading the Song of Ice and Fire series, and it’s led to some procrastination
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Evening folks
what is everyone’s take on the new look of the Jets?
"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 main logo looks ridiculous and the shoulder patch looks kinda cool
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh.
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s a bout the best reaction I’ve heard so far
"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’ve seen people’s tweets who actually like it, and I believe a comment or two here actually supported it.
I’m at the stage where I can just role my eyes and think “Dumb” and move on.
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I've seen
nothing but thumbs up for the logo north of the border. That stuff is going to fly off the shelves in Winnipeg.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
NHL Shop Fail
Look over these products and tell me which one doesn’t belong
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everything with the old logo on it?
"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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No...
…I thought it was obvious, I guess the products on teh page aren’t always the same…
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and...
Make sure you scroll down :-p
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
our third jersey is red?
and “Thrashers” is an odd way to spell “Lightning”
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bingo
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe it was a show of southern hockey solidarity
lol
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't catch that
my page had all lightning stuff on it no jerseys
"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
Consider yourself lucky. And my point ruined.
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Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
How goes it everyone?
Long time no talk
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by Eddie Wildermuth on Jul 26, 2011 7:35 PM EDT reply actions
Hi, Eddie. It goes….. on.
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
hockey off-season is too long, they should just play year round!
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by Eddie Wildermuth on Jul 26, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
not a lot, ready for some hockey
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by Eddie Wildermuth on Jul 26, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
oh hey, I'm really excited all of a sudden
it was released, literally less than 30 seconds ago, that Tennessee will not , contrary to prior reports, hire LSU’s athletic director, better known as the guy in charge of the Duke Lacrosse fiasco a few years back.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:37 PM EDT reply actions
Hello
Everybody
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
Waiting
for summer to start. it’s been a tad underwhelming in BC so far.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
We’ve hit the 100s (Fahrenheit) four times this summer. I’d much rather have your weather. Seriously.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, okay. If you insist. ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
we've hit 100 four times this WEEK
ugh. I miss being at elevation, however slight
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s been high 80’s and 90’s since April here. And will likely remain that way until October or later.
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
How do
people in function in that heat? Gross.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
I don't know about Floridians
but here in NC. . . we don’t
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Southerners have the same reaction when thinking about ice and cold. :)
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
yeah
it’s pretty ridiculous actually. the cold is way easier to handle, imo
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d much rather be too cold than too hot any day.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
me too
which is why I absolutely hated it in Boston from June to September. it’s 100 degrees outside and nobody has air conditioning because “we only need it once a year”
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I keep looking for some place that never gets about 85, never gets below 30, and is still in the South. The Smokies are close, but I hate heights.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
No, in the South. Like, you know, the South, with the accent and the sweet tea and the grits and the 13-year cicadas and all that.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
if it wasn't part of the Confederacy, it doesn't count
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh huh. You don’t want to know what people in the West think of the South. And, no, I’m not a Yankee. Yankees are from the NE.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to know
what anyone outside the South thinks of the South. But I’ve been in Yankee territory for the last two years, so I’ve heard it all too often
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
You don’t even have to leave the South these days.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
true enough (sadly)
although I think I might leave the South every time I go to class nowadays.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I grew up in Johnson City
and that isn’t quite it, but it’s about as close as anyplace I know.
I also yearn for a place that’s in the South and never gets above 85. but I also prefer elevation
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I love the Smokies, but I have to curl up in the seat with my eyes shut tight to get up there.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Johnson City isn't quite the Smokies
it’s only about 1800 feet, and you don’t feel like you’re high up at all. you can see the mountains rising in the East, but you can’t really see anything dropping off in the West. now drive another 10 or 15 miles east into Carter county, and that all changes. But in Johnson City, you’re just fine
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
As long as there’s no huge drop off on the side of the highway and people behind you laughing at you for driving 5 mph while clenching the steering wheel in white-knuckled fists.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
nope, you'd be fine in JC
and it’s actually a nice place to live, unless you’re big on the concert/sports/nightlife scene. in which case you drive to Nashville (4 hrs), Charlotte (3 hrs), or Atlanta (4 hrs).
just don’t drive to North Carolina, because that requires going up I-26 through Sam’s Gap
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
also, they have to have a school that will hire me
when I finish my PhD. that may be the trickiest part
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
What’s your field?
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
philosophy
hooray for looking for work in the humanities!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Humanities solidarity!!! As a southern historian, I almost have to work in the South, so it’s all good for me.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
woo!
are you a professor?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
cool
where at? or is that too much personal info?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
No that’s good. Belmont University.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
ah, cool
I feel like I probably have friends who have gone there, but I can’t remember off the top of my head. I know I had a lot of friends who looked into going there.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Good kids there. Musicians mostly.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I guess Nashville has that scene
a friend of mine who’s great with both banjo and piano ended up (after transferring) at MTSU. seriously, his junior recital included Scriabin’s Fantasy in b minor. that’s just not even fair
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
The Northwest is usually about 80º in the summer – when it gets there – and usually no colder than about 38º in the winter. But you have to be able to deal with weeks of rain an little sunshine. The summers more than makeup for it, tho. So does the scenery.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
One can
always add layers for the cold. Heatwise, once you get down to your skivvies, how much farther can you go?
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
You’re still hot, even if you’re naked. And people here in the South have no concept of swimming to cool off. They go swimming to get wet and have fun. It’s weekend like the last one – during the heat wave – that make a person think jumping in a glacier-fed river is actually a good idea.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Pssst…that’s crazy! :)
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
You were
born on the sun, weren’t you?
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
that sounds absolutely miserable
says the freckly redhead who burns too easily
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to go ahead and guess
that we don’t have similar complexions
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually don’t, either, but I think that’s because sunlight reflects off of my skin. It’s that albido affect, you know. Like what happens with the glacial ice caps?
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
you don't have to be that dark
to be much darker than me. my siblings got way more of the Indian (feather, not dot) complexion than I did.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I come from a family if redheads & blondes (I’m the lone brunette) and I’m paler than them all.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
well, I'm the palest of my family
and there are three redheads, three brunettes, and one blonde
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
My dad, who grew up before sunscreen, is a redhead – er…was before he went white – and so he’s always worn long pants and long sleeves. He had knee surgery, and I saw him for the first time ever in shorts like 15 years ago. So, knowing that his legs had barely ever seen the light of day, I put my leg next to his. And would you believe that he was still darker than I was? He thought that was pretty funny.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
wow. that is kinda hilarious
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
So…yeah. I almost always win the “who’s the palest” contests. Except against people who happen to be albino or have albino splotches of skin. And that’s only because they have a transparent quality to their skin that I lack. I am literally so pale that I can compete for the palest skin with someone who’s afflicted with albinism.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
wow. that's ridiculous
I won a coarsest hair contest (we measured with a micrometer) against someone with an afro once.
think that’s about the best comparison I can think of
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
People dash from air conditioned buildings to air conditioned cars and back again all summer. Only tourists hit the beaches there in the summer.The locals have better sense and stay inside.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, we did that, too. I was talking more different times of the summer, rather than actual days, tho. We’ve probably been over 100ºF close to 10 days (maybe more?) since the start of May.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
ah, I see
yeah, it’s been no fun
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey
Are you feeling better? And yeah, most people up here have been nonstop bitching about the cooler temps so far. As for me, I love it. Always been a spring/fall kind of guy.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
Spring & Fall are my favorite times of year, too. Yeah, i’m feeling better. Migraines paired with sleep deprivation aren’t any fun, tho. So I’m not sure how long I’ll last, but I thought I’d stop in and say hi, at least. :o)
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
What
a trooper.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
As John says, I’m a glutton for punishment. But hey, it occupies my spare moments, right? Or something.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, smo
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
and check out my bags set I'm working on
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=46068712&l=f579c8a7fc&id=30824794
Hockey season can’t get here soon enough. Also can’t wait to get my new Marty St. Louis jersey
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by Eddie Wildermuth on Jul 26, 2011 7:38 PM EDT reply actions
Cassie's under the weather
So she may not stop in.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
sad day
hope she gets to feeling better
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
give her some swedish fish
"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
So what's the
book on Malone? My Canucks seem to want a winger to play with Kesler, and I’ve always liked the way he plays.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
NMC, then a NTC in 2012-13.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I see
So if Stevie Y asked him for a list of teams he’d consider a trade to, Malone would just shake his head?
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
It contractually becomes a possibility after the season.
But now? Yeah.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hello all!
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Hey, you!
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
so, after reading the "Stamkos signing is mostly good but kinda bad" article
I’m not quite so sure about this whole “we need to free up plenty of cap space for Hedman” thing. Can’t we just give Hedman some of the money we’re currently giving Kubina, kick Kubina to the curb, and say no more about it?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:48 PM EDT reply actions
Kubina is a UFA after the season.
I’m more concerned that Gilroy will click and we won’t be able to afford to keep him.
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
keep who
gilroy
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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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Which reminds me you will need this now
"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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You are a good, good man.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
you may be surprised
but I get that a lot
"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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Nope – no surprise here!
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
right
“kick to the curb” was meant to be a euphemism for “don’t re-sign.”
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
and with as many defensemen as we have going on the market next year
you’d think we’ll be able to pick and choose which ones we want to stick around. Unless any of them get Bergenheim-style offers elsewhere. Ohlund is the only bad contract we have to hold onto after next year
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, everyone!
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:51 PM EDT reply actions
Wait. I have a fan club now? Why? :oO
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone goes crazy and now I’ll just crawl into the corner and suck my thumb while holding onto my blankie and crying in solitude
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
at least you won't be alone
there are literally dozens of islander fans doing the same thing
"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 Jul 26, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, snap!
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t forget to clean up when you’re done. ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey now
We all know you’re the one who holds this whole thing together.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
And you are…?
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh...not real sure right now...
I keep asking myself who I am, but the voices won’t talk to me. Right now, anyway.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh….kay… ;-)
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Get them to singing, and then they won’t bother you so much. :o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
better yet
have the voices argue with each other and let the hilarity ensue
"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
Howdy!
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Hiya!
I was reading through the posts before greeting everyone… where are you at CAustin? I mean, where are you geographically located?
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
:P ROFL
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Nashville
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Cool! I’ve actually been to Nashville before. Nice town. Love it!
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too, I grew up in Dallas, then moved to Washington DC, then to Nashville and I kinda want to stay here for a while.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I got family in TX. Got a nephew and his wife and son in Mineola (just north of Tyler, TX) and my brother and sister in law live in San Antonio.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I had family out in the Hill Country between San Antonio and Austin and I love that area. (Boerne and Fredericksburg) They’ve all died out or moved since, but it was nice to visit there.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
DUDE!!!
whasup?
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
And it's FRIDAY!!
For me, anyway..
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
weren’t you banned recently
"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
Me?
Actually, yes I was! First time ever banned from a website. I can scratch that off my bucket list!
Tried to trade John to BSB for, uh, I don’t remember what… ROFL
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Well… I tried anyway..
oh well.. ROFL
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I guess.. :(
Gotta do SOMETHING to occupy myself until hockey season starts again.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
it was for dig deep, a draft pick and future considerations
"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. that was it!!
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently, John invoked his “NMC” and banned me.. for a while, anyway.
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It was actually kinda funny… Or at least my weird sense of humor thought so… LOL
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh..about 15 minutes...
ROFL
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I so totally laughed! I have NEVER been banned from a site before! It was kinda cool… well, sort of..
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
But then again, I got a really weird sense of humor!
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I missed all of this
lol
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Banned
Damn, you people take your hockey seriously.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
well
apparently some editors here don’t take too kindly to being traded to a rival blog without their permission
"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, like BSB is such a “rival”. ;o)
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:09 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
Ha!
John’s welcome to Nucks Misconduct any time. I’ve got a few posters in mind that I’d love to send back your way. ;)
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
LOL...
I’ll have to check with John and see if he’s agreeable for the move.. Learned my lesson last time…
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
How are
you folks with stats freaks?
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
We actually sort of need a stat freak on staff, actually….
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh.. what are corsi numbers? ROFL
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
OMG... now my head hurts...
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I refuse to learn about them.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Because they’re some made up statistic to justify to people that the +/- stat really does mean nothing – just like they already believe.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Good for you! I start to glaze over at the stats.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I was a math major before switching to philosophy grad work
so I can’t really join the stats-bashing
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s stats and there’s heart. I’m all about the heart, I’m afraid. I wallow in my subjectivity. :)
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I'm used to football
where you can research the stats afterwards to solidify the argument you made with the eyeball test. it works well
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I think its a combination of both, and to a certain extent i think sabremetrcis can show players who have ‘heart’. (example, stephen weiss of the Panthers who sabremetrics has him amoung the best ‘tough minutes’ guys in the league, which he does very VERY quietly)
Yeah, but out of what you just said, I got "stephen weiss…tough minutes …very quietly). So I might as well just watch.
I’ve had to face the fact that I will never be a numbers gal. It goes in one ear and out the other. I can balance my checkbook and make change but I’d rather use my brain space for other sorts of trivial knowledge than stats.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I’ve taken three stats classes – two spatial statstics – and I did sports stats taking in high school. It’s not really my thing. But if people want it, and no one else will write about it, then I guess I’m the logical choice to do that. Unfortunately. :o\
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
you've definitely taken more stats classes than I have
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I just cannot get excited over numbers.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I can
but it depends on what they are. I definitely spent some time this afternoon trying to figure out whether—if you did good line-shopping—you could place a future bet on every team in the Sun Belt such that you would be guaranteed a profit no matter who won (by the way, you can’t, the books take too much of a chunk to offset the variance in lines)
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If you come across any stats-head Lightning fans – even SE Division fans – who write well, let me know. I’m on the lookout to add someone to the staff. Mostly so I don’t have to do that stuff.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I will keep an eye out
but I definitely am not exposed to hockey stats stuff near as much as other sports
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
If you want to start writing up fan posts about it, go for it. We can always front page you. And maybe you can eventually come over to the dark side, if you’re interested. Who knows?
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
if I find anything that I can successfully write about
I will certainly do so. I’m still learning though
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to compare players on the roster statistically by position. Like how the centers lined up, and recommend who should be on what line based on their stats. Interested in something like that? You could go position by position. Or, forwards, defense, then goalies. Whatever makes sense to you.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
it sounds interesting
but I’d definitely have to have some guidance just as far as what statistics are the ones we should be focusing on for what spots
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Email me later, and we can figure it out.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Banhammer activated.
Now, if you want to talk about trading CASSIE…
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
But I’ve already played in Vancouver! :oO
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe they’ll let you wear your old number again?
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey…maybe? ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I would NEVER think about trading Cassie!
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
DTV is available then, right?
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think so.
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
really?
I sure we could work something out…let me fire up one of Glen Sather’s trading cigars
"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 don’t think the Canucks fans would enjoy the abuse Lightning fans get.
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think
it holds a candle to the crap we Canuck fans put up with during the playoffs.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
Oh, you have no idea. People may crap on the Canucks, but at least they pay attention to the details of the team. I came across a report in a prominent Canadian paper one time saying that a player for the Lightning who had knee surgery would be out for the rest of the season, and at that exact same time the Lightning – on their official website’s front page – had a story about how this guy was coming back in a week or two. And that was in December of that season.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeff Halpern
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes indeedy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I still remember the WGN announcers
talking about how Tampa’s goal was to play tight defense and rely on Mike Smith to win games for them
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
THAT is a scary thought...
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That I attribute to East-West logic (and the fact the west doesn’t lknow the east and vice versa)
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
fair enough
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And nobody
knows anything about the south. Except southerners.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
We’ll be glad to educate the masses…
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s like the islanders relying on Rick DiPietro to play a full injury free season
"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 having
a real hockey city in the SE division will hold Canadian journos attentions?
I kid, I kid.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
LOL… only for 1 season..
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course.
Here’s hoping the league puts the Jets in the Central. Natural rivalry with the Wild, isn’t it?
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
Looks like it would be.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I know Wild fans who already hate them with a passion that’s almost holy.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
No. The travel. The Preds are not good with the travel. :)
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Isn't it
just a few hundred miles straight up?
/geography, what’s that?
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
…Hides geography degree under the sofa cushions….
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
So
was I even close?
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
I think you missed the "seriously west" part
and underestimated the number of miles. . . but I’m not looking at a map
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
google maps says 1300 miles though
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Off topic question…
Jay, have you already moved to the Chapel Hill area where your new home is?
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, I have
I did that in early June, then visited TN for about three weeks, and got back Thursday
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Cool! You and me are about 3 hrs apart! Been to Chapel Hill (when my best friend had to take her daughter to the hospital there) and it’s a nice town.
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
And he’s about 3 hours away from me, too.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
it is indeed
although really expensive, and not car-friendly. I actually bought a house in Durham, because it’s way cheaper. although I’ll have to drive to a park and ride and then get a bus to campus
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Nashville is almost directly south of Chicago – and a touch east of that.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Or were you talking about Winnipeg? I got confused. :o\
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Winnipeg
It’s ok. I’ll chalk it up to your being under the weather.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
So what was the original question again? How far west is Winnipeg? And of what?
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
is winnipeg just a couple hundred miles straight up from Nashville
I’m leaning. . . no
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s what I thought it was – which is why I said that it’s almost due south of Chicago.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
OK
Is Chicago straight down from Winnipeg? Or maybe I should not be lazy and find out on my own.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
chicago is significantly southeast of Winnipeg
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
As the crow flies, Chicago is about 1500 km SE of Winnipeg and Nashville is about 1000 km just about due south of Chicago.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank you both.
I need to bone up on my geography, obviously.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
It’s a 7 hour flight, according to Expedia.
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Part Predator, part Lightning.
no, it's more likely to
somehow give the Jets the same SCF odds as the Ducks and Predators.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, having Winnipeg in the SE Division this season is going to be a real treat for someone, let me tell you.
Tampa is a real hockey city. As is Raleigh. It’s just that the Ontario hockey news crowd has better things to do – like fret over the Leafs – than do any actual research on teams they and their fans couldn’t care less about.
So imagine being crapped on like the Canucks are, only people hate you because of where the team is located and nothing else. Then, to add insult to injury, everyone constantly gets the fact all wrong about your team. That’s what it’s like to be a Lightning fan.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m sorry
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
I kept trying to explain that to Lightning fans that the Canucks were in a similar boat – that all of Canada hated them, too – but no one believed me until the Finals.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
You forgot
Chicago, and Boston, and maybe even Nashville.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
Sorry
I forgot Minnesota. Anybody who watched the draft will know what I mean.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
Oh, we all caught Minnesota.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Weren't
they so cute?
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What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
They were just darling!
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Almost like
adult hockey fans.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
REALLY good news, guys
…only seven more weeks until training camp opens.
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freaking awesome
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It's seemed
like such a short off season so far.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
What’s gotten me is the fact that the past 3 off-seasons have been big turnovers for Tampa Bay, lots of stuff going on with the roster and behind the scenes. This season? It’s quiet. It all happened real fast and now we have seven weeks where there’s not much more than rumors and speculation from idle fans.
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yzerman strikes
me as a guy who keeps a steady hand on the tiller. Not splashy, just like he played.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
Yes. And he know swhat he is doing and he is surrounded by those who know what they are doing. And the Franchise (non hockey operations) is staffed by people who know what they are doing.
The Lightning have transformed. The previous 2 years (before Yzerman, before owner Jeff Vinik) was seat-of-their-pants stuff, with really clueless, classless, and ridiculous moves both on and off ice. Morale for the franchise in general fell.
But it gave you something to talk about.
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Barrie and Koules
Think one was more responsible for the chaos than the other?
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
UGH...
Those that shall not be named!
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Not my thing…. But if others want to get involved in one that is officially RC, then…
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I have never understood fantasy leagues… what is the point? And I never did understand how to play…
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
its something for friends to do for kicks :)
yahoo’s system is pretty simple to play :)
and I can help :)
Then explain, please!
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh… everything? ROFL
Or is that too complicated for a short explanation?
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
lol… well depending on the league settings depends on how it works… rotisserie you have a team and its ranked in each stat you get ranked for each stat and earn points on that rank and who has the most points wins
if you do head to head, each week your players acquire points for their stats, the ‘winner’ of the matchup is who has more points than the player they are playing against that week…
it can be super fun to play among friends and makes more sense as youre playing it :)
:O
OMG… you’ve lost me already! ROFL!
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I smell a Fan Post!:)
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Part Predator, part Lightning.
You should write it up and post it. See what kind of response there is out there.
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with words?
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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, WORDS. LOL
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
2012-13 Realignmet
Lets finally do what makes sense and put the Canadiens in the Pacific and Florida in the Northwest, huh? I mean, that’s the kind of logic the NHL has ALWAYS adhered to with alignments. Lets finally do the right thing…
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I don't think there's any way for both of my wishes to come true
1. Bolts don’t get hosed.
2. My three favorite teams don’t all end up in the same division
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
and put the Dallas Stars in the Atlantic right? I mean it works for football
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Hey, for years and years the Braves played in MLB’s National League, Western Division. Now you gotta admit THAT makes a lot (or not) of sense..
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
hey
I still wear a t-shirt running that says “Carolina Panthers: Western Division Champions”
even worse than the Braves
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
:) Yeah, that too...
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, they HAD been int he West. MIlwaukee?
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
that's at least an excuse
Carolina Panthers were an expansion team directly to the NFC West. With San Francisco, Atlanta, New Orleans, and St. Louis (previously Los Angeles). Talk about geographical continuity!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Dallas Cowboys have been in the Eastern conference for yeeeaaaarrss.
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Part Predator, part Lightning.
and they built up too many great rivalries
to leave for a more suitable division.
But I still think the Arizona Cardinals (moved from Chicago, by way of STL) in the NFC East and Carolina Panthers (expansion) in the NFC West are worse
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
True.
Washington Redskins/Dallas Cowboys… one of the better rivalries in NFL. For a while, anyway. Until the Redskins became one of the worst teams in the league. But still, I know ’Skins fans that would be happy with 2 wins, as long as they were against Dallas….
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Say Redskins to my mom and watch out! ;)
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
my half-brother lives in Maryland
and has watched a few games from Snyder’s private box. but I don’t think he actually cares
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
ROFL… around my house it was Redskins or nothing. While growing up I was taught that it was the Redskins then the rest of the league! :)
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
was that before the Falcons were a team
or did they just suck?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Never been any Falcons fans in my family. When I was growing up (WAAAAAAY long ago) it was the Redskins then the rest of the league!
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
A guy I went to college with is playing for the Falcons.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
cool
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Considering that I went to a D-II school? Yep. Doesn’t happen too often.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
oh right, I forgot about that
Western, wasn’t it? yeah, that’s definitely pretty awesome
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep – WWU. Good memory!
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew there was a point in time
when the Redskins were the only option for the entire Southeast. but Atlanta and Tampa had been around for a long time by the time I was old enough to follow sports, so I don’t really have a good sense of when that was
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I've read
that there was a point in time when the NFL and MLB didn’t even have divisions, just one table like soccer.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
I think I’m a bit older than you are…. When I was little you could watch the Redskins on CBS sports or listen to them on several local stations. With the appearance of the Carolina Panthers, the Redskins broadcasts have disappeared, which I hate.
I’ve been a Redskins fan for so long, I can’t change allegiances, even if the Panthers are the “local” team. I’ve been to a grand total of 1 Carolina Panthers game.. the home opener against the Detroit Lions several years ago. Just can’t get interested, no matter how I try.
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by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I understand
I’m still a Bolts fan. although I am planning on going to a number of Canes games this year just because there’s hockey within 30 minutes for not Bruins prices
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
My mom has lived in Nashville for five years and only watches the Titans when they play the Cowboys. She wouldn’t be able to tell you a thing about the team except that Jeff Fisher isn’t the coach anymore. But she can tell you every receiver, tight end, RB, etc., on the ’Boys
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Part Predator, part Lightning.
at least they're in different conferences
so she can cheer for Tennessee as well without being disloyal (kinda like I cheer for the Preds despite knowing little about them).
a lot of Tennesseans have it harder in trying to cheer for the Titans and the former Vols (Arian Foster with the Texans, and more notably Peyton Manning with the Colts)
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
EXACTLY@
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
You think
time zones would be the best way to align the divisions? I saw a mockup along those lines, and it made sense to me. Before the politics set in, at least.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
My problem is that the East/West split is going to stay in place.
The truth is, they need two conferences that span the continent….
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean
less NBA, more NFL/MLB? I think that’s the first time anyone has brought up that concept, to my knowledge.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
You can’t break up rivalries or put all the big drawing teams in the East. Nashville, Columbus, and St Louis only survive because they host the Red Wings three times a year. Well, not “only” but its really important financially.
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Part Predator, part Lightning.
on the flip side of that
they could draw big playing the rangers, leafs, bruins, canadiens, capitals, and penguins three times a year as well
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Yeah, but we all hate Detroit now. They couldn’t care less about us, but I refuse to miss a Detroit game, either on TV or in person. I honestly don’t have any idea about how folks around here would feel about any of those teams. Though they’d pay to see Crosby or Ovechkin.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
it really seems like Nashville would fit way better with the Bolts, Canes, and Panthers
but hosting the Wings has to be a financial boon. and I don’t want them to become rivals
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I might actually lose my mind if I had to deal with a Tampa/Nashville divisional rivalry.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
That’s probably going to happen.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
really? you think they'll send the Preds East at Columbus and Detroit's expense?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Around here. we’re sort of expecting to stay in the Central but planning in case we’re re-aligned. If you go by time zones, Detroit or Columbus is a better fit.
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
only if they do the four divisions thing
in the Southeast, Detroit and Columbus would be miserable fits
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
but what I'm really dreading is this division:
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Columbus
Washington
Tampa Bay
Carolina
Florida
that’s 5 of the top 7 teams from last year’s regular season in one division. and it’s not geographically crazy either
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
and scary
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Columbus is a 3.5-hour drive west of Pittsburgh, and east of Detroit, for what it’s worth.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
really?
I thought it was pretty much straight south of DET
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Sort of. It depends on the map projection you’re looking at. Cleveland is 81º37’W and Detroit is 83º03’W. The bigger the positive number (east of 0º longitude, it’s negative numbers), the farther west you are.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
well Columbus is west of Cleveland
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m coherent, can you tell? Columbus is 83º01’W. So you were pretty much right.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
sleep deprivation is always a good excuse!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I botched the link dump
Nolan has two posts up at Frozen Sheets of Hockey.
For example: The Dance of the Backup Goalies
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Hey John, Cassie, Tina
I have a friend whos trying (finally) to join RC, and she created an account and got this message…
Your Raw Charge membership will be fully active in 2 days, on Jul 28, 2011 5:39 PM PDT. Until then, you won’t be able to post comments, FanPosts, or FanShots. In the meantime, we hope you’ll explore the community. Stick around!
any way we can expedite this?
her ID is: newbiegirlok
What?
you want to circumvent SBN security? Outrageous!!
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
I suddenly am reminded of Jorden von Strangle
and wish there were an online video somewhere of his “disco? with myself? outrageous!” line
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that I’ve put my geography degree to good use, I think I’m going to go. Good night, everyone. Thanks for keeping us company, and have a good rest of the week!
Win or lose, I'm proud of these guys.
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by Cassie McClellan on Jul 26, 2011 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
G'night Cassie!
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Jul 26, 2011 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
g'night Cassie
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
night!
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Bolts, Preds, Canes (childhood team, home state team, hometown team). Canes mini-STH. Southern hockey solidarity!
by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
cya cassie
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So...
How about that… uh… er…. um…. St. Pete Times Forum renovation! Yeah…
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just like that MSG renovation that has the rangers globetrotting through europe for like 5 weeks
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The Bolts will have one preseason game at home, and will be back to star the season on October 17. Thta’s not bad (10 days after the start)
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
rangers don’t play one preseason games at home
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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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So the Lightning are in much better shape! :-D
The Forum has been hosting events still, too, which is odd considering work is being done everywhere. The AFL season just concluded last weekend.
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
MSG was doing work starting after the NBA all star break and was closing sections that it was working on…making it a pain in the ass to get around the place
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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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They chronicling the renovations with photographs, by the way?
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
uhm…just when Lundqvist was there they had a small photo gallery but i haven’t really looked
"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
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
still looks the same to me
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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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Well, guys. I'm outta here too.
Have fun and remember to hydrate. :)
"I'm a firm believer that in life, if you're happy then happy things will happen for you."--Bernie Parent
Part Predator, part Lightning.
later
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Bolts, Preds, Canes (childhood team, home state team, hometown team). Canes mini-STH. Southern hockey solidarity!
by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
cya
"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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Bye Clare, until next week….
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
No, but Simon and Garfunkel can
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
ba zing
"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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well, I think this means it's time for me to get to reading
later, y’all
Heel for school, Vol for life!
Bolts, Preds, Canes (childhood team, home state team, hometown team). Canes mini-STH. Southern hockey solidarity!
by Incipient_Senescence on Jul 26, 2011 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
Take care, Jay
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by John Fontana on Jul 26, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
cya dude
"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 goign to slip out too
Good night to everyone.
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Raw Charge.
cya next week john
"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
Damn forgot about this
;_;
you're not defending him are you?
are you his mom?
by toppleprone on Jun 7, 2011 9:43 PM EDT
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