Tuesday night open thread
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 7:30 PM EDT
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This time next week, the Lightning will be preparing for their first preseason game, against the St. Louis Blues. By this time next week, we'll be reverting to our regularly scheduled Tuesday link posts and ceasing the summer open threads.
But before we do that, let me take this opportunity to share with you the Bolts marketing slogan for the season - Be the Thunder:
"Last season we placed great emphasis on our ownership and management’s commitment to the team’s long term success and to the community," Vice President of Brand Management Lynn Wittenburg said. "Now, we’re turning our attention to the fans, the most integral players on our team. We encourage them to come together, be loud and share with us a one-of-a-kind experience as we continue to proudly cement our presence in Tampa Bay."
"The new campaign calls on our dedicated, passionate fans to ‘Be the Thunder’ behind the Lightning," said Chief Operating Officer Steve Griggs. "Through strength in numbers, our fans are encouraged to serve as that force of nature as we implore them to create a raucous atmosphere in our building for every home game and provide unwavering support in the community."
Of course, some of the reactions I've seen are not that flattering, but how many marketing campaign slogans are intially received in a flattering light anyway?
At least it's not a grossly unimaginative co-opting a song that has been played and parodied to death in the pop culture.
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Is everyone ready for this weekend? Let’s see a show of hands?
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
I see that this is going to be one of THOSE nights….
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Hell on Ice/In Lou We Trust/Twitter
That's it. I'm sending you to El Paso to live with your real parents.
by Kevin Sellathamby on Sep 13, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Where? Where? :oO
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
And yes, I am standing way over in the corner, jumping up and down and frantically waving BOTH hands in the air…
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
OMG... can we PLEASE start the season?
Like…. NOW??
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
Soon. Very, very soon….
I need some sinister music to go with that, don’t I. :o\
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
DUDE!!
Where ya been?
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, if you say so… just kinda seemed like you were avoiding me or something.. :)
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn’t that what regular season game threads are for?
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Hi Dr. Nick!
Hell on Ice/In Lou We Trust/Twitter
That's it. I'm sending you to El Paso to live with your real parents.
by Kevin Sellathamby on Sep 13, 2011 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I’m not everybody, but…hi! :o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Why, thankee. Short bus special, of course. :oP
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Even the weatherman is ready for some hockey...
It’s supposed to turn a lot cooler here starting this weekend.. From a high of 88 degrees today and around the same tomorrow, to a high of 66-70 on Saturday and Sunday.
All I can say for the cooler weather (and hockey) is BRING IT ON!
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
It’s supposed to drop below 70 again this weekend. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
So…. Thoughts on the new season slogan/theme/rallying cry? Anyone? Bueller?
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:43 PM EDT reply actions
One word. UGH
Or another one.. LAME
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was clever enough, in its way.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll just say I was not impressed with it.
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think many were, from what I got.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
It’ll be awesome if the players/coaching staff keep on the ‘All In’ concept. I think it worked well for the players..
I thought it should’ve been something a bit more inclusive. But then, I’ve always been a big believer that the fans are an integral part of the team, and not a separate entity.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m with you here. A bit…well, mm, underwhelming
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Though I’d take underwhelming compared to crappy, myself. Esp with the awesome team we’re going to be putting on the ice.
good evening!
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Hi! How are ya? May I suggest decaf? :)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
SQUIRREL!!1
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone’s frothing at the mouth for some hockey. You?
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't know about anyone else...
But I am shocked at the level of RFA poaching this offseason…
Who got poached?
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
No one as far as I know. Maybe that’s what’s so shocking.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Oh, right. Sarcasm. Gotcha.
:D
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually not sarcasm… I’m genuinely surprised t here werent atleast 3 offer sheets sent to the home office..
TAMPA WILL MATCH ANY OFFER!!!!
Sorry. Flashback.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
LOL… didnt think stamkos or doughty, etc would get pinched. that 4 1st give up is insane… but get under 3mil ( i think) and it starts becoming a 1st and 3rd and less… lotta guys with upside fit that, and heck even uf they dont progress any further, they are still better than the replacement level players some teams have
But there are gonna be repercussions. You can’t get away with it. Poach once and everyone takes you off the Christmas card list.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
And you never get an invite for a salon day again, either.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Can you imagine Dean Lombardi NOT threatening someone? Or Bob Murray NOT throwing a chair at an employee? Of course he does that anyway.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
In all seriousnes, yeah I think it would be bad. Wasn’t there a thing about that a few years ago? Someone offer sheeted a guy and then the offended team started offer sheeting the other team’s RFAs for a couple of years? I’m not looking it up, but I seem to remember it being talked about this summer.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
if memeory serves right that was just a threat (Lombardi I think.) But the few offer sheets that have been signed, there hasnt been any severe repercussions for those teams.
I was thinking…hmm…
Well, I’m not gonna look it up, but I was pretty sure about it. Maybe it’s the OCD, but sometimes things get stuck in my head, even when they’re wrong.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Even if there was war declared, it never amounted to anything since there has only been 5 offer sheets in the current CBA
http://crashthecrease.com/2011/07/26/the-lack-of-nhl-rfa-offer-sheets-is-puzzling/
Teams would rather take a risk on their own young players than take a risk on older players, I guess.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
OK so this is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.
from Battle of California, The Mind of a Goaltender.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Oh god. BoC. They’re so far out there that Berkeley can’t even contain them.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Sleektooning, FakeDanEllis, and now this. It’s a trifecta.:)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Rudy Kelly left us this treat when the Lightning had lost all three games on their California swing:
As a geographer, I can’t help but find it hysterical. But then, I’m sort of twisted that way. ;o)
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
The link’s not coming up for me for some reason.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Ah. I know why. Try it again and see if it works.
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Good Grief! I’m shocked and laughing at the same time!
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
The reason why you couldn’t see it initial was because it was a hidden post – and for good reason! :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
My team’s goalie would yell jokes at people skating down the lane to shoot on her. She was so awesome. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, for now. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s resurrected at some point.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Sleek, we’ve got a Sleek-i-fied Raw Charge logo for everyone to enjoy.
http://www.battleofcali.com/2011/9/3/1594409/sleektooning-up-other-blogs-logos
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:12 PM EDT reply actions
Whoo-hoo!
OtF never got one that I saw. Nobody loves us. :(
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I think he’s still working his way thru the group, but I’m not sure. Dirk may not have requested one.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, been out of town a few days for a cousin’s wedding, and have got a few things going on in the meantime. But the project’s not over — nearly have another one done, I hope (though I won’t post it until I have three). :)
www.battleofcali.com
by Earl Sleek on Sep 13, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hiya, kids...
Do ya’…. Do ya’ dig the rock’n’roll? :-B
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
Hey…I know you. You’re that guy from Happy Days, aren’t you. That guy in the cardigan. Now, don’t deny it! ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh, no...
I need to find a video clip of David Letterman saying this line…
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Howdy! How’s it going today?
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
It started slow and morbund, got antsy and erratic at the end.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too. Only slow and gentle becoming antsy and erratic. You doing alright?
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Yeah, just in a mood to start the day is all.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone planning on following the rookie games tomorrow?
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Okay, guess not.
If you have the time give it a try. We’ve been getting whupped.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
No feed. you have to follow @rinkside, @hfialkov, and @OnFrozenPond. Three Panthers reporters doing an absolutely fantastic job keeping up with the demand from the fans. George Richards does both the twitter and a live chat at his blog. Litter Box Cats will probably have the links up.
@rinkside sometimes does pictures but no video feed has come thru.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I’ve been trying to, but it’s not easy.
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, I disappeared.. Neighbor came visiting...
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
Yes. Tammy is a nice lady. Bit of an airhead, but in a good way. After that house being vacant for about 5 yrs, it’s nice to have neighbors again. At least they don’t have wild parties and play loud music all night long…
Her husband is a former US Marine.
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
How are you feeling, Tina? Still doing alright?
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Still sniffing and coughing. I’m still alive. I think. No appetite though (not that that’s a bad thing for me). Everything tastes kinda like cardboard right now.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
A cold? Sorry to hear that. summer colds are miserable. (Like winter colds aren’t.)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Both are miserable but something is just wrong about having a cold in the summer… it makes it more miserable for some reason. Already miserable with the hot weather, I guess. I know the weather doesn’t cause a cold, but somehow they are just more tolerable in the winter.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I hear ya. I just got over a cold a couple of weeks ago. Yuck. Hope it’s a mild one for you.
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
My aunt (lives next door to me) has the cold from hell right now. She’s been badly congested, coughing and wheezing for a week now. She has a dr appt scheduled for tomorrow, so maybe he can give her something for the congestion. I think that’s where my cold came from.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely stay away from it if you can. Nasty stuff.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like what I had. Thankfully, it didn’t move down into my chest, like a winter cold would’ve. Just stayed in my head. Sort of like the fairies do. ;o)
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Er…boom? :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Cassie, that link you posted above was absolutely hilarious!
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
The State Rape one? Oh, I know. I think it’s great. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
That one still has me snickering… That was just LOL funny.
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I snicker for hours after I see that. Every. Single. Time. It never gets old. But that’s Battle of California for you, tho. There’s a reason why they don’t go by their real names.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay. There are less than a handful of days left in the offseason. What are you going to do?
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:37 PM EDT reply actions
What I do every day, Pinkie. Plot to take over the world.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
NARF!
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oooh. I almost forgot!
I am famous! Sort of, Well, not really at all.
But I got a tweet from one of my favorite players today! Spontaneous and everything. I was clapping my hands in glee AND my husband is jealous!
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Cool! who was it?
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
@dexshow. cool.
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Details.
I got praise for my post earlier today (the one with Boucher’s picture) from the team.
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Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Props for that too.
I got my article on the Thrashers fans mentioned in Spector Hockey’s blog roundup last week..
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by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Luckily I had already changed my user name to my real name by that time…
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Which is why...
….you need to post more often.
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Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Lyle is awesome. Talk about a good guy. I adore him. :o)
And of course he posted your article up there – it deserved more recognition.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Chill, Cassie, he’s married. :-p
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Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t adore him in that way, John. :oP
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
So you say….
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Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes I do say. :o|
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t know if you knew you made the cut at Bird Watcher’s Anonymous, too.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Really? Cool! That I didn’t see.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
there’s one guy/gal trying very hard to keep that site up and running, and started posting news links as opposed to articles. Your article was on the first edition.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I hope they do keep it going.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
They haven’t killed it off like they did with From the Rink, which was a big mistake.
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The effort is to do southern hockey or Georgia hockey non-NHL stuff. It’s possible that they can hang on as a blog, but it’s gonna be really hard work. I wish then the best with it, though.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Well, they do have the Gwinnett Gladiators there in the Atlanta area, so maybe they can still get their hockey fix this winter. Gwinnett usually has a pretty good team.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Woo! (Tho, I already knew about it.) Good for you, John. Zee Lightning, dey iz good peoplez. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Where is that accent supposed to hail from?
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by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Nowhere in particular. Why? Should it be from somewhere?
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Only if you keep the Crocs from “Pearls Before Swine” as pets
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by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
This poor guy went from Paris, France, to Texas. The things some people do, just to play hockey. :o\
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:52 PM EDT reply actions
Did anyone read Landsberg's column today?
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
No, what about?
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by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Wade Belak and depression.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=375694
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Wow. Quite an article there. Worth reading.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Saw it, just haven’t had a chance to read it yet.
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow. This is turning into a link dump. Or something. :oD
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
Sorry. I can stop. Anytime. I swear it.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I was mentioning it as a good thing, silly girl. ;o)
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
heheehee. I diiscovered today that I have the same sense of humor as a first grader and a 4-year old.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
And that’s a bad thing? I don’t think so…
Dwayne Roloson: "You damn [insert team name here]! GET OFF MY LAWN!!"
by Tina Robinson on Sep 13, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s a town in Florida called Withlacoochee – seriously – and I mentioned it to my friend Laurabelle in passing when I lived in the state a few years ago. She started to giggle and then said, "You said “coochee”!" I’ve known her since we were five years old. And yes, she’s always been that way. :oD
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
In all seriousness, how many people want a link dump post regularly on Raw Charge??
So many team sites do it, I’m hesistant to make more of a push on the subject.
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by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Well they often turn into open thread type things as I’ve seen. And there’s no other site for Lightning links. But the general links can get repetitive. It’s really all in what you editors are willing to spend your time on. Dirk must spend hours looking at articles. Not sure that’s necessary.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
The problem is that there are so few Lightning sites that there aren’t that many Lightning articles out there to link up to.
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
It goes beyond that. It’s hard to find new, fresh sources for information. Everyone is doing generla link dumps… You want to really be different, you gotta research (like Clare pointed out). The smaller blogs don’t have fresh content on a regular basis, so linking over to them becomes something you can’t always do.
Finding other smaller blogs and relevant news (not necessarily Lightning news) is a chore in itself.
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I may have to get off the computer now.
Kids and hubby due home momentarily. And I haven’t gotten anything done today. Dirty kitchen, laundry, etc., are calling. I’ll check back in a bit, but goodnight if I miss y’all.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
Good night! Thanks for keeping us company!
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Good night, Clare
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 13, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to check out, everyone
Sorry I was not here for the stat of the thread. But I did show up!
Typing is an adventure, and reading should be, too!
Raw Charge.
Yeah, I’m outta here, too. Thanks for hanging out. Have a great rest of the week!
"You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." -Herb Brooks
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 13, 2011 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
A night's sleep has shed a different light on the "Be the Thunder" campaign
At first, I thought it was dorky (and I know from dorky—I go “Hockeytonkin” in “Smashville”), and the press release managed to sound simultaneously like a press release (aka verbal cardboard) and some 8th grader’s creative writing homework. But then I remembered, at least it’s not “Presented by Amway.”
So, yeah, go. Be loud. Maybe they’ll hand out those “thundersticks” at the games. (Just none of the drum things. That didn’t work out very well in the end.)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
I think I figured out why the St. Louis Blues went with "Don't Stop Believin'" this year.
Apparently our team’s marketing department wishes to enrage Red Wings fans. In fact, they hope it will be enough to make them drive across Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois to buy tickets to Blues home games just so they can spout off about how since it says “Detroit” in the song, it’s obviously a song only for the Red Wings and Red Wings fans. Finally it will dawn on the Red Wings fans once their buzzes subside that they just spent all that money on gas, food and tickets. The Blues just got rich off their anger. They got punked.
Either that or the marketing geniuses all got really high and said “Let’s imitate Glee! Nothing says ‘manliness embodied in competition’ like Glee! Everyone loves Glee!” I’ll put it to you this way. If I had cable or satellite TV, the only things that would ever play would be local news, baseball, hockey, and Spongebob Squarepants. One of the guys I grew up with watched Spongebob all the time when he was in and out of the hospital with kidney failure, so I watch it in his honor now that he’s gone. He had the laugh down perfectly, too. That aside, the Blues marketing staff really missed their core audience by trying to play to the fringe.
Let's Go Blues!
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by Paperwork Ninja on Sep 14, 2011 10:46 AM EDT reply actions
Don’t Red Wings fans kinda think everything is just for the Red Wings and Red Wings fans? ;-)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
This is true.
Let's Go Blues!
Support your local NAHL team. Seriously.
by Paperwork Ninja on Sep 14, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
it's gonna be a dog fight between Wash and TB this season
Hope you guys are up for it
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