Morning Links- 2/7
by chelischili7 on Feb 7, 2012 9:01 AM CST
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PrintSo I'm the new guy...I feel like Colin Quinn when he replaced Norm MacDonald on Weekend Update..I hope my career turns out better.
- He left yesterday behind him you might say he was born again (Previews) [Hawks] [CSN] [Mile High Hockey] [Cheer The Anthem]
- It's the defense! [Sun Times]
- Or is it too many penalities? [Chicago Tribune]
- Or are they are getting out hit? [Daily Herald]
- Joel likes Emery because he is "Dependable" [CSN]
- Dealing with pressure [CSN]
- Ex-Whalers owner looks at Marginal NHL Markets [PuckDaddy]
- Ralph Nader's open letter to Gary Bettman [League of Fans]
- Luke Fox's take on why the NHL is better than the NFL [SportsNet.ca]
- Crosby Skating doesnt mean much? [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
- Can't get much worse for the Sabres..Wait yes it can [The Buffalo News]
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Leave the new guy alone!
Damn nucks fans…just pretend your beating him with a stick.
Welcome! Hopefully we get to see ya in the comments section a little bit. If nothing else to make fun of Westy..
I like my Sausage, mmmmm Sausage! What did you think I was talking about.
"Watching a shootout is like admitting you watch Survivor or search the internet for porn."
Beaten by a nucks fan on the welcome
…for shame.
welcome man.
by putmeinthemadhouse on Feb 7, 2012 9:10 AM CST reply actions
They are like cockroaches
I kid…more like Palmetto Bugs
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
Cockroaches survive
almost anything….I wonder why they get a bad name.
Lead writer of nothing, commenter on everything.
Except the Stanley Cup Final
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 12:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I still enjoyed going there
felt better than losing in the first or second round
Lead writer of nothing, commenter on everything.
agreed
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
Ditto
Welcome, CC7! (why am I suddenly jonesin’ for a whiskey and 7-up?)
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
I love the NHL but Luke Fox is out of his tree
His 2nd point involves the mythical “clutch” gene which, for all the talk it gets, doesn’t exist. A single elimination tournament provides just as many upsets as the 7 game series that the NHL playoffs provide. Football players take infinitely more punishment than guys in the NHL so faulting them for having bye weeks seems wrong.
If the Super Bowl is a clunker, casual fans have seven months to complain about the anticlimactic finish to the NFL season. If the Stanley Cup Finals result in a lopsided 4-0 sweep, fans can still reminisce about the other great series
We can’t talk about how great the 49ers-Giants game was? Giants-Packers (fuck the Packers)? [lets out long sigh] The fighting Tebows and their OT win on the first play of overtime?
I used to be this way when discussing popularity of sports, too. Now I’ve just come to enjoy the sports I enjoy and not turn it into one giant pissing contest.
Not a shot at the new guy though. Appreciate the linkage and welcome.
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 9:11 AM CST reply actions
One more thing...
7. The best player in the game’s brother would not have more championships than him.
Can you imagine Anton Stastny or Brett Lindros or Valeri Bure coming into the league and having better careers than their older brothers?
Of course not.
The NHL is a world that makes sense. A world where older brothers reign supreme.
Anyone else out there that can’t stand the RINGZZZZZZZZZZZZ argument when discussing a player’s career? That’d make Marcel Dionne pretty worthless when we all know he was pretty great.
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 9:14 AM CST up reply actions
delusional - youner brothers often have better careers
the oldest brothers often don’t make it to the NHL (e.g. the infamous Sutter brothers)
Fighting stupidity since 1958 (its a much bigger project than originally envisioned).
Confusion will be my epitaph.
It needs more cowbell.
Does this man realize that one of the greatest players in NHL history, Maurice Richard, had his brother (Henri Richard) capture more Stanley Cups (11) than him with the same organization (Les Canadiens)?
Another point in this argument that is flawed.
Proud fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
The only thing that I would agree with is bringing in 8 teams for the playoffs instead of the current 6 team format eliminating the bye-week going into the playoffs.
Other than that, this article is complete bullshit.
Proud fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
I don't know why people always have to compare the sports.
I like each of the three I follow for different reasons. It doesn’t make one better than the other.
by Katherine215 on Feb 7, 2012 10:29 AM CST up reply actions
It's hard for me NOT to compare
I love hockey first. It’s fast paced, physical and just overall everything that I enjoy in sports. I follow Football, but can’t compete with hockey if I had to choose. Still too slow and the commercials every time there is a punt end up pissing me off. I enjoy baseball, but again too slow for me. I can’t watch on TV or i’ll fall asleep. Basketball…well the bulls I’ve watched a little just because Rose is awesome but again the last 2 minutes turn into a half hour sleep fest.
Those are some pretty basic comparisions but the whole “I like this better than that” is kind of silly. Even if I could give you a list of 7 pages why I think it, someone else could come back and do the same to me. Too each their own.
I like my Sausage, mmmmm Sausage! What did you think I was talking about.
"Watching a shootout is like admitting you watch Survivor or search the internet for porn."
To each their own is exactly it!
I don’t care for basketball much at all, but I’m not going to tell someone that football or hockey are “better” because it’s just my opinion not a right or a wrong. I love football and baseball, too, but trying to compare them to hockey is pointless to me since they’re so different.
by Katherine215 on Feb 7, 2012 10:37 AM CST up reply actions
Leave that to me
Hockey is best.
Football is second best.
Baseball is third.
Rugby is fourth.
……………..
Tiddly winks is 99th
Basketball is 100th.
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
by Badgerdano on Feb 7, 2012 11:37 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Only if they have the metal tips
Those plastic ones rank a little before tiddly winks
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
lol
It’s like asking me to choose between my children, if I had any.
by Katherine215 on Feb 7, 2012 12:17 PM CST up reply actions
By tiddlywinks
I assume you mean “The Shootout”
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
what's that fourth sport?
Rugby? There’s no such game and there definitely weren’t any International matches that involve Welsh people last weekend…. (weeps softly)
McCormack & Richard Tauber are singing by the bed....
by mightymike D on Feb 7, 2012 12:28 PM CST up reply actions
Tough loss for the men in green.
PVR’d it and couldn’t believe the fashion in which they lost. After the missed conversion I thought the Irish would hang-on 21-20. Wrong. Started to watch England v Scotland too but fell asleep! What’s with the English and never allowing their backs to have a run with ball in hand? Some “electric” backfield potential there that just doesn’t get used. It’s like they’ve got electric dog collars that zap their backs if they spread more than 5 metres apart.
You are next.
by M7 on Feb 7, 2012 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
that's how English Rugby rolls these days
They’re appalling to watch and wasting entire generations of talented backs in this “Grinding becos it wunn uz a wurld cup”mentaliity. And we threw it away against the Vile Taffs by being dumb: Wales LOVE having the ball in their hands and moving it quickly in their threequarter line.. so what did Ireland do? kept kicking the fucking thing back to them. (BTW: the Ferris penalty at the end was bullshit.. the difference between that and Davies’ genuine-article Spear tackle was huge. I can’t believe they’ve both been cited)
McCormack & Richard Tauber are singing by the bed....
I thought the penalty at the end was junk too. Tough call to make late in a game. I mean… you’re gonna get scathed by your coach (and the media) if you don’t tackle like your life depends on it at the end of a match, no?
Must say that George North kid is quite the specimen though. Not exactly an agile runner, but he can cut through holes pretty well. And if you try to tackle him with a glancing blow he’ll just brush you aside. I figure he’s a shoo-in for the Lions tour next year, you?
You are next.
by M7 on Feb 8, 2012 5:47 PM CST up reply actions
Football - the All-American sport
Five seconds of action followed by 30 seconds of committee meetings.
Like most committee meetings
its one guy who cares and 10 other guys who just want the meeting to be done so they can go to strip clubs with all the money they’re making.
I wanted the Packers to win the Super Bowl, Megan!
Thanks Everyone!
I was about to put some comment about Fox being from Toronto and his football knowledge, but I figured it was baseless and quasi ignorant and I will wait to piss off Canada untill the playoffs.
THAT"S A F**KING GOAL!!!~ ME 6/9/10
So are you
BurpChelisChili? Or another Chelli chili fan?
Curator of Dark Side of the Five Hole
I like our guys, especially these guys.
Unapologetic apologist for hockey South of the Mason/Dixon
I was feeling a little sockpuppeted for a bit...
Welcome CC7, it’s always nice to have another Chelis Chilli fan around!
There is a problem with outliving your enemies, it usually means that you have outlived your friends as well...
Honnor thy father - D. Vader (Robert Asprin, Myth series)
by burpchelischili on Feb 7, 2012 5:47 PM CST up reply actions
As for the "Open Letter to Gary"
Umm, NO.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Feb 7, 2012 9:33 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
re: Crosby
Crosby skating doesn’t mean much until it’s with a C on a game sweater and he’s tallying points that actually count. I choose not to read the updates. It’s like you need to be fluent in coachspeak and have a secret decoder ring to figure what is actually being said.
The updates are going to continue to pour out whether we like it or not. I’ve come to grips with that part.
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 9:45 AM CST reply actions
did they ever say what the exact "injury" was to the upper cervical vertebrae?
last I heard it was an “abnormality”
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
i thought it was fractured or something?
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
by justforkicks on Feb 7, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
Crosby
I fought with posting this, because in alot of ways whenever Crosby laces up skates the world thinks for the best, however I totally agree with your point. nothing matters till he is playing cosistantly and lets be fair, he truly may never be the same.
THAT"S A F**KING GOAL!!!~ ME 6/9/10
Dude, keep posting them
They are hockey news. I just personally have chosen to abstain from reading them til he’s active again.
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
just something i read about the oilers game and gagner
"A couple of the (Hawks) skated by me and said it’s pretty incredible, congratulations," Gagner said. " Obviously, it’s tough to do that when you’re losing the game but it feels good to get that respect from other players in the league. Hopefully, I can keep it going."
Patrick Kane, who was Gagner’s linemate when the two were with the OHL London Knights, was not one of the Hawks tipping his helmet to the Oiler.
"He was just giving me stare downs," said Gagner. "I don’t think he was happy I one-upped him like that. We have a competition going and so far, in our (NHL) career, he’s won every one. It’s nice to get that one on him tonight."
from here. always nice to see our players have good sportsmanship like that, but lol kaner.
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
also, welcome chelischili7!
hope to see you commenting too!
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
by justforkicks on Feb 7, 2012 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
you don't think that its nice that they congratulated him?
I think its nice that they did it, but wouldn’t care if they didn’t. I like Kaner staring him down and having that competitive spirit (and visibly being unhappy about what happened). Still makes me laugh thinking about him doing it though.
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
by justforkicks on Feb 7, 2012 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
I kind of go both ways on it.
For one, have some pride and don’t congratulate the guy who just embarrassed you! but on the other hand, it was pretty amazing and having an appreciation for a competitor’s skill/good fortune, even at your expense, is good sportsmanship and a tip of the cap when someone’s just on that night.
by Katherine215 on Feb 7, 2012 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah I view it in the latter way more then the former.
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
by justforkicks on Feb 7, 2012 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
I think when you're being paid by an organization you should refrain from that kind of stuff immediately after games.
I’m not saying if you see the guy a few months later that you can’t comment or joke about it…but in the immediate aftermath they should probably more considerate of their goaltenders (who just got embarrassed) and the organization which pays them.
I’d like to be clear – I’m not saying they should begrudge the guy for all time or anything.
I do stuff for CheerTheAnthem
that's fair. if they were slobbering all over him i'd prob be upset
but in this case, if they just skated by and said congrats for the accomplishment, I don’t see any reason to get worked up about it. different strokes for different folks though!
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
by justforkicks on Feb 7, 2012 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, that's kind of the whole point of sports
two entities meet, compete and try to figure out who’s better at the collection of rules to which they’ve agreed. When someone’s natural ability clearly outshines, there’s no shame in saying so. I’m extremely competitive in sports (meaning I’m the team asshole) and I have no problem giving props when they’re due. Being a competitor transcends being a professional athlete the same way doing something well at your own job transcends your actual position, responsibilities and pay grade.
I wanted the Packers to win the Super Bowl, Megan!
that quip about kaner is absolutely classic
by putmeinthemadhouse on Feb 7, 2012 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
yeah love that
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
by justforkicks on Feb 7, 2012 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Mark Grace
My favorite Cub and maybe my favorite Chicago athlete of all time. But to this day, I can’t forgive him for giving that cheater McGwire a pat on the butt as he rounded first after #62.
IMO, you don’t congratulate your opponent on the playing surface while the game is being played, for any reason.
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Feb 7, 2012 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously
and maybe favorite Chicago athlete of all time? WOW! wow
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
FAT CHICKS NEED LOVE TOO!
/Mark Grace’d
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
really?
he’s not even in my top 10 list. Gracie was OK but mostly because he actively disliked Sosa and his BS boom box crapola from that era.
He was a nice guy
and a decent 1st baseman. Ernie Banks anyone? Billy Williams? Don Kessinger? Ron Santo? (the ball player, not the announcer.) Andre Dawson? Ryne Sandberg? Other Chicago athletes ahead of Grace: Walter Payton, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Michael Jordan?
Everyone is entitled to their opinions though.
OK, we’re talking baseball und es ist verboten!
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
WTF?
How did I miss Bobby, Stan, Keith, and a long list of other Blackhawks???
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Problem is
I’m really only considering athletes that played while I was growing up. I didn’t say he was the greatest or most accomplished, just my favorite. Some people’s favorite ’Hawk in 2010 was Brent Sopel.
I met Grace twice, both times he was so cool and humble and just a guy. That’s about it.
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Feb 7, 2012 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
Sopel was.... um....
Well, I can’t say dreamy, but he played way better than he was given credit for through most of the year.
There is a problem with outliving your enemies, it usually means that you have outlived your friends as well...
Honnor thy father - D. Vader (Robert Asprin, Myth series)
by burpchelischili on Feb 7, 2012 5:50 PM CST up reply actions
And from over-the-pond:
Trouble is, I can’t see anything but picks coming the other way. I could see them parting with Frolik in a Quincey deal, but I don’t think trading Quincey for anything less than a top scoring forward is worthwhile for the Avs
Quincey for Frolik? Where do I sign?
Proud fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
HEZ JUST SNAKEBIT!
SCH, a softer, kinder place to comment on violent sports.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 7, 2012 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
Snakebitz, we got 'em.
Kane, Frolik, Bickell, PP, PK, Kitchen, Havi, Section 309 hot dog vendor…
I wanted the Packers to win the Super Bowl, Megan!
true
they’ll have to earn their $500 in other ways.
I wanted the Packers to win the Super Bowl, Megan!
I'm sure you guys covered this yesterday but I'll cast my vote today
I’m punching the no lever on Luke Schenn. $3.6M for the next 4 seasons is a bit much to pay for “upside.” Perhaps I would consider it more if there wasn’t a pending labor melee coming in about 6 months.
If Stan is talking with the Leafs, let’s talk about the Russian. Expiring contract, fills a pretty big need on the other side of the blue line.
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 10:35 AM CST reply actions
Grabovski? He’s Belorussian.
Proud fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
Is same difference
Both cheer for Drago when watch the Rocky IV. Is sad movie. Still, Cousin Yuri get little choked up when big Rocko give speech at end that every one can change. He smart man. Probably drive BMW 7 series.
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 10:41 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
i would take Grabovski as a 2nd line Center in a HEARTBEAT!
If you watch the guy play he is a legit stud. Big frame, great speed and hands, makes those who play with him even better. Image a 2nd line of Sharp-Grabovski-Hossa!
Absolutely SICK!
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
He's not going to be moved
Even as a UFA , Toronto needs to enjoy the playoffs and they’ll make it if they have him
i find the moving Grabo talk insane, myself
i agree, there is now way he is being moved. even if he isn’t what a “die-hard” Leafs fan believes he should be as a 1st loine center, he is the best they got and is pretty damn decent at hockey.
Stan, blow my socks off with an aquisition of Kyle Quincy as our top-4 DMan and Paul Stastny as our new 2C!
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
Stasny and Quincy fit cap wise for this year
but a move would almost certainly need to be made to fit them in for next season. Plus the Avs are playing hot hockey right now and COULD make the playoffs.
COULD is the operative word
there is also a very good chance they don’t make the playoffs.
Also, if Sharp and/or Kane decide they will play 2C from now and into the playoffs, then we better find ourselves a decent scoring winger. I know its Long Island, but this P.A. Parrenteau has been lighting it up all year playing with dog meat when it hasn’t been with Tavares. He might be an interesting option. But who knows, its all speculation at this point.
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
I feel like unless Kruger really does well on the third
we’ll likely see Q put Kane or Sharp back in as 2C. Hell if we don’t win the next few games, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it sooner rather then alter.
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
It's very much insane
The Leafs are going to end up paying him $5M next year. That might be even nuttier.
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 1:25 PM CST up reply actions
Terriffic article @ Hockey Prospectus with Howard Baldwin
This could just be my observation in central PA, but I feel having an AHL team so close or in the same market as the parent team goes a long way to selling the product. I go to several AHL Hershey Bears games every year and ever since they became the farm team for the Capitals the interest in the area has grown even stronger. I see fans for the Pens, Caps, Flyers and more (me being the lone Hawks! guy) and it also provides a great way for parents to take their kids to a fun environment to expose them to the game we love.
I think what is most important is that people love seeing the game played with intensity even if the product may not be perfect. Plus I can take my wife on those all important date nights and get great rink side seats for under $25 a ticket.
Where you goin? Nowhere!
by BlackhawksFan22 on Feb 7, 2012 10:40 AM CST reply actions
This is one of my favorite features of PD
It’s great, but I dont know how people can really be against hockey hugs
I like my Sausage, mmmmm Sausage! What did you think I was talking about.
"Watching a shootout is like admitting you watch Survivor or search the internet for porn."
Gotta love Matt Spiegel
Mac : (Starts talking Hawks)
Spiegel: My mind is on football.
Look at this slob. HATE HATE HATE
I do stuff for CheerTheAnthem
Ladies and gentlemen, TRIBUTOSAURUS!
While I can get behind anything dogging on Speigel, the bigger question should be why you want to hear anything McNeil has to say about hockey. The next thought he has will be the first.
Second City Hockey
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame
It was a big mistake - here are a few of the topics they covered
1.) Firing Q
2.) Trading Kane for Miller
3.) Leddy not taking the body.
4.) Benching TOEWS
Unbelievable.
I do stuff for CheerTheAnthem
number 4 cant be an actual human thought, can it?
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
I think it's a ploy designed to cause insanity and homicidal rage
I don’t know how they got it past any IRB
Aw come on Fred Flintstone is OK at times
between him and his other annoying partner I can’t listen to them for more than 3 minutes at a time, and that’s usually only when Buffone is on, primarily because he’s often hilarious.
Thats sad
but Really? I find this whole list just trying to piss me off when I’m already pissed off. My old man just emailed me too saying this crap about what they said on the radio.
I like my Sausage, mmmmm Sausage! What did you think I was talking about.
"Watching a shootout is like admitting you watch Survivor or search the internet for porn."
Leddy is quite good at squeezing people on the boards when heading into the corner with the puck
he does it often.
If you can simply take the puck away, it's good enough.
That guy in Detroit with all the trophies is the best at it.
Hold my stones I'm on IR
I think
and I could be mistaken here, but I think he means when Leddy has the puck… (I took at as snark aimed at 8.)
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
/gathers pitchfork and torch
TO ARMS! TO ARMS!
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 12:41 PM CST up reply actions
which way do I go?!?
I’m coming for those fuckers, and Hells coming with me
I like my Sausage, mmmmm Sausage! What did you think I was talking about.
"Watching a shootout is like admitting you watch Survivor or search the internet for porn."
I heard 2 seconds...
on my way to the grocery store during my lunch break, of which was trade Kane talk. I nearly drove into a lightpost for sweet relief.
Pretty sure that guy can whoop your ass
in Magic the Gathering.
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 12:20 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
BigC just won today's Internet
everyone else can stop playing now
McCormack & Richard Tauber are singing by the bed....
by mightymike D on Feb 7, 2012 12:30 PM CST up reply actions
The man is on fire today
Does this mean a big game from Hossa tonight? Methinks it does!
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 12:42 PM CST up reply actions
Unfortunately I dont think my interwebz performance impacts Hossa's performance
If so, he should have had like 5 natural hat tricks in the 2010 SCF
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 1:08 PM CST up reply actions
Ha ha
You know what Magic the Gathering is.
(I actually don’t and I’m not going to look it up on google so I can maintain my taunt)
I wanted the Packers to win the Super Bowl, Megan!
by hairhelmet on Feb 7, 2012 1:32 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
nope
"There are rough players and there are dirty players. I'm rough and dirty."
by YouFeelShame II on Feb 7, 2012 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
Mancow was good until he started believing his own hype and became another shockjock. He, early on, was one of the few radio guys that actually made you think. You might not agree with his perspective, but at least he had one. Once he got too big, he sucked and became a joke. Too bad.
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Feb 7, 2012 1:03 PM CST up reply actions
Watch the Anthony Bourdain episode on Chicago
He goes on Mancow’s show and hates him because Mancow is being such a douche. Then, they go out for sandwiches afterwards and Bourdain really starts to like him. He’s a completely different person off the air.
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Feb 7, 2012 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
Used to see Mancow around the UC a lot back in the bad old days.
That had to count for something! He made me laugh sometimes – his prank calls were usually pretty funny.
I do stuff for CheerTheAnthem
unlike many of the radio personalties I met back in the day
worked in the Hancock building while Coppock was at WLUP – FM. Guy was a complete dick, just like he always came across on the air. Steve Dahl – also a huge dickhead. Gary Meir – actually, fairly decent. Bob Sirott? Total douche.
No, not Chet Coppock!
Say it aint so!
Chet: “Uhhh, champ, let me ask you something. When I was blanketing your superlative career while you were pugalistically extraordinaire, the silk rarely shred from your conglomorative emasculations. (slurp) Ahhhh. Danny, get me another diet Coke. The truth is somewhere in between. Would you not agree with me?”
Joe: “Yes?”
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Look like a refugee from a gorilla love-in.
"How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."
by thepuckstopshere31 on Feb 7, 2012 12:31 PM CST up reply actions
Rule number one:
Never underestimate… the other guy’s greed!
"How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."
by thepuckstopshere31 on Feb 7, 2012 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
Worried.
a lot of us will be watching the next six games through our fingers, or from behind the couch, or perhaps in a bomb shelter.
My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations.
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!
head goes boom
what a mess… Plastic bubble will help for clean up
I recommend drinking heavily
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
Holy Sh--
If I’m Norm MacDonald in this analogy, I hope my career turns out better, too. Ha.
Good luck and welcome, CC7.
You’re in good company here.
SCH's Meathead-in-Residence
by Second City Southpaw on Feb 7, 2012 1:11 PM CST reply actions
Obvious troll is obvious
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Feb 7, 2012 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
No one of consequence
I must know…
Get used to dissapointment.
SCH's Meathead-in-Residence
by Second City Southpaw on Feb 7, 2012 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
proving once again
that GERMANS LIKE DAVID HASSELHOFF!
Why do I get the sinking feeling that Kane is in play?
The talk has been out there for weeks and I can’t remember anyone from the organization shooting it down or calling it ridiculous.
dont think so
they are building this team around Toews and Kane. It would not be a good move for them financially
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 1:44 PM CST up reply actions
bad from a hockey sense
bad from a PR sense
just… bad. One bad season (in that he’s under PPG at the moment) does not a career define.
I don't think you could justify trading a guy
who is 23 and has the potential to have his number hanging up next to the all timers when he is done
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 1:55 PM CST up reply actions
this. exactly.
may there never be another 88 in Blackhawks colours..
McCormack & Richard Tauber are singing by the bed....
I'd keep him for now
but he certainly needs to round-out his game by becoming a more complete player. A one-trick pony who needs to cheat a little to get a head start is not going to be enough from him.
yeah that's the thing
he’s bad by his standards, but still doing well overall. In addition, I personally give him some leeway given his wrist surgery and loss of flexibility in his wrist. Yes I am totally biased, but I just don’t understand how moving him makes any sense.
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
Team doesn't need to respond to things that are clearly
the musings of the insane.
Yeah, but BLou and mhsilver don't count as journalists
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Feb 7, 2012 1:50 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Curses! It's Frances!
Russian, Belorussian. Same thing.
by Ban on Feb 7, 2012 1:55 PM CST up reply actions
Wait, what?
I don’t need to take them seriously? :)
If you must scream to get noticed, maybe you should whisper instead
by Z-man24 on Feb 7, 2012 2:12 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
ever read Jesse Rodgers?
then prepare for a massive coronary when you do – his work will literally made your eyes bleed and your brain hemmorage.
in terms of things about the 2010-11 Blackhawks to worry about
this is not on the list.
We like our people!
because it's probably that dumb of an idea
that they dont feel the need to say anything. The person I think who started this rumor was Jeckel
I like my Sausage, mmmmm Sausage! What did you think I was talking about.
"Watching a shootout is like admitting you watch Survivor or search the internet for porn."
He's not
Because if he is, let me just provide this handy GIF to illustrate what would happen
Stan = guy holding the camera
puck bunnies = animal thing
hockey fans = animal thing
stat wonks like me = animal thing
Even Vince Vaughn and Kevin James = animal thing
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 1:54 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
that gif and the description "animal thing"
put me in mangiggle mode. I dont know why
Nymphin' Ain't Easy Fly Fishing
Back off man, I'm a scientist
by BigCSouthside on Feb 7, 2012 2:12 PM CST up reply actions
I couldn't tell if it was a ram or just an overgrown cocker spaniel
by JesusMarianHossa on Feb 7, 2012 2:18 PM CST up reply actions
I'm thinking just straight up sheep.
Curator of Dark Side of the Five Hole
I like our guys, especially these guys.
Unapologetic apologist for hockey South of the Mason/Dixon
We'd need
mmD to confirm though, he is versed in these things :D
Curator of Dark Side of the Five Hole
I like our guys, especially these guys.
Unapologetic apologist for hockey South of the Mason/Dixon
it's a ram...
and you still seem to be mistaking me for a Welsh Person, who would have a much better idea about getting physical with members of the Caprinadae subfamily…
"It could be worse: there could be blood squirtin' out of your nose"
I though that was for the Greeks
You know, the Iliad, The Odyssey, My Big Fat Sheep Wedding…
I wanted the Packers to win the Super Bowl, Megan!
agreed,
fucking funny as all get out.
There is a problem with outliving your enemies, it usually means that you have outlived your friends as well...
Honnor thy father - D. Vader (Robert Asprin, Myth series)
by burpchelischili on Feb 7, 2012 5:58 PM CST up reply actions
if that happens, then FYI when you watch the news and there's a story about some lunatic running
through the streets shrieking – its probably me.
"Orange Mocha Frappuccino!"
hey, I'll check that out..
while I’m shaving my head and climbing a tall building with a high-powered nerf rifle…
McCormack & Richard Tauber are singing by the bed....
FYI
39 Cristobal Huet — Fribourg-Gottéron
Save% - 93.1% 2.0
GPG -
My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations.
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!
Strike thrus
appeared magically.
My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations.
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!
Even SCH doesn't believe those stats
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by DesertHawk on Feb 7, 2012 3:53 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
oui
je sais qu’ l’homme Francais a les Stats mellieures dans la NLA…
"It could be worse: there could be blood squirtin' out of your nose"
What does this mean?
Curator of Dark Side of the Five Hole
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Unapologetic apologist for hockey South of the Mason/Dixon
yes,
I know the French Man has the best stats in the Swiss Hockey League…
"It could be worse: there could be blood squirtin' out of your nose"
Thanks I couldn't
get it to copy without also grabbing your sig…
/frustration
Curator of Dark Side of the Five Hole
I like our guys, especially these guys.
Unapologetic apologist for hockey South of the Mason/Dixon
though it sounds like Huet may still have
five-hole problems..
Gaëtan Augsburger rendait un fier service à son club formateur en glissant le palet entre les jambières de Cristobal Huet à la 35e minute
"It could be worse: there could be blood squirtin' out of your nose"
Google translated that
sounds kinda dirty
Curator of Dark Side of the Five Hole
I like our guys, especially these guys.
Unapologetic apologist for hockey South of the Mason/Dixon
"Je veux arrive dans ton jambieres"
Serge Gainsbourg has a lot to answer for…
"It could be worse: there could be blood squirtin' out of your nose"
That also is pretty dirty sounding...
what the hell French
Curator of Dark Side of the Five Hole
I like our guys, especially these guys.
Unapologetic apologist for hockey South of the Mason/Dixon
that league is filled with a bunch of pansies
and there’s no reason for the Hawks to even consider him. Or so I’ve been told many times here, but can’t remember exactly why.
Not sure of the logistics of or even if it's possible to get him,
but I’d wager that it’s been thought about and the possibility explored.
My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations.
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!
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