Tuesday Morning Fly By: Prepare the Edmonton Jokes
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 6:00 AM EST
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Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes...
- Peter Laviolette took the blame for Sunday's loss like a good coach would: [BSH] [Frequent Flyers] [Flyer Files] [Philly Sports Daily]
- Could Nick Boynton be in the lineup tonight? [Philly Sports Daily]
- People have picked up on the theme: What's wrong with LBH: [Philly Sports Daily]
- The Flyers are trying to figure out why they're playing their worst hockey of the year: [NHL.com] [CSNPhilly]
- Is this slump anything new though? [Philly Sports Daily] [The700Level.com]
- Three things Peter Laviolette should do: [Flyer Files]
- The Flyers are in the midst of an interesting story, but it has three possible endings. What is actually going to happen with this team? [Flyers Goal Scored By...]
- Enjoy looking back at the great "History Will Be Made" commercials, cause they're returning this year: [Philly Sports Daily] [SBNation.com]
- Looking at Fenwick at home and on the road shows the Flyers as the best team in the league on home ice, but the 13th best on the road. Rink bias, anyone? [Behind The Net]
- Arguing that the NFL negotiations feel eerily similar to the 2004 NHL lockout: [SBNation.com]
- The Sabres playoff hopes rest on Ryan Miller's shoulders, as the team in front of him is once again nothing special: [Hockey Prospectus]
- More evidence that Dominik Hasek was the best goalie of this generation, looking at longevity: [Brodeur is a Fraud]
- A great fanpost here which builds an NHL betting model for the postseason: [Behind the Net]
- Lastly, the three B's highly the Weekly Prospect Report, with Ben Holmstrom, Brandon Manning, and Brian Stewart impressing the most: [Flyers Faithful]
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Let’s Go Flyers……
"There's cool, and then there's Claude Giroux"
by sophiejo on Mar 8, 2011 7:03 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Sharks' Demers punches lineman
This guy has terrible aim…..
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Sharks-Jason-Demers-explains-how-he-slugged-a-l;ylt=AvkEF9ckXMiSVa7LE0su9EV7vLYF?urn=nhl-330492daddy/post/Sharks-Jason-Demers-explains-how-he-slugged-a-l;_ylt=AvkEF9ckXMiSVa7LE0su9EV7vLYF?urn=nhl-330492" target="new">
I'm kind of a dick.
Who was he even aiming for? The only person I saw behind the linesman was a Shark. Haha. At least they didn’t blow up about it and suspend him indefinitely or anything. Good to see the officials be empathetic to a guy in a fight.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
OT, but Caps had a nice win over their division rival, Tampa Bay, last night. Semin reminds me so much of Zherdev, or perhaps vice versa, both in goal scoring abilities and personality.
Sarauj, Latvija!
watched that entire game. it was pretty amazing. cant say im not happy for the Caps
"There's cool, and then there's Claude Giroux"
Teams full of talent in the East getting rapidly better is not something to be stoked about in my book.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 7:41 AM EST up reply actions
would you be saying this had we won those last four games? i like a competition. Flyers are still the favorite but the’re gonna have to earn this.
"There's cool, and then there's Claude Giroux"
I’ll take it as easy as possible, thanks. Everyone else being bad helps the Flyers win, so that’s what I want.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 8:04 AM EST up reply actions
Well, we’ve had more trouble beating TB this season, so the positive would be that they are trending downward at the moment based on their record over their last 10 games.
Sarauj, Latvija!
I made a point and used a stat to back it up and Geoff didn’t notice. I’m learning, dammit!
;-)
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by LVHokejs on Mar 8, 2011 9:44 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I skipped down to get to the Gagne discussion.
Sorry I missed it.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
Haha, I found it amusing that instead of just firing off a comment as I normally would, I actually went back and researched TB’s recent record.
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by LVHokejs on Mar 8, 2011 9:51 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
GOOD!
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
it’s the Flyers Ben. Even if they were playing the deaf, blind and handicapped the Flyers would still make it difficult on themselves
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
bieber sucks.
/prays kids aren’t girls
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If Canada sucks then shouldn’t we drop all Canadian players.
Not sure what you’re getting at!
Powe!, right in the kisser!
I talked to my uncle over the weekend (he has two girls, one 4 and the other 8) and he told me that one night he explained to them, “Girls, I will not buy you any Justin Beiber cds.” and they didn’t complain. haha
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:06 AM EST up reply actions
Gormley's Fix
while it’s no time to panic, it is time to make a few changes…
1. Bench Leino;
2. Break up the Briere line;
3. Reduce Giroux’s ice time;
4. Rest O’Donnell (okay this makes sense)
Thank god this guy isn’t coaching the team.
Really? Because I agree with all four of them.
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Why are you so opposed to it? Leino hasn’t done a whole lot offensively save for the Carolina game and his defense is just as poor as Zherdev. He also turns the puck over more than anyone I have ever seen.
I am not saying I advocate for him being benched, but if you are going to hold Z accountable then you should have the same policy regardless of the name. However the chief difference I guess is Z and Leino’s work ethic in practice.
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My only question is who takes his place? Carbomb? I don’t know if I like that so much.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
Probably. And I agree with you…it’s a clear drop off in talent.
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Yeah, but if it turns Leino around and makes him fight for his ice time again, the drop off in talent in the short term could yield a higher reward.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
Absolutely.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
You put someone else with Hartnell and Briere. They have enough talent to move someone in to the scoring line not named Carbomb.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
I actually didn’t mean his place on the line so much as his place in the line-up. If you take Leino out it means Shelley and Carbomb have to play at the same time, no? Unless I’m forgetting someone. I just don’t like those two on the roster with someone like Leino benched.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:14 AM EST up reply actions
Richards, Carter, Giroux, Hartnell, Briere, Versteeg, JVR, Zherdev, Nodl, Betts, Powe, and Carcillo. That’s 12…or is someone else injured/sick?
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
That’s where I got confused, I forgot Betts is healthy again.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
Assuming everybody else is healthy, we could do bench Leino and only have to play Carcillo or Shelley, not both… We can always play Z.
Richards, Nodl, Versteeg, Giroux, Carter, JVR, Briere, Hartnell, Z, Powe, Betts is 11.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
See above. Thanks.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
He also turns the puck over more than anyone I have ever seen.
Giveaways:
Mike Richards 34
Scott Hartnell 30
Ville Leino 27
Claude Giroux 26
Jeff Carter 25
Doesn’t change it all that much:
Richards: one turnover every 36 minutes
Hartnell: one turnover every 36 minutes
Leino: one turnover every 38 minutes
Carter: one turnover every 46 minutes
Giroux: one turnover every 48 minutes
What it does do is bump Zherdev’s turnover per 28 minutes to the top of the list.
Leino hasn’t looked himself, and it was especially noticeable against the Rags on Sunday.
A few months ago, Leino was incredibly hard to knock off the puck. Now other teams are managing to do it with ease, and he isn’t fighting to keep it. Combine that with being one of the players who came out and said “We’re having trouble getting up for the games”, and benching Leino is not the worst idea. Leino played great when he was fighting for ice time, but he certainly doesn’t have that level of motivation right now.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 8:49 AM EST up reply actions
Hopefully this slump will only help the team in the long run, just like the mid-season troubles helped the team when they were 0-3 against Boston last year.
Winning isn’t easy in the professional game(especially in a salary cap era) and this team has just had a reminder of that.
I think the team responds tonight with a narrow win over Edmonton tonight and then begins to build momentum from there.
Powe!, right in the kisser!
For anybody who cares, flyers signed Brown senior captain Harry Zolnierczyk. Here is a link: http://www.projo.com/college/content/sp_hkn_zolnierczyk_07_03-08-11_E4MSP8J_v3.133c45d.html
FTFY
Draft picks.. who needs what are draft picks?!
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 8, 2011 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
Their record post Pronger indicates otherwise. But good for them.
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"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Perhaps technically accurate, but missing the playoffs each season since trading Pronger doesn’t seem like a notable improvement.
Sarauj, Latvija!
What is amazing is that St.Louis only made the playoffs once since Pronger was traded, and that was 2 years ago and they were swept. Anaheim did not make the playoffs in the post year Post Pronger despite making it all 3 years he was there. St. Louis isn’t making the playoffs this year. Anaheim could.
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Hey Oilers fans .. Stronger without Pronger ? .. You missed out on this though ..
Chris Pronger delivers .. and GOD willing, 
he will deliver this to PHILADELPHIA this year !
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His wife is smoking hot.
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Yes. The cup’s not too bad looking either…
by Boundforbeach on Mar 8, 2011 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
Would you expect anything less? This is Chris Pronger we’re talking about here.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 8, 2011 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
50% Jersey Customization @ NHL.com
Today only. I got this in an email earlier today, thought I would share.
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Cool. But I like the link for the St. Patrick’s day jerseys even more. Some good luck is in order.
by Boundforbeach on Mar 8, 2011 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
Anyone up for trading me a Bartulis jersey for a COTN win? I am sure NHL 11 would approve the deal…
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 8:43 AM EST up reply actions
Only if we can send you a 1st round pick along with it?
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You drive a tough bargain. I’ll take it.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 8:53 AM EST up reply actions
Just for giggles…Edmonton has won 3 in a row and 7 of their last 10, so they aren’t as say, Ottawa…oh, we lost to them too…I’m freaking out…man.
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OTF .. Gagne Lovers .. You gotta check out this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyD3Et-46M8
Last Night, Wide open net and HOLTBY Denies him ! AHL Goalie with only 9 NHL games !
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Why would a Flyer fan enjoy that?
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 8:52 AM EST up reply actions
It wasnt meant as a FLYER fan to enjoy.
First its respecting the Talented Save by Holtby. (He is an AHL’er)
Second – Its typical Gagne – In the Open with a Wide Open Net and able to do the One Timer.
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Typical Gagne
No – (deep breath) .. (relax) .. I mean typical Gagne .. Talented ..
Just like what you put up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUQoEaPqcdI
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Not funny.
By the way, were you laughing this hard when the same kid beat us 3-2 in overtime on November 7th? Because that was only his 2nd NHL game!
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 8:54 AM EST up reply actions
No I wasnt laughing – I was actually Burned and ticked off. But this is not the FLYERS – This is Tampa and Washington – I can be objective, Be a respecter of Talent. … and you have to admit, that was a talented save on a very talented scoring chance.
Washington has 3 young talented Goalies in Varlamov, Neuvirth, and Holtby
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But he stoned us plenty of times in that 2nd NHL game, his first NHL start.
And you were laughing, you were laughing at us, the people that are still fans of Gagne. Your title was a dig at us.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:00 AM EST up reply actions
Breathe…
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"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
I’m fine. It’s just a matter of him saying that and then pretending he wasn’t laughing, so I’m just pointing out where the offense was made since he obviously didn’t get which part I was responding to.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:03 AM EST up reply actions
Where was the Laughing or the LOL or the LMBO ?
It is a respecter of talent.
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OTF .. Gagne Lovers .. You gotta check out this
Then a video of him getting stoned. Then:
Second – Its typical Gagne – In the Open with a Wide Open Net and able to do the One Timer.
Not sure how you don’t know you took a jab at Gagne fans. Be happy Kat isn’t here to go ballistic.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
She will be.
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"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
I read this like Yoda’s warning in the Jedi Temple. “You will be…you…will..be”
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
This is kind of what I am expecting out of Kat...
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Am I the only one that read the second thing I block quoted as sarcasm after he posted a video of him getting stoned? I should stick to your literal reading suggestions.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
It’s ironic, I am a very sarcastic person. So much so that it get’s me in trouble.
But when it comes to reading things online, I try to take them more literally since I really have no way of judging someone’s intent when they aren’t face to face.
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It’s especially hard with people you don’t know. Like I’ve hung out with Don, Travis and Geoff outside of here so I kind of have a feel when they’re being sarcastic or just being a dick (45% of the time, 30% of the time, 89% of the time, respectively.)
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
Name dropper.
But I agree with what you are saying.
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I take offense to that only because you refer to Geoff as a name and thus stroke his ego.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
And I take offense that you clearly didn’t value our time together during that second intermission.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
haha, Ben, we just don’t see you often enough is all.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:22 AM EST up reply actions
I’m sorry Ben, however, that time was so brief that it did not qualify for actually hanging out. You need to come to the area more. That’s all there is to it. Tell your friends that nobody gets engaged for a 3 week bubble surrounding the next ice game!
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
It just seemed to not imply any talent…show a video of Gagne getting stoned on a wide open one timer, then that statement…just seemed to completely conflicting.
So I took it as either conflicting, or he had no idea what he implied to people with his first post.
Turns out it was the latter.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
I would give him the benefit of the doubt if he had said that in any of his explanations but he seems to have meant it legitimately.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
OTF .. On The Fly .. (Not Laughing) .. You gotta check this out (Not laughing meaning, wow look at the wide open Gagne and this rookie goalie stopping him)
Second – Typical Gagne – In the wide open with a wide open net and able to do the one timer (Not Laughing again – Respecting Gagne’s talents)
There is nothing to own up to.
I LOVE SIMON GAGNE !
Calm down people. dont get your panties in a bunch !
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Gagne lovers to video of him getting stoned….seriously…yuo don’t see the connection people are making to read it as a jab?
I honestly can’t see how anyone wouldn’t.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
No, “Hey guys Holtby made an awesome save last night” is a respect of talent.
“OTF .. Gagne Lovers .. You gotta check out this” Is a nasty dig at people who are fans of his. Take a dig at me, fine, but don’t then pretend you didn’t say it when it’s still clearly sitting there.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:08 AM EST up reply actions
You Know…
SORRY you took it the wrong way.
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Okay, fine. I’m glad you didn’t mean it that way.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, it read as a pretty clear stab there. Not sure how he can say it wasn’t. I mean it’s fine if that’s what you want to do, just own up to it, don’t back track.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
Nothing to own up to. It was a respecter of a talented save from an up and coming goalie on a Team Canada Gold Medal Winning Player who I miss with the FLYERS.
It is what it is. Do not tell me what I “Meant” to do.
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When everybody takes your comment the same way, I’m pretty sure it’s time to get your heels out of the sand and admit that you took a stab.
For me, it was the “AHL goalie with only 9 NHL games!”
But if you want to keep back tracking and doing it poorly, by all means. We can continue the public flogging as long as you want.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
See yeah, there is so much in there that reads like a stab. I mean I’m fine believing it wasn’t, but then you just have to think a bit before posting it next time.
To be fair, I think Rob is just far more polite than most on here, so he doesn’t see the stabs in his comments. That’s at least how his explanation reads.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
Do you guys know what Mens Rea and Actus Reas is ?
The Mental Cupability and the actual Act of something.
NO – YOU TOOK IT THE WRONG WAY. I had No Mens Rea or Mental Act of taking a STAB at Simone Gagne. – Just freakin Chill
Even the best players get saves on them.
Thats what it was meant to be. Look here is a proven Gold Medal Winner that would have 99% of the time Buried that shot. but WOW what a post to post one time wack of a stick to stop it.
Its the “were not worthy” WOW what a save look at it.
SO.. Do not tell me what was my intention in my head ..
SO.. Do not tell me what was my intention in my head ..GOD You people can be so dang sensitive.
SO.. Do not tell me what was my intention in my head ..GOD You people can be so dang sensitive.Just CHILL.
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To be fair, I think Rob is just far more polite than most on here, so he doesn’t see the stabs in his comments.
And as far as your last 3 lines go, you need to repeat those to yourself on here at times.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
Actually I dont know why it repeated 3 times. I only typed that sentence once.
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The you need to tell BSH or your computer to calm down haha.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
I know what Mens Rea is because of Legally Blonde!
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
The fact that you know what it means is sadly overshadowed by the fact that you admitted your knowledge comes from a terrible, terrible movie.
On the flip side…Reese Witherspoon has gotten so hot since she ditched that douche of a husband.
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That movie is hilarious and Reese Witherspoon was mad hot in that movie. Haven’t seen her lately but if she’s improved that might be dangerous levels of hotness.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Have you seen Walk the Line?
Smokin’ hottie /Sheen’d
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
I haven’t yet. I’ve heard very good things about it though.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t find her even mildly attractive. She’s a 6 tops in my book, a 7 in Walk the Line.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
You sir have an outdated Rx on those glasses.
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Sorry, she just doesn’t have anything going for her that I find particularly attractive. I know plenty of people that feel the same way.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
That large forehead kinda takes away a lot.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
She has bangs now, so it isn’t as noticeable.
Wow that just read as rather…queer eye.
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hahaha yeah it does.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, she is just kind of odd looking, and not in a uniquely beautiful way…more so in a, okay, I’m 8 beers deep and don’t have to make eye contact with you sort of way.
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Well that’s just overly harsh.
I wouldn’t need any beers to make eye contact.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
I don't understand how you don't find that attractive...
Notice the bangs…
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Um… pointy jaw?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
Are you answering for Don or you?
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Me.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
I don't see much difference between the above...and the below...
In terms of pointiness of the jaw.
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You don’t? I do.
Though I will say her eyebrows look hideous in that photo.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
Their jaws look almost identical. The only difference is possibly the angel at which their face is pointing.
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maybe. I’m not saying I don’t like Witherspoon because of her jaw. I’m saying, in the picture you posted, her jaw looked strange.
She basically looked like the alien from American Dad.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
That guy had more of a lip issue than a jaw issue.
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Can you tell I don’t watch American Dad?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:49 AM EST up reply actions
Nor do I. I had to look it up.
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hahahaha awesome
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
She looks like an alien.
And her chin is uber weird.
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Are we talking Aliens alien or 6th Sense alien?
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More 6th sense.
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Also..
Yuck
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That pic doesn’t work for me, for some reason.
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Link work?
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hahahaha ewwwwwwwwwww
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
I prefer brunettes myself but I can certainly appreciate a pretty blonde from time to time.
Of course, you never really know what a womans true hair color is these days.
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REALLY?!? Who cares?
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Apparently all the 40% women who color their hair.
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I meant why do you care that we color our hair?
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Hey, that rhymes!
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I didn’t say I did. I said I prefer one over the other.
You don’t have any preferences? Such as skinny over fat? Bald over someone with hair? Tall over short? etc.
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So you wouldn’t date a woman who colored her hair? Because eventually she’s going to have to. Hair turns gray. 90% of women have or will color their hair at some point.
And hair color is something you can change: baldness, height, notsomuch.
I would prefer my husband didn’t let himself go, but what can I do?
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
I have dated women that color their hair. If my wife wanted to color her hair more power to her.
You are taking something that is clearly a sore subject and spinning it for whatever reason.
I never said I wouldn’t date a blonde or a red head or a bald woman. I said I prefer brunettes. Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t look at or date someone else.
I also never once said that I wouldn’t date someone who dyed their hair. I said the following:
Of course, you never really know what a womans true hair color is these days.
Which is pretty much true, you never do unless you ask. Just because someone’s hair is one color today doesn’t mean that is indeed their true hail color, thanks to the whole concept of dying hair.
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I never said you would/wouldn’t—I wanted clarification. Thanks.
I just said “who cares,” because I was mainly being snarky but also because I wanted to fight about it. Thanks for obliging me.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
I never really understood of purposefully picking a fight with someone or in general.
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I don’t. Unless it’s poorly done or a really bad color choice.
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My ex-fiancee changed her hair color often enough. It was black when we met, blonde when we got engaged, and brown (her natural color) when we broke up.
That said, I’ve dated women with blue hair.
I could care less about hair color. I tend to prefer brunettes, but I’m not going to say “Hey, that blonde woman is unattractive because of her hair color.” That jawn corny.
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I can agree with this, except she’s an 8.5 in Walk the Line.
6 anywhere else.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
To meaty for you?
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hardy har har.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:38 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, she was looking really good in that movie, but I also feel she wasn’t looking like herself. So me knowing what she really looks like probbly knocked her down a point in my score.
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haha, you also start out at a 6.5. I start out at a 7.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
She was hot before, even hotter now. (We’ve discussed this before, she’s one of my favorites.)
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Amen. I like her sister to. Particularly in Bones. She is absolutely fantastic on that show.
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You realize Mens Rea only matters depending on the crime, right?
And there are different standards by which culpability is determined. Like purposefully, knowingly, recklessly, and negligently.
So you can claim innocence because you lacked the requisite mens rea for a purposeful crime, but you’re guilty of at least reckless and negligently, if not also knowingly.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
89% of the time, like I said.
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I don’t follow
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
Read my comment above.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Ah. Yup. 89% of the time is accurate.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
I had Gabe calculate it for me.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
That might be the funniest most apropos thing you have ever said, on here at least.
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The Gabe comment or the comment about Geoff being a dick 89% of the time?
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The former.
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That’s a little sad.
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Mens Rea, I get to use my degree now. Everyone calm down I’m using my degree
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
haha, I know, right?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
As a CLJ major with a history minor, I use my degree more on this site than anywhere in my personal life. Which is sad, but I’ve come to terms with it
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
haha, that’s why I went to law school. Poli Sci/History doesn’t get you anything.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
That’s why I’m trying to go to law school, but logic games just quite aint my thing
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
That’s not true, it gets you made fun of…and you can’t put a price on laughter.
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Not to put a serious spin on this, but if people listened to Poli Sci/History/CLJ majors, we’d stay out of the Middle East. But that’s neither here or there. I’m simply saying that these majors are heavily undervalued
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
That’s a pretty bold statement. I’m pretty sure you should put the word some in front of it, and then you could apply that to several groups.
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It’s a pretty bold statement because I firmly believe in it. It’s a problem I have with many engineers and other individuals who consider themselves somehow better than me because of their major. Those disciplines tell you how to do something, while the Liberal Arts disciplines tell you IF you should do it.
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
1. It was just a joke at Geoff. 2. You realize that you are completely ignoring the human element, and a degree in something doesn’t necessarily dictate your beliefs or course of action.
Just saying…your statement was a little…over the top.
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I’m going to push the envelope, fulling know that someone will push back a little bit.
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
That’s fine, but that statement makes you come off as foolishly idealistic, like a degree gives those people the power to not succumb to anything other than what they were taught. And we have to remember that what we are all taught, when it comes to matters that aren’t bound by the laws physics, history and equations, isn’t the only answer.
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Is it bad that I’m perfectly fine with being foolishly idealistic, but when it comes to real life, i place the ideologies by the way side and think of things in terms of how realistic they are?
I can conjure up Candyland and Ginger bread houses on the internet, don’t take that away from me Don
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
Haha it’s fine, I just didn’t like the implication of the statement.
Just watch out for Mr. Mint, that guy always seemed a little off to me.
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I mean where else can I believe in lofty goals and the sort.
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This is the reason why I like the fact that though I’m in the sciences, my school has a required Liberal Learning program where you have to take a certain amount of other types of classes outside of your major. Right now, I’m taking a course that has a lot to do with current events in the Middle East and it’s definitely a change from how I look at things scientifically.
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Most Universities/Colleges require a breath and depth in addition to you major.
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Poli Sci/History gets me made fun of?
I thought that was me knowing President Polk had his gall bladder removed as a pre-teen without anesthesia…
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
No, that just makes you a nerd.
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Thought so.
Then I don’t get what he’s referring to.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
Well the degree gets you made fun of, your obsessive(I don’t mean that as a stad) knowledge of Polk makes you a nerd.
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Why does the degree get me made fun of?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
Because you can’t really do anything with it. Kind of like an English degree.
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When did “teaching” become nothing?
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You can’t teach with just a degree in English. You have to get a certification as well.
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Oh I know that, but it’s majoring in something where you expect to have another level of education
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Not if you teach in a private school.
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Oh and just for giggles…
When did "teaching" become nothing?
When Chris Christie became the Gov. of NJ.
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Fact.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
If it’s about James K Polk, but not in the They Might Be Giants song, then I don’t know it.
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And frankly I don’t care to.
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Sad.
“54’ 40” or fight!" Or not.
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Trivia! Polk is the only president whose last name ends in “k.” Who are the other two presidents with unique last letters?
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McKingley and Obama?
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Kennedy*
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There’s no ‘g’ in McKinley.
The ‘a’ definitely is right.
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Not sure how I forgot Kennedy…but whatever, I took a stab at it.
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I’m impressed, honestly.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t remember much, but in HS I did take all the AP Histories and Governments, and knock out 4’s on the histories, and 5 on the government AP tests.
I was a pretty well rounded nerd in HS. I always enjoyed history and government far more, but I was always better at math and science. Plus I’d rather do something I don’t enjoy learning about, because then I’ll just end up hating it.
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Obama and Harding?
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Not quite worst President ever.
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Ding ding ding. Congrats.
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My friend majored in that and is now a professor at UConn.
So it can get you something, but only if you want to teach or go into international relations.
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Well the fact that your all ACCUSING ME OF SOMETHING .. that in your opinion is implied criminal, yes thats why I brought this up to show that I did not intend to upset the natives with the fact that Gagne was the person who was robbed by the goalie. Heck if it was Iginla or if it was Richards or if it was Crosby I would have said the same thing “WOW what a save !” and one I like, one I love, and one I hate.
Like my Criminology professor said Dr Personeus said in Germany, if you have a mental act of committing a crime but you dont commit it, your not guilty – we all dream of choking some people out – (like you or I are probably thinking of right now).
If you have the Actus Reas or the act of Committing a Crime but not the Mens Rea, you dont have a crime. For instance – if a man intentionally shoots a gun straight up in the air on New Years Day and the bullet comes down and paralyzes someone, but his intention was to celebrate new years, then you dont have murder, you have negligence and discharging a loaded weapon offense. Its stupid but its not a crime. He could be held Civilly in a civil court but not much criminally.
You were stating ..
When everybody takes your comment the same way, I’m pretty sure it’s time to get your heels out of the sand and admit that you took a stab.
Which would imply that I had the Mental act or mens rea to Laugh at Gagne or DIss Gagne. .. noooooo.
then you claim…
you’re guilty of at least reckless and negligently, if not also knowingly.
also not true.
and like i said above. it was a great play, thats why it was the play of the day on NHL Network, .. its worthy of its talent and thats all I implied..
We can go all day on this if you want .. or at least till I have to go to work.
but there was no intention. YOU ALL TOOK IT THE WRONG WAY. PERIOD.
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Heck if it was Iginla or if it was Richards or if it was Crosby I would have said the same thing "WOW what a save !" and one I like, one I love, and one I hate.
Except that isn’t what you said. You said “hey gagne lovers, check this out.” If you had said “WOW what a save!” this whole thing could have been avoided. Do you see the difference?
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This.
Okay, Rob, so you didn’t intend to have everybody take it the way they did.
But this is a case of “Think before you speak/type.” Sometimes things look and sound completely different to the general populace from how they look and sound in your head. While you might not have meant it as a dig at Gagne fans, it did end up looking and sounding like that. It happens sometimes. After all, have you seen the number of TWSS comments on here?
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Seriously, not trying to tell you what you meant. Not at all. It’s in your head, not mine, so I have no idea. Just telling you how it read. So you’re the one who needs to chill. I’m already chill.
I honestly believe that you didn’t mean it to be a jab at Gagne. It just read the wrong way. It is a great save. If your title had been “AMAZING SAVE!” or something to that effect, this would have all been avoided.
Oh, and the follow up comment that not getting the goal was “typical gagne” didn’t help you either. But I can see how a slight wording change could have fixed that too.
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I already stopped. He said he didn’t mean it that way, I’m willing to take his word.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
Nobody is telling you what you “meant” to do, only you know that. We’re all trying to tell you how it came across. If that’s not what you meant, fine, we’re just taking it the wrong way. Instead, you’re getting all defensive about it, which is only making it worse. What you said doesn’t sound like “respect” whether you meant it that way or not, it sounds like a jab at Gagne and his fans.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
I think you all are taking this the wrong way.
It is worth seeing for the sheer talent and beauty.
It was a sweet scoring chance – no Washington D Man around, Gagne Wide open.
A Young hot Goalie getting across the crease and making a stick save with his stick in mid air.
Thats TALENT and worthy of looking at.
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I really think that you are all just taking it all the wrong way.
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Oilers GM was hit in the head by a piece of falling plexiglass
during yesterdays practice at Wells Fargo. Good Omen I hope….
"There's cool, and then there's Claude Giroux"
Wait, how did the plexiglass break? I’m sure that affects whether it’s a good omen or a bad one
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:14 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t think it broke, I think it fell out of it’s place.
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Okay well that’s better. Didn’t want there to be some sort of bad karma based on who started the chain of events.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
History Will be Made
Anyone else see they are bringing back the history will be made commercials this year?
I just watched the “49 Year History” one and my blood is boiling… Show that to the players tonight, that’ll get them going.
I enjoy Katchis’ enthusiasm for the sport. However I remember her saying something that as a Flyers fan I couldn’t disagree with anymore. It went along the lines of “I play for the name on the back, not the crest on your chest”. After that, I just accepted that we have differing opinions
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:22 AM EST reply actions
So, to quote Seinfeld, you root for laundry?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
Yup. I’ve supported the laundry for as long as I’ve been watching hockey. The players change, but the laundry stays the same
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
For me there are certain players that transcend the laundry. Not in that I would root for them above the Flyers but that I’ll root for them even when not rooting for the laundry. Like Gagne, Recchi, formerly Prospal, Upshall and Umberger. I’ll root for all those guys to do well but not necessarily their teams.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
Like Matt Calvert.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
It’s my fault everyone…I opened the door. I’m just glad he kept it to 3 words.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:29 AM EST up reply actions
That’s fine, when Pronger was an Oiler and Blue, I was pulling for him. But if those teams ever played the Flyers, I rooted for the Flyers.
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
See I agree with all of that, and I have players on other teams that I like and root for until they step on the ice vs the Flyers, then for those next 60 minutes they are effectively dead to me.
Thus, I will never root for the name over the team. Ever.
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Right. I love Mark Recchi, he’s probably in my top 10 all time, but last year he was the enemy and I did not want to see him do anything. Though I did say to my girlfriend that I probably wouldn’t punch something if Recchi scored in OT in game 4.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
But think of it like this: She has her own team where that’s true.
She’s following teams in a different country as a result of her appreciation for the name on the back. It’s like being a fan of European soccer, but liking Drogba more than Chelsea.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
Her perspective on it is different, that’s for sure,
We don’t all become fans the same way, after all. I grew up here and I watched hockey with my dad and brother as a kid. That’s why I’m a Flyers fan, and the logo is most important to me. But Kat didn’t have a pre-existing connection to Philadelphia, or any other NHL city for that matter, she was brought to us by Gagne’s presence on our team. She had no reason to commit to the logo more than the player that brought her here.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
Exactly.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
That’s perfectly fine then, too. But to come to a board and roll your eyes when people aren’t in the similar situations as you, I don’t quite get it. I like Lundqvist, but I’d never go to a Rangers board and get into fights with Rangers fans. Because I’m not a Rangers fan, I feel as if don’t belong there. And certainly I wouldn’t get into arguments w people when they say things that are contrary to my opinion, but believe this is best for their team
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t think that’s what she does, to be honest. And comparing you going to a Rangers blog with her going to a Flyers blog is still not fair to her. You hate the Rangers because you’ve been a Flyers fan your whole life. She’s a Czech Extraliga fan who likes Gagne, so she goes on the sites where Gagne played.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Fine then. Me being a Hasek fan then going HC Spartak Moscow blog and speaking volumes about Hasek which might contradict the direction of the team. I’m a firm believer that the team comes first, despite how much I love Hasek
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
I can see the that. Kat went a little over board that one night, and she has said as much.
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Is this the right room for an argument?
Samsies.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
This wasn’t a trial in which I throw someone up on stage and go for the kill. I support her enthusiasm, it’s just I’m curious about the methods. I don’t want this to be seen as target practice at all
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
Well I think we’ve all learned something today.
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Is this the right room for an argument?
Don’t put twinkies on your pizza?
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:43 AM EST up reply actions
You and I could have the bestest movie marathon slumber parties ever.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
hahahaha, with Legally Blond on the slate?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
It’s kind of disappointing when Reese Witherspoon will have accomplished more in a fictional movie in which she goes to law school, than I ever will in real life (where I took the LSATs and sucked majorily)
When I don’t take things so seriously I can enjoy that movie
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
The LSATs sucked. I took them once, did enough to scrape by, and moved on with my life.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
They’re keeping me from breaking out the student loans. Sucks, but has translated into me taking a year off and getting my shit together for another push
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
The Islanders? Team of the future, I say
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
Topical!
All I could come up with was something about “I didn’t send you to go-kart camp”
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
BODY! BUDDY! BODY! BUDDY!
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t think it’s target practice, I think it’s just that you started your path at Point A, an developed your team sports philosophies based on that perspective. She started at Point B with completely different surroundings, and developed different methods and priorities for her fandom. You may never agree, and that’s okay.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
thanks Mom :)
I kid, I kid, but you make a valid point
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
It’s fair, I don’t even have kids and I feel like I go into mom mode sometimes. Seriously, ask Shaun how often I checked to make sure people were drinking enough water during pick up games.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
She speaks the truth. She was worried about me until I explained that if I drank too much I was going to get a huge stomach cramp.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
Laundry trumps, but I’ll always be happy to be watching a non-Flyers game and see Gagne, Upshall, Umberger, or Biron score.
When you think about how transient these sports are, and how so much devotion to these individuals depends solely on if they wear orange or not, the whole thing can seem pretty ridiculous.
So I suggest you don’t think about it.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 8, 2011 9:32 AM EST up reply actions
hahaha exactly.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
I have longed to see Biron score. Unfortunately I always go wanting.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
I’m fine thinking about it, and it doesn’t bother me in the least. It can seem ridiculous, but there are certain pillars in Flyers history that will always be Flyers, and their careers in other places don’t really matter. Hextall will always be a Flyer, regardless of his time with NYI or the Nordiques.
The transience doesn’t matter to me, because if they’re important enough, then their careers in other places don’t really matter, and are negligible
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 8, 2011 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
Oh… First of all, I don’t really understand where this come from. I mean… what did I do or say that brought this comment of yours? I’m not mad, just surprised. Anyway… let me explain myself and how this whole Gagne/Flyers thing is.
I got to hockey while watching the Czech national team play at the Olympics in Nagano in 1998. I was 11 and knew nothing about the sport, about the Czech Extraliga, about the NHL… simply nothing. The Olympics got my attention and after few years of watching just the Czech national team I began discovering also other teams and of course the leagues. The team in Zlin (where I was born and live my whole life) has been there for over 80 years now and they are a big part of the city culture. Kind of like Flyers are part of Philadelphia. So once I started to understand the sport a bit more I became a fan. My “relationship” with my hometown team is probably the closest to your “relationship” with the Flyers. I have a strong bound to them. Now, after many seasons, I am a member of the official fanclub, I own season ticket, I have my own jersey, I travel to see the guys on the road and there is no one I would put in front of them. Nothing I would put in front of blue and yellow. I may like Martin Straka who plays in Plzen and cheere on them… but never when they play my team.
With internet and basically just the communication with the States/Canada becoming easier my attention also went overseas. My “first team” were actually the Anaheim Ducks but that was nothing “serious”. It was during the time when I didn’t really follow the NHL much and I would only play for the Ducks on NHL99. To tell you when exactly I became a Lightning fan is really difficult but with a rough guess it was probably sometime during the ‘01/’02 season. At that time, I knew very few players so I didn’t become the Lightning fan because of St.Louis, or Lecavalier, or Richards… no. I became a fan because my father brought me a Lightning hat from Tampa. Silly, eh? But 100% true. My logic was “well, you’re wearing their hat, you might want to find out more about them”. So I did. And once I started, I never stopped. I never really intent to become a die-hard fan of any of the NHL teams, I never had an intent to really follow the league on daily basis, to discuss with people on the internet, to write, to watch games during nights, to buy jerseys… This wasn’t planned, also because I didn’t know English back then yet. So yeah… that’s how I became a Lightning fan. Where’s the Gagne part?
If I’m not mistaken I first noticed Gagne in the ‘02 Olympics in Salt Lake. I was like, "oh, dude’s got a pretty name". But that was about it at first. When I started to follow the Lightning more closely I could not miss other players in the league, obviously. And I could not miss Gagne. There was this kind of a moment of “oh hey… I remember you”. And ever since then it was developing to what I feel about him now. It wasn’t like I would sit in my room and suddenly was like “this Gagne guy… I should probably start going crazy over him, sounds like fun.” Definitely not. It was a long process. And the more I liked Gagne, the more interested I was in a team he plays for. I used to think that it’s wrong to have favorite players on different teams than your favorite one so I was kinda keeping it secret that besides the Lightning I’m also cheering for this guy with #12 on his back, wearing orange and black.
In the past few years the Lightning were a huge frustration. Simon and the Flyers were saving the day. You can call me whatever, a bandwagoner if you’d like, but when the Lightning were to miss playoffs again in ‘08-’09 season I said to myself “screw it, i love simon, i like the flyers, i’m hopping on the bandwagon”. (I didn’t stop cheering for the Lightning though) Some Flyers fans who I met on the NHL Connect were an influence too. They thought me a lot about the Flyers. A year later I joined BSH and it was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life. I’ve met some amazing people, I learned so freaking much about the Flyers, about the game… Through the last two seasons I really loved the Flyers, the Lightning-Flyers games were amazing…. win/win situations for me because I really loved both teams, genuinely.
Last year playoffs… that was something I will never forget, I thought that I made another strong bound with another team. But that was quickly shred apart with Simon being traded away. Last summer showed me that what I thought to be strong feelings about a team, were mainly strong feelings about Gagne. I’m saying “mainly” and not “completely” because there’s still some place in my heart for the Flyers. There really is. I might not like Meszaros, Zherdev… I might hate Holmgren but there’s still something about this team that makes me love it, even with Gagne not being part of it.
I think I’m kind of rambling right now so I’m going to try to put it in a (coherent) nutshell:
The teams I feel strongest about are my local team and the Lightning. You could say that with these teams I really do put the crest before the name. I do care which players wear “my” colors and I like some more than the others but as long as they do their job and bring wins I’m happy.
Simon Gagne is a guy who brought me to the Flyers. Even thought I will never like them as much as I like the teams mentioned above I really do love them. The times I spent with them left a mark on me and I simply can’t stop following and supporting them. Yes, the greatest moments were when Simon was still there but after what I’ve experienced with this team I can’t abandon them.
BTW:
But to come to a board and roll your eyes when people aren’t in the similar situations as you, I don’t quite get it.
I don’t understand this one bit. Roll my eyes? When?
And also thanks to those who stood up for me. Thank you guys, really appreciate it.
This was well worth the 5 minutes it took to read.
Though I wonder why it wasn’t put on your website too :)
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Are you serious? It was really worth a read? I can never know with you, haha.
And I’m still having loads to do/add to the website.
haha, yeah. It was.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
I read it.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
I read it as well. Very nicely put, Kat.
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Yeah, it’s a good story. I mean, I like the Flyers because I grew up watching them and going to games with my dad. And that’s all there is to it. This is far more interesting. :-p
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
I came back to this thread today, specifically to read it.
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by LeepinLizardz on Mar 9, 2011 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
It’s different for international fans, as we have no affiliation to the city. I’m a Flyers fan because Desjardins has a funny last name and Lindros looked like he was a good player.
Gagne had been my favourite for years, and was the only reason I really followed the Flyers again after the lockout. If it hadn’t been for BSH and talking about other players a lot, I probably wouldn’t have been a Flyers fan after that trade.
This probably sounds strange to many people, but I can’t quite put into words what I mean. Basically, Gagne was the Flyers to me for so long, that if it wasn’t for BSH helping me become a better fan, I may have become a Tampa fan.
Mourning Gagne forever.
We converted a Kiwi?! YES!
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 9, 2011 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
I thought he was… 12.12.12, right?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 10, 2011 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
At the risk of being "On Topic" for a change
Last week after the Toronto loss, I predicted a 5-game losing streak because:
- The Flyers had already lost to two teams they had previously gone unbeaten against for the year (Ottawa and Toronto)
- They had two more games coming up against similar opponents (Buffalo and New York)
- They then played Edmonton, who they “never seem to beat.”
Recently, I changed my tack and predicted a 4-game losing streak instead of a 5-gamer, because I actually bothered to look up how long it’s been since the Flyers beat Edmonton.
You’d have to go back to the days when Uncle Unibrow was our surprising rookie netminder, and our top line was Primeau-Recchi-Gagne. That’s right, the 2000-01 season.
- Last win vs. Edmonton: March 19, 2001. Flyers 4 @ Edmonton 2.
- Last HOME win vs. Edmonton: November 9, 2000. Edmonton 0 @ Flyers 2.
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So I guess my questions are:
- The Flyers are like totally due to beat Edmonton and stuff, right? Especially because we haven’t beaten them in almost 10 years to the date, and our last loss against them qualifies as a frustrating heartbreaker. Remember this one?
- Failing that, did I just jinx the Flyers?
- If the Flyers lose, can I still be considered “right” because I originally called for a 5-game losing streak?
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He came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
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- Totes mcgotes
- Little bit, but no worse than I did with the whole win or win thing. (I’m SORRY!)
- I believe win or lose tonight you’re wrong. Win, wrong about 5 game loss streak, Loss, wrong about this hedging of the bet.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
¿Cómo se dice en inglés, “Totes mcgotes”?
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes;
He came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
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It’s from I Love You, Man. Peter (Paul Rudd) says it to Sydney (Jason Segal)
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Totes is short for totally in internets speaks as well.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, I’ve only seen the segment in the movie with Rush in it, which was funny.
“Yeah, I counted at least 7 women in the audience tonight.”
“That’s gotta be a new record for a Rush concert!”
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Today in Flyer History
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"Call me dumb, call me stupid, whatever. I block shots."
Yes, we all grumbled about it yesterday. Stupid Lambert.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
Actually, on the “Laviolette takes responsibility” post, there was mention of twitter-bombing Lambert at some point.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
My biggest grip with it is that you can obviously tell he hasn’t watched a flyers game the whole losing streak. I mean, blaming the goalies???? Bobs has been the only steady player right now haha.
Samesis
Exactly. Was watching Carolina game last Friday and they were running thru the ROY candidates with their vote (not that they have them) was for their boy Skinner (insert Principal Chalmers voice).
They get to the end of the graphic and mention Bobs and proceed to give usual “he’s cooling off lately” and blamed the Toronto loss on Sergei.
I laughed at it but its the sad state of the national media. If they say things enough they must be true, eh?
"Call me dumb, call me stupid, whatever. I block shots."
[Harry Zolnierczyk] pleaded guilty in Canada in 2008 to charges of two counts of electronic voyeurism "for his part in the production and distribution of a pornographic video involving an underage girl," according to the Alberni Valley Times. He was given a three-year conditional discharge and his criminal record will be clear after his completion of that.
Interesting…
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
http://www.canada.com/albernivalleytimes/story.html?id=7aa9ba73-d4a9-45a7-997b-1795d4453ca1
Looks like it happened when he was in HS and he was punished by the team as well as the law.
Not gonna kill the kid for watching his friend’s tape and showing a few other people.
"Call me dumb, call me stupid, whatever. I block shots."
The FGSB article starting with a scene from Snatch makes me very happy, but he loses me a bit on the “3 stories” thing. Snevik makes good comments there, we’ll have the battle scars when we get there, no matter when it is.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
I just think it’s silly to worry about narrative. It supplies itself, and the satisfying part is attached that to the emotional payoff. If we win the Cup, emotional payoff is a given.
Also, I think Ryan is at his best angry, so I like to poke that bear. In the sexy way.
I just think it’s silly to worry about narrative.
I agree. It’s not like I’m going to hand the Cup back and say “no, we didn’t get this exactly the way I wanted to, let’s try it again.”
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
I mean, he was worried that it won’t mean as much as an ‘87, ’04, ’10 Cup. And I do love those teams, but I’m liable to love any Flyers team that makes it conference-finals deep. Maybe getting that far doesn’t cause great narrative, but it correlates so strongly that it’s a near certainty.
I get wanting the struggle, but even at our best this year we weren’t clearly the best team in hockey. Winning one playoff series is a grind, let alone four. I know that because I’ve never seen us do it. There. Will. Be. Struggle.
hahahahaha
Stop starting a flame war
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
Wow, love reading the comments about hot girls you guys would be lucky to bang but never will…lol. I keed, I keed.
So…there’s a hockey game tonight, yeah?
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
For the record, Reese Witherspoon is not hot, just famous.
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Is this the right room for an argument?
everyone has an opinion. I prefer brunettes and tanned skin women but hey, again everyone has different opinions. I also think that Reese is attractive and I am not normally attracted to blonds. She looked hot also in “Friends”.
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Sorry, Don, I don’t like getting into these types of conversations of objectification. If I can’t start ranting about what guys do to totally drop their stock in my book, because there aren’t many girls here.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
I was just making a joke….and you can rant…at the very least Geoff will join in.
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OK, on the subject of pants—I rarely see guys who wear any of them that fit. You guys never heard of tailors?
Also, eyebrows. There should be two.
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haha, it’s funny, I had a couple pants tailored and I got a ton of shit for it from my guy friends.
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Well, that’s because they are LOSERS! You are correct. The pants should fit across the ass and not have a built-in area for crapping.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Define fit. Because my pants fit me fine. They aren’t baggy and they aren’t so tight you can hear my nuts gasping air either.
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No baggy crotch or ass area. There shouldn’t be any extra length there unless you’re Dirk Diggler, either.
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You need some breathing room. There is no fun in wearing pants that are tight.
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Not so much that you can plant a garden in there.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
agreed. its all with the reasoning as to why the male genitals hang lower to have a lower body tempurature. wear form fitting pants and your “Swimmers” wont work. I dont wear the Gangsta Thug hanging down to see your underwear look but I dont wear skin tight pants either. I like Breathing room and I like to feel comfy.
Guys admit it, – nothing worse than a pair of paints that as you jump in your car seat that “moves” and “Pinches” you the wrong way.
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I’m not sure why people are reading tailored as skin tight. There is a huge difference. Your suits are tailored, are they skin tight? No. Tailor fit and skin tight are two different things.
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I agree. i like “Relaxed” fit I guess you should say. I have Soccer Thighs, I am Irish so I am Short (5’9") and Stocky. I get Taped for Body Fat % everytime I have to take an Army Physical Training test (PT) . .. You know Push Ups Sit Ups and for me the 2.5 Mile Speed Walk instead of the run due to my Fallen Arches and OsteoArthritis and Bone Spurs in My ankles and Knees. BUT I always pass the Body Fat % Check.
Like I said I am short and stocky
I have thick arms and thick legs and a big butt so I like Relaxed Fit Jeans or looser Khakis (triple pleated)
But I agree DLJr that they are 2 different things
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This wasn’t even directed at you, more so to the tangent from tailored to skin tight that everyone went on. You were just continuing it…didn’t want you to think I was coming at you or anyone…just my thought on that tangent we took haha.
Anyway, I’m off to Vermont…Go Flyers!
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Yeah, I think 5’10" is average for men. 5’4" is average for women.
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short in my opinion. I think that if your not a 6 foot tall Man – your short. people dont describe tall and handsome starting at 5’9" – its always “Tall and handsome 6 foot and medium built”
but for average – yes 5’10" is average for male.
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I’m 5’8" and I’ve always thought of myself as short. Of course that’s probably colored by the fact that I was a goalie in soccer and I played volleyball for 8 years where if you’re not 6’0" you’re short.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not too hot on tailored clothes, but they’re better than the skin tight, “I’m not a cowboy, I just wear the pants!”, nuthuggers a lot of people seem to like currently. That stuff is worse than wearing the Dress Blue uniform (the one you see Marines wearing in all the commercials).
I like pants that some people would call raver pants, but I don’t wear them down past my ass; they allow me to move around comfortably and don’t really get in the way.
What I mean is that clothes should “fit”. Not tight, not baggy, the inseam isn’t too high or two low, doesn’t pull, rise/hem is correct length and I can clearly see that the guy has a backside. Lots of extra fabric back there is a turn off.
I am also insanely against this current trend of women and men going everywhere—and this includes restaurants—in sweatpants. Just NO. Coming from the gym, sure? Practice? OK. You have 102 degree fever and are going to CVS/doctor’s office? Fine. The mall? No. See also: pajama pants. Comfort does not supercede the need for some freaking decency. If I sound like a crotchety old woman, so be it. Fashion has never been better than it is now (trust me as a teen of the 80’s for the love of God)—with so many choices, why choose the ugliest of the bunch?
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
No, no, no…I’ve been there recently. They wear them, too—just the cheaper versions of them.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Oh, good Lord. This is why I avoid Wal-Mart.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
That’s ridiculous.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
More choices:
www.dearblankpleaseblank.com
www.grouchyrabbit.com
You’re welcome for the distractions. :P
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I agree completely on the sweatpants and pajama pants. Also, leggings. They aren’t pants. When I’m around campus for my grad classes, almost every girl I see has the standard “uniform” of an extra-long shirt (usually worn over another shirt), a belt that rests on their hips and isn’t actually attached to anything, leggings, Ugg boots, giant plastic sunglasses, and their hair pushed up into a little bump on top of their heads. I think it looks ridiculous.
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I see so many of my classmates wearing the leggings style and I don’t get it. Leggings are fine, worn under a dress maybe when it’s cold out. But just with a shirt? It looks odd. The only pair of leggings I own are for a pair of pajamas. I’ve only worn them out of my room once, and that was under a pair of jeans on an incredibly freezing day.
I have a few of the longer shirts, but I just wear them with jeans. The belt thing looks odd most of the time, but I have a few shirts where it just helps create a better line (and the belt came with the shirt, not just a random one thrown on for the hell of it). Uggs, I don’t see the point. Nor the plastic sunglasses. I prefer my nice sunglasses, anyway.
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The leggings/tunic/belt thing dates back to the 50’s—only back then the “bad girls” wore them. It comes around every decade it seems. It’s not a great look unless you are a size 4 or under.
My personal fave outfit is sweatpants rolled down, tank top, Uggs and a SCARF! With a tank top. I don’t get it.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Yeah, that’s definitely why I don’t wear leggings. Just don’t ever look right on me because of the size thing. But sometimes the belt thing looks okay (and ties around the waist seem to look nice)
tank top and scarf? Weird. I wear my scarves a lot, but that’s also because I get cold easily and it usually so happens that when I wear a scarf, I feel warmer. But I might very rarely wear it with short sleeves, never with a tank top.
The fashion choices among my fellow college students just scares me sometimes.
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Leggings definitely have a purpose when it is cold out, but I don’t understand the use of them as pants. Long shirts are also fine, over jeans sounds good. But it’s the combination of the two things that I don’t understand. It does nothing for me. Which I guess is a good thing, since I’m like twice their age now. (Not really that bad, but it sure feels like it sometimes.)
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I’ll admit to having worn sweatpants/pajama pants to class while in college, but generally only to my 8:00am class in the depths of midterm season, when they were lucky I showed up at all. It’s definitely an outfit only to be worn while functioning at much less than 100%.
And leggings are never pants.
Whenever I see a guy’s pants hanging past his ass I just want to step on the hem so they fall all the way down.
What reallygets me is that they are usually wearing a belt. Why bother?
I just got a pair of boot cut jeans, but I have to wear a belt with them all the time because they’re also lower rise than any of my other jeans. Still, they’re a huge step towards fashionable for me, since I’m an engineer and my wardrobe usually consists of khakis and a polo shirt. :-p
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When I see a guy’s pants hanging that low, I wonder why in the hell they think females would find that attractive.
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Or this.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
Hahaha.
I wouldn’t have known how it could have gone on so long without that. I just woke up about 2 hours ago, and an hour of that time was spent cooking the most delicious brunch/lunch french toast.
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You are more then welcomed to rant. It’s not really our fault if there aren’t that many women here to join with you. But like Don said, you’ll always have Geoff. And I personally have no problem admitting if I think I a guy is good looking.
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I started it by accident. Lo siento.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 8, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
She’s the kind of girl who is like TOTALLY hot ’n stuff when you (and she) are both high-school age. She totally dated the star quarterback ’n stuff.
I like women who have a unique look to them, not those who are cookie-cutter “attractive.”
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Celebrities fall into three levels for me. If I called them hot, they are probably in the top 5% of all people. If I say I don’t find her attractive, I mean that she’s not the best looking person when surrounded by other people attractive enough to be seen on TV, but I would still give a finger to bang/would be among the most attractive people I’ve seen in real life. If I say she isn’t attractive, then I don’t think I’d be attracted, even in real life.
That last category is pretty much only Fergie.
“Give a finger to bang” sounds a lot dirtier than I meant it to be, but now is my new favorite phrase.
Haha, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe were the subjects of a long-standing joke/agreement between my wife and I that if they ever got divorced, we were going to go after them. Of course, they did, and we didn’t. She decided Matt Damon is far more worth her time. And I agree. But she still calls Reese my “girlfriend.” (I don’t think she knows about Zooey.)
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Also
Happy Fastnacht Day to my fellow Dutchies!
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
I don’t know how doughnuts can possibly steal the thunder of James Bond in drag.
Mmmmm…doughnuts.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
I always think I’m going to like doughnuts more than I actually do. I guess that’s because I rarely get to eat them when they’re fresh and hot.
Fun as in "oh, boy! or “uh, oh…”? Considering Boosh got the hook in the last game, I would expect Bob to get the nod, but then again Boosh seemed uncharacteristically off of his game against NYR.
Sarauj, Latvija!
Fun as in “I’m not that interested in having a conversation about society’s beauty standards/things men and women do that annoy each other, so I’ll post something about the Flyers instead.” I actually do think he’ll play well, barring the occasional poor decision with the puck behind the net.
How could you, Whyno?
He forgot to post the Lappy History Will Be Made video in his post.
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I refuse to read Puck Daddy
Unless specifically told to otherwise here, but what’s this “Ghost of Patrick Kane haunts Flyers cup prep championship?”
Where are Scooby and the gang when you need them to rid the world of spirit douchenozzles?
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
La Salle forward Nick Master scored a goal similar to Kane’s cup ender against Malvern Prep in the Flyers Cup Class AAA title game on Monday night.
Did he hold up the cup afterwards in front of a dry erase board that said “Malvern Prep is gay?”
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Oh god, I’m glad I didn’t see that. It was still tied with about 3 minutes left in the 3rd the last I saw of it.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 8, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
He would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those darn kids!
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Just remembered this
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Makes you wonder
How a bunch of Teenage kids could solve any case over the local police or authorities when Scooby and Shaggy were mostly high most of the time & with the munchies, Fred and Daphne were secretly off screwing each other and poor Velma doesnt have a freaken clue about her 4 friends because she keeps losing her darn glasses, but yet she is the one who almost ALWAYS finds the clues to put together the crime.
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I don’t mind Puck Daddy. Sure, I found the Flyers crumbling article to be stupid, but their readers let them have it in the comments section. On the other hand, articles like to one wondering if Lemaire could win the Jack Adams based on the turnaround he’s caused in the NJD team is interesting.
Sarauj, Latvija!
I mostly detest it for the readers that post in the comments section. They aren’t as bad as philly.com, mind you, but most of the time I feel dumber for having read them.
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Broad Street Hockey is one of the very few places on the internet where I don’t follow my belief of never, ever reading the comments. 99 times out of 100 it only leads to rage and frustration.
I really should follow that rule on pretty much every other site I visit.
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Oh god...
The internet is stalking me.
I was just on another website I frequent that has nothing to do with hockey and the CSN/Panotch ad showed up.
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NO ! YOU GIVE ME COOKIES !
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Or not. Flyers-related ads everywhere, rather than some of the other stuff that shows up. I like it.
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Thanks for your distractions…. Since we’re talking about cookies.
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by LeepinLizardz on Mar 8, 2011 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
Is the game thread up yet?
(Pardon my French-Canadian)Cause I’m fucking ready for tonight!!!
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Usually 2 hours before the game.
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This day really is going by unnecessarily slowly, though. Maybe if they post the game thread it will magically become 5:00.
One can only hope.
And I’m sorry for your pain, but I’m also glad it’s not just me…
go clock, go
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
My french toast this morning made me happy and kept me occupied for around an hour and a half (making and eating it). But now I kind of agree with you guys. I’m getting bored.
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I have a ton of work to do, but at the moment all of it is waiting on other people to be ready for me. I didn’t even have lecture today because the professor is sick. So instead I wrote a MATLAB script to automate a bunch of things for my grad research, so now it’ll get done faster and with less irritating, repetitive tasks on my part. That’s happily churning away right now, so I’ll just sit and watch the progress bar until 5:00.
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1) His ELC was up, so he had to get re-signed;
2) It’s only $400k more a year than Matt Walker;
3) Sbisa is 21 years old;
4) He has 100 NHL games played at that age;
5) Former 1st round pick.
It’s not atrocious. It just might take a year before becoming good value.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
When would he become a UFA? Why sign him a longer-term contract that prospects long-term worth until you need to?
Besides liking Sbisa, how do you justify spending that much money on someone whose NHL worth is unproven?
He still won’t be a UFA when the contract is up.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
So why overpay his value for a single year? Do they really assume he’ll be a $4 million a year player in 2014? And if so, why not dare teams to make offer sheets?
It just doesn’t makes sense to me. Do you actually think this is a good contract, or are you just arguing against my incredulity? This seems like another Cali team overpaying for a four-year contract on a small sample size.
I’m mostly arguing against your incredulity. But I don’t think it’s a bad contract. I think it’s a risk, and an unnecessary risk. Just not a bad contract.
Sorry if that doesn’t make sense.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 8, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
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