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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:09 pm
by karl(east)
PuckU126 wrote:karl(east) wrote:I'm adopting the Caps for this postseason, mostly because I want Boston to lose.
Good luck with that pick. Holtby can only carry them so far. In all honesty, I don't mind Boston. I enjoy their style of play. It's been a great series though.
Thankfully Vancouver was eliminated by LA. I'm not a fan of most of their players, but I dislike their fans even more. They riot their own town and they cry more than some posters on this forum (hard to believe). Of course, after Stoll ended the game and the series, I saw trash being thrown on the ice. Stay classy, Vancouver...
Now that my Wings are out of it, I don't have a particular team to cheer for, which is fine. There is still a lot of great playoff hockey to watch.
Yeah, I can appreciate Boston's style of play. I just dislike anything involving sports and the city of Boston.
I'm happy to see Vancouver go, too...barring a miracle run by Ottawa, it looks like the Canadian drought will continue. I'm not complaining, though I do think the sport is a bit more exciting when teams with more tradition like Toronto and Montreal of Edmonton are competing for titles, instead of teams like Nashville or Florida or Phoenix.
Still, it's all good hockey.
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:34 am
by DrGaf
and the Parise dream dies ... at least he"ll be playing close to home next year .......... in Detroit.
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:00 pm
by karl(east)
DrGaf wrote:and the Parise dream dies ... at least he"ll be playing close to home next year .......... in Detroit.
Well, if so, Puck will be happy...
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:06 am
by DrGaf
karl(east) wrote:DrGaf wrote:and the Parise dream dies ... at least he"ll be playing close to home next year .......... in Detroit.
Well, if so, Puck will be happy...
Big Lou said on the radio it's almost a lock now that he'll be in a Wild sweater next season.
I'll quit caring until July 1 then.
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:25 pm
by PuckU126
karl(east) wrote:DrGaf wrote:and the Parise dream dies ... at least he"ll be playing close to home next year .......... in Detroit.
Well, if so, Puck will be happy...
You know it, Karl.
But in my opinion, the Wings priorities should be toward acquiring Suter. They need to fill the huge gap Lidstrom left. But if they can get Parise, they'll have arguably one of the best offenses in the League.
Sweet Lou speaks with Chuck Fletcher often so his inside information is credible. If Parise joins the Mild, its a great pick up. However, their club is still a few player moves and years away from playoff contention.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:07 pm
by karl(east)
PuckU126 wrote:karl(east) wrote:DrGaf wrote:and the Parise dream dies ... at least he"ll be playing close to home next year .......... in Detroit.
Well, if so, Puck will be happy...
You know it, Karl.
But in my opinion, the Wings priorities should be toward acquiring Suter. They need to fill the huge gap Lidstrom left. But if they can get Parise, they'll have arguably one of the best offenses in the League.
Sweet Lou speaks with Chuck Fletcher often so his inside information is credible. If Parise joins the Mild, its a great pick up. However, their club is still a few player moves and years away from playoff contention.
Yeah, Parise wouldn't cure all of the Wild's ills, but it would be a big step in the right direction--something the franchise could use. Doesn't hurt that he's a hometown kid, too.
Parise definitely doesn't fill the Wings' biggest need, but there is something to be said for going out and splurging on the best player available on the market instead of focusing too intently on specific holes. When teams do that, they can start to overpay or fixate on certain players...
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:22 pm
by PuckU126
karl(east) wrote:Parise definitely doesn't fill the Wings' biggest need, but there is something to be said for going out and splurging on the best player available on the market instead of focusing too intently on specific holes. When teams do that, they can start to overpay or fixate on certain players...
Indeed. Many people say the Wings overpay and fixate like what you have mentioned; however, their 21 straight seasons making the playoffs proves they make the right decisions.
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:05 pm
by karl(east)
PuckU126 wrote:karl(east) wrote:Parise definitely doesn't fill the Wings' biggest need, but there is something to be said for going out and splurging on the best player available on the market instead of focusing too intently on specific holes. When teams do that, they can start to overpay or fixate on certain players...
Indeed. Many people say the Wings overpay and fixate like what you have mentioned; however, their 21 straight seasons making the playoffs proves they make the right decisions.
Yeah, it's a similar story with the Yankees--of course they don't have the salary cap to deal with, but the biggest flops tend not to be the stars, but instead the second-tier supporting players brought in to fill supposed "needs."
It's that time of year when we need to find other sports to amuse ourselves...anyone else watching Euro 2012? (Yeah, I know, it's soccer, but it's still more interesting to me than the NBA Finals...)
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:38 pm
by PuckU126
karl(east) wrote:It's that time of year when we need to find other sports to amuse ourselves...anyone else watching Euro 2012? (Yeah, I know, it's soccer, but it's still more interesting to me than the NBA Finals...)
I'm not too interested in soccer. Never played it besides at recess in elementary school. I'm in my golf mode right now. Fall/Winter seasons its all hockey and Spring/Summer its golf. But of course, I watch baseball in October as well.
Just this past week I sat on my butt and watched the U.S. Open. Great entertainment!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:43 pm
by karl(east)
Lovely weather we're having up here in Duluth.
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:15 pm
by PuckU126
I saw in the news that your city's zoo is missing a few seals.
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:15 pm
by east hockey
PuckU126 wrote:I saw in the news that your city's zoo is missing a few seals.
They got them back. One was found on a nearby street, looking scared as hell (however a scared seal is supposed to look). The polar bear escaped his enclosure but was darted. All three animals have been temporarily tranferred to the Como Zoo.
Several animals drowned in the deluge. Very sad.
The videos people are posting on Youtube from the Duluth area are incredible.
Lee
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:36 pm
by karl(east)
I was sort of amused by the non-local media coverage of the flood. Homes are flooding, cars are falling into sinkholes, kids are getting washed down culverts...eh. But the seals escaping the zoo? The horror!
My favorite was the BBC video that did not mention any effects of the flooding beyond the zoo and pronounced Duluth "Dullith."
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:38 pm
by PuckU126
karl(east) wrote:I was sort of amused by the non-local media coverage of the flood. Homes are flooding, cars are falling into sinkholes, kids are getting washed down culverts...eh. But the seals escaping the zoo? The horror!
My favorite was the BBC video that did not mention any effects of the flooding beyond the zoo and pronounced Duluth "Dullith."
To my surprise, I have heard Duluth pronounced "Dullith" on a local metro news station before. I suspect the reporter was from outside of MN, but come on!
As for the animals, I give my sympathies to the ones that were transferred to the Como Zoo.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:57 am
by DrGaf
Bjugstad's back!
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:33 pm
by PuckU126
With November elections just around the corner, where's the political thread, Lee/Karl?
We all know how well that ended last time.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:41 pm
by east hockey
PuckU126 wrote:With November elections just around the corner, where's the political thread, Lee/Karl?
We all know how well that ended last time.
Yeah. Like that's going to happen again.
Lee
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:38 pm
by PuckU126
east hockey wrote:PuckU126 wrote:With November elections just around the corner, where's the political thread, Lee/Karl?
We all know how well that ended last time.
Yeah. Like that's going to happen again.
Lee
Not on this board.
We could kick-start a discussion about the impending NHL lockout.
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:54 pm
by karl(east)
PuckU126 wrote:east hockey wrote:PuckU126 wrote:With November elections just around the corner, where's the political thread, Lee/Karl?
We all know how well that ended last time.
Yeah. Like that's going to happen again.
Lee
Not on this board.
We could kick-start a discussion about the impending NHL lockout.
indeed. Just when it seemed like the Wild might be worth watching...typical Minnesota sports, I guess.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 12:26 pm
by elliott70
No political thread??????
How will I survive?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:22 pm
by DrGaf
PuckU126 wrote:With November elections just around the corner, where's the political thread, Lee/Karl?
We all know how well that ended last time.
Can't be any worse than the Machine / Blade bobo's.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:30 pm
by karl(east)
DrGaf wrote:PuckU126 wrote:With November elections just around the corner, where's the political thread, Lee/Karl?
We all know how well that ended last time.
Can't be any worse than the Machine / Blade bobo's.
Scarily enough, that is very true.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:38 pm
by DrGaf
Hey Puck ... Detroit ain't makin' the playoffs according to NHL13 on my xbox.
And Datsyuk retires after this season.
ZING!
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:20 pm
by PuckU126
DrGaf wrote:Hey Puck ... Detroit ain't makin' the playoffs according to NHL13 on my xbox.
And Datsyuk retires after this season.
ZING!
Mitt had better zingers on the 3rd, but considering the content, I feel entitled to respond.
Nobody's making the playoffs this year, DrGraf. Not D-Twa, not Suter/Parise & Co., no one. 99 says the season will start-up in Jan, but the owners and the NHLPA are waay too far from common ground. Its looking like a 04-05 season (silent).
And my one/three will be around for more years to come. He's still the best defensive forward in the game (IMHO). Plus, he still produces. EA Sports is flawed.
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:16 pm
by DrGaf
Yeah, for some strange reason the game hasn't loaded since last Thursday.
can't quite figure out what the problem is ...............................