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My dad's juiced. He's got two pepperoni pizzas, his favorite double IPA beer and his Chelios jersey on. He's ready to go.

****** bag much?

Asham! Hossa with the assist!

o no another nice assist by hossa

Leighton pulled. Boucher in

This is the battle of the goalies. Who can suck the most?

GOAAAAAALLLLLL. Flyers cant hang with the hawks The curse of Marian Hossa. Let it continue!

Lucky you. He's like a body suit made of earthworms. Just all wiggly and too close for comfort and cloying and you can't get away. Poo. Briere.

there is no way he could be creepier. We need a new word.

I can't believe I'm getting excited over Hawks goals. I think I'm going to be sick.

Is it just me, or does Pierre get creepier every time I see him?

Marleau had 8 goals in 13 playoffs games this year. Thanks for playing. Thornton is the choker, not Marleau. I'd give him up to 5.5 million.

There aren't enough middle fingers in the world to salute you.

Hell, in basketball terms, Datsyuk is a Monstar!!!!!!!!!!

A GM can talk to another GM (or to a player whose rights have been secured by the GM's own team) any time. A GM can only talk to a player who is signed with another team after his (the player's) contract with that team is over, which is June 30 unless the player's team grants an exception, which usually involves some compensation. Before June 30, players are still considered employees of the team for which they played that season. After June 30, players whose contracts do not extend into the next year are considered unemployed and can enter into talks with other teams. That's the reason why July is such a big deal. It's not just that the new contracts are signed and announced, it's that the deals are made that lead to these contracts. If Drapes and Osgood (who both have a year left on their contracts) are indeed going to TB, then it would be Holland on the plane home from Florida after meeting with Stevie. Those guys can only be traded for another year. They can't enter into a new contract until next summer (2011). Of course, Draper has a NTC, so maybe Holland sent him down there to see how nice it is so he'll consider waiving it, and he sent Ozzie along so he would have someone to take to Disney World who would blend in with the other little cherubic faces known to grace the park. Or maybe Draper just has a thing for Sleeping Beauty and needed Ozzie to give him moral support for when he actually met her. He should have brought Hudler and six of his relatives.

Stop being modest Eva, like he isn't already.

I don't like it. Although I mostly hate rap, so that might have something to do with it. Just putting this out there though (as an observation, hopefully not a prejudiced statement)...of all the rappers, the NHL chose maybe the only prominent Caucasian one out there. Now, obviously this isn't on purpose or anything. But, inadvertently, the connotation doesn't exactly break any stereotypes about the league in general. In order to grow in the coming decades, the NHL has to do a much, much better job of getting minorities interested in hockey. Surely this commercial will have virtually no impact either way, but I would think even if only a few people notice what I just did, that's not helping the league at all.

Can we offer them a Bailout?

Florida has better golf courses than Michigan

Yes, Bettman let's just forego any exposure of the game on the biggest sporting event in the history of the world, because of travel. But let's open the season in Europe...? Am I missing something?

Fair enough. Wouldn't talk to you in life...but fair enough. You remind me of....a Pittsburgh fan....whom also isn't watching tonights game.....but to each his own. -2 tonight, Kane, Byfuglien, and Toews. +2 tonight, Leino, Hartnell, Briere.

Then I guess a merge is in order, but I don't have the power to do that 3-2 now, what.... nice Don't care who wins....just loving them both playing their asses off Something we only sometimes see....in Detroit. 17-9 shots advantage....Philly.

Some hockey fans......don't root blindly. What is the difference between a hockey fan, and a fair weather fan? Well, hockey fans are watching this game, and the rest, are not. Extraordinary game so far. One of the best finals I've seen. By no means a blowout on either sides behalf......2-2 going into the second. Philly clearly out muscling the hawks....hawks clearly skilled enough to take advantage of philly's mistakes.

Ya, Mitchell would a *** bit expensive considering he made $3.5 last season. Derek Morris is another option, but he made $3.3. I agree that they will prolly (if not re-sign Lilja) go for a $1M to $1.5M defender to play on the third pairing, not unless they are going to give the jobs to Kindl and Smith...

well i'd say just about any player is more useful than josh gratton but i bet all that ahl experience will work wonders for us