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If Hudler doesn't do squat for the next month and Mursak puts up 8 or 10 points, it should be entertaining around here.

I really wish this was a joke. Brad Stuart... that's it. You're off my team on NHL 11, you jerk.

If Danny boy is injured, I'm trading Stuart on NHL 11. That's about as threatening as I can get...

oh no what have i dooooooooooooooooooone

Really? How the hell is that Stuart's fault?!?! THAT IS HIS JOB TO PUT IT ON NET FROM THE POINT. The game of hockey involves risk and Cleary skated into the path of the shot. He did so willingly because he wanted to potentially screen or tip. That was a fluke. Anyone who is mad at Stuart is being absurd.

Should be the teams that finished #1 in each conference the year prior (i.e. this year would be the Sharks and Caps). It would be a nice way to recognize teams that had the best record in each conference outside of the President's Trophy, and a way to get different teams into the Winter Classic without the tinfoil hat crowd whining that the league is pandering to the new hockey fans. It would be a pretty cool tradition, IMO.

Chuck Norris once considered playing ice hockey. Then he saw Dan Cleary. Now he's afraid to even put ice in his soft drink.

Because it's Miller time. It's always Miller time.

.....and it's s*** like this that makes it hard for men to take female hockey fans seriously. That is the number one reason why I hate when sports market specifically to women because it's like they're saying we're too stupid to appreciate or understand the game the way male fans do, so we need pink hats and pink jerseys and Crosby pillowcases to make us fans. ******* misogynistic assholes.

This blows...I was pessimistic about how the next 4 weeks were going to go without Pavel. Now without Danny I am dreading the fact that we could easily wind up in 8th or 9th seed with how tough a schedule it is and 2 of our top 3 offensive players out... If Hudler struggles and Mursak plays well Jiri may be looking to call in for some new colored equipment to match the new logo on his jersey... Also this is a great opportunity for Jiri to be playing Top 6 minutes. If he doesn't do anything with it I give up on him.,..

Your memory isn't failing. Steffan was our go to guy in goal that year. Everything that would go to him, became a goal. Had a lot of pucks put behind him that year. The team was in transition the whole year. From Harry Neale being fired half way through the season, to Brad Park taking over the job and completely losing control of the team, it was a great one. The only thing that kept me going to games was for the fighting, and, to see some of the other teams great players. After Neale got the door the attitude became if you can't beat them, Beat Them Up. Kocur had several multi-fight games and even a few "fight-tricks" if I recall. Probert got called up about half way through the season, and, well, the legend was born. Warren Young, Randy Ladouceur, Reed Larson, everyone got their hands dirty. The highlight had to be a bench clearer at Maple Leaf Gardens near the end of a game that probably had 8 fights to that point. I don't even remember if we won or lost, but it was a 4+ hour game. Probert received the first of his many suspensions for a headbutt on Bob McGill during the bench clearer. I don't know if it was his longest fight ever, but they danced for what seemed like 5 minutes or so before Bobby put him down with the headbutt. It made the trip to Toronto worth a million bucks. Thankfully the exchange rate was a little bit more friendly than that. Other memories, The Boards were white, as was the ice. Unless blood was spilled that is. None of the over commercialization that litters the arenas today. The youth movement was on as we brought in all the youngsters that had been drafted over the past few years. We said good bye to Reed Larson, Our stud D man of the day. Ron Duguay, a much loved player at the time. Both were trade deadline aquisitions for playoff bound teams. At the end of the season, we lost our Captain, Danny Gare to free agency, and thus was born the legend of "The Captain". And attendance was all over the place, from a low of, I'm estimating, 6000, to sold out games. It all depended on who was on that nights fight card. Oh yeah, one last transition to recall. Colin Campbell, (yeah that guy), made the transition from hard nosed blueliner to assistant coach. What a great year it was. I'm glad we've come a long way from there, I don't know if I could go back.

Cue Darth Vader "NOOOOO!!!" here. Why why WHY did it have to be Cleary? And why did STUART OF ALL PEOPLE have to do it to him? :despair:moan:repeat: Since all my superstitions have failed me, I suppose there's only one option left: drink more. Pour me one for Datsyuk and one for Cleary, if you would be so kind. Here's to a speedy and full recovery!

+1 for the Python reference! I'm going to talk to Matt about amending the forum guidelines to make this a punishable offense. *evil glare* Thanks for screwing the pooch, HoH.

Of course the wings can't get a shutout...

"I'm not dead yet!" 4-1 Wings.

As Cleary once again proves his superiority to Chuck Norris. (BTW, saw Burn Notice season finale...HOLY CRAP. Phenomenal.)

Good intercept by Ericsson. He has looked much better this year.

Also, I love Cleary. He has been my favorite since '06-'07. Anyone who bashed him last year should be shot.

It's called pop, Kevin. Only dandies call it a soft drink. Geez.

all that typin aint gonna make my steak cook any faster

He one-timed a puck from the corner, along the goal line, and it went in because he is Dan Cleary.

Terrible call. Homer may as well retire if they aren't going to let him play.

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