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Done by year/era and YES, the Wings Avs rivalry as they see it ran the longest of any of the heavyweight rivalries. OMG, so many great fight and brawl clips mixed with some good writing: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-heavyweight-belt-of-nhl-rivalries/ (Love the top picture lol)

No one said there can't be bitter rivalries without fighting, although hockey does lend itself to that being a large component. Most here are lamenting the decidedly low bar that has been set for what constitutes a rivalry; something we've actually been doing since the press kept telling us we had one going with the Preds two seasons into their existence

Does it really bother you that much?

Thats hilarious.I had this great idea (that I was never serious about, but I thought it was hilarious) when I was younger that I was going to teach my first kid to read, but with letters upside down and sideways, so everyone would think he was dyslexic. I don't know why I found it funny, now that I think about it, its in the category of monstrously cruel, so its kind of funny, I guess. Idk. Also. For everyone who was concerned with me about the lack of seeds in watermelon taffy, I have found a popsicle that has them and they taste very similar. Watermelon bomb pops. Its not as convenient, because to this point I've only found this delicious frozen treat from the local ice cream truck. But still. Tasty nonetheless.

This reminds me of something funny I read: If I have a daughter I'm going to name her lizard, and then she'll get the nickname Liz. And everyone will ask her "oh is that short for Elizabeth?" And she'll have to say "no my name is lizard."

I don't really care. He can name him Marshmallow if he wants. But for those of us who work with kids on a regular basis and have to deal with their pretentious parents who can't believe that you can't pronounce or spell the unique name of their special little flower, have a bit of a different perspective on it I'm sure no one here would give Sidney Crosby s*** for giving his kid a "unique, special name"

If Love gets teased, he's only a year younger than Douglas Kronwall. He can just have his bigger buddy Kronwall the bullies against their lockers.

They're not. Used to be a rivalry grew from intense competition that left blood on the ice, literally and figuratively. Now it's just whatever team is playing on Wednesday night.

I suppose the salary cap and how high the average salaries are reasons why recent bad contracts are even worse than they used to be. Still it would be interesting to read about bad contracts from previous decades. Something like in 1953 Bruins gave a monstrous $500/year contract to a defender who ended up being a bust and the francise barely escaped bankruptcy.

Was that good for you? "Realgud"

People all over the internet keep saying "I want these sheets!". They're nuts. Who the hell wants Mike Babcock's disapproving glare watching over everything they do in bed? You can almost see him thinking "Luke Glendening works harder than that" whenever you're making love to your partner. Screw that.