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I wouldn't mind him on the Wings, but I prefer the guys we have now... oh, wait... you mean the seafood. Sure. It's not my favourite, but it's not bad. The person below me likes jello.

White Liar - Miranda Lambert

Великий Дацюк вернулся! How's that?

Helm Abby Miller is back together. All is well. Wings 9: HAMx3ea Sharks less than 9: who cares

Knock Knock. Read or write?

It would throw me off. I think 4 is a good sum. The person below me has a stuffed animal.

Ok, what is a Blue Moon? (aside from dropping your pants in December)

The question is not how much the average fan can/will drink, but rather, how can we get the Blues out there?

50 is lovely to me. Day or night?

It seems that way, but it's really that I have no get-up-and-go, so I'm wasting time left and right. The person below me uses energy drinks.

Just concerts and hockey games. So... 1) The Red Wings 2) The Wild 3) concerts including Aerosmith, Styx, Kansas, Barry Manilow, Ozzy Osbourne, White Zombie, the Nylons, Fleetwood Mac, Paul McCartney, Meatloaf... I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of 4) a guy whose Mom used to bar-tend at a bar where Bob Probert hung out 5) a lady my mom worked with whose parents knew Kevin Costner The person below me has eclectic tastes in music.

Oh, blast. I hit the +1 instead of the reply. Ok, next time you say something cool, I won't plus you. Knowing you, I shouldn't have to wait long. Anyway... I can only speak for myself on this, but where I'm seeing the comparison is in the attitude of people around here. In 2008 we had a top pairing of Lilja and Lebda. We were missing Hasek, Cleary, Lids, Raffy, Kronner, and Cheli. We didn't yet have Stuart. We had Garret Stafford. 'Nuf said. We lost 10 of 11 games. We were at the top of the heap before that. People panicked. Hair was torn out. People gave up and whined and wailed. Fast forward to today. We were at the top. We had a herd of injuries. We've missed Howard, Pavel, Bert, Lids, Eaves, Jonny, and now possibly Joey and Mule. We are losing games. Cue the panic, hair tearing, whining, and wailing. There are a lot of differences between the two seasons. I'd say more differences than similarities, but the similarities are there. We're not tearing it up, especially not on the PP this year, but we did have a nice little win streak going. So there are some comparisons, and since 2008 ended up groovy enough, we hope that the similarities continue. There's your answer. I'm sure you'll rip it to shreds. You have a good enough memory and you're knowledgeable enough that you've already made these connections and you're just challenging people to come out and say that the similarity is that we've had injuries and falsely come to the conclusion that since we had injuries then and won a Cup that injuries mean that we will win a Cup. But I think that the people making the comparisons are doing it less because they think that we are assured of a win, and more to challenge the whiners and nay-sayers who think that because we're in 4th place, we are doomed to miss the playoffs, and it will be the '80s all over again. In other words, people are making the comparison to a Cup-winning team to prove that winning a Cup despite injuries has happened, not to predict that it will happen again. Why? Because it's so much more polite than saying, "Shut the f*** up." every time someone wrings their hands and waves their hanky. My $.02. If I was paid by the word, I'd charge you more.

nope. I need to get money and my butt in gear and do the work. The person below me says "booya!"

Not particularly. Had a migraine yesterday. Glad it's over. The person below me has or has had an unusual pet.

Nope. Just Drew. Syrian hamsters are very territorial. They defend it to the death. I learned that the hard way with Velma and Daphne. They only lived a couple of days. It was nasty. The person below me checks things out before trying something new.

I'm not going to get into a discussion of unions in general. It would throw this thing totally off topic. As related to hockey, specifically the realignment, yes, that's what I'm saying. The proposed realignment really only hurt the Florida teams. Sure, Detroit didn't get to go East, but it was still a decent division. With all of the teams spread throughout the continent, it's impossible to come up with something that will please everyone. If the PA had contacted the League and pointed out some flaws and asked to have a meeting, I'm sure they could have been ironed out in time for next season's schedule to be made. Instead, we just get a "no" from the PA, and the league is stuck with Winnipeg in the Southeast again. I honestly think that if the CBA wasn't expiring, that the PA would have just called and said, "Hey, Gary... about that Florida thing. The players aren't too happy about that. Can we talk?" Instead, it gives them leverage for the next "talks". That's what the whole thing is about. The PA and the League stockpile "issues" such as the realignment and the next Olympics to use as bargaining chips, and in the meantime the Jets have an unfair travel schedule. There was no helping it for this season, but it should have been ironed out by now. I can see why the PA gets input from the players, and I can see why the League would want input from the players, but at the end of the day, decisions need to be made, and it's the League's job to do it. Those big "negotiations" stand in the way of real communication about small issues like this. That's the part the cheeses me. Just talk and settle it. Quit waiting around for the time when you can use it as a pawn. It feels like both sides are playing a game that is unrelated to hockey, and the fans are puck.

It's still Versus for those of us who don't get it (or the NHL network). I'll have to check into the other one. If I'm not mistaken, that might be the one that carried the curling matches during the last Olympics. That was insane. I got no sleep.

Nights in White Satin- Moody Blues

I don't watch it, but I have no problem with its existence on the planet. The person below me has inherited something cool.

No socks for me. They make my feet swell and cut off my circulation and give me cellulitis. The person below me prefers gas stoves over electric.

Yep. (Are you kidding, Mike? Asking that on a Wings board is like asking, "Do you think water is wet?") The person below me frequents thrift stores.

Very cool. That graph really shows how teams have gone throughout the season. Hint: Mouse over your team's name in the left-hand column to see where they are on the graph.

That is probably the reason right there. Owners love it. It gives them something to shovel into the collective anus of the league during "negotiations" this summer. Anything that they can come up with that will hold back progress will be used to get what they want, and the guys who actually sign the paychecks and give them their contracts will have to bend over or lose another season. Welcome to "negotiations".

Hopefully Babs made them practice naked and the yambag skate will bring out their work ethic, or at least make them fear another loss. Wings: 349834597359283402987502981 Ducks: 4

Screw the CBA talks. They need to be sitting down with the NHLPA and saying, "hey, we're just going to discuss the re-alignment right now. The other stuff can wait, but this has to happen so they can plan the schedule."