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I thought it said Pure too.

SWEDE! Hope they get some of that competitive spirit going on tonight.

Well, that stinks.

Oh, no. Tatar does the Kane thing with the mouthpiece. Icky.

Stream here "Happy Mule Year"= love that one! Good for Loo!

Oh, Wings. Please forget that this is the Islanders. Of course, now the JoeyMac is safely in GR, this should be ok.

Snacks. I'm a cow. Cheetos or doritos?

Stoked for the game. Going to work at 11 pm during a blizzard? Not so much. But muddle through we must. The person below me cringes when we play the Islanders.

Nope. Have fun. The person below me thinks Z is attractive.

I wish I had a snowblower. Going out tonight or staying in?

Please don't take the Isles for granted. Just win.

Yes, indeedy. I'd be in a bad spot without it. That back surgery last year cost me $1500 out of pocket. Insurance covered like 80-90% of it. Well worth it, though, to be out of severe pain for a year. Now with the weather getting colder, I have pain again, but nothing Motrin can't handle. The person below me sees a dentist regularly. (I now have dental and need to start doing that.)

No coffee for me, thanks. Can't stand the stuff. Lemonade or orange juice?

That was funny.

Any time I roll out of bed is way too early. The person below me generally wakes up before their alarm clock goes off.

Not as much fun as watching the puck drop. If I was home, I might, but as it is, I'll be at work. Find the source of the problem or fix what matters at the moment?

Dodge, if I must choose between the two. Dodgeball or kickball?

No. From what I hear, they're very messy and hard to train. The person below me wastes a lot of time playing games.

Hmm, could be either. Depends on the grey cells under the hair. As for my own hair, brunette. Much more natural. If you have an extra day off: Sleep, clean, or have fun?

I rarely use it, but I have heard that it can be addicting. The person below me types more slowly in the winter.

Cool. Glad we got that ironed out. I've given you enough plusses on your posts that I don't want to have to regret wasting them.

Fair enough. With this post and edits you made to the original post, I understand your position now. I had said that Hudler could be part of a line with Cleary (who has redeemed himself) and Eaves (who is in the process and is making good progress). I felt Hudler had potential to be part of a redemption project line if he keeps doing as he has in the last couple of games. The other two being discussed did well in junior and headed into the league with high expectations which were not met for various reasons. Hudler left here doing well, but has not returned to the level of play that he once had, and has not lived up to expectations. I thought he'd fit as a redemption project since we've seen in the last couple of games that he still has it in him. He just needs to keep going. Your original response simply said "No" based on this season, which was not at all what I was talking about. Now that you have explained yourself, I see that we are talking about two different things altogether from two different perspectives. You are talking about this season, in which case your opinion is accurate. I am talking about his future. Either way, if Eaves and Cleary can do it, I'll give Huds a chance to redeem himself. It doesn't work every time, but it has paid off nicely in what we have gotten out of Eaves and Cleary.

Given Minnesota's record, it seems odd, but Minnesotans are huge hockey fans. If you look at the top teams on the list, it's the ones who play in areas where people like hockey and have marketable players. The further down you go, the less that is so. I think if Stamkos develops the way he appears to be headed, we'll see a lot more Bolts exposure- perhaps they'll even host a Winter Classic.

Seriously? I'm kind of liking him. He's no Lilja, but he's no Lebda either. He does what he does and, more often than not, does it well. Sure, there are gaffes. He's not Lidstrom. I think that he is serving us well, albeit quietly. And that's not always bad either.

I've enjoyed your posts so far, but you dropped the ball on this one. Perhaps you just mis-read what I wrote. I said If he starts scoring like he has been in the last couple of games, he'd qualify as "redeemed". We've been looking for something to get Huds going. If playing with Eaves and Cleary (as was proposed) gets him going and he starts scoring like he has been in the last couple of games, he'd qualify as "redeemed".