55fan

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    Buying First Wings Sweater - Advice wanted

    I have a red Kronwall and a white (game-worn) Lang. When I go to games, I make my mother wear the Lang. No one yells at a 70-year-old lady. I agree that Pasha, Z, and Kronner are the most likely to remain with the team (she said as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Trade). The classics- Mac, Lids, Stevie, Vladdie, etc.- are always a sure bet as well. It comes down to whether you want to swim with the herd or fly against the current. If you choose the latter, get Andersson. I always have to remind myself who he is when I see his name.
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    Silly Question: What would the game of hockey look like if...

    Chara's slapshot just got a lot easier to block.
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    Random Discussion Thread

    There's this family that I work with. There's two brothers and a sister, plus I used to work with one brother's wife. The other brother just married a girl that I work with, who happens to be a great friend. My ex bf, who is now a great friend, came in and I asked if they'd met, and the girl and he said they had. I told him that she had just married and mentioned her new last name. It turns out that the ex and the family are second cousins. So my friend and I are now ex-second cousins-in-law-in-law. Cool.
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    song title game

    Stone Cold- Rainbow
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    The Trade at 25.

    You had me going until the part about becoming normal. 25 years. Dang. Back in the days when Edmonton was the dynasty and the Wings.... weren't.
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    Leftovers

    You'd take a dman and put him as forward on a team with a dearth of d and a plethora of forwards? Put down the crack pipe, my friend, and step away from the computer. Now pretend not to notice that I've pocketed it. (j/k, btw) I'm not sold yet on Lashoff as a full timer. I think he'll do well, but I don't want to have to rely on him as a regular. I'd rather see him work in now and again at number 6 so they can see where he needs work and address it. I know Jonny was a forward once, but I wouldn't put him there when we have Eaves that could play (or Tootoo, Bert, or Sammy*). *subject to change without notice.
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    Trade/Buyout thread

    Me too too.
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    Red Wings to Officially Retire #5 on March 6th

    Wonder if Daryl Bootland can get away to attend. Just wouldn't be a party without him.
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    Jokes, know any?

    Two guys are at a party. One sees a gal on the other side of the room who looks familiar. He asks his friend, "Is that Hortense over there?" His friend replies, "Yeah, but if you give her a drink, she'll loosen up."
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    song title game

    Cold as Ice- Foreigner
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    This or That

    Green. Newspaper online or in print?
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    The person below me game...

    Most of the time, but sometimes I don't drink at all. The person below me has callouses.
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    Blackhawks selling melted ice from Finals

    Whoa. This is so true. No worries, though. That little factoid won't register in their fans' heads. Until you brought it up, it didn't even register in mine. Although you have a point about the 2010 cup- water breaking a drought is rather poetic, isn't it?
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    Red Wings to Officially Retire #5 on March 6th

    Hey! With the new realignment, we might beat them in the SCF instead of the WCF! Wouldn't that be even more fun!
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    song title game

    You Better You Bet- the Who
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    song title game

    This thread is out of order. Usually klymaxx comes after good vibrations. Better Be Good to Me- Tina Turner
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    This or That

    Superman. He can fly. Grapes or strawberries?
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    Random Discussion Thread

    I haven't flown in years. I recall the last time I flew, I got a bag that had a few peanuts and a dixie cup of soda. It wasn't worth the time for the gal to walk the cart down the aisle.
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    The person below me game...

    Fast food, slow food. Ick. I'm done working in food. The person below me actually drinks their recommend daily allotment of water.
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    Blackhawks selling melted ice from Finals

    Lambeau is grass, if I'm not mistaken. I'm curious now how they sold it. Was it a clump with soil? Or just some grass? Was it preserved somehow? Encased? I'm a Lions fan through and through, but the Packers have such a great history that I'll root for them unless it hurts the Lions.
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    This or That

    If I had a mustache, I would twirl it. As it is, I pluck. When choosing wall paint: Neutral or colourful?
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    The person below me game...

    I would. I guess it's better to have a protractor thrown at one than a compass. The person below me is currently wearing a bandaid or bandage of some sort.
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    The person below me game...

    Thankfully, no. Dad's old pickup needs new brakes, but that's it. The person below me knows how to use a slide rule.
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    This or That

    Leprechauns. Asteroids or meteors?
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    2003 Top Line VS. 2013 Top Line

    Ok, then. I'll take a 1990's Yzerman, hold the mustard.