Electrophile

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    Gordie Howe has passed away. 1928-2016.

    I'm actually coming out of retirement to post what appears to be confirmation — http://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/hockey-legend-gordie-howe-dies-at-age-88 2016 can go straight to hell. Edit: Confirmation from the Red Wings — http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/06/10/gordie-howe-dies-according-to-numerous-reports/?cid=twitter_971theticketxyt (thanks to Edicius for the link)
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    Varlamov Arrested

    The plural of anecdote is not data. What happened to your friend is an absolute miscarriage of justice, but don't kid yourself into believing that what happened to him is the norm across the country, because it's not.
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    The most annoying things about being at games?

    The most annoying thing about going to a hockey game? Drunks. I get that people will have a beer or two during the game, and those aren't the people I'm talking about anyway. I'm talking about the people who get absolutely wasted, then spend the entirety of the game screaming in the side of your head, flailing around like lunatics, and generally acting like assholes. I've gone to several Hurricanes games with my sister and her boyfriend, and I'd say 2/3 of the time, all three of us had to deal with drunken fans causing us to not enjoy the game to the level that we otherwise would have. Look, if you can't go to a sporting event without getting completely sh*tfaced, stay home, watch the game on TV or your computer. Save the money and the rest of us the indignity of having to listen to you (and smell you).
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    10/17 GDT : Red Wings 4 at Avalanche 2

    PAVS, YOU SEXY BEAST! :siren:
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    10/17 GDT : Red Wings 4 at Avalanche 2

    Well, if anyone thinks it's a coincidence, I've got a lovely oceanfront home in Kansas to sell them. It's a steal!
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    10/17 GDT : Red Wings 4 at Avalanche 2

    MULE!! :siren:
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    10/17 GDT : Red Wings 4 at Avalanche 2

    That hit on Kronwall was very 90s-era Avs. Someone should inform Patrick Roy the Douchebag King that the 90s are over, and that Claude Lemieux isn't their cheapshotting "enforcer" anymore. Man, I've hated that turd for a long, long time.
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    Steve Yzerman wants Game Misconduct penalties for fighting

    How about because Detroit financially is in dire straits, and fans don't have the money to spend on tickets, parking, and food. Did that ever cross your mind? The fact Joe Louis isn't packed to the rafters has little to do with the "anti-fighting" crowd, or because we don't have a bunch of players on the ice whose sole purpose is braining other players. This isn't an us vs. them argument.
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    Steve Yzerman wants Game Misconduct penalties for fighting

    Oh, knock it off with the useless hyperbole, would you? If fighting ever disappeared from the game entirely, hockey would not look like figure skating, not even close. The only thing the two activities have in common is they take place on skates. That's it.
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    10/4 GDT : Red Wings 3 at Hurricanes 2 (OT)

    We can't win if we don't score goals. So, how about we do that instead of whatever it is we've been doing all night?
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    10/4 GDT : Red Wings 3 at Hurricanes 2 (OT)

    Come on guys, let's pull our heads out of our ascots and get some isht together. We can beat Carolina, as crazy as that is to believe.
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    10/4 GDT : Red Wings 3 at Hurricanes 2 (OT)

    I'm listening to Pink Floyd this evening, so hopefully that provides the Wings that little extra bit of oomph they need to win the game. Hopefully.
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    Steve Yzerman wants Game Misconduct penalties for fighting

    I totally and wholeheartedly agree with you. Like you said, I understand that other people like it and enjoy it, but if it were removed from the game entirely.....wouldn't bother me none. Being able to land punches while standing on skates isn't a skill one needs to be successful at hockey, and is better suited to a new hybrid sport called "ice boxing." I'd rather watch some Datsyukian dekes than see two grown men pummel the sh*t out of each other at center ice. I don't really care if that opinion sets me apart from other fans here; I'm not a Red Wings/general hockey fan in order to run with the herd. Sometimes I agree with the consensus, but this time I don't. Whether fighting stays or is legislated out completely, I'm still going to watch and root for the Wings, so it won't matter much to that end.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    A win is always better than a loss, even if it's an ugly win.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    I'd really love it if we could oh I don't know, score another goal and pad the lead a bit. I know that's fancy, edumacated thinkin' there, but I reckon it'll work.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Without Pavel Datsyuk, our team is totally and utterly boned.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    While I'm glad we're getting off good shots and most importantly, winning the game at the moment, we're taking too many stupid penalties.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    My apologies.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Edzo must have a Sasha Grey video cued up for commercial breaks if he's using phrases like "gaping hole."
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Penalty shot! Make it count.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    WAVED OFF?! To quote Col. Sherman T. Potter.....horsepuckey.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Jimmy Howard has been outstanding tonight.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Another PP for the Sabres. We're getting sloppy. KNOCK IT OFF. That was a stupid penalty to take, Hank.
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    10/2 GDT : Sabres 1 at Red Wings 2

    Ted Lindsay in the house!