Kira

My favorite time to read this board. It's usually so clever.
As far as Stevie goes, he put himself into target range the day he became GM. No mercy given here...all bets are off. Fire away!

I hope it's 13. When the time comes.

I did not watch one minute of the game last Sunday. I watched the Puppy Bowl instead. Lots more fun.

I despise reading stuff online with poor spelling and grammar. I don't care if it's Facebook, a Youtube comment, or a LetsGoWings post. If you can't take the time to use proper words and punctuation, your opinions and thoughts count very little with me. I can accept the odd spelling error. I can tolerate the person that doesn't understand the difference between a colon and a semi colon. I can even see both sides of the Oxford Comma debate. What I cannot abide is the blatant disregard for an entire set of rules on which an entire language has been based.

NO!!!!!!!!

Say what you will, but there is an intangible here. It's called attitude. One has an attitude that is a little hard to work with. One has an attitude that you love to see. I'll let you figure out which is which. Some might think that means next to nothing, but you'd be surprised.
HHOF? One, maybe. One, I should think so. Again, I'll let you figure out which is which.

Yzerman, Fedorov, and Zetterberg all did/do everything perfectly, text book. Datsyuk writes his own book.

I saw both play, and regardless of the stats, I can always expect to be wowed by something Pavel will do on the ice. Be it a deke, a pass, a hit avoided, a steal, something. Not so much for Fedorov. He might score 4 points, but they will be somewhat boring, just a guy who is stronger, shoots harder, and skates faster overcoming the inferior competition. Kind of like watching a adult play with kids, almost.

I think something that really works in Pav's favor regarding the HOF is the idea that most people have regarded him as at least a top-5 player in the league for the better half of a decade now. For 2-3 years, a lot of people considered him the best player in the game.
I think that reputation will give him a big push.

Other teams players have said the most surprising thing about Datsyuk is how strong he is, cause he doesn't look it, and how difficult that makes him to push off the puck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy37oxyUUAE

Dats also has 532 assists already. He could easily be over 600-650 when he retires and is just shy of Beijing a ppg player his entire career (804 points in 824 games) that's good enough for me, without even taking into consideration his two way play. That just puts him over the top.

I get what you're saying, but why should Pavel need another 1 or 2 90+ point seasons? Why can't a guy who is arguably and has arguably been the best two way forward in the league for most of the last decade need massive point totals? (Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if Datsyuk returned to his 90 points pace)

I'll be the minority here and say Datsyuk. I won't deny that Feds was super skilled, but he also had a pretty tremendous team around him. Datsyuk would have better numbers if he was playing with the team that Fedorov was playing for back then. Again, no discredit to skill level, sometimes the quality of players around you make you play better.
Fedorov, there is no reason why he shouldn't make the HOF.
Datsyuk, I feel like he absolutely should, I feel pretty confident that he will, but I understand if he doesn't.

Oh boy, I'd have to say Homer too, but Drew Miller runs close in the race too.

I think Elvis Presley was over-rated.

My housemate isn't talking to me (a die hard Bruins fan). And I have all I can do to keep the smirk off my face. Inwardly, I'm singing "Happy Happy Joy Joy", and outwardly keeping as straight a face as I can. What a beautiful goal my Pasha scored, and how wonderful that it was he who wielded the dagger for tonight. Thank ye, me darlin'...'tis grateful I am to you.

My housemate isn't talking to me (a die hard Bruins fan). And I have all I can do to keep the smirk off my face. Inwardly, I'm singing "Happy Happy Joy Joy", and outwardly keeping as straight a face as I can. What a beautiful goal my Pasha scored, and how wonderful that it was he who wielded the dagger for tonight. Thank ye, me darlin'...'tis grateful I am to you.

I have to be so circumspect this time...my housemate is a die hard Boston fan. I really have to tread lightly until this is over. Of course, if we win, it will get worse, but I don't care. GO WINGS!!!!

That leaves such a creepy image in my head. Must find something to counteract the illness!

I love the fans in Winnepeg. They call him "Mario's pool boy". He's cornering the market on ****** baggery, that's for sure. Let's put it this way, if we do get them, it's open season - not one player is safe from slamming and Photoshopping the hell out of them. I've seen more diving from them than the loons on the lakes around here. But I love the loons.

I love the fans in Winnepeg. They call him "Mario's pool boy". He's cornering the market on ****** baggery, that's for sure. Let's put it this way, if we do get them, it's open season - not one player is safe from slamming and Photoshopping the hell out of them. I've seen more diving from them than the loons on the lakes around here. But I love the loons.

I love the fans in Winnepeg. They call him "Mario's pool boy". He's cornering the market on ****** baggery, that's for sure. Let's put it this way, if we do get them, it's open season - not one player is safe from slamming and Photoshopping the hell out of them. I've seen more diving from them than the loons on the lakes around here. But I love the loons.

I hope they know what a good penalty killer he is. But more than that, I hope they know what a treasure of a person he is. And they'll love Reuben too...he's such a cutie!
Patrick, I miss you already...my birthday buddy.