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Dude Baker just beat us 5 days ago. lol

Okay maybe I took it a little far a week ago when I said, "f*** the tigers." But I already explained I had just got done watching them blow a 10 inning game again. But I STAND BEHIND saying I will be shocked if we win today. Again, we lost 7 OF 9 IN MINNESOTA. How is that not being a real fan? It's called not being a blind homer fan. I'm objective and call it like I see it. But somehow thats not being a real fan??? Ok buddy whatever you say. IF the Tigers win, yes I will absolutely cut them some slack. But I go by my own eyes. And what my own eyes have seen is us losing 7 of 9 in their dome. So sorry If I will be a little shocked if they actually win there.

WHERE IS THE ORIGINAL POLL???????????

I guess you're okay with blindly kissing the Tigers asses. But after this epic choke job (7 1/2 game lead a little over 3 weeks ago) I'm being realistic about things. Don't like it? I could care less.

Bandwagon??? STFU. I can't doubt my own team??? I'm just going by what my own eyes have seen this past month. Minnie just scored btw, so now we have only a 2 run lead with 6 more innings to play. We've lost 7 of 9 in Minnie. It's called being a non biased objective fan. Has nothing to do with bandwagoning. I've been a fan since the early 80s smart guy.

I love how the original poll is nowhere to be found. WTF?

Shocked that it's even a tie game right now. And OF COURSE we can't score on a guy on 3rd with only 1 out. What a ******* joke. We are truly the kings of not being able to score guys on 3rd. I'll be completely blown away if we actually win this game.

I actually do like Meech's game a little better than Lebda's. But not by much...

I don't even think Kronwall has hit is full potential just yet. So it's pretty hard to judge who will be better in the end. But I can say pretty confidently Kronner is and will be better.

Not necessarily saying Howard is overall the better goaltender just yet. I'm just saying in terms of reflex speed, it looks like Howard is much quicker.

I hope we start Howard from this point on. His reflexes are much faster than Osgood's.

Yes maybe "most" of them are pushing 220, but that's not the case with Machida and Silva. Their walking around weight is around 200-205lbs. The only time they cut weight is when they fight at 185lbs. Or the occasional match-weight fights, which are usually 190-195lbs. No matter how you look at it, Fedor is a thicker man, and almost 30lbs heavier. And even though Fedor has fought guys a lot bigger than himself, that still doesn't take away from the fact that it would still be a huge advantage if he fought Machida or Silva. Unless Fedor fought at LHW. Otherwise, a HW fight would be to the advantage of Fedor. Oh, and not one of those huge guys Fedor fought was a top 5 fighter in the world. He was good at one point in time yes. But Sylvia's game was already starting to go downhill before he fought Vera. The fight right before Vera was against Couture (who is almost a foot shorter than Sylvia, and not even close to Sylvia's reach)and Randy didn't just beat Sylvia, he completely embarrassed him the entire fight. Then Sylvia went on to beat Vera. And that's not saying much. Vera had quite the losing streak going before he just recently snapped it (and even though Vera snapped the losing streak, he still looked like a mediocre fighter in that fight). And that my friend, was Sylvia's last win in MMA until he recent beat Jason Riley (bum). It's not that a scrub held the title, it's that MMA is just like any other sport in terms of losing the level of play you once had, even if you still had it just a few years prior. Need I remind you that Sylvia lost to Ray f-ing Mercer? (and it wasn't in a boxing ring) Just like any sport, all of the sudden talent just starts to fade a bit. Some guys drop off quicker than others, but you get the idea. Even though Arlovski WAS on a 5 fight win steak, his game has arguably dropped further than even Sylia's. The last time Arlovski fought like the "elite" Arlovksi was Dec '06 against Cruz. His next fight after that was a fight that he looked just okay against Werdum. Then after that, he fought guys that will NEVER be considered elite: O'Brien, Rothwell and Nelson. So forgive me if I'm far from impressed with those 3 victories. Then as soon as Arlovski actually faced another "elite" fighter (Fedor), he gets his ass handed to him. Since '06 the only way Arlovski will get a win is against guys that are not top level. I'm not saying Fedor is scared of the entire crop of UFC heavyweights. I'm saying he's scared of Brock Lesnar only. And that's saying a lot considering Brock is the current champion. What lead me to that conclusion is the fact that Fedor knew damn well why Dana wanted him in the UFC. One reason and one reason only. Fedor Vs Brock. So Fedor decided to ask for a ridiculous amount of money (a hundred million bucks) knowing Dana would never accept. That was Fedor's way of saying, "I'm content fighting the guys here, I don't wanna come over to another organization and get immediately run over by Lesnar." And I'm not even saying Lesnar would actually beat Fedor. It just seams Fedor thinks so. And there is no doubt (unless you haven't watched Sylvia and Arlovski throughout their careers) that their game was nowhere near their peak when they fought Fedor. So I'm far from impressed by those 2 Fedor victories. As you probably already read up there, that's not what I've done. Oh I beg to differ my friend. His name is Brock Lesnar. A specimen Fedor has never dealt with. No one as big as Brock can move like Brock. Period. I will admit that sometimes Machida and Silva wait for the other guy to strike first (that is annoying as hell). But they are complete packages in terms of BJJ, Judo, Karate, striking power/quickness, and both are deceptively fast. And keep in mind, I think Fedor is very good. In fact I do think of Fedor as one of the best in the world. I just don't think it's such a cut and dry conclusion that Fedor is the most dominant considering who Fedor has fought lately. Silva's list of recent victories is staggering (Nate Marquardt, Dan Henderson, Patrick Cote, Thales Leites, Forrest Griffin). And none of those fights left a scratch on Silva. Plus, Silva's next fight is against Vitor Belfort (Fedor's next fight is against Brett Rogers,lol). And Machida just destroyed Thiago Silva and Rashad Evans. Those lists are 10 times more impressive than Fedor's last few fights. We already discussed Sylvia and Arlovski. How about before them? Well get ready to laugh and reassess your stance: Choi, Lindland, Mark Hunt and wait for it.....Mark Coleman. Sorry man, but that list isn't even close to as impressive as Silva and Machida's (especially Silva's). When considering who they have fought lately, this is no contest. Pound for pound the best mixed martial artists in the world RIGHT NOW (not in the past) is Anderson Silva with Lyoto Machida a close second. So actually you're right, they aren't "Fedor good." They're better (if were talking right this very second).

HAHA Dude he's not even the most complete player on his own team. I'll take Malkin over Crosby any day of the week. Malkin is vastly superior defensively. And his offensive game is just as good. Do the math on who the most complete player is on that squad.

LOL

Blue Jackets have a lot of underrated young fowards. They're D is mediocre. But I'll take Steve Mason over Chris Mason any day of the week. And Steve Mason was just a rookie last year. So chances are he will be even more capable this year. And we all know the number one key ingredient to success in the NHL...goaltending. -Edit- Unless you're the Red Wings and rely on a mediocre goalie but back it up with great forward and defensive depth. But other than the Wings, goaltending seams to always be an insanely huge factor.

Yeah the Rangers won't even be in the game.

10-15 lbs??? Yeah right dude. Machida and Silva are 205ers (Silva even fights at 185 sometimes). Fedor was almost 235 in his last bout. So try doubling that total. 30 lbs would be an INSANE advantage in an MMA fight. Whereas height isn't nearly the same level of an advantage (Machida is only 2 inches taller than Fedor, Silva is only ONE inch taller than Fedor). So either Fedor has to go on quite the diet, or Machida and Silva better start hitting Mickey Ds or something. Otherwise that fight would never happen in any MMA organization. The other main difference is Fedor hasn't fought nearly the best fighters in the world lately. You actually used Arlovski and Silvia as examples???? They aren't even half the fighters they were 5 years ago. Have you not watched them lately?? Not to mention Fedor was scared to come to the UFC and get destroyed by Lesnar. He refused to join the UFC unless Dana White gave him 100,000,000 dollars. Which of course Dana White just laughed and said yeah right. No doubt about it, pound for pound Machida and Silva are the most dominant in the sport. The only real beef I have with them is they stupidly won't fight each other even though they're not related in any way. They're just "good friends." What a lame ass excuse for not fighting each other. But if they ever do, would be one of the best MMA fights ever.

I usually agree with you man. But in this case you need to put down the pipe. The Blackhawks, Red Wings, and Blue Jackets are all much more complete teams. Blues will be either dead last or second to dead last in the division. I mean I know no one knows how things will play out for sure, but even if by some miracle they make the playoffs, no way in hell they are making a "good run" at the cup. They will be ousted in the first round if they're lucky enough to make it.

I wanna watch the game too. But enough with the penguin compliments. lol

Just in hopes to see the Rangers smoke em.

Is it just me or is the Pitt/NY game not on Center Ice anywhere? They have the Canes/Flyers game, but I can't find the Rags game anywhere.

Nope. Even though Center Ice is having its "free trial" the Pens/Rags game is nowhere to be found. Great preview Center Ice.

Osgood absolutely should have had that one. He just didn't have quick enough reflexes to beat Kariya's shot.

Cleary got ROBBED!

Hope its not a league that counts ATOI. Cause if so he'll probably be like a Hudler last year. He'll get you goals and assists, but he'll only get 12-13 minutes a game.