Hell Toupee

Thank you for saying what needed to be said. I'm sorry to hear about your ailments. I hope you get better. Sincerely.

But Johan Franzen is, and I thought the discussion was about how to pronounce his name, not Osgoods. Maybe I misunderstood.

That's him accomodating the non-swedish speakers. That's definitely not how his name is actually pronounced.

You'd better hope you never have to hear Swedish people talking about him then.

Probably, since I'm in Sweden.

So Z kind of went to Sweden? Like a US citizen moving to Mexico is kind of staying at home?

He only wanted to play for Timrå in Sweden, and they couldn't afford his insurance.

Carnbäck Loui Eriksson Calle Johansson Alfredsson But since I moved, yeah, a few... http://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/city/nhl-players-career-stats.php?city_id=4980

And / or they really want to play hockey close to their real home, where their family and longtime friends are?

Why would he? When he was left off the roster for the Swedish national team he said “I pretty much have one comment and maybe I’ll regret it. But they can go f*** themselves.” Refreshing.

The term Dog yard is truly Swenglish. That's a swedish expression that he just translated.

Yup. And the vowels in Franzén is pronounced in exactly the same way as the ones in Brashear. Thanks to whoever it was that mentioned it to me a while back.

Man, I never realized there were that many neuro-surgeons and psychologists in here. That's absolutely amazing! Opinions and assholes, and the other way around. Are you really filled with that much belief in yourselves, that you think your uneducated guess bears any weight? Really? Not one of us knows what caused what effect, or if the effect is the cause, so maybe we should stop with the wild guessing-games? Sometime we might have a clear-cut answer as to what led to these untimely deaths, but it sure as hell won't spring from a thread on a message board. Really, you and I know nothing of what the cause is. So what's the argument? It's all guesses, from people with little to no insight. It's dumb. None of us KNOW s*** about it. Leave it to those who actually know what to look for, and know how to interpret the facts. You know, doctors, professors, etc. You know, the people with all of the tools none of us have... You know, EXPERTS. With Machines and s***! Sweet Jesus on his Tyranosaurus. You know nothing. As do I. Calm down. At least stop arguing a point for which you have NO proof.

I heard he stampedes the elderly and punts kittens. Might just be a rumor though.

I Love A2Y. My god, you seem to take their s*** seriously. Really? Really? It's just humor. I'm not saying you don't get it (but you don't), I'm just saying it might not be your cup of tea. If people don't like Red Wings fans because of that blog....well, then they're ******* dumb. Point blank. Period. A2Y is by, and for over the top, unabashed, unapologetic homers, and they will always admit it. They don't pretend to be the voice of Red Wings fans across the globe, or the voice of reason. It's all in good fun. They're ******* around. Obviously. OBVIOUSLY. Calm down or you'll never get your panties unbunched. Take it for what it is.

And since Crosby's a good ol' Moscowian boy and all... Sorry about the sarcasm, but the topic is Best Current RUSSIAN Player.

Hello Mike! Good show. It takes ages to get a confirmation email from you. I really wanted to participate, but I'm not sure I'll remember what those confirmation emails were about by the time I get them. I really tried though. Even had a few informational videos lined up for your members in reply to a couple of legit questions. No trolling or anything of the sort. Too bad. When I eventually get them, this series will hopefully be done with. Most likely to your chagrin,

Nobody wants to know. Nobody cares. People are trying to talk hockey. Please hush.

"Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi had a good laugh Wednesday night when a reporter asked when was the last time he had heard his name chanted by fans at a game. "Not in a bad way?" he replied, smiling. "Gotta be at least seven, eight years ago." Bertuzzi received a standing ovation from fans after a brief fight with Phoenix's Rostislav Klesla during the second period of Game 1's 4-2 victory at Joe Louis Arena. Bertuzzi was further rewarded with loud "Todd Bertuzzi" chants. He dropped the gloves after Klesla chest-bumped him several times following a collision along the boards that ended with Klesla being upended. "I didn't even have the puck and he took a run at me," Bertuzzi said. "I was ready to go. Unfortunately, I kind of slipped." Bertuzzi has been vilified in most NHL arenas after his infamous hit playing with Vancouver on Steve Moore seven years ago, which made Wednesday's chants even nicer. "It was pretty cool," Bertuzzi said. "It probably would have been better if it was after a goal, but, it was neat. Good fans here."" From: http://www.freep.com/article/20110414/SPORTS05/104140575/1053/rss17

Bono must be destroyed. That's all.

Nothing to be sorry about, I thought it was great! And to be honest, there's quite a few shades of blue and yellow that are deemed acceptable. My favorite is the royal blue, which is probably why I called your choice of color almost correct. The line from the anthem does fit pretty well, especially for Lidas. I was just taken aback. Normally you'd excpect to see the first line, but that doesn't really tell a story about Lidas, which your choice of lines do. I didn't mean that you'd done a bad job. I liked it a lot. I actually think your choices are better. You could do the obvious and have Z and Lidas in Swedish uniforms and use the first line of the national anthem, but that would be run-of-the-mill. Random might not be the best choice of words, it just lacks the most obvious choices. That's a good thing. Yours has originality.

Yeah, why use those exact lines from the anthem? Why have them in the winged wheel accompanied by the second bar of the national anthem quoted in almost-the-swedish-colors letters? Or is Lidas called that and I've just missed it for more than half my life?

Hahahah that's great. The randomness of it made me laugh instantly. Well done.

Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. It would explain why Sid went way crazy there though. His reaction might have been more anger and pain than poor sportsmanship and frustration. I agree wholeheartedly about him being owned. My point is that the reason for the crosschecking might actually be that he was speared in the balls, as opposed to him just being owned all night long, which he was. I think he's a crybaby and a "s*** stain" as much as you, believe me, but I'm not so sure he was being his usual unsportsmanlike self in that exact situation.

I've seen that whole altercation from another angle, and it looks a lot like Zetterberg spears him in the groin area right off the face-off. It's kinda hard to make out, but if that was the case then I'd completely understand the crosschecks to Z. Not saying Sid's not ****** de luxe, because he most certainly is, just maybe not in that situation. I know, I know, I blaspheme.