MulesWillFly93

That's what I'm thinkin'! Great opportunity to get more Wings stuff. I'm so glad Jimmy's coming out to California...what an awesome team - they even sign autographs for people thousands of miles away from their hometown! I got the LA/OC thing just fine, so it's reaching the people who this pertains to, anyway. Interesting that it means Oakland County to Michiganders. See you guys there!

Cool! I'm glad you got to see them, even if they did lose (like you said, what can you do?). Sounds like a great vacation! Yeah, it's definitely nice having ANY hockey team around here, so at least I can go see the Wings twice a year when they come to Anaheim...I'm thankful for the Ducks in that respect. I'm really glad I don't live in Montana, for example, where there's no NHL team for a zillion miles. All that snow, and no hockey...that's just wrong.

Yeah, I looked it up - Järnkrok translates to iron hook (järn = iron, krok = hook). Pretty friggin' rad name for a hockey player, if you ask me! Totally sounds like a Bond villain, but hey, better than "fluffy bunny," am I right? Hehe, the first time I saw his name, I thought, well, just when I thought it didn't get any more "ARRR VIKING!!!" than Kronwall, here comes Jarnkrok. Anyway, I hope this guy lives up to the Zetterberg comparisons. Can't wait to see what he can do!

Exactly. I mean, I'm not Canadian, but I was born and raised in California, and so were my parents, so if you want to talk about out-of-market fans, I'm about as out-of-market as they come. My city (San Diego) doesn't have a hockey team, so I got to pick whatever team I wanted when I started watching hockey. I could've picked the Ducks, which are the closest team to me, but do they have the history, tradition, class, and passion of the people involved with the Wings organization? I don't think so. On one hand, I appreciate the league expansion because it means I can go see an NHL game without having to drive 1,000 miles to the north or 2,000 mi to the east. On the other, I think the NHL undervalues its roots and the rich history that come with Original 6 teams like the Wings. This might just be me, but in a city where not a whole lot of things are more than 50 years old, I really like being able to be part of something that stretches back almost to the beginning of the last century for a change, instead of cheering for a team that started when I was 8.

If anybody shows up with one of those at a hockey game, they deserve to have it broken in two over their head. Hopefully everybody will have forgotten about all this nonsense by October. Ducks fans are pretty annoying...nothing too ridiculous, though. Just some guy next to me with a voice like a foghorn yelling, "HEY HOWARD, YOOOOOOU SUCK!" right into my ear. Insult Howard all you want - I mean, I don't like it, but it is a Ducks game, but Jesus, I think Howard could've heard you if he was down the road at Angel Stadium.

Yeah, that's definitely going to be a good one. I did rather enjoy that playoffs series, looking back. At the time I was about ready to burst into a million pieces from anxiety, which wasn't fun, but in hindsight, that's what made it so good. Wish I could be there...Phoenix seems like it should be so close to San Diego - it's only one state over, right - but there's that vast expanse of desert-y crap that I never take into account.

Wish it was the other way around...I got all excited when I saw "Wings-Ducks Opener" on NHL.com, but then I realized it was the Wings' opener. Oh well, if I can make it through summer, I guess I can make it past opening day. Have fun with the Rubber Duckies! Send 'em back over here a little worse for wear, if you don't mind.

My GOD I hope it's LA. Nothing's motivated me yet to drive the extra hour to Staples Center, but that would sure do it (yay for bandwagoning)! Sounds like a good fit to me...him and Kopitar together, and on a team that isn't just another crappy-and-nobody-cares-anyway team like the Thrashers. And is he the partying type of Russian? If so, LA's got plenty of trouble for him to get into, hehe. Does the Lightning really have room for him? I don't know the cap specifics, but keeping Stamkos, Lecavalier, and St. Louis on the same team sounds like an expensive proposition, but maybe they're cheaper dates than I expect. :shrug: I just hope he doesn't go to the KHL...I like watching him play when he's on it.

Ugh, same here. For as big a ****** as that guy seems to be, I thought he showed saint-like restraint in not strangling her. If it's real, that is. I do not understand why a certain percentage of the female population cannot just let guys watch sports. Especially the finals of any sport...it's only 7 games at the most, you've got the whole off-season coming up directly after that to spend with him, so just can it for a few days, jeez! I can't stand basketball, for example, but if I knew it was really important to my hypothetical boyfriend, I wouldn't nag at him to come hang out with me right when he's trying to watch the Finals. And pulling crap like this video is just...argh. I hope it's fake.

Crocs and a mullet...lol, if I didn't already know he's just a total dork, it sounds like something a hipster would do. I mean, the ironic mullet has already been done, but not in combination with Crocs! Ah Kane, such an innovator... God, please let him show up somewhere with one of those "lone wolf" t-shirts.

I think he already has one. I'm just waiting for the end of June...I'm going to the Draft (woohoo!), the schedule will come out, and then July will be here and we'll get everything straightened out. I don't care what Kenny does, as long as he does the right thing...whatever it takes, as they say.

Cool! I have, well, ok, a little shame in admitting I'm a NASCAR fan, but anyway, I'll definitely be watching this weekend. Just don't get a flat, Nick, and you'll be fine (that actually happened a couple of weeks ago, hehe).

Same here. Even if you put him on mute, he's still just not that good looking, in my opinion. Putting that aside, I'd probably pick Avery. If we have the going back in time option, then I'd take Pronger, but for right now in 2010, yeah, I'd take back Avery, as much as I hate to say it. Like somebody said on the first page, Carcillo's took much of a loose cannon and takes some dumb penalties; Avery's much sneakier when it comes to toying with the opponent. Can't stand any of them, though...except for Tootoo, who I don't really care about either way. While we're on the subject, you know what's really impressive about Pronger? He manages to be absolutely infuriating without saying much of anything. I mean, Avery the Insult Comic Dog will inevitably send somebody over the edge after he spews out enough abuse, but Pronger is just as effective without saying a word. That little wave goodbye the other night, for example. Irritating as heck, and he didn't have to waste any hot air doing it. Dude deserves some kind of award, I swear...

Ditto. And Kane...oh boy. When people aren't talking about how goofy your mullet looks because they're too busy examining the crop circles shaved onto the sides of your head, you've really reached the ultimate in something.

Just FYI, I'm not talking to anybody who would say Stevie is now a persona non grata (dude, it took me like 4 tries to type that right...wow). I think I'm still talking to everybody so far, which is a good thing, but just thought I'd put that out there. Love ya, Stevie.

Zactly. I don't like Byfuglien, but I gotta say, he did me a heck of a favor last night! They made a "History Will Be Made" ad with it, too...yes, really. Saw it on the NHL Network earlier today:

You're still the man, Vladdy. We'll never forget.

You know, I never thought about it that way, but you're right...what the heck would we do without Pierre? Dude is beyond creepy, but that's what makes it interesting. I mean, I follow a fake Pierre on Twitter for the comedy, so as much as he makes me start edging back from the TV set whenever he's on screen, I obviously must get a bang out of him in some respect (but not like that...oh man, my mind is now set on dirty...thanks, Pierre). And actually, I've appreciated a few of his obvious calls in the past...most of the time it's still unnecessary, but it's turned on the lightbulb for this noob a time or two.

Ain't buying it unless Sid's face is attached to his glove.

Winnipeg...that seems like the biggest gaping hole to me. No, it's not as big a population center as other areas in Canada, obviously, but the people who are there are actually HOCKEY FANS for a change. Also, I think it'd be rad if Seattle had a team. It's one of Bettman's "large metropolitan areas" where it would actually make SENSE to put a hockey team. Edit: Forgot to say, I would like to have the San Diego Gulls back, please. We came this close to getting the Charlotte Checkers this season, but it fell through for some really dumb reason (can't remember what it was, but it seemed like something that could've easily been ironed out). Need...hockey...please!

Exactly what I was going to say (I mean, except for the points breakdown...I hadn't got that far yet). I kind of like SOs every great once in a while...it's fun to see guys like Datsyuk go out there and try to pull a fast one on the goalie, and you get to see what's going on in the goalie's mind, but I think they should happen a lot less often, and I think a 10-min. OT is the perfect solution. I'd definitely keep it 4-on-4 the entire time, though. I kinda like Original-Six's idea, though...we know Jimmah can get all crazy-ass mofo on a *****; I think he could win us some games! Crosby isn't much practice for him, though...maybe we can get Hextall in to coach him during the off-season, heh.

Link: http://www.nhl.com/i...s.htm?id=530912 Edit: Aw, for pete's sake...it's 6/4, not 6/3; in other words, tomorrow.

I hate the siren-sounding ones more than anything. Also, I recently discovered that I hate the Blackhawks' goal song while watching Game 1 at a bar with a bunch of Hawks fans who were singing, "Duh, duh duh duh, duh duh duh," etc. after every goal. (They still didn't manage to be as annoying as the Flyers fans, though...what IS it with those people?) Am I the only one who hates when they play "Get Ready for This" at hockey games? It's just...I dunno. Doesn't work for me.

Apparently you'll have to ask the University of North Dakota that question...their sports teams, called the Fighting Sioux, have a logo that's very similar to the Blackhawks', and the school is going to change both the name and logo next year because they're supposedly "racist." Here's the logo: Yeah...don't ask me. I don't get it either. Anyway, I think the Sharks' logo is pretty cheesy, but I'd vote for the Thrashers' as the worst. Lame animal, check. Lame animal with hockey stick, check. Lame animal with hockey stick that has nothing whatsoever to do with the name of the team, check.

Cool, now I have somebody to look out for during the next game...it's always helpful, as a noob, to have someone point out to you which players to watch, so thanks! Yeah, it's always neat when people end up on their home team, like Rafalski and Abdelkader. Getting off the subject here, but at the opposite end of the spectrum, I always wonder how players deal with getting signed to their favorite team's arch-rivals...