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I'd prefer that offer too, but I assume that there will be enough of a bidding war that we'd need to go that high. Again, I'm not saying I like it or don't (I haven't seen enough of MacDonald to say) but I just think it's the kind move Holland would be willing to make.

I'm not saying anything about whether it's good or bad, but I think the Wings land Andrew MacDonald. We want a second pair puck mover, Detroit's already rumored to be in on him, and latest reports say the Isles only want a young d-man and a high draft pick. We could easily afford that with no long term harm done to the organization. Kindl and a 2nd to start negotiations I'd imagine.

It's been a long time since I took Intro to Logic in college. But I'm pretty sure that it's entirely possible that Weiss could both suck this season AND still be a good signing...regardless of his injury proneness or lack thereof. Does that seem reasonable or have we devolved to the point in which "either/or" logic is the law of the land?

That depends on if you consider the year he's having a breakout year and sign of things to come, or whether it's just a freak occurrence. I don't know the answer to that, but it's worth noting that he's generally trended upward (with the exception of an injury year and the lockout year) after being brought into the league too early and having to learn on the fly in the NHL. It's not unreasonable to think that he's a star in the making and this is his coming out party. Then again, it's not unreasonable to think he's just having a freak year either.

I wasn't betrothing him to your daughter or anything but ok.

What would we have to give the Islanders for Kyle Okposo? Nyquist plus what else?

Boy that Mitch Callahan fella just keeps scoring goals doesn't he?

Even if he did ask for a trade it doesn't mean that MSL is the *sshole here. The guy's been a freak of nature the last couple years and by any account should have made the team. If he wanted to play, and the coaches wanted him, and Yzerman didn't pick him, I'd say that's reason enough to be pissed. Especially since the only thing the guy hasn't done in his career is win a gold medal. I'm not saying that's what happened, but I don't know. And neither does anyone else. What I do know is that Martin St. Louis has been a class act his entire career. I doubt that changed all of a sudden. He (clearly) played his way onto Team Canada, I'd be pissed too if I weren't selected.

He didn't turn his career around. He's just on a MUCH better team and so his numbers are better. Bouwmeester's pretty good, but I think A LOT of people would be disappointed the minute they realized we were paying 6.8 million dollars for him to essentially be a defensive defenseman.

Well there was no controversy about that win, it was pretty thorough. F me. Four more years.

Alright I'm back from the bar and ready to take it like a man. Congratulations Team Canada...you played the better game. Good tourney Team USA, it was fun. Now, I'm going to set it up for the Team Canada fans to spike. That win was so sweet...(fill in the blank)

Suter and McDonagh are gonna log some heavy minutes today...yeesh. I like the Carlson Orpik pair though, they're both big, strong, aggressive, and play good defense. Are you calling Kane a "low down Yankee lair"?

He's a reformed gunfighter. It's pretty clear he sowed some wild oats as a young man...and then got his act together, just like Kane. And they're both sandy haired little guys who can shoot the lights out.

Here you go buddy, it's the gift that keeps on giving. Just get some headphones! http://grooveshark.com

Haha, I was just listening to the Nuge as well. We're on the same page buddy.

s*** is getting intense already. I woke up, had a raw egg breakfast, and listened to Motley Crue's "Too Fast For Love" album in it's entirety. Afterward I took a ten minutes period of silence to reflect upon the sacrifice and hardship endured by George Washington and his men at Valley Forge. Most recently I spent time identifying which Western movie heroes were most like Team USA's current stars. David Backes is Rooster Cogburn, and Patrick Kane is Shane. That's as far as I got. America rules! Motley Crue Rules! Rooster Cogburn and Shane Rule! I'm out (for now)! Edit: Blake Wheeler is Jeremiah Johnson.

I'm pretty fond of Bachman-Turner Overdrive...just not tomorrow.

Bonus points if you make the relative sizes of Kessel, the eagle, and Crosby all true to scale.

Great minds think alike, I did the same thing. Can't wait.

Yeah, in some instances they literally tried to murder that guy...but nary a word about how their beloved Cubs (a team I despise with the intensity of a thousand dying suns) couldn't hold a THREE run lead despite a superior lineup and home field advantage.

Hold a lead and you don't have to worry about that kind of stuff. This all reminds me of that time the Chicago Cubs blew a three run lead before Steve Bartman touched a foul ball and the Cubs ended up losing. If you don't blow leads, you don't have to worry about this stuff. Bartman was a scapegoat...so are the refs. Again, congrats Team Canada.

Why does every loss always have to be about the refs? Isn't it possible that the better team won, despite the fact that the better team wasn't the one you wanted? Congratulations Team Canada.

Only if it's insane to believe that female sports have as much intrinsic value as male sports do, regardless of their popularity.

I think the point of confusion here is the original use of the word "matter". The original post said that women's hockey doesn't matter...which is sexist. If he (or you) had said women's hockey is less popular I don't think anyone would object, it would be a factual statement. But to say it doesn't matter is offensive.

You've only now finally gotten around to condemning his original sexist post. Something most of us did two pages ago. Kinda hard to take you seriously when you say "it's extremely important" when you've spent all this time condemning me for pointing out his sexism while staying mum on the post that started all of this (until just now). Yep...Exhibit A.