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What's a wakeup call, getting the flu?

Because he missed the entirety of the third period in last night's game, battling the same flu that had kept him out of the lineup (and the team plane) the game before?

Yeah, I'm really pumped in general for team usa, but I definitely want to see Wheeler on there. Guy is all over the place against Chicago. For a while now I"ve been pining for E. Kane. But after watching them for a bit it's pretty clear that Ladd and Wheeler are the bosses on that team. p.s. Don't forget Backes! Callahan, Brown, and Backes. Prepare to get hit every single time you touch the puck.

I'm more excited for Darren McCarty's public service announcement. What an impact it will have. "Kids, this is what happens when you make bad decisions (as he steps in front of a mirror)".

I'm currently watching Winnipeg and Chicago and if Blake Wheeler isn't on team USA there's a problem. That guy is a serious beast. If Mantha turns out to be a Wheeler type forward I'd be thrilled. Dude is big, fast, and has a killer shot.

Are you using the term "benched" simply to mean that he's not playing, or are you suggesting that Franzen isn't playing tonight because the coach "benched him" for poor play?

He'll predictably downplay how pointless it all was, try to deflect some of the responsibility away from the players and onto the management or the "code", and ultimately use it to make some semi-intelligible point to "the kids" about honor. Also predictably, it's going to make me want to puke when I see it.

So your only is problem is that Holtby got beat up TOO BAD? You don't think it's a little silly that he had to fight at all, considering he didn't start anything, nothing illegal happened, and he didn't want to do it in the first place? Why should Holtby get punched, even one time, because Philadelphia can't play defense? They should let Emery punch the Philly defense, and if that doesn't work then punch Berube...and then Holmgren. This is stupid.

Weiss set Cleary up beautifully twice. Gotta be a drag for Weiss.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo stupid. Wanna know the best way to get fighting out of the game? Make sure every fight is pointless (Orr vs. Parros) or barbaric (Emery vs. Holtby). Not a single fight in this very short NHL season has been necessary. As a matter of fact, wanna know what fight would have been necessary? The one where some Washington goon went out to protect his goalie who was getting pummeled by Ray Emery and didn't want to fight. What's that? Such a fight never happened? I rest my case.

That line earned it. They've been good in the third. It's crazy what line chemistry will do.

How about giving Weiss a winger who can shoot, you know, so that he'll score something this year?

I know all the cool kids are talking about how crappy and old Bertuzzi is these days. But for those who aren't watching these games with their heads up their *sses, is anybody else really impressed with the old man this year?

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It's funny how that happens when you do things "correctly" and "try hard".

I thought it was understood that it would be a threesome. A devil's threesome.

Well now that you say it that way, wanna go out sometime?

Ewwww. Are you actually pale? I thought your kind were required to go door to door whenever you moved to a new area?

"I promise I'll call you tomorrow"? I was shooting for the most sexist thing I could imagine. That pretty much does it.

Aiming a little high aren't you? I'd be happy if Smith could do things like pass or make quality line changes. Gotta crawl before you walk.

Hey take it easy boo, I'm just joshing ya. If I were really there with you I'd be cooling my heels across your back while you lapped milk from a saucer wearing a Susan B. Anthony costume and little kitty ears.

How naive. If I were there I'd pat you on the head and tell you how thankful we all are that you have other "talents".

Damn, that sucked. Wait, somebody help me figure out how to blame Quincey for that one!

Yeah, is there any possible way to blame Smith's boneheadedness on Quincey?

Was that on purpose? Edit: Nevermind.