Heroes of Hockeytown

Not to be a dick here, but it's actually just one. Nashville entered the league a year after Detroit's back to back runs. No matter. I'm sure most people know what's being said when reference is made to three Stanley Cup victories.

Seven.

Don't really think anyone knows much about that. Hopefully, "Yes." I'm kind of anticipating the response when he doesn't record consecutive hat tricks after he gets back in the line up. "zomg hollend y do u gt uselss playr gawd" But yeah, I expect it'll take him some time to get in it. If he plays big and physical, though, he's doing a good enough job for this otherwise soft line up. Considering how crap our second line has been (though the current incarnation, Franzen-Lang-Calder has been pretty good), there's no chemistry to mess up.

You've officially described every sports team during their times of success, ever.

The Force is strong with this one. Bad news, though... *throws Idiom Switch* FADE IN: INT. AMAZONIAN TEMPLE HEROES: I really don't think this is a good idea! BOB: Relax, would you? I've seen this done a hundred times before, it's very simple. You just take the golden idol off the pedestal... BOB slowly lifts the diminutive, glowing statue off it its resting place. He reaches into his utility pouch and reveals a small bag of sand. BOB: ... And then you put this on here in its place. Voila! Couldn't be easier. Now, we can get out of he-- The temple begins to shake beneath their feet. The ceiling starts to crumble as the whole structure sounds as if it could fall apart at any moment. HEROES: Bob... Bob?! BOB [already in the distance]: RUN! The two companions flee the temple into the jungles outside. They are quickly met by the NATIVES, who are very displeased with BOB'S tampering. Behind them, the temple collapses with a tremendous thud. NATIVES: OFF WITH HIS HEAD! OFF WITH HIS HEAD! BOB: Now wait just a moment, here! BOB offers them the return of their idol, but the bloodlust has already set in. NATIVES: OFF WITH HIS HEAD! OFF WITH HIS HEAD! Sensing their doom, BOB knows what he must do to save his companion. He rushes the column of natives, tackling many to ground, but is quickly enveloped by their superior numbers. BOB: Hurry! Run! HEROES: But-- BOB: GO!!! HEROES turns to escape, but not before witnessing the horrible fate rendered unto his life long friend. True to their word, BOB meets his most gruesome demise. HEROES: NOOOOO! Not making BOB'S herioic sacrifice in vain, HEROES leaves the Amazon unscathed, narrowly avoiding the NATIVE'S wrath. INT. THE NEXT DAY, ANSAR KHAN'S WEBLOG ANSAR KHAN: Robert Lang is expected to be out 2-3 weeks with a lower body injury, the team reported today. Eric Himelfarb has been recalled from Grand Rapids.

You'd never see anything like it on LGW, I can tell you that much.

Doesn't that match up seem a little uneven? You're the expert here, but it seems to me that Jordin would tear Darryl a brand new *******.

And from the top of high Olympus, from Matt's digital forge, did the wallpaper descend unto the plebes.

Well, like I said there, that was a bad thread to rez (as evidenced by it swiftly being nuked). The OP was a few weeks old; Ozzie has since recovered. Hasek is still a week away from getting back in the game, I guess, so it's Oz back in net for tomorrow.

Well, some of them anyways.

Well I'm not here to get in between a man and his beef. Keep on fightin' the good fight, harold.

It's all semantics man, it's the name of the game. You can find a lot of better reasons to hate on Bettman than that, I'm sure we can agree. I think it's more than he's a horrible little troll of a man, with a shrill voice and disgusting features. He may as well be GWB for as well as he comes off as a speaker.

I'm not saying the guy's great (or even good) here, but let's be realistic. He'll blow sunshine up our asses every chance he gets, that's his job. He's not going to stand there and tell us how awful the game is and how pissed we all should be that those loser owners f***ed us over.

Tim Taylor for the Bolts.

Sounds like tomorrow's Admirals/Griffins game oughta be a barn burner for sure...

Egads. Some of these guys need to start eating their Wheaties.

I'm pretty sure it's standard procedure, as this was also the case at the Joe.

I've come to understand that Frost is a manipulative douchebag and therefore deem this to be Bad News.

So simple! Yet eloquent. Why didn't anyone think of this sooner?

I may be way off base here, but if I recall correctly, his name sounds like Kronwall, but in Swedish it's spelled Kronvall. So to the Swedes w = v. Bork bork bork.

Presumably, it signifies that the person has an understanding of the business. What expertise does Hull have in negotiating CBAs et al.? It's not like it's Bettman's job to lounge around all day and think of new rules for the game. "We need more fighting" is Brett's bright idea, okay, let's make him commish? Silly. You don't just get to make proclamations on how the game should be run and make it so. To think, the issue was actually raised at the GM get together a week ago and they didn't get rid of it. No need for Brett here.

That dick told me he was going for subs. He probably knew I was broke and wouldn't spring me the five spot to grab a burger. Geez. Anyways, I don't chill out in Birmingham too much. No Wings sightings for me.

Whoops. Carry on.

It is far too late for that, my friend.

It's a lost cause. I've been begging for Dano to get the nod ever since the preseason of '06. But noooo, it was all about Willy. Dano was gangbusters in the shootout in that preseason a long time ago... And for the record, he's one for one this season.