Mckinley25

If he had a nickel for every time someone wanted to punch him in the dick he probably have like, 7 million dollars a year or something.

I forget how the new system works (is it new anymore?). But is there a chance that the worst team could not get the first pick? There should be a max number of first overalls you can have in a ten year span haha

Anyone else remember those wonderful Guy LaFleur ads with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas? Still makes me laugh.

I understand now, the site looks that way because it reflects the type of consumer that cares about hockey fights?

The Rangers one doesn't make sense...

Slava, is that you?

There's a waiting list like 30 years long for season tickets, they're Packer crazy over there. On a side note, I think Green Bay is a wonderful town.

Did smith break his? Cause that's normal. If he didn't that's badass.

Does Miller ever miss a game?

Bowman was certainly more offensive minded but he did have a similarly simplistic message. He also had similar expectations on the defensive play of his forwards. I think Bowman just saw the game better. Sometimes it feels like Babcock is coaching inside a bubble, he knows a lot about the game, but doesn't have the flexibility Bowman did, it's more of a stubborn "this is the game plan, work it until it works." Bowman also had (at least with us) world class offensive defenseman, and I'll maintain our biggest issue is puck transition.

To be fair Bowman used to say the same thing.

Well, we didn't get any help from Colorado or NY tonight, we better keep winning!

I love the replay because it shows just how fast he is too.

Mantha with an assist and 3 shots tonight. Pulks with 3 helpers and Callahan with 2 goals.

The wings are only 3 points behind both Tampa and Montreal but with two games in hand on the Habs and only one in hand on the bolts.

Shut up with that intellectual mumbo jumbo gypsy talk!!

I think you nailed it, the players in their prime are not our stars, they're good players but they're role players.

Everywhere you go is Kentucky!! 😳

And when we got Cory Cross and he scored his first game? And I think Kyle Calder may have too.

Yeah I don't mind the snow, I grew up here so I'm used to it, but it's the only thing here haha. I admittedly got a little spoiled living in Boston, Columbus, NY and LA with all the Libraries, museums, film festivals etc., But my family is here and they don't steal my money so it's good. (I of course don't have 30million dollars though)

It's definitely not simple, but I agree with Kip in that the change comes from a culture shift and that scenario you described will be an infrequent enough situation that it will resemble the other major sports which all have fighting, it's just not a problem. Baseball may not have sticks and blades but if that pitcher wants to hurt someone, I don't know of a more dangerous weapon in sports haha. Correct me if I'm wrong but don't most baseball fights start from the batter being hit with a pitch?

I live in the other Houghton, but there's not much to miss up here, just snow.

I actually believe an argument can be made that fighting may in some cases improve another area of the game, like reduce cheap shots. I don't know for certain if that's true, but the players themselves have talked about. My issue is that I think it's time we found another solution to these problems that's not so stupid as fighting.

Unfortunately I didn't drink much during college because the alcohol I was exposed to tasted so bad I ignorantly assumed it all did, (a shame too with Founders right in my neighborhood!!). It's was those crazy Blue Jacket fans in Columbus and Arrogant Bastard drinkers in California that got me hooked on beer for a while. Now I live in the Houghton area and don't drink at all since we had our first child this year. When things settle down I'll hopefully have time to indulge once in a while.

Well you are of course right that hockey is entertainment, but that doesn't service the point in anyway. We are discussing hockey and how things affect hockey, not the world first and how hockey affects the world. A pointless fight that in no way benefits the game isn't worth the risk, this is hockey in a bubble now. Activities outside of hockey that can be risky are also either not allowed (like playing recreational hockey) or frowned upon. There are some things outside of the hockey bubble that for various reasons are worth the risk of injury, like charity or the Olympics. I don't believe these are comparable to a fight because they benefit the interests of the NHL and the community. The fight did nothing for anyone and hurt a player. This of course is not just a debate we're having but one we regularly see between the various concerned parties with a vested interest in the league. Well I went to Echo's defense over an anti fighting point and like always I allowed it to snowball out of control, and I think if he didn't miss a game as a result it's not as big an issue, so admittedly the circumstances permitted a jumping off point for a broader discussion. But yeah, I obviously don't like fighting.