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Disappointing shootout considering the talent.

Shootout in the ASG?!?!?!

Yes. That's a good excu...er... point. name idea: Al's Ice Hoes

I with you. They come out during the T.V. timeouts in their short skirts and shovel the ice. Personaly i enjoy the eye candy.

Thats the difference between men and women right there. To throw out another name the NHL should be marketing, how about Lucic? A 20 year old budding power forward. I think when the average person thinks of a hockey player, they think of a big body that can score and fight. Lucic seems to fit the bill pretty well. Personality wise I dont know much about him. What about an old vet like Roenick? He's halarious off the ice. (would make a good commentator when he retires) Point is the NHL needs to market players. Not force feed one.

But AO has an ugly mug. Crosby is man pretty. Honestly though, it shouldnt be one or the other. It should both. Along with other players.

Ok, maybe not winning the Cup, but the NHL is where the best hockey athletes play. Any serious athlete wants to compete at the highest level, which is the NHL.

Exactly. Some owners are throwing money at high profile players, but there nothing more than toys that they are paying out of their own pocket.

Your right. And I see where you're going with it. I agree with you. Lids should wipe the sweat from his balls before he shakes bettman's hand. Subtle, but get the point across. Also later, Bettman will smell his hand and think of crosby. (yeah I went there)

The NHL is the cream of the crop as far as talent goes. Minus the Olympics, winning the Cup is the highest honor for a professional hockey player. I think that's the point of the picture. EDIT: Ms. H knows what the fack is up!

I'll put 3 lady Byngs on red.

No charisma in the ASG game? Absolutely. The ASG is end to end action with little to no defense. That’s not Lidstrom’s game. When the game is on the line who is on the ice wither we are up a goal or down? Who is out there with the oppositions #1 line? 5on3? 3on5? What ever the situation, when the chips are down, Lidstrom is on the ice. His play is his charisma. Definition of charisma by dictionary.com: 1. Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power. 2. a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people. 3. the special virtue of an office, function, position, etc., that confers or is thought to confer on the person holding it an unusual ability for leadership, worthiness of veneration, or the like. You show me a person who says Lidstrom has no charisma and I'll show you an idiot.

I like how the boycott thread turned into a GDT.

Just tell him the targets are a new logo. BAM, he'll go 4/4

this. I'll take the one game and a healthy Lids and Dats down the streach. Bettmans cares about $, not the players health. Lickily Kenny does.

Bettman made a stink and Crosby went running. Holland tells Bettman to eff off, and takes the one game to let our two best player rest up.. Because we have the ability points wise to do that... unlike Pitts with crosby. We win.

Link?

Yeah. Read this in the other thread. Pretty much a "go f*** yourself Bettman" from Holland, pretty awesome.

Pretty much. And I'm glad they didn't.

Haven't heard that. you got a link that says that their were no exceptions until today.

Should of been more clear. You just have to be at all the promotional BS, not play. That's why Crosby high tailed it to Montreal. The AG is the league's ''fashion show.'' Honestly. I'm glad they skipped it. I'll take the one game, and a fresher Lids and Dats down the stretch. EDIT: We are dealing with BETTMAN hear. Pronger can elbow and stomp people and get a slap on the wrist. Avery makes a inappropriate comment to the media and gets the book thrown at him.

From what I have seen, it seems that there is a new rule was installed this year saying you must miss one game before or after the all star game. They both played in the game before miss so therefor miss the next game. All 30 Gms were told so Kenny knew. So under the law they are guilty. Bettman is a lawyer ya know. 1 game,no biggie. Its not a death sentence though calm down buddy.

Bettman wears pink panties or Gary Bettman: ruining the NHL since 1993 or Q:What's the difference between a bucket of s*** and Bettman? A:The bucket

Yeah. Even Pierre Mcguire is siding with Lidstrom, and is pretty animate about the whole situation. Not sure if that is a positive though.

Lidstrom a thousand times out of one hundred