WizardOfOz30

   Love those guys...and miss them too.


I'm going to 2 Griffins games in 3 days.   Going next Saturday and on New Years Eve, can't wait for my hockey fix!

Happy 40th to my favorite guy!  While search for a good pic to post on FB I found this one I've never seen.

Nope, last movie I watched was the Avengers on dvd.


The person below me is fed up with the lockout  

He's not an outside party, but that role is supposed to be Bettman's.  Yes he is ultimately hired by the ownership but he is also supposed to be a steward of the league and operate in its best overall interests, not just act as a patsy for the owners.  It's been mentioned in the press several times that he has a lot of latitude and authority from ownership in these negotations.  

Obviously 30 different owners have varying interests.  His job shouldn't be merely to galvanize them against the players union, but also to convince them to move in ways that help the overall league, not just their particular franchise.

That is the problem, he is not an objective 3rd party.  If he's going to continue to be part of the problem he needs to go.  I understand this is a business and he's trying to do what's best for it, but you can't make any money when you are locking out your players.  Seems like they are making an effort but the NHL is not budging, it doesn't work that way...

I saw a picture of Kronwall with Buttman photoshopped in it, maybe in the lockout thread?

And I think FB has Linda on their mind today:


THROWBACK THURSDAY: In Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals, the Avalanche tried pulling out all the stops to score on the Wings.

They even forced the refs to measure Dominik Hasek's stick during the game as they claimed it was illegal.

The ploy did not work as the stick was legal and the attempt failed to rattle Hasek. He posted a shutout to clinch the series, and the team moved on to win another Stanley Cup!

Hockey players and owners are "normal" people that are just more successful fiscally than you (and I). Good for them, it's free market economics at work. These posts harping on the amount of money being made reek of jealousy and class envy.  Let's be happy that players get payed well in the NHL; it's a big that reason that many of them are in this league... and you get to enjoy watching them.

It's defnintely not envy, if they have the ability to make that much money good for them.  I guess being a single mom that struggles with the bills every month I have a hard time having sympathy for the guys making millions of dollars and arguing over a few hundred thousand.  Give me one of these guys' million dollar salary for just one year and I could make that work for a very long time.  It's all about perspective and once you get that much money giving up even a little must seem like a hardship.

Our newest member...he's a little scrawny in this picture.  If he works out and gets a little more buff these types of pics will be very nice!



I really like this one!

I was just joking around....which is why I included the

Slow day at the office, I need something to pass the time.  But I do agree with you, if someone decides to be greedy it's harder to side with them.

I hope he signs quickly with someone else, that way we will know for sure that we have the money to spend.

Looks great!  Thank you for all the time and hard work that you put towards this forum.

I am very happy he will be around for another 4 years.  He will do great things as he improves his skills.

I do, and I try to be that person as well.



The person below me has dated more than one person at the same time.

While I was expecting ticket prices to be in those ranges I think it's terrible that there will be no public ticket sales.  So if we don't have a connection that is willing to sell us the tickets for face value we can all expect to pay double(?) from the greedy ones that do have access to them.  Not a good way to sell the game.  

Zero sense this makes.

As for the political dealie/skipping the White House celebration, I think it's a bit of a reach to see how these two specific things are connected.  Happened months and months ago so I don't see why it is reason to be brought up when him possibly skipping out has probably little or nothing to do with politics/government.

And as for him skipping out, was his choice and his business.  Don't really agree with it but I understand and respect his decision.  All I'm going to say on that since I pretty much have given up talking politics in depth a long time ago.

But it's not just his business, he is making a selfish decision that could potentially affect the Bruins financially .  Plus he signed a contract, I don't understand why everyone seems to think it's ok to break an agreement.  That is a general statement for the mindset that seems to be common now.  If you agreed to something hold up your end of it or make sure you make amends for not doing it and you better have a damn good reason too!  I say if he wants the year off he should have to pay any penalty that the Bruin's might have to burden.  And if he chooses to retire, I saw somewhere that the Bruins would still owe him money...he should have to forfeit it.