dropkickshanahans

I do the discount double check after I drop a deuce.

It's only Bleacher Report, but still a good list of The 50 Most Popular Teams in Sports. Wings are #9, and highest among NHL teams . Can't argue with that!

http://bleacherrepor...-sports/page/43

And don't forget Michigan at #7, little brother!

Practice? You talkin' bout practice?

Flip really deserved that. He's played great tonight.

I wish Franzen had 8 goals on the season.

I blame Amway.

so to get yourself in a better mood after a dreadful effort by the wings, do you ever just read the posts by the members on here?

pretty funny.

Let me try--

BAAAWWWWWWW! OUR BACKUP CAN'T GET SHUTOUTS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T WIN EVERY GAME R PLAYERS R PIECES OF s*** WE NEED TO GET PARISE N WEBER N CALL UP TATAR

We should make an official fight thread, to avoid making one for each notable fight. Good to see Abby playing gritty and contributing offensively.

That will get buried quick.

http://www.grantland...66/the-survivor

Interesting piece I thought I'd share talking with Stu Grimson and the recent suicides and deaths of hockey enforcers.

Thompson has done a great job but it's apples and oranges at this point. Mayhew was given an 0-16 team with Calvin and Backus as the only legitimate starters. In 3 years under Mayhew, in Pioli-like fashion, he's done great into turning garbage into mid-late picks and providing solid depth on the roster (finally) as well as making some key FA signings. I shutter at the players that Millen thought was good enough to compete at a high level but in reality would be 2nd-3rd backups.

I'm now at the point where I expect this team to win. They proved to me last season that they had the talent to keep it close but was without experience to get over the hump. This season I think they get over the hump, but are still 1-3 years away from being contenders considering they still have a bad line and the LeShoure injury could take him 2 years to be 100% or it could affect his play for the rest of his career (I'm hoping for the former obviously). The secondary looks solid, but is nowhere near what GB has.

So all in all, there's still areas of improvement, but I don't think they're that far off from contending the division like you think they are. After all, we lost a heartbreaker in Lambeau last season and got revenge the second time. Oh, and no injury excuses, our 3rd string QB beat you!

>Bleacher Report.

Weaver has been suspended 6 games by MLB.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/6828094/los-angeles-angels-jered-weaver-banned-6-games-mike-scioscia-1

Good. He should use that time to make his skin thicker.

Congrats, Kenny, on becoming a citizen of the Master Country.

Everyone keeps saying this like it's a defense of the signing.  If he could make more elsewhere, LET HIM GO MAKE MORE ELSEWHERE!  I see the point of the going rate for defensemen, but anyone who thinks theres even a tiny chance Big E fills Rafalski's shoes (successfully) in the Top 2 is delirious.  I know Holland said he's still looking, but that "we could always just rely on Ericsson for our Top 2 replacement" quote sounds an awful lot like "this is what we'll be doing since there's nobody out there."

STOP SAYING THAT!

Everyone keeps saying this like it's a defense of the signing.  If he could make more elsewhere, LET HIM GO MAKE MORE ELSEWHERE!  I see the point of the going rate for defensemen, but anyone who thinks theres even a tiny chance Big E fills Rafalski's shoes (successfully) in the Top 2 is delirious.  I know Holland said he's still looking, but that "we could always just rely on Ericsson for our Top 2 replacement" quote sounds an awful lot like "this is what we'll be doing since there's nobody out there."

I don't believe I heard Holland or anyone say that at all.