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Key here was Stroman looked solid in the start. No true "Ace" on staff, so it'll be interesting to see what kind of production they can get out of this 5. If the bats are as hot as last year, they should be able to out slug everyone, as long as the arms can keep it under 5 or 6...

I'm a big Hawks bandwagoner because of Toews. Also my violent hatred of Vancouver helped amp up my love of the Hawks over the last decade.

So you DO care.........

Keith gets the benefit of the doubt because he's maybe the best defenseman in the league. Certainly Top 3.......is he dirty? **** yeah...but he's also a hell of a hockey player.

The Code doesn't say anything about avenging a good clean hit. If it's noticeably dirty, then you beat a guy's ass. But when your guy is admiring his pass and gets knocked the **** out, that's on him.

If a big guy runs into a little guy, and is physically incapable of avoiding his head (Pronger Physics) that should be a clean hit, no call. But it isn't. Because everyone's a ***** now. And Crosby is by far the worst player in the league for running around with his head down.

Stone with his head down....gets destroyed. Guys need to be taught to play with their head up. All the "Dept of Player Safety" bullshit is trying to take away big hits, and making it easier for guys (Sid, most famously) to play with their heads down the majority of the time. You have to be aware on the ice...head on a swivel at all times. Glad there was no penalty of any kind on that play, but the fact that Ottawa tried to jump Buff immediately after is ridiculous...

One of the things in the HZ tweets, before being deleted, was that Broulliet (sp) specifically wanted players tested for HGH...

Regardless of Zurkowsky's tweets, Lawless reported on this over the weekend. Said new Bomber Jeff Keeping is going to be challenging Flory for the job.

Wealthy private owners.....big bottomless pit of money.

It might be your take, and you're certainly welcome to it, but there's nothing to back that up...

I don't understand where this "The Bombers are cheap!!11!" thing comes from now, when Wade has shown that he's more than willing to spend money on EVERYTHING. This isn't the Cal Murphy days anymore where guys sometimes had to buy their own equipment. That said, we're still a taxpayer-funded organization, unlike the exceedingly wealthy Calgary Stampeders, who can do whatever they want.

If it takes out one of the meatballs, it's okay by me...

In fairness, he shoulda received a medal for this...

They do have a bottomless pit of money that allowed them to get Huff, Dave Dickenson, et al and keep them happy. One begets the other....bottomless pit of money allowed them to have good management.

They got a giant, bottomless pit of money......that's what changed.

in a roll?

This is why nobody likes you......this is why girls will never like you......this is why I want to live in the 1980s world where jocks rule the world and nerds are afraid to come out of their holes in the ground.....

Basically everything talked about in this thread could be summed up this way....

The first one and it's not even close...

I watched the Super Girl pilot and, even as pilots go, it was one of the worst things I've ever seen. Completely ridiculous. People **** on Gotham, but holy ****, Super Girl is atrocious.

My girlfriend thinks Super Girl is the greatest thing ever. She also thinks Days Of Our Lives and the movie "Sydney White" are the greatest thing ever. Ergo, Super Girl needs to be dumped immediately.

And as Mike pointed out, neither is Waggoner......most of the time.

Messier was awful in the WHA and nobody wanted him, and most people thought Gretzky was going to be killed in the NHL. His stats in WHA weren't All-World yet, and he wasn't as much of a coveted commodity. K-Lowe, I'm not as sure of, but the other two....it's not like they were 1986-versions of themselves at that point, so other teams weren't quite as interested in taking them.

Based on what I've read about how tight The Trinity are, and how much the board likes 'em, I feel like Wade has a contract ready, but is very aware of the optics. I hope for a red hot start to the year, so he can pull it outta the desk and get it signed while things are rosy still...