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Some controversy over his doctor and the "extremely awesome stupendous" medical exam that he passed with flying colours.. the "doc" who signed off on it.. Ronny L Jackson or as he signed off on the medical form Ronnie Jackson.. strikes me as odd that a doctor, who signs off on...what... 100-200 things a day maybe... would suddenly change his style of penning his autograph.

hockey is hockey. Its national team versus national team. *shrug* won't be great hockey but will be solid,entertaining enough hockey being played by guys who actually appreciate the logo on the jersey (I'd think anyway as these guys are all probably pretty stoked to play for the Olympics)

oh man, the glory days of OB. it truly was.. It was MBB was like now but 15 years ago lol. was the place to get all bomber news that you couldn't score now-a-days via social media. it was like the wild west back then... players, family members, friends of family, etc would often show up.. drop a post or two, get people all wound up and then move on lol. $2 was a beat indeed.. stuck around the longest, wasn't afraid to mix it up with fans and I think he even came back around after he bolted to EDM. great times.

oh me too.. but he could end up on a PR and that team could injure 2 guards in a PS game then boom, hes rostered, possiby for a year and we would have to start considering Neufeld back at tackle if bryant or Hardrick went down. *shudder*

would we want to be without our starting RT (possibly for good) if he lands a gig down south tho?

not true. I'd like to see him rotate in if hes ready otherwise another year as a backup wouldn't be a horrible thing. You can't rush a player "just because" when he was drafted, he was considered almost pro-ready but I don't think he was aware of how much a grind this league is. If he regresses then I'd like to see him moved but if he progresses then I'm happy. No need to give the kid ultimatums in his second season..

Manziel and Freeman.. they can have a battle of the has-beens and almost-was's.. curious who flames out harder.

Lol I said the same thing to the girlfriend and her reply "he was kind of a hanger-on B character..."

*insert facepalm* the president of the united states everyone. can't even get the most advanced warfighter in their inventory right.

Maybe we move Poolman for a lightning asset? I'd hate to lose Poolman as he is going to be a good'er but Lightning have some very talented pieces on that roster..

well exactly. Nobody threw bananas at Kane or went out of their way to call him a derogatory slang when he was on the ice or entering/exiting the ice. Nobody threw stuffed monkeys at him or anything else like we've heard from other african-american hockey players. Its truly ironic though that he is claiming racism like he did... when he has another african-american player on the team with him who completely denies any racial profiling or never has seemed to hear the same things or get the same treatment.. Both are highly paid, party guys with checkered pasts so its not like Kanes a ghetto thug and Buff is a Ivy League grad student...

ya that I agree with too.. the ire and venom that was tossed his way was not due to his skin pigment (for the most part.. sure, maybe some redneck from bumfawkbushberg,mb spoke ill of him because of the colour of his skin) but more so for his antics, crassness and lack of any humility or sense of team. He would get that attitude in any city he goes to though, there is always that small, vocal element. I too took offense at Kane implying those types of people are the reason he was getting so much hate though and how it makes the city in general look. I think we are far more cultural friendly and accepting of all walks of life then he was attempting to convey and deflect the fact he is despised so much here is all from his own doing.

Couple that with convincing people to give up on their NFL aspirations for a bit as well.. take a much lower pay as well.. its a tough gig.

Meh, it will still be fun hockey to watch.. like a whole bunch of spengler cup! lol.

lol thanks. It is indeed odd I'm brought up when i'm not really even in the conversation... cool to be living rent free in someone's head I suppose.

...dafuq man?

ya that comment about "look at the articles comments section" is kind of laughable.. people comment on those articles with the deliberate intention of pissing people off and causing people to get upset and anger. you cannot read those comments and get a true gauge of how people feel or act towards someone. I highly doubt anyone walked up to him and told him to "go home *insert racial term here*" or anything of the like.. I also don't think anyone whom he crossed paths with in the restaurant or entertainment industries were overtly harsh towards him due to the colour of his skin... it would be due to the nature of his attitude and way he conveyed himself to people.

so petty. Hope the army doesn't get its way.

oh lol, I did not know that.. then ya, its odd they would have asked for Marky Mark to be paid and not Williams.. unless their cut from Mark's pay is higher and worth more of their time and effort... lol. ok this is back to a weird story line.

ya I'd consider both Bryant and Medlock both as pretty key core pieces.

Yup. I remember that one too.. he was definitely involved with the HA out in BC... (not Pencer himself but his family)

Kavis gonna Kavis.. and there will be CONSEQUENCES AND REPERCUSSIONS!!

yea I'd think Neufie and Wild came at a bit of a discount and incentive based contracts like you've said. Both are coming off contracts where their dependability and health were in question. I'm cool with those kind of contracts, even if they live up to them. I do think that sadly it will come down to Randle versus Heath and I think Randle's worth more to us in his leadership and ability. Heath is an excellent DB in his own right and I would really dislike losing him but not at the cost of Randle.

ya I recall the brief foray into Affliction when he quit the reffing biz for a bit there in the UFC.. I agree, he was great ring side.

the funky thing that happened was Wahlberg's people called and said "pay the man" after they both agreed to do the re-shoots without any bonus compensation.. Williams people apparently didn't.. only oddity here that I've seen.. I don't see it as a "he gets more cuz he's a guy.." thing.. more so, a "his people did more due diligence then hers did"