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Analysis, rambling and rants from around the NHL (from guys and gals who are NOT Barry Melrose).Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.comBlogger1031125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-2510404468620828702009-03-18T15:58:00.002-04:002009-03-18T15:58:56.827-04:00Hey! You With the Face!Why are you still coming here? We've moved! <a href="http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/">Head on over to the new site</a>!Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-72902437929496813152009-03-15T18:22:00.002-04:002009-03-15T18:22:50.682-04:00Updated RSS<div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">The<a href="http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/feed/rss.html"> new RSS feed is hither</a>. Please update your readers accordingly.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-1868762-1"; urchinTracker(); </script></p>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-72800302569708976942009-03-15T17:28:00.004-04:002009-03-15T17:36:12.619-04:00It's been fun here<div style="text-align: center;">But click on the mulleted B to follow us to our new home!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSz1V5OMZc90LBIVaJL6qPKI8YTKnuFLMO-uQMykLtnYcQ6hV5ngWUTlzok_FQBkL_pl8zwFFaejOWvEjZT8URVh0oO7QIO41z2HjdWZlbslo5IuzCFpIBFuJYqpCOLA3RpBt_W2IrHvA/s320/BMRbanner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313531382230858850" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/">www.barrymelroserocks.com</a><br /></div>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610967558169192461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-75114218195374621192009-03-14T16:47:00.003-04:002009-03-14T16:51:55.546-04:00Let's not have puke on the top of the page for the weekendI can't take puke or puking. I need to make it go away. Come on internet, find me ANYTHING to push that post further down on the page.<br />Aha! Red Wings fan molesting an inflatable Penguin taken last June (h/t <a href="http://www.bustedcoverage.com/?p=4842">Busted Coverage</a>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_StNMEFqimtZS2yW-3VVTTAf8fduIjbpNLcLaEUEZ-r9cct7KgLZDMEg18U61Z3IO66hp89OV5VkNPqdLvXAEjO328rGt1pRqSlixqsxqKxqKAH7OUoqv_1g1cNezGgwMExM8rBSxXk51/s1600-h/redwings.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_StNMEFqimtZS2yW-3VVTTAf8fduIjbpNLcLaEUEZ-r9cct7KgLZDMEg18U61Z3IO66hp89OV5VkNPqdLvXAEjO328rGt1pRqSlixqsxqKxqKAH7OUoqv_1g1cNezGgwMExM8rBSxXk51/s400/redwings.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313148873940196866" border="0" /></a>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06685399803801402331noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-66302362297479860002009-03-13T18:56:00.002-04:002009-03-13T19:02:19.987-04:00When vomit and hockey collideCheck out the following from a game between the Chicago Wolves and Milwaukee Admirals:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5r22LaCa_R8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5r22LaCa_R8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Dude Haydar was obviously <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-emQAsGMeQ">possessed by the exorcist</a>. Lays out a huge hit at center ice, then proceeds to projectile vomit on the bench. Just another day at the office for the life of an AHLer. <br /><br />Reminds me of that time that I did the same thing, only I wasn't playing hockey and I didn't hit anyone.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610967558169192461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-199569812730602852009-03-13T10:43:00.004-04:002009-03-13T10:49:09.623-04:00Wait... What?<div>All bloggers have had a typo or two in their day, and I am certainly not one to pass judgement on anyone on this front, but <a href="http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2009/03/embalmer-dies-alf-pike-1917-2009.html">this error is pretty funny</a>.</div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312683955595096738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 345px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqPEHkvtBD6RmhLqiGCY6INp-f_e4s8ZH_yY2oAEISy8zaxkjJL12aakeX9qcnDuhRwKGYPSQglT9liV5wbuJRIbtu1cQ8QwdCxYJgbQHcgqEPUSWaa6B1-SnuUZTyOEG8HlyQ5r_XA0/s400/New+Picture+(2).bmp" border="0" />Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-4774533533379748612009-03-12T16:47:00.003-04:002009-03-12T17:24:50.116-04:00The Versus [drinking] Game of the Week (Philadelphia at Detroit)<div align="right"><table class="MsoNormalTable" style="margin-left: 6.75pt; width: 289px; margin-right: 6.75pt; height: 286px;" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 1.5pt; width: 97.54%;" valign="top" width="97%"><p style="text-align: center;" align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElXUIlR_Az-kf3_rZ0_SZVxmuRZHNLfg-6ravvCf2mwER7vaMFcEm2RmIgrNKGkn2XIkJFL_5GLkdSkA5rb3BN2SoQa1HAucsDw8b9mL5Zkr_hpQv3VMxZ_DhSgjCajB_UCDp9ogGmYW7/s1600-h/wings.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElXUIlR_Az-kf3_rZ0_SZVxmuRZHNLfg-6ravvCf2mwER7vaMFcEm2RmIgrNKGkn2XIkJFL_5GLkdSkA5rb3BN2SoQa1HAucsDw8b9mL5Zkr_hpQv3VMxZ_DhSgjCajB_UCDp9ogGmYW7/s400/wings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312415150783833762" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"><v:path connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" extrusionok="f"><o:lock aspectratio="t" ext="edit"><v:imagedata src="http://www.schultzimages.com/melrose/images/060507ducks.jpg" href="http://www.schultzimages.com/melrose/images/060507ducks.jpg"><em><br /></em></v:imagedata></o:lock></v:path></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:stroke><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Do you know how long it's been since we wrote a post on the Red Wings? We haven't had anything tagged "Red Wings" since Marian Hossa <a href="http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/2009/02/marian-hossas-fighting-abilities-are.html">tried to get in a fight</a> on the 19th of February. What's happened since then? Nothing. Nothing has happened with the Detroit Red Wings since Scottie Bowman retired. They are still really good. They still might win the Cup. They still have Nicklas Lidstrom. Nothing ever happens with the Red Wings. All the more reason to drink, I guess.<br /><br />DRINK<br /><br />... when Sports Soup is promoted. Twice if you know anyone who has actually watched it. 5 times if YOU have actually watched it.<br /><br />... when the Red Wings inevitably take the lead, and the announcer's inevitably make reference to it being good for Detroit, as though the Wings are going to fix the economy.<br /><br />... if the home town of Flyers D-man Randy Jones is mentioned. Quispamsis, New Brunswick. Hell, go have one now and keep saying it. Quispamsis. Quispamsis.<br /><br />... if you're still not convinced that "Joffrey" is a real name<br /><br />... for every tooth Kronwall knocks out<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-1868762-1"; urchinTracker(); </script></p>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06685399803801402331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-8732971130666416392009-03-11T19:14:00.002-04:002009-03-11T19:15:40.615-04:00LOL Martin Gerber<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BdhAQZXJwc-sDYc808kaF7byGhR7ryBybTF-i_grx12jWhmRlxLN5DvCPpDNhq3jgET4e-sQ9HofDhUKhIpPX2vK62quxvas9eK94yE1uVxVweWaLR5enM9KWnBqIquyV3iH6dJL4x8/s1600-h/gerbslol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BdhAQZXJwc-sDYc808kaF7byGhR7ryBybTF-i_grx12jWhmRlxLN5DvCPpDNhq3jgET4e-sQ9HofDhUKhIpPX2vK62quxvas9eK94yE1uVxVweWaLR5enM9KWnBqIquyV3iH6dJL4x8/s400/gerbslol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312072678233480098" border="0" /></a>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610967558169192461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-91021642311026901762009-03-11T08:20:00.002-04:002009-03-11T08:20:00.330-04:00Inside the GM MeetingsToday, we present to you an inside look at <a href="http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?&id=36038">the GM meetings this week in south Florida</a>. Among the hot topics of discussion are fighting and, of course, the GMs diligently waiting for the next <a href="http://twitter.com/brianburke">Brian Burke Twitter</a> update.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikI774X6kzi4YM0CDVN1npOQe236XqnUjuJ2KSVRbHMOteVkN8BSsSfbVgBTW9zD9C5NbPjK_0M7OrCeEckqsQB-NfDCACY44Et2Kz932OwIuWzkH6_Uo5ZEcXgRGlkS44K8Fbu8YFb2E/s1600-h/colin+campbell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikI774X6kzi4YM0CDVN1npOQe236XqnUjuJ2KSVRbHMOteVkN8BSsSfbVgBTW9zD9C5NbPjK_0M7OrCeEckqsQB-NfDCACY44Et2Kz932OwIuWzkH6_Uo5ZEcXgRGlkS44K8Fbu8YFb2E/s400/colin+campbell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311706684987192114" border="0" /></a>Awwww look! Widdle Coley Campbell has his backpack all weady for his fwirst day of schoowl!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTft59L4845cNyGLFJ3Jtb85WjjLnxT4A64l-GTfuaJifE3Tnj68vWaRDKeogAQNqjNsKigd5GqcuiGQiDXHvJBd9OsVprc-rShPIEutg-7sf6MijosNAE6udHFQln6y0QDo2-Vbdx_Q/s1600-h/brian+burke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTft59L4845cNyGLFJ3Jtb85WjjLnxT4A64l-GTfuaJifE3Tnj68vWaRDKeogAQNqjNsKigd5GqcuiGQiDXHvJBd9OsVprc-rShPIEutg-7sf6MijosNAE6udHFQln6y0QDo2-Vbdx_Q/s400/brian+burke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311708055199617474" border="0" /></a>It's been a long day for Brian Burke and he's a little rough around the edges. "Scotch on the rocks, bartender," he says. He then proceeds to put his brain on autopilot when speaking to the media. Mr. Burke is wondering why you guys don't get a life and stop sticking microphones in his face all day long. He didn't have to deal with all this crap in Anaheim.<br /><br />See those glass doors behind him? He'll throw you through them face first first if you ask another stupid question. What's that? Oh right, there are no stupid questions. "Yes, go ahead. You in the back with the stupid question." And so it goes. But the Media is not deterred. The Media is used to this. It's their daily dance with the Girlfriend That Treats Them Like Shit but they keep coming back for more because she's so bad and it's oh so good. And maybe this time she'll come to her senses and treat them right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1CDOT1IUyq7vWSx_-e9X87t46XObfwpdq4Nozl6TszpYpsgvLip5wv9Tyc1145cXb264mp74HTR_QftfebuqiQTW6gePxDlYThCFAW-rpHQZ4gjAAI1PV49A66le0sYLPV-GRG_-Cn8/s1600-h/brian+burke2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1CDOT1IUyq7vWSx_-e9X87t46XObfwpdq4Nozl6TszpYpsgvLip5wv9Tyc1145cXb264mp74HTR_QftfebuqiQTW6gePxDlYThCFAW-rpHQZ4gjAAI1PV49A66le0sYLPV-GRG_-Cn8/s400/brian+burke2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311708881537037538" border="0" /></a>Burke then turns to the camera and stares deep into your soul, making you regret calling Jenny Michaels a 'fat doo doo head' back in third grade and making her cry. He knows your secrets. You cannot keep anything from him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEaYEOUOnfI3x-1iBsROw7O_Ku4PM3qUwdeOfbLU_0wucPQzDuXTd4oFS5kF7790MxM5izZv2jmh1Bf9G-56EppzzdTA0soXAE5g6-j3Hy86fZVKRTzkcrQF0sNse2kOzFuoiTQJqC8k/s1600-h/mike+gillis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEaYEOUOnfI3x-1iBsROw7O_Ku4PM3qUwdeOfbLU_0wucPQzDuXTd4oFS5kF7790MxM5izZv2jmh1Bf9G-56EppzzdTA0soXAE5g6-j3Hy86fZVKRTzkcrQF0sNse2kOzFuoiTQJqC8k/s400/mike+gillis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311710722416977570" border="0" /></a>Mike Gillis, for what it's worth, hasn't slept in five days. For the last week, he's made the Lobby Lounge at the Ritz Carlton in Naples his playground and you, young fawn, are his playmate. Another raspberry martini, my dear? Mike is here and he's not going home until this night is damn well over. Either that or when his CSE company card gets declined because he's been doing this same routine every night he's been in town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJZ8Nz05C5usmU028WB-JE_cdFBJgNem-MMW6TYaNiuMqyZUDKzgprLFd1Vz-peFZ6BICqWNeKvtlcPRXUXpQ8Nd1bkzrU6c2ry2Qaq1_UGAGa8ttiit45ahvK6a8IxHGZ0QjgGTW6Zk/s1600-h/don+maloney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJZ8Nz05C5usmU028WB-JE_cdFBJgNem-MMW6TYaNiuMqyZUDKzgprLFd1Vz-peFZ6BICqWNeKvtlcPRXUXpQ8Nd1bkzrU6c2ry2Qaq1_UGAGa8ttiit45ahvK6a8IxHGZ0QjgGTW6Zk/s400/don+maloney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311712020096551378" border="0" /></a>As for Don Maloney, he's in a festive mood. He's not entirely sure why he even needs to be here, since the Coyotes are either going to be disbanded or <a href="http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/2009/03/sources-say-gypsies-interested-in.html">sold to gypsies</a> after this season. But heck, he'll take the free trip to south Florida in early March. There are no white sandy beaches in the desert you know.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GUm96ic4u8mLUlDHzpbKoS_-85JxU4j4Kvbv_xhUtrwlhk3pYkikDHv56YaRJVPDtk0RfGW8JYjnUSmIknPkINs6AWGxJOXAoHSjXYTh7_x7LnDcHg3zkG5m0qAeV2V4ExXu5zjaS3E/s1600-h/don+maloney2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GUm96ic4u8mLUlDHzpbKoS_-85JxU4j4Kvbv_xhUtrwlhk3pYkikDHv56YaRJVPDtk0RfGW8JYjnUSmIknPkINs6AWGxJOXAoHSjXYTh7_x7LnDcHg3zkG5m0qAeV2V4ExXu5zjaS3E/s400/don+maloney2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311712017064367730" border="0" /></a>As a matter of fact, Don is so happy to be here that he gives the media all they could ever ask for and more. He goes into story telling mode for the next three hours. Tell me again how you traded Pierre Turgeon for Kirk Muller, Don! That one is my favorite!<br /><br />That's all for now from the GM Meetings in Naples, Florida. Thanks for joining us and remember, if you're good looking and in the Naples area, you can probably still hit up Mike Gillis for a couple free drinks later tonight.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-75525249990462034182009-03-11T01:44:00.001-04:002009-03-11T01:44:00.223-04:00Fun with InjuriesYou know, I think that if I were a coach, I'd have fun with filing injury reports. I wouldn't bother with "general body soreness" or "lower body injury" nonsense. Here are some of the more "creative" injuries that I would list<br /><br />*Leprechaun bite<br />*Ebola virus<br />*Hot dog fingers<br />*bad hair day<br />*World of Warcraft wrist<br />*explosive diarrhea<br />*player is actually 3 ducks in a man costume<br />*"but coach, it burns when I pee"<br />*nasty papers cuts...in the swimsuit area<br />*blacked out in the sewer (like a boss)<br />*bruised pelvis--puck bunny attack<br /><br />Suggestions? leave them in the commentsLoser Domihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07090253142284327561noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-39964595108296930802009-03-10T19:21:00.003-04:002009-03-10T19:43:37.594-04:00BMR Fantasy League Update - Week 23<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJThsNdYFYqToS1_xPvD3mOITIJ8uUdSCW_w8VfElXqPPgsM6rBaV9fqq-dSrYoqyFp8uEslLDHlOp1ywjlknpN9FYk4_Q6-02bJZ8U1o_0htMR6c2zea-rugYmLg219OZTLaVVO1TME/s1600-h/bmrfantasyupdateweek23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJThsNdYFYqToS1_xPvD3mOITIJ8uUdSCW_w8VfElXqPPgsM6rBaV9fqq-dSrYoqyFp8uEslLDHlOp1ywjlknpN9FYk4_Q6-02bJZ8U1o_0htMR6c2zea-rugYmLg219OZTLaVVO1TME/s400/bmrfantasyupdateweek23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311703334477559586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(click to enlarge)<br /></span></div><br />In the previous weeks, I've constantly talked trash and ragged on my fellow opponents in the BMR Fantasy league. With my team steadily inching upward and now just a curb-stomping away from 1st place, it's time to take it easy a bit.<br /><br />Just kidding.<br /><br />The Didgeridoos took it to the same Earl Sleek squad that I was lauding last week, 8-4. Combine that with the embarrassing 10-1 loss that Mr. Plank had at the hands of Ryan's "Neckar & Prizes" and that has the DD's comfortably in 2nd place.<br /><br />Thanks to Scotty Hockey's "ThruYourGirl's5Hole" squad (so far) for whipping up on said Plank's Party Poopers 8-0 this week.<br /><br />Use this time now to say a fond farewell to Kevin and Loser Domi's teams as the playoffs start next week. I'll credit you two - you set goals and you achieved them.<br /><br />This one's for them and all the others that will finish 7th or crappier:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CovxBRV8MrY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CovxBRV8MrY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17610967558169192461noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-91916147144673709782009-03-10T11:30:00.001-04:002009-03-10T20:09:50.039-04:00Your Moment of Zen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCkgoRKvg6CWksbm0eVXMqQMqTJka8pUjxiMY1bRFhFtTj6G5RrQ2qHZAaKHnDyTCY5LoKEM9itpi3emO6pRIl109X5Bon-MuZJRxADLRWsg7E-XGyD7Iwmil3TK6X7_DUIdz1zMH6N0/s1600-h/download.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCkgoRKvg6CWksbm0eVXMqQMqTJka8pUjxiMY1bRFhFtTj6G5RrQ2qHZAaKHnDyTCY5LoKEM9itpi3emO6pRIl109X5Bon-MuZJRxADLRWsg7E-XGyD7Iwmil3TK6X7_DUIdz1zMH6N0/s400/download.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311520666641954706" border="0" /></a><br />This came through my email from reader Sean (not Leahy). I don't know. Ask him if you need an explanation. But I don't think something this badass needs an explanation.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-79731946789107403412009-03-10T01:00:00.001-04:002009-03-10T20:10:03.926-04:00Despite Advancements in Technology, You Still Cannot Call Your Employer "Retarted"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nfl_experts__12/ept_sports_nfl_experts-652034040-1236628465.jpg?ymxfw6AD4JYQJ0Ta"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 412px;" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nfl_experts__12/ept_sports_nfl_experts-652034040-1236628465.jpg?ymxfw6AD4JYQJ0Ta" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We're going to take a break from hockey for a moment cause I think this is an interesting issue and, well, it's my blog. Ha! Total editorial control!</span></span><div><br /></div><div>Let's imagine for a second that you're working for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1984 and the internet is barely a gleam in its mother's eye. Or we can say you work for the Flyers, since that's hockey and it ties into the blog, kind of, and you'll be more interested in reading this entire post if we're talking hockey. </div><div><br /></div><div>OK, so you're working for the Flyers in '84. The Flyers decide to go ahead and trade Darryl Sittler to the Detroit Red Wings for Murray Craven and Joe Paterson. In the long run, that trade worked out for the Flyers, but hey, Future Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler is still Future Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler and you, being a Flyers fan and all, aren't too pleased about it. So, you get a little angry and write anonymously on the notepad on the company fridge [sic'd] <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Trading </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Sittler</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> to Detroit... Dam </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Flyers</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> R </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Retarted</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">!!"</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Long story short, your boss finds out that you wrote that and isn't too pleased. Maybe it's a bit harsh, but they fire you for it. You're pissed, naturally. Who wouldn't be? Maybe you were pretty good at your job and your boss is on the crazy side. </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, that's kind of what happened to Dan Leone who worked for the Eagles and is a fan of the team. The difference between Dan and our Fictional Flyers Employee (Bon Jovi hair and all!) is that he works in football and didn't write anything on the fridge. Instead, he left his note on his Facebook status. (If you're not sure what that is, it's kind of like Twitter but is a small part of the entirety of a person's Facebook profile.) You can read all about Dan <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Eagles-fire-employee-for-calling-them-retarted-?urn=nfl,146801">here </a>and <a href="http://sportsontheair.blogspot.com/2009/03/facebook-posting-costs-philadelphia.html">here</a>, but that's the gist of the story. Of course, Dan feels he was wrong and now it's gotten enough media attention to the point where the story was on SportsCenter this evening. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are a lot of people in one corner saying that this is a tad extreme (arguably) and, as Michael Wilbon on ESPN's PTI said (paraphrasing here), it's excusable because it's only Facebook. I can understand that line of thinking and don't completely disagree, but it is a tad simplistic and a bit outdated.</div><div><br /></div><div>Come on, people. Wake up and smell the technology and changing social environment. </div><div><br /></div><div>Everything <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">you </span>post on the web is visible to everyone and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">you </span>can be held responsible for it especially if <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">you </span>put it there. </div><div><br /></div><div>Things are different now than they were in 1984. Hell, they're much different than they were in 1999. When you choose to be visible on the internet, for better or worse, you are stuck with the decisions you make. I may write on this dopey hockey blog and it's all in good fun, but if I call my employer "retarted" for all to see there may be some consequences. </div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone can be a public figure nowadays. That is no longer something reserved for movie stars and high profile athletes. Now, thanks to MySpace, Facebook and everything else that is out there, you can be a public figure, too. The biggest public figures have PR reps and agents. Us -- the masses -- do not. We are our own agents and PR people. Ultimately, we decide what we put on the internet. If it's something that could get you in trouble, then that's the risk you take. </div><div><br /></div><div>Get caught for saying something dumb about your employer or worse, <a href="http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2008/11/06/texas-c-buck-burnette-learns-why-racist-obama-facebook-updates-a/">making racially motivated threats towards the President</a>? </div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry, you've got no one else to blame but yourself. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Eagles are not the bad guys in this case. They did not change their employee's Facebook status to something derogatory towards them. They did not make him post any of his mini-rant (that they Bryan Dawkins in the first place is not a legit excuse). </div><div><br /></div><div>Everyday by putting my thoughts on this blog and attaching my name to it, I'm setting myself up for public scrutiny. Hopefully, we all realize that this blog is pretty much one big joke and don't take anything too seriously. Despite that, I'm still responsible for what's on here. For better or worse my friends, family and employers past and present can see it. Hopefully, they see that we're doing good things here, as I tricked the folks at FanHouse into thinking. But if I go out and call my boss some not-so-choice words, well, sucks to be me and I have to live with the consequences. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now, our good friend Dan who got fired by the Eagles is saying they overreacted and has apologized profusely. That's all well and good and owning up to your mistake is commendable. And heck, maybe they made an example out of him since he is a low-level employee. Who knows. But part of life is accepting the responsibility for your actions. When you make a mistake, sorry only gets you so far. You're still going to have to own up to the fact that there's no taking back what you've done (unless you have a time machine, in which case let me know cause I would like some do-overs). </div><div><br /></div><div>One other point here is the odd angle these things always take on when a sports organization is involved. For some reason, they're supposed to be more forgiving. I guess in such publicly visible organizations that can represent an entire city, that is the case. But there are a lot of unwritten rules about working in the sports industry that outsiders may not know about and I think that changes some people's thinking in relation to stories such as these. In this industry, team work gets a much higher priority. Sure, at your job you may do all those team building exercises that everyone in the office thinks are dumb, but in athletics, the ideal of teamwork and 'being a part of the team' is put on a pedestal. Secrets need to be kept. Proverbial cats need to be kept in their proverbial bags. And, most importantly, everyone needs to be a part of the team. No excuses or exceptions. </div><div><br /></div><div>In this case, even if we call it a minor infraction, Dan stepped outside of those lines. When you knowingly and purposefully do that, what happens next is no one else's fault.</div>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-69093275639594126482009-03-09T16:22:00.007-04:002009-03-10T20:10:17.726-04:00Economy Clearly Taking Its Toll on ESPN Hockey CoverageOK, so we all know there wasn't a whole lot to begin with when it comes to post-lockout hockey coverage on ESPN. We probably wouldn't be blessed with both Barry Melrose and Matt Barnaby on Sportscenter if Barry hadn't temporarily taken up residence in Tampa Bay. Heck, I KNOW Barnaby would still be doing whatever it was he was doing before ESPN if Barry hadn't done that.<br /><br />Anyway, if you take a look at Scott Burnside's recent video blog, it looks like they're now making him tape it from either his grandmother's house or (<a href="http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/2009/03/scott-burnside-haunting-video.html">as the Sports Hernia put it</a>) "a very lonely Ramada Inn." Either way, it's pretty clear that his hockey coverage for ESPN isn't deemed worthy enough for a Bristol, Connecticut studio.<br /><br /><object width="440" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3958409"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3958409" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" width="440" height="361"></embed><br /></object><br /><br />I mean, seriously -- what the hell is with the camera wobble? Can they not afford tripods at ESPN anymore? Maybe I should be giving them credit for cutting costs and not personnel, I don't know. It's all very confusing. Kind of like a hockey media version of the Blair Witch Project. Just with better lighting and v-neck sweaters.<br /><br />As a quasi-member of the media, I am offended for Scott that he had to film under these clearly subpar working conditions. And as an HGTV enthusiast I am also offended that his home decor -- or that of the hotel he is staying in -- has not been updated since approximately 1988.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-90824452611821073362009-03-09T12:48:00.001-04:002009-03-10T20:10:38.936-04:00Sources Say Gypsies Interested in Coyotes<a href="http://hudm1012008.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/brad-pitt-snatch-photograph-c10051905.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 350px;" alt="" src="http://hudm1012008.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/brad-pitt-snatch-photograph-c10051905.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It has been no secret in NHL circles that vultures are starting to circle the wagons in Glendale, Arizona. "The wagons" being Wayne Gretzky and the Phoenix Coyotes, of course. The Coyotes are said to be in dire financial straits and commissioner Gary Bettman has been desperate to find a buyer. </div><br /><div></div><div>Sources close to the commissioner say that Bettman has had little luck in finding a buyer to purchase the Coyotes, who are said to be literally almost worthless. With no other alternatives and a strong repudiation for Jim Balsillie, Bettman has searched high and low to find a buyer so the Coyotes do not fold -- something that would be a huge black eye for any professional sport.</div><br /><div></div><div>According to these same sources Bettman was finally, amazingly, able to locate an interested party last week. A group of gypsies recently took up residence in nearby Buckeye, Arizona and is reportedly interested in buying the Coyotes. Negotiations took place over the weekend and talks are said to have been going smoothly for both sides. </div><br /><div></div><div>At this time a deal is still in the works but it is believed that the gypsies will take the Coyotes in exchange for two dogs, $100,000 and a 1996 Geo Prizm. TSN first reported that the gypsies simply challenged Bettman to a fight but that deal fell through after it was revealed how heavily indebted the Coyotes are. </div>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-48012816704237903012009-03-09T02:56:00.004-04:002009-03-09T03:23:11.861-04:00Catering to the Toronto 'urban' community[Somewhere in Toronto]<br /><br />Brian Burke: Jamal, we obviously aren't very good this year. Instead of trying to win the Cup, we need to work on getting new fans.<br /><br />Jamal Mayers: Good thinking. What do you need me to do?<br /><br />Burke: Well, Jamal we would like you to engage in our.... urban fans.<br /><br />Mayers: Urban fans?<br /><br />Burke: Yeah... See, your name is Jamal, and I think you're (whispers) <span style="font-style: italic;">black. </span>So I think you have a unique... uh... perspective on this.<br /><br />Mayers: You want me to try and get black fans? Is that what you're saying? But aren't the only other black people in Toronto Chris Bosh and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardinal_Offishall">Kardinal Offishall</a>?<br /><br />Burke: I can see that you are a little nervous spearheading this community outreach program, so we went out and acquired a veteran with was born in Africa. I think that makes him African-American.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueFexboyLjYx_oZ1uXMvIyyJEo8oN3j8DtxzHq1w98c4Ul_gss7rHfO6PHUE5eRInWBS38f4tCFkF6p7xLKcekYdRYwvGqWClKO-4KJwVKiAThXifV0P6W2NSv3fUm55EmbrFjqgkYcMm/s1600-h/Olaf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueFexboyLjYx_oZ1uXMvIyyJEo8oN3j8DtxzHq1w98c4Ul_gss7rHfO6PHUE5eRInWBS38f4tCFkF6p7xLKcekYdRYwvGqWClKO-4KJwVKiAThXifV0P6W2NSv3fUm55EmbrFjqgkYcMm/s400/Olaf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311084728300141970" border="0" /></a>Olaf Kolzig: What's up, guys?<br /><br />Mayers: Wow, we suck at everything.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06685399803801402331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-79492077513284627462009-03-07T10:00:00.000-05:002009-03-07T10:00:00.886-05:00The Minnesota Wild Are... In the Playoffs?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5GFLj1tNCFuud-8glvLjm_sy5j0xv0uUR6tIkinocEfxzKqjZr1-AkuNae4ZvfIf6ezXi9eEWYfTrW-jsK7B0YENW-H-1HoiRLhvnnNHnyGcDSCF5brfHrnAzJ0Om3Eivdn8FFIDpB8/s1600-h/western+standings.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5GFLj1tNCFuud-8glvLjm_sy5j0xv0uUR6tIkinocEfxzKqjZr1-AkuNae4ZvfIf6ezXi9eEWYfTrW-jsK7B0YENW-H-1HoiRLhvnnNHnyGcDSCF5brfHrnAzJ0Om3Eivdn8FFIDpB8/s400/western+standings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310237204850967986" /></a><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">According to a website called <a href="http://www.ongoalanalysis.com/">ongoalanalysis.com</a> they will be. Somewhere in the upper midwest a weatherman is very excited right now.</span></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">I have no idea how this website calculates these sort of predictions or how accurate they actually are -- it's Saturday and I'm way too lazy to bother fact checking anything -- but hey, it's something. Maybe one of the more daring readers out there will attempt to do so and risk injuring their brain on a weekend. I know I don't have the cajones to do that right now. </span></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">The website also has the Penguins and Rangers locks for the postseason. Well, I guess they did make some good deadline deals, but we might as well at least let the Sabres and Canes have a chance, no? </span></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">It's all fun and games until it's mid-April and you're the ninth place team. As Domi brought up in the comments the other day, this website may have zero rooting interest in the playoffs this year as all of our favorite teams may meet that fate. There are four of us here and one team is <a href="http://mapleleafs.nhl.com">already eliminated</a>, another <a href="http://islanders.nhl.com">still hasn't started the season</a> and <a href="http://wild.nhl.com">two more are fighting</a> tooth and nail for <a href="http://hurricanes.nhl.com">the chance at a first round</a> shellacking at the hands of either the Sharks, Red Wings or Bruins. </span></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Is this website cursed or do we all simply have poor judgement?</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-1868762-1"; urchinTracker(); </script></p>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-31094318133941697312009-03-06T15:00:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:00:00.340-05:00It's Friday Soooo... YeaaaaaaIn case you haven't been able to tell by the posts today, I've given up on today. Plus there are a ton of great pictures and videos in my inbox that I need to share with you guys. Plus there's not a whole lot going on in the hockey world right now. I think everyone's still recovering from Wednesday. I know I am. Enjoy:<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2BgjH_CtIA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2BgjH_CtIA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-39479019408265264802009-03-06T11:00:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:00:00.822-05:00Jokinen and GEICO: Separated at Birth?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72pRSXqcVP7aw7UZ3U74dxPWxh5tZVOVno1GezcIhxHVDGN8UCvnQVMwjRHoCVDWyvXXGlJ5DtRW3YjCZ5uaWgAp3kMOAuAsm0CAechOwRhWklFknRAE6onG7IzoTYJQy8-AJVKHSfqk/s1600-h/6a00d83451b84f69e201127938646a28a4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72pRSXqcVP7aw7UZ3U74dxPWxh5tZVOVno1GezcIhxHVDGN8UCvnQVMwjRHoCVDWyvXXGlJ5DtRW3YjCZ5uaWgAp3kMOAuAsm0CAechOwRhWklFknRAE6onG7IzoTYJQy8-AJVKHSfqk/s400/6a00d83451b84f69e201127938646a28a4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309886175904670850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJlSZpUbw602FIvIO8QjHc4Rw-CT6h7vnE5wHSNQNKU8ORnNczxi4D220avA4f4XpQfpGnMxffNOrDhM0UQJW9yxRHck0qbiAAKk__i6xGkd0DnYwwBFJeydPX9hyl0KX47etII9i3aw/s1600-h/62691-Geico-Kash.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJlSZpUbw602FIvIO8QjHc4Rw-CT6h7vnE5wHSNQNKU8ORnNczxi4D220avA4f4XpQfpGnMxffNOrDhM0UQJW9yxRHck0qbiAAKk__i6xGkd0DnYwwBFJeydPX9hyl0KX47etII9i3aw/s400/62691-Geico-Kash.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309885749187183202" /></a><div><div style="text-align: right;">with help from <a href="http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/2009/03/whatever-it-is-olli-jokinen-definitely-didnt-do-it.html">the Sports Hernia</a></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-1868762-1"; urchinTracker(); </script></p></div></div>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-44437056479226403802009-03-06T09:00:00.000-05:002009-03-06T09:00:00.843-05:00Pictures We Don't Fully Understand (Michael Wilbon)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilpPpS9IW-Ff8GquCzvMZK4Z5y53f6ZfaqpUOinMY1lUbCzytcnHjwarQMAgA3noLnkuPHQSc01keON5FkHIaCBiBqbMZRS_y2JdOiQ1La3rVprWCP1ufwjxUuo010mlZs1z40Fgud4o/s1600-h/wilbon+canadiens.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilpPpS9IW-Ff8GquCzvMZK4Z5y53f6ZfaqpUOinMY1lUbCzytcnHjwarQMAgA3noLnkuPHQSc01keON5FkHIaCBiBqbMZRS_y2JdOiQ1La3rVprWCP1ufwjxUuo010mlZs1z40Fgud4o/s400/wilbon+canadiens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309877361335650082" /></a><br />I don't have a nice catchy name for this type of post, if you couldn't tell. Anybody have one that I can borrow? <div><br /></div><div>Anywho, this is Michael Wilbon of PTI and Washington Post fame. He is not a hockey guy and neither is his co-host Tony Kornheiser, but hey, we're not going to discriminate. This image is from PTI on Wednesday and I have no idea why he was in a Habs retro jersey (you know, the one that tries to destroy your vision) but imagine the surprise to any regular viewer tuning in, especially a hockey fan. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Big thanks to </span><a href="http://www.awfulannouncing.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Awful Announcing</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> for the screen cap.</span></div>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-91502768186683419902009-03-05T19:33:00.003-05:002009-03-05T20:24:03.555-05:00The Versus [drinking] Game of the Week (Rangers at Carolina)<div align="right"><table class="MsoNormalTable" style="margin-left: 6.75pt; width: 1.7in; margin-right: 6.75pt;" width="163" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 1.5pt; width: 97.54%;" valign="top" width="97%"><p style="text-align: center;" align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjL6Xztm1Bd8-VXY-gVYVlSzAO58L3VPq-Nrd8szx6VhGxOkEjXNb06ythUapaa_7nR_O4namtxahagQZP0v9bbcXp17HhOLCe2U0vB2ABeDM1PZCJeH55Lbu59ShKYvZaBTm0kMqz5Bv/s1600-h/whalers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjL6Xztm1Bd8-VXY-gVYVlSzAO58L3VPq-Nrd8szx6VhGxOkEjXNb06ythUapaa_7nR_O4namtxahagQZP0v9bbcXp17HhOLCe2U0vB2ABeDM1PZCJeH55Lbu59ShKYvZaBTm0kMqz5Bv/s400/whalers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309878918823589762" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"><v:path connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" extrusionok="f"><o:lock aspectratio="t" ext="edit"><v:imagedata src="http://www.schultzimages.com/melrose/images/060507ducks.jpg" href="http://www.schultzimages.com/melrose/images/060507ducks.jpg"><em><br /></em></v:imagedata></o:lock></v:path></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:stroke><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>A few years back, I went to a Wild-Canes game with a college friend of mine (he is an Avs fan. We haven't spoken since graduation). We thought it would be cool to make some signs to pretend that there was some actual vitriol between the Wild and the Canes. We also picked the shortest name on the team (Kuba. Why we didn't go with 'Wild' I don't know) and turned it into an acronym. There was also a sign that said something about Marian Gaborik. Believe it or not, he was hurt and not playing that game.<br /><br />That's not the point. We made a sign that said "go back to Hartford" and had the old Whalers logo on it. Kevyn Adams totally looked at it and probably laghed, because the logo was horribly drawn. I don't really hate the Canes though. I'm pretty indifferent about them. In fact, I sort of like them, because I'm a meteorologist and now I work with Dave, who I guess is sort of into them.<br /><br />More or less, after the trading line yesterday and after what the Wild did(<a href="http://victoriatimes.blogspot.com/2009/03/buy-or-sell-dont-just-sit-still.html">n't do</a>), I need a drink.<br /><br />DRINK<br /><br />... if the term "sloppy seconds" is used.<br /><br />... when the announcers get into a long winded explanation about how Eric Cole used to be a Hurricane and then he wasn't and now he is again. WHAT A CRAZY TRIP!!!!<br /><br />... once everytime Derek Morris does something good, three times (once for every player sent to Phoenix) for every time he does something bad.<br /><br />... if Nik Antropov walks around like he owns the place<br /><br />... Every time they pan to the Hurricanes <a href="http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/conan_the_republican/?action=view&current=wallpaper-carolina_hurricanes54.jpg">alternate logo</a>, which is nautically correct! Awesome!<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-1868762-1"; urchinTracker(); </script></p>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06685399803801402331noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-68094360778875572892009-03-05T19:28:00.007-05:002009-03-05T20:13:28.934-05:00Freebasin': Random Thoughts Cause I've Got Nothing Else<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.foxnews.com/images/474561/0_61_avery_sean_08.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.foxnews.com/images/474561/0_61_avery_sean_08.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Wikipedia -- a website on which everything is true (I'm still waiting for that </span><a href="http://www.barrymelroserocks.com/2009/02/bill-guerin-is-going-to-be-traded-to.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cassel/Guerin trade</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">!) -- provides the following definitions for the term freebase.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><ul style="line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0.3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-image: url(http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/monobook/bullet.gif); "><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebase_(chemistry)" title="Freebase (chemistry)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Freebase (chemistry)</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the standalone basic form of an amine, usually an alkaloid natural product, as opposed to its water-soluble salt form.</span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freebase_(database)" title="Freebase (database)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Freebase (database)</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, an "open, shared database of the world's knowledge" developed by </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaweb" title="Metaweb" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Metaweb</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There are actually more definitions, including the whole <a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/17860/dan_osman_says_youre_not_trying_hard_enough">jumping off really high structures thing</a>, but I was too lazy to copy them. Today, we're not doing any drugs. We're going to go with the database one. This is a post that is an "open, shared database of my thoughts."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">First off, how about that trade deadline, huh? </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kidding! I'm only kidding! I'm sure you're sick and tired of it at this point (I am) and let's face it, unless you're a fan of the Flames, your team wasn't really a winner and hell, even Flames fans aren't happy about the whole ordeal. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And then, if you really want to hear my thoughts on the deadline (I know you don't but bear with me), you can take a listen to </span></span><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/fantasysportschannel/theprogram/2009/03/05/The-Program-With-Chris-Rick-And-Mike"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the Program's podcast I partook in last night</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. That was a lot of fun and Chris and Rick are really good guys who sure do know a lot about hockey. That was my first time doing any sort of non-written media and I think, for now, I'm certainly sticking to the written thing. Don't get me wrong, it was a lot of fun, but I'm no professional orator. Barack Obama hangs his head in disappointment. But anyway, thanks to the folks over there for putting up with me and you should really check out </span></span><a href="http://www.thehockeyprogram.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">their stuff</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Right now, the Islanders are playing the Rangers and Sean Avery has not gotten benched or suspended yet. I think we may have to go with a full-on Avery watch, cause you know this is just a powder keg waiting to explode. This is like the NHL's version of Terrell Owens except he's more fun and less of a team killer. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's about all for now, but we may have a big surprise towards the end of next week... Hopefully... And if you're not doing so already, you can be having fun with us all hours of the day over on </span><a href="http://twitter.com/BMR_Blog"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></div></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-1868762-1"; urchinTracker(); </script></p>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-59828665985466712052009-03-05T14:57:00.003-05:002009-03-05T15:02:15.727-05:00And Now, Your Moment of Zen<a href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/deadspin/2009/03/cookies.com"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/deadspin/2009/03/cookies.com" border="0" /></a> via <a href="http://deadspin.com/5164786/hockey-games-bring-out-the-drunk-muppets">Deadspin</a>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-6838804396507897432009-03-04T18:47:00.004-05:002009-03-04T19:05:12.917-05:00BMR Media Alert - Podcast Guesting Tonight<div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">If you're bored tonight or simply can't get enough trade deadline coverage, I'll be on the Program's podcast around 8pm. The podcast starts about 7:30, I think. I'm not sure because frankly I don't know how these podcast things work. All I know is that I'll be talking hockey with Chris Wassel and the fine folks over there at some point. <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theprogram">Here's the link</a>. </span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-1868762-1"; urchinTracker(); </script></p>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-87344275860495553662009-03-04T14:02:00.035-05:002009-03-04T16:07:36.649-05:00TRADE DEADLINE LIVE BLOG-TACULAR Part 34:05: All right, its Erik Cole to Carolina and Justin Williams to LA. That's it for me. I'm outta here. It's been real. Hopefully you will be drinking with me tomorrow, and hopefully I will some day get my Wyshynski shoutout<br /><br />3:59: I'm sticking around until I get all the info on this O'Sullivan deal. I'm also putting off a phone call to the bank.<br /><br />3:57: Looks like the O'Sullivan deal was a menage e trois. O'Sullivan is actually going to the Oilers.<br /><br />3:54: We had the ice girl for BC, and now something for the ladies. George Parros glamor shot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbXHcnjiUy12mTJMYfH9mo7LwRdmJV66-iwVAzQgrleo7kt-X_ofg1m6kAPe12UYstau7Um5014jfD9ahQRoxylwmZ6fcCIyEUknHJNG3EGf_kW3V6khkCqD6bU6NMTEt-6kgus_A_pOx/s1600-h/Parros2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbXHcnjiUy12mTJMYfH9mo7LwRdmJV66-iwVAzQgrleo7kt-X_ofg1m6kAPe12UYstau7Um5014jfD9ahQRoxylwmZ6fcCIyEUknHJNG3EGf_kW3V6khkCqD6bU6NMTEt-6kgus_A_pOx/s400/Parros2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309439445447120130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3:52: Patrick O'Sullivan goes to the Canes, which means that the Canes and Kings have now done something. Building for the future in Carolina<br /><br />3:44: Here I am, thinking we are done with the trades, but they keep rolling in. The Ducks, who I think have made 52 deals today, trading Sami Pahlson to the Hawks and Travis Moen and Kent Huskins to the Sharks for who knows what. I think this makes the Oilers, Wild, Caps, Preds, Wings, Blues, Kings, Habs and Canucks the teams that haven't done anything today. Let me know if I'm wrong.<br /><br />3:42: Oh right, Kyle McClaren to Philly.<br /><br />3:41: I jsut checked the work e-mail (I'm off today, live blogging from mom's basement) and apparently we now have Alberta as a client. Olli Jokinen and I have something in common. Getting a paycheck from Calgary.<br /><br />3:36: With all the sweet action the 'Yotes have been involved in today, I can't help but post this picture of a real Phoenix shirt. Welcome Petr Prucha!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHv2-hU-d7Q3K8Gs7GOu0EWtMKex2PhySVLPj8k9L02v8fS2NDuMfsfTyDNvplXC_fep0F1YuTqxTXty3bR4xZOPagaxuuJK1rL7z7Vbuw2VrsdSKIlt948SX_4HyncMGdw6Ym2TRN86P/s1600-h/Pinkyotes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHv2-hU-d7Q3K8Gs7GOu0EWtMKex2PhySVLPj8k9L02v8fS2NDuMfsfTyDNvplXC_fep0F1YuTqxTXty3bR4xZOPagaxuuJK1rL7z7Vbuw2VrsdSKIlt948SX_4HyncMGdw6Ym2TRN86P/s400/Pinkyotes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309434790287711650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3:35: In other "trades made for the sake of making last minute trades" news, goalie Kevin Lalande is going from Calgary to Columbus.<br /><br />3:33: Oh look! A for reals trade left over! Steve Eminger goes from one Florida team to another. OK, "real trade" may be a stretch.<br /><br />3:31: Hilariously, the Wild Trade Deadline blog hasn't been updated in about <a href="http://wild.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=412138">four hours</a>.<br /><br />3:25: BREAKING: I have made lunch, Campbell's Chunky. It's delicious.<br /><br />3:18: Tkachuk and Hinote to the Wild for James Sheppard! On my copy of NHL 09. Not in real life. I think we'll be stuck on the Eric/k trade.<br /><br />3:12: Finally the blockbuster we've been waiting for. Erik Christensen was traded to the Ducks, with the thrashers acquiring Eric O'Dell. An all Eric trade! Wait. No. It's an Eric/Erik trade.<br /><br />3:09: At long last, confirmation. Dominic Moore to Buffalo for a second round pick. Toronto will be the only team picking in the second round this year.<br /><br />3:03: Respectable haul for the Coyotes for Morris. Prucha, Kalinin, and Dawes to Phoenix. Add that to Upshall, Lombardi and Prust, and you have an entirely different team in Phoenix.<br /><br />3:01: Oh, thank goodness. Derek Morris to the Rangers, and you are spared stories about my skin problems. I thought Morris was dead, but it turns out he just played for the Coyotes.<br /><br />3:00: The deadline has arrived. We're just waiting for reports to filter in. If none come, I'm telling you all about my rash.<br /><br />2:57: Three minutes to go. Live picture from Long Island. (I assume since it's an hour later there, it's already dark)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHtFM2UlvtRxKR0Daoh0HQCmqFwaU5jZe6tmTrVqi__e57RLbLWJMs-xNipYcKXZtNL6G5raJ_M1sjLDn1wNwZl9-WO_4_LlhLdIaN3XvNodIpnKf9vofejYX8rB8AfuYDTL4CkfpY_Mm/s1600-h/riot.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHtFM2UlvtRxKR0Daoh0HQCmqFwaU5jZe6tmTrVqi__e57RLbLWJMs-xNipYcKXZtNL6G5raJ_M1sjLDn1wNwZl9-WO_4_LlhLdIaN3XvNodIpnKf9vofejYX8rB8AfuYDTL4CkfpY_Mm/s400/riot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309424727189714946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2:53 - I am here for the Leafs trade and I was here for the Islanders trade. Still nothing from the Wild. Liveblogging sucks. The Leafs, by the way, received a couple picks for Antropov<br /><br />2:51 - I need to keep saying things so Sleza can comment on them. She needs to get to the top 5! Less than 10 minutes to go, still no shout out to me from Wyshynski...<br /><br />2:49 -Here we go. Now some things are rolling in. Chris Neil is going to the Panthers, Nik Antropov is a Ranger and Daniel Carcillo and Scottie Upshall are changing places.<br /><br />2:45 - 15 minutes to go, and Calgary seems to be the only team that wants to make any deals.<br /><br />2:43 - Kevin, closer to Long Island than I, tells me that there is rioting at the Coliseum.<br /><br />2:39 - Versus is taking us into the deadline with an infomercial for gas fireplaces. Also, I just got off the phone with Doug Risebrough. He thought the deadline was NEXT Wednesday.<br /><br />2:32 - Less than a half an hour to go until the deadline, and everyone's thoughts, of course, are on my dog's eyes. In some cultures (Saskatchewan) they are said to have mystical healing abilities<br /><br />2:29 - For an update on the Forsberg situation, please consult the comments, where LD seems to know more than me. For an image of an ice girl, stay right here.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vZxghIO6Gk2xSHsC3zHEN0Al6A_QRDFz7_1xOZWt05KJSG2GT9EuTA-2VGrn2IN0eUwrKgEAeqoV0rdbY9kfhiTOQtAAtBG43U3Bts3ay1_fDr8BF-tYMxiMKQaSqN8FQGjPbWp_nqON/s1600-h/icegirl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vZxghIO6Gk2xSHsC3zHEN0Al6A_QRDFz7_1xOZWt05KJSG2GT9EuTA-2VGrn2IN0eUwrKgEAeqoV0rdbY9kfhiTOQtAAtBG43U3Bts3ay1_fDr8BF-tYMxiMKQaSqN8FQGjPbWp_nqON/s400/icegirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309417281923674466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />2:26 - Pressing my luck... goofy NHL headline. Earlier, (since changed) they said that the Avs had "acquired Nycholat, Wilson and a pick". Oooh<br /><br />2:24 - The computer totally just ate it. Awesome. Things seem back to normal. I was about to post something about a goofy headline earlier on NHL.com, but I think Bettman ruined my computer instead.<br /><br />2:13 - Now seems just as good a time as any to let you know you can get a hold of me at thevictimes@gmail.com. Assure me that the Wild have enough offense even if they don't make a trade to get to the playoffs this year.<br /><br />2:08 - TSN tells me that the Islanders get a conditional draft pick for Guerin. My dog is unimpressed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1mVirJAMzTX0pNCrLzlz2Pb265-K6_45kz5fty-MZe1LblvmpWLrXWR7JrhUJF0CZsgIU32oYrJtX9UQYz4WAyRmy36nH-Lm90Gk8OwoIQECGzko1U-JfQAgTPKwLbiWqGhIxug1L3zf/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1mVirJAMzTX0pNCrLzlz2Pb265-K6_45kz5fty-MZe1LblvmpWLrXWR7JrhUJF0CZsgIU32oYrJtX9UQYz4WAyRmy36nH-Lm90Gk8OwoIQECGzko1U-JfQAgTPKwLbiWqGhIxug1L3zf/s400/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309412261885647266" border="0" /></a><br />2:06 - What the hell is this, Eastern time? This is going to take some getting used to.<br /><br />2:03 - What's up dudes. I'm going to take us down to the deadline and a little past. Great work by Kevin (Guerin to the Penguins! Here come Tavares!) and LD. I haven't had a chance to really work with her yet, but I still tell everyone she is my Canadian girlfriendRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06685399803801402331noreply@blogger.com21