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Dude you tots got me. I got shoved in the locker everyday and was a loser! Your so point on! Congrats!!!!

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Hockey thread is like the NHL in real life.

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More so directed at BROhan than anything.

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Sorry A Dam Good Sports bar $5 40's seemed a bit more fun

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You guys charge too much for Mike's Hard 6 packs or something??

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According to Yelp, yes

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:lol:lol

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Nah, it was Smirnoff Ice

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Worst site ever
you are the worst. Nashville hockey, as silly as ut title contender ever again ;)

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Forrealz though we wer too drunk...I do like supporting small businesses

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I can't wait until you're sporting a brand new UT avatar after the South Carolina v TN game this fall.

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Blololololololollololololol no chance. :)

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If the Hawks lose this series, I want the coaching staff fired. I said during the 9-game skid that a first round exit would make me want them gone, and I'm standing pat.

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I am with you on that. Q and Kitchen are clueless. I am sick of this stick-waving pansy ass system that they play and his line juggling and coaching decisions are as clueless as can be. This team needs a new coach that will light a fire under their ass along with someone who knows how to run a PP and PK.

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:thumbsup

kinda fucked up circumstances but I agree....this much talent with 2 first round exits

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Assuming LA, STL, NASH, and PHX advance, who do you think makes it to the SCF?

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Smashville

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Could really use a goal right now.

*glares at power play unit*

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I know that glare all too well :lol:lol

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Oh boy...I want the Blues to win but I hope San Jose ties this up.

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Welp, this sucks.

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Pretty funny seeing BB on SC calling the Caps/B's game

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Well Hawks fans I can give you a glimmer of hope in that the last time the Yotes had a 3-1 lead they lost to the Blues.

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http://billieweiss.files.wordpress.c...ovechkin-1.jpg

:lol:lol

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yea, the loss last night still stings this morning. what a letdown

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Stupid fucking dumb shit fucking stupid asshole dumb fucking stupid moronic idiot fucking shit fuck shit Leddy/Crawford dumbfucks

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Hey Crawdick - STOP A FUCKING PUCK IN OVERTIME YOU FUCK TWAT

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Crawford does not believe in making routine overtime saves

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:lol:lol I love the playoffs!

It's a great day for hockey!

(I'm just really happy the Pens are playing any hockey today!)

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same way I feel about Lundqvist. :rattle

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I Thought that was actually a pretty nice shot

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right, I was speaking in general. we have lost the last 7 playoff games that went into OT.

Lundqvist is 1-7 for playoff OT. He's not good in OT, for some reason.

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Oh cry me a river. Dude wins you games all the time. At least he has shutouts and doesn't let in OT winners like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCEK7QR8th4

Or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C01V7UPr_w

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I don't care how many wins he gets us or shut outs he earns. It doesn't matter when you can't advance us into the 2nd round.

Trust me, I of all people know that Lundqvist is the best of the best. But I also know that he sucks in OT during the playoffs.

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idk if anyone saw this but it's the first time i did

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0cMboHJ22c

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:lol I just saw that on the Not Top Ten.

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God, I hate Crawford.

I hate his stupid baby face and his stupid fucking voice and his stupid face.

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:lol:lol Was he hammered?

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Eh...whatever. D-men keep making mistakes, Crawford decided he didn't want to bail them out. They both suck. Team is not good enough defensively. Whether that's the players, the coaches, who knows. If Kitchen is around next year, I'll be fucking pissed.

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This. Is. Awesome.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...Tl6NDObSt7vLYF

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I can just see it now. The Hawks win tomorrow night and Monday back at the UC to force game 7. Only to be eliminated in overtime in game 7 by a slapshot from the opponents blueline.

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So as we sit now Blues/Kings, Yotes/Preds in round 2 out West. Oh yay. Blues and Kings might be good but Yotes and Preds no thanks. Hoping Hawks or Wings come back. Both have a shot cause not like these games have been butt kickings.

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They don't have it in them.

Bolland hasn't been playoff Bolland, Sharp has been a ghost, Keith has been average at best, Hjalmarsson sucks dick, Leddy isn't ready, Oduya is Campoli 2.0, Toews hasn't been Toews since he came back, Kane lost his scoring touch this season, and Hossa is gone.

AND FUCKING CRAWFORD.

This team has shown that it moves in streaks. Both highs and lows. If they were clicking, I'd agree with you, but they aren't. They can't find the back of the net, and I'm convinced Mike Smith isn't THAT good. We could have had almost 40 shots on net but CONSTANTLY fire wide on good chances. Duncan Keith can't find the net for the fucking life of him. Seabrook has been the only defenseman worth a damn.

God, this team has so much money committed to an average/below average blue line. It's horrendously frustrating. Overpaid Montador, overpaid Hjalmarsson, fuck.

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Is it just me or do 9 out of every 10 passes "jump" over his stick?

I dont have any confidence in them winning another game. I just hope im pleasantly surprised and we get to watch a few more Hawks games this year.

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i agree


despite me not caring for either team, i hope the hawks and/or wings do come back. i am a big blues fan and it makes sense for me to root against proven powers and rivals like the hawks or the wings...but if it is the 'yotes vs preds, i can't see myself getting into that series.

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that would be an extremely boring series. Coyotes/Preds

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Erik Gustafsson in for Nick Grossmann tonight. Also Bryz will start. Still waiting on JvR

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:lol:lol Someone was listening to Mac and Spiegel this morning

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That would explain that small 2.7 earthquake...

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oh i wouldn't watch one period. blues/kings i think people will find interesting if it comes out that way. but preds/yotes as opposed to an original 6 rivalry matchup between wings/hawks? no thanks. here's hoping to a comeback from at least one of them...despite me being raised to hate both :lol

i actually feel bad for hawk fans. my boss is based out of chicago and is a die hard hawks fan. his rant this morning on the cheapies crawford has let in the past 2 OT's was hilarious. can't believe that one snuck in last night

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:lol I was, but I've been calling him that forever.

Proof:

https://twitter.com/#!/lockman21/sta...64956260270083

https://twitter.com/#!/lockman21/sta...53182035243008

There are more, just don't feel like digging it out.

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I threw out the TSN consensus was Canucks/Pens and I think we agree that won't happen. Unless both came back from down 0-3.

Melrose picked Blackhawks and Penguins. This is why I love the Stanley Cup playoffs. Yeah we might have Preds/Yotes but I love the unpredictability of the NHL over lets say the NBA.

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Hawks were one of the hottest teams in the league coming in, were finally healthy, and the Coyotes just didn't look like they could matchup on paper. I just don't get it.

Just win on Saturday and we'll go from there.

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Coyotes shut us down in the regular season. So...anyone who imagined this would be an easy series is nuts.

Hey, 4 overtime games that could have gone either way. Unfortunately Crawford went from playing solid all series to giving up 2 really, really bad goals. And I think it's obvious that the offense looks a bit out of sorts. Yotes deserve a ton of credit for that because that is their style. Hurts to lose Shaw & Hossa, Toews is still sort of finding his footing...

But for me, the defense just isn't good enough. Not efficient enough getting the puck out of their own end. PP not good enough. And those things go directly to the coaching staff. Hawks lose in 5 and Kitchen (at least) has got to go.

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It all boils down to the playmakers and stars just not being that.

We're one player short. It causes Q to juggle the lines way too much and not find something cohesive.

With Hoss gone, that problem is just exposed that much worse. Toews is actualy easier to replace than Hossa was. Look at our problem now, no matter what, you're screwing one of the lines. Stack 10-19-88 and then the 2nd line is a waste. Split up those guys, and one of them gets screwed and is just babysitting.

Sharp has 1 goal, on a redirect with 5 seconds left in the 3rd. Toews hasn't scored since the first goal of the series, Kane hasn't scored at all, Keith hasn't put a puck on net since 1994, etc. etc.

Not to mention special teams are fucking atrocious. Frolik has looked incredibly great, and Morrison actually was pretty good yesterday (even without the goal). I don't know what to make of this team, but when the 3 forwards making almost $20 million aren't putting the puck in the net, you aren't going to win many games, especially in the post season.

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The last part is right on. Your best players need to be your best players. Yeah you want your role players to step up and contribute but if your best players aren't doing it then eventually you'll lose.

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I wouldn't say Bolland hasn't been effective. His line has been the most consistent and the top line of the Yotes hasn't done anything. Whitney and Vrbata? Are they even playing? It's insane that those two guys have been non-existent and we are down 3-1.

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Bolland's line has done what has been needed and Bickell has played very well in this series. You can't expect 36 to score when he's playing against the top line all night.

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Sharks and Hawks have a lot in common right now. Stars not being stars, special teams aren't special. Result: down 3-1, only win in OT. Yay.

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That's the thing about these NHL playoffs. Momentum going in means nothing. It's so hard to predict... really anything can happen. I love it :thumbsup

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Yup. I'm pissed about the Sharks. Went to game 3-was god aweful. Nearly went to game 4- and very glad I did not. We just can't find any offense at all... they're done.

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Exactly.

Another point, everyone, even me, was singing Stalberg's praises...but he just appears when it doesn't matter. I'm convinced of it now. He's a bum slayer. Racking up goals against the Blue Jackets, etc. and pad stats, then when it matters, he's a ghost.

But bottom line, Sharp needs to score, Toews needs to score, KANE NEEDS TO PUT THE PUCK IN THE NET.

That's the bottom line. Average blue line be damned, this is one of the highest scoring offenses in the NHL, and we're giving up 2 goals in regulation routinely, and can't win a game. You can't fault the blue line and Crawford that much. We're missing the net on prime opportunities and padding our shot totals from bad spots on the ice. So many shots that really have no chance of going in are being sent into Smith's breadbasket, making him look like freaking Ryan Miller in the Olympics. Then when we have the puck in the high slot, etc. with a clear shot, we fire wide or try to make an extra move and lose the puck. It's ridiculous.

Bolland has definitely been effective, and his line has been the best, hands down. Bickell-Bolland-Frolik has been the best line on either team. Bolland just isn't "playoff Bolland". Ya know, the guy that picks Pavol Demitra's pocket on the blue line and scores a break away short handed. Or puts up a goal and 3 assists and is a +4 when we're down 3 games to none to the Canucks. That guy. He always shuts down top lines, but 36 usually has those massive ridiculous "holy fuck Dave Bolland you're my hero" moments/games in the playoffs. Haven't seen that yet.

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IMO, Hawks have played pretty decent hockey in this series. Team defense has been an issue all year and PP has been issue all year and both haven't been good enough. We've routinely dominated Phoenix in scoring chances, but Mike Smith has been good and that team keeps it to the outside and is very, very opportunistic. They cash in when they get a chance. Unfortunately Crawford wasn't great last night or in OT of Game 3. Unfortunately the D made 2 very bad mistakes last night and they paid for it. Had Crawford given up a goal on the breakaway early in the 3rd, nobody would have blamed him had the Hawks lost 2-1 or 3-2. Series isn't over yet.

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Wow, road teams in the playoffs so far are 20-9. So much for home ice advantage.

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What really bothers me, is that....Sharp & Toews are still giving you that effort in the d-zone. Any forward can go cold offensively over a 4-game stretch, but those guys still play solid, smart hockey. Kane has been dreadful. He routinely tries to stick-handle through 2 defenders and gets knocked off the puck easily...or drifts to the center of the ice and gets stripped of the puck because he didn't shoot early enough. It's just annoying. Kid just refuses to get the puck on net.


Ya gotta give the Yotes some credit. Hawks are getting well over 30 shots a game and PHX is either keeping the opportunities to the outside or Mike Smith is making all of the tough saves. You can't expect to keep up at the same scoring pace against this team. So in that sense, the Hawks just can't afford to make those mistakes like Oduya & Leddy made last night and Crawford has to stop those 19 shots.

Also, there is a ton of talent on that defense. But the "sticks in lanes" shit just needs to soften. Take the goddamn body. Keith has been completely neutered by this defensive system. It would be nice to have Montador right now to be honest. We need another physical d-man in the lineup.

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wow that's a crazy stat. i knew road teams were doing well but not at that pace.

the Blues handled the Shark Tank well...really hope the series doesn't have to go back there

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That gives me hope for tonight...but not much. Go Wings!! Don't lose in 5. lol If Wings in tonight it's gonna be back in Nashville for game 7 I think.

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This is how I feel about the Pens/Flyers tonight. I know I'm not the only one...

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The thing the Pens have against them is if they win tonight game 6 is on the road. Wings get game 6 at home. I don't think Flyers and Pens goes past game 6.

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This is my thought as well. The Pens will carry the energy from the Game 4 whuppin to tonight and win. But the Flyers will hunker down and take care of business at home. But IF the Pens can scratch and claw their way to game 7. If...(cue some sort of Morgan Freeman narration). A fool can hope right?!

Then again, this series has defied all logic and reason. Nothing makes sense. Who knows what will happen? Hold on to your butts.

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Laviolette will have this team ready to play. I am confident in tonight's game

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But will Bryzgalov remember to bring his head with him?

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He hasn't in any games and won 3 of them :lol

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Final score tonight -

Flyers - 89, Pens - 42

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Bryz will be just fine. Team is confident in him and I'm sure he will be too. *

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:lol Very true! I should edit my above post with: Will Fleury remember his head too? The Pens had TWO shutout periods in Game 4. Unheard of in this series! I was watching Bruins-Caps last night and it felt weird not seeing a goal every few minutes!

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Is Rinaldo suspended? I saw Grossman is out

Edit: Also, upset that Read was not a Calder finalist. Led Rookies in goals and game winning goals.

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Rinaldo is not suspended, though he may be a healthy scratch because that forward whose name I cannot spell is coming back.

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Van Riemsdyk? I know he has been skating, not sure if there was anything on him playing yet

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Yes. I heard reports that he is playing, but I'm not sure if it is 100% confirmed.

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We should organize an Ants shinny hockey meet-up.

And I will destroy all of you.

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JvR is in the line up tonight. Rinaldo won't play: http://flyers.thecheckingline.com/bl...-tonights-line

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I hate Canada and now I hate hockey

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1oiL2H...ards-20120420/

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Silly Canadians!

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:lol:lol:lol

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:lol:lol:lol

I tweeted that NJ has better artists than Canada and I pissed off a lot of my followers ROFL.

Bruce, Whitney Houston, Gaslight Anthem, Bon Jovi vs BnL, Rush, Neil Young, Nickleback

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I don't understand why that series would be boring? Because they don't have decades of established fanbase they can't play interesting hockey?

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Because of the boring styles that both teams play. I don't think I would watch it at all.

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Bon Jovi is horrible but not on the same level as Nickelback

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Preds vs. Yotes Semifinals

Game 1: Preds 1- Yotes 0 (3OT)
Game 2: Preds 0- Yotes 1 (2OT)
Game 3: Yotes 2- Preds 1 (5OT) Real Barn Burner
Game 4: Preds 1- Yotes 0
Game 5 Preds 1- Yotes 0 (OT)
Game 6: Preds 1- Yotes 0 (4OT)

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I'll take it if Preds win the series:D

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god dammit. i'm canadian i agree now on both counts.

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Over/Under is 7 for the Pens/Flyers tonight. Gonna go ahead and say the over because it hasn't steered me wrong yet in this series.

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Definitely the under. Also I am missing the start because I am dealing with a pretty bad incident at school that I may have to drive 40 minutes to report to the police in person. Hooray!

GO FLYERS!

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^^^damn that sux. Good luck.

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Just waiting for the trooper to call me, may try to push it off :lol If I leave from my school its still a 30 minute drive but I don't want to miss this game

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Both teams look really tight right now. Pens still making some bone headed turnovers. Needs to stop

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At least Bon Jovi has fun bar singalong type songs. There is nothing redeeming whatsoever about Nickelback. Canada is strangely proud of them. They make Bryan Adams look like Bob Dylan.

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Woo! Fuck yeah, Matty!

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Matt Carle!!!