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i'm sorry that facts upset you so much

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They changed their app, too, and not for the best. I was out last night and tried to follow the Pens game on the app, but it's real time updates didn't seem to be working properly, and seemed harder to follow than the old app. Ah well, I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Speaking of the Pens, though, it is really nice to see Crosby playing like himself again. He's back up to No. 14 in scoring, which is impressive considering where he was and his horrible start. He won't catch Kane by any stretch, but I won't be surprised to see him in the top 5 by season's end.

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:lol that Penguins game was poetic timing coming after our discussion of needing to increase scoring in the league

although, a few of those were due to lackluster goaltending last night. really fun game nonetheless. now off to Florida for a road trip

i think it might be the Dad's trip but i'm not sure

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That was like a game from 1988, but I'll take the win! :lol

And nice. The team always seems to play well during the dad's trip. Keep the momentum going.

As for the updated NHL.com, it does seem to offer better stat breakdowns, so that's a plus.

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how fucking sexy is that Hagelin-Malkin-Kessel line?

no one can skate with them....and the Power Play, my god :hump

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Yes yes yes to all of this. The team if finally playing like I've been hoping they would with all of their talent.

I have to give Rutherford some credit. The Scuderi for Trevor Daley deal and the Perron/Clendening for Hagelin deal are looking pretty, pretty, pretty, prettyyyyy good.

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Florida Panthers surprise team of 2015-16?

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Nice to know I was not the only one, even thought I suspected as much when the help lines were so clogged. I had the same issues as you did. I tried it from a windows 10 laptop wireless, them plugged it in to the router hoping maybe my wireless was the issue - no dice, then I tried it with a windows 8 laptop - both wired and wireless, them tried an apple iPad, then a smart phone and lastly I tried my desktop (hardwired) to pipe it into my smart TV via blue tooth and lastly I even tried my android phone. Nothing seemed to work until about midway through the third where I was watching it on my desktop monitor - heck I even tried multiple browsers. I think they need more bandwidth on their end to be honest. Rather lousy roll out for a new platform IMO.

I do like the changes they made to offer more content but they need to get the bugs worked out soon.

Great to see him back on ice and yeah, that was an amazing goal!

Yup! But how long will Edmonton keep him will be the big question, He is going to be a star and he will have his agents trying to get him more $'s for his next contract and truthfully the Oilers are not that good a team so they may choose not to resign him but equally they may wish to retain him simply to put a better team on the ice and pack more fans into the arena. No idea which way they will play this one out.

I do not have the app so I cannot comment on that. I do agree it is great to see Crosby back in top form.

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yea great trades as of today

and i'll give Sullivan some credit too...he seems to be the one guy to FINALLY get Crosby to play on the goal line on the PP and have Geno on the half-wall

it's glaringly obvious that that's the best alignment for this team

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I don't like those 6-5 games when they involve my team. I like scoring chances and pace but when goalies give up bad goals, it can be cringe worthy.

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guess you didn't read my post very thoroughly

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I did. Just giving my opinion.

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Just spoke with nhl.com tech support and customer support. They know they goofed last night with the roll out and were apologetic. They have their tech guys working 24/7 to correct the flaws and all should be normal in a day or two so we can all enjoy games again!

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i'm not sure you know what an opinion is, then

my post was perfectly in line with everything i was saying yesterday. i'm sorry you can't handle that.

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:lol Definitely Luongo.

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Wow, 20 games for Wideman.

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Just saw that. Not terribly surprised, refs union would probably have been pissed with anything less. I fully expect Wideman to appeal it and get it knocked down to 10. Even Kerry Frasier said he expected it to be 10.

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I'm just glad the Pens are back in form so they can ultimately lead their fans to inevitable disappointment come Spring time.

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Just watched the Wideman hit again. Clearly intentional.

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being "disappointed" would mean that we are expecting something other than an early exit

either way, you as a DMB fan and a Flyers fan should feel optimistic as this is year #41 without a Cup for you guys

must be a sign

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Thanks, Mark Madden!!!

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Yowzah.

Great stick work.

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nah, Mark Madden hates DMB

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Clearly. No clue how people saw it differently.

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I thought 10 games was gonna happen as they would argue it was unintentional and it's hard to actually prove intent. But I'm ok with 20.

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Not shocked at all, he deserves it after that hit - also gonna cost him over $550,000.

I can relate completely, I am also an Oakland Raiders fan and they disappoint me every damn year!

Yeah, I agree. That was clearly an intentional crosscheck in the back.

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Hawks dominated in Denver last night. Was a fun night at the Pepsi center. Always is when the Hawks are in town

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Hearing a lot of talk about Andrew Ladd being traded back to Chicago if the two teams can work out a trade that is mutually beneficial to both teams. Ladd would be a damn solid 3rd line winger for the Hawks if this happens.

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Who would they give up cap-wise to get him? I mean, they might be able to make it work... I have no actual interest in doing the calculations to see what his pro-rated salary would be if he got moved at the deadline.

But yeah, Ladd is the type of guy any team would want to have going into the playoffs.

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You guys want Brian Bickell and a few draft picks in return? :lol

I am like you with having no interest in doing the calculations - all I know is the Hawks have over 3 mil in cap space remaining to work with so maybe something could be worked out.

Agreed on Ladd being an asset going into the playoffs, he be a great boost on the Andrew Desjardins line along with Teuvo Teravainen since both Ladd and Teravainen can play equally well on either wing.

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Kane, Panarin and Anisimov line is every bit as good.

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Per generalfanager, Hawks could take on 3.3mil in terms of cap hit. Ladd's cap hit is 4.4.

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i meant more of a line vs a shutdown defensive pair

but even still, every time they are out there, they're on the attack. they always have puck


also, remember that Hagelin-Malkin-Kessel have only been playing together for a couple weeks...only gonna get better

and Kane-Panarin-Anisimov don't have the same speed as the Malkin line

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NHL.com's new layout sucks.

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Since we're all gonna be homers now, I think the Voracek-OMGCG-Simmonds line is pretty snazzy.

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^ That line isn't even the best on the Flyers. Give me Read-Laughton-Raffl any day against anybody.

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i never said the Pens line was the best, i just said no one can skate with them

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And I just said that line was snazzy. And the second line, before Coots' injury, was Raffl-Coots-Schenn and that is their best line right now.

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i don't think saying the Hegelin-Malkin-Kessel line is the fastest in the league is homerism, all you have to do is watch them

if you go through my posts over the years here i think you'll see i'm pretty objective when it comes to the Pens.

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Agreed on the speed but watching them play is amazing. Also, they get a lot of help from their D guys on that line, Seabrook and TVR.

Honestly though, have to say the most amazing offensive line I ever watched was Gretzky, Hull and Shanahan when they were the top line for the Blues!

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:lol yea that's hard to complete with

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So true, no idea why they didn't advance very far in the playoffs. That line had Al MacInnis and Chris Pronger supporting them on D, not to mention Grant Fuhr was a damn good goalie and Keenan was a solid coach!

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Well that escalated quickly.

Calm down, sparky. It was a joke.

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i loved Al MacInnis

do i look like Chevy Chase?

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Guys, McLeod-Mitchell-Skille is the best 4th line in hockey. So there.

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Not this weekend. Malkin is sitting out the FLA trip with a "nagging" lower body injury. :mad

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yea i just heard

sounds like Fehr will be out a month too

here we go with the Penguins injury bug again...

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I'm actually relieved. I thought he was done for the season. But yeah, here come the injuries. Stay safe out there, Sid!

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so they've got Letang and Crosby firing on all cylinders right now

if Malkin can come back quickly and play like he did the first half of the year and Fleury can shake off the cobwebs, we may have something here...

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Yeah, he was rock solid on D and had so much power in his shots. The year before Mike Luit was moved from St. Louis to Hartford MacInnis took a slapshot from outside the blue line that had so much force behind it it completely shattered Liut's goalie mask. Talk about some power in a shot, holy damn was that astounding.

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:lol the real life Fulton Reed

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I remember one time seeing Chris Drury dive face first to block a MacInnis slapper. Luckily the puck completely missed him, but just his willingness to do that cemented himself in my eyes as one of the gutsiest players to ever play the game.

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Yeah, they really botched the redesign completely. No idea why they felt it necessary to reinvent a perfectly good wheel. On the plus side, when I spoke with them yesterday they said they had their tech guys working 24/7 to work out the bugs.

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Wow, I have never seen coach Q so mad and rightfully so. Anyone who sees the replay of the Chicago goal that was called back by that idiot ref knows that it is not interference if an opposing player pushes someone into their goalie. It is so clear from the replays that even Stevie Wonder would know it is a good goal by Hossa. Then Q was so mad he yelled at the refs enough to get a 2 minute penalty and amazingly Phoenix converts so instead of it being 1-0 Chicago it is 1-0 Phoenix. Morons.

Edit: Also going back to the new nhl website. It is pretty amazing that they have no problem streaming crystal clear commercials with no issues at all but when the actual game is on it gets all choppy, refreshes quite often, looses audio and sometimes even looses video entirely. Whoever the mental midget who designed this new site does not know how to make a webpage in the slightest. Not idea what what the dimwhits at NHL were thinking. They had a perfectly good site and now it is a disaster. They better get this fixed quick or next season I am just getting the NHL subscription through my cable TV provider and to hell with nhl.com.

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Flyers making Pekke Rinne look silly.

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Flyers are terrible

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I'm not getting too excited because it was against Columbus and Ottawa but the oilers have some life.

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There's not nearly enough excessive swearing in this post. You okay tonight, Sulla?

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what's even more ridiculous is that they felt the need to re-brand and change the gamecenter backend MID SEASON
like....ok :lol

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I am usually calm but on occasion I will swear in anger. Watch the video on the called back goal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxKXGewKCpA) and you can see why Q was so mad. It was only the first intermission for the game when I posted that with so I knew a lot of hockey was still to come and I also knew the Hawks had not found their groove yet and were struggling to stay in the O zone. Did you see any of the game? We all know that Chicago relies more on finesse then brute force but damn was that a battle that should have been played with pitchforks, swords and spears rather than sticks. Nice comeback for Toews too netting 2 with one to win in OT!

Honestly, make your changes after the season so the bugs are worked out before the season starts!

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No I didn't watch the game nor have I seen the highlight of the call you speak of. Was just pointing out the noticeable lack of intense, excessive swearing. No commies, cock suckers, etc. That's my favorite part of when you get upset.

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Look at Q's reaction after the goal was reversed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xemkUBQrf4

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i didn't see the play, but Q was kind of embarrassing himself there...

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Leafs win 2 in a row. Cup Bound?

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:lol awesome. I imagine this is how you've reacted to things a few times.

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In sports, yeah I certainly have. I could not show emotion at the time but senior year in soccer I was elected by my teammates to be captain but our coach nixed it thinking I was a bad influence on other players so he gave the captains band to some dork who rarely scored and could not fire up a team to save his life. I have also punched holes in my closet 4 times because I was so frustrated at mental errors or bad calls. Hell, there is even a $300 aluminum bat that I tossed into a lake after going 2/4 but lining out with the tying run on 3rd to end the game.

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Darnell Nurse has his parents in attendance last night and got into a fight. This was their reaction to him crushing the other guys will to live.

http://www.barstoolsports.com/main/e...-second-of-it/

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Fuck the NHL and Coyotes for giving the congrats to John Scott and his wife on the birth of their twins. 4 girls at home though...man.

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That's a brave man. 4 kids of any variety sounds insane to me.

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This is how I imagine you with every one of your posts.

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:lol :lol :lol exactly!

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That too.

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really excited for Oskar Sundqvist to make his debut with the Pens tonight

lots of chatter in the summer about him possibly making the team out of camp. didn't happen that way but this kid has lots of upside

maybe even see him get a chance to jump up with Kessel & Hagelin for a shift or 2 just to see what happens

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:lol:lol:lol

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I am not like that 99% if the time believe it or not, just sometimes I snap. You can ask Matt or Joe or anyone else on here who I have hung out with, I am about as easy going as you can imagine. :)

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Wow, what a complete beat down of Dallas by the Hawks on the road tonight. They just did everything right from winning board battles, collecting the majority of the loose pucks, netting 2 short handed goals - heck Anisimov had a shortie and 3 assists! Seems like he is always involved so why stop now and Kane gets another goal. Crawford played out of his mind tonight. Just a complete game for Chicago to down Dallas 5-1 in the Stars own house!

Happy for the Rangers too, getting a big win in OT on a penalty shot in the dying seconds of OT!

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My mistake, it was Brad Marchand who scored on a penalty shot midway through OT to give the Bruins a win over The Sabres.

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What does our Rags expert think of the Simmonds match penalty yesterday. I personally think it's bullshit

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Crap call. He was reacting to a dumb hit to his head. I'm glad the Rangers won the game, but hockey officiating is getting horrendous.

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Lol Capitals player fucking that odd man rush. Also, fuck Holtby and his amazing abilities

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I have a hard time reacting negatively to that "intent to injure" penalty. The NHL gets a bad rep sometimes for seemingly not taking player safety seriously, but when they do, people don't like it either and call officiating a joke.

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After watching the replay with the Flyers announcers, I am glad Simmons got the game misconduct. They were being such biased tools about the entire thing.

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Would it be be biased if you agreed with them??? What part did you not like?

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God damn Ovechkin and shitty play by the Flyers

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I agree the call was a bad one. It was over the top for the situation. That said, good announcers at least make an attempt to keep their bias to themselves. These announcers were just annoying. Saying he was faking the injury was just sad.

I remember living in Boston and disliking the NESN team for the same reasons. If you want to be a fan, don't go into the announcers booth.

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What in the name of Bobby Orr did Matt Niskanen just do? That was unbelievable.

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Haha just kidding

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It really has been fun seeing how good the Caps are this year but I'm trying to remain level headed about all this. They've accomplished a lot, but basically it still adds up to nothing so far.

My family is trying to schedule a trip to the Outer Banks in late May. I'm going to be real sad when I don't have to find a bar that is showing the Caps game.

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Just saw the highlight of the Niskanen goal...holy smokes

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Dissapointing loss for Philly.

On a side note, taking my girlfriend to her first NHL game on Tuesday. Got tix cheap 19 rows off the ice for like half cost against the Ducks. Best part is that my girlfriend is originally from Michigan and she's never been to a hockey game. Get that! :lol

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Nice win today. I think we just scored again.

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you guys had us outplayed until the last like 10 minutes of the 3rd. then you went in to a shell.

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I do believe he was referring to the Caps game yesterday, although the Rangers loss was probably tougher. Either way, Flyers suck and it's great.

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either way
no skin off my back

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Just read about the injury to Malcolm Subban. Scary shit. Throat protectors should be mandatory, like visors are. Grandfather in current goalies who don't use them, but otherwise...

Although even that is no guarantee, as Hank's throat injury proved.

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Agreed on the Subban injury, scary stuff.

On a lighter side it is nice to see Connor McDavid back and netting another one last night. I think he is the real deal and will have a great career, Once his contract is up in 2 seasons I think teams are going to be handing him blank checks so he can fill in the length of the contract and the annual salary.

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With the look he had on his face when the Oilers won the lottery, I wouldn't be shocked if he tried it. He didn't look happy. Thinking Buffalo or Phoenix and you get Edmonton.

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Wouldn't you? Unless of course Edmonton somehow retools in the next two years to support him. They are a damn long was from the days of Gretzky, Messier, Kurri, Fuhr, etc, etc. Kid has all the tools to be a great player for years to come, would love to have him on my team. :lol

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Report back on if you smacked her around or not. I mean, whether or not she liked it.