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Excellent article. You'll like it.

"Unlike broken bones, concussions are invisible, and that means that everyone in the hockey community needs to unite and redefine what we mean by toughness and warrior mentality. If we continue to keep quiet, it’s sending the message that taking time to recover is not right, or that it’s a sign of weakness. We have to stand up and speak up."

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NHL network showing the Islanders Panthers series all day. You know what I have on on my day off.

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TPT may be one of the greatest/influential things in sports journalism (outside maybe 30 for 30)

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This and Bobby Ryan's piece...NHL players killing it right now.

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Patrick O'Sullivan's TPT article is the most important piece of sports literature I've ever read.

But yeah. As I was reading this one I just kept thinking, "this is what a real leader does."

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Players I'd love to see write articles on TPT (in no order) -

Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane (maybe in 5 years in a "letter to my younger self" type article), Mike Richards, P.K. Subban, Jarome Iginla, Roberto Luongo (his time in Vancouver, and just him in general), Jumbo Joe, the Staal brothers, Marty St. Louis, Ilya Kovalchuk...

I'm sure there's more, that's just off the top of my head real quick.

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Phil Kessel, before and after the hot dog stand

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A Bobby Lou TPT article is so needed.

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No one cared who he was until he put up the stand...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe0UiwI8AgE

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I think now that he was put on waivers I think a vet like Antoine Vermette could benefit some team and they could get him on the cheap. He is a solid player with a ton of postseason experience (including one cup win helped by his 3 game winning goals in the playoffs, one in OT) that can be slotted in almost anywhere. Hell, if they can swing it I would not mind seeing Chicago give him a 1 year cheap offer and slot him in for limited ice time and to step up if someone else got hurt or needed a healty scratch.

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would fit in nicely in pittsburgh if we can't resign Matt Cullen

he could slide right in to that 3rd/4th line center role on a team that has aspirations to win now

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Yeah, he would be a better fit there than in Chicago IMO - simply because the Hawks have approximately 10 centers under contract. He is one of those guys who is not a star so he can be signed cheaply for the short term and fit right in with any team and play whatever role they want from him.

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Teams will be lining up to sign an Antoine Vermette.

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:lol you're right but was still weird to read

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Right? Vermette is totally interchangeable with guys like Stamkos, Kane, Benn, Doughty...

:lol:lol:lol

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yea if only Benn was a freaking center you idiot

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Well played.

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:lol :lol :lol I forgot how many posts he actually made.

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Nailed it.

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Have we talked about the Cam Ward PT article. Onions over here. Especially the Dads in here. Whew.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/cam...mplants-story/

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Oh, hi. o

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Didn't read that one. Thanks for sharing. When Cam wrote about clapping as loud as he could with Nolan not reacting......that's some heartbreaking shit right there. Wow.

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Yeah that part of the story got me. I remember doing the hearing test and all of that in the hospital and being happy but taking it for granted in a way too. Can't imagine.

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Loved the Ward story. Thanks for the share

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Something for my Penguin friends

Step1: Highlight the numbers
Step2: Ctrl and F
Step3: Put 9 in
Step4: Enjoy

10515414514316416215717215715114412345678812345678 12345678123678326470547
29999992599234789901249999956899029934132699167499 53349999914649932724997
29945678099125689901399567998099299367814679982996 34699818991169966144990
29999945699701249956998013234599990126153027999953 24993243699019923412993
29945678019935699802993567802399994567256345699743 26992644399243992369936
29945678019926899012399678990299399457453153199312 53399436998011992349950
29980123452999993883529999910399539912320124799346 73289999982640499999415

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:lol:lol:lol:lol

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thanks bud

#GarageLeague

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What? I don't get it. It didn't find any 9's.

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Yeah I read that one RIGHT after reading the Bobby Ryan one. It was embarrassing.

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If you have firefox, do crtl F, type in 9 and hit highlight all.