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at least i only have tickets to 37 more games this year. could be worse.


edit: no it couldn't.

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#jacketsintrouble

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if you had asked me two weeks ago what a nightmare situation for the jackets would be i would have said "getting off to a slow start, firing Richards and hiring trading a 2nd round pick to Vancouver for Tortorella."

im going to go wander aimlessly in a bad neighborhood with a "white power" t-shirt on. later.

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hang in there, becca

jackets 10-game winning streak coming up

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no it's not.
apparently they are shopping everybody except johansen, murray and savard.
maybe pens will end up with saad after all.
we don't deserve nice things anyways.

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:lol i wish the Pens had Saad but there's no way they can fit him under the cap now

who knows, maybe Tortorella is the right guy for th....hahahaha nvm

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I am glad the surgery was successful but loosing Duncan Keith for 4-6 weeks is going to strain the Chicago defense.

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Yes.

But ever hear of a guy by the name of Auston Matthews?

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He played the whole game with that tear, I had no idea either.

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is he related to Dave?

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so who should i root for the rest of the year?

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yeah, the last 10 games of the year when they are already out of it....

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did the jackets kill your mother or something?

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If they did, my mother is a zombie.

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Put the names of every team on a piece of paper, and then put those pieces of paper into a hat. Draw a name, and then throw it away. Keep doing this until there is one team left.

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or the jackets failed at something else.

ok, will report back.

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Most likely this

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:lol :lol

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ok every team except for boston is in the pot.

beginning the drawing now...

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first 5 eliminated:

New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Montreal Canadiens
Florida Panthers
New York Islanders

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next 5 eliminated:

Vancouver Canucks
Dallas Stars
Minnesota Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins
Carolina Hurricanes

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next 5 eliminated:

Edmonton Oilers
San Jose Sharks
Winnipeg Jets
Los Angeles Kings
Colorado Avalanche

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lol please be the flyers

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next 5 eliminated:

Detroit Red Wings
Anaheim Ducks
Chicago Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs


Christ....

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next 5 eliminated:

New Jersey Devils
Columbus Blue Jackets
Calgary Flames
Phoenix Coyotes
Buffalo Sabres

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Final team eliminated:

Tampa Bay Lightning

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Winner:

Washington Capitals

Barbogast, where you at?

How's my boy Ovi looking this year?

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:lol caps

i count 26 eliminated plus c-bus and boston

capitals makes 29...who ya missing?

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fuck st louis and nashville fell out while i was shuffling.

so technically they were the first clubs eliminated.

just like the NHL i stand by the integrity of our lottery process.

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:lol:lol

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I wanted you to get Columbus, so badly.

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it was getting scary there, for a second.

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:lol :lol

Holy shit

I was reading through like, please be the Caps, please be the Caps

:lol

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Ovi at 900 pts, 21 back checks and 0 Cups.

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just watched some holtby film.

where's my noose?

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obviously going beyond the usual Ovi jokes, that's pretty incredible.

Him, Stamkos, Toews, and Keith are automatic locks right now for Hall of Fame.

(Obviously, there is more but I'm thinking of guys who still have a good chunk of career left.)

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Pretty sure Patrick Kane is a lock as well.

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Without looking up numbers and just going by feel and Championships.... I don't see Stamkos as a "lock" like the others mentioned. Maybe just me?

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Not if he gets nailed on this rape business.

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OJ's in the HoF, right?
shouldn't be an issue

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1. different sport

2. OJ was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985. well before his famous Bronco ride

3. i'm hungry

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Stamkos already has 275 goals and is only 25. Not impossible for him to reach 500 or more.

2-time Maurice Richard winner too.

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here's my thought on the topic:

the HoF should be based on your career. Why would you disallow Patty-K for a convicted rape (an off the ice issue during a playing career) and yet allow potential murders (and a convicted felon may I add) to remain in it in another.

Pete Rose, Sammy Sosa, etc...career related infractions. Keep them out.

what are your thoughts on Ray Rice/AP making the HoF? From a career standpoint AP is a lock, but the man beat his child (in the genitals at that). Let him in though...

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Current players in the heart of their careers that are locks for first ballot

Ovechkin
Crosby
Malkin
Stamkos
Kane
Toews
Keith
Bergeron

Guys toward the end of their careers
Chara
Lecavalier (maybe)
Pronger (still under contract)

Guys who need a title to make them a first ballot but potential HOFers anyway
Weber
Price
Lundqvist

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Man that Torts presser was pretty impressive. i think im on board.

you'll have to wait a few more weeks for me to jump ship barbogast.

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Rice not good enough. AP is one of the two best backs to play in the last 15 years.

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i think AP, Pete Rose, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds etc should all be in their respective HOFs

Ray Rice is not a HOFer on or off the field

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Lundqvist is a HOFer for sure, cup or no cup

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I meant from the perspective of letting a wife beater in the HoF. Ray rice could have been a HoF'er...

any cheaters should not be in the HoF: mac, sossa, etc.

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Well you'd hope to god he learned after this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Rsuegc83w

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completely disagree

and i don't consider them cheaters

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I feel like guys like Bonds, McGwire, A-Rod, Palmero and Clemens were so great they didn't need to cheat and should be HOFers by that fact only. Sosa was never a HOFer or considered great until he started mashing taters. Rose is a HOFer. Enough time has passed for him to be forgiven and put in. Consider it a jail sentence.

As for football, being a dick off the field has nothing to do with talent. AP is a damn HOFer. Ray Lewis will be a HOFer, Michael Irvin is already in.

Kane is too in the NHL, regardless what he was accused of.

If you were great, a questionable personality shouldn't reflect your greatness as a player.

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^^ agreed

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Yup. This is how it starts with Torts. I was totally all in on him as well...but be warned.....


:trap

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ya ya there's just nowhere to go but up.
the season is pretty much over already, it will be interesting to see what they've got with a different attitude.

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Someone please get this piece of shit off the Bruins.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=81xBgxr02EY

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Giroux first ballot HoF performance tonight

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Bruins deserve all this for signing that punk.

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top 250 player tonight.

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Hot damn that McDavid goal last night

lady boner

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link: http://youtu.be/Zegja5nGqLg

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Tavares will be a hall of famer. Mark my words.

I may have missed origin of hall talk but others not mentioned

datsyuk and Zetterberg.
Thornton.
Jagr.
Sedin twins.


Others on their but not there yet not mentioned: Getzlaf/Perry, Quick,

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bruins!!

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also big shout out to hairy legs who is now an executive producer on the Hannah Montana Disney Channel show.

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:lol:lol I'm not the executive producer. I'm the assistant to the executive producer. AKA the EP's bitch

:hug

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Okay, Dwight.

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:lol:lol Tootoo's goal celebration

https://twitter.com/myregularface/st...44475623247872

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I think aliens were taking his talents after the goal and that dance was the aftermath

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How bout them Caps.

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http://lh6.ggpht.com/_fw7iF68JR8k/TS...20Shot%203.png

Yep, how bout em...

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wait, they have a winter classic victory banner?

hahahahahahahahahahaahahahahaha h

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Yeah but what you don't see is all these badass Southeast Division banners. There's like 100 of them

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Just gloss over the fact that pretty much every year the SE division was around, only one team ever made the playoffs...but no whatever. ;)

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Is that pic even real? I don't think it's real

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:lol Winter Classic "champs"

aka we won a regular season game

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No way that pic is real. Look at the word "CHAMPS" with the rest of the banner. Come on guys.

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Yes, that one is photoshopped, but these aren't:

http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks...on-607x809.jpg

http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks...ps-607x455.jpg

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Yeah I knew about those. I mean what can I say. Lollercaps.

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You guys. Broken record. Evgeny Kuznetsov. Wow wow wow wow wow.

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Seriously though, kid's like a Harlem Globetrotter out there. 4 points tonight. 10 now for the season through 6.5 games. Brimming with confidence and showing no interest at all in relinquishing top line minutes to Backstrom. I'm absolutely floored by his play so far this season. They said for a long time he was gonna knock my socks off, all of a sudden this season my toes are cold.

It's a track meet in Edmonton tonight. 6-4 with time left in the 2nd still. Is it 2009 all of a sudden?

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Montreal huh

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Kuzy with the hat trick. And holy shit Backstrom on the 2nd line is insane. What he's been able to do on that line thus far is so much fun to watch. Watching Kuzy and Backstrom I almost forget that the Caps also have the best goal scorer in the league.

It was crucial for this Caps team to come out with a strong start. The stresses of battling back last year after a rough start was hard on the team. Fun team to watch this far


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Just wait playoff time this will change

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Willing to beat the Jackets losing streak ends tonight.

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:lol I mean...probably.

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:lol Ducks :lol

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So the Flyers won a shootout. Where do I purchase tickets for the playoffs?

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The Flyers look so much more competent than they did last season.

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:talks Becs off ledge.

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Caps proved last year they can grind out playoffs. They were one bad bounce in OT last year from taking down the Rangers.

This Caps team is destined for something special this year. OVI/Kuzy/Oshie line has been clicking so well for a new combo. Backstrom on the 2nd line [emoji119]


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Forgot what a win was like. First win in 4 and was a good. Down 2-0 going to the third and outshoot the Canucks 17-9 in the 3rd and ot to win 3-2.

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:lol damn

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I disagree with this entirely. What I took from last year's playoff is that the Caps are STILL a team that is as good or better than any team in the league, and also a team that STILL can't handle themselves when it really counts. One bad bounce away from taking down the Rangers? The fuck? They were up three games to one with a lead in game 5 near the end of the 3rd, 100 seconds away from the finish. And yet they didn't get it done. That's not "one bad bounce", that's a team that isn't confident in it's ability to finish the job. That doesn't sound like a team that can "grind it out" at all.

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What do you guys think of the Bruins winter classic jersey? I like the crest, not a fan of the stripes.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=784613

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I actually really like them. Except for the fact that they are the Bruins.

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Smart Caps fans are refreshing. One day the Caps will win something, hopefully in your lifetime

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The more I look at it I really like them too. Interested to see what the pants will be. Can't be worse that the Kongs white pants :lol

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Agreed. They would like better with all back arms.

Thanks. Frustrating part is they could do it as early as this year.


But I have a feeling I know what's gonna happen :lol

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Back in hockey mode, gang. Hopefully the avatar change will bring similar fortunes to the Oilers as it did the Blue Jays.

On a related note, that McDavid kid is pretty good, eh?

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You guys got screwed out of a point tonight.