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Apparently Marchand didn't appear in the Bruins Stanley cup championship DVD because he showed up drunk to the interview. :lol

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:lol From the looks of the online pics, he and Seguin were pretty much drunk from the night they won the Cup up until training camp opened.

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A lot of fans were worried about them but they both came into training camp in great shape, and both are obviously taking a big step forward this year.

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^ Exactly. If they would've come in out of shape and gotten off to a bad start, I think they would've come under a lot of fire. But the fact they're both IMPROVING on their performance from last year says a lot about the work they put in between sessions at the bar. No harm done, you just shrug and chalk it up to boys being boys.

EDIT: Although I do sometimes worry about these kids getting too into it, on a slightly more serious note. I think I mentioned a few weeks ago about reading Theo Fleury's autobiography. He is quick to point out that all of his big problems started when he started drinking heavily with "the boys" as a rookie in the Flames farm system. As we know, it led to an insane addiction to cocaine and a myriad of other problems. I realize the majority of NHL players drink, I just hope these young guys can be more responsible about it than guys like Fleury, who basically drank and snorted his career away.

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The last time the Flyers won the Stanley Cup "Born to Run" came out.

Wait, I probably shouldn't have said that...damn it.

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Great album though.

Not that it really matters, but the NYR do salute after every home victory.

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Most teams don't though. And read my smart ass comment a few posts back... :)

I know, I got ya. ;)

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Tallon did an ok job of building up a really amazing team that for a really short run. But really, if we're totally honest, that's not the best way to win year after year. We got a bit of luck in the Cup season and I'm very grateful we were able to win it that year. But right now we are trying to build a team that can compete year after year.

Right now, I think Q absolutely has got to go. I'm really afraid that last night's loss just broke this team. They really did outplay the Predators and caught some unlucky bounces and a couple of goals that probably needed to be stopped by Emery. But at this point, Q doesn't know how to turn it around. He's run out of solutions, you saw it last night. Brunette - Kruger - Hossa 2nd line? That's just fucking nonsense. Q has to go, this team forgot how to win under him, and he has no idea how to stop the skid.

Stan's ultimate failure will be waiting far too long to pull the plug on Q and his coaching staff, because with this team and all of this talent, it is unacceptable to miss the playoffs and throw away a season when you have all of these guys in their prime.

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And I'm not trying to knock the Rangers I'm glad they finally got it right. Also easier to be happier with Sean Avery in the minors. I found it embarrassing from 98-2004 for them and I'm not a Rangers fan. How can you spend that much money and be so wrong every year?

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They should have been down 3-2 to the Preds. They could have been gone in round one that year which is hard to imagine the shit hitting the fan then.

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There are a lot of "could haves" in the NHL. Every team needs a bit of luck to win the Cup, no doubt about it.

Hawks proved that season that they were a great team, though.

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Oh I know you were saying they got lucky and that was, imo, their luckiest. If the Preds play catch with it for that whole PP the game is over.

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I'm sorry, but no one is as lucky as the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers. No team even comes close.

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Certainly was their most lucky moment. But they still had to kill off 4 minutes of penalty at the start of overtime and did it. Hawks outplayed them in that game, though, and then outplayed them in the next game and won. Still certainly could have won that series even if they lost game 5.

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Truth right here. Could have not even been in the playoffs and when to the 2nd to last game of the year.

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I don't think he's lying, but I think he's talking about the recent losing streak and not some deep seeded ongoing problem (even if it's ongoing at the moment). You seemed to imply that he doesn't think the Flyers have given enough effort all year, when in actuality they're in a slump at the moment. However, even in that slump, there have been games where the offense has looked sharp but too many defensive breakdowns have cost them.

It depends on who that big name is. I think the Flyers will be fine offensively moving forward, but if they can get a defensive monster who can whip the D into shape, I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to them making a move.

We do agree on one thing though -- as of right now, the Flyers can't touch Boston or New York. Not even close.

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If the NYR don't get to the ECF there's no way in hell Torts keeps his job

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The Mike Green Effect

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Steve...ffect/98/42202

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A power play line of Ovi/Backstrom/Nash/Semin or Brouwer/Green just made me a little wet

God what an embarrassment. It was hard to tell people I was a rangers fan all that time.

As for the torts firing if they don't get to the ECF, I disagree. They've built this team directly with his system in mind. No way they can him if there's an early upset.

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You think that Green or Semin are on the block?

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I guess you have to get excited over little things when your team is entirely irrelevant.

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There is no way Nash is dumb enough to go the Washington.

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http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl...124914397.html

Wild prospect Justin Fontaine called the Foo Fighters "Foo Faggots" on Twitter and got suspended

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For the Hawks fans in here:

https://twitter.com/#!/ToddCordell/s...86179783741441

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Sounds like rangers are out on Nash. I'm fine with that. It sounds like teams are interested in biron though. Maybe hawks?

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Regarding Nash, that is probably for the best. When a team is doing well, the last thing you want to do is upset the balance or chemistry they currently have going. Adding a guy like him could just as easily throw them off their groove.

Biron would be an interesting addition to the Hawks in that by all accounts he's one of the top team guys out there and would probably be an incredible influence on Crawford. However, he is not THE answer. It's like all the people who are clamoring for the Hawks to pursue Nabokov... I know he's had a good year for a bad team, but the guy is just a stone's crow from 40... not a long-term solution by any stretch of the imagination. Don't do what the Avs did and mortgage your future to win right now.

All that being said, I doubt the Rangers would be willing to part with a dependable, team-guy like Biron as they're gearing up for a long playoff run. I imagine the team wanting him would have to give up more than they'd be willing to pay for a backup goaltender.

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Kinda happened to the Flyers last season with Kris Versteeg. I thought the move would put them over the top. I was sorely mistaken