Sharks deal with Wild again, nab James Sheppard
by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2011 8:42 PM PDT
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It's safe to assume that at this point, Doug Wilson doesn't just have Wild GM Chuck Fletcher on speed dial, he has a private line straight to the Minnesota front office. For the third time this offseason, the Sharks made a trade with the Wild, this time acquiring 23 year-old James Sheppard from them for a third round pick in 2013.
There's some real baggage coming with Sheppard on his way to San Jose; the former 9th overall pick in 2006 hasn't lived up to the potential that Minnesota saw when they took him so early. In 224 NHL games, Sheppard has just 49 points. Even worse, he didn't suit up for a single game during the 2010-2011 season after injuring his knee in an ATV accident last offseason.
All in all, you get an under-performing winger with some serious injury questions. Not the prettiest picture, but there are still some reasons why Doug Wilson was keen on acquiring him.
First, Sheppard is young. At just 23, he still has time to recapture some of his potential. Second, he's a huge kid coming in at 6-2, 210. Third, there is an absolute dearth of forward talent in the Sharks pipeline. Taking a chance on a former top-ten draft pick may not be the worst idea.
Sheppard does have some experience on the penalty kill as well, playing 1.07/60 minutes in his last full NHL season. That should give him a slight advantage over other young forwards fighting to make the team. According to David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News, Sheppard won't be ready for camp after having some more knee repair done, but the Sharks are confident he will make a full recovery and be available this season, if not the first game.
This isn't a trade that rocks the foundation of the Sharks, but if all Sheppard needed was a change of scenery, it may prove to be a shrewd move.
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It’s actually a 3rd in 2013, which is nice considering how deep next year’s draft is supposed to be.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2011 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Some potential or damaged goods (unclear) in exchange for 2 bags of pucks. Good move. They don’t like him over on the SBNation Wild site though. Sounds like there could have been some bad blood with management over that ATV accident too.
It’s not that we don’t like him, it’s that he is the poster boy for everything the former regime did wrong. Also… we really don’t like him, no. ;-)
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Kind of an ugly move to suspend him without salary after the ATV accident. Was there anything else that lead up to that?
Six points in 64 games? Terrible play and work ethic? A conversation with Chuck Fletcher in which Fletcher told him, this is it, kid?
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The work ethic and conversation part is the intersting bit from my perspective. The stats speak for themselves :-) I like the work ethic part. You can work on that, and a change of scene might be the right thing.
I really hope it is. Every bone in my body says it won’t be, but I really hope it is.
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How do u know that last part?
Do they really publicise private convos between gm’s and players?
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by Chemmy on Aug 6, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Because Chuck Fletcher told us that is what he told him, yes. I believe I was standing to his right when he said it.
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It's Minnesota.
Everyone kinda knows everyone.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That would
make me not want to play for a team. I’m thinking if he moves to Northern Cali with a fresh new start with the Sharks organization and a lot to prove to everyone back in Minny, he will improve.
I am glad you are keeping a positive outlook. Please, I beg you, don’t get your hopes up.
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My Expectations
are zero this year and about 10-12 goals next year. I expect him to be at 20 or above in three or else then we should let him go. So I’m not saying he’s as good as Mitchell but it’s taken what, this’ll be his 3rd year since he broke his leg broke? He had about 10 goals last year and the Sharks say he should be even more productive this year. I don’t think (hope is more like it) that the Sharks keep Mitch if he doesn’t get closer to 20 this year. So yeah, I give Shepp 3 years
I think he meant keep them down from there
Expect he’ll never make it out of the AHL. It’s possible he’ll turn his career around and prove that wrong.
Am I the only Sharks fan
that’s skeptical of James Sheppard? I can’t put any positive spin on this acquisition what so ever.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 8, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
No...
He has a third line ceiling at best. The only reason he’s being discussed so in-depth is because it’s the off-season and nothing else better is going on.
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Sharks give up a junk pick for what could be a 30 point 3rd liner with tons of grit.
Frankly, I can’t see any negatives to this. Could he be a bust? Well sure. And if that’s the case, we lost practically nothing to get him. And even then, we can stuff him on Wooster and see if he refines his game. On the flip side, there’s the POTENTIAL for a contributor with a big body.
I mean, shit, it’s like a free lottery ticket.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Big and hits things.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think
not playing a game this year to develop and heal, with around 10 goals his second year is too much to ask for any 1st rounder. If I’m wrong or more like, if the Sharks are wrong then they’ll get rid of him. I agree with Evil Stanchion if he thinks Shepp can produce 30 points in 3 years. I know people think his past is most likely gonna stay true but S.J has an awsome development and physical therapy crew. Any improvement from where he’s at now which is “no where” will make him at least a better trading chip to us then he ever was at Minnesota.
I think everyone is skeptical.
A lot of us just don’t think it’s a gamble at best works out really well, and at worst, doesn’t really affect us at all.
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Really?
This is a 6’2 210 23 yr old kid, who was drafted 9th in the first round. Good enough to go straight from juniors to the NHL at 19. He missed a full year with broken kneecap, (should recover 100%), but he still has played 224 NHL games in 3 years, scored 24pts one year and 49 total. Inconsistent C/W but has shown the upside to excel in all 3 zones and play on the PK. He’s screwed up at 21, by riding an ATV, been humbled, got a big wake-up call losing a year of pay, and now has a lot of incentive to focus & make changes.
So who does SJ have to compare on W – 3rd & 4th lines:
Mitchell: 26, 5’11 190, 4rd/126, 4yr NHL, 204gm, 23 pts top yr/ 54 total.
Sheppard: 23, 6’2 210, 1rd/9, 3yr NHL, 224gm, 24pts top yr/ 49 total.
McGinn: 23, 6’1 200, 2rd/36, 3yr NHL, 143gm, 13pts top yr/25 pts total.
McLaren: 23, 6’5 250, 8rd/242, 2yr NHL, 32gm, 6pts top yr/6 pts total.
Murray: 29, 6’2 210, 7rd/203, 4yr NHL, 181gm, 11pts top yr/ 36 total.
McCarthy: 24, 6’1 200, 7rd/202, 2yr NHL, 37gm, 4pts top yr/ 4 pts total
Desjardins: 25, 6’1 200, FA2010, 1yr NHL, 17gm, 3pts / 3 pts total.
Ferriero: 24, 5’11 195, 7rd/196, 2yr NHL, 57gm, 9pts top yr/ 14 total.
Wingels: 23, 6’0 195, 6rd/177, 1R NHL, 5gm, 0pts /0 pts total.
McIntyre: 25, 6’1 225, FA2010, 0R NHL, 0gm, 0/0.
Guite: 33, 6’1 211, 7rd/172, 5yr NHL, 175gm, 22pts top yr/ 45 total.
Handzus: 34, 6’4 216, 4rd/101, 12yr NHL, 844gm, 58pts top yr/ 435pts tot 36avg
Late 3rd rd for 23 yr old that has already shown he can play 3-4 line in the NHL. 2-way contract, low risk, possible high reward. Worst case, it’s possible he ends up in AHL, just borderline NHL, but more likely to be solid 3-4 line guy, maybe even like a Malhotra, or better for late 3rd rd pick.
I don’t think he was a case of good enough to play in the NHL @ 19, if that was the case then he would have performed better. He was capable of playing, but capable and good enough are different things entirely.
The Wild needed scoring and hoped he’d come in and be good enough, but rushed his development and crushed him under too high expectations.
Looking at some highlights...
The guy has a pretty awesome shooting ability…. and he brings pretty good size in front of the net.
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by DrewRemendaRogaine on Aug 6, 2011 8:45 PM PDT reply actions
Wild West?
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Aug 7, 2011 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We going straight to the WILD WILD WEST!
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Wow, this is our Wellwood replacement?
I’ll add a “just kidding” before the Sharks blogosphere explodes
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by idunno723 on Aug 6, 2011 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Not necessarily
I think it’s more of a Desjardin/McCarthy replacement in Worcester. He will have been off the ice for nearly 15 months by the time he’s ready to play again, so I have no doubt he’ll be in the AHL. And considering the talent level they’ve got there right now, he’s bound to be an upgrade.
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We can't have both?
Also, team should sign idunno as a 20th string centre @ 10k per.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
We wont have to pay up...
He’ll be buried in the minors…
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 7, 2011 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to hijack the thread...
But the Wellwood situation is odd. You have to wonder what is going on there. My guess is he’s hold out for too much.
If so
apparently he didn’t learn a thing from his travels last season.
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by Chemmy on Aug 6, 2011 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
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by Noctro on Aug 8, 2011 6:37 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yea, I dunno why people are all up against Wellwood favoring giving the “youth” a try (Andrew Murray is older than Welly, but no ones all up on his nuts) when he’s only 4 years older and has some proven previous success. I personally wouldn’t mind seeing him back in a 3rd/4th line role, so that there isn’t unnecessary pressure put on our middling prospects like Wingels n such. Or do you guys really think Mashinter/Wingels could come up and do better in the 4th?
Not an issue of him being old for me
More just that I disagree that his skill set is SO unique that we should devote a roster spot to him with the team constructed as is. He’s not a defensive forward, so he has no place on Handzus’s line. He’s not a top 6/PP type forward. So do we really want him on the 4th line at the expense of developing guys like Desjardins, Mashinter and Ferriero? He could help there I suppose, but we already know that. On this team, he’ll likely never be more than that. He’s good in the dot but not exactly a two-way dynamo. The bottom 6 need to be at least competent in their own zone, and I’m not convinced Wellwood is enough of a two-way guy for us to need him. Hence I think the playing time is better served going to our own prospects.
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What's weird...
Is that he scored 18 & 14 goals for Vancouver in 08-09 & 09-10 and then they let him go. It’s possible that James Sheppard could be viewed as his replacement down the road.
There’s a reason why Sheppard was picked in the top 10 and just because he got hurt and has had a questionable start to his career, doesn’t mean at age 23 he can’t turn it around. Obvously the talent is there.
I think it's so far down the road
that “replacement” isn’t really the right word. By which I mean, these players are pretty wholly unconnected.
The reports I saw was that nobody was calling his agent about him. I think Wellwood would take most any deal to stay in the NHL this season at this point.
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And that in and of itself makes little sense
The FAs this year weren’t particularly deep, and he’s a better than average second or third liner. If his agent made calls and no one is biting, what’s going on? Heck, there are teams still under the salary floor.
Unfortunately, I think he's got a stigma on him now.
Thanks to the weight gain and the trip to Russia. Teams don’t trust his work ethic and think he overvalues himself, is my guess.
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Is he holding out or just not getting any offers?
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Here's his analysis from some website...
Talent Analysis
As opposed to Brassard, fellow top-flight prospect Sheppard is more of a finisher than a playmaker, with a quick, accurate shot. That is not to say that he does not use his teammates effectively, because he is very willing to dispense the puck, but he is more than capable in doing things himself if given the opportunity.
Sheppard brings great skating ability and a strong drive to the net with his good-sized frame. He uses his size to his advantage and doesn’t mind partaking in the physical game, which helps in his creating space in front of the net and in the trenches along the boards.
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Sounds to me like
He could Brent Burns-like player at the forward position, potentially.
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He could Brent Burns-like player at the forward position, potentially.
No. No no. No no no no. No.
Never use Shep as a comparison to Brent Burns. That’s just plain mean.
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Hmm...
Doesn’t actually seem like a fair comparison. But I’m okay with him being a physical, fast skater.
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by SharkMonster on Aug 6, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He is not physical, nor fast. At least, he hasn’t been to this point. But maybe the Sharks can buy him some rockets for his skates, and give him steroids to make him mean… I don’t know.
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It’s pretty obvious you don’t like the guy and think he’s pretty much a total and complete bust – and his play/attitude to date warrant that opinion. (I don’t disagree at this point)
But, I think all the Sharks fans are trying to say (or hope) is that he’s 23, he still has time to get his shit together and turn his game around. I think the fans are willing to give him an opportunity to do that.
Yeah. I mean, at this point, I’m not completely sure what I feel about Sheppard yet. Because he’s right: if you look at the numbers he’s put out to-date, they’re no where close to impressive. In fact, quite sub-par. Thankfully, he IS young, and he has time to develop as a player AND as a member of the Sharks. Hopefully him having been gone this entire last season and not attending training camp due to injury won’t be super detrimental to how he plays, come October…
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Right. Sorry I forgot to include that. Eastern time does that...
But looking at his highlights… I think he’s a solid 3rd liner.
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by mymclife on Aug 6, 2011 8:50 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
SWAG
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by DrewRemendaRogaine on Aug 6, 2011 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
y halo thar Diddy.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Best part...
Snoop in the bottom left…
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 7, 2011 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Sheppard's cap hit is $803,250
…Which actually doesn’t matter all that much, since the Sharks have tons of cap space this year! Wheeeeee!
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by mymclife on Aug 6, 2011 8:52 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Cap space?
PSH! Who cares about cap space?
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by SharkMonster on Aug 6, 2011 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, right now, he has no cap hit. He never signed his QO, so the deal is wide open at this point.
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Eeenteresting
I was just going off what Capgeek says, which is a close to hockey gospel as you can get, lol.
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I made the same mistake in another thread.
That was last year’s contract, apparently.
I think DP said he signed a 2-way deal.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Second, he’s a huge kid coming in at 6-2, 210.
Is he that kind of player that can stick his ass in front of the net and deflect pucks in?
No. He isn’t tough enough for that. I know I’m only bringing negatives, but he really isn’t very good at much of anything. That is my opinion as a fan, and as a guy who has covered him his entire pro career. His defensive play is weak, his play in the corners is weak, he floats in the neutral zone, and has little offensive upside. I truly, honestly hope he turns his career around. I like the Sharks, and I like Sharks fans. I want the team to do well.
I also want to make sure that each and everyone of you knows that there are no redeeming qualities here. He needs to go to the AHL and re-learn how to play hockey, and then maybe, just maybe he can be a fourth liner with a chance at the third.
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...
So 20-30ish goals?
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by NorthernStar on Aug 6, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That is probably what he was brought in for. Very low risk on a 2 way contract to give competition to our current guys and also essentially rehabilitate his development. Though given McGinn’s downtrend into Enforcer, seems a long shot. But one still worth taking, since it seemed clear that the Wild had given up on him so it was more of a pressure cooker situation perform or die as opposed to a nurturing environment etc.
But yea as said, seems to be a case of too much expectation too early and no development time stunted his progress.
Addendum, after seeing Hockey Wilderness
Okay, so he should head back to the AHL immediately (which we knew anyway). There’s been damage done in terms of development. And this may not pan out ultimately.
But if we can manage to hit a developmental restart button, he may pan out say, in ‘13-’14, as a decent player.
Yeah
It’s taken Mitchell a couple of years to get back on track after breaking his leg. And the Sharks say Mitch is still going to improve so I don’t mind this trade. And I’m not saying that Shepp is better or just as good, I’m just saying it’s gonna take a few years before we can see any if any major results.
Maybe. You never really know with these deals.
Could be a favor between GM’s
Could be something that one of the new arrivals to the Sharks said in support of him
Could be MIN was simply looking for somewhere for him to start over, and it came up
Personally, I like the idea of giving a kid a second chance.
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WHO THE HELL ARE YOU
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 9:27 PM PDT reply actions 18 recs
OK, THIS is funny.
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Caption contest, go:
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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Not pictured: Goaltending talent.
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
James Sheppard prepares his outfit for Lady Gaga's 'Puck Me In The Ass Tour"
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
“Look, I’ve got skate boobs!”
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by PNK on Aug 7, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sheppard.
Wrex.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Fjc1hBwuE
The artist formerly know as *"Sharks_Fan_In_Toronto"*
"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
he hasn't killed any teammates, either.
UPSIDE
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That would constitute a $6.5m payraise.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
UGH
Seriously?
I love Dany Heatley for his fantastic acting chops and his permanently dilated pupil.
by HeatersLeadingLady on Aug 7, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
No kidding eh? The guy gets traded and not a month goes by before the cruel, thoughtless, inappropriate “jokes” about that situation come out.
Sharks fans are supposed to have more class than that. Anyone who jokes about that really doesn’t have any grounds to call fans from any other teams classless.
Some people have really boring senses of humor.
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They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Changing signatures is for suckers.
What Jay Leach is to the San Jose Shark's Defense, I am to Fear The Fin's Mod Squad.
I grew up in a George Carlin world
Anything can be funny.
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WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 7, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's mostly just Ghost
To my knowledge he just didn’t like Heater. Most of us love him and miss him.
We can like him and still get the joke.
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Or we can all rename ourselves Heater's Leading Lady 2.0, 2.1, 2.3
To that, I must ask …" Seriously"?
PS Amy Winehouse did drugs. OH SNAP.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 8, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Amy Winehouse walks into a bar.
Bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve spirits.”
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Could be a wine bar or they could just not have the appropriate liquor license so they only serve beer.
Also Amy Winehouse is dead.
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't know Amy Winehouse was deck until I saw this joke.
But yeah, she’s totally a corpse. Turns out the ludicrous amount of illicit drugs in her system saved the family on embalming fluid.
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Should say dead.
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems pretty hypocritical
Given how annoyed most people were about those jokes one month ago.
But okay, I guess. (and Ghost, I didn’t mean to be disparaging, in case that wasn’t clear, I was just saying you weren’t, to my knowledge, a Heatley fan).
No harm, no foul.
The only thing more ironic than getting offended by one of my posts is myself being offended by someone whose name implies they only like hockey because they want to bone someone on the team.
#HeatleyneedsRobbyGlantz
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 8, 2011 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
So...
you DON’T want to bang Link Gaetz or his ghost?
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I AM HIS GHOST
Actually, here’s something funny. I was going to google image Link Gaetz and ‘shop it up a bit, but instead google image searched ’ ghostoflinkgaetz’ . Every awesome picture I’ve ever put on here pops up, including the one that made TCY get all Twilight on me.
LACES OUT
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 8, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
But...
Link Gaetz does not play for the Sharks Organization!
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh wow...
I hope you’re kidding with that.
I love Dany Heatley for his fantastic acting chops and his permanently dilated pupil.
by HeatersLeadingLady on Aug 8, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He's not kidding.
Link Gaetz is dead. But his ghost lives forever within the organization.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 8, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Questioning GOLG only encourages him….
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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Insult one GOLG comment
and two more take it’s place.
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by Evilducks on Aug 8, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
SHOWTIME
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 8, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
He doesn’t have wheels. Or a steering wheel, either.
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He's built like a Lada
and drives like a wheelbarrow full of rocks.
"Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time."
by DiscoSemenov on Aug 6, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking more like a Yugo...
and drives like one of those old push lawnmowers through a bamboo field…
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 8, 2011 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Serious question...
Ok – …I don’t know how to quote but “there is an absolute dearth of forward talent in the Sharks pipeline.” Really??? The forwad talent in the Sharks pipeline is really, really, really not good. Or maybe that was a typo?
Matty Taylor thinks our forwards are like the Islanders.
I kid.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd take a Tavares and Grabner from our prospects.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2011 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
dərTH Vader?
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I can't read that.
Not big enough.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I love it when Chemmy goes slumming.
get some of you tightwads to loosen up. lol
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm an engineer.
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, you’re a Sharks fan in Toronto? I’m a Leafs fan in San Jose.
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Eww, Leafs.
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Eww, lack of snow.
If an Ottawa fan wants to swap houses tough…
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
though*
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Eww LACK OF REAL MOUNTAINS...
drive up to the sierras if you want snow lol.
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 8, 2011 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I can barely make it out...
Is the first word heart?
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry Chemmy, that was a good one but I’m going to delete it.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
Haha, I got a simple screen shot so you could enjoy that….
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
HAHAHA
Brian Wilson on what kind of interesting clothing he'll wear to the White House: "...or what I DON'T wear."
by SharkMonster on Aug 7, 2011 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
All I got was “FR CH”
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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Get a wider monitor. Like really wide.
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I’ll hook up my computer to the TV next time…
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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I sincerely hope he performs better(and more consistently) in this organization than he did the last one.
Watch me Tweet @Iamjilliette
Stop judging us on twitter omgg
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
Well, it’s the off-season and there’s a thriving discussion about James Sheppard so I’d say we’re bored too haha.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
True, I do love this fanbase though, seriously. This is my second favorite team too, granted I’m sort of new, I picked you guys in post season and stayed.
Watch me Tweet @Iamjilliette
So if you smarten up you’ll be a 100% Sharks fan soon!
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
Hopefully all this kid needs
is a good veteran role model to show him the right way to be a professional. Maybe a guy like Ryane Clowe can take him under his wing and unlock the potential.
You don’t get drafted in the top 10 of the 1st round by accident.
He's already got Couture under his wing!
Unless he has two wings…
Come to think of it, most things have at least 2 wings. Carrry on, I approve.
/hold for really weird photoshop…
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Weird, indeed.
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by jwizzle241 on Aug 6, 2011 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
...
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by Chemmy on Aug 6, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Patrick Stefan Win.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 6, 2011 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Patrik Stefan's always winning
He’s the Charlie Sheen of hockey.
"Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time."
aside
such an amazing (and strange) video of one the most epic failures I’ve ever seen… I would have been so heartbroken as a Dallas fan, so ecstatic as an Oiler fan.
By Grabthar's hammer and the hands of Zeus, I shall avenge thee.
You don’t get drafted in the top 10 of the 1st round by accident.
You’re right, you don’t. Doug Risebrough inserts his head in his colon, spins around three times and throws a dart. It isn’t by accident, it is by pure chance that someone could pick that badly so many times.
As for your thoughts on veteran leadership, Shep never learned anything from Owen Nolan, Andrew Brunette, or Wes Walz… so yeah, maybe that was his problem.
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I can't speak to Brunette or Walz
But Sharks fans know that Owen Nolan, while a great player and on-ice leader, was not the most cheerful friendly guy in the locker room. He clashed with several of the young players when he was here.
1. Owen Nolan is a jerk.
2. Owen Nolan’s “boo hoo” during the Leafs-Sens flu game is legendary.
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Owen Nolan
Is the best captain the Sharks have ever had not named Joe Thornton.
Perhaps you were just joking?
What else is new?
:p
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What Jay Leach is to the San Jose Shark's Defense, I am to Fear The Fin's Mod Squad.
Actually, Patty's favorite former captain is Alyn McCauley.
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Chemmy is a Leafs fan. And Owen Nolan was somewhat underwhelming as a Leaf.
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Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
I love Owen Nolan to death
But he never was the warm and cuddly sort
GO SHARKS!
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Changing signatures is for suckers.
What Jay Leach is to the San Jose Shark's Defense, I am to Fear The Fin's Mod Squad.
Obviously, his problem was that he needed to be captain.
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by jwizzle241 on Aug 6, 2011 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Insufficient Vespene Gas.
If all sports fandom is a form of emotional gambling, football is poker and hockey is Russian roulette.
by Kazoonole on Aug 7, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS.
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 8, 2011 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
But… we already let Wallin and Huskins walk?
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Also pictured, behind him and to his left (your right), Douglas Murray.
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I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
YES.
Been waiting to see this haha
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 7, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
This looks shopped.
I can tell by the pixels and from having seen quite a few shops in my day.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
No way man, its a real photograph!
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by jwizzle241 on Aug 7, 2011 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
The guy on his right looks like Corey Perry...
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RIP Atlanta Thrashers. Welcome to the NHL, Atlanta Thrashers of Winnipeg.
Interesting. But is that it?
Yep, that’s all she wrote.
Should be fun to see how this one pans out.
by Dermal Denticles on Aug 6, 2011 10:48 PM PDT reply actions
I think he should be referred to as JAMES SHEPPARD.
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Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
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but it blinks all by itself
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by Chemmy on Aug 6, 2011 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Do something less flashy (…whoa!) and just bold some text or something.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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CSS has blink tags! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Hockeymetricians, they're ever so pious. Are they doing real science or confirming their bias?
Well
It isn’t summer for Sharks fans without one goose egg deal from Doug Wilson.
On the upside, at least he’s not making what Huskins or Wallin were making.
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My Twitter
/Wilson signs him to a 2 year, $1.7M per year extension
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I hope there's a four clip highlight of the kid on the Sharks website
Clip 1 : Sheppard sucessfully ties shoe, proceeds to walk ten steps without falling over.
Clip 2: Sheppard brushes teeth, all limbs stay intact
Clip 3; Sheppard passes water bottle to backup goalie, no drops spilled.
Clip 4: Sheppard goes to the bathroom. ALONE.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 11:20 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Clip 4: Sheppard goes to the bathroom. ALONE.
Hey, he’s already progressed past most girls!
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Fear the Fin - NEEDS MORE DOVES
Clip 1 : Sheppard sucessfully ties shoe, proceeds to walk ten steps without falling over.
He can teach Tommy Wingels! Wingels still wears Velcro.
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Hey man, don’t pick on Tommy. His mom said it was okay!
Believing in the Sharks, one photoshop at a time. GO SHARKS!
But...
Ian White does not play for the Sharks Organization!
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Kent Huskins cares.
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by PNK on Aug 7, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This thread is way more interesting than a thread about James Sheppard should be.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
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by idunno723 on Aug 6, 2011 11:33 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
Agreed. I should probably leave before I photoshop something else...
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Truth.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope we trade for Brian Bellows and Dino Ciccarelli next.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 11:33 PM PDT reply actions
YOU MUST BE REALLY HURTIN
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 7, 2011 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions
THAT BIRD IS A LIAR!
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Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 8, 2011 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I GOT A FEVER AND THE ONLY CURE IS MOAR MINNESOTA
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 6, 2011 11:40 PM PDT reply actions
Boy are you going to shit bricks when Heatley comes back
by Dermal Denticles on Aug 7, 2011 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions
faints at the idea
Brian Wilson on what kind of interesting clothing he'll wear to the White House: "...or what I DON'T wear."
by SharkMonster on Aug 7, 2011 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
why won't it let me report this post?
:O :-)
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by Sharkz_N_Phinz on Aug 7, 2011 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions
TRADE MARLO AND THORTUN 4 HIM!
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 8, 2011 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure he could help out in security or something. They never said anything about his hockey skills in Atlantis
“What? James Sheppard? Not John? Who the bloody hell is James Sheppard? Goddammit.”
If all sports fandom is a form of emotional gambling, football is poker and hockey is Russian roulette.
We have a fresh Brett Lebda on waivers too if you need another footstool :D
Hockeymetricians, they're ever so pious. Are they doing real science or confirming their bias?
by DonBorvio on Aug 7, 2011 5:09 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh god.
I saw the guy play in college. Totally mediocre to the point where someone told me where he had gone to college to play and when, I refused to believe that an “NHL caliber” player had been on the ice and I hadn’t noticed them at all.
Good to see that my eye for talent is finally re-asserting itself.
If all sports fandom is a form of emotional gambling, football is poker and hockey is Russian roulette.
That honestly feels like a threat.
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I hope Shep
gets the most of his fresh start. Never really liked him, but I still wish him the best.
Good luck next year Sharks! I’ve always been a fan, but now that my Burnsie and Marty are on your squad I will be following the team very closely.
Thread of win.
A Wooster move gets this much attention and praise, and some absolutely great photoshops.
In a way, I kind of never want the season to start. Only in a way.
I’m gonna say it again, and when it happens, someone needs to photoshop me the coolest sharks/superhero mixmash poster ever! ( I love those)
Getting traded: Mitchell, Handzus, Vandermeer, and a minor league guy and/or Shepherd for something (more than one player) rom the Capitals. Sorry you don’t send a prospect to the minors, that you’re already paying, that already playing in the minors.
Go study capgeek guys and dolls…
Clutch!
I don’t really understand what it is you’re saying about sending a prospect to the minors – but Handzus and his NMC aren’t going to be traded anywhere any time soon.
A NMC can be waived. Why are you guys Handzus homers? He’s old, he’s sucks.. He the Kings garbage. They didn’t want him! They’re rivals, so why should we want him?
Clutch!
because he can put up 30-40 points, is a great PKer, fits great on the third line, and doesn’t suck. The logic of “he’s old, he sucks” or “they’re rivals, so why should we want him?” doesn’t really do much for me.
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by tealstherealdeal92 on Aug 7, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
But...
Ian White does not play for the Sharks Organization!
(I want to make this a meme)
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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by idunno723 on Aug 7, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think we need a picture of some kind that goes with it.
If all sports fandom is a form of emotional gambling, football is poker and hockey is Russian roulette.
But...
Ian White does not play for the Sharks Organization!
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 7, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
But the question is
is he capable of staying healthy and being consistent with those numbers the next two years when we’re taking a 2.5 mil cap hit? Methinks probably not.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 7, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Since the 01/02 season Handzul has never played less than 73 games which means he keeps himself in pretty damn good shape and he has had ONE season over that same decade where he put up less than 30 points. I don’t see any reason why he won’t stay healthy and put up 30 points over the next two seasons.
Correction to the above post
I missed the 06/07 season, which he was limited to 8 games w/ a knee injury…so one season w/ less than 73 games.
For 2.5, sure
He’s penalty killing, centering the third line and putting up some points. If the points slack a bit, that’s fine, he’s still well worth 2.5.
True True
Blake definatley helped the organization even though he was “the Kings garbage”.
"Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time."
He played in LA, but he's from Slovakia.
I think the only rivalry he cares about is the Velvet Rivalry between Prague and Bratislava.
People make too big a fuss out of the rivalry aspect of professional sports. Yes, it matters to the players, but paychecks matter more. Moreover, when you were born in another country and then come here to play, you don’t have the same mentality of someone born in “NorCal” and indoctrinated to hate “SoCal.”
Honestly
Historically, Sharks vs. Kings never really registered as a rivalry until maybe last season in the playoffs. We’re supposed to hate them based on geography, but Anaheim absorbs pretty much most of our Socal ire, BOC notwithstanding.
Now with their lineup trending up that may change…
BEAT DAT BEAT
I’m actually a fan of the Kings, just not nearly as much as I’m a fan of the Sharks though.
Still, I wouldn’t want them to win a Stanley Cup before us, that would make the SoCal rivalry UNBEARABLE if both teams had Stanley Cups…
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Meh.
I’m a fan of the Ducks and Kings as well. Pretty much any California team (except, for some reason, the 49ers. I could never get into them) is A-OK in my book.
I never understood the whole “BEAT LA” thing. If it’s geography, might as well “BEAT SEATTLE,” too, since they’re about as far away, just in the other direction.
Just because I like the Kings
doesn’t mean I don’t want to beat the snot out of them whenever we play them. I chant BEAT LA at the games.
And I absolutely HATE the Ducks. There is no redemption for them.
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
There is no redemption for them.
Unless they bring back the old jerseys and logo.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
and bring back Gordon Bombay as coach
Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.
by shooting4life on Aug 9, 2011 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I use to like the ducks
Their name and my nickname were so close… then 09 happened.
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its because security always takes out FUCK LA signs away.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 8, 2011 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Do it WWE style.
Bring a marker to the arena, secure some cardboard when you’re already inside, make your sign right there.
That’s the only way the old “Chyna is a man” and “Eddie mowed my lawn” signs ever got through security.
I'd at least like to see him play a game with us first. haha
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Your a liar.
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by wtfbro? on Aug 7, 2011 11:47 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Grammargeek says
You get homophones confused
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by PNK on Aug 7, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
WTFBRO
For the record it’s YOU’RE: YOU ARE… you need to brush up on YOUR math and YOU’RE troll!
The feeding ends here.
Clutch!
by Sharkette on Aug 7, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
take a chill pill people.
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by tealstherealdeal92 on Aug 7, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Your out of line. wtfbro? has every right to voice they're opinions.
Anybody want a cup of tee? I red a great article about this won.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Your out of order! Your out of order!
This whole blog’s out of order!
"Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time."
But seriously
You are out of line. He pointed out that you were making shit up and presenting it as fact. There’s not really anything trollish about that.
Warning
If -$890,000 isn’t cap trouble, then what is it? BTW, your friend apologized for his brother calling me a liar because he saw my numbers were right off of Capgeek.
Hope this was an oversight…
Clutch!
I think he might be referring to the “Handzus sucks” opinion, which for the role he is being asked to play, he doesn’t.
Handzus is being brought in to stabilize strengthen the PK unit. Our “best” PK forward last year was Scott Nichol (a fan-favorite), but he’s not fast, not big, and doesn’t put up points. Handzus has enough game to play on the 3rd line, anchor the PK unit, and he’s chipped in 42, 42, 30 pts the last three seasons.
LA let him walk for a myriad of reasons – they solidified their depth at center with the acquisition of Mike Richards, and Doughty is asking for a huge pay raise, Handzus became too expensive/expendable as far as Lombardi was concerned. That doesn’t make him the “King’s garbage,” it’s just balancing roster needs under the salary cap.
BEAT DAT BEAT
Tom Poti's 2.875 million isn't going to count against them (LTIR)
So Washington’s going to be fine.
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^^This
There’s a reason no one is talking about the Caps being in cap hell…its because they are not.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 8, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I apologized for:
My brother calling you a liar.
I did NOT apologize for calling out your feeble attempt to stir up trade rumors about people who are not going to a team that is not in cap trouble…
Keep it real... Keep it fresh... Keep it real fresh
The 'making shit up and presenting it as fact' part was this:
“Getting traded: Mitchell, Handzus, Vandermeer, and a minor league guy and/or Shepherd for something (more than one player) rom the Capitals.”
If that’s not what he was responding to, then I guess I misunderstood him.
Hello
it’s an opinion, a prognostication, just like picking who’s going to win the Stanley Cup. Okay, so we can’t do that on this site either without getting blasted. Great.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Is she seriously out of line
by posting her opinion that “Handzus sucks”? She never presented that as a fact. Okay, so we can only have “good” opinions about players the majority likes and we’re “out of line” if we don’t. Well, I won’t say anything else bad about any player the majority likes on this site…
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think she was out of line.
Maybe a little overreaction. You’re allowed to share your opinions of course, but I think the issue here was that she stated a strong opinion but offered no evidence to support that opinion.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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by idunno723 on Aug 9, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't really feel
like anything was “out of line” until a serious grammar “nazi” came out… to me… that’s a somewhat childish response; it works if it’s done in jest, like it was in all the intentional spelling mistakes that came afterwards. I mean, I’ve done it before, too, but I recognize that it’s been childish when I’ve done it… address the argument, not something peripheral to it?
I’m not disagreeing with you, idunno, merely using your comment as a launch for my own.
By Grabthar's hammer and the hands of Zeus, I shall avenge thee.
Btw
This was the part that looks like it’s being presented as fact, not the thing about disliking Handzus:
Getting traded: Mitchell, Handzus, Vandermeer, and a minor league guy and/or Shepherd for something
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
How can she present anything as fact
when she’s not a reliable source of information. I don’t get it.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Besides referring to a previous conversation you and I had
isn’t what she said just an assumption based on her opinion and therefore unreliable?
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
but she didn’t present her opinion in that manner. I understood what she was trying to say and I don’t really have an issue with it but her comment didn’t really show if that was her opinion or if she got it from somewhere else.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
Given the skeptic I am
a statement on this board is opinion unless the source of information is cited or otherwise corroborated. But, I guess that’s just me.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
But...
Ian White is not a member of the Sharks Organization!
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 9, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
THAT'S CORROBORATED INFORMATION
We all know Ian White doesn’t play for the Sharks because thats corroborated information. I don’t understand why you guys rec’ed him 5 times for this. That supports SFJD’s point.
Clutch!
lol
It’s just a recently created meme.
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I swore that i wouldn't comment on here again
but I have to. Maybe I’m taking what was said above too seriously, and maybe it’s an inside joke between all of you, but why are you guys rec’ing the statement above. If it’s not to dispute what I’ve said, then what is it?
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 10, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, what Author said
it isn’t anyone making fun of anyone else.
A meme is just an idea/joke that gets spread around and repeated a lot. There’s a lot of stuff like that on FTF. For example, Logan Couture is often referred to as a BUST! because of a joke about how he didn’t immediately make the NHL team and have a huge impact the year he was drafted. Also for a while there was a running joke about how “Kent Huskins cares.”
It’s generally just a line, picture, or idea that we repeat a lot and through that repetition find it funny. I believe Matt was just trying to inject some levity by throwing in that non-sequitur. He wasn’t replying to anything you said and the people rec’ing it are just “in” on the joke. And now you’re “in” on it too. It’s not meant to be cliquish or to exclude anybody and certainly wasn’t trying to poke fun at anyone.
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The more you hang around FTF
(and believe me you should, you’re welcome to, and I think we’d all like you to) the more you’ll get accustomed to things like that and you’ll learn them yourself and take part in them yourself.
There’s been a lot of new people here at FTF this off-season, which is great, but there’s a bit of an adjustment period when we all get used to the new names and comments.
Don’t let one bad experience on a particularly long thread abut which there is very little real news dissuade you from hanging around.
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Some of us regulars
Are cranky, sarcastic, bastards who only know how to respond to differing opinions with scorn and derision. Or at least I react that way.
I don’t do it to insult people, it’s mostly meant to be funny. Some people don’t get the joke… which I find funny in itself.
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by tealstherealdeal92 on Aug 10, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
It was going off on the other guy that I was reacting to
But whatever. It’s the offseason and maybe I went too far. To the corner I will go.
In Sharkette's defense
as I had been telling her and posting on here from jump, I had prayed that we didn’t get Handzus. And unfortunately we did. I wouldn’t go as far to say he sucks, but the one thing that the Canucks (and the Blackhawks exposed), is our speed. True, with the addition of Burns, our blueline has gotten speedier, but with Handzus, our forward speed on the third line just got slower.
Hopefully, his PKing abiltiy plus scoring 40 points will make me retract everyting I’ve said about the man and make up for his lack of speed. But, all in all, I think it’s wishful thinking…
We shall see.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 7, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Speed is overrated.
The ‘09-’10 Colorado Avalanche say hi!
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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Well if it's overrated
the 09-10 Blackhawks and the 10-11 Canucks say hello back.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 8, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I think they had what's called
“Defense.”
Speed was definitely an asset, obviously, but I think the more important similarity was having a kickass defense.
True, your argument is that speed
isn’t necessary to win a Cup is valid, but my point is that in order to win a Cup, we’ve got win the Western Conference first. For the past two years, we lost in the Conference Finals to teams that were…drum roll…quicker than us overall.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 8, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
For the ast 2 seasons we've lost in the conference final to teams
with superior bluelines.
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Ding ding ding!
Gutter, tell him what he’s won!
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 8, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
But...
Ian White does not play for the Sharks Organization!
Geez, guy.
If all sports fandom is a form of emotional gambling, football is poker and hockey is Russian roulette.
The Ducks had a better blueline too…Niederpronger two headed dragon. Jesus I miss that..
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
Riddle me this:
What asset(s) makes their bluelines more superior?
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
In other words
be more specific than “superior bluelines.”
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
All around talent
More defensibly reliable, more offensive production from their blueline, their bottom pairing d-men were better than our bottom d-pairing.
Better at breakouts, better at holding the zone.
Do you want me to compare player by player?
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You mean
“In what ways was their defensive lineup better than ours, other than having better defenders on it?”
You’re pretty obviously fishing for “their bluelines were faster”, but that’s quite obviously not what made them better. And oh, PNK ninja’d so just read what he said and I’ll pretend I could have thought of it.
NINJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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If that's what you think you did
be my guest. Oh, and by the way, don’t read the sources below. It might make you want to take this down.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Time stamps
These comments were posted before you posted your sources. Also, you might want to quote those articles and pick out what you think we should read because I don’t think anyone is really interested in reading a bunch of outdated articles.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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^
that too
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I posted my sources
in response to the comment that “I got ninja’d,” hence the reason why the sources were posted below after the time stamps.
I understand that I should select text from my sources to make it easier on the reader. I understand that a lot of us have jobs and therefore do not have time to read lengthy articles.
From now on, maybe see me in the game threads. If I can’t use such things as “outdated articles” (as quoted by an administrator no less) written during the playoffs by contemporaneous observers to defend my opinions on threads about trades, acquisitions, etc on this site, from the very ones who want to see fact, not opinion, as evidence to back one’s arguments up, then I can’t be here. To me, that chills healthy conversation on this site, making me feel that if you have a differing viewpoint, you will treated less than a Detroit troll.
I bid everyone adieu possibly until October. But there’s one thing I’m sure we all can agree on: GO SHARKS!!!
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
If I can’t use such things as "outdated articles" (as quoted by an administrator no less)
I’m sorry, which administrator?
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
Sorry,you're a moderator.
But you obviously know who I was talking about.
Okay, I got the message. I’m not wanted here anymore. Fine. Toodles everyone!
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
My problem with that was I never said you can’t use outdated articles. I never questioned their validity, I just said that it might be boring to read something old.
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
Fear The Fin's Fifth-String Moderator !!
Don't be like that
we’re having a debate here and trying to give suggestions on how you might be able to better express yourself, for example, by quoting articles rather than linking to them.
I have tried to respond to your points and arguments with my own. I also feel that we’ve both remained calm and polite, so I don’t see any need to feel unwanted. It seems to me that you just don’t like that people are disagreeing with you, but that is the nature of debate.
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Thanks for wording it better than I could have! If we REALLY didn’t care for her comments we wouldn’t be replying anyway.
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Yes, debates… They’re suppose to be HEALTHY AND FRIENDLY. This is something that I EXPECTED coming on to this blog because we’re all fans of the tBlack and Teal. I’m very disappointed, and feel very disrespected because there are AD HOMINEM falicies directed towards me all because either :
1) People can’t tell the difference between fact and opinon unless you CLEARLY spell it out loud for them.
2) If you’re critical of team aquisitions, trades, ect., you are thrown under the bus.
3) Cronyism
I thought you guys would know better. I’m disappointed.
Clutch!
4) I still don’t know what this means: “Sorry you don’t send a prospect to the minors, that you’re already paying, that already playing in the minors”
I apologize if English is your second language, if not I criticize your grammar school teachers fiercely.
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No
That is a statement of fact. I have no idea what you’re trying to say there. The sentence doesn’t make any sort of logical sense in standard English.
My best guess is you’re saying teams don’t pay prospects in the minors, which is demonstrably false and would be a false premise on your part.
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Yes, it is.
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Clutch!
Hey, not my fault you have yet to explain that sentence when it doesn’t make a lick of sense.
You’re committing a red herring right now by changing the topic into the logical fallacy game instead of just explaining what that sentence actually means.
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Also
It is still a statement of fact, if English isn’t your primary language then I criticize those that taught you how to form proper sentences because you’re not doing a good job of forming them.
Technically, I’m performing ad hominem attacks on your teachers while pointing out the fact that you appear to have a hard time using English to get your point across.
Lets brake down the sentence shall we?
Part A:
Sorry you don’t send a prospect to the minors
Nearly all prospects play in the minors, so I’m not sure where this is going…
Part B:
that you’re already paying
Okay, we have a qualifier. Actually, we pay all of our prospects in the AHL, so this would just apply to fresh draft picks playing in either the CHL or NCAA
Part C:
that already playing in the minors
Another qualifier, although there are some obvious grammatical errors there. This thread is about Sheppard, so I have to assume you’re talking about him, otherwise you’re bringing up players you didn’t mention at any point prior to this that have no context in your ‘list of trade bait to Washington.’
If the statement is about Sheppard, he’s not in the minors. If it’s about our new draft picks, I don’t see why drafting players would force us to make a trade. If it’s about other prospects we currently have in the AHL, we, and all other NHL teams, pay them to play in the minors.
So, I ask again, what does that sentence mean?
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From what I can gather
it seems like she’s trying to say you don’t pay NHL money to players in the AHL, like Mike Moore, who is on a one-way contract of 500K this year but will most likely be playing in the minors.
Where did this conversation occur though?
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That still doesn’t make sense with the 3rd part of the statement, but it’s an interesting take on it.
I’d like to point out that we did this before with MacIntyre all of last year and he didn’t get traded, so if that were the intent, it still wouldn’t be true.
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But...
If you want to play ‘name that logical fallacy’ I’m game
1) Ad hominem – attack on the reading level of your target audience
2) Hasty generalization – You group all of us together based on a few responses.
3) Ad Hominem – You have 0 evidence that anybody here was promoted to any position of power based on friendship
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Okay, I'll play too, with my own spin
1) You just did that to me, based upon my writting level
2) You have just been lumped in with the rest of the guys who have been talking shit, and calling me a liar because of MY opinion.
3) No one was promoted to any position of power, but power is stronger in numbers when allegiannces are formed, HENCE cronysim: “That’s my boy! He got my back, I got his!”
What I had noted above is based upon the treatment here in this thread by others and now you. My feelings aren’t fallacies. If you gave a fuck you’d try to set things right. But that’s obviously not your objective.
Unlike some people, I am going to bed because I have to work in 6 hours…
Clutch!
1) Criticizing your writing level would only be an ad hominem attack if I didn’t have any evidence to back up my claim. Somebody not having an adult’s writing level can be purely a testable statement of fact. Because you still refuse to answer the question and continue the red herring of this game instead I will assume that even you don’t know what you meant.
2) I am merely playing the game you started. I have not once called you stupid, nor called you a liar. I have said you are evading a question, and graded a bit of your grammar.
3) Speaking of grading ones writing level… That is not what cronyism is. Cronyism is defined as promoting people to positions of power based on relationships with those people instead of talent level. This would, at best, be a group mentality.
Again, if you want to play the logical fallacy game I’m more than happy to continue. Or you could simply try and answer what that sentence means for me. I covered what I thought of the potential trades you mentioned in a different post (without name calling I believe, it’s hard to tell, I’m sarcastic to any and everybody here).
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pardon me...
but didn’t you sort of have the more serious (and worse, IMO) grammar attack?
“For the record it’s YOU’RE: YOU ARE… you need to brush up on YOUR math and YOU’RE troll!”
additionally, I did feel that the first post was a bit aggressive…
“Go study capgeek guys and dolls…” (sorry, don’t know how to quote—or am too lazy to re-learn, lol). I thought the rest of your message was fine, but that last comment was a bit over the line… and unnecessary in that it assumed that ppl here don’t look at capgeek (which would be incorrect, I believe)… when new on a site… it’s maybe better to have a diff. tone than that? (I’ve been guilty of coming off too strongly as a newb before, so I speak from exp).
Also, I agree with you that it’s an “ad hominem” to attack someone grammar or appearance if the argument isn’t about grammar… but I felt like your comment (which I quoted, above), was the only “grammar attack” that was done in all seriousness and with very little, or no, humor.
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I think both sides have already shown how they feel.
Clearly I disagree with the majority of this comment but it’s probably not worth discussing. We’re definitely not trying to antagonize you guys, but sorry if you feel that way.
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I honestly can’t tell if this is genuine or trolling.
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Nevermind, I just read Sharkette’s post and I see that Idunno was referring to whom she named. But my point is that if your statement represents not only your opinion and PNK’s but others as well on this site, then that makes it suspicious that there a block of people that feel a certain way about me and Sharkette (guilt by assocation because either (1) we’re thought of as the same person or (2) I’ve defended her on occasions—what can I say we’re siblings that live together and I know exactly what she means). I can’t speak for Sharkette, but that definitely validates my feelings as already expressed.
But I’m outta here for realz this time. And no I do not have a problem with people disagreeing with me (see other posts where people have disagreed with me and I had no problem with it), but I do have a problem when the debating becomes personal and such attacks are condoned when some do it and not tolerated when others do it.
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by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 10, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
You know what she means?
Awesome, can you explain that sentence for me then? I’d really like to know.
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I did feel like the
only personal attack was this:
"For the record it’s YOU’RE: YOU ARE… you need to brush up on YOUR math and YOU’RE troll!"
which was Sharkette’s comment… everything else, to me, seemed like it was within the pale of argument and debate, which sometimes can get a bit heated.
peace, ajd, you’ve been relatively respectful.
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Let me point this out once again
YOU did not get “Ninja’d”, warning did.
See the explanation below.
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
fyi
the whole ninja thing means that I responded to the same thing warning was responding to, but I did it right before him as he was typing his reply.
but I still think you’re wrong.
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
"Not obviously made them better"
are you kidding me? Every article that I’ve read comparing the Canucks to us mentions the speed of the blueline being the number one factor punishing us because that seques into better breakouts, better checking, and drawing penalties.
But that couldn’t possibly be so, right?
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Vancouvers defense wasn’t fast, per say. They just executed plays faster and better. That’s not all foot speed.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 9, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I still feel alot of the deficiencies in the breakout lie with the forwards
The first pass was always suspect, certainly in part because of less than optimal talent top to bottom on the blue line, but I never felt the forwards came back to support the puck enough or get into good places to stretch the opposing forecheck and prevent the opposing D from standing up at their own blue line.
We’ve added talent in Burns, but I sincerely hope that the loss of forward depth doesn’t exacerbate the breakout issue. If anything, we need to really strengthen that aspect of the team system in camp.
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http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/05/18/key-questions-canucks-sharks-game-2/
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/feed/2011-05/west-final/story/down-2-0-to-canucks-sharks-try-to-regain-composure
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/preview?gid=2011052018
http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/kurtenblog/archive/2011/05/15/nhl-playoffs-western-conference-finals-predictions.aspx
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 9, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I skimmed the first article
but like someone else said, you should really pick some choices quotations and put them here, because wuite frankly I’m not about to read all of those.
But basically my response is this. From what I can tell your main complaint was in regards to Handzus, who you deemed a liability due to his lack of speed. You seem to think that the primary area of concern is our team’s lack of speed.
I disagreed, claiming that our weak blueline should be our primary area of concern. I would also like to add at this point that our PK really needs help and it would be nice to limit Patty and Pavs times on those lines.
However, I don’t think the team as a whole got that much slower. The only speed we lost was Seto and I think Havlat effectively replaces that. We also added Burns while dropping Wallin, which makes our D speedier.
You seemed concerned with the fact that with the addition of Handzus, our third line got slower. Handzus is basically taking over the third line center position for Pavelski. Pavs isn’t really known for speed, but it’s safe to say he is speedier than Handzus. But remember, you still have Mitchell on that line who has been getting his speed back and I think it’s safe to say that Mitchell will be AT LEAST as fast as he was last year. I think the more time he spends after his injury and skating and playing games the more of his speed he will recapture.
Plus, we don’t really know who is going to be on that line with the of them, but I do think it’s a bit premature and unnecessary to be worrying about the speed of the third line right now, especially considering the other things Handzus brings to the table. He can score and he can kill penalties.
Remember, we also lost Nichol and Mayers, 2 big pieces of our penalty kill. And if we want to reduce Patty and Pavs time on the penalty kill (and therefore keeping them fresh and more able to flout their speed, at least Marleau’s) in addition to replacing those lost minutes then Handzus is a step in the right direction.
In the end, I am not in anyway against getting a faster team, BUT I do not think that is the sole or even the primary reason we lost in the playoffs the past 2 years. At best, I would say it comes in third, at least last year when our D was just outplayed and our PK was downright atrocious. Remember game 4?
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
In the end, I am not in anyway against getting a faster team, BUT I do not think that is the sole or even the primary reason we lost in the playoffs the past 2 years. At best, I would say it comes in third, at least last year when our D was just outplayed and our PK was downright atrocious. Remember game 4?
I don’t remember Game 4. A post-it note in my handwriting says I crammed crayons up my nose in order to forget that one.
BEAT DAT BEAT
I was at that game
impossible to un-remember
Just the third playoff game I’d ever been to.
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The past two seasons the Sharks had few pretty “slow” guys on D – their breakouts were slow, their decision making wasn’t as quick as it needed to be and on top of that, they had a few guys who were literally slow (Blake, Murray, Huskins, Wallin to name a few).
Adding Burns to the defense will make a huge difference in all of those areas. Demers gaining a year of experience will help as well. Every one of the Sharks current D have a good breakout pass and every one of them have very good hockey sense, it’s going to make the entire team look a lot “faster”.
Really, losing Wallin and Huskins is pretty much the biggest “addition by subtraction” the team could’ve made.
by milanahalek on Aug 9, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Really, losing Wallin and Huskins is pretty much the biggest "addition by subtraction" the team could’ve made.
Amen.
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Still going to defend Wallin. In a defense like this one, Wallin would have been fine in the role White will play.
Problem was that Wallin was playing in the top 4.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 9, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I think white's totally different...
What Wallin was, we get in Demers – a puck moving offensive Dman.
With Colin White, we get another Douglas Murray.
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
And...
Douglas Murray would be amazing on a 3rd pairing where he can pick on weaker competition that isn’t nearly as big a threat to score. White can punish some of the grinders that like to throw their weight around in ways that Wallin or Huskins never could. Also, he’s just a better defenseman all around than those two ever were.
Not sure I would have ever considered Wallin a puck mover. He got paired with Ian White (Ian White is not a member of the Sharks Organization) as the stay home member of that pairing, and until we got White, we were desperately missing that 3rd puck mover (which is why we all love Brauny)
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i'd say he's more puck moving than white..
but yeah.. iono. he was sorta a mixed type… a guy who COULD effectively move the puck from time to time, or stay at home.
He did both of those tasks “just okay”
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
White can pass the puck up ice just fine
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I'd say so, but White's not quite as experienced in such a role.
So i’d give the +1 to the burgers.
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
White has been playing the NJ trap for 10 years
How much more experience do you need?
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FINE. THEYRE EVEN YOU WIN!
Actually. We win. haha.
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
VICTORY!
I winz the interwebs
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I’d be fine with that for Wallin on this roster. I wasn’t a fan of the slow-guy/fast(ish)-guy pairings last year, because it occasionally meant slow guys got stuck out there together. Burns is far better than Huskins and White should be equal to Wallin, so net gain.
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equal to Wallin - 1.67m dollars...
But Hamburgerz is not part of the Sharks organization!
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Good #5
Bad #4.
Nicklas Wallin is easily worth $2M in this league!
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Being fast does not necessarily
mean being better as a defenseman. In fact, a lot of times, faster d-men tend to be undersized, easy to move off the puck, and have a harder time clearing the front of the net.
Guys like Lidstrom, Pronger (ugh), and Chara, are by no means speedsters…but it just seems like they ALWAYS make the right decision with the puck, ALWAYS are in the right position, and always seem to do both without hesitation.
Exactly
which is why we’ve been trying to replace Rob Blake.
He wasn’t fast, but he was a smart d-man who knew where he needed to be and what he needed to do to compensate for that lack of speed.
In Brent Burns we get someone who can pick up Blake’s role AND who is fast.
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I agree with all of the things
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Agree with PNK
However disagree with your comment Elvis.
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by idunno723 on Aug 9, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree with you
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Boyle isn’t a particularly “fast” skater, he just makes it seem fast by controlling the break out, controlling the puck and making beautiful plays. Also the man never gives up on anything.
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I wouldn't say he's fast... I'd call him QUICK...
He’s good at making very fast, quick moves that make his play seem very fast… he jumps the tempo up a notch.
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
People are focused on this speed thing far too much
Most of Vancouver’s players weren’t fast either, they just have good team speed. Improving our puck possession and ability of defenders to take the puck away from the cycle is what we need. White, Handzus and Burns can break the cycle. Havlat can cycle just fine.
Adding Burns on defense improves our point attack. We have three solid pairs of defensemen that can add to offense from the point. The problem I saw with our cycle last year was the forwards never seemed comfortable giving the puck back out to the point and would just cycle it between themselves. If we can get them all to work together I think our offense will improve and have even more zone time.
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Yeah. Speed never wins championships..
Balance does. And we have balance.
Vancouver didn’t win in 1994 when they were the “speed team”… they were done in by a balanced team in New York.
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
And Mark Messier’s magic tears.
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but....
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by tealstherealdeal92 on Aug 10, 2011 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I love this new meme...
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 10, 2011 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
gained/retained speed:
marleau
havlat
couture
mitchell
lost speed:
seto
gained slowness:
handzus
lost slowness:
heatley
I definitely don’t see us as being much slower than last year on offense.
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by tealstherealdeal92 on Aug 7, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the problem
We’ve lost in the Conference Finals to teams that were quicker than us on both the offensive and defensive end (see argument above). Handzus does not fix this problem on the offensive end (but maybe DW thinks that gaining speed on the blueline is all that we need).
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 8, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
its not like handzus is the answer to all of our questions, but he is the answer to one of them. our PK was ATROCIOUS no matter how you look at it. thats his bread and butter and exactly why we need him. My point is we are either as fast, if not faster on offense, and our blue line is infinitely faster than years past. so, as a whole, our team is significantly quicker. handzus was never brought in to fix our “speed problem”, players such as havlat and burns along with players developing like ferriero are meant to help with this.
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by tealstherealdeal92 on Aug 8, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Correlation != Causation
Which isn’t to say that speed wasn’t a factor, but like people have said, it was the bluelines that made the difference.
you might ALSO
say that just because one thing happened before another doesn’t make the first thing the cause of the second thing, that would also be a fallacy of some kind (I know the more “fancy” name of the fallacy, but in the vernac it’s basically a “false cause” fallacy).
You could be right, but the evidence is circumstantial as well.
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Mitchell – Could possibly be traded, though I doubt it.
Handzus – Not going to happen, Wilson has no leverage and it’s only a 1 year deal
Vandermeer – White may have taken his spot, but again, it’s a 1 year deal and that seems very unlikely
minor league guy – Well… yeah, that narrows it down to 30 different options.
Sheppard – Nobody wants him, not sure why we do really, maybe in the future, not this year.
Sheppard will play in the AHL where ALL prospects go, what the hell do you think the “minor league” is for? We pay ALL of our prospects in the minors. Sheppard will be no different.
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Handzus is signed to a two year deal, but other than that I agree.
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It’s so hard to remember a UFA he’s signed for longer than a 1 year deal. It’s a simple mistake.
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Those who are not part of the Sharks organization.
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Who haven’t played a game as a Shark, or named Ian White.
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Let me just say I think EVERYONE should tone this conversation down a notch.
Don’t insult those who you don’t really know. (Y’know, like that Marleau-hating poophead Elvis.)
But I think a lot of us here are a little weary of trolls lately. So I think people were a little quick to jump on you since you’re new.
To your original point, Sharkette, I doubt Handzus and Vandermeer get traded just because its bad form to trade someone we just signed (Setoguchi trade was bad enough, but kind of different since we did have him before).
And I don’t think Mitchell would get traded becuase he helps the PK (which Handzus will do as well) and he’s fast, which you think we need.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 10, 2011 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions
No, you!
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I'm glad we acquired him.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 7, 2011 11:58 AM PDT reply actions
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by operation carrot on Aug 7, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
If he scores:
“SHEPPPARDDD!!!!”
“Wrex.”
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 7, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Die in a fire. You monster.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
KotOR is still my favorite.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 7, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Second was Obsidian, not BioWare.
But I still loved it. It was really buggy, but I liked the characters a lot more and thought the story wasn’t as good but still very engrossing.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 7, 2011 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Obsidian is biologically incapable of finishing a game before release. Didn’t they also make Fallout: New Vegas?
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That they did and that they are.
I got New Vegas post-most of the patches and I’m loving it. It’s a lot better than Fallout 3 with the patches.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 8, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Fallout 3 was leagues better than New Vegas.
Felt like there was more to see and more secrets to be had.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked both, but I’d characterize the difference as:
Fallout 3 is an epic novel. You can change some details, but ultimately it’s always going to end basically the same way. There’s plenty of additional non-story-related content to make replays feel fresh, but the ending is always basically the same.
New Vegas is an epic Choose Your Own Adventure book. It’s unbelievably open-ended, but I felt that caused the story (as a whole) to suffer, because they put an F3-amount of effort into four different endings instead of the intense focus of the vanilla game. Also, that said, New Vegas has the better gameplay mechanics (VATS isn’t insanely broken, shooting outside of VATS is much simpler, companions work, etc.).
Personally, I prefer Fallout 3 to New Vegas by a wide margin. But both are great.
I didn't like how...
New Vegas was boring as shit until you get onto the Strip, at which point you’re given a billion missions. I preferred how Fallout 3 gave you the main quest AND a bunch of fleshed-out side stories. It gave you options, and I dig that. I thought it was hilarious, though, how certain missions would glitch right out. I remember that Lincoln’s Head one was a pain in the ass, since I’d killed all the slavers, and yet the freed slaves refused to go where I wanted them to because there were no slavers. Then I left and came back, to find them all standing at the memorial, all holding rakes like shotguns.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Except the main quest and fleshed out side stories always conflicted in Fallout 3, because the main quest was always one of those types of missions where the objective is “supposed to be” time sensitive and of paramount importance, and yet you’re theen sidetracked to help some refuge do something?
Just like Mass Effect, your mission is to save the universe in a chasing the bad guy before he has time to finish his plan type scenario, but then theres side missions of putting saving the universe on hold to clear out the moon of robots, which if you actually did that the primary bad guy would have blown up the universe.
See, I never really felt that way until later on.
Leaving the vault, you KNEW your dad was out there somewhere. I mean, if that happened in real life, I wouldn’t expect to find the guy in less than a month. And while you’re stuck in the wild, why not make allies? And each mission did tend to affect the state of the world in some manner. Like, getting rid of the giant ants, or freeing the slaves.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Part of that is my own fault, though. I finished F3 a few days before buying New Vegas, and since I didn’t have any of the DLC the ending kind of took me by surprise. I’d left sooo many things unfinished.
So when I started playing NV (never realized that the abbreviation is the same for Nevada. Probably a coincidence.) I tried to do as much as I possibly could before reaching the Strip. This led to a very boring game… Until I actually got there, and then I was really surprised by how they managed to make a sandox game that actually had some story to it.
But, ultimately, yes. I agree that F3’s story was much, much better and the extra side missions were buggy as hell more fleshed-out. I walked into a random building in New Vegas and found two schmucks who were going to emulate Vicky and Vance, they gave me a machine gun because I said “Well that’s dumb.” And that was the entire sidequest. “Stumble across dorks, tell them they’re stupid, get gun.” OKAY!
Someone finished the game for them and released a mod for it last year
I downloaded it and keep meaning to play through and see what’s different.
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Sure, if you like being stuck in the same 5 maps over and over and over again. DA2 was pathetic in scope and DAO was about 5 years out of date by the time it came out (not that I didn’t enjoy them, but they’re no ME’s)
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as the skeptic you all know that I am, I’m speechless about the acquisition of James Sheppard.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 7, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Still waiting for his video game rating.
Until someone makes it official, he blows.
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by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 7, 2011 2:55 PM PDT reply actions
87 on NHL 2k12.
55 on NHL 12.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Wowzerz those are no where near each other…
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by PNK on Aug 7, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Spoilers: 2k hockey is horrid.
Plus there’s not going to be a 2k12. :P The NHL 12 is just a guess.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
He was an 81 in NHL 11….
Cooch is only a 79.
BUST.
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by Steven Hida on Aug 7, 2011 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah but
Randy and Drew are the announcers for 2K, so your point is invalid!
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
wuuuuuuuuuuuut
I need 2k hockey now.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
They WERE the announcers for 2K
Now that there won’t be any more NHL 2K games, it’s kind of a moot point.
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As soon as 2K was shut down
My fingers crossed instantly. EA needs some new announcers ASAP!
Keep it real... Keep it fresh... Keep it real fresh
Bet they're cheap as hell used.
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My store has NHL 2k10 used for $8 on the real consoles.
NHL 2k11 is $20 brand new on the Wii. But then so is Slapshot.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I own Slapshot
It has yet to be opened after probably over 6 months (at least). Between FIFA and NHL 11, my sports fix was met.
BEAT DAT BEAT
Just so everyone knows...
The first Mass Effect was a million times better than the second one, at least in terms of story, atmosphere, locations and characters.
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Meh
The mako, horrid item management menu, elevator rides, boring side worlds, and pretty much following the Kotor story structure. First one was awesome but had some massive flaws.
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by Swoops on Aug 7, 2011 6:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'mma respond to both Swoopcicle and SharksFanblade in this post.
Swoops: I much preferred landing on planets, no matter how barren, over shooting rockets at random planets for mineral mining. There was always hidden loot and secret stuff. I was cool. KotOR was horrible, and comparing ME to that steaming pile of dog vomit just isn’t right. The overall feel of ME1 was really cold and sterile, it really suited the tone of the plot and revelations SPOILERS (about humans, and all intelligent life, really, basically being completely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things). Ilos was probably the coolest level in any game this generation, and the philosophy of that story was just so thick and engrossing. On the flip side, ME2 is trying to be a dumb action movie for the CoD crowd. Yes, the gameplay is better, but the load times are just insane, and the story is like Saw 3 to ME1’s Citizen Kane.
SharksFan: The second one had some great characters, for sure, but having to completely detach yourself from the main story just to sort out their personal problems was just stupid. When all existence is at stake, you don’t go find your coworker’s dad. As far as I can remember (I traded it in right after finishing it), Legion was the only character whose side missions had any significant bearing on the plot. But Legion fucking rocks. Maybe even more than Wrex. If everyone but Legion, Wrex and Tali died, I would not be particularly offended.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I tend to agree with you
I’m glad they fixed:
The mako, horrid item management menu, elevator rides, boring side worlds, and pretty much following the Kotor story structure.BUT I liked Mass Effect 1 more than Mass Effect 2. I missed the RPG aspects of the game that were completely stripped away from the second game. The game wasn’t perfect, but it was fantastic considering it came out, what like 5 years ago.
RPG Shooter>Shooter
Also, Thane is coming to kill you in your sleep tonight. How could you leave him off you’re list??
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Was he the lizard?
I couldn’t get over the fact he was a lizard. Wrex and Baby Wrex were these badass lookin’ dinosaur dudes, and Thane is a sneaky little gecko or something.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You meant kotor 2 was horrible……….. Right?
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by Swoops on Aug 7, 2011 10:27 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
No, KotOR 1.
Cheap deaths, clunky gameplay, boring universe, boring characters, all of zero concern for the plot or the characters… It felt like an offline MMO. I got past the part where you get the lightsaber, and I hadn’t had an iota of fun. Ultimately though, the fact that it was Star Wars is ultimately what ruined it. The extended universe has so much to ruin and exploit the original movie so badly that I want to facepalm so hard at how bad this fanfiction nonsense is. If it were an original IP, I probably would have liked it a bit more… But it also wouldn’t have been so overrated and overhyped.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Couldn't disagree more.
The gameplay wasn’t its strongest asset, but I thought it had a great story with a reasonably surprising twist as well as some very memorable characters. (HK-47 anyone?) But then again, I’m a huge Star Wars and KotOR fanboy.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 7, 2011 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
"Definition:
‘Love’ is making a shot to the knees of a target 120 kilometres away using an Aratech sniper rifle with a tri light scope. Not many meatbags could make such a shot, and strangely enough, not many meatbags would derive love from it."
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by Swoops on Aug 7, 2011 11:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome Rebuttal
I’m sorry, I don’t think you were playing Kotor 1, cause what you’re saying makes no sense. Star wars universe is the shit. I loved the story. I agree on what you’re saying about mass effect, i definitely missed the rpg style gameplay, but Kotor was honestly an amazing game. give it a break, it was made a loooong time ago.
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ME2
Was a better game in pretty much every respect. Sure, the planet scanning was dumb in 2, but it was better than driving around endlessly on planets for useless loot. The sidequests in both games were about on par (mostly useless but entertaining none the less), but the character missions in 2 were great and had some awesome choices to be made.
The main plot of 1 was far better, as was the final boss. The final mission in 2 was great (outside of a kind of silly last boss that seemed completely contradict what the reapers are… though I suppose we haven’t seen the heart of any of the others.)
The pointless item collection in 1 was awful, 99% of the gear was completely useless, and especially so once you got spectre gear. I’m glad they ditched it and those horrid menu’s in 2. I also liked the ammo system in 2 better than the heat system in 1 just for the pure game play aspect of it.
I believe the plot in 2 suffered from middle child syndrome. 1 had the opportunity to introduce us to the world, where 3 will get to be the climactic conclusion. 2 had to be the gateway and I think they didn’t want to add too many plot elements that would compound their work for 3. The choices like the Rachnii in 1 will probably have profound consequences in 3 and you can only have that kind of plot divergence so many times before the weight of the story branches begin to crush the developer.
I’ve beat 1 6 times (and have 2 incomplete playthroughs) and I’ve beat 2 4 times. I’ve played all the DLC for both.
3 is pre-ordered and I can’t wait.
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I liked the second one a lot better.
I missed having an actual inventory and kind of disliked the “cover, shoot” combat system that was implemented, but the game engrossed me a lot more. I felt a greater sense of attachment to the characters and thus, a greater sense of achievement when they all survived.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 7, 2011 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
HIS NAME IS ROBERT PAULSON
JK ITS JAMES SHEPPARD
#bitchtits
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 7, 2011 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
HIS NAME IS ROBERT PAULSON.
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by Swoops on Aug 7, 2011 6:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
the first rule of fight club
is do not mention..
"In football, I root for the Oakland Raiders because they hire castoffs, outlaws, malcontents, and f*ck -ups, they have lots of penalties, fights, and paybacks, and because Al Davis told the rest of the pig NFL owners to go get f*cked... Someday, the Raiders will be strong again, and they will dip the ball in **** and shove it down the throats of the wholesome, white, heartland teams that pray together and don't deliver late hits"
– George Carlin
Do not mention Robert Paulson.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
What's not to plike about Rob Paulsen?
Dude did the voices of Yakko, Squishington, Snow Job (had to make sure I typed that one correctly…), and various Phineas and Ferb voices!
What does Doug Wilson do every morning?
1. Grab some coffee.
2. Check e-mails.
3. Get on g-chat with Chuck Fletcher and chat all day.
by djfivenine on Aug 7, 2011 9:51 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I can totally picture DW and CF sitting in a dorm together doing chatroulette.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure, could you find out for me?
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 7, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You forgot two.
4. Tan
5. Drink from the fountain of youth.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 7, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m betting he talks with Fletcher WHILE tanning
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So that's how he has so much time to talk to him.
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Only explanation I can come up with.
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"I can't hear you over these rays"
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 8, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
And suddenly it all makes sense....
He was just spying…
This is Team Teal. Sharks and Phins.
Cut me open and I bleed Teal...
Just a reminder, fans, comin’ up is our "Die-hard Night" here at the stadium. Free admission to anyone who was actually alive the last time the Dolphins won a Super Bowl. -Mosul_DolFan, Phinsider.com
Marc Emery ... the Big Bad Bogeyman ... who offered natural seeds that could potentially become a non-toxic, non-addictive, highly beneficial 12,000-year-old plant. Where are the victims? Where are the bodies? "Justice Minister" Rob Nicholson and his ilk should be the criminals imprisoned.
This reminds me of something...
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions
What is that?
The Loch Ness Monster?
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Oh..
I thought it was that bitch from The Ring
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
....
It’s from Ringu. Ringu is the movie that Hollywood took a dump on to make The Ring. And it’s not the chick, it’s the towel-headed man. From the cursed video. He points at important plot points.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Really? I was just bullshitting about that….
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— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
Yes dude.
Watch that movie though. SO GOOD. I’ve never seen the American one, but friends tell me the American one is significantly dumbed down (which I expected anyway).
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah Ringu got turned from cinematic masterpiece to garbage bag with too much stuffed in it over here in America. It was cheesy scary movie to begin with and neither were scary at all. Now tell us how Oldboy was the greatest movie ever.
by Montyburnz!...1 on Aug 9, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
bbbbbuttt the ring movies were filmed in Oregon!
So they’re automatically cool IMO.
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
But...
Naomi Watts does not play for the Sharks Organization!
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If only.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 9, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It wasn't scary. Maybe a little cheesy.
What the Japanese one had going for it was a creepy atmosphere and a bit of a mystery in the story. If I know anything about American films, it’s that they automatically replace atmosphere with shit jumping out of a closet.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Canadian cinema has given us… When something on the level of “The Sting” or “American Beauty” gets made by the Canadian film industry then i guess you may be able to talk. Seems like all you guys can muster up is Rosdower and Degrassi eps. Japanese movies were atmospheric during the days of black and white but now the are just as bad. Audition was the last japanese thriller i enjoyed and it didn’t have a fancy video that could kill you, just a crazy lady with piano wire and time on her hands. The most imitated culture on the planet cant get no respect, geesh.
by Montyburnz!...1 on Aug 9, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oldboy is the greatest movie ever
Okay maybe not, but it’s pretty awesome. I actually think Lady Vengeance might be the best of the “Vengeance Trilogy,” but I’d have to watch it again.
Also, Oldboy is set to undergo the American remake syndrome too. Spike Lee is directing. Hope they don’t mess it up too badly =/
BEAT DAT BEAT
Spike Lee?!
You know what that means… shots on camera dollies!
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Dude the movie changed the manga in the first place. People just need things to complain about. No one can play that part but Min-Sik Choi though, the guy is amazing.
by Montyburnz!...1 on Aug 9, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Never got that far in the manga myself
Couldn’t find a consistent scanlator. You have any leads?
You ever read/watch Urasawa Naoki’s Monster? Allegedly that was supposed to be made into a US movie too, but that seems to have stalled.
BEAT DAT BEAT
If only that were true
Wish the guy with the A on his jersey got one last shot with the Sharks.
Go Big or Go Home
by ChangoT on Aug 8, 2011 11:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well the Canucks
think he’s at least worth a tryout contract. But even if he doesn’t make it on the Canucks squad, it might generate enough interest for some team to pick him up. Unfortunately, it won’t be the Sharks.
by sharksfanwithajd on Aug 8, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
This picture reminds me of THIS
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
So many great Icelandic NHLers.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
THE GOALIE!
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by PNK on Aug 8, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah... and then Gunnar Staaaaaal went to join his bros in the NHL
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Amazing films right there.
We should have a thread where we watch all of them.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 8, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Learned a lesson?
So here’s a kid just 23 years old who’s been blasted by fans all over the blogosphere for being a big fat bust. I do not play hockey and it’s been 20 years since I was 23 but I’ve to learn a few lessons along the way. Will Mr. Sheppard continue to underachieve and be a 1st round bust? We don’t know. What we do know is SJ has given up what likely will amount to a low draft pick that we’ll never remember until mymclife reminds us with her bear-trap memory. I’m hopeful that someone who’s just 23 years old; and has been told he’s a bust and had to sit out and miss over a year’s worth of skating and hockey is just itching to prove someone wrong. So in that sense, I like the gamble.
derp.
I'm inclined to think that any player automatically gets better leaving Minny for San Jose.
Rather excited about the improvement I feel Havlat and Burns will likely see. If Sheps is healthy, I can see him being a 20-30 point man rocking out on the third line.
PS, I am a psychic. Probably.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know about points
but he may get 400 posts in his debut on FTF. Is it October yet?
"It was tough to get back at him (Colton Orr) even later because he never played another shift," said Murray, who stands six-foot-three and weighs 240 pounds
In my mind, yes, it is.
LIFE IS SO GOOD RIGHT NOW.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
TMAC could just put him on Thorntons line from time to time and he would probably get 49pts next season…
by sharkblood99 on Aug 8, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
or put him on full time
and have him score 56 goals…..wait
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by tealstherealdeal92 on Aug 8, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I see what you did there…
Daniel Erlich for President
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GO SHARKS!!!
by SharksFanTillDeath on Aug 8, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
List of all time Sharks 3rd round picks:
(Since people are discussing this on twitter and I have the list up)
1991 — Dody Wood
1992 — Alexander Cherbayev
1993 — Ville Peltonen
1994 — Alexei Yegorov
1995 — Marko Makinen
1996 — Terry Friesen
1997 — No pick
1998 — Eric Laplante
1999 — Mark Concannon
2000 — No pick
2001 — No pick
2002 — Jonas Fiedler
2003 — No pick
2004 — Thomas Greiss(!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
2005 — No pick
2006 — No pick
2007 — Timo Pielmeier, Tyson Sexsmith
2008 — Justin Daniels
2009 — No pick
2010 — Max Gaede
2011 — Justin Sefton
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Meh.
Sheppard is better, IMHO. Outside of ’07 (which is a possible win).
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn’t Douglas Murray score a hat trick on Pielmeier in a preseason game against the Ducks? Or was that Pogge?
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Tweet Tweet
Pogge
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Yep. Video evidence (grainy as it is): http://video.sharks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=47335
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LOL COYOTES
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I’m trying to decide if it’s odd that I can nearly remember who the goalie was in that particular preseason game, but I can’t remember what I had for lunch yesterday
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Preseason Hockey > 1 meal from each day?
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Possibly
Maybe it’s just that I’m so hockey starved right now that I’m focusing on this stuff. I may not remember that fact in the middle of the season.
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Yes, but
it was a preseason game that Dougie Murray scored a Hat Trick. I believe he also hat a fight that game as well (I was there).
I remember it was Pogge because afterwards I made the joke “Do you remember Douglas Murray? He’s back, in Pogge form!”
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn... it was Pogge.
Pielmeier hasn’t faired too much better though.
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Tweet Tweet
I thought 2007 was a definite win.
Kent Huskins!
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God DAMN,
did that man care!
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Could be my last chance to post this...
Flugenweb. Spacecode. Twitzone. Assmode.
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I love this
sigh…
Looks like I’ll probably have to change part of my unnecessarily long sig…
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe SLGT will pick it up.
Kent Huskins cares about puppies.
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When they picked him up
I popped over there to discuss him and I think I tried to subtly drop it, but I don’t think anyone picked up on it.
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by PNK on Aug 9, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this what happened?
Leslie Knope: "...but it has a lot of heart."
April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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by idunno723 on Aug 9, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
6th and 7th rounds though, hoo boy!
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 8, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? DODY WOOD
I mean, seriously. The guy’s probably a spy..
“The name’s Wood. Dody Wood. No, it’s not contagious.”
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by Bockerz on Aug 8, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jesus Greiss.
Superstar.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott.
by SharksFanEst.1994 on Aug 8, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Richard Long.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Puck Daddy
Is picking San Jose to win the West this season at 12 to 1 odds according to Bodog.
Here’s the link, too long to post: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Are-the-San-Jose-Sharks-the-best-in-the-West-nex;ylt=AqDQDP3j5xiQ.5yB02I.u57vLYF?urn=nhl-wp10363
Here’s a snippet of what he said: "He started last summer by jettisoning Evgeni Nabokov(notes), whose regular-season numbers were sterling but who was trying to break your heart every postseason. Enter Antti Niemi(notes), with the sparkly new Stanley Cup ring. He wasn’t always fabulous in the 2011 playoffs, but he was a gamer when it counted — Game 7 against the Red Wings, for example, which was the type of game Nabby would have whiffed on.
Wilson continued this summer by using the Minnesota Wild as his personal recycle bin. Dany Heatley(notes), and the perpetual apologies for his invisible playoff performances? Gone. Devin Setoguchi(notes), whose flashes of brilliance followed by dead zones of offense caused migraines? Gone".
Im loving all
the positive articles on the sharks this offseason. Of course we sharks fans already know how great this team is but its just feels awesome to see the rest of the hockey world pay more attention to us. Can it be october now, please?
See?
I’m not the only one that thinks getting rid of Nabokov automatically improved the team’s cup chances.
I’m particularly in love with the fact that Doug Wilson addressed EVERY little problem the team had, instead of a, “Well we can’t have this because we paid too much for this” philosophy. Plus I mean, after two straight years, the conference finals are practically an expectation. This year though, it’s not an unreasonable one.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
If you want Puck Daddy on your side
You may want to reconsider.
The “analysis” in that article is superficial at best.
GO SHARKS!
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Changing signatures is for suckers.
What Jay Leach is to the San Jose Shark's Defense, I am to Fear The Fin's Mod Squad.
He's been on KNBR a few times
And he’s not devoid of hockey knowledge. He may not meet your standard of hockey acumen, but I liked the fact that San Jose is getting some run nationally on Yahoo, that’s all. There was nothing particularly earth shattering in the article that isn’t discussed here already by the fine staff & bloggers @ FTF.
He's certainly got hockey acumen
As long as it’s about a team he watches.
Any team not in the East, his “analysis” becomes sketchy.
In understand your point about National exposure and whatnot, but it’s not any positive in my eyes. The likes of TB, CAR and ANA didnt seem to need it in their quest for the Cup.
GO SHARKS!
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Changing signatures is for suckers.
What Jay Leach is to the San Jose Shark's Defense, I am to Fear The Fin's Mod Squad.
Yea, to end the article, he asks if the Sharks will “finally” accomplish something this season, as if 2 years in a row of WCF appearances mean they didn’t accomplish anything.
Well, strictly speaking, they didn't.
We’re fans, so we’re biased. But let’s face it, the Vancouver Canucks have roughly the same history except that they’ve made it to the final-finals once, whereas the Sharks have made it to the first-finals twice. They’ve got roughly the same history, but we say they’ve never accomplished anything.
Doesn’t mean the last few years have been BAD, of course. And if the Sharks were a team like Dallas (mid-tier disappointments for the last couple years) we could say that this recent bout of Western Conference Finals appearances is a marvelous thing. But they’ve been a highly competative, strong team for that time, and yet they’ve got the record of mid-bosses, to use an RPG term. So I think it’s a valid question to ask “Can this be the year they finally accomplish something” provided it’s asked within the greater context of living up to expectations.
Just my two cents, is all.
I love the comments from Detroit fans under that article...
If San Jose is Chokers, and have beat the wings 2 years in a row, then what does that make Detroit?
If anyone’s a choker, it’s Vancouver… They were up 2 games in the finals, then got spanked 2 games in a row to allow it to get even. Then they won game 5, only to get spanked again in the next two games and get shut out on their own ice…
Talk about epic choke of the decade.
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The DET commenters on PD are trolls of an unquantifiable magnitude
GO SHARKS!
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Changing signatures is for suckers.
What Jay Leach is to the San Jose Shark's Defense, I am to Fear The Fin's Mod Squad.
You honestly didn't expect anything when you decided to read the comments, right?
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April Ludgate: "That's what people always say when something sucks."
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Absolutely not...
I expect the absolute most ridiculous, homerific, and retarded posts available…
I just used it as an excuse to comment about it in return =)
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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I rushed the Furd's farm in 2009
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It's Yahoo.
Never read below the article. Doesn’t matter if it’s on PD, any of the other sports blogs, their news section, or really even Yahoo Answers…
Yahoo has really good articles and blogs that offer terrific analysis. And then its comments section… Really, it’s like the Mos Eisley cantina. The comments section is a true hive of scum and villiany.
My comments were reasonable
which is rare for any comment on PD
"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain Kent Huskins!" - Randy Hahn 2/13/11
And yet
They made it to game 7 of the SCF. I think people use the word “choke” too freely. I think one team choked last year and I think they were named “Washington Capitals”
Honestly,
the term choke means that you underperform in high pressure situations. Game 7 of the SCF is the highest pressure situation and they got destroyed.
The bigger the platform the bigger the choke.
Likewise, in the Sharks past (although not these past 2 years) the Sharks have gotten beaten by seemingly inferior teams in the playoffs, because they underpeformed. Chicago was better than us 2 years ago and Vancouver was better than us last year (although I think that series would have been much closer had we managed to close out Detroit in 4 or 5 games).
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Matt Taylor getting some press!
From the Greg Wyshynski article for Yahoo, “That said, the depth at forward is going to be an issue to watch, as Matthew Taylor from Fear The Fin explained. What will Torrey Mitchell(notes), Jamie McGinn(notes) and Benn Ferriero(notes) provide this team?”
Matthew Taylor puts TSN to shame.
For the simple fact that he’s anything but TSN.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Snacks. Duh.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 9, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I like donuts.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts
Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
by CTGray on Aug 9, 2011 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I like turtles.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I like toast.
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
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I rushed the Furd's farm in 2009
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You heard right.
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmmmm......
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Capitals Development Camp Coverage from The Breakaway Goal.
by thebreakawaygoal on Aug 9, 2011 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Is that supposed to be funny?
Web comics: The text version of the Epic Movie guys.
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by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He flew to Minnesota.
Just stick with xkcd, that’s pretty much the only webcomic you need.
Oh, and Warbot In Accounting, for sheer cringe-worthy wrongness factor.
I'm somewhat partial to Dr. McNinja.
“HOLA, SR. MCNINJA.”
Mexicans ride up on velociraptors.
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"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
If Peggy is the Peggy from the Discover ads...
He wouldn’t get his free flight….
Randy Hahn - "The Man With The Big Butt - Patrick Marleau - we like him and we cannot lie..."
-- I am Ryane Clowe (tee hee)
by sharkzfan on Aug 9, 2011 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is there Captain’s Practice tomorrow? Anyone know any details about it?
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Thanks, Pollak knows all.
"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain Kent Huskins!" - Randy Hahn 2/13/11
If you end up going – let me know if it’s worth checking out this early. There’s a few Sharks spend their off seasons here as well as a few ex Sharks.
I went a few times last summer but it was late Aug. early Sept (after schools had started back up).
The Church of Pollak.
The artist formerly know as *"Sharks_Fan_In_Toronto"*
"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
by Evil Stanchion on Aug 9, 2011 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
If Stalock is our God, Pollak is our Pope.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
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For 40 days and 40 nights, in the deserts of the hockey offseason,
lo, the Sharks fan was tempted by the tubby one, Lucifer himself.
If all sports fandom is a form of emotional gambling, football is poker and hockey is Russian roulette.
Hahahahha
Baltimore Orioles pitchers are bad, oh and there’s Ray Ratto
"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain Kent Huskins!" - Randy Hahn 2/13/11
I still cant believe he has a Sharks commercial with the likes of Mych Urban...
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
www.fearthefin.com - Where masochism is defined.
I rushed the Furd's farm in 2009
www.californiagoldenblogs.com - Where Cal grads prove they learned something.
by SeanCrosby87 on Aug 9, 2011 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
If only he liked
DA SHARKS!
Keep it real... Keep it fresh... Keep it real fresh ~SLNC
by wtfbro? on Aug 10, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hah!
I honestly thought that the Ratto pic was a picture of George Wendt when I was scrolling down the page.
"It was tough to get back at him (Colton Orr) even later because he never played another shift," said Murray, who stands six-foot-three and weighs 240 pounds
I love that a thread about James Sheppard made it to 600 comments.
Flugenweb. Spacecode. Twitzone. Assmode.
"The last time I made a video in a hotel room…..very different than this." – Drew Remenda
2010-2011 FTF 2 Fantasy Hockey CHAMPION
601 after you
and now 602 thanks to myself. haha
"I love inside jokes. I'd love to be apart of one someday." - Michael Scott
My pathetic excuse of a Twitter account: http://twitter.com/santacruzsharks
by tealstherealdeal92 on Aug 12, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LASTIES
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Aug 13, 2011 3:10 AM PDT reply actions
ha ha
you suck
Proud member of the "Bring Back Semenov" Club
"The only crying allowed in hockey is when you lose a playoff series, retire or JR is speaking publicly." - Jamie Baker
"You are down with the homies, my friend." - Randy Hahn
Kent Huskins cares.
"Don't fart on my chair mutha fuckah!" - Randy Hahn
Wow....
600 comments on a thread about james sheppard….
yep its offseason alright
"I think he just dedicated a Cee Lo Green song to the referee"-Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda on Randy Carlyle yelling at the referee
I never forget a face, but in your case, I'd be glad to make an exception-Groucho Marx
by sanjosesharksfan on Aug 13, 2011 8:50 AM PDT reply actions
I am from the future.
James Sheppard scored 46 goals on Thornton’s wing.
The artist formerly know as *"Sharks_Fan_In_Toronto"*
"Those of you who volunteered to be injected praying mantis DNA, I have some good news and some bad news: bad news is we've postponed these test indefinitely. Good news is we've got a much better test for you: fighting an army of mantis men! Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line. You'll know when the test starts."
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