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NHL Off-Season 2015 |OT| With the first pick the LA Kings are proud to select...
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Unhandled Exception
Member
XMB has always been ass.
I'm with you on this one, Red.
I respect his contributions and importance to the industry, but I just don't care that much.
It all seems a little Steve Jobsish kind of worshiping going on right now, it's weird.
Silver Arrows
Banned
I don't either. But that's gaming side for you. Hyperbolic as fuck.
Same as the thread asking people to eat crow now that Shenmue 3 is funded. Like, I understand your enthusiasm, but do you have to be so smug?
User 479360
Banned
I just find the hero worshiping of business leaders weird in general, personally. But Iwata and his contributions certainly aren't quite like your other gaming industry CEOs or something.
Respectfully, it's a pretty different scenario from Steve Jobs. They were both visionaries to be sure, but the reason Iwata's death had such a strong impact on people is because of the manner in which he ran his company and carried himself. For the last 10 years or so, a lot of people, industry members and consumers both, almost felt like we knew him on a personal level. It was a real connection that doesn't happen with most executives, in any industry. When Hiroshi Yamauchi died a couple years ago, it didn't have anywhere near the same impact, even though he was certainly a more important figure in Nintendo's history. That coupled with the sudden and unexpected nature of his death, it was very emotional for a lot of us.
Calamari41
41 > 38
Steve Jobs was a cutthroat businessman who ran a slick marketing department. Iwata was something else entirely.
I don't blame anybody for not feeling it, though. It's different if you grew up a fan of the guy's games and believed in his mission in the industry. Plus there's the whole general empathy for seeing a nice guy die young.
I don't blame anybody for not feeling it, though. It's different if you grew up a fan of the guy's games and believed in his mission in the industry. Plus there's the whole general empathy for seeing a nice guy die young.
Off-Topic GAF can really get into that eat crow shit with Marvel movies. I love the MCU community here, and I participate regularly (movie OTs, general posting), but I just don't bother with the victim complex of "everyone expects us to fail, let's get the crows ready to serve!" I think I saw Red's post get quoted when he talked about Guardians of the Galaxy and it was part of this massive post quoting everyone who thought it wouldn't do well.
I loved each movie, I want to see them do more and do well. But I'm not gonna be an ass about it.
Sure. I can agree with this. Iwata's done something right if he garners this much outpouring of condolences.
When Jobs died, it was the same. It was a sad thing, but I tip my hat and wish my condolences.
Silver Arrows
Banned
Alright NHL-GAF
I'm gonna do a fantasy draft on NHL 2004
What team should I pick?
I'm gonna do a fantasy draft on NHL 2004
What team should I pick?
ATLANTA THRASHERS.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
correct choice
Silver Arrows
Banned
RIP leafs 2003-04
One of the most stacked rosters in NHL history and they still choked
CreeperBlocks
Banned
The good times
Ed the Eagle! Mats Sundin! Tie Domi! and Pat Quinn as Coach.
Lined with mogilny, ron francis, brian leetch, joe nieuwendyk, gary roberts, owen nolan, the kaberle/mccabe pairing in their prime
Oh the days of the $120 million payroll
Silver Arrows
Banned
LINES FOR SILVER ARROWS NHL 2004 ATLANTA THRASHERS
Kovalchuk - Briere - Jagr
Nagy - Richards - Fedotenko
Keane - Prospal - Vrbata
Clymer - Hartnell - McKay
Lidstrom - Chara
Morris - Salei
Khavanov - Marchment
Kiprusoff
Miller
Kovalchuk - Briere - Jagr
Nagy - Richards - Fedotenko
Keane - Prospal - Vrbata
Clymer - Hartnell - McKay
Lidstrom - Chara
Morris - Salei
Khavanov - Marchment
Kiprusoff
Miller
BigJonsson
Member
I believe they hit that high after the trade deadline just because of all the big name players they took on... but they never paid out that much.
Why did the devils play clemmenson... whyyyyy
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6030196#post6030196
BigJonsson
Member
Haha, I said Go Ducks Go and they won the cup
Haha, I said Go Ducks Go and they won the cup
YOU JINXED US
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Is Luongo playing today? A win would give him a share of the record with Brodeur (and in fewer games).
If only Past Soc knew what Future Soc knows now
I was calling for a rebuild a million years ago.
It only took 10 years for them to listen!
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I was calling for a rebuild a million years ago.
Kave should be Leafs GM
Simon Belmont
Banned
Spotify is making me seriously salty.
This is what they wrote to me
*facepalm*
My email address is the same for Apple ID and Spotify
Spotify Pls
I grew to love spotify the last few months, but I started using Apple Music's free trial and I'm really liking it a lot. It's annoying to get into at first because iTunes makes it confusing (say cloud one more time motherfuckers!) but it looks a lot better than spotify imo.
Also the fact spotify STILL hasn't come out with a family plan in Canada is legitimately infuriating. What a joke.
In other important calder media consumption news: the SirriusXM terrestrial repeater in Winnipeg has been broken for almost two months now, making the satellite radio in the car totally useless 80% of the time. And nothing is more annoying than the horrific customer service from XM, they just reply with the bullshit non answers that drives everyone nuts and then say it's fixed after clearly not understanding the question. Is there a single large media/tech/etc company with good support anywhere?
I was calling for a rebuild a million years ago.
Damnnnnnnnnnnn. You stuck with it, Kadri owes you dinner or something.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
FTFY
I'm kind of amazed at how quickly free agency just died
With 3 expected deep drafts in a row.... NHL is going to look very different very quickly and the FA lists in 3-5 years will be brutal to look at... the European leagues are going to be loaded with some great talent.
At least daniel cleary will still be around to drag the red wings down for the next couple decades
With 3 expected deep drafts in a row.... NHL is going to look very different very quickly and the FA lists in 3-5 years will be brutal to look at... the European leagues are going to be loaded with some great talent.
At least daniel cleary will still be around to drag the red wings down for the next couple decades
Terrordactyl
Member
Since we were talking about punk, is anyone here fucking starved for that new FIDLAR album? The wait is too long.
Fata1moose
Banned
Should have done Avs for 2004 draft, we had Selanne and Kariya that year, in addition to everyone else, no Roy though.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Tukwila? Where in the world... Another Washington Team?
Seattle, dude.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Ohh
It didn't click to me. I wasn't thinking Seattle
I hope Hudon makes it to the lineup this yearGood stuff from Josh Weissbock:
Assuming 10 games minimum, here's the list from this year of 20 year olds with a good chance of being NHL regulars:
Chris Tierney
Mikhail Grigorenko
Connor Brown
Derrick Pouliot (probably has an ever higher chance since he did it playing D)
Emile Poirier
Charles Hudon
Brendan Leipsic
Brandon Montour
Matt Dumba (also did it playing D)
Only name I didn't recognize was Brandon Montour....an overage defenseman the Ducks drafted last year?
Sums it up pretty well. For me, its all of that plus the fact that he had such a big impact on many of my favorite games and series of all time. I didnt always agree with some of the moves he made as nintendo president but his view on gaming as a whole is very similar to mine.
Good. City of Seattle did an impressive job of dragging their feet.
Why would they be denied the Panthers?