:lol I don't mind when people from Sask make fun of the province, but people who aren't I will defend it.
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:lol I don't mind when people from Sask make fun of the province, but people who aren't I will defend it.
Terrordactyl
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I converted one of my friends in the US to a Flames fan, I half way hate myself for it. He wasn't a fan of any team though to be fair, he was a fan of hockey and one day I woke up and he was a fan and I made this face
and immediately thought "what have I done?"OriginofHysteria
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Haha well I was born in the US, grew up in NJ and pretty much became a Leafs fan on my own accord. Though Alexander Mogilny helped with that a lot as he was my all time favorite player. Funny as how I was never really a Devils fan.
Terrordactyl
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No it's a great place, my mom, sister and cousins live in Regina/Quapelle Valley still. The weather sucks though, brutal winters, super hot dry summers. If I had to live there for whatever reason I wouldn't hate my life, I've lived in worse places
Surprised you didn't hop on the Oilers bandwagon since I assume you are the right age to grow up when Gretzky was god. I don't know why I never took to the oilers and chose the flames when I was younger considering most of my family are Oilers fans.
No it's a great place, my mom, sister and cousins live in Regina/Quapelle Valley still. The weather sucks though, brutal winters, super hot dry summers. If I had to live there for whatever reason I wouldn't hate my life, I've lived in worse places
Surprised you didn't hop on the Oilers bandwagon since I assume you are the right age to grow up when Gretzky was god. I don't know why I never took to the oilers and chose the flames when I was younger considering most of my family are Oilers fans.
Yeah, lots of Oil fans growing up, once I was locked in with the Habs that was it.
I like Sask summers, evenings can get too cool in Alberta. Some places in Sask had pretty much 6 months of winter this season, :lol
OriginofHysteria
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You didn't ban him?
Dubbedinenglish
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Bish smash?
Yo dawg. He's an admin
TemplaerDude
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I have the worst hangover ever.
I imagine a large proportion of Leafs Nation would disagree with you on this one.
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Seriously though, it's what I love and hate about sports, that unpredictablity, when something shocking happens. But it does make me go a little crazy sometimes, thinking about all the potential "what if?" scenarios that could've happened.
Yes, this, very much.
If both of those teams make the finals, I can be happy a team I didn't despise won.
bish smash bash sash
I also am not the admin of my own computer at work now.
On a side note my last day is on the 31st, I gave them 6 weeks notice.
Everyone's picking Chicago in a quick series, and that's fine by me. The Wings have already exceeded expectations and going into this series with zero pressure to win is great. Hawks have everything to lose, as dropping this series would certainly go down as one of the biggest failures in their organization's history, while a loss for Detroit would just be seen as making the 2nd round in a rebuilding/transitional year.
It's gonna be a great series and I think Detroit will put up a fight for sure. I also look forward to some great hockey discussion with the Hawks fans, they're usually prettyand
, always great to talk aboutwith them.
Wings in 7. Datsyuk and Zetterberg will carry us to glory.
also this picture is hilarious
Lone_Prodigy
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Pens vs Sens - Islanders gave the Pens a good fight but their defense and goaltending let them down. The Sens will definitely be harder to score against, but the Pens are so stacked offensively I'm not even sure if Anderson and co. can stop them. Karlsson is looking like a guy who didn't skate for over 2 months. Not sold on Vokoun or Fleury so I'm going with the upset: OTT in 7
Bruins vs Rangers - The Rangers' deadline deals look pretty good right now, with Brassard leading their team in scoring. If Nash and Richards ever decide to start playing they could probably beat the Bruins. Lundqvist put together back-to-back shutouts while facing elimination; short of burnout the Rangers have a definite advantage in net.
I would bet the Bruins are feeling more relieved than anything after almost blowing a 3-1 series lead. Without Ference and Seidenberg their defense doesn't look so great. Chara looked a little gassed against the Leafs and his workload won't get any easier. NYR in 6
Hawks vs Wings - I didn't expect the Wings to beat the Ducks but the old guys pulled it off. The Hawks don't have any weaknesses though. CHI in 5
Kings vs Sharks - battle of California. Both teams seem built the same way and not much separates them. Sharks may be rusty while I thought the Kings got stronger as their series against the Blues went on. I want the Sharks to win but it will probably be LAK in 7
Last round: 4/8 (picked STL, ANH, MON, and VAN).
Bruins vs Rangers - The Rangers' deadline deals look pretty good right now, with Brassard leading their team in scoring. If Nash and Richards ever decide to start playing they could probably beat the Bruins. Lundqvist put together back-to-back shutouts while facing elimination; short of burnout the Rangers have a definite advantage in net.
I would bet the Bruins are feeling more relieved than anything after almost blowing a 3-1 series lead. Without Ference and Seidenberg their defense doesn't look so great. Chara looked a little gassed against the Leafs and his workload won't get any easier. NYR in 6
Hawks vs Wings - I didn't expect the Wings to beat the Ducks but the old guys pulled it off. The Hawks don't have any weaknesses though. CHI in 5
Kings vs Sharks - battle of California. Both teams seem built the same way and not much separates them. Sharks may be rusty while I thought the Kings got stronger as their series against the Blues went on. I want the Sharks to win but it will probably be LAK in 7
Last round: 4/8 (picked STL, ANH, MON, and VAN).
hydragonwarrior
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The collective groans of disappointment and cries of horror were heard throughout my building and neighbourhood last night for the Leafs. Me included :/
It's like Leafs became an overly cautious group once they got the lead and stopped being as aggressive. I never saw them actually attacking but rather playing like the last 30 mins was a constant power play for the Bruins (with the exception of that one breakaway). And I think I almost had a heart attack when Reimer did some kind of save that left him face down on the ice with a wide open net.
God damn what a collapse. Hope we get further next year. But for now, GG to the Bruins on that comeback.
It's like Leafs became an overly cautious group once they got the lead and stopped being as aggressive. I never saw them actually attacking but rather playing like the last 30 mins was a constant power play for the Bruins (with the exception of that one breakaway). And I think I almost had a heart attack when Reimer did some kind of save that left him face down on the ice with a wide open net.
God damn what a collapse. Hope we get further next year. But for now, GG to the Bruins on that comeback.
OriginofHysteria
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Gaming section of GAF
Terrordactyl
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Take a page from Kessels book and go to Tim Hortons to fill the void.
I havent beat a game in years, I think im done with games :lol
Make more alts.
People seem pretty high on the Kings right now. Lots of Kings in 7 picks, including The Goatee. The belief seems to be that Quick is back to form, but I don't know about that. St. Louis was pretty inept at finishing their chances. I'm very hopeful for the Sharks here. The three deep scoring threat is something they've never had before.
TemplaerDude
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You can be a Pats fan like me!
:lol
I like the Sharks a lot (one of the only teams left that I don't dislike), but it's hard to bet against the defending champions.
Actually we had it in 2011. The third line just disappeared because Pavelski was playing really injured. The main problem now is that our 3 scoring lines are somewhat neutered with Havlat out. Torres, along with Pavs, make that line dangerous. With Desi slotted in it's not nearly as effective. I'd rather see Commander Sheppard on that line over Desi.
I'm hopeful for the team too but I'm not going to dismiss Quick. Guy can steal a series. Hell, last year he stole a Cup for the Kings.
UberTag
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I actually agree with you on everything you've noted here.
The biggest asset in the Bruins corner after that marathon series against Toronto is time. We don't play Game 2 against the Rangers until Sunday. Even if we play cautious on Thursday (a game I suspect we'll lose), so long as we can heal up our defense in time to make a solid run at splitting those first two home games on Sunday, we should be okay.
In retrospect, I would have liked the Washington matchup more because the Capitals are a worse team PLUS they would have had home ice which meant we wouldn't need to burn a home game while our defense recovers.
Scouting Connor McDavid and the bottom 5 teams.
So he's going to be an Edmonton fan in 2015?
Play the right games
Oh I like how you mentioned the only game I really do play lmao, I don't really know what im doing though.
I bought Fire Emblem but im only 2 hours in, I should probably play that.
BigJonsson
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Fire Emblem is awesome to play on the TTC lol
Or get SimCity.....it has issues but the time flies
Or get SimCity.....it has issues but the time flies
I'm A OK with this. Let the kids focus on developing their skill sets first, doesn't mean hitting will be eliminated in higher levels.
Thought this was an entertaining anecdote from last night.
"According to the Washington Post, Pierre McGuire approached Lundqvist in the dressing room after the Rangers win and told him that Capitals assistant coach Calle Johansson asked for an autographed stick. Lundqvist reportedly smiled and asked a Rangers equipment manager to help him fulfill the request. Johansson is from Gotheburg, Sweden."
"According to the Washington Post, Pierre McGuire approached Lundqvist in the dressing room after the Rangers win and told him that Capitals assistant coach Calle Johansson asked for an autographed stick. Lundqvist reportedly smiled and asked a Rangers equipment manager to help him fulfill the request. Johansson is from Gotheburg, Sweden."
Well.. uh... play Xcom or FTL or Pinball FX 2, or wait for Pinball Arcade to come to Steam, etc etc!
And yes, I dont know really know what I'm doing in Civ V either really, but I've been doing it for 80 hours, with a few victories OriginofHysteria
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Lundqvist is awesome and he's becoming one of my favorite players in the league. I truly believe that the Rangers are going to be the team to represent the east in the SCF.
Damn, all this hate. I guess a lot of people are real salty.
You guys are really picking at straws aren't you, any thing to get a laugh. Keep staying upset over my "bandwagoning". At least I'm still in the playoffs Soc.
P.S. Nice detective work, you really got me with saying before and after that one time. Case Closed. :rollseyes:
P.P.S. Pretty funny that Leaf fans want me banned for friendly banter/shit talking in a sports thread. Grow up.
You guys are really picking at straws aren't you, any thing to get a laugh. Keep staying upset over my "bandwagoning". At least I'm still in the playoffs Soc.
P.S. Nice detective work, you really got me with saying before and after that one time. Case Closed. :rollseyes:
P.P.S. Pretty funny that Leaf fans want me banned for friendly banter/shit talking in a sports thread. Grow up.
I feel like I know what I'm doing in Civ V now, but I'd probably get raped (/pillaged) by a series vet.Well.. uh... play Xcom or FTL or Pinball FX 2, or wait for Pinball Arcade to come to Steam, etc etc!
CrazedArabMan
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Hey, get back to your off-season thread, only teams still left can yell at Queens fans!!
wsoxfan1214
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We will return. Stronger. Faster. And you will suffer our wrath.
Side Note: Kind of worried about you after hearing the Detroit news. Everything ok on your end?
OriginofHysteria
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If that was a shot at my post, do note that it was a tongue in cheek remark.