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“The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth.” - Rocky Balboa
44 mins ago - NEWARK, N.J. - A person familiar with the negotiations says several groups are vying to buy the financially strapped New Jersey Devils, and a ...
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NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said Thursday that the NHL has no plans to take over the New Jersey Devils.
Forbes.com reported earlier Thursday that the League was likely to take control of the Devils because of financial difficulties being experienced by the club, currently owned by Jeff Vanderbeek.
"The report is inaccurate," Daly said. "We continue to work with the Devils' organization on a framework that we believe will produce long-term stability for the franchise. That framework does not involve League intervention or management of the Club."
Tom Gulitti of The (Bergen) Record reported Thursday that a source said two groups are interested in buying the Devils and a deal could be closed within a matter of days. A second source told Gulitti that the deal might take longer, but the process of selling the team is "close to wrapping up."
Forbes reported that attorney Andrew Barroway was the lead of one group, but said in its report that group had backed out. However, The Record's report says that Barroway's group is still involved. A second group, headed by investment banker Josh Harris, has joined the bidding, according to Gulitti. Harris also owns the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, which he bought in 2011.
Maybe the Russians can buy the Devils. Kovalchuk can be captain.
I'd ice that lineup of old-timers against at least 20 of the 30 top lines in the NHL today. You know all these dudes, retired or not, still have a few years of top end play.
I'd ice that lineup of old-timers against at least 20 of the 30 top lines in the NHL today. You know all these dudes, retired or not, still have a few years of top end play.
Child hood line up
im sure they can beat 15/30 teams starting line up today
I was thinking today, it was a childhood dream of mine to take 10 penalty shots against an NHL goaltender.. back then I had all the confidence in the world and thought I would score no problem. My dad told me I was crazy, and he was right, I was 12. Took 10 years off hockey between the ages of 15-25 and have been playing the past 7 seasons. I wonder how many I would get in, if any, today.
Lu is clearly not the best in shootouts (although I was 9 rows right behind him when he stoned Crosby several years ago, EPIC) and I honestly think I'd get at least 1 in, maybe 2.. no offence to Lu, I think I'd get one in on any NHL goalie.
I just think it would be neat to see how much net he would take up as I skate down and look for a hole. Some goalies just seem to cover the entire net and I'm sure Lu would be even more intimidating than anyone I've ever played against... still, I'm fairly confident I'd get 1 or 2 in.. it would be awesome if I could somehow live out my childhood dream and take 10 against him.
/fantasy
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punkwax, I don't care what your friends say about you, you are gold!
I was thinking today, it was a childhood dream of mine to take 10 penalty shots against an NHL goaltender.. back then I had all the confidence in the world and thought I would score no problem. My dad told me I was crazy, and he was right, I was 12. Took 10 years off hockey between the ages of 15-25 and have been playing the past 7 seasons. I wonder how many I would get in, if any, today.
Lu is clearly not the best in shootouts (although I was 9 rows right behind him when he stoned Crosby several years ago, EPIC) and I honestly think I'd get at least 1 in, maybe 2.. no offence to Lu, I think I'd get one in on any NHL goalie.
I just think it would be neat to see how much net he would take up as I skate down and look for a hole. Some goalies just seem to cover the entire net and I'm sure Lu would be even more intimidating than anyone I've ever played against... still, I'm fairly confident I'd get 1 or 2 in.. it would be awesome if I could somehow live out my childhood dream and take 10 against him.
/fantasy
In a way, its a game of chicken... and in a fucked up way, the goalie probably has noo idea what you are capable of, but you have all the clips on youtube to analyze the goalie.
I was thinking today, it was a childhood dream of mine to take 10 penalty shots against an NHL goaltender.. back then I had all the confidence in the world and thought I would score no problem. My dad told me I was crazy, and he was right, I was 12. Took 10 years off hockey between the ages of 15-25 and have been playing the past 7 seasons. I wonder how many I would get in, if any, today.
Lu is clearly not the best in shootouts (although I was 9 rows right behind him when he stoned Crosby several years ago, EPIC) and I honestly think I'd get at least 1 in, maybe 2.. no offence to Lu, I think I'd get one in on any NHL goalie.
I just think it would be neat to see how much net he would take up as I skate down and look for a hole. Some goalies just seem to cover the entire net and I'm sure Lu would be even more intimidating than anyone I've ever played against... still, I'm fairly confident I'd get 1 or 2 in.. it would be awesome if I could somehow live out my childhood dream and take 10 against him.
/fantasy
you sound like this guy,at least he's got a story to tell now
I've always wondered - with my 6-7 years of recreational hockey, if you gave me a regular shift in a NHL game, how would I fare? Would I look like a total idiot and never even touch the puck?
__________________ Do Not Put Aftershave on Your Balls. -604CEFIRO Looks like I'm gonna have some hot sex again tonight...OOPS i got the 6 pack. that wont last me the night, I better go back and get the 24 pack! -Turbo E kinda off topic but obama is a dilf - miss_crayon Honest to fucking Christ the easiest way to get a married woman in the mood is clean the house and do the laundry.....I've been with the same girl almost 17 years, ask me how I know. - quasi
I've always wondered - with my 6-7 years of recreational hockey, if you gave me a regular shift in a NHL game, how would I fare? Would I look like a total idiot and never even touch the puck?
I've always wondered - with my 6-7 years of recreational hockey, if you gave me a regular shift in a NHL game, how would I fare? Would I look like a total idiot and never even touch the puck?
__________________ Do Not Put Aftershave on Your Balls. -604CEFIRO Looks like I'm gonna have some hot sex again tonight...OOPS i got the 6 pack. that wont last me the night, I better go back and get the 24 pack! -Turbo E kinda off topic but obama is a dilf - miss_crayon Honest to fucking Christ the easiest way to get a married woman in the mood is clean the house and do the laundry.....I've been with the same girl almost 17 years, ask me how I know. - quasi
I was thinking today, it was a childhood dream of mine to take 10 penalty shots against an NHL goaltender.. back then I had all the confidence in the world and thought I would score no problem. My dad told me I was crazy, and he was right, I was 12. Took 10 years off hockey between the ages of 15-25 and have been playing the past 7 seasons. I wonder how many I would get in, if any, today.
Lu is clearly not the best in shootouts (although I was 9 rows right behind him when he stoned Crosby several years ago, EPIC) and I honestly think I'd get at least 1 in, maybe 2.. no offence to Lu, I think I'd get one in on any NHL goalie.
I just think it would be neat to see how much net he would take up as I skate down and look for a hole. Some goalies just seem to cover the entire net and I'm sure Lu would be even more intimidating than anyone I've ever played against... still, I'm fairly confident I'd get 1 or 2 in.. it would be awesome if I could somehow live out my childhood dream and take 10 against him.
/fantasy
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I could probably score one in a hundred shots.
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I've always wondered - with my 6-7 years of recreational hockey, if you gave me a regular shift in a NHL game, how would I fare? Would I look like a total idiot and never even touch the puck?
Honestly sometimes we think these guys are overpaid bums but they are really gifted athletes (although still overpaid lol).
When you watch them up close in person you really learn to appreciate the athletism and skill they possess. Not only would you not even touch the puck but you should already consider yourself lucky that you can survive a shift without someone like Lucic sending you to the hospital in a stretcher haha ...
In a shootout situation, I also highly doubt you would be able to score ANY at all vs any NHL-caliber goalie (not to mention an All-World like Lu). Not to knock your hockey skills, but I'm willing to bet that your wrist-shot would probably look like a slow-motion floater to him.
Similarly in basketball, the "scrubs" in NBA like Kwame Brown and Andrea Bargnani would absolutely DEMOLISH every single person in Vancouver. In a game of 2 on 2, first to 5 points wins. Any of us would lose 100 out of 100 games guaranteed.
"Dream as if you will live forever, Live as if tomorrow will be your last." ~ James Dean "If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself." ~ Ferdinand Porsche There is no substitute.
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I would enjoy imagining a fantasy like that, but if an established NHL (backup) goalie took you seriously on 10 penalty shots, you probably wouldn't score any.
To compare our recreational beer league skills vs. people that get paid to play well and train almost year round, there's no comparison.
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The puck had rimmed around the boards behind the Flyers’ net and was headed directly to a Philadelphia player when it occurred to Detroit’s Johan Franzen, patrolling the right wing, that he should probably start backchecking. Then he spied Datsyuk along the far boards and decided to linger by the Flyers’ net for another second or two. Why not? Of all the lessons Franzen has learned playing on Datsyuk’s flank, the most important is, Expect anything. This time Franzen saw Datsyuk feint inside, jump to avoid a hit, knock the puck loose, corral it and whistle a cross-ice pass to him for a tap-in, game-tying goal. In the press box of Joe Louis Arena, Red Wings vice president Steve Yzerman turned to general manager Ken Holland and said, “In all my years in hockey, I’ve never seen a player do all the things that Pavel can do.” When asked where he got his skills from, Datsyuk responds that “There weren’t many pucks in Russia. I was poor and I had to protect mine.” The humblest man ever?
As for this one.. CTV vs CBC for NHL rights, yes CBC is negotiating with the NHL again for broadcast rights, outside of the money, CBC holds the upper hand....this article fact? or just an opinion
Nice article, though found it annoying they don't have the youtube clips associated with the plays they mention.
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Sonick is a genius. I won't go into detail what's so great about his post. But it's damn good!
2010 Toyota Rav4 Limited V6 - Wifey's Daily Driver
2009 BMW 128i - Daily Driver
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1987 BMW 325is - Sold
1990 Mazda Miata - Sold
Has anybody seen that postcard picture of Chris Higgins with his extended family at a barbecue in New Hampshire state? -checking out the hot blonde in the bikini, on the left side of the picture. Higgins? He's in the middle of the picture.
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Ehh picture is kinda small... plus, the sunglasses can hide a lot! Can't deny the hot body though.
__________________ Do Not Put Aftershave on Your Balls. -604CEFIRO Looks like I'm gonna have some hot sex again tonight...OOPS i got the 6 pack. that wont last me the night, I better go back and get the 24 pack! -Turbo E kinda off topic but obama is a dilf - miss_crayon Honest to fucking Christ the easiest way to get a married woman in the mood is clean the house and do the laundry.....I've been with the same girl almost 17 years, ask me how I know. - quasi
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