NHL: 2008 - 2009 season is upon us

[Grace]

the Dead Things

Such a pity – someone so ill informed. That expression hasn’t been used to describe the Red wings since the 1980’s. I’m pretty sure this is the 19th consecutive year the Wings have been in the play offs.

Oh yes, do the years 1997, 1998, 2002, 2007 rings any bells? Those are the years the dead things won Lord Stanley’s Cup.

See you in Detroit on Saturday night.

[RICHARD]

Oh yes, do the years 1997, 1998, 2002, 2007 rings any bells? Those are the years the dead things won Lord Stanley’s Cup.

See you in Detroit on Saturday night.

OOOOHHHHHHH!

Ma'am, you dropped your gloves!

And?

Thou shall not have false gods before (me)?

[Grace]

Richard - what gloves?

I have been a Wings fan for 43 years. There was once a time when I thought I would die without seeing them win THE CUP.

No false Gods - no snarky comments - just a prayer that they win one more.

[JenBKR]

Looks like it's rematch time! I guess the finals will be starting this weekend then...I would so, so love to see the Penguins win a Cup. I think the finals are going to be really exciting...GO PENS!

[RICHARD]

Richard - what gloves?

LOL, you are a real fan.

Us cretins only think of dropping the gloves when someone talks 'smack' about 'our' team.

For a moment I thought you and Puck were gonna throw rounds..

You called him out and I was just reminding you that all good hawkey scraps start with gloves and end with gravity!

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YOU mentioned Lord Stanley and I just wanted to remind you about Ice Rink Jesus!

[Grace]

LOL, you are a real fan.

Us cretins only think of dropping the gloves when someone talks 'smack' about 'our' team.
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Richard, to show you how much of a fan I really am . . . . . there once was a time when I worked the night shift. I would drive into work, listening to a hockey game on the radio. The broadcast was from Montreal, often in French!! Of course, I could figure out who scored because I could understand the announcers when they mentioned a specific players name.

One year, my son gave me a hockey puck autographed by Igor Larionov for Christmas. That's the kind of fan I am.

Edit - my favorite player's name, as pronounced by the French announcers, was Yvan Cournoyer

[RICHARD]

Edit - my favorite player's name, as pronounced by the French announcers, was Yvan Cournoyer

EE-Van Corn-Y-eh.


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[Puckstop31]

Such a pity – someone so ill informed. That expression hasn’t been used to describe the Red wings since the 1980’s. I’m pretty sure this is the 19th consecutive year the Wings have been in the play offs.

Oh yes, do the years 1997, 1998, 2002, 2007 rings any bells? Those are the years the dead things won Lord Stanley’s Cup.

See you in Detroit on Saturday night.

Lighten up, Grace. "The Dead Things", as used in the 90's was a light hearted reference to the AGE of the team.

It was all in good fun. Or did you purposely miss all the good things I have to say about the Wings?

[Puckstop31]

LOL, you are a real fan.

Us cretins only think of dropping the gloves when someone talks 'smack' about 'our' team.

For a moment I thought you and Puck were gonna throw rounds..

You called him out and I was just reminding you that all good hawkey scraps start with gloves and end with gravity!

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YOU mentioned Lord Stanley and I just wanted to remind you about Ice Rink Jesus!

LOL... NO way dude. Goalies don't fight, well usually not.

MY team didn't even make the playoffs.

[Puckstop31]

I hope the Pens coaching staff watched last night's game. The Wings played well, but the Hawks exposed a weakness... Stretch passes in the neutral zone. Speed. Osgood was, well, good. Huet was sick as well. Could have been a 6-7 game.


Going to be a good (I hope) finals series.

[RICHARD]

LOL... NO way dude. Goalies don't fight, well usually not.

MY team didn't even make the playoffs.

Don't feel badly. I have lived in Hawkey Purgatory for years.

psst, I am just trying to rile things up for the Finals. Could I get the Sin Bin for inciting a fight?


Luck to everyone!

[smokey the elder]

I'm rooting for the Penguins, since Detroit has won enough for awhile! It ought to be a good series.

[davidpizzica]

GO PENGUINS! I think it'll be great for Pittsburgh to win the Super Bowl AND take home Lord Stanley's Cup in the same year.

[Grace]

[davidpizzica]

Grace, there was a news story that was just on tv tonight. It would almost impossible for Detroit fans to buy octopus in Pittsburgh for the Stanley Cup series. You'd have to show some sort of Pittsburgh or Pa. idenification to buy it.