2010 Free Agency Live Thread
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 6:00 AM MDT
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Happy Canada Day! In honor of Canada's birthday, we have this raucous live thread going. Also, it's the start of NHL free agency. But, you already knew that. It's why you're here.
For those who are new here, free agency day live threads can be a blast. And today should be a very interesting day. The majority of MHH readers (about 2/3) think the Avalanche should be pursing Ilya Kovalchuk, but a source with the Avalanche has told Adrian Dater this won't be the case. The Avs could probably use another defenseman (Anton Volchenkov, Paul Martin and Zbynek Michalek were the three receiving the most votes in a MHH poll last week), but will the Avs spend ANY money? Are the Avalanche committed to building slowly (a tactic that no team I can think of has pulled of successfully in the age of the salary cap)...or are they still trying to keep costs at a bare minimum (the rumored Tom Preissing buyout would be an argument fort he latter). Or, is there some subterfuge involved? We'll know in a few hours.
I generally stick with the TSN trade tracker for trades. Of course, there are about a zillion twitter accounts now with breaking trade news. Dater always does a good job with breaking news on his feed. Of course, there's always Bob MacKenzie, Darren Dreger and Pierre Lebrun. There's a MHH feed too, but don't go there for breaking news...this thread is the best place for that.
We'll try to keep this main article update with moves today, but deals by the Avalanche and movement by former Avs; the only UFA the Avs are expected to retain is Matt Hendricks, and even that isn't a guarantee. Shane bids a fond farewell to our departing free agents over at Avs Talk. And Jibblescribbits has his picks for who the Avs should pursue.
Avalanche Signings:
Potential Avalanche Targets:
F Ilya Kovalchuk
F Alexander Frolov
F Matthew Lombardi
F Ray Whitney
F Raffi Torres
F Lee Stempiak
F Alex Ponikarovsky
F Yan Stastny
D Paul Martin
D Dan Hamhuis
D Anton Volchenkov
D Zbynek Michalek
D Willie Mitchell
D Kurt Foster
D Andy Sutton
D Pavel Kubina
D Henrick Tallinder
D Toni Lydman
D Jon Scott
2009-2010 Avalanche Players:
F Darcy Tucker
F Marek Svatos
F Matt Hendricks
F Stephane Yelle
F Chris Durno
F Brian Willsie
F Darren Haydar
F Julian Talbot
F Codey Burki
F Marty Sertich (signed with Swiss NLB)
D Brett Clark
D Ruslan Salei
D Brian Fahey
D Derek Peltier
D Wes O'Neill
D Brett Skinner
G Tyler Weiman
G John Grahame
Other Notable Former Avs:
F Paul Kariya
F Alex Tanguay - Calgary Flames, 1 year, $1.7 million
F Teemu Selanne
F Owen Nolan
F Brad May
F Tyler Arnason
D Derek Morris
D Martin Skoula
G Jose Theodore
G Andrew Raycroft
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And away we go! After my morning air shift…I’m gonna go grab a giant sammich at Wal-Mart and a big ole Pepsi Max, and listen to TSN while trying to pay attention to the news
Help help! I'm being repressed!
I’ll be sitting here in Ghana. Luckily its a national holiday, so I have plenty of time to check in, oh, every 3 seconds or so.
Also, send some of that food and drink my way.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Aph on Jul 1, 2010 7:10 AM MDT up reply actions
Like you wouldn’t believe.
We went out to a local bar to watch the US – Ghana match. It was seriously one of the best sporting events of my life, and I wasn’t even at the game. Of course I have to put up with everyone giving me guff about the US loss now.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Aph on Jul 1, 2010 7:16 AM MDT up reply actions
This will be my first Free Agency or rather the first time I’m actively following! Any advice on specific websites, trackers, whom to follow on Twitter, etc. ?
look up. or did you want more than that?
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 6:56 AM MDT up reply actions
Oops! :/ Gotta admit, that I scrolled right to the comments, without reading the article first! My bad!
no problem. you aren’t the first and wont be the last
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, nobody gives a shit about content, it’s all about the internet chatting.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
This might be the Avs new marketing slogan by the end of the day.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 7:33 AM MDT up reply actions
not exactly
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:46 AM MDT up reply actions
You mean Mike let you out of the kitchen long enough to read this?
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
Ha! Haven’t heard the “barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen” joke in a while.
Sad thing is I knew somebody who believes that’s the way things should be.
I’ve always wanted to know, do you post something, log off, let Mike log on, post, log off and then you log back on?
The existence of flamethrowers is proof that someone, somewhere, said to himself, "I want to set those people over there on fire, but I don't feel like walking over there to do it."
Screw the Wings.
What time do I get to start actively being disappointed the Avs aren’t trying to sign Kovi? (i.e. what time can free agents officially start signing?)
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
Just be pro-active and start now.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Aph on Jul 1, 2010 7:11 AM MDT up reply actions
12:15 eastern
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:13 AM MDT up reply actions
Way ahead of you
I started yesterday as soon as Dater posted his blog. But There’s still some small glimmer of hope that PL is lying through his teeth to Dater in order to throw other teams off (even though that’s not his style at all, but it could be Sherman’s style… right? Right???).
But I fully anticipate that sliver being crushed, and want to know when the guillotine is falling.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 7:15 AM MDT up reply actions
I’ve already started writing the “cheap bastards” article in my head
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:19 AM MDT up reply actions
Even though I keep saying “let’s see what they actually do” It still feels like they are being unreasonably cheap, even though nothing has happened yet. I’m still going to wait until we get close to the season, but It wouldn’t shock me to be a “near the salary floor” type team.
Maybe they are just saving the cap room for Forsberg though!
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 7:31 AM MDT up reply actions
Hopefully it will be the kariya/Salannie deal. “it was to good to pass up” excuse
by avalanchejef on Jul 1, 2010 11:36 AM MDT up reply actions
not off to a great start
Firefox is having issues with the site (mostly due to work filters and all the facebook “enhancements”). I can either deal with 10 nag boxes every time I refresh the site…or use IE and lose my adblock extension. It’s a tough choice
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:32 AM MDT reply actions
I thought we weren’t supposed to block the adds so mike could afford his Arbys
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 7:34 AM MDT up reply actions
yeah, probably shouldn’t have put that in writing. don’t tell Mike, okay?
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:36 AM MDT up reply actions
are the ads random? Because if they’re focused I get a lot of women’s clothing ads. Not that I wouldn’t look fabulous, but it’s not quite my thing.
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 1, 2010 9:42 AM MDT up reply actions
Chrome
It’s the way of the future
Dear Colorado Avalanche: Thank you for the excitement, see you in October.
That’s a funny way to spell Kovy.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Aph on Jul 1, 2010 7:41 AM MDT up reply actions
I know he was traded to the leafs just hoping we wouldve made an offer for him. Were not getting Kovy (just trying not to give my hopes up)
Yup, what Dario said. That being said Versteeg is a project. He has moments of “HOLY SHIT!” in the good way…then there is the other 80% of the time. He wasn’t nicknamed “Verstoopid” for nothing.
He has gotten better as a player, a complete player…but he still has major Clark brainfarts
Help help! I'm being repressed!
I just don’t like the name. too weird.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:46 AM MDT up reply actions
I always wanted to do one of those Academy Awards recently deceased tribute videos for departing Avalanche. Somber music and applause included.
and the loudest cheers for Tucker
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Its 10:50 pm here in Japan (active duty Air Force) and I cant decide if I should stay up and watch the frenzy on NHL.com and hangout on this thread or should I just give up on the kovy deal and go to bed?
go sleep for 3 or 4 hours and then get up and watch the festivities
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 7:50 AM MDT up reply actions
Sleep. Even if the Avs are playing it takes hours for all this stuff to come in.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 1, 2010 9:22 AM MDT up reply actions
Honest opinions, what do you truly think were gonna get done today? Just some depth moves or a big splash or hell even neither.
what do you truly think were gonna get done today
I’m thinking several six packs, maybe a handle of something just good enough to not make me go blind.
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by FiveJeffFingerDiscount on Jul 1, 2010 8:06 AM MDT up reply actions
All right, MHH brethren.
I see a bunch of names I don’t recognize, several powers that be, and a few others that oughta be powers that be. We’re off to a good start.
Time to start dominatin! Naturally, that means sitting around gaming while waiting for my Twitter to explode. Yeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
FREE AGENCY DAY. Also, LeBron. There. Got it out of the way early.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
They raised the corpse of Lyndon B. Johnson to be in the NBA? Leave it to David Stern…
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
HEY
I meant to ask you, since you’re one of the bigger dorks around here that I actually communicate with on occasion. Are you into Transformers at all? I seem to remember you enjoying them but I couldn’t exactly remember.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
You hear about the new vidya game released?
I’m installing it now. Will probably ramble about it on FB later but it got really good reviews. First time I’ve ever been excited for a Transformers game.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Agreed,
but this new one has given me my last legit ray of hope.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
that does look sweet, I’m going to finish red dead redemption before I go out and get it. BTW RDR is the bomb, I never had this much fun playing GTA and the story is actually good (i say that without knowing the ending).
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 1, 2010 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Old cartoon Transformers? Good times. Shia Leboooofer and the crap that Hollywood puts out now? Not so much
Help help! I'm being repressed!
Did that really even need to be said? I mean really?
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Aph on Jul 1, 2010 8:12 AM MDT up reply actions
Quick discussion:
What’s worse: The Michael Bay version of Transformers or Go-Bots?
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Go-Bots.
Easily. I hate Michael Bay but at least LISTENING to Optimus talk was amazing. Nothing about Go-Bots was amazing.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Michael Bay
Couldn’t direct traffic
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by Nemesis44UK on Jul 1, 2010 9:07 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
That would be awesome. So many flying car explosions.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 1, 2010 9:24 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hmmm, Go-Bots have the nostalgia behind them…Michael Bay just sucks at pretty much everything
Help help! I'm being repressed!
That said
the fake Michael Bay twitter feed was pretty humorous.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 8:15 AM MDT up reply actions
the fake Michael Bay twitter feed was pretty humorous.
So was the fake Brian Burke. Until BB lost his cool and threatened to sue DGB
My opinion is worth about what you paid for it: Nothing.
BB lost his cool?
Surely you jest.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Did he have someone break the author’s neck?
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"I am a business major in college after all." - One MHR commenter's rationale for knowing more about the Denver Broncos than I do. LOL.
by Bob in Boulder on Jul 1, 2010 9:52 AM MDT up reply actions
from what i’ve heard, some moronic reported asked him a question based on a tweet from the fake account.
Is it October yet?!
Yeah
“reporter” (it was Eklund asking him if it was really his account)
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 9:55 AM MDT up reply actions
that’s not true, he is really good at blowing things up—everything else he does suck at.
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 1, 2010 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions
We already talked about this today!
Still, you haven’t been able to say “free agency 2010” without LeBron for the past TWO YEARS. I’m stoked to enjoy real free agency that doesn’t involve….weird, awkward courtship.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
What?
You mean the Chop Shop is for something OTHER than kittens????
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Yes, we talked about it, but some people weren’t privvy to my Facebook ramblings
Help help! I'm being repressed!
Well dump my “friendship” would be a good start…though your wife gave me a depressing fact about kids last night…the “my child was up once a night until 14 months.” Oy vey
Help help! I'm being repressed!
Yeah, but she was breast-feeding, so unless you’ve spliced your genes to give you man-milk, just learn to sleep heavier when your better half gets up.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Wear a chest protector. It has the added bonus of reeking so fierce her eyes will tear up and she won’t be able to aim accurately.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
I could bring my skates to bed…works about the same in the smell department. Plus the added bonus of a sharp object
Help help! I'm being repressed!
But the sheets man, think of the sheets. And if you ever get her to agree to some happy fun time, it’s just awkward.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
So you’re saying buy kevlar sheets and only wear the skates 364 nights a year?
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You’ll never get her to agree to that.
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Wow. Just read this, and Mike is kinda right. He was up with me at first, but after about the 6 month mark when it was just once a night, he slept right on through. Pisses me off to this day.
Sounds like grounds for divorce to me. Just two more years to go and I’ll take the Oklahoma bar exam just to ensure I can help you out.
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hell, i have a 3 week old daughter, and the gf won’t let me get up at night with her… i offer to take the night shift and everything when i’m not working in the morning, but she does it anyway.
maybe an internet pipe froze and burst
mwuahaha
Well that’s no fair, my wife is more than happy to stay in bed if I offer to do anything overnight. Or if the boys are up before 6 on a weekend…
Help help! I'm being repressed!
With my daughter my wife would get up and feed her, then hand her to me so I could get her back to sleep. Since my wife was working and I wasn’t at that time it worked. With our other two children, she wasn’t/isn’t working, so I sleep as best I can.
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I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
I can’t wait until my wife gets mad at me for this. I am a really heavy sleeper.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 8:52 AM MDT up reply actions
Maybe that’s my problem. I have always been a light sleeper. My wife says I can hear a pin drop 3 houses away…meanwhile, she could sleep through a nuclear attack
Help help! I'm being repressed!
The breastfeeding thing does make it hard to share, I’ll admit. I just want him to wake up if I have to, dammit! Doesn’t make sense, but there you are.
Playboy
Should do a pictorial – hot nekkid ladies wearing skates…
Hmmmmm
My opinion is worth about what you paid for it: Nothing.
Time Killer
Have you guys and gals seen this? The reviews are awesome.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Just waitin for that gold box deal.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
That thing looks like the atomic clock in Prague.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 8:17 AM MDT up reply actions
Err
astrological clock. slight difference.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 8:18 AM MDT up reply actions
According to the reviews, you can use it to divide by zero.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
I DESERVE EXCELLENCE.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Jon McAwesome's review of the watch is hysterical.
Chuck Norris riding into the Super Bowl on the back of Godzilla and round house kicking the crowd is no where near as awesome as this priceless poon magnet. When I was just moments from sending my $100k to some needy neo-hippie help group, I stumbled onto this gem. It was like the heavens opened and Jesus himself appeared with this same watch on. I mean how can you not follow Jesus when he’s rocking a watch of this caliber. So I asked “What would Jesus do?” Jesus pimp smacked me and said “Forget those hippies, buy the watch!” I was like “HECK YEAH.”
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Almost all of them made me rofl.
This is example #354807342590125792345 why I love the internet.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Song of the moment that’s rocking the news studio in Waukegan, IL. “Squeeze Me Macaroni” by Mr. Bungle. People are looking at me a bit strange
Help help! I'm being repressed!
I'm listening to Dragonforce.
My neighbors judge me all over again everyday.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Ah Dragonforce! Seen them last year at Rock am Ring here in Germany! They had an amazing keytar player! Keytars rock!!
MY SPIRIT WILL GOOOOO ONNNNNN
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They're terrible.
Really, really terrible. I just need something with insanely quick drums and can justify turning up the volume to.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Percussion Gun
by White Rabbits
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 8:39 AM MDT up reply actions
I can't believe I missed this comment
but hell yes. Any music that ends yup on Friday Night Lights is automatically winrar.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
I love when this song appears while running on my ipod.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 9:03 AM MDT up reply actions
Hahaha
Touche.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Terrible? A power metal version of Journey? They’re freakin’ amazing, if you ask me. Some of the best solos ever!
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
Ugghhh
The music I can dig but listening to this guy sing, oh good god. I have to put so much effort into not scooping my eyeballs out with a spork it’s almost not worth it.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Clearly not a power metal fan. It’s OK.
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I love their sound. Their videos make me chuckle, when they show the close-ups of the guitar solos.
Help help! I'm being repressed!
And Herman Li takes a swig of his beer while The Other Guy shreds. So good.
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It's completely mood dependent.
One day, DragonForce is the greatest band in history. The next, kill me. Today is a great day. I just wish I could listen to the music only.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
It’s tough to find really good instrumental power metal bands. The singing is kind of part and parcel.
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Gotta Run
Me and StructuralPoke gotta go inhale some asbestos. Hopefully be back at lunch.
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Dan Hinote joining Blue Jackets coaching staff according to Andy Strickland
http://twitter.com/andystrickland/status/17495717962
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 8:31 AM MDT reply actions
As someone who has lived in Columbus
Bringing any woman to Columbus is a bad idea.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 8:40 AM MDT up reply actions
I’m not sure it’s ever been done before
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 8:40 AM MDT up reply actions
Let’s see here…Andy Sutton is 6’6", 245. So he’s out.
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At least this criteria excludes John Scott, as well.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Sutton hasn’t been bought out either, so he’s double out
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 8:37 AM MDT up reply actions
Over 100 comments with nearly two hours before the nonsense even begins. We’re gonna need a backup thread for sure.
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last year’s was 600 something, right?
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 8:39 AM MDT up reply actions
Uh, anything after 2008 is pretty fuzzy to me, sorry.
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I cheated – I looked last night.
I think our biggest is 1200 for one of the playoff games (probably the sandwich match)
650 something was the 2009 free agency thread I think
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 8:42 AM MDT up reply actions
The nonsense begun a long time ago.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 8:40 AM MDT up reply actions
Stocks getting another kick in the teeth today. Just to seem like I am doing the job they are paying me for
Help help! I'm being repressed!
Since we're just killing time
this is my recent obsession. Several hours already dumped into it.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
sell me on it
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 8:48 AM MDT up reply actions
Errrrrrrr
I’m a huge dork, so it was an extremely easy sell for me. It’s all about customization, really. I like having all the ability to customize the look and feel of my desktop and easy access to my most used programs. I like having email updates pop up on my desktop without having to sign in to read any of them and leaving myself notes in the morning when I wakeup. The first thing I do everyday when I roll outta bed is hop on the compy and check the news and start crackin on my To-Do List. With some of these add-ons and such, everything is right there in front of me. No more forgetting to do anything.
It’s very easy to learn to use as long as you put some time into it (I had 2 hours to kill the other day and that was about all I needed) and if you’re really into putting your stamp on everything you own, it’s really an awesome addition. Also, it’s free, which owns. Tons of user created content if you don’t feel like doing EVERYTHING on your own and most of the best designers are artists and do this kind of stuff for fun. Very high quality program.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
okay, I might give it a whirl
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 9:04 AM MDT up reply actions
If you do, be patient with it.
There’s some language to learn and there will certainly be some missteps. As with all good technology, the tools are there, you just have to learn when and how to use them. Also nice is that it’s constantly being tweaked and patched with upgrades.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
I was told there would be cake.
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My recent obsession… all 3 seasons on 5 days. I started using meth just so I could watch it.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Jul 1, 2010 9:24 AM MDT up reply actions
Did the same thing 2 weeks ago.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Wait, Wait...
You started using meth 2 weeks ago? =(
"That F******* sandwich had it coming!" -Mike@MHH
Oh man, what did you think of it? Its on my list. As well as Mad Men, The Brotherhood, The Tudors, True Blood… Man I could watch TV shows for the rest of the off season! Maybe thats how I should fill my time…
Thanks Joe...
Can't watch True Blood
Got through most of season 1 and tbh thought it really sucked. Bad acting, ugly leading man, too much swearing, paper thin plot…
Sorry.
My opinion is worth about what you paid for it: Nothing.
You know, I thought I’d like it for the soft core porn, but then I realized I could get all the soft core porn I want (which isn’t much, honestly) from the internet without all the stupid dialogue and lame stories about vampires.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
Depends on the lady. My fiance prefers to cut to the chase. She’s a keeper.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
I don’t even know what that means but I like the sound of it.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
Don’t think I don’t still lurk around.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
He prefers to lurk under your bed.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Jul 1, 2010 10:39 AM MDT up reply actions
technically not locked in yet though – might want to keep that under wraps
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 9:38 AM MDT up reply actions
As if marriage makes somebody “locked in” these days…
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Now THAT’s the cynicism that only $60,000k tuition to law school can buy.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 9:41 AM MDT up reply actions
I was amazingly mediocre in Contracts. My unfortunate situation is this: my best grades, by far, have been in Criminal Law and Business Orgs. I’d take a job as a prosecutor or a public defender but I can’t justify the pay cut. And I don’t have the overall grades to get hired by the big corporate firms. Sigh.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
You can start out in government like the solicitors office. Not a progressive kind of practice though and not many people leave once they start.
Same problem here with pay: Commonwealth Attorneys (our state workhorses) start at around $36k a year. I can’t justify that in any way, considering I already make more now with a bachelor’s degree and I’ll be carrying debt from school. I have no idea how they find anybody to work for the state here.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
Mike’s brother just finished a stint clerking with a federal judge in Mississippi. I don’t think he got paid very well either, but it put a feather in his cap. Then he got hired on with a firm in Hattiesburg. Don’t know exactly what kind of law they practice.
Yeah, as of right now I don’t have the grades for a clerkship. Clerks and big firm kids are all top 10%. I’m creeping higher every semester, but I still have a way to go.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
I know nothing of it, but if I catch up on the show then I have some girls that get together and watch it every week. I would like to attend, even tho its not so much for the show itself. And I have heard that its pretty decent, especially in the second season.
Thanks Joe...
I thought that was only for teenaged girls who like worse acting than the Star Wars prequels
Help help! I'm being repressed!
Ha! Mike would shoot me. I don’t think I could stomach the Twilight stuff. I like Sookie ‘cause she’s a woman who stands up for herself. Bella just seems like a whiner.
I saw a review this morning that summed up the Twilight series.
“The whole series is about a moron named Bella who can’t decide who she wants to lose her virginity to. The end. This movie is better than the first two, but that’s like saying you only lost one arm in that car accident, when you could have lost both.”
Help help! I'm being repressed!
That tweet you dug up
comparing soccer and Twilight was spot on.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Now I have to go look thru Chi’s facebook to figure out what you guys are talking about.
Thanks Joe...
I’ll save you the trouble:
Twilight and Soccer are the same thing. People run around for 2 hours, no one scores, and it’s millions of fans say you just don’t understand
Help help! I'm being repressed!
Soccer I can watch, to enjoy twilight you have to be a teenage girl.
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by Americanario on Jul 1, 2010 10:43 AM MDT up reply actions
Stupid Twilight
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 9:41 AM MDT up reply actions
Tell me about it, I think I’m being dragged to it tonight by the wife…(I wonder if I can sneak my Ipod in and listen to music the whole time?)
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
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by Americanario on Jul 1, 2010 10:42 AM MDT up reply actions
Have fun with that.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 10:44 AM MDT up reply actions
This IS how I fill my time.
Not kidding, dude. I watch so many shows, almost all of them terrible, that it gets overwhelming.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
I have decided only to watch ‘good’ shows. Of course, it kinda depends on what people think of as good, but I have only given up on a couple of shows that I started. I am currently keeping up on Treme, The Boondocks, and Justified. And I am snagging the True Bloods that air just so I have them for the future. Oh, and I think that Entourage started back up, I have to be sure to keep up with that.
Thanks Joe...
Well, I’ve never seen the show, and I live in Louisville, which is pretty different than the rest of Kentucky. So I’m probably no help.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
Justified rocks…… we’re going through Eureka on netflix as well, which cracks me up…. silly, bad science, but we enjoy it.
New season of Eureka is about to start. July 7th I think.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
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by Americanario on Jul 1, 2010 10:45 AM MDT up reply actions
Justified dominates.
Straight up.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Yup. Very pro-Justified. I love how its mostly Deadwood, except in modern-day Kentucky.
Thanks Joe...
exactly…. I miss Deadwood….
I saw a biography show the other day that said Ed O’Neill (Married with Children) was originally up for the role of Sweringen but he wasn’t interested. Thank GOD he didn’t get it and it went to Ian McShane.
I always found myself cursing alot more after watching an episode of Deadwood…. weird huh?
I like it a lot. It’s up there with Dexter in my book.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Jul 1, 2010 9:38 AM MDT up reply actions
That should be your first investment.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Jul 1, 2010 9:40 AM MDT up reply actions
I love Breaking Bad
I just need to finish up the last 4 episodes of BSG so I can start the 2nd season
well, my sis is getting married today
so I’m doing all of that stuff in estes park after ~12:30 today. I’m super excited for her and the wedding, but I’m going to miss all of the FAF stuff. I can’t even get texts at this place. :(
I thought Fridays are the new thing. Never heard of a Thursday wedding
Help help! I'm being repressed!
someone at work is flying out somewhere for a MONDAY wedding…… guess that’s one way to find out who you’re real friends are
As an engaged man, I can testify that our research has revealed that weekday weddings can be 50% cheaper than weekend weddings. For real.
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That’s true, but think of your guests. Having to take off work and everything could be a hassle. (mom off) Of course ours was 3 hours away from where all our guests lived, so we didn’t really consider them either.
Once you realize how much money you are spending on what’s essentially a 4-5 hour party, screw the guests.
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by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 9:30 AM MDT up reply actions
Me and the wife did the drive through wedding in vegas. Best 60 bucks I ever spent! Top off on the Jeep, preacher hangin out the window like Arby’s. Priceless. Then preceded to get so hammered I passed out by 8. I love Vegas.
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by Av O.C.D. on Jul 1, 2010 9:57 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
That’s why I dont like Friday weddings. They always happen smack dab in the middle of rush hour, and here in Chicagoland…that makes it tough to get to those places
Help help! I'm being repressed!
because it’s just like disneyland! but with (more) guns!
maybe an internet pipe froze and burst
mwuahaha
Because basically everyone from outside the actual city filters in in the morning…then filters out in the afternoon. So everything in an 8 county area surrounding the actual city gets lumped into “Chicago”
Help help! I'm being repressed!
Same thing happens in Toronto.
Except they call the surrounding area the GTA.
Dear Colorado Avalanche: Thank you for the excitement, see you in October.
What guests? We have no friends.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
Oh yeah, them. We have to invite them?
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
My fiance and I are vegetarians. Thanksgiving is already awkward enough.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
Are you kidding?
This has been an enlightening thread. You suck at Contracts, you’re engage, you don’t eat meat, and you can’t even speak to the validity of anything Justified.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
I don’t suck at contracts, I’m just mediocre. Bs in both Contracts I and II.
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Mediocre in contracts
You should easily be able to land a job in the NHL then.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 9:54 AM MDT up reply actions
I’ve already got an offer from Calgary.
Mile High Hockey: Significantly better than the experts predicted, just like the Avalanche.
But everyone knows that the more pain something felt when it died – the tastier it is!
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Aph on Jul 1, 2010 9:50 AM MDT up reply actions
And de-fur them with tweezers before hand. Its a slow process, but TOTALLY worth it.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Aph on Jul 1, 2010 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions
There’s a forest fire up in Estes Park. Good omen.
by Dario on Jul 1, 2010 9:12 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I drove to estes on saturday with a fire burning along 34. Its the small things that make you feel like a badass.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 1, 2010 9:29 AM MDT up reply actions
TSN will probably also have a live feed.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 9:15 AM MDT up reply actions
won’t work for your American friends.
(NHL.com will be streaming it though, I think it starts at 2pm e)
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 1, 2010 9:16 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh, I didn’t realize. Sorry guys.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 9:17 AM MDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t that be nice?
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 9:18 AM MDT up reply actions
Free agency news just in, Avs sign obscure young foetus, Rick Pracey says “he really jumped around the womb, he has a great work ethic, although he needs to bulk up before the big show”
In other news: Kovie goes to LA for a $10 mil per year, 20 year deal
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Happy Canada Day!!!
To all our MHH brethren who continue to suffer under the yoke of the British Crown!!!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - Much more gooderer than last year!
:)
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 9:41 AM MDT up reply actions
A great present would be Kovie wearing the Burgundy and Blue.
Dear Colorado Avalanche: Thank you for the excitement, see you in October.
I’m anxiously awaiting my latest opportunity to be underwhelmed!
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by Dario on Jul 1, 2010 9:44 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Is it sad that every now and then I try to use it on another site?
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 9:45 AM MDT up reply actions
Woot, glad I’m not the only one~
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 10:02 AM MDT up reply actions
Same here…every site that allows comments should adopt the power of the “Z”
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by Americanario on Jul 1, 2010 10:49 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh, that would be great!
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
by Sandie Gauthier on Jul 1, 2010 10:50 AM MDT up reply actions
I tried using it on twitter last night
no joke
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by Bob in Boulder on Jul 1, 2010 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions
first avs news of the day
doesn’t look good for Hendricks sticking around per AD
Is it October yet?!
why a trade? why wouldn’t they justb sign him since he’s a UFA?
by hockeyexpert on Jul 1, 2010 9:50 AM MDT up reply actions
good question…. McKenzie didn’t mention anything about re-signing him. maybe they did a sign and trade?
that would make philly move coburn I bet, Avs should go after him regardless. They have cap issues already so somebody would be on the move if they sign him.
by hockeyexpert on Jul 1, 2010 9:54 AM MDT up reply actions
Coburn must be asking for > 4m, because Mez makes 4m. This move seems crazy to me from Philly’s perspective. Don’t they need a goalie?
that’s where I was going with that, if they sign him and a goalie (they resigned Leighton but I’m sure he’s the no 2 in their minds as they are poised to make a run at cup) they would have to dump some guys. Rumor has it even Carter may be available (he’s at 5M yr) and how nice would he look on avs. Maybe they don’t think coburn is worth the dough. He had a shitty plus/minus last year
by hockeyexpert on Jul 1, 2010 10:01 AM MDT up reply actions
Mez is under contract for a long time…?
I don’t understand this from Philly’s perspective. Mez is overpaid.
oops, was thinking volchenkov, sorry. Still valid pt with coburn though
by hockeyexpert on Jul 1, 2010 9:56 AM MDT up reply actions
half an hour til we get to watch everyone else sign free agents!
maybe an internet pipe froze and burst
mwuahaha
why do we need anybody, Jones, Yip and Galiardi are all future first team all-stars according to lots of peeps on this site. Right there with Sharp, Hossa, Bolland for sure! Plus, we have like 5 future all-star d-men in the minors. In 2-3 years they could help.
by hockeyexpert on Jul 1, 2010 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions
God damn dude.
It took you TWO posts to start antagonizing people. I can enjoy a long troll as much as anyone, but you’re losing your touch.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
sorry, just trying to have a little fun before the fun
by hockeyexpert on Jul 1, 2010 9:56 AM MDT up reply actions
MHR troll: Anyone who questions anything McD does.
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by Bob in Boulder on Jul 1, 2010 10:14 AM MDT up reply actions
Not even that
But questioning ANYTHING over there. I had a brief stint of telling author’s their posts were pointless drivel and they got all butthurt.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by A.J. Haefele on Jul 1, 2010 10:15 AM MDT up reply actions
I havent been over there in like a year. I will do my own research, thank you very much.
Thanks Joe...
It's allllllllll bad.
Complaining about author’s bias and pulling quotes from random blogs??? A fanbase that’s convinced the world is against them. So annoying.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by A.J. Haefele on Jul 1, 2010 10:18 AM MDT up reply actions
Complaining about author’s bias and pulling quotes from random blogs??? A fanbase that’s convinced the world is against them. So annoying.
Are you telling me the Broncos have become Red Wings fans?
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jul 1, 2010 10:20 AM MDT up reply actions