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2012 NHL Offseason Thread

Oh, and I haven't discovered yet if I will be able to watch the Redskins at Steelers game on Sunday. Not sure if I want to with the jerseys the Steelers are slated to wear. Seriously? They look like they belong in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Man, you are not lying! They are about the most hideous jerseys imaginable. It's like they intentionally want to look like a bad joke. Just friggin' awful... :rollno:
 
OK, can this possibly the next Chara?:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highs...s-6-foot-5-12-old-faced-unique-144916211.html

Kid is only 12 years old and is 6' 5-1/2" and 192 pounds. Looks like the dad skating next to his son in the pic in this article:

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If he has any talent and can develop it... Whoa! But he's a forward? WTH?

At that age and being that size, I hope he doesn't develop any kind of bone disorders or heart condition. I'd say don't push him too hard into sports and let him have a normal childhood, well....as normal as he could have at 6'5".
 
Just finishing up watching Charlotte Checkers beat the Grand Rapids Griffins in the AHL 6-4 coming back from being down 4-1. Fox Sports Detroit seems to be picking up the Griffins games (Detroit's AHL team) since the NHL is shut down. At least it's some hockey to watch even if I have to listen to Mickey Redmond and company.
 
I'm with the family at the Yale/Dartmouth game tonight. Brown/Dartmouth tomorrow night.

NHL can stick it. This is a blast, and so far I've spent less than $50 for all of us to park, grab a snack, and attend the game.

-Mike
 
One of my best buds texted me yesterday insisting that we'd do the pool for this year's hockey season. He was getting carried away with the fact that the NHL & NHLPA were talking for the 4th day in a row, as if that's any indication that they're coming close to an agreement.

Telling him they did the same thing in September and nothing came of it still didn't change his opinion. Today, Bob McKenzie tweeted that all sources he talked to stated that they pretty much just spun their wheels the entire time.

That seemed to finally be enough to bring him back to reality. lol!
 
The puck drops in Hanover in about 16 minutes. Rensselaer is in town tonight, Union tomorrow. Brought my son with me again tonight, but the wife stayed home. Another couple joined us.

Yay for college hockey!

-Mike
 
MJ5150 said:
It sure does. Did you watch any of the Super Series? I saw the one where QMJHL won 5-3.

-Mike

I thought it was 5-2?

I watched the first game, where Canada lost and in typical Russian Dog* fashion, they were outplayed most of the game but got all the bounces and scored on all their opportunities.


*this term only applies while they're on the ice, if you catch my drift.