Spiff

Alright so many people are banking on the idea that "anything can happen". Yes anything can happen, anything good or bad. Taking into account the talent on this roster and the talent on other rosters I would lean toward the bad. But it is true that it is impossible to argue with the dream scenarios, they are definitely possible. Hooray for dream scenarios.

For the dual purpose they just need a few more rubber mats to put over the ice. And they're not really eliminating the expensive seats, they're eliminating the cheapest seats.

In that case, why don't I just do it all myself? I despise green but the potential for outrage was too great.

There was even more tonight, Bruins kicked their ass all over the ice . The fight with Barnaby and Boynton was funny because Barnaby kept telling the refs to back off even though he was getting his ass kicked.

More talented? Probably. Better? No. They are not mutually exclusive. Todd Maronivich was talented, where did that get him? Brady is better, he gets it done when Manning doesn't. Whatever quality that is, he has more of it.

I am reminded of a bit by Lenny Bruce. The heroin addict doing life sits with his cell mate who's also doing life. "I'm a heroin addict, I started smoking marijuana, a stepping stone, right to heroin. But what happened to you? There's blood on your hands, you murdered, you killed six kids in a craps game. (A true story) You're possessed with gambling, it's a disease with you. Who taught you this foul practice, where'd you learn it??" "I started with bingo in the catholic church."

T.J. Ford won player of the year though.

Alright, well even if they somehow fulfill all the potential (a BIG if with this team), and the Royals and Twins roll over, and the Sox take the division, are they really anywhere? They'll have to play either New York or Boston in the first round. Will another first round exit really satisfy anyone here?

For those Silver Anniversary teams, there was an emphasis placed on how long the players played college ball. I know Webber only played two years, and I'm pretty sure Howard and Thomas didn't stay the full four.

$20 million is not eaten up by the 21st and 32 overall picks. And Colvin will be back next year, so I don't know what you mean there.

It is a known fact that the 80's had more scoring. Goalies had less padding, there wasn't as much trapping, grabbing and holding. Look at the goal numbers that led the league every year. Notice anything? Where it used to take 70-80 goals to lead the league, now it only takes about 50-60. Brodeur started playing in '93-'94. Roy started in '85-'86. Obvioiusly it was more difficult being a goalie back then when there were more goals being scored, so his numbers (which are still comparable to Brodeur's) are going to be inflated because of the era. If you are not aware of the goal fluctuation that occurred in the eighties and the subsequent dip in scoring of the nineties, or at least won't concede it once you are aware of it, then there's no point in having this discussion. Brodeur is a good goalie, but no way is he better than Roy. Show me where an "expert" said he was.

Uh, no that's not it. Roy played in the 80's when there was a lot more scoring. Brodeur has played his whole career in the nineties behind that New Jersey defensive wall. Roy is the best goalie of all-time.

Borchard should be like 7th. He's terrible.

No way they'd give up 2 first rounders and a second for a first and a third just to move up 7 spots. no way in hell.

IF Manning had a defense. And Brady could be better IF he was throwing to Marvin Harrison and handing off to Edgerrin James. IFs don't matter, results do. Roy doesn't hold a candle to Brodeur? HA. You say Brady's greatness is a product of his team. Look at Brodeur with the Devils. Trap trap trap, get one goal and sit back on defense. You could put Steve Shields on the Devils and they'd win the Cup. Brodeur has never even won the Vezina, Roy won it 3 times. This year Brodeur is 7th in GAA and 15th in save pct, real spectacular numbers.

I'm not sayin change them in the middle of the season. It's something they could accomplish over the off-season though.

That crossed my mind, but I couldn't remember who was in it and I was going on memory. I figured it was up there but I didn't want to name it if I wasn't sure.

How does a team win 86 games, lose half the team, sign nobody and have a better chance? I envy some people's ability to lie to themselves.

What they need to do is play on international sized rinks. Everyone likes olympic hockey, no? So why not make the ice bigger, so the Devils can't trap people to death, make takes spread out and pass, it will be ten times better. No more grabbing and high sticks all the time. Also they should use the international rule with automatic icing.

I was right here saying Manning was overrated, because those defenses were awful and any QB would have torn them apart. New England was playing a good team in Tennessee. Best secondary of the last 20 years, if not all-time? I'm big on the Pats, but I would hesitate before I made that claim. 2001 Ravens had Rod Woodson, Chris McAlister, Duane Starks and Carnell Lake. 1994 49ers had Deion, Merton Hanks, Tim McDonald and Eric Davis. There have been other comparable, if not better ones.

ah I'm not tryin to compete but I've probably seen him play as much or more. unless you have directv and the nfl package, in which case you win.

When I die, 100% of me gets creamated and thrown in the ocean.

Dean is flat-out creepy, and he's the last candidate I'd want to win.

I think Brady on the Colts wouldn't have thrown 4 picks.

Oh yeah, like I said. And I'm glad Kerry won, I like him a lot.