Steve9347

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 04:43 PM) If Steve gets credit, I want credit for calling for the line change after game 4: Jun 5, 2010 -> 01:05 PM credit granted

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 04:31 PM) Sure.....hacker. shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 03:53 PM) Who the hell starts shaking a gaming console when it's on. What do you expect to happen. All he did was lift it.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 03:16 PM) Like Cristobal Huet getting a 4-year, 22.4 million contract??? And that was based on a strong run to make the playoffs and in said playoffs...

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 03:16 PM) Darn it! Steve beat all of us to quoting his post.....AGAIN. Hey, that was the first one. Someone else did the honors last time.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 02:57 PM) After seeing pics and video of the new 360, I laughed because its essentially a want to be original PS3. Glossy finish, black, and touch buttons! Also If you have to put a sticker on your console that says do not move when disc is in, then maybe you should do something about that before releasing it. What a piece of garbage!

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 12:35 PM) Who are the consensus top 3 picks? Hall, Seguin and Fowler? A mock draft for you, good sir. http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/ And here's a page that takes all the mocks and throws the top three in a nice table. http://thepuckdoctors.com/2009/08/2010-nhl...draft-database/ Looks like Hall/Seguin are the definite 1-2, while its a toss up between Gudbranson and Fowler for #3.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 12:34 PM) holy s*** that would be a great deal. uh hell yes

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 11:45 AM) You're choosing what to read(no surprise). I said if Niemi gets an offer sheet of 4-4.5 per year, he doesn't fit into the plans. If he is open to signing at 3.5, then you keep him around. His agent has already come out and said his client will not be giving the Hawks a hometown discount of any sort, so save the "He loves being here, he'll give the Hawks a break." Right. THE POINT OF MY POST WAS TO BEAT THOSE OFFERS THAT YOU WANTED TO WAIT FOR, BECAUSE TEAMS ARE GOING TO JUMP ALL OVER THE 26 YEAR OLD FINNISH F*CKER!! You offer Niemi a fair deal the moment you can, and sign him, you don't sit back and wait.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 3, 2010 -> 04:38 PM) I'll go ahead and say it. MAYBE a guy like Brian Bickell shouldn't be on a line with Toews and Kane. MAYBE we should park Buff in front of the net on that line, since Toewser does all the dirty work on the boards and Kane just floats around until he gets the puck anyway. I'd like to point out this awesome post of mine following the Game 1 loss to Vancouver. I called for the line change that won us the next two series. I am amazing, that is all.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 11:31 AM) Which is why if I'm the Hawks, I may let other teams do my work for me. It's rolling the dice, but if you let teams drop offer sheets on Niemi, you get a chance to see his value across the league, and if you feel like it's fair, you match it. If someone offers him 4-4.5 a season, you let him walk, and then start looking for a goalie. ...and then you wind up with guys like Khabibulin and Huet getting paid 6 millish and not being difference makers. We've been down that road before... Come on, boys! You're better than that. Niemi will probably make 3.5 million next year, and it'll be with the Hawks. Just listen to how Quenneville praises Niemi's attitude and composure.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 10:49 AM) Start with one, and then move into the other. Yes, start nice, and lose your s*** if you have to... you can't really go the other route of starting pissed and then trying nice guy. Mentioning how you will call local news stations never hurts either. They are always looking for s***ty stories like this to get the message out to the public. Maybe have some contact info with you for FOX/NBC/CBS/ABC so it seems legit. Carmax has cash, and they know making you a happy customer will be cheaper than trying counter negative publicity.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 09:58 PM) Get Him to the Greek was a decent film, but why did they have to cast such an ugly person as Jonah Hill's girlfriend? Seriously, she's "look away from the screen" ugly. Also, I think your standards are set way too high.

Those bonuses for Kaner and Toews are going to be a big problem. The Kyle Beach era is about to begin, and they had better just eat the 11 millionish left on Huet's contract.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 09:58 PM) Get Him to the Greek was a decent film, but why did they have to cast such an ugly person as Jonah Hill's girlfriend? Seriously, she's "look away from the screen" ugly. Maybe she's an acquired taste from Mad Men, but I definitely think she has the appeal of a real, cute girl who might be with a blimp like Hill.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 08:34 AM) Ha, I just bought NHL 10 because Kane was on the cover. I suck at that game btw. Anyone have any pointers? In 4 season games I've scored 2 goals, the computer has scored about 8. It'll come to you. Work the point and try to score on redirections (ie shoot the puck towards players on your team in front of the net). Use the skill stick or whatever (same one you use to shoot) to deke the goaltender. Don't forget about fake shots to get defenders down or get the goaltender to commit.

Broke the Leno boycott for the Hawks tonight. Kaner, Seabs, Keith, and Toewser came out with the Cup. The crowd started a "Let's Go Hawks!" chant, and they actually seemed to know what was up, touching on Seabs' big hits, showing the Keith teeth loss, etc. Dunc gave Jay a necklace with one of his teeth on it! Keith got some cheers when he said he's on a "liquid diet" right now. They brought Leno a jersey too, and I guess are going to sit with the band the rest of the night with the cup in front of it. I don't think I can bear any more of Leno, so that's all I got... but I'm sure they'll have another bit later.

Vlad is still on my list. I love watching him hit.

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 09:00 PM) Puck Daddy says Toews is the NHL 11 cover boy. Back to back Blackhawks!! http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_dadd...?urn=nhl,248357 ...and here I said I'd just stick with NHL 10 for awhile bc Kaner is on the cover...

QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 05:53 PM) The 360 is better than the PS3 will ever be.. bluray can suck a dick, I have a bluray player for that.. Denial is funny.

Man, why is the Cardinals/Mariners game getting blacked out? I've never had a Cards game blacked out before...

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 01:25 PM) And frankly, there is a difference in not only operation, but perception of athletes and the sports teams and regular businesses. Most businesses don't have a citywide celebration when they close an account, and start spraying champaigne everywhere. They are more like musicians on a record label. As long as it doesn't hurt their productivity, I haven't heard of a record label being pissed about a band being drunk on stage. That is a great post. Hopefully this curbs the Kane talk and people can stop complaining.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 05:42 PM) 6.5 for life! that

QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 02:01 PM) So XBOX just kicked PS3 in the nuts They revealed a new 360.. its smaller, has wi fi, and is 250 GB The best part? Its the same price as the older version.. AND, it is available later this week.. im pumped.. Right. So now it's ALMOST as good as the PS3? Wait, not even close! You have the free online service, the bluray capability, and the whole RROD thing that they still havent' fixed, then add to that the fact that the 360 is graphically maxed right now while the PS3s graphical capabilities haven't even been remotely tapped. Keep trying.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 02:59 PM) This is something I just don't understand, why the heck would winning the Conn Smythe count against the cap? Makes no f***in sense. I guess bonuses count against the cap.