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QUOTE (mreye @ Dec 28, 2009 -> 09:45 AM) "The system worked." Seriously? You're doin' a heck of a job Janet...

Hey, you are bluffing!

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 07:56 PM) Madden = the kinda glue guy you need on a team to win a cup. What a huge signing.

Damn what a third period. At the end only one thing matters... 4 points.

Nice to see the Hawks answer the Preds right away. You don't want to play from behind against these guys. Nashville has done a much better game controling the tempo and the physical levels in this game.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 04:29 PM) I'm about to go out there in 30 minutes myself.. I just finished redoing mine.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 04:01 PM) IMO, if Hudson was going to be dealt this offseason, I think it would have already happened. Honestly, I think it is more likely right now as teams get up against their salary budgets for next year. Especially as FA prices start to drop for the middle and lower end of players, teams are going to want to go bargain hunting. If they can move a salary for a prospect, they could still do it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 02:29 PM) Who else is going to want the Bears' job if the Bears aren't willing to spend serious money on a new coach? They will find an O coordinator to promote...

QUOTE (The Critic @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 11:36 AM) That's a very real concern. However, a rivalry opponent in the first round would be a good thing, IMO. Makes sure there's no complacency. (I don't think we have to worry about complacency with this team, though. They seem to show up for almost every game with very few exceptions) I don't see complacency at as problem for this team either, between having a very young corp with a lot to prove, some very motivated vets who have been down the road before (Hossa, Madden, Kopecky), and a never happy Coach Q behind the bench, they will play the entire season. I do worry much more about drawing a team that is a Stanley Cup talent after a season where they don't (at least to this point) deserve that sort of a match up. This is a still a team that could beat them in a seven game series, when healthy.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 02:28 PM) Wait until it's too hot and dry in Indiana to grow corn in the summer. Its all right, once NIPSCO goes bankrupt, no one will have electricity anyway.

The big picture of this and the Ft Hood attack seems to be that Al Qaeda seemingly is moving into much smaller/softer attacks. If they are transitioning into more manageable projects, instead of the huge 9-11 style attacks, things could really start to change in this country.

So I wonder if a move like this potentially means a guy like Dan Hudson might/could be dealt soon in a big move?

QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 11:43 AM) The Tigers, Mariners, Rockies, and Cards ahead of the Sox??? That's crazy talk, the Mariners and Cards both have a very good 1-2 but they're pretty weak after that, Tigers have a great #1 and then a bunch of question marks. The Rockies?? they simply don't belong anywhere on this list. Yeah, it was funny that he mentioned so many results based ideals, and then listed teams with tons of questions ahead of us. Brutal.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 10:45 PM) I'm very happy with his play since the shaky start, but it's the not yet winning a playoff series that still concerns me. Obviously that won't even be in his power to change until April, but the higher the playoff seed the Hawks earn, the better the chances of taking care of that first-round opponent. Unless they win the President's Cup, that is..... I will say this much. It would f***ing suck to have a great season and finish either first or second in the points standings in the west, and then draw a newly healthy Detroit team in the first round.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 09:32 PM) I'm reading this thread from page one and I noticed a lot of you didn't want Huet to be the Hawks' goalie this season. What would you say on his performance so far this season? He has gotten a lot better. I think a page or two back I called him Alexeis evil twin... He can't play until its cold out.

Just a minute, where can you get a Krabby Patty, above the sea?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 09:25 PM) Kelvim Escobar signs with the Mets, 1 year $1.25mil($2mil with incentives) Bobby Howry signs with the Diamondbacks, 1 year $2-3mil, team option for 2011 Eddie Guardado signs with the Nationals, minor league deal with invite to Spring Training Howry ought to have fun rotting in AZ.

Nashville doesn't even belong on the ice with Chicago talent-wise. If the Hawks can control the tempo, it is a total mismatch.

QUOTE (TLAK @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 12:45 PM) Ownership did pretty good in the 00's too. Especially if you factor in the amount of money you spend at a game compared to years past. Decade Attendance 2000's 22,030,397 1990's 19,777,111 1980's 14,448,273 1970's 11,053,371 1960's 10,830,432 1950's 11,296,258 1940's 7,068,975 1930's 4,109,937 1920's 6,238,378 1910's 5,577,496 1900's 4,588,978 Only if you don't subtract the corresponding jump in payroll. For perspectives sake, it was $24.5 mil in '99 and $35.1 mil in '98. Our payroll paid out for 2009 was $105 million.

Lest ye be judged.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 10:39 AM) Honestly, unless Doug Collins, Byron Scott or Avery Johnson are willing to sign on the dotted line, right now, i'd let VDN ride it out. I don't see any of the interim guys doing any better. You pretty much have to do it that way. Remember the coach you sign now is going to be the guy that will be trying to recruit superstars to come to Chicago. You don't want to hire a chump at this point.

I just saw a UFO Hunters on History Channel about a sighting in Tinley Park in 2004. I had never heard of that before. It looked like the shape of a b2 bomber to me.

All we have left of Season 2 is the finale, and it is amazing how much your viewing changes based on the episodes you have already seen. There are so many spots that have a completely different meaning with hindsight.