darksabre

Ah crap, you mean I have to relearn emoji tags?

Good post @dudacek Darcy really killed us didn't he?

I like it. I think it'll be a good way to acknowledge posts even if you don't have anything to respond with. Will probably go a long way towards encouraging new posters to keep posting. Can the owner of the post see who is liking/reacting, or is it anonymous?

For the record, I think the way the clubs are set up is perfect.

Yup. That's about right.

Blue and Gold.

I have a buddy with a Biron 00 jersey and it's maybe the one jersey I truly covet.

Why? Is having a jersey that existed in time a problem? Some of my favorite jerseys to see out in public are Tim Connolly #18. Take pride in owning those kinda artifacts.

And, for the record, I've never heard anything to support *that* claim. And I've asked.

Let's just say this team had more problems than one sports psychologist could handle...

*shrug* I don't care if you don't believe it. But there are three of us here, two with media connections, who all have essentially the same info. I'm posting my info for those who trust me. You don't have to and I'm fine with that.

pi expects us to name names. Which is obviously not going to happen :lol:

I don't think any of us particularly care if you believe it or not. ;) I was mostly trolling with that comment.

Kane was also a problem. But he wasn't the only problem.

Having some pops with the boys is definitely a little different than getting blacked out at home. I think Casey and Jack are probably on the same wavelength. Jack likes to have fun but I don't think I've heard anything about that being problematic. Good thing Ryan went to the uplifting state of *checks notes* Missouri...

Reinhart is more of a "stay up till dawn playing video games" kinda guy. Risto has definitely been known to party hard.

Basically. Recall his inconsistency. One game he'd look like he was in the best shape of his life, the next game he'd be skating in cement. Some players can get away with it. Many do. It's why you wont hear about it. Frankly, the guy has issues.

Like I said, the media wont report it. A lot of this stuff is kept quiet because the players and reporters kinda need to be friends. It's a symbiotic relationship and it's been this way for a looooong time in pro sports. There are certain things reporters just don't report about players. Don't be surprised if we never hear anything about it until well after his career is over.

Within the media, sure. But they won't report it.

Reinhart got better after he stopped practicing with O'Reilly...

I think that was the thing about GMTM. We were sooooo sick of Darcy that GMTM was like a breath of fresh air. But I think he was an over-correction. I think GMTM also bit off more than he could chew. I think the Pegulas probably wanted someone who could come in and right the ship quickly and he said "okay, I can do that". But it didn't work. Perhaps a wiser GM would have told the Pegulas they needed to be more patient... My hope is that Botterill is a happy medium between Darcy and GMTM.

Thompson's quote made me think of Cody Hodgson...

Ain't that the truth :D

I'm putting O'Reilly in the rearview and I suggest everyone else do the same. That boy ain't right.

Gonna be a tough one. I could see 6 x 6.