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If there's a hit like that on Ovechkin, his teammates wouldn't have time to respond. The other guy would already be dead.

Two years ago, Getzlaf was fined $10K for something similar. He was not suspended, but it was the playoffs so no one gets suspended unless it's attempted murder.

The f in Rielly's word (which will not be legislated out of the NHL) and the "rag it" shouted from the Tampa bench combined to produce the auditory illusion of a word that should be out of the game.

Everything I hear is a Tampa player yelling "rag it rag it rag it" from his bench. Apparently (TIL) , "rag it" is an instruction to kill time with the puck in the offensive zone while on the PK.

Yeah. I just think way too big a deal is being made of this situation.

What if he hears a whistle and looks over and sees that three of his teammates already are in the scrum and that it is being addressed?

Everyone went at Zed, and few got at him. Even Scandella was in there. This is a non-issue. As was Lucic-Miller, BTW. Everyone went in there, too, and the linesmen and refs already were there to protect the Boston man. Let it go. This team isn't weak on account of either of these incidents.

I'm actually a little bit encouraged. These aren't bad FA signings, Gore came cheap, and maybe there's room for a certain Buffalo-based running back in the fourth round? I really can't hate the moves so far. Still need a #1 WR.

Any word on when the final will be played? (Or the other semi, for that matter?)

My expectation is playoffs. This was the year where maybe they make it, maybe they don't. Next year is the year where heads should roll the minute it becomes apparent that they are not on a path towards hockey in late April. I'm not making predictions. This group is unpredictable.

The Pegulas definitely did. Started no end of conspiracy theories on here.

We did it twice. Both times were great; the second time, when we met up for dinner before, was better. I'd gladly do it again. As for garbage plates: doesn't Nick's close really early now?

I've got "Phyllis" and "Redskins" within three posts of each other. Fantastic.

Oh, tell me about it.

Hey @LGR4GM; I know you've been on. Conceding?

Maybe not? Doesn’t matter; that whole album was horrible.

Ugh. One of his worst hits ever.

11 more games and hopefully I'll be able to fully participate in this thread as a fan of a Premier League team.

Against kids!

While I am not happy with the destruction of our country committed by that generation, this particular problem goes way back before baby boomers or even America.

She finally escaped from clan Dunbroch.

Here's my 20-man roster of JUST players who played in 1989: C Gretzky, Messier, Lemieux, Yzerman (or LaFontaine or Nieuwndyk but I'm going Yzerman). RW Hull, Neely, Kurri, Ciccarelli (or Mullen, but I'm going Ciccarelli) LW Robitaille, the other Mullen, Gallant, Linden D: Chelios, Coffey, Borque, Stevens, Lowe, and one of Leetch, Housley, Suter, or Robinson. G: Roy and one of Vernon/Hextall/Fuhr/Hrudey/Barasso This team would beat a team of 2019 All-Stars or any 2019 20-man roster you can put together. The only spot that is even arguably weaker is LW (NOT a good year for LW!), and I'd argue that by putting some guys on their off side, I could make a better LW group than 2019.

Now THIS is going to be some fun. I just want to make sure I do it right: Are you talking about players who played in or before 1989, or just players from 1989? Either way the old guys are going to win, but if I can pick from ALL players in or before 1989, it's going to be total destruction. Actually, those Sabres from 1975 don't seem to be much slower than the Sabres of 2014.

Hey, McDonald's filet-o-fish is pretty good. So I figured that since Ted's burgers are better than McD's, their fish sandwich would be as well. I was wrong.

I"ll probably watch this one.