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Selling high. Perfect time. They will get quite the haul for him

I think it is the fact you have a wider audience from the start, so more people to ask their parents to play. Also hockey needs hockey sticks, which break etc. But yeah, i agree with your point that football is not a cheap sport either. I also think another clue to the socioeconomic backgrounds are the number of black athletes. Black families are generally worse off than white families and hockey has very few black players, whereas football has a lot (although the QB is often white, which is odd)

I have played American football without pads or safety equipment. In fact i have never played it with safety equipment (bar a gum shield). All you need is a field and a ball, so although not true football (sneaky pun), it works. I have played 'hockey' just once, and that was with no equipment again (with rules such as pushing but not hitting), and even that was more expensive as i had to pay for the ice saktes, pay for the ice rink time etc.

I think the fact he was speeding at like 100mph has more to do with the crash than his sobriety. If i remember correctly, i read the book on it ages ago, he took a corner too fast?

There is only one Vinny. This crop of UFA is still very thing, Vanek will not be challenging to trade

I think this is due to the fact it is so expensive to play, so mostly middle class kids play it. This will be an oversimplification, and could be completely wrong, but this is my theory

I think Holmgren was telling the truth about Bryz not getting bought out. Then something changed (perhaps trade talks, maybe even Miller). So then they decided to buy him out

I think it was that you can't trade a player to be bought out to then resign them at a cheaper contract

Then we should stay away from the free agent market forever. Can you please name one top 6 forward or top 4 dman who was signed to a good contract from FA?

You miss the point. His worth is set by the market. Fans ideas of what a player is worth are almost always lower than what they really are. If the market will pay him the money he is worth the money. Everything has been shifted. When Getslaf and Perry command over $8 million (Giroux is also expected to get around the same) then Fippula is 100% worth $5 million

I am not too sure about that. He is good for 40 points or better a year and no top of that he is really solid defensively. If Antropov can get $4 million a year, Fippula can get 5. He is definitely worth 4, 5 might be a stretch, but in an open market he will almost certainly get it

haha. Damn. Now i feel the fool

So he played game 6 with A broken rib Torn cartilage Punctured lung Separated shoulder

No, they go in the back of the hand or vein in arm crease (elbow region). Weird.

Why would he be getting an injection near his lungs for painkillers?

Bernier is still a prospect, he was traded for less than expected, but there is still risk involved with him

Toews and Kane assisted on the late tying goal

I'm pretty sure Stafford would be involved in the trade. I imagine something like: Toews and Kane for Stafford, Adam, 2nd, 1st and Sekera (cos you know, you need to give to get)

I don't doubt what Kane can do on the ice. He simply has no off-ice attributes that are attractive. For the price it would cost to get him, i would rather get a lesser player with more all round ability and off-ice characteristics that could be built around. Also what sizzle said. Apparently the 4 times i explained it last time wasb't enough. Fifth times the charm

I only watched 20 minutes of the playoffs, but i chose a good 20 to watch

Toews and Kane both have a Conn Smyth - good on-ice leaders right there

Chicago just stole the cup

Toews and Kane are clutch shiiiiiiiiiiiit

Toews is taking a beating this game. He is one of my favourite players in this league. I wish we had him

So would the leafs