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Too cold for sheep in Northern MB. They were, er, "discovered" later in more southern climes

Hey @flyercanuck, got any impressions of Maatta, or have you seen London play much/at all? Didn't get to see much at the WJCs obviously (was he hurt on his first shift?), so was hoping for some local intel from you and @jammer2.....

Oh, she could "jig cod" alright. I mostly rememeber her mother making perogies, but I'm sure she could "knead dough" with the best of them

Which part? Bwhahahahaha. My first girlfriend was part Ukrainan, part Newfie. Exactly. Whoa! She could suck a golf ball through a garden hose...

I like the chances of the Bruins repeating better than the chances of the Repubs taking back the White House...but since this is a hockey forum I shall say no more on the matter (get it? I'm paraphrasing Thomas!)

@JackStraw - I believe that's what they call poetic license. Yes, there are all kinds of thug Ukrainan hockey players. And thug Ukrainan fans, like the ones in Dauphin, which is the Ukrainan capital of Manitoba. Home to the Kings and not a pleasant place to play. Barry Trotz coached the Kings before making the jump to the NHL....

Not sure if this has been covered already, but my one and only question for TT is: "would you have gone if the Republicans were in office?" Could he answer "no" with a straight face? I bet he couldn't. And that is hypocrisy of the highest order.

It's amazing the connections between things. I was listening to an interview with John K Samson, leader of the Winnipeg band The Weakerthans. He has a new album out with a song on it called "Riverton Rifle" (I think). The song is about Samson's attempt to get Reggie into the Hall of Fame via petition. In fact, the lyrics are just the petition: http://www.ipetition.../rivertonrifle/ I think it's cool. Such is the way hockey touches everything in Canada. Also, an article on Samson: www.thestar.com/article/1120123--albums-john-k-samson-bard-of-winnipeg-scores-as-does-classical-s-joshua-bell

Look, if you're gonna start using words like "tenet" I'm gonna have to go elsewhere for my hockey talk!

Brilliant

Take your libertarian views and get the f**k out of my country! - jk

A good article in the Boston Globe on this. http://bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/01/24/thomas-absence-left-bruins-shorthanded/0IZldFXHIvciMSfbNnkBfL/story.html "Shabby. Immature. Unprofessional. Self-centered. Bush league" - that about sums up my views.

I know sheep that have better sources. I know sheep that have had better luck making out with girls....etc

It would be an excellent series. But would the winner have anything left for the next round?

Fair enough @WingNut722 It was a good game. I enjoyed it very much

That's kind of splitting hairs isn't it?

I know sheep that can write better than Eklund. Mind you, they are some very smart sheep.

It was a trick question. You pass.

Almost: Joe Corvo and the dude that Schenn clobbered yesterday are also. Mostly Canuckians. Hmm, wonder why they won the Cup...

Dunno. I just saw DGB's twitter post on it, with no other context. I guess I'd ask my American friends if they think that view is conistent with fervent beliefs in the dire threat to the "Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People" posed by the federal government. It's all Greek to me.

The Down Goes Brown perspective on this, via Twitter: Tim Thomas: “I’m tired of foreigners coming to America and trying to take our jobs!” Tuukka Rask: “Dude, I’m standing right here.”

Yeah, his cap/roster and contract management is not good. And not knowing the CBA is inexcusable.

@jammer2 - "unwelcome person" is a very good translation/defintion, I would say.

Persona non grata

Yeah, you'd think that the subject of goaltending might have come up in all these discussions with NSH. They seem to have a knack for producing goalies too. And we, er, don't.