TropicalFruitGirl26

Easily dogs. Have had them all my life....have two of them now: a pair of 3 year old Schnauzer brothers. Nothing against cats really...they have their good points. Very cuddly and less 'needy'. But I have always found dogs to be more interactive, they listen better (honestly, cats just do what they want when they want), and just make better overall companions. Rotisserie chicken or grilled chicken?

I like Rocky better as well. Better stories about the characters with overall deeper development of said characters that actually got me to care about them throughout the movie sereis. Good call! As for your Q.... MSG or No MSG... Starts Rant: "...now look.... I am in no way shape or form a Rangers fan. I think they are overrated, overhyped, overexposed, and the city is over populated! They hog up hockey news air time when they don't deserve it and that just isn't fair to the teams that are good FOR REAL! But I'd be a fool to say the NHL would be a better place without an iconic arena like Madison Square Garden. Besides those overrated blue shirt wearing wannabe Cup contenders, the arena hosts lots of great events and even host that other pseudo hockey team, the brawling New York Knicks....so yea...the Garden is...." Someone whispers in TFG's ear that MSG isn't referring to Madison Square Garden but rather the food additive: "....ohhhh. That is different then. Nevermind" Ehhhh....NO MSG. Unless I have insomnia... Next up... Sunrise or Sunset?

Of COURSE, with a name like TFG, Imma gonna say fruits! They are my best friends and they keep me hydrated, healthy, and are a fine alternative to the sweet tooth I might sometimes develop and get the urge to eat the aforementioned post about cake or pie! Don't get me wrong, I like a good set of veggies too. They are cool people....in fact, I once met such a cool carrot, that I said, "You know carrot...if you were a bit sweeter, had some seeds, and were great in a smoothie, you could be my best friend too!" Then I realized Mr. Carrot was good in those ways too....so I blended him....poooor Mr. Carrot....I befriended him... Ahem....aaaanyways....yea...fruits! Your superpower... Super Strength or Super Speed?

Updated this thread by adding several more links suggested by posters in the main post, cleaned up some clutter, and made this thread generally easier to read. Links are not necessarily exclusive to the Wild (though some, like hockeywilderness are), but lots of good info can be found on all these sites for the Wild by narrowing it down to the home team specifically. As @pilldoc suggested, any more relevant links fans may like for info in the league and Wild specifically, keep on suggesting and/or posting

Jeeez....looks like SOMEONE may have had some martial arts training! You sound a bit like one of my old saboms

Hot dogs are most definitely sandwiches. Any item (usually meat but not necessarily) between two pieces of bread is a sandwich. Full stop. Burgers, hoagies, subs, or just P & J.... if it's between bread, it's a sandwich, dammit! Tacos are tacos. They are their own thing. Some item(s), encased in a hard crispy nacho = Taco. Now...you wanna stick a frank in a big nacho, THEN you got a taco But otherwise...Sammitch!! Next up.. AC DC (all band versions and time periods) or Metallica (all band versions and time periods)

I will agree with you on the seashore...I grew up near it all my life after all. Though I am not a surfer...more of a jet skier! As for your Q.... hmm. I used to have a lot more of a sweet tooth when I was younger. I still like either on occasion, but if you were to just limit me to one, and I was in the mood....it's gotta be pie. Like a good pie. Apple, Cherry, Pineapple...I mean, hell, I am not called "TFG" for nothing Pie, pie, pie. So there ya go! Next up... Approaching the intersection, you are almost there....yellow traffic lights hits... Speed up get through.... or slow down knowing the red will get you?

If you would have asked me this some years ago, the answer easily would have been 'outdoors', BUT, the older I get it seems, the more I am liking being indoors. I dunno...maybe I just don't have the same energy I used to. Time robs us all, eh? So yea...INDOORS it is for me! Ok...so... You are a new hockey GM rebuilding a franchise and you have a top three pick in the draft....do you go: SCORING POWER FORWARD or TWO WAY PUCK MOVING STUD DEFENSEMAN?

Also, the guy who got Nasky'ed was big and had tattoos, so he thought that actually MEANT something

Stupid Leafs... Trading away the CENTERPIECE of the Cup contending core. NOW who's gonna teach those young players the best way to warm a pine bench for 50 minutes a game, eh, EH!??

Interesting. Reading your description BEFORE you got to Cirelli's name, I was actually thinking to myself, "Hey, that sounds like Anthony Cirelli!" Still would have liked to have seen Howard's offensive style in a Lightning uniform, but well, if he turns out the way he is supposed to, O'Reilly sounds pretty good too. Thank you and @JR Ewing for the scouting reports!

"High End" prospect trade? If both pan out...could be. From NHL.com Lightning trade Hobey Baker winner Howard to Oilers | NHL.com Isaac Howard seems to be garnering the most attention here, and honestly, I don't know jack about Sam O'Reilly other than what I see on his London Knights stat sheet (and THAT looks good!). Howard, of course, is the 21 yr old 2022 1st round selection of the Lightning currently playing for Michigan State, who won the Hobey Baker Award this past season. Lightning fans have been patiently awaiting while he plays in college, but word is, he won't sign with the Lightning unless they "guarantee" him a roster spot on the big club...apparently he doesn't want to do time in the AHL. Will Edmonton guarantee him that? O'Reilly, just 19, had some impressive seasons in the OHL, at least his production numbers look good, and he likely spends another season there as a Bolts prospect, or if allowed, moved to AHL Syracuse, as TB really doesn't like moving young guys to the big club unless they absolutely knock out Bolts' brass with something the Bolts simply can't refuse to have on the big club. Lightning tried rushing Conor Geekie to the Lightning, he faltered, got sent down, improved as an overall player in the AHL, and looked much better when called back. I suspect O'Reilly will see the same treatment (being kept in the minors), but if he continues well, probably will be on the short list of call ups should the need arise. I hate to see Howard go as I was one of those people looking forward to see what he can do at the NHL level, BUT, if he was going to be another Jonathan Drouin situation (young guy who feels he should be in the NHL NOW, not later), then perhaps moving on over to the Oilers is best for all involved. If anyone knows more about this Sam O'Reilly, please, post here. I'm kinda excited by the bits n pieces I've picked up, but wonder if I am getting excited over nothing or have good reason to be. At any rate, I will wish Isaac Howard the best in Edmonton...I know he is a competitor and wants that big club spot right away, but that isn't how the Lightning do things these days with young players.

Speaking of the Leafs (isn't the media always!? ), I keep seeing stuff out there saying the Jeff Skinner of all people, would be a "good fit" and an "intriguing signing" for Toronto, and that he would make an excellent addition as a third line winger. Boy....are writers THAT DEVOID of things to write about or that desperate to put out the next 'Big Leafs Story', that they hope people believe Jeff Skinner is part of a solution to Toronto's one n done playoff problem? They talk about how not that long ago, on a horrendous Buffalo team, he had scored almost over 30 goals on more than one occasion...conveniently leaving out, of course, his last year with the Sabres and his very non descript year with the Oilers, culminating in him being such a non-factor in the playoffs, that it made Trent Frederic look like a Conn Smythe candidate! Skinner as a third line checker, chipping in goals? Sure...in a perfect world. But everyone (except these story mongers apparently) knows Skinner hasn't embraced a checking role since he filled out his SAT's and filled in those little squares and circles for his multiple choice answers! On paper, EVERY former goal scorer can look like an ideal bottom sixer, but unless the player embraces that, and has the physical makeup for it, it just won't work. I mean, if Skinner is so "intriguing", and he could be a solution to bottom six scoring, why would the Oilers foolishly let him walk away? This is the same kind of thinking that many had with Cam Atkinson as a bottom sixer....and my Lightning bought into THAT spiel to no avail whatsoever. Atkinson never was, never will be, will never accept a bottom six standing and role on a team. Skinner the same. Next up.... The Toronto Maple Leafs missed out on Brent Burns as Colorado steals the high scoring defenseman by signing him first. You know, because Burns scored all those goals and ran a PP so well for San Jose for so many years....

Coke (and NOT Kuznetsov kind, ya animals ). I'd take either in a pinch, but something about the sweeter taste of a Coke that goes better with my pizza, hot dogs or burgers (usually when I drink it...water and juices with anything else). Also, I like Coke products' side flavors....the creams, the orange vanillas, the cherries, etc. More variety than Pepsi, IMO, and again, always with the really sweet taste I look for when I do drink a soda. FORD or CHEVY? (Yes, despite my gender, I DO know a hair about cars, particularly these two brands. )

Well there ya go.... YOU weirded him out and scared him away!!