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1 minute ago, OccamsRazor said:

 

 

What do you mean racist lyrics first i have heard of this?

From the article I linked to

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Smith was a famous singer before and during WWII who recorded the offensive jingle, 'Pickaninny Heaven' which she directed at 'colored children' who should fantasize about an amazing place with 'great big watermelons,' among other treats. She shot a video for that song that takes place in an orphanage for black children, and much of the imagery is startlingly racist. She also recorded, 'That’s Why Darkies Were Born,' which included the lyrics, 'Someone had to pick the cotton. … That’s why darkies were born'

The big deal is apparently they're shocked that a musician who was famous in the 40s sang racist songs which, well, was the style at the time.

It's not because it's overstayed its welcome but because they took this long to take offence at the rest of her music library. Details here.

30 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

I think Ottawa's situation is just pure inept ownership.

If they can get a new owner, a guy who not only really knows hockey, but knows how to hire like minded people, the Ottawa Senators can do just fine where they are.
Sens fans are starving for a winner..and for a while, the Sens looked like they might deliver, but their dealings, headed up by ownership mandates have proven to be  near sighted and it has cost the team on the ice and created a culture of 'second class citizen', I believe, in that Ottawa locker room....and proud hockey players never like that sort of thing.

For the most part yeah, the owner is the biggest issue for the team. I sure haven't seen a situation where the fans of a team actually take up advertising space showing their discontent with the owner/leadership team. The fans have a memory, and the shadow of what happened to Alfie hangs over every current decision- exposing Methot, trading Karlsson, the horrible trade involving Hoffman, and with this trading a first pick for Duchene and then trading him for picks right after he starts being a core part of the team. So yeah, crowds are down, as a percentage of capacity Ottawa are second last (well as of midway through the season, that's the last reliable stat I have) which is amazing considering it's, well, Ottawa.

There are a bunch of other issues- yeah the stadium is in a poor position but it's not as bad as people say and parking is relatively cheap (as low as $15). Of course having the downtown arena would be much better, however Melnyk's intransigence could be more due to a lack of money on his end than anything else. He's- to paraphrase an article I read- 'Billionaire poor' in that while he certainly has a lot of money, it's quite possible he isn't at the level of wealth to be able to pay for a stadium. Teams are owned by consortiums to protect against the sort of vulnerability that happen with a single owner.

And of course form is another reason for people not turning up. If you give people the impression you're icing an AHL team in the NHL, well, why would people turn up? Why would people buy jumpers with their favourite player on the back when the owner trades everyone's favourite player near the end of every season? The number of Duchene jumpers I see during broadcast is really high. Will those people be buying another Senators jersey anytime soon? Hmm.

However. That all said, I can't imagine the team being moved. NHL management seems to prefer expansion over shifting teams nowadays and really, taking another team away from Canada (I honestly don't see them being moved to Quebec, which is a smaller market than Ottawa) just seems like a terrible idea.

The Senators podcast I listen to has this season decided to intro their episodes with this section of this song, and honestly... Yeah, it's pretty apt

So Wagner swats the puck out of the air, resulting in a goal. As expected the question is whether it was played with a high stick, and the refs said that it was a non-reviewable play and so the call on the ice stands.

So hey, what are the rules for this sort of thing? What plays are reviewable, if this one isn't?

8 hours ago, hf101 said:

 

You do know there are bonus points for also posting in the less active forums... 

Does it count if it's just posting in the Coyotes forum asking if it's been moved to Seattle yet

To copy+paste from the Senators Prospects twitter-

Gabriel Gagné had a breakout season in 2017/18 where he led #AHL Belleville in goals and was the team's only All Star. He has one of the best shots in the #Sens organization.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiPaJRXR_yc

An interesting highlight reel. My favourite part was when the gain was set too high and the announcers' voices were constantly clipping.

4 minutes ago, bbgarnett said:

@TropicalFruitGirl26 well maybe this will give you a reason to bare the wretched smell and start eating it 

 

Why do none of these graphics point out its biggest use- it can be used as a makeshift flail. You could kill someone with those spikes! Or really annoy them at the very least.

Keeping Your Team Hyper Competitive Year in Year Out: A Comprehensive Guide by Guy Boucher

a horrible tragedy. I hope the media leaves those grieving alone.

1 minute ago, AlaskaFlyerFan said:

What is an antonym of flashy or good looking?

Bing says understated for the first, ugly for the second.

They say it's from the future but it looks the same as before (if there are minor differences, please, point them out). That said, why change a jersey design that works so well? Good colours, clean design with enough going on to not be boring, and with the focus on a great logo.

Hmm, the white looks a lot better than the... is it supposed to be grey or silver?

Honestly I quite like Colorado's jersey. Interesting lines.

OK OK, you can stop getting all impatient waiting for a more detailed shot of the Senators jersey

Damn that's underwhelming.

Huh, it does look like a soccer jersey.

Honestly regardless of what logo they use, I wanted a somewhat more interesting design. The one they went for is... well, boring, like last year. I do agree that the profile shot worked a lot better.

Also, did you notice Las Vegas' outfit? Ugh. If I were to go to bed wearing something like that yeah, it's a fine design. But on the ice? Looks so drab. See a better shot below-

Low res I know. I was under the impression Ottawa were dumping the Roman logo in favour of the O logo. No huge changes that jump out at me, though I see the expected change for the Oilers is in there.

On 10/05/2017 at 1:25 PM, JR Ewing said:

 

Connor McDavid was snatched up at the Edmonton International Airport for one of the most awkward photos ever.

 

Reminds me of Red Dwarf. "As you can see, he was really really thrilled to meet me"