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It will also give us a chance to see what they would have looked like had they traded Carter. Unfortunately, they will also be using their number three goalie instead of a true number one.

Finished up the first coat of sonic blue on the guitar I've been working on and it's looking good.

Forgot to check the expiration date on my reef safe sunscreen before I left for vacation. Now I look like a leper.

The only green I had in my drinks all day was the lime.

And that's why I never drink green beer. Well, that and the fact that I have no desire to piss green for a few days. They did have green Balashi in Aruba, but I passed on that as well.

I love a good corned beef sandwich, not a fan of the cabbage though. There is an "Irish Pub" in the Sheraton hotel near one of the local rinks. We were there on the 17th a few years back and someone came in asked if they could get a green beer. The bartender looked up and said; "no sir, this is an Irish pub, we don't serve green beer." Too bad the food sucks or I would go there more often. How much dye do you need to make Guinness green anyway?

I've heard both Clarke and Holmgren both say that you don't need a dominant goalie to win a Stanley Cup. As long as the organization thinks that way, the merry go round will continue.

When I left home, it was 46 degrees, the wind was howling and it was raining cats and dogs. Today, the water was 80 degrees at 75 feet and I saw a couple dozen barracuda cruising around a bait ball.

Nice TPS collection, mine has dwindled slightly from this pic.

Those would have looked good with the jerseys a buddy of mine used for his team.

Blademaster made themselves look really bad when: 1. They said it was ineffective 2. They put out their anti-fbv manifesto where the contradicted themselves several times 3. They introduced a very similar system as quickly as they could I wanted to see what positive comments they could offer on their own product at the trade show but they were too busy to talk to me.

The Flyers have as much talent up front as the Penguins, and pretty close to the caps. Their defense is as good, one through six, as any team in the east. Vokoun is easily more consistent than anyone the caps have in net and can be as good as anyone in the league when he gets on a roll. Given the number of RFAs on the blueline, and the lack of signed goaltenders, it's hard to believe that they will be able to put together a better squad next year. Gagne will come off the books after next year but Carter and Giroux are both RFA and Giroux will be in line for a big raise at that point.

1. Vokoun would make them a contender this year. 2. The Pronger contract is going to make it hard, if not impossible, to secure a goaltender via free agency in the near future. 3. Vokoun is also signed through next year, he would not have bee a rental. 4. Flyers need to address their goaltending at some point as Emery is UFA at the end of the season and they don't have anyone capable of being a number one in their system.

Given their depth at forward, and the fact that most of them are signed through at least one more year, they would have to consider any move.

His hit on Booth and his attempt to do the same to Ovrchkin a few days later shows that he has no respect for any other player on the ice. Anyone that plays like that is a detriment to the league. He's more than comfortable on either side of that line.

topics merged. let's keep all the FBV/Spinner/X Series info in one place

If the company wanted to curb my enthusiasm for coming back to work, spending a couple nights at the Holiday Inn in Rochester NY is a good way to do it.

Ripped two through the goalie tonight. Things are starting come back together for me, though the conditioning is going to take some more time.

That was available at retail.

Rathje is on LTIR, he has no cap hit.

I think we'll hear that everyone started with Giroux in trade talks and the Flyers didn't want to move him at all. While I think not making a move in net will cost them this year, they obviously decided that the price was too high and didn't want to cost the team over the long run.

Those criteria really aren't good for determining intelligence for this reason they mention:

We went from a dog that could pick locks to one that can't pick his own nose. With the Aussie, it was never a question whether she understood what you told her, it was a question of whether she wanted to do what you told her. Smart and stubborn but an absolutely fantastic dog.

Sorry to hear it, losing a good dog can be tough. I would wait a bit before looking for another dog, we waited 6 months or so after we lost our Australian Shepherd and it helped. You might also want to consider getting a dog that looks nothing like the one you just lost. It helps keep the inevitable comparisons to a minimum.

Bringing this back from the dead to report that Emery is out for the rest of the season. From TSN: