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To an extent, however, when writing a paper you still have to support your position and no teacher will give an "A" just because your position agrees with their's without quality behind it.

That grade might improve if you stop depending on message board folks for help.

I could fill an entire blue book with a high quality non-answer. Vent: shin splints.

If it were me, I'd be glad to have a competitive game.

The same thing happened when Patrice Bergeron came back from his severe concussion. A good, solid hit put him out again for a few weeks. He just lately is looking like the player he was beforehand.

A buddy of mine had one with him last night and it looks to be somewhat similar to a P91/Drury type pattern.

"Look at what's happened to me.......... I can't believe it myself..............."

They definitely don't have anyone in the farm system ready to step in.

This is the same PA hemming and hawing with the head shot rule.

I wouldn't worry too much about it. It seems the only NHLers who ever get caught or admit it are fringe players and fringe goons.

Yeah, I guess it would suck to be the father of a Stanley Cup winner. Four kids? Yikes. Me and the Mrs. can barely take care of the two cats.

Rask isn't going anywhere and I think the B's would be wise to keep Thomas around for at least well into the next season, just to be sure Rask can handle the load.

You must have been watching a different game because I don't think a single run was taken all night. Completely boring game where neither team seemed too interested in being physical.

Nobody is saying Chara should be dropping them every night, but on nights like last night he should be. When he sees his team as flat as they were then he should be stepping up to the line. Speaking up in the room only goes so far without actions on the ice. Sure, he can throw some hits but there is that certain extra respect that comes from dropping the gloves once in a while. Chara shouldn't have 60 fighting majors a season but he shouldn't have just received his first last night, either.

Who else on Pitt do you expect to accept Chara's invitation? Now and then Chara has to fight to lead and it will almost always be a lopsided trade-off. You have to just accept that as a price of leadership.

Not for nothing, but there are more than a fair share of bike people who believe they can do whatever they want and some who probably do deserve to get a bump now and then.

Rupp didn't drag Chara in, Chara was looking for Rupp at that point. If you saw the highlights, Chara switched to the right side at the face off so that he would be lined up closer to Rupp. Now and then your captain has to show that kind of fire and lead by example. Iginla does it in Calgary, Lecavalier has done it in Tampa. Thornton can't do it all the time and he shouldn't have to.

The B's are getting killed in the media today. I think some of it is founded but I'm not sure how much of it should have to do with last night. Here is my take that I've sent to the local B's radio carrier.

Ain't that the truth. "Woooohooooooo!!!!!!!!! I can drink my face off on St. Paddy's Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Do it on an ordinary Tuesday and then I'll be impressed.

Hopefully, Cooke accepts the invitation from someone so that nothing stupid happens. Knowing Cooke, he won't accept from Boston's big 3 of Thornton, Lucic, or Stuart, so someone else will have to step up. One guy that slipped my mind until today was Begin. He might be someone that Cooke will actually accept from but who knows, he might turtle on Begin, too. I'm sure Guerin is telling Cooke that he should just take his medicine but tonight will tell the story. On the B's side, they're getting killed on talk radio today with fans calling in wanting retribution but wondering who or if it will be carried out. I fear this pressure could lead to a stupid move if Cooke hides from his responsibility.

Wheeler was game a few weeks back and Sobotka seems like a guy who wants to but can't find anyone to take him seriously. Good point about Bergeron's soft squash although I doubt Cooke can do any damage with his fists.

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What I think is that players like Cooke don't belong in the game at all. They hide behind the instigator penalty and rarely, if ever, have to answer for their actions. The instigator penalty should be modified so that should a player attempt to agitate the opponent then such agitator should be fair game to start a fight with. Think about it, the point of an agitator is to make an opponent so angry that they do something, if that ain't instigating then I don't know what is.

Lucic would kill Cooke, that wouldn't be a fight. Cooke should fight a similar type player. Maybe Thornton can give a lesson or two to guys like Sobotka and Wheeler and one of those guys could do it. I'd like to see Bergeron continue his leadership by example and take matters into his hands but I don't know if that will happen.

It is high school. Girls don't dump the last guy until they've met the next guy.