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played some of the best pick up hockey in my life on the weekend. 16 guys in total and one goalie for about half the session. that would normally be a complaint, but the calibre of players, the intensity and the speed made it so much fun that we didn't even need goalies, it was more fun hitting posts and crossbars. with about 35 minutes left in the session, a bunch of guys left, leaving 9 guys total. one spare and barely any breaks, yet the speed stayed high. TONS of moves, fucking amazing passes, tons of banter, it was like this group had been playing together for years. no attitude, everyone was smiling, and everyone was making great plays. after the game, all nine guys brought their bags into the same room, which again, never happens, and we all sat there for almost an hour laughing our asses off, chatting and recapping. no one knew each other. it was amazing. better dynamic here than on some of the best teams i ever played on.

dudes who are "open to offers" or "willing to negotiate" but balk at $7-10 off. clearly you're not.

they're awesome. there's a 1.5mm heel lift and they're profiled to 9' +0.5 took a game to get used to, now I'm in tuuks for life. I can definitely feel the height increase over the cobras and I feel the c+ is more responsive. no I never tried the LS2. I was thinking seriously about it, but it's either one or the other, as the mount pattern isn't the same and I didn't want to muck up the outsole too badly. I ended up choosing the c+ because it was available through trade, and a complete set up in LS2 would have run me $150+. also, even though I'm not a jagr fan, the black holders would look cool. thanks stuie7. glad we could make it happen.

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those are fuckin sexy. good job.

i think it would have been hilarious if he said "hell" instead of "world"

haha. I had a buddy who was a goalie. he asked for shots only, didn't matter where. but the punks on his team came in during warm ups doing f'in 3-4 move dekes repeatedly, so he'd just stand at the top of the crease in his set position and let them deke around him without even flinching, and they'd all get mad at him for not trying to stop them. talk about missing the point of the warm up.

in all fairness, you should have known this beforehand. the carbon white is listed as 'pearl' in the customizer. post the pics here... that's what this thread is all about!

how do you know, at the goal line, that you're going for an end to ender? i usually make that decision in between the blue line and centre line. p.s, i thought curling ice is different?

thats a cool gift. mine reeled me in with a trip to ny to see the rangers (which was fucking unbelievable), and ever since then its been bunk. last year she forgot, and as compensation, her mom, who was visiting us at the time, gave me a slice of black forrest cake and a scrabble dictionary.

so our team is on a losing streak (first time in years). our manager/assistant captain is a loser in every sense of the word and puts himself on the top line with our two best players (his definition of staying with them on the offense, is hanging out in between the blue line and centre line waiting for a breakaway pass, even though if they DID decide to pass to him, he's find a way to fuck up and when they dont, he skates ahead of them, stops at the blue line then watches as they break in). this guy can barely stick handle, we're pretty sure he can't do cross overs both ways, and does big sweeping turns instead of stopping and starting. he's abusive to officials and opponets, takes dumb penalties and makes the most ignorant errors on ice. his linemates say playing with him is like playing shorthanded all the time. anyways, our REAL captain comes to a game (started the team 10 years ago but has such a busy sked, he plays maybe 10-12 games a year), finally... and he shakes up the lines... puts dude on the third line with guys who are more suitable to his skill, and puts this theo fleury type guy we have (small size, tons of energy, not a very strong skater but good hands) with the two top guys (they are INCREDIBLE together). anyways, EVERYONE has a great game. everyone. dude on the third line gets a bunch of passes, is able to keep up with his linemates and the top line produces three of our four goals. we ended up losing 5-4, but it was an amazingly fun game. even the refs were excited watching it. so we're in the room after, everyone is pumped even though we lost... and one guy pipes up and says "hey *name*, you played great with your new line mates", instead of saying thank you, because he never gets compliments on his play, he says "yeah, but i miss playing with *name* and *name*" another guy pipes up and and says "who wouldnt?" and he says "well, we have so much chemistry... we've been playing together forever" (one season, and one of the guys missed over half the games last year). the guy is so fuckin blind to his lack of skill and lack of respect from teammates in the room and on the ice... what's more is that he's SUPER critical of our guys on the ice when we fuck up, however, we're a bunch of nice guys so we refrain from calling each other out during the game so here's the worst player on the ice, by far, being the most critical of everyone around him but himself. and the worst thing is, if we were to "intervene" on his behavior, not only would it bring a ton of drama, he'd fuckin lose it on us and go into full denial mode. there's a buzz around the room of forming a break-away/spinoff team because this fucker is so poison.... and we're only 5 games into the season.

Did that this past April during a tourney in Charleston. It sucks, but I guess it's the price you pay for getting that drunk. i dont miss those days. my worst ever was $1200. what put me way over the top was that i made the mistake of hiring a cab driver to wait for us outside an after hours bar, and he did.... waited for 5 hours with the meter running and charged my visa.

can you speak to the passion and life long dedication to teams that hardcore soccer fans in europe have? thats what i witnessed at madison square garden. dude got razzed for wearing another teams jersey. it's almost to be expected.

i saw the rangers take on the caps almost three years ago at msg (when brashear fought shanny). it was an amazing game, i almost cried at the end because of the emotion and passion those fans had for the game (the goal song (which i got to hear something like 5 times), the timed chants, "sweet caroline" and how the crowd kept singing after the music stopped and play commenced, the crazy dancer in the nose bleeds, etc etc) and dude... there was a guy wearing an ovy jersey a few rows ahead of us, and we were surrounded by blue shirts. they were ABUSING this guy (some fans had their kids involved), and he was taking it... then he turned around and challenged a bunch of the fans, threats started being thrown around and all of a sudden this one rangers fan goes up to him and points to the exit. he says "just leave before they get you" and the guy leaves.... the whole section applauded. it was amazing. no security/hosts involved. coming from vancouver, where all you see in the lower bowl is suits, jet set™ escorts and dudes with aston martins wearing leather jackets and paying $40 to valet at gm place, blackberries and the mascot macking on hot socialite women, and a fuckin inflatable whale dropping lame coupons from sponsors, it was great to see some PASSION and real fans, as opposed to people who were there because its the place to be seen. i dont condone bullying, and i certainly dont partake in it, but it made me realize what being a fan meant.... fanatic. whether or not the team is in vogue doesn't really matter, showing passion/support/loyalty to your team is part of the thrill.

agreed. for about the first 2-4 games per season, i find myself yelling at dudes to "keep your stick down, or take your cage off" one guy did it again after i told him to watch it and i ended up chasing him to his bench... where his teammates echoed my sentiments. most people over the age of 25 seem to get it, though. here's another unwritten rule: PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH. if you're going to lecture everyone on the bench, follow it up on the ice.

no. but its available to CEO who then distributes up to 20 supplementary cards to his team. and if they all spend a whopping $12,500 per year on their card, suddenly mr. ceo has reached his godly spending minimum of 1/4 mil just because it doesnt have a company name on it doesnt mean its not being run through a company's books. and this is how most people use the centurion card... save jay-z

if you alternate the gear, neither of the sets are "new". i used to employ that method, but i don't play as much (twice a week now)... and if i do, i just bring extras of the shit that takes longer to dry (skates, gloves and base layer) also, my place has geothermal radiant floors and it seems like my gear dries WAY faster.

if he actually was the rep, i'd be embarrassed if i was him. not only is that a ridiculous way to engage a staffer, but if i walk into an account and they dont know who i am as soon as i step in the door, i feel like i haven't done my job. btw, i f'in HATED working in retail most days, because of the idiots, but its an integral experience if you ever want to do anything involving interaction with other people... and the few who are actually level headed and genuine make up for the losers.

since we're on the topic of gloves

people on the other side of the world are also handing out the awards, so take it for what its worth.

you tell me the last time a president got elected and people on the other side of the world were celebrating and dancing in the street. thats a HUGE impact.

it's great to see the Canucks dominate, but on the other hand, price is my man in net for one of my pools and 7 gaa ain't good

Actually my roommate is a sports medicine major and a lot of professionals are now questioning the merits of stretching. some of them suggest that all your doing is increasing the odds of a muscle pull, and instead you should warm up with stages of more and more exertion until you get to game speed. i have a friend who's in the same program that says the same thing. "stretching tells the body you're finished". he says if you're going to stretch, do it at the end.

oh yeah. you have to be super careful with that

yaaaaaa. i'me excited for you.