Nice Article Alf! I dont believe in the curse, I think it all boils down to stupid player decisions. Which the Cubs have a long history of.

As for Hockey...........word is on the street (internet boards) that there may be a 2 month lock out. Owners are stating that the first two months of the season they lose money.............HA! That is due to other sports that are going on at the oct 1 start.

Yeah I hope that the Devils win the next 2 games to force a game 7. Who knows when we will see NHL hockey again, a two month lay off will put it in December.

2-1 right now in Milwaukee in the 8th..............I have no expectations for the Cubs this season. All I want is for Soriano to do well so we can dump him onto another team.

Kinda funny this thread is at the top of the board.


Hey the draft is coming up on the 22 of the month who do you want?

Blackhawks need a Goalie or at least thats what I would draft. I would stay away from the Russian kid though.

I'll tell ya what blk, they better have hockey starting in October as usual, or else I (and millions of other fans) will be super pissed.

Hey Blk .. hope the world is treating you well ..

hockey is still trying to recover grownd from the lost season .. a lockout would severely hurt  the sport .. AGAIN ..

I feel they will get it done on time ..

Hey Flyers Yeah I will be one of the millions pissed off with ya!!!!!

PCK good to hear from ya man yep its all good. Just takin things one day at a time. Hope all is well with you, have you been playing baseball (Darts) lately? I found a bar (Jeddys) in Brighton that has two of those boards.

If they dont get it done in time it will be a major set back for sure!!!!

BTW my yahoo is messed up so I may not have the same NHL league over there...............that is if there is a need to have a league.

As of this second I am a HUGE Celtics fan, I am hopeing that they knock off Miami tonight.

Switched over to a regular dart league a few years ago .. electronic boards .. 301/cricket/501 league .

dartball is fun though ..

Ahhh I too have picked up the plastic tips. One day in the very near future I am going to venture up to that game place on hwy 100 in search of good darts. I have been in a league the past two falls. I need to throw some steel tip to get better at plastic

Really hope the Devils can find a way to win the next two games against the Kings to force a game seven. The worst time of the year is when hockey season ends.

BB14 starts in about a month!!!! Can't be worse than last seasons winner and floater lame metalhead that Evel Dick hated along wiht his daughter.

Game 3 or AHL Calder a joke decider in OT

AHL statement regarding Game 3

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TORONTO ... American Hockey League President and CEO David Andrews has issued the following statement:

“We have spoken with Toronto Marlies management and confirmed that a rules interpretation error by the on-ice officials occurred on the Norfolk Admirals’ overtime goal during Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals.

“On the play, a dump-in from center ice by a Norfolk player caromed off a stanchion and into the Toronto net. The correct application of AHL Rule 83.4 would have negated the Norfolk goal due to a delayed offside call.

“As AHL By-Laws do not allow for any change to the final result of a game based on an incorrect rule interpretation, the result of the game stands.”

Play was offsides but hey that stanchion had the Marlies goalie name on it, lol.

Norfolk won the AHL title the TB Lightningaffiliate with Tokarski in net. Maybe Luongo or Thomas may not be need  by Stevie  Y as TG in Tammp next season.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/26
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Need I say more. The Asians are way ahead of us, lol.

Go Devils I guess. Got  a few players on both teams i can root for.  Henrique a former Windsor Spitfire GWG dude legend continueing legacy.

blk your Hawks got a much higer draft pick than  my Wings in draft. I expect a sorry draft for Wings unless they trade up. They need defense and left wingers.s

Yep bb......... I think they should have a jello wrestling segment for the ladies. Actually I am waiting for J wow and snookie show to start. I would watch without sound, just like looking at jwow lol hey your draft might not be as bad as you think. It's a deep draft for blueliners this year. I susspect the Blackhawks will go goalie then defencemen one two.

Gamemaster is the place ... I have 16g tungsten darts ... done well by me .. had a 25 ppd last season ..

the heaviest soft tip allowed by NADA is 18 g ..

set of tungsten 16g runs about $50 there .. 18g about $55

always good to catch up with you friend ..


and looks like the Devils are giving you your wish ..

Yep thats the place, I didnt know the name but just knew where it is.

I am tossing 18g, but they are cheap darts. I have the small flights on them now. Thinking about going 16g with the larger flights to see what that does. You are much better than I am, last season I was a 19 ppd.

Did you throw in the Wisconsin Tourney? I believe it was a week or two ago.

Congrats to the Los Angles Kings and thier fans on winning the Stanley Cup!

Ok on to the Draft! I am hoping that the Blackhawks select Malcom Subban with thier 18th pick. He is the best North American Goalie in the draft. Aslo he is P. K. Subbans little brother. Most likely they will draft a small non physical foward to go with the rest of thier collection. Not really high on the job that SB has done so far, its learn as you go with him.

Then there is July 1 where I see very little movement for the Blackhawks. Its a CB year so with no deal in place I think its a conservitive approach. We have learned this is not how cups are won (see the 2011-2012 Kings). Its been a Chicago Cubs quote of "wait till next year" for the hawks these last two seasons. I hope they brush off the Cubs dust soon.

Could be a very busy weekend in the NHL.............Trades Trades Trades oh and there is the Draft.

Rumor has it the Blackhawks could be busy, I so hope Kane is moved out of the UC. He can take his off season NHL/Jersey shore side show with him.

Haha you see that awards show? Erin Andrews walked out on stage and cbc cameras panned on crowd and some had look on faces like what is she doing here, lol. Seen pornstars walking in high heels with bow legs not as wide, wow seriously.

Two homoerecticuses from Glee and Modern Family tv shows on stage, what the.... bettman joining in with trend gays are cool lol. Surprised he didn't have sean every present the lady byng, hey oh.

Wings draft 49th Friday so I'm hoping for a another trade, this time maybe a roster player trade to get a higher pick. Hudler and Holmstrom I don'texpect back next season, both I would say 90%+ solid rumors.

Dug those Shanaban skits last night though, lol. Poor Shanny lost his sense of humor it seems looking upset during skits.
Course during one of skits they sucked bettman tiny d making him look respectable, pfft. Shanahan sold out bettman and now he's the punchline while bettman escapes it during award show that's how employer/employee works I guess in their front office.

NHL schedule came out and only one game between Wings vs Habs and Leafs is once each. Feel sorry for this generation that only knows the bettman era NHL. I miss the old rivalry days.

Great news! csi miami cancelled! Music tribute by bettman approved and drunken horatio cain actor with wide stance to keep from falling over. Thank god this turd of a show is done.
http://screen.yahoo.com/goodbye-csi
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Redheads in Miami are a bad fit much like Brian Campbell the lady byng winner is, lol. People like that can't be exposed to the sun down there.

Who plays next years award show Justin Bieber? NHL so out of touch with fans.

HAHA yeah that whole thing was pretty much a joke, aside from the shanahammer skits and Nickelback.

I just went to see them a couple weeks ago in Milwaukee, great show.

Hmmmm.........The Blackhawks draft...........meh. I guess it was good that the finn slid down to the 18 slot. You have to wonder why, however I think it all comes down to size. He is like 5'10 or so, every pick before him all were 6 foot or taller. He does have skill and just turned 18 so maybe he will gorw a few inches. He also needs to eat something, weight is 160ish. He wont be on the big club for 2 or 3 years any way.

Big Cubs sell off on the way............

speaking of sell offs...........the Blackhawks better make some moves and not expect to make a tweak here and a tweak there. Two years in a row they proved they have built a one and done team, I hope its not a hat trick.

Not an Erin Andrews fan eh? I wouldnt push her out of bed LOL

Wouldn't worry about weight of a lot of these draft picks, these kids are young and will add bulk with age. Think this was the first draft that my Wings drafted all kids at 6 feet or up. Asssistant GM Nill judging by how impressed he was with the Kings size and strength and skill must of  convinced the little guy lover Kenny Holland who also hates enforcers. He even drafted some Canadian kid playing in a American junior league in Omaha and he had almost 300 PIMs, lol.

So sick of seeing Soriano in Cubs jersey. He needs to go first.

I just hope the ivy league GM doesn't trade Castro.

Hey I would use erin andrews face as a ball rest. She has a great body but her face has that bad smell look to it like that biotch that came forward with monica lewinsky's stained dress, lol.

Looks like our two teams have similar picks laste few drafts on defense. Hawks draft Fournier of Quebec league and year before Wings draft Ouellet and in same draft a Fin Pulkinnen that plays for same team as the the Finn your hawks just drafted. Going to be interesting to see how those kids develop.

Only Boston has less salary cap space than your hawks so I expect to see some relief  via trades made on July 1st.  Wings got tons of cap space, need a paster like Suter, Yandle to fill void of Stuart and try to offset huge loss of Lids calling it a career.

Youkillis traded to southsiders, boo. That clown got beat up by then rookieTigers pitcher Porcello, lol. Can't to boo that Village People looking cop character and his stupid batting stance.

HAHA so she has butter face.......everything looks good butter face.

Yeah the deal with the salary cap as it sits is there is a new CBA to be hashed out which I suspect will affect the cap. I say it goes up.  If the NHLPA and the NHL cant strike a deal then I believe they will set the league back 10 years. Like I said a post or 3 ago I am hearing of a 2 month manditory lock out. STUPID......... Some smaller market teams crying about not making any money the first two months of the season. What a joke.

Yeah that kid is like what 17 just turned 18 maybe? It will be interesting.

As of now I would Sh** can Stan Bowman. He has failed to prove he can make a deal with another club that will bring top shelf tallent. Any GM can trade scrub for scrub. The deal that sent Brian Campbell to FLA greatly benefited Tallons Panthers more so than the Blackhawks. The Deal that sent us a handfull of picks and Jeremy Morin has sputtered IMO. Thats where Big Buff and Ladd went to the Thrashers Ughhhhhhhh. This franchise has too many decision makers at the top, this is why McD wanted Tallon out. He (Tallon) was a real GM with a back bone. Now Stanley has to ask Daddy if a move is good or not and then it has to be talked about with others.....too much red tape. Its almost like Bob Pullford is back in charge.

Not sure what the hawks have in mind, Hammer could be on his way out. which could make some cap space depending who they get.
You know Suter has some ties to Chicago, and there is the fact that the Northern subs of Chicago are just a 2 hour drive from the family homested. The plot thickens lol

I hear ya Soriano better be the first out of town........second at worst.

White sox dont have much of a farm system left to make trades. You have to wonder if that deal sets up another side deal for the south side. Dunn is at DH and Koenerko is on first, I guess Youklis could play 3rd but........... I see straws being grasped.

BOP and others in the yahoo baseball league. I am still having issues there but I now have internet and indoor plumbing.


I am feeling ill with all the Luongo to the Blackhawks talk...............pass

He (Tallon) was a real GM with a back bone. Now Stanley has to ask Daddy if a move is good or not and then it has to be talked about with others.....too much red tape. Its almost like Bob Pullford is back in charge.

After 2 years of Tallon I thought he was really Pulford in a body suit, after 3 I thought it was Pulford with surgery.   After 4, I was completely convinced Tallon is Pulford.

Stan may suck, but who ever follows him is going to look like a stud.     The guts of the franchise have been completely ripped out and filled with professionals.    Bowman may suck at picking individual players, but I think he'll get bumped up and whoever fills in for him will do extremely well.     The franchise has a real good front office infrastructure now.    They had a real professional staff under Mike Smith, and while Smith sucked, it put a ton of pieces in place (like scouting and development people) that allowed for success later.   I never want to see the good ol' boy club like the Hawks had under Wirtz (Tallon, Pulford, and one of the most terrrible head scouts in NHL history, Mike Dumas).     Dumas (spoken dum azz) was run out by Scotty Bowman.    I wouldn't be surprised if he does consultant work in FLA.

I want Holmgren as chief scout, Lombardi to handle the actual draft, and for Bowman to handle all the negotiations and the administrative responsibilities....but I dream.


I think the Hawks toss a reasonable offer to Suter and Parise, but I don't expect them to compete for Parise.   Too many gms said they're going to go after people.    Neither Parise or Suter are going to be real cost effective contracts long term, but they'll help in the short term.    Suter and Seabrook are too similar, and that might be a combined cap hit that doesn't yield the return down the road.    If they do land Suter, I'm confident he could fetch a nice 2nd line center like Pavelski and another couple minor assets...but I dream again.

Montador says he's bigger and feeling great, and Hossa is well on his way to a full recovery according to recent statements and he and Q are confident that he'll make camp.    Toews is 100%, Kane's liver shrunk to normal, he looks forward to ditching Team USA next year to "heal and train and focus" like he did in Madison next summer.   

Rockford should be better this year, they've been bad.   Blueline will be better and the young players will be better.    Rob Flick starring as "baby car bomb".     I'll be watching more Rockford this year, hopefully make more games.    I wonder if Clendening and McNeil make their debuts this year.     I really like both.     Lalonde has to forget his terrible year last year and at least make himself marketable for a trade.   

Rizzo making the Cubs debut tonight.    First time to be excited about the Cubs since they imploded in 2009.

Did hockey season start?