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  1. Brian707
    You want the definition of a fair weather fan, go look at the people who were cheering for the Cubs in 2003 and were then singing "Don't Stop Believing" in 2005.
  2. Brian707
    That is so wrong. I am 37. I started going to games around 86 or 87. Probably went to two a year from then until 2003, when I got fed up with $Bill and his horseshit. I vowed never to buy a ticket again until he took his dirt nap. I bought my next ticket in December of 2007.
  3. Brian707
    Who buys a $200+ ticket and then doesn't show? I know a couple of STH's that have had tickets for a long time and don't go to at least 1-2 games each year. I am not sure why. At the very least, sell them on Stubhub or give them away at face value at lower. I know STH's that have 4 tickets and they've given them to me at face value ($70). Plenty of people still want to go to Bears games regardless of the record because tickets are so hard to get. But I guess if you're rich. Lowest face value ticket this year is $81. I have four, I had to sell two last minute because my fair weather friend said he had to cancel because it's too cold and the Bears suck. At least he could have lied and said his kid was sick. I sold them on stub hub Saturday for $73. And the people who bought them ended up being pretty cool people.
  4. Brian707
    B&B want the Bears to cut Marshall. Apparently Emery told Marshall "Read your contract" this morning.
  5. Brian707
    Good game, Hawks carried the play. Got unlucky with the second Tampa goal. Got the 2 points anyway by winning rock, scissors, paper. 3-0 this year, unlike last year where they lost a majority of them.
  6. Brian707
    Point spread is down to Bears -3.5 now. I still don't get that line. I figured it would be closer to a pickem. The public perception is the Bears are the worst football team of all time. It almost seems like Vegas wants people to bet the Vikings. Bears 31 Vikings 17 The road to 7-9 begins here.
  7. Brian707
    Vikings futility at Soldier Field vs. Jared Allen's lifetime winless streak at Soldier Field. What wins out? The game will end in a tie
  8. Brian707
    This season. 2014 to me reminds me of the 1989 season I have no idea what this reference means, old man. That team quit like this one.
  9. Brian707
    This season. 2014 to me reminds me of the 1989 season
  10. Brian707
    Problem with Detroit is their D got old and bad quick
  11. Brian707
    So you really dislike Crawford's contract? I do. For two reasons. 1) I hate being tied to goaltenders for multiple years. These guys tend to ebb and flow, and outside the truly elite (are there any right now), they are replaceable. 2) I don't like the idea of paying that much to guys that aren't difference makers. The Blackhawks entire system is set-up so that overwhelming talent dominates the puck and they tend to only struggle when a goalie has an amazing game against them. I thought they did a real smart job of shifting from Niemi to Crawford and then should have continued shifting to new goalies while keeping the rest of the roster elite. They are dealing with cap issues and it does not help that a guy like Crawford is taking up $6m every year until 2020. Good points His contract seemed to be based on Jimmy Howard's they seem to be very similar. The only reason I think Stan did that was because they didn't have a goalie in the pipeline in 2013 like they did in 2010 when they switched from Niemi to Crawford. I was just saying assuming Crawford keeps up his similar numbers he has(average to slightly above average numbers) the 6 million wont be as much a percentage of the cap later on down the line.
  12. Brian707
    So you really dislike Crawford's contract?
  13. Brian707
    It may seem like Crawford is overpaid now as this is year 1 of the deal, but in a couple years it wont seem so bad as other goalies will be up for new contracts. Just like Toews and Kane, those will seem like bargains midway thru their deals when guys like Stamkos gets their deals.
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  15. Brian707
    This is definitely a possibility, Stan and Joel don't always seem to be on the same page.
  16. Brian707
    Right, but its also lazy to see why the Hawks lost that series. Its much more than just blaming it on an unlucky bounce(to me that is a real meatball stance) Anyway Joel Quenneville confirms after practice that Patrick Sharp will miss 3-4 weeks There's always got to be *reasons*. That's how you end up with people who hate Cutler and love Ryan Theriot. Right, or substitute Theriot for McGowan(as the meatball callers on B&B called him)
  17. Brian707
    Right, but its also lazy to see why the Hawks lost that series. Its much more than just blaming it on an unlucky bounce(to me that is a real meatball stance) Anyway Joel Quenneville confirms after practice that Patrick Sharp will miss 3-4 weeks
  18. Brian707
    Lack of depth LAST year. Meatball? I'm the furthest from it. Did you see the Minnesota series? The Hawks talent overcame it, but it only took them so far. You are blinded by the fact that the Hawks fought their way back to game 7 OT in the WCF And you're blinded by the fact that a puck deflected in during OT of game 7. Winners win, losers lose, etc. If you're writing off 2016 and 2017 because of some doofy cap spreadsheet, then yes, you're meatballing pretty hard. Yes the puck deflected in game 7, but obviously you don't realize the Hawks were very fortunate to get that far. I think you better just stick to baseball and look up definition of meatball. As for 2016 and 2017 they wont be as strong as the are right now that is obvious. Unless you think a 38 year old Hossa is somehow better than a 35 year old Hossa.
  19. Brian707
    Lack of depth LAST year. Meatball? I'm the furthest from it. Did you see the Minnesota series? The Hawks talent overcame it, but it only took them so far. You are blinded by the fact that the Hawks fought their way back to game 7 OT in the WCF, and lost on a fluke goal. It doesn't change the fact that their depth is what put them in that hole to begin with.
  20. Brian707
    Did you watch the series? I think not. Yes they lost on a bad bounce, but they essentially played that series with 3 lines and 5 defensemen. Did you see LA? They had Mike Richards on the 4th line. Stick to baseball Wow. They must have lost like 4-1 then with that kind of a disadvantage. I can't remember because I didn't watch the series, of course. Well I was interviewing for sports talk radio of course. They almost did lose 4-1, game 5 went to double OT.
  21. Brian707
    Did you watch the series? I think not. Yes they lost on a bad bounce, but they essentially played that series with 3 lines and 5 defensemen. Did you see LA? They had Mike Richards on the 4th line.
  22. Brian707
    If only they had one of the deepest and highest-rated farm systems in the game. Then maybe they'd be in position to replenish that depth... Is this where you show me that the Rockford Ice Hogs are in first place? Besides what was the main reason they lost the series vs LA last spring? LA was much deeper. Their farm system is very good, but it will not be enough to overcome the losses next summer. They should win 2 or 3 more Cups by the time Kane and Toews retire, but don't count on 2016 or 2017
  23. Brian707
    http://www.hockeysfuture.com/team-rankings The bigger question facing the Hawks is whether there are any true first / second line and first pairing players there. When Hossa goes he will probably be backfilled by a FA, as he essentially replaced Havlat. The bigger question is Sharp and whether Saad steps into that role or Teuvo is so good at C that Saad doesn't have to score that much. The Hawks should be fine for a very long time. Stan drafts well (though he's not setting the world on fire at goalie or wing) and he's generally done a nice job in making trades that yield good results (including Versteeg, by the way). The brewing problem is Q's reliance on veterans and seeming unwillingness to let young guys get the minutes they need to develop (TVR, Morin, Leddy (when he was here), Rundbland, etc.). We'll see. Other than TT, they don't have much top end talent. 2016 and 2017 might look a bit like 2011 and 2012, due to the cap problem next year, that's assuming it goes up 5 million. It might go up more but this year its increase was less than expected. Hawks will lose Oduyla, Sharp, and maybe even Seabrook. Will the drop off be that great?
  24. Brian707
    It's a stretch to call him a star. And he was the only guy to trade and potentially get back a haul. The haul wasn't there, other teams knew the Hawks were against the cap. If Stan found a deal I'm sure he would have been gone. But that being said the cap crunch coming Im glad they kept Sharp for another Cup run. Probably wont make a serious run again until 2018. Probably won't make a serious run again until 2018, LOL. As long as they have Toews, Kane, Hossa (if he doesn't rapidly age), and Keith, they've got a chance every year. Their depth will be gone. LOL :roll:
  25. Brian707
    6th best is about right. I would go Toews Keith Kane Hossa Hammer Sharp
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