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  1. UMFan83
    Right there on the ice in front of everyone? Gross.
  2. UMFan83
    I should just stop watching Game 1's
  3. UMFan83
    Yup...thanks O'Bri- I mean Buff
  4. UMFan83
    I have a feeling SJ scores on this PP
  5. UMFan83
    C'mon Buff. Another penalty on the Hawks.
  6. UMFan83
    We haven't been able to do anything smoothly so far. And yet I don't think we are playing all that badly. Couple of concern areas but I will say our passing has been crisp and we've done a decent job winning puck battles in the SJ zone. SJ has definitely gotten the better chances thus far.
  7. UMFan83
    Sometimes we just get too fancy when the situation calls for just clearing the puck into the neutral zone as soon as possible.
  8. UMFan83
    I don't know, it could easily be tied 1-1 insted of 0-0
  9. UMFan83
    Because THEY wanted to be the ones bitching about his horrible contract.
  10. UMFan83
    Great job getting some SH chances on that PK. Only one really good attempt by SJ
  11. UMFan83
    Dammit, power play coming up for SJ. Sharks letting their physical advantage dominate right now.
  12. UMFan83
    Nice job Campbell. He almost made it 1-0 Sharks with that horrible turnover.
  13. UMFan83
    Yes plz. Let's just not lose a game the rest of the year. 8-0 and call it a season.
  14. UMFan83
    I hear you. That's exactly how I feel.
  15. UMFan83
    Gah, I forgot about him. I'd definitely be for him.
  16. UMFan83
    Homer in the Gloamin
  17. UMFan83
    I think it's odd too. I honestly want to care more. I just can't. Like I said, I watched every game in 2006. I was going to games in late September, as other NSBBers can attest to. I lived in New Hampshire in 2002, but I always watched a game when it was on ESPN. I never thought I'd feel this way, because I'm always big on being a fan that is with the team through thick and thin, and I still am. I just can't muster up enough interest to watch them.
  18. UMFan83
    Not on my part lol. People can call me whatever they want. It's not like I'm hoping the team loses, and it's not like I'm completely ignoring them. I just am not having much desire to watch them this year. I'll probably regret making these comments in mid-June when they are the only thing going on for me and I suddenly find my interest rising, but right now meh. Baseball is still my favorite sport, and the Cubs are still my favorite team amongst all sports teams I follow, and by a decent margin.
  19. UMFan83
    Yeah it's not ignoring on purpose or anything. It's just lack of interest. I can't explain it. I watched every game in 2006, so its not the losing that necessarily bothers me. I still watch baseball, I'm watching a White Sox-Royals game as we speak. It's just something about this team that I just don't want to follow them.
  20. UMFan83
    Seriously: http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/rpi/_/sort/sos The only team with a worst SOS is the Twins, just barely. Their RPI (relative power index) also has the Cubs 30th out of 30. Does anyone else just want to ignore this season and come back recharged in 2011? I am hoping to god the Blackhawks stretch this out until mid June, then LeBron/FA talk carries me to July when the Bears head down to Bourbonais. With so much going on with Chicago's winter teams, this is the perfect season to just take off the Cubs, as there is a pretty good bridge between their previous seasons ending and the next ones starting. For those who are non-Chicago sports fans, I'm sorry. Maybe things will change, but for the first time since maybe 2002, I just have no desire to follow this team.
  21. UMFan83
    We're gonna score 4 in the bottom of the inning now, right?
  22. UMFan83
    Home ice advantage and getting to face the 8th seed isn't enough to get you excited. That Halak kid has looked damn good, but this is still a bottom rung playoff team we're talking about here. The Canadiens have been ridiculously outplayed in the playoffs, it's honestly a miracle that they are still playing. While I'd make Montreal the slight favorite, it would not be very crazy to see the Flyers get to the Cup Finals. Of course they will be waxed by the Sharks or Hawks but whatever.
  23. UMFan83
    Yup. Basically once you sign your own guys and go over the cap, you can then make trades for other players as long as the salaries match. There are also exemptions (lower level, mid level) which are basically allowances every team is given to sign one player to a certain amount of money regardless of cap space. So there's a cap but its very loose as teams that are only at or below the cap are often called cheap for being unwilling to go over. It's how teams like the Lakers, who are way over the cap, can end up with a Ron Artest in the offseason. It's also how the Knicks were able to amass an over $130 million payroll a few season ago.
  24. UMFan83
    I don't think think they have enough. The Knicks are 17,000,000 committed next year and barely can afford 2 max guys. The Nets are at 22,000,000. They would need a trade (albeit smaller one) to afford 2.
  25. UMFan83
    What would come between it and Red Sox/Yankees 2004? It would be like Red Sox Yankees if the Yankees built a 6-0 lead in game 7.
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