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The Bang Bang dance is BLOWIN' UP! God forbid two young hockey players have a goddamn sense of humor and personality. What's wrong with you?

WHAT

No, it just looks kinda gay. maybe they should swordfight with the sticks or something while shouting war cries.


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AARDVARK

What could be LESS gay?? It's the BANG BANG DANCE.

It's got "BANG" right in the name!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a popular culture reference!!!!

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I guess they are drafting the players for the All-Star game live, after all:

We spoke with NHL VP of hockey and business development Brendan Shanahan(notes) on Monday night, and he wasn't spilling on the captains' identities; although he did say the respect level for Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby(notes) among his peers "has never been higher" but that the first question from most players was about his recovery from a concussion and availability for the game.
Our full conversation with Shanahan will publish on Tuesday morning, but there were a few bits of news to share about the ASG Fantasy Draft:
• There will be six players (captain, two alternate captains) at two podiums on stage and 36 players seated in the audience. As each one is drafted, they'll come on stage, swap a sport coat for an All-Star jersey and stand behind their new teammates.
• The draft will have 18 rounds. For reasons Shanahan will explain in the interview, both teams must draft their three goalies by the 10th round and all defensemen must be drafted by the 15th round -- leaving six forwards in the final three rounds.
• Which means that there will in fact be a "Mr. Irrelevant" in the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft: In the end, there will be two players left in the seats, and one will be the official last pick in the draft.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_d ... nhl-308810

AWESOME. I would re-arrange my schedule to watch that. When is it?

Exciting double header tonight, folks!

First up, the Celtics vs. Heat. Miami currently leads the series 2-1. The biggest question of the night will be, how will Rondo shoot with an elbow that apparently bends both ways.



Following that is game four of the Thunder vs. Memphis series. OKC blew an embarrassing 16-point lead in game three; the 8th seeded Grizzlies rallied, tied the game, and ultimately won by 8 in OT. Fingers are being pointed at Russel Westbrook for refusing to pass and throwing up brick after brick. Although benching one of your two All-Star players in the fourth isn't typically a good game plan, it wouldn't have hurt the Thunder. Game four will decide whether the Thunder are a playoff team or not.

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Poor hockey. Will nobody stand up for hockey the sport!?

They are doing it over in my NBA thread.

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Poor hockey. Will nobody stand up for hockey the sport!?

The movie [i]Slap Shot[/i] wrote: Paul Newman: It's their rink, it's their ice and it's their fuckin' town.

- But tonight we got our fans with us! - Yeah!

They spent their own dough to get here, and they came here to see us.

Let's show 'em what we got. Get out on the ice and let 'em know you're there.

Get that stick in their side, let 'em know you're there.

Get that lumber in his teeth, let him know you're there!

Michael Ontkean: Bleed all over 'em. Let 'em know you're there.

The Bulls beat the Hawks tonight, taking a lead in the series 3-2. Chicago led by 6 at the half and won by 12 with a final score of 95-83. A double technical was issued when someone almost hit someone else with an elbow. Where were those calls in the Thunder game?

Yes, Pinback. Let go of your anger ...

Flack wrote:Yes, Pinback. Let go of your anger ...

The thing is, a hockey goal is the most exciting thing in sports. In basketball they score goals, what, 50, 60 times a game. All the magic has gone out of it.

Right, because in hockey they average, what, 2-3 points per game or something.

So let me ask you this -- would you rather have 2-3 dollars, or 50-60 dollars? Maybe you would rather have 2-3 bucks, because that would make them more special? Shiz. Give me the $50-60 anyday.

Is the drive to work more special if you do 2-3 mph? Would a boxing match be more special if the boxers only threw 2-3 punches?

IF A CENTIPEDE ONLY HAD 2 LEGS PER SIDE INSTEAD OF 50 IT WOULDN'T BE A CENTIPEDE IT WOULD BE A DOG.

Let me restate what you've just written, but in the form of an NBA game:

Flack wrote:Right, because in hockey they average, what, 2-3 points per gFOUL

So let me ask you this -- would you ratFOUL

Maybe yFOUL

Give me the $50-60 anyFOUL

Is the drive to woFOUL

Would a boxing match be more FOUL

IF AFOULFOULFOUL

pinback wrote:Let me restate what you've just written, but in the form of an NBA game:

Flack wrote:Right, because in hockey they average, what, 2-3 points per gFOUL

So let me ask you this -- would you ratFOUL

Maybe yFOUL

Give me the $50-60 anyFOUL

Is the drive to woFOUL

Would a boxing match be more FOUL

IF AFOULFOULFOUL

Ben, how dare you use such foul language!

Those 2-3 points mean more. Like back in time when a nickel could buy you a loaf of bread and a 1932 LaSalle coupe. It's just that nobody had a nickel.

besides, fighting is allowed in hockey. BONUS!




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AARDVARK

pinback wrote:Let me restate what you've just written, but in the form of an NBA game:

Flack wrote:Right, because in hockey they average, what, 2-3 points per gFOUL

So let me ask you this -- would you ratFOUL

Maybe yFOUL

Give me the $50-60 anyFOUL

Is the drive to woFOUL

Would a boxing match be more FOUL

IF AFOULFOULFOUL

Some people only like sex for 2-3 minutes. Some people like 50-60 minutes.

AArdvark wrote:Those 2-3 points mean more. Like back in time when a nickel could buy you a loaf of bread and a 1932 LaSalle coupe. It's just that nobody had a nickel.

besides, fighting is allowed in hockey. BONUS!

When they fight in hockey, don't they get penalties? Same thing happens in basketball!

yeah, but in basketball the refs don't let them go at it until someone falls down.

There was a conference call today, and GM and the GM-to-be Joe Sakic said the Avs aren't gonna sign any free agents.

Welp.

So the big idea is to immediately get better in the draft and hope that it suddenly becomes possible to get better in the draft.

Did I go into a spergspin because of the comparison between hockey and the NBA yet? I know Flack was listing reasons why basketball is better. But I don't know if he included "computer and console games." Should this be a thread? This should be a thread.