Saturday, June 13, 2009

Her Majesty

Epic.

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Clutch.

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Massive.

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Grizzled.

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Game 7 was worth everything.

Big time show of maturity by Sid for not going in after the Franzen hit - he'd have done more harm than good, and he knew it.

Maxime Talbot. Garrioch is writing furiously about rumors of Talbot to the Sens for Heatley, straight up.

Marc-Andre Fleury is a man. Settled down, didn't allow anyone to shake him as he shook the "Flower wilts in big games" label. Didn't let himself drift out of position for no reason...

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Whoops.


Check out Danny B. in the waning seconds:

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All business.
To borrow a phrase.


But it wasn't fun & games for everybody.

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Sad Slovak.

Say what you will about Hossa. I understand the reasons on both sides. He wanted a shortcut. He's an athlete in his money-making years; he's got the right to pick & chose.

But, like we say on the farm, you can't get corn from flaxseed.

Reap what you sow, in seety-tawk.

But the best news: Sid & Malk got their hardware, SSgt. Bill Guerin got his last chance, Wings fans can yap about more conspiracies, and Pens fans can yap about the coming dynasty. All business is settled, and the field is wider than it was this time last year. Let's set some goals. I wanna see this, in some measure, in Phillips at the end of next year:

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Right boys?

asg,LolThrash

Uh-oh.



Commence LoLCup.

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Friday, June 12, 2009

The Lesser of Two Evils

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Let's Go Pens.

Monday, June 8, 2009

The Wait Is Over!!!! Let The Party Begin!!!



Yes, folks - the joyous news has been received:

Marty "The Party" Reasoner is a Thrasher for two more years.

Add this to the recent signing of Anssi Salmela (who, thanks to Razor @ teh Chronicle shall be heretofore known as "Peanut"), and the Thrashers are in the midst of their best offseason in recent memory.

Quiet, you cynics - that's supposed to sound like optimism.

Be sure to come visit me while I house-sit for nhLOL. You bring the keg, and I'll sit in a parking lot, picking my nose until George Clinton shows up.

"You're majoring in a 5000 year-old dead language?"
"Uh... yeah."
"Out. Get out of my room."

Sorry. Back to business.

All that remains is to sign Army, Slates, Thor, Kari, Boris....

...oh yea, and some other Russian dude.

Remember folks, optimism.


EDIT: From the venerable Craig Custance, Guru of Puck @ The Sporting News, terms on the Reasoner deal are 2 years at $2.3 million total. A decent raise and a modicum of security for our Mr. Reasoner.