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I've got this one. Billy Idol!

10 games between the Columbus game and the trade deadline. That has to be what that quote is getting at. I know we love picking on them for every little thing, but I'm not going to crucify him for choosing the wrong word (assuming that is a word-for-word quote).

I recently got free HBO for a year, so I started Game of Thrones. My recent stretch has been the religious fanatics storyline. That whole thing has really hurt the show for me.

Let me guess, it's either not who you think it is, or it's a political figure.

My personal favorite was when Rob Ray said "you can't just throw Hutton to the wolves" when he was pulled in the second. Yes Rob, a guy who just allowed 3 goals on 5 shots over nearly 11 minutes of the second period really was getting thrown to the wolves. He really needs to stop trying to put a positive spin on absolutely everything. Even knowing that he's an idiot, it's still insulting to the audience.

I agree. Winning percentage, no matter how you want to define it is a pointless stat. Points are all that matters.

There certainly is a value to that OTL column that people like to ignore far too often. Just look at the standings. Boston has the second most points in the entire league and a big part of that is the OTL. Without it, they're not even in first place in the division, let alone second overall in the league. It will be something worth watching come playoff time, to see how that translates to post-season play, if at all. True overtime records are kind of hard to find online, short of looking through individual schedules. They have the ROW column, but that doesn't tell you how many times a team scored and won in OT, it's just shootout wins subtracted from overall wins. So looking at the standings, Boston is awful in shootouts, losing all 12 they've been it. But I can't easily see how many OT games they have won. But even that probably doesn't mean all that much. 3-on-3 hockey is not something you'll see in the playoffs (just imagine the refs calling that many penalties in OT).

I think you're onto something with Cher. All the plastic surgery makes it a possibility.

Did you post the wrong picture? That's cousin Eddie's son Rocky and unless google is completely wrong (yeah, I know I'm not supposed to use that but your clue was odd), he's a no one.

The only thing I can't find good details on is that part about completing 4 years in major junior. I don't know what exactly qualifies as a full year. This is Cozen's third full season in the WHL, but he as played 3 games and a full playoff schedule the year before that. I assume they don't count that as a full year, but I haven't found anything to back up that assumption. And yes @JohnC, he'll be given every chance to make the Sabres' team out of camp next year. Me personally, I don't plan on expecting a thing from him next year though. We've been burned too often by rushing these kids and I can't see him making or breaking this team next year. I lean towards the cautious approach at this point. But hey, maybe he does step up and show he's ready. I'll gladly accept that outcome if it happens.

Cozens won't be old enough to play in the AHL next year, so we can rule that one out right now. He could see time at the end of the season, but that's it.

My directv feed cut out right in the middle of the replay of Jack's goal, so I didn't get to see a much needed second view of how ridiculous that goal was. They opened a window for him for less than a second, and boom, in the net. Was the goalie just sleeping or was the shot that perfect?

He has played pretty much everywhere.

Based on this post, I'm just going to assume that someone finally posted a picture of Peter Frampton.

People need to get over themselves. It's just a game. No one shot your dog. I skimmed through the clip because I can only stand so much of that type of lunacy, but it sounded a bit like a performance to me. Now it's posted online and in some places people have dug up the kid's twitter account. Mission accomplished.

He should definitely get a good number of games while up here. I can live with Hutton getting the next game but then Johansson getting the second one. If he's up to the task, the playing time will snowball from there.

I don't think they hesitated for even a second when making that callup. Hammond only gets it if it's a day or two.

He was here for one season, spending the entire year on IR. Was there really all that much opportunity to give him more and meaningful time in that following training camp?

His kill count is off the charts.

Or not. Apparently they decided to pump the breaks due to Kobe Bryant.

What the hell...

It reminds me of that Beetles classic "I seen her standing there".

Seen I think this may be the one that makes me cringe the most, given that it is never used properly.

Let's face it, the funeral is far more for you and any other family/friends who would be there than it is your father. As taro said, if you want to be there, go. Sorry for your loss.

That would convince me to go.