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Do you have to get a separate ticket if you're carrying on a baby?

And the terrorists were actually successful with their original plan of the day, killing Hassan. How often has that ever happened on this show? Maybe the nuke in season 6? I can't remember if that was the initial plot or not. He was a very good character, so it shocked me. He and Hastings are the only new characters this year that were a good addition to the show, so now we're down to 1. And damnit, where is Aaron Pierce? Since this is the last season, he absolutely has to appear at some point.

I think Nike actually setup the whole puppy thing. They actually threw the puppy in the water themselves. The swoosh tattoo on the inside of the puppy's ear was a dead giveaway.

That was probably the most shocking moment they've had in a long time... and we should have seen it coming a mile away.

Drop the bat

It was awesomely crappy. Best description I can come up with. I like how they didn't even bother trying to be very consistent with a lot of the story and references to 1986.

According to a Sens fan I was talking to yesterday, Ottawa traditionally has trouble with New Jersey. I have no idea how accurate that is, but if it is, I'm sure that will make you happy too. Personally, I'm at a point where I could care less about any potential 2nd round opponent. I have no idea what to expect from this team in the 1st round. So many different things can happen in that round that completely change any future opponent and the chances against them.

The only possible way Buffalo can face Ottawa in the 1st round is if Buffalo is the 3 seed and Ottawa is the 6. In order for that to happen, one of Philly, Boston, or Montreal would have to win out their 5 remaining games and Ottawa would have to lose all 4 of their remaining games in regulation. That doesn't even include the possibility of Buffalo finishing 2nd. In other words, it's not happening. edit: I take that back. It is also possible for Buffalo-Ottawa to face each other in the 2-7 matchup, but that would involve Ottawa losing out AND two of that Philly/Boston/Montreal logjam winning out their last 5 games. I have no idea if this is actually possible or not because I'm too lazy to look up whether or not these teams face each other.

My only issue is that I'm not so sure Gare is old enough for Rob Ray to throw constant "haha, you're old" jabs at him.

They're playing for next to nothing at this point. They'll win the division easily. The only question is the 2 or the 3 seed. Ok, there's a home ice in the 2nd round issue there, but in the big picture, it really isn't that big of a deal.

Yeah, this is the only worthwhile one. I wish all the rest could somehow be confined to one single thread because they are stupidly annoying (do those two words go together? well, they do now).

It doesn't necessarily have to be about the Bills. A team could be talking to Oakland because they want to get into that portion of the draft and Oakland just happens to be the team willing to talk. The Bills haven't moved out of their first round pick on draft day in recent history, so there might not be much purpose in a team making an offer to Buffalo.

Absolutely. The right crowd can make for one hell of a good time. Probably the most entertaining time I ever had in a theater was at an incredibly awful movie that I didn't even want to see. A couple of my friends really wanted to see an opening night showing of Snakes on a Plane when it came out. It was worth every penny. There were so many drunks in that theater and obviously we weren't missing out on any fine cinema each time they yelled something out. I have no plans of ever watching that movie again since it was so awful, but man was that a good time. Another one that always sticks out to me was the opening night showing I saw for the South Park movie. I love that movie and can watch it all the time, but that theater experience was a fun time. And yes, the ticket prices are ubsurd. I used to go to a ton of movies around 10 years ago but now they've priced me out and I'm lucky to go to 5 a year.

And then Donald shoots him in the face?

And Wisconsin's backup goalie, Brett Bennett is from Buffalo. He was kicked off of BU's team before last season, so he missed out on the national title. Now he could win one with the Badgers.

If they ever kill him off, it'll be a self-sacrifice. I don't know how they'd do it, but it would be very tough to top George Mason in season 2. I still say that was probably my favorite hour of the entire series.

I've always thought that the appropriate way to end the series would be Jack dying. He's given everything already, he might as well give EVERYTHING. Then again, if they're planning on making movies, they can't kill him unless they want to go the prequel route in theaters. Oh, and bring back Aaron Pierce!

They may not have the luxury of time here, but giving up on a 22 year old goalie is an awful move. Goalies are almost always late bloomers. If anything, they probably rushed him too quickly and that's why they are where they're at right now.

I want to beat 4 teams in the playoffs. I don't care which 4.

I know absolutely nothing about iTouches. Do those things actually have a built in microphone or would the user have to use a headset for it to act as a phone?

That's the best part about framing a signed jersey, you only see the back.

He definitely cleared out the entire net to Price's left.

No, it's a restriction on wearing a 3rd in the year that you introduce new primary uniforms. From a marketing standpoint it makes sense, but I have no idea why it is a rule.

Do we really want to talk about sports gods when Philly and Boston fans have won recent sports championships?

There's one possible problem here though. When a team is moving to new jerseys, the league doesn't allow them to wear a 3rd unless it is a throwback. I'm not so sure how that 3rd jersey would count as a throwback. Maybe the team can get around this by claiming that either of the first two jerseys are actually throwbacks. Either that or they can claim that that 3rd is intended to celebrate the anniversary. Quite honestly, I don't see any purpose for a 3rd right now. Make a ton of money selling the new white jersey and then break out the 3rd when sales lag a couple years down the road.