This isn't my town. Never has been, never will be. In fact I hate this town because of the weather and now everyone killing everyone...this town is becoming worse than Detroit. Plus the unemployment rate is rising with no jobs available. I didn't ask to be born here and if it wasn't for my wife being so close to her family and mom I would be gone a long time ago. The only good things are the food and the Chicago skyline/downtown area.
- CanUSA17

I didn't realize the crime rate in Schaumburg was so brutal ...

This isn't my town. Never has been, never will be. In fact I hate this town because of the weather and now everyone killing everyone...this town is becoming worse than Detroit. Plus the unemployment rate is rising with no jobs available. I didn't ask to be born here and if it wasn't for my wife being so close to her family and mom I would be gone a long time ago. The only good things are the food and the Chicago skyline/downtown area.
- CanUSA17

And it is hard to take you (or anyone else claiming that Chicago is becoming Detroit) as being credible or anything less than a troll.

It's a shame his blogs don't get more traffic, his work is good.
- DarthKane

+1, I read his blogs on occasion, quite well written and conveys points that make sense. I don't get the overwhelming urge to shake my head in disappointment, which is what happens when I peruse Cloutier or Garth.

Just watched the video from the "Bloody Sunday" fight.

What an f-ing pansy Burrows really is. Grabbed Keith's hair 3-4 times. I remember the argument on the Canuck board was that he was "fish hooking" him. Priceless BS. What a pansy.

I didn't realize the crime rate in Schaumburg was so brutal ...
- QStache

especially for a jagoff that hangs on another team's board all day while bragging about packing fudge and his imaginary friends...

Yeah, no offence to Esplen but I'm not a fan of his Cloutier style of blogging just to get hits. I respect him for his daily blogs and dedication, but not a fan of his writing style. I much prefer reading JJ, Yost, Meltzer, etc.
- Nucker101

exactly the same guys i read and engels.

especially for a jagoff that hangs on another team's board all day while bragging about packing fudge and his imaginary friends...
- philco28

+1 And people killing each other is in certain parts of the city. If they were better shooters and no one got hit by any stray bullets no one would care!!!!

I didn't realize the crime rate in Schaumburg was so brutal ...
- QStache

It's just as bad in Tinley Park as well...

Missing Tessier much?
- DarthKane

Tessier got good just as he was leaving to focus on the jets.i actually started reading his stuff and told him that i used to want to beat my head in with a hammer after reading his earlier work but that he had gotten good enough that i didn't have the urge for self annihilation after reading one of his blogs.

Ah more name calling. Some of you are top notch posters with these comebacks. Shyt JJ you've lost some quality posters since the last time I've been in here.
- CanUSA17

If you don't like it why bother posting here?

Just watched the video from the "Bloody Sunday" fight.

What an f-ing pansy Burrows really is. Grabbed Keith's hair 3-4 times. I remember the argument on the Canuck board was that he was "fish hooking" him. Priceless BS. What a pansy.
- CaptainBlackhawk

you guys are special.

And it is hard to take you (or anyone else claiming that Chicago is becoming Detroit) as being credible or anything less than a troll.
- QStache

Really? Turn on the news then where kids are getting shot on a daily basis and yeah it happened even in Schaumburg right down the street from my house. I know crime is everywhere but don't be so blind as the statistics are out there proving it...Chicago is becoming worse than Detroit whether you want to believe it or not.

Just watched the video from the "Bloody Sunday" fight.

What an f-ing pansy Burrows really is. Grabbed Keith's hair 3-4 times. I remember the argument on the Canuck board was that he was "fish hooking" him. Priceless BS. What a pansy.
- CaptainBlackhawk

No more than Kane beating up on frat girls and 50 year old cab drivers.

If you don't like it why bother posting here?
- paulr

I know the truth hurts but it is what it is.

Really? Turn on the news then where kids are getting shot on a daily basis and yeah it happened even in Schaumburg right down the street from my house. I know crime is everywhere but don't be so blind as the statistics are out there proving it...Chicago is becoming worse than Detroit whether you want to believe it or not.
- CanUSA17

Agree with you here kid. Chicago is not Detroit but the pooptiest areas are very very poopty like Detroit. Its is nasty ghetto in about 35% of Chicago....

Agree with you here kid. Chicago is not Detroit but the pooptiest areas are very very poopty like Detroit. Its is nasty ghetto in about 35% of Chicago....
- mrpaulish

i think a&e gangland series had a bunch of episodes based in Chicago so i can imagine how messed up it really is... though I've only ever really been in the downtown and a couple places outside the south side.wouldn't wasn't to go there.

Just watched the video from the "Bloody Sunday" fight.

What an f-ing pansy Burrows really is. Grabbed Keith's hair 3-4 times. I remember the argument on the Canuck board was that he was "fish hooking" him. Priceless BS. What a pansy.
- CaptainBlackhawk

Never hurt anybody, threw an elbow, got suspended etc

Never hurt anybody, threw an elbow, got suspended etc
- Mattjd123

Except that whole thing that you NEVER see that on ice and it is widely considered not only incredibly unsportsmanlike on ice BUT quite a pansy move.. hey! All good!

i think a&e gangland series had a bunch of episodes based in Chicago so i can imagine how messed up it really is... though I've only ever really been in the downtown and a couple places outside the south side.wouldn't wasn't to go there.
- kaptaan

Got to jump in here - lifetime Chicagoan. Born here. Raised here. I'm out in the burbs and have been for the past 25+ years.

Absolutely beautiful city (and honestly, in spite of those who hated Richie Daley, under his reign the city really "cleaned" itself up quite well). It's been in the last half-dozen years things have gone to hell-in-a-handbasket -- the last few yrs of Richie's rule forward.

The downtown area is about as nice as you'll find, especially compared to L.A., San Fran, NY. Beautiful lakefront.

Traffic is simply awful and only getting worse. Very good public transportation (trains, buses and the L).

But this whole shoot-em-up thing in a good part of the city just blows. I sometimes wish they would all kill themselves and leave the city to the rest of us. I really don't know if it's a case of the haves vs have-nots (I mean, for the most part they are killing each other. Dammit, just do a Thunder-dome, drop em all in there and let them wipe one another out).

Honestly, it's very sad. It's a great city with mostly great people and some of the hardest working people around. Just blows that they cannot and may not ever get this whole killing thing under control. I don't have the answer and it saddens me because I love Chicago.

Wow, it gets nasty in here on Canucks game day.

I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks guys and gals.

Has Sharp healed from his high stick he took from himself? Not to troll, but that replay was hilarious.

Got to jump in here - lifetime Chicagoan. Born here. Raised here. I'm out in the burbs and have been for the past 25+ years.

Absolutely beautiful city (and honestly, in spite of those who hated Richie Daley, under his reign the city really "cleaned" itself up quite well). It's been in the last half-dozen years things have gone to hell-in-a-handbasket -- the last few yrs of Richie's rule forward.

The downtown area is about as nice as you'll find, especially compared to L.A., San Fran, NY. Beautiful lakefront.

Traffic is simply awful and only getting worse. Very good public transportation (trains, buses and the L).

But this whole shoot-em-up thing in a good part of the city just blows. I sometimes wish they would all kill themselves and leave the city to the rest of us. I really don't know if it's a case of the haves vs have-nots (I mean, for the most part they are killing each other. Dammit, just do a Thunder-dome, drop em all in there and let them wipe one another out).

Honestly, it's very sad. It's a great city with mostly great people and some of the hardest working people around. Just blows that they cannot and may not ever get this whole killing thing under control. I don't have the answer and it saddens me because I love Chicago.
- savvyone-1

My Aunt and I were just having this conversation over the weekend. It is so incredibly sad that such a small pocket of this city (one where none of us would ever step foot) cause this city such a bad rap when it comes to gunshots/violence. It's such an incredibly small pocket of this city in comparison to how large the city proper is and the surrounding suburbs.

Wow, it gets nasty in here on Canucks game day.

I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks guys and gals.

Has Sharp healed from his high stick he took from himself? Not to troll, but that replay was hilarious.
- moondawg

He broke his hit-the-post streak and actually put one to the back of the net, so he likely won't pull that $hit again until he goes dry again

He broke his hit-the-post streak and actually put one to the back of the net, so he likely won't pull that $hit again until he goes dry again
- prd797

Hey, whatever works. He did get the 2 minute PP, so good on him. That's putting the team first.

Agree with you here kid. Chicago is not Detroit but the pooptiest areas are very very poopty like Detroit. Its is nasty ghetto in about 35% of Chicago....
- mrpaulish

Holy f'n shyt it's a miracle we actually agreed about something. Like I said the food and downtown area are great but the weather gets tiresome and the crime is out of control.

My Aunt and I were just having this conversation over the weekend. It is so incredibly sad that such a small pocket of this city (one where none of us would ever step foot) cause this city such a bad rap when it comes to gunshots/violence. It's such an incredibly small pocket of this city in comparison to how large the city proper is and the surrounding suburbs.
- CaptainBlackhawk

Used to take road trips to the UC for Hawks games in the 90's. The UC was more like a mausoleum then.

I referred to it as the "Ring of Death" between the good downtown areas and some great suburbs. Made the mistake of heading west on Madison from the UC...apparently the cops avoided that area if they could.