scotch_tape.
- FloRidaCats

I thought that was Adam

I thought that was Adam
- pete26

Nutters.

Who are you insulting? The chicken wings?
- DoubleDown

Haha!!!

Nutters.
- hscesq

oh my

Nutters.
- hscesq

Oh.

I need a friggen white board...

Oh.

I need a friggen white board...
- pete26

I'll make you one.

Oh.

I need a friggen white board...
- pete26

I gave up a long time ago trying to keep up with the alts, I just say (frank) em all

And Gretzky only looked like he was always blazing by everybody because he was usually cherry-picking and was already behind the D to start the rush.

Gretzky's toolbox would be a lot like Mike Ribiero or Sam Gagner... small, elusive waterbug with great hands, but not the greatest skater. Of course, he'd do a lot more with those tools just based on his vision.

If you had a time machine and took any of today's stars back to the early 80's they'd absolutely decimate the competition.

And if you brought any of the stars from that era to the present, they'd have a hell of a time keeping up.

Today's players are not only bigger, stronger, faster and better conditioned, they're also much more adept at dangling, playing pucks on the backhand, are more aware of on-ice situations (from studying film), and are much more attuned defensively (much more stress on two-way play starting from childhood).

A guy like Stamkos would have probably broken all of Gretzky's single-season records flying past those big pilons that passed for dmen, torching the primitive goaltending, and exploiting matchups against bottom sixes that were chock full of goons. Ditto Crosby, OV, Datsyuk, Giroux, etc.

Whereas we already witnessed what clutch and grab did to slow down Gretzky in his mid-30's... he probably could have played into his 40's, but he told his dad that the players were just getting bigger and faster every year and he didn't think he could hang on.
- Tomahawk
- BingoLady

and?

and?
- AdamFrench

Stamkos is about 5% of the player Gretz was.

Stamkos is about 5% of the player Gretz was.
- BingoLady

Stamkos would get knock the (frank) out by one of those goon clutch and grab D

Um, this is awkward.

But, who and heck are you?
- pete26

I want some of your wings please.

Stamkos would get knock the (frank) out by one of those goon clutch and grab D
- WaterBoy

79th was nice

Wow! I wouldn't want to piss off a Toronto cop.

Pete, Howard, Bingo and especially Adam

a week at the beach. THE BEACH. where you wear a swimsuit and flip flops all day.


I just broke it to my wife that I'm not putting that second GIANT SUITCASE in the car.

Pete, Howard, Bingo and especially Adam

a week at the beach. THE BEACH. where you wear a swimsuit and flip flops all day.


I just broke it to my wife that I'm not putting that second GIANT SUITCASE in the car.
- dt99999

what beach?

what beach?
- FloRidaCats

Ocean City MD

H that's cool jillan sent me a message.

"Bad"


I was shattered.

Ocean City MD
- dt99999

I was there 7 years ago.

Very nice place. Avoid going through Delaware btw.

I was there 7 years ago.

Very nice place. Avoid going through Delaware btw.
- FloRidaCats

I'll make sure to tell the pilot.

I'll make sure to tell the pilot.
- dt99999

Sorry I thought you were driving. What would ever make me think that...

I just broke it to my wife that I'm not putting that second GIANT SUITCASE in the car.
- dt99999

Sorry I thought you were driving. What would ever make me think that...
- FloRidaCats

Sorry I thought you were driving. What would ever make me think that...
- FloRidaCats

yeah I guess I should have mentioned that I won't be going to the airport by helicopter.

Sorry I thought you were driving. What would ever make me think that...
- FloRidaCats

yeah I guess I should have mentioned that I won't be going to the airport by helicopter.
- dt99999