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Blackstrom2
Washington Capitals
Location: richmond, VA
Joined: 10.11.2010

Feb 12 @ 2:53 PM ET
I want to be the opposite of Dave Grohl, who I find to be a super-douche. However, he's a great drummer, I'm a huge Nirvana fan and I enjoy the Queens of the Stone age, as well as up to ten or so Foo Fighter songs.

But thanks.

- James_Tanner


Queens is good because of Josh Homme. Granted, Kyuss is better than any of this. Nirvana was good because of the Melvins and Kurt. Grohl was just there. His best band was Scream.
Mr.Bobby
New Jersey Devils
Location: If you don't chew Big Red, then **** you.
Joined: 05.26.2016

Feb 12 @ 2:56 PM ET
You know who DOESN'T have a "very average shot"??? Brent Frankin' Burns!!! Holy crap those were two beautiful, forceful, long, accurate wrist shots. Incredible!!!


- hawk35



He's been incredible. 2 points from the top of the league now, 2 G 11 SOG today, absolutely dominated this game.
tomburton99
New York Rangers
Location: NYR distrust, NJ
Joined: 07.13.2009

Feb 12 @ 2:59 PM ET
Queens is good because of Josh Homme. Granted, Kyuss is better than any of this. Nirvana was good because of the Melvins and Kurt. Grohl was just there. His best band was Scream.
- Blackstrom2

Favorite from QOTSA
Mordecai
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: not very poggers
Joined: 08.27.2015

Feb 12 @ 3:02 PM ET
Queens is good because of Josh Homme. Granted, Kyuss is better than any of this. Nirvana was good because of the Melvins and Kurt. Grohl was just there. His best band was Scream.
- Blackstrom2

Kyuss
blackhawk24
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Lake in the Hills, IL
Joined: 06.06.2009

Feb 12 @ 3:15 PM ET
I guarantee you he won't last four years. Also, no one cares if a Republican was Pres. We only care that a mentally unstable maniac is in charge. Also, I'd be real careful about making this a left/ right thing. At this point its a crazy vs sane thing.

Keep in mind that Republican Senators have been talking about his mental health. Republicans.

Actually I rescind the guarantee. I would have and probably did gaurantee he would never win. All bets are off with this guy. Honestly, if it came out he was Richard Cheney in a Trump Mission Impossible mask, I wouldn't bat an eye.

- James_Tanner

I love watching you become even more unglued every time you start up the anti-Trump talk. It's the best free entertainment, along with watching you tube clips of the elitist hollywood wonks absolutely lose what's left of their gray matter. Keep it coming. This poop is priceless!

Oh, and the 'Hawks are still good and the 'yotes should be sent to the AHL. No need to check.

It's all good. We agree to disagree.

Lastly, Backstrom would be league top five if he were on the 'Hawks.
tomburton99
New York Rangers
Location: NYR distrust, NJ
Joined: 07.13.2009

Feb 12 @ 3:17 PM ET
I love watching you become even more unglued every time you start up the anti-Trump talk. It's the best free entertainment, along with watching you tube clips of the elitist hoywood wonks absolutely lose what's left of their gray matter. Keep it coming. This poop is priceless!

Oh, and the 'Hawks are still good and the 'yotes should be sent to the AHL. No need to check.

It's all good. We agree to disagree.

Lastly, Backstrom would be league top five if he were on the 'Hawks.

- blackhawk24

He already is one of the best players in the NHL. Please don't feed the ego.
blackhawk24
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Lake in the Hills, IL
Joined: 06.06.2009

Feb 12 @ 3:21 PM ET
Washington is really good - I still don't they come out of the east - that style just won't fly in the playoffs - and I don't think they are better than the Pens in a 7 game series - Ill take Crosby / Malkin over Ovi / Backstrom
and Murray over Holtby -
The Ducks didn't even play the 1st period last night and then took it to them for the most part the rest of the game - while getting hosed from refs - to come back from 3 down on the road w/ chance to win w/ 4 minutes left - only to lose on the softest goal all game against JG - that doesn't spell cup champ to me -

- dozerD10

Agree on the 'guins. They could repeat, not far from imagination.
Garnie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 11.30.2009

Feb 12 @ 3:25 PM ET
I want to be the opposite of Dave Grohl, who I find to be a super-douche. However, he's a great drummer, I'm a huge Nirvana fan and I enjoy the Queens of the Stone age, as well as up to ten or so Foo Fighter songs.

But thanks.

- James_Tanner



Douche...how so?
rinaldo
Joined: 05.10.2011

Feb 12 @ 4:24 PM ET
Like my wife would bang Trump hahaha....honestly, I just read her this comment and you should have seen the face she made.
- James_Tanner

All good
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Feb 12 @ 4:36 PM ET


If you control 56% of the game for a season, you'd be one of the top five teams in the NHL. Which the Penguins are.


- James_Tanner


Boston and LA are the two best teams in the league in CF%. Boston ranks 13th overall, and LA 16th overall.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Feb 12 @ 4:38 PM ET
I guarantee you he won't last four years. Also, no one cares if a Republican was Pres. We only care that a mentally unstable maniac is in charge. Also, I'd be real careful about making this a left/ right thing. At this point its a crazy vs sane thing.

Keep in mind that Republican Senators have been talking about his mental health. Republicans.

Actually I rescind the guarantee. I would have and probably did gaurantee he would never win. All bets are off with this guy. Honestly, if it came out he was Richard Cheney in a Trump Mission Impossible mask, I wouldn't bat an eye.

- James_Tanner


It's going to be a great 8 years!
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Feb 12 @ 4:43 PM ET
Boston and LA are the two best teams in the league in CF%. Boston ranks 13th overall, and LA 16th overall.
- MJL


That is true. But do you know what a probability is?

The odds of the best two teams at CF% being ranked that low in the standings are very low.

The probability is that if you have a top five CF% you will be top five in the standings. But it isn't an absolute guarantee - it's just probable.

This is why when you say things like this in a 'gotcha' fashion, people don't pay any attention. I assume the vast majority of people understand that just because something is supposed to happen; has high odds of happening; doesn't mean it's automatically going to happen.

James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Feb 12 @ 4:46 PM ET
It's going to be a great 8 years!

- MJL



Now I now you're trolling. At this point - three weeks of embarrassment and failure piled on top of each other - not even Trump's biggest supporter could realistically think he's going to avoid impeachment, let alone win a re-election.

I mean, this is a laughable position. I guess it could happen - Valdimir Putin could come through for him a second time, I would not put it at zero odds. But it's extremely unlikely that he's president in 2018, let alone 2024.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Feb 12 @ 4:50 PM ET
Now I now you're trolling. At this point - three weeks of embarrassment and failure piled on top of each other - not even Trump's biggest supporter could realistically think he's going to avoid impeachment, let alone win a re-election.

I mean, this is a laughable position. I guess it could happen - Valdimir Putin could come through for him a second time, I would not put it at zero odds. But it's extremely unlikely that he's president in 2018, let alone 2024.

- James_Tanner


No trolling whatsoever. It's been a great start to a strong Presidency. Your comments on him are incredibly asinine. You sound like all the political forecasters who laughed at his chances of winning the Presidency. If he accomplishes half of his campaign promises, he will have been a very good President. He is well on his way. 2018 will be a continuation of the beat down for the Democratic party.

(This will be the last of any political commentary on my part)
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Feb 12 @ 4:52 PM ET
That is true. But do you know what a probability is?

The odds of the best two teams at CF% being ranked that low in the standings are very low.

The probability is that if you have a top five CF% you will be top five in the standings. But it isn't an absolute guarantee - it's just probable.

This is why when you say things like this in a 'gotcha' fashion, people don't pay any attention. I assume the vast majority of people understand that just because something is supposed to happen; has high odds of happening; doesn't mean it's automatically going to happen.

- James_Tanner


Backtracking again. Here is your statement. "If you control 56% of the game for a season, you'd be one of the top five teams in the NHL. Which the Penguins are. "

You didn't say if you control 56% of the game for a season, you'd have a high probability of being one of the top five teams in the NHL.
James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Feb 12 @ 4:58 PM ET
No trolling whatsoever. It's been a great start to a strong Presidency. Your comments on him are incredibly asinine. You sound like all the political forecasters who laughed at his chances of winning the Presidency. If he accomplishes half of his campaign promises, he will have been a very good President. He is well on his way. 2018 will be a continuation of the beat down for the Democratic party.

(This will be the last of any political commentary on my part)

- MJL



I wish this was true. I wish he was successful, as that would be good for people. But I don't know, where I come from, if you want to have credibility, you have to be able to say when people you like or support are not doing well.

James Tanner
Joined: 12.21.2013

Feb 12 @ 4:59 PM ET
Backtracking again. Here is your statement. "If you control 56% of the game for a season, you'd be one of the top five teams in the NHL. Which the Penguins are. "

You didn't say if you control 56% of the game for a season, you'd have a high probability of being one of the top five teams in the NHL.

- MJL


Man, it must be tiring to be you.

Also, I don't look at the standings to decide who is a top five team.

Here is who I consider the top five teams:

Washington, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Boston, L.A
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Feb 12 @ 5:00 PM ET
I wish this was true. I wish he was successful, as that would be good for people. But I don't know, where I come from, if you want to have credibility, you have to be able to say when people you like or support are not doing well.
- James_Tanner



Where I come from, if you want to have credibility, you have to be able to say people you don't like or support, are doing well.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Feb 12 @ 5:02 PM ET
Man, it must be tiring to be you.

Also, I don't look at the standings to decide who is a top five team.

Here is who I consider the top five teams:

Washington, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Boston, L.A

- James_Tanner


We can also look at other seasons also. The number one stat to look at in determining the best teams is wins!
tomburton99
New York Rangers
Location: NYR distrust, NJ
Joined: 07.13.2009

Feb 12 @ 5:09 PM ET
Man, it must be tiring to be you.

Also, I don't look at the standings to decide who is a top five team.

Here is who I consider the top five teams:

Washington, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Boston, L.A

- James_Tanner

So two teams that rank 16th and 23rd in goals for. Call me crazy, but you do to score to win correct? And in the Bruins case, they have -2 goal differential.
Gomey
Location: glendale, AZ
Joined: 12.09.2015

Feb 12 @ 6:22 PM ET
James, wrong again! Because you don't watch the games! The Yotes played a great game last night. Smith almost lost the game for them! You think because the Pens had 6 more shots on goal they were the better team?! They lost the game! and were out played, badly! But you wouldn't know. This site is a joke! The bloggers don't even follow hockey! Well, This blogger.
Gomey
Location: glendale, AZ
Joined: 12.09.2015

Feb 12 @ 6:32 PM ET
Coyotes play a fantastic game and it's dismissed as a minor miracle with zero analysis. There's days I hate this site.
- hbk

Welcome to Tanner's blog. Disregard the game and the score. look at shots on net and corsi after. That determines who played better. When the Yotes win, they were just lucky. When Leafs or Oilers lose, they were just unlucky. Then he claims he watches almost all the Yotes games. What a joke!
Dcoms
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Chatham , ON
Joined: 06.22.2014

Feb 12 @ 6:45 PM ET
It's great that you quit smoking but having money coming out of your rectum, though fortuitous, is adversely healthy and could probably be fatal depending on he cause. You must be part of the reason why, when tested, most US curency had at least 7 different sources of fecal matter on it. Which is the same amount as most of your blogs.
Dcoms
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Chatham , ON
Joined: 06.22.2014

Feb 12 @ 6:48 PM ET
It's also the perfect time of the year for the Crapitals to peak and start the downward trajectory.
hawk35
Season Ticket Holder
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: NF
Joined: 08.26.2009

Feb 12 @ 7:06 PM ET
It's also the perfect time of the year for the Crapitals to peak and start the downward trajectory.
- Dcoms



No, no, no....that's the Habs. And they have already started.

The Cap fall doesn't take effect until Round 1 or 2.

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