Random Thoughts, by DarthKane
- Ogilthorpe2

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Random Thoughts, by DarthKane
- Ogilthorpe2

I’m on the left coast what’s your excuse for being up? Flying anywhere exciting?

I’m on the left coast what’s your excuse for being up? Flying anywhere exciting?
- DarthKane

I just got home from work even though I'm on vacation, and the place I work closed at 8.

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- AusHawk

Been home for 10 minutes, and I'm halfway done with my second beer! A few more, and maybe I'll understand PE.

Been home for 10 minutes, and I'm halfway done with my second beer! A few more, and maybe I'll understand PE.
- tvetter

For that I would recommend several sharp blows to the head. While still drinking.

Watching the Vancouver / Detroit game. The Red Wings are not good at hockey.
- DarthKane

But they were 3-1 in their first four games...

How is the other Hughes playing. I saw him score his first goal the other night, but outside of that I haven’t been able to see him play much.

You know this how, do you have an inside source?
- walleyeb1

I know what has happened because I can clearly see it on the ice. If you can’t see it you are blind and I can’t help you. You can also see how the bench is working. Again if you can’t see it you are blind and I can’t help you. Finally the Reporters that cover the Hawks are reporting what they see the Hawks practicing. I have no reason to distrust what they report.

Hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha, that must be it.

I guess it had nothing to do with 5 NHL dmen on the ice?

Hahahaha hahaha this is the post of the day
- BetweenTheDots

If you can’t see what is clearly happening on the ice and who is running the D on the bench I can’t help you. Also I have no reason to question what the Reporters who cover the Hawks daily are saying. They don’t lie about what they see the Hawks practicing.

If you can’t see what is clearly happening on the ice and who is running the D on the bench I can’t help you. Also I have no reason to question what the Reporters who cover the Hawks daily are saying. They don’t lie about what they see the Hawks practicing.
- Z3Hawk

Can you get a degree in reality? You might want to look into this

But thanks for the laugh, that was great

Tyler retweeted this, and I thought it was interesting enough to put here:

@hockeypunhere
This stat, from @jcgreenx, is absolutely insane. #Blackhawks

I’m on the left coast what’s your excuse for being up? Flying anywhere exciting?
- DarthKane

Home now, but my last schedule was all afternoon/night Flying, so my body is still on a late cycle. Had to force myself awake early today to try and reset. I was in your neck of the woods last week...had a YVR layover. Is that exciting?

Captains at Center Ice for rock/paper/scissors best two out of three.
- Ogilthorpe2

That's as good an idea as 3 on 3. You all are jealous because you didn't come up with that idea.

That's as good an idea as 3 on 3. You all are jealous because you didn't come up with that idea.
- powerenforcer

Yes. So jealous.

Watching the Vancouver / Detroit game. The Red Wings are not good at hockey.
- DarthKane

I figured they would come back to earth after a decent start. Still no defense.

Tyler retweeted this, and I thought it was interesting enough to put here:

@hockeypunhere
This stat, from @jcgreenx, is absolutely insane. #Blackhawks


- pdx2ord

I’m not in the torch and pitchfork mob against JC (not yet at least), but this is what leads to the concern. Why is it that a bunch of amateur hockey fans, myself included, can see that Gustafsson is at best a PP specialist who should otherwise be given sheltered minutes - and yet JC (last game notwithstanding) has been propping him up as something more? I understand it during times of injury and the roster forces JC to play him more, but other times that hasn’t been the case. Perhaps it has something to do with JC “seeing” something in Gustafsson that leads him to think he can coach him into being a better defenseman? Ok, but meanwhile this is the NHL and wins and losses count.

As a point of integrity, however, I will state that I was critical of Kampf being slotted at 3C at the start of the season, but he has proven to be serviceable up to this point. I like Kampf better at 4C, but we’ll have to wait on when/who emerges at 3C.

Yes. So jealous.
- Ogilthorpe2

I think they should “Roshambo” for the extra OT point...

I’m not in the torch and pitchfork mob against JC (not yet at least), but this is what leads to the concern. Why is it that a bunch of amateur hockey fans, myself included, can see that Gustafsson is at best a PP specialist who should otherwise be given sheltered minutes - and yet JC (
AST game notwithstanding) has been propping him up as something more? I understand it during times of injury and the roster forces JC to play him more, but other times that hasn’t been the case. Perhaps it has something to do with JC “seeing” something in Gustafsson that leads him to think he can coach him into being a better defenseman? Ok, but meanwhile this is the NHL and wins and losses count.

As a point integrity, however, I will state the I was critical of Kampf being slotted at 3C at the start of the season, but he has proven to be serviceable up to this point. I like Kampf better at 4C, but we’ll have to wait on when/who the 3C emerges.
- Chief4Feathers

Good morning, Chief. One thing to add to the bolded. I'd be shocked if JC makes decisions like that in a vacuum. The FO and analytics people have somewhere between heavy input and final say, imo. If i had to guess, I'd say heavy input.

I’m on the left coast what’s your excuse for being up? Flying anywhere exciting?
- DarthKane

Ha, I am on the left coast also, watching the Kings,Hurricanes game was so exciting I fell asleep and found out this morning the final score.

Yes. So jealous.
- Ogilthorpe2

I say we go to this method of score keeping. A really good score is the square root of pi & a really bad score is a crudely drawn picture of a duck.

Good morning, Chief. One thing to add to the bolded. I'd be shocked if JC makes decisions like that in a vacuum. The FO and analytics people have somewhere between heavy input and final say, imo. If i had to guess, I'd say heavy input.
- mohel

I would agree - but I’d have to think the analytics people were also saying “umm.. Gus is not good and here are the numbers to prove it.” So, you’d have to suppose Stan was a big influence in his playing time?

As an aside, one of the first series (maybe it was the very first) they did in the lead up to the winter classic involved the Caps and Penguins. One of the more interesting scenes they did was a conversation between McPhee and Trotz on grading the performances of the players during the last game and discussing the roster. Pretty cool stuff to be witness to.

I say we go to this method of score keeping. A really good score is the square root of pi & a really bad score is a crudely drawn picture of a duck.
- I Am The Breadman

I think would be good to ensure no one’s feelings are hurt by the traditional win or lose. “How’d the game go? - “It went Ok, we scored duck.”

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- AusHawk

Not really, and I didn’t mean it as a slight.

The timing was funny to me because I just had a conversation about that saying (and many other ubiquitous quotes) with someone yesterday. The aviation industry is full of them. I heard most of them when I was still a teenage student pilot...years later, I still have younger pilots regurgitate them to me as if they’re new. Wash, rinse, repeat.

I’m just a cynical crab ass I guess. Don’t mind me.
- Ogilthorpe2

LOL cool

But the team that won the 5 games can't get 15 points, they can only get a Max of 10...
- ToewsdNKanefusd

You at right. No team can get 3 points for winning 5 games; they only get 10. But the 10 they got with the 5 the losing team got totals 15 points available. The losing team gets .333 of the points and the winning team gets .667 of the points.

Home now, but my last schedule was all afternoon/night Flying, so my body is still on a late cycle. Had to force myself awake early today to try and reset. I was in your neck of the woods last week...had a YVR layover. Is that exciting?
- Ogilthorpe2

There's nothing exciting about YVR, I'm sure it ranks among the most boring airports you've been to. Ottawa and Calgary are worse, but that's not saying much. The most exciting thing about is that it's in the home of our very own Brent Seabrook - Richmond, BC.