diamond_ace

Most points for, and still finished 2 games back

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It's the most stereotypically Canadian thing I've seen.

I've always had trouble convincing myself to do things outside once it gets cold, even something as simple as going to the gym (which is about a 10 minute walk). Every spring I can pick it up again, and by the end of the summer I've made more progress than I've lost the previous winter, but I hate the two steps forward one step back game I've been playing. I want to play two steps forward one step forward, or at worst to the side. As you two are even more familiar with cold weather than I am (Pittsburgh gets pretty cold compared to USA cities, but surely almost all of Canada is worse) give me advice on how to get past it and just do it already.

So Jamie pulled a S22 Higgins

finally a post!

Yes, the Neal knee was intentional (even as a Pens fan I agree with that) but anyone who thinks it's equal to Thornton is blind or a Bruins fan (or a Caps fan, in the case of Meg who I've seen comments on FB about the two incidents). Neal's 5 games are a bit much, I'd maybe have gone 3, but I can see 5. Thornton needs one that's much longer than that.

The King Is Dead; Long Live The King An introspective look into the famed King of All S23, and whether his chances look good to ever repeat the task. In season 23, VHL player-agent diamond_ace declared himself “King of All S23” with his most successful season to date. A Founder’s Cup with the then-Ottawa Ice Dogs, a team he was at the time the GM of, as well as a Continental Cup with the Calgary Wranglers, which was the team with his player, Lars Intranquilo- and to wrap it all up, diamond_ace won the “Fyodorov Challenge” which was a prediction series about how the results of the playoffs would break down over several questions, each of diminishing importance. While this title was self-imposed, it seemed quite accurate, as nothing could go wrong for him. It was as if everything he touched got picked up and followed him, whether it was the success of other players on the year, cups, random competitions, or just his own success in general. Season 23 was the type of season that every member hopes to have at least once in his or her career. Some have accomplished similar feats, although in diamond_ace’s case, it really turned into the icing on a cake that failed to rise and lay deflated for his first player. Not to be confused with the creepy, hallucinogenic, and rather effeminate King of All Cosmos Clark Marcellin brought more individual success than Intranquilo, which admittedly wasn’t hard to do, and also won a cup, but until just days ago, Marcellin paired up with his agent’s newest client, Martin Brookside, to make a run at reclaiming the title. King of All S35 was in diamond_ace’s grasp once more. With Brookside in Oslo, playing in the VHLM Finals, and Marcellin (along with diamond_ace as GM) taking the Wranglers to game 7 of the North American Conference Finals, it looked as though he had a fair shot at the title of King of All S35. Sure, there is no more Fyodorov Challenge, but including both players and the GM, there was the opportunity for three cups, which is one more even than the fabled S23. Unfortunately, not only has the title of King of All S35 been relinquished (Calgary lost in the semis to Quebec, who are now in the finals and up by one game on Helsinki) but it looks as though diamond_ace won’t even be a prince and will have to settle for Court Jester of All S35. This title will be awarded to the member who has the most chances to win cups (in this case, three) and ultimately walks away with none. The elimination of Calgary has ended two of the three chances (Marcellin as a player as well as diamond_ace as a GM) and the remaining chance lies with Oslo, an untested goalie in Martin Brookside who hasn’t even tested the bigs yet, and a 3-0 series deficit to the Ottawa Lynx, coincidentally the descendant team from his own Ottawa Ice Dogs from back in S23 (S20-25, to be exact). Adding insult to injury would be if Brookside ends up on a Super Cup team and that team takes second place, losing in the finals. Actually, scratch the if. That is what will happen, considering how these last few days have treated the self-proclaimed royalty. Some might say S23 was his crowning achievement As long as diamond_ace remains at the helm of Calgary, then for one season in every player cycle, there will always be a chance to repeat the feat. His leadership of the franchise has proven to be one of the more successful tenures in recent memory; six consecutive playoff appearances as well as seven out of the last eight might seem minimal compared to New York's run of ten, but compared to the average run of three, it's simply phenomenal. If Streetlight/Devise's run with New York is the Gretzky of streaks, diamond_ace's lies somewhere around Ron Francis. Logically, there's a fair chance (greater than an even 1 in 5 considering there are five teams in the conference) that Calgary will be in the finals that year, and it's frequently the better teams that claim waiver players with practice time exemptions prior to joining (the fabled "carryover") as they'll be the ones that can give these players playoff experience. Therefore, whether the king can reclaim the throne will depend primarily on whether the GM retains the seat and the interest. It's all too up in the air to look that far into the future, but it's a good sign that such a challenge was in the offing a mere twelve seasons after the first claim, even if the challenge ultimately came up short.

hair gel plaid shirts meeting both of my first two girlfriends about a year apart at the exact same roller blading rink the two years i was skinny cross country (kind of ties into that last one)

Turn on whatever setting increases the likelihood of them getting rid of that terrible Doge.

VICTATOR! Let munk into the Corral

It feels so weird to be AGAINST ottawa

Portugal can be beaten, but they'll have to be off their game against us. I think we have a better shot against Portugal than Ghana, really. I think it's possible we can sneak out of the group (2nd- never going to finish higher than Germany) but I think it's also possible we get 0 points. Realistically, I'll go 2 points (draw with Portugal and Ghana) and 3rd in the group (Germany wins, whoever of Portugal and Ghana beats the other gets 2nd).

I'm torn. On one hand, I'm pissed at the USA group. On the other hand, Ivory Coast finally has something they can work with. Japan's not a cake team but I expect Ivory Coast to push them and perhaps overtake them for 2nd behind Colombia.

There is nothing you can post to get me to take it seriously enough to do that. Every word out of your keyboard is a joke - now don't get me wrong, I enjoy it, I think you're funny, but getting mad over something you post? Lolno

Let me guess, you pulled a random name from who was online. AARON DONALD SMASH YOUR PUNY TEA CUP.

I actually want the Cowgirls to pull out the 4 seed. Romo'd be a nice 1st round fodder for Luke and Star.

Was out all day, hate to do this but I can't write a decent article in 11 minutes. Martin Brookside, Oslo Storm, 4

AARON DONALD SMASH TOR. AARON DONALD SMASH QUE NEXT.

Most of the cheap sites either 1. don't have the third jersey, 2. misspell Schurrle, or 3. both.

Anyone know where I can get a Schurrle third jersey (the black jersey) for cheap

No actual defensemen, if you take into consideration the fact that Marcellin is a converted forward

He said contenders.