I guess I should write a post...

by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 11:10 AM PDT

...mostly so I don't forget all the SBN "new post" mechanics.

At any rate, the main reason I was rooting for the Kings to hold their third-period lead in G6 Sunday night wasn't necessarily for the sake of the drama inherently associated with a G7, nor because I was desperately pulling for another postseason Battle of California. Instead, I had a secret third motivation -- laziness.

The Kings' elimination started the clock for me to write up a quick eulogy for the 2009-10 L.A. Kings over at Puck Daddy, and while it was a pretty rushed effort, I'm largely satisfied. I even included a bonus cartoon:

Feel free to critique the submission, respond to it, or even add your own bit of eulogy in these comments with however much snark you feel is appropriate -- I may have been too nice. Or heck, feel free to game-comment on the ~~two~~ one G7 happening tonight -- exciting times.

[11 pm edit: For a fun look backwards, here's' the eulogy that I wrote for the San Jose Sharks last year. And here's the eulogy that I wrote for them the year before.]

In the meantime, after the jump, a quick look back at some of the hockey-themed first-round images I've created on the outskirts of this blog -- I've been taking a backseat in writing posts this past round, so not many of these actually made it into the body of a post. (Re-)enjoy!

This first one is actually the first of a series of thirteen cartoons -- if you haven't read the BoC Quest for the Cup post, that one's pretty money.

The rest of these were all inspired by actual first round events -- maybe some will even get to be recycled for round two! :)

Note: this one never got used, but was created for use during the Canucks' next penalty kill.

The last image is actually part of a running series of depression cartoons for BoC teams -- here's the Ducks' original one and last year's Sharks version.

Not a bad effort from a guy whose team isn't even in the race. Sorry I'm so rushed today; more effort coming next post and more cartoons coming next round.

Go Drama.

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love the last two..(mostly cuz there newer)…but yea…is orca eating the king gonna make the eulogy post?..

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 27, 2010 11:19 AM PDT reply actions

I am laughing through Dan Boyle’s tears.

by Mike Chen on Apr 27, 2010 11:26 AM PDT reply actions

I guess you wrote the eulogy cause Rudy was still kicking puppies too much?

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Apr 27, 2010 11:38 AM PDT reply actions

Heh, it’s Puck Daddy tradition. Last year I wrote the Sharks’ eulogy, for example.

Horrible day to go live, though. Won’t be near a computer until near WSH-MTL later today.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 1:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

WSH-MTL is Wednesday. JFYI.

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by jamestobrien on Apr 27, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow, thanks for the heads-up. My day got a little less crazy. TSN last night had it on today’s schedule, those liars!

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 1:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Yeah, now that I can see the article (which is good BTW) I see it is suppose to be written by a rival fan. So are you gonna be able to watch the Evil team vs Ilya tonite Me, I am doing an Angels game.

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Apr 27, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Good luck — I’m still not anywhere near Angel fever, haven’t watched a game since the playoffs started. But eventually I’ll get there, I’m sure — I do like the idea of Matsui.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Matsui is the best, so far, although that Abreu dude ain’t so bad. As a season seat holder I have already been to like half a dozen games already, and dang is it ain’t cold outside still.

I find baseball is great for spending time with family. My nephews talk to me at games about all their problems. Hockey is for a good adrenalin rush.

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Apr 27, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions

and dang is it ain’t cold outside still.

Snuggie up!

I like Abreu a bunch from last year — we call him “Fun Bobby” after a guy we once knew who may or may not have been retarded, but he sure smiled a lot.

Root extra hard for Maicer tonight — he may be my favorite.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions

ha ha! awesome!

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by Angy on Apr 27, 2010 11:38 AM PDT reply actions

Did you make fun of Dustin Brown? I hope you made fun of Dustin Brown.

Woohoo, playoffs!!!

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by Niesy on Apr 27, 2010 11:50 AM PDT reply actions

Aw, all right. It was good even without that. But hello, Mr Penaltypants.

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by Niesy on Apr 27, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks — glad Kings fans don’t hate it. I’m not really a specialist at gloating, especially towards a team that finished better than my own — I think I was even pretty fair during last year’s Sharks one.

And hey, why pretend that there’s not optimism going forward for L.A.? That’s really the key story here; it’d be negligent for me to ignore that, even if I do root for another set of colors.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions

You’re still uber-nice. You don’t do hugs, so…you know. Maybe I can get Teemu to blow you kisses.

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by Niesy on Apr 27, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, some of that was purely to combat the generic commenter who’d simply reply with “Well your team sucks so I’m not listening to you!” and then have the whole thing degrade into some stupid Ducks-Kings pride debate.

Which will probably happen anyways; not all Puck Daddy commenters read past “Ducks fan”. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Ducks are gay, you’re gay

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Apr 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Teemu says MWAH MWAH

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by Niesy on Apr 27, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Heh, I’ll add one “dig” (I suppose) at the Kings that I noticed.

So far, in every playoff series that has ended, the winning franchise has been around longer than the losing franchise. That is to say — there has been an NHL team in that city with that team name continuously up until today. Colorado doesn’t get credit for Quebec; Ottawa doesn’t get credit for ancient history.

Except for the Kings — they are NHL-older than Vancouver by three seasons, and still lost to them. Here’s the first-round results and the year that the team started playing in the NHL in its current city:

San Jose 1991-92 beats Colorado 1995-96
Chicago 1926-27 beats Nashville 1998-99
Vancouver 1970-71 beats Los Angeles 1967-68
Philadelphia 1967-68 beats New Jersey 1982-83
Boston 1924-25 beats Buffalo 1970-71
Pittsburgh 1967-68 beats Ottawa 1992-93

Of course it’s just silliness and doesn’t mean shit, but if the general trend holds, expect easy wins from Detroit and Montreal tonight.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I mean Montreal tomorrow. Fuck TSN and its wayward lies.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Atta boy!

I need to go up my meds.

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by Niesy on Apr 27, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions

personally i like this one...

by skilletboy on Apr 27, 2010 11:55 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I bet you ran over a child just to get this photo.

Dammit, I've run out of nipple glue! Always at the worst times!

by brokenyard on Apr 27, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions

I did…she was a Ducks fan so whatev’….

by skilletboy on Apr 27, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Sleek eulogy up…heres a favorite of mine so far:

Our sincerest apologies to early mourners who arrived to read this post two weeks ago — I know it must feel strange to see the Kings play past Game 82.

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 27, 2010 12:14 PM PDT reply actions

I was so hoping the “been to the cup finals once” link would be a stick measurement video.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Apr 27, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions

ooh. he saved it. :-D

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Apr 27, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I should have linked better, but that was a very rushed add, and mostly I just hit up Rudy Kelly pieces — Kings fans who aren’t reading him should start.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Ah, actually Wysh inserted the link to that video — a nice add by him. He also corrected a bit of my loose grammar — turns out I hardly write a sentence anymore that complies by the AP Stylebook. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions

How have the Kings made it this long without a suicide post?

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Apr 27, 2010 12:37 PM PDT reply actions

it took sleek that long to crop/cut out the “card” king…looks good though

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 27, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Cause Sleek is a lazy bum.

The bums lost! My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose!

Seriously though, I was even emailing Wish wondering when it would be up…

by Booby_McNipples on Apr 27, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions

The Big Pavelski!

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by Megalodon on Apr 27, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Seriously though, I was even emailing Wish wondering when it would be up…

And that’s the hidden thing about these eulogies, at least for procrastinators like me — it’s incredibly quick turnaround.

I probably should have been meaner throughout, but I thought for sure on Sunday night that I wouldn’t have to write it, so I put it off even after the Kings did lose. Then last night I got spellbound by other series until it was getting late, and pretty much threw the post together last night — at least the facts I was going to insert.

This morning I hastily put it into sensible English and shot it away — probably could have used another day to properly season, but that Puck Daddy is a taskmaster. Got an e-mail early this morning demanding it, sort of. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions

It seemed like whoever wrote the Devils eulogy took a while so he/she probably made the leash shorter for the rest of you.

by Nut on Apr 28, 2010 6:47 AM PDT up reply actions

After you guys posted that poll, i had to watch the movie and ended up staying up way past my bedtime!!!!
I wish i could live like the DUDE!!!!!

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by card_base on Apr 27, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions

i was a good eulogy earl..i think I speak for every ducks fans and say we wanted more “blood” drawn…(you did get some decent jabs in there)…but enjoyable reading…and your right there too young to critize…

but next year when they ~~choke~~ tank (well save choke for the other BOC team everyone knows them by that) we can laugh and say this year was a fluke…so gloves off next year..most likely theyll stupidly ride quick again instead of using bernier and the new expections will curse them like the blue jackets…it will be happy times indeed

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 27, 2010 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

so by assuming the Kings make it to the playoffs next year from your comment above, and according to Earl only one SoCal team can make it to the playoffs each season – Spade, are you writing off your Ducks to making the playoffs next season? … :)

unless it’s just me that reads your comment as “Kings are making the playoffs next year on the back of Quick”

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by Angy on Apr 27, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Spade, are you writing off your Ducks to making the playoffs next season? … :)

That’s how I read it.

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by Niesy on Apr 27, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

possibly…depends how what changes we make this offseason…we go with this same defense?…then yea write us off for next year and insert in death of spade by liver poisoning…

“just it write it off”
“they write off everything”
you dont even know what that means

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 27, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I highly doubt the Ducks re-acquire Ryan Whitney this summer. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions

DONT EVEN SAY IT!!…can you delete your comments since your a moderator?…delete it!!! delete it!!!…wouldnt want murray for some crazy reason accidently reading your last comment..and throwing on a fake parros mustace and greasing it up and saying “ehhh…Ill show that earl sleek…ill re-aquire whitney”….I know you have a better chance of hitting the lotto than barstoll reading this blog..but we cant take any chances

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 28, 2010 5:06 AM PDT up reply actions

ehhh…Ill show that earl sleek…

Oops. I meant re-acquire Sammy Pahlsson, then. Really, Barstool. Really.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 28, 2010 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions

your assuming Im making a point or making sense…and thats never the case

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 27, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I said they would pull a blue jackets…so according to earls logic we should make the playoffs…

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 27, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I was tempted to throw some shot at the Blue Jackets, Blues, and Thrashers and was going to point out how those teams waited a long time to make the playoffs, got swept once there, and then missed this season.

By that logic, the Kings should be safe — they at least won a postseason game, and that should give them reason to return.

As for the “only one SoCal team” part, well, I want to see that destroyed. Maybe next year it’ll happen, but my money’s on 2012. Once both teams make it, then the world will end as predicted.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

we disagree on that…I want them to tank next year so you can use your hilarous “put the little on to bed”….pretty much only for that reason..

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 28, 2010 5:07 AM PDT up reply actions

i love the fishsticks one.

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by missy on Apr 27, 2010 2:23 PM PDT reply actions

It was great, and that was the one that I was for some reason nervous about. That one never even made it to FanPosts — just got thrown into a comments section to test it out on audiences.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I had a secret third motivation — laziness.

Heh, I’ve been there, man. That’s my life story, pretty much!

This is great stuff by the way. That Duck is so adorable, how could anyone hate on the Duck(s)..?

by Teukka on Apr 27, 2010 3:57 PM PDT reply actions

People find a way.

Yeah, I didn’t want to give away during game comments on Sunday that I was going to be the eulogist, but I was pretty pissed when the Kings blew it — suddenly the night that appeared free wasn’t truly so (though I ended up doing nothing on it that night anyway).

Oh well — got it done. Hooray.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Reading it now, there’s one passage of the eulogy I’d like to clear up:

In 42 seasons, the Kings have been to the Cup Finals once, and that’s still the only time they’ve played more than two rounds of playoff hockey. That’s it. That’s the legacy of LA Kings hockey.

It may or may not matter, but I didn’t write those last two sentences — that was one of Wysh’s style / flow fixes (you can tell, it’s the only time “L.A.” shows up without periods). I know why he did it, and by no means am I upset by it, but I am compelled to say that I totally disagree with what those two sentences say.

Because the Sharks, the Ducks — these teams too are part of the legacy of L.A. Kings hockey, as are the hockey fans that litter this great state. So hopefully nobody read me wrong there.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 6:13 PM PDT reply actions

Jerk.

I agree about California hockey, but the entire sunbelt owes McNall a debt of gratitude. And I guess Canada owes him the finger.

by GOOLIAN on Apr 27, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Weird

He never does that to our eulogies….

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by PPP on Apr 27, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, mine was rushed and needed some fixing, and I gave him my blessing to do whatever he wanted when I sent it. I even had him insert the cartoon wherever he wanted, or even omit it if he wanted.

He added some good stuff, too — the link to the illegal stick penalty video was his, and he added a “Great timing” sentence that worked well.

And I can’t really complain — I suspect Wysh does more blog work in a day than I do in a month.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions

And I should add — the eulogy reads better overall post-Wysh than pre-Wysh. I’m just nitpicking on one insert.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Detroit’s beating Phoenix 2-0 so far, and I’m kind of excited. The best thing about a Sharks-Wings matchup next round?

Somebody has to lose, and it’s going to be great.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Drama! One faceoff later, 2-1.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions

3 – 1
less Drama

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Poor Breezy. That was ridiculous.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions

At least the goals going by him are by the Wings best players.

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions

And not Bertuzzi. I was thinking about how many practices they might have shared in their couple-month overlap in Anaheim, and whether they worked on breakaway backhands.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions

“They” being Bertuzzi and Bryzgalov, btw.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions

I figured miller played with Bert for more than a few months. So I assumed you meant Bryz.

5 on 3 for Drama!

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions

That was anti-drama. And yet I’m stunned.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Who lets Stuart do that? I mean he looked good.

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn’t even know that he could score goals that didn’t go off a defender’s leg.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought he wasn’t allowed to. You know to make Lidsrom and Rafalski look better.

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Makes me wonder who’s lined up to write the Coyotes eulogy — probably sweating his ass off right now. But who really hates the Yotes? A Winnipeg native?

If, however, the Yotes can pull off a third period miracle, I’m sure Wysh’s inbox will be full of voluntary Red Wings eulogies from fans of every team.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions

He probably has some asshole blogger that was all for moving the team to Hamilton. and yeah just about everyone has a little hate for the Wings…so no shortage there.

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions

yea the line would be long for wings eulogies..(sigh well have to wait)…

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 28, 2010 5:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Damn — even Bertuzzi.

I bet Robert Lang and Matty Schneider miss their old Wings uniforms right now.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 8:16 PM PDT reply actions

Yeep — 6 to 1 now.

Makes me feel way way better about our G7 against the Wings last year. And that wasn’t even in front of the home fans.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

It was still bullshit.

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Wings Vs. Hawks again?
Or do you think Vancuver can beat them?

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I think that’ll be a series. Especially if guys like Samuelsson and Bernier stay hot.

It’s rough that it starts on the road for the Nucks, but it could go their way. How exposed will their D be, is the real question.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 27, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah Getting Campbell back is good for the hawks though. So is Hossa not getting suspended. Though you know if the Nucks lose its an Bettman/officiating conspiracy. and of course who knows what sort of goaltending you’re gonna get from either side…

by Steven Hida on Apr 27, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Bettman’s conspiracies have really sucked this year. First the Kings go down, and then the Yotes? WTF? That guy can’t do anything worth shit!

Oh wait, I already knew that.

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by Niesy on Apr 28, 2010 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions

he can look like a stupid elf…he does that right

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 28, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions