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That was me with Mike Miller. Opposite is true with Shawn Marrion. I can't hit any shots with him.

And dirty nasty dunks. Every player needs those!

Oh. In that case, you're even wronger than ever. You're Chris Wronger, telling us that Chara pushing Pacioretty at speed and with force into a lightly-padded steel beam is A-OK and probably also a hockey play. Not a hockey play, definitely a penalty. But the question is whether he pushed him into a beam because there was a beam there, or he pushed him and there happened to be a beam there. I'm saying it's the latter. This is my view of it. It's not like Chara waited until he got to the beam and said "gotcha!" and timed it to hit him there. There are harder hits all the time. So again, I don't buy the whole "hit him enough force to seriously injure him". It was a bad hit, not a dirty hit. I wouldn't have had an issue with a game or two suspension but anything over that would have been an overreaction after that. The car analogy is pretty stupid too. What is acceptable on the field of play and off of it are two different things. You can't go pushing around a random pedestrian. You can push around a hockey player. Again, what is the relevance? I knew the car analogy was a bad one. I do see your point. I just think Chara made a mistake by not being aware of his surroundings. You have to be aware of your opponents positioning and yours, and he failed to do that. I am not against hitting. I am against players playing stupid. Chara made a stupid play by finishing his check in the position, just like how players hit people from behind. They get punished just like Chara should have been. I am not saying Chara should have been suspended for 15 games or something. I just think he should have received some penalty like 2 games or a fine.

Twin magic all the way to the Super Bowl!

Pavel Kubina has been suspended. I like Kubina. I thought he was our best defender when he was here. Part of the reason was because he played with a bit of an edge and was a very physical player. Still, it was a clear elbow to the head. Unlike the Chara play, which is legitimately tough to call (as seen by our argument here), Kubina's hit was an easy one for Colin Campbell to call.

There has to be some interest. Would he come out of retirement without first seeing if there was a market for him? I'm not going to rag on him until I see him perform. He could still add something. Still, I don't think anyone will want him for more then a minimum and no one will want him as more then a situational guy.

No it definitely was not. That's just stupid. How would this solve anything? How would it improve player safety if they started punishing accidental contact? What's next? Stop at the blue line, look both wags to make sure there isno one nearby and then proceed? It is a physical game. Differentiating between a bad hit and dirty hit is key. Chara's hit wasn't accidental. I can understand that he did not mean to push Pacioretty into the post, but he did fully intend to hit him. Chara should be held responsible for not being aware of his surroundings and the situation. Where did I say that it was accidental? I was just responding to your comment that even accidental contact should be punished which is just absurd. If Pacioretty gets right up we're not even having a discussion right now. If you acknowledge that he didn't mean to hit him into the post what are we suspending him for? Everyone hits. We are suspending him for pushing Pacioretty into the post with enough force to seriously injure him. Whether he meant to do it or not, it happened. If I hit you with my car and hurt you, I don't get let off just because I didn't mean to hurt you. Chara made the decision to throw his check without checking his surroundings. Pacioretty wasn't roaring past Chara. If Chara has waited a second more to hit Pacioretty, then this would have been just a simple hit into the board. He was negligent. That's the word I was looking for.

That's just stupid. How would this solve anything? How would it improve player safety if they started punishing accidental contact? What's next? Stop at the blue line, look both wags to make sure there isno one nearby and then proceed? It is a physical game. Differentiating between a bad hit and dirty hit is key. Chara's hit wasn't accidental. I can understand that he did not mean to push Pacioretty into the post, but he did fully intend to hit him. Chara should be held responsible for not being aware of his surroundings and the situation.

My list is going to be TOS heavy. I enjoy DS9 and TNG, but I think TOS has more memorable moments. 1. Balance Of Terror (TOS) 2. Amok Time (TOS) 3. Tapestry (TNG) 4. The City On The Edge Of Forever (TOS) 5. The Naked Time (TOS) 6. The Measure Of A Man (TNG) 7. Yesterday's Enterprise (TNG) 8. The Galileo Seven (TOS) 9. Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (TOS) 10. What You Leave Behind (DS9)

Intent to injury shouldn't matter. You are responsible for your own actions. Even if Chara accidentally slammed Pacioretty into the post, he should receive punishment for his negligence and the severity of the incident.

Leafs/Flyers tonight. After losing in OT on Tuesday to the Islanders, the Leafs need the two points tonight. It shocked me how lethargic and slow the Leafs looked on Tuesday. They start slow tonight and they will lose.

Bob McKenzie thinks one or two games. His blog on TSN says that it wasn't as bad as it looked. I strongly disagree.

Zach Greinke has a fractured rib and will start the season on the 15 day DL. He suffered the injury...playing basketball.

Chara gets away with a ton of dirty stuff, with announcers using his size as a way to excuse it. He should be suspended for 10+ after tonight. Knowing this league, he will only get four games IF he gets suspended at all.

It was really fun for me until I got to Strikeforce and won the belt. I had an awesome 20 minute war in one of the smaller leagues that was so much fun.

It's tied 3-3 in the third. Toronto is very lucky to have this game tied, as the Islanders have dominated them at times throughout this game. Ughh.

It also seems like if you beat someone twice, they will not get another shot. So instead of facing the best, you end up facing terrible fighters ranked far below you.

I picked up MLB 2K11. Graphically, it isn't quite at the same level as The Show. It is a lot of fun, with a lot of the glitches and bugs from last year eliminated.

You have to wait until your final career fight to fight the Mystic champ, which sucks.

Maybe they renegotiated the deal or extended it? I remember seeing the UFC on TSN years and years ago, but since TUF, I can only remember Sportsnet and Spike showing UFC content.

Yeah, any time you want to stop trolling would be fantastic. It's not trolling when you put the face in there!

The Hockey News is suggesting that Toronto needs to win 11 of their remaining 16 games. That would leave them with 89 (88 was good for 8th last year).

Leafs were six points back two weeks ago. Now it's five points back. Toronto has the Islanders in New York, followed by Philly and Buffalo in Toronto. The game against Buffalo is very important, but Toronto can hardly afford to lose any of these games.

The pitching system on 2k10 was the best part of the game. Hopefully The Show steals it, as The Show is a better game, but I disliked the pitching. The system in The Show isn't similar to the one in MLB 2K except that they both use the stick. With The Show, you pick you pitch, lock in a location, then go back and forth on the stick. It doesn't have the gestures that makes 2K pitching fun.

I like the 2-3 zone, especially if you have a good defensive center. Plus, you can confuse the other team by switching to man-to-man halfway through the game. The shot stick is better for going to the basket and post moves, since some of the animations can only come from using the stuck.