Hockey

[inuvik]

I will endeavour to transfer all the hocky posts here. Wish me luck!

[inuvik]

longlashes said:

Okay, I'll join the karma fest - for #13, percussive maintenance - I've tried it many a time and it works well, especially on Canon copiers AND because GO! FLAMES! GO! brings back some really fond memories of our first year in Dallas (1989), a little sports bar in the north end of the City (at that time, nothing more than wasteland) that got far too much business from us, a really great group of students from Calgary, brooms, dustpans and a sweep by the Calgary Flames! What a spring that was!!

Karma, Inuvik!

[inuvik]

inuvik said:

longlashes said:

Okay, I'll join the karma fest - for #13, percussive maintenance - I've tried it many a time and it works well, especially on Canon copiers AND because GO! FLAMES! GO! brings back some really fond memories of our first year in Dallas, a little sports bar in the north end of the City (at that time, nothing more than wasteland) that got far too much business from us, a great group of students from Calgary, brooms, dustpans and a sweep by the Calgary Flames! What a spring that was!!

Karma, Inuvik!

Aww, Longlashes, you never should have left Canada! Definitely a Canuck at heart! (Or a Flame actually, ha ha)

I'm hoping they will have a repeat of two years ago and GO ALL THE WAY! I am one of the many that said there never should have been a game 7, that there was that one goal that the ref's screwed up on. Did you see that one? In the slow mo replays, the puck quite clearly crossed the line ALL THE WAY before the goalie ejected it . The Flames were the champs two years ago in my heart. GRR. GO FLAMES!

[inuvik]

longlashes said:

inuvik said:

Aww, Longlashes, you never should have left Canada! Definitely a Canuck at heart! (Or a Flame actually, ha ha)

I'm hoping they will have a repeat of two years ago and GO ALL THE WAY! I am one of the many that said there never should have been a game 7, that there was that one goal that the ref's screwed up on. Did you see that one? In the slow mo replays, the puck quite clearly crossed the line ALL THE WAY before the goalie ejected it . The Flames were the champs two years ago in my heart. GRR. GO FLAMES!

Aw, Inuvik, I may have left Canada, but it hasn't left me - I will always be a Canuck at heart (even though I can't bring myself to cheer for that team!) Twenty years south of the border and I am still Canadian through and through - I always will be!

I agree, without a doubt the Flames did win two years ago - quite clearly - even though 1989 is their only official Stanley Cup win - and what a win it was! Since there is no sense cheering my beloved Maple Leafs because - there is just no way to put this politely - they stink - I'll jump right on that great Alberta band wagon and add my cheers of GO! FLAMES! GO!

[inuvik]

bjobsessed said:

longlashes said:

Aw, Inuvik, I may have left Canada, but it hasn't left me - I will always be a Canuck at heart (even though I can't bring myself to cheer for that team!) Twenty years south of the border and I am still Canadian through and through - I always will be!

I agree, without a doubt the Flames did win two years ago - quite clearly - even though 1989 is their only official Stanley Cup win - and what a win it was! Since there is no sense cheering my beloved Maple Leafs because - there is just no way to put this politely - they stink - I'll jump right on that great Alberta band wagon and add my cheers of GO! FLAMES! GO!

I know the Leafs stink--especially this year, but once a Leaf fan always a Leaf fan unfortunately. I can't help myself. Like I've said many times over the years, there's always next year. And the year after that...and the year after that....

[inuvik]

longlashes said:

bjobsessed said:

I know the Leafs stink--especially this year, but once a Leaf fan always a Leaf fan unfortunately. I can't help myself. Like I've said many times over the years, there's always next year. And the year after that...and the year after that....

You got that right. Once a Leaf fan, always a Leaf fan - I still am, I just don't think they gave us much to cheer for this year! No one will ever take the place of my favorite Leaf - Ian Turnbull, #2! I saved and saved and saved so I could buy an authentic #2 Leaf jersey at Doug Laurie's sports in Maple Leaf Gardens - back then it was well over a hundred bucks and about twenty extra for his name! I wore that thing til it was threadbare!

[inuvik]

bjobsessed said:

Some of my favourites have been Lanny MacDonald and Darryl Sittler, Doug Gilmour. More recently, Mats Sundin and Ed Belfour although I think he needs to quit now with his back in the shape that it is.

Leaf Jersey's are still over a hundred bucks and that's just at a store like Joggers with no name! I have two--home and away.

Sorry Mags! I think we're getting off topic again. Back to Karma.

[inuvik]

longlashes said:

bjobsessed said:

Some of my favourites have been Lanny MacDonald and Darryl Sittler, Doug Gilmour. More recently, Mats Sundin and Ed Belfour although I think he needs to quit now with his back in the shape that it is.

Leaf Jersey's are still over a hundred bucks and that's just at a store like Joggers with no name! I have two--home and away.

Sorry Mags! I think we're getting off topic again. Back to Karma.

Me too - sorry Maggie - but you can't be Canadian and not discuss hockey any chance you get! But here's how we can get back on the topic of karma -- Anita, I think being a Leaf fan, especially a life long, die-hard, cheer em win or lose fan, like we are (Borje Salming, Inge Hammerstrom, Felix Potvin, Mike Palmateer, Paul Henderson, etc., etc.) deserves karma! What do you think?

[inuvik]

Whew! Looks OK.

And, speaking of deserving karma--I believe Maggie usually gets some when she does this? (hint hint)

And of course, I should get karma for refraining from smiting my fellow Board members who are Leaf fans (just kidding of course, about smiting. But not about getting karma!) ;D

[maggiethecat]

inuvik said:

And, speaking of deserving karma--I believe Maggie usually gets some when she does this? (hint hint)

Hey, I'll give you karma just for knowing the difference between one hockey team and another, since the only hockey game I've ever watched is the one in Mystery, Alaska. Go, Skank!

[inuvik]

Playoffs start tonight! YIPPEE!

[Duchess of Lashes]

Okay, Inuvik, and I'll provide a Karma point for reorging somewhere for we hockey fans to communicate!

Our cheering from afar appears to have worked for Calgary in game one and I will do the same for tonite's game! GO FLAMES GO!

And I must admit I cheered Edmonton this afternoon because I, being the good Ontario girl that I am, really can't stand the Detroit Red Wings - never have, never will! GO! OILERS! GO!

And in honor of all great hockey players, coaches, fans, etc., I changed my avatar!

[maggiethecat]

longlashes said:

And in honor of all great hockey players, coaches, fans, etc., I changed my avatar!

Are we talkin' Skank here? Cuz if we are, count me in!

[Duchess of Lashes]

maggiethecat said:

longlashes said:

And in honor of all great hockey players, coaches, fans, etc., I changed my avatar!

Are we talkin' Skank here? Cuz if we are, count me in!

Who else?





and the new avatar:



What do you do when it's cold?
That's not a mystery.
Like any good Canadian would
You play hockey!

GO! FLAMES! GO! (It's face-off time!)

[inuvik]

Well, you can't win them all. They'll win tomorrow!

I don't know if I can join you in saying Go O...... go, but I will say Go Sens Go! (Although I must say, a Flames/O..... Stanley Cup playoff series would be something!

No other hockey fans out there? Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils--no one rooting for them? (Although just cause you are from somewhere doesn't mean you necessarily root for that team, of course!)