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I bet these were the exact words spoken when Homer was looking to sign Bryz.

Third instance of suplemental discipline for him. He's only been in the league for a year and a half!

And caught on tape!

I thought he was in his 40s. He holds his age well.

I didn't mean to imply that was the only reason. There was another thread that cited other reasons why his game is better. A couple other reasons were because his personal life seems to be in order and playing on a line with Giroux and Jagr. My guess is it's a combination of all those factors.

His bad influences are gone (Carter & Richards). Now he can concentrate on playing.

4 weeks of filming whittled down to 4 hrs of show. I would love to see some of the clips on the editing room floor. Great series. 2 things would have made it better: 1. Flyers win the WC game and 2. Have the entire show dedicated to the Flyers

Please, no.

So smooth with the ladies.

Both of those and the departure of Richards and Carter.

I'm pretty sure the players cannot say no to the AS, if selected. They must play or attend if injured. They get suspended if they don't. There were a few players several years ago who didn't play because of injuries (Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Crosby). Datsyuk and Lidstrom did not attend the gameand chose to stay in Detroit to rehab their minor injuries. They were suspended 1 game each. Crosby did not play but he attended the game and did not get suspended.

Hopefully its not a virus.

This is the 10th time supplimental discipline has been handed to Carcillo. I don't think 7 games is enough.

Of course, this will be talked about for the next 30 yrs, like booing Santa Clause, throwing batteries, etc.

That wasn't one of the choices. Try again.

Bring teabags to the game. I don't remember who the player is that used to get taunted with twinkies.

So what is the real answer to what his injury is? 3 choices: 1. During the WC, he was seen talking to the trainer pointing/motioning to his back. Then he was doing some trunk twisting stretches. 2. Also at the WC (on the CBC broadcast), Jagr was seen stretching in the hallway. Those who saw it said it looked like he was trying to stretch out his groin. 3. Post game interview, he said he was speared in the calf in a previous game. Homer said it was a groin (or maybe it's a virus). Which injury is it?

Not much new down here. Trying to stay out of the "this guy sucks" conversations and be positive about the Flyers. They're still playing pretty good!

How you doin', Pods? I had some trouble with it before I posted but it was still working. Here is the article. Too Soon for Another Wayzata-Benilde JV Hockey Game Sophomore Jack Jablonski suffers paralyzing injury Updated: Tuesday, 03 Jan 2012, 7:36 PM CST Published : Tuesday, 03 Jan 2012, 3:46 PM CST MINNEAPOLIS - Wayzata and Benilde-St. Margaret’s have canceled their Thursday night junior varsity hockey game, agreeing it’s too soon for Benilde JV squad to play after sophomore Jack Jablonski suffered a paralyzing spinal injury when the team met Friday. Minutes into the second period of Friday's game against Wayzata in the Holiday Hockey Classic, Jablonski chased a puck into the corner with two Wayzata players trailing him. An accidental check from behind left 16-year-old Jablonski motionless on the ice at the St. Louis Park Rec Center. Doctors initially thought he suffered a bruised spinal cord and two broken vertebrae, but Monday they said his spinal cord is actually severed. They don’t know if Jablonski will walk again. The Wayzata and Benilde varsity hockey team will still play Thursday as scheduled, at 7p.m. at the Plymouth Ice Arena. There will a moment of silence before the game in honor of Jablonski. There will also be a fundraising effort for the Jablonski family Tuesday, the Minnesota State High School League sent a note to all hockey coaches, officials and athletic league administrators on Tuesday urging them to renew safety efforts with their teams. ”As you are probably aware, a member of the Benilde-St. Margaret’s boys’ hockey team was injured in a junior varsity hockey game last week,” the note said. “In that contest an inadvertent check from behind resulted in the severe injury. This situation reminds all of us in the hockey community to renew our efforts to emphasize the elimination of hitting from behind in hockey and to emphasize proper contact techniques.” MSHSL makes the following recommendations: Coaches: Daily remind your hockey players to eliminate checking from behind. Prior to checking or contact drills, emphasize proper checking and contact technique. Before every game and every period remind your team to be aware of hitting from behind situations and to stay away from those situations. Be grateful when officials enforce the rules which will make the game safer for all involved. Officials: In your pre-game meetings with captains and coaches emphasize appropriate contact and checking. Prior to each period talk to the captains or coaches to again remind them of the points of emphasis. When there are checks from behind do not hesitate to make the call—you are protecting all of the players involved. Hockey Players: Remember what your coaches and the officials have taught you—stay away from checking from behind situations. Remind each other to keep it clean and hit the brakes when you see the numbers on the back of the jersey. Read more: Too Soon for Another Wayzata-Benilde JV Hockey Game http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/wayzata-benilde-jv-hockey-canceled-jan-3-2011#ixzz1iXiE8knG

Word is Torts received a *significant* fine but he avoided suspension. Darren Dreger reported the amount of the fine has not been release but will be in the near future. He also said the fine will take the amount that Torts has been fined over his career, over $100K. Strong work, Torts!

Unfortunate result from "accidental check from behind". ESPN

If I was Cunneyworth, I would resign...in english!

Speaking of nice pics...Nice avitar, Vince!! I love fingerpainting!

Vince, It certainly looks like there is no hole there in that picture. I went back and looked at the video (several times). (Elapsed time in the video) 1:00 - When the puck left Danny's stick - HUGE 5-hole. 1:01 - Puck half way between Danny & Hank - Big 5-hole. Sitll at 1:01 When the puck hits Hank's stick - I can't tell if there is an open 5-hole.

Giroux was on the ice. He made a cross ice pass to Vorachek and Vorachek put the puck on net. You can see it in thebegining of the video link posted above.