Duffman

Man, whatever happened to those things? Did players realize that putting a band-aid over your nose didn't help you breathe any better?

So maybe Avery won't call him fatso again?

Best goal?

Best save?

Best hit?

Best play?

Best line?

From watching highlights of his many hits throughout the playoffs, it kind of looks like a lot of them are questionable - he either has his elbow up or leaves his feet. Granted, this could just be my limited perception of those hits, so what does everyone else think?

Versus doesn't seem to have a whole lot of variety, so when you see a crappy one, you see it a lot. Which one do you wish you could erase from your mind?

For me, I'm gonna say the Docker's commercial with the annoying song and the sterotypical rich white dudes engaged in a variety of activities.

I know room aboard the Sharks' bandwagon must be getting pretty full, so I present to you fairweather fans the perfect alternative: the Florida Panthers!!!!!

Come on, you can go to a game and cheer David Boooooooooth like you actually know who he is! And remember, the "z" in Olesz is silent.

Thunderdome style....30 mascots enter.....only 1 leaves.....

Which mascot/symbol would win and why?

Feel free to use either the team name or the actual mascot that represents the team.

This could require some creativity if your mascot isn't a physical thing ( i.e. the flying wheel thing for the Red Wings.

Didn't realize he is going to be a UFA next year.

Despite the fact that he is seemingly reviled around the league for his antics, he does have some skill, and it never nurts to have a good agitator.

Please tell me that is not his "playoff beard". It looks like he was trying to eat a brownie and missed.

It looks like another (maybe annual) outdoor game is coming. So far some possibilities I've heard were:

Penn State ( Pens vs Flyers)

Wrigley Field (Blackhawks vs ? Detroit maybe?)

Yankee Stadium (Rangers vs ? Devils? Isles? another original 6 team?)

Any other good locations?

If you knew you couldn't catch your division leader in the Atlantic or Northeast, wouldn't you rather have the #6 seed than the #4 or #5? You'd be guaranteed to face an opponent from the weakest division in the NHL.

Need to get a new pair, my 7 year old Muskokas are falling apart, plus they smell like death.

I'm intrigued by Sande's "trigger finger" thingy, plus the little pads on the fingers for better feel. Part of me just wants to go with something a little cheaper and more conventional though.

Alright, the breakaway competition was a bust due to utter lack of creativity. What could be done to ensure a cool shot?

My suggestions:

1) Hide a puck in your jersey. Skate down with the puck on the ice, drop it back towards the blue line, then drop your hidden puck and put it in the net.

2) Hold your stick like a pool cue and use the butt end to direct the puck at the net.

3) Have a stripper come out on the ice with you to distract the goalie.

4) Have a kid with cancer come out with a stick. Come down on the breakaway, then pass to cancer kid and have him shoot it in. No goalie in the world is going to intentionally stop that shot, and judges love kids with cancer.

5) Use one of those 2' long kiddie sticks, skate in on your knees and lift the puck top shelf last minute.

6) 5 hours before the game, eat a giant bowl of chili. During the shot, skate in backwards, stop in front of the goalie, and let out a giant fart. Use the skanky smell to distract him.

Alright, my hockey bag is stanking up my office right now...but I have seen little deodorizer balls that are supposed to eliminate the dreaded bag scent. Anybody try them???

Ordinarily, I associate balls with smelling bad, so you can see why I'm skeptical.

Man that would be awesome, I know I would love watching figure skating with sticks.

"To which Penguins coach Michel Therrien replied, "Are we talking about the same team that had five players suspended this year? It's a lack of respect to do what [Stevens] did. You don't send your best power play on the ice at 7-2." "

And yet, let's rewind to last year:

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS0...

You mean to tell me SC was stapled to the bench when the Pens were the ones doing the blowout?

Whining like this bugs me, it's similar to what teams have been doing to the Patriots this year in the NFL. You don't like being blown out? Fine, keep the game close. You're professional athletes, don't expect the opposition to let up on you.

Not to mention, the Flyers probably HAD to play their best players out there, when you're on the power play for that long your 3rd and 4th liners are going to get tired if you keep them out. I mean, the Flyers had Ryan Potulny out there on the PP at one point.

Alright, my tirade is over.

Seriously, most of the questions I see on here make my brain hurt.

I mean, most sports announcers have a couple of extra chromosones but this guy makes Rain Man look like Einstein.

While the Phillies play the Rockies in the playoffs, I am officially boycotting anything from Colorado. Doesn't appear I'm missing much, so far I've got:

-crappy watered down beer

-skiing