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Is this the new auto-assign for every Y!A question? Just from the front page I see 2-3 Brett Favre questions, a couple questions about sexual organs, a travel question, 2 quesitons about cell phone plans, 1 riddle, 1 question about Disney, 1 question about filipinos, 1 question about hats, 1 question about art, 1 question about science and 1 question abotu increasing the size of your penis!

What happened to this section? I mean sure some of the new Y!A features are spiffy, but at what cost do they come? Or is it a problem with people just not being able to read?

No more Brett Favre in Green Bay means the Lions might actually win a game at Lambeau! Can't wait to break the 17 year losing streak! Also I would like to thank the Packers orginization for taking a Super Bowl caliber team and completely destroying its playoff hopes. Even though the Lions are only going to win 5 games this year, I am psyched that 2 of them will be against the Packers. Also congrats to the Vikings on a free division title.

Besides a new commish, yadayada.

I am a firm believer that the main thing the NHL needs to expand its popularity in the US is a successful and marketable minority player. The NHL severely lacks racial diversity and is really a league where the black athlete is, for the most part, seen as a joke. There have been a couple good minority players, Grant Fuhr most notably, but never that over the top superstar the league can market around. In today's league, the best black player is arguably Emery, but unfourtunately, the dude is a total douche bag.

A popular black athlete could be the face the NHL needs to increase its popularity throughout the urban areas of this country. A talented and marketable black athlete on a team such as the Red Wings or Rangers could really help expand the leagues market.

What are some other small things that could really impact the NHL's popularity in the States?

And Coaching the Bolts. So Tampa fans, you guys like mega-bummed out yet?

Maybe Melrose can prove us all wrong and return Tampa to the Cup. Maybe, but I doubt it.

Hart(MVP:

Ovechkin- Washington

Malkin- Pittsburgh

Iginla- Calgary

Vezina (Top Goalie):

Brodeur- New Jersey

Nabokov- San Jose

Lundqvist-Rangers

Norris (Defensman):

Lidstrom-Detroit

Chara-Boston

Phaneuf-Calgary

Calder (Rookie):

Toews- Chicago

Kane-Chicago

Backstrom- Washington

Lady Byng (Gentlemanly Play):

Datsyuk- Detroit

Pominville-Buffalo

St.Louis- Tampa Bay

Selke (Defensive Foward):

Datsyuk- Detroit

Zetterberg-Detroit

Madden- New Jersey

Jack Adams (Coach):

Babcock-Detroit

Boudreau- Washington

Carbonneau- Montreal

Masterson (Perserverance):

Chelios- Detroit

Pisani-Edmonton

Blake-Toronto

So the Sharks have hired Todd McLellean as their new coach. What do you knuckleheaded Shark lovers think of the hiring?

As a Red Wings fan I hate to see him go. He was an excellent assistant coach, part of the Babcock coaching machine, and will be missed.

Quick Background info: ***. Coach for Babcock in Detroit the last three years, I think before that over for the Ducks as well. Has head coached on several different levels (IHL, WHL, AHL, ect(HL)) with great success.

So do the Sharks get over the hump or are they still not addressing their leadership issue. Personally I still think they should axe Thornton for some prospects.

M. Night Shamalamadingdong's new movie comes out in a couple weeks and it looks amazing from the previews. So now let us theorize about the possible big twist in the movie that is the trademark of M. night Shyamalan.

My guess: There is no twist. This movie is going to be complete different from anything we have seen before.

Think about it:

The Red Wings are now in position to win the Stanley Cup at home instead of on the road.

The NHL gains some press because the Golden Boy scored twice last night giving fans something to look foward to in the future.

The Ratings for game 4 will almost surely go up now since the series looks like a series not a defensive shutdown.

I smell conspiracy.

Then again I am a firm believer that the Titanic was sank due to global warming. That iceberg probably wouldn't have been there had the increased Co2 releasal from the heavy industry production in England and America during the time. Time to go, they have almost caught up with me.

Any stars fans think the Wings will let one game slip by them or like I suspect, are the Wings going to come out and lay the hammer down like they did against Colorado in game 4? While I doubt the score will be 8-2 again, I would not be suprised to see the Wings put in 6 on Turco to cement Dallas' doom.

Joe B.s warmup song question got me thinking. Lets say the NHL wants to be like the MLB. Each player chooses their own song and a snippet is played whenever they score, get a penalty etc. similar to when a baseball player comes up to bat.

Name some players and songs they would pick or what song best describes them in your eyes.

I call dibs on saying Crosby's song would be Holy Diver by Dio.

If Joe Sakic retires this offseason, who will become the new team Captain of the Colorado Avalanche?

Do they promote one of their assistants to the lead role- Burnette and Laperriere?

Do they go with their up and coming future superstar Paul Stastny?

Or do they go with some veteran leadership in the form of Milan Hejduk, Adam Foote, or Ryan Smyth?

Just like last round it appears the Yahoo! Sports experts are picking the Wings opponent to win the series. We all saw how that worked out for the Avs series, and now McKeon writes a column with reasons why the Stars can win the cup.

Aritcle Here:http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AiYlAIca.EPH...

What are your thoughts about his reasons the Stars can win? And (yet again) who is going to win this series? And don't just state your series winner unless you have some actual reasons to back it up.

I mean seriosuly, I have no problem with the people of India or the supporters of your film franchises, I just get sick of reading a million Bollywood questions that get no answers cause no one has a clue what you are talking about.

The Cinncy Bengals cut their second player today who has been arrested. Quincy Wilson was cut today after being arrested for not dispersing from a party when ordered. The Bengals appear to be trying to right the ship and correct their player conduct issues.

Do you think other teams should start axing players as they get arrested or are you a fan of the leniancy that teams such as the Bengals and Broncos in the past have shows towards these player conduct issues?

The move from Seattle to Oklahoma City is looking like a real possibility. So what do you think their mascot should be?

The Oklahoma City ________

and possibly the third spot?

Carolina, Washington, Florida, Philly, and Buffalo are all in a realistic position to wind up in the 8th spot in the East. Their schedules breakdown like this.

Carolina: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Tampa Bay x2, Washington x2

Washington: Nashville, Chicago, Atlanta, Carolina x2, Tampa bay x2, Florida x2

Florida: Same as Carolina

Philly: New Jersey x2, NY Rangers x2, Pittsburgh x2, NY Isles x2, Atlanta

Buffalo: Tampa Bay, Toronto x2, Boston x2, Ottawa x2, Montreal x2

Seemingly, Philly has the toughest road to finish out. However, it is all going to come down to which team comes out of the Southeast the less scathed by the division contest coming up.

In my view, the Capitals are going to take the 3rd spot away from Canes. They play 2 chump West teams plus have a ga,e in hand on Florida and Carolina. With Washington moving up to third, who will drop into 8th? My pick, Florida Panthers.

Who do you think will take the 3 and 8 spots?

I find it is nearly impossible to win faceoffs at certain times on NHL 08 for the 360. Specifically if you are the home team during the 2nd period or the road team in the 1st and 3rd. This seems universal regardless of camera angles or team.

It seems that if you would normally win a faceoff it will pass it directly to the side typically to your opponents winger, or straight through the opposing centers legs to their defense.

I typically win 80% of the faceoffs in the other periods, but I find it is impossible to win them during these periods.

Once the game is nearly over, they have the Team Champion hats out and ready. What happens to the hats they would have handed out had New England won? Do they burn them all or do they have a small army of sweatshop workers at the game sewing the hats just before the game ends.