So I'm 22 now... Woo hoo, and I am bored at work, so lets see what we've got...
1.) As you get older, do you necessarily get wiser, or just more opinionated and set in your ways? (To make it a hockey question, if your team is going for the cup, do you want the young guy who's a little green, but has more skill, or the older guy with more experience but less skill).
2.) I'm a Rangers fan, what are you getting me for my B-Day. (I won't take offense to FUNNY shots at the team.)
3.) Are you always optimistic going into a new season? Or are there some years where you expect failure and end up eating crow at points during the season.
4.) You are tabbed by the NHL to make a spin-off gimmick league on FOX to expand the brand (Think XFL or Slam-Ball). What is the gimmick you would use for hockey? What would the league be called?
5.) The recent firings in the NHL and MLB have got me thinking... Whats more important to the success of a team, Good Manager and coaches? Or good GM?
2008-06-17T07:26:07Z
Homes- That's funny I was just thinking the same thing. 21 people were like "Oooh Party Time", now people are like "Oooh Real World".
Laying Low- Not an Ivy Leaguer2008-06-17T11:23:19Z
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Happy B-Day Ice. Why didn't you take off today?
1) Well, since I'm still over twice as old as you, You get a bit more opinionated and set in ways. Like always hating the Rags,lol. I'll take the younger guy with skill, I'm sure there will be older vets to show him the playoff ropes.
2)Waaaay Too Easy.... but I'll be kind. I would get you one of those foam "Let's Go Islanders" fingers . Then you can wave it in the mirror and pretend you're Avery ;-)
3)This past season, I didn't expect much after all those FA's departed, so it was more "what can you do" as opposed to eating crow. Normally, I do have some optimism.
4) The DHL- Drunken Hockey League. Before each faceoff, every drinks a shot of Molson and after each goal, everyone downs a shot of Canadian Club. Should be fun by the third period.
5)A good GM can find those players that fill a need, as long as ownership doesn't tie his hands. The Yankees proved they could win despite Torre being the manager. Randolph was the scapegoat for Minaya, who should be the next GM to go. Doubled the payroll with nothing to show for it, except trading away Kazmir. Must be related to Mike Milbury somehow.
1.) When you get older you get wiser. I'm only 17 but when I look back at when I was younger, I was pretty stupid. haha. And for the hockey question, I'd pick the older guy. He knows what he's doing. He's been there before. That's why the Pens didn't get far in the playoffs last year. A bunch of young guys who weren't prepared. Now that they had a little taste of the playoffs, this year they got to the Cup final.
2.) A Glen Sather action figure. His special weapon: He impales his enemies with the wasted playoff tickets he printed in 2004 when the Rangers got Jagr and didn't make it to the playoffs ;-)
3.) Pretty much all seasons I'm optimistic. The Devils are pretty consistent every year. Except this year, I had no idea what to expect because there was a new coach, and so many roster changes. I was...scared. Haha, but we made the playoffs, only to be eliminated by YOU GUYS >:(
4.) Basically all the players in the league must have at least half their teeth missing before joining, as that is a stereotype others have of hockey. Next, they just beat each other senseless with their sticks and fists, because that's another hockey stereotype.
5.) A good coach to get the team working together. You can have superstars that your GM got, but if you have a team full of lazy Jagrs you're not going to get far. If you have a team of hardworking players, who are young, dedicated, but aren't the best, like Miracle 1980 players, you will still have success.
Happy Birthday! I remember thinking 22 sounded so much older and mature that 21. :)
1) The older you get, the less you like other people. I would say the older you get, the more experiences you have, which make you a wiser person (like buying a house, moving, getting married, having nuggets, and whatnot) 1b) I guess I would take the old guy. This last Stanley Cup really reflected how that's very important.
2) Well, I guess I would get you case of beer. I hate when people buy me clothes or hockey stuff…people tend to give what they want to receive…lol, hint, hint!
3) I am always optimistic...about everything! I never expect failure...with anything!
4) I would call it HGPL. The Hockey Glow Puck League. I know Fox loves that some Americans are too obtuse to follow a puck. The gimmick would be, that I would pick random people from the audience to play the game.
5) I would say it has to be a good GM and a good Coach…but people in Toronto may disagree with that…
Iceman: Your life will start to slow down when your about 25.
1. Always respect the elderly, they're wiser and have experienced it all. Go for the old guy with the experience.
2. A wig of Jagr's old mullet - You;re not balding at 22 are ya?
3. HAHA - As a Buffalo fan you're optimistic EVERY season.
4. Every see beach hockey on ESPN a few years ago? The hockey rink was on the beach and it was the shape of a half-pipe. So the skaters would fly up around the back of the net and cream each other. Plus there were girls in bikinis in the background. Bring something like that back.
5. I always go with GM. Its his responsibility to put a good team together. Majority of the time the coach puts his neck on the line thanks to him.