[THE OFFICIAL I BLAME THREAD ...]

The hockey gods were just as bad to the Rangers!! I was hoping at least one of the teams would make it to the 2nd round after both going to game 7! Being an Islander fan, I need some sort of consolation..

Should atheists believe in Hockey Gods?

[If your giving up]

That final 20.7 seconds keeps running through my mind. But that's not unusual if I have just experienced something that truly has impacted my thinking. I was in shock the rest of evening. I just sat in a daze. I awoke 3 times last night with those last regulation seconds replaying in my mind. It took me most of this morning to recover. If a fan is undergoing this kind of feeling, what about the players? Are they more experienced at compartmentalizing this sort of loss? As a player, would this kind of loss just piss me off more, so I would want to come out the next game and kick my opponent's ass? Or would I not be able to mentally recover and give up? After tomorrow's game, we will see what the Devils are made of.

[Why I hate the Lakers]

Cheese is good. What kind? Never underestimate the power of cheese.

Is a coincidence the Lakers uniforms are the color of cheddar cheese . . . .

[More characters]

4. Police Woman, Angie Dickensen

23. St. Elsewhere, Denzel Washington

[Pulling for the Flyers]

"Well, we didn't tell him to get cancer"

Can someone explain the context of this quote?

Go Lightning!

[Game 2 thread for Philly vs. TB]

5-0 now

Well either Tampa was overconfident after the first game (and winning nine of ten playoff games), or the first game was a fluke brought about by the Flyers coming off two emotional series wins and the Flyers are really 'that' much better than Tampa. I sure as hell hope it was the former.

I am at work listening to the radio feed. So, in your view, which is it? Give me an honest assessment, not what you hope for . . . .

[Game 2 thread for Philly vs. TB]

"We're not going far in the playoffs with the goaltending that we have." - Tortorella

When did he say that?

[Role Call]

Salt Lake City, UT

This was the highlight of your life, right?

[Tillman killed in Afghanistan]

In contrast, you have Archie Manning whining about whom Eli will play for and whom he won't. Tillman realized his great fortune, i.e., to be paid a healthy sum of money to play a game, but knew he had a greater mission in life.

[Tonight's game not on CI]

Well, justifiable if you live in Philadelphia, but I live in Toronto.

I thought everyone who lived in Toronto had to like the Leafs or get beat up. What gives?

[New coach]

The fact that Burnsy is having so much chemo, does worry me. 

Did anyone say what stage his cancer is? Do we know anything about the chemo dose or frequency?

Has anyone noticed Barney does not have any elbows. Therefore, I don't think he would be a good coach.

[OPERATION: FAILED]

I just saw the replay of Nied's goal interrupting my Dallas/Colorado braodcast. Yeah, baby!

[For those of you who think Stevens should play...]

I'm not saying Stevens should disregard the advice of his doctor, but, believe it or not, doctors are human and have been known to be wrong. A lot of what physicians say is an educated guess since medicine is an art and not a science. I don't know if he has received several opinions, but you cannot believe the medical profession blindly. I have experienced several medical errors this past year, and, while not life-threatening, the mistakes could have had potential serious consequences long-term. The Stevens situation aside, my take-home lesson for everyone is to take your health in your own hands since no one has as much vested interested in your well-being than YOU. Okay, I'm coming down off my soapbox now.

Yeah, Stevens presence with the team might actually be a motivating factor.

[Happy Birthday!]

To our resident Joe Nieuwendyk expert, happy birthday!

[Happy Birthday Niedermayer_s Fan]

Yeah, get to the library and read our birthday wishes. Maybe you can get a new computer for your birthday!

[2000 Wc Finals On Espn Classic]

Well I'm barely working as it is.  

What kind of work do you do? Your job might be better than mine (I'm barely working, too)!

[Schedule Released Tomorrow]

Is the banner-raising ceremony always the held at the first home game?

[Burns Could Lose Round 1]

What prompted the resurrection of this thread? Based on the end result, I think we can all agree Burns did a fine job.

[Sand Sculptures]

I second that: WOW! I once saw a mermaid someone had made at Lake Powell, and I thought that was good, but, man, nothing like those!

[It Wasn't For Nothing!!!]

The client finally bought the project, all $900,000 of it.

Congrats! Can I ask what kind of work you do?

[Free Kobe...]

What SAT score did he really get?

[More On Nieuwy]

No, I think it's the other way around.

I'm going ti listen to NJDevs25. She knows everything and anything Joe Nieuwendyk!

[Well, Expect Hasek Back...]

just like MJ, when you leave on top, you think you can come back to your glory...  land you just cant.

These guy's egos just won't allow them not be in limelight everyday. Yes, it's pitiful. I'm sure Roy will be back, too.

['03-'04 Schedule Should Be Released This Week]

It should be interesting, with only one game vs. each team in the West this year.  

Why is that? More division games or just more conference games?

[An Idea]

Have you guys heard Gary Thorne doing baseball games on ESPN/ESPN2? Is he better at that than hockey? Let's hope so and there are no Tverdovskys in MLB!