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  1. And if we never see one another again, I've loved you
  2. Very sad day. Most won’t recognize me because I don’t talk much, but signed up in ‘05 and am here literally every day listening to what you all have to say. Thanks to each one for making this such a wonderful place. Hopeful to see you at the new spot.
  3. We've obviously never done 18 together.
  4. I'm no spring chicken anymore either, but there are things that happened in the 80s that seemed entirely appropriate, even friendly and engaging - and nobody would've been able to fathom how they could be misconstrued, but now they're friggin' weird. Remember everybody freaking out about Biden rubbing girls shoulders and stuff? He's just old. Suuuuper creepy, but not ill-intentiond, he's just old and the world changed.
  5. Despite Bleuger only being one year it’s nice to have some C depth. We have four legit nhl centres as well as a couple tweeners in case of injury (dries, aman) And even a couple prospects that may push for top 6, middle 6, bottom 6 spots within a couple years (Raty, Sasson)
  6. It sounds to me like both sides of this story are 100% true. There's an old dude legitimately trying to be chummy and says, 'hey it would be nicer to see those tiny pictures on the big screen, and they even learned me how to do that technology'. There are members of a younger generation that feel weird about that, because it's legitimately a little weird. Intentions and the way they are received can be very different, especially with regard to generational stuff. No chance my dad could tell you why this was weird.
  7. Oh my - maybe that’s why Pettersson won it too. In his defence he’s grown into it quite nicely now.
  8. I think your #9 is Gordie Howe, right? Which would be lovely, but I don't think he qualifies. You need to switch out Gretzky, Orr or Howe for a current member of an Original 6 team.
  9. Yes, Naslund would be a big upgrade on Bonino! Unfortunately, the rule is it has to be someone currently playing for an Original 6. Bonino signed with the Rangers in free agency, and is one of only two actual hockey players I could find (Dickinson being the other and Brogan Rafferty being a third). I guess Kearns was sort of a 70's Hughes, but that's before my time and I don't remember him. Kearns Ohlund could be good on D. Then Pettersson or Henrik could still be One Org rather than the Swedish requirement. I think I'd prefer Hughes Snepsts though.
  10. Now to make it more interesting, how about only with Canucks? Bonino (Original 6) - Pettersson (Swedish born) - Bure (300 goals) Hughes (One organization) - Snepsts (Played in the 70's) Some nice players available at every spot, except Original 6 is a tough one. I could only find Dickinson and Rafferty besides Bonino.
  11. No question that Orr is a lock. And Lidstrom the lock for Swedish player as you've said. Like Matthews from my list, he's the throw-away because I want someone steady with Orr. If I choose Borque or Coffey or Potvin I don't get to use 300 Goals on Gretzky ( and I don't really need another offense-first Dman). I'm pretty comfortable with Matthews and Lidstrom as my throwaways when they're playing with Gretzky, Mario and Orr.
  12. Agreed on Original 6 - I just think that you're expecting Gretzky, Orr, etc to be in their prime, so a current player could also be in their prime which legitimately puts Patrick Kane into the discussion (he was insanely dominant with Kesler in that one Olympics) even though I still opted with Matthews. Agreed also on Swedish - I just remember as a kid reading the Hockey News and one year they called Lidstrom the league's best Defensive Defenceman, then in the next category he also won for the league's best Offensive Defenceman. So him and Orr have got to be the best D pairing in history. I'd rather have Lidstrom than Fox, and the downgrade in Matthews is essentially a throw-away that can still play 2-way hockey while scoring 60 goals (even before Gretzky is passing to him!).
  13. Lemieux Gretzky Matthews Lidstrom Orr I think that's the final answer, cause how do you beat that? Maybe McDavid subs in for Lemieux for 1 organization? Don't think so. Maybe Kane (prime) or Pastrnak sub in for Matthews for Original 6? Maybe Pastrnak scores more or Kane has more playoff success, but Matthews is a legit 2-way player.
  14. Thanks for doing that, it was a good read! Felt to me like the responses we would have gotten from a Sharks board when Ehrhoff came over.
  15. Here's what I've heard Dave Ramsey blathering on about for years - basically he calls one a necessary, smart investment and the other a total scam. I don't know or care enough to think much about it, I just bought Term and forgot about it. https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/insurance/life/articles/dave-ramsey-says-this-type-of-life-insurance-is-a-way-to-screw-people-and-hes-right/ I think one of the key points is that they don't really give you your 'investment' back. Again I haven't looked into it for myself, but this article repeats: And here's what Ramsey calls one of the worst parts of whole life insurance -- there's no getting both the death benefit and the cash value of your policy. When you die and the insurance company pays the death benefit, it keeps your policy's cash value. Or, if you cash out your policy, then there's no death benefit.
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