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A Typical Goon posted:Yeah I'm sure it's just a coincidence that he wants to retire now after he's already made 95% of his contract despite having 4 years remaining It can be related but not a dodge. Like now that his salary's dropped he doesn't feel like putting up with encasing himself in allergy hell for two thirds of the calendar year.
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It's great for the Hawks to be without their third or fourth best player who can chip in with twenty or so goals, who is also responsible defensively. Brilliant.
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dominator posted:I hope Hossa sits out the whole season and then magically is better for the playoffs and he zip lines to the ice from the rafters like in wrasslin There is literally nothing stopping them from doing this (again), and spending his cap hit on another forward.
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Yea skin allergies can arise/worsen unexpectedly, and some of those meds are brutal. As an example, erythema multiformae is hell to have, and treating it by taking 50 mg of prednisone daily for 6 months wrecks your gut and metabolism. If it's anything like that, then sure you can manage it, and on-ice adrenaline probably dulls any pain for a bit. Makes sense to go through that for multi-millions and a legit shot at a final Cup run. If it's taking its toll, and he's a year older on a lower take-home salary with the roster looking weaker, then it's worth considering retirement. As it happens, the Hawks would benefit cap-wise. Recapturing was a flawed panic solution from the get-go though, so whatever. MAF to Vegas is cool, especially if it's somehow not with a 1st-round pick. Shame about the new jerseys, a golden helmet would look perfect atop Fleury's head.
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Emetic Hustler posted:It's great for the Hawks to be without their third or fourth best player who can chip in with twenty or so goals, who is also responsible defensively. Brilliant. This turn of events is considerably better than him retiring (and considering he's making $1M a year for the next four years there was essentially zero chance he intended to play them). If he'd just retired rather than succumb to his suddenly debilitating disease, the Hawks would've still been out that 20 goal scoring defensively responsible winger but also slapped with a $4.25M penalty. This way they can throw him on LTIR, spend that cap space on someone else, then watch him have a miraculous recovery around oh... I dunno... April 12, 2018?
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The Blackhawks have been a particularly garbage franchise the past 6-7 years, so no surprise here.
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ThinkTank posted:This turn of events is considerably better than him retiring (and considering he's making $1M a year for the next four years there was essentially zero chance he intended to play them). If he'd just retired rather than succumb to his suddenly debilitating disease, the Hawks would've still been out that 20 goal scoring defensively responsible winger but also slapped with a $4.25M penalty. This way they can throw him on LTIR, spend that cap space on someone else, then watch him have a miraculous recovery around oh... I dunno... April 12, 2018? I think if this happens then the nhl for real would look at eliminating the patrick kane loophole
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Jun 21, 2017 16:35
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If the hawks want a 20 goal scorer they should just trade hossa and a third for jamie mcginn
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Pornographic Memory posted:i know jerseys are all the rage right now but mike babcock certainly has a way with words Babcock's been hanging out with McGuire a little too much, methinks.
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they've already edited it back, but lol:
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I too am outraged that the NHL might allow the Blackhawks to exploit loopholes to maybe win one or two games in the first round next year
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Jun 21, 2017 16:53
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I am a fan of the New Jersey Devils and the Washington Capitals. Both of their new jerseys are awful. That is all. If they had to change the Devils, I was hoping they would bring back the green. Aren't they supposed to get black thirds or summat too?
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Jun 21, 2017 16:56
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Does this mean the hawks can switch and protect Kruger?
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Jun 21, 2017 16:57
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It would actually be really funny if the Hawks end up keeping the grossly overpaid Kruger because of this.
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Flyinglemur posted:2 years ago I started breaking out all over in itchy patches that would come and go. Went to a dermo and he said that my body just decided to produce a bunch of histamines because it thought it was being attacked. This literally came out of nowhere and was miserable. So I took Allegra every day for about 9 months and then one day I realized it was just gone. Hasn't been back. The adult human body is weird and poo poo just jumps up out of nowhere. Add that in with a lifetime of wearing nasty, sweaty, stinky gear 6 or 7 days a week and I'm sure that something like this could definitely happen. I started breaking out in itchy rashes last October, and by December I was convinced I had bedbugs. I'd wake up in the middle of the night, scratching like crazy but with no relief. Went to my doc and a dermatologist and got diagnosed with psoriasis, folliculitis, and a side of eczema. I've done rounds of corticosteroids that keeps it down for a couple of weeks, and now I'm on 4 hour antihistamines to keep the itch in check. Sounds to me like Hossa's condition is worse than mine, which is already no fun. I have it on my arms, legs, stomach, and scalp. Anyone writing this whole thing off to some cap relief strategy can get hosed.
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Wilford Cutlery posted:
He should retire then.
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I was itchy but my boss said I still had to go to work. Dallas sweaters continue to look sharp af. They changed the collar a bit but kept the laces and it's good. Looks like they cropped the green on the away shoulders a bit but that might just be the pic angle. They wrote the name of the colour or the collar for... a reason. Aaaaaand they got speed holes. Gonna go so fast. https://twitter.com/DallasStars/status/877346072145743874 https://twitter.com/DallasStars/status/877351023123324929 We'll need a new ginger to bring out the Irish look once Vegas selects Eakin. And also a player with a Pokemon name. E: actually the black hem/arm stripes look bigger too. Not bad, basically the opposite of what the oilers did with the opposite result (it's better). Cocaine Bear fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Jun 21, 2017 |
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Jun 21, 2017 17:13
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so just a heads up to americans adidas is pronounced "oddy doss"
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The collars are so bad. Especially if there are laces, or the part with the NHL logo is a different color
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So, the jerseys with the little circle adidas logo by the hem are most likely the replicas... which are made by fanatics... so why not their logo?
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:so just a heads up to americans adidas is pronounced "oddy doss" a DEET us.
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:so just a heads up to americans adidas is pronounced "oddy doss" nah
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Imagine I'm better at photoshop and all the grey is uniform.  e: okay, did a bad job on the gloves: 
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Jun 21, 2017 17:46
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bright gloves are loving bad rear end
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https://twitter.com/warriorstickguy/status/877550490564866048 this whole team is really just a vanity project for a guy to tell the world he went to west point
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Rotten Cookies posted:a DEET us. All Day I Dream About Someone (It's Crosby, btw)
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RC Cola posted:Does this mean the hawks can switch and protect Kruger? Scott Powers is reporting that Kruger is "expected to still be with the Hawks" now.
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The Knights uniforms immediately get 200% better if you replace the red stripes with black. Too many colors and too much going on the way it is. Bleh.
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Pornographic Memory posted:https://twitter.com/warriorstickguy/status/877550490564866048 I thought that was the Panthers
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Krime posted:So, the jerseys with the little circle adidas logo by the hem are most likely the replicas... which are made by fanatics... so why not their logo? Nope those are "retail authentics" same bullshit as before. The Fanatics jerseys will have a Fanatics jock tag. Edit the gloves aren't staying white, they couldn't get gold ones made in time
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ElwoodCuse posted:Nope those are "retail authentics" same bullshit as before. The Fanatics jerseys will have a Fanatics jock tag. Oh for fucks sake...
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ElwoodCuse posted:Edit the gloves aren't staying white, they couldn't get gold ones made in time Right. That's definitely what happened and totally not a cover story that was hastily produced after Vegas' marketers saw the whole twitter world laughing at the white gloves
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If it's a vanity project you don't care what other people think
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I almost can't believe how bad that jersey is
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All home openers released Flyera are part of 3 home openers on the road before their own Oct. 4 @ SJ Oct. 5 @ LA Oct. 10 @ NSH Their own is Oct. 14 against the Caps, 10 days after opening night and the last team in the league to have their home opener If it gets the California road trip out of the way right from the start then I ain't mad at it
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What we're all afraid of is that the Hawks are going to cheat the cap and give Vegas an entire draft of picks to take Kruger and pluck some players on great contracts like Grabner from other teams for them.
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Mike_V posted:He should retire then. What's the incentive for him to retire? If he's injured and can't play his insurance will kick in and he'll continue to get paid.
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Pornographic Memory posted:https://twitter.com/warriorstickguy/status/877550490564866048 if you know any other west pointers this really shouldn't really raise any eyebrows
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Pretty disgusting how the Hawks would intentionally infect Hossa with a disease to get around the cap.
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Aphrodite posted:Pretty disgusting how the Hawks would intentionally infect Hossa with a disease to get around the cap. Yeah, usually it's the European guy infecting the Black Hawk guy to get what they want.
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