JohnnyK

Then mighty England will have bragging rights they beat the smallest country in the competition. Overaid tosser assholes, waste of plane fares!

He's not Bob Feller yet. As Vic V says, second time through the league hitters will have a better handle on what he's got.

Thai cops have identified new revenue stream

And how do they get paid? And get paid on time?

I'd like to know England's combined payroll vs. USA. I'll bet USA got more bang for their buck. England are crap.

Announcers don't use the term because they try not to criticize and I agree I've never heard the term "soft" for a home run but they do exist. Not every ball is crushed. For crushed see Mantle, Mickey. I grew up with hockey in Montreal in the 50s and 60s and seen 000s of games and plenty of soft goals. Leighton should have had it. No one is denigrating Kane, Leighton whiffed on it. What would you call a 50-foot floater, then? I'd call it a soft goal. It was not a truly great Stanley Cup goal at all. Try Rocket Richard's 1952 masterpiece against da Broons. Big goals were all he was about,

To me a "soft goal" is off a shot that should be a routine save, not off a rocket that just flat out flies by the goalie. It was a softie in my opinion but they all count. I'd say there are "soft" home runs in baseball. Routine fly balls that make it to the first row of seats or just over a close fence. Roger Maris' 61st was a line drive into about the 5th row behind about a 310 ft. fence. Not taking anything away from him, he had to overcome insane pressure and media hatred because he passed the Babe and he didn't suck up to the media. They all count.

Shit, the Flyers scared me there. OT anything can happen, samesame Game 7 and I didn;t want to see either. Not a great great series but lots of good action and entertainment and some real good matchup tussles. I'm happy the young Hawks won because I like the way they play and they sucked up Hartnell's goal. And full marks to the Flyers for guts. Good thread here guys. Thanks to some real fans for good comments and thanks to Vic for starting it. See ya next year!

Absolutely, a good renter is gold! 6% net with a good renter is a real good return IMO. Much rather have a responsible person I can discuss with than a bit more money from a series of drunks and fools trashing the place. I'll take 52 weeks a year at a lower monthly anytime!

Flyers were outplayed and outcoached. Joel Q was smart breaking up his big line. Pronger can't play against every line, the Buffster started to throw his weight around and Chicago unlocked their speed making Pronger skate and get tired. Only Doug Harvey could do 30 mins EVERY night. Johnnyk dee jai today - both his teams won: Hawks and Celts!

Hawks are in tough. Flyers have the momentum. Good piece in the Toronto Star (thestar.com) today about Patrick Kane, MIA. Hate to stay it but Pronger has been an absolute stud. Smythe Trophy is his if Flyers win and maybe even if they don't.

Just up the road, in Chonburi. Well, its not going to be England. You have to have more than one striker (Heskey? Crouch? ROTFLMAO). And you have to do more than kick it in the air downfield and hope Gooney can outrun somebody. In the end, victory must go through Brazil.

Good game, solid action! First two were less than exciting but its a series now. Flyers are much much better than an 18th place team. Bernie Parent brings back memories for me.... to 1963. He was the goalie for Rosemount Bombardiers the district in Montreal where I grew up. It was a Jr. B league and he was 17 years old. You just knew he was going to the show, he was that good. Schultz was a goon and Larry Robinson kicked the shit out of him. Larry had another talent, too. He could play hockey.

Never mind, 60 % of the line-ups R Us!

I guess it shrank in the wash, just like my jeans. My jockstrap has always been too small!

Teary-eyed johnnyk here.... MBL, the better team won, they played solid hockey with a plan. Still, I'm grateful to the Habs for giving it a great ride, really the story of the '10 playoffs so far. I'm with the Hawks for the cup, not because Philly beat the Habs or they are a crummy team but I prefer the way the Hawks play. I tuned out of the clutch-and-grab, neutral zone trap and highlight reels of fighting in the 80s. So, its been a comeback year for me, first time in donkey's years I've been excited by hockey. Some knowledgeable fans here in this thread, keep it up guys!

I like the way the United Center rocks when the Hawks bag a goal. Major noise and a great beat!

Sharks in the tank, again. Gutless fucks like Heatley (2 goals! $8 million!). If I were Marleau I'd be outta there asap. I do believe I heard the plus-size honey warming up her vocal chords in the back room. Right on, who'd a picked Hawks-Flyers? Styles makes fights so it should be interesting. I like the Hawks but the Flyers have been underrated. On to the finals!

Damn! The fat lady isn't ready to come on stage yet. Habs played a great game, should be good on Saturday, I'll be there (in my armchair) microbrew in hand! Sharks are chumps. Dany Heatley? Start earning your money, dipstick! Go Hawks!

A sad Habs fan here. Flyers have outplayed them at every aspect of the game. Who's got the hot goalie now? Hate to say it but they are dusting off the pumpkin coach now. My only consolation is I like the Hawks in the west. Sharks are tanking, as per usual. As they say, "styles make fights" and Hawks-Flyers should be good - speed/finesse vs. talent/muscle. Thanks, Habs! It was a great run.

I folded when it was 4-0. I'm hoping they got the bad game out of their system but fear the pumpkin may be on the way. I like Hawks over the Shakes any day. Heatley is a one-way moron and I'm not convinced the Shakes won't swoon.

Props to the Flyers for showing true grit. As a Habs man I fear them more than da Broons though I still think Habs will prevail.

In 1930, with the Great Depression well under way, Babe Ruth made more money than then-President Herbert Hoover. He was asked how come he made more than the Pres of the USA. "I had a better year than he did," quoth The Babe. Right now David Cameron is a rookie. Frank Lampard is a proven player. If a player brings in the viewers by winning championships etc then of course he is worth it. The real problem isn't the cost of talent as one baseball exec said, "It's the high price of mediocrity." Like people no one ever heard of getting 70K quid a week. For those who whinge how terrible it i

Want to talk serious dosh? Manny Pacquiao - $23,000,000 for barely breaking a sweat putting Ricky Hatton away in 5'59". $64,066.65 per second.

LDK, French is the original and BTW, "porter" is also "wear" and the meaning may be closer to "knows/understands to wear" rather than "knows how" (I grew up in French Montreal). Enough pedantry, you're right the English one is crap. But overall its a crummy "anthem", not inspiring at all. Habs penalty killing is fantastic. Caps were 1/33 I think and they shut down the Pens. Habs also rang two off the post and could have been 6-2 after two. And one Pens goal was a bit of a gift, bouncing off an official on to the shooter's stick. And remember they had the Caps by the nutz 5-2 and blew a lea