Hockey

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Originally Posted by ila

(sorry for deleting so much of your quote, shadows, but I did it in the interest of brevity.)

Pravda should be renamed njet Pravda. It was always the organ of the former soviet government and never did live up to its name.

I'd like to know how steroids could be put in the food that only the Russians would get. When there are a few thousand athletes to feed how those that want to put steroids in the food know what any particular Russian would eat and at what time any particular Russian would show up to eat. How also would anyone be able to slip steroids into the food so that only a targeted athlete would get it? It's all just one big case of "penis envy" with a real nice whine to wash it down.

No worries ila.

Did you hear that the President of Russia wants all the people that were in charge of the Russian contingent of athletes to either quit or they will get fired. All of them. That is why I am glad that I live in Canada. Can you imagine if our Prime Minister tried something like that?

And it would take time for the level of steroids they were discovered to have to develop. It wouldn't immediately show up from "contaminated food" like they tried to say. Bullplop!

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

Did you hear that the President of Russia wants all the people that were in charge of the Russian contingent of athletes to either quit or they will get fired. All of them. That is why I am glad that I live in Canada. Can you imagine if our Prime Minister tried something like that?

Yes, I heard that. I had a good laugh. If anything it will probably force a review of how they can do better for the next winter Olympics, which Russia is hosting.

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Originally Posted by ila

Yes, I heard that. I had a good laugh. If anything it will probably force a review of how they can do better for the next winter Olympics, which Russia is hosting.

I have a feeling the 2014 Olympics are going to be a cluster.

(too many egos involved)

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

I have a feeling the 2014 Olympics are going to be a cluster.

(too many egos involved)

It should be interesting. The site is near a war zone. Having said that though I would like to be able to attend those games. The Caucasus is a very interesting area and the scenery I've heard is something else.

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Originally Posted by ila

It should be interesting. The site is near a war zone. Having said that though I would like to be able to attend those games. The Caucasus is a very interesting area and the scenery I've heard is something else.

I would also have loved to be able to go, but not just for the Olympics or scenery. I have a friend that lives there, but we have lost touch. I am worried that something may have happened, but it is not like I can check and see since it is so far away(unless I get Sarah Palin to strain her peepers and check it out for me).

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

I would also have loved to be able to go, but not just for the Olympics or scenery. I have a friend that lives there, but we have lost touch. I am worried that something may have happened, but it is not like I can check and see since it is so far away(unless I get Sarah Palin to strain her peepers and check it out for me).

Sarah can only see Russia from her home.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by ila

Sarah can only see Russia from her home.

She got an upgrade.

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Only two games of hockey on last night.

1. Dallas beat Washington 4-3 in the shootout. Washington outshot Dallas 52-27, but could not pull away with the victory. Washington had a 2-0 lead and then Dallas scored 3 goals in a row. The Capitals tied it up late in the game to send it to overtime. Nothing was resolved in OT, and Dallas got 2-5 in the shootout to win.

2. LA beat Columbus 6-0. What a freaking ugly game! LA outshot Columbus 35-11 and it was never in doubt. Alexander Frolov had a goal and 3 assists for the Kings. Mike Blunden of Columbus got a 5 minute major for Checking From Behind and also received a Game Misconduct.

[dauls]

Looks like the Devils are doing their best to miss the playoffs this season. The Devils have dropped 5 points behind the Penguins and are only 12 points above the 9th place Rangers.

On Sunday the Devils were shutout 2-0 by the NHL's 'worst' team, the Oilers, and that's bad enough. But Brodeur was named one of the game's three star players and the Devils were out-shot 35-22.

I thought the signing of Ilya Kovalchuk was meant to strengthen the Devils' offence.

Jacques Lemaire added, "the Devils weren't focused." "We simply went through the motions against a team that doesn't win a lot of games." "The Devils didn't put in the work that is needed for a win."

Next up, the Devils host the Rangers on Wednesday...

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Originally Posted by dauls

Looks like the Devils are doing their best to miss the playoffs this season.

dauls, your post makes me wonder: Why is there a hockey team in New Jersey? No wait, that's not exactly my question. What I really want to know is: Why is there a New Jersey?

Of course, the poor play of the Devils could be due to one of the two main features of New Jersey: air pollution and political corruption. Perhaps the players are breathing the air of all the chemical plants near Newark, or perhaps the team is being paid to lose as part of some statewide gambling ring among elected officials. Of course, I'm pretty sure they could just lose on their own.