Vote For Rory - How SAS Destroyed the Sanctity of the NHL All-Star Game

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T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

SubCrid TC posted:

Yeah, I'm glad nobody's mentioned that it started here. I don't want random internet hockey fans to realize we're here.

Meh I doubt many of them would pay if they didn't really appreciate SA's style of humour, and if they were lovely posters (UR WRONG) - it's not like they'd last.

# ¿ Nov 20, 2006 06:41

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 23:13

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Zherdev is listed at FOUR THOUSAND. There's no way Rory didn't get 4k, we got screwed.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2006 17:59

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

SHUTUP oval office posted:

I bet money Miller is the number one goaltender in the Eastern Conference for the NHL All-Star game. Lehtonen and Emery will probably be in the second or third spots.

Lehtonen has fallen off since that hot start and Emery hasn't played enough games.

Its Miller and Brodeur, but after that there's no clear favorite.

Huet or Emery if they play enough games, then Fleury. Then probably DiPietro/Raycroft with Lundqvist charging hard with his play as of late.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Nov 22, 2006

# ¿ Nov 22, 2006 22:18

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Chemmy posted:

Hey LAS and SAS;

I made a desktop from a photo in ESPN the magazine this week. I'm not done stitching the two pages together, though it's farther along than this little preview image. It's like 7500x4500 right now, so it'll be awesome for desktops. More info when I'm done.

True story, I ripped that page out of the magazine and taped it to the wall of the high school hockey team's locker room that I coach.

Why? To show them how NHL players skate. Crouched, rear end down, never vertical.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2006 23:23

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

How could you not post the best part of the article HPL:

quote:

Fitzpatrick said he's getting a kick out of the campaign since he checked the site after hearing about it a few days ago from friends and family.

"I've been getting e-mails and calls from people back home. Someone said there were signs in Edmonton the other night," Fitzpatrick said. "People put a lot of time into it. You have to give credit to the people who put it all together. They did a great job. It's pretty funny.

"If I'm going to get in, I'm going to need a lot of help, that's for sure."

# ¿ Dec 1, 2006 20:40

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Ah USA today, known for such sparkling bits of wisdom as:

quote:

� It's entirely possible that half of the playoffs teams in the Eastern Conference will come from the Northeast Division. Buffalo, Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa should all make it. In the Southeast Division, Atlanta, Carolina and Tampa Bay should make it. Warning to the New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and New York Rangers: If you entertain thoughts of playing in the postseason, I suggest that you finish first in the Atlantic Division.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 01:30 on Dec 7, 2006

# ¿ Dec 7, 2006 01:25

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

The SI article is mind blowing:

quote:

That's why the NHL needs to take ownership of the Fitzpatrick hype. NBC is broadcasting the game. The league should be on the phone today working the cross-promotional angle. Let's get Everyman Rory on Jay Leno to tell his story. Have him exchange healthy cooking tips with Meredith Vieira on the Today Show. Let him reveal to Barbara Walters what kind of tree he'd like to be. Arrange a photo-op date to a Hollywood premiere with Jessica Simpson. (Hey, it's for the good of the game. Surely his wife can't object to that!)

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/allan_muir/12/07/rory.fitzpatrick/index.html

# ¿ Dec 8, 2006 12:21

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

quote:

Matt (Dallas, TX): What do you think of this Vote for Rory (Fitzpatrick) campaign? Good marketing for the NHL?

SportsNation Barry Melrose: I think anytime people are talking about the NHL is a good thing. I personally hope Rory Fitzpatrick gets into the All-Star Game because if fans can see that they can determine the outcome of something like All-Star voting, they will get excited about it.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2006 10:07

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

quote:

Brian Gionta, who has been friends with fellow Rochester, N.Y., native Rory Fitzpatrick since they were teenagers, is hoping the Vote For Rory campaign started by an upstate New York fan will lead to a spot in the NHL All-Star Game in Dallas.

"I think it's great. I talked to Rory about it (Monday)," Gionta said. "It's exposure for the game and he's a good friend of mine. I hope it works out. He doesn't know what to think about it. It caught him off guard and has spread like wildfire. He doesn't want to take someone's spot (in the All-Star Game), but he's (intrigued) by it. I went on the Web site. If I can (vote), as a player, I will."

# ¿ Dec 13, 2006 10:13

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

eXXon posted:

Uh what? Maybe the Masterton, if that's what you meant. The Lady Byng belongs to Pandolfo.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2006 08:09

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

You know you're a Sharks fan when your greatest hockey moment is from an All-Star game.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2006 23:12

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Howdy posted:

Next year should be Tie Domi.

Mr. Kite posted:

NHL All-Star Sean Avery. Make it happen, people.

This isn't the vote to see who the NHL should shoot into the sun.

(that and roenick is retiring and Domi is already put out to pasture)

# ¿ Dec 21, 2006 20:36

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

stab posted:

scott clemensen in 08.

That would be very amusing, especially if Brodeur made it as backup :lol:

# ¿ Dec 24, 2006 02:09

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# ¿ Apr 25, 2024 23:13

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

lecherousjester posted:

I got a response back from the producer of Sabres Shootout, and it further proves why I loving hate that show.

I don't understand how someone with a college degree could intentionally write something that loving stupid.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2007 20:58

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