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  1. Which game? I'm going to the Chunichi game on the 23rd and then down in Yokohama on the 24th. I love Japanese baseball. You'll have a blast.
  2. Why are the Stars/Ducks tickets so expensive tomorrow night? What am I missing? A Tuesday night game against a crappy team. Tickets for Tampa on Thursday are cheaper. Better game. Is it nickel beer night or something?
  3. Cripes.....fighting has gotten so pathetic in the NHL now, it's almost embarrassing. Wrestling and face scrubs. It's like the Japanese League out there. We need more George MacPhee-Nevin Markwart fights. Old time hockey. Having said that, watching Josh Manson tune up Jamie Benn a few years ago was enjoyable.
  4. I go to a lot of Thunder games and Holmgren is the one player that consistently drives me crazy. He looked sick last night. (as in 'ill')
  5. The Black Hawks of Dallas had some beauty pucks. Good times.
  6. Nice puck. Feel free to join the Dallas Blackhawks page on facebook. Several alumni on there. Good stuff. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1669877886482359
  7. And you don't understand why Canadians are a little bitter? Seriously? They've seen Stanley Cups go to goofy markets like Anaheim, Vegas, Dallas, Tampa, Raleigh, Miami.......markets where they didn't follow the sport a generation ago. I remember Dallas in the 1980's when they were playing youth hockey at Prestonwood shopping mall. Hockey was a novelty to Texans in the 70's and 80's. I remember going to a Flyers/Oilers game at Reunion on September 30, 1987......the greatest team ever assembled with Gretzky, Messier, Fuhr, Kurri, Anderson, etc - and they were having to explain the rules of the game to the folks that showed up. I get the bitterness. I'll be rooting a little for the Jets.
  8. Guy......how can you not root for Winnipeg? Great hockey market and fanbase. That town deserves a Cup. Folks in Las Vegas didn't know what a puck was until a few years ago.
  9. Is he smart enough to know you don't make a pass in front of your own net with 18 seconds to go? Cripes....that Bruins game last night.
  10. Where is this place? I'm intrigued. On the topic of chefs, Japan actually has an abundance of trained chefs and not enough jobs. I used to manage a sports bar in Okinawa across from Camp Foster Marine base. We hired an Okinawan guy that really should have been working in a 5-star hotel but couldn't find work. So he lands in our place making the best burgers and chicken wings you've ever seen for a bunch of drunk and horny GI's (the strip club was upstairs). Best and fanciest grilled cheese sandwich I ever ate.
  11. Beauty of a tournament. Luckily, we didn't see a Sweden/Finland finals. Nothing worse than an angry beaver......eh, boys!
  12. I'm currently planning about a ten-week trip in Tokyo/SE Asia for April-July. Haven't been back in 6 years. Probably just hang out in Tokyo for 3 weeks hanging out with friends, hitting the izakaya's, baseball games, etc. Friend of mine who's been in Tokyo 30+ years wants to hit the World's Fair in Osaka. We'll see. Probably just chill in Hua Hin, BKK, Koh Phangan and Samui for a month or so. I used to live on Samui but I hear it's gotten even more touristy and pricey in the last couple of years. Bummer. I love Cambodia but I'm more of a Phnom Penh guy. Love Kampot and Kep area. Super chill. Curious what it looks like now. Can't wait to get back.
  13. It's hard to believe there are currently only 66 Russian players in the show. Gives you an idea the impact the KHL is having. I've been to a couple of KHL games and it's good hockey. Great crowd experience if you hit the European teams.
  14. Cool. Thanks for the clarification. "The NHL's decision to bar Russia from the midseason international action follows what the IIHF has done with both Russian and Belorussian national teams since 2022. Neither country has been allowed to participate in international events due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.2 days ago"
  15. I love the complaining I'm hearing from folks bringing politics into the games.......yet, the Russians aren't playing. How do you have a tourney on this level and leave out some of the best players in the world? And speaking of that, remember when the Russians were the bad guys? Yes, I'm old. Who knew the modern-day Summit Series would be between two, close allies. Strange days......and they keep getting stranger.
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