Kanada Kev

uh ... i said "of course not", no? Again ... the NHL has no consistency. In looking at a timeline of suspensions in incidents such as this, it's out of whack. Avery gets 25, then Neil gets none, then Pronger gets 1, then Downie gets 20, etc.etc. It's going to be interesting to watch the NHL this year and see what happens on the next "head-hit". If THIS is a precedent setting suspension, then subsequent ones of this nature should hold a 20 game minimum (regardless of whether it's preseason, regular season, or post season) and enforced immediately.

Of course not! The NHL fucked up by not giving him any at the time. This is not some sort of new "issue" for the league in just 5 months.

Thank our lucky stars we never had to witness a Donna meltdown. LOl ... but many would have cheered at that and not booed

^^^^^^ that's a funny one. Neil's WAS about a hit to the head (with elbow and shoulder tucked in like Downie) and showed equally as much intent to injure on a hit that he had equally enough time to "let up" on. Gimme a break!

Yup and this one got zip, nada, nuttin' ...

Better than missing concerts because you weren't thinking ahead

Yup, that hit was so identical to Betuzzi's Or some of these other ones in that ilk

We'll be getting soccer dives this year. [color:purple]New strategy in the NHL: you feel somebody make ANY contact with your head, drop to the ice and don't move. If you get up, there won't be any penalties. If you stay down, get your opponent suspended. ^^^^ That is a sarcastic comment ... I am NOT saying that McAmmond did ANYHING of the sort!

Between Pronger getting 1 game and Avery getting 25 for their infractions ... they give Downie 20??? WTF? Where's the consistency? I agree with the 10 games that people have mentioned here as being adequate in this case ... THEN modify the rules so that next time they can throw the book at the next 'offender' ... even if it is a "superstar".

can't stop listening to this one

Anyone up for going to the gym??

I don't know if it's a "meltdown" but it sure is completely un-professional. For shit like that I'd be asking for my money back ... and hell, after 70mins of it I'd have been right pissed-off. What a wanker. btw - i've really been enjoying the recording of the Massey Hall gig from the other week.

Or pregnant!

Click on the link to see how they made up the letters COSMO in the pic!! Sweet http://www.damnfunnypictures.com/html/Bikini-World-Record.html

Crosby's been banged around a helluva lot in his short time in the league. He has had to adjust to it, but sure doesn't have as much freedom on the ice that Gretz did with his bodyguard with him all the time! I do believe that Cros' reactions to being beat up and banged around during games was called "whining".

Bobby makes valid points. However, I still don't see how you can outlaw ALL contact to the head, incidental or not. Do you REALLY think that they'd suspend a Crosby if he accidentally bumped another players head? Gimme a break. Yup, and Bobby, when you were in the league they WERE pads. Go to your local sports store now and see, the only padding is on the inside of the armour that the players wear. I don't want to give Cherry too much credit, but he's been chirping about this for years and dammit he's right, IMHO!

McAmmond accepts Downie's apology Good to hear that McAmmond seems to be OK and will be back soon. That part in bold hasn't been addressed much. I understand wanting to defend a teammate who's been clobbered ... However, why the FUCK did they do it when he's unconscious on the ice? Really fucking smart ... his own teammates could have indirectly done more damage!

#292. Songs by bands on your upcoming show calendar 1. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Nothing but the Water 2. Fat Cats - Soldier's Home 3. C'mon - Come Taste The Rock 4. Ween - Homo Rainbow 5. Gov't Mule - Thorazine Shuffle 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

#291. Songs about ecology 1. Indigo Girls - Wild, Wild Party in the Loquat Tree 2. Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 3. Tassilo - Back To the Wilderness 4. Dr. Octagon - Halfsharkalligatorhalfman 5. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Mother Earth (Natural Anthem) 6. Marillion - Season's End 7. The Band - Where Do We Go From Here? 8. Bruce Cockburn - Wondering where the lions are. 9. John Butler Trio - Treat Yo Mama 10. 11. 12.

Disc 3:

How about the fair catch rule in the NFL when a player catches a punt/kickoff!! Come on. You catch it, you play it ... or get down on one knee FAST. That's why the CFL has the rule that you have to be at least 5 yards away from the player catching the ball. On a kickoff you should have to EARN that 20 yard line. I agree with the others though, except for the touchdown celebrations. Those have always driven me nuts. They look like jack-asses to me when they do it. Spend more time coreographing your game plays rather than your 'dances' in the end zone. Maybe we should encourage the NHL to have similar celebrations when a player scores?? NOT! Hockey players think it's moronic too and they'll plaster you if you do

giving this one a first listen:

Lounge Lizard I swear on my life this is 100% real. I was walking down the street looking for stuff to photograph and this guy is just sitting outside a coffee shop with this 80 year old woman and he is taking these little sofa things out of a bag. Then he opens another compartment in the bag and there are about five lizards like this guy. Then he would pose them and they would just sit there like this. Don't really know why. He didn't really explain much but he did say they take about three months to train them to do this. I didn't bother asking if he only trained his lizards to sit in relaxing human posses or if there were other ones too. The whole thing was just to oddly perfect, I really didn't need him to go in to detail. Also I like the surprising detailed craftsmanship of the sofa. Now I can say I've truly seen it all!

I got an email from Massey Hall about a preshow gathering where ethnomusicologist (and a former prof of mine) Rob Bowman was going to be doing a presentation inside the hall. Damn, don't have that email here at work.