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At times yes. But overall I think his positioning and rebound control is still very shaky.

Nope. If he was to get picked up on his way down, his new team takes the whole salary. He'd also have to clear waivers if he was called back up, that's when the two team's split the salary and cap space. Don't kid yourself, the chances are slim that any team takes him even at half his salary. He couldn't make the top 6 in either Dallas or Mtl this year.

No, no, no. But I'm sure there'll be room in the car for more than just what I buy myself. (We're planning to be in Kingston by late on the 27th. See yous there.)

I'm excited about the re-appearance of Chasing Rabbits. That song is way too good to be shelved.

It is very close to good ol' No. 9 (one of my fav's too). Unfortunately NBLC doesn't stock the McAuslan Apricot Wheat either. If anybody is looking for Xmas gift ideas for their favourite New Brunswicker, please send some tasty micro-brews... And more BEER talk please!

I loved Aebischer's comment "It wasn't me that took the penalties" after allowing 4 goals in 3 straight games. Way to endear yourself to your teammates, buddy!

Happy birthdays lads!

Just today? That's every day for most of us.

One for MarcO - Magical Mystery Tours: My Life With the Beatles, by Tony Bramwell, who was a boyhood friend of George, he was underage when the fab four got started, so he carried George's guitar to get in and he went on to be one of Brian Epstein's first employees. Not too gossipy overall, the major insights being into some of the horrible business deals Epstein made, the not-so-major insights being that they all hated Yoko from the start. I haven't seen any talk of this book on this site (I know Booche has a copy too), but it got a very favourable review in the Globe & Mail a year and half or so ago.

St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout is my favourite beer of the moment. McAuslan is one of the few micro's that NB Liquor stocks (hell, we don't even get a full line of Propeller or Garrison from Nova Scotia here). They have St. Ambroise on tap at Doc Dylan's, where I play my regular solo gig.

Great news, congrats and all the best Bob!

Bullmoose Music - Portland, ME highly recommended

I have seen the future. It involves Tony Romo and me winning my fantasy football pool.

Not that I'm defending Houle (he wouldn't know a good prospect from his asshole if a french canadian kid was standing nearby), but 1999 was a weak draft class overall. 1997 was very top heavy, if you missed on your first selection you probably didn't get anything out of it.

The officiating in the first half of the 1st period almost ruined what was otherwise a very entertaining game. You have to love/hate these stats, depending on your perspective: McCabe 0G 2A -4 Kaberle 0G 3A -2

Further to Booche's point, you need to look at the full draft year - not just the first round - to evaluate a draft. If you got a couple of serviceable players in your late rounds, a first round mulligan is quickly forgotten. And the GM is just that - the manager. He hires the staff and decides who's opinion he's going to trust. So I'd say he's fully responsible.

In Booche's defense, I've read the same comment in other reviews.

Peter Van Huffel is a monster player. I played with him when he was maybe 14 or 15 years old and he was a total prodigy.

Illinois was 22 tracks long, do I really need the outtakes??

I don't get the "over-produced" comments. It sounds like they recorded the backing band loose and live off the floor. The over-produced tag usually gets thrown around when there's tons of overdubs, extra instrumentation, etc. I'd say RA's only failure as producer is the song selection. Not that it's bad, but there's just nothing to write home about here. Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is one of the most over-covered songs in recent memory. Like all have said here, it's a fine album but mostly forgettable IMO.

I think that Lee's Palace show was a CBC Radio broadcast, Fluff. I haven't heard all of his back catalogue, or even the Avalanche yet, but I think his guy is in a league of his own. You don't hear many people writing Brain Wilson-esque, point counterpoint, interweaving melodies pop music these days.

haha, enjoy the second line centre that Janne Niininmaa and Garth Murray are going to fetch you!