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I was just about to post that quote, too. Time to post that dreaded ESPN vid again, I guess...

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Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way. I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day. To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can.

Wow, Kerry Fraser blowing the call on Gretzky's high stick to Gilmour...surprise

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

great list, but i dont ever want to see bartmans name mentioned with the cubs again. that poor guy has suffered for what any fan would do: reach for a ball near them. throw out the "it was by the field of play" argument, instinct kicks in, and you reach. he wasnt the only one reaching for that ill-fated ball.

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Wasn't that a non-clinching game? Like with Buckner and the Red Sox, it's up to the team to win the next game.

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they were both game 6. so a team COULD clinch. besides, even if buckner fields that ball, cleanly, no one was covering first, mookie wilson was fucking fast, and buckners ankles were beyond fucked up. he was going to be safe regardless.

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Right, I'm agreeing with you, in that it's unfair to pin the blame of either of those on one person.

Growing up playing team sports, I firmly believe losses are a team effort.

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i was in a playoff game a few years ago. we held a 3-2 lead. with 2 minutes to go, i made a pad save, but the guy poked the puck from under my pad in the net. tie game. made a few more saves, till a guy streaked in alone with a few seconds to go, and fired a slapshot 5 hole on me. the clock read 0.1...

i was devastated. i blamed myself and so did the team. i waited till everyone left to take my equipment off.

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The only game I even remotely blame myself for is a tournament game we were tied 2-2 when I came in with runners on and let in two runs. Not really my fault since we lost 4-2, but I didn't feel good about it.

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Unless Mookie tripped

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

i thought the bills would be a bit higher. especially with the fact that the team is run incredibly horridly of recent. and the fact that fans keep paying for mediocrity.

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

2006 just called.

They probably wouldn't have won anyway in 1999. In 2006, that Cup was theirs.

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Miles to go before I sleep

‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

2006 yes for sure.

But yea they did have to still win game 7, but all swagger would have been theirs though.

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I fired that in an e-mail off to Simmons. I pretty much told him that unless he's going to watch hockey on a regular basis and not be a bandwagon fan, he should probably stop writing about it, or at least do some research.

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Bill Simmons does not do research.

I know, which is why I read him mainly for entertainment value and try not to take anything he says seriously.

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ugh, can we stop talking about 2006? it still crushes me seeing the sabres were up 2-1 going into the third.

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Someone at work today was talking to another person, and I overheard one say "The Sabres lost a game, didn't they" and I flew into a silent rage. NO GOAL and FUCKING DELAY OF GAME ran through my mind, and I started to simmer.

Then someone brought up Brian Burke's shenanigans and I calmed down

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mechaphil

Good thing that doesn't happen to often down here.

If hockey comes up, I'm like How's them Hurricanes doing then?

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