soccer today?

Originally posted by jadetree:

Adam Oates? What a huge whiner he is.

but also the greatest passer and play maker in the game.

Originally posted by mankie:

Originally posted by jadetree:

Adam Oates? What a huge whiner he is.

but also the greatest passer and play maker in the game.

I know, I am just bitter because he broke up Hull (HULL not Hall) and Oates in St. Louis.

Originally posted by mankie:
but also the greatest passer and play maker in the game.

Originally posted by vansmack:

You forgot the best face-off man of all time. Show some respect.

I'd have to say that was Dale Hunter IMHO!

Originally posted by mankie:

Originally posted by vansmack:

You forgot the best face-off man of all time. Show some respect.

I'd have to say that was Dale Hunter IMHO!

Hunter was very good as well, but I prefer Oatesy. IMHO.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Hunter was very good as well, but I prefer Oatesy. IMHO.

Hunter is my favourite player of all time….the Roy Keane of hockey don't you think?

Originally posted by mankie:
Hunter is my favourite player of all time….the Roy Keane of hockey don't you think?

Originally posted by vansmack:

A quality comparison. I didn't get to see him very much growing up in LA (once a twice a year and then maybe in the playoffs), but when I moved out here, just instantly appreciated him. Boy did that guy ever deserve to hoist the cup. If you don't have an affection for the Devils, how could you not be rooting for Oatesy and Thomas to hoist the cup this year?

I'm totally for the duckies! Although that name!!! :eek:

Hunter deserved to raise Lord Stanley's goblet every bit as much as Ray Bourke. At least Bourke got to do it.

Originally posted by mankie:
Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney were reported to be walking through the local village while practicing in Spain for the upcoming Euro qualifiers. They came across a very attractive prostitute so Owen asked her how much for a little wank…Rooney said "don't worry about the little wank, how much for a real football superstar?"

Originally posted by mankie:
Hunter is my favourite player of all time….the Roy Keane of hockey don't you think?

Originally posted by jadetree:

Hunter was a classless player, his hit on Turgeon was criminal.. I can't think of 2 less deserving of a cup than Oates and Hunter. Well maybe Keith Tkachuk.

Turgeon is your typical spineless French twat, if you don't like to get hit, take up basketball.

On the subject of classless…wasn't Courtnall a Blue?

Originally posted by mankie:

Originally posted by jadetree:

Originally posted by mankie:

Yeah Geoff was, never liked him, Russ may have even been a Blue for a couple months, can't remember now.. I would have had no problem with the hit on Turgeon was during play, but what kind of chicken shit does it because the guy scored a goal.

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actually Russ never was, but they did talk about trying to get him at some point

Originally posted by mankie:
It was during the playoffs and Turgeon was over- celebrating in the Caps "house". As captain, Hunter was sending a message for the next game…not saying it's right, but he was a good captain doing what captains should do. He got his 21 game suspension, which would've been a 5 game suspension for anyone else. Tucker makes worse checks than that every game and gets squat…the ban was just a joke, and only because it was Hunter.

Now…do you remember why the Blues got Geoff "runaway" Cournall?

Originally posted by jadetree:

Something to do with a young girl wasn't it.

Not a young girl…and old slapper. Remember the incident outside Champions in G'towne when she went in the limo with a bunch of Caps players and obviously had a bit of who'syerdaddy with a couple of them. The next day she decides she was raped ($$$$$ :D ) but after a grand jury no charges were filed, and if I remember I believe she was actually charged with filing false charges. Courtnall, Cicarelli, Stevens and Johanson were all in the limo at the time, but Courtnall was the only yellow little shit who wanted to be traded out of Washington. The others faced the music because nothing bad had gone on.

Originally posted by mankie:
Not a young girl…and old slapper. Remember the incident outside Champions in G'towne when she went in the limo with a bunch of Caps players and obviously had a bit of who'syerdaddy with a couple of them. The next day she decides she was raped ($$$$$ :D ) but after a grand jury no charges were filed, and if I remember I believe she was actually charged with filing false charges. Courtnall, Cicarelli, Stevens and Johanson were all in the limo at the time, but Courtnall was the only yellow little shit who wanted to be traded out of Washington. The others faced the music because nothing bad had gone on.

Originally posted by jadetree:

I vaguely remember that now, that is four damn good players at that time. If he had been stolen from us after just a year I think Stevens would probably be my favorite player ever. The Blues paid out the nose for that 1 year of Stevens, but he was great then.

I really don't care for the Devils but Stevens is quality.