2023-24 Boardies: Lifetime Achievement Award

[Machinehead]

A message from me to somebody who has made this forum what it is, somebody who's been here almost our entire existence.

The GOAT of HFNYR.

Your Lifetime Achievement Award recipient:

@nyr2k2

Click to read more...

 

[TheDirtyH]

Congrats @nyr2k2

Definitely as knowledgeable, consistently active, and genuinely fun poster to read and talk to as there's been since I joined.

Nice video @Machinehead, except you forgot to present the giant check.

 

[Machinehead]

Congrats @nyr2k2

Definitely as knowledgeable, consistently active, and genuinely fun poster to read and talk to as there's been since I joined.

Nice video @Machinehead, except you forgot to present the giant check.

I have a regular sized check!

 

[Megustaelhockey]

@nyr2k2 is a great person and a true credit to this board and indeed to HF as a whole. I wouldn't be on the site had it not been for him convincing me to return in 2011.

Congratulations many times over on this well deserved recognition.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Congratulations @nyr2k2!!!
Appreciate all you do and all you bring.

 

[Kane One]

Congrats! Well deserved

 

[will1066]

@Machinehead How much you charge for a Cameo? I'm thinking of surprising my wife.

@nyr2k2 Congratulations. I certainly learn a lot from you and your knowledgeable posts.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Congrats @nyr2k2!

 

[Ail]

We've not always been the best of buds over my 15 years here but at the end of the day he's made this a better board and always had the best intentions for the board in mind when we were at odds in the past. Well deserved and congrats.

 

[nyr2k2]

Wow, this is definitely not something I expected to see logging on. A huge thank you to all of you for your kind words and particularly @Machinehead for not only being so thoughtful to do this, but for the incredibly kind video accompanying the thread.

I don't think of myself as anything special on this board. I'm just the guy who does the prospects thread, the guy who likes to say, "Back in my day..." when I'm really talking about something from 10 years ago, and the guy who reports all your asses. Oh you didn't know? In all seriousness, so much of what I've learned about hockey has come from interacting with all the people here. Though most of you are total dumbasses, there's an enormous amount of knowledge present on HFNYR. It's really a treasure, particularly when you compare it to the "discourse" on Twitter and Facebook and I imagine on the other social media things I'm too old and lame to have. As toxic as it can be at times, this is a really good place.

I started posting on HF back in the mid/late-90's. Sometimes I'd skip class and go to the library (really edgy) and surf the internet on the old-ass computers. I went by "never4gotti" which meant absolutely nothing but I think was a hook in some pop punk song at the time. I was predictably an idiot, but even back then I was able to interact with board luminaries like @SingnBluesOnBroadway, @Hunter Gathers, @jas, and so many more. Of course, I eventually got banned for being a shit head, and while I had some burner accounts over the years, I came back legitimately right after the first lockout. That's when I really started feeling the sense of community around here, with all of you who were like me, so genuinely happy that hockey was back. And from there I didn't look back on this place. SBOB gave me my first shot as a mod, I eventually moved up to admin, got tired of the bureaucracy of the place, and one night I went into my own user account and flipped off the admin switch. That was a surprisingly long time ago now that I think about it. We had a good run; SBOB, myself, Melrose (where are you buddy?), and @Trxjw. And of course FLY, who is still kicking around here.

Anyway I can see I'm rambling. I could go on reminiscing about this place all night. I'll leave this thread with a few tips, take 'em or leave 'em, I don't f***ing care.

1. Don't feel like you have to have an opinion on everything. I used to get sucked into so many arguments here it literally caused me anxiety in real life. Now, I'll start writing a response to something, and stop myself. Do I really have a strong opinion on Brodzinski's future with the organization? No, I don't. And move on.

2. Use the ignore list. For a long time as a mod I really couldn't. I started using it a few years ago, and it's really great. You can still choose to see the ignored content everywhere, and see those blocked users, but it's nice to not have it be in your face.

3. Take a break from the board when the Rangers become too much. This is a hard place to be when you're an optimistic fan like me, and things aren't going well. It can really make you feel awful, even more than the Rangers make you feel it. Take a break.

4. Be kind to each other, even though--as I noted earlier--most of you are dumbasses, we're a community and it takes all kinds. A lot of us are even connected IRL, and we're here for each other. Like we just did, sometimes we even come together to help a fellow user in real life when they're in a tough spot. This is a good place. I once had my location as "Living in a van by the river" and an infrequent poster here messaged me to offer up a spot on his couch (genuinely) because he didn't understand my SNL reference. Again, be nice and take care of each other.

I've already written more than I should have. But thank you all, again, for this acknowledgement and everything else. Maybe I'll make a "cameo" video of myself, too, but for now I'll just leave a picture that means a lot to me, and makes me glad I'm part of this community.

This is a fairly old picture. My little guy just turned 18 and is going to college next week. He was a Caps fan to torture me. I have a daughter who is older than my son was in this picture. My old man, and Islanders fan of course, left us five years ago. In terms of puck, you assholes are all I've got! LOL. Really, though, HF is a great place, and you're all really, really solid guys. I'm glad to be here, and I'm genuinely touched to know you all hold me in such high regard. Thanks for this.

Allen

EDIT: One last bit, I think this is an absolutely lovely idea, and I hope we consider doing some more of these. If not every year, at least when circumstances warrant. There are guys that were here before me, that really laid the foundation for what this board is, and I hope we can acknowledge them in the future. Especially since we've already lost several of them from our community. Gotta recognize them while they're still around.

 

[17futurecap]

Well deserved, thought we were going to lose him late last season, glad he decided to stick around.

 

[Machinehead]

Wow, this is definitely not something I expected to see logging on. A huge thank you to all of you for your kind words and particularly @Machinehead for not only being so thoughtful to do this, but for the incredibly kind video accompanying the thread.

I don't think of myself as anything special on this board. I'm just the guy who does the prospects thread, the guy who likes to say, "Back in my day..." when I'm really talking about something from 10 years ago, and the guy who reports all your asses. Oh you didn't know? In all seriousness, so much of what I've learned about hockey has come from interacting with all the people here. Though most of you are total dumbasses, there's an enormous amount of knowledge present on HFNYR. It's really a treasure, particularly when you compare it to the "discourse" on Twitter and Facebook and I imagine on the other social media things I'm too old and lame to have. As toxic as it can be at times, this is a really good place.

I started posting on HF back in the mid/late-90's. Sometimes I'd skip class and go to the library (really edgy) and surf the internet on the old-ass computers. I went by "never4gotti" which meant absolutely nothing but I think was a hook in some pop punk song at the time. I was predictably an idiot, but even back then I was able to interact with board luminaries like @SingnBluesOnBroadway, @Hunter Gathers, @jas, and so many more. Of course, I eventually got banned for being a shit head, and while I had some burner accounts over the years, I came back legitimately right after the first lockout. That's when I really started feeling the sense of community around here, with all of you who were like me, so genuinely happy that hockey was back. And from there I didn't look back on this place. SBOB gave me my first shot as a mod, I eventually moved up to admin, got tired of the bureaucracy of the place, and one night I went into my own user account and flipped off the admin switch. That was a surprisingly long time ago now that I think about it. We had a good run; SBOB, myself, Melrose (where are you buddy?), and @Trxjw. And of course FLY, who is still kicking around here.

Anyway I can see I'm rambling. I could go on reminiscing about this place all night. I'll leave this thread with a few tips, take 'em or leave 'em, I don't f***ing care.

1. Don't feel like you have to have an opinion on everything. I used to get sucked into so many arguments here it literally caused me anxiety in real life. Now, I'll start writing a response to something, and stop myself. Do I really have a strong opinion on Brodzinski's future with the organization? No, I don't. And move on.

2. Use the ignore list. For a long time as a mod I really couldn't. I started using it a few years ago, and it's really great. You can still choose to see the ignored content everywhere, and see those blocked users, but it's nice to not have it be in your face.

3. Take a break from the board when the Rangers become too much. This is a hard place to be when you're an optimistic fan like me, and things aren't going well. It can really make you feel awful, even more than the Rangers make you feel it. Take a break.

4. Be kind to each other, even though--as I noted earlier--most of you are dumbasses, we're a community and it takes all kinds. A lot of us are even connected IRL, and we're here for each other. Like we just did, sometimes we even come together to help a fellow user in real life when they're in a tough spot. This is a good place. I once had my location as "Living in a van by the river" and an infrequent poster here messaged me to offer up a spot on his couch (genuinely) because he didn't understand my SNL reference. Again, be nice and take care of each other.

I've already written more than I should have. But thank you all, again, for this acknowledgement and everything else. Maybe I'll make a "cameo" video of myself, too, but for now I'll just leave a picture that means a lot to me, and makes me glad I'm part of this community.

View attachment 901124

This is a fairly old picture. My little guy just turned 18 and is going to college next week. He was a Caps fan to torture me. I have a daughter who is older than my son was in this picture. My old man, and Islanders fan of course, left us five years ago. In terms of puck, you assholes are all I've got! LOL. Really, though, HF is a great place, and you're all really, really solid guys. I'm glad to be here, and I'm genuinely touched to know you all hold me in such high regard. Thanks for this.

Allen

EDIT: One last bit, I think this is an absolutely lovely idea, and I hope we consider doing some more of these. If not every year, at least when circumstances warrant. There are guys that were here before me, that really laid the foundation for what this board is, and I hope we can acknowledge them in the future. Especially since we've already lost several of them from our community. Gotta recognize them while they're still around.

Nah, don't feel like you wrote too much, it was awesome to read this.

Listen, I get mad, but compared to other forms of social media, HF is so on another level in terms of knowledge.

It's like when you say an NHL player "sucks." I know what you mean, while also knowing that he's in the 1% of the 1% of the 1% in terms of talent.

I agree, don't feel like you have to have an opinion on everything, because I will do it for you!

I often think about how interesting it is that so many of us come from such different backgrounds and we all come together to do this one thing. It's pretty amazing.

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

I'm rarely active in these boards in the off-season, but I'm happy to have opened hfboards in time to catch this thread. I suspected who the recipient would be once I saw the thread, and when @Machinehead mentioned 2012-15, I knew I had confirmation.

I could not imagine a more deserving recipent than @nyr2k2. His level of knowledge combined with absolute civility is rarely observed online these days.

This place is just a message board, but posters like you make it a better place and are the main reason I keep coming back. It may be a cliché, but you guys make it a community.

Btw, if this is to be an annual thing, @Machinehead will have to let someone else make this thread next year. We all know who should be next in line.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

We need to hang a virtual banner on this forum somehow

Congrats NYR

 

[Machinehead]

I'm rarely active in these boards in the off-season, but I'm happy to have opened hfboards in time to catch this thread. I suspected who the recipient would be once I saw the thread, and when @Machinehead mentioned 2012-15, I knew I had confirmation.

I could not imagine a more deserving recipent than @nyr2k2. His level of knowledge combined with absolute civility is rarely observed online these days.

This place is just a message board, but posters like you make it a better place and are the main reason I keep coming back. It may be a cliché, but you guys make it a community.

Btw, if this is to be an annual thing, @Machinehead will have to let someone else make this thread next year. We all know who should be next in line.

Ayy c'mon now

 

[Bob Richards]

Congrats 2k2. God bless. Also, skipping class to post on HF is powerful posting aura.

I can only imagine what these before times were like. The prelockout threads.

Guys coming home from work and getting on proto-HF in the middle of the invasion of Iraq and posting about like.....Sylvain Lefebvre. What a time.

 

[Killem Dafoe]

Congrats!!!

 

[nyr2k2]

Congrats 2k2. God bless. Also, skipping class to post on HF is powerful posting aura.

I can only imagine what these before times were like. The prelockout threads.

Guys coming home from work and getting on proto-HF in the middle of the invasion of Iraq and posting about like.....Sylvain Lefebvre. What a time.

Sometimes I like going to the Internet Archives and checking it out.

Hockey's Future: New York Rangers

The #1 Hockey Prospects site on the Internet

web.archive.org

Look at that prospect list: Brendl, Lundmark, Johnson, Hlavac, York, etc. What clown of a writer had Cherneski at 21? Oh, right, it was the HFNYR editor at the time, Edge.

And then the board...

Hockey's Future New York Rangers Message Board - Message Index

I love the post asking how Jeff Toms did the night before. The halcyon days of HF, for sure.

 

[Gordon Bombay]

I've been a lurker most of my time here but that prospect board thread is always one of my first clicks. You've done the dirty work for me and most of the people here. Congrats @nyr2k2

Also @Machinehead no offense but I always thought you would have a deeper voice. Between the rage posts and taste in music, I pictured an Adam's apple like a grapefruit. Jokes aside, good work putting this together, it's greatly appreciated by a mostly outsider poster

 

[Machinehead]

I've been a lurker most of my time here but that prospect board thread is always one of my first clicks. You've done the dirty work for me and most of the people here. Congrats @nyr2k2

Also @Machinehead no offense but I always thought you would have a deeper voice. Between the rage posts and taste in music, I pictured an Adam's apple like a grapefruit. Jokes aside, good work putting this together, it's greatly appreciated by a mostly outsider poster

Don't even start. I'm 6'2", 250 and I can hit every note in "Take On Me" by A-ha.

 

[Gordon Bombay]

Don't even start. I'm 6'2", 250 and I can hit every note in "Take On Me" by A-ha.

That YouTube video is gonna get more hits than the Boardies Lifetime Achievement video.

Do it

 

[Machinehead]

That YouTube video is gonna get more hits than the Board Lifetime Achievement video.

Do it

If we win the Cup, I'm doing it. Bookmark it.

 

[Gordon Bombay]

If we win the Cup, I'm doing it. Bookmark it.

My first bookmark in 18 years here

 

[Leonardo87]

Don't even start. I'm 6'2", 250 and I can hit every note in "Take On Me" by A-ha.

My band could use some backing vocals. Lol.

 

[kovazub94]

Wow, this is definitely not something I expected to see logging on. A huge thank you to all of you for your kind words and particularly @Machinehead for not only being so thoughtful to do this, but for the incredibly kind video accompanying the thread.

I don't think of myself as anything special on this board. I'm just the guy who does the prospects thread, the guy who likes to say, "Back in my day..." when I'm really talking about something from 10 years ago, and the guy who reports all your asses. Oh you didn't know? In all seriousness, so much of what I've learned about hockey has come from interacting with all the people here. Though most of you are total dumbasses, there's an enormous amount of knowledge present on HFNYR. It's really a treasure, particularly when you compare it to the "discourse" on Twitter and Facebook and I imagine on the other social media things I'm too old and lame to have. As toxic as it can be at times, this is a really good place.

I started posting on HF back in the mid/late-90's. Sometimes I'd skip class and go to the library (really edgy) and surf the internet on the old-ass computers. I went by "never4gotti" which meant absolutely nothing but I think was a hook in some pop punk song at the time. I was predictably an idiot, but even back then I was able to interact with board luminaries like @SingnBluesOnBroadway, @Hunter Gathers, @jas, and so many more. Of course, I eventually got banned for being a shit head, and while I had some burner accounts over the years, I came back legitimately right after the first lockout. That's when I really started feeling the sense of community around here, with all of you who were like me, so genuinely happy that hockey was back. And from there I didn't look back on this place. SBOB gave me my first shot as a mod, I eventually moved up to admin, got tired of the bureaucracy of the place, and one night I went into my own user account and flipped off the admin switch. That was a surprisingly long time ago now that I think about it. We had a good run; SBOB, myself, Melrose (where are you buddy?), and @Trxjw. And of course FLY, who is still kicking around here.

Anyway I can see I'm rambling. I could go on reminiscing about this place all night. I'll leave this thread with a few tips, take 'em or leave 'em, I don't f***ing care.

1. Don't feel like you have to have an opinion on everything. I used to get sucked into so many arguments here it literally caused me anxiety in real life. Now, I'll start writing a response to something, and stop myself. Do I really have a strong opinion on Brodzinski's future with the organization? No, I don't. And move on.

2. Use the ignore list. For a long time as a mod I really couldn't. I started using it a few years ago, and it's really great. You can still choose to see the ignored content everywhere, and see those blocked users, but it's nice to not have it be in your face.

3. Take a break from the board when the Rangers become too much. This is a hard place to be when you're an optimistic fan like me, and things aren't going well. It can really make you feel awful, even more than the Rangers make you feel it. Take a break.

4. Be kind to each other, even though--as I noted earlier--most of you are dumbasses, we're a community and it takes all kinds. A lot of us are even connected IRL, and we're here for each other. Like we just did, sometimes we even come together to help a fellow user in real life when they're in a tough spot. This is a good place. I once had my location as "Living in a van by the river" and an infrequent poster here messaged me to offer up a spot on his couch (genuinely) because he didn't understand my SNL reference. Again, be nice and take care of each other.

I've already written more than I should have. But thank you all, again, for this acknowledgement and everything else. Maybe I'll make a "cameo" video of myself, too, but for now I'll just leave a picture that means a lot to me, and makes me glad I'm part of this community.

View attachment 901124

This is a fairly old picture. My little guy just turned 18 and is going to college next week. He was a Caps fan to torture me. I have a daughter who is older than my son was in this picture. My old man, and Islanders fan of course, left us five years ago. In terms of puck, you assholes are all I've got! LOL. Really, though, HF is a great place, and you're all really, really solid guys. I'm glad to be here, and I'm genuinely touched to know you all hold me in such high regard. Thanks for this.

Allen

EDIT: One last bit, I think this is an absolutely lovely idea, and I hope we consider doing some more of these. If not every year, at least when circumstances warrant. There are guys that were here before me, that really laid the foundation for what this board is, and I hope we can acknowledge them in the future. Especially since we've already lost several of them from our community. Gotta recognize them while they're still around.

Let me put it this way: this thread deserves to be seen by all because of this post (and the archive links below)!