NHL Mega-Mock Draft Reboot - Discussion / Draft Thread - PHASE TWENTY-THREE SKIDOO!

[Rebels57]

Lillian Gish was indeed very important to film history, and cool. And hadn't already been picked before.

We start the day with my brother @Hollywood Cannon on the clock, @DancingPanther on deck, me on the lido deck, and @BernieParent on the lido afterdeck. Let's put all the ugliness and ugly stupidity behind us.

This morning I was thinking about shows that were cancelled too early. There are two that come immediately to mind, total no-brainers - "Freaks and Geeks" and "My So-Called Life," both of which ran for only one season. "Freaks" was undisputedly great. It had great writing and a great cast. Obviously, Seth Rogan is a massive tool, and James Franco and Busy Phillips are slightly lesser tools, but all of them suited their roles perfectly, and Judd Apatow reined them in masterfully. All of the nerds and the sister were cast flawlessly, and all of them acted perfectly. It was an all-time great, and NBC should be collectively held over the fire for putting it on Fridays in the first place, and then for not seeing what they had afterwards and moving it. They have never replaced it on Friday nights to this very day anyway. They are stupid.

"MSCL" wasn't that level of quality, obviously - it was too beholden to its time and embraced caricature too often at the expense of individuality. But there was substance beneath that veneer, and it deserved to be developed further. No one needed to see any more of Jordan Catalano's textbook slacking or his cool car - the real crying shame about the show's cancellation it is that there was never a resolution between Angela and her neighbor on the bike, Brian Krakow. That was a fully fleshed and real relationship, and it deserved some kind of ending, not the sudden drop into oblivion that it got.

There are many more shows that got cancelled too soon that don't come instantly to mind - because my memory is monkey shit - but a personal favorite of mine from the early Aughts was "Invasion," which also ran for one season. It was kind of stupid, but I liked it. I miss it.

Proud FOG member.

Firefly is another great series that FOX cancelled after one season. A perfect science-fiction/western mash-up. At least that got a half-decent movie, Serenity, to give it a resolution.

Also, this entire last page was a hilarious read.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

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Spite Goalie: another smooth brain from the Broad Street bullies days, I have recently learned BERNIE PARENT refused to praise franchise best Claude Giroux, instead continuing to imbue this stupid f***ing organization with entitlement and hubris, lamenting on how Giroux just doesn't play hard enough. Not like the teams he played on back when hockey was for tough, unathletic drunks.

In my 10 mins of googling I couldn't seem to find the direct quote, so it might have been a podcast. Regardless, even in the best case scenario of if it not being true, I will continue crusading against the worst thing to happen to the organization in its history: the Cup teams from a half century ago. Add him to the pile of Broad Street bullies stuffed in the box.



@BernieParent

Try again. Beef picked him.

 

[DancingPanther]

Try again. Beef picked him.

Oh, well then I'm going to go with Dave "teH hAMma" Schultz. There's no pride in face punching, and the fact that this organization has deitized him on a fan basis and on a player development (lol) basis tells you all you need to know about where priorities lie. Also, since repetition legitimizes, repetition legitimizes, repetition legitimizes, no player in the history of the game has scared an opponent into submission. "Deterrents" are a myth. A good soldier, and a better meat sack. Into the box.

 

[DancingPanther]

Oh I didn't realize PancingDanther took Lundqvist already. Shit. Back to the poopin' board.

I forgot I did lol what a great pick by me

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I'm having a difficult time summoning up Goalie Spite. They don't do much.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I'm having a difficult time summoning up Goalie Spite. They don't do much.

Goalies not doing much for the Flyers is a solid reason for spite, in my opinion.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I'm having a difficult time summoning up Goalie Spite. They don't do much.

That's why I picked one that looks stupid.

 

[BernieParent]

I'm having a difficult time summoning up Goalie Spite. They don't do much.

Et tu, Jojo? My wife doesn't know why I get home drenched in sweat from my ball-hockey league. "You just stand there and let the ball hit you."

Is it my turn? I saw @DancingPanther's summons, which confused me.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Et tu, Jojo? My wife doesn't know why I get home drenched in sweat from my ball-hockey league. "You just stand there and let the ball hit you."

Is it my turn? I saw @DancingPanther's summons, which confused me.

It is.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I am also picking a spite goalie, but this one beat the Flyers. And they were Flyers who deserved our love, and still do.

F*** you, Grant Fuhr, you massive anoos.

Team Spite Player - Grant Fuhr (G)

@BernieParent

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Oh, well then I'm going to go with Dave "teH hAMma" Schultz. There's no pride in face punching, and the fact that this organization has deitized him on a fan basis and on a player development (lol) basis tells you all you need to know about where priorities lie. Also, since repetition legitimizes, repetition legitimizes, repetition legitimizes, no player in the history of the game has scared an opponent into submission. "Deterrents" are a myth. A good soldier, and a better meat sack. Into the box.

You need a defenseman - Schulz was a forward.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

It is.

By it is, I meant after my brother picked.

 

[BernieParent]

At work + on phone = no minimal write-up.

Drew Doughty. Dislike his whining and downgrade a skilled opponent.

@BigToe

 

[DancingPanther]

You need a defenseman - Schulz was a forward.

We can't go the Kapanen route? He's just a face puncher, not like his skills shoe horn him into a position in the first place

 

[BigToe]

Spite D - Zdeno Chara

@JojoTheWhale

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Ok, I forgot about this thing. Just look at it.

Spite Goalie: Tim Thomas

 

[BigToe]

Ok, I forgot about this thing. Just look at it.

Spite Goalie: Tim Thomas

That was my next pick

 

[JojoTheWhale]

That was my next pick

Instead of working on my next writeup, I made this for you. <3

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Go ahead, @BigToe. I have a loophole question for Cap. No sense in waiting. No one is taking my stuff.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

We can't go the Kapanen route? He's just a face puncher, not like his skills shoe horn him into a position in the first place

I don't think so, but if you just look at the roster around Schulz's time at the D position, you have lots of options. Or you could take Schulz as an F and replace one of your previous F choices with a D.

 

[DancingPanther]

I don't think so, but if you just look at the roster around Schulz's time at the D position, you have lots of options. Or you could take Schulz as an F and replace one of your previous F choices with a D.

Nah we'll go with an actual D man, give me a sec

 

[DancingPanther]

Ok my real selection is Ed Van Impe. More like Ed Van Impotent, am I right? What a stupid sounding name. How come I hear so much about this guy? Because he cheap shotted Kharlamov? Taking notes from a Foundational Titan, huh? Real legacy these f***ing asshats have. This is a guy who scored 20 points in a season zero times in the NHL and was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame! Again, it's no secret what the real culture of this organization is. Sucking at hockey and playing dirty. We'll pack him up in the box.

 

[PDX Flyer]

Ok my real selection is Ed Van Impe. More like Ed Van Impotent, am I right? What a stupid sounding name. How come I hear so much about this guy? Because he cheap shotted Kharlamov? Taking notes from a Foundational Titan, huh? Real legacy these f***ing asshats have. This is a guy who scored 20 points in a season zero times in the NHL and was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame! Again, it's no secret what the real culture of this organization is. Sucking at hockey and playing dirty. We'll pack him up in the box.

Being on the roster since 1967 probably has something to do with it but still, great spite!

 

[BigToe]

Classic Actor - Kier Dullea

@Captain Dave Poulin do I tag Bernie now or let Jojo do that after he picks?

 

[Lord Defect]

Go ahead, @BigToe. I have a loophole question for Cap. No sense in waiting. No one is taking my stuff.

Sir, I already took Future Consideration.