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2 hours ago, Jason_R said:

Yes and Kris Draper has interacted with him as Seider’s agent. Seems that Lemieux never apologized. (See article below.) As I recall, after the hit, Lemieux made some crack along the lines of Draper should thank Lemieux for making him famous.

Not that it was my place to forgive him, but I never did. Maybe there is another side to him that none of us will ever know. Anyway, I feel terrible for his wife and kids. RIP. 
 

https://thehockeynews.com/news/news/kris-draper-doesnt-expect-an-apology-from-claude-lemieux-two-decades-later

I suppose a player can put on a personna as an athlete much like an actor playing a role. It can be the way of giving yourself permission to do the stuff you wouldn't in your 'regular' life.

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I am sure psychologists could speculate as to whether the Bell Centre ceremony is somehow linked to the timing of his suicide. Did he see the accolades and feel that could never be topped? Did all the cheers and adulation still leave an empty feeling inside? Did he feel like a phony? Did it bring back flashbacks to his career?  I have no idea what goes on inside a suicidal man's head, but surely timing wasn't just a coincidence. The sad thing of course is that there were so many individuals on Monday who would have thrown as much support and resources to him as possible for months ahead if they had known he was suffering. 

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"Ugh. Mental illness. He knew about mine. I wish I knew about his. "

 

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12 minutes ago, buddha said:

The funniest continuing tradition is canadian teams not winning the stanley cup.

Thank God for that. I really like the Habs, will cheer for the Oilers, follow the Canucks, am indifferent towards the Flames and Jets, dislike the Sens and HATE the Leafs. 

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i used to like montreal, now i dont like them.

despise the leafs.  

hate the sens.

not fond of the oilers or canucks.

dont care about the flames or jets.

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9 hours ago, GalagaGuy said:

I can't even say I hate any of the Canadian teams, I'm just really invested in this streak of not winning the Cup since it's been going on so long.  

 

 

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More fun for Canada, as a team featuring Crosby and Celebrini and Thomas falls to Norway in overtime in the bronze medal game at the worlds. 

But hey, here in Vancouver we are hosting a blockbuster set of matches at the FIFA World Cup starting in 2 weeks, like Australia vs Turkey, Canada vs Qatar, and New Zealand vs Egypt. 

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40 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

More fun for Canada, as a team featuring Crosby and Celebrini and Thomas falls to Norway in overtime in the bronze medal game at the worlds. 

But hey, here in Vancouver we are hosting a blockbuster set of matches at the FIFA World Cup starting in 2 weeks, like Australia vs Turkey, Canada vs Qatar, and New Zealand vs Egypt. 

here in chicago we have zero world cup matches, so you have us beat.

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8 hours ago, VegasTiger said:

Damn! I'm starting to believe in these guys. I mean, I didn't switch over til after the Tigers game but still.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 wins until Mitch Marner brings the Cup to Toronto! Go Knights Go!

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Random note, but if Gary, IN can support an NFL franchise, I don't want to hear anything more about Quebec not being able to support an NHL franchise. The median household income for Gary, IN is less than $35,000/year and they have less than 100,000 people in the Metro area. And before you say "Yeah, but it's really Metro Chicago", how many people are really going to buy season tickets and spend their time in Gary to watch football?

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42 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Random note, but if Gary, IN can support an NFL franchise, I don't want to hear anything more about Quebec not being able to support an NHL franchise. The median household income for Gary, IN is less than $35,000/year and they have less than 100,000 people in the Metro area. And before you say "Yeah, but it's really Metro Chicago", how many people are really going to buy season tickets and spend their time in Gary to watch football?

You don't think it'll be like the NY NFL teams playing in NJ?   From Manhattan to the Meadowlands it's about a 45 minute drive.   Google says 23 miles/1 hour from the Loop to Hammond.

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1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Random note, but if Gary, IN can support an NFL franchise, I don't want to hear anything more about Quebec not being able to support an NHL franchise. The median household income for Gary, IN is less than $35,000/year and they have less than 100,000 people in the Metro area. And before you say "Yeah, but it's really Metro Chicago", how many people are really going to buy season tickets and spend their time in Gary to watch football?

Quebec could support an NHL team if the Nordiques only had 9 home games per season. 

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1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Random note, but if Gary, IN can support an NFL franchise, I don't want to hear anything more about Quebec not being able to support an NHL franchise. The median household income for Gary, IN is less than $35,000/year and they have less than 100,000 people in the Metro area. And before you say "Yeah, but it's really Metro Chicago", how many people are really going to buy season tickets and spend their time in Gary to watch football?

1) its not going to happen.  its just more ineptitude on behalf of the bears, specifically kevin warren.  aka the ultimate grifter empty suit.  he's bungled this to an amazing degree.

2) if it DID happen (which lolololololbears), its hammond, not Gary.  and its literally 5 feet from chicago.  this is the equivalent of building a stadium in pontiac, mi and saying "see?  pontiac can support a team so can quebec."

 

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