The Man Known as Dan

I will always remember that draft as "that time we took Shaun Bell 3 picks ahead of Loui Ericksson" Course we got Backes in the second and Stepniak in the 5th, but still.

Holy Shit. I'm kinda stunned by this one. He was 31.

Wait, the NHL had drafts in the 90's? Huh.

I think there is a logical argument for Bryan not winning. The entire setup of the match has seemed to be "Bryan going to the next level". Arguably, a Sheamus/Orton turning heel with aid from Vince in a continuation of "him knowing what we want more then we do" leading to a feud does more for him. Outside of that though, yeah, the MITB is all about Bryan, everyone else is just a bit part.

Crap, sorry man, wasn't thinking. Won't happen again.

Kharma for the Stevens/Shanahan bullshit

Most Edmonton fans have said Magnus was the best defensively out of their young guns by a pretty solid margin, he's just not physical.

That Kaitlyn Spear is the best I've seen since Goldberg/Nunzio in the Rumble.

Excellent. Since I'm finally on my laptop and not a mobile for the moment, I can give actual thoughts from the Blues moves since the Board has been down St. Louis Blues re-sign Jordan Leopold, trade Kris Russel to Calgary: Do not like it one bit. It looked like Leo was done to me, and if Hitchcock keeps pairing Leo with Shattenkirk, the pairing will continue to be not only bring Kirk down, but bring Polak and Jackman down since bother clearly play better next to a player maker. Kirk/Jackman and Leopold/Polak is fine, but I'm not convinced Leo isn't done. Blues sign Keith Aucoin: If the goal is "center Rattie and Jaskin for the Wolves", I like it. I have no clue how it could be anything else. Blues sign Maxim Lapierre: If he becomes the troll we need him to be, awesome. He has no lock on the 4th line, due to the fact that Porter, Cracknell, and Reaves are going to be hungry to get in the lineup, so if his play isn't good enough, he'll sit. And if playing next to Sobotka doesn't make you up your effort level, then you shouldn't be in the league anyway. Blues sign Derek Roy: I did not want him, and rolled my eyes at the signing... till I saw the terms. 1 year, 4 mill, when centers even more mediocre were getting 5 at 5? Deal. I would have preferred Grabo, but I can't turn down that contract, though it solidified that we had to trade someone to keep Petro and Stewart. Which leads to Blues trade David Perron for Magnus Paajarvi and a 2nd rounder: Here's the thing. I like David Perron, and wish him all the success in the world. But he went into last year 2nd on the Blues depth chart. The only guy ahead of him was Andy McDonald, who was terrible, and is now retired. And instead of becoming a guy who was gonna challenge for the 1st, he was out played by both Alex Steen AND rookie Jaden Schwartz. And he was clearly 3rd on the depth chart at LW going in. Problem is, David Perron cannot be counted on to play a defensive role. In this trade, we A: Got a pure prototypical 3rd line LW then Perron B: Saved some money and C: Got a young player who can certainly grow into a really solid player. He's either a career 3rd liner, or he grows into a solid 2nd liner. I can argue that's what we traded, and got a 2nd out of it. All in all, I'm fine with our movements.

So, Nico Minoru died, then un-died in record time. Surprise. That's basically all I know about Avengers Arena, other then that they are already working on un-killing everyone off.

Cesaro over Bryan? I... have a very hard time buying that.

Your "what's all that racket" post has reminded me of the time when it became clear that Gonzo was back and was gonna feud with FSW in the football thread, and we gifed and pictured up our reaction to the upcoming battle. I'm sad I can't look at it now and laugh for 5 minutes

No No No. That's Terrible. I'm thinking of changing up my sig with a different listing from the DC Dictionary for a while. Next will probably be Lois Lane with a Box over her head for no reason.

Look up "DC Super Dictionary" in Google. All will be explained.

Boo. Hopefully having to compete with Sobe and various CPR members will wake him up.

Thoughts on Lapierre from the Canuck supporters?

TEW 13, WMMA 3, and CBH mostly. Looking into some hockey management sims too.

...I'll be the one person to admit to loving that commercial, if only for the shocked "oh man, that is brilliant" face the other little girl gives.

I'm kinda for that, but it cheapensthe whole thing. A tournament for the second best wrestler of the year has no pull.

... Yes.

Loooove Home Jersey. That's a keeper.

I don't think this years total douche level can be matched.Though it's not like anyone but Bryan has a chance anyway.

I was there when McGwire hit 62. Never will forget it. Game 1 of Blues/Sharks last year was epic.

Most amazing stat ever: David Perron is now the biggest guy in the Edmonton top 6.

So... I missed you guys. ... group hug?