Happy Thanksgiving Yanks

[snipes]

Happy Thanksgiving to our American posters, no hockey games today as it’s turkey day and football (the real football, not soccer) for you guys.

You may be our obnoxious and rowdy wayward cousin who ventured away from the British Empire while we stayed close to home, but we love you guys and couldn’t ask for a better neighbour. Even if you guys are a little nuts at times.

To keep this to hockey as well, the litmus test for playoffs teams is usually seen by around American Thanksgiving.

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[Legionnaire]

Thanks snipes. I am thankful for your well wishes. Right back at ya.

Yes, it is. I was trying to come up with evaluation dates earlier this week. T-Day, X-mas/New Year's, then trade deadline? I feel like I'm missing one still.

 

[Teemu]

Sorry about the lack of hockey, but at least you can watch the awful Bears against the awful Lions

 

[snipes]

Thanks snipes. I am thankful for your well wishes. Right back at ya.

Yes, it is. I was trying to come up with evaluation dates earlier this week. T-Day, X-mas/New Year's, then trade deadline? I feel like I'm missing one still.

That would be interesting to look at the historical percentages or even go back just 10 years for teams in the playoffs at American Thanksgiving, Xmas, and TDL.

If I recall Friedman mentioned a few years back that the percentage of who was in the playoffs at American Thanksgiving and then made the playoffs in the Spring was quite high, I think it might have been around 80 percent or higher but I can’t fully recall.

 

[TheRarestDangles]

Hey thanks Leaf.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Happy thanksgiving to everyone even our weirder northern cousins. Come on down.

 

[member 334057]

Happy Thanksgiving to our American posters, no hockey games today as it’s turkey day and football (the real football, not soccer) for you guys.

You may be our obnoxious and rowdy wayward cousin who ventured away from the British Empire while we stayed close to home, but we love you guys and couldn’t ask for a better neighbour. Even if you guys are a little nuts at times.

To keep this to hockey as well, the litmus test for playoffs teams is usually seen by around American Thanksgiving.

Thank you for the well wishes, and a happy belated Thanksgiving to you, only a month or so late.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Really wish the NHL got their **** together and offered up some "holiday" games like every other league, but for all we know there's some caveat in the CBA that dictates all players get this day off or something.

Happy Thanksgiving to our American posters, no hockey games today as it’s turkey day and football (the real football, not soccer) for you guys.

You may be our obnoxious and rowdy wayward cousin who ventured away from the British Empire while we stayed close to home, but we love you guys and couldn’t ask for a better neighbour. Even if you guys are a little nuts at times.

To keep this to hockey as well, the litmus test for playoffs teams is usually seen by around American Thanksgiving.

Pfft, geographically we've kept our distance as well, thankfully.

We do seem to be taking quite some time to sever ties completely though. Get that queen off our money already!

 

[swimmer77]

Thank you for the holiday greetings.

Always nice to enjoy special times with family and friends. And what can make it that much more gratifying is the Dallas Cowboys losing.

Have a good day everyone!

 

[Legionnaire]

Sorry about the lack of hockey, but at least you can watch the awful Bears against the awful Lions

Haha. Just make a drinking game out of it. Everytime you think or say "This game sucks" or "I wish hockey were on." take a shot. You'll be passed out by halftime.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans

 

[HisIceness]

Sorry about the lack of hockey, but at least you can watch the awful Bears against the awful Lions

I for one cannot wait to watch Tim "who the f*** is that?" Boyle lead the 0-9-1 Lions against the 3-7 Chicago Bears. It is going to be a train wreck of epic proportions.

 

[NyQuil]

To keep this to hockey as well, the litmus test for playoffs teams is usually seen by around American Thanksgiving.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

If someone can photoshop Pierre Dorion's smiling face on this, I’ll contact the MOMA

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

I f***ing love mashed potatoes.

 

[snipes]

If someone can photoshop Pierre Drouin’s smiling face on this, I’ll contact the MOMA

Pierre Drouin?

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Pierre Drouin?

That's what I get for posting on my phone - autocorrect.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

I wonder why they don't schedule Canada Hockey games during American Thanksgiving. Wouldn't sportsnet want to have a double header tonight with 4 of the Canadian teams? I know the NFL is popular but it's not Thanksgiving in Canada and they still have teams that can go tonight. Heck have a Calgary/Edmonton game tonight and make that a traditional thing.

 

[The Burdened]

Yanks is a derogatory term and seems unnecessary.
Please change the thread title

 

[NyQuil]

Yanks is a derogatory term and seems unnecessary.
Please change the thread title

He was referring to posters who are also members of the New York Yankees.

 

[Stubu]

happy all. In a pinch the OP can drive a tank, but that's unlikely.

 

[Stubu]

Yanks is a derogatory term and seems unnecessary.
Please change the thread title

Stop being a linguist when you are not.

 

[Stubu]

Pierre Drouin?

Finland as evil axis country? Your words.

 

[Gnome17]

Why is it called Football when they barely use their feet on the ball? Its Handegg. Football is european football.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

Why is it called Football when they barely use their feet on the ball? Its Handegg. Football is european football.

FIFA made a drunken bet in 1952 that the first country to make it to the moon got naming rights to the sport, and the rest is history