News and Notes XV: Get Well Soon Nestrasil!

[drganon]

Behold:

Credit to Viqsi on the trade board.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

So I listened to the interview and the comment was:

"John, I know you'll probably say you know nothing, but twitter was abuzz yesterday about Faulk rumors"

Forslund (paraphrasing): "I know nothing. Faulk is a budding elite defenseman and easily the best defenseman on the Canes. If we want to play the speculation game, then you better be real careful trading a D like Faulk. RF said's nothing is off the table and he's going to have to be creative, but if he trades him, it will be for a very high level player. Not a might be, could be top player. In my view, it goes Goalie, #1D and then #1C in that order (in terms of importance to the team).

He then went on to say expect to hear a lot of smoke on the rumor front the next couple of months.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

No, that's more the Oilers board and their incredibly homerish media (Stauffer) seeing a team that needs forward help, with a young bordering on elite RHD, and then going all insane land on their valuation of both their own player and the guy they're trying to get like they literally ALWAYS do.

Seriously though, Stauffer makes even Jack Edwards seem like an unbiased source by comparison.

So... we didn't make Edmonton think Faulk was unhappy here?

Now I'm sad.

 

[Brock Anton]

So I listened to the interview and the comment was:

"John, I know you'll probably say you know nothing, but twitter was abuzz yesterday about Faulk rumors"

Forslund (paraphrasing): "I know nothing. Faulk is a budding elite defenseman and easily the best defenseman on the Canes. If we want to play the speculation game, then you better be real careful trading a D like Faulk. RF said's nothing is off the table and he's going to have to be creative, but if he trades him, it will be for a very high level player. Not a might be, could be top player. In my view, it goes Goalie, #1D and then #1C in that order (in terms of importance to the team).

He then went on to say expect to hear a lot of smoke on the rumor front the next couple of months.

Uh oh. Nobody tell the Oilers fans.

 

[TheOllieC]

Justin Faulk is not even a #1 defenseman so how could he be a budding ELITE defenseman!11!!1!1! That's sacrilege!

 

[NotOpie]

A rainbow tail, and man, that thing would be perfect.

The Faulkicorn...I like it.

That should be our designated dress for all home games this season.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Damn it. When Visqi posted the Faulkicorn last night, I was going to swipe it for my avatar but was on my phone and Rod beat me to it. He's a Cubs fan though, so I hold no ill will towards him.

 

[RodTheBawd]

Damn it. When Visqi posted the Faulkicorn last night, I was going to swipe it for my avatar but was on my phone and Rod beat me to it. He's a Cubs fan though, so I hold no ill will towards him.

 

[Roboturner913]

Justin Faulk is not even a #1 defenseman so how could he be a budding ELITE defenseman!11!!1!1! That's sacrilege!

He's really just a PP specialist, he has very little defensive value. Haven't you seen the new HCPSATWAC metric? It proves that he's basically ******** when it comes to defense.

*excuse me, I guess the modern term is "on the spectrum"

 

[Roboturner913]

Wouldn't even be that hard to create a Faulkicorn getup. I see those rubber horse heads all the time. A little spray paint and some wigs from the dollar store and you're good to go.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Wouldn't even be that hard to create a Faulkicorn getup. I see those rubber horse heads all the time. A little spray paint and some wigs from the dollar store and you're good to go.

i own one. not the unicorn one, but just a brown one

i wore to comic con a few years ago. i went as master chief with a horse head:

 

[NotOpie]

i own one. not the unicorn one, but just a brown one

i wore to comic con a few years ago. i went as master chief with a horse head:

How did I know that you'd be pulling this out of your closet.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

How did I know that you'd be pulling this out of your closet.

whatchu tryin' ta say, eh?

seriously though, they should market those as effective weight loss things. you seriously have no idea how much you sweat wearing them unless you have ever actually worn one

 

[AD Skinner]

I once got to wear the Iron Man armor official from Marvel for a photo op/fundraiser thing at a zoo. It took two people to help me get it on and off, and I couldn't really see or sit down. It was super hot too. Way fun though

 

[Navin R Slavin]

whatchu tryin' ta say, eh?

seriously though, they should market those as effective weight loss things. you seriously have no idea how much you sweat wearing them unless you have ever actually worn one

Back in the day, I worked for the Durham Bulls, and one of my occasional jobs was mascot handler.

Our Wool E. would arrive four hours before game time, eat soup and drink water for two hours, suit up, and then sweat out 5-6 pounds of water. Every. Night.

That mascot dressing room does not smell like flowers.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Back in the day, I worked for the Durham Bulls, and one of my occasional jobs was mascot handler.

Our Wool E. would arrive four hours before game time, eat soup and drink water for two hours, suit up, and then sweat out 5-6 pounds of water. Every. Night.

That mascot dressing room does not smell like flowers.

I have a good friend here in town who is a black-belt Tae Kwon Do Instructor, he's 37 now, but he's told me horror stories of like 10-15 years ago when in order to make weight for a competition, he'd put on like 4-5 sweat suits, duck tape the wrists and ankles shut, and sit in a sauna for an hour, or w/e. drop a **** ton of water weight in a heart beat. I also imagine that it is the furthest thing from healthy for your body though.

 

[raynman]

I had friends in high school that wrestled and they told stories of wearing garbage bags and doing sit ups/push ups in the coach's Suburban with the heat blasting in order to make weight.

 

[Unsustainable]

I had friends in high school that wrestled and they told stories of wearing garbage bags and doing sit ups/push ups in the coach's Suburban with the heat blasting in order to make weight.

It about killed my brother doing that.

 

[bleedgreen]

You guys apparently have never seen Vision Quest.

 

[Stickpucker]

I had someone on my soccer team play 4 tourney games in 2 days in 90 degree weather having only eaten 4 saltine crackers to make weight for their wrestling tourney.

That looked fun...

 

[wolfofthesteppes]

You guys apparently have never seen Vision Quest.

I have

 

[DaveG]

You guys apparently have never seen Vision Quest.

That movie is pure gold.

 

[bleedgreen]

Shute was bad ass. Classic 80's.

 

[DaveG]

 

[Chrispy]

You guys apparently have never seen Vision Quest.

By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Worvan...


Oh, wait. Vision Quest. Nevermind.

Seems like a good way to use my 1,000th post.