NHL Mega-Mock Draft Reboot - Discussion / Draft Thread - PHASE SIX! Part Two!

[BernieParent]

If it was anyone other than @BernieParent, I'd be on a rampage right now. He deserves the Expos infinitely more than I do, and I know he will treat them with the respect they demand.

A main reason I chose the Molsons was to tap into my Montreal-centric experiences, as is probably blindingly evident. The Expos was a must as my fanship for them rivaled that for the Flyers. @Young Sandwich, I accept your uncommunicated frustration with my choice and would be fine to co-own the Expos, which sadly would reflect yet another facet of the team's painfully slow demise.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This may be a top five favorite video:

 

[ajgoal]

The Los Angeles area is known for its beaches. In fact, that's where PBH settled down. And so, in honor of the history of both PBH and whaling, we are pleased to announce our PBHL team, The Huntington Beach Herd. As in a herd of whales. Colors blue, light green, and white.

@mja

 

[BernieParent]

That '94 team was so much fun and so ridiculously good. I remember going to all 3 games of a Fri-Sat-Sun series at the Vet. Pedro didn't pitch, but I was a big fan of John Wetteland, who did make a few appearances that weekend.

That outfield was so talented that Rondell White wasn't a starter. I guess that's what happens when you have a HOFer and 2 other guys who got some votes.

I was at the last home series of '94 against the Braves, which determined (moot point!) first place at that point in the season. All time greatest in-person fan experience: a hard-hit single went to Grissom in CF with a runner rounding third. 43,000 of us jumped to our feet for the expected play at the plate. When the ump called him out, the stadium literally rumbled underneath us as we cheered, which was both euphoric and scary (if you know anything about Olympic Stadium).

 

[mja]

Kupio, Finland - Summer 2009

KalPa player / owner Sami Kapanen has wrapped up a successful first season playing for his own club, but looks back wistfully on his NHL career and the Stanley Cup shaped hole in it. To take his mind off of this, he decides to go see the latest Pixar film, [Ranch], with his now 13 year old son, Kasperi.

Sami is transfixed and emotionally devastated by the saddest 5 minute montage in the history of cinema, while poor Kasperi breaks down and ugly cries throughout the film. Sami identifies with the protagonist, who, having lost his wife, regrets that they never had the adventure they longed to have.

Sami is moved when the man then pushes back against the crush of “progress” and utilizes his skills as balloon man to convert his old Victorian house into a zeppelin, of a sort, to set out on the adventure he & his beloved wife had always dreamed of.

Sami’s captivated as the protagonist meets his childhood hero, a zeppelin flying adventurer who turns out to be the film’s villain. In a key sequence, the man’s beloved home is set on fire, forcing him to make a decision between doing the right thing or saving his connection to his wife from the flames. Eventually, our hero realizes that his time with his wife was the most important adventure he could ever have hoped for, that he needs to let go of his past, of his house, in order to move on, save the day, and find new purpose in his life. Incidentally, the film also features talking dogs and a giant goofy looking bird named Kevin.

Sami leaves the film deeply moved, reminded not only of that fateful school trip to Lakehurst in 2004, but also of the weeks he spent with his family in lovely Cape May, NJ, famous for its stately Victorian homes, and of days spent building sand zeppelins with little Kasperi on the beach.

When asked about an affiliate Pro Beach Hockey Team, Sami thinks back to that day in 2009 and is inspired.

The NJFZ Official PBHL Team will be known as the Cape May Flaming Victorians. Team colors: Light Blue, Pastel Pink, Purple.

@JojoTheWhale, is it time to take a goalie yet?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

hmmm....

 

[Young Sandwich]

A main reason I chose the Molsons was to tap into my Montreal-centric experiences, as is probably blindingly evident. The Expos was a must as my fanship for them rivaled that for the Flyers. @Young Sandwich, I accept your uncommunicated frustration with my choice and would be fine to co-own the Expos, which sadly would reflect yet another facet of the team's painfully slow demise.

I appreciate the offer Bern, but it's truly unnecessary. I had a hunch you'd go for them, and I prepared myself to accept that inevitability. After many minutes of crying in the fetal position in the corner of my basement, I can now move forward refreshed and anew.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

@Striiker

 

[mja]

hmmm....

Check is in the mail. Hopefully it doesn't get lost this time.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

That '94 team was so much fun and so ridiculously good. I remember going to all 3 games of a Fri-Sat-Sun series at the Vet. Pedro didn't pitch, but I was a big fan of John Wetteland, who did make a few appearances that weekend.

That outfield was so talented that Rondell White wasn't a starter. I guess that's what happens when you have a HOFer and 2 other guys who got some votes.

TSN did a mock World Series after the strike and had the Expos beat, I want to say, the Yankees in 5 or 6.

That was a great team. It really is a shame how it all fell apart, in general, but at a time when they were on the ascendency.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Kupio, Finland - Summer 2009

KalPa player / owner Sami Kapanen has wrapped up a successful first season playing for his own club, but looks back wistfully on his NHL career and the Stanley Cup shaped hole in it. To take his mind off of this, he decides to go see the latest Pixar film, [Ranch], with his now 13 year old son, Kasperi.

Sami is transfixed and emotionally devastated by the saddest 5 minute montage in the history of cinema, while poor Kasperi breaks down and ugly cries throughout the film. Sami identifies with the protagonist, who, having lost his wife, regrets that they never had the adventure they longed to have.

Sami is moved when the man then pushes back against the crush of “progress” and utilizes his skills as balloon man to convert his old Victorian house into a zeppelin, of a sort, to set out on the adventure he & his beloved wife had always dreamed of.

Sami’s captivated as the protagonist meets his childhood hero, a zeppelin flying adventurer who turns out to be the film’s villain. In a key sequence, the man’s beloved home is set on fire, forcing him to make a decision between doing the right thing or saving his connection to his wife from the flames. Eventually, our hero realizes that his time with his wife was the most important adventure he could ever have hoped for, that he needs to let go of his past, of his house, in order to move on, save the day, and find new purpose in his life. Incidentally, the film also features talking dogs and a giant goofy looking bird named Kevin.

Sami leaves the film deeply moved, reminded not only of that fateful school trip to Lakehurst in 2004, but also of the weeks he spent with his family in lovely Cape May, NJ, famous for its stately Victorian homes, and of days spent building sand zeppelins with little Kasperi on the beach.

When asked about an affiliate Pro Beach Hockey Team, Sami thinks back to that day in 2009 and is inspired.

The NJFZ Official PBHL Team will be known as the Cape May Flaming Victorians. Team colors: Light Blue, Pastel Pink, Purple.

@JojoTheWhale, is it time to take a goalie yet?

It is not, my friend. It is instead time to follow your lead and create a natural Beach Hockey rivalry with you.

I don't have a big explanation here. We're stealing the branding of a minor league baseball team in an effort to get a breakfast sandwich sponsor. The goal here is simply that weekend mornings consist of me walking from my front door up to the beach to watch weird beach hockey and have a free breakfast sandwich.

Long may The OCNJ Biscuits reign.

@Lord Defect Please return us to sanity.

 

[BernieParent]

They need to get a team back ASAP. They need to just because, but now that we know how @BernieParent feels, even moreso.

I want so much to agree, Cap'n, and I deeply appreciate the sentiment, but among all of the issues around the relocation of the Expos to Washington (spit!) is the realization that major-league baseball likely will never work again in Montreal. For one, Montrealers embrace a winner; we don't go to enjoy a sport, we go to see our team win. The Canadiens are a different animal, but fans turning their back on mediocre teams is our brand. Not only did MLB deal a terrible blow to the Expos with the termination of the 1994 season, but the Expos admin conducted a fire sale that took what little wind was left in the sails of competitiveness. As well, given the financial structure of MLB, we don't have the capital to build a competitive team. Maybe I am a still-hurting pessimist but I don't see the construction of a downtown facility for a new team to be in anyone's best interest.

 

[DancingPanther]

So it has to be a coastal city huh

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I was at the last home series of '94 against the Braves, which determined (moot point!) first place at that point in the season. All time greatest in-person fan experience: a hard-hit single went to Grissom in CF with a runner rounding third. 43,000 of us jumped to our feet for the expected play at the plate. When the ump called him out, the stadium literally rumbled underneath us as we cheered, which was both euphoric and scary (if you know anything about Olympic Stadium).

My last Expos game was a strange experience. I don’t even know who they were playing now, but it was Spring 1993 and it was the night Dave Volek scored the OT goal to knock out the two time defending champ Penguins.

They showed a grainy highlight on the centre field screen and I have never in my life heard a place so loud. The fans in Montreal knew they had a really good shot at winning the whole thing, which they did, of course.

Note: found the box score. Apparently the Expos played the Mets. I honestly can't remember a thing about that game. The Expos won 9-8 after taking the lead in the bottom half of the first and never looking back.

 

[mja]

So it has to be a coastal city huh

Well, we are clearly the elite, so that would check out, but I don't see why it has to be a coastal city. It is beach hockey though, so there should ideally be some sort of beach I would imagine.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

So it has to be a coastal city huh

There are probably a dozen beaches in Vegas alone? You can put sand anywhere.

 

[BernieParent]

I appreciate the offer Bern, but it's truly unnecessary. I had a hunch you'd go for them, and I prepared myself to accept that inevitability. After many minutes of crying in the fetal position in the corner of my basement, I can now move forward refreshed and anew.

 

[DancingPanther]

There are probably a dozen beaches in Vegas alone? You can put sand anywhere.

I don't want to be yelled at.

 

[mja]

I don't want to be yelled at.

That's just a given, though, so you're best off just accepting it and choosing whatever you want.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I don't want to be yelled at.

Lakes have natural beaches. There are man-made beaches too. This really isn't debatable.

Do a quick search for Streets Beach if you're apprehensive for whatever reason. It's on a river in the middle of Brisbane.

 

[ajgoal]

There's a beach between California and Nevada. Big one.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I don't want to be yelled at.

It doesn't have to be coastal, and you won't get yelled at, as long as it is in North America and/or the 50 United States.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

It doesn't even have to have a beach - the league started on the beach, but a team could join that league despite being beachless. They could dump sand in a parking lot, or have a giant birdcage full of seagulls shitting all over the place, etc.

EDIT: I would say, though, that just brainlessly plopping one in Indianapolis, for example, dramatically raises the % chance that it will suck. Just saying.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

There's a beach between California and Nevada. Big one.

 

[DancingPanther]

It doesn't even have to have a beach - the league started on the beach, but a team could join that league despite being beachless. They could dump sand in a parking lot, or have a giant birdcage full of seagulls shitting all over the place, etc.

EDIT: I would say, though, that just brainlessly plopping one in Indianapolis, for example, dramatically raises the % chance that it will suck. Just saying.

Plop it in Indianapolis