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Novocastrian Mar 17th 2014 11:13 am

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Originally Posted by bats (Post 11177406)
I will be there, barring hell or high water.

Aren't the iced hockey playoffs still going on then?

If the Leafs are still in it then hell may have frozen over, so no risk of high water.

Zoe Bell Mar 17th 2014 11:55 am

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Yup

Souvy Mar 18th 2014 12:10 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11177562)
Aren't the iced hockey playoffs still going on then?

If the Leafs are still in it then hell may have frozen over, so no risk of high water.

They don't start until mid-April and go on until June. The Leafs are in a wild card spot at the moment but a lot could happen over the remaining 14 games of the regular season.

Novocastrian Mar 18th 2014 12:18 am

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 11178273)
They don't start until mid-April and go on until June. The Leafs are in a wild card spot at the moment but a lot could happen over the remaining 14 games of the regular season.

As if I cared.

Souvy Mar 18th 2014 12:25 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11178279)
As if I cared.

You don't really mean that.

You'd have loved the Sens/Habs game the other night. The ending was astonishing.

Novocastrian Mar 18th 2014 12:26 am

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 11178286)
You don't really mean that.

You'd have loved the Sens/Habs game the other night. The ending was astonishing.

I thought the Habs were a Scottish football team?

Souvy Mar 18th 2014 12:51 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11178287)
I thought the Habs were a Scottish football team?

Only half of the Hibs team are actually Scots. The rest are from other bits of The British Isles (excluding a token frog).

The Habs, like all NHL teams, are Canadians, Yanks or Northern/Central Europeans.

An interesting thing about the Habs is that they are a very good team at the same time as being very small blokes. Eight of the 20-man roster are under six foot (five under 5' 10"). Not one of the Sens is under six foot, and they are not the biggest team in the NHL.

Size clearly does not matter.

JamesM Mar 18th 2014 1:49 am

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Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 11178321)
Only half of the Hibs team are actually Scots. The rest are from other bits of The British Isles (excluding a token frog).

The Habs, like all NHL teams, are Canadians, Yanks or Northern/Central Europeans.

An interesting thing about the Habs is that they are a very good team at the same time as being very small blokes. Eight of the 20-man roster are under six foot (five under 5' 10"). Not one of the Sens is under six foot, and they are not the biggest team in the NHL.

Size clearly does not matter.

It does in the Play Off's when people start roughing each other up a little more.

I remember Vancouver winning two league's in a row but their skill and size being no use because you are allowed to start hitting people more in the cup/knock out part. Teams of brutes like Boston more suited.

Tirytory Mar 19th 2014 12:50 am

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So am I putting May 2nd on the calendar....it's got to be written on their otherwise it's not binding in this house;)

JamesM Mar 19th 2014 4:46 am

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Originally Posted by Tirytory (Post 11180320)
So am I putting May 2nd on the calendar....it's got to be written on their otherwise it's not binding in this house;)

Thanks! I have no idea where the calendar is plus I am plain lazy.

Tangram Mar 19th 2014 7:22 am

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I will tip my tipple to you all on the night, in a remote tippling type way.

Twitcher1958 Mar 21st 2014 9:25 am

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OK - we're in too. It's on the calendar and at least we think we know what some of you look like now, so we don't have to challenge innocent locals who have a British look about them.

Novocastrian Mar 21st 2014 9:34 am

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Originally Posted by Twitcher1958 (Post 11184792)
OK - we're in too. It's on the calendar and at least we think we know what some of you look like now, so we don't have to challenge innocent locals who have a British look about them.

I think you met James, Oakvillian and us two last time. I think we'll all be there by the sound of it. Looking forward to meeting you again. :)

Tirytory Mar 21st 2014 10:55 am

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11184805)
I think you met James, Oakvillian and us two last time. I think we'll all be there by the sound of it. Looking forward to meeting you again. :)

Ooh hadn't thought of not recognising anyone....shall I wear a clichéd flower ;) and if you like the look of me you can come and introduce yourselves? :p

You do draw certain mental images from avatars/posts... We'll i do anyway!

Twitcher1958 Mar 21st 2014 11:11 am

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That would spoil all the fun, Tirytory! You have to slink round, trying to hear conversations and accents (in a busy pub on a Friday night) and declare yourselves to complete strangers who haven't a clue what you're on about! Only joking - we did have a preferred table to meet at - although come to think of it, that failed miserably.


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