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So @Rocket

It’s been a year since I replied

This board…

I’ll copy and paste…

You
what do you think of Foote’s hire?

Me
Hey man! Great to hear from you and so sorry I didn’t get back to you last time.

Well, as for Vancouver, Petterson is our cross to bear, worthless in a trade.
Tocchet realizes he’s not the one to get through to him, so he walks.
You know, a ton of people didn’t realize Foote was Tocchet’s assistant. He worked with the defense.
Now front and…

But honestly Foote is okay, except for when things don’t go well he’s just the guy with the rapist son

Manny Malholtra coaches the Abbotsford Canucks., and he’s good. A year or two away.

Abbotsford playing in Pacific Division Finals, and goaltender Arturs Silovs is playing great.
There’s hope

@Rocket again

Colorado is destined to meet Carolina
I know you don’t want to hear that they’re fast and young and awesome and coached to the teeth (still womdering how old school Rod Brind’amour is doing it).

Look out

@Rocket

Vancouver loses draft yet again and I’m okay.

The two wingers can go 1 & 2, hold on, San Jose mat take a D-mam in 2nd

Hmm, best d-man shoots left, premium on right hand D in the League.

Vancouver may end up with options of other winger, other D-man, or Caleb Malhotra (Manny Malhotra (former NYR, SJS, VCR, and current Vancouver farm tean coach)’s son).

Are you kidding me?
In a Center weak draft this kid has opened up to us?

Being Manny Malhotra’s son is just all kinds of work ethic snd good quality person.
Oh yeah, Manny’s sister married Vancouverite NBA Steve Nash.

Guaranteed safe bet not a “hookers & blow” casualty.

Plus he’s committed to a university for another year, Team Tank Year Two is on!

[Al-x]

Tbh, I couldn’t stop laughing for a while after seeing this meme from last year’s NFL draft. IYKYK:

 

And now this came up:

https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/05/11/white-women-exposed-for-allegedly-coaching-each-other-on-how-to-lock-down-black-athletes-after-leaked-texts-go-viral/

Remember what happened to Shannon Sharpe:

https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/backwoodsaltar/shannon-sharpes-accuser-quits-onlyfans-following-civil-case-resolution

 

 

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Todd

Knicks are on a roll. They just might… you know.

Last time they won the championship was 1973. The thing is: If you visit the Boston Garden, they have so many championship banners hanging from the 80s onward. The LA arena has banners from the 80s (Magic Johnson, Kareem), the Kobe Bryant years, Lebron etc. Chicago has them from the Jordan Pippen era. Same with Golden State, San Antonio, Miami etc.

But for some reason, people still want to call Madison Square Garden the center (Mecca) of basketball, when their last championship was 53 years ago. No tradition, no legacy… smh

Being a star athlete or a celeb makes you a target:

https://abcnews.com/US/3-men-wanted-connection-burglaries-us-professional-athletes/story?id=133299244

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Go Knicks!

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Todd

Al-x wrote:

Go Knicks!

Yes! I’ve been a long-suffering Knicks fan since the early 1970s, when the juggernaut of Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, Dave DeBusschere and Bill Bradley won the 1973 NBA Championship. I was a season ticket holder in 1999 when the team of Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston, Latrell Sprewell, Chris Childs and Marcus Camby made it to the finals (only to lose to the San Antonio Spurs in five games). But the post-season 2026 team seems unstoppable and unbeatable. Fingers crossed that this is the year they win again (even better if they defeat San Antonio to do it).

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Coupla comments on the NHL finals:

First, how is it possible that there are no Canadian teams in the finals?! It just doesn’t seem right.

Second, how is it possible that the final two teams are from cities where the temperatures in January rarely dip below freezing? I mean, ice is not normal in Raleigh, North Carolina, let alone steamy Las Vegas.

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Todd

njerry wrote:

Fingers crossed that this is the year they win again (even better if they defeat San Antonio to do it).

Well the Spurs won Game 7 against Oklahoma. Oklahoma roster wasn’t at full strength so it is Knicks and San Antonio starting Wednesday. Should be good. I want Knicks in 6.

It would be nice to have a championship banner hanging from the Garden rafters for the first time in 53 years.

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njerry

[Sean Robinson]

njerry wrote:

First, how is it possible that there are no Canadian teams in the finals?! It just doesn’t seem right.

Yeah, no wins since 1993 (Montreal over Gretzky and LA).

As long as its not Toronto.

Carolina is a spectacular team.
Won it in 2006, coach Rod Brindamour (BC boy!) Played back then.
100 playoff wins for Carolina, and Brindamour has played or coached in 98 of them.

I hope they trounce League darlings Vegas.

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Russell Wilson announces he is retiring, joining CBS Sports – The Athletic

Russell Wilson, the 10-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl-winning quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks, announced that he is joining CBS Sports and “The NFL Today” in a retirement video posted to social media on Wednesday.

Wilson, 37, completed his 14th NFL season last year with the New York Giants. He started the first three games, but largely struggled and was benched for rookie Jaxson Dart in Week 4. The Athletic reported last month that Wilson was in discussions to move into television, and “The NFL Today,” CBS’s Sunday pregame show, was considered the favorite.

Now, those talks are coming to fruition. Wilson will join host James Brown and analysts Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher on “The NFL Today.” The network had been looking for a replacement for the spot vacated by Matt Ryan, who left to become the Atlanta Falcons’ president of football.

Wilson has worked with CBS on a few occasions over the years, including during a Giants bye week last season.

More in link…

“Before hockey pucks were made of rubber, players often used frozen cow dung during outdoor games on ponds and lakes. As the sport moved indoors, players initially used lacrosse balls, but rink owners soon found they worked better when sliced into thirds and the flat middle section was used. By 1885, this design had evolved into the basic rubber puck we recognize today—much to the relief of modern players, who probably have no interest in returning to hockey’s original equipment.”

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Knicks won the first two at San Antonio! I thought San Antonio was going to tie it up at 1 game apiece but the Knicks held on by one point.

Next 2 are in the big city. MSG!!!

But I seeing all these people going to the watering hole and pubs all over Manhattan to watch the game. People with Knicks jerseys and caps who I know I will never see again wearing them. 🤣

Now I hear that 47 wants to go to Game 3. Please stay away and let us enjoy our moment.

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https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/superstars-new-york-city-knicks-compose-celebrity-row/story?id=133687941

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njerry

A Y F K M?

The stink of Trump’s game 3 visit stayed through the first half of gane 4, and the Knicks overcame that, biggest comeback in history.

Well done, and hope they end it Saturday night!

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njerry

Britannica’s fact of the day for today:

“Though often ranked among the top five teams in the world, as of 2025 the English men’s team has never defeated the U.S. team in a competitive soccer (football) match. In 1950 the U.S. won “the Miracle on Grass,” and the teams battled to a draw in 2010 and 2022.”

Go Knicks! Down by 29 and won it by 1.

If I’m a waiter, I want to serve OG Anunoby. He gives good tips. 🤣

Seeing all the celebs in the front seats : Taylor Swift was there with her celeb friends, Tracy Morgan, Spike Lee, McEnroe, Seinfeld… I was used to seeing LA in the championships and seeing the West Coast celebs. Good night for NY.

Now it’s time to wrap it up Saturday.

And the World Cup starts today too…

Al-x wrote:

Good night for NY.

…except for a relatively small group of fans who decided the best way to celebrate the Knicks victory was to destroy property and trash a taxi cab. 14 jailed and 45 ticketed. Maybe they should move to Philadelphia.

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Sean Robinson

Knicks win it in 5!! And New York City will now be more insane than it already is.

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Todd, Al-x

How many call in sick tomorrow?

“If you don’t show up Monday, don’t bother coming in Tuesday!”

“Woo hoo! 4-day weekend!”

And good on the Knicks!
After that comeback they got the job done at the first opportunity.
Nice!

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njerry

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Todd

Crazy that Ronaldo is still playing this world cup. He’s 41

England-Croatia yesterday was a real thriller. Great game to watch as a neutral observer

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Dave

New York: The Canyon of Heroes is too small and narrow a parade route to celebrate a championship of the Knick’s magnitude.

Next time the city might have to do it on a broad 5th Avenue like they do the St. Patrick’s parade or maybe the parade route they have for Thanksgiving.

People were turned away. Subway stops were skipped. Some woke up at 4am to be there. Crazy.

But they won.

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njerry

I get the feeling that she saw a few tournaments and felt “I could’ve won that”, “I still got it” and now she is back:

https://abcnews.com/Sports/wireStory/serena-williams-play-singles-wimbledon-after-accepting-wild-134079021

[Al-x]

Brazil takes on Scotland Wednesday in Miami

Ok.. I told some Haitians “Sorry” about last Friday.

She will never forgive me. 🤣

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Andres Cantor is old but still around.

When the US first hosted the WC back in ’94, he got noticed for his announcing “GOOOOOAL!” and he’s known for that among Americans.

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Todd

All the big players seem to be in shape this world cup. Messi, Haaland, Kane, Mbappe, all multpile goals, and Ronaldo now scoring twice.

Is using witch doctors to hex your opponent OK in the FIFA rulebook?

Arjan Dirkse wrote:

Is using witch doctors to hex your opponent OK in the FIFA rulebook?

This is FIFA. Everything is okay by them.

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Ben

Todd wrote:

This is FIFA. Everything is okay by them.

As long as they get their cut.
And by cut I mean 90+ %

The meager scraps we’re left with and the short-lived “economic spin-offs” will have us wondering why we ever let that organization into our lives.

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Morocco vs Haiti was a great match. Another 4-2 like England-Croatia. Haiti’s goals were especially beautiful.

 

We’re seeing a lot of goals this world cup.

Ecuador-Germany was a cracker last night.

[Sean Robinson]

Ah, so nice!

At the 2026 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, The Vancouver Canucks selected C Caleb Malhotra

Son of Manny Malhotra, who was drafted by the NYR 7th overall in 1998 in the same city/arena.

Manny signed with Vancouver for the 2010-11 season and on, went to the Cup Final that year.

Manny came back and coached the Abbotsford Canucks (farm team) to the Calder Cup in 2024, and was just recently hired as the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.

Oh, did I mention Caleb’s mother’s maiden name is Nash?
His uncle is Vancouverite NBA star Steve Nash.

Guaranteed good quality human being with those genes, first off, and a good path to being a great athlete.

Yay!

Pick was done by Vancouverite Colby Smulders!

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Morocco vs the Netherlands in the coming match ups…so no matter who wins, there will be people in the Netherlands celebrating.

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Todd

The game against Morocco is at 3 a clock at night…lot of people going to work tired tomorrow.

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Todd

Arjan Dirkse wrote:

The game against Morocco is at 3 a clock at night…lot of people going to work tired tomorrow.

And pissed off.

Yeah this game was bad. Still losing to Morocco is not that bad, they’re a great team.

I have to say I’m really enjoying this tournament. Some stellar stuff, especially by France, Mexico, and Argentina but other teams are also showing good things. Mbappe and Messi have now beaten Miroslav Klose in the world cup all time goalmakers.

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Todd

Belgian writer who was on tv here in the break of the match against Senegal said the Belgian shirt looks like babies puked strawberry yoghurt on them. :D

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Todd

Last Saturday, I had endure at the pub these young girls yelling “Norway!” after beating Brazil. I want to not like Norway (especially that big guy who did the header) but then I found out they (and the guy) donated some winnings to the Gaza humanitarian efforts. Now Mexico is also rooting for them to knock of England. (Isn’t it good, Norwegian wood).

But they are all gone: 5X Brazil, 4X Germany, 4X Italy. Time for new teams to emerge. And for Brazil to get it’s act together 🤣

Al-x wrote:

But they are all gone: 5X Brazil, 4X Germany, 4X Italy. Time for new teams to emerge.

England and Spain have each won the World Cup before. France have won it twice. Argentina have won it three times, including the last one, where they beat France in the final (who beat Morocco in the semis).

Yeah, but a lot of big names are still gone though.

What also makes it less enjoyable for me is some of the controversies about some ref calls in games, 47 getting involved with the US team red card, more people are finding out about Argentina and their fans, the Paraguay senator and Mbappe.

That second goal Egypt made that got cancelled because of a foul was probably the best goal in the tournament so far.

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Vinod Khosla-led group agrees to buy the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks for a reported $9.612 billion – NBC

The Seattle Seahawks have found a buyer.

The estate of the late Paul Allen announced on Saturday that a group led by Vinod Khosla has agreed to purchase the team. Khosla’s bid was identified as one of two frontrunners to purchase the team this week. Khosla, who is a venture capitalist, is currently a 49ers limited partner and will be required to sell his stake in the Seahawks’ NFC West rivals.

ESPN reports that the price is $9.612 billion, which is a record price for an NFL franchise.

“We are honored to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks. We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and to earning the trust of the Seahawks organization and fans everywhere,” Khosla said in a statement.

The rest of the league’s owners will need to approve the sale before it becomes official. A memo to teams from the NFL said that the league has “commenced both review of key transaction documents and customary due diligence” to set up a vote on the transaction.

That vote is expected to take place later this summer.

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