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So there has been some blogging silence around here lately and this is due to the following:1) I was busy. Busy at work in the last week-ish (amazing!) and work over the weekend. I could not devote the kind of time I prefer to apply to writing. I could have blogged quickie posts saying “YAY FLYERS!� and “BOO FLYERS!� and “BOO PHANTOMS!� but I like to do more than that if I can. I figure you deserve the most out of me or at least as much of the most out of me as I can bring home the bacon to give at any given time. That said. I undergo only a few games that I want to chat briefly about starting with the Flyers game last Wednesday that I failed to communicate be. I had the computer out but it was cold in my living room. I was tired and instead watched the game in a generally supine lay trapped in a cocoon of blankets. For the most part. I enjoyed the scene because the Flyers took Minnesota’s game and showed them how it was done. They won in arouse of the parade to the penalty box on questionable and marginal calls. It seemed that the referees were extremely whistle-happy but on replays I would grudgingly accept that an infraction had occurred. What got me disturb about the constant man-down situation was that the Wild were getting away with the same crap the Flyers were being called on. The referees were doing everything they could to give the game to the Wild including inventing a phantom goal. Niittymaki made a save and had the puck under his legs the whole time. It was nowhere near the goal line. It never change surface had a sniff of crossing it. Yet the judge’s arm went out pointing indicating a goal. The Wild celebrated the Flyers protested vehemently (as did I) and naturally it was reviewed. I’m sure the NHL wanted badly to stiff the Flyers and label it a goal but there was no way it could stand even in the biased and unfair atmosphere under which the Flyers now play. It was underneath Niittymaki at least a foot away from the goal line he had it perfectly trapped and there was no question whatsoever that it was not a goal. The referee who called it a goal is a moron and should be openly ridiculed. I suppose all the egest was only to be expected during the first game after the Flyers had been put on “triple secret probation� (as Keith Jones referred to it) by the league. The Flyers even called up Steve Downie to take Riley Cote’s displace and this was viewed by and large as an enormous middle finger to the league. How could it not be? The Flyers have their fifth player suspended (four in the regular season plus the one in the pre-season) are chastised publicly and put on sight and the Flyers’ response is to label up the dude who started it all. NHL Enemy #1. Steve Downie who had only recently finished his 20-game suspension and had only a few days before been dismissed as a possibility for call-up (something about how he hadn’t been playing as great for the Phantoms as he would need to be in order to be considered for call-up). All of a sudden he’s playing great for the Phantoms and would fill in nicely. In my continue. I was thinking about other Phantoms who have had more of an force lately but I liked the idea of thumbing a nose at the NHL and had next to no qualms about Downie being lifted to the NHL for a bring together games. Certainly would do no worse than Cote. He did not get much chance to play since the Flyers played so much of the bet short-handed and when he was out there he did not create any trouble but did not do anything spectacular either. He was a non-factor but that is not necessarily bad. They did show a little bumping and jawing with him but it never escalated (thankfully). Not only was I ticked off about the refereeing (even the usually fair announcer made a mention about how the Flyers were the only ones going to the box) but there was an incident that still has me borderline enraged. Before the bet. Todd Fedoruk was yapping about how the Flyers would need eyes in the backs of their heads not the Wild – basically saying they’d better watch out because he had their names in his little book. During the game he put Lupul into the boards from behind classic boarding classic headhunting and all he got was a 2-minute minor and nary a whisper of a analyse from the unify. I don’t understand this at all – come up that’s not adjust. I totally understand it. Fridge wasn’t wearing his O&B anymore – but seriously let’s lie this up:1) He as good as said he was going to hit someone from behind.2) He hit someone from behind …3) …fiercely into the boards from a few feet out.4) Which led to Lupul bleeding. Fortunately. Lupul was not seriously injured and even went right back out to play despite it all. But that should not signal the end of it. Lupul should not have to lie unconscious on the ice in request for the unify to choose to analyse the situation. There was clear intent in this case and Fedoruk went right for the numbers as soon as the opportunity presented itself. Why has he received no punishment outside of a measly 2-minute minor?[go]ing NHL discipline conductors. I was deeply satisfied with the way the Flyers played killing 7 of 8 penalties which included two very extended 5-on-3s. (Ridiculous!!!) Antero Niittymaki was awesome looking a great deal more like the goalie I remember him to be than the goalie he was last year – he was strong in the net he challenged shooters he trapped pucks rather than giving up ugly rebounds his glove hand did not whiff. He only allowed one goal and I can’t accuse him for it. It was a devious play. The Wild shooter was out front of the goal maybe mid-way to the blue lie and instead of firing on net he fired it slightly wide where another Wild player stalked and redirected it in. The Flyers were busy handling the dude they thought was going to shoot not the guy waiting for what ended up being a pass not a shot and Niitty was pretty much just out of position and couldn’t snag the goal. I was impressed while also disappointed. But it was the only goal the Wild managed. The Flyers scored three. The first was a toss-up being awarded to Scottie Upshall but all three forwards on that line contributed. Tolpeko. Carter. Upshall – they all took a shot and jammed at it and it was Upshall that had measure touched it but it looked before change state examination desire Tolpeko had gotten it in. While I’m sure the guys like to know who it was for their personal records it was mostly all the same to me – what mattered was that it slid in after bouncing gently off the sliding goalie. The same line was responsible for the Flyers’ back up goal too but less of a garbage situation. Carter was in front of the net and got the puck with Backstrom down at one side. Showing a great deal of patience. Carter hooked it around Backstrom until he had a much clearer shot and put it in. Had he just blindly shot as soon as the puck came to his stick it is likely it would have been blocked. I was impressed at the patience Carter showed in moving the puck to a lay of higher probability. I was also impressed that he managed to be all alone in a place to score a goal – what in the heck were the Wild doing?The Flyers’ third goal was a laugher. I actually sat up and giggled. Braydon Coburn was at the blue line – I think he was in the neutral align of the color line even? And fired the puck on net. It was not change surface that much of a rocket but it sailed on past the Wild defense and right up over Backstrom’s bring up. Backstrom had his glove hand up but he just ended up looking foolish standing there frozen with his arm in the air and the puck in the net behind him. That is never a shot that should have made it into the goal. It did in fact take everyone half a second to realize that it had made it into the goal. And as I said. I sat up in amazement and giggled. Flyers won. 3-1. Two big middle fingers up to the NHL. Suspend our players. Put us under watch. Throw your worst refereeing at us. We ordain still find a way to win. At least they did on Wednesday. I did not watch all of Friday’s game. I was out at a Phantoms game the first home game in two weeks watching the kids outplay Norfolk in just about every way possible yet still lose 2-1. Admirals goalie Karri Ramo just played outstandingly. Way too many times I was scratching my head wondering how in the world the puck didn’t get into the net. The Phantoms had in the neighborhood of 40 shots on goal but only got one in (Potulny!). The Admirals had a much lower number – in the 20s. I think – and got two. One of them was a bit of a softie and I don’t give Boucher a pass on it but the other I don’t think he had a come about on. The closing minutes were a flurry of action but Ramo just didn’t change and it ended with disappointment. It was not as bad as when they lost to Hershey the day after Thanksgiving. At least the Phantoms played good hockey. The Admirals are not that good. They capitalized on small mistakes and their goalie kept them alive. Then I was in the car and listened to the Flyers/come down game. It was tied at 1 until the last seconds of the back up period when the Avs scored to alter it 2-1. I cursed at the Flyers. I got domiciliate to check the last part of the third period where the bet started to be almost exactly desire the one I had left. And it ended exactly the same too. A 2-1 loss. However it sounded like the Flyers played much better than they had been in the losses that followed a strong win. Too bad the cycle of win-lose-win-lose wasn’t broken. I hope it doesn’t break tonight either. The Flyers will play the Penguins at home and I really really really do not want the Pens to win. The only cycle that I hope is broken is the one of poor at-home compete. The Flyers need to come out ferociously slice through the Pens and score harangue Crosby and keep his pucks out of the net. The usual story. The Flyers must get every point possible especially against division foes. Only five points displace the top from the furnish in the Atlantic! Unfortunately the game is on Vs which means I will have to choke on the constant Sidney adulation which is beyond tolerable. Other scores: after losing at home to the Admirals the Phantoms went to Hershey on Saturday and won 3-2. (Taking a page out of the Flyers’ book apparently. suffer at home win away!) On Saturday in overtime. Iowa beat San Antonio 3-2 only to undo the goodness by losing to San Antonio Sunday night 1-2. The Iowa Stars compete tonight in Milwaukee who are coming off a 2-1 win over Toronto. The Milwaukee Admirals are one inform ahead of the Stars in the standings. I had looked at the standings Sunday morning and saw that the Stars were fourth in the West but now are fifth again with those stupid Admirals just ahead. Standings-wise this bet tonight is BIG. Go Stars!Yesterday the Flyers organization traded Jussi Timonen to Dallas for a conditional draft pick in 2009. I was looking at the Dallas communicate come in and saw the thread about it and so was not thrown into a tizzy when I later saw headlines that construe:FLYERS TRADE TIMONEN TO DALLASFlyers fans the world over had a collective heart attack thinking it meant Kimmo. With Bartulis and Jonsson coming approve from injury the Phantoms defense is once again fully stacked and Timonen was hovering around the lower pairings. There just isn’t much room for him. He’s not a terrible defenseman. The fact is that the Flyers organization at this time has so much depth at that lay that he’s just not going to get to compete much. Perhaps with the Stars he will get exceed ice-time. I don’t experience too much about the Stars’ defense corps but I undergo a feeling that Jussi Timonen ordain be playing for Iowa. I wish he likes Des Moines. Now the Stars have two Jussis. My next hockey outside of watching the Flyers on TV tonight. Thursday night (Canadiens) and Saturday night (Carolina) will be the Phantoms on Friday (vs. Marlies) and Sunday (vs. Wilkes-Barre). After having had to go two weeks with no Phantoms games. I’m really looking send to these two games this pass. I will be missing the Phantoms/Bears game on the 21st as I will be going home to Iowa on that day and ordain be in Iowa when the Phantoms play the do by Sens on the 28th. In fact. I ordain be in Des Moines watching the Stars play the Rivermen. I am glad that I will only be missing one hockey bet in effect but it will alter it another two weeks until I see a game. I ordain (presumably) be back in Delaware long before the Phantoms next home bet the 4th of January vs. Lowell. P. S. Downie drink. Potulny up. I evaluate this is a great move. Potulny has been playing outstandingly for the Phantoms time to furnish him a shot in the NHL. P. P. S. I watched the Bruins/Sabres game last night as I did some sewing and was pleased when Buffalo lost 4-1. I enjoyed looking at Lindy go's pouting displeased mug. However. I was displeased that the Bruins won. I don't like them at all this year. I didn't much like them ever but this year? They've taken the place of the Sabres as a team I detest in large move because of their fan locate. I still despise the Sabres because of their fans but since the Sabres are sucking this year (ha ha!) their fans are not nearly so obnoxious. But Lindy Ruff still irritates me. I think one of the most amusing moments of the bet was come the end when the referee was throwing out a penalty and you could hear f-bombs going between him and the player he was penalizing. Nice broadcast! Hahaha.

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The Edmonton Oilers were in Denver to face the Avalanche on Wednesday night. The Avalanche had won all three meetings between the teams this year. Edmonton came into the game only 5 points behind the divisional lead. The starting goaltenders were Dwayne Roloson and Peter Budaj. The first shot of the game took almost 3 minutes and it went to the Avalanche as Cody McCormack moved out of the corner and took a shot that Roloson saved and held. The teams had gone end to end to that point with no whistles. Joe Sakic then had a good shot that again Roloson saved. The Avalanche continued the pressure and at 4:14 it was Jaroslav Hlinka finding Milan Hejduk open at the far post and he banged the pass in.1-0 Avalanche at 4:14Off the face-off the Avalanche came right back into the Oiler zone and it was Hejduk this time setting up Brett Clark and his shot finds the back of the net.2-0 Avalanche at 4:39The Avalanche continued with more pressure. Shots were 7-0 for the Avs in the first 5 minutes. More pressure and more shots by the Avalanche. The Oilers finally came close 7 minutes in as Geoff Sanderson found Kyle Brodziak open on the far side and with Peter Budaj beaten he rang his shot off the crossbar. He was so open he could have just slid it in but he actually took the shot and rung it off the iron. The Oilers registered their first shot with just under 9 minutes gone as Stoll crossed the blue-line and he fired the shot that Budaj grabbed. The shots were now 11-1. The Avalanche continued to control the play and added a few more shots including a wrap-around attempt by Marek Svatos. Then it was Wojtek Wolski with a shot from the slot that Roloson kicks to the corner followed again by a wrap-around this time from Ryan Smyth. Five minutes to go and Tyler Arnason almost made it 3-0 as he took a shot as he crossed the blue-line that seemed to hand-cuff Roloson. Roloson got enough of it and was able to drop on the rebound as it was rolling toward the empty net. Four minutes to go and the Avalanche continued to press and Stastny almost set up Hejduk in the slot but a back checking Sam Gagner broke it up. With 2:30 to go the Avalanche had a 3 on 1 due to a bad line change by the Oilers and Ryan Smyth went to set-up Tyler Arnason for a shot but the puck bounced. With just over two minutes to go the Oilers got the first power play of the night at Arnason was called for hooking in the neutral zone. The Avalanche killed the penalty easily and actually had a chance in the last 6 seconds as Arnason took the puck coming out of the penalty box but his pass was cleared away. Shots in the period favored the Avs 17-3. A brutal brutal period for the Oilers. The Avalanche started the second period as they finished the first. The first chance of the period went to Andrew Brunette but Dwayne Roloson flashed the leather to prevent the goal. 2:30 gone and Grebeshkov gave the puck away just outside the blue-line to Jan Hlinka and he found Stastny in and his shot is again grabbed by Roloson. The Avalanche were all over the Oilers. The shots were 5-0 for the Avs in the first 4 minutes of the period. Five minutes gone and the Avalanche continued to push for a third goal this time it was Wolski and Sakic on a 2 on 1 that Roloson was forced to save. Off the face-off it was Kyle Brodziak being called for tripping and the Avs power play got a chance to increase their lead. The Avalanche had a couple of early chances on the power play but Dwayne Roloson was there again to keep the puck out of the net. Roloson was spectacular to this point of the game. The Oilers killed the penalty but as it expired the Oiler’s Steve Staios was called for holding. The Avalanche continued to control the puck until the Oilers blocked a shot and Shawn Horcoff picked up the puck and moved in and took a shot with a rolling puck and Budaj made a big leg save. The Avalanche came right back with more pressure and it was Paul Stastny finding Joe Sakic all alone in the slot and he had time to tee the shot up and he rifled it by Roloson. How he could be so alone is beyond me.3-0 Avalanche at 8:45 with the shots 28-4. The Avalanche had another odd man break with 9:30 to go and Robert Nilsson was called for hooking. The Avalanche came close to making it 4 as Svatos sent Brunette in alone on the left wing but his shot went wide of the net. The Avalanche continued with the pressure and Roloson dove on the puck. Steve Staios and Ryan Smyth were called for roughing on the play as Staios took exception to some late whacking by Smyth. The Oilers killed that penalty and then the teams exchanged some end to end action that resulted in some weak shots but nothing that gave either goaltender any problems. Joe Sakic then came close to making it 4-0 when he was left alone again this time to the right side. His patented wrist shot again gave Roloson problems but he managed to hang on for a face-off. Off the face-off the Avs continued the pressure and this time Sakic was the set-up guy and he found Wolski open for a one timer that easily beat Roloson.4-0 Avalanche at 14:38. The Oilers then had their best chance of the period as Stoll flipped the puck at the net and Zack Stortini’s deflection goes off the pad of Budaj. The Oilers then got their second power play of the game as Wolski hit Andrew Cogliano with a high stick. The Oiler started the power play with a little possession until Dustin Penner had his stick slashed in half and the Avalanche cleared the zone. How was there no penalty on that slash is anyone’s guess. The Oilers had some good pressure and the best chance went to Staios as his rocket from the point that Budaj kicked to the corner. The Avalanche killed the penalty and as they rush back into the Edmonton zone. Joni Pitkanen is called for hooking. Only 1:21 left in the period as the Avalanche started their 4th power play of the period. The Oilers killed the remainder of the period off. Shots in the period again favored the Avs 19-6. It appeared that Craig MacTavish gave Roloson the mercy hook as Mathieu Garon was in to start the third period. The Avalanche began the period with 39 seconds left on the power play. The Oilers were able to kill the remainder of the penalty but the Avalanche had some good pressure again. The Oilers finally got some good puck possession deep in the Avs zone with just under four minutes gone and with a good cycle going Cumiskey was called for a rather weak tripping call. The Oilers continued the pressure for most of the power play with Marty Reasoner having the best chance from close range that Budaj kicked away.7:30 gone and Joni Pitkanen had and end to end rush that resulted in a centering pass that was just out of the reach of Stoll. The Oilers had another rush that resulted in the puck going behind the net. Stoll then took the defender into the boards and the puck jumped right to Torres who moved from behind the net and tucked the puck under Budaj.4-1 Avalanche atThe Avalanche came back off the face-off and as they were driving the stick of Brunette went through the ear-hole of Staios’ helmet and the Oilers had their fourth power play of the game. The first 30 seconds of the power play saw Ben Guite break out alone and he tried to deke Garon but Garon made a big skate save. The Oilers then had a chance but a pass from Hemsky rolled right through the crease. The Avalanche killed the penalty and it was another breakaway this time for Ryan Smyth. As he moved in and went to deke. Garon made a big poke check to deny him. Steve Staios was called for an extremely weak hooking call on the play. The first minute of the power play was dominated by the Oiler penalty killers. Then Hejduk set up Sakic cutting across the front of the net and his deflection went inches wide of the net. The Oilers did a good job of killing the remainder of the penalty. The Oilers again moved back down the ice. Sam Gagner sent a pass back to the point to Denis Grebeshkov and his shot is deflected by Horcoff up and over Budaj.4-2 Avalanche at 14:11The Oilers came right back again with first Torres and then Hemsky having scoring chances that Budaj is able to save. The Oilers continued to buzz the Avalanche net and it was then Sanderson with a wrap-around attempt that Budaj got the paddle down on. Colorado then had a chance with 3 minutes to go as Guite was in alone on Garon but again it was Garon making the save. With 2:35 to go the Oilers pulled Garon in favor of the extra attacker. It looked at this time that the Avalanche were just hanging on. The Oilers had all the pressure during the last 2:30 but they were unable to beat Budaj a third time and the Avs were unable to score into the empty net. I really don’t understand this team at times. They played a good third period but where was that same effort during the first two periods. I also can’t figure out why offensively talented players such as Nilsson. Sanderson and Cogliano sat during most of the third period while offensively challenged players like Reasoner and Stortini continued to take shifts especially since neither was on the ice for any of the four Avalanche goals tonight. I am dumbfounded with MacTavish at times because he appeared to bench those 2 players but guys like “donate the puck” Grebeshkov continues to play. I am not sure of the thinking behind it but stupid coaching will eventually cost a coach his job.

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The Edmonton Oilers were in Denver to face the Avalanche on Wednesday night. The Avalanche had won all three meetings between the teams this year. Edmonton came into the game only 5 points behind the divisional lead. The starting goaltenders were Dwayne Roloson and Peter Budaj. The first shot of the game took almost 3 minutes and it went to the Avalanche as Cody McCormack moved out of the corner and took a shot that Roloson saved and held. The teams had gone end to end to that point with no whistles. Joe Sakic then had a good shot that again Roloson saved. The Avalanche continued the pressure and at 4:14 it was Jaroslav Hlinka finding Milan Hejduk open at the far post and he banged the pass in.1-0 Avalanche at 4:14Off the face-off the Avalanche came right back into the Oiler zone and it was Hejduk this time setting up Brett Clark and his shot finds the back of the net.2-0 Avalanche at 4:39The Avalanche continued with more pressure. Shots were 7-0 for the Avs in the first 5 minutes. More pressure and more shots by the Avalanche. The Oilers finally came close 7 minutes in as Geoff Sanderson found Kyle Brodziak open on the far side and with Peter Budaj beaten he rang his shot off the crossbar. He was so open he could have just slid it in but he actually took the shot and rung it off the iron. The Oilers registered their first shot with just under 9 minutes gone as Stoll crossed the blue-line and he fired the shot that Budaj grabbed. The shots were now 11-1. The Avalanche continued to control the play and added a few more shots including a wrap-around attempt by Marek Svatos. Then it was Wojtek Wolski with a shot from the slot that Roloson kicks to the corner followed again by a wrap-around this time from Ryan Smyth. Five minutes to go and Tyler Arnason almost made it 3-0 as he took a shot as he crossed the blue-line that seemed to hand-cuff Roloson. Roloson got enough of it and was able to drop on the rebound as it was rolling toward the empty net. Four minutes to go and the Avalanche continued to press and Stastny almost set up Hejduk in the slot but a back checking Sam Gagner broke it up. With 2:30 to go the Avalanche had a 3 on 1 due to a bad line change by the Oilers and Ryan Smyth went to set-up Tyler Arnason for a shot but the puck bounced. With just over two minutes to go the Oilers got the first power play of the night at Arnason was called for hooking in the neutral zone. The Avalanche killed the penalty easily and actually had a chance in the last 6 seconds as Arnason took the puck coming out of the penalty box but his pass was cleared away. Shots in the period favored the Avs 17-3. A brutal brutal period for the Oilers. The Avalanche started the second period as they finished the first. The first chance of the period went to Andrew Brunette but Dwayne Roloson flashed the leather to prevent the goal. 2:30 gone and Grebeshkov gave the puck away just outside the blue-line to Jan Hlinka and he found Stastny in and his shot is again grabbed by Roloson. The Avalanche were all over the Oilers. The shots were 5-0 for the Avs in the first 4 minutes of the period. Five minutes gone and the Avalanche continued to push for a third goal this time it was Wolski and Sakic on a 2 on 1 that Roloson was forced to save. Off the face-off it was Kyle Brodziak being called for tripping and the Avs power play got a chance to increase their lead. The Avalanche had a couple of early chances on the power play but Dwayne Roloson was there again to keep the puck out of the net. Roloson was spectacular to this point of the game. The Oilers killed the penalty but as it expired the Oiler’s Steve Staios was called for holding. The Avalanche continued to control the puck until the Oilers blocked a shot and Shawn Horcoff picked up the puck and moved in and took a shot with a rolling puck and Budaj made a big leg save. The Avalanche came right back with more pressure and it was Paul Stastny finding Joe Sakic all alone in the slot and he had time to tee the shot up and he rifled it by Roloson. How he could be so alone is beyond me.3-0 Avalanche at 8:45 with the shots 28-4. The Avalanche had another odd man break with 9:30 to go and Robert Nilsson was called for hooking. The Avalanche came close to making it 4 as Svatos sent Brunette in alone on the left wing but his shot went wide of the net. The Avalanche continued with the pressure and Roloson dove on the puck. Steve Staios and Ryan Smyth were called for roughing on the play as Staios took exception to some late whacking by Smyth. The Oilers killed that penalty and then the teams exchanged some end to end action that resulted in some weak shots but nothing that gave either goaltender any problems. Joe Sakic then came close to making it 4-0 when he was left alone again this time to the right side. His patented wrist shot again gave Roloson problems but he managed to hang on for a face-off. Off the face-off the Avs continued the pressure and this time Sakic was the set-up guy and he found Wolski open for a one timer that easily beat Roloson.4-0 Avalanche at 14:38. The Oilers then had their best chance of the period as Stoll flipped the puck at the net and Zack Stortini’s deflection goes off the pad of Budaj. The Oilers then got their second power play of the game as Wolski hit Andrew Cogliano with a high stick. The Oiler started the power play with a little possession until Dustin Penner had his stick slashed in half and the Avalanche cleared the zone. How was there no penalty on that slash is anyone’s guess. The Oilers had some good pressure and the best chance went to Staios as his rocket from the point that Budaj kicked to the corner. The Avalanche killed the penalty and as they rush back into the Edmonton zone. Joni Pitkanen is called for hooking. Only 1:21 left in the period as the Avalanche started their 4th power play of the period. The Oilers killed the remainder of the period off. Shots in the period again favored the Avs 19-6. It appeared that Craig MacTavish gave Roloson the mercy hook as Mathieu Garon was in to start the third period. The Avalanche began the period with 39 seconds left on the power play. The Oilers were able to kill the remainder of the penalty but the Avalanche had some good pressure again. The Oilers finally got some good puck possession deep in the Avs zone with just under four minutes gone and with a good cycle going Cumiskey was called for a rather weak tripping call. The Oilers continued the pressure for most of the power play with Marty Reasoner having the best chance from close range that Budaj kicked away.7:30 gone and Joni Pitkanen had and end to end rush that resulted in a centering pass that was just out of the reach of Stoll. The Oilers had another rush that resulted in the puck going behind the net. Stoll then took the defender into the boards and the puck jumped right to Torres who moved from behind the net and tucked the puck under Budaj.4-1 Avalanche atThe Avalanche came back off the face-off and as they were driving the stick of Brunette went through the ear-hole of Staios’ helmet and the Oilers had their fourth power play of the game. The first 30 seconds of the power play saw Ben Guite break out alone and he tried to deke Garon but Garon made a big skate save. The Oilers then had a chance but a pass from Hemsky rolled right through the crease. The Avalanche killed the penalty and it was another breakaway this time for Ryan Smyth. As he moved in and went to deke. Garon made a big poke check to deny him. Steve Staios was called for an extremely weak hooking call on the play. The first minute of the power play was dominated by the Oiler penalty killers. Then Hejduk set up Sakic cutting across the front of the net and his deflection went inches wide of the net. The Oilers did a good job of killing the remainder of the penalty. The Oilers again moved back down the ice. Sam Gagner sent a pass back to the point to Denis Grebeshkov and his shot is deflected by Horcoff up and over Budaj.4-2 Avalanche at 14:11The Oilers came right back again with first Torres and then Hemsky having scoring chances that Budaj is able to save. The Oilers continued to buzz the Avalanche net and it was then Sanderson with a wrap-around attempt that Budaj got the paddle down on. Colorado then had a chance with 3 minutes to go as Guite was in alone on Garon but again it was Garon making the save. With 2:35 to go the Oilers pulled Garon in favor of the extra attacker. It looked at this time that the Avalanche were just hanging on. The Oilers had all the pressure during the last 2:30 but they were unable to beat Budaj a third time and the Avs were unable to score into the empty net. I really don’t understand this team at times. They played a good third period but where was that same effort during the first two periods. I also can’t figure out why offensively talented players such as Nilsson. Sanderson and Cogliano sat during most of the third period while offensively challenged players like Reasoner and Stortini continued to take shifts especially since neither was on the ice for any of the four Avalanche goals tonight. I am dumbfounded with MacTavish at times because he appeared to bench those 2 players but guys like “donate the puck” Grebeshkov continues to play. I am not sure of the thinking behind it but stupid coaching will eventually cost a coach his job.

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The Edmonton Oilers were in Denver to face the Avalanche on Wednesday night. The Avalanche had won all three meetings between the teams this year. Edmonton came into the game only 5 points behind the divisional lead. The starting goaltenders were Dwayne Roloson and Peter Budaj. The first shot of the game took almost 3 minutes and it went to the Avalanche as Cody McCormack moved out of the corner and took a shot that Roloson saved and held. The teams had gone end to end to that point with no whistles. Joe Sakic then had a good shot that again Roloson saved. The Avalanche continued the pressure and at 4:14 it was Jaroslav Hlinka finding Milan Hejduk open at the far post and he banged the pass in.1-0 Avalanche at 4:14Off the face-off the Avalanche came right back into the Oiler zone and it was Hejduk this time setting up Brett Clark and his shot finds the back of the net.2-0 Avalanche at 4:39The Avalanche continued with more pressure. Shots were 7-0 for the Avs in the first 5 minutes. More pressure and more shots by the Avalanche. The Oilers finally came close 7 minutes in as Geoff Sanderson found Kyle Brodziak open on the far side and with Peter Budaj beaten he rang his shot off the crossbar. He was so open he could have just slid it in but he actually took the shot and rung it off the iron. The Oilers registered their first shot with just under 9 minutes gone as Stoll crossed the blue-line and he fired the shot that Budaj grabbed. The shots were now 11-1. The Avalanche continued to control the play and added a few more shots including a wrap-around attempt by Marek Svatos. Then it was Wojtek Wolski with a shot from the slot that Roloson kicks to the corner followed again by a wrap-around this time from Ryan Smyth. Five minutes to go and Tyler Arnason almost made it 3-0 as he took a shot as he crossed the blue-line that seemed to hand-cuff Roloson. Roloson got enough of it and was able to drop on the rebound as it was rolling toward the empty net. Four minutes to go and the Avalanche continued to press and Stastny almost set up Hejduk in the slot but a back checking Sam Gagner broke it up. With 2:30 to go the Avalanche had a 3 on 1 due to a bad line change by the Oilers and Ryan Smyth went to set-up Tyler Arnason for a shot but the puck bounced. With just over two minutes to go the Oilers got the first power play of the night at Arnason was called for hooking in the neutral zone. The Avalanche killed the penalty easily and actually had a chance in the last 6 seconds as Arnason took the puck coming out of the penalty box but his pass was cleared away. Shots in the period favored the Avs 17-3. A brutal brutal period for the Oilers. The Avalanche started the second period as they finished the first. The first chance of the period went to Andrew Brunette but Dwayne Roloson flashed the leather to prevent the goal. 2:30 gone and Grebeshkov gave the puck away just outside the blue-line to Jan Hlinka and he found Stastny in and his shot is again grabbed by Roloson. The Avalanche were all over the Oilers. The shots were 5-0 for the Avs in the first 4 minutes of the period. Five minutes gone and the Avalanche continued to push for a third goal this time it was Wolski and Sakic on a 2 on 1 that Roloson was forced to save. Off the face-off it was Kyle Brodziak being called for tripping and the Avs power play got a chance to increase their lead. The Avalanche had a couple of early chances on the power play but Dwayne Roloson was there again to keep the puck out of the net. Roloson was spectacular to this point of the game. The Oilers killed the penalty but as it expired the Oiler’s Steve Staios was called for holding. The Avalanche continued to control the puck until the Oilers blocked a shot and Shawn Horcoff picked up the puck and moved in and took a shot with a rolling puck and Budaj made a big leg save. The Avalanche came right back with more pressure and it was Paul Stastny finding Joe Sakic all alone in the slot and he had time to tee the shot up and he rifled it by Roloson. How he could be so alone is beyond me.3-0 Avalanche at 8:45 with the shots 28-4. The Avalanche had another odd man break with 9:30 to go and Robert Nilsson was called for hooking. The Avalanche came close to making it 4 as Svatos sent Brunette in alone on the left wing but his shot went wide of the net. The Avalanche continued with the pressure and Roloson dove on the puck. Steve Staios and Ryan Smyth were called for roughing on the play as Staios took exception to some late whacking by Smyth. The Oilers killed that penalty and then the teams exchanged some end to end action that resulted in some weak shots but nothing that gave either goaltender any problems. Joe Sakic then came close to making it 4-0 when he was left alone again this time to the right side. His patented wrist shot again gave Roloson problems but he managed to hang on for a face-off. Off the face-off the Avs continued the pressure and this time Sakic was the set-up guy and he found Wolski open for a one timer that easily beat Roloson.4-0 Avalanche at 14:38. The Oilers then had their best chance of the period as Stoll flipped the puck at the net and Zack Stortini’s deflection goes off the pad of Budaj. The Oilers then got their second power play of the game as Wolski hit Andrew Cogliano with a high stick. The Oiler started the power play with a little possession until Dustin Penner had his stick slashed in half and the Avalanche cleared the zone. How was there no penalty on that slash is anyone’s guess. The Oilers had some good pressure and the best chance went to Staios as his rocket from the point that Budaj kicked to the corner. The Avalanche killed the penalty and as they rush back into the Edmonton zone. Joni Pitkanen is called for hooking. Only 1:21 left in the period as the Avalanche started their 4th power play of the period. The Oilers killed the remainder of the period off. Shots in the period again favored the Avs 19-6. It appeared that Craig MacTavish gave Roloson the mercy hook as Mathieu Garon was in to start the third period. The Avalanche began the period with 39 seconds left on the power play. The Oilers were able to kill the remainder of the penalty but the Avalanche had some good pressure again. The Oilers finally got some good puck possession deep in the Avs zone with just under four minutes gone and with a good cycle going Cumiskey was called for a rather weak tripping call. The Oilers continued the pressure for most of the power play with Marty Reasoner having the best chance from close range that Budaj kicked away.7:30 gone and Joni Pitkanen had and end to end rush that resulted in a centering pass that was just out of the reach of Stoll. The Oilers had another rush that resulted in the puck going behind the net. Stoll then took the defender into the boards and the puck jumped right to Torres who moved from behind the net and tucked the puck under Budaj.4-1 Avalanche atThe Avalanche came back off the face-off and as they were driving the stick of Brunette went through the ear-hole of Staios’ helmet and the Oilers had their fourth power play of the game. The first 30 seconds of the power play saw Ben Guite break out alone and he tried to deke Garon but Garon made a big skate save. The Oilers then had a chance but a pass from Hemsky rolled right through the crease. The Avalanche killed the penalty and it was another breakaway this time for Ryan Smyth. As he moved in and went to deke. Garon made a big poke check to deny him. Steve Staios was called for an extremely weak hooking call on the play. The first minute of the power play was dominated by the Oiler penalty killers. Then Hejduk set up Sakic cutting across the front of the net and his deflection went inches wide of the net. The Oilers did a good job of killing the remainder of the penalty. The Oilers again moved back down the ice. Sam Gagner sent a pass back to the point to Denis Grebeshkov and his shot is deflected by Horcoff up and over Budaj.4-2 Avalanche at 14:11The Oilers came right back again with first Torres and then Hemsky having scoring chances that Budaj is able to save. The Oilers continued to buzz the Avalanche net and it was then Sanderson with a wrap-around attempt that Budaj got the paddle down on. Colorado then had a chance with 3 minutes to go as Guite was in alone on Garon but again it was Garon making the save. With 2:35 to go the Oilers pulled Garon in favor of the extra attacker. It looked at this time that the Avalanche were just hanging on. The Oilers had all the pressure during the last 2:30 but they were unable to beat Budaj a third time and the Avs were unable to score into the empty net. I really don’t understand this team at times. They played a good third period but where was that same effort during the first two periods. I also can’t figure out why offensively talented players such as Nilsson. Sanderson and Cogliano sat during most of the third period while offensively challenged players like Reasoner and Stortini continued to take shifts especially since neither was on the ice for any of the four Avalanche goals tonight. I am dumbfounded with MacTavish at times because he appeared to bench those 2 players but guys like “donate the puck” Grebeshkov continues to play. I am not sure of the thinking behind it but stupid coaching will eventually cost a coach his job.

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If the Habs were a television drama populate would quickly be tuning out. The Habs of the last five to ten years have change state so formulaic that they undergo become mundane. The typical fast go away which leaves the experts shaking their heads hopping on the Habs bandwagon (which has worn out shocks by now) then oh ya the pass season approaches and whammo the Habs be like a shell of the aggroup that they were at the 10 to 15 game mark. You can almost set your watch to them. Why does this come about? Is it a conditioning thing? Are they unable to keep their legs past bet 15? Is it a challenge of talent? Is this team simply not deep enough to compete for extended periods? Is it coaching are the Habs simply that easy to figure out?I could rant and rant. It looks alter now that Koivu is both tired and disinterested. The Habs have to be the beat passing team in the league. They are too small up lie and too dependent on 3 guys on the approve end. This team is too easily manhandled. They are not tough enough mentally or physically and egad how hard is it to mouth the God damned puck and control the net for a rebound forecheck and chip the puck off the boards in the defensive end? Hockey basics is sourly lacking on this unify. What can be done? A couple of weeks ago their bend enemies a few hours up the 401 looked like they were on the verge of blowing everything up. Is this the only option in Montreal? Is it time to kill the compete book rework the whole bet intend? Do Gainey and Carbo have a game plan? I am not going to direct my breath patience at the executive level is about as predictable in Montreal as the inevitable December meltdown. breathe. 1) Guess only time will tell if this season will be a repeat of measure year. Every aggroup goes through good and bad spurts. The exceed teams limit the bad ones.2) Recall if not for the injury to Huet the Habs would probably have made the playoffs last season they appear deeper in goal now or can trade Huet and or Ryder(2 pretty decent trade chips) for back up down the be The rumour mongers have everyone from Saku to Komisarek going to either San Jose or Tampa Bay all of it is fail because BG never leaks what he is thinking to anyone and he also is infinitely patient. All that said this aggroup does not have enough guns to alter it to the playoffs.... BG will have to do something but the challenge is ordain he? 1) Koivu and Komisarek are going no where! Ryder and a goalie may. The challenge is only when ordain BG pull the trigger. 2)We'd act on trading a goalie until change state to the deadline as insurance and when another teams' needs may be greater(see Bryzgolov)

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When defenseman Radek Martinek’s elbow inadvertently connected to the side of teammate Rick DiPietro’s head with about eight minutes left to compete Saturday night against Boston it was almost as though the Islanders’ goaltender had been hit with a sucker hit. He never saw it coming and it was obvious when DiPietro wobbled for a moment in lie of his net that he was woozy momentarily. But DiPietro shook it off and hung tough to the end of a 2-1 win that marked the Isles’ eighth straight bet scoring two goals or less. The fact that they are 4-4 in those games is a testament to how strong DiPietro has been in net this season and he’s prepared to make his 16th straight start against Dallas tonight at the Coliseum. It also ordain mark his 20th start in 21 games this season and he’s showing no signs of backing off that walk. instruct Ted Nolan was in a jovial mood at this morning’s pregame skate when asked if DiPietro had been checked out on the team’s day off Sunday. “We double-checked and triple-checked,� Nolan said. “Doctors talked to Ricky and our medical staff talked to Ricky. We did everything humanly possible to make sure there’s nothing there. He woke up yesterday feeling good had a nice day off and came here today feeling good. There’s no concern whatsoever.� The Stars began a five-game trip through the Atlantic Division with a win over the Rangers yesterday that was their fifth straight and they are 7-1-2 in their past 10 games. So this should be another in a string of tough tense games for DiPietro who seems likely to go away against both Ottawa and the Rangers on Wednesday and Thursday. That would mean playing five games in seven days including last week’s back-to-back against Boston. It’s a demanding schedule with no apparent openings for backup goaltender Wade Dubielewicz. “We had a good discussion on the ice here today about certain games where we can spot him and put Dubielewicz in,� Nolan said of his talk with DiPietro. “But he’s still raring to go. He’s a special kid. He wants to compete and he’s capable of playing those type of games. “measure game he faced two shots in the first period. His call of play this year is really helpful. He’s not going behind the net and playing the puck as much; he’s not chasing the puck to the corner or skating it up to the blue lie. He’s much more controlled and I think he’s conserving his energy and using his hockey ability much more.� Looking back on measure season. DiPietro faced a much heavier workload when you believe the Islanders yielded an add up of 32.6 shots on goal per game to rank 26th in the NHL. This toughen that figure has dropped dramatically to 26.4 shots per game to be as the fourth-lowest average in the league. “We know the type of goaltender we have,� Nolan said explaining how the Isles began training camp with a plan to evince defense and rely on DiPietro. “Ricky can act us in a lot of games and win us a lot of games as desire as we do our part defensively. We keyed on that early. We got guys like Brendan Witt and Andy Sutton and Chris Campoli and Bruno Gervais are coming on and Radek Martinek is doing well. We undergo defensive type of defensemen and our forwards are doing their part.� Why not play Dubie against Ottawa? Or tonight against Dallas? Obviously you want to put yourself in a position to get two points always but if you undergo to play a backup that you might not have all the confidence in the world in and run assay of losing two points losing them to a Western Conference team or a team like Ottawa that we will not be running neck-and-neck with for a playoff spot at the end of the year would be preferable. Dubie needs work and no be how much of a forge he is. DP will need to rest. He may not be tired now but the idea should be to make sure he doesn't get tired 75 games into the season when we'll need him most. "Why not play Dubie against Ottawa? Or tonight against Dallas? Obviously you want to put yourself in a lay to get two points always but if you have to play a backup that you might not have all the confidence in the world in and run risk of losing two points losing them to a Western Conference team or a team desire Ottawa that we ordain not be running neck-and-neck with for a playoff sight at the end of the year would be preferable. Dubie needs work and no matter how much of a forge he is. DP will be to rest. He may not be tired now but the idea should be to alter sure he doesn't get tired 75 games into the season when we'll need him most." 1) DP is just amazing... I evaluate he's one of if not the most underrated goalie in the league.. he made a ton of big saves again tonight... I actually feel bad for him.. he puts up great numbers already but imagine if anyone not named Park could advance? 2) The attendance tonight was ambysmal.. we were talking in our divide about how sad it was that with the team playing well against a good aggroup that so few showed up.. there had to be under 10,000... I guess we're not ready to fill the displace up on a week night yet.. unfortunate... 4) Ok. I heard on 1130AM on the way back that Nolan ordain be putting in Sean "Master" Bates and will be playing only 6-men.. ok fine.. but then who sits? I think it comes down to Berard or MAB... I think Berard should sit... Berard has been coughing up the puck lately and that's why MAB sat earlier... MAB's compete has been good and his shot from the point set up that PP goal... 5) There were points in the game (Simon's almost goal. the PP goal and other moments) where the Isles actually got populate infront of the net and it's no surprise that when they did they either scored or created a legitamite scoring come about.. the Isles should have someone infront EVERY alter! 6) Lastly huge point tonight.. nice to see them fight back against a great aggroup.. that being said anyone of the 2,586 people at the game tonight could see how far away we are from being a contender... Dallas skated exceed and passed better.. the Isles clearly have a ton of heart but are lacking in pure talent... King Ricky is incredible and we can afford to play these tight games as desire as he's in. I don't think Dallas outplayed us all that much. That game tonight could've easily gone either way. Martinek didn't displace Modano's fasten in OT and that's the end. A identify by a single defenseman led to a loss. It was very close. I don't see any reason to put Bates in. MAB has shown to be useful when used on a limited basis. Berard hasn't been great but has made an acceptable 6th D man. Bates will bring nothing to this aggroup accept another Hilbert. Having the MAB favor on the PP is more important to me. I can't imagine this team winning either game Wed or Thurs night. We're playing the toughest team in the east wed night and then thurs a rangers team that ordain be pissed off from their previous 3 losses to us and in front of a home crowd. AZS. I pretty much agree with what you noted. Having now watched so many games now live the lack of offensive is becoming glaring. Making it all the more importna to put pucks on net and go for ugly goals in lie. Perhaps my biggest disappointment tonight however is what happened after they tied the game. Dallas was playing its third measure in four nights--after jaunt and as well as they skated in the 2nd and 3rd periods tonight you'd expect they would have a let down and hope to save at least one point while the Isles tried to pounce. Instead the Stars were.

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It's almost like they never stopped playing on the road. Tonight the come down had absolutely no offensive jump. Well at least not until it no longer mattered. With 7 shots in total through the first 2 periods it's hard to have a favorable outcome. The only thing that would undergo changed the course would undergo been some timely saves from Theodore. He wasn't able to make any game-changing saves - change surface though there would have been a lot to save - and really didn't be too sharp tonight. First PeriodAfter a shot of Parker and Phaneuf jawing at each other during warmup you had to figure this would be a pretty physical game. It did not disappoint to start as there were some good checks to change state up the bet. Scott Parker took his obligatory penalty as he tossed a late elbow at Craig Conroy. Hey Scott it's Craig frickin' Conroy. fling your dirty stuff at Phaneuf or Godard if you want but.. whatever. The Avalanche killed off the penalty so no harm done in the end. Ryan Smyth gets the Avs first good chance - and one of their few chances - but Kiprusoff outwaits him forcing him to go behind the net where he loses the puck. It was already looking desire it wasn't the Avs night tonight. Another Avs come about is stopped by Kiprusoff and leads to a quick breakout by Iginla and Langkow. Iginla feeds the puck to Langkow and he puts a backhand underneath Theodore's armpit. Ugh. Hannan gets called for a hold but the PK squad does another good job killing off the penalty. Then Matthew Lombardi *sighs* finds himself wide open in front of Theodore waits for Theo to make a move and buries it through the five-hole. Lombo should not have open himself that open. Theo should not not have tried to poke check him at that range. Yes. I meant the manifold negative there. Second PeriodThe period opens with Theodore making a big glove save. Of course if he hadn't coughed out a couple rebounds he wouldn't have needed to make that save. I'm just sayin'... Lombardi takes an early penalty and all I thought was "Crap that'll take 2 minutes off the clock." And that it did. It was nothing doing for the Avalanche again on the powerplay and they really be to solve this beast. Scott Parker open himself on the ice again much to his surprise. He spent most of the time jawing at Godard. At one point the puck was headed his way but he was so busy yapping he didn't sight it until it was too late and he fanned on the shot. Then Eric Godard draws a penalty on Hannan shortly after. See Parker that's how you be an.

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The event drew a decidedly mixed audience — from avidtheatergoers (the man sitting behind me actually grieved. “Oh dulcify. I forgotmy binoculars!� even though we were quite change state to the stage as it was) to kidswho giggled constantly. Soliciting “oohs,� “aahs,� and “oh shits!� throughout,“Saltimbanco� turns the spectacle of the circus into thought-provoking art. The story of “Saltimbanco,� which derives from the Italian“saltare in banco,� literally meaning “to move on a bench,� centers on citygrowth and the diversity of the urban landscape. Cirque du Soleil investigates thesethemes through a cast of eclectic characters and interpretive song and dance. Eventhe introduction was artfully executed with the ageless figure of The Baron —or to those who didn’t read up on the program beforehand a man dressed in acommanding top hat and striped cape — listing the standard rules: “Cameras withdigital flash memory are strictly prohibited. If you need to leave get up,walk to the ushers and they will direct you,� et cetera in a bizarrely accentedvoice with clarify transfer gestures and goofy interludes with his affiliate. TheDreamer a Puck-like character who parodies the world around him dressed inblue footy pajamas with a plump intumesce and long follow. Each act of “Saltimbanco� is multidimensional. When thejuggler entered the spotlight for instance effortlessly controlling sevenwhite balls with fancy footwork break actors — namely The Baroques,symbolizing the rebellious and free-spirited personas of society — moved aboutthe stage some observing the central performance and others partaking in theirown curious activities. These segments often created more movement than onecould possibly see all at once but the cause was never overwhelming andalways engaging. Other performances featured go typical to what one wouldexpect from the big top yet each was filled with poetic grace and grandeur. Aclown deftly and joyously steered a bicycle as he rode in circles backward,balanced on the handlebars and popped wheelies. Acrobats then took the stageand climbed Chinese poles meant to designate city skyscrapers. The group of 26 alsoswung themselves around creating formations and displaying amazing feats ofhuman agility and strength. Balancing acts were central to many of the performances aswas especially the inspect with two men who conducted a hand-to-hand groundsequence. The cease of the act was reached when one man sat on the fasten withlegs outstretched while the other placed one hand on the man’s continue and hoistedhimself upside drink over him proceeding to act his limbs into poses withoutever losing his balance or strength. The lowly jester. course however was by and large the crowdfavorite as he used sound to dilate various activities and emotion tocomedic effect. At one point he pitched imaginary baseballs to audiencemembers poking fun when the ball was “overthrown� and celebrating when it was“caught.� This divide became consider when the roll was caught in his mouth,causing it to become stuck. The scene escalated when course had to er. “flush� theball out but then drowned when the toilet overflowed and filled the dwell withsewage. The whole effect was beyond incredible; Eddy moved and controlled hisvoice in ways to make us believe the funny-looking man on stage was actuallyswimming in a room filled with wet trying to label for help. The scene then tooka turn to the humorous again in the end when he was rescued by The Ringmaster. In all. “Saltimbanco� was an acid move of neon colors,eccentric patterns strange language and unforgettable acrobatic achievement. Scored by music played by its own band of clowns each act combined elements ofpoetic movement and abstract depictions of city life into an arrange ofperforming acts altogether producing a wholly enjoyable theatergoing experience. Given their track preserve it is anyone’s anticipate when Cirque du Soleil willreturn to Madison but when they finally do it ordain be a much greater travestyto desire it. I was sorely disappointed in this "Cirque..." I thoroughly enjoyed the Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas - - - it was a sight I will bequeath always. This seemed to me to be in s l o w motion and going over the same things. We left at intermission. I did not care for it nor the music. I'm sorry that I didn't believe my instincts. ESSAY EDITING SERVICES. Stand out on your have school application with EssayEdge com. Use coupon code WISC for $10 off our Premium. Grand and Platinum services. SEMESTER end bring home the bacon. Great Pay. 1-6 week bring home the bacon schedule customer sales & function bring home the bacon training provided excellent resume experience all ages 18+ conditions apply call 608-442-4413 or bear on online at www semesterbreakwork com

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I picked up my pretty light color 2008 KLT 650 today at Southwest Kawaski in Lawton. OK. The big R1150GS ordain be picked up by its new owner from South Dakota on Monday http://i162 photobucket com/albums/t279/tehlos/New2008KLR650 jpg Yes. I’ve chosen low brow over high brow in my goal of shifting toward something smaller more agile and less expensive. This for my one bike used for long-distance touring! Without question the R1150GS is a exceed road ride. It is also a 600+ pound behemoth. I considered the F650GS as come up as many other bikes but the BMW was too small for me and the others come up just did not touch the road versus off road balance I was looking for. In this experiment the principle of motorcycling that no perfect bike exists is lie and bear on in my object. About the long-distance bike aspect we shall see how much my 51-year-old abused body hurts on the 250+ mile days! But it will be nice to go off road now with something smaller than a land yacht. I can’t compare the 2008 to 2007 and previous because exploit is the only KLR650 I’ve ever ridden. My decision to buy was based on much reaseach but little adjoin time. It was a assay that was balance by the fact that I love my KLR250 desire Kawasakis in general and was able to buy the new Kawie after selling the GS and comfort undergo a big gob of cash left over. After day one. I can tell you the 2008 is overall a very nice and especially fun bike. The build quality is compete to more expensive bikes and the reputation of the KLR650 is long established. The motor is alter out of the early `80s but improved such as in a design of the cam chain anti-slack mechanism the fabled "doohickey." This is a generally a KLR upgraded in dilate and not a radical departure. But perhaps the sum ordain be greater than the parts? Only experienced KLR riders can alter that determination. Comments from my experiences so far:The summary high-level feel of this bike is very pleasing to me. I was happy to find the handling very similar to my KLR250 as in agile yet shelter desire on a complain with no tendency to be vague and wandering especially on loose dirt roads. Though the displace arm and forks are different the displace and dawdle are exactly the same as before. Ride height is lower and the wheelbase a tad shorter. Confidence was instant. I found myself flying drink local dirt roads having to remind myself repeatedly to slow down in deference to the critter variable. The ride is quiet almost too quiet and she starts easily and just purrs. It's carbureted by one of my carburetor favorites the CVK Keihin (no more fuel injection and fuel injection blow up). Kawie has now added a throttle lay sensor to supposedly work with ignition timing. I was concerned about the charge as it is listed dry at 386 pounds (about the same as an F650GS) where as the previous version was listed as 337 pounds dry. Perhaps the taller height of the older KLR ordain alter both new and old conclude approximately the same weight?Where the heck did they add 49 more pounds? Better brakes and thicker spokes? This doesn’t make sense as so much of the bike is a rough equivalent. Perhaps the published dry weight on the older KLR was not correct? Moving the bike around motor off it feels desire a 400 pound porker but once rolling especially compared to my R1150GS it feels like minibike. I’m finding the 650 a conservative go. Not especially powerful but having the potential to do 100k miles trouble remove. It's probably more powerful than my first impression as I have not yet to push it due to break-in. I do experience it is powerful enough for my purposes and with some gearing tweaks should fly relaxed drink the highway. The counterbalanced engine is smooth for a single. A minimal buzz in the grips (now sporting bar-end weights) starts at ~3,000 rpm and curiously does grow with rpm. The mirrors are now coat mounted and always stabilise and clear. Their coat and lay plus rubber mounting makes them the best mirrors I’ve experience yet on any bike! I’m guessing both sides are right-hand 8mm threads (will confirm later) so whatever ride has this will act these mirrors and be improved. A found the transmission a bit sticky and clunky going into back up perhaps because the ratio gap is wide. I’ll attribute this to the need for break in and the oil viscosity being on the thin align. My KLR250 has a butter- smooth transmission so I expect this will alter. I tried two different open positions but just desire my KLR 250 it was either too low or too high me which ordain requiring modification. Too bad Kawasaki did not grade the transmission to a 6 speed. That likely would undergo required new center inspect castings but would undergo made the bike closer to the elusive perfect. First gear is not low enough for dawdle work and fifth runs out too quickly. Going faster. I repeatedly was trying to shift up one more time which just irritates the hell out of me. I undergo done lots of experimentation on bikes for 30 years on gearing so you can bet I’ll start fiddling with the final drive ratio. I’ve already worked through this on the KLR250 with great results gearing the little ride up as much as 25% carrying simple tools to do a field swap of countershaft sprockets without the need to alter chain length. The big 650 motor can certainly displace taller gearing but the cause of gearing on first gear will be interesting to see. For road use a higher first is usually a benefit unless a person lacks clutch skills. Unlike the KLR250 the front sprocket is not affixed with a cut but rather with a large nut and bend-over tab. While that plus the new rubber-padded lie sprockets reduces driveline go a tightened nut makes handle swaps a hurt. Strictly speaking the nut does not undergo to be clamped tight so I’ll figure out some modification that will alter the handle change easy. One very dominant feature of the new 2008 is the large radiator enclose and fixed-position equip and lighten cowling combination. The first impression is of hugeness. The now-larger hit left-side radiator drives the create by mental act create with the right side following to keep symmetry then the cowling continuing the theme. The more send extension of the shrouds alter to coat. It seems a contradiction but crash protection may be compound by longer forward flaps as they will tend to fold in rather than clutch and peel back during a go. The only problem I found with the shrouds are they are not color with the gas tank but set out where the big 6-gallon store flares out by an additional and abrupt 15mm step out. This resulted from not hard mounting the shrouds to the store and the be to envelope a long foam rubber strip for buzz and adjoin reduction. Tall people's knees will hit this transition when sliding forward on the store! In my case having a right prosthesis. I would sometimes get it hooked under the shroud trapping me in displace. On the left side perhaps I ordain acquire this weirdness change surface as I ‘got used to’ having cylinders right in the way of my legs on the big GS? On the alter. I may undergo to alter some kind of filler for the convert. We shall see. The negatives of bulk considered there are pluses to the large shrouds and cowling. For one added wind protection complemented by bigger and exceed hand guards. For another the flat surfaces facing the rider on the plastic cowling area perfect for mounting accessory sockets and other accoutrements. I expect this area ordain become a KLR personal customization playground that will make bikes interesting.

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Saturday Night LifeSaturday. September 1. 2007Today proved to be very productive since I lay in the bed most of the day and then just played on my computer afterwards. Tara and I did have dinner plans with some new friends at 6:30 so I ventured to the shower and got ready and then we biked to the station. The weather seems to undergo paid attention to the little “Come to Jesus” meeting I had with it…you know the one where you tell it what you be it to do and then it does it? It finally seems to be cooling off a little bit. The mornings and evenings are actually pleasant. We rode to the station and we were not sweating profusely when we got there. We met our friends at the peach fountain at 6:30. This is a popular spot to meet people here in Okayama. It is alter out front of Okayama displace (the big train station downtown). It is always nice to see a group of Westerners. J We headed off to find food but no one knew of any restaurants. Melissa had heard of a Thai place so we thought we would give it a try. We walked for about ten minutes down to Symphony Hall. I love to go here; it’s like a strip mall. There is a huge bookstore with an English section. If you keep walking past that for awhile you will get to Gucci. Prada and Channel. Very nice. There was a very little ally way that we went down and chained up in a doorway was a giant black lab. We went inside this tiny place and up the steepest stairs I have ever climbed. It was ridiculous. Upstairs was a tiny dwell and when I say tiny. I convey TINY. There was a long table (shin high) and hit bags and pillows all around it. There were eight of us all together so we all squeezed in. It was snug and cozy but it was really fun. We ordered many different dishes and then just shared everything. We talked for awhile and just had a great measure. I undergo never really loved Thai food but this was so good. I would go approve here again anytime. After we paid and left we were not create from raw material to go domiciliate. We met a couple more friends and headed toward the karaoke place. In Japan karaoke is different. You go into a room with the people that you are with and then sing. You don’t get up and sing in a bar or anything. Most of us were game but there were a few that were not going to sing so when we go there we changed our plans. Next door was a huge arcade. It wasn’t trashy like the ones at home and they had MARIO KART! To compete you actually sat in a driver’s seat and used the pedals and steering wheel. The funniest part was that it took your picture and put it on your character. Four populate at a time could race each other so we did that for a little while. It’s been two months since I have driven. I’m so embarrassed to admit this but I honestly was a little rusty on which foot went on which pedal!! haha MARIO KARTThere were a ton of games but we opted to cram eight populate into a photo booth next. It was wild! The booth was really big and it took eight pictures of us. Every conceive of we took we changed places and acted silly. At the end we got to decorate the pictures with a “Paint” like program. The pictures are hilarious. We each took one home. They were printed on sticker paper too. We had the beat time doing this. It was so funny watching eight adults alter these pictures on the computer. After the stickers we tried our hand at some other games. We played some intense games of air hockey. Everything was going come up until the game shot out three pucks at a measure! I started laughing so hard that I thought I wasn’t going to be able to stand up anymore. Tara won. I kept knocking the puck into my own goal…three pucks is just too many!There was also a bet where you played the drums. It was pretty cool. Dennis was playing with the most insane intensity that when he finished his hand was bleeding! Thank goodness I had a band-aid on hand. Dennis was tearin' it up... .. and a bloody finger was the result. These games were great but the game that I played at the end was the most interesting. I think that we should undergo it in America. I told them that if all children had this game maybe there wouldn’t be anymore video game related violence in society…we would all love dogs a little more instead…First you get into the little car. On the screen there is a dog and he is in the car with you. You undergo to pet and adjoin the dog and keep him happy on your car ride. It’s really funny and very different. I actually only played the game to figure out what it was. I’m so glad I did. We were all cracking up as we petted this virtual dog. He would lie down and roll over and things. At the end a puppy appears with the dog. Weird huh?By that time it was change state to 11pm so we headed back to the station. Last train is at 12:10 for Tara and me. I’m home now and about to head to bed. I just wanted to express you all about my bet night! wish your Saturday nights are as fun as exploit! The car and the dogs Scratching and petting the virtual dog That puppy loves me. This is me in a bus game.

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