The Thread Where We've All Got Playoff Beards

[Plubby]

Yeah, it was. Both Vancouver goaltenders allowed three goals. All four goalies saw play

[Ruki]

Reimer has been cleared to play

But he will only be backing up tomorrow.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Brian Burke is literally the greatest of human beings.

[Ruki]

Brian Burke is literally the greatest of human beings.

?

is it because of this?

Burke gave theScore’s Sophia Jurksztowicz a lengthy interview on the work he’s doing, and as I mentioned, you aren’t gonna wanna miss the teasers below – he’s incredibly candid. He discusses how Brendan helped mend his relationship with Kevin Lowe, which was at one point a full-blown disaster (including – and how crazy is this – they were going to rent a barn in Lake Placid and have an ACTUAL fist fight before Gary Bettman found out, called and intervened).

[NobBe Nobbs]

Partly that, partly because of the quote I read of his relating to Brendan when he called his son a trailblazer. Not only is the guy a world-class troll and noted hardass, but he's a tolerant motherfucker too. If I grew up like him I would be happy.

[Ruki]

I love Burke, hope he stays GM for a long, long time.

[caucasianheat]

A fistfight in a barn over Dustin Penner seems about as funny as something can possibly be now that we're in 2011.

I don't know if you can watch fifth estate on the CBC website from outside Canada, but the special they did on Brendan Burke and openly gay athletes was tremendous. It includes some of the Burke's home movies, and the secret family man side of Brian Burke (every dad who won't put down the video camera at Christmas basically) shockingly humanizes him.

[NobBe Nobbs]

This is the quote I was talking about, from this article:

I wish this burden would fall on someone else’s shoulders, not Brendan’s. Pioneers are often misunderstood and mistrusted. But since he wishes to blaze this trail, I stand beside him with an axe!

That is the stuff Presidential speeches are made of. Bless you, Burke, you're like the real-life Jack Donaghy.

[Ruki]

This is the quote I was talking about, from this article:

I wish this burden would fall on someone else's shoulders, not Brendan's. Pioneers are often misunderstood and mistrusted. But since he wishes to blaze this trail, I stand beside him with an axe!

That is the stuff Presidential speeches are made of. Bless you, Burke, you're like the real-life Jack Donaghy.

Holy shit, Jack Donaghy is our general manager

[Ruki]

I don't care if it's double posting but....

It's Reim-time!

[Mountainous Cleavage]

He'sssssss backkkkkkkkkk

[Ruki]

[Mountainous Cleavage]

Boston is just too damn good right now.

Reimer did his best, but twas not enough. Hopefully it didn't hurt his confidence.

[Ruki]

I think we are 14-6-1 or something when not playing Boston. That is pretty good, i think.

[caucasianheat]

Ryan Miller's return from a concussion...

[Ruki]

....wow

[Ruki]

Was it Plubby or MPH who gave me the team name "Live Long And Prospal"?

Because, thank you. I say it's the name that has caused me to be #1 in the league with an 8 week winning streak.

[Plubby]

That was Potato Head, who incidentally is using it in my league. And I have back-to-back wins Gooo Ovi & the Czech-Mates!!

[Ruki]

He's using it in your league? HORRIBLE.

MPH, that was MY team name (sure, you came up with it...). I will end you

[Plubby]

Pipe down, Milbury. You traded it to him for a matchbox car.