some gems in today's Down Goes Brown

[dash]

I figured it was about Glendale
works for both, sadly

Yeah, I think you're right, it was meant for Glendale (Edmonton city council did tell Katz to stick it, although they may still end up doing business with him).

 

[puckhead]

Book Excerpt: Best of Down Goes Brown – A complete transcript of every postgame call-in show ever | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com

 

[DevilishWon]

Also, Versteeg is a punk...

So you're with Gary on this one?

 

[dash]

So you're with Gary on this one?

On this one, I got the gerbil's back...

/Wait, that doesn't sound good.

 

[DevilishWon]

I got the gerbil's back...
.

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

 

[mooger_35]

Wut?

 

[puckhead]

Down Goes Brown: A look back at the superstar careers cut short by the last NHL lockout

 

[Darkstone42]

I love the Adrian Aucoin one.

 

[puckhead]

Down Goes Brown: Forbes Magazine excuses

 

[evolver115]

We'd heard Bill Daly say that the NHL is the only side making concessions during this lockout and immediately realized we were no longer living in a world where the concept of objective truth had any actual meaning, which made this whole thing feel pretty futile.

:smow:

 

[mooger_35]

I'm sure Dash will chuckle over the Oiler one...

•Everyone knows that taking part in government-sponsored gambling games is a poor financial long-term strategy, so we're not sure why the Oilers kept telling us their entire plan is just "win the lottery every single year".


This one, not so much...

•Our leaked copies of the Calgary Flames 2012013 budget included a line for "playoff revenue" and then we all just laughed and laughed.

LOL

 

[dash]

• Our leaked copies of the Calgary Flames 2012/13 budget included a line for "playoff revenue" and then we all just laughed and laughed.

:sad:

 

[higgyfan4]

My favo(u)rite...

We tried to reach out to the Vancouver Canucks front office about their finances, but apparently it takes those guys six months just to make a simple decision about their net assets.

 

[Vadered]

Split between:


Suddenly realized that Gary Bettman has created league where 25 teams can finish over .500 every year, so he's obviously way better at advanced theoretical mathematics than we'll ever be.

and

We tried to run some calculations using common-sense projections for the NHL's post-lockout popularity, but it turns out you actually can't divide by that particular number.

 

[mattola]

Down Goes Brown: The NHLPA's advance scouting report on today's session with NHL owners

Jeffrey Vinik, Tampa Bay Lightning

He has two hands and his eyes open,
so he's the new starting goalie.
Strength: He also has ownership stakes in Liverpool FC and the Boston Red Sox, so even if this meeting ends in a full-scale fist fight it will still be the most successful thing he's been a part of all year.


Weakness: Every time the negotiation teams agree on an updated set of rules regarding unrestricted free agency, he sneaks over during a break and writes "(except for Stamkos)" in tiny print at the bottom.

Jeremy Jacobs is funny but his profile picture is awesome lol

 

[mooger_35]

LOL

Larry Tanenbaum, Toronto Maple Leafs

Strength: Is often the very first person that other NHL owners call during times of need, although those calls only ever consist of the other owner repeatedly yelling "Where's my check, revenue sharing boy?"

Weakness: Any time the two sides start talking about who should win on a certain bargaining point, he'll make everyone stop and explain what exactly they mean by this bizarre and foreign concept of a "win".

 

[dash]

Jeremy Jacobs is funny but his profile picture is awesome lol

Good...good!

I like this pic as well, take the 'C' off the Leafs jersey and put it in front of 'RAPTORS'. It works well.

 

[mooger_35]

Good...good!

I like this pic as well, take the 'C' off the Leafs jersey and put it in front of 'RAPTORS'. It works well.

Caption for that picture is great:

It's like having an angel one one shoulder and a devil
on the other, if all they ever advised you to do was lose

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

One and done today. Knocked it out of the park right away on Chipman I thought.

Edit: OK, so the strength for Bill Daly was pretty good too.

 

[puckhead]

100! deserves a plug for his book