Eleven Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 This is always the best of the major league sports skills competitions. The NBA's slam dunk contest is pretty cool, but this is better. NFL? They play dodgeball?! MLB? The Home Run Derby has been drier than Homer Simpson's turkey sandwich since the 1950s. But this is always fun and exciting. Two hours remaining! Quote
ubkev Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 This is always the best of the major league sports skills competitions. The NBA's slam dunk contest is pretty cool, but this is better. NFL? They play dodgeball?! MLB? The Home Run Derby has been drier than Homer Simpson's turkey sandwich since the 1950s. But this is always fun and exciting. Two hours remaining! Dude, the derby rocks! So does the NHL skills competition. The dunk contest is awful. Let's try a dunk 12 times before we make it. "wow!" Not impressed. Quote
Jacque Richard Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Snoop dog there what a joke nhl Quote
pi2000 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 So the NHL can curse on national TV but on this forum we can't even say the word . Makes sense. Quote
darksabre Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Lol I love that Smith won them 20 points Quote
ubkev Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Alright, it ain't gonna win but it was alright. Good job, KO Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Okposo obviously made Tavares. Quote
ubkev Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Okposo obviously made Tavares. Clearly Is it just me, or are these passes coming in too slow? Like waaaay too slow. Crosby says " you, auston!" Quote
Jacque Richard Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Snoop is great. Love this. Can't stand the skinny punk Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Man, McDavid just blew the doors off MacKinnon. Quote
SwampD Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 I like the skills competition. I also like Snoop. Quote
darksabre Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 I like the skills competition. I also like Snoop. I'm enjoying this one. Waiting to see what Weber can do here in the hard shot. Quote
darksabre Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 This shootout is stupid. At least Kesler knows what the ASG Skills Comp is all about. Quote
Taro T Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 This shootout is stupid. At least Kesler knows what the ASG Skills Comp is all about. Making people that paid money to see the best hockey players in the world watch a Squirt "score" on Sabretooth? :unsure: Quote
darksabre Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Making people that paid money to see the best hockey players in the world watch a Squirt "score" on Sabretooth? :unsure: I can watch a shootout every night in the NHL. Skills comp is supposed to be fun. Quote
Taro T Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 I can watch a shootout every night in the NHL. Skills comp is supposed to be fun. And you can watch a Squirt play hockey every weekend at your local rink & practice breakaways any weeknight. The kids are having a blast. Why not have the kids take all the turns for their dads? Quote
Weave Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 And you can watch a Squirt play hockey every weekend at your local rink & practice breakaways any weeknight. The kids are having a blast. Why not have the kids take all the turns for their dads? If John Scott was worth the price of admission....... Quote
carpandean Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 When I watched McDavid's attempt at the record, after watching the replay of Larkin's run last year, I thought "wow, he destroyed the record." Then, the time came up. I would love to see a split screen of the two runs to compare. Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 When I watched McDavid's attempt at the record, after watching the replay of Larkin's run last year, I thought "wow, he destroyed the record." Then, the time came up. I would love to see a split screen of the two runs to compare. If McDavid was allowed a running start like Larkin had, he would have destroyed the record. Quote
carpandean Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 If McDavid was allowed a running start like Larkin had, he would have destroyed the record. Yeah, that was part of what I wanted to see in the side-by-side. I thought it seemed like Larkin started before the red line, but didn't go back to watch. Looking back at the video on Youtube now, he started just in front of the blue line, but the clock started and stopped based on the red line. I did a quick time from where he started to when he crossed the same spot and got over 13.6 seconds. McDavid started maybe two strides behind the red line compared to 5-6 strides for Larkin. They need consistent rules. Quote
Taro T Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Yeah, that was part of what I wanted to see in the side-by-side. I thought it seemed like Larkin started before the red line, but didn't go back to watch. Looking back at the now, he started just in front of the blue line, but the clock started and stopped based on the red line. I did a quick time from where he started to when he crossed the same spot and got over 13.6 seconds. McDavid started maybe two strides behind the red line compared to 5-6 strides for Larkin. They need consistent rules. Pretty sure they just wanted to be able to stop having to mention Mike Gartner at every ASG skills competition. For most young fans, he has to elicit a "who?" whenever his name is mentioned. (Even though he was a very good, though not great player.) Not that the guys running the league would EVER even CONTEMPLATE altering rules/ enforcement to get the results they want. /sarcasm Quote
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