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That seems like a really strong return for Perron. A first-round pick is a lot to give up, but Perron will certainly help them. And they have him for next year, too. Edmonton is determined to win the race to the bottom. I really thought that this was Buffalo's year, but they've disappointed me by b...

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Canada hasn't won in 5 years so the coach changed philosophy this year. He asked 'why are we selecting 4th liners and checkers for a short tournament just for the sake of a balanced team then we can't score a goal when we need to. We're fucking Canada, we have the best players" So he selected ...

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David Perron, eh? Hmm. Interesting.

Who's next, Edmonton?

rass wrote:This is all clearly an attempt to divert attention from the fight between Malkin and Adams at the end of this morning's practice. The team is FALLING APART

You are tearing me apart, mumps!

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Yeah, that Draisaitl maneuvering is head-scratching. Then again, it's the Oilers. The Capitals have done a similar thing with Andre Burakovsky. He was healthy-scratched a lot, but they didn't let him play for Sweden in the WJCs. Then they sent him down to the AHL. A couple of days later, he was call...

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rass is ranked way too low on this list. Then again, any list that does not include Johnny Carwash is invalid. That's the view from this lurker's window anyway.

Happy New Year, Swamp. I look forward to making 40, perhaps 50 posts here in 2015!

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Did Maatta get a second opinion on his shoulder yet. That sucks. I'm reading some panicky Internet speculation now. Yeah, this doesn't sound good, but I'll wait to hear something official. I wasn't around here when Pascal Dupuis' blood clot was announced, but that was pretty crushing. It's amazing ...

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Listening to Jenny Lewis again now. I think she's the bee's knees, but I don't think that I'm ever going to connect with this album. 'Rabbit Fur Coat' is still one of my go-to albums, if that's any consolation. This is also how I feel about St. Vincent. Whenever I try listening to her new album, I k...

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Marc-Andre Fleury, Olli Maatta, and Robert Bortuzzo of the Penguins are now being tested for the mumps. In addition to Crosby and Bennett, an intern for the team also has it. For a team that's been inflicted with two blood clots (actually three if you count Dupuis twice), a stroke, and cancer in the...

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I'm intrigued at how you guys manage to listen to so many new artists and new albums every year. You obviously love music, so how is it that you are constantly moving on to new stuff? Do you not listen to anything that came out more than a year ago? How do you discover so many new artists every yea...

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[Sorry, Swamp. I'm apparently incapable of writing lists, so here are a bunch of words instead.] This was a lost year. I'm looking over Steven Hyden's and the AV Club's best-of lists, and not only have I not heard most of the albums, but I haven't even heard of most of the musicians. I feel like the...

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The Oilers, man. The solution, obviously, is to trade a defenseman to free up cap space, and then re-sign Ilya Bryzgalov. At this point, I'm just hoping that they trade Hall and Eberle so that I could officially stop caring. They're playing the Coyotes tonight. What a depressing game that's going to...

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I don't think its the base one people ejac over, its the KBS (K = Kentucky = bourbon barrel aged). And I'm almost positive there was a Canadian version too but I've never had it. The KBS is certainly hyped, but the regular Breakfast Stout gets a lot of love, too. (In Beer Advocate's daily drinking ...

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I sent the following to another Swamper in December 2011: 'I checked the box score of the Latvia/Slovakia World Juniors game last night, and some of the Latvian names jumped out at me. There were two Nikitas, of course, and the requisite Zemgus. There were also these: Kristaps, Kristers (twice), Kri...

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Glad to hear it, Chedda. Sorry about the timing, Brian, but if you can travel to see them, you should. Getting back to beer, I recently had my first Founders Breakfast Stout in several years. It wasn't as life-altering as I remembered, but maybe it will be if I can be patient enough to age it for a ...

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syb wrote:Any shows in New York or New Jersey?

Surprisingly, no. Buffalo in April, tho. Here are the tour dates.

rass wrote:duplicate indie post alert

Ha. Yeah, sorry. The Swamp is all about random/catch-all threads anyway, so why not this thread, too? Anything you want to say about Dejan Kovacevic, rass?

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I haven't tried Green Flash's West Coast since they changed the recipe. I thought that the original was the perfect thing. It's a shame that they felt the need to jack up the ABV. I'm sure that I'll still love it. I'll pick up a four-pack when my fridge empties a little bit. Also, I've finally spott...

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It wasn't in my head until you said it, but yeah, I picked up on it. But I didn't mind it because it was unique compared to other IPAs that I've had. I prefer 'white grape' to 'cat piss' or 'OMG SUGAR.' Looking forward to seeing how my opinion of this changes as it ages.

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I couldn't stand Hop Ranch. Wanted to like it, but really, really didn't. Tasted like white grape juice to me, same as Cigar City's Invasion. Has to be the same hop. Hop Ranch uses Mosaic and Azacca hops. Azacca is pretty new, and I'm pretty sure that this is the first time that I've tasted it. As ...

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Hi, Swamp. How have you been? You know, I would much rather talk about Ferguson/Garner, Bill Cosby, Johnny Manziel, CM Punk, Connor McDavid's broken hand, or the return of Toyota Jan, but you know how it is: if it's not on Slack, I just can't be bothered. So let's talk beer! So, what have I consumed...

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Joe K wrote:I'm jumping on the Pirates bandwagon for the rest of this season.

Whoo-hoo! The Royals can have Lorde -- we have Seth Myers and Joe K! Best damn bandwagon in baseball.

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I told Rush I'd try and score him some if I ever luck into more than 6 at one time. I'll add you to the list to send a bottle or two to should I ever be lucky enough. HopCat in Indy had it on tap last night I heard. That's harder to bottle. That's very sweet, but don't worry about me. I haven't got...

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CM Punk return imminent. I'll bet a decent size of money we'll never see CM Punk in a WWE ring ever again. He might go to Ring of Honor or New Japan, but even then I think that's pretty remote. But if Simmons is suspended, ESPN is going to need a new babyface on the roster. Who's going to feud with...

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Also a ways up ago you said FFF Zombie Dust. Be aware that it may be the single greatest beer I have ever had. I live in the state where it is produced and I have had a grand total of....7 glasses of it this year. It is very difficult to find. I can look for it if I ever make it back to Chicago, bu...

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You guys really don't understand that this is nothing more than a PR stunt? Simmons comes out of this looking like a martyr (in spite as I pointed out already the hypocrisy of his rant). His popularity soars through the roof after this and he even gets a three week vacation. The wrestling fan in me...

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That's awesome! Have a link to what the guy has for sale? Here you go. I bought most of his best stock, but he still has a lot of stuff. (If you order from him, email him directly instead of going thru the site. He combines items so that shipping is really cheap. Tell him that you know Brad from Pi...

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On that Grantland link, Bapes - that's why I too have come around on Hurdle. Harmony is so key to sports teams and to organizations beyond sports and I can tolerate some of Hurdle's Hurdling since over the course of the season it doesn't have a huge effect, and since he seems to be doing a magnific...

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Hi, rass! Man, a lot changes in a year and a half, eh? So weird to look over this thread, to see how disgusted I was with this team heading into 2013. But then I see names like John McDonald and Brandon Inge, and I'm reminded why I felt that way. In retrospect, I think that I was entitled to my nega...

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Oh, hey, speaking of defunct (or formerly defunct) breweries: I wanted to buy a flat bottle opener this summer. (Because I'm a lush, and I want to carry a bottle opener around with me that won't puncture a hole in my bag.) Couldn't find what I was looking for in stores, so I did a Google search and ...

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Deschutes recently turned up in Pittsburgh, but I haven't seen Fresh Squeezed yet. I've heard great things. It's on my short list. I've wanted to try that Founders All Day. I know that it's probably very good, but I saw a case of it for something like $37, and that's just too much for me to spend on...

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I was reading a while ago about Ballantine's IPA. I had been led to believe that Anchor's Liberty Ale (which I mentioned upthread) was the first American IPA, but I guess that was craft-beer revisionist history. I've read a lot about this stuff, and I don't know how it's possible that I never knew t...

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Citra. Citra! CITRA! It's the summer of Citra hops! Well, now it's autumn, but whatever, I'm extending the season. I have the power to do that! A friend was complaining about Victory's Hop Ticket a while ago, said that it used a particular hop that he just didn't like. I told him that it was probabl...

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Sabo wrote:
bapo! wrote:But I'm guessing that dickish behavior by the local sports media is also somewhat universal.
Rob Rossi should be fired.

By a cannon.

Into the sun.

Wow. I thought that Rossi was only hated by Pittsburghers. Glad to hear that he can unite fanbases.

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I've always had a fascination with All Things Detroit (even tho I got the flu when I visited a few years ago), so this was a very enjoyable read for me. Thank you for taking the time to write it, Brian. Your breakdown of fan bases is interesting. There are obviously varying levels of sports-fandom o...

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So, has anyone talked to bapo! since Richard Kind's character no doubt ruined Sharknado 2 for him with an extended monologue in which he mentioned disappointing his dad by striking out 25 years ago during a playoff game at Citi Field? Ha. Yes, because between the severed limbs, the chainsaws, Andy ...

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I've been following this conversation with mild curiosity because I thought that I might contact you guys if I drove thru New Jersey this fall. Watching this thread devolve over the past couple of dozen posts is making me strongly consider Ohio instead.

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Þ The article that Rush linked to had me at 'Sharon Van Etten–approved kölsch.' I mean, if I'm going to spend all summer searching for a Julianna Barwick-inspired beer, I guess now I'll have to look for the SVE kölsch. Anybody know of a good Regina Spektor Imperial Stout? Maybe a Björk Barleywine? A...

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A friend of mine spent the weekend in Columbus. I tried to talk him into going to the Gathering since he'd only be a few miles away, but I don't think he ever seriously considered it. Too bad. I would have loved to have heard his account. (He's pretty much a younger version of me, and he would have ...

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mister d wrote:Short of "yeah, we wanted to see what would happen if we aged Pumking about a year", pumpkin beer in July is a good sign not to shop at a store.

No, not old stock. A few breweries, including Southern Tier, have released/are soon releasing their pumpkin beers already.

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I was reading thru this discussion earlier, saw D's basketball reference, then saw DSafe's post and knew immediately that he was going to point out that zone defenses are now legal in the NBA. There's something comforting about that. Swamp is gonna Swamp. A number of years ago, Richard Ford's 'Indep...

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Where are the rankings? I was promised rankings! Okay, I'll start. My favorite song is 'Fake Empire.' Why? Because it's probably the only National song that I can name. You know me. I'm an album guy. I press 'play' and ride that shit out. I don't have time for trivialities such as song titles. Or, a...

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