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QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 08:57 PM) Pot, meet kettle. Grow up man...

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 08:51 PM) Is the game even on tv? Should be CLTV badger... or check for CSN+ in your area.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 07:42 PM) f***, if we could trade Habby for a good player and get rid of that salary there isn't a person around that wouldn't do it. But it seems like a pipe dream, does it not? I don't want a good player for him. A bag of hockey pucks will do fine... as I have stated often. I've also said that I'd be surprised if anyone would give us that for him. Nevermind, I obviously can't win in this thread and I'm bored with trying to argue with a brick wall.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 08:11 PM) How good has Kane been lately? Nice pass by Havlet. 1-0 Hawks. You're right about that... nice to see Patrick adjusting.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 07:33 PM) Please do not turn this thread into an NBA thread. If you wanna be mr. badass smart guy, then re-up the post in the NBA thread or PM me and we'll talk about it. (I will obviously say your wrong in that aspect, other than saying what I posted about Paul in your second paragraph) You do know your hockey, which is why I thanked you n others in my post. I want to learn more about the game, players, etc. Just drop the b.s. Man, I'm not trying to be Mr. Badass. Take it easy. You were wrong, you're still wrong, and if you want to talk about it, do so IN the NBA thread instead of bringing it up in here.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 07:12 PM) Understandable. Steve, your an awsome poster n you do know your sports but sometimes you don't "get it" (kinda figured that out when I was trying to explain to you the Tyson C. debate, but just didn't bother anymore cuz you weren't getting it.) Don't know if that's exactly fair to just state that you figured out sometimes I just don't "get it" when half of Bulls nation would agree with me and presumably more. The Bulls giving up on Tyson at 23 so they could sign an old guy whom they wanted to do the exact same thing but for 5 mill more per year is still rather questionable. No doubt Tyson has benefited from Chris Paul, and it was also understandable that Paxson wanted to get Wallace from the Pistons to take us to the next level. I was just saying that I adored Tyson and didn't really understand the move, and it's looking like (regardless if Paul is on his team or not), Chandler is the much more valuable commodity as he continues to grow into his body.

Of course there's more to a hockey game than goaltending. Jesus H Christ, you refute time and time again that Lalime isn't a guy who can lead a team, that he can't play enough games to be the regular starter (a point refuted with actual statistics). I have not once used wins as a way to gauge good goaltending. I've played hockey my entire life; I know a thing or two about the sport. The Blackhawks have played equally in front of Nik and Lalime, and Khabibulin and Lalime have produced about equally (Nik: 2.82, .898/ Pat 2.69 / .900). I'd feel confident with him as the #1 as we work Crawford into the regular rotation next year... all I've said, is if you can get a bag of pucks for Nik, do it ASAP, bc he will never be around when this team really has a shot, and he's already showing that his best days are well past him. When he came over in that FA deal, I really thought we'd see what we saw in a Tampa, a guy who single-handedly was stealing games. We've seen that maybe 5 times in 3 seasons. What we are seeing now is that Lalime and Khabibulin are putting up about the same production... guess what, that's not worth the $6.5 mill per that Khabibulin is taking out of a rather small salary cap. At his best, Nik was a game changer, but he's a long way away from that... he's stopping under 90% of shots against him for crying out loud. If you think holding onto Nik is in the Blackhawks' best interest, then it is you who know nothing about hockey.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 01:15 PM) Do you honestly have a f***ing clue? Cripes, it's always the same lack of reading comprehension with you -- same ole, same ole provocative bulls***. Krush never said that Khabibulin is an awesome goalie -- he's said that ( a ) the losing streak wasn't completely on him, despite everyone wanting to do that and ( b ) Lalime ain't going to get us anywhere. He's not touting him as Roberto Luongo, just saying that there was a LOT of blame to go around. Yeah, I do have a clue. I was replying to his point that the Hawks scored 6 goals for Lalime, even though he only gave up one goal so that really had no merit. Why don't you take a chill pill, sorry to argue with your best friend about something. It's simple, as of right now, Patrick Lalime is the better goaltender than Nikolai Khabibulin. Krush has backed 'Bulin time and time again, so why don't you "get a f***ing clue?" I don't believe I said anything inflammatory in the above post. You need to take your blood-pressure medication right now you crazy bastard.

I know it doesn't relate to the white sox, but PHAT NUT and MY POOP are currently available.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 04:07 PM) I see. With that kind of reputation and so many posts, you'd think he'd have a better avatar than the "red x" What happened did Mike Caruso call to complain that he wanted royalties?? I see no red "X" I see a pretty neat Joker avatar...

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 04:03 PM) sorry I posted then, I'll be sure to run any future Chicago team signings by you before I post them. If you didn't care about the news, why post in thread? Because he's Captain Soxtalk, King of the Message Boards... that's why.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 03:34 PM) Reading Comprehension 101 "barely even" ≠ "not" If I didn't think it was news I wouldn't have posted it in the MLB Catch all thread over an hour ago. Any reaction to this greater than "hmm" is unnecessary. Thank you for the course in internet message board etiquette. Pardon me while I continue to not care what level of reaction you feel something deserves...

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 03:21 PM) I'll disagree, and take the position that unless this team has soured on Danks for reasons they know more about than me (they're convinced he won't grow into working more innings, they're convinced something else is wrong with him, they don't like his attitude, etc.), I would rather go with Contreras, Floyd, Danks, than Contreras, Colon, Floyd to start next year. Dude, that's fine and dandy, but taking a flyer on Colon would not hurt one bit. Hell, Colon won the Cy Young just two years ago and has been injured since. I know he's not dialing it up right now, but he's always been a slow starter and I'm sure it'll take some time to work that arm speed up. That sinker can be deadly when on, and I'm 150% for rolling the dice on a cheap, incentive-laden deal. If he comes back to full health, you're looking at a guy with the talent to be one of our top starters. If he doesn't, what does it hurt?

It's news. Shingo was fun as hell to watch his first season on the South Side. Torii Hunter shaking his head in disbelief of the frisbee. He's woeful and won't even matter in the Majors... but on a Sox board, its news.

QUOTE(WHITESOXRANDY @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 12:05 PM) Could they get a young starting pitcher from San Francisco such as Lowry or Cain ? We don't have the resources on our team to get Matt Cain. Crede alone wouldnt even be close. A Floyd/Crede for Cain or Danks/Crede for Cain would be gorgeous, but it'd never happen.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 11:24 AM) One thing though

QUOTE(knightni @ Jan 17, 2008 -> 11:24 PM) Heh. CS.com has a funny subtopic on the article there. "Trouble trickles down to minor-leaguer in Boise" What do you think of their new site, Jeremy?

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 17, 2008 -> 07:03 PM) Let's start him next year! Hey look at that, the Hawks scored 6 goals for him, too. Dude, say what you will, he still only gave up 1 goal and has looked far better than Khabibulin this year. We get it, you think Bulin is still the man and remember him leading Tampa to the Cup all those years ago. What's the difference between Lalime and Khabibulin next year other than like 4 million in salary? Not much. Lalime is the better goaltender right now and though I doubt they'll find a taker, getting rid of Bulin would be great regardless of return.

670 says that though the Sox are interested in Dotel, these reports are not true.

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QUOTE(almagest @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 01:03 AM) What I've been playing lately: DS: Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings PSP: Nothing as usual 360: Eternal Sonata PC: Neverwinter Nights 2 + Mask of Betrayer I can't believe you don't own a PS3 and a Wii.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 08:39 AM) Paying for potential? KW probably didn't want to lose out on such a critical area of the team, similar to the higher price for Linebrink. If Crede is moved ($5.1), then the payroll will almost be unchanged with this move. It's hard to preach potential when a player is 34 years old. Yeah, he's capable of pulling down a 3.5, but no moreso than MacDougal when he's rolling, and its hard to find a reliever with a worse track-record health wise. It's a fine signing, I just don't see it as a great improvement to the ballclub that the rest do... This move really does not make the Sox any better for 2008 unless they can get some value for MacDougal which is highly doubtful.

QUOTE(Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 07:40 AM) Moments ago the Score said we signed Dotel to a 2 year contract 5.5 million per year. Jeeezus. 5.5 per? I like the move but that's more than I expected for a guy who's had the track record Dotel has the last few years..

I would presume this will lead to the end of JameOn's illustrious Bulls career. What a f***up.

The "big" move went down. link Watch out for this pointless move. The stocking of the 4th line commences. Does this mean Perrault or LaPointe are out the door? That'd be swell, especially the latter.