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14+ people were killed when a semi crashed with a junior hockey team bus on their way to a game in Canada. man that's awful

I've never thought about that. That is really weird. "Harrison Smith is my favorite Viking" sounds perfectly normal, but "MacKinnon is my favorite Avalanche" and "Staal is my favorite Wild" sounds just plain wrong

I've seen Aves fan call them the Mild (epic burn)

SteamedHams posted...

Actually I think I've seen that a few times before, but it looked more like a genuine mistake

sort of on topic, but I've heard commentators discussing how the Wild is kind of an awkward name for a team for a commentator, because they used to not be sure if they say (for example) "The Wild are going to the playoffs" or "The Wild is going to the playoffs"
and things like that

SteamedHams posted...

Not to be nitpicky but the proper nickname is "Avs

yeah I know haha. It's a running gag on the Wild subreddit to call them the "Aves" because it annoys Avs fans (see, it worked)

SteamedHams posted...

And yes, I think you're right on the Blues/Avs situation. So I was wrong before that there would be no benefit to the Blues losing tonight to Chicago. Man, I don't know if I dig the whole OT loss point thing, and not just because it could adversely affect my team. I've seen it pejoratively referred to as the "loser point" before, and that's an apt nickname. It makes some sense for ties since you're splitting the game's assumed two-point value, but the loser point is just adding shit out of nowhere for no reason. These guys are pros, why do they need a consolation prize

Yeah I hate it when it's close to playoffs, and both teams playing are tied are trying to get in the playoffs, so at 8 minutes left in the game they all stop playing just to ensure they get at least 1 point. Have you heard about the 3-2-1 point system that some people want the NHL to do? 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime/shootout win, and 1 point for an overtime loss or tie

interesting scenario for the blues/aves game tomorrow...
from what I understand, if the blues get a point (regulation win, OT win, or OT loss) they're in the playoffs.
If the Aves win in regulation, they're in the playoffs. So if it's tied late in the 3rd, CO will pull the goalie during a tie game

CaptainHammer posted...

Wheel, snipe, celly would be a good catchphrase for an Overwatch character.

That would be perfect for the Lucio hockey skin

You could always buy the game for me on PS4, or get a new computer

CaptainHammer posted...

I always think that if I ever play Overwatch I should play support since I probably lack the hair trigger required for DPS and because people would rather not play support in games in general so maybe I can become ok at a less standard role

That's one of the reasons I like Winston a lot. I can't shoot at all. There are characters for all roles that don't rely on being an accurate shooter tho

STLCards1991 posted...

MNTwins1991 posted...

I kind of want to play overwatch again now..

Did you play on PC?

Hell yeah dawg. It was $40 on PC and $60 on PS4 so that was a no brainer. It was also kind of nice to finally learn a shooter with keyboards and mouse instead of a controller

I kind of want to play overwatch again now..

STLCards1991 posted...

Re: Overwatch characters, that makes sense that everyone picks DPS I guess but I hadn't really thought about it. One time a few months ago I looked through all the characters and decided McRee would be my favorite just based on design.

Get the "I'm your Huckleberry" voice line and spam it all game. That's how to be a good mcree player

STLCards1991 posted...

Who did you play as in Overwatch?

I always kind of filled in based on what the team needs, so that means I healed a lot because everyone instalocks dps. I had a few characters I "mained" in for each role
Tank: Reinhardt, zarya, Winston
Dps: mcree, soldier 76
Healz: zenyatta (can actually kill people while healing) Mercy (I know they changed her but I used to play a ton of old Mercy)

Oh yeah like chewy said, rocket league is really good too

My humble opinion:
Overwatch is fantastic. First shooter I loved in a long long time. I don't play anymore but I was really into it for a long time
I like PUBG but I'm pretty casual. Haven't played in forever.
Fortnite is all the rage right now but it's not my cuppa tea. It's free to play tho

I heard he's just about good to go. Probably didn't play because he's not quite 100% and they don't want to risk it.

The wolves lost to Memphis right after they got beat by 40. There have been a lot of times this season where they lose to really bad teams that they never should have lost to.

I guess it's worth noting that Jimmy G Buckets will be back soon

The Timberwolves are just losers. No other way around it. Literally the biggest game since 2005 and they shit the bed while looking like they don't give a shit. I don't know anything about basketball, but these guys don't deserve to make the playoffs and if they do they will lose in the first round guaranteed

Ultima_Dragoon posted...

A couple of years ago some of my friends moved to St. Paul, MN. Their verdict: snow is interesting but the weather is colder than they'd like.

snow is kinda fun from thanksgiving until Christmas, when the "Winter/christmas" spirit is still fun. After that, don't get me started. Also St. Paul is alright but it kinda sucks. Come to mpls (I was born in saint paul)

Public transport is actually really interesting. Like in cities like london/tokyo/NYC (and many many other cities obv), it would be literally impossible to get around without it. If I could restart my life and pick a new major, I'd pick Sim City/transit/Cities: Skylines

CaptainHammer posted...

You get used to taking the bus but yeah the train is a lot better. I wish St. Louis had like 100x as many train routes as it has

same with MSP. what's it like there?
Here they've been putting a lot of money into the it and it's gotten a lot better (all light rail and some passenger trains to the burbs) but nowhere near as good as NYC/other east coast cities or any european/other parts of the world cities subway/public transport

I think public transport is a great thing of course, but I personally hate taking the bus. Trains are dope tho

Yeah I definitely wouldn't want to work downtown in a lot of situations but it randomly worked out pretty well. I got my apartment a couple years ago and didn't really care about location, and this place just worked out with the timing. It's not downtown but close-ish. And then a while later got this job that's downtown (it's a big town, and it was the side of downtown closest to me) which happened to be a 30 min walk from my place. Which works out perfect, because traffic can be bad, and paying for a parking plan would be $100+ a month. The walk isn't bad at all either. One of the more scenic roads through a few parks along the river. And there have been times where I have driven and it took longer than it would have to walk.

If I had to drive 15/20 min+ and pay to park I would definitely find another job.

Living in downtown MPLS or downtown any city big would cost a small fortune

there are like 6 bars within less than a block (not exaggerating). It's right by where the twins and the wolves play. The best part is the lunch specials, even though I hardly take advantage of it. One places has $2 cheeseburgers + fries and stuff from noon-2pm

When I left work there was a guy peeing outside the bar next door #openingday #TwinsWin

SteamedHams posted...

With the Blues losing yesterday, all the Avs have to do is beat the Blues in regulation to make the playoffs. They'll be facing a Blues team on the second of a road back-to-back, so should be easy, right?

On the other hand, all the blues have to do is beat the Hawks and the aves and they're in

CaptainHammer posted...

GameFAQs was pink. And get this...he spelled out F-A-Qs

Why is it pink?

I also spell it out like that in my head. I never actually say the site name out loud tho

We had an air hockey table for a while. It was fun for a couple months and then it just turned into a giant coffee table (it had a cover)

CaptainHammer posted...

That's sort of like how my grandma got us a foosball table one time. What a generous gift that we have no space for and isn't really that fun

Different sort of gifts, but once my grandparents got us hermit crabs from somewhere they visited and we had no idea how to take care of them and my mom has always been against having non domesticated animals as pets

CaptainHammer posted...

That's crazy. It looks like that's maybe 17 games, is that right? Are you guys gonna be fighting over who has to go to the most games? That's kind of a lot for a sport you don't really follow. I don't know how thrilled I would be to get tickets to 6 different Blues games

Yeah something like 17. I have friends that go to them so I can always hang with them but I plan on having my sister and brother and their friends go a lot

As a surprise my parents got my and my brother and sister 2 season tickets to the MLS team to share. It took a lot of effort to say thank you instead of "this is really great, but can we get Vikings instead"

CaptainHammer posted...

This guy I share an office with just watches youtube all day. It's horrible. It's the same nerdy voice playing all day every day, talking about game design or just reading things from a history book. No analysis on the history, just telling you things

Headphones????

Facebook complaint: if you can't go to an event, don't post to the whole event "I can't make it because I'm going to Florida that weekend"
No one cares! Just click Can't Attend

RCtheWSBC posted...

Damn was I the only one who answered positively >__>

I did, i just don't give them money

STLCards1991 posted...

I donated money to my alma mater too. It's called tuition!

They still send me letters asking for money. "Donations from alumni like you help make _______ possible for students"

where were these donations when I was a student

I'd say I do. The sports teams for all the main 4 sports have been disappointing, but it's biggest/most well known school in the state and I go to a game or two a year. I still live pretty close and my brother goes there. I also met most of my friends (not high school ones obv) one way or another through going to school there.

The twins always seem to have so many days off at the start of the year. Is that scheduled like that because of the weather? It's been snowing for 2 days and it's 20 and the home opener is tomorrow or the next day... That sounds like fun

Lance Lynn allowed 5 runs in the first inning. Great debut!

Do you guys actually like that Marlins song with the Creed singer? For me it's one of those things that is so bad that it's kinda good

CaptainHammer posted...

It's got more to do with like coverage maps than region. 18 MBPS is the best you can get in certain parts of St. Louis City

Edit: so yours might be fiber, right? The 18 package is the best option when fiber is unavailable

I don't think so.

Anyway, it's cool how Ricky Rubio finally learned how to shoot when he's playing against the wolves in the playoff hunt

I also didn't know I had a data cap until a couple months ago. Mine is also 1 TB. I pirate movies/shows a decent amount, and stream shows/movies all the time, and I've never gotten close to my cap limit

I'm paying $50 a month for 60 Mbps. I'm not sure if internet pricing is a regional thing or what, but that seems a little hefty. But comcast also tries to get sneaky. A year ago they upped my rate by $20 and I went online and found some "coupon" that changed it back to the 60 mbps for $50 monthly

STLCards1991 posted...

I took off work tomorrow to get AT&T set up and I received an email today telling me that installation has been moved to Thursday, but they did it in a way that was as if it was what we agreed upon all along.

I guess I'm the true April Fool.

like for internet at your place? if so, how much do you pay/how much bandwith do you get, if you don't mind me asking?

here's the rule for emergency goaltenders...interesting
For every NHL game, each team is allowed to dress 20 players: 18 skaters and two goaltenders. So if one of the goalies comes down with a stomach bug or some other sudden ailment on the day of the game, that team will try to recall a minor-league goalie to back him up. And if that isn't an option? Enter: Emergency goalies.

NHL rules state that if both of a team's goalies are forced out due to injury, a team is "entitled to dress and play any available goalkeeper." And more recently, the NHL has required home teams to maintain a list of available area goaltenders who could fill in for either team in a pinch.

STLCards1991 posted...

That's cool and all but it's so weird to me that NHL teams do this instead of just having a guy on the team who can play goalie in a pinch. That's what MLB does with emergency catchers.

Do you mean like a guy on the roster from a different position that suits up for catcher? Like for the twins if all their catchers got hurt, they would put Mauer back at catcher? honest question

if that's the case, I'm assuming the NHL doesn't do that because their skaters aren't any good at goalie, they need the roster space (because other than backup goalie, if a player is dressed and active, he'll play, unlike the NFL where every player has a backup or 2 suited up and ready to go if needed), and they don't want to risk injuring a skater. Every NHL team has a guy like this. A lot of times they give him free press box tickets for every game and have a set of gear for him in the locker room just in case.

What's strange (from what i understand) is that a lot of times, it goes by arena, not team. Like the jets weren't going to fly in their accountant backup goalie to watch the game. If all the Jets' goalies got hurt, Foster would've been playing for them

that sounds like a French rapper

Judge is a one hit wonder (literally) and I hate the Yankees!

The twins season is over

I can't wait to compare your predictions to what actually happens at the end of the season

Bartolo was like the 4th best pitcher for the twins last year

KAT just set the franchise record for points in a game with 56

Sleet..?

SteamedHams posted...

Maybe "douche" isn't the right word. Not like... general horrible person douchiness, just bro douchiness. So many MLB players are upper-middle-class white guys from coastal and southern states. Of course there are going to be bros.

Yeah same with hockey

STLCards1991 posted...

NFL players have gotta be at the top. No other sport can compare with the amount of off the field violence that NFL players have perpetrated over the years.

Yeah probably. Plus plenty of guys who just seem like assholes

Hockey players have their own distinct brand of douchebag

I never would have ranked it like that, because I never watch baseball and I've never thought about the douche scale for sports