i miss him sometimes.









sometimes.
- kicksave856

maybe he will return after he finds that boy who was snatched by the eagle

maybe he will return after he finds that boy who was snatched by the eagle
- dt99999

lol

hfboards post:

It's very hard to explain to my family and relatives how much HFBoards mean to me. I do have a bit obsession about this community, as prove this post - that I'm writing on a Christmas night, after hours of reading different post about hockey and whatnot.

I have been lurking here for a decade now. I remember coming here after every big event, and not only related to sports, from 9/11 to more joyful events and what not. I discovered my favourite band through the entertainment board - a band, The National, I have now seen 7 different times in three different countries. I've mot some people IRL that I first met here, online, that have become close friends, even. I almost lost a job because of HFboards - and even back, I kept going back. Because I have such a strong bond with this community, it's bigger than me.

So this is why I decided to take a time to share one of my most personnal stories, that I have mostly only told to my first wife and my parents because of how unbelievable it seems - and because honestly, no one except real hockey nerds will truly appreciate.

So here it goes : let's go back to December 23th, in the year of 2004.

I just went undrafted in the 2003 draft. This is where I first heard the name of Kris Letang - a person I couldnt believe would save my life, a few months later.

I went back to my hometown Val D'Or, to meet with my girlfriend which I would end up marry for Christmas. I was driving through one of those exceptionnal snowstorm you would end up telling your kids about. I just had a freak injury, working in the shop, so I was driving my Toyota Camry with a arm in a plaster.

It was a 8 hours road, through snow and hell, with only one functional arm! This was obviously very dangerous, but I was in a hard place in my life and I just really wanted to be with my girlfriend. So I drove until I got lost - and snowed in. I remember it being around 9 pm, only, and thinking it was a matter of time before another car would take the same winding road as me and help me out.

Keep in mind this was early 2000. I didnt even had one of those bad cellphone with bad reception. I was just sitting there, hoping for glowing lights to appear behind me. My mind was running wild - I kept thinking about my future, the dream I had to play in the NHL was all but lost. Between the pratices, my bad grad at school, a girlfriend I would neglect... I got lost among my dream.

Then the snow got thickier, thickier, and I had to get out every hour or so to make sure my Camry wouldnt get snowed-in. I had a fair amount of gaz left, but I thought... what if?

What if no one pass by this road? What if I have to sleep here? Would I get frozen to death? Probably not, but I was starting to get scared. I couldnt start to walk anyway, because I was seriously lost, and I might have been miles away from the closest home.

So I did what I had to do : I slept there. I took all the clothes I had in my luggage, made myself a nice bed, and prayed I wouldnt get frozen to death, and thinking my girlfriend would be worried sick.

Just like in a horror movie, I was waken up by a loud banging on my window - giving me the scare of my life. And there was a young dude, besides his pickup. I checked time, it was a little bit past 6 a.m.

Kris Letang was there, on his route from Montréal to Val D'or, to meet players he met at a training camp. It's the team that drafted him, and for which he'd ended up playing.

My car was out of gaz - but I was so relieved to finally see someone. Kris picked me up, and we would do the road to the closest gaz station. Even at the times, he was already extremely beautiful, with his long dark hair and his dreamy eyes. I remember thinking how nice he smelled, especially for someone who just drove a long night roadtrip.

We discussed the previous draft, in which we were both, in the stands, hoping to hear our name get called. And then, he told me : '' Dont worry. Life will find a way to make you happy, just like I found you. ''

He was so confident. You could tell by the time he was a future champion. I was a bit shy, to tell the truth. But he made me feel so comfortable. He's an easy talker, he had well thought opinions on everything. Keep in my mind, we were just entering the Irak invasion fiasco, he was really informed about it. I was so enlighted. But one thing that made me doubt, is when I asked him about his future. He told me : I will make the NHL. I will play there. And I will become the first white player to play in this league.

I told him there was already plenty of white players in the league, which is still mostly played only by caucasian players. He didnt seemed to mind. And at this point, neither did I. It was just one of those perfect moment.

On the road back, I asked him to sign my plaster, which he did.

But he didnt only signed his name, after dropping me by.

He told me : ''For Kev. Just watch me, in a few years I will be known as the Penguin to play in the NHL. Kris''

I told him: there's a much better chance of that to happen, if you mean Penguin the team, and not the animal.

And then he winked, and told me ''Sometimes, Life finds a way''

And he drove away.

honestly i respect it for the gratuitous info like the broken arm and being a fan of The National

honestly i respect it for the gratuitous info like the broken arm and being a fan of The National
- Shutdown

so many questions

it sorta feels like he tried to one-up the creepy kadri meme

I know the Hawks are going to bring Panarin back, be it trade or as a UFA next summer.... IMO, that was Bowman's plan all along... Bowman just didn't "trade" Panarin because he wanted to, but Bowman had to get the salary cap in order last summer and I will bet anything he told Panarin after he traded him that he intended on bringing him back as a UFA once he got his ducks in order..... Well now the Hawks ducks are in order...

I had the same feeling with Saad too - that first Saad trade didn't seem right at all, but Bowman did what he had to do for cap reasons, I understood that and I expected Saad would be back at some point in the near future, and of course it happened. I had the exact same reaction to the Panarin for Saad trade - it was so random that without question I knew that Bowman planned on bringing him back and Panarin knows this (because he was told) - which is why he didn't sign an extension with Columbus and IMO, getting rid of Hossa's contract was pretty much a sign or virtue signal to Panarin that "yup, we're bringing you back buddy"...

The real question is at what cost?

You don't want to give up Schmaltz or Debrincat, but Anisimov, picks & prospects -absolutely...

Even if the Hawks cant get him back via trade (I think Bowman will try hard) he will get him back next summer via UFA...

If the Hawks cant get him via trade their best option IMO is Jeff Skinner or Patches - and you would have to think that Anisimov, 2nd round pick & prospect could get it done for either one of them.... Which is good because they will both be UFA's at the end of the season, leaving the Hawks with $25,000,000 in cap space next summer to get Schmaltz, DeBrincat & Panarin signed....

Cap-wise, the Hawks are in good shape to make all of this happen and not put them in "cap hell"....

But hey, I think this would look pretty nice top 6 as a Hawks fan going into the season:

Saad-Toews-Patches
DeBrincat-Schmaltz-Kane

I mean those are basically 2 top lines there, 1a & 1b... One is a beast of a two-way forward line that can dominate at either end of the ice and the other is an offensive dynamo...

Or of course if the Hawks do bring Panarin back:

Saad-Toews-DeBrincat
Panarin-Schmaltz-Kane

^^ In a different universe it was that... Still, both those lines are deadly.

With either of those top 6's I like the Hawks chances.

Of course defense needs to be addressed..... The Hawks could really use a top 4 like Faulk, however the asking price is just ridiculous - Saad for Faulk or Schmaltz & first round pick for Faulk & Skinner?? lol, yea no....

I think the Hawks may just be better off signing a guy like Dan Hamhuis, then crossing their fingers - not only that but hope that Henri Jokiharju is ready to not only make the team but play top 4 minutes....

But yea, it will be interesting to see how the Hawks D plays out - and goaltending as well..

IMO, if most things work out for the Hawks this summer I.e; acquiring Patches or Panarin, Crawford being ready and Jokiharju being ready for top 4 minutes - this team has potential to be really dangerous....
- Savard2Secord

[quote=kicksave856]
Humbly, could have just used the last paragraph and be done with it

[quote=Streit2ThePoint]
i never made it that far.

[quote=kicksave856]
Oh I didn’t read the whole thing usually these kind of nut jobs sum up everything in the last paragraph

[quote=Streit2ThePoint]
this is why i've long thought eklund should just cut and paste a paragraph to use as the last paragraph of all of his blogs.

the paragraph is as follows:


maybe.

[quote=kicksave856]
it's very long, but is it really epic?

and yes that is what she said.

i want to suck cock
- The Deal Man

seek therapy

[quote=watsonnostaw]
how's your day harv? full of rape?

how's your day harv? full of rape?
- The Deal Man

every one of my days is far superior than any of the best days you have ever had in your pathetic life

every one of my days is far superior than any of the best days you have ever had in your pathetic life
- watsonnostaw

- kicksave856

yes.

every one of my days is far superior than any of the best days you have ever had in your pathetic life
- watsonnostaw

yeah i'm sure it is and you have the aids to prove it, how's the whore purchasing going these days? rates still the same as a decade ago?

yeah i'm sure it is and you have the aids to prove it, how's the whore purchasing going these days? rates still the same as a decade ago?
- The Deal Man

- watsonnostaw

- kicksave856

- thejonathans

kill yourselves

- watsonnostaw

you're only fooling yourself brutha.

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A: He turns off the PlayStation 3.
- Glak18


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