Alumni in the Pros - April 2009

[ugarte]

[quote LA Times]If such sweat equity belies their Ivy League pedigree, there is no such incongruity off the ice. Parros ... routinely trounces [his] teammates on the USA Today crossword puzzle.
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FAIL

[David Harding]

"That's a good question," said the Sharks' Travis Moen, who was traded from Anaheim in March. "Georgie's pretty smart. I probably haven't seen Dougie doing too many crossword puzzles."

Hey, Travis, it's "Douglas."::smashfreak::

[RichH]

[quote ugarte][quote LA Times]If such sweat equity belies their Ivy League pedigree, there is no such incongruity off the ice. Parros ... routinely trounces [his] teammates on the USA Today crossword puzzle.
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FAIL[/quote]

Yeah, exactly what I thought.  But then again, it is the most prestigious paper that arrives at my hotel room every day.

And actually, if I may go all billhoward for a sec, considering how that article went out of its way to try to impress us with Parros's intellectual accomplishments and then followed up with a 'Murray studied hotels!  Which is good there! And he sells beer taps!' (here's a ball.  Maybe you can bounce it.),  I was half-expecting them to tell us that Douglas enjoys the TV Guide crossword or the Junior Jumble.  But no, it ends by basically quoting a teammate saying "yeah, I don't think he does crosswords."

[ugarte]

[quote RichH][quote ugarte][quote LA Times]If such sweat equity belies their Ivy League pedigree, there is no such incongruity off the ice. Parros ... routinely trounces [his] teammates on the USA Today crossword puzzle.
[/quote]
FAIL[/quote]

Yeah, exactly what I thought.  But then again, it is the most prestigious paper that arrives at my hotel room every day.

And actually, if I may go all billhoward for a sec, considering how that article went out of its way to try to impress us with Parros's intellectual accomplishments and then followed up with a 'Murray studied hotels!  Which is good there! And he sells beer taps!' (here's a ball.  Maybe you can bounce it.),  I was half-expecting them to tell us that Douglas enjoys the TV Guide crossword or the Junior Jumble.  But no, it ends by basically quoting a teammate saying "yeah, I don't think he does crosswords."[/quote]
I thought the same thing but didn't want to start a flame war. The Hotel School is Real Cornell, after all and I'm just a muggle

[tretiak]

salacious? mark messier was a great player but a cheap shot artist like current ranger sean avery (except with more talent and without the appreciation for a good purse). now denis potvin, there was a guy who played clean and hard.

[Josh '99]

I do love what George Parros has done with his facial hair.

(There needs to be a smiley with a handlebar mustache.)

[Josh '99]

[quote tretiak]salacious? mark messier was a great player but a cheap shot artist like current ranger sean avery (except with more talent and without the appreciation for a good purse). now denis potvin, there was a guy who played clean and hard.[/quote]That was sarcasm, right?  I can only assume so.

[RatushnyFan]

[quote tretiak]i like how they casually ignore the most infamous place the cup has gone...a nyc strip club. mark messier is an absolute dinkbag[/quote]My dog (Messier) takes offense.........but she (yes, she) is also old and not what she once was.

[French Rage]

[quote Josh '99][quote tretiak]salacious? mark messier was a great player but a cheap shot artist like current ranger sean avery (except with more talent and without the appreciation for a good purse). now denis potvin, there was a guy who played clean and hard.[/quote]That was sarcasm, right?  I can only assume so.[/quote]

::popcorn::

[RatushnyFan]

Parros has got Douglas in terms of 'stache quality.  Douglas has him in terms of hockey game (and contract value by a long-shot).  I watched about 50 Ducks games this year and Parros isn't awful, he's a better than average goon in terms of being able to play a little hockey and create a few chances without being a huge defensive liability out there.  Maybe it's just the 'stache, I dunno (don't know for you Ivy types).

[ugarte]

[quote RatushnyFan]Parros has got Douglas in terms of 'stache quality.  Douglas has him in terms of hockey game (and contract value by a long-shot).  I watched about 50 Ducks games this year and Parros isn't awful, he's a better than average goon in terms of being able to play a little hockey and create a few chances without being a huge defensive liability out there.  Maybe it's just the 'stache, I dunno (don't know for you Ivy types).[/quote]
The Chicago School would tell you Douglas is the more valuable player. The value of Parros's 3-year contract is around the same as each year of Murray's four year contract extension.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote RatushnyFan]Parros has got Douglas in terms of 'stache quality.[/quote]

Yeah, Dougie sort of looks like Leo DiCaprio. :-D

[Roy 82]

[quote jtwcornell91]

Yeah, Dougie sort of looks like Leo DiCaprio. :-D[/quote]

...on steroids.

[Trotsky]

Murray starts the game with Erhoff.  Hiller makes three incredible saves in a 10 second span on the Sharks' 1st pp.

[David Harding]

Cartoonist Darby Conley invokes Ken Dryden as a metaphor for perfection in today's Get Fuzzy.