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karl_1052 · 03-07-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

Chara isnt 'big', he's abnormally huge. Guys that size usually have a hard time to skate, let alone play hockey. He's the exception, not the norm.

And you must not have watched him play very much, he checks all the time.

Chara is not that big either. I saw him in a bar when he was playing for Ottawa and he was tall, but skinny like the rake.

Apoc · 03-08-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by karl_1052

Chara is not that big either. I saw him in a bar when he was playing for Ottawa and he was tall, but skinny like the rake.

Agreed, but its still not that normal for someone his size to skate as well as he does.

karl_1052 · 03-08-2010, 01:53 PM

A US first grade teacher explains to her class that she is an American. She asks her students to raise their hands if they are American too. Not really knowing why but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like flashy fireworks. There is, however, one exception. A girl named Kristin has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I am not an American." "Then", asks the teacher, "What are you?". "I'm a proud Canadian," boasts the little girl. The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Kristin why she is a Canadian. "Well, my mom and dad are Canadians, so I'm a Canadian too. "The teacher is now really upset. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a crappy hockey player, and your dad was a crappy hockey player? Would that mean that you're a crappy hockey player too?"
A pause, and a smile.

Then, says Kristin, "Nope! That'd mean I'm an American!"

tommymac · 03-08-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

Chara isnt 'big', he's abnormally huge. Guys that size usually have a hard time to skate, let alone play hockey. He's the exception, not the norm.

And you must not have watched him play very much, he checks all the time.

Scotty Bowman was complimenting taylor mays how he moved/skated so well for someone his size. Prety damn good if its comming from someone like bowman

Rider · 03-08-2010, 10:44 AM

You want to talk about big hockey players. Todd Bertuzzi, 6-3 245. Go Wings! Pronger and Chara are tall but they have no meat to them.

goof2 · 03-08-2010, 11:00 AM

I used to see Dave Andreychuk and Marty St. Louis around a lot. Andreychuk is pretty damn big (as is Vinny Lecavalier), St. Louis not so much.

marko138 · 03-08-2010, 11:10 AM

Oi.

Papa_Complex · 03-08-2010, 02:22 PM

I was just thinking that I really wouldn't mind being the second best IN THE WORLD at something substantive.

Apoc · 03-08-2010, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I was just thinking that I really wouldn't mind being the second best IN THE WORLD at something substantive.

Must be a part of getting old, because I cant remember the last time i've loved doing something, and thought 'I wish I was second best in the world at this!!'

goof2 · 03-08-2010, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

Must be a part of getting old, because I cant remember the last time i've loved doing something, and thought 'I wish I was second best in the world at this!!'

I'll bet you would have been happier with silver than you were with the final result from 2006.

03-08-2010, 01:53 PM	#3
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	A US first grade teacher explains to her class that she is an American. She asks her students to raise their hands if they are American too. Not really knowing why but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like flashy fireworks. There is, however, one exception. A girl named Kristin has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I am not an American." "Then", asks the teacher, "What are you?". "I'm a proud Canadian," boasts the little girl. The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Kristin why she is a Canadian. "Well, my mom and dad are Canadians, so I'm a Canadian too. "The teacher is now really upset. "That's no reason," she says loudly. "What if your mom was a crappy hockey player, and your dad was a crappy hockey player? Would that mean that you're a crappy hockey player too?" A pause, and a smile. Then, says Kristin, "Nope! That'd mean I'm an American!" __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light.

03-08-2010, 02:22 PM	#8
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I was just thinking that I really wouldn't mind being the second best IN THE WORLD at something substantive. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

03-08-2010, 10:44 AM	#5
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	You want to talk about big hockey players. Todd Bertuzzi, 6-3 245. Go Wings! Pronger and Chara are tall but they have no meat to them.

03-08-2010, 11:00 AM	#6
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	I used to see Dave Andreychuk and Marty St. Louis around a lot. Andreychuk is pretty damn big (as is Vinny Lecavalier), St. Louis not so much.