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Feb 21, 2012 5:07 PM
Classyposter58;1092149 wrote:NHL because you get some ice time every night but not a whole lot so you really won't be as exhausted as say others who are getting close to 20 minutes a game. Also those guys seem to be in the best shape when they get older too as far as health probs go and I'd rather tell girls I'm a hockey player than some pussy who shoots a ball at a hoop
I'm a big NHL guy, but 3 NHL vets died this offseason so I don't know how much water that argument holds.

Also, I doubt many women are turning down NBA players on the regular for NHL enforcers.
Feb 21, 2012 5:07pm
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Feb 21, 2012 5:49 PM
chicago510;1092158 wrote: Also, I doubt many women are turning down NBA players on the regular for NHL enforcers.


Feb 21, 2012 5:49pm
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Feb 21, 2012 5:59 PM
Classyposter58;1092149 wrote:NHL because you get some ice time every night but not a whole lot so you really won't be as exhausted as say others who are getting close to 20 minutes a game. Also those guys seem to be in the best shape when they get older too as far as health probs go and I'd rather tell girls I'm a hockey player than some pussy who shoots a ball at a hoop
Maybe in Canada that'll work. But here in the US I'm betting NBA players have better notoriety and luck with the ladies than NHL players. Look at the guy who married Kim Kardashian. He's not a popular or great NBA player by any means and still pulls a big name like that. Granted it's just an anecdote, but I bet it holds true for the most part.
Feb 21, 2012 5:59pm
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Feb 21, 2012 6:07 PM
I think NHL players can play longer because their knees stay healthier. They are skating, and for the most part, wont put as much stress on the knees with cuts/stops/etc. Not that the knee isnt used, but its not the same as NBA or NFL.
Feb 21, 2012 6:07pm
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Feb 23, 2012 8:46 AM
NFL

New practice rules make practice way too easy.
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Feb 23, 2012 8:46am
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Feb 23, 2012 12:46 PM
georgemc80;1093435 wrote:NFL

New practice rules make practice way too easy.
Short season...
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Nfl doesn't have true bench warmers. Every one on the roster gets used
Feb 23, 2012 12:46pm
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Feb 23, 2012 1:01 PM
pnhasbeen;1093677 wrote:Nfl doesn't have true bench warmers. Every one on the roster gets used
Not true at all.
Feb 23, 2012 1:01pm
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Feb 23, 2012 1:05 PM
like_that;1093695 wrote:Not true at all.

I feel like backup linemen don't get used, backup qbs. The rest get used on STs. No?

And backup linemen sometimes get thrown on KOR team and FG/PAT
Feb 23, 2012 1:05pm
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Feb 23, 2012 1:09 PM
pnhasbeen;1093698 wrote:I feel like backup linemen don't get used, backup qbs. The rest get used on STs. No?

And backup linemen sometimes get thrown on KOR team and FG/PAT
I see a lot of "DNP" on the stat sheet for football games. If anything the NBA and NHL doesn't have a true "benchwarmer' spot.
Feb 23, 2012 1:09pm
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Feb 23, 2012 1:30 PM
Get paid for watching baseball from dugout seats...that's for me!
Feb 23, 2012 1:30pm