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YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Canucks 3 - 0 Wild Capitals 1 - 3 Flyers Golden Knights 6 - 4 Blues Maple Leafs 3 - 4 Blue Jackets Flames 4 - 0 Jets TODAY'S SCHEDULE Islanders vs Panthers (NYI leads 2-1) Predators vs Coyotes (ARI leads 2-1) Penguins vs Canadiens (MTL leads 2-1) Oilers vs Blackhawks (CHI leads 2-1) Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets (CBJ leads 2-1) Canucks vs Wild (WAN leads 2-1)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) I've been wanting to watch this movie for a long time, and finally had the 4 hours needed to watch the entire film. Really good film, although the main character, Lawrence, does come off as a bit flimsy at the beginning and rather annoying. His transition after all the events on his journey throughout Arabia certainly is wonderfully done and keeps your attention. I feel like I could write pages about this movie, but I'm exhausted, but there are so many iconic scenes that just makes this a wonderful film. 9.5/10

I was under the impression that Kane and JT signed 10.5/m contracts, but the cap hit was something like 7 or so for the first few years. I might be off, again, contracts in the NHL aren't my specialty.

Keith's cap hit is 5.5m, Seebs is 6.8m I understand the reasoning behind it, and don't think anything should be different. The way they structured Kane and Toews deals to take more of a cap hit later on made since with the contracts we had at the time. It's hard to imagine Seebs coming back after all the surgeries and injuries he's suffered from recently. As for Favorite Hawks, it's got to Hoss for me. Absolutely loved him when we was in Atlanta and then again with the Hawks.

Geez - the NHL contracts have always escaped me. So we are on the hook for Keith's contract until he is 40? Seabs until he is 39? We signed some pretty extensive contracts then.

Yeah I'm looking at well. Wasn't aware Saad was under 30. I'm rather enjoy DeBrincat and Kubliak. It'll do Blackhawks good with Crawford, Seabs, and Keith hang up their states and free up more Cap space.

Seriously? Christ I feel like with Toews, Kane, Saad, Crawford, and Keith, you'd have a median age of about 35 with how long they've been in the league.

I certainly haven't been impressed with the Oilers, but they were the higher seed, and Blackhawks are majority aging team with so much of a cap hit that it's hard to get much talent around the big two. Toews has played well, which is nice after he has had a rough couple of years. Still - it'll be nice to win again and eliminate the Oilers in their own city

@Spike - Have you watched any? Blackhawks are actually looking good against a more talented Oilers team. Just one win away from moving on.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Islanders 1-2 Panthers Predators 1-4 Coyotes Lightning 3-2 Bruins Avalanche 4-0 Stars Penguins 3-4 Canadiens Oilers 3-4 Blackhawks TODAY'S GAMES Canucks vs Wild (Series tied 1-1) Capitals vs Flyers Golden Knights vs Blues Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets (Series tied 1-1) Flames vs Jets (CGY lead series 2-1)

@Mel81x - I'd like to get your thoughts on the story making headlines in India, and that's of PM Modi laying the foundation for the new Hindu temple on the same grounds where once stood the Babri mosque which was destroyed by Hindu mobs back in 1992? I don't think you and I have ever personally discussed religion, but obviously there are a lot of Hindu and Muslim tension in India so it's likely that if you identify with one of them, you probably see this event different than if you were on the other side of it.

When a country is experiencing a tragedy like this, as well as all the other economic issues that they are dealing with, it certainly could be construed that you were referring to Beirut. I'll move past the personal insults, and say that I completely agree with you on the Domestic Violence, and the US's role in the killing of innocents (ie Nawar al-Awlaki). I often struggle with this country and their agenda of saying they are trying to bring 'peace to the middle east', but will bomb cities that are convenient, armed organizations that ultimately become terrorist cells, and make decision based on oil and Israel, without really thinking about the long term effects or the innocents that can and are usually harmed. I didn't mean to be condescending, not at all, but we've known one another for awhile now, and have had a few run-ins because of a misinterpretation. I would say that this is obviously another example. I have always had an interest in the Middle East, and so when something like this happens, which appears to have no terrorists ties whatsoever, I can understand my overreaction in thinking that you were implying differently. We also live in a world where people 'spout' truths which are in no way based on facts, and so I obviously jumped to an early conclusion that this is what you were doing. This is an awful thing for Lebanon, and I just can't stop feeling like there so many moment throughout the day where our lives are unknowingly at risks. Car accidents, heart attacks, and ports catching fire and causing a massive amount of explosives to explode. I'd love to have an open dialogue to discuss ME politics with the issues you raised, I just don't think it needs to be today's discussion. This had nothing to do with U.S. dropping bombs, or men beating their wives, this was an already fragile country getting hit with an unforeseen event which has the potential to cripple them for years.

Yeah - well I'm glad your colleague and family are safe. On Al Jazeera, they were broadcasting live outside of the main hospital in Beirut and you could tell that they were not only at a capacity, but that the structure itself looked like just another hazard.

@Mpache - This is a pretty crazy report coming from Peru. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/lebanon-eyes-state-emergency-deadly-beirut-blast-live-200804234925493.html

Oh, and I'm obviously not very close with them. This is the same family that kicked my Dad out of the house at a young age because he quit going to church, leaving my dad homeless at 15. But still, it's my Dad's father, and I know it's got to be strange for him to receive the news.

Cheers. None of this is a big surprise to me. This is my family from North Alabama, farmers, and big Trump lovers. They are good people, but are definitely not ones to wear masks and truly abide by any social distancing protocols.

Wednesday, August 5 Islanders vs Panthers NYI lead series 2-0 Predators vs Coyotes Series tied 1-1 Lightning vs Bruins Avalanche vs Stars Penguins vs Canadiens Series tied 1-1 Oilers vs Blackhawks Series tied 1-1

Sometimes I seriously wonder what is wrong with you.

Got word last night from family that my Uncle and his family have it. Living with them is also my grandfather, grandmother, who are currently both suffering from a fever and are waiting on the results. My other uncle (his brother) and his wife and children are also being tested as they had all be staying quarantined together.

Yeah - I'm worried about the final body count, as I could imagine that this will go on for over a week. I saw certain European countries, including France, have sent over emergency help, so maybe they will be able to get back on their feet sooner rather than later. I have a good buddy from Lebanon, thankfully his family aren't in Beirut and are safe, but still, scary scary shit.

That's scary as shit.

That's insane... The aftermath photos are awful...

This ruined my day... Click if you want to see the pictures... https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/pictures-lonely-burials-coronavirus-victims-iraq-200804075951224.html

Head of Lebanon's Red Cross is saying that their are still 'a lot' of people still stuck in their house, unable to leave due to damage.

No doubt. And who knows what exactly they mean by 'explosive', but these live feeds are unreal, as fires are still burning in Beirut.