Was just doing a crossword puzzle and one of the answers was DEKE. Never heard that term before. Is that used all the time? What's the origin? The clue was "Fake out in the rink."
Was just doing a crossword puzzle and one of the answers was DEKE. Never heard that term before. Is that used all the time? What's the origin? The clue was "Fake out in the rink."
Well, you can deek to the right, or deek to the left. Not sure of other deeking. (putting a move on your opponent)
Drouin of the Lightning is great at it.
I've heard the term for as long as I can remember. You don't hear it very often any more. I could swear that they used to use the term in football as well (the shifty running back deked the defender out of his jock strap!), but maybe it was only on Canadian football broadcasts.
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
-- Russell Banks (paraphrased)
Which is worse, the Habs picking up the B's castoffs...or picking up their own castoffs?
https://www.nhl.com/news/canadiens-f...en/c-286756908
Habs dump Therrien on Valentine's Day for their ex.
Growing up in NYC metro, we used 'deked' all the time, though i don't hear it often anymore. We also used 'juked' as an analogous term.
Deke, IMO, is more like an attempted fake successful or not.
Juked was a very successful deke.
Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit
Seems like a poor fit to me, a mismatch of coaching skills and the strengths of the team; other than Carey Price. But, whatever. He speaks French, I guess that's a plus.
Obviously the Scabs are the Bruins biggest rivals, but having Julien behind the bench doesn't exactly strike terror into my heart. We'll see how it goes, but my guess is no Cup for the Scabs with Julien there, which obviously breaks my heart. If I'm wrong, then I'll eat my 1970 Bobby Orr sweatshirt, which sadly I'm too big to fit into because I was seven in 1970.
Bill
I've never played hockey and even I know what a deke is.
This made me laugh!Originally Posted by Sputnik
Wow.
For the initial 30 minutes, although down 2 goals, I thought the Isles were the better team. Andersen was standing on his head! Very impressive.
And the Maple Buds have the offensive chops to keep up with anyone.
The Isles will get there but given the upcoming NINE game road trip, they need to get into a playoff spot then defend that position while on the road.
Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit
And with a super awesome HC in Babcock, the future is bright.....
Just hopefully not now! lol !!!
Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit
Therrien was due to get fired. I've been calling for his head here since last season. Julien has coached here before and bergevin got to know him during the World Cup tournament. I'm scratching my head a little at his nomination, but we will see. Bergevin must have been feeling a lot of pressure from ownership to not let this early season get wasted. He now needs to make a trade or two ..
"Corn Flakes pissed in. You ranted. Mission accomplished. Thread closed."
-Cozy 3:16-
Hey Brad. Good call on Hammond. Looks like his NHL career was a very brief flash in the pan.
Think of a book as a vase, and a movie as the stained-glass window that the filmmaker has made out of the pieces after he’s smashed it with a hammer.
-- Russell Banks (paraphrased)
We are the grandchildren of apes, not angels
But only we are gifted with the eyes to see
On days without FEAR, when our heads are clear
That angels, we could be
(Marillion 2016)
lol....gonna need alot o' hot sauce for that!
Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit
DANGLES! That's my favorite.
It's going to be pretty odd seeing Julien on the Montreal bench no doot!
Mudshark vs. Klonk tomorrow night. Be there!
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
I'm just razzin' you, and I fully accept being razzed back. Boston is blessed (or cursed) with three of the greatest rivalries in sports, and Bruins-Habs may be #1 of all of them.
By the way, here's my little sweatshirt that my mother dutifully saved. It's the real deal from the late 60s, surely no later than 1970, though I doubt it's worth much.
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Bill
Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit
How many times did you dive on your couch reenacting that Orr cup winner while wearing that shirt?
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
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