2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks' Salary Capocalypse/Russian Invasion Thread

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This really sucks in so many ways. I don't really see any scenario where this turns out all good. Even if he didn't actually rape the girl, he's going to wear that for quite a while. And then all the other scenarios in between him being convicted of rape mean he probably raped her

Well, fuck

Yea, I'm gonna go ahead and say the fucker did it. Goddammit, Patrick

The woman left Kane's home with her friend and used a cellphone to call a relative immediately after the alleged attack. She then went to a local hospital for examination, and police were called afterward, the sources said.

Literally everyone I talk to wants to talk about the Kane story and I really do not. But it's sick how quickly everyone jumps to "girls pretend to be raped all the time" like rape isn't a super common thing.

People are bad.

I've had a long history of being stupid with my fists but this really makes me want to punch someone.

It's awful.

That Rolling Stone UVa article is still really fresh in the minds of a lot of people. It certainly doesn't help with that view.

This shit just got a lot worse.

[SKO]

This really sucks in so many ways. I don't really see any scenario where this turns out all good. Even if he didn't actually rape the girl, he's going to wear that for quite a while. And then all the other scenarios in between him being convicted of rape mean he probably raped her

Well, fuck

Yea, I'm gonna go ahead and say the fucker did it. Goddammit, Patrick

The woman left Kane's home with her friend and used a cellphone to call a relative immediately after the alleged attack. She then went to a local hospital for examination, and police were called afterward, the sources said.

Literally everyone I talk to wants to talk about the Kane story and I really do not. But it's sick how quickly everyone jumps to "girls pretend to be raped all the time" like rape isn't a super common thing.

People are bad.

I've had a long history of being stupid with my fists but this really makes me want to punch someone.

It's awful.

That Rolling Stone UVa article is still really fresh in the minds of a lot of people. It certainly doesn't help with that view.

This shit just got a lot worse.

I don't even know how to respond to that. What a fucking travesty.

[Bort]

This really sucks in so many ways. I don't really see any scenario where this turns out all good. Even if he didn't actually rape the girl, he's going to wear that for quite a while. And then all the other scenarios in between him being convicted of rape mean he probably raped her

Well, fuck

Yea, I'm gonna go ahead and say the fucker did it. Goddammit, Patrick

The woman left Kane's home with her friend and used a cellphone to call a relative immediately after the alleged attack. She then went to a local hospital for examination, and police were called afterward, the sources said.

Literally everyone I talk to wants to talk about the Kane story and I really do not. But it's sick how quickly everyone jumps to "girls pretend to be raped all the time" like rape isn't a super common thing.

People are bad.

I've had a long history of being stupid with my fists but this really makes me want to punch someone.

It's awful.

That Rolling Stone UVa article is still really fresh in the minds of a lot of people. It certainly doesn't help with that view.

This shit just got a lot worse.

I don't even know how to respond to that. What a fucking travesty.

I feel physically ill reading about this.

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Duncan Keith out 4-6 weeks with knee surgery.

This is about the worst thing that could happen to the Blackhawks' roster short of an indictment.

[thehawk]

Duncan Keith out 4-6 weeks with knee surgery.

This is about the worst thing that could happen to the Blackhawks' roster short of an indictment.

Any idea when this actually happened.  Didn't think Rage Against the Machine was playing in the Chicagoland area over the past week...

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Duncan Keith out 4-6 weeks with knee surgery.

This is about the worst thing that could happen to the Blackhawks' roster short of an indictment.

Any idea when this actually happened.  Didn't think Rage Against the Machine was playing in the Chicagoland area over the past week...

Maybe Kesler was right and no human could withstand all that hitting. It just took 5 months to take effect.

[Oleg]

Almost ready for the Single Greatest Thread.

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Patrick Kane's accuser No longer cooperative.

I hope that St. Rockwell of Madison St. at least gave her some compensation for her life being a living hell in order for his $84 million investment to be protected.

By that I mean, of course he did, if only to make sure there's no civil case either. That could make Mike Ribiero's trial look like Romper Room.

[CT III]

Patrick Kane's accuser No longer cooperative.

I hope that St. Rockwell of Madison St. at least gave her some compensation for her life being a living hell in order for his $84 million investment to be protected.

By that I mean, of course he did, if only to make sure there's no civil case either. That could make Mike Ribiero's trial look like Romper Room.

Ribiero never went to trial.  They were in settlement talks almost the entire time, and the victim filed a complaint in civil court when they started stall.  That's where the details on the case came from, and they were sickening. 

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Patrick Kane's accuser No longer cooperative.

I hope that St. Rockwell of Madison St. at least gave her some compensation for her life being a living hell in order for his $84 million investment to be protected.

By that I mean, of course he did, if only to make sure there's no civil case either. That could make Mike Ribiero's trial look like Romper Room.

Ribiero never went to trial.  They were in settlement talks almost the entire time, and the victim filed a complaint in civil court when they started stall.  That's where the details on the case came from, and they were sickening. 

Fork's whole tone sounds like Kane has an underage sex dungeon in his basement.  To compare him to Ribiero--who is an unspeakably awful human being-- seems to indicate as much.

Care to elaborate, hoss?

[Quality Start Machine]

Patrick Kane's accuser No longer cooperative.

I hope that St. Rockwell of Madison St. at least gave her some compensation for her life being a living hell in order for his $84 million investment to be protected.

By that I mean, of course he did, if only to make sure there's no civil case either. That could make Mike Ribiero's trial look like Romper Room.

Ribiero never went to trial.  They were in settlement talks almost the entire time, and the victim filed a complaint in civil court when they started stall.  That's where the details on the case came from, and they were sickening. 

Fork's whole tone sounds like Kane has an underage sex dungeon in his basement.  To compare him to Ribiero--who is an unspeakably awful human being-- seems to indicate as much.

Care to elaborate, hoss?

Kane's love of drink and yayo aren't exactly secrets - neither is the fact that the Hawks' cleaner has his hands full with the boy. But where here in Chicago, problems can solved more quickly (i.e. telling Toews to just walk away from his wrecked car on Lake St. to avoid blowing, or the year they had to handle Kane's "babysitter" [his dad] as much as they had to handle Kane), it's no accident that all Kane's documented runins with law enforcement (or unfortunate limo rides) have happened outside the Greater Chicagoland Area.

So basically this isn't exactly the Hawks' first rodeo with Kane. I expect some of the fallout from this to be that he sells his place in Buffalo and lives in Chicago year-round from here on out.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Patrick Kane's accuser No longer cooperative.

I hope that St. Rockwell of Madison St. at least gave her some compensation for her life being a living hell in order for his $84 million investment to be protected.

By that I mean, of course he did, if only to make sure there's no civil case either. That could make Mike Ribiero's trial look like Romper Room.

Ribiero never went to trial.  They were in settlement talks almost the entire time, and the victim filed a complaint in civil court when they started stall.  That's where the details on the case came from, and they were sickening.  

Fork's whole tone sounds like Kane has an underage sex dungeon in his basement.  To compare him to Ribiero--who is an unspeakably awful human being-- seems to indicate as much.

Care to elaborate, hoss?

Kane's love of drink and yayo aren't exactly secrets - neither is the fact that the Hawks' cleaner has his hands full with the boy. But where here in Chicago, problems can solved more quickly (i.e. telling Toews to just walk away from his wrecked car on Lake St. to avoid blowing, or the year they had to handle Kane's "babysitter" [his dad] as much as they had to handle Kane), it's no accident that all Kane's documented runins with law enforcement (or unfortunate limo rides) have happened outside the Greater Chicagoland Area.

So basically this isn't exactly the Hawks' first rodeo with Kane. I expect some of the fallout from this to be that he sells his place in Buffalo and lives in Chicago year-round from here on out.

Okay yes, and that's gone on for ages (you can ask old HJE ShoutBoxer Section 242 about Keith Magnuson's first phone call after getting popped for DUI...and other shenanigans from Magnuson's case)  but nothing that you have revealed here discusses how Patrick Kane's actions are on par with known predator Ribeiro.  It just seems like your mind is made up that he's a  scumbag (which we all agree he might be) and so you might as well double down and throw some shit on the wall that his transgressions are worse than Ribeiro's.  Also, Wirtz somehow managed to muddle the Buffalo case because big liquor cabal money.

[Slaky]

Patrick Kane's accuser No longer cooperative.

I hope that St. Rockwell of Madison St. at least gave her some compensation for her life being a living hell in order for his $84 million investment to be protected.

By that I mean, of course he did, if only to make sure there's no civil case either. That could make Mike Ribiero's trial look like Romper Room.

Ribiero never went to trial.  They were in settlement talks almost the entire time, and the victim filed a complaint in civil court when they started stall.  That's where the details on the case came from, and they were sickening.  

Fork's whole tone sounds like Kane has an underage sex dungeon in his basement.  To compare him to Ribiero--who is an unspeakably awful human being-- seems to indicate as much.

Care to elaborate, hoss?

Kane's love of drink and yayo aren't exactly secrets - neither is the fact that the Hawks' cleaner has his hands full with the boy. But where here in Chicago, problems can solved more quickly (i.e. telling Toews to just walk away from his wrecked car on Lake St. to avoid blowing, or the year they had to handle Kane's "babysitter" [his dad] as much as they had to handle Kane), it's no accident that all Kane's documented runins with law enforcement (or unfortunate limo rides) have happened outside the Greater Chicagoland Area.

So basically this isn't exactly the Hawks' first rodeo with Kane. I expect some of the fallout from this to be that he sells his place in Buffalo and lives in Chicago year-round from here on out.

Okay yes, and that's gone on for ages (you can ask old HJE ShoutBoxer Section 242 about Keith Magnuson's first phone call after getting popped for DUI...and other shenanigans from Magnuson's case)  but nothing that you have revealed here discusses how Patrick Kane's actions are on par with known predator Ribeiro.  It just seems like your mind is made up that he's a  scumbag (which we all agree he might be) and so you might as well double down and throw some shit on the wall that his transgressions are worse than Ribeiro's.  Also, Wirtz somehow managed to muddle the Buffalo case because big liquor cabal money.

So you think Kane might not be a scumbag? Which is there more evidence of? His good deeds or his vices?

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Patrick Kane's accuser No longer cooperative.

I hope that St. Rockwell of Madison St. at least gave her some compensation for her life being a living hell in order for his $84 million investment to be protected.

By that I mean, of course he did, if only to make sure there's no civil case either. That could make Mike Ribiero's trial look like Romper Room.

Ribiero never went to trial.  They were in settlement talks almost the entire time, and the victim filed a complaint in civil court when they started stall.  That's where the details on the case came from, and they were sickening.  

Fork's whole tone sounds like Kane has an underage sex dungeon in his basement.  To compare him to Ribiero--who is an unspeakably awful human being-- seems to indicate as much.

Care to elaborate, hoss?

Kane's love of drink and yayo aren't exactly secrets - neither is the fact that the Hawks' cleaner has his hands full with the boy. But where here in Chicago, problems can solved more quickly (i.e. telling Toews to just walk away from his wrecked car on Lake St. to avoid blowing, or the year they had to handle Kane's "babysitter" [his dad] as much as they had to handle Kane), it's no accident that all Kane's documented runins with law enforcement (or unfortunate limo rides) have happened outside the Greater Chicagoland Area.

So basically this isn't exactly the Hawks' first rodeo with Kane. I expect some of the fallout from this to be that he sells his place in Buffalo and lives in Chicago year-round from here on out.

Okay yes, and that's gone on for ages (you can ask old HJE ShoutBoxer Section 242 about Keith Magnuson's first phone call after getting popped for DUI...and other shenanigans from Magnuson's case)  but nothing that you have revealed here discusses how Patrick Kane's actions are on par with known predator Ribeiro.  It just seems like your mind is made up that he's a  scumbag (which we all agree he might be) and so you might as well double down and throw some shit on the wall that his transgressions are worse than Ribeiro's.  Also, Wirtz somehow managed to muddle the Buffalo case because big liquor cabal money.

So you think Kane might not be a scumbag? Which is there more evidence of? His good deeds or his vices?

"good deeds"?

First of all it's not a ledger card.

Secondly I can't determine if he's just a run-of-the-mill typically entitled pro athlete scumbag or a Mike Ribeiro raping menace scumbag.  This Buffalo case really didn't really answer it for me, sorry, and I refuse to get sucked into a decisive take based on it in spite of what everyone righteously screaming from both sides insists. But hey--if you want to make up your mind and hate yourself and hate the Blackhawks and hate the NHL and hate hockey on account of it, knock yourself out.

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Patrick Kane's accuser No longer cooperative.

I hope that St. Rockwell of Madison St. at least gave her some compensation for her life being a living hell in order for his $84 million investment to be protected.

By that I mean, of course he did, if only to make sure there's no civil case either. That could make Mike Ribiero's trial look like Romper Room.

Ribiero never went to trial.  They were in settlement talks almost the entire time, and the victim filed a complaint in civil court when they started stall.  That's where the details on the case came from, and they were sickening.  

Fork's whole tone sounds like Kane has an underage sex dungeon in his basement.  To compare him to Ribiero--who is an unspeakably awful human being-- seems to indicate as much.

Care to elaborate, hoss?

Kane's love of drink and yayo aren't exactly secrets - neither is the fact that the Hawks' cleaner has his hands full with the boy. But where here in Chicago, problems can solved more quickly (i.e. telling Toews to just walk away from his wrecked car on Lake St. to avoid blowing, or the year they had to handle Kane's "babysitter" [his dad] as much as they had to handle Kane), it's no accident that all Kane's documented runins with law enforcement (or unfortunate limo rides) have happened outside the Greater Chicagoland Area.

So basically this isn't exactly the Hawks' first rodeo with Kane. I expect some of the fallout from this to be that he sells his place in Buffalo and lives in Chicago year-round from here on out.

Okay yes, and that's gone on for ages (you can ask old HJE ShoutBoxer Section 242 about Keith Magnuson's first phone call after getting popped for DUI...and other shenanigans from Magnuson's case)  but nothing that you have revealed here discusses how Patrick Kane's actions are on par with known predator Ribeiro.  It just seems like your mind is made up that he's a  scumbag (which we all agree he might be) and so you might as well double down and throw some shit on the wall that his transgressions are worse than Ribeiro's.  Also, Wirtz somehow managed to muddle the Buffalo case because big liquor cabal money.

So you think Kane might not be a scumbag? Which is there more evidence of? His good deeds or his vices?

"good deeds"?

First of all it's not a ledger card.

Secondly I can't determine if he's just a run-of-the-mill typically entitled pro athlete scumbag or a Mike Ribeiro raping menace scumbag.  This Buffalo case really didn't really answer it for me, sorry, and I refuse to get sucked into a decisive take based on it in spite of what everyone righteously screaming from both sides insists. But hey--if you want to make up your mind and hate yourself and hate the Blackhawks and hate the NHL and hate hockey on account of it, knock yourself out.

I'd be a lot happier of Kane were nothing but a bad drinker, but that's not the case.

I'd also be a lot happier if I didn't know from Jump Street that money would just make it all go away. Sports are supposed to be a fun diversion from the shittiness of the world, not augmentation of it.