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- Experience their new premises and explore the inner workings of this iconic kiwi beer label.
- Grab a 45-minute Tuatara brewery tour including beer tasting, for only $17.
- Become part of the beer cult in Wellington and find out what makes this beer so refreshingly different.
- Whether you're a pilsner follower a lager man, a dabbler in wheat beer or a one for the darker ales, this tour will give you an insight into everything you need to know.
Much like the Tuatara that managed to survive through 2000 years of the world being a bit of a dick to native animals; Tuatara beer knows what it takes to be ahead of the game. So venture through the world of this established craft beer brewery and see why these chaps will be around for at least the next 2000 years.
Embrace the uniqueness of a well crafted beer from the master brewers at Tuatara. Grab a 45-minute Tuatara brewery tour including beer tasting, for only $17.
Tuatara (too-ah-tar-rah) was judged best brewery in 08/09 and is home to a wide array of delicious beer concoctions that are sure to impress. They have recently opened up their new premises (with the help of the Prime Minister) and are ready to show all of you beer aficionados how they make such glorious beer.
The tours are guided by either their production manager or one of their master brewers, who will introduce you to the brewing process at Tuatara, showing you how their beer is made from start to finish. At the end of the tour you will be introduced to four Tuatara beers to savour, whilst receiving the educational tasting low-down by your guide.
The tour and tasting lasts approximately 45 minutes, after which you are more than welcome to stay for a drink and something to eat from their tasting room menu. Each tour is restricted to a maximum of thirty people so it pays to book in advance to ensure your spot on the tour.
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Zagat just named Vieques one of the world's top food destinations. Situated 10 miles southeast of the Puerto Rican mainland, Vieques is Puerto Rico's little sister – a largely undeveloped place with no traffic lights, a complex and fascinating history, some of the Caribbean's most spectacular beaches, and a food scene that would make Anthony Bourdain wet his pants. (See Big Papa's roast pig with Creole spices below.)
We've been guests of the island three times over the past 5 years, and were amazed during a recent visit to see how the local food scene is blossoming in response to the steady increase in tourism. (The W opened a hotel here two years ago, on coastal property next to what the locals call Gringo Beach.) There are only ten thousand people living here, and most of them are employed by the island itself, through a conservation project headed by the US Navy.
Claimed by Spain shortly after Columbus' 1492 voyage, the island was also an object of conquest for the French, English, Danish, and Scots. During WWII, the US designated Vieques a naval reserve, with plans to harbour the British fleet there had England fallen to the Third Reich. But for three centuries the island was also a lawless outpost, and somehow Vieques retains the indomitable spirit of the swaggering pirate. The people of Vieques pushed the US Navy out for good in 2003, and the island is returning once again to its naturally rugged state.
There is fierce pride in the island's idiosyncrasies: its feral horses and weekly cockfights, a bio-luminescent bay, and enough archaeology to qualify the entire island as a museum. (The ruins of the 19th century sugar refinery and the abandoned military bunkers will throw you into a dramatically 'LOST' frame of mind.)
Cooking on the island, it follows, is also flavoured by a delicious sense of discovery and adventure. Our favourite place to forage is 'The Vegetable Truck' – an enormous refrigerated roadside trailer full of some of the things you came for, and lots more that you didn't. We found limes the size of grapefruits one evening. They also sell tires and car batteries, and I think lottery tickets. Shopping for dinner is huge fun, because so you always arrive home with a real wild card. There's also a little vegetable market that goes up a couple of times a week. Here there are things imported for the island's expats – shitakes, baby greens, basil, along with local things we just couldn't put our finger on – dried gooseberries? Baby jicama?
Thursday mornings, Big Papa roasts a pig in the island's northern town, on a main road that's also dotted with lunch counters and bakeries that seem glamorously stranded in the 1950s. On the South shore, there's a strip of low-key, bar-and-grill-type shacks that serve barefoot food with tropical hospitality. On your way to the beach, you'll find someone, in some beatific little truck, that's got your lunch fixed right. There are also a small handful of fine restaurants on the island whose sophistication and creativity suggest that Vieques may soon produce a celebrity chef, or constellate 3 Michelin stars.
We hear the W on Vieques makes a terrific gin and tonic (for $15 USD), and that the locals all took gleeful advantage of the hotel's Thanksgiving misprint: $80 for a 12-person turkey dinner, delivered anywhere. (It was supposed to read $180.) We prefer to mix fresh piña coladas and pick limes off the tree at Cacimar House, where there's also a kitchen equipped to turn the day's discoveries into dinner, and a pool for midnight dips to soothe our sunburns.
As the sun sets over a nearby hill, Venus and Jupiter appear on cue for cocktails. The cicadas and frogs provide perfect dinner music, and every morning is greeted by a symphonic competition of roosters and dogs. A luxuriously wild place, Vieques. Just the way we like it.
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Fantastic! I must get there soon, and take advantage of the offer to stay in a friend's house. Your photos make it look like heaven on earth. And it's certainly whetted my appetite for our upcoming trip to Hawaii!
OMG…you boys are awesome.
The house, the island, the food, it all looks so delicious…lets all move there!!!!!
Do. Not. Miss. The bioluminescent bay. One of the greater experiences of my life.
I was amazed to see Cacimar House at the end of your article where we have been staying for the past several years! Charlie will raise the rent!!
Also the bearded gentleman at the market could have been waiting on me.
We've been going to Vieques annually for over 25 years and really savor its uniqueness.


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What an amazing finish! After a start, that could be called dismal at best, the Emery Spartans boy's basketball team capped off an amazing run through region play with a 42-38 victory over the highly favored Lehi Pioneers and claimed the 2004-2005 Region championship.
A giddy Head Coach Todd Jeffs could hardly contain his excitement and pleasure with his team's performance after the game. He could not curtail his smile nor complete a full sentence. He simply said, "Unbelievable! Awesome! I don't know what to think. This is great." He said over and over.
With superb execution of a game plan, the Spartans finished off the Pioneers with a 4-point win. Emery was led by truly outstanding effort by the players on the floor, 24 team rebounds against their taller opponents, only 10 turnovers for the game while picking up six steals and only being called for nine fouls in the entire ballgame. This was team basketball.
Emery started the game in a diamond and one defense, meant to slow down the offense of Lehi's Ben Walker. Walker, at 6'7", is a great shooter from about 10 feet into the basket and Emery tried to limit his opportunities. They succeeded, as he could only muster 14 points in the game while clearly showing frustration at the Emery effort against him. His teammates did not step up their efforts.
After allowing Lehi to score the first 4 points of the game, Emery came back, took the lead at 6-4 and finished the quarter ahead by 4 points and a 15-11 score. Joey Bernard had 6 points in the quarter to lead the way.
Despite losing the second quarter at 10-6, the Spartans went into half time tied at 21-21. More importantly, Emery took Lehi out of their game plan in this period and they never recovered. Brad Sitterud hit a 3-pointer to lead the Spartans.
In the third quarter, Emery continued their effort against Walker, only scoring 2 points, and allowed only 4 points until Lehi hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer. Emery led 32-28.
In the final period, Emery held Lehi scoreless for the first 5:28 to maintain their advantage. Lehi cut the lead to 2 points just once, at 1:04 to play. Emery made 6 of 10 free throws in the final 48 seconds to secure the victory.
Dave Justice led Emery with 14 points including 10 of 12 at the free throw line. Bernard finished with 11 points while Mike Blomquist finished with 10 points. Darrin Winn only had 3 points but contributed a major defensive effort on Walker. Sitterud also had 3 points and Josh Eden had a single point in his first start of the season.
"I couldn't wait to play these guys, I couldn't wait till Monday to start practice. I was excited for the game. This is great," said Jeffs. Emery finished region with a 7-1 record while Lehi finished 6-2. Emery plays Wasatch Tuesday in preparation for hosting a play-off game Friday night against Dixie at 6 p.m. at the Spartan Center.


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Doc had his nose stuck in the paper and had it fanned out from Dewey's coffee mug to Steve's plate of hash browns.
"What's so interesting, Doc?" Steve said.
"All these Christmas ads," Doc said. "Everyone's having a Christmas sale. Groceries, tools, cars, television sets. All of it."
Herb grinned from down the philosophy counter here at the Mule Barn truck stop. "Make you feel kinda left out, does it, Doc?"
Doc put the paper down and sipped his coffee. "I could have a Christmas sale, too. Yes, matter of fact, I believe that's exactly what I'll do."
"I can see it now, Doc," Steve said, grinning, "you could take out someone's appendix in exchange for the spare parts."
"Mirth has its place, with even me lad," said Doc, starting to twinkle. He's a world class twinkler when he gets going good. "But I'm serious. Why shouldn't a physician have a Christmas special too?"
"I've got it," Dewey said, "Special this week. Half off on amputations."
Dewey slapped the counter so hard in laughing that most of our coffee spilled. Loretta had to bring the towel and do refills.
"No boys," said Doc, "my special has to do with skateboards."
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"Don't. I hate 'em. That's where my special comes from. How's this: I'll set any bone broken while skateboarding, and all I'll charge is .... I know ... half that skateboard."
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Height: Males up to 8 feet. Females are somewhat shorter. Weight: Up to 160 pounds. The ostrich is the largest living bird, and also the heaviest. The head is small in relation to the size of the bird, but its huge eyes, protected by long, black eyelashes, are the largest of any terrestrial vertebrate, with a diameter of 2 inches. The feathers are unusual in that the barbs are loose, due to the absence of hooks on the barbules, and the plumage is soft and smooth. They are unable to water-proof their feathers, which tend to become sodden in rain.
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If you own a home with polybutylene plumbing pipe (usually gray but sometimes black), and if that piping has gray (or white) acetal plastic insert fittings connected with aluminum or copper crimp rings, keep reading. You may have some money coming as the result of the Spencer class-action settlement.
This type of plumbing pipe, often called PB, was installed in a limited number of homes beginning in the late 1970s. Some homeowners have had trouble with leaks. And if you redid the plumbing in your house, mobile home or other structure within the first 15 years of installation - or do so by Aug. 20, 1999 - you could receive 10 percent of the replacement cost, and 10 percent of any past damages caused by leaking.
PB pipe showed great promise because of its inherent flexibility, which reduced labor costs. The product has been sold under the trade names Qest, Thermoguard, Flex-Temp and others.
The Spencer settlement grew out of a national class-action lawsuit (Spencer vs. Shell Oil) filed in Alabama. DuPont, which supplied plastic raw material used to manufacture plumbing parts, agreed to pay $120 million. (There also are some larger settlements related to PB plumbing.)
For further information, call the Spencer Class Facility, 1-800-490-6997, or write to it at: P.O. Box 81448, Atlanta, GA 30366. There also is a Web site, which has photographs: http://www.spencerclass.com
The Spencer class-action settlement does not cover metal insert fittings used in PB systems. If you have this type of fitting, contact: Brasscraft Claims Facility, 3600 Orchard Hill Place, Novi, MI 48376.
What if you have PB pipe on the outside of your home? This is the black (but sometimes blue or white) pipe that brings water from the water meter to your home, regardless of the type of interior plumbing system used. Most houses in our area built in the last 30 years or so have PB water-service pipes.
If you don't have PB, your house has galvanized metal (if the house is older) or copper (if you specifically requested it). This PB pipe also has had its share of troubles, although not of the frequency that the interior systems have had.
If you were just thinking to yourself that for every product failure there is an accompanying class-action suit, you would be right. This one is a biggie, too, since it covers so many potential claimants. Meet the Cox class, a $950 million settlement covering exterior PB plumbing-pipe failures.
If you had a leak in your exterior PB water-service pipe between Aug. 21, 1995, and Aug. 21, 1997, you are eligible for 100 percent replacement cost.
Cox class settlement information is available through the Consumer Plumbing Recovery Center, 800-356-3496. The Web site is: http://www.kinsella.com/polybutylene
The center helps consumers get through the legal maze and avoid overlapping claims. Its address is: P.O. Box 869006, Plano, TX 75086-9006.
Do not confuse PB pipe with PVC or CPVC plastic pipes used in many homes. CPVC is a rigid plastic pipe with glued fittings, used more extensively than PB in this area for interior systems. I am not aware of any problems with this material.
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It pays to get up early some days.
Because I got my accreditation late I wanted to make sure everything was still good, so I hoofed it to the Bell Centre. I wasn't on the list, which I expected, but once I showed my card I got my mug shot. I now work for the TEAM 1250, not 1260. It's a better keepsake that way.
There are seven rows with 14 seats in the media riser, and with so many media present, I fully expected to be in the overflow seating in section 12;, until I ran into Julie in the NHL PR. We chatted and I found myself in row seven on the media riser. I have a perfect view of the draft floor and it will be much easier to write on a table rather than using my knees as a make shift table. Julie is all class, and she gets another Nation shout out. I'd send the picture, but I'm an idiot and forget the cord to transfer pics from camera to computer. I'll have them when I get home.
It's the calm before the storm right now. It's noon and slowly the media is trickling in. I ran into some people as I was walking here and here's what I got.
- Heatley talk is at a stand still right now. The Sens want a lot, and most teams aren't willing to pony up. Heatley's agent, JP Barry and his CAA branch are taking a beating in the papers right now. Pundits are claiming it was irresponsible of them to leak the story, because it makes it harder to deal him. CAA is adamant they didn't leak the story, and feel it was probably Sens GM Bryan Murray, and then he could make Heatley look like the bad guy. This situation might get even uglier. I think the CAA camp has a legitimate beef. If the Sens don't make a deal before July 1st and pay Heatley the $4 million he is owed then many expect Murray to play hard ball and force Heatley to come to camp.
- Many wondered if Kevin Lowe could have gotten more for the Human Rake if he had played hardball. I'd like to see how it plays out for Murray if he chooses that route. If a deal is going to happen, it sounds like Heatley will have to be open to more teams. I still can't get exactly what Minny was offering, but it didn't include Burns or Koivu. It sounds like Murray's demands are too high right now.
- The Souray trade talk is heating up again. It sounds like the Oilers are willing to move him. Speculation is Souray and the Oilers 10th for LA's 5th pick, and something else. The Oilers really like Evander Kane. They have a history of making moves, so I won't rule it out. It makes sense on many fronts. Kings get veteran D-man and stay in top ten. Souray gets closer to family. Oilers get high prospect and free up some cap space. The key is what the "something else" is.
- The Leafs are trying to get another first round pick. They've been interviewing lots of mid to late first round picks this morning including, Camrose Kodiak, Dylan Olsen. I literally bumped into him walking here and asked him how his morning was. He'd just finished an interview with the Rangers, and earlier this morning had talks with the Islanders and Leafs, and was in a rush to get to an interview with the Blackhawks. It's a pretty stressful day for these young kids. You don't realize it until you see them. It will be a huge relief whenever his name is called.
- Currently the Sharks are the only team without a first rounder. The Islanders have the 26th pick, but look for Doug Wilson to get involved. Word is he wants to get in the first round, and Ryane Clowe is one of the pieces in place.
12:30 p.m. MST
Took a quick lunch break at the Cage Au Sports, the sports bar right in the Bell Centre, and what a meal. That's just another reason why sports fans in Edmonton deserve a new rink. I took a quick outside tour and they have four "action" statues of Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, Howie Morenz and Guy Lafleur. They are great, and then there is a line up of plaques down the side wall with other Montreal legends. (Pics will be up when I return...idiot that I am).
Some more rumblings...
The Kings supposedly offered Frolov and the 5th for Heatley. The Sens said no thanks.
And this seems to be the start of the Souray rumours. Let's play a little scenario.
Steve Tambellini finds out that the Kings are willing to move their 5th, so he makes a call. Keep in mind that even though the Human Rake to LA deal didn't happen, that doesn't mean the Kings weren't trying to acquire him and might still be interested in a top two D-man.
This is where the Oilers and Souray come in. Souray's value is at an all-time high right now. It might stay there for a few years, or it could be like the housing market in Edmonton; Piqued and is now on a downslide.
My gut still says it is a long shot, and I still don't buy that the Kings will move the #5 pick, because that goes against everything that Lombardi has done in building a pretty good stable of young talent., but remember the Kings surprised everyone in 2007 when they took Hickey at #4.
It seems pretty obvious that the Kings and Lightning are the teams in the top five that will listen to offers about their pick. The Bolts will considering moving the #2 if Hedman goes to the Islanders, if he doesn't then BOOK it that he will go to Tampa. Colorado and Atlanta have given the impression they are pretty secure at 3 and 4 respectively.
But the best story is that no one seems to know what the Islanders are going to do.
Many think they like Duchene, but won't take him at #1, but rather trade down a spot or two to get him and another pick. The uncertainty of the Islanders could set the ball in motion as far as teams trying to move up in the draft.
And the Vinny talk is still dominating the floor. What if Montreal can acquire him? This place would go nuts.
If Tampa doesn't get Hedman and take Tavares, would that make them more likely to move Vinny? It's almost mind blowing thinking of all the possibilities.
And can anyone tell me how I can disengage the update that goes to my cell phone telling me JOE SMITH is now following you on twitter. I love that people are following me there, but my phone has been ringing all day with these updates. I need to figure out how to stop it...ha
1:30 p.m MST
Right now...Front and centre in the middle of draft floor Brian Burke is on the horn.
He looks relaxed, his gum is getting one hell of a work out, tie undone, pacing back and forth in an area where no one can hear what he is saying. I wish I had one of those big cones that allows you to hear things from 50 feet away..
**Makes check list for next year...cord thingy for computer and camera...Cone thingy to hear things...Get a tech book to know what the hell Firefox and Chrome is...****
2:45 p.m MST
Regarding the Oilers/Thrasher rumour, (Oilers 4th, Cogliano and Gilbert for Lehtonen, Armstrong and #4) I just got a text that says that package is not correct, but they have had talks.
Discussions are happening, because the Oilers feel they need to get #4 to get Kane.
Kane is drawing comparisons to being 90% of what Jarome Iginla is as a player. If that is indeed the case then he'd be a great pick up.
I know this for sure...The Oilers are trying hard to move up. If they don't it won't be the end of the world for them, but they feel this is a great opportunity for them, and it would be the first time ever that the Oilers have moved up in the top ten in any draft.
Fans have already started to show up. The second deck is almost full. A "go Leafs go "chant was quickly booed and replaced by "Lets' go Habs." We are still more than two hours away from the official start but the fans here are just as anxious as NATION readers to get this going.
3:00 p.m MST
Teams are starting to file in. Scott Howson and the Blue Jackets are here...most of the Devils staff, sand big Lou...I just went down the stairs to say congrats to the hall of famer. Good guy. He's pretty humble about his Hall of Fame nomination.
*** Now they are pumpin out some Black Eyed Peas...Gotta get that...or Boom Boom Pow...not sure what title is, but some heifers are dancing in the second deck...I didn't need to see that.***
Still no sighting of anyone from the Oilers, or Thrashers or Kings or Islanders.
But the rumble on the floor is that the Islanders are leaning towards Duchene. That would be quite the start to the draft.
Now the Coyotes, Kings, Bruins, Ducks, and a few members of the Senators are on the floor.
Cam Neely and Brian Burke and a long and laugh-filled convo.
Howson and Ducks GM Bob Murray and Chiarelli from Boston are talking. The Bruins currently have #25, while the Ducks have 15 and Jackets 16. The Bruins have talked about wanting to move up, so maybe something will happen between them.
3:23 p.m. MST
The man of the hour has arrived. Garth Snow is in the HOUSEEEEE...okay so there was no theme music but right now he has everyone guessing what he will do. Most teams are here, except Chicago, Pittsburgh, NYR, Nashville,St. Louis, Calgary and Atlanta the the Oilers. It makes you wonder if the Thrashers and Oilers are still trying to hammer something out.
I just spoke with Rishaug and Dreger from TSN and they confirm that the Thrashers have indeed made it clear they are now open to offers. The Oilers are interested in that pick, but so are the Kings, Leafs and Dallas Stars. It might be a bidding war.
The Senators have lowered their trade demands for Heatley. They were supposed to be looking for a top-six forward, top-four D-man and a pick/prospect, but have relented a bit. Heatley's value seems to be diminishing as the day goes on.
The Canadiens management team has arrived to a huge roar from the crowd.
4:00 p.m. MST
The Oilers arrived about five minutes ago and right away Tambellini and Lowe were swarmed by TSN guys. Lots of laughing but didn't look like they got much out of them.
Had a great conversation with Daryl Evans, colourman on Kings broadcasts and former NHLer. He is certain the Kings will draft a forward, with all their depth on the backend. He fully expects the Kings to make a move via trade or free agency for sure.
Lots of friendly convo going on between media and various team management types, but it seems like the calm before the storm right now. Let's get it on.
4:36 p.m. MST
As of right now the Oilers have nothing definite, but it is still an hour away from the 4th and 5th picks, and even longer until their own pick.
Remember how late their deals came about at the deadline with O'Sullivan and Kotalik.
Craig Button said on my radio show earlier this week that many teams overvalue their pick on draft day, and that's why many deals fall through at the last moment, because the ransom is just too much.
It sounds like that might be the case with the Thrashers. Their demands for the Oilers might be too rich right now. Tambellini won't over pay, because the Oilers still feel they can get a quality player at #10. If they don't move up, I'd expect Glennie or MPS to be called by the Oilers.
Bruins just got introduced and got booed heavily. Gotta love rivalries.
5:06 p.m. MST
Former Habs owner George Gillette address the crowd. Lots of energy in the building. Each team had to announce who would call the name of their draft pick, and it will be Steve Tambellini for the Oilers.
Everyone is waiting patiently for this to start. There has been a bit of a delay, and now they are showing highlights of some of the top prospects. Tavares was shown first...is that foreshadowing, we shall see soon.
This big screen is crystal clear. It is awesome.
Now there are previewing Hedman. I hope they don't do the top ten or the draft won't start until 5:30
5:11 p.m MST
Dreger reports that Pronger has been dealt to Philly. It sounds like Lupul, but more details to come. The Flyers continue to surprise, and now maybe Lupul and Pronger have been involved in a deal for the second time.
5:17 p.m MST
Finally the first pick. Garth Snow makes everyone wait a bit more with some thanks to Montreal and their fans and then he goes with what I expected John Tavares. The fans at Nassau are busting it out with some confetti. A strong contingent of Islander fans here are cheering loudly.
Expect Hedman #2 and then Duchene #4...The intrigue will come if the Thrashers hold their pick or deal it.
5:53 p.m MST
WE had to wait 25 minutes to talk to Tavares. Well spoken young man, and he is very focused on bringing back success to Long Island. I knew the Islanders would take him, it was too big of a risk to pass up on a guy with his goal scoring ability. Hedman might be just as good, but the Islanders needed a scorer.
THey are playing highlights of players blocking shots on the big screen. Classic. And every time they show a picture of Vinny the place goes nuts. If the Habs somehow trade for him, I bet there will be a five minute ovation.
Larsson is soft, but it isn't surprising that the Coyotes took him. They have made some horrible first round picks and he might be another.
The "67" chant rains down from the rafters. That is awesome. That is a great chant. If the Oilers ever win the Cup again, you can bet that the next year Oiler fans will chant Eighty...NINE when the Flames come to town.
Burke can't even speak. This is one of the few times he has to pause before he speaks, so he'll probably say something good. Kadri is a solid pick. His tenacity is his best asset say the scouts.
6:31 p.m MST
I will be stunned if the Oilers don't choose LW Magnus Paajarvi Svensson. If they do I wonder if they will stitch both names on the back of the jersey. His numbers don't show it 7-10-17 in 50 games in the SEL, but they like his speed and offensive prowess.
I'll be curious if he stays in Sweden of they bring him over to play Major Junior.
He can skate, and some compare him to Markus Naslund. We'll go see what MacGregor and company have to say about him.
7:15 p.m. MST
MacGregor on Svensson.."He's a big power forward who takes it to the net and is a great skater. He's already played in two world junior tournament and will have another opportunity to play in Saskatoon this year. His game is an up tempo game and that's what we are hoping he can play in the NHL"
I also asked MacGregor about the plan looking ahead to round two and beyond.
"For our second pick we are going to go with a projection pick, a player that has a real big upside. Before I came to talk to you we were looking at what the scenarios would be and if we could make an attempt to try and get back in the first round"
7:30 p.m. MST
The Hab fans go nuts when the Canadiens are put on the clock. It was deafening in here. They start to sing their patented O le O le O le Ohhh lee song. They are hoping for a trade annoncement with Tampa Bay, but it won't happen. The Bolts aren't moving Vinny at this moment.
7:36 p.m MST
Hab fans give Louis Leblanc a standing ovation after his name is called at #18.
The Oilers are working the phones and might have another pick before the day is out.
They liked D-man John Moore and he is still available, also Carter Ashton is still out there...
7:51 p.m. MST
The Flames trade down three picks and add a 3rd rounder from New Jersey. Could the Devils "Parise" them like they did the Oilers back in 2003. The Devils moved five spots to take Parise, while the Oilers got the 22nd and 68th picks which turned out to be Pouliot and Jacques.
The Devils just took Jacob Josefson, the 4th Swede taken in the first round already.
8:26 p.m. MST
The energy in the building is similar to the feeling on the Nation...subdued. It was a good ride, but now they want it to end. You have to be respectful of the young kids waiting for their name to be called.
Awkward moment of the day comes for the Johansson family. Marcus Johansson went 24th to the Capitals and his family was very excited, his mom gave him the longest kiss or any mom on the day. It was good comedic relief for the crowd and got a mixed reaction.
Just going to interview Tambellini will be back with his thoughts in a bit.
8:52 p.m MST
I asked Tambellini how close he was to moving up into the top five.
"We knew that at pick ten it would take something incredible for us to move. If I had a pick in the top four, I don't think I would have moved to far down, maybe five or six, but to move to ten it would have taken a lot for that team to accept our deal."
Does the Pronger trade reveal how much it will cost to get a superstar? Is the asking price that high?
"Depends on who the player is I guess. Pronger is a dominant player and he will change what Philly looks like. That is a franchise type move, not just a player move. "
Do you think something will still be available on the table tomorrow?
I don't know. There is so much discussion, it's almost like the trade deadline where you feel like you've talked to everyone a dozen times around the horn. There was so much talk coming into today I thought maybe there would be a little bit more than what happened, but it could be tomorrow. There's lots that can happen tomorrow or before July 1st."
That wraps up day one from the 2009 NHL entry draft. Only one big move, and a move by the Flyers that has many wondering if they overpaid for the Human Rake, giving up Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and two first rounders. The Oilers did get a LW but it wasn't Heatley who many fans were hoping for.
And I wonder if the Flames in fact gave the Devils some compensation for signing Brent Sutter. The Flames had the 20th pick and traded down to Devils pick at 23. The Flames did get a 3rd rounder, but you wonder if that was a back door hand shake.
Talk to you tomorrow.
Downright Fierce wrote:
Just saw some pics of his masks on Google. His anime/pop culture nerdiness + Gabe's numbers means I am officially ready for this man to be our goalie by the end of the night…
I'll pass on the anime, that shit creeps me out like nothing else. A little bit of nerdyness is cool though, right? right? or was my mom lying to me the whole time...
Otherwise, I also am officially ready for this.
June 26 2009, 04:15PM
Whoa over 300 comments and there's still 45 minutes to the draft. Time to crack some brews.
I hope I'm not in tears by the end of the night.
June 26 2009, 04:18PM
Kaberle deal is off.
Word wrote:
Hahaha. Toronto thought they were getting Kessel and a pick for Kaberle. Meanwhile, Boston thought they were getting Kaberle and the 7th pick for Kessel. As soon as they understood what the other was talking about the deal fell through.
This in addition to the heifer dance (shudder) make this the best day ever.
June 26 2009, 04:23PM
Downright Fierce wrote:
Kaberle deal is off.
What happened?
@ Downright Fierce:
Didn't know about your blog before... I see it's because it didn't exist until today. I added you to the OilersNation blogroll for what it's worth!
bingofuel wrote:
@ Downright Fierce: Didn't know about your blog before… I see it's because it didn't exist until today. I added you to the OilersNation blogroll for what it's worth!
Indeed. I will add him as well on the Jambalaya.
June 26 2009, 04:27PM
@ bingofuel: Wow. I'm honestly stunned, haha. I've been mulling over launching the blog and I figured today is as good as any. Any prospective readers can look forward to inappropriate humour and very little analysis of any kind of merit.
June 26 2009, 04:28PM
Downright Fierce wrote:
@ bingofuel: Wow. I'm honestly stunned, haha. I've been mulling over launching the blog and I figured today is as good as any. Any prospective readers can look forward to inappropriate humour and very little analysis of any kind of merit.
Also: THANKS!
Haha and thanks to you too, Ray.
Conundrum: it's 12:30 am here and I want to follow Draft Day, but I also REALLY want to go to bed. What's a guy to do?
June 26 2009, 04:31PM
humantorch wrote:
Conundrum: it's 12:30 am here and I want to follow Draft Day, but I also REALLY want to go to bed. What's a guy to do?
Go to bed!! The Pre-Draft B.S. is always more fun and entertaining than the draft itself.
June 26 2009, 04:32PM
humantorch wrote:
Conundrum: it's 12:30 am here and I want to follow Draft Day, but I also REALLY want to go to bed. What's a guy to do?
Depends; is there anyone cute there with you? I think that pretty much decides the issue.
thats what i figured. the beer i started drinking 7 hours ago isn't helping me stay alert like i assumed it would.
@ humantorch: Thats when you switch gears and fire up the rum and coke train. caffeine + booze FTW.
June 26 2009, 04:36PM
humantorch wrote:
Conundrum: it's 12:30 am here and I want to follow Draft Day, but I also REALLY want to go to bed. What's a guy to do?
It's Friday, and you're in Amsterdam. Dude, that's a no-brainer. That city is stone cold fun.
The oil brass is on the floor here we go start the chant let's go tambo
June 26 2009, 04:38PM
Going to work.
*crosses fingers and wish Tambi the best of luck*
Great stuff Jason, cant wait to read it later.
June 26 2009, 04:59PM
Here we go...
June 26 2009, 05:04PM
OMG! this is sooooo much fun. Way to go Nation!
June 26 2009, 05:05PM
The Rake to Philly?!
Lets Get Ready to ........rrrrruuuummmmMMBBBBLLLEEEE.....
Uh oh, I'm not so sure prongers wife will like it in philly.
June 26 2009, 05:06PM
Please Hockey Gods let it be true....Pronger to the Eastern Conference?
The Human Rake to Philly according to Dreger
We need to get an offer for Kessel! Jack Tambellini offers:
D Souray and EDM 2nd rounder
F Kessel
You like?...
June 26 2009, 05:09PM
@ JB: No way. We've got undersized skill coming out our ears.
@ JB: I thinked we'd need something else back along with Kessel
June 26 2009, 05:10PM
wazy08 wrote:
Hey Gregor can you check on this rumor….I heard its Bryan Little, Lehtonen and the 4th overall, for Cogliano, Gilbert, Oilers prospect and the 10th overall?
Not from my source. No.
It's been tough keeping up with this all day, big thanks to Wanye, Bingofuel, Gregor and all of ON fir putting this together, now if the Oil would make a big move...........
Souray is too much $$ for Boston
JB wrote:
We need to get an offer for Kessel! Jack Tambellini offers: D Souray and EDM 2nd rounder for F Kessel You like?…
No! if your gonna clear cap room for a prospect dont do it with a guy that didnt lead your team in goals!
Does The Rake going to Philly put them over the cap?
June 26 2009, 05:14PM
There's talk on MC79's liveblog that it's Lupul going the other way.
Downright Fierce wrote:
There's talk on MC79's liveblog that it's Lupul going the other way.
That would be very ironical
June 26 2009, 05:16PM
Millard's confirming Lupul for Pronger on his Twit.
June 26 2009, 05:16PM
June 26 2009, 05:17PM
Haha, just saw that Gregor was well on top of it.
June 26 2009, 05:17PM
Dreger reports that Pronger has been dealt to Philly.
I thought that Kessel deal was good, other than the $ i guess.
Kessel had more goals than Souray, but he is a higher performing version of what we got, undersized forwards.
Thanks for the feed back all
June 26 2009, 05:18PM
Finally the suspense is over. Tavares
I seriously thought Wang drafted Garth Snow #1 overall
goodly, tavares @ 1.
The right pick for the Islanders.
duchene at 4 Gregor? Who's at 3?
Cal71 wrote:
The right pick for the Islanders.
Until Ovechkin throws the knee out and sidelines him for years! All joking aside he will be a stud and I wish him the best.
You can't even trade Souray or Kessel straight up!!
Souray is only $6.25, 5.5, 4.5, 4.5 MIL over the next 4 years. If Souray is getting traded we need to get SIZE back!! I love our talent but the last thing we want is another small guy.
Hey Gregor,
Any chance you can put your dirty sock in McGuire's mouth??
I hear its cold and smelly in Philly........
Good luck Mrs. Pronger..... I mean Chris
HAHAHA, Lupul has come full circle in his subpar career already
June 26 2009, 05:27PM
Proger for Lupul, a defensive prospect, and two first rounders...sounds familiar...


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I know what you mean, Merry. about 10 years ago, my sister bought a couple strings of white star lights. she wanted that look of little stars all over. they are the clear mini lights, but on each light is a clear plastic star cover. I think they were martha stewart. anyway, I wanted some, but have not been able to find any for years. also, they weren't quite as small as my sister had wanted but they were still beautiful. and back in the 70's, I had a novelty string of little italian lanterns and I have wanted more. I have seen some on ebay, but not like I had. I bought them at frank's nursery and crafts, which has been out of business for many years now. I no longer have the string of lights, but I do have a handful of the lanterns so every year I cram (lol) them on a clear mini light here and there on the tree. some of the novelty lights for the past at least several years has me rolling my eyes or scratching my head. like, chili peppers. sorry, but why would I want them on my christmas tree??
Chili peppers look weird on an evergreen. I'd rather use them on a deck in the summertime. I want little star ornaments with rhinestones in the center. But it seems to me that my children and their spouses don't really care about Christmas decorations and I can't get the pictures off my camera so I won't be able to share with anyone.
I kinow... A few years ago, when I first put up my Madame Alexander doll tree, I planned a white tree with all-purple lites, purple glitter ornaments and the doll ornaments. Well I found purple lights at Halloween time - but they were on a black string. My tree was pre-lite - so I decided to swap out the bulbs. Big mistake!! The purple bulbs fit, but they were not exact - they were loose and some fell out - which meant all the lights went out. I couldn't get the original bulbs back in - so I ended up cutting the pre-lit lights off and installing my own string of multi lights (on a white string). A lot of regret over that fiasco!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Star lights would look beautiful on the tree. What a pretty glow!
A number of years ago, when we still swore by a real tree, we came home from spending Christmas at my mother's house AND we walked in to see the tree flat on the floor! I lost several cherished ornaments - including the Hallmark "Our First Christmas Together 1979". Of course I was devastated! The worst part was having to reset the tree (it was December 27th). In the years that followed, we had an idea. We set up the tree and ran support ropes from the wall to the tree. I hated the way it looked, but felt so much more secure. That definetly contributed to the use of artificial trees the last 10 or so years!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas