Who do the Blades server other than the Blades?

[eastondude]

As I read these post it does not seem like the Machine parents care about going to the Brick with the Blades.

What is clear is that the Blades are upset because they are not the best team. They also know that another poor finish and they may lose their spot in that tournament. The other AAA teams (and yes the Machine) know this and they smell Blood in the water! They are waiting the Blades to fall hard.

It is like watching a car crash just before it happens!

The Blades have brought this on them selves. They have this arrogance about them. They think that because you put on that jersey you will be great, it does not work that way.

The other thing is that every kid that every wore a Blades jersey (even for one tournament or game) was suddenly the product of the Blades. The Blades lay claim to that players success. Look at their alumni list. A large number of those players spent very little time with the Mighty Blades.

The Blades parent have been beating up people on this forum for years and now it is coming back around. The last good Blades team just might be 97s and that is only because of Lance.

If the Blades families were smart they would jump off the sinking ship before the Great Brick tournament and save your money.

Cheer for anyone but the Blades!

That Byers guyers what a joke!

[muckandgrind]

As I read these post it does not seem like the Machine parents care about going to the Brick with the Blades.

What is clear is that the Blades are upset because they are not the best team. They also know that another poor finish and they may lose their spot in that tournament. The other AAA teams (and yes the Machine) know this and they smell Blood in the water! They are waiting the Blades to fall hard.

It is like watching a car crash just before it happens!

The Blades have brought this on them selves. They have this arrogance about them. They think that because you put on that jersey you will be great, it does not work that way.

The other thing is that every kid that every wore a Blades jersey (even for one tournament or game) was suddenly the product of the Blades. The Blades lay claim to that players success. Look at their alumni list. A large number of those players spent very little time with the Mighty Blades.

The Blades parent have been beating up people on this forum for years and now it is coming back around. The last good Blades team just might be 97s and that is only because of Lance.

If the Blades families were smart they would jump off the sinking ship before the Great Brick tournament and save your money.

Cheer for anyone but the Blades!

That Byers guyers what a joke!

This is a joke.......right????

"Arrogance"? Was it the Blades that tried to create an "Alliance", whose sole purpose was to take complete control over the local AAA tournaments and shut everyone else out? No it was not. It was BM, RC, and TH. You want to talk about "arrogance"? THAT is the very definition of it.

Man - you really need to get a grip. You're actually hoping that a group of 10 year old kids "fall hard"?

There is plenty of room for both the Blades, MM, Monopoly and anyone else in this town....and don't get your panties all in a bunch over the freakin' Brick....it's not the only tournament around, you know. It's just a Squirt tournament for Pete's sake.

I really hope this post was just a poor attempt at humor, because if you are serious, you have some big time issues you need to get resolved, my friend

[spin-o-rama]

Fact is, he is too busy developing players and putting LINES together that consistently beat down any team that has gotten in their way and let's the parent's put the sentences together here on the board.

Too funny!

[chew them up]

Muck

I have seen alot of your post and you are one of the biggest agitator on this board and now you are playing the kid card?

Seems to me that it is your panties that are jammed up your rear end.

[muckandgrind]

Muck

I have seen alot of your post and you are one of the biggest agitator on this board and now you are playing the kid card?

Seems to me that it is your panties that are jammed up your rear end.

Let's see if you can link to a SINGLE post where I was rooting for ANY kids to fail. Can you link to a single topic thread I created to rip on MM? Don't bother trying, because you won't find it.

Virtually every thread on this topic has been created by people trashing the Blades, I'm only responding to them. Let's see how many threads you can find where Blades parents are trashing the Machine and their kids....

There are six threads on the this page alone created with the sole purpose of trashing the Blades...So tell me again, WHO is the agitator?

[chew them up]

you are.

Should we now call you Saint Muck?

[HockeyDad41]

Is there a cape that goes with the blades defender outfit? I know the machine defender outfit in the catalog has a nice orange one.

[muckandgrind]

you are.

Should we now call you Saint Muck?

Couldn't find one, eh?

[GreatOne99]

you are.

Should we now call you Saint Muck?

I wish I owned stock in the company that makes straight jackets and padded rubber rooms, because you Machine folk have finally jumped into the deep end without a lifejacket. WOW!

[HockeyDad41]

I know the Machine haters love to point out that BM is reluctant to pimp out his players to other teams, but I am wondering how many kids who departed from that (frankly awesome) last year's 2000 blades team will be making the trip to the Brick this year?

[muckandgrind]

I know the Machine haters love to point out that BM is reluctant to pimp out his players to other teams, but I am wondering how many kids who departed from that (frankly awesome) last year's 2000 blades team will be making the trip?

Is that how you look at it??? Really??? You think that MM kids are the property of BM and he gets to decide where they play and for whom?

[HockeyDad41]

I know the Machine haters love to point out that BM is reluctant to pimp out his players to other teams, but I am wondering how many kids who departed from that (frankly awesome) last year's 2000 blades team will be making the trip?

Is that how you look at it??? Really??? You think that MM kids are the property of BM and he gets to decide where they play and for whom?

Are you that simple? Really? You didn't understand the question?

Let me put it in terms that you may understand then:

I understand from what I have read on these forums that for various reasons Mr. McBain is reluctant to allow the players that represent his teams the opportunity to play for other teams.

Muck - I used that to set up the real question regarding whether former 2000 blades players will make the trip, which you have chosen to ignore because of the lessor "agitator" value.

Sorry if I have confused you.

[jancze5]

all of you guys are idiots.

I can guarantee to you that in a few years, your Machine player from Edina will drive to Woodbury to pick up his new Blade friend and drive to Elk River to a party with a kid from Legacy...the best part of it is you'll stop all this B S bickering and realize that the reality exists that there are ALOT of really really good hockey players in this state and they all want to play and need some place to play. There is no right or better program.

My recommendation would be to enjoy the kids that are really good no matter what summer jersey they wear

[muckandgrind]

I know the Machine haters love to point out that BM is reluctant to pimp out his players to other teams, but I am wondering how many kids who departed from that (frankly awesome) last year's 2000 blades team will be making the trip?

Is that how you look at it??? Really??? You think that MM kids are the property of BM and he gets to decide where they play and for whom?

Are you that simple? Really? You didn't understand the question?

Let me put it in terms that you may understand then:

I understand from what I have read on these forums that for various reasons Mr. McBain is reluctant to allow the players that represent his teams the opportunity to play for other teams.

Muck - I used that to set up the real question regarding whether former 2000 blades players will make the trip, which you have chosen to ignore because of the lessor "agitator" value.

Sorry if I have confused you.

Oh, I get it...believe me.....

As far as your next question. My answer is simple: "I don't care". They're 10 year olds playing in a Squirt tournament. I don't even have a son that young anymore...and even if I did, I would find it really hard to get all worked up over something like this.

In a couple of years, you guys are going to look back at all the handwringing you're doing over a little boy's NO-CHECK tournament up in Winnipeg and wonder why....

[HockeyDad41]

I am starting to think the agitator title actually applies to you muck. You claim that anything less than PeeWee's isn't real hockey, but you constantly post in these threads where the topic concerns 10 year olds.

[muckandgrind]

I am starting to think the agitator title actually applies to you muck. You claim that anything less than PeeWee's isn't real hockey, but you constantly post in these threads where the topic concerns 10 year olds.

Answer my question above....who is creating all these threads??? Not me. Quit creating these threads bashing on 10 year olds, and I'll quit responding to them. Pretty simple, actually. All I'm doing is calling out a bunch of dysfunctional dads who's collective feelings are hurt because their little Johnny won't be playing in a Squirt tournament. Life just sux, doesn't it???? It just ain't fair.....

[dogeatdog1]

Is there a cape that goes with the blades defender outfit? I know the machine defender outfit in the catalog has a nice orange one.

1.How many orange capes do you have? 2. You must be making a cut from each onet that is sold with the way that you post. 3. In reviewing your posts I come up with this conclusion. I might be way off but this is the Prognosticator coming out in me again...

****HEERE WE GO****
You are either BM or a very close employee......
2 You have no kid that is 6'4" and 10 yeas old.. (I ALWS LOVE THAT ONE)
3. Most likely don't even have a kid playing for the Made( could be wrong as your son migt be playing in Wisconsin)
4. If you are not BM you should talk to him and find out what it is like to be associated with a elite teams around the united states as you are either playing dumb so no-one guesses who you are or you really are ignorant and try to bash things that you know nothing about.

As for all the Blade bashing and orange bashing on this board..this is sad and funny at the same time. If your son works hard enough to be asked to play on one of these teams you should be proud of him and at the minimum you should look into the program that asked him. The opportunities in and out of hockey that present themselves when on one o these teams is tremendous. For all of you other posters including HD41 keep trying to slam the top and in the background wish that your son had the skills needed to crack the lineup. If you put as much time and energy into training your kids as you do being jealous he might have a chance.
I have always said that the two teams in the state create competition and a chance for 40 some kids to play at the elite level. I also understand that 40 is not a great number and creates jealousy and hard feelings when your kid gets cut and maybe isn't asked to play. Profit or non profit there are only a finite number of spots to compete at that level. Blades have a proven model that has outlasted many bashers and BM is going about it in his own way. Trying to make a buck along the way. Can't blame him for that. My choice has always been to look into what you are paying for and the previous Machine parent stated that $14 buck per hour? Hard time believing that as all of the programs that I have seen over there are more like $30-$40/ hour.. Maybe the lower levels are subsidizing the machine?
If so good for the 20 kids that call themselves Machine. Another reason to strive to have your kid play at the top level.

Finally Creating a good rivalry between the 2000 teams would be great for all of the kids. Parents talking Packer Viking like smack with this forum on the 00 level is not creating a good rivaly. At some point the kids learn this and will be talking smack on the ice. Neither one of these organizations that I have seen would like that Rep. The egos get big and the smack talk always back fires so be careful in what you say or your little Johnny superstar might be on his butt some day while you are losing a nut up in the stands and becomming "That guy" that we all read and blog about....

Dog eat Dog 1
HD41?

[High Off The Glass]

I know the Machine haters love to point out that BM is reluctant to pimp out his players to other teams, but I am wondering how many kids who departed from that (frankly awesome) last year's 2000 blades team will be making the trip?

Is that how you look at it??? Really??? You think that MM kids are the property of BM and he gets to decide where they play and for whom?

BM keeps a tight leash on his Machine players, more of a iron curtain from the old communism days, and he doesn't want the kids or the parents to get a taste of freedom outside the prison walls of MM. His paranoid visions has these kids jumping the barbed wire walls of MM and making the leap to freedom to other teams if they see life outside of the Machine doctrine. If history repeats itself, once players start "pimping" out to other teams the Machine team quickly dissolves, case in point, the 95's, 96's, 97's, and now the 98's are leaving to be "pimped out". I see trouble on the horizon for the 98's for next year, and then what's left. The 99s and 2000's. This so-called great organization instead of expanding and growing, they get smaller and people involved more disillusioned and bitter. We all see the bitter and anger from Machine bloggers towards the 2000 Blades just because they are going to the Brick and the Machine is staying home. Take two orange pills and call me in the morning.

[Pucksahater]

High off the Grass you must have done a wake and bake, or your not the sharpest tool in the shed. Ted is not a machine parent his kid got cut from 2000 blades last year. Its okay for machine players to go to brick they just can`t play for the blades, but the blades won`t give releases so machine players can play with other teams. But isn`t it about the kids.Peepshow or scott or hockeyfan or monopoly man you still running your mouth on here, nice way to attrack kids to your program.

[High Off The Glass]

High off the Grass you must have done a wake and bake, or your not the sharpest tool in the shed. Ted is not a machine parent his kid got cut from 2000 blades last year. Its okay for machine players to go to brick they just can`t play for the blades, but the blades won`t give releases so machine players can play with other teams. But isn`t it about the kids.Peepshow or scott or hockeyfan or monopoly man you still running your mouth on here, nice way to attrack kids to your program.

[O-townClown]

Jancze, good point.

Can anyone believe that there are people who think Minnesota needs in season Tier I club hockey?!

[MrBoDangles]

Wow! Some of you people are starting to worry me. Do they serve the Jimmy Jones cool aid at these programs? You need to remember that your talented kids ARE the program and your talented kids are not slaves to the master.
This whole piss fest is about the Machine parents thinking their kids should be going to the Brick. Well if Jimmy... I mean Bernie cared about the kids in his program he would have a open door policy. Instead, he feels he owns your kids and looks at them as little dollar$ signs.
You are all so concerned about the Brick and that your kid has made it if he goes. The real fact is that you will spend thousands and your little ones wiil be on the ice a total of 1-2 hours over the course of the tournament. They would get a lot more out of playing roller hockey, in the driveway, for 4 or 5 hours with their buddies. The kids in Roseau and Warroad etc, just play and have fun at this age and put out way more top end players per capita.
Does he have that strong of a spell over you people?

`BREAKAWAY!

[EnjoyTheShow]

High off the Grass you must have done a wake and bake, or your not the sharpest tool in the shed. Ted is not a machine parent his kid got cut from 2000 blades last year. Its okay for machine players to go to brick they just can`t play for the blades, but the blades won`t give releases so machine players can play with other teams. But isn`t it about the kids.Peepshow or scott or hockeyfan or monopoly man you still running your mouth on here, nice way to attrack kids to your program.

You really seem to be holding the title of most ridiculous, attention needing, ignorant, uneducated orange parent. Congrats! there was some serious competition for that prestigious title!

As far as me, I don't have a program to attrack players to.

and who is Ted?

[old goalie85]

Machine Parent- Thank you for clearing up that no drinking at tounaments. I personally don't know how anyone could tell a paying custumer who is well over the legal age what the puck they should do. I know I would have a issue with it.