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Stalin is a very controversial figure. How do you feel about him?
“Positive. I see logic in his action. Not without going too far, of course. But he came to power in a country that had just lived through a revolution. There were so many spies, enemies, traitors there. A lot of people still had guns after the civil war. The country was in ruins, [people] needed to survive somehow. The country needed to be rebuilt, and in order to do that it needed to be held in iron hands. Then WWII began. A lot of people came back from that war with guns as well. There was devastation all around, the country had to be rebuilt, had to be able to defend itself. There were so many criminals.”
— Ilya Bryzgalov talks positively of Stalin, because of course
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(unless you’re a Leafs fan I guess)
(Photos by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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Sports hate is supposed to be fun. It’s not supposed to be personally offensive, it’s not supposed to injure anything but fan pride. People shouldn’t be getting punched in the head, or wishing cancer on anyone, or playing on the emotional state of an entire city. Sports hate is supposed to be fun. It’s not supposed to make anyone who loves the game want to just pick up and walk away.
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The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs opening montage from “Hockey Night in Canada.” Awesome.
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TD Garden again sings the Star-Spangled Banner
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Bruins fans sing national anthem during pregame ceremony
Goosebumps.
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Awesome.
Great work, NHL.
NHL, NHLPA announce partnership with You Can Play Project
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This is a photo of Jaromír Jagr in 1998 … with new Boston Bruins teammate Milan Lucic (that’s him on the left). Jagr is old.
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“It’s hockey ))) hahaha … After hockey!! 22 stitches hahaha )))”
Look what Alex Ovechkin is laughing about. YIKES.
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