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Here is what this Dale dude down in Florida had to say after trading away the winning goaltender from the memorable 2011 Stanley Cup Finals - and acquiring, in a separate trade, the losing goaltender from that very same memorable 2011 Stanley Cup Finals... You know which one it is - the one that produced the most ridiculous riots seen this side of Montréal morons rioting because they actually managed to steal a first-round series they didn't deserve to win, two years prior to that or something... (We forget, ok? Or we try to...Sue us!) The one, in definitive, that produced this most memorable romantic shot of all right here: Photog: Rich Lam - 2011 Recouped by Getty Images  Now old news... Betcha they aren't even together anymore; for that is how fickle true canucks really are! But that's another story... But back to the funniest quotable nhl.com has ever posted in its life: QUOTE OF THE DAY It is huge. He's a big name down here and it sets ...

A whole lot, apparently...! Any entreprise (except Zellers at this point - apparently! They who dropped their Zeddy like yesterday's old sack of rotten potatoes...! But I am digressing already...) any business worth its salt usually KNOWS the value of a mascot; the instant contact it can trigger with its customer-base, initiating a friendly and immediate familiar rapport that could NEVER BE otherwise... almost! (Okay, it could be, but it would take a hell of a lot of time and, quite frankly, time is money that is not being made while it is spent doing that - are you following me here...?!? Yes - I was digressing - again! Let's just MOVE ON...!) Yes indeed, most retail chains have their mascots and they have THEM - by the balls! One false move from the mascot and the whole chain COLLAPSES! For nothing is as bad, in terms of bad publicity, than a misbehaving mascot that represents your entire entreprise, believe you me! That is why only the utmost professionals, the most r...