Not Even Close: Joe Sakic Is The Best Captain In The NHL

by Joe @ MHH on Nov 21, 2008 8:24 AM MST in News Comment 23 comments

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The results of the Going Five Hole Best NHL Captain poll are in, and it wasn't even close. After dominating his way to the final round, Our Captain, Super Joe Sakic, crushed some whiny baby from the Red Wings by a tally of 532-245. With the help of the official Avalanche web site forum and blogs like this one, Colorado fans rallied in support of their long-time leader. Nicklas Lidstrom never had a chance.

This poll proves, without a doubt, that Sakic is the best captain in the NHL. Nothing is a better gauge of objective, scientific proof than a web poll that can easily be voted on multiple times by any individual with more than one browser and/or computer. Don't even try to argue with it. This poll is more reliable than gravity.

THIS JUST IN: We have received video footage of Ian Laperriere delivering the results of the poll to Lidstrom:

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Way to keep it classy there, Joe. And since it was against the Dead Wings, that wasn’t even sarcastic.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Nov 21, 2008 8:24 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Might as well latch on to it

Because as of this morning, it is all we have. Our team sucks.

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by Bob in Boulder on Nov 21, 2008 9:09 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

Yep, no doubt about it.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Nov 21, 2008 9:44 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

There never is a wrong time to show Lidstrom’s mangina.

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 21, 2008 9:39 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

I think it is time to clarify the mangina comments. I don’t think it is fair to say that anyone who gets hurt as a result of a good hard clean check is a “mangina.” However, Lidstrom’s “why me” Nancy Kerrigan routine after the crushing blow earned him the nickname. Just to make sure that nobody out there is thinking that we are being unfair.

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by Bob in Boulder on Nov 21, 2008 9:53 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

HMM

I didn’t think Lidstrom was the whiner, but some of the other wings, and almost all wings fans. I thought Lidstrom said it was clean, but the crying of their fans that one of our players had the gall to make a clean check on their precious captain made us mock them….

I believe in Peter Budaj

by Jibblescribbits on Nov 21, 2008 10:06 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought he said something about Lappy’s elbow riding up, between tears. I could be wrong, however. There is always a first time for that.

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by Bob in Boulder on Nov 21, 2008 10:16 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

When I first wrote about the hit, I said “Lappy broke Lidstrom’s vagina,” which is the impression given off by the Red Wings and their fans by expressing SHOCK! that another hockey player, in a hockey game, would dare to put a clean hit on their dear captain even though it was his fault for having his head down.

And anyway, I think Mangina is a soft enough term for a great player who is otherwise extremely talented and classy, but just kind of a wuss.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Nov 21, 2008 10:32 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Still batting 1.000

Words from a mangina, straight from a Mirtle blog nonetheless:

"I have a pretty good mark on my chin where he hit me," said Lidstrom, a five-time Norris Trophy winner. "Whether he tried to or not, I don’t know, but he followed through and finished with his elbow up on my chin and that’s when my head went back into the glass."

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by Bob in Boulder on Nov 21, 2008 10:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Mangina, clearly

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 21, 2008 11:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Nov 21, 2008 11:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Thx for the vid link

At least there is something Av related, along with Budaj’s play lately, to make me smile this morning.

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by Bob in Boulder on Nov 21, 2008 10:49 AM MST reply actions 0 recs

It’s the multi-angle slo-mo that really makes it worthwhile.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Nov 21, 2008 11:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

My happy video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF8K-szxQg8

by Drakenlot on Nov 21, 2008 1:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

SFW btw

by Drakenlot on Nov 21, 2008 1:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Dion’s douchery is never safe for work. Nor home, for that matter

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Nov 22, 2008 3:55 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I was at the game, and a few “fair weather”, I meand dead wings fans were sitting in front of me. Of course, I jumped up and was screaming when the hit happened because it was probably the best part about that game. The fans in front of me were screaming and hoping that someone on their team would go after Sakic and take him out of the game.

It was a great way to show their true colors. Knowing absolutely nothing about hockey and wanting Sakic to get hurt because the mangina was hit with a clean hit. They were sooo pissed off, it was great.

GO AVS

by slapshotr2007 on Nov 21, 2008 1:06 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Considering how easy they’ve had it the last few seasons, anything that incites ire among Red Wings fans is great in my book.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Nov 21, 2008 1:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

For some reason

No Videos show up on my computer that have been posted here,The Fanhouse or pretty much anyother website. It used to work fine but know it doesn’t for some reason. I need your help more technologically advanced people.

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by Savage33 on Nov 21, 2008 3:33 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Try

There’s a few things you can try.

First clear all your cookies and history. Make sure you bookmark any sites you visit frequently but haven’t bookmarked, and write down any passwords you may forget.

If that doesn’t work

Look in the settings for some kind of filter. Sometimes firewalls get a little too protective.

If that doesn’t work…

If you’re on Firefox make a new user profile (you can google how to do that). I would suggest saving bookmarks to an independent service, like Yahoo bookmarks or just put them in a text file, because they’ll be hard to access.

If that doesn’t work

I would start consulting google and the forums.

I believe in Peter Budaj

by Jibblescribbits on Nov 21, 2008 10:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Nope

none of thats worked, I tried deleting my cookies and emp files and that’s done nothing, tried disabling shockwave addons and thats done nothing and I have Internet Explorer so i can’t do that firefox stuff. This is driving me nuts.

by Savage33 on Nov 22, 2008 9:08 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs