Mike's Miscellany™ Vol. V
by Mike @ MHH on Nov 25, 2008 1:50 PM MST
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That's the Roman numeral for five in the title, by the way, not a nod to classic television or comic book franchises. What? You don't think V was a classic TV series? Are you high? That face-peeling-alien-behind-a-sexy-brunette-candy-coating scene gave me nightmares for years! Look at those suits! FYI, hot aliens started the huge bubble glasses trend, not Louisiana pop tart-lets who sing through their noses.
Anyway, because nobody demanded it, here's another round-up of things that got me thinking about the wide world of hockey lately. Unfortunately, the Avalanche aren't one of those things.
- Unwashed heathen Paul Kukla wants everybody to make with the sunshine on December 1st. Think only happy thoughts. I'd like to encourage the MHH community to participate. That means any and all discussion of the Avalanche will likely not occur. My two co-conspirators and I will try and keep it light and bouncy and bring the happy back to hockey next Monday.
- Scoring is up across the league (unless your team is wearing a unipron) and three-namer Kevin Paul Dupont at the Boston Globe thinks it's due the the ridiculously minimal goaltending equipment changes. He's completely wrong, but it was cute for him to try.
- More goaltending equipment news, if you consider people saying the same thing they've been saying for three + years news. My personal favorite of that article is Jacques Lemaire (of all people) talking about how players can't score because of goaltending equipment. The fact that he has the lack of logic to use the old "bulletproof vests aren't that big, so why are chest/arm protectors" argument only reinforces my already asthenosphere-level opinion of him.
- Apparently the only team that can't get completely one-sided transactions to go their way with the Leafs is the Avalanche.
- I'm currently second in the Colorado Avalanche SPG race. My secret? Pessimism. I'd also like to note the uber-laziness of our co-editors. DD is a handsome man who fights off advances from smoking-hot supermodels (NSFW) and Shane Giroux all day. Joe is in law school and may have broken up with Dater. I think only ONE of them has a valid excuse.
- Speaking of Shane, his recap of last night's game debacle is giggle-filled.
- Toe bridges come in two varieties: regular and sliding. Or in my case, broken. Not good.
- And last but not least, there's a story in my local paper that our successful CHL team, the Blazers, may be jumping to the AHL soon as a Oilers farm team. I've gotta admit, getting to see the skill level of the AHL + Avs prospects when the Monsters visit = more of my money going to hockey!
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The Avs look like they’re skating with skates made of (Pb)3+
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 25, 2008 2:26 PM MST reply actions
SPG
Pessimism is the best way for SPG race so far…. and i hope that trend does not continue for much longer.
Lets get some f*%king goals.
personally, I’m just trying to give everyone a head start. Like 80 games or so
Hi, I'm new here
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 25, 2008 3:12 PM MST up reply actions
I pretty much Arnasoned the whole SPG thing. That’s right, I quit. Lost interest. Decided to skate around aimlessly poking my stick here and there without any purpose.
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by Bob in Boulder on Nov 25, 2008 3:17 PM MST up reply actions
2 minutes
for high sticking
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by Bob in Boulder on Nov 25, 2008 5:08 PM MST up reply actions
I say we follow Macbonds theory. Hejduk for every shot and nothing for the others. It seems to be working for him, unlike my think about doing my picks before forgetting and remembering halfway through the first that i was meant to do them but didn’t.
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Your life is shallow and without meeting. Probably lower therapy bills too.
Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!
I have somehow avoided watching any of the 3,796 chessy, short lived, sci-fi shows. (Except of course futurama which only kind of counts.)
InYoFace Phadouche! InYoFace
Is it Frack or frak? I still like the old one. Starbuck a women? WTF!
Though the Cylon twist is interesting.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 26, 2008 11:40 AM MST up reply actions
Religious experience
I have not thought of V in 20 years. Just dredging it from the depths of my immature soul was worth the trip over here. Thank you for that. Damn, that series caused some strange dreams. V: it’s even fun to type. V. Yeah!
I didn’t read the goalie equipment article because the Boston guy has three names, but I do feel like I’ve noticed more pucks this season sliding through on-ice areas where a pad normally seals it off. Not that it’s statistically significant, but despite myself I think this year and next year’s knee guard adjustments may at least help create more honest goals/saves. At least fewer pucks will disappear into strange pad vortexes, the way they do in my pickup game because I can’t shoot but refuse to admit it.
SBN now has a NY Islanders blog at LighthouseHockey.com.
I’ve got the new sized pads and have noticed that a few pucks seem to go through my 5 hole when i drop to butterfly because there’s a small gap ther, and it might have to do with not being good but i prefer blaming my equipment. I’ve also noticed that a couple of other goalies who wear old pads have the thigh protection bit stick up over the face of their pad when they stand up and drop to butterfly while mine stay out of view behind my pad.
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
On Kukla's Happy Monday
Why doesn’t he call it McNab Day?
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