Game 66 Preview: Canucks at Avalanche
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 9, 2010 6:00 AM MST
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| Vancouver Canucks |
7 MT / 9 ET / 2 GMT |
Colorado Avalanche |
| 40-23-2 | March 9th, 2010 |
37-22-6 |
| 82 pts | Pepsi Center |
80 pts |
| 3rd in West |
Denver, CO |
6th in West |
The Colorado Avalanche have a healthy chunk of "big" games remaining on their calendar this year. Tonight's game is about as big as they get. The Avalanche take on the division-leading Vancouver Canucks tonight at the Pepsi Center. Due to tiebreakers, the Avalanche can't overtake the Canucks tonight, but they can pull even (point-wise) with a regulation win.
That may be easier said than done. You know how the Avalanche have owned the Blues this year, to the tune of outscoring them 16-5 in 3 games against them? Well, the same bitch slap scenario exists with the Canucks...except the Avalanche are the ones on the receiving end. Vancouver has outscored the Avalanche 16-4 in the last 3 meetings, including a shutout by *gulp* Andrew Raycroft. It's time to end the cycle.
Vancouver is nearing the end of their epic 14-game road trip. And, like the Avs' own lengthy trip at the start of the season, its been by no means the disaster the pundits thought it would be. Vancouver is 7-5-0 so far and finish up with tonight's game in Denver and the capper tomorrow in Phoenix. After that, the Canucks play 10 of their final 15 games at home. I know I'm saying this in just about every preview now, but the Avalanche could really use two points tonight.
For the Avs, the Road Runner returns; Kyle Cumiskey is expected to play tonight. Meanwhile, Road Kill (Ruslan Salei) will not. He's out indefinitely with a torso injury.
Dustin has the recap tonight. Go Avs!
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I’ll be at this game (as I told GL Avsfan) if I can somehow get 27 dollars in my ukulele case while busking today. If that happens, I will immediately run over and buy a ticket. :D
Stupid spring break.
Ruslan Salei will not.
HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGH
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Why is it always a game night before I have a midterm? Really? How am I supposed to study tonight?
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Just read while watching, I do it all the time.
I never retain any information during this, but I can claim I did it.
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by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 6:09 AM MST up reply actions
Read Math?
Blech.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Oh. Math.
Disregard then.
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by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 6:13 AM MST up reply actions
Meh, we all know me...
I’ll be on here “claiming” that I am trying to study at the same time. Plus side classes are done fairly early today so I’l attempt to get myself to study before the game. Instead of taking a nap that I want.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Yeah, come on.
Quit frontin’ girl and just start owning.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:05 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, not gonna happen :(
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Not with that attitude!
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:15 AM MST up reply actions
Bwhahahahha
Love you! When I get home I’ll certainly try.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
You know what also works? Listening to Eye of the Tiger on repeat!
by xskatebakerrx on Mar 9, 2010 9:19 AM MST up reply actions
Hahaha, or not...
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Listen, Dwight Schrute, you need to relax.
You’ll get that raise. You know why? Because you’re awesome! You deserve that raise!
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:21 AM MST up reply actions
Pretty easy being the ‘little engine that could’ when you’re going downhill.’
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 9:25 AM MST up reply actions
Absolutely it is.
But all she has to do is get the ball rolling and it’s all downhill from there.
See what I did there?
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:26 AM MST up reply actions
I did,but I’ll let beachie respond to it.
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 9:28 AM MST up reply actions
I wish.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
See
It’s all this wishing nonsense. Stop wishing and get to doing. GAWSH.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:29 AM MST up reply actions
I'm in class.
There is only so much I can do.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Well if you can post here during class, why can’t you study instead?
The real answer, you just can’t get enough of us.
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by Americanario on Mar 9, 2010 10:16 AM MST up reply actions
Exactly!
No, in class I’m on my laptop, Prof’s don;t know exactly what I am doing, I can’t pull out textbooks for other classes….
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Don’t worry, I’m busting my ass trying to get my assignments done before 2pm…
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
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Hahaha
What the hell is that?
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
English, history and pretty much everything else is why he created the internet. School must be a ton easier now then it was way back when I was walking up hill both ways through blizzards to get there.
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 11:34 AM MST up reply actions
Calculators
My math teachers always told us to not use them. Really pissed me off, because in this day and age, people have a calculator on pocket watch, when will you ever come across a time when you don’t have one?
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My prof wants us to use them and Excel.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Using excel to learn stats is actually pretty helpful if you do it step by step and avoid the Regression Analysis tool set. It’s nice knowing the basics of what you’re doing instead of just skipping to SASS/SPSS.
:p sorry… my degrees have mostly been in econometrics…
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 11:47 AM MST up reply actions
I love econ, I just didn’t think there would be as much of a field to get into.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
There isn’t much of a field in econ, no. You would either need to get a PhD or master’s to do anything with it. Then you’re either teaching or running regressions all day (god awful boring after a while).
Hence why I work for the government where my econ background is theoretically relevant but not all that practically so.
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 1:34 PM MST up reply actions
Hahahaha
Yeah, that’s why I am sticking with accounting.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
I use mental math all the time.
Hell I even learned to do square roots in my head, although i’m a bit rusty at it.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
My friend the controller defers to me the English teacher all the time when having to do mental math to caculate things like splitting bills or estimating how much gas we have left before we’re stranded on I-15 on the way to Vegas. Like Sandie’s profs, she has Excel and calculators…except when she’s in a car almost stranded on I-15 on the way to Vegas.
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by NurseBeachie on Mar 9, 2010 12:04 PM MST up reply actions
It's Stats.
It’s not hard, I just try to excel.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
True
It is Stastny. It’s not hard for him to excel.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, more points than the Flames and Wings. But hey, your Corsi number is better.
RR IS BACK?!?!
Too awesome for words. Meep meep
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Unrelated note: Just how many games has Salei actually played in this season, less than 10?!
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Just checked: 6.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
just updated the above article with a new nickname for Salei
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 9, 2010 7:08 AM MST up reply actions
Heheheh
Poor guy, because it’s true. But good call.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Salei is the new Leoprone.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Mar 9, 2010 7:29 AM MST up reply actions
Except that Salei, on the rare occasion when healthy, hits and plays defense.
Otherwise, exactly the same!
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So basically
He’s Leoprone, but good.
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I kinda liked Leoprone. He ruled the shootout, that’s for sure.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Mar 9, 2010 12:42 PM MST up reply actions
Leoprone was good…when he wasn’t hurt…
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When was that?
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, more points than the Flames and Wings. But hey, your Corsi number is better.
When he was first traded here?
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Well, there was this one Detroit game, where he made a “surefire future HoF’er” look like a rented mule…
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Detroit Sucks
Osgood’s been 5’holed more times than…oh, I better stop right there.
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No
No you shouldn’t.
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Detroit Sucks
It was something about Bangkok…
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Wasgood is the “Man who go through airport turnstile sideways”?
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Detroit Sucks
A certain scene from Family Guy involving Brian and Quagmire at the airport comes to mind here…
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I don’t watch that “show”, I was just referring to one of the many hi-larious “confucious say” jokes.
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Detroit Sucks
ahhh…lol
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:/
FanTASTIC.
I call it... The Avaslug!
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by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 6:20 AM MST up reply actions
This isn't the NBA!
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 8:34 AM MST up reply actions
wot
I call it... The Avaslug!
I am the 1st and probably only official member of the David "Dr." Jones fanclub. Until I get the newsletter out, anyway.
Syracuse Basketball 2010: Big East Champs!!! G'Orange!
by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 8:41 AM MST up reply actions
wat
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
Can’t wait for this game tonight…I hope I can stay up long enough. Beat the hair-pullers dangit!
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I also really enjoy the logjam from 3rd to 6th place in the playoff race
It makes a team earn that 4th or 5th spot, unlike last year where the runner up in the northwest might have gotten 6th at best. I want to play LA or Phoenix in the first round. A win ties us with LA and puts us a point behind Phoenix. Which is a sentence I never thought i’d have to type.
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Considering when we played PHX, we could have jumped them…
However, the playoffs have started for us. They started the game before the Olympic break. I really like our chances with a top 5 seed…
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Lebowski reference: check.
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by esylvester6 on Mar 9, 2010 7:56 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Siiiiiiiiigh.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 8:35 AM MST up reply actions
Winner!
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I know, right?
The “experts” are downing Tums like there’s no tomorrow from all that crow they’re eating. Phoenix, LA and Colorado…just shows how much CAN’T be predicted when human beings play sports.
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The Avs have to win tonight…just because AD predicted a loss. Is it me? Or has he become insufferable lately. It’s like he is going to the lowest common denominator just so he has someone or something to rip on. Is this the lack of competing news sources in Denver? Or AD just becoming an old codger.
It’s too bad too, because I used to love reading his stuff…it’s getting harder and harder for me every day.
Personal opinion, and really no offense mean to Mr. Dater
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Agreed.
He whines. A LOT. He gets to cover a hockey club….for a job. And he bitches about it.
And, he’s harsh. Particularly in JML’s case. Let the guy have a break, he’s had some off games.
I’m sorry. But if he doesn’t grow up a tad, he’ll be losing me as a visitor to Denverpost.com
Oh he's just a journalist
Sorry, they have to be somewhat sensationalist. You take it with a grain of salt. He still is the best, and only, inside source for the Avalanche. Sadly, we need him.
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Maybe.
But when I can come here and get informative, interesting discussion on my team it makes him irrelevant, IMHO.
Dater provides value
No one here gets to hang out by the glass during practice or in the locker room. He gets information and scoops from the PR staff that no at MHH gets. MSM still has perks that the blogs don’t get yet.
I look to his articles in the DP for information. His blogs are his opinions with the occasional nugget. I think the user base here is more knowledgable and less obnoxious.
. . . . . What? Oh, sorry. I thought I was on a 2 hour tape delay.
I’m not talking about his blog…even his actual articles are getting preachy and whiny. The casual reader may not see it, but since I have been reading him for YEARS now, you can tell his targets, and catch his “new attitude” in his actual columns (again, not the opinion pieces.)
His blog is his opinion, like you said, and he can say and do what he wants.
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His piece in FutureWatch '10
Was by far his best article in quite awhile IMO.
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I like his blog (I know, I know).
I find it informative and entertaining. I like that he treats it like, you know, a blog – very opinionated, sometimes silly, sometimes profound. Not much different than this place, if you really look at it objectively. His commenters, though? that’s another story.
it’s also a bit of a myth that he’s just fed stuff from the Avs PR staff. He works his contacts around the league pretty hard.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 9, 2010 8:39 AM MST up reply actions
Dater is a New England/Boston Red Sox bred guy. If you expect Dater to be devoid of snark or doom and gloom then you do not understand the innate sports behavior of the New England native. I’m surprised he’s as positive as he is. I think Dater is perfect for this market since Altitude took over everything else. You need his cynicism to balance the rainbows and kittens by the media mothership.
Altitude's tripe.
I agree. He wrote about the sunshine twins recently and called Altitude out for restricting them to happy talk. I am getting BORED with their broadcasts.
A piece of me wants to picket with a sign that says “Free the Altitude 2!” and have signs with McNabb and Haynes’ mouths taped shut.
A couple games ago, Anderson gave up a rare, weak goal, and in the seemingly twenty-second silence, I could just picture both of them desperately trying to find a way to make a semi-positive play-by-call. They actually never said anything.
He could be a lot more constructive though...
Dater does whine A LOT. I think there is certainly a middle ground where he can be critical of the team in a constructive way, without turning away potential fans. As the beat guy for hockey he stands to benefit from a successful Avalanche franchise — not sure he has put two and two together on this one. I’m not asking him to be the world’s greatest journalist or to suddenly become eloquent, but his articles just don’t do a good job of actually making you want to watch a game. Instead he spends his time insulting the current fan base and scaring off any potential new fans.
That being said, I really do appreciate his blog and constant flow of information. The Post’s hockey writers IN GENERAL (read: anyone who ever writes about hockey) are bleeding awful.
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 8:26 AM MST up reply actions
“without turning away potential fans”
That exactly. I can’t tell you how many people are like, “oh how are the Avs doing, I hear they suck” because all they do is read stuff from Dater and not pay attention otherwise.
by xskatebakerrx on Mar 9, 2010 8:43 AM MST up reply actions
Ha
That’s a funny way to look at it, esp when he’s always harping on attendance.
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Ya know...
I wonder just how much of an inside source he is, the Wolski trade got me thinking about this.
Dater wrote a story the day of the trade, and it said something like “Wolski couldn’t be reached for comment.”
Huh. Really. Really?
It’s not like Dater didn’t know it was the trade deadline. It’s not like Dater didn’t have at least a thought that Wolski might be traded. It’s not like Dater, the Post’s only Avs beat reporter during their entire existence, didn’t know Wolski. And it’s not like Wolski was sequestered in a cave – he was interviewed on the trade deadline extravaganza that aired on the NHL Network here in the States.
Still…Dater couldn’t reach Wolski for comment. Okay.
And, see, that’s the only part of Dater’s job that he’s supposed to be better at than the bloggers. His access, his presence, his ability to see things we can’t, his big fat rolodex that he’s built in 15 years working in the league for a major paper.
Dunno. Maybe he’s burned out on the beat, maybe his contacts aren’t very good, maybe he’s lazy…not sure. Whatever the reasons, “Wolski couldn’t be reached for comment” sure as hell wasn’t impressive.
Maybe Wolski didn’t want to talk about it.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
Maybe Wolski didn’t want to talk to him about it?
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
Or anyone for that matter…I read the comments he had in PHX…it was the company line…
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If that was the case then AD should be off the hook. And granted I don’t have much experience with him vs anyone else following hockey so I should tone down what I say. It may have been a Jim Rice kind of thing where WW didn’t like talking with the press much at all.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
It’s very rare that you hear someone rip their old team in season. Especially knowing you’re playing them 2 nights later.
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Plus, they don’t want to burn bridges if they can help it. It doesn’t reflect well on the player to be dissing the team, fans, or city.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
exactly, saying nothing is much louder than saying something.
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I guess hockey players are different that way than other sports because often times the gloves come off the second the uniform/unipron changes.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
It’s rare that in happens in hockey. Look how many players leave one team only to go back to it a few years down the line.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Toskala notwithstanding.
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He wouldn't want to go anywhere near Toronto ever again
For fear of being lynched.
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it was on some random tv at ubc
cbc or tsn… he was interviewed and ww said the trade was a bit tough bc he liked the team/city and had to leave all his friends. He didn’t think he’d be traded until got a call from Sherman in anaheim to come up to his [hotel] room.
Despite that absurdly timed goal, I still really like the Baron…
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by wflan on Mar 9, 2010 3:55 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
He talked about it on the nationally televised trade deadline TV show. If he talked to them and not Dater, it’s a “beat,” and not the good kind.
Nationally televised in Canada > beat writer of team you just left.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
In his defense
TSN also had issues reaching him. They said they were going to interview him after the break and it took over two hours.
Maybe WW was getting his thoughts together.
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"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
In other words, he’s towing the company line…I’ll be his agent told him what to say.
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I would imagine so.
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"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
actually, at the time TSN couldn’t reach Wolski, I think he was doing a radio interview
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 9, 2010 4:47 PM MST up reply actions
Even still, all the interviews I saw/heard Wolski sounded coached.
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If he spends as much time getting his thoughts together as he does stick handling, there’s no question he just spent the time over thinking it
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
In a town where every outlet except Dater is controlled by KSE, I find his criticism welcome.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Mar 9, 2010 8:39 AM MST up reply actions
Concur
Even though he tends to pick one criticism and really beat it into the ground, sometimes long after the criticism has passed the expiration date.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 8:42 AM MST up reply actions
Well yes, (IE the bad fans schtick). I can get over it though.
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by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Mar 9, 2010 8:45 AM MST up reply actions
The criticism is indeed needed, but I just don’t think Dater does it effectively. For instance, constantly whining about music at the Can and poor attendance is incredibly negative. Sure the point should be made, but beating it to death will only convince people games aren’t worth going to. Whereas if he spent his time being critical of how KSE doesn’t market the team effectively it would tell people that there is a good product out there (which there is), attract more fans and subsequently attract more readers.
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 8:54 AM MST up reply actions
To be fair, it’s not his job, nor responsibility, to promote the team. And he probably does more to promote the team than KSE anyways.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 8:55 AM MST up reply actions
It is his job
More fans = more readers for the Post
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 8:55 AM MST up reply actions
Though to be fair...
In the glory days, hockey didn’t need promotion and Dater’s approach would work just fine. Just saying, the sport could use a leg up these days.
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 8:56 AM MST up reply actions
It is not his job to promote the team. It’s his job to write something that people will read. Considering his blog gets more hits than any other blog on the DP (Which includes the Broncos blog, and the Broncos are by far more popular), I’d say he’s doing it just fine.
I’m not saying that he doesn’t go overboard on the negativity at times (he’s beaten the attendance issue to death so much much I fully expect that dead horse at the next Bodyworks exhibit) but it’s not his job to promote the team at all. It’s his job to report on it, and give his honest opinion in his blog.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 9:01 AM MST up reply actions
All his attendance whining does is piss people off the people who do try and support the team as often as possible and his doom and gloom really turns off potential fans. He may not work directly for the team or their promotion but because he’s an influential voice in the area and I think that along with honestly (being all sunshine and rainbows is stupid) he should also try to rally people. Like I said above, so many people I know have such a negative impression of the team because of what he writes.
Also, why did you have to remind me about Bodyworks? I have been actively trying to suppress that memory since 2006! And actually, there was a dead horse there. Ahhhh, terrible memories resurfacing!
by xskatebakerrx on Mar 9, 2010 9:05 AM MST up reply actions
AD complaing about attendance used to get on my nerves. Until I sat in the empty can for the third time. I’m glad he’s bringing attention to it.
I think a lot of people take his attendance comments out of context. He is not aiming them at people who live outside the Denver Metro Area, nor is he aiming them at people who truly cannot afford to go to many games. The comments are made to people who claim to be Avs fans that have both the financial and geographic abilities to see Avs games and still choose to stay at home. For example: When they did the $20 tickets to see the Blues back in February, the Pepsi Center was still empty.
Budweiser is a lot like making love in a row boat. They're both fucking close to water.
I didn’t really think a whole lot about the attendance issue until he beat it to death. But what really got me was when the players said it’s disheartening for them. If the boys aren’t playing as good because people aren’t showing up, then by all means, get your lazy asses out to the can and help my team win! I wouldn’t know anything about that though, i always play in front of no audience, in an empty building.
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if the boys need people to rah rah them to a win, they need to re-think their career path
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
I’m not sure the Avs need a large crowd to encourage them to win. They’ve been pretty successful this year in an empty arena many times.
Budweiser is a lot like making love in a row boat. They're both fucking close to water.
But I'm sure it feels better when the crowd is really going...
Probably one of those things that just give you a bit more “push” and momentum.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Underestimating the effect of a loud home crowd would be going against history. Players are people, and people try harder when others are cheering them on. The whole morale/demoralization thing.
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I don't think it's that it makes them play better/worse
Just the fact the it must suck after scoring a goal, and only hearing a quick cheer and nothing else.
I’m thinking last game was a huge boost, seeing the reaction Stewie got.
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No, BUT…
This was the thing Dater didn’t talk about, which I’m completely disappointed in.
Potential free agents come into this building. They aren’t going to teams where the arena is half full, they aren’t going to arenas where it’s a HUGE public library.
That’s why you need to sell out every game, just because it’s not college…recruiting never stops.
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It would help if the Organ-i-zation hadn’t made the questionable actions involving Lappy, Bruno, TG, etc recently. That has to have put a blot on their rep around the league.
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That’s another part of recruiting…look at the teams, not just in the NHL, in sports who people are taking pay cuts to go to…
They’re all smart org’s that fill the building, even when they slip up. They make good personnel decisions. That is recruiting in the pros…PURE AND SIMPLE.
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one thing the new Avs have going for them is a rep for appreciating and bringing out the best in young players. i think that is a huge win in Colorado’s favor. that could seriously build some lifers who will take lower pay to stick around cuz of the whole “they believed in me when” factor
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that's not what the guys said
the players said they couldn’t understand why no one wants to watch them play. they wondered if they weren’t doing ENOUGH to make them want to come to the games…if winning wasn’t enough.
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Bodyworks was awesome.
Real pro stuff. We have new carpet at one my jobs that reminds me of some of those exhibits.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:06 AM MST up reply actions
Loved Bodyworks
I was blown away by it. It’s just an amazing (and interesting) piece of scientific exhibition. A bit creepy, but outstanding.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 9:09 AM MST up reply actions
It's the kind of weird
out of the box stuff that would get me to crawl from my basement-dwelling and into the sunlight. I definitely enjoyed it. My girlfriend at the time? Not so much. She was stoked to check it out and then we got there and she was BBBBBAAAAAAWWWWWW-ing the whole time about how gross it was. Chicks, man.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:10 AM MST up reply actions
I was so psyched to go to it, me and all my friends went directly after school one day and spent like, two hours in the exhibit. After we were done I had to sit down and ponder my own mortality then I went home and cried in the shower. It was like this movie I watched last year called Rosmary’s Baby. When I was watching it I thought it was well done but not scary and then it left me feeling messed up for a few days for a reason I couldn’t put a finger on.
tldr; I am traumatized!
by xskatebakerrx on Mar 9, 2010 9:17 AM MST up reply actions
Cool story, non-bro
But you did it wrong. It’s “tl;dr”.
So much to learn….
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:19 AM MST up reply actions
See, I don’t usually use it because everything I write is important and I don’t usually summarize, but damn I new that haha!
by xskatebakerrx on Mar 9, 2010 9:20 AM MST up reply actions
I want to see it...
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
And in a non smart-ass response
I know all about the whole “experiencing something and not feeling it’s effects until later”. I’ve spent the last couple of days blasting through “The Heroin Diaries” by Nikki Sixx and it screwed me up so badly I quit sleeping. Like, completely. Thank god I finished it last night and will be able to move on to my next literature conquest.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:20 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah I’ve had quite a few books do that to me too. I don’t know why but I always seem to read really messed up books. The movie Requiem for a Dream was like that too, but the effects were more immediate.
by xskatebakerrx on Mar 9, 2010 9:25 AM MST up reply actions
I'm trying to think
of the last movie that really hit me like a truck. Probably “October Sky”. That movie always owns me.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:27 AM MST up reply actions
....October Sky?
Or Requiem for a Dream?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:39 AM MST up reply actions
um, are you confusing the two? One’s about a boy with trying to build a rocket, the other one is about delicious heroin and speed addictions. I wouldn’t usually put them them in the same sentence.
Thanks Joe...
Well
She responded to my comment about October Sky screwing with my head, which would surprise me if she was talking my movie because, I mean, it’s a movie about a boy trying to build a rocket while the comment directly above mine is an acid trip in itself. THus my confusion.
You aren’t helping!
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:46 AM MST up reply actions
Hahahaha.
Pretty much anything with Peter Berg is guaranteed to be…an experience. And yes, very very different.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:48 AM MST up reply actions
My wife and sister both loved it. MY wife was a little queasy but she got over it quickly.
MY mom liked it a lot too, but she’s an RN, I wouldn’t expect her to get queasy by it.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 9:22 AM MST up reply actions
RN?
You have a good Moms.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:25 AM MST up reply actions
Just 1 actually.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 9:29 AM MST up reply actions
Oh, sorry.
I call my mom “Moms” because I called my dad “Pops”. It just carried over. I wasn’t really using it as a plural. MY BAD.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:31 AM MST up reply actions
I was just giving you shit.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 9:32 AM MST up reply actions
I know.
Also, I feel bad for not coming over and saying hi at Old C’s last week. That hot bartender took most of my attention away. I think y’alls table was the only one I didn’t make my way over to at some point.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:33 AM MST up reply actions
No worries, there were a lot of people there,an limited time. It was tough to talk to everyone.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 9:35 AM MST up reply actions
I am skeptical that Dater’s blog makes any money for the post. I for one read his blog entries on my Google Reader and never see any ads they may post on the DP webpage. News papers make their money from selling ads. They make more money from ads in hard copy papers than they do from ads online.
If the Denver Post more consistently featured good analysis and articles on the team, I’d be a hell of a lot more likely to buy a paper subscription or at least check in with their website. The same few people comment on Dater’s blog for every entry. It’s the fanbase they already have that keeps going back. More fans would mean more circulation and more interest in ads sales when businesses hear about how popular the hockey team is.
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 9:09 AM MST up reply actions
If Dater’s blog doesn’t make any money for the post, no one’s does. He’s got the most hits so if it doesn’t it’s a business model problem, not one with his writing.
I think you’ll find the DP has better analysis than most papers out there. They have 2 hockey writers who are knowledgeable (Frei, and Dater). That’s better than you’ll find in most papers in the country right now.
Of course Paige, and Kiszla suck, and Kreiger is ok, but the general sports columnist is kind of a dying breed I think.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 9:13 AM MST up reply actions
So true. Nowadays, the “general” sports columnist is just a guy waiting on his book deal to come through.
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I think columnists have suffered a lot more than the beat guys from blogs, and that’s where the whole “rivalry thing” came from. I mean there’s at least 10 informed Avs bloggers out here than have smart thoughtful opinions, plus watch the team nearly every game…
What the hell can Kreiger, Paige or Kiszla add to what what any of them/us have to say.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
Jibbles you write a very thorough, well organized blog. You don’t think there is anything else you could do if you had their kind of access? The ability to commit all of your time to it? Getting paid to write about hockey?
There’s a reason I read all of your blog entries and come to MHH instead of reading the Denver Post. Maybe I’m just not a typical reader, but Kreiger, Paige, Kiszla and Frei are worthless if you have already read the day’s blogger entries. Dater is an exception to that.
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 9:48 AM MST up reply actions
Oh yeah it would definitely benefit my writing and analysis. I’d probably also have a completely different take on the Wolski situation, because there’s rumblings abut stuff in the locker room etc, that I would know about that I didn’t now.
And to be honest, I kind of like that. I like having a "fan"point of view, and not knowing all the inner workings. Because I see it how everyone else sees it. It could possibly even hurt my writing to have more access. I’ve always said I don’t really want access.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 11:24 AM MST up reply actions
Having the access means you need to watch what you say in print a lot more. AD has mentioned that, and it’s true. He knows a lot of stuff he can’t put in print or he will lose his access. That could quite possibly hurt you, given your tendency to, shall we say, speak your mind.
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What the hell can Kreiger, Paige or Kiszla add to what what any of them/us have to say
Herpes.
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Drivel…especially Kiszla
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Let me say this…Kiszla does his job well. I work in sports talk radio. Sometimes, we say things that we don’t believe 100% just to drive up ratings. Everyone talks about Kiz’s jive, and he’s doing his job well…people are reading him…
Just remember this, people who hate Howard Stern listen to him longer than people who like him.
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I hate Howard stern, and don’t listen to him at all.
I’ve stopped reading Kiszla. The only way to get garbage off the air/print is to not read it.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 1:58 PM MST up reply actions
We say that all the time on the air…don’t like what we’re saying…TURN THE DAMN THING OFF.
People who whine about Kiz and the like…are just doing his job for him.
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Yeah, I think it’s completely fair to call it a business model problem. Maybe it’s not Dater’s place to decide on such issues and I’m just shooting the messenger. There are a cacophony of reasons newspapers are struggling these days.
Dater and Frie are knowledgeable. Dater seems to work really hard at his job. But I wouldn’t say the analysis from either is anything more than a subjective and light opinion form two guys who have more access to the team. Their writing is mediocre and unimaginative. There isn’t a lot of talent in the world of sports columnists, so maybe we shouldn’t complain. But I don’t see that as any reason to not hold a news paper and its writers to a higher standard. Besides if Dater can “light fires” under players and clubs then why can’t the fans do the same for him?
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 9:27 AM MST up reply actions
Heh, I haven’t read Paige since he told Roy he should hang up the skates … the same season he went on to win the Conn Smythe.
Acquired from Pensburgh for a first round pick and two comment posters to be named later.
I haven’t read Paige since he told us Avs fans to stop chanting “Red Wings Suck”
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I didn't know this
My hatred is rising. As with my blood pressure.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, more points than the Flames and Wings. But hey, your Corsi number is better.
It was back in ’99…I think it was in the middle of the Dallas series…because we kept chanting “Stars Suck”…and he jumped on that, blamed the Avs management for aiding in it…
But he was pretty much saying that Avs fans were classless because we chanted “Red Wings Suck” at every chance we got.
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Woody just provides motivation.
That’s all.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:32 AM MST up reply actions
Chicken - Egg
Does his blog get hits because of what he writes or because of the train wreck scenario that his commenters provide? I think many people may go there to read the incredible lunacy that are the posters. I actually find myself doing that now. I don’t read them to see what insight they give but to see what kind of crap they’ll come up with next.
I do think Dater’s “voice” (English teacher term) has changed over the years. Perhaps it’s the lack of sleep that’s doing it (seriously) but he is more negative, more cynical. He grabs ahold of things more and doesn’t let go, ala Pit Bull but not as endearing (yeah, I dig those dogs). I agree he has an important place in our little world of Avsland and without him we’d know so much less than we do, but I find myself steering away from his columns more and more because I simply don’t enjoy them. There’s an edge to them I just don’t like, one that didn’t used to be there.
My two cents.
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Even though he tends to pick one criticism and really beat it into the ground, sometimes long after the criticism has passed the expiration date.
In other news, Terry Frei doesn’t like fighting in the NHL, and he doesn’t approve of your Red Wings Suck chants.
Touche
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
No man, I’m agreeing with you, just saying that Frei’s done that same thing for years, and it drives me nuts, because I’m not in the mood, ever, to get lectured about manners from the guy who goes to the game for free and sits in the press box.
And if Paige said that, too, then he’s welcome to a big plate of shut the fuck up, too.
Yeah…I could do without a Frei column before a Wings/AVs game
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I think he still wears a pair of McCarty’s breezers to bed every night.
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 1:58 PM MST up reply actions
I think he still wears a pair of McCarty’s breezersto bed every night.
fixed.
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excellent point!
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 9, 2010 8:51 AM MST up reply actions
I'm just going to say
That I always used to read the Rocky for a reason.
I call it... The Avaslug!
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by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 7:44 AM MST up reply actions
Sad that they are gone.
But nice that blogs like this one have stepped up!
I don’t mind AD like some others do, but I really liked the Rocky a lot more, especially because I could read the paper without needing an entire 8-top to put the damn thing on. liked the content more to, but hey, cest la vie.
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Ruslan "Sicknote" Salei
When I was in school, you could only be excused physical training if you had a sicknote from either your parents or a doctor. I personally think that Rusty is just trying to get out of the game so that he sneak off for a cigarette behind the bike shed.
It's hard to be a saint in this city
+1
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THe good old sick note...
I had a sub one day who refused to believe that I wasn’t allowed to do the extreme cardio stuff, even with the rest of the class saying I never took part in it. I was in grade 5, and scared shitless of authority. This was a month or so before my heart surgery. I told her that but she didn’t believe me… Needless to say after 15 minutes, I couldn’t breathe… I was lobster red and two of the guys helped me go to the nurses office. That prof got reamed out in front of me and told that next time a kid and the rest of the class says someone can’t participate- not to force the damn issue.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Wow she's stupid on so many levels
I had phys-ed problems too, not as bad as yours, but I’d usually be given a choice to participate due to severe asthma.
I think the fact I was really stubborn back then that helped me strengthen my lungs to the point I only need the blue puffer just-in-case today.
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I tried to tough it out most times... hell I've run marathons.
At that point the Cardiologist did not want me to do anything physical to overly exert myself. Hell, he was scared enough of the condition of of my valve that he got me into the surgery within 3 months. He had me on the “cancel” list.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
I have the asthma too, and I’ve never liked using it as an excuse. Regular exercise does help compensate for an abysmally low lung capacity, just by making your muscles not need as much O2. But man I hate that shit. (Asthma, not exercise, although some people who have seen me recently might reasonably be confused)
"Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx zoo" - Gerry Cheevers, former Boston Bruins goalie, on New York hockey fans
Detroit Sucks
Right before the surgery it was really, really bad. I couldn’t do much at all without having trouble catching my breath.
Since I’ve had my surgery it’s all good. It was just that one period before the surgery and a short period after (for obvious reasons). Oh, and when my blood acts up (hasn’t happened in a few years) but I basically turn into a hemophiliac… playing Dodgeball in gym class wasn’t the best idea.
But for the most part I tried, there were a few times that I’d need to jog for a minute or two to catch my breath but that’s not a big deal.
I always knew my limits and I think that was the most important part.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
how the hell do you bleed in dodgeball..unless you can’t dodge a wrench
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
Here's the formula
Ball + Nose = Blood
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whatever happened to the no face/head shots rule?
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
We didn't have that rule...
The guys went nuts, I was the only girl so they tried to kill each other.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
well i guess rules are only ‘suggestions’ in quebec
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
I did my High School at the comp in Spruce.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
you poor girl
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
Accidents happen
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Internal Bleeding.... otherwise known as bruises.
If you know anything about platelets my count was between 2000 and 2500, the normal person (my Doc says) has between 250 000 and 350 000.
My blood was so thin, my veins couldn’t hold it.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Sorry,
I hope you don’t think I was suggesting you just try to tough it out in your case. I was just meaning the asthma. Your situation sounds not only different, but life threatening. Whole ’nother ball game.
"Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx zoo" - Gerry Cheevers, former Boston Bruins goalie, on New York hockey fans
Detroit Sucks
Nope, didn't think it was... just meaning it unfortunately wasn't something that I could just though out :(
Anyway, I’m good now, for the most part :)
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
good to hear it. Wasn’t sure because of the position of the reply, but hey, it’s the errornet.
"Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx zoo" - Gerry Cheevers, former Boston Bruins goalie, on New York hockey fans
Detroit Sucks
Pretty much...
Plus there is the handy “up” feature.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Didn’t need it, the reply in question was right below my comment. :) I did have to use the up button on one of DDC’s comments in this post though. It was like the second time I’ve ever used it. I always like to use the bq if I’m going to reply to something way above my comment. I’m just helpful like that.
"Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx zoo" - Gerry Cheevers, former Boston Bruins goalie, on New York hockey fans
Detroit Sucks
At least Ruslan isn’t Alexander Karpovtsev…at least his injuries are legit.
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Dater
I am a bit annoyed whilst reading his stuff at the DP. He really has a hate on for JML. I remember before the trade deadline, he was really going for it. I couldn’t see any reason why.
Is JML overpaid? Probably. Is he a decent player? Definitely. Can the Avs afford his slightly lop-sided salary. Of course.
Now, if you want to talk overpaid underperformers, let’s talk about Preissing, or Toskala, or Jeff “How much?” Finger.
JML does not fit into the same category as the above offenders.
It's hard to be a saint in this city
Which of those under-performers is playing on the Avalanche. None, even is one is on the payroll.
JML has played poorly most of the season. He has played well following the trade deadline, as usual. I think AD is permitted to be skeptical of a guy that needs to play better.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Mar 9, 2010 8:42 AM MST up reply actions
Point well taken, but while we’re talking underperforming piles of dung, allow me to provide several points of reference:
Tucker, Darcy
Svatos, Marek
Clark, Brett
So while Hot Pocket has not been up to snuff for long stretches in the season, I never saw MasterDater drop even 0.00004% of the hate on the above wastes of salary COLLECTIVELY like he did on Hot Pocket. That’s just bush league.
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agreed. see below.
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by NurseBeachie on Mar 9, 2010 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
I think AD is permitted to be skeptical of a guy that needs to play better.
Not only permitted but expected. The problem is that even JML played well, Dater would find some way to criticize him. He also would criticize him when he wasn’t even playing. How can a guy suck when he’s in the press box? Shouldn’t other guys who’ve played poorly and being paid too much for their skill level (i.e., Tucker, Clark) or having some seriously bad nights (i.e., Quincey) get some ink too? Dater does not like JML. He has admitted it himself with statements like, “Get ready, folks, because I’m about to say something nice about John-Michael Liles.”
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by NurseBeachie on Mar 9, 2010 10:13 AM MST up reply actions
If the Avs are going to generate any momentum, they must win this game. They’ve been playing 0.500 hockey for a while now and they can’t feel good about limping into the post-season. There’s still time for a hot team or teams to leap-frog them and put them in the 8-9th position. Neither scenario is a good one. They need to get on a roll and dropping a divisional opponent at home is the best way to start that momentum.
I’m worried about this game. It could be the harbinger for the remainder of the season, regardless of outcome.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
you are absolutely right!
I have been keeping track of the Magic #31 in my signature since that article, and .500 hockey is EXACTLY what they have been playing, and the numbers prove it. In order for the Avs to even make the playoffs, they must get 17 points in 17 games. It really is sink or swim time for them.
Colorado Avalanche: Aiming for Magic #31 - 31 points in 28 games. 14 points in 11 games; 17 points to go!
Must win indeed.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Mar 9, 2010 8:43 AM MST up reply actions
I would really like to see the Avs in the 4th/5th spot (if not in the 3rd). But 7th/8th spot isn’t that scary either. The Avs have played well against both the Sharks and the Hawks. If a playoff series against the Hawks turned out anything like the season series so far, than it would be a very exciting series. I wouldn’t mind the Avs facing the Sharks, Hawks, or the Coyotes in the playoffs. The Kings and Canucks scare me a little. The Avs have always seemed to struggle against the Kings; especially since that playoff series in 2001.
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by Americanario on Mar 9, 2010 10:55 AM MST up reply actions
I agree whole heartedly.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Canucks def scare me. Kings? Depends on which Quick shows up in net. That guy can seriously suck sometimes. Sharks I’m not too worried about. Hawks have me a little concerned. Coyotes are a crap shoot IMO. They’re hungry so it’d be up to the Avs to match/best their hunger since it’s for the same reasons.
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by NurseBeachie on Mar 9, 2010 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
The avs are 1-3 against the canucks, but for the life of me I can only remember 3 games….it’s almost like one of them didnt’ happen.
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 8:05 AM MST reply actions
bullshit. watch the game.
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 9, 2010 8:23 AM MST up reply actions
Don’t be a sad panda…though I have a friend during Cubs season that I consider a jinx. Two years ago the Cubs only lost some 20 games or something at home, and she was at 8 of them. She did not go to one game they won at home (I believe they set a home record as well)
Still, watch the game!
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It’s been pretty incredible lately. They’re losing, or not trying, I leave the room, come back, and they’re up by a goal and really going strong.
Do you get Center Ice? Can you watch the ‘Nucks feed? Let’s put your jinx-ery to good use! : )
Budweiser is a lot like making love in a row boat. They're both fucking close to water.
ooohhhhh
good thinking. every time i wear my JML jersey, they lose. (SHUSH! all of you. i don’t want to hear it.) i wonder if that would work on the ’nuks feed too…
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by NurseBeachie on Mar 9, 2010 10:34 AM MST up reply actions
I was also thinking about how our domination of the Blues is like the Canucks domination of us. It sucks they’re in our division and we’re so close in points. And this is all especially bad when our “must win” games always seem to turn into ridiculous losses.
Nevertheless, I am excited for this game and I hope the boys have the intensity at 11 for the ENTIRE game. All three periods- is that too much to ask?
Yeah, not being able to win those “Must win” games doesn’t bode well for Playoffs…
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
especially when we’d be facing Vancouver if the playoffs started today
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 9, 2010 8:54 AM MST up reply actions
If the playoffs started today
Well,everyone would be running around asking, “why the fuck are the playoffs starting today? The regular season isn’t even over, teams haven’t even played an equal number of games, and the playoffs are starting today? We haven’t even had time to sell playoff tickets yet, get a schedule together, and get fucking Versus on DirecTV, and playoffs are starting today? Wtf? I mean, Bettman has done some pretty fucked up things during his tenure, including the Versus TV contract, but starting the playoffs before the season is over? Just wow.”
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 10:33 AM MST up reply actions 10 recs
You know you have to actually click “Rec” for it to be rec’d, right?
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
It wasn’t at the time, dear. And I told you it’s Dude, with a capital D.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
She’s about to drop the “e.”
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 4:04 PM MST up reply actions
zing
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 9, 2010 4:55 PM MST up reply actions
There’s a time and a place for everything…it’s called College
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LMAO
!
Our criminal institutions are full of little creeps like you who do wrong things... and many of them were driven to these crimes by a horrible force called MUSIC!
by Pinchy The Lobster on Mar 9, 2010 11:27 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
If we had a comment of the month
This would be it.
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LMAO TOO!
You have to read that with the Jim Mora “WHAT, PLAAYOFFS?!?!?!?” voice and facial expression to get the full event of the hilarity of this post.
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Amazing
Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.
by ShadowPenguin on Mar 9, 2010 1:51 PM MST up reply actions
I want to face the blues. that is all.
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by NurseBeachie on Mar 9, 2010 10:35 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Not a must win.
This website states that the Avs have a 98% chance of making the playoffs. That’s GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Western/Northwest/Avalanche.html
98% not good…100% not good enough.
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I love it.. I log in to find there are already 78 comments in a thread at 9am MDT. And more coming in all the time! I love you guys.
Ill contribute something real as soon as I catch up on all these here a-goins-on.
Thanks Joe...
Lurve you two <3
….Wait, who are you again?
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:12 AM MST up reply actions
After that incredible night, you just leave a note…now you come back and say you love us…
I’m not buying…
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I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that my boss wants to meet with me at 3 this afternoon. Wuh woh Shaggy.
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by NurseBeachie on Mar 9, 2010 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
is it 7 yet? How about now? What about now?
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 9:44 AM MST reply actions
nomnomnomnom
I should’ve had wings last Monday. That would’ve been manly, delicious, AND symbolic. Thanks for the idea a week late.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 9:46 AM MST up reply actions
Somebody say WINGS?
I call it... The Avaslug!
I am the 1st and probably only official member of the David "Dr." Jones fanclub. Until I get the newsletter out, anyway.
Syracuse Basketball 2010: Big East Champs!!! G'Orange!
by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 9:47 AM MST up reply actions
I always use game nights as an excuse to ask FH to bring home Buffalo Wild Wings. We used to have Pizza Hut deliver their wings but they just aren’t as good.
by xskatebakerrx on Mar 9, 2010 9:53 AM MST up reply actions
Oh, for those who like to celebrate Tucker’s demise. Sounds like he may not play tonight. Didn’t pratice yesterday with one of those famed “unspecified injuries”
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Or practice…
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Interesting...
Any news about it from Dater?
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
It said on twitter it was an
“unspecified illness”, not injury.
I call it... The Avaslug!
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by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 10:10 AM MST up reply actions
Is he suffering from “suckitis”?
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by Americanario on Mar 9, 2010 10:59 AM MST up reply actions
Anyone predicting the forward lines for tonight?
. . . . . What? Oh, sorry. I thought I was on a 2 hour tape delay.
I’ve really liked Duke & Mueller playing on the same line. Seems like they mesh well together.
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 10:18 AM MST up reply actions
that whole ferris-dutchy-duke line has been really good i think
and johnny liles and ferris have been doing well on the PP..well..they’re shooting more..which on this team’s pp from what we’ve seen this year..is a plus
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Who are you?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 10:26 AM MST up reply actions
I’m some newbie, i think i’ve been there before..but i might have been drunk..
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
Drunk?
Welcome!
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 10:39 AM MST up reply actions
why thank you good sir!!
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
Hope it isn’t “Coyote Ugly” drunk.
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by Americanario on Mar 9, 2010 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
Jaye is always Coyote Ugly drunk.
That’s why he spends so much time with me
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 9, 2010 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
Rumors are that Tucker's out
I’d say:
Gali – Stas – Stewie
Ferris – Dutchy – Duke
Stoa – Radar – Svats
McL – Yelle – Hendricks
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WHy, why punish Radar by putting Mr. Antimatter with him.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, more points than the Flames and Wings. But hey, your Corsi number is better.
He sold poison milk to school children. It pains me to say this, Svatos hasn’t played bad for a third liner the last couple of game, he’s gotten in there and checked which is more than he did for most of his season, I wonder if he’s going to try a bob carpenter and reinvent himself as a defensive forward. I’m not goign to hold my breath, but hopefully it works out where ever he’ll be next year.
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 11:09 AM MST up reply actions
This is true
But what else can you do?
McL is the only one out of the four wingers left that is competent as a 3rd liner, but I feel he’d do much better being alongside Yelle. Not to mention he’s a LW, not RW.
Actually, you could have a third line of Stoa – Yelle- ORLY, but that means losing ORLY’s FO%.
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Is McLeod still on the team he’s been doing his best invisible man impression for the last couple of weeks.
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 11:13 AM MST up reply actions
Which is why him and Yelle being together
Could get him out of his funk.
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Yeah, it’s almost a shame Galiardi and Radar can’t play together. That was a sick combination. Too bad TJ is holding his own on the first line….
by MalachiConstant on Mar 9, 2010 11:14 AM MST up reply actions
very OT...but...
this might be the most brilliant thing The Onion has ever done…
VERY NSFW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U4Ha9HQvMo
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Man I love The Onion. Did you see Rush Limbaugh’s editorial on himself?
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
I will steal this and put it on the facetubes. And there is nothing you can do about it. BWAHAHAHAHA!
Thanks Joe...
Question
NSFW for visuals or audio?
Cause I have headphones.
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Audio…cause they drop about 5 or 6 F bombs…and use BS all through it.
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Just watched it
That is an instant classic.
Reminds me of this parody video (Pretty sure it’s SFW)
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All your talk of FaceSpace
Reminds me you aren’t my friend on it.
I’ve now stalked you out, prepare to be friended.
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It shows what a fucking template televised news has become that the Onion could deconstruct it and mock it so easily. Absolute classic.
"I'm an older man so you can trust what I say"
Really should be BiB’s new signature.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 2:06 PM MST up reply actions
Done
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 2:19 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Younger than you
And always will be.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 2:20 PM MST up reply actions
Sorry, I can't hear you
I’ve got my funny sig plugging my ears.
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 2:22 PM MST up reply actions
Old man battle
How long until I’m yelled at for being on a lawn?
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Or for listening to that loud rock and/or roll music…
BUDDY HOLLY IS THE ANTI-CHRIST!
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WHAT?
I can’t quite hear you sonny! Speak Up!
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TURN UP YOUR BELTONE!!!
I SAID RABBITS EAT LETTUCE!!!
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Rabbit Meat on Ice?
Yeah, good idea.
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Ewww
Have you ever had rabbit?! Yuck.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
I have
My grandpa hunts them.
It’s good if you know how to cook it properly. You can really screw the taste up y cooking it like chicken.
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The times I had it, it was really nasty!
Perhaps they didn’t know how to cook it, it was on a South Polynesian island after all.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
That should tell you everything you need to know
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It was that, deer, or lamb. THey didn’t have chicken or beef. It was… interesting.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Lamb is great.
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I enjoy lamb, always have.
Except, I don’t like it with mint.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Yeah, but then again, I’m not a huge fan of mint anywho.
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True. If not cooked properly, rabbit < ass. Done well, however, especially in my grandfather’s stew…..
nomnomnomnom!
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I feel like I got the short end of the stick.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
TWSS
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 2:45 PM MST up reply actions
That’s what she said
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It’s a little gamey. I like deer better.
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Those are actually hearing aides
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 2:24 PM MST up reply actions
Game Set Match Bibby.
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I love The Onion! They hockey stuff they write is pretty hilarious, even if they rarely write it.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/sidney_crosbys_one_goal_two
by xskatebakerrx on Mar 9, 2010 5:27 PM MST up reply actions
this is my favorite fake sports news site:
http://www.sportspickle.com/might-have-heard:190/martin-brodeur-deported-to-new-jersey
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 11:35 AM MST reply actions
With Salei out and Cumiskey in, the Avalanche has seven available defensemen, and veteran Brett Clark again is slated to be a healthy scratch.
Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_14640801?source=rss#ixzz0hi77jLoI
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
if im brett clark, do i call up budaj and koci and ask if they wanna just skip the game, pull a JR and go for a steak instead
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
hahahah
poor guys… Did you see at the charity thing Koci was here with his hand all banged up.
There were a few cute kids too. A couple of the little boys were doing a gangster dance for lack of better term. Quincey was walking with one of them and tried to do the dance, lost it laughing. I did too.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Which begs the question, why not offer him to an Eastern team at the deadline for a 2nd or a 3rd?
Do we really feel that much worse about having Macias or Fahey sit in the pressbox?
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!
Who’s to say they didn’t and just didn’t have a buyer.
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I find it incomprehensible that they could not find a buyer for the 2nd leading shot blocker with an offensive rep for a 2nd or 3rd. If that’s the case, Dwight just wasn’t trying.
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!
Could be that the contenders didn’t want him.
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but he plays after they are all asleep. Could it be they pay people to watch games and report back to them on the other games? A ‘scout’ so to speak?
I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 2:52 PM MST up reply actions
Boston had one at EVERY game…you know, Francois Gigure. Our old GM…
Clark could be damaged goods…
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I forgot
That he’s a scout now.
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Excuse this crude language
But do I actually have to pull for the fLames tonight? Ugh, my fingers feel dirty for typing that.
Acquired from Pensburgh for a first round pick and two comment posters to be named later.
ewwwww
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Keep your focus...
on who you are rooting against. It keeps down the gag factor.
. . . . . What? Oh, sorry. I thought I was on a 2 hour tape delay.
by Busted Twigg on Mar 9, 2010 12:52 PM MST up reply actions
There is
It’s called:
Operation BOMB DETROIT.
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Exactly
A cherry bomb the size of the Joe Loius Arena.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
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Notice from US Department of Homeland Security
The DHS has determined that the organization known as “Mile High Hockey” is a terrorist group after Wednesday’s bomb threats against Joe Louis Arena in the Detroit area.
. . . . . What? Oh, sorry. I thought I was on a 2 hour tape delay.
nooo….QUICK, IGOR…HIDE THE PLUTONIUM.
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It’s all fun and games until someone blows up Detroit.
It's all fun and games until someone blows up Detroit.
Then, it becomes really funny as anything
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Then it's
A PARTY!!
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Whew
Good thing I live in Canada.
Worst I would get is a strongly written letter, with a follow-up letter apologizing for their rude behaviour.
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For the astronomy buffs
I consider the Flames a ‘Wanning Douche-ous’. They used to be a ‘Full Douche’, but that is starting to change. Mainly because they got rid of Phdouche and Bert.
Whereas the Wings are in a ‘Waxing Douche-ous’ state. They got even douchier by aquiring Bertizzu.
So do I root against a Wanning Douche or a Waxing Douche? I’ll just root against Bertuzzi.
Budweiser is a lot like making love in a row boat. They're both fucking close to water.
I’ll just root against Bertuzzi.
THIS.
Noone likes Poo.
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I wish we could play the Wings 1 more time at the PC…and if Bert scores…someone throw toilet paper on the ice.
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I’d rather him not score. We can TP the Wings during the pregame warm up.
Budweiser is a lot like making love in a row boat. They're both fucking close to water.
That’s a better idea
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They (the NHL) cannot access a penelty against the Avs for fans throwing objects onto the office before the game can they? I think we have found a loop hole…
Budweiser is a lot like making love in a row boat. They're both fucking close to water.
How can you? I mean it’s not delaying the game.
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My poor, innocent eyes.
Need to find something to wash my eyes clean of this.
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I’m going to root for a 0-0 tie…oh, and someone from that WONDERFUL city to start robbing people in the stands.
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and a 412 round shootout that exhausts both teams and their fanbases to a degree that their seasons are rendered meaningless.
If we’re done with the Blues, consider me on their wagon for the rest of the year.
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Honestly, No
Root for a sinkhole to open up under the rink.
But I am going to say this. I want the Red Wings to make the playoffs. I want them in the 8th seed. I want them to get manhandled by the Sharks and give the Sharks a series win, 4-0, a complete joke
But I am going to say this. I want the Red Wing to miss the playoffs.
Wait, I also want the Flames to miss the playoffs too. Let’s go Dallas, lets go.
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I want the Blues to nab the 8th seed
All of the rest of the teams fighting for it are on my Bertuzzi list. Oh, and I have absolutely no problem rooting for the Flames tonight. As always, whomever is playing the wings is my 2nd favorite team.
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
Tonight's the night
The new tradition gets rolling. Come on ladies, cover Luongo with bras this evening!
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
Or throw them at Raycroft
And watch them go right on by him.
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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 9, 2010 1:55 PM MST up reply actions
Alright
I just put on my Swedish Foppa Jersey and I’m about to go do errands around Burrard and Granville downtown. Bring it Canucks!
I hope people don’t assume I’m supporting those obnoxious twins…
09
Swedish Twins
But remember back when the NHL used to market itself? This one was classic.
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 2:32 PM MST up reply actions
Collection of the Best NHL commercials
Some of there are gold.
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That was a great commercial. Also a good template for how NOT to run a bachelor party. Hell for that they should reach out to the Staal brothers.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Mar 9, 2010 3:12 PM MST up reply actions
I loved those NHL Network Commercials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz3KpY5lrRc&feature=related
A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.
Off topic but intresting
From my hometown paper.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/09/2592803/study-women-who-had-two-or-more.html
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
Craziness.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
I wonder
Why is it taking the league so long to announce Cooke’s suspension? Could be one of two things:
1. It’s going to be a doozy and they want to have all of their legal ducks in a row. OR
2. It’s going to be little to none and they want to bury the news late one night well after the incident.
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
PS:
If ORLY has a monster game tonight I’m not changing my sig back.
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 9, 2010 3:42 PM MST up reply actions
I was wondering if I had just missed the announcement…
Maybe it has something to do with the GM’s meetings?
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
Especially with the recent talk about changing the rules.
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That’s what my train of thought was. I think they just have to announce it before their next match.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
They better…that’s a bad time to make a horrible rules infraction.
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Wonder if he got Crysby to lobby for him.
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Seems you misplaced the copy of their suspension flowchart
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by Drakenlot on Mar 9, 2010 4:10 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I love this
with a passionate unrivalled by man or the blue people from Avatar.
It’s funny how like 6 pages of the Sports section in the Toronto Globe and Mail today were devoted to the headshots thing. There were like four pictures of Savard and a few of Cooke too. I’m tired of this. I think this flow chart will get me through the hard times.
Killer hangover forcing me to check MHH late and it’s been a party. Stupid unemployment allowing me to drink on weird days. Wait a minute. Why am I complaining?
Burgundy army now taking recruits.
How is the job searching going? Any leads?
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
Well
I have had several interviews but no calls back. No new interviews set up right now. Just to give a hint of how bad it is, there were 24 people interviewing for one position at one of these places. Another place, the manager hinted that he had over 50.
However, next week I will be helping a friend of mine for under the table pay, which should help.
Burgundy army now taking recruits.
At least you are getting some cash flow. I wish you luck.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
Thanks
Unemployment pay is enough for the bills but I have almost no spending money. My girlfriend is buying all the groceries and my friends are buying all the alcohol.
Burgundy army now taking recruits.
Sounds like you have some good friends. Just be sure to pay them pack in kind when you are back on your feet.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
And
One of my friends texted me yesterday that I could go to the Avs game tonight for 22$. He did this knowing I had no money. Low blow, low blow.
Burgundy army now taking recruits.
http://www.facebook.com/denversports?v=app_111895501427
I;m not sure what’s involved in the contest but you can win two tickets…
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
IT needs to be said...
Barring a huge meltdown by Vancouver…
we lose tonight…GAME OVER.
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you are turning off your NHL ’10?
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
ha! No, if we lose tonight…the division title will probably not be in the cards.
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Never say never. I have seen some crazy playoff pushes anything can happen. (why do I suddenly have Journey in my head)
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- Benjamin Franklin
DON’T STOP…BELIVIN’ HOLD ON TO THAT FEEEEE-EEEE-EEE-LIN’
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yep that be the one. Now if I can get my favorite Journey song going it would mean I was with in hours of being home.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
i have a great feeling about this game tonight. dont know why but i do. hopefully my good vibes will spread through the can lol. plus i despise Vancouver and have a little wager running on our beloved avs tonight.
LETS GO AVS!
I really hope that the boys can pull this one out tonight. The confidence boost would be amazing.
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I love when we have 500+ comment game day threads
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by c6hor8 on Mar 9, 2010 4:32 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Boo, Asian sensation Brandon Yip not playing tonight </3
Vancouver rooots!
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
He’s out four to six weeks.
Sandie
"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury
With what? =/
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
Everything about you and your post confuses me.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, more points than the Flames and Wings. But hey, your Corsi number is better.
Vancouver fan, but I’ve kept up with Yip for a while now. =/
Don’t hurt me.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
That’s fine. Except the liking the Vancouver part. But hey, you aren’t a Red Wings’ or Flames’ fan so it’s sort of a win.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, more points than the Flames and Wings. But hey, your Corsi number is better.
Haha, I consider us divisional neighbours XD
And I’m a Burnaby Joe and Foppa fan for life. Eightyseven’s a play on my name, not ‘cause I’m a Sid fan, btw ha.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!!
Tonight…IS NOT A THIRD JERSEY NIGHT….WE HAVE A CHANCE!!!
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