Avalanche at Flames, Game 29 Preview
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 8, 2011 7:02 AM MST
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The Avalanche are in Calgary tonight in a game of vital importance. That's right, I want to keep my preview record above .500. That and the minor detail that the useless Flames are just 1 point behind the just-slightly-less useless Avalanche.
The Avs have lost 8 straight to the Flames, all in regulation. 6 of those eight games were either by one goal or to goals including an empty netter. In those eight games, the Avs have scored more than two goals a grand total of once. Yuck. Come on, people, it's the Calgary Flames! They have Olli Freaking Jokinen tied for their team lead. They have Scott Hannan on defense. Heck, they have some dude with TWO flippin' hyphens in his name. That's simply the work of the devil.
So lets rally, you Avalancheys, you. You just did something that had never been done in the history of the franchise: get shoutout by the Canucks twice in one season. Let's build on that gloriousness Sure, Ryan Wilson and Paul Stastny are doubtful and on Wednesday Matt Duchene skated with wingers T.J. Galiardi and Brandon Yip, a line that fills my heart with great despair. It's still the effing Flames. Let's do this. Please. My record is on the line.
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Stats |
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| 28 | GP | 27 |
| 13 | W | 12 |
| 14 | L | 13 |
| 1 | OT | 2 |
| 27 | P | 26 |
| 0.482 | P% | 0.481 |
| 2.54 | G/G | 2.48 |
| 3.00 | GA/G | 2.85 |
| 21.0 | PP% | 14.6 |
| 80.6 | PK% | 82.0 |
| 32.9 | S/G | 28.0 |
| 28.7 | SA/G | 30.2 |
| 52.1 | FO% | 44.2 |
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I’m kind of glad my Flames hatred will continue to grow in the new conferences
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
Please play Stastny. Please.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
He Stinks
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 7:28 AM MST up reply actions
Well played.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
A stinky pussy? Wow he really does need to be traded.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
He prolly should get that checked out
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 8, 2011 8:51 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
I almost chocked on a smartie..
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:22 PM MST up reply actions
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We’re almost exactly at the one-third mark of the season and Stastny is on pace for 45 points. He doesn’t stink, but he sure is having a shitty season.
Back to PDO
Stats is by far the biggest forward name with the lowest PDO in the league, at 952. Daniel Alfredsson is at 957, but has the excuse of being 13 years older than Stats. Other really big names: Spezza (who’s still scoring, with 25 points) and Ovechkin at 967, Semin at 969.
But Ovie and Semin were products of bad coaching right?
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 8, 2011 11:52 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Eric Staals was very low for a while. too.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 1:17 PM MST up reply actions
I didn’t realize Staal, Eric, was such a good scorer. Thanks for pointing that out.
by DiD on Dec 8, 2011 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
I bet All those players (Alfredsson, Ovechkin, Staal, & Stastny) end up with really good 3rd Q’s.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 3:17 PM MST up reply actions
Barring serious injury, he’ll score well north of 50. I’d put a whole lot of Thomas Bucks on it.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 1:18 PM MST up reply actions
Another team the Avs are “less than outstanding” against
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
You’re such a Stastny.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
So since Stastny is a pussy, does that mean I’m getting some every time I wear his jersey?
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
by chiavsfan on Dec 8, 2011 7:45 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
It’s only replica Stastny
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
shame on you....
to all you Stastny haters…calling him a pussy…you’ll eat those words……
"Hey man, don't bogart that puck."
I’m confused.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
He’s saying we’ll all eat Stastny.
Though not sure why that’s a bad thing?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 11:35 AM MST up reply actions
that’s definately not a bad thing…
very low calories….high in vitamin P….
"Hey man, don't bogart that puck."
High in iron, too if you time it right
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
by Nemesis44UK on Dec 8, 2011 1:14 PM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
OH MY GOSH!
You people slay me.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:24 PM MST up reply actions
Good luck DDC. Good luck Avs! It’ll be tough without your number 1 center and hitting powerhouse defenseman. Especially against Kipper who straight owns the Avs.
Does Yip show us tonight what will eventually land us Crosby in that mega-trade?
by quietstorm560 on Dec 8, 2011 7:46 AM MST via iPhone app reply actions
Porter was missing the nachos.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Albert Pujols can now afford gourmet nachos on a beach in Cali
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
“great win for the boys tonight! Puey was huge #beauty”
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Dec 8, 2011 10:22 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
I am saddened by Pujols leaving the Cardinals but now we have $260Mil that we can spend to better the team.
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 10:23 AM MST up reply actions
Makes me sad. But then again, I never would have thought he’d be all about the money. Harkens back to “I’ll be taking my talents to South Beach”
by quietstorm560 on Dec 8, 2011 11:42 PM MST up reply actions
Umm so if porter suspended and stats and wilson out we are kinda screwed this game as we will be short a forward even with hunwick coming off nacho duty
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 8, 2011 8:50 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
McLeod was a healthy scratch last game and he’ll take Porter’s spot. We’ll probably have to roll 7 D with Hunwick though.
Ahh yeah didn’t think of that I didn’t watch the game (kinda glad) didn’t factor in him. So we are basically fielding 3 hodge podge bottom 6 lines and a very good 2nd line this game will be so awesome
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 8, 2011 9:00 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe they’ll play Hunwick as a forward again……
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:11 AM MST up reply actions
DVG callup!
Make it happen?
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I would love this but I think he has to clear waivers
And if any call up is happening they better be on their way already
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 8, 2011 9:02 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Malone.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
Mauldin, Gaunce or Bordeleau!
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:27 PM MST up reply actions
I see Andy Sutton is “playing the game with integrity” again
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
How can you say that? Did you see the replays? Are you an expert?
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I did…I did indeed see the replays, and am now an expert
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
Yep, I put a fanshot out about it. He also got a boarding penalty as well as a kneeing one and he had a fight too. Why he was still on the ice for half of it is beyond me.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
Because he plays the game “the right way”
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
After his comments on the Landeskog hit, I knew he would be at it again, just didn’t realise quite so soon.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
Sorry, but pet peeve and I’m having a bad day. “realize” with a “Z”
Carry on….
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:13 AM MST up reply actions
Recall there are oceans between y’all, and the Queen’s English suffers from odd spelling.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 8, 2011 10:18 AM MST up reply actions
Ditto that
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Dec 8, 2011 10:23 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Just get a fuckin’ W.
Get out on the ice, let ‘em know you’re there.
Get that fuckin’ stick in their side, let ‘em know you’re there!
Put some lumber in their teeth, let ‘em know you’re there!
"They called tripping!? Where did THAT happen?"
"On the ice."
".........my...brain hurts...."
by StoneCutter013 on Dec 8, 2011 8:46 AM MST via mobile reply actions
Half of what you said would put Avs in the penalty box. That’s usually not a good thing
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
I have a bad feeling about this.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 8, 2011 8:49 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Yep. We're boned.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
by Dixomatic on Dec 8, 2011 8:54 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
That's no pic
It’s a space station
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Dec 8, 2011 10:24 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Well, too late to turn around, we’re already caught in the tractor beam.
"They called tripping!? Where did THAT happen?"
"On the ice."
".........my...brain hurts...."
by StoneCutter013 on Dec 8, 2011 8:57 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Please..the Flames aren’t strong. They’re trying to hit .500 just like the Avs are. The Avs are younger and faster. If they find a way to use that to their advantage, it should be a good game for us fans to watch.
Sig.
It’s less about Cal-Gary’s overall record, but about them specifically kicking our asses the last two seasons.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 8, 2011 10:20 AM MST up reply actions
Hearing that Gali and Yip are the wingers on our second line fills me with a large overwhelming feeling for dread for this game.
However, I hope I am completely wrong and the line goes crazy like a bunch of monkeys throwing poo everywhere and has 3 goals.
Giggy with 4 assists.
and a goal
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
I would love to see Giggy with 4 assists and a goal. That would be the shit
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 10:16 AM MST up reply actions
That would be sweet, but with calgary he’d probably give up 6
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 8, 2011 10:21 AM MST up reply actions
So you are planning on dieing unsatisfied?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:15 AM MST up reply actions
I like Gali and think he has played well of late. Not high end skill, but a strong motor and quite a bit of sand. The Avs need folks like him.
Now Yip, I never was that excited about even when he had his flukey miracle start.
But Sunnyside said he was a natural pure goal scorer.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
I am not saying Gali is not a decent player, I have no problem with the guy. I just don’t think he is anything more than a 3rd line player. He doesn’t have the consistent scoring touch to be on a scoring line. To me he is basically another Winnik with a slightly different skill set and I don’t want Winnik on a scoring line either.
Two very random thoughts -
1. Holy crap. EVERY player on my fantasy team plays tonight. Even the ones on IR would have games if they weren’t hurt!
2. Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year are my two favorite coaches – Mike Krzyzewski of Duke’s Men’s Basketball program (just became the winningest coach in NCAA men’s hoops history) and Pat Summitt of Tennesee’s Women’s (winningest women’s coach, also recently diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s but still coaching). They’re awesome. Good for them. And FYI – if you want to see REAL basketball, watch their teams play.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
you did not tell me you were a Duke fan
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 8, 2011 9:02 AM MST up reply actions
Boo.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
ROOOOOOOOCK CHAAAAAAAAAAAAALK
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 9:42 AM MST up reply actions
The fiance is a Baylor grad and big fan. They look like a pretty good basketball team this year, and football-wise watching RGIII has been more successful than the Avs so far this season, so I suppose I could have done worse.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Duke sucks, but even I have to give coach K credit. Maybe….
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:16 AM MST up reply actions
Yep, I’ve been a Duke fan since literally before I can remember. One of my earliest memories is sitting on the arm of a chair while my dad graded math tests and watched a Duke game. I was raised Duke. It’s not a school allegiance either – I follow Coach K.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
That's good about the coaches.
I still won’t watch basketball. It’s all a farce to me. Mostly because I’m a big fan of defense and don’t enjoy high scoring sports.
Sig.
Try a Duke game. I’m the same way – I can’t stand it when a team doesn’t play defense. Duke is very defensively minded this year and likes to push the ball. It’s pretty exciting.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I would but basketball has just been something I’ve never enjoyed. I like the sound of skates on the ice, bodies on the boards, and slap shots. Nothing else comes close to me. The only other sport that I find remotely entertaining is auto racing (not NASCAR, stuff like Formula 1 and WRC).
Sig.
Fair enough. Real basketball (you know, the kind that still has defense) is pretty close to the intensity of hockey and gets pretty close to the pace as well. Quick ball movement, strong team play, blocking shots – it’s fairly similar to 5-on-5 hockey. But it does lack the skates sound, the blatant hitting, and the powerful shots.
{shrugs} it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. But if you ever do want to try to watch a game, go Duke. They’re one of the teams you’re at least more likely to like.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
My wife tried to get me into basketball, but I couldn’t see past the ridiculous egos and fake anger and stuff. NBA isn’t for me.
Every sport should be like hockey. Drop your gloves and have at it.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
The egos in the NFL kills it for me as well. Just a couple of sports I lost a lot of interest in quick.
Sig.
It’s not so much the egos in football, it’s the contrived dances, the guy who gets up and emphatically gives a “first down” sign when his team is down by 38 points in the 4th quarter…I could go on and on
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
That’s your problem. The NBA stands for No Basketball Allowed. Please do not judge all basketball by that shitshow.
I would say go strictly to College Hoops, but anymore, quite a few teams are going NBA style. So again, try Duke. It’s not that way. If there was one team that could even slightly appeal to someone spoiled by hockey, that would be it.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
UK is a good one to watch. In my opinion that is
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 9:33 AM MST up reply actions
I would agree with Andi on this. I cant watch NBA, but I do enjoy college basketball. It is almost a completely different sport with how it is played.
Kansas? Kentucky? Both good programs – of which do you speak?
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I am going to guess he means Kentucky.
I hate Kansas with a passion. For the last 20 years it seems they have stolen every great Iowa high school player away from Iowa. Nick Collison, Kurt Heinrich to name a couple.
Real basketball (you know, the kind that still has defense)
This is why is still watch some college basketball, but I’m even losing interest in that these days.
I have to admit andidee that part of my hatred of Duke goes back to the early 90’s when UNLV and Duke had their great battles every season.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:29 AM MST up reply actions
I agree, my hatred goes back to the Duke vs Fab Five days. I was a young and impressionable child back then and fell in with the group that enjoyed watching the Fab Five play. Also I have always liked UNC as well so that doesn’t help either.
I miss Tarkanian and the Amoeba defense….Damn NCAA.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:48 AM MST up reply actions
He did, it was a stress relief device for him. You knew things weren’t going to way he wanted when the towel came out.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
Part of my hatred of Duke is because I’ve met people who have gone to Duke
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 1:18 PM MST up reply actions
Womens... Basketball?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU38prxnbfc
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
Duke sucks
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Dec 8, 2011 10:25 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Not sure if anyone posted about this yet, but we are 1 point ahead of Calgary..not the other way around. HAHA.
I am not pleased by being anywhere near there. I am glad Edmonton is falling back to earth.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
same here, but at least we are making SOME ground.
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 9:26 AM MST up reply actions
ah, duh. fixed
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 8, 2011 9:25 AM MST up reply actions
Are you channeling you inner Jimmy Howard and telling us the outcome already?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:32 AM MST up reply actions
Prognostication is for charlatans and mountebanks. Faith and righteousness are the only ways to guarantee the future will be to your benefit.
Everything that ever was and ever shall be, I am.
by Jimmy Howard on Dec 8, 2011 10:41 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
But if you are all knowing, don’t you already know the outcome holy Lord?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:44 AM MST up reply actions
Of course I know the outcome, but I would never share that information with mortals. Interference in the lives of men by myself would alter The Great Plan. And any altering of The Great Plan shows lack of faith in The Great Plan.
It’s much like your Build From Within, but with an end goal of salvation and enlightenment instead of profit margin. And no, I won’t tell you how that all works out.
Everything that ever was and ever shall be, I am.
by Jimmy Howard on Dec 8, 2011 10:56 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I think I read this on a fortune cookie.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 8, 2011 10:59 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
“I bought an unction of a mountebank,
So mortal that, but dip a knife in it,
Where it draws blood no cataplasm so rare,
Collected from all simples that have virtue
Under the moon, can save the thing from death
That is but scratched withal. "
Laertes
Just sayin’. Don’t put down a mountebank. Those guys come through when you need a serious unction.
I am wearing my lucky Foresberg shirt, we have been doing good for the games I wore it. Didn’t wear it against Vancouver……so got it out today. HAHA
Unfortunately the Foote Nords jersey has been benched. It is 1*-5-0 this season and the one win doesn’t count because it was pre-season against the Kings.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
My shit is 3-1…can’t really count the vancouver game cause I didn’t have it on
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 10:34 AM MST up reply actions
Wait you wear shit? Remind me to never hang out with you during a game.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:39 AM MST up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHA
shiRRRRRRT. Thats better
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 10:41 AM MST up reply actions
Oh, and while we are attacking your typos, it’s F-O-R-S-B-E-R-G (note the lack of an “E” after the first “R”).
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 8, 2011 11:02 AM MST up reply actions
damn…I knew that didn’t look right but could not figure out what I had wrong. I am ashamed of myself
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
It’s OK my son, but for penance you must face towards the Holy City of Denver and recite 6 Holy Sakic’s and 4 Hail Forsberg’s every hour. Then maybe St. Patrick will bestow his blessing upon you once more.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 11:18 AM MST up reply actions
Wow! I was going to tell him to sit through some Red Wings Stanley Cup videos on YouTube.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 8, 2011 11:21 AM MST up reply actions
Wow….I will do as you say…minus the Red Wing’s YouTube stuff. 6 Holy Sakic’s and 4 Hail Forsberg’s on the wat
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 11:25 AM MST up reply actions
That’s a little harsh punishment for misspelling a name, even one as highly respected as Peter the Great’s. It’s not like he said Brodeur was better than Roy….that would require the self inflicted torture of having to watch the Red Wings defile the Holy Grail.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 11:38 AM MST up reply actions
Did you watch the Vancouver game?
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
a few minutes
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 9:51 AM MST up reply actions
Well, fuck you. Are you watching tonight?
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
dunno, we’ll see how far i get on this paper today
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 10:01 AM MST up reply actions
Porter hit? I didn’t bother to watch the game. Was it bad?
by Pinchy The Lobster on Dec 8, 2011 10:08 AM MST reply actions
Knee-to-knee debateable whether it was intentional. But yeah, it was pretty bad.
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 10:14 AM MST up reply actions
yeah sorry. Should have said that myself. Thanks Jibble
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 10:15 AM MST up reply actions
Not worth a suspension imo, but he might get a fine
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Dec 8, 2011 10:31 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 10:31 AM MST up reply actions
Is it even possible to have too many jalapeños on your nachos?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 11:20 AM MST up reply actions
Fresh? No. Not possible.
Those canned olive green circle things you find in snack bar nachos? Absolutely. Gaak!
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 8, 2011 11:23 AM MST up reply actions
no, not possible, but if there are limited quantities, he should’ve shared with Hunwick, hence the penalty
Hunwick has to man up and fight for what he wants, and stop being a Stasnty.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
Hunwick needs to be traded for his own benefit.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
there you go again…with the Stasnty comment….
why do you hate Stasnty???
"Hey man, don't bogart that puck."
No
it is possible to have too many nachos with your jalapenos
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 1:20 PM MST up reply actions
If it were one of our big names that took that knee, we’d want a suspension. BTW, did Booth get back into that game or is he out?
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
He’s out 4-6 weeks with an ACL sprain
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 10:37 AM MST up reply actions
We do want a suspension…..for Lapierre.
Honestly I don’t think it was worthy of a suspension. But I can see it happening, it was an ugly hit and resulted in injury. I won’t yell to loudly if Porter gets a suspension. I will be upset if Porter gets one and nothing happens to Lapierre…..that should have been a penalty for boarding, and it also ended up with injury.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
I’ll be upset if Ports gets suspended. Its a fine at worst
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 12:31 PM MST up reply actions
I think he should get a suspension, but I think players should be suspended for carelessness too, especially when it comes to knee-to-knee.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 1:19 PM MST up reply actions
I have always had a hard time thinking of knee on knee contact as something that could be really intentional. It doesn’t take much movement to avoid by either guy.
Seems like more of a botched trip or a game of knee chicken.
Going for a knee on knee hit could easily damage you as much as the other player could it not?
Nice….maybe we can win on the Career night
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 10:26 AM MST up reply actions
Kobasew still going for goal #100?
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 8, 2011 10:52 AM MST up reply actions
how many more does he need to get his 100?
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 8, 2011 11:11 AM MST up reply actions
Kobasew had a few years as a legitimate 2nd liner . I fear David jones is on the Kobasew career path
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 1:21 PM MST up reply actions
Who’s knee will Dr. Jones destroy?
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Thought he already destroyed his own a couple times
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 1:28 PM MST up reply actions
Wasn’t it his knee once and his shoulder the other time?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
and Kobario blew up his knee
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
ha ha ha. It’s not even April guys. So knock it off, the joke isn’t funny any more.
I'll keep this brief.
IT was wearing out… until now.
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 3:18 PM MST up reply actions
Y U ASK QUESTION KOBARIO?
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
Man I’m so confused. Someone had the audacity to tell me Arnason had good numbers with Chicago too. How much bullshit can I take at once?
I'll keep this brief.
Embrace the moniker, Kobario!
love,
-Bob in Babcock
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 3:51 PM MST up reply actions
I thought there was going to be a “Green” thrown in there as well. What happened to that?
by DiD on Dec 8, 2011 3:53 PM MST up reply actions
How much bullshit can I take at once?
The liquid form or the warm solid with the gooey center?
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Ew
TMI dude.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I laughed really hard at this. We would soooo get banned at other sbn sites.
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
For 2/3rds of the discussion here, I might add. I’ve had what I thought were completely innocuous comments deleted on MHR, for example.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
I posted that the Avs record was “shitty” at In Lou We Trust and got a warning for cursing. I laughed. They’re head would probably explode at the language we use here.
FUCK THE RED WINGS!!!!
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
*Their.
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve made that mistake. Damn.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Scrub
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
Now how the hell do you know it has a gooey center?!
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
You’ve never stepped in bullshit?
#First world problems
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
I posted on EZ a few times. Does that count?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 4:07 PM MST up reply actions
Can we please win guys I don’t care if we do only have one good line lets win a game eh
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Dec 8, 2011 10:30 AM MST via mobile reply actions
No.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 4:59 PM MST up reply actions
I thought I asked one person. Did you just turn into two people?
by Avaholics Anonymous on Dec 8, 2011 5:09 PM MST up reply actions
No this is my other account.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 5:15 PM MST up reply actions
Sometimes we scream metal lyrics at each other for jokes
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Nobody else was responding to it and I didn't want to look like a loser, so I responded to myself.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 5:24 PM MST up reply actions
anyone remember this about an old avalanche goaltender?
http://senshot.com/2011/12/08/craig-andersons-achilles-heel-is-costing-the-senators/
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 8, 2011 11:35 AM MST reply actions
Calling Chia.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
Huh? He has been playing very well lately (the Pitt game not withstanding). Their defense is still in complete shambles
He has had 1 sub .900 save% game in the last 10, and is currently 12-9-2 on a young team. Not really sure what else you can ask of him right now
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
I was calling you because Anderson was brought up.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
I have been breaking up sibling fights all day. Haven’t been around.
Haven’t been watching many Senators games either…hard enough to keep my eyes open past 6
But yeah, he goes down early a lot…that was a big knock on him year 2 in CO. I
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
You’re not fun.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
says the lawyer in love
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 4:05 PM MST up reply actions
Another big knock was how he quit on the team last year.
by DiD on Dec 8, 2011 3:54 PM MST up reply actions
the senators roster is the senators achilles heel
fixed
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 12:54 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
GTFO guys.
Who gives a shit about a guy that’s no longer in town?
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 5:00 PM MST up reply actions
Peta is going to want to have a word with you for setting a cat on fire and taking a picture of it for internet meme purposes.
the real problem is he doesnt save the picture. retakes it every damn time
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 12:55 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. - Kv
by MalachiConstant on Dec 8, 2011 2:12 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
I didn’t know AJ was dressing up for Christmas already…
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
Oh Lawd
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Real_ESPNLeBrun Pierre LeBrun
Kevin Porter’s phone hearing with Brendan Shanahan goest at 3:30 p.m. ET today (for his knee-on-knee hit on Booth)
Fun fact… Ovechkin’s blatant spear will go unnoticed and Porter’s accidental knee will get him a suspension…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
exactly…. if shanahan lets Ovy walk on that, it’s complete garbage and will show that nothing changed
It’s complete bullshit as Lieno and Porter already have calls from Shanahan… Ovechkin is a wreckless player too.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
absolutely agree, only a matter of time before an Ovechkin collision results in a broken neck (either his or someone elses).
and something that’s 100% blatant like spearing goes beyond reckless… not sure how spearing can be defensible in any way shape or form….
I can’t stand Ovechkin anymore. I used to be a big fan of his…I’ve lost a ton of respect for his whiny crybaby act
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
I’ve lost a ton of respect for his whiny crybaby act
Wait, you mean Crosby, right?!
Seems to me Crosby is the tougher one these days.
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I love Crosby…not just all that talent, but that drive to win and be the best at everything he does, he’s always working on his game and even AFTER winning the cup and Art Ross and such, he went into the off season and told himself he needs to be better at faceoffs, came out much much better.
The guy’s work ethic is greater than his talent.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
My Crosboner has grown substantially in the last 2 seasons
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
I love Crosby too. When McGuire compared him to Forsberg, I even let it slide. He’s fun to watch and is (from what I’ve seen) classy and humble about it. We could do much worse for the posterboy of our league.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Now that’s a vampire I can support.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
by amit916 on Dec 8, 2011 4:09 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
ffs
this made me choke on my drink
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 4:10 PM MST up reply actions
i still think its a fine
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 12:41 PM MST up reply actions
Seimens' twitter post:
Siemer5: Pracy and then a little 10 pin with the boys
Is he talking about Rick Pracy? Pracey is spelled with an e, right? can pracy be short for practice?
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
Looks like it’s probably practice followed by bowling…..kind of strange though?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Dec 8, 2011 12:16 PM MST up reply actions
Speaking of Wilson
I just turned a Rangers fan into a Wilson fan by showing him a montage of hits. Amazingly, very very few have his arm high or have him leave his feet.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
Ryan Wilson hits the exact right way. Clean, shoulder, arm down. The only one that’s ever been even close was the one on Elias a year or so ago, and even Elias said that one was clean.
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 8, 2011 1:23 PM MST up reply actions
Hejda has been trying to do the Wilson/Blake hip check in to the boards thing and he keeps hitting it late and almost tripping a guy with his back leg. It looks like a real difficult skill. Blake doing it in open ice was a pretty special skill set. Something we really haven’t seen in the league since he shut it down.
I'll keep this brief.
Mike McEwen told me that hitting is a skill: some people can do it and some people can’t. The timing, anticipation, and technique are all things that have to be learned, sure, but you have to have a talent at it as well.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
False!
Mike McEwen never hit anyone in his life. So it’s either theory or a lie.
(Wait, did I miss some sarcastic Thebesian tone in here?)
by DiD on Dec 8, 2011 3:51 PM MST up reply actions
Nope. I tend to believe him watching most NHL games. Some guys can do it consistently and others just ugggg. I think Blake was one of the all-time greats since he was able to adapt his skills due to injury but if hitting was something that could be universally taught, you’d see it beyond one or two defensemen per team that are consistent at it. It’s easy to hit a guy in the corner, it’s a totally different scenario to line somebody up and time a hit coming down the boards or in the slot, IMO.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
What’s Mike McEwen even doing these days? The last I heard of him, Don Cherry was choking him within inches of his life for taking a long shift.
by DiD on Dec 8, 2011 4:10 PM MST up reply actions
My F-in-Law says he still playing. In Winnipeg, I believe. Paired with John Van Boxmeer.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 4:12 PM MST up reply actions
Running parts of youth hockey here in OKC. Funny story…he thinks I’m a good goalie coach.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
He did take some pretty bad hits to the head when he was with the Rockies.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 4:24 PM MST up reply actions
Sutton suspended indefinitely
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Pending hearing
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Already scheduled.
February 30th.
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by Hopfenkopf on Dec 8, 2011 2:25 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Is that really happening, or is it wistful like mine?
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
It's real.
Check your calendar to be sure that you’re free to follow it!
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2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
????
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
I’ve seen cleaner hits in a gladiator ring.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
So you’re an expert?
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Alain Vigneault says Porter's hit was deliberate
To which I say, kindly go fuck yourself, coach of Aaron Rome.
@BradZiemer
Brad Ziemer
Vigneault today on Porter’s hit on Booth: “I thought it was a deliberate dangerous hit. . . I don’t think that’s acceptable.” #Canucks
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coach of Aaron Rome
And of Alex Burrows. And of Maxim Lapierre.
I understand that the outcome of Porter’s hit was bad. But as to intent? You’d have to be a complete moron, or a Canuck fan, or both, to think that it was more deliberate than Lapierre’s board on Wilson.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 3:31 PM MST up reply actions
Fuck Vigneault. His fat ass is going to get fired sooner rather than later for underachieving with the Canucks. Then he can blad about deliberation all he wants.
by DiD on Dec 8, 2011 3:36 PM MST up reply actions
Well, he was part of the Avs org once, maybe he can be the next Avs coach.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck" -Obi Wan Kenobi
I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink
to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?
And Bieksa… they have a bunch of dirty fucks…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
and he’s obviously a mind reader, Porter had intent, and he knows of this…and that’s the only way he would know.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
he is an expert
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 3:59 PM MST up reply actions
TONIGHT! Tonight is the night we turn things around Calgary. Refill my burgundy koolaid, I’m calling a 6-2 win for the good guys. Goals from Yip, Duchene, OReilly, Landeskog, Kobasew 100!, and Quincey.
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So far this week. We are 1-0 when i watch. 0-1 when i dont. REGRESSING TO THE MEAN BITCHES
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Banged up or just don't care?
Disturbing little tidbit from AD’s latest blog:
Today’s skate was optional: Only 10 players participated, including goalie Semyon Varlamov. Those choosing not to skate were tonight’s starting goalie J.S. Giguere, defensemen Ryan O’Byrne, Shane O’Brien, Erik Johnson, Jan Hejda and Kyle Quincey, and forwards Matt Duchene, Jay McClement, Chuck Kobasew, Milan Hejduk, Daniel Winnik and David Jones.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
Anyone else notice. Ryan O’Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog are yet to take a day off this season?
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 4:01 PM MST up reply actions
sorry
Chambers’ latest blog.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 4:02 PM MST up reply actions
The only disturbing thing about that is that Duchene and Jones felt they deserved a day off.
by DiD on Dec 8, 2011 4:12 PM MST up reply actions
Jones doesn’t skate in games, why should he skate at all?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 4:14 PM MST up reply actions
You know what M & G, fuck you
Semyon Varlamov (aka the guy that wasn’t worth 2 high draft picks) has a .899 SV%, and a EVSV% of .909, or 6 points under threshold. He is unequivocally not good.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
Now it’s 2 high draft picks? I could’ve sworn it’s only 1 first round pick….
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Funny how it’s not “potentially” high. It’s somewhere between 1 and 30. I thought math was easy for those morons; I guess not.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
I’d take shots too if I had such a shallow prospect pool.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
You know,
I watched them in the Game 7 and couldn’t believe how little they seemed to care. I get that they were tired, but frak, the Avs showed more heart last season than they did in that game.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:31 PM MST up reply actions
who cares. They’ve gotta find some way to feel positive about their talented but aging goaltender. I mean, their top scorer is Olli Jokinen for christ sake
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 4:03 PM MST up reply actions
So… is Mike Chambers the new Avs beat writer? Seems like Dater is trying to phase himself out…
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It seems like he might be headed to a larger publication little by little. Good for him if so.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
he has been doing Sports Illustrated quite a bit recently.
I nominate Sandie or AJ to take his place though, they are undefeated with previews/recaps.
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 4:09 PM MST up reply actions
I’m not undefeated, I’m batting .500, but that’s still better than the Avs.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:32 PM MST up reply actions
Sutton skipped his meeting with Shanny. No meeting to be had, just a sentence
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he didn't skip it
he opted out of a face to face meeting. I’m pretty sure they will have a phone meeting
thats what i mean of course
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 4:15 PM MST up reply actions
though i like amit’s explanation better.
So Lapierre opted out as well?
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 4:17 PM MST up reply actions
He played the Bertuzzi “Get Out of Jail Free” card.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 4:19 PM MST up reply actions
Here's an interview with Patrick Bordeleau that lightened my mood
He talks about the fighters he could and couldn’t beat (Probert – no, Ogie Oglethorpe – yes). He says he’s never had a concussion. And he says he’d hit Marty McSorley with a stick the way McSorley did to Donald Brashear because French guys have to stick together.
http://www.lakeeriemonsters.com/news/news/index.html?article_id=1452
that lightened my mood
I thought you kicked puppies for that?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 8, 2011 4:43 PM MST up reply actions
That means he'd stick up for me! Right?
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by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:33 PM MST up reply actions
THE FUCK!!!! 4 games for porter? I call bullshit
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=60&id=140793
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That’s fucking bullshit, and Ovechkin walks clean…what a bunch of fucking horseshit.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
No kidding
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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Keep in mind thats twice as many as repeat offender Jordin Tootoo got for charging and tackling Ryan Miller
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 4:57 PM MST up reply actions
These all got less games than Porter:
3 games Pacioretty headshots Letang
2 games Tootoo runs Ryan Miller (WTF)
3 games Fistrics leaping headshot
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 5:00 PM MST up reply actions
Keep in mind Fistric and Tootoo were both repeat offenders
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 5:01 PM MST up reply actions
Fistric didn’t contact the head >_>
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
no? my mistake, only saw it once. His is probably about right then
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 5:03 PM MST up reply actions
No
But his style of hitting is a huge problem. That exploding upwards bullshit is a big problem. It’s the Phaneuf/Kronwall style of hitting that fans lo0o0o0o0o0ove but results in tons of injuries every year because they can’t figure out how to hit people without launching into them.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
So result matters that much? What about a high sticking that results in 20 stitches vs. 50 vs. 100. vs 400?
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
I'm not advocating it
but they do take injury into consideration. I don’t think it should be like that, i feel like they should be hard on the person whether there was an injury or not because it was a reckless act that could have resulted in an injury.
0 games Lapierre boards & headshots Wilson IN THE SAME FUCKING GAME!
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by Hopfenkopf on Dec 8, 2011 5:49 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
This. It is so incredibly frustrating that it’s damn near unbelievable.
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by MalachiConstant on Dec 8, 2011 6:18 PM MST up reply actions
Dude his knee is out because he’s trying to TURN. He doesn’t turn because he’s Kevin Fucking Porter. Yes the hit was reckless and caused an injury, and I’d not have bitched about up to 2 games, but 4 is ridiculous and smacks of the old wheel of justice, given the length of the Tootoo suspension.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Sad.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 5:10 PM MST up reply actions
What pisses me off even more, that was Porter’s first penalty of the season. He has no history of suspensions. He gets 4 games. I thought it was a bad penalty but come on. That is complete BS. I would like to see a player to tell Shanny to go F*** himself. He should be consistant and he is not. What the hell is a boarding call, or a head shot that is worth suspension. I have no idea anymore.
He should have speared him or hit him from behind directly between the numbers.
by DiD on Dec 8, 2011 6:42 PM MST up reply actions
Does someone have a video of the Lapierre hit?
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
this it? I didnt see the game. But here’s one from the canucks highlights page
http://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlg=20112012,2,399&event=VAN12&fr=false
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by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 8, 2011 5:02 PM MST up reply actions
Yes. Which I still say was just Lapierre finishing his check, but now that we’re suspending to injury, that should get at least a game
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
http://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlg=20112012,2,399&event=VAN12&fr=false
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 5:13 PM MST up reply actions
Doesn't work the other lazy way:
http://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hlg=20112012,2,399&event=VAN12&fr=false
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 5:25 PM MST up reply actions
Lol, better than waiting for me to do it for you.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-11-1 (Total Record: 10-14-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 8, 2011 5:27 PM MST up reply actions
4 games for Porter
FriedgeHNIC Elliotte Friedman
4 games RT @NHLShanahan bit.ly/t1kzzP Kevin Porter suspension video.
Pictures or it didn’t happen.
/I also have no idea what a Crunchie is
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
Seriously?! What kind of choclates bars do you have?! UGH~
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by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:54 PM MST up reply actions
ME too!!
And they are so easy to make.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:56 PM MST up reply actions
What?
You want the recipe?!
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by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 5:57 PM MST up reply actions
Lol
I have no freaking clue. Hahaha, I just made the crunch bit and then covered the bits in chocolate.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 6:00 PM MST up reply actions
I'm not sure, I'll check it out during the intermission
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 6:17 PM MST up reply actions
When it comes to chocolate candy, yeah I’m definitely with you on that… unless I’m forgetting one…lol
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Zero bars
sup, bitches
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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Okay, I don't know that one.
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by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 8, 2011 6:25 PM MST up reply actions
OT:
One of you (or more, I don’t know) owns a Toshiba Thrive, looking at getting one for my dad for Christmas. Some insight from those who own it would be nice.
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