My second least-favorite team...

by AceODale on Feb 25, 2011 2:36 PM MST

in the NHL, besides the Wings, of course, has now become whichever team currently employs the goaltending services of Craig Anderson. Currently that would be Ottawa. And it really has nothing to do with anyone on the team except for Andy.

Take a look at this latest dig against the Avs in Andy's comments after the Sens 5 to 1 win over the Panthers:

"When I came in here the room was great, it was very positive," Anderson said. "Guys didn't get down on themselves or their teammates, from what I could see right when I came in. You would never have known that they were on a losing streak."

(excerpted from CBS game recap of Feb 23, 2011)

Ottawa was one of my favorite eastern teams. But now I can't help but hope they get lit up big time by Buffalo tonight. And by whoever they play every night as long as Andy mans the crease.

On a positive note, his inspired play down the stretch would eliminate the Sens from the draft lottery....

On a related note, Andy's comments may point to a severe lack of veteran and/or coaching leadership in the locker room. Sacco may be just as much a problem as was Andy.

/rant off

Thanks for bearing with me.

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Wrong answer. It is the Wild.

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 Feb 25, 2011 3:05 PM MST reply actions

It should be Minnesota. Who cares about Anderson now. I just hope they ditch Budaj next and then bring in a real goalie.

by Avs_Man on Feb 25, 2011 3:30 PM MST reply actions

Minnesota is actually my most hated AHL team.

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Feb 25, 2011 5:51 PM MST reply actions

You can not be “wild”
Just because you wear dumb clothes
and play dull hockey

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Feb 25, 2011 6:07 PM MST up reply actions

Why choose the name “wild”
If you are just gonna suck
False advertising? Hell yes.

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Feb 25, 2011 7:25 PM MST up reply actions

Good thing it’s cold there
There is nothing else to do
But watch you suck ass

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Feb 25, 2011 7:26 PM MST up reply actions

Oops.

7 syllables in that last line. Take off the “hell yes”

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Feb 25, 2011 7:32 PM MST up reply actions

Waiting for a trade
Is it more or less boring
Than watching the “wild”

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Feb 25, 2011 7:53 PM MST up reply actions

Theres nothing to do
’cept hate the “wild” and haiku
I hate them so much

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Feb 25, 2011 8:03 PM MST up reply actions

Wild. Motherfuckers.
Motherfuckers. Fuck fuck fuck.
Wild. Motherfuckers.

I'm just like everyone else, only way better.

by wtnelson on Feb 25, 2011 11:20 PM MST via mobile up reply actions

This one’s my favorite!

Jumpin' on the Johnson bandwagon
Good goalie. WHEN.
The Impossible: MAKE IT HAPPEN, SHERMAN

by andidee15 on Feb 26, 2011 12:47 PM MST up reply actions

THANKS! no really, Thanks!
for all the Haiku goodness,
I have been slacking.

"That's what We DO"-Paul Stastny
The Colorado Avalanche - The luckiest team in the league

by gl avfan on Mar 3, 2011 12:20 PM MST up reply actions

My second favorite team put a foot to Andy’s ass tonight.

Not only did Buffalo beat them 4-2, but Cody Mac added a goal and an assist for the Sabres.

Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.

Thanks for everything Foppa!

by Americanario on Feb 25, 2011 9:26 PM MST reply actions

I wouldn’t consider a breakaway, a goal off a bad board bounce, and a 2-on-1 goal a “foot to (anyone’s) ass.”

But I love me some “real” Cody Mac (who scored his goal off the strange board bounce), so it’s all good with me

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by chiavsfan on Feb 26, 2011 8:03 AM MST up reply actions

My thoughts on Anderson are mixed. On one hand I wish him mediocrity and on the other hand I hope he gets up to 4.0 GAA and .800%. Shit ass bitch.

by Pinchy The Lobster on Feb 25, 2011 9:49 PM MST reply actions

I know my favorite team is the avs avs, then it’s the team that playing the wings, and my third favorite team is whoever is playing the wild. (so yes my favorite team can at times be my 2nd and third favorite team at the same time).

And to answer your question, when the wild play the wings I hope both teams lose.

I’m constantly disappointed by the outcome of those games.

I feel like I’m talking about time travel rules, where’s Jean Luc Picard when I need him.

Each of my replies is a work of art, each more brilliant than the last.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 25, 2011 9:59 PM MST reply actions

And to answer your question, when the wild play the wings I hope both teams lose.

I often hope for a contagious round of narcolepsy, so that both teams have to default. With the way the Wild play, that’s not so far-fetched as it might seem.

by Andy_ on Feb 26, 2011 10:13 AM MST up reply actions

I’m so full of hate right now, there’s plenty to go around!

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by BraxtanFILM on Feb 25, 2011 10:12 PM MST via mobile reply actions

Wow, I’ve never seen a bunch of cry-babies over a goalie before. Is he wrong? No.

Didn’t Stewart and Shattenkirk basically say the same things? Yes

I personally think Andy got dicked around by the Avs after his injury. And I hope he kicks ass wherever he lands.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by chiavsfan on Feb 26, 2011 7:52 AM MST reply actions 1 recs

I don’t hate Andy
But the Minnesota “wild”
can suck it! Bitches!

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Feb 26, 2011 10:25 AM MST up reply actions

Some of us have always hated Ottawa and don’t need Anderson to help

The Doctor Jones fanclub: Active for more games than Jones himself.
Paul McCartney Can't Play Piano
Burgundy Wave - SBnation's Colorado Rapids site
Crystal Palace FC - The best League One team to ever play in the Championship.

by UZ on Feb 26, 2011 10:36 AM MST reply actions