Wild at Avalanche, Game 51 Preview
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 24, 2012 7:01 AM MST
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The Avalanche are in action tonight taking on the [yawn] in a big-winner-might-take-all-battle at the Pepsi Center. One of these two teams will be in 8th spot going into the All-Star break; Colorado stays in 8th with a regulation win, otherwise it will be the [zzzzzzz]. Obviously, both teams are in the middle of a tight race, with 7 teams in the West separated by just 7 points and with 4 of those teams currently sitting on the outside looking in, it's going to be a dogfight. It would be great for the Avs to get 2 points here and not let the [snore] get the Bettman point, both for the points race and the potential head-to-head tiebreaker at the end of the year (each team has one win in head-to-head meetings so far).
When prepping for preview (yes, believe it or not), I thought it might be interesting to look at the Avs' record this January (5-4-1) and compare it to their last few Januarys. But then I decided that I don't really give a fuck about what happened last year or the year before. This year's Avalanche are hanging in there despite an offense that could be best described as anemic (15 goals in the last 8 games) and a defensive / goaltending squad that is also struggling (25 goals in those same 8).
I firmly believe this is one of those games that will tell us a LOT about this season's Colorado Avalanche. It's not a must-win game or even a must-not-lose game. But it is a game that they absolutely SHOULD step up for. This is about as important as a game 51 can be. Will the boys step up? I can't wait to find out.
And for those who might like to grab some last minute tickets for the game, I'd like to remind everyone about the partnership we have with TiqIQ to help you score the best deals on tickets. You can find some deals on tonight's game against the [snooze] here, and all other Avalanche games using the link at the top of the page that says, simply enough, tickets. I know some MHHers have taken advantage of this service and I'd love to hear feedback about your experience (good or bad) in the comments below.
Go Avs
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Stats |
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| 48 | GP | 50 |
| 23 | W | 26 |
| 18 | L | 22 |
| 7 | OT | 2 |
| 53 | P | 54 |
| 0.552 | P% | 0.540 |
| 2.23 | G/G | 2.44 |
| 2.48 | GA/G | 2.82 |
| 14.4 | PP% | 19.4 |
| 82.7 | PK% | 81.7 |
| 26.7 | S/G | 31.2 |
| 32.2 | SA/G | 29.0 |
| 52.0 | FO% | 52.1 |
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Since I am a horrible secret keeper, and since we can’t say anything to either of our parents yet. We are having baby number 3, due (right now) in October.
Anyone who has me as a friend on Facebook or Twitter. Keep it quiet.
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
by chiavsfan on Jan 24, 2012 7:17 AM MST reply actions 9 recs
congrats!!!
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 7:22 AM MST up reply actions
nice!
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 24, 2012 7:25 AM MST up reply actions
Congratulations!!!
I think a “name the baby” contest is in order.
"Hey man, don't bogart that puck."
Peter Joseph Adam Raymond Patrick “insert last name here” should suffice
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:51 AM MST up reply actions
Craig Anderson Van Der Tuuk
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.
Hakan Loob would be an awesome name sake if he wasn’t so fLame.
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 8:56 AM MST up reply actions
Bauer Van Der Tuuk
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.
Blade Van Der Tuuk
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 8:58 AM MST up reply actions
C.C.M. Van Der Tuuk
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.
Koho Van Der Tuuk
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:59 AM MST up reply actions
Sherwood Van Der Tuuk
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.
Easton Van Der Tuuk
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 9:01 AM MST up reply actions
My Vander Tuuk isn’t like VDG’s
We gotta see what gender we are dealing with before we go the name route.
Hopefully my oldest does a better job than with Casey. He wanted to call Casey BBQ sauce
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
i like that name
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 9:04 AM MST up reply actions
Hanson Vander Tuuk
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 9:11 AM MST up reply actions
Bulk Vander Huge
/blend hockey nicknames mocking Chia into Space Mutiny reference.
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.
Slab Squat-thrust needs to get in there. And now I know what I am doing while Jacob is at school today. MST3K time
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
She’d have great hair!
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and always be falling down, I"m not sure.
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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 12:20 PM MST up reply actions
Dirk Hardpec Vander Tuuk
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Jan 24, 2012 10:05 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
Shjon Podein Vander Tuuk. Imagine the first day of school, let’s see the teachers pronounce that.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 9:53 AM MST up reply actions
The Anagram Generator went wild with this one.
A Videoed John Spunk Runt
A Proven Diode Hunts Junk
were among the more interesting options.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 10:06 AM MST up reply actions
When I settle down and have little disasters, I really want one’s middle name to be ‘Danger’—-for reals.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 12:21 PM MST up reply actions
I prefer my entry:
Joseph Peter Patrick Adam Raymond
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 8:55 AM MST up reply actions
So, now you have 2D and a future goalie?
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 7:37 AM MST up reply actions
I think it’s the other way around if you want to make a baby.
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.
by c6hor8 on Jan 24, 2012 7:52 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Read, Learn, Grow
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pulling+the+goalie
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Interesting. Even more so, take a look at definition 2. Is that what you meant?
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.
Nope. First one. Read about it years ago on Bill Simmons site, back when he was funny and not a complete New England douchebag.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Suuuuuuure.
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.
Congrats chia :)
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 7:45 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah. Another little MHH’er. Good on you, Chia.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 8:50 AM MST up reply actions
’Grats.
I am boobs.
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by Thor the Clunge Destroyer on Jan 24, 2012 5:28 PM MST up reply actions
MUST WIN
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MUST HAVE BABY
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.
MUST WIN FIRST
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 7:30 AM MST up reply actions
MUST WIN, THEN MUST HAVE BABY BUT NOT TELL ON TWITTER
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.
OR FACEBOOK
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 7:35 AM MST up reply actions
Shot, what will your avatar be for today’s 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.
I need to confer with Cole, but we need to play a real strong game. The Wild I see as grass type which means we may have to go original with sending out Charizard.
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 7:36 AM MST up reply actions
I can feel that. Switch to Arcanine if things start poorly
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 24, 2012 8:30 AM MST up reply actions
Go with Vulpix, those are adorable. Maybe that’ll counteract the ugly as shit hockey we’ll see from the Wild tonight.
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by UZ on Jan 24, 2012 8:31 AM MST up reply actions
Maybe some Ninetails if the smaller version isn’t working.
by Avalanchefan86 on Jan 24, 2012 8:32 AM MST up reply actions
Not nearly as adorable though.
2011 Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres - DAMMIT SOMEONE MAKE THE PLAYOFFS
Burgundy Wave - SBnation's home for the Colorado Rapids
Crystal Palace FC - What is this 'trophy' you speak of?
by UZ on Jan 24, 2012 8:33 AM MST up reply actions
makes up for
with badassness
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:39 AM MST up reply actions
Since when is Ninetales badass?
Then again I only ever played Red version so I never got a Ninetales. Got stuck with Growlithe and Arcanine.
2011 Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres - DAMMIT SOMEONE MAKE THE PLAYOFFS
Burgundy Wave - SBnation's home for the Colorado Rapids
Crystal Palace FC - What is this 'trophy' you speak of?
by UZ on Jan 24, 2012 8:40 AM MST up reply actions
wont use legendaries
hahaha, no need to be ashamed
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:51 AM MST up reply actions
Not ashamed…just suprised by how much of this I still remember. I am sitting at my desk at work running through all of the Pokemon I can remember seeing what else we could use. Then my mind goes to the new games….driving me crazy.
by Avalanchefan86 on Jan 24, 2012 8:57 AM MST up reply actions
hahahaha, they are getting desperate for new pokemon, case and point
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:58 AM MST up reply actions
since when was Ninetales not bad ass, it has 9 tails and spits fire, hahaha
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:51 AM MST up reply actions
I don’t think the term bad ass can be used when discussing anything related to Pokemon.
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
I think it totally can
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 9:34 AM MST up reply actions
I understood Greek better than this.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 8:41 AM MST up reply actions
I wish i knew greek
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:42 AM MST up reply actions
I majored in Classical Studies, specifically Ancient Greek and Latin. The word above is the only word in Greek you ever need to know.
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.
and it means?
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:46 AM MST up reply actions
“I request that you go have sex with yourself”
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.
efficiency, I like it
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:47 AM MST up reply actions
It rolls off the tongue. When it was first used, by Hipponax (I think), it was the first written instance of “asking someone to have sex with themselves” as a insult or swear. The idea of that being vulgar transferred into Latin “Futete”.
Then the idea of that exists in most European languaged. The Dutch/Swedish/Norse langauge had the word “Fokken” which means to copulate. When the Norse conquered England in 1066, those had a serious of these vulgar words and they used them. When the Norse were expelled, using those norse words “fuck, shit, cunt, etc” were considered vulgar becuas they harkened back to the vulgar Norse who conquered England.
There’s a huge disagreement about the origin of the actual word, but the idea of what it means goes back to Ancient Greece and likely farther back.
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.
by c6hor8 on Jan 24, 2012 8:54 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs
I just finished watching the first season of Spartacus (yes I know that is the Roman empire, not GreeK), but they say shit like that all the time.
That is a fantastic documentary by the way. I highly recommend it
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
“documentary”
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by c6hor8 on Jan 24, 2012 9:43 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
i promise they were trying to be historically accurate with all that nudity
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by Freakoffaleash on Jan 24, 2012 10:59 AM MST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
What do you mean “all that nudity”? That is pretty normal for my house.
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
by cush52 on Jan 24, 2012 11:52 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d for the so far most interesting reason to not shift a.
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I have an even cooler tidbit about language if you’re interested.
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.
do ittttttt
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:35 PM MST up reply actions
Alright, when you see the word “ye”, as in “Ye Old Tavern”, what do you think the “ye” means, or where do you think it comes from?
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.
Well I think it means “the”, but the fact that this is an interesting tid bit leads me to believe it does not mean “the”, and I have no clue
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:36 PM MST up reply actions
Good answer, this will make it more fun.
“Ye” as in “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” is a different word. That means “you”
The “ye” we are talking about was used within the last 300 years to harken back to an older time usage of the article “the”. It came about because it sounded like an archaic way of saying “the” and that was novel.
It seemed older because it was. It was used in Victorian English to mean “the”, in Elizabethan, Middle and even Old English and in every time period it meant “the”.
Prior to it being used in Old English, scholars game across a greek word “Fe”. The “F” is a digamma. It’s slanted like " F " but the scholars had no idea what it was because the regular “f” sound was already made by a “phi”.
The word mean “the” and it was a Greelk article just like most articles. Since there was no “y” sound in Old English, they made it a “y” and made the word pronounced “yee”.
The digamma was lost over time. The ironic part is. There are two pronunciations to the digamma: one is a “w” sound the other is a “th” sound. When combined with an epsilon, “e”, the word is pronounced “thuh” or “the”.
What we know of as ye is used because it sounds old where in fact it was a bunch of scholars who didn’t know that the greek word “Fe or ye” was actually pronounce the exact way they were saying it and what everyone thinks is an older pronunciation is really a huge, humorous, mistake.
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 feel elucidated.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 1:55 PM MST up reply actions
And I feel edumakated.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Oh man, what’s the word that means what people always refer to as ‘irony’, but is not actually irony? This is a four-word sentence of a lot of that. Awesome.
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 2:27 PM MST up reply actions
B/c Tolstoy spelled ‘edumacated’ wrong and it means:
Edumacated — The term used commonly to poke fun at someone who has made either a spelling or gramatical error whilst trying to appear as a person of intelligence. This is emphasised with the intentional mispronounciation of the word “educated”.
But it’s not even a real word and she probably meant it otherwise. All the same I enjoyed it, damnit.
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 Jan 24, 2012 2:31 PM MST up reply actions
I was making fun of myself, going off the spelling comment I made earlier.
And it looks like my spelling is so bad, I can’t even spell stupid words right. Figures.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Well it was high not-irony and I appreciated it. So thank you for toiling in your incoherently spelled misery.
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 Jan 24, 2012 2:46 PM MST up reply actions
Shit
I forgot the digamma to digraph part. Over time, the digamma dropped out and blended into a Norse (Scandinavia) letter called a “digraph” or a “thorn”. It was the thorn they were confused by but it came from the lost digamma.
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 can’t wait to hear your great grandsons explanation of the word “baller”
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Or tales of the legendary fearless dick riders.
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I am excited to explain where “douche canoe” came from.
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.
Alternate uses of the word “Stastny”
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 1:58 PM MST up reply actions
quite interesting
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:56 PM MST up reply actions
Does c6 know how to party or what?
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 Jan 24, 2012 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
Jibblebabies’ 1st birthday, so we’re taking him to his first Avs game. Hopefully he lasts the entire game (normal bedtime is 8:15 or so, so we’ll see).
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 7:38 AM MST reply actions 4 recs
May his first Avalanche game be a glorious victory filled with a JS Giguere shutout, a SoS 3-point night and your dad weeping openly in joy.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
by Mike @ MHH on Jan 24, 2012 7:49 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Also, it would be nice if Kobasew scored because the way your baby’s first game can also be a game where Dario cries.
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.
please let it be the first goal he ever sees live
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 7:52 AM MST up reply actions
The boss frowns on that.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 7:54 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, I would say in an education situation, frequent napping would be bad
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
?
I’m not in education. I’m an engineer.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 8:01 AM MST up reply actions
Damnit man, I’m an engineer, not a teacher.
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.
by c6hor8 on Jan 24, 2012 8:04 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Wrong guy…my bad. Obviously, the thought process isn’t there. Was thinking of Canary for some strange reason
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
Rec’d cuz Bones is da MAN.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 8:42 AM MST up reply actions
What section? BiB’s season tix section?
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 11:29 AM MST up reply actions
Nah, that’s for peasants. We’re in club, I think it’s 212. I’ll send you a note and let you know for sure.
K, but I can’t climb into your ivory towers with my peasent tickets.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
Wife doesn’t drink beer, and at the game Dad will drink whatever, because it’s all overpirced
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
I’ll be at the game, too. I’d be happy to take the Jibblewife’s beer off her hands.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 11:54 AM MST up reply actions
I’m there too, not hobnobbing it with the lower upper class people in the club level but with the upper middle class people in the lower bowl.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 5:00 PM MST up reply actions
What are you, an Av marketing guy? Jib shares my seats. Although he doesn’t have either pair for tonight’s game. For the record, only half of my seats are of the peasant variety. The other half are super, duper bargain lower bowl seats with bonus hottie viewing. As you’ve seen.
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 Jan 24, 2012 12:09 PM MST up reply actions
Hottie viewing was for one game, a Saturday nighter. And the more I see the non-hotties in that section, the more I’m convinced the boys went to Diamond Cabaret and gave away all their comps for that one game.
I’ve seen hotties in that section at a few games now. And others have reported hotties as well. We should probably start a game-by-game report, for MHH, with pictures!
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 Jan 24, 2012 12:26 PM MST up reply actions
MHH – Now with hotties!
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 1:03 PM MST up reply actions
Nice.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:06 PM MST up reply actions
There were hotties when I was there last wednesday, but I couldn’t stare too openly, so no report. FTR though, my date commented on it more than I did.
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Happy Birthday Jibblebaby!
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by gl avfan on Jan 24, 2012 11:06 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
I never get tired of this...
If you’re in the mood for a laugh, check out this post in which our good friend BRey puts some truly magnificent mental gymnastics on display to predict the Wild will finish top-4 in the NHL. You can get a palpable sense of his cognitive dissonance slowly building as he argues an unsupportable viewpoint in the face of reasonable counter-points. There’s a point in the comments section where he basically goes full retard.
As a person who is also capable of allowing my fandom to cloud my better judgement from time to time, I almost feel embarrassed for him. Almost.
No soup for you!
That was from a month ago… and is now hilarious.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 7:56 AM MST up reply actions
I guess we all have overt optimism once and a while, but they were so dismissive of “regression” it’s hysterical.
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.
the Wild SHOULD only need to go 24-22-6 the rest of the way. I fully expect them to do better than that.
heh
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:06 AM MST up reply actions
I think what might be the funniest is his argument basically boils down to “no team that has been this good for 30 games has ever missed the playoffs, so that means Minnesota won’t miss the playoffs.”
When what he really means is “no team that has been this good for 30 games has ever missed the playoffs, until the ‘11-’12 Minnesota Wild happened.”
No soup for you!
Well, lots of us were dismissive of it, too.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 8:58 AM MST up reply actions
It’s a lot easier to believe when you’re on the other side of it.
When CO was at their lowest point this year, some of the advanced stats guys were saying that they were actually a better team than their W-L record indicated. Turns out they were right. :-)
No soup for you!
It’s a lot easier to believe when you’re on the other side of it.
Totally. I gained a lot of perspective going through all of that. For some reason, I doubt BRey will.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 9:38 AM MST up reply actions
Me too (on both points).
I like to think I’ve grown as a person, douche canoe comments aside.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
There is always room for “douche canoe” no matter the state of intellectual and emotional growth of a person.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 9:42 AM MST up reply actions
The problem we have found with this line of reasoning is that those Stars and Avalanche teams saw their success slip much sooner than the Wild of today.
Okay, maybe I’ve been sniffing glue too long, but didn’t the Avs’ decline start after the Olympic Break that year? And wasn’t that break in February?
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 8:44 AM MST up reply actions
Nah
It started in November
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by A.J. Haefele on Jan 24, 2012 8:46 AM MST up reply actions
The Avs started absolutely on fire that year, then basically went .500 the rest of the way.
No soup for you!
Wasn’t that the season we started like 18-1-1 or something like that?
by Avalanchefan86 on Jan 24, 2012 8:49 AM MST up reply actions
I know it wasn’t that number…but was some amazing start is all I mean.
by Avalanchefan86 on Jan 24, 2012 8:49 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah that would be pretty ridiculous, I don’t think even the Sakic-Roy-Forsberg Avs ever started a season quite that hot.
I believe the start was 12-4-2 or something along those lines.
No soup for you!
Like I said. I knew it wasn’t like that, but still a damn amazing start
by Avalanchefan86 on Jan 24, 2012 8:58 AM MST up reply actions
Man he’s a condescending douche canoe in the comments on that article.
Also, water is wet.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
by Mike @ MHH on Jan 24, 2012 9:38 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I’d like to know why he arbitrarily decided on GP for each team. Wouldn’t a better comparison be an even number of GP across the board? Not sure how you can make any valid comparisons when you don’t.
Oh man. I forgot we were talking about BRey. Ne’er mind.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
I believe he was using the record as of Dec. 12th of each of those years. Just because he wrote the blog post on 12/12.
No soup for you!
of course, the Dallas team they didn’t compare to went on a small December run last season and were in 2nd at New years, then fell off. But that would have made his cherry-picked argument invalid.
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 9:57 AM MST up reply actions
I’d like to know why he arbitrarily decided on GP for each team.
Because he was massaging the numbers to fit his argument, and not vice cersa
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 9:56 AM MST up reply actions
I think this thread's actually more descriptive of them right now...
http://www.hockeywilderness.com/2012/1/23/2727399/who-should-the-wild-sell#storyjump
the best line (from BRey):
Anyone not named Koivu… Sell ’em.
Here's a little preview or whatever for tonight's game from HW
http://www.hockeywilderness.com/2012/1/24/2729943/wilderness-walk-for-1-24-2012-game-day-edition
Some favorite lines:
Should be great to see everyone around the world talking about how boring the Wild are, yet not mentioning a word about the Avs and their overly stimulating style of play.
I guess lots of hits, lots of shots on net, come from behind wins…none of that is stimulating AT ALL.
The Wild game looks to be on NBCSN. Yep, national television…Plus, you get the thrill of dealing with Adrian Dater, also just a fun treat that never, ever gets old.
Because Dater does commentary every single time Versus/NBCSN shows Avs games. mmmkay.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 10:13 AM MST up reply actions
maybe it is just me but I don’t consider Not Versus to be national TV. I would call that cable sports television.
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Not just you. NBC is national TV. But BRey has never limited himself to facts.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 12:07 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh
Anyone else wanna hold these student conduct meetings for me?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
No.
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Mile High Hockey : Where B- is different than C+
by A.J. Haefele on Jan 24, 2012 8:15 AM MST up reply actions
Dick.
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.
:D
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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by A.J. Haefele on Jan 24, 2012 8:40 AM MST up reply actions
Are you going to the doctor?
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.
ya
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by A.J. Haefele on Jan 24, 2012 8:43 AM MST up reply actions
If the price is right.
2011 Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres - DAMMIT SOMEONE MAKE THE PLAYOFFS
Burgundy Wave - SBnation's home for the Colorado Rapids
Crystal Palace FC - What is this 'trophy' you speak of?
by UZ on Jan 24, 2012 8:30 AM MST up reply actions
the price is great experience.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:41 AM MST up reply actions
Can I just quote Gunney from Full Metal Jacket the entire time?
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
As long as you can do what you need to, sure!
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:41 AM MST up reply actions
Just a friendly reminder, this one is blacked out on American GCL subscribers. So if you don’t have a super premium cable package to get Not Versus, you can’t sit on the First Row to watch Sports on your .tv and will need to go elsewhere, maybe.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Jan 24, 2012 8:22 AM MST via Android app reply actions
I see what you did there
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:42 AM MST up reply actions
From Down Goes Brown today
Minnesota Wild – Should keep believing in themselves because this is the NHL and anything can happen; for example, at one point this year the Minnesota Wild were in first place and they’re completely terrible.
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.
by c6hor8 on Jan 24, 2012 8:24 AM MST reply actions 5 recs
Fun fact of the day
If Colorado wins tonight and Edmonton loses to Vancouver, the all-time regular season win totals of the 4 franchises that came into the league in 1980 will be:
Edmonton: 1161
Quebec-Colorado: 1160
Winnipeg-Phoenix: 1042
Hartford-Carolina: 1033
Even with their history of 5 cups, Gretzky, Messier, and all that, Edmonton will likely be passed by Colorado in all time wins sometime in the next couple of weeks.
Oh, and Montreal has 3122 wins. As bad as they are this year, it still might be a while before we catch up to them.
No soup for you!
quite interesting
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 8:49 AM MST up reply actions
Burgundy, where are you? We need your prediction.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
Burgundy has forsaken you.
Everything that ever was and ever shall be, I am.
by Jimmy Howard on Jan 24, 2012 9:19 AM MST up reply actions
Hey Jimmy, get a little frustrated last night?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 9:27 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Obvious physical punishment would cause alarm among the populace. Therefore I refrain from overwhelming physical smitings in public. However, each member of the St. Louis Blues who disobeyed the will of Howard now has hemorrhoids.
I work in mysterious ways.
Everything that ever was and ever shall be, I am.
by Jimmy Howard on Jan 24, 2012 9:52 AM MST up reply actions
45 to 18. Shots on goal during our last game. World domination is near. Tonight the Avs outshoot the Wild 54 – 6, and win 9 – 0. Jones with a hat trick. Kobasew with 4 points.
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by burgundyRainbow on Jan 24, 2012 9:21 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
i for one hope that he turns into mothra
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by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 24, 2012 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
by Dixomatic on Jan 24, 2012 9:35 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
The Monarch.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 9:57 AM MST up reply actions
I’m gonna ban you ass. You better blame this on the glasses quick.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
by Mike @ MHH on Jan 24, 2012 10:03 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Sorry, but the only adult swim program I watch is Robot Chicken and I only catch that about once per week.
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
Well maybe I will have to. The direct TV guy just got to my house and fixed my satelite at lunch. I have TV for the first time in 7 days. So it is actually a possibility.
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
Many episodes are available on the interwebs.
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 12:58 PM MST up reply actions
Wow, BR appeared within ~ 15 minutes of being summoned. Impressive.
No soup for you!
by creamy on Jan 24, 2012 9:33 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Didn’t you see the big rainbow in the sky? It’s like Batman…only better.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 9:39 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!?!?!?
"He's made all of the saves since the last goal!" -- Peter "Sunshine" McNab
OT: Guess who had to go to a Strip Gentlemen’s Club for work?
Finally, engineering is paying dividends.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
ha, wow
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
Are you on business travel? I have heard of going to a club for dinner (at least when they serve food).
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
An actual structural investigation of damage to a wall panel. In the lap dance room.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
My other idea was that you were doing structural testing on support poles and wanted real world data.
Please let me know what strip club that is though that way I can avoid it. If they have strippers big enough to bring down a wall well giving a private dance I don’t know that want anything to do with that place.
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
This is clearly a case of…
… stripped down building standards.
I'll keep this brief.
by Dario on Jan 24, 2012 1:04 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
I was reading further down and suddenly the whole thing jumped down off the page when Dario posted. I got all excited to read some gigantic rant full of awesomness.
This does not count. Altho, I did giggle a little bit.
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
heh. I was under the impression people didn’t care to read my wall of text. I haven’t done it in a long time.
I'll keep this brief.
I miss them actually
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by Freakoffaleash on Jan 24, 2012 1:32 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Me too. Not trying to dick ride or anything, but I always learned something, or came away with a slightly different perspective. Sooo.. yeah.
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
not trying to dick ride, what a phrase
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:36 PM MST up reply actions
TWSS
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 Jan 24, 2012 1:42 PM MST up reply actions
Me too. And unlike Jibble, Dario’s diatribes were always in English.
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 Jan 24, 2012 1:42 PM MST up reply actions
Me too.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:39 PM MST up reply actions
Me too. I don’t want to be the only one around here know for being verbose. Help me out!
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
I almost solely read the game recaps for your “My Thoughts”
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:53 PM MST up reply actions
OK. I’ll consider a fleshed out diatribe on Ryan O’Bryne’s outlet passing… or, Kate Beckinsale’s oscar performances in Underworld.
I'll keep this brief.
by Dario on Jan 24, 2012 1:54 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Mmmm, Kate Beckinsale performing in just her underworld.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
They’d need to invent a category, but she’d win hands down (and up and down and up and…).
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 2:00 PM MST up reply actions
Ever since you posted this picture (which is a broken link for me) I keep getting malicious file notices. Whatchu tryin to do Dario?
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:18 PM MST up reply actions
Is this a club where gentlemen strip or what?
I say, I may just find myself entirely too attractive to continue sporting these trousers.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Jan 24, 2012 10:11 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
Must Win?
Not according to the Avalanche. To them it is a
GAME OF SIGNIFICANCE: The #Avs currently sit in eighth place in the Western Conference with 54 points, one point ahead of the Wild (53).
Mile High Hockey: A blog of significance
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.
by c6hor8 on Jan 24, 2012 9:55 AM MST reply actions 3 recs
this
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 9:56 AM MST up reply actions
A blog of significance
love it. We have been on “What a bunch of Stastny’s” for a while
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by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 24, 2012 9:57 AM MST up reply actions
amen, brother…..
"Hey man, don't bogart that puck."
by KKtheHippie on Jan 24, 2012 10:03 AM MST up reply actions
Make it happen, overlords
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Jan 24, 2012 10:12 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
Not that I’d advise anyone to go to Hockey Wilderness… but BRey still hates Dater. the fact that he still has this vendetta going is kinda hilarious.
Plus, you get the thrill of dealing with Adrian Dater, also just a fun treat that never, ever gets old.
Newspaper coverage: By definition, newspapers are supposed to be at least some what objective. Since there is no Denver newspaper with that type of coverage, we move on.
newspapers are supposed to be at least some what objective. Since there is no Denver newspaper with that type of coverage, we move on.
Well, he does have somewhat of a point here. Chambers-when-not-on-his-period notwithstanding.
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 10:12 AM MST up reply actions
I think Dater is more critical of the Avs than any other team. When it comes to the Mild, the fact that he has the audacity to dare say Havlat is trade bait and rips on Clutterbuck makes him human, not so much biased.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
What a dick being right about Havlat. BIAS BIAS BIAS
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by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 24, 2012 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
Ah, I took “objective” in a more all-around meaning and less as ‘bias towards the home team’.
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 10:51 AM MST up reply actions
I had to unfollow Russo, who I think is an awesome beat writer, because he was a douchetastic Twitter homer during Wild games.
No matter how much they like to remind us peons about the No Cheering in the Press Box rule, beat writers aren’t completely objective.
If I remember correctly, he was whining about the David Jones hit on that one guy while never fucking mentioning Clutterbuck’s two-hander to Square Peg’s head late in the game.
The worst part is I really like their other writers there.
Nathan Eide, Elise Butler, and a bunch of their other writers are really really good.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 10:07 AM MST reply actions
Ahh, a jibble. Been a while.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 10:07 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
We can all stand around and practice throwing flying elbows at each other, knowing nothing bad will happen since they don’t land, and even if they did, it would just be against the Wild, so no big deal.
Oh man BRey, you may be the whiniest person I have ever heard of. OH MY GOD THE NHL DIDN’T SUSPEND PLAYERS FOR HITS AGAINST THE WILD. IT’S A CONSPIRACY!!!
Take off your tinfoil hat and maybe you can then understand hockey. I think the tinfoil interferes with the feed.
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 thought tinfoil hats blocked all but Red Wings games. Perhaps I’m mistaken.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 10:20 AM MST up reply actions
Nope. Minnesota Adjectives games as well.
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.
Vancouver just bought up all the stock in them.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 10:59 AM MST up reply actions
No no
You got that one all wrong.
He’s actually complaining there about the lack of discipline for a hit that DIDN’T land. He forever mad about EJ.
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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by A.J. Haefele on Jan 24, 2012 10:25 AM MST up reply actions
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. That makes more sense.
Not to turn to invective, but what a myopic dumbass.
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.
Flying elbows vs two hand baseball swinging high sticks
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by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 24, 2012 10:29 AM MST up reply actions
Flying elbows that miss vs two hand baseball swinging high sticks that connect and create an odd-man rush
Fixed.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
and the game winning goal
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by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 24, 2012 10:32 AM MST up reply actions
“why doesn’t brey let these things go”
Commence whining about old things the wild did
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Jan 24, 2012 10:45 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
meh, i’m not an editor or anything official, i have no qualms whining about the mild
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by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 24, 2012 11:04 AM MST up reply actions
Why is everyone so hard on that Brian Reynolds fellow over at Hockey Wilderness? He seems like such a swell guy to me. I like his optimistic take on his team.
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by burgundyRainbow on Jan 24, 2012 11:05 AM MST reply actions
Elliott getting scratched, this time for real?
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Yup. Wilson in.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 11:33 AM MST up reply actions
Think Elliott get’s sent back down during the break?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:34 AM MST up reply actions
It would be a good idea IMO.
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You and me both, brother.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
especially the way he’s been tearing it up down there
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
Barrie has been good
But doesn’t that just lead to the same problem we have with Elliott? These guys need some seasoning and experience, so why replace Not Ready 1 with Not Ready 2? We have a nice and rare luxury right now in six healthy experienced dmen plus Hunwick in emergencies.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Cycling these kids in while they have confidence is a good thing, I think. Elliott came in, tore it up for a while, got the snot knocked out of him, and can now go back with that experience. He’ll come back with confidence and experience next time. Now it’s Barrie’s turn.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 1:05 PM MST up reply actions
me too.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck" -Obi Wan Kenobi
O'Reilly works harder than you
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
I also believe Barrie is more defensively sound than Elliott
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:22 PM MST up reply actions
So we have a good Spectrum
Elliott – Barrie – Seimens – Gaunce
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:22 PM MST up reply actions
Right now, who isn’t?
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 Jan 24, 2012 1:25 PM MST up reply actions
good call
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:25 PM MST up reply actions
The masses would say Hunwick.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:26 PM MST up reply actions
I think Hunwick has been a lot better defensively than Elliott, he just can’t buy a goal :(
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:27 PM MST up reply actions
now that’s he’s (was) playing well defensively, I am sorta pulling for him to get a goal. I hope he gets traded into a situation where he can get a chance, sort of like Yip has a chance with Nashville now.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:37 PM MST up reply actions
speaking of, what is Nashvile’s record since claiming Yip, does he have any points?
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
They’re 2-0 with wins over the Blackhawks and BJ’s.
Yip played 10:22 against the Hawks and had one hit, and was a healthy scratch against the BJ’s.
When your coach feels that you can’t contribute in a game against the BJ’s you might want to reevaluate your work situation.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Sitting in a booth, watching live hockey, earning a paycheck in the six-digit range? I’d say he has things figured out pretty well.
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
why Barrie? When you could Cameron Awesome?
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by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 24, 2012 3:45 PM MST up reply actions
Eh, we’ve seen Gaunce play at this level. Let Barrie do his thing until he can’t, then bring up Guance.
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by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 3:56 PM MST up reply actions
I think we have 7 decent nhl caliber defensemen (Hunwick included. Yes, he’s good enough to be a #7). Rather we just let the kids seasonm in AHL unless injuries pile up again.
That said, if they do I wouldn’t mind seeing Barrie or Guance
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 4:03 PM MST up reply actions
$40 Thomas Bucks
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
I’ll value those Thomas bucks as if they were 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars.
Little known fact: The Thomas Buck has a picture of this guy on the back.
That’s so Hensick.
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.
Why did I read the heading of that page as The Skids instead of SI Kids?
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
me 2
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
So why is OV skipping the all-star game? butt hurt?
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from a Shanaban spanking that is.
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:36 AM MST up reply actions
actually
more humble than i thought
My heart is not there. I [got] suspended, so why I have to go there?" Ovechkin said. "I love the game; it’s great event. I’d love to be there, but I’m suspended. I don’t want to be a target. I feel I’m not deserving to be there right now. If I suspended, I have to be suspended. That’s why I give up my roster [spot].
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:40 AM MST up reply actions
That sounds SO passive-aggressive. But that kind of thing is easy to misinterpret since he’s not a native speaker of English and stuff
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Definitely. I think he’s being hard on himself, which is very humble, then again like you said, he could just be passive aggressive and telling the NHL to shove it.
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:43 AM MST up reply actions
I don’t know, Steve maybe right, but it sounds a little like a cry of pity to me. But I could be wrong.
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
No Crosby, no Ovechkin, probably no Toews – no matter how you feel about them personally, you have to admit that this year’s game will be more of the All Sudo-Stars game than the All-Star game. And without an Av in the game itself, I’m not 100% sure I even really care to watch it this year.
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Pseudo?
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:46 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
and it definitely will
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
No, Sudo. They’re getting the continent’s best Sudoku players together for a no holds barred match.
Shit is on!
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awe snap
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:55 AM MST up reply actions
I fail at spelling. Especially spelling with all them fancy no-soundy type letters.
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ahahahahahaha, english is hard
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:58 AM MST up reply actions
I’mnot100% sure Ievendon’t really care to watch itthisany year.
fixed.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 11:48 AM MST up reply actions
Oh, I like them just fine when I have an Av to cheer for. I like Toews and Crosby a bunch too, so I might even watch to cheer for them. But without them, meh.
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I like the skills comp, and having the goalies mic’d during the game. They are a blast
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:50 AM MST up reply actions
The goalies mic’d part is pretty awesome, and I’ll watch the skills competition to support Landy, if nothing else. But everything’s just not as fun if you don’t have a player to cheer for.
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I just enjoy watching the skill of players. Every once in a while I’ll youtube mic’d goalies. Turco is the man
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:56 AM MST up reply actions
Manny Legace was the guy who kept saying “Don’t give it to Ovechkin, don’t give it to Ovechkin”. Ovechkin scored and Manny said, “I told you.”
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.
Watching that right now
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 12:02 PM MST up reply actions
watched the whole vid on youtube, didn’t hear it.
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 12:11 PM MST up reply actions
I was fixing it for me. I never watch. But then I’m a big fan of defense and since there isn’t any in those games…
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 11:54 AM MST up reply actions
I know you say you don’t get scored on enough, so perhaps I have found the problem….
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by TheRed on Jan 24, 2012 1:23 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Scored on? That conjures images of messes I’d prefer to not experience.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:25 PM MST up reply actions
experience or imagine, hahaha
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:26 PM MST up reply actions
Both.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:26 PM MST up reply actions
well, just sayin hun, play a little less defense, see where it goes…
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didn’t work for the Capitals
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:27 PM MST up reply actions
Dunno, they’ve been pounded pretty good once or twice.
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 1:40 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Kind of hard to play defense when you’re not around the opposition. Just sayin.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:40 PM MST up reply actions
Ha. Try being where I live. Good for the femmes, not so good for the guys. All other things being equal, of course. Some people just can’t seem to play to game.
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Funny story from last game at the Pepsi Center. The game is over and I make a stop in the men’s room before hitting the road for home. The restroom is packed, of course, and as I’m tossing my hand towel in the trash and heading for the exit, a guy enters the men’s room sees the crowd, says, “Whoa, total sausage fest in here,” and leaves the men’s room.
To this day, I have no idea what that guy was expecting to see in that men’s room.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
That’s a bit odd.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Jan 24, 2012 6:06 PM MST up reply actions
Oh shit we are back to the black one eyed mamba again!
Careful all, Cheryl has a fear of certain types of snakes.
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Would you want to mess with this
when average looks like this
Just sayin.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:38 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
this
just made my day.
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:39 PM MST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyGOJ1_kcI8
NSFW ;)
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Good thing I don’t work, eh?
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 25, 2012 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
Altitude pre-game podcast: SH listens so you don't have to unless you want to
Giguere: Yeah it’s a big game, they’re gonna push us and we need to push back. Sure our last 18-19 games record looks good but I’d rather forget about the past. [Ed note: What a goalie.] All we can focus on is what we can control, and that’s us, not who else is hot or cold. It’s nice to get into a starting groove, tough for Varly but the adversity will make him better.
O’Brien: “This is the biggest game of the year for us.” (thus far, presumably) We’re gonna need a good run to get in, and as long as we play like we have I like our chances. Dutchy’s working hard to get back and we miss him, but the guys who are playing have picked it up bigtime. (who is Sauce?) “Absolutely” we’ve found a team identity starting in early winter. Coaching staff kept harping on it and they were right, we’re finally finding out how good we can be.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
the sauce part confused me
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:44 AM MST up reply actions
SOB called somebody Sauce
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
It’s Wilson.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 11:48 AM MST up reply actions
really?
You know the reason behind that nick name?
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
It was on an episode of Altitude All Access. No explanation. Just “Special Sauce.”
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 11:51 AM MST up reply actions
what I would give to know that inside joke, hahahahaha
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:55 AM MST up reply actions
Sauce?
Hahahahaha?
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
interesting.
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
Wilson’s Sauce nickname is what he was called in juniors because of his saucer passes that led to his proflic assist #s in the OHL. He explained it in a diffreent All Access episode two years ago. The one he played mini-golf with Kyle Keefe. No idea why I remember these things.
I'll keep this brief.
I thought it was something like that but couldn’t find the episode. Thanks!!
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:18 PM MST up reply actions
Well, to be fair, part of his prolific assist numbers in Juniors probably had something to do with the person on the receiving end of a lot of those passes. Even I’d probably have at least a few assists if I was on the ice with Steven Stamkos.
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good call, can’t wait to have him back though.
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:23 PM MST up reply actions
Same. Wilson’s one of my favorites.
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mini golf with Kyle? Who knew, NTTAWWT.
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by TheRed on Jan 24, 2012 1:24 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Must have been really late night programming. You don’t get that on Cinemax, even.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 1:31 PM MST up reply actions
Tonight
is the start of a new 5 game segment for the Avs. I like how Sacco breaks it up. Let’s start this segment off with a bang!!!
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While we're quoting HW
Good news. The Wild game looks to be on NBCSN. Yep, national television. Against the Avalanche. Should be great to see everyone around the world talking about how boring the Wild are, yet not mentioning a word about the Avs and their overly stimulating style of play. Yep. Should be awesome.
Lol…
THE COLORADO AVALANCHE HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP. RAYMOND BOURQUE: A DREAM COME TRUE!
Shots per game
Colorado – 9th
Minnesota – 28th
I’m in the twice attack zone for the Mild tonight, so I look forward to the boredom.
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Ha. Nice.
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by MalachiConstant on Jan 24, 2012 2:35 PM MST up reply actions
I was thinking that goals scored and goals allowed was all that mattered
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
Sorry I thought you were as intelligent as the other 99% of hockey world that knows that you always look at goals for and goals against on a game by game basis and not in the aggregate. Dumb Ass.
Avalanche Hockey: egressing to the mean
Red?
I am boobs.
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by Thor the Clunge Destroyer on Jan 24, 2012 3:49 PM MST up reply actions
On a game-by-game basis, this is absolutely true. Over a season, maybe not so much, although the teams at the top of the standings do generally have a large positive goal differential.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 2:55 PM MST up reply actions
random observation
The Wild logo makes as much sense in the preview thread pic as it does in full. Too bad “forested cougar heads” doesn’t roll off of your toungue like “winged wheel.”
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
yo dawg, we heard you like the Wild, so we put the wild in the wild so we can be wild while we’re being wild
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:25 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/35sosm/
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
by mfured20 on Jan 24, 2012 1:44 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
ah yes
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:46 PM MST up reply actions
Mrs. DiD actually said it’s the best logo she’s seen. I quickly berated her and made her go to her room, but what’s said cannot be unsaid, you know?
2 minutes in the box. She should feel shame.
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 Jan 24, 2012 1:54 PM MST up reply actions
If she only gets 2 in the box, DiD should feel shame.
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by TheRed on Jan 24, 2012 1:58 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Excellent reply. And I wasn’t even going there. (I was only thinking of Slap Shot. Wtf is wrong with me?)
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 Jan 24, 2012 2:06 PM MST up reply actions
My proudest photoshop
Uploaded with ImageShack.us
(can’t get the direct link at work)
Maybe
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by Jibblescribbits on Jan 24, 2012 2:15 PM MST up reply actions 5 recs
Rec’d
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.
Put this one on the GDT
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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 2:40 PM MST up reply actions
Actual funny comment on a puck daddy article
Too bad Semin didn’t refuse to play in the All Star game; it would make for great headlines.
“Semin pulls out
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“Johnson pulls out” would be even better because it might be our Johnson.
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by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 2:37 PM MST up reply actions
Payback
FYI- I saw that dirtbag and cheap shot artist extraordinaire Bryden Mcnabb (the guy KO’d Hishon with a total cheap shot) is out for Buffalo with “concussion like” symptons. That’s karma pal.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 1:33 PM MST reply actions
yeah, and is missing the all star game because of it.
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:34 PM MST up reply actions
Is this McNabb by chance the Son of Sunnyside?
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 1:42 PM MST up reply actions
Are we sure this one really has 2? Given that spelling and punctuation are both optional and a point of creativity around here, I had to ask.
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by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
Yes, he does.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 24, 2012 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
that said, I spelled Braydon incorrectly
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 2:45 PM MST up reply actions
twice – think it’s Brayden, anyway, I call him cheap shot artist
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 2:46 PM MST up reply actions
spelling and punctuation are both optional and a point of creativity around here
My point entirely.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 24, 2012 2:57 PM MST up reply actions
McNabb – concussion
Taylor Hall – facial lacerations cause by a skate
What goes around comes around I guess.
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[Redacted]?
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by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 1:57 PM MST up reply actions
Sadly, nobody has broke his fricken neck yet.
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 Jan 24, 2012 1:58 PM MST up reply actions
Well, he sliced O’Byrne’s face open last year with his skate. It was an accident, but now that his face got the same treatment, there’s a bit of karma there.
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oh, got it. Myabe a bit but I’m sure it wasn’t intentional, it’s scary though b/c a few inches lower and you have a serious problem.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 2:53 PM MST up reply actions
Avs have to win tonight, MN sucks now with arguably their top 3 scorers out and a horrible defense.
I actally think this will be more open/scoring than peeps think b/c Mn is sooo weak defensively they can’t even play the trap well.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 2:59 PM MST reply actions
Annnnddddd….. we have ourselves a jinx!
I hope you’re right though. I’d rather not have to resort to caffeine in the middle of this one to stay awake.
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not tonight, the Avs will come out hard, last game before the break, MN on their trail, and Giggy back in net so think we will be ok. Not a guarantee though.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 3:05 PM MST up reply actions
Niklas Backstrom vs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere tonight. Backstrom is 18-5-2 in 25 starts vs. Colorado with a 2.25 goals against average and .925 save percentage with 3 shutouts.
Backstrom is 7-2-1 in 10 career starts at Colorado with a 2.13 GAA and a .935 SV%. He is 4-1-1 in last six games at Colorado with a 1.71 GAA, .952 SV% and 2 SO. He has allowed 1 goal or fewer in 5 of the last 6 (dating back to 11/6/08).
No soup for you!
those are not encouraging but it’s a different setting now. MN is 3-6-1 last 10, given up 3 goals or more in 7 of last 8 games (2 GA in that game). They have Koivu, PMB, and Latendresse out (3 of their top 4/5 scorers) and their defense SUCKS (name 3 of them??). They also have scored fewer goals than everybody in west except LA (by 1 goal). So, if SACKED-CO can keep them from getting behind or giving up shorties, etc. and they get a lead it will be hard for mn to win.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 3:11 PM MST up reply actions
Need a chuckle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dO5ftcil40c
A few images NSFW, but love the Bertuzzi photo
How random!
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 25, 2012 10:40 AM MST up reply actions
New image at quickmeme.com
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by andidee15 on Jan 24, 2012 3:13 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
can you buy a seal skin coat? is it legal?
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 3:14 PM MST up reply actions
that is a travesty (not the divorce, the fact she married him). Beauty and the beast. I should have got her.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 3:19 PM MST up reply actions
I’m not interested anymore after what she did to me. Plus, I’m not taking her 4 kids (by 2 different dudes) and baggage from a divorce.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 3:21 PM MST up reply actions
oh please…. if she said “Oh breezey…. I made such a huge mistake, can you forgive me?” your reply would be… balbalbewabawaba uh huh!
I traded her in for Rooney Mara, I love her. I would marry her on the spot I met her and take my chances.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 3:25 PM MST up reply actions
BTW- I heard on radio this morning she looks PLAIN w/o the make-up. supposedly pix on web. She has 4 kids too.
by the cool breeze on Jan 24, 2012 3:20 PM MST up reply actions
Everyone looks plain without make up. That’s why they invented make up and gave it a name synonymous with “invent”
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Jan 24, 2012 3:38 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
I’m not allowed to use mirrors, they distract me from everything else for too long.
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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 5:03 PM MST up reply actions
OT:
I guess one of the analysts played goalie for a charity event over the weekend. The other analysts were giving her crap for having too big of pads, but as a defense, she said she was “Getting Jiggy with it!”
Someone had to point out to the writer of the article under the video that she was talking about a player. You know, it’s not like the guy won the award for being the best player on the best hockey team within the last decade or anything. {sigh} I wish hockey got a little more mainstream coverage.
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I remember her mentioning it a few days ago. Good stuff
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 24, 2012 5:05 PM MST up reply actions
Ok I’m going to the game now. Avs don’t let me down (this is the type of game where they don’t show up on time or let the mild stick around and get a point or two out of the game).
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 24, 2012 4:45 PM MST reply actions
Avs-Wild
Nationally televised game, but still doesn’t get a preview from Puck Daddy.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
Wow, almost had our second mass hockey tragedy of the year
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
Holy shit.
I am boobs.
True Appreciator of the Dumba Train
by Thor the Clunge Destroyer on Jan 24, 2012 5:34 PM MST up reply actions
Wow!
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 Jan 24, 2012 6:04 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah, roofs should not do that.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
I knew that architecture degree was going to pay off sooner or later!
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
I know, right? Well, I can’t tell what the internal structure was that failed by watching the video, but it’s pretty clear the architect/engineer didn’t size the beams correctly to take care of the snowload. And since the building opened in November, this is its first winter, so it’s REALLY clear someone messed up.
Someone’s wallet is not going to be happy.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Holy shit.
Duchene may be the face of this franchise, but O’Reilly is the heart. - Guitarpick8120
Mile High Hockey - Asst. Editor
The Hockey Writers - Avalanche Correspondent
by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 25, 2012 10:44 AM MST up reply actions
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