Still Licking Our Wounds

by Brad Lee on Oct 22, 2007 9:31 AM CDT

Damn.

By Brad Lee

Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild still stings. We've obviously lost all perspective when a game on Oct. 20 bums us out for a couple days. It wasn't a horrible loss,Â but it was definitely demoralizing. The Blues are a pretty good team. But they are stillÂ a few steps behind the conference elite. While that's motivation to keep this train a chuggin', we had hoped the Blues were ready to shock the league and take that step now.

On the bright side, Manny Legace still couldn't be playing better. The third goal that iced the game was an absolute laser that found the upper corner of the net over his shoulder. No goalie in the league is going to stop that shot. The Wild had too many qualityÂ chancesÂ and the Blues not enough.Â

The only other deciding factor probably involved penaltiesÂ with the Wild enjoying moreÂ of them. We'd look up the exact total if it really mattered.Â Alas, it doesn't.

One more footnote, we hear that DerekÂ Boogaard eats baby kittensÂ when he isn't on the ice for less than two minutes in an entire game. If anyone has any photographic proofÂ professing thisÂ grisly fact about Boogaard, drop us a line. We mayÂ have forgotten to take a picture of the sign.

The Anaheim Ducks of Anaheim come calling Tuesday. We'll be ready. Until then, we still feel a little like this:

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soooo close. i got one with him eating ADULT kittens.. oh well, i’ll keep trying

by Childhood Trauma on Oct 22, 2007 10:05 AM CDT reply actions

He hear he likes to toss them in the air and throw his head back to catch them in his mouth like popcorn.

by Pagan on Oct 22, 2007 10:38 AM CDT reply actions

I mean “I hear.”

I really need to start proofreading my posts.

by Pagan on Oct 22, 2007 10:39 AM CDT reply actions

Nah – proofreading is for the suckers.
My brain filled in “We”, which made it sound more imperious and believeable.

by brian dunne on Oct 22, 2007 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

I haven’t come up with a picture of Boogaard eating kittens, but I could swear I saw Lemaire sacrificing a goat to the “Gods of Crappy Defensive Systems That Cheapen All of Hockey.” By the way, kudos to whoever did the Fight Club segment for this latest Gametime. The line about Boogaard having more vowels than hockey skills made me laugh out loud when I read it. It may have also made the people down the row from me slightly uncomfortable, since I was sitting alone and laughing.

by Jessica on Oct 22, 2007 11:46 AM CDT reply actions

I wonder if Boogaard prefers his kittens dipped in ranch or bleu cheese.

Whenever the coaches wise up and waive him, I hear Mike Vick has a job for him.

by Pagan on Oct 22, 2007 2:37 PM CDT reply actions

lol pagen.

that second period still pisses me off. and the whole backing of dj king b/c in fact i saw boogard on the ice a number of times when king sat on the bench. in fact i only saw king out there once when boogie monster was out there. time for scoring time for perron good bye king. i can honestly say king couldn’t make my beer league team, especially since fighting isn’t allowed.

i’m so sick and tired of people yelling out for the Blues to shoot the puck especially on the pp. Yeah they should take more shots overall cause anything can go in just like Wagner’s goal but the pp is a chance to set up a good scoring chance of course it would help if say Blues player would um u know ah try getting in fron of the goalie so we could maybe shoot it more.

by Chris D on Oct 22, 2007 2:53 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah, quit telling people to do something when they’re not ready — except for Brad Lee, who needs to write something funny right frikkin’ now. WRITE IT!!!! WRITE IT!!!!! Come-on already and write it!! FOR CHISSAKE HURRY UP AND WRITE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Pagan on Oct 22, 2007 4:07 PM CDT reply actions