Blues Vs. Canucks 11/23/07 Open Thread

by Brad Lee on Nov 23, 2007 4:21 PM CST

Who says we have humongous heads?

By Brad Lee

Unless you have a ticket to tonight's game or Center Ice (which is a good investment by the way), you ain't seeing this game. All your puck belong to us.

Anyway, the big-headed Sedin twins are in town along with the VancouverÂ Old Fashioned Derogatory Name for Western Canadians. Vancouver has gotten points in eight straight games. Marcus Naslund has a four-game goal scoring streak after a hat trick Wednesday. In those four games, Naslund and the twins have a combined 20 points. The Blues shut those guys down, this game is very winnable.

We'll all be at the game picking leftover turkey out of our teeth and downing some quality AB products that will be absorbed by the brick of stuffing left in our stomachs form yesterday. Feel free to leave your comments. Anybody thatÂ can see the game and want to describe some of the action, feel free. Or just be a smartass as usual. And for a late breaking story, we go to the Blues dressing room.

Eric Mr. Roboto Brewer Â Coach. I've got some bad news. When I shut it down last night to recharge my batteries, I must have left myself in an awkward position. It feels like I've got several circuit boards pushing into the middle of my back. I don't think I'll be able to power it up and give it a go.

Willem Dafoe lookalike Â Brew, you gotta be shittin' me. What do you mean you can't play, you've been like a machine lately, my own little terminator to put out in the last minute of games. You can't be malfunctioning.

Brewer Â It just doesn't compute, coach. I gotta shut it down or my whole system is going to crash. Sorry.

Willem Dafoe lookalike Â Great, now who am I going to dress to play defense. Walker, get over here. You ready to play tonight?

Matt Mustard Stain Walker Â Aw geez, coach. I dunno. Willie in the kitchen was going to make me some special chicken wings for tonight. After that kielbasa in Detroit Wednesday, I really need to get my stomach right with some quality buffalo wing sauce. I think I'll have to sit this one out and be ready for Sunday.

Willem Dafoe lookalike Â You got a stain on your suit again. Fine. McKee!

F. Jay McKee Â Coach, don't make me sit in the box with Walker again. He tried knawing on my hand Wednesday when I spilled some cheese sauce on my fingers. Please trade me. Send me to Peoria. I'll even go to Alaska. Just don't make me go back there. I feel so...so...fragile.

The Goblin from Spiderman Â Fine. You're dressing tonight. You play with Salvador. Don't get a career threatening injury or anything.

F. Jay McKee Â Oh, coach Dafoe! You won't regret this. I am going to play my hardest. I need to stretch, and get wrapped and get dressed!

McKee turns to run to his dressing stall, trips over Manny Legace's pads and is knocked unconcious on the dressing room floor.

The Goblin from Spiderman Â Tell me you didn't see that one coming.

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blues score. innocent looking spin move by kariya from well out. boyes and his d-man shadow probably screened luongo, either that or luongo was asleep.

by Childhood Trauma on Nov 23, 2007 8:09 PM CST reply actions

2-0. ej scores from point. funniest thing is the canuck yahoo broadcast wanted eric to shoot from the oint on the powerplay “all night” as long as kt wasn’t in front of the net. be careful what you wish for. although i suppose they cancukasters can claim ej wasn’t at the point ( he moved up a bit before recieving the pass).

by Childhood Trauma on Nov 23, 2007 8:34 PM CST reply actions

oh by the way, there has been 57 penalties tonight, including 4on 3, 5on 3’s 4 on 4’s etc. so far all scoring even strength

by Childhood Trauma on Nov 23, 2007 8:38 PM CST reply actions

actually ej’s was a power play. so nvm but we are up to about 69 penalties (21 official powerplays)

by Childhood Trauma on Nov 23, 2007 8:46 PM CST reply actions

luongo screws up a clear, ends upin the net. luongo claims no goal, will be reviewed.. looks good to me.

3-0. hopefully the blues will not completly turtle

by Childhood Trauma on Nov 23, 2007 9:28 PM CST reply actions

kesler quick shot and score. 3-1 now with a lot of game left to go in the third.

by Childhood Trauma on Nov 23, 2007 9:30 PM CST reply actions

Hannu, Hannu, Hannu…

It’d be nice to get another one here, boys.

Elsewhere in the organ-I-zation, Peoria sticks it to their nemesis, the Chicago Wolves. Julian Talbot gets a hat trick and the Rivs pepper Ryan Gherson and Freddie Braithwaite with 48 shots to win 7-3.

by GT Prospect Department on Nov 23, 2007 9:46 PM CST reply actions

blues played well in the third and win it, had probably more control of the puck in the offensive szoen than the canucks did. hannu played well, great win

by Childhood Trauma on Nov 23, 2007 10:04 PM CST reply actions

I am in complete agreement about the Center Ice investment…but living in CT it would be impossible to be a Blues fan without it. Unsurprisingly my fiancee likes it MUCH less than I do. That being said, did anyone else think that the picture quality was pathetic tonight? Not sure if that is how it comes through via the Rogers feed or if that was due to the retransmission. If I were a Canucks fan and had to watch all the games with that quality I would be irate. If they want hockey to translate to TV better then it HAS to be higher quality than that! It was almost as bad as watching the Blackhawks at home where it looks like they have about 10-60watt bulbs lighting the rink. Actually, it was more like watching a game on a TV made in the 60s, and the camera was 400 feet away. (this is not a knock on Center Ice, I watch games all the time, but tonight was frustrating)

Lastly, I was happy to get the win tonight. Not sure if everyone else felt we were unable to complete a pass for about the entire first period. I think the Kariya goal was a big turning point. Without that and the solid goaltending early it could have gotten out of hand early. Actually I love it when we win games like this! Go Blues.

by sharpelbows on Nov 23, 2007 10:19 PM CST reply actions

I had to listen to the game on 1120 like a pussy. I did see Johnson & Johnson’s goals on NHL network highlights though. Nice bounce back after that pounding the other night.

by Manbones on Nov 23, 2007 11:34 PM CST reply actions