Blues At Islanders Open Thread

By Brad Lee
The Blues travel to Long Island less than 24 hours after clobbering the Predators in the home opener. Will the kids show the same confidence? Will the veterans still have the same jump? Will you survive if we don't have a live blog the first road game of the season?
There's an outside shot someone will jump on and try to fill my live-blogging shoes. As was discussed over beers, someone whose name rhymes with Smallagher said, "I fucking hate live blogging. No way. No. Sorry, won't do it. Uh uh. Nope." So there's a chance he might or someone else.
Just in case...here's a quick and dirty preview. Game time is 6 p.m. in the St. Louis area. TV is KPLR.
So go wild in the comments. And if a live blog magically appears, have fun. We'll check in a few times.
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Maybe, no and depends on how much I drink. Blues still win ’cause the Isles suck ass.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 5:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Isles are all grit, so we’ll see if the kids can take the punishment
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 5:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What the fuck? KPLR right? All I’m getting is Andy God Damn Griffith.
by stlchapman on Oct 11, 2008 6:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this show is gonna get it’s highest ratings ever, since several thousand people are tuning for the Blues game
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why the FUCK is Andy Griffith telling a fucking ghost story?
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 6:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hi, I’m Channel 11. I’m trying to kill you.
Also, don’t ever sleep next to Gomer. Ever.
by gallagher on Oct 11, 2008 6:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All I’ve got is internet radio for this, I’m looking forward to see how the boys in blue come out tonight afterwatching last nights game (113) and all the preseason games. Should be good if they can come out with the same energy that they have been so far.
by TLM on Oct 11, 2008 6:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we should just live-blog the Andy Griffith Show…
Spoiler alert! Opie dies in this one.
by gallagher on Oct 11, 2008 6:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
to keep you all entertained, I found a possible sighting of the Answer Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwsntHcWiy4
skip to about 00:35
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Screw the game, I want to see Opie’s death agony.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 6:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If Don Knotts wasn’t already dead, this would make me want to kill him.
Just like the way Gomer killed Opie in the woods.
by gallagher on Oct 11, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he doesn’t look like Vincent D’onoffrio (sp?)
PRIVATE PYLE!!!!
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hey, Aaron, bring me back a buffalo chicken toaster!
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
almost hard to believe ron Howard has a kid older than he is in this
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least they didn’t show Everybody Fucking Loves Raymond. Fuck that guy.
War play by play over the telephone live on TV. Welcome to the 21st Century.
I bet it looks bitching in Hi Def.
by Brad Lee on Oct 11, 2008 6:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it seems we are already trailing 1-0 thanks to Mike Comrie
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so month one of game time desktop calendar is jackman, and month two is channel 11?
by Childhood Trauma on Oct 11, 2008 6:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
NHL.com’s whiz-bang new live stats, etc. suck ass…
They have seven defensemen listed as playing for the Blues tonight, no Jay McClement, and only 17 players total.
(insert rolling eyes icon here).
Scheiss… another game, another early friggin’ goal against… :-X
B.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who takes Dutcie’s spot on the pp?
by Marcus Pettersson on Oct 11, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DQ chicken strip basket = carbon copy of Sonic’s chicken dinner minus the onion ring
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let’s see if this first PP looks any better than the first PP last night…
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Marcus: Pietrangelo, apparently…
B.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn! some Blue whiffed on a garbage goal!
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Christ… how come the Blues can’t get a man open on the damn power play?
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is that Charles Wang’s family directly behind the blues bench?
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, by the way… I’ve decided to adopt a nom de plume for my on-line personal here… in these threads, just call me Dusty. Dusty Balczak.
B.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fred Meyer… that’s a goddamn grocery store chain in Portland.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mason, you suck.
Yeah, Bernie, I think Chris Mason would like to have that one back, too…
Scheiss.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow eaons is over ears is apparently in goal again.
by Childhood Trauma on Oct 11, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
early signs point to: no, Mason won’t be taking Manny’s job
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If this doesn;t get any better real fast, I’m turning the sound down at 7:00 and putting the Rivermen webcast on.
Of course, they did a choke job last night… got out to a 3-zip lead against the IceHog ripoffs from Iowa, then gave up five unanswered goals.
Get Mason the fuck out of there right goddamn now.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well, this seems to be the balance. we dominate and then we get dominated
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmm. I guess Hannu just changed his name to Mason.
by Hall Plante on Oct 11, 2008 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
On the bright side, my SuperSonic with everything and large chocolate malt is fantastic.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 6:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ironically enough, Hannu’s playing fairly well in Finland right now. 2.64 GAA, 90.0% save percentage, 6-4-0 with one shutout in 11 games.
Oh, and guess who the top goalie in the SM-Liiga is just now?
Yep, that’s right, Jusso-fucking-Riksman.
(insert rolling eyes icon here)
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
jesus, EVERYBODY is getting injured this year
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The only thing worse than smilies is (insert puking icon here).
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it too late to ask Channel 11 to put Andy Griffith back on?
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hot damn… Mason actually stopped one.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they started MacDonald. the score should be the other way around
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Blues have an EJ, a DJ, and a TJ… let’s get rid of Mason, get Brent Johnson back, and have a BJ to add to the lineup.
Yee-ha… I like Boyes!
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mason. does not. come back. in the second period.
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
Gilbert scores short-handed, and Mason is a remade Toivonen.
4-1 Isles
by CK on Oct 11, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dooks, Mason might not come back on the plane to St. Louis…
He looks like Riksman looked in his seven-minute AHL career last season.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So anyone know the record for shorties on a single powerplay? If the Blues aren’t getting pressure they may challenge for it.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Reinhard Divis looks like shit tonight.
by gallagher on Oct 11, 2008 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
why the fuck are we cursed with backups?? we could get Martin fucking Brodeur to back up Manny and he’d suck, just because he’s the St. louis backup
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Y’know, I miss Doug Weight. I always liked that guy.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank God I just bought a case of Bud and a carton of Camels, I’m gonna need ’em.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m probably way off, but I think Esa Tiikkanen had a shorthanded hat trick once
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lmao I can’t help but picture Swisgar Swiggelf from Metalocalypse when Bergland talks
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
put opie in net for the second period!
by Childhood Trauma on Oct 11, 2008 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
for those who don’t know what the hell I’m talking about when I say Swisgar Swiggelf from Metalocalypse:
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WikiAnswers say Psycho Theo Fluery had a short handed hat trick against the Blues 3-9-91.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Off topic, but Jim Hughson is doing Leafs-Canadiens on HNIC instead of Bob Cole.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I dare John Kelly to say Pietrangelo 10 times without fucking up… Pietrangelo, Pietrangelo, Pietrangelo, Pietrangelo, Pietrangelo, Pietrangelo, Pietorangejello fucks sake… dam it.
by ramtheory on Oct 11, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whatdafuck… he’s already cost the Blues the game, and shot his numbers all to hell right off the hop. Might as well leave hin in there.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol 3 Blues players hustle to get behind Mason to make sure there are no more trickle-ins
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am getting really pissed off with AHLlive.com… I’m paying six bucks for a blank, silent screen, and their “feedback” link isn’t working, either.
The free live stream on Peoria’s home radio station is also not working.
Your Prospect cDepartment is not a happy camper right now…
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
“you are posting too quickly” You know it bitch.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it happens when we are doing this badly. it’s almost a silent room
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m about ready to fucking throw something…
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tkaclutch drags a guy down to prevent the break and they still get a 2on1.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Throw a pumpkin through someone’s windshield; very satisfying.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you’re already throwing something… a fit lol
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Walt got a breakaway out of the box and still couldn’t get another past Joey Mac
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Leafs are getting fucked up by Montreal.
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ahh, the blues we know and dont love from last year is back
by TLM on Oct 11, 2008 7:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, piss on it… that’s just another six bucks shot right in the ass.
At least the Rivermen are winning, 2-0 after one period. Julian Talbot has three goals in two games, and Whitfield has a shorty tonight for the Rivermen.
by Brian Weidler on Oct 11, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I might be 0 for 3 tonight with teams. UM football lost (omfg hideous I was actually there), St. Louis is gonna lose, and I don’t know about UM’s hockey team yet I have to check.
by Christine on Oct 11, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I guess leaving Mason in could at least salvage his save percentage
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw elsewhere that Dipietro has swelling in his knee. that explains Macdonald starting
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Walt with a garbage PP goal
almost excited
need two/three more
by Dooks on Oct 11, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They’re just playing volleypuck right now. Two passes and turn it over. repeat
by Aaron on Oct 11, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Mason almost saved that 5th goal.
by gallagher on Oct 11, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the aliens brought our real team back, between last night and the preseason I had doubts that was actually the same guys we had last year.
by TLM on Oct 11, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m probably way off, but I think Esa Tiikkanen had a shorthanded hat trick once
As someone else stated correctly, Theorin Fleury is the only player in NHL history to have a short-handed hat trick.
And I really hate when this kind a crap happens.
by Dan on Oct 11, 2008 9:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"he doesn’t look like Vincent D’onoffrio (sp?)
PRIVATE PYLE!!!!"
Speaking of Full Metal Jacket, does anyone recall the scene where they held Private Pyle down on the bed and pounded him with soapbar filled socks? I’m all about the guys doing just that to ears-reincarnated Chris Mason…hell he even kinda looks a little like Private Pyle.
by Dan on Oct 11, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
actually he looks more like some fake goalie wearing an edgar suit.
think he said something like
Y’know, I’ve noticed an infestation here. Everywhere I look, in fact. Nothing but undeveloped, unevolved, barely conscious pond scum, totally convinced of their own superiority as they scurry about their short, pointless lives.
about the wings.
so i’d really be careful around him…
by Childhood Trauma on Oct 12, 2008 11:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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