Blues At Predators First Period

by Brad Lee on Nov 25, 2008 4:15 PM CST

Enjoying that cookie? Why don't you have a seat?

By Brad Lee

Early start tonight for the Blues at Nashville. Puck drops a little after 6 p.m. CST. The game is on the Huntin' Channel. Holler in the comments if you don't get that fine cable network and I'm sure someone will provide a live feed from some offshore Web site.

Jeremy Rutherford says these are the forward lines tonight:

Steve Regier-Keith Tkachuk-Brad Boyes

Brad Winchester-David Backes-David Perron

B.J. Crombeen-Jay McClement-Yan Stastny

Chris Porter-Cam Paddock-Cam Janssen
Hey, a grinder-type guy on every line. Sweet fancy Moses, they're going to have to outwork Nashville to get a win tonight.

Starting goaltender could be former Predator Chris Mason. He might be a little motivated. The new guys Steen and Coca-Cola are stuck in immigration getting their Green Cards or some shit. They should have said they were born in East LA.

We'll be back at game time...here at St. Louis Game Time. Log in and get involved.

If you're watching the Vs. channel, you just got to see the end of a thrilling repeat game. For a second I thought I was going to have to live blog a Caps-Wild game. That wouldn't have been weird at all.

By the way, go to the front page and scroll down to Gallagher's post with the video of Lee Stempniak going to Toronto.

In the past I have used www.justin.tv for the Blues feed. Anyone else have suggestions for the Vs.-less folks?

Blues wearing the alternate sweaters. Holiday shopping starts Friday!!!

And for the record, Brian Engblom scares the shit out of me.

19:34 Tootoo hit the post. Fuck. If that guy is pouring it on early, look out.

19:13 Janssen for boarding on a vicious hit behind the net. McCreary sucks balls, but Janssen was out of control.

18:05 The camera person is going to give me motion sickness going back and forth.

Looking at the injury report, "Oh the poor Blues," the one fucktard said to the other.

15:52 Now that we know how to pronounce Regier, I hope we can have a good game together, two announcers I don't know and don't care about.

15:32 Mason looks sharp early. A few small rebounds but nothing to worry about yet.

14:32 You know the Blues are thin offensively at forward when Fragile Jay is pinching in from the point.

13:35 Perron drew a penalty with his sweet stickhandling.

Hey gang, if anyone who hasn't commented before wants to join the fun, I'm watching for new commenters to approve. So join in.

What. The. Fuck. Perron drew a penalty as well? Bull.

12:41 They're talking about the new guys coming from Toronto. For the record, John Davidson on the Bernie Miklasz show this afternoon on 1380 said their immigration papers came through and they're trying to get to Colorado for tomorrow night.

10:54 Mason continues his solid play guarding against a decent wraparound. He's already made 10 saves. And yes, the Blues have one shot on goal. At this pace, it's going to be a long night.

9:54 Blues shot off the post. "The Blues' fourth line is out there." Really? How can you tell? This lineup is more gritty than a gravel sandwiche.

Shouldn't it be a rule that neither team can use players they acquire in a trade until they can all play? Granted they passed physicals, but green cards putting the Blues shorthanded sucks.

Hey commenters. We need a nickname for the new defenseman. I threw out Coca-Cola, but it doesn't quite work. Help?

8:53 Another post? Or there is ringing in my ears.

6:59 When did the Blues trade for Woywicka?

6:22 HUGE rebound from Mason, but he was ready and stopped the follow-up shot. Inspired is what he is. Maybe a little pissed too. And bald. Don't forget bald.

5:00 Blues on a power play. Puck movement is a little...uh, challenged. Like Corky from Life Goes On.

Check the comments for Stempniak debut comments from Gallagher who apparently couldn't tear himself away from his little Dutchie.

3:20 Walt going to the box and he's not happy.

And thanks slackers for all the help with nicknames. Unoriginal bastards. Tim, it's your time to shine!

2:41 Shea Weber. Do you think some guys in Nashville hear the name and think he's actually some 20-year-old country girl in Daisy Duke shorts and a belly shirt?

1:50 And I thought the St. Louis offense was "special." Tootoo is on the power play. Ha!

END OF PERIOD

Game is tied 0-0. Blues played pretty well for not having a lot of talented guys up front. Nashville had a fair number of scoring chances, but few were really high quality.

Like I said in the beginning, with this lineup the Blues are going to have to work really hard to win this game.

I'll let you know when the second period shindig is up. Prepare yourself for the Engblom.

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To Quote page 9 of the opening night edition of GT:
(Chris Hansen’s picture accompanies the text)

“Hello, Nashville. Have a seat. C’mon. Right there. Now, what are you doing here?”

“Nothing? Hmm. What do you have here? Some wine coolers and the 2008-2009 Blues Media Guide?”

“Who were you hoping to meet here? A young man named Oshie maybe? A boy named Perron? Alex Pietrangelo?”

“You do realize that Pietrangelo is barely 18, don’t you?”

“Hey, where are you going?”

by The Fantasy Files on Nov 25, 2008 5:04 PM CST reply actions

I wonder if Mason misses all that free moonshine in the Preds’ locker room ?

by Lodnod on Nov 25, 2008 5:16 PM CST reply actions

Holler! Holler!

by Mr. Particle on Nov 25, 2008 5:46 PM CST reply actions

porter called up. those wacky canadians stuck at the border crossing..

by Childhood Trauma on Nov 25, 2008 5:50 PM CST reply actions

Can’t spell ‘Sellout’ without SLGT

At least it’s a “Nevermind” sellout and not a “St. Anger” sellout.

by Dan on Nov 25, 2008 5:50 PM CST reply actions

Are you sure it isn’t trouble crossing the border from the United States to Tennessee? Maybe they haven’t gotten their shots yet.

Chris Porter-Cam Paddock-Cam Janssen, the “Chris Cams” line.

by Gift on Nov 25, 2008 5:56 PM CST reply actions

Hello all.

I’d switch McClement out with Porter.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:01 PM CST reply actions

Steen was in Sweden for a while and born in Canada that makes him more likely to be a terrorist. Or maybe the trade was so bad that the border patrol is rejecting it.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:05 PM CST reply actions

Btw Keith Jones is retarded.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:06 PM CST reply actions

I thought the delay was from immigration still trying to figure out how to spell Coca Cola’s last name.

by Dan on Nov 25, 2008 6:07 PM CST reply actions

This seems to be working:

http://atdhe.net/live-tv-830.html

by Mr. Particle on Nov 25, 2008 6:08 PM CST reply actions

I’d switch Winchester with Porter

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:08 PM CST reply actions

this game better be over in time for The Shield finale

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:09 PM CST reply actions

Thanks Particle.

by Marcus Pettersson on Nov 25, 2008 6:10 PM CST reply actions

eeek … bad penalty cam …. go feel the shame in the box

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:11 PM CST reply actions

was that boarding, really? Didn’t look that bad.

by Mr. Particle on Nov 25, 2008 6:11 PM CST reply actions

did he just say Cam Janssen was the only St. Louis born player to play for The Blues? um… Paslawki?

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:12 PM CST reply actions

lol “ALEVE injury report”

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:13 PM CST reply actions

HEH … how bad do you think Mason wants to beat Ellis? Oh yeah …

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:13 PM CST reply actions

Swup, fellas…
Fuck Detroit and these perverts.

by Nancy's Boy on Nov 25, 2008 6:14 PM CST reply actions

it seems to me that Brewer is playing a little meaner in front of the net on the kill.

by Mr. Particle on Nov 25, 2008 6:14 PM CST reply actions

I’m sure Vokoun feels the same way about Mason

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:15 PM CST reply actions

Big save!

by Marcus Pettersson on Nov 25, 2008 6:16 PM CST reply actions

that was a big scary rebound. Nice save though Mason.

by Mr. Particle on Nov 25, 2008 6:16 PM CST reply actions

Ow crap … we’ve got the “[goalie] says NO!” guy tonight. Apparently, both goaltenders are 3-yr-olds ….

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:17 PM CST reply actions

how was that whistled dead?

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:18 PM CST reply actions

I’d like to mention once again that Perron leads the Blues in drawing penalties.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:19 PM CST reply actions

heh imagine, we’ll likely at some point have a Steen-Been PK unit

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:19 PM CST reply actions

draws another penalty. Is there any stats about that? He should be high on that list.

by Marcus Pettersson on Nov 25, 2008 6:20 PM CST reply actions

Power play for the blues, How come they stopped play?

-Matt

by Matt on Nov 25, 2008 6:20 PM CST reply actions

Perron retaliation?

by Mr. Particle on Nov 25, 2008 6:21 PM CST reply actions

Ah, I see. Stupid Walt…

-Matt

by Matt on Nov 25, 2008 6:22 PM CST reply actions

wtf was that…trade Lee but keep that piece of shit year after year awesome

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:22 PM CST reply actions

I’ll give Nashville one thing though… they have THE BATMAN BUILDING
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2140/2334122136_32fee93c7c.jpg?v=0

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:22 PM CST reply actions

Nice D move Backes!

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:23 PM CST reply actions

Perron was called for interference during the delayed penalty, so that is why they whistled it dead.

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:24 PM CST reply actions

“Mason, he’ll melt it down”
shakes head

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:25 PM CST reply actions

What’s that? The new guys might play tomorrow? Fuck, then I’ll have to stay up all night again…

by Marcus Pettersson on Nov 25, 2008 6:26 PM CST reply actions

I see I thought I saw Walt on the board for the penalty. Sorry Walt.

-Matt

by Matt on Nov 25, 2008 6:26 PM CST reply actions

Jordan Poopchute

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:26 PM CST reply actions

I’d like that to be reviewed.

by Dan on Nov 25, 2008 6:27 PM CST reply actions

thought they said the new guys will be ready Saturday

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:27 PM CST reply actions

it was the Sexual Predators’ #7

damn … almost had a Cam-Cam goal

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:27 PM CST reply actions

Goal post says ‘no’ that time.

by Lodnod on Nov 25, 2008 6:27 PM CST reply actions

WTF is it with all of the goalposts/crossbars lately?

by Mr. Particle on Nov 25, 2008 6:27 PM CST reply actions

you’d think they put a magnet in the puck or something

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:29 PM CST reply actions

Enzyte? Male enhancement? Is that what I think it might be?

by Marcus Pettersson on Nov 25, 2008 6:29 PM CST reply actions

the goalie would say that’s because that’s all he gave him to shoot at

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:30 PM CST reply actions

Chris Hansen and Bob Plager sitting in a NAS bar before the game watching (child) predator highlights…
Hansen: “Despite being a perverted disgrace that Shea Weber sure has been playing well lately.”
Plager, as he sets down his 5th: " Perverted, huh? Yeah I’d fuck her."

by Nancy's Boy on Nov 25, 2008 6:31 PM CST reply actions

Stempniak wearing No. 12 in TO tonight. Wilson says he’ll be on the PP and may be the triggerman because he’s their only right-handed shooter on the unit.

by gallagher on Nov 25, 2008 6:35 PM CST reply actions

Trivial note: If I read my schedule right, Lee will have worn a different jersey for 5 straight games. Home, Third, Road, Maple Leaf Home (if he plays tonight) and/or Maple Leaf Road (at Ottawa 11/27) . Dunno … just something odd.

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:35 PM CST reply actions

yes, Marcus, it is EXACTLY what you think. Sad, ain’t it?

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:37 PM CST reply actions

hey, I wonder if Jammer and Dutchie are actually plants from St Louis, to wreak some sort of revenge on Hollweg? its hard to think of those three as “teammates”.

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:39 PM CST reply actions

yep a penis pump in a pill

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:40 PM CST reply actions

bad call .. but I can see how it looked at game speed. Damn.

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:40 PM CST reply actions

so b/c nichol is a pussy walt goes?

by Nancy's Boy on Nov 25, 2008 6:40 PM CST reply actions

Bullshit call on Walt. It is not his fault that he has legs like tree trunks.

-Matt

by Matt on Nov 25, 2008 6:40 PM CST reply actions

Tkachoke is back to sucking!

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:40 PM CST reply actions

Yessss…. offensive pressure short-handed. Kewl

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:41 PM CST reply actions

Someone tell these idiots what ‘solidarity’ means. Fuckrods.

by gallagher on Nov 25, 2008 6:41 PM CST reply actions

jeez, Chris … save it for actual sucktitude … that was just a BS call.

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:42 PM CST reply actions

What about ‘Green Card’ as a nickname?

by Matt on Nov 25, 2008 6:43 PM CST reply actions

Nichol could use some Enzyte… apparently…

by Marcus Pettersson on Nov 25, 2008 6:43 PM CST reply actions

Can we have a Cam-Tootoo dance? sometime tonight?

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:44 PM CST reply actions

i was talking about the plays before the penalty and when he came back out and couldn’t clear the puck.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:44 PM CST reply actions

if that happens then cam will have done his work for the night getting tootoo off for five.

by bzgea2 on Nov 25, 2008 6:44 PM CST reply actions

so Stempniak made it across the border ans is playing tonight? but our new acquisitions won’t be ready until Saturday???

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:45 PM CST reply actions

it’s weird watching Lee in a Toronto jersey

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:45 PM CST reply actions

How was that a 2:1 shot differential? Aside from the PP, it looked like we had the better scoring ops…

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:45 PM CST reply actions

Must still be easier to get into Canada than to get into U.S.

by Lodnod on Nov 25, 2008 6:46 PM CST reply actions

Nickname for new d-man…Cola Cobana

by Doc Whiskey on Nov 25, 2008 6:46 PM CST reply actions

No wait they had their physicals, dont they do that here?

by Lodnod on Nov 25, 2008 6:47 PM CST reply actions

Is it just me or does tutu skate like his b/f left the gerbal in? Armagedon!

by Nancy's Boy on Nov 25, 2008 6:47 PM CST reply actions

his name was Cola … he was a showgirl …

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:47 PM CST reply actions

er there, in STL

by Lodnod on Nov 25, 2008 6:47 PM CST reply actions

Hey Dookie, look at the live blog. Davidson said there’s a chance they may play tomorrow night.

by Brad Lee on Nov 25, 2008 6:48 PM CST reply actions

this marines comercial annoys the shit out of me.
at least the EHH—-EHH-EHH-EHH-EHH part at the begining.
fucking spastic monotone

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:48 PM CST reply actions

shea is a girl’s name.

by bzgea2 on Nov 25, 2008 6:49 PM CST reply actions

the best exposure Dion gets is from his g/f … whatshername …

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:49 PM CST reply actions

Lee just made a bad backcheck and Atlanta scores.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:49 PM CST reply actions

bzgea and Pairs is a man’s name go figure.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:50 PM CST reply actions

the tv announcers said Saturday

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:50 PM CST reply actions

Shea is a stadium’s name …

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:50 PM CST reply actions

What about Powder or White as nick’s for Cola?

by Nancy's Boy on Nov 25, 2008 6:50 PM CST reply actions

we should start calling him Vess.

by bzgea2 on Nov 25, 2008 6:51 PM CST reply actions

I’d support Vess.

by Nancy's Boy on Nov 25, 2008 6:52 PM CST reply actions

Shea is a man’s name in south though….a rose is a rose by any other name what is in a name I ask you?

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:52 PM CST reply actions

OK, that shop NHL commercial was funny.

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:52 PM CST reply actions

I’d call him the glass man

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 6:52 PM CST reply actions

…or “Cherry”.

by Marcus Pettersson on Nov 25, 2008 6:53 PM CST reply actions

How about Crystal Pepsi?

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:54 PM CST reply actions

never send the puck toward your own net!!

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 6:55 PM CST reply actions

wow … Rob Ramage mentioned in the intermission report. There’s something you don’t see every day.

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:56 PM CST reply actions

anyone else ever been to a game in nashville? i went a few years ago, it was odd. counry music at intermission, cowboy hats, and whenever the preds got a powerplay the announcer would come over the PA and say in a weird voice, “Faaaaaannnngggg Finggggerrrrrs”. ha, the south.

by bzgea2 on Nov 25, 2008 6:58 PM CST reply actions

On a different tack, call him Cola-Oscopy … he’s supposed to be injured a lot …

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 6:58 PM CST reply actions

tim 111 games played in six seasons being injured alot is an understatement.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 7:01 PM CST reply actions

what a waste of money. buy a 20 piece McNuggets and walk around so everyone can take one

by Dooks on Nov 25, 2008 7:01 PM CST reply actions

Fang Fingers? Um… little boys?

by Nancy's Boy on Nov 25, 2008 7:01 PM CST reply actions

stempniak is looking a little lost out there, not sure where the other guys are going or where he should go.

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 7:02 PM CST reply actions

well, if he ever has to have something removed, we can call him semi-Cola

by Tim on Nov 25, 2008 7:02 PM CST reply actions

is there a sceond period spot?

by Chris D. on Nov 25, 2008 7:02 PM CST reply actions

Second period is up.

by Brad Lee on Nov 25, 2008 7:02 PM CST reply actions

Went to N-ville a few years ago to watch a game. It sucked! The fang fingers thing was soooo stupid! We flipped them around and used only one finger each. Their fans did not appreciate our humor.

by NHLSTL1 on Nov 25, 2008 7:03 PM CST reply actions