Game Time: Wild @ Blues; GDT
by Brad Lee on Dec 20, 2008 5:23 PM CST
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PrintMan the Blues could use a win tonight against the visiting Minnesota Wild.
They're currently riding a five-game winless streak. If they lose tonight, look at the schedule up coming. With the hot Bruins Sunday, at Detroit then hosting the Ducks, the Sharks and the Devils, it's realistic to say that if the Blues don't get a win tonight, they could end the calendar year with 10 straight losses. Suhweet.
But before we start binge drinking over those upcoming opportunities for heart-crushing failure, let's talk for a second about the self-proclaimed capital of American hockey.
That's about as big a douche bag move as declaring yourself Hockeytown. At least Minnesota still draws well.
The oft-injured, much-criticized Marian Gaborick returned to the Wild's lineup last night in a win over the bad New York Islanders (yes, I know the Blues lost to that horrible team early in the year). The Blues are one step away from having open tryouts the next time a player goes down. No Brewer. No McKee. Legace could be back. Could be an interesting night.
No live blog. Just you and your commenters, given pretty much free reign to horrify and offend other SB Nation blogs. I can't wait until the live blog vs. the Red Wings next week.
We'll have a wrapup late tonight and another open thread Sunday. Join us, won't you?
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At hockeywilderness.com
several of the “fans” were commenting on how Gaborik is always hurt and they wanted him to come back, score six goals in one night, then use him as trade bait.
I wonder if they would consider exchanging him for a newly tuned-up defensive robot and a really expensive forward who is out visiting “Aunt Flo”.
Let's go Blues!!!
This game's gonna be boring anyway . . .
. . . but that’s not the reason why I’m going to be MIA for most of the evening. It’s a long story that I don’t have time to tell.
Fuck Detroit. And the Wild. And hockeywilderness.com (which I haven’t even visited, but if they self-censor, that’s bullshit).
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
Well at least it will be difficult for us to give up more than three goal tonight. After the Wild get that many they’ll stop trying to score.
Used to be Aaron, but some douchebag Celtics fan has that one already.
Yea man
One of those Celtic bastards had “Dan” too. God bless Milo, and his idea of using a period at the end of the name.
I just wish they’d start pronouncing Celtics correctly.
Us Micks are offended by their current pronunciation.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
I hope the Blues just hit, hit, and hot some more. Pound these trapping candy-asses into abject submission.
Then trade for Gaborik.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 7:16 PM CST reply actions
OMGZ! THEY ARE SO WILLD
I guess nothing happend with Jussi “Im the other Jokinen in the NHL” Jokinen clearing wavers with Tampa Bay?
"Brad Winchester playing on a line with Perron and Berglund is like the fat kid who you invite to play one day because you didn't have enough skaters, yet you don't have the heart to tell them to leave the next few times you play." -Author Unknown
to be honest I wasn’t expecting us to win tonight, but seeing how quickly we scored I might be wrong. thinking we could maybe (but not definitely) get a win against Boston, and/or Anaheim, and/or Detroit. but I wouldn’t be surprised if we did end out 2008 with no more wins.
btw, I tried to be here BEFORE the game started, but I took what was supposed to be a quick shower but I knicked my ear shaving my head and you know it takes forever to stop the bleeding.
Wussy horn guy is here tonight, too.
Listen for the “toot, toot, toot.”
Dude needs a longer horn. Smilin’ Bob says so…
Let's go Blues!!!
i like the longer ones at the end
I cant help but laught at "beeeeeeep, beeeeeeep, beeeeurgh out of breath
www.GriffinandtheGargoyles.com or www.myspace.com/GriffinandtheGargoyles
Dont take me seriously :-D
by jealousblues on Dec 21, 2008 5:01 AM CST up reply actions
Let me see if I've got this straight...
…the Blues wouldn’t call Nikolay Lemtyugov up for so much as a cup of coffee because “he’s not ready yet, or consistent enough,” and instead of using a legitimate scoring prospect on a scoring line, they put Cam effing Janssen on the Berglund-Perron line?
Man, tomorrows print column is writing itself…
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 7:56 PM CST reply actions
Well, kiss my raggedy ass...
Jim is on a serious friggin’ roll!
How about that, Lovey?
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 7:58 PM CST reply actions
Woo, Backes
Flashing the skill.
Anyone else’s Ch. 11 feed look like it’s broadcast from 1975? I can’t see the damn puck.
Lighthouse Hockey: an SB Nation New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
On the other hand, I got the dern antenner wired up through the vent on the shitter out back. Could be that.
I will not miss 11.
Lighthouse Hockey: an SB Nation New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
im watching the feed from atdhe.net ….. Its the Wild broadcast, but soooo much better quality.
"Brad Winchester playing on a line with Perron and Berglund is like the fat kid who you invite to play one day because you didn't have enough skaters, yet you don't have the heart to tell them to leave the next few times you play." -Author Unknown
Dooks, what’s the story with that picture of Chris Mason in your avatar?
:-D
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:21 PM CST up reply actions
No, I just hated that so-called “power play.”
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:17 PM CST up reply actions
In Other News...
Peoria leads the Iowa “We Shamelessly Ripped Off The Rockford IceHogs Logo” Chops by a 1-0 count in the second period.
Bishop in the net, Regier with the Peoria goal.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:19 PM CST reply actions
Naw, Rutherford is the only “professional” sportswriter in this town that knows his ass from a hole in the ground about the Blues. If it weren’t for him, the Post-Disgrace wouldn’t even have Blues’ coverage…
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:23 PM CST up reply actions
oh, wow...
do we hope for lightning…?
www.GriffinandtheGargoyles.com or www.myspace.com/GriffinandtheGargoyles
Dont take me seriously :-D
by jealousblues on Dec 21, 2008 5:05 AM CST up reply actions
I hope it’s 45 degrees and raining like hell at that shithole Wrigley Field on New Years’ Day…
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:27 PM CST reply actions
I don’t know what it is, but this GDT is sucking rancid canal water…
Dunno if it’s the lack of Donut King and Chris D and Christine/Carnie or what, but something’s definitely missing tonight. Maybe it’s just because Lemair and the Wild want to play this boring, lame-ass trap nonsense.
No offense intended to Dooks and anyone else who’s trying to keep this thing going.
Hey, Carnie/Christine… nice to see you here.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:43 PM CST reply actions
seriously though
does someone have a feed that doesn’t look like im watching tv without my glasses?
btw I used to be Christine, but I had to choose a new nickname. And fuck detroit in the eyeballs.
E. Coli ate Cal Clusterf**k’s lunch… woo-hoo!
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:49 PM CST reply actions
Cola vs. Clutterbuck
THat’s the biggest clusterbuck of a name combo in a fight I’ve ever seen. Good thing Federko didn’t have to say their names much.
Lighthouse Hockey: an SB Nation New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
God Bless Bernie Federko...
Bernie is a big part of the reason why I want the Blues to draft Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson this summer.
The first time MP-S gets into a televised game for the Blues, hilarity will ensue.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
That would be beautiful. Bernie’d run out of breath.
Lighthouse Hockey: an SB Nation New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
damn....
can’t there be a bench clearing brawl or something?
btw I used to be Christine, but I had to choose a new nickname. And fuck detroit in the eyeballs.
Woo-hoo...
Two-zip Rivermen in the third… FA Josh Soares with his seventh goal, on the power play.
I’d be enthused to see the Blues sign him, but if they do, he’ll never see a day in the NHL wearing the ‘Note, because he can actually score goals. Can’t have that from your minor-leaguers…
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 8:56 PM CST reply actions
Did Lemtyugov score?
Oh wait …
Lighthouse Hockey: an SB Nation New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
shit! they said E-Colai had to go to the locker room after the fight. hopefully he’s okay to come back this game. we can’t have any more penalties to guys who don’t belong in the minors
are you sure
i seem to remember a few years of not having a blues rep. i think al mac made it one year because bettman said he earned it or something, but he wasnt on the prelim roster. maybe they changed it …
yeah, its true. this article: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/montgomery/2008-01-15-all-stars_N.htm
points to the practice as one of the reasons the game is obsolete. for further proof see duncan keith’s inclusion in last year’s roster.
The All-Star Game loves Boy(e)s…
Actually, it ought to be IceBerg.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 9:01 PM CST up reply actions
love Wilco, but IN LOVE with Son Volt...
…and Jay Farrar. Farrar trumps Tweedy any day. But give me Uncle Tupelo and I am definitely one happy pappy. Not a St. Clairan myself, but close enough…Randolph County.
“I don’t see you through the windshield, I don’t see you in faces looking back at me…”
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Yippie-ki-yay...
Four-zip Rivermen in The Sty (the Iowa Chops’ home rink).
Regier, Soares, Whitfield and Dallas farmhand Chris Conner with the goals.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 9:14 PM CST reply actions
I had a brush with greatness
during the Lucky Skate Shuffle. RBC was heading into the pisser as I was leaving. What should I have him autograph?
Let's go Blues!!!
your tits of course
Used to be Aaron, but some douchebag Celtics fan has that one already.
by Fuck Detroit on Dec 20, 2008 9:20 PM CST up reply actions
I hate those commercials and I don’t really know why.
Used to be Aaron, but some douchebag Celtics fan has that one already.
by Fuck Detroit on Dec 20, 2008 9:23 PM CST up reply actions
Perfect pinch by the Polock, er Russian, er Czech. By that guy.
Lighthouse Hockey: an SB Nation New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
the same thing happened in the shitwings game, 30 second apart goals. My parents were watching the game, which is something I highly discourage, so i sprayed them with the squirt bottle I use for the cat.
btw I used to be Christine, but I had to choose a new nickname. And fuck detroit in the eyeballs.
I think he said
“Ha, now you’re helmet’s finally off, and I’m leaving my glove on.”
Lighthouse Hockey: an SB Nation New York Islanders blog with hip issues.
Look at Iceberg’s nasty chin scruff. Answer Mom has more hair on her chest and she waxes her nips too.
Thrillin' Booties and Punchin' Faces.
Thanks for that mental picture, AM...
That’s way more information than I needed right before bed.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 9:49 PM CST up reply actions
Fan of the Cubs, Lions, Hawkeyes and Blues . . .
Did someone stick you with a voodoo doll or something?
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
Barry Sanders, Ryan Sandberg, and Brett Hull where all my favorites growing up. I guess i am to loyal.
Its a funny story actually.
If those are your faves . . .
You are NEVER too loyal. Three quality athletes there.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
That was one of the worst PK’s ever. But it worked, I guess.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
Four-zip final...
…for your Peoria Rivermen.
Rivs outshoot Iowa 12-1 in the third period, and outscore them 3-0, for the win.
The Peoria “d” of Junland, Wagner, Hellstrom, Fast, free agent Justin Fletcher, and Dallas farmhand Ivan Vishnevskiy hold Iowa to 15 total shots on goal, and Bishop turned ’em all aside.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://www.tomorrowsblues.net
by Tomorrows Blues on Dec 20, 2008 9:53 PM CST reply actions
It was always funny to watch a Rams game when they had Brandon Manumaleuna. When Joe Buck would do a Rams game, he’d just call him “Brandon” like they were “Bros From ’Round The Block”. Hilarious.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
Polak. The Czech Roman.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
Of course . . . WRONG ANSWER!!!!!
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
FUCKDETROITFUCKDETROITFUCKDETROOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good enough for ya?
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
Should I really be smoking three cigarettes in an hour?
Fuck it. I don’t care. Watching this team is always stressful.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
sorry for the spaz attack but....
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG WE WON!!!!!!!!
AAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
FUCK DETROIT!!!!!!!!!!
btw I used to be Christine, but I had to choose a new nickname. And fuck detroit in the eyeballs.
Is it just me or is that the first point we’ve gotten since the last time the Blues wore the third jersey?
I was at the game when they pounded the Thrashers in Atlanta
And boston looked slow, but that might just be because Atlanta is super slow. So hopefully we have a shot. But then again…
Its a funny story actually.
So did anyone see where Kariya started skating the other day? Yeah. Get ready for a late January return.
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
I know. I’m too hopeful, aren’t I?
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out." - Rodney Dangerfield
Not gone, just lost.
Sup fuckheads!? Oops, I meant puckheads ;) Hope we play well tomorrow also, we’re gonna have to. Congrats to “The Emporer,” all those blasts from the point & his 1st is a side of the net dump- in like that. Anyone else have a man crush on Cola yet? That trade is looking good, Steen’s been ok & Carlo has looked great & both appear to be getting better as they get comfortable. Oh yeah, the man crush comment was primarily b/c of him pounding clusterfucks head into the ice twice. Good win 2nite, hoping for more. See you tomorrow in Sec. 333! Let’s Go Blues!
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