And the hits just keep on comin'... (Updated AGAIN!)

by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 18, 2009 8:32 PM CST in Game Time Prospect Department

Romak Pola'k out indefinitely with a broken foot

The Blues have recalled Dancin' Stevie Wagner from Peoria, which was shut out 2-0 in San Antonio Sunday despite getting 47 shots at Rampage goalie Josh Tordjmann.

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During the Rangers-Pens game Sunday afternoon, Mike Emrick mentioned that the Rangers had lost only something like 10 man games to injury this year.

Contrast that with the Blues...

...if it wasn't for bad luck, this team wouldn't have any luck.

UPDATE: Doc obviously has been reading Mirtle's blog. The Rangers have only lost 10 man games all season, the fewest in the league. The Blues, not surprisingly, have lost 260, second most to the Islanders' 276. You extrapolate that out over an 82-game season and the Blues are on pace to lose the services of injured players 485 times. Wow.

To compare, all of last season the Blues lost 156 man games. In other words, more than 100 less than they've lost half way through this season. And now you know why the Blues are in last place in the Western Conference.

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: The Blues have lost yet another European prospect, as former first-rounder Marek Schwarz is apparently headed back to the Czech Republic.

The word is that the Blues have bought out the remainder of Schwarz' contract (which was up at the end of this season), but we have no confirmation of that as yet.

With Manny Legace apparently injured (again), the Blues will likely be bringing Ben Bishop back from Peoria, leaving Chris Holt to carry the load for the AHL club for the time being.

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Yep, that sounds about right.

by oic on Jan 18, 2009 10:07 PM CST reply actions

I had a really bad feeling when he got hit

But, didn’t he come back in the game after that?

by luvhockey on Jan 18, 2009 10:21 PM CST reply actions

sigh oh fuck.

by Chris Gift on Jan 18, 2009 10:22 PM CST reply actions

I wanna go to another Blues game, I’m just afraid a safe may fall on head.

Life is relevant. You can put your hands on a hot stove and a fraction of a second seems like hours. Yet you can put your hands on a hot woman and hours seem to turn into seconds.

by spectr17 on Jan 18, 2009 10:35 PM CST reply actions

i actually did get hurt at the game last night. the floor was slippery by my seat and i slammed my shin into the bars in front of my seat. i limped to the car, no joke.

by oic on Jan 18, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions

FUCKING FUCKING FUCKING FUCKING FUUUUUUCCCCCKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HEAD/DESK HEAD/DESK HEAD/DESK

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT THIS DAY COULDN’T GET ANY WORSE!!!!!!!

sorry for my little rant….

FUCK DETROIT IN EYEBALLS

"Go to sleep bitch! Die motherfucker die! Times up bitch close your eyes!" ~Eminem
"Turned into a monster I'm a motherfucker!!!" ~ Static X

by Carnie on Jan 18, 2009 10:50 PM CST reply actions

Well

You didn’t quote the whole post verbatim, so I guess it’s cool.

by Dan. on Jan 19, 2009 2:03 AM CST reply actions

Thanks to Donut King here’s my reaction:

BLEEEAAAARRRGHGHGHGHGHGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thrillin' Booties and Punchin' Faces.

by Answer Man on Jan 19, 2009 9:08 AM CST reply actions

You're welcome, kind sir.

And my response is similar. This sucks horse balls.

"Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile." -- Vince Lombardi

(No, I'm not a Packers fan)

by Donut King on Jan 19, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions

picking up Sanford when Vancouver waived him last week sure seemed like a good idea. if he were waived today, I’m sure they’d swipe him up.

by Dooks on Jan 19, 2009 11:08 PM CST reply actions

news flash

Sanford also sucks balls.

SWYD

by gallagher on Jan 20, 2009 12:59 AM CST up reply actions

good enough to at least replace Schwarz at this time?

by Dooks on Jan 20, 2009 3:01 PM CST up reply actions

You want to pluck him off waivers in order to send him through waivers to go play in Alaska? Wouldn’t it be easier/cheaper to find someone else to go there?

SWYD

by gallagher on Jan 20, 2009 4:42 PM CST up reply actions