Wednesday links: Still one day away from an actual game

by averagejoe on Oct 14, 2009 5:00 AM CDT

I love how a link post inspired 20-plus comments about what is the best stiff drink. You guys are awesome.

Blues news

This is just awesome. Patrik Berglund, the Party Starter. [Blues]
Blues coach Andy Murray, seen in the same picture the Post uses all the damn time, thinks the Blues are missing something. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Ben Bishop is excited to be working with Ed Belfour, despite booing growing up a Blues fan who jeered Eddie the Eagle. [Peoria Journal Star]
Paulo Colaiacovo, twin brother of Carlo Colaiacovo, will be tending goal for the Bloomington Prairie Thunder. [Pantagraph]

Hockey news

Tuesday's action: Good to see Detroit get pounded. [Yahoo! Sports]
The NHL has five games tonight. I'll be pulling for Pittsburgh, Edmonton, Minnesota, Los Angeles and ... Nashville? [Yahoo! Sports]
SB Nation has a new blog that's Duck-centric. That's fine, but what's really cool is the blog authors hate Detroit. So, I say: Welcome. [Anaheim Calling]
Surprise: The Leafs penalty killing sucks. [Behind the Net]
Ignoring small sample sizes, Broad Street Hockey looks at some early-season Fylers' trends. [Broad Street Hockey]
Sami Salo will be out four-to-six weeks. [TSN]
Thomas Vanek is going to be out a few weeks, maybe. He's becoming a bit Marian Gaborik-esque. [TSN]
Georges Laraque is sorry for hanging out with half-naked women. Wait, what?[TSN]
Goalie pads be shrinking soon. [Uni Watch]
More on the goalie equipment changes. [In Goal Mag]
Loser Domi, a friend of the site, had a birthday recently. (Hat tip, CCR) [WWOLD]

Other links

I can't tell is this is a serious, but I think dressing up animals is not cool. Still, funny looking. [Respect Your Pet]
It's always fun to laugh at other people's pain. [YouBrokeUpHOW]
I'm not sure if this site is finished. [Text Files]

Video

First up we have a defenseman who really, really doesn't want to get a minus. Nice save, Ian White.

Second, a video from Carnie. I might have linked this before, but this is too funny to not see ... again.

That's it folk. Brad Lee may have something special for later. I don't know. If you're good, maybe. If not ... gametimelinks(at)gmail.com

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This is interesting.

Scrutiny and consequences are applied to young and old alike. While Berglund did not dress on Saturday, 31-goal scorer David Backes spent the entire second period on the bench.

So, what you’re telling me is that instead of 12 forwards the second period, we pretty much rolled with 10 and then Cam for 45 seconds. With different lines how many times during the game?

I understand what he’s trying to do, but sometimes you have to let a line play together and get used to each other before they produce. You don’t just shove people together because you’re down a goal and expect it to work.

Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?

Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

by hildymac on Oct 14, 2009 7:47 AM CDT reply actions

Same old Murray from LA

that drove them to mediocrity. We can’t score or play D so I’ll fuck with the lines every night. I know it’s early to start my fire the coach rants but dayum, not another year of this crap.

Some days its just not worth chewing through the restraints

by spectr17 on Oct 14, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions

This, in a nutshell, is my biggest problem with Andy Murray

His biggest weapon is the bench and I get that. Yet it seems like he has the attention span of a child. You have a few bad shifts, you ride the bench. A line doesn’t produce in two tries, it’s broken up. I’m not an expert by any means but developing chemistry and communication is very, very important.

You need goals, so you bench David Backes. Huh? You dress Cam, but refuse to use him. Why?

by averagejoe on Oct 14, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions

I've seen ECHL teams not fiddle fuck with their lines that much.

It’s just frustrating. There’s not even a point to show the line combos before games, because they’ll last for about 43 seconds.

I’m starting to think, regardless of how good of a technical coach he is, this is hindering development. The panic shuffles reached their peak during the playoffs. That worked well, didn’t it?

Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?

Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

by hildymac on Oct 14, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm sorry, that's fucking retarded.

And there’s simply no other way to put it.

There are times when I just assume I don’t know enough about hockey or the particulars of the situation to accurately make an asessment. But there is NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING that can reasonably explain scratching Bergie, then not playing his replacement Janssen for more than 5 minutes, then sitting one of the team leaders and scorers for an entire period as we sank to another 2 goal deficit.

Fucking stupid.

by Washoo on Oct 14, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I seriously almost died

VROOM VROOM PARTY STARTAH!!!!!

HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

"It’s a brand new day
And the sun is high
All the birds are singing
That you’re gonna die" ~ Dr. Horrible

by Carnie on Oct 14, 2009 8:25 AM CDT reply actions

and...

…Detroit getting pounded… yes…

When I look at the standings, and seeing them second from bottom in the Western Conference, I can’t help smiling… :)

"THE NETHERLANDS has its capital AMSTERDAM and at least ONE BLUES FAN"
Also nice: Subject of a story in GameTime (Feb 2009) and special GT reporter @ NHL Premiere Stockholm, Sweden (Oct 2009) YEY

by FanFromEurope on Oct 14, 2009 11:04 AM CDT reply actions

Fucking ESPN...

… Their two-line “Bottom Line” for that game ran as follows:

Detroit 2 / Buffalo 6
Goal: Holmstrom(3)

by BleedBlue42 on Oct 14, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions

They did the same thing when we beat them in Sweden.

by Washoo on Oct 14, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions

A baby dachshund in a hot dog bun . . .

yeah.

Then again, our fatass “miniature” (in name only) red dachshund would need several of those just to be covered. Cute dog and all, but just . . . husky, I guess.

One day, David Backes and Albert Pujols will combine forces to become the most awesome piece of violent force known to man.

by Donut King on Oct 14, 2009 6:14 PM CDT reply actions