Sometimes You Get The Bear...

by gallagher on Apr 1, 2009 10:12 PM CDT

...And sometimes the bear gets you.

When your team comes out and plays as poor a game as the Blues did tonight, there's only one thing to do: admit you played poorly and move on. It happens to every team and tonight was the night for the Note.

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Blam!

As if the Blackhawks crowd wasn't listless enough, the Blues matched them, yawn for yawn the whole way. We're not going to be able to point out anything that you didn't see for yourself, so a couple notes for your discussion:

Even when you know it's a big game and you say it's a big game and you decide to get up for the big game, sometimes you still play like microwaved shit.
Crappy ice screws up the game, yes, but it screws up both sides. Given the style the Hawks try to play their own choppy ice should have hurt them more.
Has anyone seen the Kids tonight? Don't be surprised if another message gets sent.
Both the Committed Indian and Game Time have been hyping up the renewed rivalry between the Hawks and the Blues. I certainly hope that we didn't convince some pseudo hockey fans to tune in tonight to see the FIRE OF THE RIVALRY! tonight only to take this clunker in. They'll never believe a word either of us print again.
Speaking of the Hawks, they didn't exactly have a great game, either. They outplayed the Blues, yes, but I'd have a hard time believing that was the fourth-seeded team based solely on this game.

Tomorrow the Blues have a game against some team from the third world nation of Michigan. We'll see if we can find any information about them on the knowledgable hockey giant that is espn.com.

Poll

The Blues lost for the first time in six games. Sorry guys, it's my fault, because...

I didn't wear my lucky jersey.

12 votes

Someone who I may or may not be divorcing now decided to wash my lucky boxers.

7 votes

Didn't realize until the last second that I was drinking a beer brewed in Chicago.

5 votes

Was too busy putting a curse on Detroit to put a curse on the Hawks.

56 votes

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And yeah, no video tonight.

Because, really, come on.

SWYD

by gallagher on Apr 1, 2009 10:16 PM CDT reply actions

agreed about the kid line

they played like garbage. i only saw perron make a few plays. berglund was a ghost and oshie — who always makes plays even if they dont show up on the stat sheet — didn’t do jack. of course, boyes, mcdonald, tkachuk, hinote, mcclemment, et. all also sucked. no one not wearing goalie pads played well.

i really think they bought into the hype and assumed they had the talent to win. they dont. the blues win by outworking teams, plain and simple.

by averagejoe on Apr 1, 2009 10:16 PM CDT reply actions

Too much Winchester.

Ditto Hinote and Crombeen.

SWYD

by gallagher on Apr 1, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions

sigh

I was hoping to come home to continue to watch great hockey in progress, and that was an egg laid at center ice. Very disappointing, but after 5 wins in a row, it had to happen sooner or later. We can pick it up tomorrow. What did Mirtle have us at? 3-2-1? Ok, fine. Now we have to go 3-1-1. The only team we should have an issue with is the team that we play tomorrow night. The last 4? I wouldn’t be shocked if the whole thing lasted until April 12th, franky. I’m not going to let myself get disappointed by one game. You never can tell what’s going to happen.

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 Apr 1, 2009 10:23 PM CDT reply actions

Sittting here in stunned silence

The token goal at the end was the worst. Fuck let the stickboy have your uniform, he can at least get a shot on the net.

Excuse me while I go meltdown

FUCK THE CHICAGO BLACKHAKWS!!

by spectr17 on Apr 1, 2009 10:23 PM CDT reply actions

I mean, I appreciated the token goal.

But is it sad for my first thought to be “Great, not only do you lose, you keep my fantasy team from getting a SO tonight?”

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 Apr 1, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Don't give up

till the fat lady sings … I didn’t get to see the game since there was no stream that didn’t require me downloading something or another … but … I’m still hopeful the Blues & Ducks get the 7th & 8th spots.

Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?

by ang6666 on Apr 1, 2009 10:28 PM CDT reply actions

Eh, we’re not giving up. We’re just disappointed that we didn’t handle the 2nd most nancy team in the West.

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige

by Dan. on Apr 1, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm not giving up yet

I just can’t fathom, of all the POS teams to lose to we have to pick them got dayum Blackhawks. I’d rather be beltsanded then lose to them whiners.

Someone kill me quick. Ease his pain.

FUCK THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!!

by spectr17 on Apr 1, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions

you’re pulling for a division rival to make it???

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2009 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Californians are real chill like that.

The first playoff “Battle of California” would be cool, although not at the expense of the Blues making it, dammit.

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by Dominik on Apr 2, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Ugh...

That was…not good. You nailed it in the wrap – the Hawks weren’t playing well, but (depressingly) far better than the Blues. I’ll give some credit where credit is do…they were clogging the shit out of both the passing lanes and the boards somehow. The Blues forecheck was nonexistent, which was most notable when a forward would actually get the puck deep only to have it and themselves surrounded by all Hawks and supported by no Blues. And finally, the Blues couldn’t complete a pass AT ALL — a dish off the boards, a snap across the ice, even a simple uncontested lateral pass between defensemen DID NOT WORK.

Ideally, the players flagellate themselves in shame tonight and come out with some determination tomorrow. And I know Janssen’s game may not be all that necessary right now, but I am sick of the Blues sitting their scrapper EVERY TIME they play the dainty Red Wings team. Make them play the scrappy Blues game because we sure as shit can’t play theirs for a full game.

That is all. And now I’m off to Laurie’s for some consolatory beer and a few rounds of darts.

I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.

by TheDuke32 on Apr 1, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions

Far be it from me to question the Goblin,

But I too am getting antsy to see The Mayor of Eureka bring it. I mean, he’s not the most talented guy in the world, but JTFC I’m pretty sure Hinote had a negative pass completion percentage tonight. We could have used a spark, and for whatever reason the King of St. Louis didn’t have it in him tonight. Janssen is ALWAYS ready to go to bat. That’s something I feel like we could have used several times recently, especially tonight. Or especially against a team like D-troit that avoids physical play.

But I’m sure we won’t see him.

by Washoo on Apr 1, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions

I love highnote...

but he is just not good.

by JoMilla on Apr 1, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions

I knew we should of used Janssen tonight with the physicall game Chicago had with the Canucks, they should of dressed Janssen. Atleast he would of slowed all those pussies down as they ran through the neutral zone. And also, Janssen doesn’t drop the gloves without getting into a fight.

However, it probably wouldnt be a good idea to put him in against a physically weak team like Detroit, unless they are going to need that spark in order to move their feet.

by JoMilla on Apr 1, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I was just remembering

the 1st period of the last Wings @ Blues game, when we had them on their heels because we were beating the piss out of them all over the ice.

(BTW, what happened with that game? I remember us being up 1-0 after the 1st, but then everything gets really hazy…)

by Washoo on Apr 1, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions

it’d be better off playing Janssen against the Hawks than Detoilet. those winged wheel wussies never fight

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2009 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Someone attempt a shot.

The Defence was decent, Mason was good. Where the fuck are the Fowards?

by JoMilla on Apr 1, 2009 11:32 PM CDT reply actions

You know...

…this shit happens. Five game winning straks are rare. Six game streaks are even rarer. The key is to not to start losing streaks.

Besides, if someone told you we could only win one of the Chicago/Detroit games, wouldn’t you rather beat Detroit?

by Rich of GASL on Apr 2, 2009 8:02 AM CDT reply actions

Amen. This sucks, but it was bound to happen somewhere. Hopefully they “got it out of their system” and other random cliches, and get back to winnin’.

For the final stretch, they were bound to have at least one bad loss. Now they need to notch at least one surprising win.

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by Dominik on Apr 2, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions