Wednesday Links

by averagejoe on Jul 29, 2009 6:00 AM CDT

Some nights the links are fun to do. Others are not. Guess which one last night was.

Blues news

The Hockey News predicts the Blues to be a dark horse to win the Central. I would really like to be under-the-radar this season, but this is nice. Until ... [The Hockey News]
... Wings fans shit their pants over the thought of someone else winning the Central. [Mlive.com]
You already read about Bryce Lampman yesterday, but the Rivermen also added a goalie. (Another one? Yes.) [pjstar.com]

Hockey news

USA Hockey just now gets around to inducting the guy who invented the freaking Zamboni into the Hall of Fame. [NHL.com]
Vaclav Prospal was bought out. Not good times for ole Vaclav. [TSN]
Frantisek Kaberle was also bought out. Not a good day for guys with funny names. [TSN]
P.J. Axelsson wasn't on one of the four teams that will be opening the season in Sweden, so he's going there on his own -- he's leaving the NHL for the Swedish Elite League. [TSN]
The Wings have added a d-man who hasn't played since 2005-06. The last time Andy Delmore was in the NHL, I couldn't legally drink alcohol. Good signing Detroit. [TSN]
Canada isn't going to fuck around the Olympics. [CTV Olympics]
This headline reads like something Brad or Sean would write. The article is pretty good as well. [Habs Eyes On The Prize]

Other links

Do any of the ladies on this site use this device to work out? [YesButNoButYes]
Erik Johnson? [Holy Taco]

Video

I have a feeling PCS might like this. If you can get past the loud screaming music, I present to you a great moment in ownage starting Jack Bauer.

You guys find any cool sites? Send them my way. Gametimelinks(at)gmail.com. Later.

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From the Mlive.com article:

St. Louis is LIGHT YEARS away from being second in the division.

Sounds like some wings fans are in denial. Maybe the Blues will take 2nd this year, maybe they wont, but I don’t think anyone can agree that they’re “LIGHT YEARS.” Fucking retarded wings fans…

by Busch Ice on Jul 29, 2009 7:39 AM CDT reply actions

edit

That was from the comments, not the actual article. I wouldn’t be surprised if a wings publication had that little of integrity though.

by Busch Ice on Jul 29, 2009 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Wow I get to start early this year......

FUCK DETWAT!!!!!!!

by dablues7 on Jul 29, 2009 10:00 AM CDT reply actions

Jack Bauer is a modern-day badass.

That is all.

"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." -- W.C. Fields

by Donut King on Jul 29, 2009 10:11 AM CDT reply actions

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Fuckin’ Robocop Henderson can go to hell!

Damn, season 5 was a good one.

by Poor College Student on Jul 29, 2009 10:44 AM CDT reply actions

My favorite part of the mlive article

was the kicker:

Hockey games aren’t won on paper, and while Ty Conklin and Chris Mason are an excellent one-two punch in the net, the Blues remain a team whose late-season surges and “we play great when we’re injured” records tend to equal promise and another year without playoff hockey.

how is getting a better backup goalie and being a healthier team mean a fall from the 6th spot in the west. they do realize the blues made the playoffs last year and were the no. 6 team in the conference, third in the division.

by averagejoe on Jul 29, 2009 11:17 AM CDT reply actions

What a JOKE of a Journalist

Do they just go around and hire ANYONE so that people will still live in Detroit???

How can you rationalize a team to miss the playoffs due to the fact that last year they won a lot of games down the stretch, and improved their goaltending. Detroit amazes me, they probably write articles about how many cars would be bought if loan officials didnt suck so bad, but only against Detroit, because no other team in the league gets a botched call agaisnt them

"I quit because I didn't feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game."
-Barry Sanders
(Soon to be the Detroit RedWings - Henrik Zetterberg '11)

by DasBlues74 on Jul 29, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Did the person who wrote that for MLive even READ the THN article?

He never said that the Blues are a lock for 1st in the Central – he said look for us to surprise. God, the Wings people can’t just accept that maybe… just MAYBE… their team has a chink in their armor going into this season.

Hi, we took your backup. He’s better than your current one. Half of our forwards didn’t bolt. No one left for Russia. The Wings aren’t 100%. Hell, even without Hossa, I expect the Blackhawks to out-perform them if they get their goaltending fixed. According to Custance, they’re thinking of signing locker room deadweight Jason Williams. I hope to hell they like Beyonce.

It must be expensive being on the rag all of the time.

BTW, I’ve never used that to work out… you have got to be kidding me when no one thought that looked a bit perverted. Or maybe thats’ what it was designed to do. Hm…

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 Jul 29, 2009 11:50 AM CDT reply actions

“all my single ladies”???? WTF!?!?!? Men aren’t supposed to listen to that stuff…. hell I’m a girl and I still don’t listen to that crap!

How is that list “pump up” music??? I think it’s more to motivate the guys to have sex with hookers than to beat the shit out of someone. Jesus tittyfucking christ!

If I was the team DJ, I would be playing stuff like Static X, or some other form of metal/screamo for the pregame. And then have songs about pimps and hookers after victories, and blast sarah mclaughlin after losses.

Jason Williams deserves to be shot in the eye and be fucked with a fork, and then soaked in gasoline and be set on fire and then be hung upside down by the ankles from the st.louis arch while the inner city kids take turns blasting his face off with a baseball bat whilst being jabbed in the stomach with a ball of a thousand thumb tacks after which we send him back to the toolbag where we leave him the streets to be gang raped by Hep C infested homeless people.

Never forget Philo T. Farnsworth

"I want to fucking break it. I want to crush you from the inside."~ Static X
"Turned into a monster I'm a motherfucker!!!" ~ Static X
"Stay away from me because I'm dancing to quit a different drum beat," - Eminem

by Carnie on Jul 29, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions

I actually liked Andy Delmore. Fuck you Detroit for signing him! now I can’t like him anymore. you bastards ruined Duchesne and Shanahan and Hasek for me as well

"I'm sorry we hurt their feelings"
-Barret Jackman

by Dooks on Jul 29, 2009 7:31 PM CDT reply actions

And now for something completely different.

Sorry, but I can’t resist… is it possible for Thurston to FUCK UP base running any worse? I swear, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone get out more times on simple base running errors. I want to like the guy…but he just keeps fucking up base running EVERY time he does something positive.

/rant

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

by Dan. on Jul 29, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions

My Facebook status says it best . . .

TCA welcomes Joe Thurston to AAA Memphis.

Some of you have seen it already.

"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." -- W.C. Fields

by Donut King on Jul 29, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh my GOD, I know.

Some of us on Twitter were suggesting getting t-shirts made up that say “Step 1: Touch First Base.”

Take that as you will.

I am so over him.

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 Jul 29, 2009 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions

I was listening to the game on the radio at work

I got a bad feeling when the Dodger announcer said they were calling for an appeak at first. He said he clearly missed and yup.

For being top level professional baseball players it always amazes me how SOME players don’t have the fundamentals down.

And just so you know, there was a huge groan across L.A, at 9:53 PM CST when that broken bat single tied the game. LOL. Dodger fans went apeshit

Dum spiramus tuebimur

by spectr17 on Jul 30, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Ahh, 10:53 EST Time...

Good lord, I went to bed last night at 1:20. That was a beast of a game… but leave it up to Albert to win it when it counts.

I still think that his elbow’s bothering him – he’s not hitting well and he keeps rubbing it… stupid HR derby…

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 Jul 30, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions

I think your right about Albert

Dodger announcers commented on how Albert didn’t “look right” when at the plate.

Dum spiramus tuebimur

by spectr17 on Jul 31, 2009 2:36 AM CDT up reply actions

He really hasn't looked right for a few weeks...

His numbers since the All Star Game have dropped a lot. I really think that being in the Derby and having to have so many at bats right smushed up to each other tweaked something somewhere.

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 Jul 31, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Great minds think alike.

Ok, I am not trying to spam you with my link. But I just want everyone to know that The Hockey News isn’t the only hockey blog predicting that the Blues will do well next season.

I am a Vancouver fan and had a good look at your team during the playoffs (albeit a quick look … ;). You could not help notice the young talent on the team. Anyway, each year I try and figure out who the surprise team will be so I can win my hockey pool. I wrote my article just before reading the one from THN

by Warren Baker on Jul 30, 2009 12:09 AM CDT reply actions