Friday links: Ty Conklin has awesome cranial accessories edition
by averagejoe on Jan 22, 2010 5:00 AM CST
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I've been working my ass off this week at work and I'm ready for the weekend. Wait ... what' that? I have to work Saturday as well? Shit.
Blues news
- The Blues lose to the SNES. Shit. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
- Ty Conklin beat the Habs. Then he rode the pine. But, at least he looks good doing it. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
- The Canucks just can't quit David Backes. According to this report, the team from Vancouver is "intensely scouting" Backes. Is he really on the trading block? [The Globe and Mail]
Hockey news
- Thursday's results. [Yahoo! Sports]
- Friday's games. Just three on the slate. [Yahoo! Sports]
- John Harding is hurt. [ESPN]
- Being captain suits Eric Staal. He picks up a hat trick in his first game wearing the C. [TSN]
- Jean Beliveau, a legendary Canadian and Canadien, has suffered a stroke. [TSN]
- The Second City guys are trying to talk themselves into Cristobal Huet is a good goalie. Keep telling yourself that, and maybe it will come true. [Second City Hockey]
- One of the co-creators of the sweet, sweet Alaska bear intro video talks about how the video was made. [With Leather]
- From Hildymac: A friend of hers is having a contest involving a crazy Leafs fan. You all know what to do. [Getting Pucks Deep]
- Also from HIldymac: Down Goes Brown looks at the pros and cons of teams getting Ilya Kovalchuk. [Down Goes Brown]
Other links
- Most notes left are passive-aggressive. Here's how to write a really good one. [Sloshspot]
- If you're gonna dress like a jackass, don't get arrested. [Holy Taco]
- People still have unibrows. [Uncoached]
- ALF is now on Twitter. Did you know his name was Gordon Shumway? I didn't. [Twitter]
Videos
Jackpot. I did a simple YouTube search for St. Louis Blues and found this ad campaign from the 1998-99 season. I don't remember ever seeing these commercials. I'm putting my favorite first just because of the absurd names used — this was a team that had Al MacInnis, Chris Pronger, Pavol Demitra and others but ... you know just listen.
More after the jump, including one that I predict will rile Hildy up with the whole female hockey fan debate.
Geoff Courtnall is ripped.
And finally, the Blues show off the new unis. Faces to look for: Demitra, Pronger, Michael Handzus, Marc Bergevin, Scott Pellerin, Craig Conroy, Michel Picard (who?), Tony Twist, Kelly Chase, Scott Young, Jim Campbell and Courtnall. Enjoy.
That's it for me. Hit up Poor College Student at gametimelinks(at)gmail.com. I'm Audi 5000.
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I remember the runway ads
NICE! Courtnall never looked so good. His nose almost looks straight.
I don’t remember the first one.
If we give someone else the C will they score a hat trick? They would be a big number boost for anyone on the team.
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder
I am eagerly awaiting getting home...
… to oogle Geoff Courtnall. I mean, I can oogle occasionally and not be a puck bunny.. right??
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.
Here is the story about that retro Blues hat....
"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. Damn you Andy Murray." -Author Unknown
Good linkage today
Nice headline, Mitch
No beer and no TV make Homer...something something.
by Poor College Student on Jan 22, 2010 9:33 AM CST reply actions
That's terrible news about Jean Beliveau...
One of my most prized hockey possessions is an autographed photo of Le Gros Bil in his prime.
If the Canucks want Backes, they’d better be prepared to give up an awful lot… the price starts at Cory Schneider and Cody Hodgson, which they will never go for, so in other words, eff ‘em. I confess to having a strange liking for the Canucks when they’re not playing the Blues, but I’ll be damned if I want to see the Blues contribute to making a potential playoff opponent a better team.
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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 9:35 AM CST reply actions
If they rate Backes as a strong 3rd liner...
Chances are… they aren’t going to offer much…
Its weird... half the year my blood is red... but then the other half... it's blue... hm...
and...
If this organization gets rid of Johnson, Oshie, Perron, Backes, or Polak (at least me), then they will probably hear it from the fans.
And, they had better hope that they got something worth the trade. There is nothing worse than trading away a fan favorite, who is young and with a huge upside, for someone who just doesn’t pan out.
Ala Mark Mulder for Dan Haren… Was an OK trade at the time, but people will always remember that as one that was not for the long-term.
Its weird... half the year my blood is red... but then the other half... it's blue... hm...
Oh, they’ll hear from me too, if they deal Pola’k…
Rest assured.
That kid is fast beoming my second-favorite player on the team.
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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 10:40 AM CST up reply actions
Thank God.
I’ve already seen this franchise immolate itself too many times through trades with the Nucks.
My point exactly...
Unless they’re going to offer the moon and the stars, the Bues ought not to deal Backes… especially to Vancouver.
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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 10:39 AM CST up reply actions
I'd be okay with trading Backes if it meant getting Schneider and Hodgson
I love Backes as much as anyone else, but that’d be a trade that makes the Blues better long term IMO.
Not afraid to nitpick
schneider sucks
and hes old…that is all
Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat
Mathieu Schneider, the defenseman, yes… Cory Schneider, the goalie, no…
Cory’s the Schneider we’re talkin’ about here, D.
"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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 5:58 PM CST up reply actions
Sure I'd trade Backes to Vancouver
for every one of their draft picks for the rest of time.
I am The One Who Shall Remain Avatar-less.
Pavol is so hoppy...
"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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 9:36 AM CST reply actions
Yes, THE Bruce Dickinson Jamie McLennan
No beer and no TV make Homer...something something.
by Poor College Student on Jan 22, 2010 10:08 AM CST reply actions
holy fuckeroonie that mustache is awesome!
"I wanna be an achiever like Bad Horse.... I meant Ghandi" ~ Dr. Horrible
I have one very much like it...
Just in case you wanted to know… ;-)
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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 5:59 PM CST up reply actions
Paul Kariya's hips don't lie and he's starting to feel it's right.
by NateTheGreat. on Jan 22, 2010 6:36 PM CST up reply actions
Hey, she's in college...
Never mind that she’s younger than my daughter… what’s age but a number, anyway? :-p
"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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 6:39 PM CST up reply actions
Holy shit, I totally forgot about those old ads! Good find!
Why the hell is Ty Conklin fighting his handsomeness? haha The hat is a winner, but I just can’t be down with that facial hair.
handle bar mustache = automatic win
"I wanna be an achiever like Bad Horse.... I meant Ghandi" ~ Dr. Horrible
Ty's look is original
His facial hair, hat, and choice of game time foods have become a common point of discussion during the games.
caught him eating french fries on the bench during the rangers game
by breibird on Jan 22, 2010 12:03 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Good to see he's a health nut.
Says the person who had KFC for lunch.
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.
KFC = Dick Cheney-level evil...
"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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 6:05 PM CST up reply actions
GOOOOOOOOOON STAAAAAAAAAAAACCCHHHE
he shouldve went after price
Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat
Reason 23423423 why hockey is better than football
Anyone else remember the amount of shit Mark Sanchez took over eating a hot dog on the bench?
Chicagoan in the Lou.
Rec'd
That’s an awesome pic, breibird…
"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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 5:59 PM CST up reply actions
Absolutely.
I’m proud that out goalies have the most cracked out facial hair in the league – it proves that they’re men and can grow it.
Anyone see Price or Quick or Lehtonen really grow anything good? NO. Pansyasses.
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.
Not only goalies
Danny Hinote pulled out the Fu-Man Chu last year when the Blues we making their playoff run. . .
And there's Weaver...
… who looks like a damn bear. I really really want to see us make it far in the playoffs just to see how bushy Weaver and Mason can get. I have a funny feeling Weaver can put fuzzy-man Dupuis to shame.
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.
Sounds like your next write up
should be an investigation into the correlation between facial hair and GAA/Save %.
RT @andystrickland You can squash the David Backes to Vancouver silly rumor found in the Globe and Mail today.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
He Who Must Not Be Named is never spoken of here...
…unless it’s in a negative context.
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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 6:00 PM CST up reply actions
TY CONKLIN'S MUSTACHE FTW!!!!!!!!!!
Best caption ever, by the way. Office Space is better than all else.
"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." -- Don Marquis
The Blue Note Zone - BY Blues fans, FOR Blues fans!
pah not strange names
that was the blues youth movement!
hard to recognize blues youth movements of the past, i know, but that pretty much was them
A strong anvil fears no hammer
by Childhood Trauma on Jan 22, 2010 4:06 PM CST reply actions
Does anyone remember Scott Mellanby?
I just read that he is a scout for Vancouver. And seeing that he lives in St. Louis, I think that’s what “heavily scouted” means.
Insert a
Funny
Inspirational
Catchy
Fuck Detroitical
All of the Above Signature here.
Off subject obvioulsy,
but I want some hockey tonight, and there’s none on cable. Anybody got a link for something?
Give me until 7:00, and I'll post the link to the Rivermen game, if there is one...
luvhockey, do you have it?
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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 6:40 PM CST up reply actions
No TV link, but here's the radio link...
There is a TV link at theahl.com, but there’s a fee for the hookup. Usually you can get it on atdhe.net, but not tonight, apparently…
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://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 22, 2010 7:28 PM CST up reply actions
The 'stache
I must disagree with the caption on the picture above. Rather than being a guy that would need a million dollars to do two chicks at the same time, I’d say that he looks like a guy that two chicks would pay a million dollars to, to have sex with him. Just saying, that look is amazing. Like he might’ve been in a video with Ron Jeremy when Ron was in his prime.
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