Friday links: All is quiet on Blues season-opener eve edition

by averagejoe on Oct 8, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

Twas the day before the Blues season began and all through the site ... yeah, I'm not going to finish this.

Blues news

If Jaroslav Halak is the St. Louis Gatekeeper, who is the St. Louis Keymaster? Also, sweet pic, Chris Lee. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
The Blues are trying some new looks on the power play. One of them involves Alex Pietrangelo and Erik Johnson. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
The JR chat was filled with great, intelligent questions about Jay McClement and the Selke. [JR Live]
Brent Johnson has the fifth-most wins in Blues' franchise history. Holy shit, Halak couldn't have gotten here fast enough. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Out of his uniform, Jaro is apparently a little dude. [BND]
A long look at the Blues' forwards. [SB Nation]

Hockey news

Thursday night scores. [Yahoo! Sports]
Today's games. [Yahoo! Sports]
Patrice Bergeron is about to get P A I D. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]
A look at Michal Neuvirth, the Caps' goalie. [Japers' Rink]
From J-Mill: Stan Lee is getting into hockey. [JoBlo]
The Stanley Cup defense is off to a good start in the Windy City. [ESPN]
Joe Thornton is the new captain of the Sharks. [ESPN]
Kirk Maltby may be done. [ESPN]
The Leafs are 1-0. [TSN]
Some lesser-hyped rookies may make some noise. [TSN]

Other links

This may be a little out there, but some may find it funny. If you don't, sorry. Better luck tomorrow. [Bright ideas]
Some greeting cards are pretty awkward. I'd rather have inappropriate than sappy. [Banned In Hollywood]
The Simpson's episodes that may have been. I miss the glory days. [Split Sider]

Video

Tomorrow Poor College Student has the links. Tomorrow is also the first day of the season. Get ready. gametimelinks(at)gmail.com

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Speculation on Stan Lee's Blues superhero here...

I’m envisioning a Dazzler-like character, something having to do with converting sounds — specific sounds, i.e. music, blues music in particular — into energy.

Sound reasonable?

"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 Oct 8, 2010 6:50 AM CDT reply actions

No, the Blues-based hero has the power of causing Depression...

Or at least the Power of Disappointment. He looks great, has an exciting role to play… then dies tragically in the ~~playoffs~~ fight to get to the villain’s lair, allowing the fucking Red Wings or Blackhawks-based heroes to avenge his death…

by Paperwork Ninja on Oct 8, 2010 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Ouch.....

easy Ninja….that cuts DEEP….

I still maintain Vladimir Konstantinov got what he deserved...If you can't handle that then kiss my ass......

"I've got a bad feeling about this..."

by dablues7 on Oct 8, 2010 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm just saying...

If Super-Blues-Lad-Guy follows the script, that’s what’ll happen.

I’d prefer David Backes as the team hero. Or even better, CAM SMASH.

by Paperwork Ninja on Oct 8, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions

The Blues' superhero already exists...

… his code name is “David Backes”.

by BleedBlue42 on Oct 8, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions

umm

im thinking… hockey. comic… some sore of antromorphic duck?

CAN’T fail.

I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth ... while there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

by Childhood Trauma on Oct 8, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions

We already had this hovkey comic

It starred Brett Hull playing against futuristic robot hockey players. And it was awesome.

Sometimes, I wonder why hockey came south of St. Louis, and then I realize, I'm south of St. Louis. Coincidence, I think not.

by Will in STL on Oct 8, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions

The Leafs are 1-0

Start printin the playoff tickets huh???

I still maintain Vladimir Konstantinov got what he deserved...If you can't handle that then kiss my ass......

"I've got a bad feeling about this..."

by dablues7 on Oct 8, 2010 6:55 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

GameTimers were anxious for tomorrow nite.

Couldn’t resist, it just popped out of my fingers.

I would guess his girlfriend is the Key Master.

I just want to keep it quiet and do my talking on the ice

Great quote by the Gate Keeper.
This seems like one of the better cities for him to fit into, not so maniacal as Montreal.

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

by luvhockey on Oct 8, 2010 7:55 AM CDT reply actions

Space for the video . . . without the video.

Well played, sir!

(I only kid because I care.)

St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.
And I can also write things in 140 characters or fewer.

by Donut King on Oct 8, 2010 9:49 AM CDT reply actions

Who else enjoyed

watching Turco get shelled out there last night. It was beautiful.

No one knows why, but second only to eating the brains of the living, the dead love affordable pre-fab furniture.

by Maverides on Oct 8, 2010 9:49 AM CDT reply actions

finally got my buddy to turn on Versus here

and the Turco death dance was epic. The one goal Stewart had where he lured him out and got him off balance was funny chit. Turco looked like he was walking on marbles all game. Gonna be a long looooong season for them booger eaters from Chicago.

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Oct 8, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions

I posted this on Twitter last night...

Just introduced my daughter to Ghostbusters. Guess which part was her fav.? Yep, the Stay Puft. Was this movie approp. for an 8yo? Ha.

I love how we watched it last night, then get more references in this morning’s links… AWESOME…

Can. Not. Wait. for tomorrow night…
BTW, is there a GTGT at the game? 1st interm?

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Oct 8, 2010 11:16 AM CDT reply actions

well

instead of an official video, since your in the busting mood, i goota ask this…

whom shall you telegraph?!?

by Childhood Trauma on Oct 8, 2010 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Happy Blue Years Eve.

He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Jay McClement for Selke in 2011. Justice will be served. Penalties will be killed.

by Icion on Oct 8, 2010 12:07 PM CDT reply actions

Wow, Johnson is # 5 in wins all time for Blues goalies...

that surprises me…off the top of my head, I would have guessed that Turek had sneaked into the top 5, but he is only # 7…the rest of the top 10:

6. Rick Wamsley 75
7. Roman Turek 66
8. Manny Legace 63
9. Vincent Riendeau 58
10. Glenn Hall 58

by tbell61 on Oct 8, 2010 12:21 PM CDT reply actions

Honestly, it doesn't surprise me at all...

Brent Johnson was, and is, a lot better goalie than many of us want to give him credit for being.

He’s probably not a guy you hang your hat on for a Cup run, but I’d take him as my number two guy over pretty much any other backup in the NHL who isn’t named “Ty Conklin.”

"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 Oct 8, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions

i never said he was bad

but the dude wasnt here that long, you know. it just seems like someone who was a starter for only a few seasons shouldnt be the 5th best goalie (by wins) in franchise history.

St. Louis Game Time Fact: Morning links are part of a well-balanced meal.

SBNSTL Writing about the Blues in more than one line is tough.

by averagejoe on Oct 8, 2010 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Halak will be tied for 29th all-time after he wins his 10th game.

Assuming that Conks gets a win in the meantime to take sole possession of 28th.

There just isn’t a lot of franchise glory to be found in the historical goaltending stats.

by BleedBlue42 on Oct 8, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I noticed that too...

There are some outstanding goalies that wore the ’Note, but there are a lot of really horrible players who did service between the pipes…the fact that Halak will probably be in the top 10 after about two halfway decent years is testament to that.

And Brian, you are correct about Brent Johnson…he was/is a better goalie than he is given credit for…it’s just that for me, he somehow gets lost in the shuffle of goalkeepers over the last 15 years or so (Fuhr, Legace, Sanford, Mason, Turek, etc), you almost forget that he put in, what, about 4 years in goal, and actually did pretty well.

by tbell61 on Oct 8, 2010 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions

meh

i know a lot of people are intrigued by demitra’s scoring standing of 5th i think

most of those are not stats of greatness but of longevity. two questions of the trivias for the openning holiday blues weekend are these

who is the most recent blue netminder to start the most games in three straight seasons (i.e. by the starter in both name and in games played that year for three seasons)

and

who was the first blues netminder to start the most games in three straight seasons

buy a paper or do the google for results

by Childhood Trauma on Oct 8, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Can someone explain something for me please?

At the beginning of training camp, all the talk was about moving Backes back to RW and McDonald back to C.

What happened?

Personally, I like Backes as a Power Forward type who can mix it up on the forecheck and I like McDonald down the middle where he can open it up a little bit more.

Did that just not work out the way they were hoping? I haven’t heard or seen anyone talking about it and am actually surprised that no one has.

Its weird... half the year my blood is red... but then the other half... it's blue... hm...

by PeacockJac on Oct 8, 2010 5:46 PM CDT reply actions