Saturday Links: Good to be back Edition

by Poor College Student on Oct 9, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

Finally, finally, finally! Sweeeeet Baby Jesus, hockey season is finally here in St. Louis!

Blues News:

Since it's never wise to bank on going on a second half hot streak, the Blues plan to not suck during the 1st half. Dynamite plan, boys. [STLToday]
Hey, the Cardinals are so desperate for news on SBNation that they dared to turn their heads toward the local puckheads. [SBNation]
Hull statue coverage comes on at 6 on FS-MW. Game's at 7. Still sucks to be on Dish Network. [STLToday]
From the ol' Gmail submissions: Do you want tacos? I sure do. [PetitionOnline]

NHL News:

Ondres Pavelec is in stable condition after collapsing on the ice last night. I assume there will be more on this as the day progresses. [TSN]
Puck Daddy's Justin Bourne also favors fast starts. [Puck Daddy]
Down Goes Brown looks at specific prognostications for the upcoming season [DGB]
All of last night's scores. [TSN]
Your most recent and up to date NHL pick-up lines. [SportsPickle]

Other Stuff:

From all of humanity, let me be the first to offer a sincere "thank you" to the dinosaurs. [BuzzFeed]
Terrible Self-Promotion [Huffington Post]

Brett Hull:

Just like when Al got his statue, we're giving Brett his own section in the links. We're just that nice here at Game Time.

As a comic book nerd AND a Brett Hull fan, having all three comics was pretty much the high mark of my childhood. [eBay]
Just in case you ever needed statistical confirmation that Brett Hull was good at hockey. [Hockey Reference]

Y'know who I really like? Brett Hull

Come on back for the first real GDT of the year!

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Ah the Golden Adventures of Brett Hull

Still have the old worn-out set that I had and read as a kid, but my parents got me a new set still in the bag a few years ago.

LETS GO BLUES!!!!!!

by thesystm on Oct 9, 2010 8:40 AM CDT reply actions

yep me too

After 5 No-Dozes I feel great.. only except that i can hear my ears.. and I believe that toenails are the funniest thing I have ever seen.
Come Root on the blues at
www.stlouisgametime.com

by MSUBluenoter on Oct 9, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Gonna miss the GDT tonight

I’ll be here about midnight to read it though.
Hopefully at the pig roast tonight they’ll have the game on, I hope they don’t have DishNet

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 9, 2010 9:39 AM CDT reply actions

So I guess my Mediacom Digital Cable won't show the game tonight....

Anyone know where I can get a list of games that i have no chance of enjoying at home?

After 5 No-Dozes I feel great.. only except that i can hear my ears.. and I believe that toenails are the funniest thing I have ever seen.
Come Root on the blues at
www.stlouisgametime.com

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

There will be online feeds, maybe from the Philly end though, but they should be there. Nothing gets posted till later in the day.

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 9, 2010 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions

If it's not being shown on FSMW

would it still be blacked out on Center Ice? I’m assuming it will be, but might be worth a shot since Center Ice is on free trial.

by Perrowned on Oct 9, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions

local blackouts

are honored on national packages even the on-line versions.

i do not, however, know how it determines what the blackout is if your online account, i SUSPECT it is “bill to” info but i suppose they could run your location and black-out from where your last hop is physically located.

if you figure out how they determine on-line blackout patterns you might be able to circumvent them

most games the joyous brotherhood of GDT posters do an amazing job of providing options.

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 9, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

what is the gametime plans for first two games?

anything going on “earyA” due to the opening nite, and are we goign to be out in force on the 1pm game (just put in for a vacation day to celebrate ~~canadian thanksgiving~~ the blues 1pm game

by Childhood Trauma on Oct 9, 2010 10:32 AM CDT 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 9, 2010 10:56 AM CDT reply actions

That was the plan and it still might happen sometime in the year but they found chemisty with Perron/Backes/Boyes so they stuck with it. I know Berglund played wing a bit last year but I think they are trying to keep him in center so its Mac/Beg/Osh for a while.

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 9, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions