Wednesday links: It's just another game edition

by averagejoe on Dec 15, 2010 5:01 AM CST

We all hate the Red Wings, but I'm tired of putting extra significance on these games. It's just one game.

Blues news

Oh boy, it's Blues vs. Red Wings tonight at the Joe. Should be fun. It's a 6:30 p.m. start. [CBS Sports]
From Jason: The Blue have some festive trees up for auction. David Backes has a "Glee" tree. David Backes just went down a few pegs in my book. [Blues]
The St. Louis Blues wish you Happy Holidays and frankly, it's pretty awesome. Patrik Berglund is a funny dude. [Blues]
Here's the full story on how much Carlo Colaiacovo loves St. Louis. [BND]
Another one bites the dust ... Alex Pietrangelo will miss tonight's game. [ESPN]

Hockey news

From dvdvrhs: The stereotype that Russians don't fight is not true. [Deadspin]
Brian Rolston has been waived by the Devils. [In Lou We Trust]
Battle of Cali really, really loves Drew Doughty. [Battle of California]
The Predators have a new theme song. Try and guess if it's awful. Spoiler alert: It is. [On the Forecheck]
This is the best gif of all time, even if it means looking at Olli Jokinen's ugly mug. [Pension Plan Puppets]
Evgeni Nabokov is leaving Russia and he may become a #DanEllisProblem. [Raw Charge]
The NHL is a huge step up from juniors for young players. [Puck Daddy]
Randy Carlyle, the Ducks coach, has a new extension. [TSN]
Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Jeremy Roenick will appear on Uncle Bob's old show, "The Price Is Right." [TSN]
Nicklas Lidstrom may be a Red Wing, but he's still an amazing player. [ESPN]

Other links

Amazon reviews are a hidden source of comedy. [Geekosystem]
Kid's books can be pretty fucked up. [Heavy]
Some guy makes art on post-it notes. Seriously. [Sticky Moments]
I always get a laugh out of knock-off toys. Robert Cop is priceless. [TheShiznit]

Video

Here are clips from 270 minutes that were released this year. Now when someone asks if you've seen a certain movie, you can say "parts of it."

Another day of links is in the books. I'll be back tomorrow. Maybe.

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I'm putting a lot of extra significance on this game!

SINCE I AM GOING!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!!!

LET’S GO BLUES!!!!!!!!

First they thought I was ASD, and then ADHD, and after a few years of having MD, they told me that I am probably EI. But all I know for sure is that I have TS... Fuck it, just call me alphabet soup.

by Carnie on Dec 15, 2010 5:23 AM CST reply actions

Fuck Detroit

And Petro with an “unspecified upper-body injury”? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU
Finally, that Jokinen gif is hilarious

Baltimore Blast - 6-time MISL/NISL Champions
Let's go Blues!

by UIWWildthing on Dec 15, 2010 6:40 AM CST reply actions

With not much caffeine in me yet

I couldn’t figure out what the trees were for. Very cute with interesting stuff (which I’m sure someone came up with and bought, did the players have any input?) but what are they for?
Is it a contest? An auction???

Help out a sick Mom with an awful sinus infection that can’t think or navigate.
Berglund does seem to be quite witty.

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 Dec 15, 2010 7:24 AM CST reply actions

Cam Janssen + antlers = ????

He didn’t punch anyone. I’m confused.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 9:39 AM CST up reply actions

How do you think he got the antlers off the moose?

by Mr. Particle on Dec 15, 2010 10:10 AM CST up reply actions

That's not a hat, it's a hat rack.

by BleedBlue42 on Dec 15, 2010 3:41 PM CST up reply actions

"Hi, I'm Cam Janssen."

“When I’m not fucking you up with my bare hands, I’m wearing reindeer antlers and wishing you the happiest of holidays. Now… bring me Jordin Tootoo.”

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

Good to see it's all in order here.

Wings fan just making sure there was a “Fuck Detroit” somewhere, and got the bonus of a “Lindstrom”. Nice work. Here’s to a good game tonight!

by Brion on Dec 15, 2010 8:17 AM CST reply actions

Hey Wings Fan!

Let’s get th…..wait…classy, not rude…wishing for a good game?
Fuck Detroit, but yeah hopefully it’s a good game.

Baltimore Blast - 6-time MISL/NISL Champions
Let's go Blues!

by UIWWildthing on Dec 15, 2010 9:02 AM CST up reply actions

David Backes...

Can have the most screamingly gay Christmas tree I’ve seen since the Halsted Street Pride Parade in 2005 and still keep his Straight Man Card. I’m pretty sure there was a gay tree in that parade. If not, there should have been.

Also, Fuck Detroit. Seriously.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 8:39 AM CST reply actions

You sound familiar with that parade

Not that there is anything wrong with that

Baltimore Blast - 6-time MISL/NISL Champions
Let's go Blues!

by UIWWildthing on Dec 15, 2010 9:02 AM CST up reply actions

There better not be.

I mean, I don’t want to think that I’ve walked into some kind of website filled with parade-haters.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 9:35 AM CST up reply actions

It's Halsted street we hate...

… and 2005 a little too. Parades are cool.

by Mr. Particle on Dec 15, 2010 10:05 AM CST up reply actions

Eh, Halsted's all right...

I wouldn’t party there, but it’s an okay place during the day.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions

Glee Tree

Backes is just a man of the people. He knows what the people want.

None of the people here of course…frantically deletes Glee from the dvr

by jaz_e24 on Dec 15, 2010 9:21 AM CST reply actions

See? That's why I don't have a DVR.

No evidence.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 9:36 AM CST up reply actions

All I want for Christmas,

is to hang out with Berglund for a day, that would be awesome.

by mulax6 on Dec 15, 2010 9:46 AM CST reply actions

What Bergie said in that video was

“God Jul och Gott Nytt År”, Swedish for Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

St. Louis Game Time

by Marcus E Pettersson on Dec 15, 2010 9:49 AM CST reply actions

I sounded like a squirrel

in my head when I read that.

by Mr. Particle on Dec 15, 2010 10:07 AM CST up reply actions

'You're embarassing my language...'

“Maybe if you taught me right…”

Good stuff, Maynard.

"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 Dec 15, 2010 2:54 PM CST up reply actions

HEY GUESS WHAT????

I HATE MY FUCKING LIFE…..I HAVE WORTHLESS FRIENDS WHO DONT GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ME, IM BROKE AND MY BOSS BASICALLY TOLD ME THIS AM THAT IF I DONT KISS MORE ASS IM GETTING WROTE UP AND EVENTUALLY FIRED……….OHH YEAH AND ALL MY SPRTDS TEAM SUCK ASS……..FUCK EVERTHING IM GETTING DRUNK…….I MAY EVEN SLIT MY THROAT LATER TONIGHT…….FUCK IT……………

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 Dec 15, 2010 9:53 AM CST reply actions

Been there, done that...

…right up to the point of slitting my throat, that is.

Dude… you do that, you let the bastards win. Better to stay around and figure out ways to make their lives a living hell.

Oh, and happy holidays to you, too.

"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 Dec 15, 2010 2:56 PM CST up reply actions

No Petro?

Well that sucks.

by Ad Hominem on Dec 15, 2010 10:06 AM CST reply actions

BizNasty2point0 has to be the best to follow on twitter

He tweeted that he visited Santa in NY to ask for toilet paper and more ice time. That dude is f’n funny

by I_AM_SPARTACUS on Dec 15, 2010 10:18 AM CST via mobile reply actions

Standby for an important messgage from the battlefront

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Dec 15, 2010 10:55 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

Good advice

I always try to fuck de twat, although I don’t have an accent, so I call it “the twat”.

Wings fan wishing you all a good game tonight. What’s the total injury situation for you guys? Seems like we might be facing a pretty depleted squad.

by Amerinadian on Dec 15, 2010 11:05 AM CST up reply actions

You'll be playing our AHL team

from Peoria IL.

We’re going to goon it up. Goalie fight s galore

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Dec 15, 2010 11:08 AM CST up reply actions

A goalie fight between Howard and Halak would be pretty funny. It’s one of the few positions where I think we can say we safely have the upper hand in terms of fighting ability.

by Amerinadian on Dec 15, 2010 11:11 AM CST up reply actions

It's better than having to fight Osgood.

I heard he’s an ankle biter. Seriously though, looking forward to it as always tonight. :) Thanks for coming by and being all nice and stuff without wearing a tinfoil hat. A lot of fans that we get here on game day from Detroit come from Abel to Yzerman, and they’re the angry ones. No comprendo. If a fanbase has a right to be angry and grumpy right now, it’s probably ours.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Dec 15, 2010 2:40 PM CST up reply actions

You mean A2M?

i.e., the punk muthafucker who lives vicariously through the Detroit Red Wings since he’s never actually acommplished a blasted thing in his own life?

Fuck that guy.

The two Wing fans we’ve had visit this thread so far seem cool, though.

"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 Dec 15, 2010 2:58 PM CST up reply actions

"accomplished"

I really wish there was a way to edit a post once it’s been posted…

"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 Dec 15, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions

Ditto...

And yepper. I can’t stand A2M. I’d say that it’s fun to go over there and gloat when the Wings lose, but they clam up and don’t say a word about it. Nada in the way of posts after the ATL game. I was very saddened by that.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Dec 15, 2010 5:33 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks

Chief is who he is: Wing fans love him, everyone else hates him, but he’s not going to change for anyone. I have to admit that I laugh at the people who constantly read A2Y only to bitch about what he writes. I can’t understand why people do that to themselves.

The WIIM folks are pretty laid back comparatively speaking, but they’ll get their digs in. We had a run in with Shark fans a couple of weeks ago that got pretty heated, but now that we don’t play them for a while, it’s quiet. We did cause them to completely alter the way they run their boards, so I guess that was a win for us.

I take shots at the Blues (and fans), and expect the same in return. I think we all have to grow some thick skin if we want to last around here.

by Amerinadian on Dec 15, 2010 11:39 PM CST up reply actions

I think taking shots at the teams/cities is ok, but making things personal is not ok.

There is a huge difference between saying something like “fuck detroit/ the wings/ st. louis/ the blues/ chicago/ ect” and telling a single commenter that they are “retarded/ inbred/ (any personally directed sexual joke).” Most people understand that the former is meant as a joke and it is supposed to be fun to throw these insults around. The latter is clearly not meant to be fun and clearly meant to hurt a single person.

I just wish people could be more mature and be able to tell the difference.

First they thought I was ASD, and then ADHD, and after a few years of having MD, they told me that I am probably EI. But all I know for sure is that I have TS... Fuck it, just call me alphabet soup.

by Carnie on Dec 16, 2010 1:22 AM CST up reply actions

Agreed

Keep it related to the team, or if you’re going to make fun of the fans, do it to the fans as a whole, not one specific person. For example, calling all Red Wing fans “dicks” is ok (not funny, but I take no real offense), even if it is based off of one douchebag that came over here to troll (we at WIIM take no responsibility for him).

Unfortunately, it’s the internet, where anonymity gives people the feeling that they can say whatever they want. Luckily there are mods who can watch that sort of thing and nip it in the butt.

by Amerinadian on Dec 16, 2010 8:07 AM CST up reply actions

Remind me...

… what’s your number again? I’ll be watching for you as “you” play the Blues. Good luck out there!

by BleedBlue42 on Dec 15, 2010 3:45 PM CST up reply actions

Goddamn I hate Fox Sports Midwest

Kansas City area is showing college basketball and they’re blacking out the Center Ice Feed.

They should let me watch, I promise if they do, the next time I’m around St. Louis, I’ll buy some booze from that liquor store that advertises with the sexually confusing chicken in a bathing suit.

by J.J. from Kansas on Dec 15, 2010 11:05 AM CST reply actions

check metro sports

i live in KC as well…metro sports usually shows it, and foxsports usually is mislabeled…atdhe,net or adthe,net one of those is the right site and should be showing the game

Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat

by DESTROYER on Dec 15, 2010 11:32 AM CST up reply actions

Love that site

Atdhe,net I use it to watch sports at work.

by Ad Hominem on Dec 15, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions

Thanks

I’ll check Metro Sports. I hadn’t even thought of that. I’ve caught the mislabeling thing a few times. When I checked my guide this morning, it said it would be an NBA game, but the website for the KC Area says it’s college basketball. Yeah, otherwise I’ll have to go to atdhe.

by J.J. from Kansas on Dec 15, 2010 1:10 PM CST up reply actions

UPDATE

I got to talk to a programming director at Fox Sports Midwest and I take back everything nasty I’ve said about them. He did verify that the game is on in the Kansas City area (their website has finally updated the listings as well). He also said that they do have the workaround that in that coverage area if they get pre-empted for Big 12 stuff, then they will always show on Metro Sports.

He said they can’t do anything about the television listings on Time Warner’s digital cable box not showing that they’re carrying the Blues, because that’s Time Warner’s decision to take their listings information from one carriage area for the entire half of the region, despite that FSN Midwest has that region split into four different coverage areas.

by J.J. from Kansas on Dec 15, 2010 4:02 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah, I never figured out why the chicken's in a swimsuit, either.

My best guess is that it really likes swimming while selling liquor.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 11:41 AM CST up reply actions

O this might sound weird

But I really like your CSSI posts you do over on that other site. I like the break down of each goal and extra pluses and minuses. But I do think a goalie should get a minus if he has an extremely bad game.

by Ad Hominem on Dec 15, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions

Thank you

They’ve been fun to write so far.

For next season, I’m probably going to overhaul the goalie system completely because it’s been the hardest to make work. I probably should have given Howard a minus for the last game against the Kings on Monday, since that was (hopefully) the worst-goaltended game of the season for the Wings.

by J.J. from Kansas on Dec 15, 2010 1:09 PM CST up reply actions

Ahhhh, so you write those.

I dig them too – I caught the one you wrote after the DET/ATL game, and really enjoyed your breakdown. I thought that it was fairly spot on. If you’re a stat-head, next time ATL plays you guys you should shoot the Birdwatchers guys a line. Aaron I run from stats, but Falconer & Tim are total stat geeks and would probably enjoy it.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Dec 15, 2010 2:42 PM CST up reply actions

Only problem is...

I do think a goalie should get a minus if he has an extremely bad game.

…who defines “an extremely bad game,” and how do can you do so subjectively?

A goalie who lets in five goals on five shots in five minutes? Yeah, that’s an extremely bad game by pretty much any measure… but short of that extreme, what’s an “extremely bad game?”

"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 Dec 15, 2010 3:02 PM CST up reply actions

Goalie shmolie

I know it is still the opinion of a person but when a goalie misses multiple saves he usually makes like 3 weak goals or when he lets up a really weak goal when the team is trying to come back. Its hard to track goal tending because really besides saves/shots there is not much else. If you give a goalie a plus for making a big save then there should be a negative for weak goals. I might of went a little far to say “extremely bad game”. I meant more to say if the defense is in the right spots but the goalie misplays the puck.

Yeah that is still really subjective but its worth considering.

by Ad Hominem on Dec 15, 2010 11:26 PM CST up reply actions

I like the Juniors article on Puck Daddy

Justin Bourne writes some great stuff you should check it out, hes one of the best on yahoo for sure.

"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 Dec 15, 2010 12:14 PM CST reply actions

Anybody know where Milo's been?

I miss his wit in the comments and GDTs. He last log in was in July 2010. I hope all is well with him.

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Dec 15, 2010 1:21 PM CST reply actions

Hey, good point!

Does anyone have a stick that could reach to Granite that I could poke him with? He hasn’t been here, but he’s been on Twitter a few times. Maybe I could just use that.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Dec 15, 2010 2:43 PM CST up reply actions

I've been wondering about that myself...

IIRC, someone pissed him off pretty good.

I’d say go ahead and Tweet him, Hildy… see if he responds. i miss him here, too.

"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 Dec 15, 2010 3:03 PM CST up reply actions

I actually heard...

…the lady who wrote “Yetta the Yiddish Chicken” read part of that on NPR one Sunday morning not too long ago. It seemed like a pretty sweet and decent book for kids.

Of course, my own kids got Barney and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when they were little, so what do I know…

"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 Dec 15, 2010 3:08 PM CST reply actions

Barney?

Dude. There’s cruelty and then there’s cruelty.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 3:18 PM CST up reply actions

Hey, it's what she wanted...

…although she’ll deny it up, down, and sideways now.

She graduated from Barney to Hello Kitty, and then went all Goth for a bit. She’s pretty much normal now, though, thank God…

"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 Dec 15, 2010 3:22 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah, kids don't understand the Cult of the Purple Dinosaur, they just live it.

“I love you, you love me, let’s all get shock therapy…”

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 3:26 PM CST up reply actions

We interrupt this broadcast for an important Christmas news update...

"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 Dec 15, 2010 3:24 PM CST reply actions

How appropriate

That Kris Kringle is rocking an MG-42 (could be a 34…not 100% sure).

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

by Dan. on Dec 15, 2010 5:37 PM CST up reply actions

That's what I was wondering Dan, which MG

WHat sled it’s on too. I’ll run it by some MG friends who will know.

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Dec 15, 2010 6:23 PM CST up reply actions

As for the Preds' new song...

I was sure they’d just go with the generic ice cream truck music. It’s how they get the kids in the van.

I still say they should have named the team the Sneakers and used the old Guess Who song for their theme music.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 15, 2010 3:42 PM CST reply actions

Woo Hoo....

Its raining and FREEZING on the streets & Hwy’s here right now…so its going to be super fun going home tonite. Thankfully I don’t have very far to go and just got new tires on the car. More worried about other idiots than myself.

Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!

by BluesFanFromNE on Dec 15, 2010 4:03 PM CST reply actions

Oh, you too?

And of course, it can’t do this before a regular day of school – gotta do it before final exams, which are a half day anyway.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Dec 15, 2010 5:36 PM CST up reply actions

Two in eight with Detoilet?

Sure. Why the fuck not.

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

by Donut King on Dec 15, 2010 4:23 PM CST reply actions

You know what?

I’m tired of hiding my Glee fandom. It’s a hilarious show. Sue and Brittany alone justify the shows existance.

Seriously, heterosexual men who like Glee unite!

Breaking News: I'm currently in the process of writing "I will not say and/or type "that word" 1,000 times.

by Novacain on Dec 15, 2010 5:04 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Dude, it looks like you've started a club.

There s a guy in the very next post who likes Glee, too.

/straightface

by BleedBlue42 on Dec 15, 2010 5:19 PM CST up reply actions

NO

STOP

Glee is a terrible show.

First they thought I was ASD, and then ADHD, and after a few years of having MD, they told me that I am probably EI. But all I know for sure is that I have TS... Fuck it, just call me alphabet soup.

by Carnie on Dec 15, 2010 11:02 PM CST up reply actions