Thursday Links: Get back to basics edition

by Poor College Student on Dec 23, 2010 6:01 AM CST

The Blues took Atlanta, a first place team, to task on Tuesday with offensive pressure and solid play in their own zone. Time to see if that type of play can enter into the conversation against the Wings tonight, who usually only have to wait for the Blues to make a couple of boneheaded plays since playing against Detroit brings out all the nerves in the world for those in the Bluenote.

Just play hard and try to minimize the mistakes. That's a reasonable goal, right?

Blues News:

Sad news for Blues fans. Mandi's cancer is back. [Puck Daddy]
Blues/Wings tonight. On any other day, this takes top priority, but the Schwartz family predicament certainly makes you think about hockey in the context of the rest of your life. [Post-Dispatch]
Alex Steen doesn't even take "optional skate" days off. Now I feel like a sucker for sleeping through my neuro class once and feigning a headache. [Post-Dispatch]
CCR with the assist on this one: One writer calls bullshit on the rules dictating rookie eligibility, citing Alex Pietrangelo as a prime reason. [Cult of Hockey]

Hockey News:

The Blues will not have to account for Pavel Datsyuk, who will out for some time with a wrist injury. [TSN]
Most know this section is titled "NHL News" but this asshole hockey parent story deserves mention, even if it's at the kid level. [The Star]
THN asks if there's a true franchise goalie right now? Yes, there are. Just because the numbers of Hasek and Brodeur in their prime aren't being replicated doesn't mean that franchise netminders are a thing of the past. [The Hockey News]
After Andrew Gordon's smooch the other night, it just makes sense to review the rest of hockey's affection displays in the season of the mistletoe. [Caps Outsider]
Biznasty pranked? This will not stand. [Puck Daddy]
Pension Plan with a cup that the Leafs are sure to enjoy. [PPP]
Speaking of Toronto, the Mad Waffler has been brought to justice. [TSN]

Other Stuff:

UWWildthing with a link to the bizarro world of NFL wife foot-fetish videos. BLEARRRGH! [Deadspin]
Shopping malls look this way to most everyone. Now you have a map that says so. [Collegehumor]
My favorite Simpsons word? Paraplegiorino. [Simpsons Wiki]

Video:

Video game humor always gets a chance when I'm at the keyboard. Enjoy "8-bit Ho."

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Tonight's Slogan:

Sportsmanship sucks

Hatred Walking

by Doc Whiskey on Dec 23, 2010 6:29 AM CST reply actions

Tonight's Slogan:

FUCK DETROIT…wait that’s EVERYDAY’S slogan

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

by UIWWildthing on Dec 23, 2010 6:39 AM CST up reply actions

One simple Christmas wish

To Jaden Schwartz’s family, I hope Mandi beats this damn thing, and soon.

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

by UIWWildthing on Dec 23, 2010 8:11 AM CST reply actions 7 recs

this^^^^

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 23, 2010 8:28 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Double this.

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 23, 2010 9:58 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

rec'd

Hail to the Blues

by medel19 on Dec 23, 2010 12:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

For certain.

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

by Donut King on Dec 23, 2010 1:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Absolutely.

"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 23, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

As someone who has been in remission form non-hodgkins lymphoma for 4 years now

This news breaks my heart. That is my absolute worst nightmare that one dayy doctor says my cancer has returned.

At Christmas Mass on Saturday, I will be sure to say a few extra prayers for Mandi, Jaden and her family. As well as a prayer to St Jude, who I took comfort in during my time in the same situation

by I_AM_SPARTACUS on Dec 23, 2010 2:52 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

rec'd

Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!

by BluesFanFromNE on Dec 23, 2010 3:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Going to the game tonight

Anyone else? If I wander to the Toyota sign will I be by myself??
Sitting in Sec 318 tonight. Going to Seamus McDaniels beforehand. yum yum.
Hoping the Blues don’t shit the bed.

And what’s with the waffles lately? The Olli waffle gif and people throwing waffles on the ice at Leafs games…

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 23, 2010 8:32 AM CST reply actions

PROTEST!

It’s some sort of protest against the team sucking and the high prices for tickets. I personally think the best protest for that is to not go to the games but not in Toronto. I have no idea how they came up with waffles though.

by Ad Hominem on Dec 23, 2010 10:39 AM CST up reply actions

luvhockey ! !! 318 B for me...

I’ll have Donut King with me as well… I’ll be in a blank 3rd jersey with Blues hat that has the NHL Premiere patch on the back (from Stockholm.) Hat also has pins from the trip on it…
I’ll also be hanging out with John (and maybe Sean?) at the NE corner of 14th and Clark for a bit before the game.

Make sure you get the magazine Game Time… (just in case you didn’t know to).

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Dec 23, 2010 12:36 PM CST up reply actions

The above is correct.

I’ll be also in a blank 3rd. With a Santa hat on – red and white, to get the Red Wings fans hoping I’m actually rooting for their team. Silly bastards . . .

I will most certainly be making my way over to the Toyota sign in at least one of the two intermissions, if not both, but I’ve got good friends to both the left and right of me tonight(including one of my best friends from college who is dating . . . a Michigander. DAMN HER!). Usually I’d also pay a visit to my aunt, a season ticket holder, but she actually texted me last night asking if I’d like her tickets, so I guess neither she nor her boyfriend will be there. Sad face.

Hopefully I’ll have my copy of Game Time printed at home before I hit the road, but I may slip John a fiver regardless.

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

by Donut King on Dec 23, 2010 1:04 PM CST up reply actions

…but I may slip John a fiver regardless.

Gotta mark that GT Bingo card.

I will make the trip to the toyota sign at least once
(ok, only once, it is hard to get there, damn narrow concourse on the mezz. level.)

What time ya gettin there King? Gotta get our Canvases.

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Dec 23, 2010 1:15 PM CST up reply actions

Since you're only going once

you pick which intermission.
I’m not sure exactly where the seats are, hubby has the tickets in his wallet.

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 23, 2010 2:06 PM CST up reply actions

Sorry I don't know

but is John the black guy that sells the GT paper??
That’s who I get mine from when I’ve gone to the games.

Well I was going to where my plain ole 3rd but I don’t want to blend in with you nerds!
Mr Depends and I will probably be in our early 90’s sweaters.

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 23, 2010 2:03 PM CST up reply actions

That would be Clarence...

John is the head vendor at the NE corner of 14th and Clark (Jailhouse parking lot)
I believe Clarence is on ~~Clark~~ Brett Hull Way (sorta between Drinkscotch and the garage).

Glad I am going to meet Mr. Depends.. (does he know his SLGT nickname?)
Lets say 1st Interm… But I am sure I will see you in 318…

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Dec 23, 2010 2:10 PM CST up reply actions

Yes he knows his nickname

a few games ago he signed into SLGT and invaded my territory as that name.
It didn’t take long for someone to notice and investigate that yes it was him.

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 23, 2010 2:21 PM CST up reply actions

Nice

Gotta admire someone who embraces a SLGT nickname given to him.
Looking forward to meeting you two f2f. as IRL or whatever…

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Dec 23, 2010 2:28 PM CST up reply actions

will now be blending in

Bryce wants to watch the game on tv in my Lowry sweater.
Damn, the sacrifices we make for our kids.

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 23, 2010 3:35 PM CST up reply actions

T-Money... if your aunt can't use the tickets, I'd be willing to take them off her hands...

I’d even pay her for them if she wants.

217-320-4405. let me 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 23, 2010 2:47 PM CST up reply actions

that would be awesome

we could have an old people meet
Tyler’s presence excepted.

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 23, 2010 2:55 PM CST up reply actions

WTF?

You sayin I’m old too? Sighh.. I am … old…

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Dec 23, 2010 2:56 PM CST up reply actions

Own it Dan!

I’m trying my best too.
I’m assuming I’m older than you though.
My youngters are either keeping me young or killing me early. Depends on the day.

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 23, 2010 3:00 PM CST up reply actions

You damn kids, get off my lawn !!!

"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 23, 2010 3:02 PM CST up reply actions

B...

should I store that # in my cell for future “I’m away from a tv/radio wtf is the Blues score” reasons? :)

Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!

by BluesFanFromNE on Dec 23, 2010 3:29 PM CST up reply actions

I was thinking

the same thing

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 23, 2010 3:34 PM CST up reply actions

You ladies may retain my cell number for whatever reasons you like... :)

"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 23, 2010 3:40 PM CST up reply actions

Well then fair warning...

if you get a txt from a 630 area code it’ll be me. Yes, I know thats enemy territory (Chicago) but I share a cell plan w/ my mom & sis and thats where they live :)

Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!

by BluesFanFromNE on Dec 23, 2010 3:51 PM CST up reply actions

As long as it's a text, that's cool...

I’ll store the number in my cell phone so that if you actually call later, I’ll know who it is and answer. I don’t answer calls from numbers that I don’t recognize; too many bill collectors lookin’ for my azz… :)

"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 23, 2010 4:05 PM CST up reply actions

Goalie fight!

Saw this on Puck Daddy today… it’s my local ECHL team around here, the Gladiators. I never would have pegged this goalie for the fighting kind. Turple, yeah, because his attitude sucked and he failed at life, but not this kid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXYpxXryJqs&feature=player_embedded

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 23, 2010 9:59 AM CST reply actions

The fight kinda sucked . . .

but it was a GOALIE FIGHT! So it was awesome.

If you catch my drift.

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

by Donut King on Dec 23, 2010 1:06 PM CST up reply actions

Goalie fights are always awesome, except when they aren't.

I think the NHL should allow Goalies to fight each other with their sticks, still all armored up with their mask and gloves. It’d have a King Arthur vs. the Black Knight from Monty Python feel to it.

“Your trapper’s off!”

“No it isn’t.”

THWACK

“AAAGH! Oh, uhm, so it is.”

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 23, 2010 1:33 PM CST up reply actions

'TIS BUT A SCRATCH!

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

by Donut King on Dec 24, 2010 1:04 AM CST up reply actions

Prayers to the Schwartz family…

And the guy that ran the girl off the kids’ hockey team, what a d-bag. Google his name and he’s getting very popular. There is a guy by the same name who is an “outsourcing expert” in Canada. So he picks on little kids and potentially ships jobs overseas, nice guy!

by Kevin4 on Dec 23, 2010 1:50 PM CST reply actions

I wouldn't wish 4chan on most people...

… but it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest of they decided to go a-firin all their lazors at George Atis.

by BleedBlue42 on Dec 23, 2010 2:09 PM CST up reply actions

Double douchebag...

…an "outsourcing expert" in Canada. So he picks on little kids and potentially ships jobs overseas, nice guy!

Another friggin’ Scrooge. Happy holidays, ya putz…

"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 23, 2010 2:49 PM CST up reply actions

OT

I had posted a few days ago that my dead Grandma was spamming me and guilting me into making struffoli.
So after 3 hours and some burn marks from popping oil it is done. An Italian Christmas tradition dessert that I love. It’s more or less little fried dough balls with honey/sugar syrup on them. Every time I make it I have new respect for how long it took her to make this. I made one batch and she usually made about 20.

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 23, 2010 2:17 PM CST reply actions

Have Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey bring some by...

That looks tasty with the pecans mixed in.

"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 23, 2010 2:50 PM CST up reply actions

sigh

Still feeling like crapola today…thought I was better yesterday, but today kicked me in the gut again…what a shitty way to get extra time off before Christmas…not that there’s anything exciting/Christmasy to do.

I’ll be here for the GDT…not drinkin’ but yeah…I’ll be here.

Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!

by BluesFanFromNE on Dec 23, 2010 3:04 PM CST reply actions

I sure hope

this stays away from my house.
Hearing others puke is only slightly better than doing it myself.
It’s not fun to wake up to a kid standing over you saying I don’t feel good and then maybe make it to the toilet.

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 23, 2010 3:07 PM CST up reply actions

No, thankfully no puking here...

Thats not to say it hasn’t been out the other end…but yeah. That was Tuesday when I thought I was going to die. Yesterday I was functional. Today, went to walmart with hubby and was dizzy, bad dizzy, most of the time. Went to eat, food upset my stomach. Ate like 3 bites. Just feel generally unwell. Stomach hurts etc. And of course all FB friends are like “are you pregnant?” Trust me…not pregnant….getting frustrated with it all.

Think I’m developing a serious case of ‘Bah-humbug’

Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!

by BluesFanFromNE on Dec 23, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions

Saw all the FB questions, Jenn...

I must admit, that was my first thought as well, but i know better than to tease you about something like that. :)

Get better soon.

"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 23, 2010 3:42 PM CST up reply actions

Tell me about it...

Today is my first full day at work this week. I guess I’ve never had a full-on sinus infection before; I’ve had colds and congestion issues, but I’ve never had the headaches and fevers that went along with this little trip down sick-day lane.

This thing is no bueno. The sooner it leaves my skull, the better off the universe will be.

by BleedBlue42 on Dec 23, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

this is what I had last wk

still blowing out grossness but feel fine except for the annoyance.
Hang in there guys.

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 23, 2010 3:14 PM CST up reply actions

ate bad chinese food last night

I nearly shit my pants while driving my friends to their house from the mall, driving 60mph in a 30mph zone to get to a toilet LOL.

Then I threw up…. ALL night.

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 23, 2010 4:33 PM CST up reply actions