Friday links: Santa Came Early Edition

by averagejoe on Dec 24, 2010 5:01 AM CST

ST. LOUIS MO - DECEMBER 23: Members of St. Louis Blues celebrate a goal against the Detroit Red Wings at the Scottrade Center on December 23 2010 in St. Louis Missouri. The Blues beat the Red Wings 4-3. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Guess who's back, back again? How's it going friends? I missed you and PCS has hopped into his Delorean and gone back to a time without internet. I imagine he's on some farm somewhere in northern Canada surrounded by a moose, a seal and elves. Is PCS Santa Claus? Maybe. Anyway, let's do the links.

Oh and, hey, the Blues won. So that's nice.

Blues news

The Blues beat Detroit. It's a Christmas miracle. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Here's how the Wings saw the game. Lotta stuff here that reaffirms my feelings about the fans of the Winged Wheel. [Winging it in Motown]
Peoria is still doing well, despite having half the team in the NHL. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
T.J. Oshie is fast healer. Oshie was back on the ice and looked pretty good. [Blues]
Blues players, coaches and broadcasters read "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." Cam Janssen is just a delight. Darren Pang, not so much. [Blues]

Hockey news

The Devils canned John MacLean and hired Jacques Lemaire. God that organization is a mess right now. [In Lou We Trust]
Jarome Iginla and Jamie Benn threw down and it was awesome. [Puck Daddy]
That's all I'm going to link. You don't like it? Tough.

Other links

Unwrap a special gif. It's good practice being disappointed. [A Christmas Gif]
Thank you, internet. [Who's Pooping on Twitter?]
Cereal boxes are only awesome while eating cereal. [Buzzfeed]
I wish we could write letters like this in today's society. This Browns employee is awesome. [Deadspin]

Videos

It's Christmas Eve so it's time for some Christmas-related videos. First up: Christmas Shoes.

Next up: Eric Cartman is a holiday gift that keeps on giving.

Lastly: Have a good Christmas, friends.

Someone will be here on Christmas, but probably not. It's Christmas, you shouldn't be on the internet. But yeah, we'll have something up.

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Morning all

Great win last night, snowing already here this morning.
Awoken at 4:30 to a vehicle hitting the pole at the corner of my street about 200’ away. Electric just came back on, Ameren did a bang up job with a temp patch to get it on pretty quickly.
It got pretty cold in here over those 2 hours. Furnace is humming and I pulled out a couple of space heaters.

That video of Oshie is awesome. This doesn’t look like the first time he’s been out on the ice. AND, that wasn’t just skating like I was anticipating. I’m assuming that he didn’t have any ligament damage? Pinned that puppy together and bones should be healed in about 6 wks, rehab and voila. I wonder if the timetable will be pushed up for re-evaluation a few weeks.

The Iginla Benn fight was pretty good. Youngster got a quick punch in and the veteran lasted the longest. Iginla was pissed. One trend I’m hating is the fight that begins from a good clean hit. Come on guys, pull your big boy pants up and just take the hit.

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 24, 2010 6:57 AM CST reply actions

Many thanks for covering the links, Joe.

Although I am not Santa Claus, I will tweet my good buddy Shaqa Claus and tell him to bring you something nice.

Had to stay out at my old man’s last night and since he was using the computer and shitty dial-up to finalize the plans for the flight and trip to Orlando and Tampa, there was no chance of me getting to the links in any sort of timely manner.

Speaking of, this comment is actually coming from the coach class of the airplane at cruising altitude. (Yahoo for Wi-Fi!) If I’d have known this, I would’ve cranked out a Links on a Plane edition, complete with gratuitous Sam Jack references.

I’ll have some sort of something up for tomorrow. Until then, I’m back to plotting on how to get all that gorgeous snatch in F-L-A.

No beer and no TV make Homer...something something.

by Poor College Student on Dec 24, 2010 7:09 AM CST reply actions

Links?

On a Muthafuckin’ Plane?

SWYD

by gallagher on Dec 24, 2010 9:23 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Oh that's rec'd.

“I’M TIRED OF THESE MOTHAFUCKIN’ LINKS ON THIS MOTHAFUCKIN’ PLANE!”

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

by Donut King on Dec 25, 2010 4:54 PM CST up reply actions

Fucked a barmaid last year, nipples as hard as little rocks...

I know this little place, called the Palm Isle…

"Millhouse, push 'em down if he's in yer way! Jimbo, go for the face! LOOK!!! Ralph Wiggum lost his shinguard! HACK THE BONE!!! HACK THE BONE!!!"
-Lisa Simpson, Kwik-E-Mart Gougers Goaltender

by Nancy's Boy on Dec 24, 2010 3:17 PM CST up reply actions

Man fuck the Red Wings fans after reading that link about lastnights game. Talking about if they would have played the whole like the second half that they would of beat us 7-0 and all about how lucky we are. You would of thought they just lost to the Islanders the way they make us sound. But it’s ok, the worse they think we are the better it is when we win. But on a good note that’s great to see Oshie skating and he was going hard, I thought it was just going to be a couple laps after the rink like the kids and families do . Congrats

by KB042685 on Dec 24, 2010 8:52 AM CST reply actions

That's why people hate the Red Wings.

It’s not the team, so much, it’s more the fans. Like 10% the team/90% their fans in my case.

The Wings fan sitting next to me last night didn’t seem to know any of the players by name, but did manage to get off a, “There isn’t one person here who doesn’t know the Wings are going to win.”

Pretty ballsy statement from someone who speaks in double negatives and doesn’t the names of the players on the ice at any given time. But again, kind of status quo for them.

SWYD

by gallagher on Dec 24, 2010 9:27 AM CST up reply actions

I stand by it

My thoughts after watching that game (and I wrote that immediately after when the emotions were still fresh) were that had the Wings played in the first period the way they did in the latter half of the second and third, they would have won. 7-0? Probably not the real score, but it’s a Wing blog and I was pissed. Unfortunately for me, the Wings came out with the intensity of a refrigerator lightbulb and the Blues took advantage and won the game.

Hey, at least no one got injured for either team. That’s a good thing, right?

by Amerinadian on Dec 24, 2010 9:36 AM CST up reply actions

do you guys have the fucking bat signal?

oh noes, someone is talking shit on the wings, i must go defend our honor!

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 Dec 24, 2010 9:53 AM CST up reply actions

See below...

Apparently, their Bat Signal has about a seven-minute delay.

"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 24, 2010 10:29 AM CST up reply actions

dude i so think they are right

instead of the shoot out we should just go to a “if team x played better they would have won” as the tie breaker.

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

by Childhood Trauma on Dec 24, 2010 10:47 AM CST up reply actions

So what you're saying

Is if the Blues had played as well as they did in the first and early half of the second, they would have won 8-1?

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Dec 24, 2010 11:19 PM CST up reply actions

Love their whopping SEVEN comments about it, too...

Real passion for “your” boys there, Wing fans.

"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 24, 2010 10:44 AM CST up reply actions

Last one, then I'm done

This is to everyone, not just to Tomorrows Blues. I just happen to be replying to his because it’s the one I saw last.

Yes, there are only 7 comments at WIM, and 18 here, 3 of which are mine and 7 of which were responses to something I said. So you had a grand total of 8 comments beyond that, and 3 more were to bitch about what I wrote. I was unaware that number of comments on one website were indicative of a fanbase’s passion.

I guess I can’t win. If I show up, it’s me “trolling”; if I don’t, then I’m a pussy that can’t take the fact that they lost. But if you have something to say about what I wrote, then how about you head over to WiiM and let me know what your beef is. I invited anyone to prove me wrong in my assertion that the Blues are not a dangerous team. Why not take me up on that and discuss it intelligently instead of gathering over here to talk about how evil Wing fans are? At least I’m here the next morning and not 2 days later AFTER the Wings had beaten another team in between. You talk about how Wing fans are so sensitive, yet it’s no wonder that Blues fans have the reputation as having one of the biggest inferiority complexes in the league.

The Blues took full advantage of the Wings’ poor play in the first period and capitalized on their chances. I don’t see where I ever said they didn’t “deserve” to win the game. I simply opined that had the Wings played strong through the whole game, they win. It’s an opinion, and I have no idea if I would be right or not. I understand why you took it the way you all did, but I’m not about to apologize for what I wrote. Ironic that you all think that if you don’t genuflect at the feet of the Wings you’ll be ripped apart, yet here you are complaining that I didn’t give enough credit to the Blues.

If you want to discuss this further, you can email me or head on over to WiiM and let me know what you think. I’m a big boy: I can take whatever you say about me, as long as you leave personal attacks out of it.

A sincere Merry Christmas to each and every one of you. I hope you and your families enjoy the holiday season.

by Amerinadian on Dec 24, 2010 11:29 AM CST up reply actions

It's like stepping in dogshit when you go out ot get the paper in the morn

you just can’t quite get rid of it

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Dec 24, 2010 12:27 PM CST up reply actions

I got a chuckle out of this...

Nicklas Lidstrom continued his dominance of the Blues this season when he scored his ninth goal of the season on a 5-on-3 power play.

Now, I respect Nicklas Lidstrom immensely; I’d have to honestly say that he’s one of the very few players in that organization that I actually like, and enjoy seeing play even against the Blues.

But “dominance” and “5-on-3 power play” really don’t belong in the same sentence… Lidstrom is more than capable of actually “dominating” the Blues — and pretty much any other team in the NHL — at even strength. Crowing about a 5-on-3 goal is just a liiii-tle petty on the Wing fans’ part, wouldn’t you say?

"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 24, 2010 9:43 AM CST reply actions

He scored, didn't he?

That goal gave him 4 goals and 5 points in 2 games against the Blues. The Wings took full advantage of the 5-on-3. Why is it “petty” to cheer on that goal? Does it somehow count less because there were 2 less Blues on the ice?

It was a comment about how Lidstrom has fared well against the Blues in our effort to tout him for a Norris Trophy. It’s ok to push a player for a post-season award on a blog, right?

by Amerinadian on Dec 24, 2010 9:50 AM CST up reply actions

Lighten up...

Jesus, I gave Lidstrom the credit he deserves, and has earned. You guys — and by “you guys,” I mean the vast majority of the Red Wing fan base — just can’t stand it when someone doesn’t concede the universal awesomeness of the Detroit Red Wings in every single facet of the game, can you?

It’s petty to boast about how “dominating” a player is, right after he scores on a five-on-three. I don’t care how many goals Lidstrom has against the Blues in two games this year; when one comes on a five-on-three, it’s not illustrative of “dominance” in any way, shape, or form.

And it’s perfectly OK to push a player for a post-season award on a blog. i guess it’d be a little more meaningful if you weren’t pushing someone for an award that he’s already won five times, 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 24, 2010 10:40 AM CST up reply actions

Again dominance?

If I’m not mistaken, one of his other 4 goals was also a 5 on 3, or right after getting a man back from the 2 man advantage, plus the empty netter for the hatty. Correct me if I’m wrong.

by kksgeo on Dec 24, 2010 11:00 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah

You lost. Your team played badly, and ours won. You can rationalize it however you want. You still lost. End of story.

In other news, I’m watching the 24/7 series and am really realizing how little personality Crosby has. Man. Its like watching a robot out there. The dude has some skills but not much is going on behind the eyes it seems.

Barret Jackman is my hero.

Fueled. These new shores burn. Shadow, my sweet shadow, to you I look no more.

by BluesTiger on Dec 24, 2010 11:00 AM CST up reply actions

I think he sublimated his personality in exchange for mad hockey skillz.

He may be one of those people whose personality doesn’t show up except through his craft.

My other wild-ass guess is that he’s probably worried about his public image, so he doesn’t do anything even vaguely out-of-bounds in this show so he won’t affect fans’ perception of the team.

by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 24, 2010 1:48 PM CST up reply actions

Which drives me crazy.

He’s such a good freaking player, but yet, so bland. It’s like come on Crosby. I admit he’s good, but jeeze.

by tlg80 on Dec 25, 2010 1:50 AM CST up reply actions

whats up with burgs

a) statuswize

b) dominencewize- geeze own the ice against some great teams twice a month. the rest of the time? eh.

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

by Childhood Trauma on Dec 24, 2010 10:00 AM CST reply actions

Beats me...

But that Merry Christmas video with Crombeen is funnier than hell…

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

by PeacockJac on Dec 24, 2010 12:46 PM CST up reply actions

all my hockey news i get here

lol and earlier burgland was listed as other -excused which had me going “wtf?!!??” now he isnt listed and scratchard is which is making me go “who the hell cares”. so no worries . prob a brief entering error somewhere that the site automatically picked up,.

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

by Childhood Trauma on Dec 24, 2010 1:25 PM CST up reply actions