Friday links: Hoping David Backes takes care of Finland again.

by averagejoe on Feb 26, 2010 5:00 AM CST

Hope the laser-toting Canuck fan is in the crowd today. USA! USA! USA!

I know when this happened, the Americans lost, but I just want to see David Backes destroy someone again.

Blues/Hockey news

David Backes, like an elephant, doesn't forget. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Noted Finn (not a Swede, Brad) Jarmo Kekalainen will be doing TV for today's game. He will be rooting for the Blues he says. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
The Blues are getting back to work. [Belleville News-Democrat]
The Flame have resigned Rene Bourgue. [TSN]
Cal Clutterbuck has a new 3-year deal. [TSN]

Olympic news

USA vs. Finland and Canada vs Slovakia. Let's get it on. [CTV]
It's the Young Yanks vs. the Old Finns. [WSJ]
Scott Burnside says Team USA is extra douchey -- I mean, he said they are like Ryan Kesler. [ESPN]
According to Jim Johannson, Team American and Finland play very similar style. [USA Today]
A look at the four remaining countries' chances at winning gold. [Behind the Net]
Craig Custance has no need for today's games, he's already peering into the future. [MSNBC]
Canada women beat the USA 2-0 on Thursday night. We're No. 2! [ESPN]
The IOC doesn't like people celebrations with booze and cigars. If you can't celebrate by getting drunk, how can you celebrate? [ESPN]
Hey look, the head of the IOC says women's hockey needs to be more competitive if it wants to stay in the games. [Vancouver Sun]

Other links

This guy quit his job in an awesome way. [The Something Awful Forums]
Infinite photos are crazy. [Unreality]
How to keep old people safe online. [Uproxx]
Some people like to complain about their shitty jobs online. Beats working, I guess. [Please Fire Me]

Video

I spent an hour trying to find a video of Homer doing the USA chant. Alas, I could not. Instead, you'll have to settle for Rocky, the ultimate underdog, kicking some ass. USA! USA!

That's it for me today. Poor College Student has the weekend shift. gametimelinks(at)gmail.com

Rock, flag and eagle!

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Interesting

article about Kesler and Backes. I’d like to be a fly on the wall when those drinks are being downed.
Do we have any Finnish connections? Maybe Marcus has some connections. I’d love to hear how Jarmo calls the game today.

Damn NBC and olympic scheduling idiots. Once again I’ll hope I set up the vcr right and tape the USA vs FIN game.
If people would stop coming into work and buying things I could watch it online.
I’ll watch the tape after work and follow along on the GDT.
Soooo, it’s up to you guys to make it descriptive and informative so I know what ‘wow damn shit and fuck’ goes with which play.

Doing my best to keep the mojo up. Drinking out of my Blues coffee mug. Have my olympic insulated cup ready to go to work. Vancouver olympic pins attached. Crocs with Blues jibbitz on feet. And lastly—olympic flag flying

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 Feb 26, 2010 8:32 AM CST reply actions

Can we have Charlie going America all over everybody's asses...

…all the time? Even after the Olympics are over?

Because every time I see that link, I click it, then I watch it about eight times, laughing just as much on each viewing. Rock, Flag and EEEEEaaaggleee!

Go USA! And go office network bandwidth! I’ll need you at your best today.

I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.

by TheDuke32 on Feb 26, 2010 9:31 AM CST reply actions

I can understand the concerns about women's hockey.

I mean, it can’t just be us versus Canada every single time, can it? Honestly, we’re the only 2 teams who compete.

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 Feb 26, 2010 10:03 AM CST reply actions

I need to submit something to that Please Fire Me site.

I’m about at my last shred of patience with the incompetent co-worker whose job I pretty much have to do FOR her.

Unfortunately, pick-axes aren’t the effective solution.

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." -- Don Marquis
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by Donut King on Feb 26, 2010 11:09 AM CST reply actions