Wednesday links: Making the playoff push is tough when the Blues don't play

by averagejoe on Mar 10, 2010 5:00 AM CST

The only way the Blues are going to make the playoffs is if they win games. They can't win unless they play. This mini-break is not helping things.

Blues news

Matt D'Agostini didn't know anyone on the Blues when he was traded to the team. [Belleville News-Democrat]
Doug Armstrong, the man behind Larry Pleau, is ready to take over as GM of the Blues. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Erik Johnson and David Backes have silver medals and are showing them off. [Morning Skate]

Hockey news

Here are your updated playoff chances. [Sports Club Stats]
Tuesday's games. Games we wanted: Calgary over Detroit (just on principal), Florida over Minnesota and Columbus over the Ducks. Results: Calgary over Detroit, Florida over Minny, and Columbus over the Ducks. Three-for-three. [Yahoo! Sports]
Wednesday's games. Games we want: Buffalo over Dallas. [Yahoo! Sports]
The Carolina Hurricanes the foundation for a good defense. So do the Blues. They also have Eric Staal and Cam Ward. The Blues ... well not so much. [Canes Country]
Things I learned reading this article: 1) Vyacheslav Kozlov is still playing and 2) He's had a crazy life. [Die by the Blade]
Barry Trotz has 400 wins for the Predators. [On the Forecheck]
The Coyotes are only going to lose $20 this season. [Phoenix Business Journal]
The Wall Street Journal asks if a goalie can be a superstar. Martin Brodeur, Curtis Joseph, Patrick Roy, Ed Belfour, Roberto Luongo, etc. should answer that question. [WSJ.com]
The NHL is finally going to do something about head shots. [TSN]
Will Jerry Moyes go away? The NHL is suing the former owner of the Coyotes. [TSN]
Marc Savard is not feeling well, his return is unknown. [ESPN]

Other links

A guide on how to act in an earthquake. If you laugh at this, we'll probably be friends. [Holy Taco]
People on dating sites should choose flattering pics, not creepy. [Uncoached]
From NatetheGreat: What will you do for $5? His suggestion is to pay someone from Detroit to fuck up the city even more — they could use the money. [Fiverr]

Videos

King d-man Matt Greene has no connection to the Blues — besides being a former member of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux like TJ Oshie — but this video made me laugh. It starts slow, You can skip the first minute and just enjoy a funny dude.

From J-Mill: Rock Band, Canada style.

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Well, Slava's still kind of playing.

Anderson’s benching him because of a personal thing, because apparently that’s how the Thrashers can win – through the power of Todd White.

I’m getting damn tired of seeing someone with that kind of career and an A on his chest being treated like shit. Frankly, I’m getting kind of tired of JA.

Kind of surprised that Wheel of Morality hasn’t spun yet for Cooke.

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 Mar 10, 2010 7:57 AM CST reply actions

i just got todd white

as an extra piece in a fantasy-team deal. and he sucks.

Paul Kariya's hips don't lie and he's starting to feel it's right.

by NateTheGreat. on Mar 10, 2010 8:19 AM CST up reply actions

Yeeeeeeah.

He was really sharp last season, but this year he’s just dead weight. ATL’d never be able to dump his salary though.

He does come in handy around tax time. I think he’s the team’s accountant or something.

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 Mar 10, 2010 10:55 AM CST up reply actions

You guys really want the Slug to win?

THE SLUG MUST WIN!

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 10, 2010 8:34 AM CST reply actions

I'd say that thing's like a tribble...

… but I don’t know how much of a brain there is to control up there.

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 Mar 10, 2010 1:14 PM CST up reply actions

The Coyotes are only going to lose $20 this season. [Phoenix Business Journal]

Talk about taking it down to the gnats ass.

How in the hell are they going to determine what is a head shot. Especially when it comes taller vs shorter players.
A clean check can easily be a head shot next year. Almost every check Happy Meal takes is a shoulder to head hit.
So every time he’s checked it’s a head shot??
Maybe they should have a height range of 6-2 to 6-3

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 Mar 10, 2010 8:38 AM CST reply actions

Hey, luv, my thoughts exactly.

“The NHL is finally going to do something about head shots” …

and, like everything else, it will fuck it up.

/Be afraid.
//Be very afraid.

Let's go Blues!!!

by Milo. on Mar 10, 2010 9:00 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

I need to get my earthquake preparedness kit from Holy Taco.

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." -- Don Marquis
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by Donut King on Mar 10, 2010 10:11 AM CST reply actions