Sunday Links: Make up your own damn headline Edition

by Poor College Student on Apr 25, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

Intro blurbs are for suckers.

Blues News:

Backes won't be representing the USA at the upcoming World Championships. Sound reasoning, if it might be the reason for his slow starts in the regular season.

NHL News:

An NHL Mad Lib: (Hockey Player) might face suspension after a potential (questionable/dirty/late) hit in last night's action. In this case, the player is Marian Hossa.
San Jose advances. How often do you get to read that? Mile High Hockey recaps.
The Penguins are also moving on. Silver Seven Sens and Pensburgh do their thing. The Bruins/Penguins matchup is closer and closer to happening.
Predators allow the tying goal in the dying seconds of the third and go on to lose in OT to the Hawks. No one in the St Louis metro area knows what blowing a 3rd period lead is like, I'm sure. On the Forecheck and Second City blog all about it.
Brad Richards goes under the knife.
The Bruins had to write an actual letter (on paper and everything) to help get Chara off the hook.
Schedule.

Other Stuff:

Cracked looks at common mistakes of women using the internet.
Don't talk to aliens, unless they offer you candy or a ride.
The odd clauses you can find in sports contracts are some truly baffling stuff. These examples come from baseball, but I'm sure there are plenty of examples of this sort of stuff in the NHL.

Video:

Clark sends along this video. All I can say is...damn, that's a lotta money spent on coke.

Clark writes: And yes, that is the song that Sir Mix-a-lot sampled for "Jump On It."

Weekday Dad is back on Monday. Until then, enjoy Prospect Sundays.

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lulz

Meant to tell you my s/n in the e-mail and forgot.

/Secret identity reveal’d!

by Washoo on Apr 25, 2010 11:36 AM CDT reply actions

That might be the most racist video I've seen since...

… well, ever. I’m not sure if that keyboardist was just on coke.

About those contract clauses… doesn’t Bobby Bonilla get paid more to defer his contract than the Mets would have had to have paid him anyway?

Thrashing the Blues

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 Apr 25, 2010 11:52 AM CDT reply actions

This video is what happens

When you have 10 grand to make a music video and spend 9 of it on coke.

He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.

by Icion on Apr 25, 2010 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Like I told PCS in the e-mail,

That comment right there might be the best YouTube comment ever.

by Washoo on Apr 25, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions

It's like a four-minute musical version of Zardoz.

by BleedBlue42 on Apr 25, 2010 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

That may be the awesome-ist video evah

We need to have a video playoff between this and The Darkness

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. But that's the way to bet. - Damon Runyon

by baroose on Apr 26, 2010 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Gotta believe Hossa gets Game 6 off...

Ovechkin committed the same foul in the same building and got two regular-season games.

by BleedBlue42 on Apr 25, 2010 3:10 PM CDT reply actions

You're kidding, right?

Consistancy? From Colin Campbell?

I know it's time for hockey because I've started singing "Don't Stop Believing" with the words "...born and raised in FUCK DETRIOT!!!"

by J-Mill on Apr 25, 2010 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Depends on the message they want to send.

If the message is “don’t do it”, Hossa gets a game. If the message is “you can do it as long as the other guy doesn’t get hurt too much”, Hossa gets nothing.

by BleedBlue42 on Apr 25, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Nope

Colin Campbell issued a statement after a hearing explaining the decision.

“I have made the decision that this play does not warrant supplemental discipline after considering all of the facts, including reviewing the video and speaking with Mr. Hossa,” said Campbell. “This play is distinguishable from recent incidents by a number of factors, including the degree of contact involved; the fact that the consequences of the play do not appear to be as severe; that this was a hockey play involving a race for the puck; that Mr. Hossa is not a repeat offender and that the call of a major penalty by the referee was significant and appropriate.”

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stanleycup/W2vW7/story/2010/04/25/sp-nhl-hossa.html#ixzz0m9fydR00

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 Apr 25, 2010 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha DETROIT FAIL!

5-1 PHX with about 5 remaining.

GO GO GADGET WHITEOUT!

And . . . FUCK DETROIT!

St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.

by Donut King on Apr 25, 2010 3:37 PM CDT reply actions

Upset I had to run a study session instead of being able to watch this.

Ha, beat Detroit at home. Here’s hoping Detroit’s game 7 loss streak continues and the Yotes fans get to see their team advance to round 2 for the first time in like what, 23 years?

Thrashing the Blues

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 Apr 25, 2010 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Liking the David Backes article.

I hope he comes out next season swinging, and hopefully pushing along everyone else.

Mr. Backes, would you please be our mayor? You’ll be doing us a really big favor.

by russkidan on Apr 25, 2010 6:37 PM CDT reply actions

Loved this:

Backes, in response to a reporter’s comment that Tkachuk was being put out to pasture through retirement: "I hope there’s not too much grass in that pasture for Walt to graze upon."

I can’t tell if he’s poking fun at the lack of teeth or the presence of fluff, or both.

Thrashing the Blues

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 Apr 25, 2010 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions