Thursday links: Thankful the Blues didn't let Adam Cracknell get away edition

by averagejoe on May 20, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

It's Thursday. I'm off work tomorrow, so today is my Friday. Fuck and yes.

Blues news

Adam Cracknell has re-signed with the Blues/Rivermen. (Thanks to LuvHockey) [Blues]
DanGNR wants everyone to vote for the Blues fan awards. [Blues]
Also from LuvHockey: KMOX has a new weekly hockey show. [Twitter]

Hockey news

It's not 1993 in Montreal anymore. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
The Flyers have turned some scrap heap players into key players. [From the Rink]
The Sharks want to get meaner and nastier, according to Pierre LeBrun. I saw the Blues try that against he Blackhawks. They got smoked. Here's an idea, San Jose: Play like the No. 1 seed and play like you did all year long. [ESPN]
The Oilers were really shitty, so guess what, they're going to try and rebuild through the minors and the draft. [TSN]
TSN wonders who is got it worse — San Jose or Montreal. The answer is San Jose because they lost two home games. There, I save you some reading. [TSN]

Other links

I'm sad that "Chris" isn't a real person. Still, his signs are pretty funny. [WebUrbanist]
Don't let anyone tell you rainbows are not manly. [BADASS RAINBOWS]
Oh McDonald's ... this is just dirty. [Gunaxin]
From Hildymac: The creepiest Olympic mascots yet. She mentioned Kang and Kodos, and even that image doesn't make them enjoyable. Sweet Jeebus. [The Guardian]

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Even Jedi's can be assholes.

Peace out, homies.

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so

instead of the signalling of the death knell, the blues are just going to institute the cracknell. it certainly makes that plan b goalie choice more understandable.

A strong anvil fears no hammer

by Childhood Trauma on May 20, 2010 9:17 AM CDT reply actions

Those Mascots are like fucked. What are they trying to do anyways?

Cheers, Complaints, homerism and bashing of mediocre pop musicians in 140 Characters
"DO NOT get stuck behind Kyle Wellwood in the buffet line. This isn't really etiquette, but it will prevent you from starving to death"- Down Goes Brown on Etiquette for Jason Spezza's wedding

by Kevin Sellathamby on May 20, 2010 9:51 AM CDT reply actions

Perpetuate the fact that the British are the ugliest people in the world?

Good Lord, I don’t know.

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

by Donut King on May 20, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions

As long as they don’t scrap those two in favour of Mike Ricci being the new Mascot, i’m fine. But they are still really ugly

by Kevin Sellathamby on May 20, 2010 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions

pah

someone look though the history and find the most recent good looking mascot

A strong anvil fears no hammer

by Childhood Trauma on May 20, 2010 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions

I don’t think there’s a mascot that looks like me.

by Kevin Sellathamby on May 20, 2010 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions

I think i found it....

Clicky pop: NSFW (You’ve been warned!!!)

Let's go Blues!!!

by Milo. on May 20, 2010 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Rec'd for no reason.

And for a good laugh.

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

by Donut King on May 20, 2010 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Eww.

Scrotie looks like he has some sort of infection there. This is why you need to take your genitalia costumes to be laundered at least twice a season, people. It saves lives.

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 May 21, 2010 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions

That goes for the real stuff, too.

At LEAST twice a season.

Do you hear me, United Center?

Let's go Blues!!!

by Milo. on May 22, 2010 6:36 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Seriously, if I were a Jedi . . .

that would just be a warm-up.

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

by Donut King on May 20, 2010 11:30 AM CDT reply actions

Think Jedi at Pt's or The Hustler Club.....

But I guess that would turn me to the Dark Side huh???

I still maintain Vladimir Konstantinov got what he deserved...If you can't handle that then kiss my ass......

"I've got a bad feeling about this..."

by dablues7 on May 20, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions

That would insinuate that going to a titty bar would be a bad thing . . .

Come on, now!

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

by Donut King on May 20, 2010 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Strongly disagrees:

Let's go Blues!!!

by Milo. on May 20, 2010 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Theres nothing to do after 1am here

If your still interested in keeping the night going. “Across the River” is your only option.

He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Just because Jay McClement is the best defensive forward in the NHL doesn't mean he should win the Selke.

by Icion on May 20, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions