Wednesday links: Kelly Chase and figure skating don't belong together edition

by averagejoe on Jul 28, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

When the only news for the local team is about a figure-skating ex-enforcer, you know it's the dog days of summer.

Blues news

Kelly Chase is blogging about figure skating. I'll take sentences I never thought I'd write for $500, Alex. [Blues]

Hockey news

The NHL may, although probably won't, return to ESPN. [Blueshirt Banter]
WIM looks at the Nashville problem — and it's not the Predators or country music. [Winging It In Motown]
Alex Ponikarovsky is the newest King. [TSN]
Maxime Talbot thinks Alex Ovechkin is a real douche. [TSN]
The Penguins and Capitals kicked off the hype for the Winter Classic on Tuesday. [TSN]
Ice Edge's purchase of the Coyotes may be in trouble. Is it? Not sure. I stopped caring about this story last July. [TSN]

Other links

Ever wondered how long it would take you swim from Alcatraz to land? There's a website for that. [Alcatraz Swim-o-Meter]
Some pretty sweet pics of a pilot making a good call and ejecting from his plane. [theBRIGADE]
If you've seen "Inception," you may find this funny. If you haven't go see the movie. [Geekosystem]

Videos

Reason No. 1231 why dogs are better than cats.

Ryan passes along the best soccer goal celebration of all time.

More stuff later today, but not from me.

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I can't remember when it was awesome to be an Icelandic soccer player.

Probably because it never happened before.

But THOSE particular fuckers are awesome. That same team also had one where the guy who scored the goal acted like he was on a shooting rampage. I think I saw it on Deadspin the other day.

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

by Donut King on Jul 28, 2010 6:54 AM CDT reply actions

I'm going to try to start a fight with the new guy at that shit blog for detwats

After 5 No-Dozes I feel great.. only except that i can hear my ears.. and I believe that toenails are the funniest thing I have ever seen.
Come Root on the blues at
www.stlouisgametime.com

by MSUBluenoter on Jul 28, 2010 7:06 AM CDT reply actions

Nice try.

by J.J. from Kansas on Jul 28, 2010 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions

I’ve got my popcorn ready.

In Lou We Trust: The system hates us, man.
"Pfft, Wii’s where it’s at. *Swings toy plastic racquet, separates shoulder"- RudyKelly

by Kevin Sellathamby on Jul 28, 2010 8:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Not only does Max think Alex is a douche, he says it.
As I tell the kids, never forget that there’s a difference between what goes on in our brain and what comes out of our mouth.

I’m not sure what I admire more, Max’s honesty or his lack of diplomacy.

Those Icelanders love their fish.

by briandunne on Jul 28, 2010 8:25 AM CDT reply actions

Now DJ King is going to punch a hole through Talbot . . .

which, of course, will probably break three bones. But who’s counting?

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

by Donut King on Jul 28, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Video from that CF-18 crash in Alberta

http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/21055251

Dude was so lucky he didn’t end up in the fireball after he punched out. F/A-18 is known for her ability to maintain high alpha (AoA- Angle of Attack). This is part of what allows F/A-18 to do ‘slow fly-by, nose high’ at air shows.

From watching the video, it appears some degree of engine failure leads to the crash. If the pilot has F/A-18 at close to critical alpha and then problem in one engine leads to asymmetric thrust, this would ‘push him over’ and now he is piloting a soon-to-be lawn dart.

Good to see the pilot and all others are safe.

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Jul 28, 2010 12:03 PM CDT reply actions