Monday links: Yet another open thread edition

by averagejoe on Aug 9, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

I hate to do this to you all again, but no new is happening and I'm on dial up internet. My hands are tied.

Talk about Brad's latest post, how your summer is going and how much you miss hockey.

While you wait, enjoy this video from J-Mill. He found a video game he wants to play to annoy his Blackhawks-fan roommate. Seems like a good choice to me.

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I would totally play Vuvuzela Hero.

Just sayin’.

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

by Donut King on Aug 9, 2010 6:55 AM CDT reply actions

No News Today???

While we’re all sick of it……the Kovalchuk decision comes today…..

Will the league win and give themselves back a small bit of power over the players or will the Devils win then see a flood of 10-15 year contracts with absurd price differences from the first 10 to the last 5……..

The future of the League rests on this decision today me thinks……..If the League wins I could see the players either striking or walking out and if the Devils win I see another Lockout at the end of the current CBA……either way we as fans are FUCKED!!!!

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 Aug 9, 2010 8:13 AM CDT reply actions

I say

NHL victory. Should be interesting either way.

You’re right that the answer is either “no more crazy contracts” or “fuck it, you don’t even have to try to make a contract look legit.”

by BlueMonday on Aug 9, 2010 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Its almost 3pm Eastern Time....

And still no Arbitrator announcement…….Even hes dragging this fucking thing out longer than it needs to be……

I say drag Kovy, Lou, Bettman and the Arbitrator out in the street and shoot all fucking 4 of em…….

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 Aug 9, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Looks like ruling

is for the NHL, against K’chuk, NHLPA and Devils.

by BlueMonday on Aug 9, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep....

TSN reporting that the deal is null and void……Good for the league but bad for us…..I see either a lockout or strike in 12-13……..

Although this makes me happy……as Ive said all along throughout this deal…..

remember Scott Stevens??/ Bout time the Devils go tthe raw end of the arbitrator……

Fuck the Devils…….

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 Aug 9, 2010 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I think this makes a lockout less likely.

A strike, on the other hand… well, it depends on how many of the players let themselves be railroaded (again) by the one-sided logic of agents and superstars, or whether the rank-and-file players educate themselves and realize that “cap-friendly” long-term contracts are a huge part of the reason why escrow is tilting more and more in the owners’ favor.

by BleedBlue42 on Aug 9, 2010 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly

There was some buzz about how the NHLPA sticking up for Kovalchuk was the NHLPA screwing the majority of members because of the escrow system.

Are the majority of players who aren’t going to ever be offered a 17-year, $100 million deal AND have to pay out of their salaries for those that do going to walk?

by BlueMonday on Aug 9, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Jewels from the Crown (Kings blog) is a good source btw

Jewels from the Crown

by BlueMonday on Aug 9, 2010 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Absolutely.

If I were able to post at Puck Daddy right now (my workplace intarweb likes to give me the “server hangup” when I try to post from here), I’d throw out a post that simply says: “Quisp 1, Wysh 0.”

by BleedBlue42 on Aug 9, 2010 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Ha

I can do the honors for you.
Or you can post something along those lines at In Lou We Trust… That’ll go over well.

by BlueMonday on Aug 9, 2010 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm not a member there...

… and I seriously doubt I’m gonna get approved today. Sounds like they’re overstocked on banhammers all of a sudden…

by BleedBlue42 on Aug 9, 2010 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Oops, hit 'post' too soon...

If you want to post that score at Puck Daddy, go right ahead.

by BleedBlue42 on Aug 9, 2010 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions

My office needs Vuvuzela Hero.

It would get rid of the people who come in to annoy us while we do records checks.

by Paperwork Ninja on Aug 9, 2010 8:19 AM CDT reply actions

Ima go insane

I finally got that got dayum noise outta my head and I couldn’t resist clicking on that video.

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Aug 9, 2010 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions

I couldn't listen

to more than 15 sec of that video. I tried, really I did.

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 Aug 9, 2010 8:36 AM CDT reply actions

So when does Fantasy Hockey start?

When can we sign up? Pick?…..
Who’s in charge, it’s been so long I forgot.

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 Aug 9, 2010 8:38 AM CDT reply actions

Oh yeah..

Fuck… and… YES ! ! !

I might even have to do two or three leagues this time around.
Then I can suck even more at fantasy hockey.

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Aug 9, 2010 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions

I luv me some....

Fantasy Hockey…..

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 Aug 9, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I usually.....

do a league myself as well…..So when you get yours ready Dan let me know and Ill get mine up and we can all fill in spots…..

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 Aug 9, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

I don’t run them, I just participate… hildymac did one last year on yahoo. But I am looking for others.

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Aug 9, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm more than willing to get my ass kicked again.

I have shit for luck in those leagues, but I wear that bad luck like a badge of honor… much like I do in real life.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Aug 9, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Then Holla at me Hildy.....

Im game for another league or 2…..and Ill pass info along when I set my league up….

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 Aug 9, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions

i'm in as well

let me know, i’ll give you the necessary contact info.

Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky was in a production of The King and I? Well anyway, before the show, Brasky chloroforms the entire cast, and slowly eats them in front of the audience for two hours. The production got pretty good reviews.

by ilikeboyes on Aug 9, 2010 1:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I'll probably just post something on GT like I did last year...

When do the Yahoo leagues start – some time in September, right? There are Yahoo leagues and ESPN ones – I’m game for either. I did both last year and it was six of one, half dozen of the other.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Aug 9, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions

I have to say the Yahoo....

ones are easier to run….I usually do them….

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 Aug 9, 2010 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I was gonna say...

… I had an easier time with the Yahoo ones – the ESPN ones required thought. Perfectly fine at noon, but very prohibitive when I get to work at 7:45.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Aug 9, 2010 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Hidly

Just don’t have 3 starting goalies this time around. please…

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Aug 9, 2010 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah

I’d like at least one starting goalie this yr.

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 Aug 9, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Note taken.

That was totally a SNAFU on my part. If it makes you feel any better, I got fucked too – it wound up being Legace, Conk, and Moose, I think. Thank God Hedberg was basically a starter with decent numbers last season.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Aug 9, 2010 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Count me in as well, ma'am.

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

by Donut King on Aug 9, 2010 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions

I was going to bring this up yesterday

But thought it was too soon. Should have known better.
I’m in.

by BlueMonday on Aug 9, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions

What happened to F-U Friday?

Maybe everybody had a super-great week?

by Mr. Particle on Aug 9, 2010 9:53 AM CDT reply actions

Don't worry

I have a feeling it’ll be back with a vengeance this week.

Some wires got crossed on a “guest” writer this week.

SWYD

by gallagher on Aug 9, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

You're obviously not paying them enough...

Oh wait…

How has your summer been Sean?

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Aug 9, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions

I had to make a impromptu F U

Im surprised my limricks come out so well when im drunk though.

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 Aug 9, 2010 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Even the prisoners at Gitmo are not subjected to dial up

It’s banned under then Geneva Convention

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Aug 9, 2010 11:13 AM CDT reply actions

OT, Jenn

I got the address for the Honor Flight mail call for your Grandpa.
I’ll write a letter and sent it directly to your Mom tomorrow.
Any WW2 vet deserves lots of thank you letters.

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 Aug 9, 2010 8:20 PM CDT reply actions

I couldn't get FB to open for me

so hopefully this is the next best way to let you know

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 Aug 9, 2010 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Thank you letters to a WW2 Vet?

Where? I could get my kids to do it – I always stress the value of WWI and WWII in my class, especially since the kids think of them as “ancient history.” I always manage to make them cry with my WWI PowerPoint. I consider it a job well done if I hear a sniffle – that means that they get what a horrible war that was. If I get tears with WWII, well, then I’ve won a golden ticket.

Contrary to popular belief, some of these kids can actually understand that real people (like my great grandfather) participated in these wars. When I tell them that he was in France plus lived through the flu of 1918, well, it the war seem so old to them, especially since I’m 28.

Thrashing the Blues
SB Nation Atlanta - home of the Fairest and Weatheriest fans on the net.

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 Aug 9, 2010 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions