Wednesday Links: Feeling Chorney Edition

by bradflick55 on Oct 12, 2011 12:25 PM CDT

I can't decide if "chorney" is a good or bad feeling. I'm going to lean towards bad. It sounds like you're sick or something.

Blues News

The Blues claimed defenseman Taylor Chorney off waivers from Edmonton while Carlo takes yet another trip to the IR. [Blues]
What the Chorney acquisition means for both the Oilers and the Blues. [Copper and Blue]
Hartigan already linked the Cheechoo song, but now it made the Wysh blog. [Puck Daddy]

NHL/Hockey News

Tacky suits and kangaroo courts. The debate over Shanahan's job rages on. [NY Times]
With Chris Mason's wife giving birth, the Jets were short a goalie at practice. The kid who got to come in and replace him was floored by the opportunity to play with an NHL team. [NHL]
Jeremy Roenick is super cool because, on national TV, he told everybody to stop interviewing Crosby about his concussion. What a rad dude. [Puck Daddy]
The NHL will announce realignment in December, so the journalist's scenarios are flying. This article creates divisions based on the models of the NBA and NFL method. St. Louis and Pittsburgh in the same division? Huh. [SB Nation]
With everybody throwing out their realignment scenario, there's bound to be a few people butting heads. [TSN]
With the Lions actually good and the Tigers in the ALCS, nobody in Detroit gives a shit about the Red Wings. [SI]
The Stars might be the first team to fall below the cap floor, so they're scrambling to find a player. [ESPN]
Gary Bettman was vilified for moving the original Jets to Phoenix, but he was cheered upon returning to Winnipeg for the new Jets' home opener. [Federal News Radio]
Another guide to the NHL for locked-out NBA fans. [Grantland]

Other Stuff

If you're going to put your dog in a Halloween costume, he has to be an AT-AT. [Facebook]
Random Task from the first Austin Powers movie is a suspect in a prison death case. If the murder weapon isn't a shoe, there will be disappointment. [MSNBC]
A new game that you can play around the office. [Questionable Content]

Wednesday Video

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Wow, so many comments for today's article.

Chorney: The feeling of being violently nauseous yet turned on at the same time. If someone asks you if they make you chorney, you should say “Yes” and run in case they start projectile vomiting in a sexy manner.

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The Stars are under the cap limit and need another player? I hear that Sean Avery isn’t doing much right now. I bet he’d LOVE playing in Texas! (Evil laughter goes here)

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Random Task: He’s going to make a lot of guys chorney in prison. Why would the murder weapon be a shoe? Seriously, who throws a shoe?

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I probably shouldn’t play “duck duck boobs” at work. Might make people feel uncomfortable, and the only people who should feel uncomfortable are our callers.

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by Paperwork Ninja on Oct 12, 2011 12:50 PM CDT reply actions

what is with the chorney anyway?

money saver?

Ian Cole’s NHL contract is reasonably fat- for a 9th d-man, one would think even the ownerless blues could afford Ian if they planned to play him for a few weeks.

Huskins i actually didnt hate Monday, it was NIkita who almost got gutted with that epic pass he made to the Flames when the game was still in doubt.

I suspect Huskins will be the 6th d-man now, but seriously, isnt Cole a better option? and if NIkita or Kent can not d it up well enough Cole gives the Blues the opportunity to throw a bit of O back on the D (although shatt and pietro certainly can o).

I strongly suspect Chorney is a sacrafice, a player the Blues don’t even intend to keep and who will be a flame again in 2 weeks, but i still wonder why you go that route this early in a season.

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

by Childhood Trauma on Oct 12, 2011 12:59 PM CDT reply actions

They want Cole to stay in one place for an extended period of time.

If they can avoid it, they aren’t gonna call Cole up because they think it will be better for his development to stay in Peoria for a while. They want him to get comfortable so he can grow. I’m thinking Chorney will be the 7th guy and will play little or not at all unless another defenseman goes down. Essentially he’s an insurance policy.

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by blunatic on Oct 12, 2011 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Chorney is the Nathan Oystrick the Blues didn't replace.

Last year, Oyster would have been the callup/healthy scratch, but he’s in the Phoenix organization now.

The Blues play 8 of the next 9 games on the road. That’s a difficult situation for seasoned vets, much less a kid trying to impress the brass.

by BleedBlue42 on Oct 12, 2011 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions

blues wont have chorney all year to do that with though

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

by Childhood Trauma on Oct 12, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Probably not.

But if the Blues are confident enough in their other six defensemen that they’re willing to temporarily hire a ‘tweener, they’ll have many other options available for the monster roadies coming up in February and March. Replacement-level players are a dime a dozen.

by BleedBlue42 on Oct 12, 2011 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Blues int he same division with Pittsburgh?

Like I need more of a reason to say Fuck Pittsburgh?

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by UIWWildthing on Oct 12, 2011 1:28 PM CDT reply actions

What's going to be great . . .

is seeing all this realignment shit happen, then Phoenix moves to Quebec City and fucks everything up.

Just you watch.

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by Donut King on Oct 12, 2011 3:26 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

I would love to think...

… that any realignment will include easy options for a Phoenix relocation, but that credits the league with a level of foresight they’ve rarely displayed.

On the other hand, imagine the hilarity if Detroit were realigned to the East in December, only to be re-realigned back to the West in June.

by BleedBlue42 on Oct 12, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I would absolutely love that.

But man if we think Dead Wing fans bitch a lot now, just think how bad it will be when that happens.

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by blunatic on Oct 12, 2011 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Fuck Pittsburgh

I’m so fucking sick of having to see Crosby and the Pens on every hockey game on TV. Put them in a division with the Blues, I’ll fucking kill myself. And if the Blues somehow end up losing both Chicago AND Detroit from their division, how is that good for the fans? Nashville and Columbus don’t mean shit to me. The Blues are starting to get good and are planning to exact their revenge on the Hawks and Wings for all those years of fucking us. Fuck this shit. Is it Friday yet? I have a lot of “fuck you’s” to dish out…

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by Mars on Oct 12, 2011 6:07 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs