Monday Links: No Hockey 'Til Friday Edition

by bradflick55 on Oct 31, 2011 10:54 AM CDT

I return to the links just in time to not watch Blues hockey for almost an entire week. Dag, yo.

Blues News

A thorough report on last night's game from the victor's fansite. [Copper and Blue]

NHL/Hockey News

Niklas Kronwall has been extended in Detroit for seven more years. Oh boy. [Puck Daddy]
Speaking of the Oilers, they're Lambert's surprise of the season. Their roster hasn't changed much from last season and, yet, they're rolling. [Puck Daddy]
You could also say that the Avs are turning heads with their youth-loaded roster. 2011 first-round pick Gabriel Landeskog is earning his time with the club and will likely not be returned to juniors. [NHL]
Tim Horton's is awesome. Tim Horton's sponsoring the All-Star Game is awesome. [NHL]
A lot is happening within the Rangers organization. Sean Avery's possible return, Tortorella's lines and minor league moves highlight today's Blueshirt Blog. [NY Daily News]
The anger generated from next season's divisional and conference re-alignments is something that the teams of the NHL are just going to have to deal with. It sure is nice to be fans of a team that isn't going anywhere, right, guys? [SB Nation Philly]
Daniel "Bitch" Carcillo: "There’s not too much leeway for me in this league. Maybe [I should] give some serious thought into changing my last name or something." [WEEI]
Raffi Torres dressed up as Jay-Z for Halloween (complete with blackface) and, naturally, people got mad for no reason. I know there's a history with blackface, but Raffi Torres isn't fucking Al Jolson. It's 2011. [SportsGrid]

Other Stuff

The 5 Dumbest Supernatural Questions Ever Asked on Google. [Cracked]
"Good Guy Greg" is a refreshingly hilarious image meme. [Buzzfeed]
Best horror movie: "Cat Thrower." [FoD]

Monday Video(s)

It's Halloween, yo.

You can't have Halloween without Scooby Doo... or his creepier alter-ego, Skooks.

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Is it bad...

…to want Winnipeg to pick Avery off of waivers just to fuck with New York?

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by Paperwork Ninja on Oct 31, 2011 11:36 AM CDT reply actions

Are we taking bets

On how many times it will take someone asking Torts “Do you still feel you have better players than Sean Avery?” to make his head explode?

Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not. - Thomas Jefferson

by Dan. on Oct 31, 2011 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Sean Avery should be wearing a trollface mask tonight for Halloween.

“Problem, Coach Tortorelli?”

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by Paperwork Ninja on Oct 31, 2011 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions

I was looking at last years stats and....

Through the first 11 games Stewart had already posted 16 points, 9 of them goals. Sure would be nice if he could get hot.

MountainBeaver

by MountainBeaver on Oct 31, 2011 1:21 PM CDT reply actions

Indeed.

I wonder what’s taking the team so long to heat up? It can’t just be going into a funk due to lousy special teams.

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by Paperwork Ninja on Oct 31, 2011 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions

well at this point last year

Backes only had 1 goal. So I guess he starting a little bit hotter, and Steen is for sure.

MountainBeaver

by MountainBeaver on Oct 31, 2011 2:50 PM CDT via iPhone app up reply actions

Then if the problem isn't them, then who?

The defensive players are letting guys too close to the goalies for their own good. The scoring lines aren’t scoring fast enough to make up for defensive errors, and our head goalie let in a couple of soft goals on top of the sluggish defense. Is it the team responding to the plays the coaches are setting up, then what is it? The guys who were expected to start out hot are sluggish, and we’ve had to rely on the third line for scoring. Matt D’Agostini has been a complete stud for the team in that respect.

This team can’t rely so much on Andy McDonald as its offensive linchpin, can it? If so, we’re going to be in deep trouble this year.

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by Paperwork Ninja on Oct 31, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey y'all

Going to the Blues game this Friday, my first since I was in grad school and they were still playing at the Arena (gawd that makes me feel old…) Was going to be within a two hour drive and figured, what the hell.
Any advice on parking etc. etc. for somebody who’s never been to ScottTrade? Got tickets in section 104 and hope the seats are good.

by callmez on Oct 31, 2011 1:43 PM CDT reply actions

Parking

Once you get downtown, parking isn’t a terribly difficult procedure in terms of finding a lot or finding one that isn’t expensive. Most places are $5-$10 and are in plenty supply on Scottrade’s east side along Clark.

If you don’t mind walking about 3-4 city blocks worth of distance (10 minutes tops) in the cold, park on the west side of Union Station on the street (there’s a big Drury hotel and a gated parking lot nearby) since the meters aren’t running in the evenings and it leaves more money for beer.

No beer and no TV make Homer...something something.

by Poor College Student on Oct 31, 2011 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions