Monday Links: Realignment Riot Edition

by bradflick55 on Dec 5, 2011 6:03 AM CST

If the new realignment proposal stands, get ready for more of this.

Blues News

David Perron is good at hockey. [P-D]
NHL realignment is currently heading towards a four division system that would rejuvenate old team rivalries through divisional playoffs. This new system would be a boon for an already tumultuous Blues/Blackhawks rivalry by making playoff meetings between the two teams more of a reality. [Daily Herald]

NHL/Hockey News

Scores and storylines from last night. The Wild are the real deal, unfortunately. [DFP]
Let's start with the train of realignment articles with a general overview of what's being discussed at the NHL governor's meeting. Four divisions, two with eight teams and two with seven. The top four in each division make the playoffs. [The Star]
The new realignment plan finally alleviates the travel strain for Western Conference teams, but the Eastern Conference likes the current format. If this new plan is to be enacted, the Eastern Conference needs to be on board. [USA Today]
The Penguins really want to keep the current alignment. Bitch bitch moan. [Sporting News]
The Wild apparently like having St. Louis and Chicago come to their boring arena a whole hell of a lot. They want this new alignment. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
Wysh likes the new hotness. [Puck Daddy]
Jordin Tootoo is a dumbass. His latest shit-show features him running Ryan Miller. It will be reviewed for supplemental discipline. [Sporting News]
The Bruins have the entire NHL bent over a barrel. They won't stop winning. [CBS Sports]
Dale Hunter is now 1-2 as Capitals head coach. That's right. ONE and two. [CBS Sports]
The Blackhawks spanked the Blues Saturday night, but they haven't been able to do that consistently all season. [ESPN Chicago]
AHL vs. NHL: which league is better? [Cardiac Cane]
The NHL Guardian Project was a big bag of fuck and therefore cost people money. [Puck Daddy]
The Lewiston MAINEiacs were replaced by the Sherbrooke Phoenix. Their unis were recently unveiled, borrowing a few elements from the Blues/Predators uni set. Put Reebok everywhere. [Icethetics]

Other Stuff

#FirstWorldProblems [Kotaku]
This lady makes the most bomb-ass lunches. Kid, you have no idea how good you have it. [Flickr]
Hell yes, "Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie." [IGN]

Monday Video

I told you there'd be a riot.

Currently filling out paperwork to suspend a player that I issued a match penalty to last night. His team was playing an all-woman team and he decided to tell them to make him a sandwich and then made whack-off motions to them. His team lost 5-4.

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Just Read the Comments on us at Second City Hockey...

Don’t think those people will ever get it. It’s especially funny how they seem to think that they tried to come over to our GDT and post-game-recap with good intentions and then complain about us for “threatening” them, or venting, or using dirty words when we respond to their trolling.

BleedBlue942 even goes over to make a civil, very polite reply and no one responds.

To note some other hypocrisies and things that irritate me:

-poking fun at our uncreative humor e.g. ShitCago Maid Marian and CamelToews when they frequently counter with Blows and St. Loser. Hmm

-Criticizing us for toilet humor and its uncreativity, as if ad-hom attacks are any more creative and fair

-while the closest to ad hom we get are Spectr’s great comparisons (chain smoking hags FTW) or calling them bandwagon fans, they actually feel the need to insult our intelligence….Here’s a real gem: “They are a sad bunch over there and honestly make me want to commit suicide for being associated with them by being a member of the human race.” Even if your sarcastic or just trolling, why go there?

Anyways, just wanted to vent some…I know I’m preaching to the choir. All this said, there are civil and friendly hawks fans out there. I had a rec-league game yesterday and a guy on the team we beat saw my Blues shirt and joked to me how that made the loss so much worse. We chatted about the season, saturday’s game, and about the old Blues’ teams in the 80s. Very polite and friendly guy. In general I think we handle the trolling pretty well, just make sure not to feed them too much.

by Cole Youngner on Dec 5, 2011 8:06 AM CST reply actions

My response to any "This makes me want to commit suicide" comments?

“Go for it. What have we got to lose?”

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by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 5, 2011 8:25 AM CST up reply actions

That's the new SCH crowd

Most can dish out the bullshit, but if someone brings it back on them, they just cry about the other team being “classless.” Even when I pointed out they were basically saying the same shit about STL and Blues fans that they were complaining about, all they could come back with was “well… we’re not encouraging violence!”

The internet is serious fucking business to them.

Chicagoan in the Lou.

by Mike Martin on Dec 5, 2011 10:53 AM CST up reply actions

guess it should be expected/accepted as a rivalry

theres been a few comments now..they pretty much ignored the first part and jizzed themselves over the fact they think theyre a better sports city i guess. the point didnt really get through to them but i didnt expect it to haha.

by bleedblue942 on Dec 5, 2011 11:43 AM CST up reply actions

You have to remember...

… that 97% of SCH’s membership would need Google’s help to identify the coach Joel Quenneville replaced.

by BleedBlue42 on Dec 5, 2011 11:28 PM CST up reply actions

What? It hasn’t always been Q?

* Impressed with BleedBlue’s ability to come up with a percentage number *

by aeroplane on Dec 6, 2011 11:06 AM CST up reply actions

We all know it was Scotty Bowman

Maybe it's booze, maybe it's glue, maybe it's gasoline. Maybe it's a gunshot to the head. But something. Something to relieve the pressures of their everyday life, like having to tie their shoes.

by hairhelmet on Dec 7, 2011 12:39 AM CST up reply actions

he decided to tell them" ...to make him a sandwich and then made whack-off motions to them. His team lost 5-4."

That’s hysterical!

by JGB on Dec 5, 2011 8:33 AM CST reply actions

SO typical

If a guy does that to a woman its a a game misconduct and a suspension but if a woman does that to a guy its probably gonna be a pretty good porno. Sexist.

He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Aren't you that guy who hates the blues?

by Icion on Dec 5, 2011 10:36 AM CST up reply actions

Hmm. Hockey porn.

I’m not sure I’d want to see hockey porn. You’d get such classic lines as:

“No, baby… leave the mask on… I wanna go five-hole on you all night long…”

“It’s not fucking him that’s the problem, it’s the flashing red light and the giant horn that goes off at the end…”

“What? It’s D-to-D, tape-to-tape!” “Sorry, babe, I’m not into the kinky stuff.”

Some poor bugger would also wind up with “Rock & Roll, Pt. 2” as their track, and you really don’t want to be associated with that.

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by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 5, 2011 3:05 PM CST up reply actions

If a woman did it to a guy, I'd write her up, too.

The womens teams want to be treated just like the boys, so that’s what I’ll give ’em.

Kent Huskins cares. Do you?

by bradflick55 on Dec 5, 2011 3:37 PM CST up reply actions

There's one way to make the realignment better.

Swap the divisions for the Florida & Tampa Bay with the Rangers and Islanders. The Florida teams will travel fewer miles that way.

If the Sherbrooke junior team would have gone with “Castors” again they could have asked Nickelodeon for the rights to put the Angry Beavers on their jerseys.

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by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 5, 2011 8:52 AM CST reply actions

Man

In typical hawks fashion even the Daily Herald page doesn’t work correctly.

Barret Jackman is my hero.

In remembrance of Pavol Demitra and all our fallen Blues brethren.

by BluesTiger on Dec 5, 2011 8:57 AM CST reply actions

I know we all hate all things Cubs and Hawks, but

Props to the MLB Veterans Committee/Golden Era Committee for getting Ron Santo in the HoF. Too bad Ronnie cant be on earth to relish the honor.

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by I_AM_SPARTACUS on Dec 5, 2011 12:05 PM CST reply actions

That's the problem.

Santo had the numbers. He should have been in earlier. His only downfall? No Series rings. That shouldn’t have been an impediment. That’s what’s keeping Mattingly out.

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by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 5, 2011 12:32 PM CST up reply actions

Anybody see that ass hat Carcillo's comments about Backes?

saying he’s tough but won’t answer the bell against any real tough guys and instead goes after guys like Corey Perry and Toews. Who the fuck does he think he is? How can he say shit like that after he jumped on top of Backes after both he and Toews dropped the gloves and when Toews clearly was the guy who wanted the fight? I have never once seen Backes back down from anyone. I hope the Blues take offense to this and end that shit heads career next time the Blues play the Shithawks. You don’t say that about a team’s captain and not pay for it… especially when that captain is David Fucking Backes.

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by blunatic on Dec 5, 2011 12:59 PM CST reply actions

that was all puff from capt barf in the box

Toes has to appear to stand up to backes, the puke and shit stains he left in the box after their last fight really tainted the poor guy. It’s also why the refs didnt penalize him, scott trade just had the benches and boxes redone and they didnt want him yacking all over em and soiling himself there.

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Dec 5, 2011 2:20 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I wasted enough breath on that douchebag today.

I don’t need to waste any more. He’s basically doing to Backes what John Scott was trying to do with Ryan Reaves after the November 8th game. So . . . fuck him. He’ll never get his wish.

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by Donut King on Dec 5, 2011 2:41 PM CST up reply actions

Well, I suppose Backes could run Carcillo mouth-first into the glass a couple of times.

Maybe that’d make him happy?

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by Paperwork Ninja on Dec 5, 2011 2:55 PM CST up reply actions

I saw that.

someone commented on that post. Apparently at one point during the game Backes was choking Toews with his stick. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I watched the game but I don’t really remember seeing anything like that.

by bluesgirl22 on Dec 5, 2011 3:27 PM CST up reply actions

Three things

1. As I pointed out on twitter earlier, this is just a pest taking his pesting to the media. All he’s doing is trying to is create bulletin board material for the Blues, in hopes they do something stupid, or Carcillo’s wet dream, Backes DOES fight him. As satisfying as it might be to pummel Carbombs face, losing Backes for 5 minutes has a MUCH bigger impact on the Blues than the Hawks losing Carcillo.

2. I’m willing to bet my life that David Backes has refused to fight people multiple times in his career, otherwise he’d be a total moron. Again, he’s not some 4th line brawler like Cam or Reaver- his job is to score goals. I’m sure plenty of 4th line idiots have tried to goad Captain America into fighting for reasons seen in point 1.

3. As big of a turd Carcillo is, hoping someone ends his career is pretty weak. Save that garbage for the idiots who go to games screaming “shoooot” and “hit somebody” every 34 seconds.

Chicagoan in the Lou.

by Mike Martin on Dec 5, 2011 4:06 PM CST up reply actions

i agree with all these.

like you said, im sure he turns down brawls with “real” tough guys all the time. but i am curious to see how hed do against a pro goon. i cant recall him fighting anyone like that..prob for good reason.

by bleedblue942 on Dec 5, 2011 4:15 PM CST up reply actions

Sean Avery wanna be..

I think that sums him up easily. He got his ass beat by reaver earlier this season. He took a pounding from Reaves hands down. He obviously doesn’t want to be embarrassed again.

by bleedinblue13 on Dec 5, 2011 8:59 PM CST up reply actions