Friday Links: Red Wings Suck Edition

by hartigan on Jan 6, 2012 7:44 AM CST

Confession. The title has nothing to do with last nights game, but it has everything to do with life. Am I right?

Also, who drank a lot during that second period? That was tough.

Blues News:

You could read this Dan O'Neill recap of the game, OR you can go read Average Joe's recap. Guess which door I picked. [Post Dispatch]
A look into Halak's mind . . . it's a messed up world. [Post Dispatch]

Hockey News:

Looking at today's type of goaltending, is the 50-goal club attainable? [National Post]
Todd Bertuzzi article. Proceed at your own risk. [Vancouver Sun]
Surprise, surprise. Talk of a Winter Classic in Michigan. [KuklasKorner]
Your new WJC Champions. SWEDEN. [Buzzing The Net]

Video:

"Heck of a shot by Johnson there." I'm just getting ready for tomorrow's game. A little premature, but that's our Johnson for you.

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Hey Hartigan

Sucks to suck

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

by Poor College Student on Jan 6, 2012 10:27 AM CST via Android app reply actions 1 recs

Hey PCS

It is what it is

by hartigan on Jan 6, 2012 1:36 PM CST up reply actions

It is?

Speaking of.. how many fingers am I holding up?
(Hint, it’s not the same amount from the jumbo tron last night.)
(You doing ok? or you still look like chip and dale?)

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Jan 6, 2012 2:01 PM CST up reply actions

Swelling isn't terrible

Pain isn’t bad either.

Thus far, I’m doing ok. More as it develops.

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

by Poor College Student on Jan 6, 2012 2:08 PM CST up reply actions

O'Neil has to be doing this on purpose now right?

His lede for the recap is a Lionel Richie song? (I think…)

I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.

by TheDuke32 on Jan 6, 2012 11:55 AM CST reply actions

I thought it was a riff on the old Certs breathmint commercials.

“Two- Two- TWO MINTS IN ONE!”

Let's Go Blues!
Support your local NAHL team. Seriously.

by Paperwork Ninja on Jan 6, 2012 11:56 AM CST up reply actions

bullseye on the lede

he did some too-too-too old to be obvious to his readers.

wait a second he writes for a newspaper

he did something too-too-too young for his readers

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

by Childhood Trauma on Jan 6, 2012 12:29 PM CST up reply actions

Something about last night's game.

The power play looked like business as usual until the third period. Have I lowered my expectations in saying “If we get a power play goal per game, that’s good” or have I just brought my expectations of the Blues to normal? I haven’t expected any power play goals for a while this year.

Let's Go Blues!
Support your local NAHL team. Seriously.

by Paperwork Ninja on Jan 6, 2012 11:56 AM CST reply actions

One PPG per game would be awesome.

Last year Vancouver led the league with 72. Washington had 79 the year before. Several teams had 82+ in the other post-lockout years, but that’s due more to the higher numbers of penalties called in those years. (Percentages for the top teams are consistently in the 22-24% range.)

This year’s Blues are getting roughly 3.4 power-play chances per game, so they’d need to score at a 29% clip to get one PPG a night. That’s just not happening.

by BleedBlue42 on Jan 6, 2012 4:43 PM CST up reply actions