Plenty of money on the board: Blues paste Avalanche
by gallagher on Jan 7, 2012 10:48 PM CST
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You'll hear the story that professional athletes will "put money on the board" before a big game. It's usually used when a player is going up against a former team or someone has an extra-special reason to want the win. Get the win, the team takes the money off the board and uses it towards a good time that night.
With Chris Stewart, Kevin Shattenkirk and Brian Elliott all wanting a big win over the Avalanche tonight, I think it's safe to assume that there was a lot of money on the board tonight. A lot. Based on the 4-0 pasting and the 39-15 shot differential, I'd also guess that the boys will be using that cash to have themselves a good time tonight.
Let's quit chit-chattin', get to the bullets and then go see if we can find the Blues out in town and get in on some free dranks:
- Chris Stewart didn't get on the scoreboard tonight, but the big man is looking like the force he was last season after he came over from the Avs. Who knows what goes on in these guys' heads, especially when they're struggling, but it sure seems like putting him on a line with David Backes made him realize that, Oh yeah, I'm as big and bad as that dude. Maybe I'll go start some ruckus of my own.Second Half Stewie seems like he's just about fully arrived for the year.
- Speaking of The Captain, he seems to have his motor running every shift this year. There were times last year when maybe he wasn't full blast all the time, but this season he is taking the new leadership role to heart and going hard every shift. It's very Oshie-like. And, for that matter, Perron-like.
- David Perron is so fun to watch play. He's always been talented, but he's using his feet and speed better than ever and it's earning him time on the power play and on the penalty kill. He's using that stick constantly and he is an annoying gnat for opponents. He has always been good at drawing penalties (per behindthenet.com) but these days he is finding he can draw the penalties without the diving and flopping he used to use. He, too, did not get on the scoresheet, but his influence was everywhere.
- Similarly, T.J. Oshie was revved up tonight - maybe the money on the board had his mind working in overdrive. He had two more assists and decked more Colorado players than you could count - each one seemed harder and more devastating than the last. Looks like that one year contract he signed has him motivated to get paaaaaaaid this summer.
- I love watching Alex Pietrangelo play. In case you hadn't heard, the 21-year-old is the Blues' No. 1 defenseman. He was great defensively, active offensively (two assists tonight) and just a steady, calming influence whenever he's on the ice. He seldom makes the big mistake, often makes the right play and usually covers up others' indiscretions almost too easily. Don't forget that he was so good last year, he made Erik Johnson expendable. This year he's even better than that.
- Shattenkirk personally found a way to let the Avalanche know that they made a mistake trading him. He had a goal and an assist, played great defense in his zone and was an active force in all three zones. So, you know, he had the same game he usually does. He's already made us forget all about Erik Johnson, but today he made us laugh at Erik Johnson.
- Before getting to the Blues' goaltending situation, it would be unfair to skip over the game played by Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Sure, he took the loss and allowed four goals, but this game could have been a 10-0 laugher. He faced 39 shots and, unlike a lot of Blues games when they have nearly 40 shots, most of them were quality chances. While the Avs were content to fire unscreened shots from the perimeter, the Blues were deflecting shots, using screens, turning cross-ice feeds into one-timers and crashing the net for rebound attempts. Giguere wasn't the Avs' problem tonight.
- Brian Elliott only stopped 15 shots to get his 15th win and fifth shutout, but that's often harder to do than when the goalie is more active and involved. He did a great job against the team that hung him out to dry a lot of nights last year and then didn't even offer him a contract this summer. I'm sure the win and the shutty felt good. More importantly, it puts pressure on Jaroslav Halak again. In the goalies' game of oneupmanship they've been playing for the last six weeks. As we've talked about, I think Halak plays better when he is in a competition and what he has with Elliott is a competition. On Tuesday he returns to Montreal, the team that traded him, so let's hope he does to them what Elliott did to his old team.
Enough of me, now it's time for more of you. Comment in the, uh, comments and revel in the fact that the Blues are in first in the division until tomorrow, when the Hawks and Wings play each other and one of them jumps us again. But whatever, that's for tomorrow. Tonight the Blues are first in the Central, second in the West.
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Right on point with everything
Jiggu was ridiculous despite the 4 goals
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
by DESTROYER on Jan 7, 2012 11:03 PM CST via mobile reply actions
FIRST FUCKING PLACE!!!!
FUCK DETROIT AND CHICAGO……WERE IN FIRST BITCHES!!!!
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 Jan 7, 2012 11:33 PM CST via Android app reply actions
Yep.. I concurr
Gallagher is bang on on every point.. I thought for sure Jiggy was gonna get yanked after the 4th goal against. And Erik Who?? I know he got dinged but damn.. McClement was pretty much invisible as well. FINALLY a win against someone who’s had our number recently
Its always windy in Springfield and Champaign because Decatur sucks.
Fuck you Shitcago & Detroit
by DecaturBluesFan on Jan 7, 2012 11:36 PM CST reply actions
also, if you're not on twitter, here's reason No.1 to do so:
@StLouisGameTime @chrisgift just sent this to me #autocorrect : “EJ hurt his hand. Not on the bench, JR says his rectum is questionable.”
too perfect
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SUTA
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What Exactly is a God Wand?
Anyone who says "Nuff said" or "Need I say more?" needs to be elbowed in the cock.
by I_AM_SPARTACUS on Jan 8, 2012 12:13 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
has he been talking too much outta it?
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.
by Childhood Trauma on Jan 8, 2012 8:36 AM CST up reply actions
Anyone else notice
that the Blues are rarely mentioned in the NHL.com highlighted articles after victories? Even after ass-handings like this one? Not that I get the majority of Blues news from NHL.com, but it is just a trend I have noticed despite the fact that we have one of the top goalies in the league and aren’t scraping the basement floor anymore.
NHL.com has same philosophy as hockeybuzz
“What drives clicks?”
Leafs
Red Wings
Rangers
Flyers
Bruins
Blackhawks
Canadiens
Everyone else
Once the Blues reach the point where people from outside the market jump on the bandwagon and start claiming them as ‘their team’ and/or they get deep in the playoffs they won’t get respect from innanet outlets that need clicks to justify ad rates.
Agreed, except you need a MUCH bigger gap between ''Canadiens'' and ''everyone else.''
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 12:51 PM CST up reply actions
I noted on the NHL.com main page, not a single mention of St. Louis
No “another shutout for Elliott”, no “Blues blank Colorado”, no “St. Louis takes over Central lead” – nothing. Stupid flyover country.
I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man's destruction of forests. Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Calvin, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink", Watterson
I became a Blues fan in 1985.
And I quickly learned to hate the Hawks and the Wings with equal measure. I’ve also grown to loathe the Preds, the North Stars/Stars, the Sharks and some team in Columbus……
But since the Nordiques up and moved to Denver, I’ve really really really learned to hate the Avalanche.
2001 just about killed me. And the fact the Blues can’t buy a win here at 5280’ above sea level actually has saved me a lot of $$$, as I don’t even consider buying season tix anymore.
So while this was just one regular season game, in the Loo no less, it still feels really really good.
Fuck Chicago, Fuck Detroit and Fuck the Avalanche.
+++St Louis Blues. St. Louis Cardinals. Denver Broncos+++
....also University of Denver Pioneers hockey and lax as well as Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Outlaws.
The 'Diques belong back in Quebec, and the Devils belong back in Denver.
Bring back some of the sweetest threads ever to grace a sheet of NHL ice…
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
Just saw this on HFBoards by a 'Lanche fan...
“Quickly learning that there’s enough Caps, Blues and Wings fans to make it seem like the entire league hates us for no reason.
Sorry we got the better of you in the trades to this point caps and blues fans. Truly."
Wuh…?
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
by TheDuke32 on Jan 8, 2012 2:01 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Show of hands.
Colorado offers Johnson and McClement for Shattenkirk in a 2 for 1. I’d laugh in their faces.
Is willing to go to the mattresses with the lot of yous.
by Novacain on Jan 8, 2012 3:00 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Show of hands.
Colorado offers Johnson and McClement for Shattenkirk in a 2 for 1. Who takes it? I’d laugh in their faces.
Is willing to go to the mattresses with the lot of yous.
by Novacain on Jan 8, 2012 3:00 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
They do know
The landeskog pick wasnt the blues pick right? They got duncan siemens with ours, so ej, mcclement, siemens for shatty, stewie, and rattie
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
by DESTROYER on Jan 8, 2012 11:53 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
EJ, Jay Mac, and Siemens for ShattDeuces, CGDS, and the leading scorer in the Western Hockey League.
Blues win.
Hands down.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Someone has had a little too much Rocky Mountain High today...
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously, is that person stoned, or just plain stupid?
No one with more than two brain cells to rub together thinks that the Havealanches “got the better of” the Blues in The Trade.
Shattenkirk was work EJ and Silent Jay all by himself; CGDS is just sweet, sweet icing on the cake.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 1:00 PM CST up reply actions
HA
While quickly glancing at these comments, I thought, “that person MUST be plain stupid. They probably posted it at HFB.”
Then I scrolled back up to check. Lets just shut that site down.
www.twitter.com/ian_reynolds
By the way...
NHL Tonight kept using Blues/Avs promos before every commercial break. Then they’d go the entire segment without showing any part of the game. The home audience knew that a bunch of mammals were flipping out and killing people, but they couldn’t see the awesomeness.
Based on their mammalian biology, their flipping out and killing people and their apparent invisibility to the league, I think it’s safe to say that the Blues are the ninjas of the NHL. This may disappoint some of you but be happy. At least they’re not the Red Wings.
Let's Go Blues!
Support your local NAHL team. Seriously.
by Paperwork Ninja on Jan 8, 2012 2:36 AM CST via Android app reply actions
that implies
that there is actually something worse than being a redwing…
Well done, nice job of hitting all points
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Jan 8, 2012 7:47 AM CST via mobile reply actions
hitch has only goalie rule!
what is it again i forgot.
i wonder if hitch is going to forget it accidently for this habs tilt coming up.
this is why you dont tell the fans your 1 rule :)
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.
by Childhood Trauma on Jan 8, 2012 8:34 AM CST reply actions
oh it was men vs boys obviously.
at the 30 minute mark there was a SERIOUS possiblity that the avs wouldnt get 10 shots for the game.
has that happened before?!?!
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.
by Childhood Trauma on Jan 8, 2012 8:35 AM CST reply actions
Best I've done is hold a team shotless until 2:00 to go in the third...
oh wait, you weren’t talking video games?
some1 on the web claims the following
and the web is always right
the Leafs had a 6 shot performance against the Devils in the 2000 playoffs, but there is usually a distinction between regular season and playoffs. I’m not sure that there was ever a 6 shot game in the regular season though, however still possible there was. If not it the record would belong to the Capitals. Their franchise low is 7 shots which they had in Feb. 1978
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.
by Childhood Trauma on Jan 8, 2012 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
Chaser is on a roll this morning on twitter
Chasenpucks39 Kelly Chase
like when he played @TysonNash didn’t no the 5 hole was there
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
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I'm shocked -- shocked!!! -- that you would post this photo, Luv...
:)
Chaser’s comment is spot-on, though.
Has Nasher been buying his clothes at Don Cherry’s consignment store lately?
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
not quite as loud as Cherry's
but definitely getting there.
And hey, sometimes a Mom has to step outside her comfort zone
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
So who will everyone root for in the game between Chicago and Detroit, besides the proverbial meteor?
Choices: 1) Root for Detroit since they’re lower in the standings.
2) Which team do you trust less?
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
I'd say Chicago,
I don’t trust their goaltending or depth in the long run.
Something that could loom large in this race in the next month: both the Hawks and Wings will have a ton of cap space come trade deadline time. Not that we need to make a move for a Corey Perry or Zach Parise just because one or both of them might, but I would feel much better if the ownership situation is at least settled by then.
I know it's time for hockey because I've started singing "Don't Stop Believing" with the words "...born and raised in FUCK DETRIOT!!!"
by J-Mill on Jan 8, 2012 4:09 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'd rather sandpaper a bobcat's azz in a phone booth
than root for either team. I’m rooting for the meteor but will be booing and hissing at both teams. Should we do a GDT to see if we stay #1 and vent our spleens about them 2 evil teams?
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
I'll be around
the game is on outdoor life network um vs nbcsports in an hour.
I guess I’ll have to root for Chicago sort of since they have the same amt of wins as us. Detroit has already won 1 more game than us but less OT. Does that make sense?
I’ll really just piss and moan towards both and hope they beat the shit out of each other.
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
It's games like this
Where I really miss the scoreless tie.
I know it's time for hockey because I've started singing "Don't Stop Believing" with the words "...born and raised in FUCK DETRIOT!!!"
by J-Mill on Jan 8, 2012 5:35 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Game on in 20min
anyone else watching?
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
Should I should change that demon 's face in the pic above to Backes?
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
you can make it Chelios
maybe he’ll be so undecided who to root for they’ll both collide in the indecisive universe vibes
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
Make it Probert...
… he can sucker-punch both goalies when nobody’s looking.
Let's Go Meteor
Let’s Go Earthquake
Let’s Go Blizzard (that’s for here)
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
Watching Wings/Hawks pre-game.
i LOVE the bulldog in the Blues jersey from the Enterprise commercial.
You just know that, being headquartered in St. Louis, Enterprise probably had to tell the ad agency “No, dammit, we’re mentioning St. Louis in this commercial!”
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
by TheDuke32 on Jan 8, 2012 6:31 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Stupid game on
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
Im still lobbying for "Slink" for the Blues.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Damn
Steelers tied it up
Come on Broncos
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
My DTV feed keeps going black
since I turned on Versus NBC SPorts
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
So ...
which is the lesser of two evils in this game then?
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"There's one thing you never put in a trap, if you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there's one thing you never, ever put in a trap...ME."
The Eleventh Doctor - he's da man!
it's hard to root for either
but I’ll have to go with the hawks, Detroit has won more games than us.
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
Ahh
I did wonder which team would be better for the Blues
Who-Natic - Eleventh Doctor blog.
"Hello...I'm the Doctor. Basically....run."
"There's one thing you never put in a trap, if you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there's one thing you never, ever put in a trap...ME."
The Eleventh Doctor - he's da man!
by drfrankentweed on Jan 8, 2012 6:49 PM CST up reply actions
And frankly, they're goal differential is disgusting (in a good way for us).
I don’t see that changing much either.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
I hate to say this...
…but a lot of my family, on both sides, is from Chicago, and my mom always told me that my late Grandpa Gaul was a Hawks fan back in the 30’s and 40’s, or since right after they moved there from Portland (where they were formerly known as the Rosebuds).
So I gotta stay true to my (family’s) roots and keep it home in Illinois.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 8:03 PM CST up reply actions
wow no wonder conklin not getting detroit love anymore
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.
by Childhood Trauma on Jan 8, 2012 6:48 PM CST reply actions
just forced to stay in detroit during road games
what could be worse?
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.
by Childhood Trauma on Jan 8, 2012 6:51 PM CST up reply actions
Conks not blocking
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
From GarretSTL
Dirt Cheap has the $5 off your purchase after a home shut-out its the best promotion the Blues have. In case you didn’t know, there is no minimum amount of money you have to spend, so you can basically get a free six pack of cheap beer or a six pack of good beer for like a dollar.
Need your stub
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I didn't know about this one
I guess they’ve given away a few beers
Not sure how many shutouts have been at home this year
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
I need Craphawk and Dead Thang pics to color on
if you see anything good mark the time in case I miss it. THanks
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
I'll keep an eye open
do you like simple preschool drawings or more complicated
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
No i mean on the broadcast
Blackhawk fans picking their nose etc?
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
I knew what you meant
I forgot the sarcasm smiley
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
SEa Biscuit covered that puck with his hand
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
There needs to be more red on that ice
and I don’t mean sweaters.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Denver
left too many pts on the field
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
Nope... and just for the record, I was a Broncos fan before King Donut was even born...
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 8:04 PM CST up reply actions
me too
I think. Well during the 70’s orange crush years and onward.
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
I work with a Stillers fan...
… gonna have to confiscate his belt and shoelaces when he shows up tomorrow morning.
5 on 3
Redwings score just as it was 5 on 4
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
and Holmstrom
just proves what a total shit he is.
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"Hello...I'm the Doctor. Basically....run."
"There's one thing you never put in a trap, if you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there's one thing you never, ever put in a trap...ME."
The Eleventh Doctor - he's da man!
Tebow with
TD pass, Denver wins
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
Tyler
is going crazy now
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
Sweetness (Walter Payton)
was my all time fave to jacking guys up with a stiffy
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Thought this might be appropriate...
…with our man Ty in net tonight.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Not enough
players getting hurt
Come on guys kill each other a little bit
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
when the meteor hits
please spare the broadcast both collapse until the very last so we can hear them screaming and whining
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Oh no...I want to beat these teams the right way.
No deus ex machina scenarios, thank you.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Just tuned in to my first football coverage this year.
German talking, yells a high-pitch “Whoop!” like three times in a minute. Yeah, that’s enough football for me for the year. Carry on, NFL. I don’t give a shot about you.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
I thought you
were talking futbol with the German part
Got it now
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
Whooooooooooooop!!!
HE drive me nutz too. he was on a commercial the other night on one of the networks. He’s like the funny uncle you just want to shove out the door.
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TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.
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by Donut King on Jan 8, 2012 7:26 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I was wondering
how long it would take for you to arrive
It was a great game
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
Chicago the city with broad shoulders?
Never heard that before, Doc Emric said it
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'Tis true.
I like it. Better than The Second City anyway.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
I know there are others too. Can't think of them though.
St. Louis is…
Gateway to the West.
Brick City.
Mound City.
Probably more.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Carl Sandburg said it first, about a hundred years ago...
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 8:06 PM CST up reply actions
just looked Carl up
his quote was “City of the big shoulders.”
Other nicknames for Chicago on Wiki are “The Queens of the West” LOL
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hah
trying to compare all kinds of stuff to get Tebow in the hockey broadcast
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
17:29
why do they blow snot out on the bench
gross, the pros can afford kleenex
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
fast and easiest way
gotta keep the intakes clean
YOu should see sTeen do it whoa
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
just sniff and swallow!
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
Nice save by Conks
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
who was the wing
that took the shot off his helmet?
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
I've decided I want to see...
Blues, Hawks and Wings be Top 3 in the West. In that order. Id rather see domination from our division (with the Blues at top) over the conference. Makes me happy.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Don't know about the top 3 point totals..
… but I think it’s just about even-money that the Central ends up with the 1, 4, and 5 seeds. San Jose and Vancouver have weaker division-mates that are starting to settle back to normal levels; they’ll both have easier schedules down the stretch.
I want to whargarbl a keg of beer
after watching these two teams
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
wharrgarbl
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
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by luvhockey on Jan 8, 2012 8:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
a 3 inch line will knock you on your azz.
My best epic wharrgarbl was on a fire once we were hot and asked a water air attack helo to drown us. We got pounded by about 200 gallons but it felt sooooooooo goood
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Rec'd like that dude's sinuses.
Nothing cleans out snot like a 200-psi nasal wash.
...and Peoria won, 4-2 over the team with the worst logo in pro hockey...
Ladies and gentlemen,l the Milwaukee Skullfuckers…
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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yeah riverboys
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
I think my girlfriend actually likes that logo.
Fight Club writer for the print edition of St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.
The Throwdown Lowdown Report, only on The Bluenote Zone.
And I can also write things in 140 characters or fewer.
Time for a drive by on SCH
hey, we may not be in first in 1 hour so let’s enjoy the view from the front while it lasts
I think they’ll enjoy my Camel TOews pic too
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
I gotta see this
and the banning
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
i dont think they will ban me
with their staff trolling here is a 2 way street. Ive trolled pretty heavy there before and no ban.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Oh, they'll make threats because they have no sense of humor...
That’s what happens when you let women moderate a hockey website (apologies to Luv and the rest of the ladies here, who are real ladies, unlike the teeny-bopper chicklets over at SCH).
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 9:05 PM CST up reply actions
3.2.1 go there
http://www.secondcityhockey.com/2012/1/8/2692271/scum-vs-hawks-3rd-period-thread#comments
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Definitely won't be in 1st.
Either outright or via tiebreaker, the winner of this game takes first place in the division.
Best we can hope for here is for a 2-point game. NO OVERTIME!
I think you're
being ignored
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
they do that at first
then they can help themselves. I may need to stoke the embers
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
be polite
troll nicely
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
there we go
Mr. Rogers telling them to fuck themselves should do it
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
see
the guy was trying to be nice to you
now go back and make up
We may need them to help us again!
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
ooo, that was a good one
gotta admit
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
Hawks will tank this game and enter meltdown mode
@ChrisKuc Chris Kuc
#Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp has an upper-body injury and will not return tonight vs. Red Wings.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Who can sandbag the most?
Detroit clearly isn’t giving this game their best, what with Conklin in the net and only putting 15 shots on goal in the first two periods.
Maybe the Hawks will play down to their level in the 3rd.
we want the hawks to win
since someone has to.
Maybe want isn’t the best word though
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
I don't much care who wins...
… as long as they do it in regulation.
Top to bottom, though, I think Detroit is the better team. At least until Lidstrom retires.
me too
that’s another reason for the hawks to pull it out
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
Conk out to the blueline...
…to avoid an oddman rush.
Ballsy, down by one.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
oh Jesse
they pulled one out of the bag
Can’t say much about their guys crying when they have one of ours doing it
poor Osh
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
capt serious
did puke though
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
Anyone got a .GIF of that?
I think it would be most appropriate to post in response to their picture of Frosted Tips crying as he gets stitched up. Like any of those Scheissevogelen over there wouldn’t bawl like little girls if they had to get stitches…
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 8:53 PM CST up reply actions
Penalty shot
???
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
Penalty shot coming up...
… thanks to the goalpost.
Puck may have gone in...
… before Holmstrom closed his hand on it. Toronto, what say you?
for covering the puck?
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
Conks is 0-for-3 lifetime...
… in non-gimmick penalty shots.
It was the 4th line on the ice
so not the top line to choose who shoots
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
Ya know...
… he looks older when he’s doing the in-game broadcast stuff on FSMW.
lol
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 Jan 8, 2012 8:45 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd like Ty Conklin's goals-against average...
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 8:54 PM CST up reply actions
Conk Block
shit (i think)
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
It's okay to root for Ty. We like Ty.
And his hat. And his moustache.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Smart move by Holmstrom.
Surprised you don’t see that more often.
Kind of think that should be a PS followed by a PP thoughfor it’s cheapness. Or maybe a PP if the player doesn’t score on the PS.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
If he hadn't been sprawled over the top of Conks...
… the puck might not have slid into the net in the first place. Puck bounced off the post, then off Holmstrom, then (almost) into the net.
Well, shit.
Come on, game. Figure out a winner before the clock strikes zero.
I got so mad
the cross check wasn’t called I hit the off button on my laptop
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
It's a switch tonight...
… instead of Detroit getting the late power play, they just got a late no-call.
Ledde should have gloved that in the crease.
That would’ve been hilarious.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
In the other game...
… Anaheim appears to want to avoid Last Place, as they’re up 6-2 on the Beejays.
Not gonna lie...
…I’m kind of rooting for the three-way “tie.”
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
if detroit wins in OT
all 3 are tied with 53pts
Detroit will be tops because they have 2 more wins than us or hawks.
We would be 2nd with less losses than hawks
Do I have that right??
anyone
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
id rather be there with detwat winning
since we have a game in hand to blackhawks
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
Detroit would be 1st with a win...
… because they’d have the same point total in fewer games played.
Blues have more ROWs than the Hawks, and so would be 2nd.
People leaving before overtime?
Or just don’t know there’s not another 15 minute intermission…
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Bandwagon-jumping knuckleheads will do that
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 8, 2012 9:03 PM CST up reply actions
Well, I'm not impressed with the candy-ass pussies at the SCH...
They all sound like a bunch of teeny-bopper puck bunnies to me.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
well when
people come here even with what I think is reasonable posts they get jumped on by some
not all but some. I guess they’re doing the same
I personally miss the friendly field trips we used to have.
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
I think we could still have "field trips" with some teams...
… just not the ones with boatloads of bandwagoners.
the
sharks and coyote guys are kind of fun to hang with
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
The best fans to hang out with...
… tend to be the ones whose teams haven’t won recently. That’s a universal truth, not just for hockey blogs.
Eh...
I didn’t find spectr’s “ribbing” all that friendly tonight. I can see why they weren’t keen on it. Sorry spec.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
I guess you missed their trolling here
They can dish it but are lacking thick skin
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great saves by conk block
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
Gotta respect the Conk tonight.
He’s been great.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
detroit wins
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
Well, there ya go...
… 3-way tie atop the division.
53-53-53
Detroit 1st
Blues 2nd
Hawks 3rd
I think
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
You are correct.
In other news… the entire Southeast Division would be in 5th place in the Central.
The Central Division...
… currently holds the 2, 4, 5, and 6 playoff seeds. MIN and DAL currently hold the 7 and 8 spots; but under the realignment formula, they’d be out of the playoffs. (If that type of disparity had been the focus of the NHLPA’s rejection argument, I think it would make a lot more sense than the vacuous “travel” question.)
I still don't understand why...
…they need a realignment or a new playoff method at all.
It seems pretty easy to me. Nashville to the Southeast, Winnipeg to the Central (or Minnesota, if they’d like…either way, not a horrible flight to St. Louis, which becomes the southernmost Central team).
Or kick Columbus to the East somewhere and manueuver their divisions.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
went off
the d-man
gotta give it to Datz for the great shot
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
damn
my internet went out for about 20min
doesn’t look like I missed anything
Later all
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
good story
on ksdk channel 5 on sled hockey
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