Off-Day Open Thread: Coming Down off the High
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 9:38 AM CST
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I wonder if I'll still be so happy about a 5-4 overtime win against Calgary when the season is over and they're making summer plans that involve two extra months of R&R? In the meantime, I'll stay giddy knowing that Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Lidstrom plant themselves firmly on the correct side of something Justin Bourne discussed by using a metaphor which I'm going to start calling 'The Cupcake Question".
Our buddy Robocop is back in the fanposts with his X things about the game last night. These are always good for a few chuckles and I'm yet to disagree with any of the points he makes.
Jay Bouwmeester is crying about the good call that sent him to the box with 1:56 left in the game while Niklas Hagman takes a higher road about a slashing call he took that would have made me furious if the center ice ref had made it against a Wings player.
If you haven't seen it, head to Kuklas Korner to watch Corey Perry put the puck into his own net from 200 feet away to seal a Ducks loss. This is like waking up on Christmas morning to find a Game Boy in your stocking.
Have at it below in the comments. Anything goes (unless of course it doesn't)
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Sadly
I’m just getting around to watching the game. End of the 1st right now
(yes, I know how it ends)
I can almost never watch a game knowing how it ends. Just kind of ruins things for me.
still, I think I might re-watch this one. I still have it on my DVR.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 9:46 AM CST up reply actions
I’m weird and like to watch urrything that happens in the game when I can. Like the Atlanta game, I wont be able to watch it until the weekend but will I watch it? You bet.
We dominated that first period and it was only 1-1?
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 9:48 AM CST up reply actions
Totally worth it
Finished it up late last night (for recap purposes), but I was able to watch the comeback develop and just soak it in. If anything, I appreciate what they did even more watching it the second time.
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I'm the same way
I’ll “watch” it, by that I mean I’ll fastforward until I see the score change, and then rewind to just before it so I can watch the goal. But I miss all the momentum shifts in between because it’s just not as much fun to watch KNOWING that a goal is coming up.
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Bouwmeester
You know, I understand that he was upset at blowing the lead so late in the game. But his comments really sounded like whining, when in fact he should have said “we should never have allowed ourselves to be in that position. We were up 4-2 with 10 minutes left in the third period on the road. We need to clamp down and win the game.” The Flames and no offensive pressure after they made it 4-2, and while a lot of that is attributed to the Wings and their puck possession, the Flames have some good players that should have stepped up. I think JayBo is just upset that he’s going to go down as the biggest bust FA signing/trade in the last 5 years.
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Seriously, he's awful.
Once again, I have to put out there that I don’t put a lot of faith in individual Corsi ratings, but he was -19 last night. Miikka Kiprusoff was the only player on Calgary who was worse.
JayBo has just been awful in Calgary. If there’s going to be any reason for Flames fans to rush the team’s offices and forcibly extract Sutter from his job, they should look no further than the fact that he decided to trade Phaneuf and keep Bouwmeester. I don’t like Phaneuf as a player, and I have no idea what was being said in the locker room, but he’s looking like the good guy in this whole situation, and for that I hate Sutter even more.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 9:54 AM CST up reply actions
He sure needs some heat.
They should trade him back to the panthers where he can look like a world class D man…
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Even better is watching Hall’s reaction from the bench. Absolutely classic.
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If it was anyone other than Perry, I woulda felt bad for him. But it’s hilarious now.
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
If it was anyone but
a Duck, Hawk, Penguin, Av or Flyer, I’d have felt bad for them.
But only while I was inhaling so I could continue laughing.
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I especially loved the temper tantrum he threw after
It was a perfect way to cap a great evening.
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 10:50 AM CST up reply actions
I would so totally check you right now...
but there’s a giant spider on your shoulder! cringe
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
Whoa! A Puck!
lemme see! lemme see! lemme see!
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
gee gollyy
your fasttt
LETS GO RED WINGS!
2011 will be the year....better be....
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
by TuLoRocks2008 on Nov 22, 2010 10:37 AM CST up reply actions
Flip, if you fall down right now, you’re not invited to my birthday party.
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
Chances are good, actually.
Half of the downstairs was already sealed and leveled before I had to leave for work. The wife is on vacation, so she’s working all day and, as it turns out, her dad is also on vacation and helping her. I’m not sure if I’d be surprised to come home to a finished floor tonight.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 10:51 AM CST up reply actions
No live blogging in an empty living room?
And you don’t have to do most of the work? And it’s a 3-day work week? And you get to answer my questions all in a row like this? What more could you ask for?
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 10:54 AM CST up reply actions
I tried to find a picture
Unfortunately most of them were either just regular beer steins or not appropriate. I don’t have Casey’s mad image searching skills
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
BAM
although, I’m not sure that’s a beer stein, it looks more like a coffee cup
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
I did however find a blog dedicated to boobs
Work day is now over
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Dun care too much about the booblogs
but it might help at this juncture..too bored…
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Blog? Yes
http://www.lookslikeboobs.com/
Notice the key word in that first sentence.
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
No kidding
Thankfully it’s not a huge site. Zing!
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
There goes my workday productivity
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
hmmmm
forming ideas…
illustrator here i come! :)
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
I would also take a boobstein full of the pricey, but high-class new beverage Fuckyeah Awesomesauce.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
That would be pretty expensive.
The demand is so great we might have to build another titanic and sink it to get all the materials.
I'm up for that.
Can we get Leo DiCaprio a cabin?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe.
I like the idea of doing an exact replica though. The years it will take to build it will also add to the mystery and hype around the drink. Sadly we will have to kill thousands to make the next batch of drinks.
That puts us on par with Coca-Cola.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
Then we can come out with a new Fuckyeah Awesomesauce
It will suck, the we will come out with Fuckyeah Awesomesauce Classic. We will own a moon in 10 years. Trust me, I played an economist on T.V.
What makes you laugh more...
That the Devils have 12 points or that the Oilers are ahead of them?
My vote: both.
What’s the sound of one hand clapping at failure?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
Devils
Just shot themselves in the foot with kowalski. The oilers, naaah…I dun want to waste my creativity (or lack thereof) on that.
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How about the fact that the devils
currently value a point at $600,000 a piece?
See: Kovalchuk, Ilya
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
note… based upon his cap hit, not overall or 2010 salary.
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
Do you they can trade him to the leafs
I am sure they can use some ‘offense’ now…
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then again the leaf are valuing
-10, ZERO points for what. 1.5mil
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
Anyone in need of a laugh?
http://www.capgeek.com/charts.php?Team=20
Check out next year.
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
I’ll be really surprised if they can afford to keep Parise
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
Its appalling to see
A team with that much talent languish at that end of the table. Was there any voodoo involved? or is it just plain skullduggery on the part of the devils’ players..
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I’d be shocked if they let him go.
I think I’d dump kovalchuk if I had to in order to keep Parise.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
oh me too, but with all that dough invested in Kovalchuk…
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 11:51 AM CST up reply actions
It sure is funny seeing all those 6's in a row for Kovalchuk...
considering it’s the Devils.
by SweetLouDoubleU on Nov 23, 2010 12:55 AM CST up reply actions
How about that between their combined 10 wins
3 have come against the Hawks.
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Brett Favre extends career five more seasons,
moss traded back to vikings in reaction to firing.
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not much of a gambling man
But I would bet a good chunk of money that the Vikings play their best game of the season on Sunday for Frazier
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 11:21 AM CST up reply actions
ala cowboys?
Does that mean we need to fire the lions coach every week too? :)
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
Like the Cowboys?
Apparently, a lot of the Vikings players HEAVILY disliked Childress
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
Exactly
There were reports that anonymous players were talking openly about hating Childress and how they weren’t playing for him, they were playing for themselves. Childress won’t get another job for a very long time after this.
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
What's up everybody...
Big post coming at TPL in about an hour. Does anyone have anything they’d like to share about Arby’s curly fries going away?
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 11:37 AM CST reply actions
what?
curly fries…. going away? sniffle
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Arby's has changed their deal
A Hat Trick now gets Wings fans a Junior Roast Beef Sandwich
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
Bah...
If they made it it a Beef n’ Cheddar, i would consider it!
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
I don’t know the nature of the post, but I’m a little surprised that Arby’s in Michigan didn’t have a better sense of the pulse of Wings fans.
It doesn’t take much internet searching to see how often Wings blogs talk about curly fries. Switching it to a small roast beef was a mistake.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
Especially a small
Why not make it a beef and cheddar? But there’s just something about yelling “Curly Fries!” (even though we can’t get them since we’re not local) that makes me happy.
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, just you wait, friend...
We’ve got a plan for that.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
thanks guys
now im craving a nice hot large batch of curlys….
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
Back to hockey nonsense
My buddy is a Calgary Flame…and his post-game Facebook status was the following:
“Thanks for everyone who came down to the game! WIsh I could have been out there sooner and stayed longer but the doc took his time getting the schnoze back in place! thanks again!”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 11:47 AM CST reply actions
what happened to his nose? I was watching the game replayed on line and may have skipped through something
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 11:55 AM CST up reply actions
I have no idea...
I didn’t see it either. He’s not exactly a pansy, he’s always in the middle of shit.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 11:57 AM CST up reply actions
I'll ask him and let you know.
We’ll see… he doesn’t talk about hockey much, though.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 12:01 PM CST up reply actions
“Todd Bertuzzi elbowed me in the face and called me a name”
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 12:02 PM CST up reply actions
Speaking of which...
A few years back, when the Flames and Wings played in the playoffs, he dropped the gloves with Mikael Samuelsson and I shot him a message saying “Wings fans everywhere thank you for hopefully knocking his aim back on target.”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
hahaha
maybe he punched his eyes so they stayed crossed?
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
I do
I know all the complaints, but I don’t care; it’s interesting to me.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 12:02 PM CST up reply actions
I’m not sure if you’re joking or not. Because down here where I live, that’s a valid statement haha
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
that's what i figured
but by default, I have to check haha
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
where I am from..
we believe that NASCAR was created to scare of F1 races on US soil. I prefer F1 anyday…lot more fun to watch than going around in circles.
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Agreed to a numerical extent beyond possibility.
I can’t stand NASCAR, but I’ll watch F1. Something mesmerizing about right turns.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 12:39 PM CST up reply actions
I couldn't tell you the last time I watched an All-Star Game
I’ve always dug the skills competition and I’ll definitely watch the All-Star Draft — if it’s televised — because that’s a neat idea.
I just don’t care about the actual game. It feels like more of a chore than an honor to most of those guys and it hardly even resembles the game of hockey.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 12:05 PM CST up reply actions
If i can't watch it live,
then i’ll at least DVR it.
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 12:08 PM CST up reply actions
But will you watch it DVRed if you see the score beforehand?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
i generally avoid knowing the score beforehand
which is why i’m not posting in game threads at times.
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 12:15 PM CST up reply actions
i'll be DVR-ing it as well
because of being there
by Casey Richey on Nov 22, 2010 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
I'm psyched for you.
The Draft was awesome and I’m sure you’ll KILL the coverage at the ASG.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 22, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
You're going to kill it down there
Just make sure to bottle up some of Lidstrom’s “aura” so you can have it for when you really need it.
by Amerinadian on Nov 22, 2010 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
thanks
only took about 40 minutes of motivation and 30 minutes of work.
by onevilklown on Nov 22, 2010 12:37 PM CST up reply actions
On another note
Did you guys read about the Isles announcer’s gaffe on air? I really pity them…
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puckdaddy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUAm3oPY540&feature=player_embedded
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I saw it on Puck Daddy this morning
It’s like they’re not even a real franchise. This is the set of things you’d expect in a movie montage making fun of a failing team right before the plucky skipper brings them all together and they make a run.
Fortunately, this is real life and the Isles will still suck all season long.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
Contrary to popular belief
I have a sneaky feeling that Isles will move before the anything happens to the Yotes. Wang is not getting his real estate. We can probably expect Kansas City gliders…soon!!
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I sincerely hope not.
Not that I don’t want the Isles to move, but rather I don’t want them to move to Kansas City. Yes, this area has a fancy new arena (that makes money without a sports team), but moving the hapless isles with their shitty coaching, shitty GM, and shitty ownership here aren’t going to do anything either.
Look at how well the Royals draw in attendance with a team that isn’t ready to win. Hell, Arrowhead stadium has a reputation as being one of the loudest in the NFL, but they were talking on the local news last night about how many tickets the owners have to buy back to keep the games from being blacked out locally.
I’d likely buy season tickets to any hockey team that came here, but I just don’t think this area will support a team that’s not ready to win. If the Isles are going to move, let Canada have them.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
you are right
Johnny Canuck can definitely have one more team. I hope Quebec city or Winnipeg gets one soon. For some reason I do not want the ’Yotes to move. Despite the fact that I despise Doan, I think their presence in the desert lends a balance to the sport!
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Knowing the NHL and Bettman
He’ll probably tease Canada and build an arena in Portal, North Dakota and move NY or the Yotes there.
Well, yeah. You can get to Portal, North Dakota from anywhere.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 1:11 PM CST up reply actions
I thought it would be rather funny...
having the property lines of the arena mere feet from the border of Canada.
They should build an arena there and name it the Companion Cube.
/nerd
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 1:16 PM CST up reply actions
Everybody remember that MHH fight with Hawerchuk @ Behind the Net?
Yeah, well the fanshot commenting finally died on Saturday… after 8 days of Dive fans whining about his meanness and the concept of luck.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 1:10 PM CST reply actions
Rafalski named NHL 3rd star of the week
Story from Wing’s official site
Seven assists in three games.
Let us not overlook his
Gaffe on the two goals he was (in)directly responsible for in yesterday’s game…
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I can't believe the year Stamkos is having
I knew the kid was possible the best player in the league, but you aren’t supposed to be able to put those kinds of numbers up in todays nhl.
I just cannot find a long enough aluminum pole
nor someone to showcase my feats of strength
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I had an english teacher who loved Seinfeld.
So our last day of school before christmas she brought in an aluminum pole, we thought as a joke, we had food, watched the show a bit, then before everyone left she told some of the kids why she hated them as students. It was the greatest day of my life.
if he can put those numbers up for a whole season, I will require lower-jaw-reattachment surgery at some point.
Until then, my eyebrows will remain raised in piqued interest for the time being.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed.
The fact that he has done it through a quarter of a season alone is something to behold though. He is putting up numbers like it’s the 80’s.
Hell his totals
8 games, 10 assists, +8, only 2 penalty minutes…
Now only if we can get that brain farting taken care of and we’d maybe have another Norris candidate at the end of the year.
Tough question
Toss up between Patrick Kane and Corey Perry. I loathe everything about them, and I don’t respect their game or the way they play.
Corey Perry is mine.
He keeps punching after a guy is on the ground. He doesn’t respect the game at all.
I can’t believe I forgot Kane.
[heads off to whip self]
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
Pronger, until he retires.
Perry is a close 2nd.
Matt Cooke is up there.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 1:59 PM CST up reply actions
Pronger is still up there
He’s in my “Hall of Fame” as it were. But I seethe with rage and want to kick my dog* every time I see Kane or Perry.
*I don’t kick my dog. I take my frustration out on my wife instead.
My biggest worry with Kane is that he’s going to rub off on and ruin Jonathan Toews.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
I hope not
I like Toews. He’s the only Blackhawk I can really stand, and he reminds me of Yzerman in the way he composes himself. I can only hope that Toews has a much stronger personality than Kane and can resist the evil.
It was Pronger...
…but then he got shipped off to the B Conference.
So, now I’ll say it’s Perry.
And Paros for the short time after he shaved. He may be a Duck, but that ’stache is EPIC.
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I also want to throw in Brandon Yip...
….for not requesting a trade to the Coyotes.
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Gonna go a different direction here...
Keith Yandle.
Ever since he tripped Zetterberg during his goal celebration (thank god Z didn’t get injured) I haven’t been able to see him on the ice without getting teeth-grindingly angry.
Though Getzlaf isn’t far behind
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 22, 2010 2:49 PM CST up reply actions
More accurately....
….How many people haven’t stopped laughing at Perry’s own goal last night?
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Not sure how anyone feels about ESPN covering hockey but...
ESPN’s power rankings 11/22/10 edition
Loving the #1 ranking.
Hey Red Wing fans- Just stopping by to get some info, I have Cleary on my fanasty team and he is being dropped left and right but I have not heard he is injured. How bad was the hit and what are the expectations for his return? Thanks
In an Ideal world I would have all ten fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
I am going to be optomistic.
I think the hit may have hurt him some but I don’t think it will me more than 2 or 3 games missed at most.
it was a hard hit
but he probably won’t miss any games. Word is that he wanted back into the game yesterday, but the team kept him out.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 22, 2010 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
Official word is day-to-day. The hit looked like it could have separated his shoulder, but we haven’t heard that yet. I don’t think he’ll miss time.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 22, 2010 4:49 PM CST up reply actions
Since Bourne was kind enough to find the link...
….this should help pass the time of another Off Day.
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