X Reasons - Please No Nickleback Edition
There are a multitude of little lies that parents tell their children in order to make childhood more fun. Santa Clause. The Toothfairy. I do love you more than your brother/sister.
But I just found out about one that I've been told since I was a little kid. Detroit has a long and rich musical history. It's a lie.
Bob Seger? He's no Detroiter.
Aretha Franklin? Queen of Soul, but not the Queen of Detroit.
Kid Rock? He may be an American Badass, but he didn't grow up in the metro area.
How do I know this? How did I uncover this carefully constructed lie?
Nickleback is scheduled to play halftime of the Lions Thanksgiving Day game.
Yes, the same Nickleback that even Winnipeg begged to not have play for their first NHL game in 15 years. Their own country doesn't even like them. So the only reason they could possibly be chosen to play at Ford Field during a Lions game would be that there were no other options. There are petitions circulating. But who would you replace them with? There just isn't a rich history to pull from.
What does this have to do with the Wings game last night? Aside from the fact that Detroit played like Nickleback, nothing. I just didn't feel like talking about it.
Follow me after the jump for the latest X Reasons.
I - Well, that was a nice giant back of suck.
II - Jokinen must have been promised extra waffles if he kept Iginla from getting a hat-trick.
III - I was hoping to wake up this morning to find out Jimmy went nuclear in the locker room. Not surprisingly, I was disappointed.
IV - Tim Tebow watched the game last night and thought the Wings sucked.
V - I haven't seen JJ's CSSI post yet, but I vote for Kronwall and Bertuzzi to each get an extra minus elebenty billion for the miscommunication on that 3rd goal.
VI - I'm not in the "Do Something Drastic" camp, but I'm noticing fewer and fewer people in the tents around me.
VII - Glad to see Hudler is ok. That was gonna hurt regardless, he didn't need the extra shove from Hannan.
VIII - Why is it that when our forwards get a wide open shot, they hold it for a second to let the goalie set up, when theirs get one, they bury it with a one-timer?
IX - Seriously, that was a Nicklebackian bag of suck.
X - What's the latest we've been under .500 in the last 20 years? This has got to be pretty close.
Up Next: Anaheim, Saturday at 7pm. Maybe all Datsyuk needs is to kick a little Katy Corey Perry ass.
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I’d be in support of Datsyuk kicking Katy Perry’s ass too, if that’s what it takes.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 4, 2011 7:13 AM CDT reply actions 6 recs
Even if that doesn't fix it.
I’m still up for it.
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by Robocop on Nov 4, 2011 7:18 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
kicking or tapping?
just kidding, but another fight with the same emotion is just what I think we need. We didn’t get the emotion going too well despite our win streak at the beginning of the season. Let’s go out and kick someone’s ass!
Get your Al the Octopus
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How about a Happy Huds MMA-Style Throwdown of Perry?
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3rd goal
that 3rd goal happend RIGHT in front of Josh Howard and I. I totally blame Kronwall for it, even though 3 guys skated right by it. Jimmy can’t be letting in softies like the 1st one either, I know he tried to put his stick down to deny the pass but when the guy shoots from basically behind the net and in there’s no excuse.
Also the ref’s were at it again in full force. Hannan’s penalty was a hold? A hold? No, seriously……A HOLD? I think the refs from the Minnesota game just stayed in town an extra day at MGM Grand then said “hey!! we’re still in down, let’s do another game!”
Agreed
I can’t believe the shit we saw. Seriously… I saw more crap that I never thought I would see in this game, than I have EVER seen in a Wings game.
Get your Al the Octopus
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Dont forget about the high stick on the breakaway…hello he had the puck where the scumref were you looking?
Where?
Probably at the crease making a comment about goalie interference or something.
VI - I'm not in the "Do Something Drastic" camp, but I'm noticing fewer and fewer people in the tents around me.
Yeah, there seems to be fewer people among us. They have started their march down to Occupy JLA… I say screw that, let’s get this thing moving and Octopi JLA.
Get your Al the Octopus
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by Josh Howard on Nov 4, 2011 7:39 AM CDT reply actions 6 recs
Octopi JLA
Should be 2012 playoff slogan, although there’s no chance it will be.
Fan of the Detroit Tigers, Lions and Red Wings.
by Elfuego51 on Nov 4, 2011 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Still in that tent.
Every team slumps at some point in the year. It could just be that this year’s slump is early. So soon we forget that this very same team won 5 games in a row.
Of course, having said all that, my patience is definitely running thin. We’re at the make-or-break point of slumpy times. If things don’t change soon, then I will start to think it’s not a slump, but something far worse.
#OctopiJLA
I say sit Bert and Homer!
Bert has looked horrible this year! Homer takes to many stupid penalties. Sit those two and put goose and burns in and see if they cant help rally the troops. Make the Mule play third line and put one of the kids in his spot. Make these guys realize that they can be replaced and maybe you can get more effort out of them.
by Birddog17 on Nov 4, 2011 7:57 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
does anyone see a win coming in the next 3 games?
Anaheim is also having a tough time, but they will play tough. If its anything like that last 5 games, they will probably employ some sort of 1-2-2 forecheck and keep everything to the outside in their own zone. That way the wings can rack up a ton of shots again without scoring any goals leading to quotes like “we had our chances” or “we doubled them in shots.” If Babcock and the wings aren’t smart enough figure out that defensive system, then fuck them. Maybe he isn’t that good of a coach. We can call it boring all we want, the bottom line is that the wings are getting shitcanned by it. If an opposing coach goes by any other game plan at this point, they should be fired on the spot.
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It was a typical calgary game...
“We doubled them in shots.”
Just like the old days when I hated playing Calgary. We could outshoot them a billion to one, but they’d get some stupid goal and Kiprusoff would be the luckiest man on the planet. Too many times last night did I hear Ken/Mickey say “Kiprusoff never saw that puck, but managed to stop it.”
But yeah, the wings should try, you know, winning in the near future. K thx.
Not Saturday
I think we will get Gooned up vs. the Quack.
by Red Wing Nut on Nov 4, 2011 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Looking at the schedule this morning...
I was thinking that Calgary and Dallas are probably the softest games of the month. The homestand helps, but not going to be an easy few weeks.
have you ever noticed
that once Scotty Bowman left the DRW organization, the defense abilities went SOUTH in a hurry? Notice the Blackhawks have made good pickups and their defensive abilities have improved since Scotty Bowman arrived? Coincidence? I’m thinking no…and that the DRW organization really screwed the pooch by letting him (Bowman) get away.
"If we knew what the outcome would be it wouldn't be called hindsight."
by wjr on Nov 4, 2011 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
There wasn't much the Wings could do to keep him
His kid was working in the Hawks organization (assistant GM, or something like that) and Scotty wanted to be able to work with him, or at least be able to talk work with him.
And there wasn’t a chance in hell we were firing Kenny to try and sign Stan away from the Hawks.
Dancing Datsyuk Decidedly Dazzles Dainty Defensemen
Nonsense
The Red Wings allowed the fewest goals in the league in 2008 when they won the Stanley Cup; 5 seasons after Bowmen left the bench for the Wings.
And the Wings had nothing they could have done to keep Bowman from going to Chicago. His son was sick and he wanted to spend more time with him. How would you propose they approach him?
Jim Devellano: “Scotty, we know you love your son and want to spend more time with him, but me and the boys have been talking and we really think that it’s more important you stay with the Red Wings than spend more time with your family”.
Yeah. That would have worked.
by Big Z in Orlando on Nov 7, 2011 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
Thats easy
They made smart passes. They carried the puck in and only dumped it in when needed. And unlike the last 6 games they were never caught standing still.
PLAY RED WING HOCKEY GOD DAMN IT!!!!
The WIngs need to start playing their game! Don’t try and play like other teams do play Red Wing puck possession hockey!! and put the puck in the f’ing net already!! lol
Hudler picture above
For a lot of these hits receiving suspension, the picture shown for the hit isn’t fair to the hitter and doesn’t really show what truly happened. The picture above is an exception. I’d say Hannan should face a 4-5 game suspension, but the fact that Hudler came back probably helps Hannan.
Fan of the Detroit Tigers, Lions and Red Wings.
Here's your roster shakeup.
Bench Bertuzzi- play Hulktuzzi
Bench Franzen-play Franzenstein
Bench Datsyuk- play the Dangles the Magician
Bench Zetterberg- play the faceoff winning, puck shooting, corner owning, puck posessing, backchecking, opponent owning mofo we’ve come to expect
Bench Commodore- play Hulkadore
Bench Kronwall-play The Kronwaller
Bench Ericsson- play E52
Bench Homer- play the Demolition man
Bench Hudler-play the MMA Scuttles
You get where I’m going here.
Can we put something in the water to make the boys angry?
by SlapshotGoal on Nov 4, 2011 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Well I think it's obvious what we need to do though It pains me to say it
Combine the god-awful play of our team with the god-awful music of Nickleback. Every single time there’s a stoppage, play their “hit” song Photograph and their other “hit” song Photograph. I mean obviously everyone watching the game will have to mute the tv the entire game(s) but hopefully the terrible, terrible, oh god why is it so terrible, my IQ just dropped a couple points from just hearing 5 seconds of that white noise, music will force the other team to play worse. (We’re safe from the music because we can’t play worse).
And now I’m going to have to go kill myself because I just suggested actually playing Nickleback which regardless the scenario should be punishable by death
My friends call me Lenny... only I ain't got no friends.
Of course "by death" I mean being forced to escort the bands entire fanbase of 13 year old girls to every single concert around the globe for an entire year
My friends call me Lenny... only I ain't got no friends.
Nickleback does in fact suck.
But part of the reason Canadians particularly hate them is because of the CRTC. It’s a government agency basically designed to ensure Canadian culture isn’t completely dominated by American media. So they give tv and radio a ton of guidelines to follow, including what percentage of content has to be Canadian.
On radio, the percentage is ridiculous, so we hear fucking Nickleback every 20 minutes. It’s infuriating and we want them to die in a fire.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
Although that is true
There are so many good bands from Canada they could play and still have the same % of canadian content
True
And I don’t know why they don’t.
Vancouver isn’t that bad, cause the rock station here actually hosts it’s own contest that awards local bands with a record deal, so we hear a good chunk of indie stuff.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?

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