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It's like that part in To Kill a Mockingbird where Atticus kills the rabid dog; I mean, you know he's pretty cool and everything but you never knew he could do anything like that.  Raitis Ivanans was a man possessed during that sequence, frantically trying to get at Brad Staubitz* before turning his ire to an unsuspecting Jody Shelley.  The best part is that Shelley grabbed him from behind and got a few licks in as soon as he turned Ivanans around, but Raitis recovered and put a beating on poor Jody.  Ivanans is usually methodical when he fights, using his weight advantage to pull someone off balance before throwing a few jabs, but tonight he was trying to hurt someone.

There's absolutely no way Kevin Westgarth could fight like that.  Now if only Raitis would fight like that all the time.

*What the fuck, Brad Staubitz?  He just didn't know it was an icing, right?  There's no way he thought it'd be a good idea to rock a defenseman who is touching up for icing while said defenseman is already engaged with another player, right?  Also, it's cool that Ivanans jumped in immediately, but it's also cool that Drew Doughty and Brad Richardson did so as well.

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The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Oct 7, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions  

Wow, good job by Scott. Seems that he caught Parros by surprise with that first left and Parros never recovered. And of course he’s fucking huge.

by Malurous on Oct 7, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

What a chicken shit hit.

Its good to see the " I have your back, if you have my back", mentality.

To bad the fight didnt go a little longer, Ivanans would’ve ripped Shelleys heart out and gave it back to him in a doggie bag.

hooked on quack

by tu madre on Oct 7, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions  

Brad Staubitz takes the stupidest penalties in the world. Having him out there with Shelley is ridiculous.

I’m still waiting for San Jose to call up McGinn again.

Fear The Fin: Where Selling Your Soul Is The Likely Solution

by Mr. Plank on Oct 7, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Turns out I got my wish. For any Sharks fans, McGinn will be in tomorrow against Columbus.

Fear The Fin: Where Selling Your Soul Is The Likely Solution

by Mr. Plank on Oct 7, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Like I said before, Ivanans could get withstand being hit with an elephant tranquilizer in the jugular. Dude is a beast.

Fear The Fin: Where Selling Your Soul Is The Likely Solution

by Mr. Plank on Oct 7, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions  

I typically like watching hockey fights

but this one was very painful to watch – wanted to fast forward it.

One day McLellan will have to explain to us what role Shelley plays in his system, as does Staubitz.

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by Ivano M on Oct 7, 2009 1:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Isn’t Staubitz the guy who rearranged Tootoo’s face?

by ScottyKnows on Oct 7, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions  

If so, then he gets a free pass from me.

by Malurous on Oct 7, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

This fight was awesome. Great to see everybody jump in to come to their guy’s aid. We gave them a lot of crap for not doing shit when Artyukhin went after Doughty last year, and Doughty was actually our star defenseman last year, even though he was a rookie. It’s a good feeling to see everybody come after Staubitz for going after Drewiske, who is nowhere near Doughty.

I don’t know what Staubitz was doing. You can’t check a player on a potential icing call. They made that an unofficial rule before last season (“unofficial” in that I’m not sure it’s an automatic penalty), but you knew they were gonna go after him.

I honestly feel sorry for Shelley. I know his job on the team is to be the Sharks’ enforcer, but he ended up getting the shit beat out of him because of something stupid that Staubitz did. For that play, anyway, he didn’t deserve it.

By the way, Parros looked like a child in his fight. Very uncharacteristic of him, unless he goes up against Boogaard.

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier. You suck at hockey... and life.
Get out of LA and never come back. Or sign with Anaheim... PLEASE??

by Kevin Y on Oct 8, 2009 12:12 AM PDT reply actions  

Parros has shitty balance. It usually doesn’t matter because he outweighs most of his opponents, but when he fights someone his own size he usually gets rolled. See: every fight with Ivanans he’s ever had.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Oct 8, 2009 7:21 AM PDT reply actions  

yea parros aint much of a fighter..its all about having a mustache on the ice…well upgrade to a real fighter someday

assuming you watched the dodger game last nite…st louis had a mustache guy..it didnt help them either but it looked cool…

maybe its for distraction purposes i dunno..

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

Beard>Mustache

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Oct 8, 2009 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

goat>mustache+beard

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

on a side note fuck all the dodger haters and assholes saying we cant beat carpenter

just had to throw that in

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I never said they couldn’t beat Carpenter… I was hoping they couldn’t, but unfortunately they could when it mattered.

It’s like how the Angels can always beat the Red Sox in the regular season, yet choke against them in the playoffs. Every goddamn year. And it’s probably gonna happen again… God, kill me.

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier. You suck at hockey... and life.
Get out of LA and never come back. Or sign with Anaheim... PLEASE??

by Kevin Y on Oct 8, 2009 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

present Boc company always excluded..talking more the media

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Now Kershaw can blow Wainwright out of the fucking water tonight, and then they can destroy Padilla, and then Billingsley can get redemption. It’s all planned out.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Oct 8, 2009 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

sounds about right…i think whomever pitches the first game in “bush” spelled it wrong to be perverted..is gonna get hosed

billingsly needs it for his confidence anyways l like the plan

p.s. what happened to rusell martin when did he turn into such a shitty player..i almost wish ausmus was in..almost

p.s.s were sleeks gameday article..i need to bitch which way the ducks will lose today

p.s.s.s. on a side note sk eleven posted a tweet with a link that should never be opened..its zedeno chara pretty much naked…wtf was espn thinking with these naked mag covers..brought me back to the teemu sauna shot days..

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

fuck i think i opened myself for a joke

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

p.s.s were sleeks gameday article..i need to bitch which way the ducks will lose today

I’m breaking the shitty karma associated with me putting in effort the night before a game.

Maybe I can break the cycle.

As for Parros, I didn’t know the guy had hand surgery until they said it during the fight — if he can’t throw, why the fuck is he dressing?

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Oct 8, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

yea i was thinking that too..he still what have got crushed by that bigger guy but at least he would have put up a fight got a punch in…im thinking sit him till he recovers..

i doubt u know this u dont care about minor leauge hockey but do we have a young back up ass kicker in the minors?

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-"val kilmer-Jim morrison-doors movie"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t know, but based on how the first two games have gone, I might prefer to insert an actual hockey player. Seems the Ducks are short on those.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Oct 8, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

Brendan Ryan

SS for the Cards, sweet old school handle-bar ’stache, knickers, high socks with stripes.

He definitely had the best style of any player on the field last night, but yeah, style points don’t equate to runs.

He looked straight out of the 20’s though, it was sweet.

"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons

by dtownmbrown on Oct 8, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

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