Ducks Gameday -- I've got a bad feeling about this...

by Earl Sleek on Nov 27, 2009 12:44 AM PST Comment 18 comments

Chicago Blackhawks (16-5-2, 2nd in west) at Anaheim Ducks (9-11-3, 14th in west), 1 pm
In case you didn't eat enough bird yesterday, Second City Hockey -- Hawks and Anaheim Calling -- Ducks.

[Author's note: I'm still mostly on blog vacation this week with family in town, so today's post is pretty hasty.]

Uh-oh, today's game could get ugly real fast. The Blackhawks have won eight in a row, including the last four on the road where they've outscored opponents 20-5.

TWENTY TO FIVE!!!

Regardless, I'm off to see today's game up close and in person, and co-blogger Rudy Kelly is coming with me (mostly to laugh at the downfall of the Ducks) -- a post-Thanksgiving Row B event! My kid brother is in town from Chicago for the holiday, so he and another pal will complete the foursome. Look for us on TV or at the arena -- I'll likely be the one cursing and Rudy will likely be the one jeering.

Sleek's ~~lucky~~ green shirt (actual) and Rudy's Corey Perry shirt (imagined).

But hey, we may get to see a decade-old Ducks franchise record tied today. From last game (which I still haven't watched):

Corey Perry assisted on Niedermayer’s goal to extend his points streak to 16 games, one game shy of the franchise record set by Selanne in 1999. Perry’s is the longest streak in the NHL this season.

Prediction: Win or lose, Rudy has a great time feasting on Duck fan misery.

Go Ducks.

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Semi-relevant: Rudy and I both made Steve Lepore’s best team blog list — I must admit, nice to see BoC listed twice (plus PJ Swenson) on a top-thirty list. :)

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Nov 27, 2009 1:09 AM PST reply actions

I’ll be there too… but on the other side of the rink in 207-R. Should be interesting to see if Anaheim can actually do something or if they’ll just flop around like Elizabeth Berkley having sex in Showgirls… not pretty and rather sad.

by Niekon on Nov 27, 2009 8:12 AM PST reply actions

How about they win for Spades birthday today? It’s the least they can do!

You can call me CK...Spade does. GO DUCKS!!!
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by SK eleven on Nov 27, 2009 11:50 AM PST reply actions

happy birthday spade.

there is no gravity, the world just sucks.

by tu madre on Nov 27, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions

Happy birthday, Spade!

by g r a c e on Nov 27, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions

Happy b-day Spade.

In honour of yer bithday I mispelled moost of this sentences ;)

When I'm not battling in California:
Cycle Like The Sedins

by jamestobrien on Nov 27, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions

just barely read this post not having a computer over the holidays thanks all..i did all u proud by being drunk the whole day and nite..started at 11am with microbrews…till 5pm then napped for2 hrs..then woke up and hit a bar with some cranberry vodkas all nite…with some patron shots sprinkled in….i was able to not fall on my face or pull out my johnson in front of people…woohoo!!!

me and Brendan Mikkelson have a bromance happening...i hold his penis while he pees

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 30, 2009 6:21 AM PST up reply actions

1 o’clock game = being lazy all morning until the game starts, watching the game, then afterwards finally getting ready for the day. aaahhhhhh(relaxing sigh, not a yell). nicey nice.
a win makes it even better.

there is no gravity, the world just sucks.

by tu madre on Nov 27, 2009 12:26 PM PST reply actions

Perry ties the record, only fitting that Selanne scores too. Still lots of game to cover, but period one is worthy of applause. Good PK and generating scoring on a PP. \

go ducks

"Concentration, not strength." - Gordon Bombay

by Wild Wing on Nov 27, 2009 1:51 PM PST reply actions

okay something is seriously wrong that you guys have scored 2 now … and we sucked majorly on Wed … ugh!

Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality? (boycott Hollywood!)

by ang6666 on Nov 27, 2009 2:17 PM PST reply actions

fuck! make that 3!!

Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality? (boycott Hollywood!)

by ang6666 on Nov 27, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions

Holy cow, who is this team? Rudy’s barely enjoying this game at all!

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Nov 27, 2009 2:38 PM PST via mobile reply actions

guess that could give me enjoyment … :)

that and us losing to the Hawks (as dreadful as it was), can’t be nearly as painful as it will be if they lose to the Ducks (given how their season is going this year)

Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality? (boycott Hollywood!)

by ang6666 on Nov 27, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions

Holy cow, who is this team? Rudy’s barely enjoying this game at all!

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Nov 27, 2009 2:39 PM PST via mobile reply actions

deja vu

Lol, just kidding. This post was a complete lie.

by brokenyard on Nov 27, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions

Uhm

See, this is why I was dubious when you were telling me it’d be a Chicago blow-out, Sleek.
Frakin’ A….

resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife

by CTGray on Nov 27, 2009 2:51 PM PST reply actions

Who did Giguere make that ridiculous save on? I don’t know if it was Brouwer, Versteeg, or Ladd, but I nearly went into cardiac arrest. It sure has hell did not seem like a regular pad stop to me. Great job J.S.

"Concentration, not strength." - Gordon Bombay

by Wild Wing on Nov 27, 2009 3:46 PM PST reply actions

great game to watch… made even better when the 4 ’hawks fans next to us were whining but otherwise completely silent the entire game. _

by Niekon on Nov 27, 2009 4:07 PM PST reply actions

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