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What's more amazing: this goal or the lady's expression in the background?  (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)

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What's more amazing: this goal or the lady's expression in the background? (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)





So I was texting my brother during the game on Monday (the one against Calgary) and I described Simmonds as a "train made of meat."  He texted back, "You're retarded, that doesn't make any sense; Simmonds is obviously a train that carries meat"  I told him that wasn't intimidating at all, unlike a train physically made of meat.  He said, "Who the fuck would that scare?" and I replied, "I don't know... vegetarians?"   The point is, if we're going full bore with this Meat Train thing, we need to decide this: is he a Train of Meat (stupid), or is he a Meat Train (awesome)?  This is very important.

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Also important: tonight's game.  The Kings are only 3 points out of first in their division, but Phoenix is only 4 points behind LA.  The Kings are coming off a pretty emotional game but it's important for them to buckle down tonight and play tight defensive hockey.  Most importantly, they need to make sure they're making crisp passes out of their own zone because Phoenix likes to jump in on mistakes any chance they can get.

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If Sharks fans were mad last night, how mad are they going to be when Patrick Marleau signs with Los Angeles in the off-season?

Prediction: Kings win, 3-2.  Goals by Meat Train, Frolov and Kopitar.

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Is Wayne Simmonds an actual train that carries meat, or is he a train made out of meat?
Train carrying meat
30 votes
train made out of meat
97 votes

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i always thought you called him meat train to pay homage to full metal jackets “Eightball”..(hes black also)

private cowboy said eightball packed too much meat lol
too poo quoo lol

simmons skates well like a train i guess…

so there u have it meat train

anaheim ducks now feature the sex monster...lock up your daughters!!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 10, 2009 10:46 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Beaucoup?

“Just 100% pure Alabama Black Snake”

"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King

by Buck Turgidson on Dec 10, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Train made out of meat is more compelling. Plus, if had any bacon bits at all, that would land on a food blog and be their #1 post from now until the end of time.

I did think you were talking about the movie, though. Next stop: death!

Sue Sylvester would be better

by Niesy on Dec 10, 2009 11:30 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That was the racist origin of the nickname, which does give weight to the “Name carrying meat” argument. Counterpoint: that movie was horrible.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Dec 10, 2009 11:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Full Metal Jacket Horrible? You’re obviously from Texas and not a Steer.

by Evilducks on Dec 10, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think hes talking about midnight meat train…he has to be…im writing a fanpost right now about how Boc connects to full metal jacket…

anaheim ducks now feature the sex monster...lock up your daughters!!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 10, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

GO YOTES!

(smiles sweetly)

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

by ang6666 on Dec 10, 2009 12:06 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

The Coyotes are in your division too, and only a few points back.

(raises chin, shakes head disapprovingly)

by Nut on Dec 10, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never said I was proud of myself for having to utter those words … :)

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

by ang6666 on Dec 10, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The one on the right is crying, but the one on the left looks like Ryan Smyth.

http://sacrificethebody.blogspot.com/
Sacrifice the Body - Examining the NHL through statistical analysis, reasoned thought, and blind conjecture.

by IAmJoe on Dec 10, 2009 1:48 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

She looks like she just saw the Ring video

by Nut on Dec 10, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

good god you're right

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not the way i wanted it but ill take it....re posted

oh yeah !!!! that game was a great one so great dont remember shit after Kings postgame except that I dragged my whiskey soaked carcass to the shower passed out in there for a few min as i lied there semi concious i utterd that ol’ beautiful song "’ I LOVE LA " thinking after tonite I will be seeing at least 1 trophy held up this year why cant it be 2 – Lakers are just killing teams especially the so called tough games and Kings are not letting Teams like the Penguins and Sharks just roll over them instead we jamming our crown up there ass and they are asking for seconds ….Now onto tonite with Too Quick in net this should be a close one since last night game was so obviously grueling i still say KING 3-1 !!!!!!! P.S. Hey Bro, I love how you are watching real hockey now every text last night you were following along felt like you were right there next to me i even started wrestling my wife until she kicked me in the nads she got sent to the showers for that !!!!!!! GO KINGS!!!!!

Tech626

by King_Of_Ptown on Dec 10, 2009 1:57 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Patrick Marleau is going to win Conn Smythe this summer, will also win silver medal at the Olympics and will then go ahead and resign with San Jose to a long term deal that mirrors Savard’s and has a nice low salary cap hit.

by Ivano27 on Dec 10, 2009 3:19 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

Then he’ll wake up, remember that he’s still a Shark, and golf the best April round of his life.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Dec 10, 2009 6:04 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

low blow!

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

by ang6666 on Dec 10, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

haha

brilliant

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 11:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why would Patrick Marleau want to sign in LA? Oh yeah, he wouldn’t :D

Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" club.
Fear the Fin: Where Sharks Fans Aren't Like Other Sharks Fans.

by SharksFanEst.1994 on Dec 10, 2009 7:08 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Mooooooooooollllllllleeer!

OK, I confess I like the gaptooth lil’ kiddo. I felt sad every time they called up somebody not-him. Even if I was giddy about Lotkti-Frolov before it went smash. YAY.

Sue Sylvester would be better

by Niesy on Dec 10, 2009 7:51 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

2-nil

hell yeah.

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 8:05 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

hmmmm that’s not what I"m seeing … :)

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

by ang6666 on Dec 10, 2009 9:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

haha live game threading by myself

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 9:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

think again, BD…

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It has to be a train carrying the meat. Anything else would be stupider than a solar powered flashlight. Or stupider than Marleau signing again with the Sharks after their next second round elimination in 2010…

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 9:48 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

OT tonight proved that he's a train made out of meat

how exactly? i don’t know but it makes so much sense

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:01 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

JMFJ!

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:03 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Doan got owned! That’s right, I wen there…

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:05 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

haha

saved by the crossbar

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bow down before the mighty Zeus!!!!!!

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BoC’s putting too much pressure on the Meat Train tonight. He should of had that shootout goal.

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:06 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

just 1 more save.

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:07 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

And Prucha says “The Czech’s in the mail…”

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

lets stop trying to go 5 hole on bryz

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

too aggressive quick

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:07 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Quick patience, how things change

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:09 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

DOUGHNUTS!!!!! Way to go Drew!

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:10 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Fuck. These guys are doing their best to ensure I miss the entire episode of “Sunny in Philadeplhia” tonight. I’m blaming it on another Lombardi/Hextall conspiracy

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:11 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

haha

wait no longer
20 wins!

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jack Johnson first star of the game. Smirk well-deserved!

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed!

Him on the shootout, I always understand. Dustin? I love him, but, sniper? Not so much.

Sue Sylvester would be better

by Niesy on Dec 10, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

first star JMFJ

I was hoping that meat train got a star

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 10:14 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

10 games over .500 in December? Pinch me!

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:15 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I know this is going to get overlooked in the goal shuffle but I really liked Zeus’ goal. He is no longer the LOLcat who has the sad.

Sue Sylvester would be better

by Niesy on Dec 10, 2009 10:30 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

This game was awesome, almost awesome enough to make me forget that the Kings were outshot the last 2 games and were outplayed for the majority of both games!

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Dec 10, 2009 10:40 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

All these facts are getting in the way of people saying “the Kings are for REAL,” shhhh.

Luck and jinxing had nothing to do with it la la la

Sue Sylvester would be better

by Niesy on Dec 10, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The only shitty thing about tonight was that Phoenix earned a point as well. Damn these 3 point games! It should be Win = 2 points and Loss = 0 points and no goddamned middle ground consolation OT loss point awarded.

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 10, 2009 10:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

although receiving a half win for losing in extra innings would be intriguing in baseball.. *ducks

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 10, 2009 11:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And how about 75% of a win if you lose in the bottom of the 9th, because that’s technically not always a necessary inning.

Because I use mouthwash. And sometimes, I floss.

by brokenyard on Dec 11, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Totally.

by Nut on Dec 10, 2009 11:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not me — I’d much rather just go back to ties. Standings points earned by playing 5-on-5 regulation are much more meaningful to the postseason than standings points “earned” by 4-on-4 or shootout sideshows, two gimmicks which aren’t featured in the playoffs.

If three point games are the problem, I’d remove the silly “winner’s OT point” before I’d remove the “regulation tie” point — reward the skills that will be useful after the regular season ends.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Dec 11, 2009 7:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thats what I think DodgerBB meant. At least that’s what I took it as.

by Nut on Dec 11, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno — he’s taking away the consolation OT loss point — I’d rather take away the circus OT win point.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Dec 11, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I’d rather go back to ties as well.

Because I use mouthwash. And sometimes, I floss.

by brokenyard on Dec 11, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would love to ride on a train made of meat….How exactly do I go about doing this?

by yeah_eric on Dec 10, 2009 11:39 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Um.. well…

Because I use mouthwash. And sometimes, I floss.

by brokenyard on Dec 11, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I’ve been waiting to see how Spade or Sibling of Spade would respond to this one…

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 11, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

if you dont know im not gonna tell you lol

anaheim ducks now feature the sex monster...lock up your daughters!!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Dec 14, 2009 7:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One thing

Drew is fucking awesome. Wish we had that kid.

IMO though, your TV guys need to quit talking about him scoring so much after he changed his blade, somebody is going to call for a measurment and then he might have to switch back to the old blade (did you see the curve on that paddle?)

by Mike in OC on Dec 11, 2009 9:28 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Please don’t bringup illegal stick curves around Kings fans. That’s been a sore subject for 16 years now…

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 11, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i still get nightmares

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 11, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t say it! (shudder) It crushed all my young dreams.

Looking back at that sentence…I obviously had a very narrow worldview.

Pffft to your textures of pumpkin, Michael

by Niesy on Dec 11, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and he’s a defenseman no less!

I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours

by BoulderDodger on Dec 11, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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