This is Cool

by RudyKelly on Apr 18, 2009 9:25 PM PDT

Apparently Joe Thornton and Jonas Hiller played on the same Swiss team during the lockout and became fast friends. The author kind of argues that if not for Joe Thornton, Jonas Hiller might have never made it to the NHL, and would then not be in the position to play in this year's playoffs against those very same Sharks. Isn't that crazy, San Jose? Not only did Joe Thornton play like shit in game 1, but his actions might have brought in the single greatest destructive force to your playoff hopes. That's funny, right? I only have one thing to say to that:

So how does it feel? I mean right now. This instant, how do you feel inside, knowing what you know? Tell me. ... That's it? That's all? It only hurts that much? Well, I guess I can go then.

The article also states that Thornton and Hiller spend every summer together in Switzerland and Joe stays in an apartment he shares with his Swiss girlfriend, Tabea Pfendsack. Uh-huh. That name sounds like Joe made it up on the spot. Here's an exclusive picture of Tabea, courtesy of, uh, Johann Dicksturn:

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Huh. That must be why when Big Joe sets up behind Hiller’s net they say he is “in his office”.

The JT-Hiller connection is pretty cool. Who knew there would ever be an upside to the lockout year?

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 18, 2009 9:43 PM PDT reply actions

I am going to go out on a limb and guess that this is not one of the SBN posts that appear on NHL.com.

by pj48 on Apr 18, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Even by our standards, this post is pretty shitty.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Apr 18, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Haha

When I'm not battling in California:

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by jamestobrien on Apr 18, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions

I am still laughing at that photo.

by pj48 on Apr 19, 2009 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions

What are these “standards” you speak of? :)

"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams

by Baroque on Apr 19, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions

there is penis’s on his fingers

El Spade-o

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 19, 2009 1:35 AM PDT reply actions

How do you make up a name like this, and then have it corroborated by a pre-existing facebook account?

www.facebook.com/people/Tabea-Pfendsack/612015608

Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.

by AlanFalcon on Apr 19, 2009 5:11 AM PDT reply actions

Hm, one of her friends is Douglas “Dog” Murray, who is in turn friends with Toskala, Rivet, and…Lukowich’s wife? Okay then.

Anyway, looks legit.

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by Doogie2K on Apr 19, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions

How do you make up a name like this, and then have it corroborated by a pre-existing facebook account?

Well, I imagine the reporter asking Big Joe the question was wearing a fedora and carrying a handsack (or something like that), and the rest took care of itself.

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by Earl Sleek on Apr 19, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Thornton needs a music video like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRom1Rz8OA

by pj48 on Apr 19, 2009 7:40 AM PDT reply actions

I don’t know what to do, my loyalties as a fan of anything LA makes me want to watch the Lakers but I can’t turn away from this Penguins-Flyers game.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Apr 19, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions

Well, that’s because basketball is a terrible sport.

/duck

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by Doogie2K on Apr 19, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions

agreed. I’m not to into this sport basketball, often referred to as “african tree hockey” around my house.

please note, that in no way, am I racist. It’s just a funny name.

hail hiller.

hooked on quack

by tu madre on Apr 19, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions

The fuck, dude, that seems pretty racist to me. I think you misspelled “Hitler,” you Aryan asshole.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Apr 19, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions

haha.

fuck you.

hooked on quack

by tu madre on Apr 19, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions

sorry if my response comes off as rude.

your response, however, was witty, and had me truly laughing out loud.

cheers to you rudy.

hooked on quack

by tu madre on Apr 19, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Versus intro to the Sharks/Ducks came called it the “battle for california”.

Also, Lindsay Soto just talked to Marleau, and she was standing sorta sideways. Her boobs look considerably smaller than they did in that big discussion we had the other day started by James.

http://redwingsvbluejackets.blogspot.com/

by IAmJoe on Apr 19, 2009 7:04 PM PDT reply actions

Nice goal by Ryan!

You see the way the Ducks aren’t allowing the Sharks to occupy the front of their net, preventing a lot of rebound chances and shit? This is why the Sharks need to win. The Ducks, playing like this and this well, can beat the Wings, and if the Ducks pull it off, they’ll meet the Wings in the next round. COME ON SHARKS!!!!

http://redwingsvbluejackets.blogspot.com/

by IAmJoe on Apr 19, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah, Sharks aren’t even going to get a chance to blow it in the second round this year. Anaheim is playing scary good.

http://redwingsvbluejackets.blogspot.com/

by IAmJoe on Apr 19, 2009 9:39 PM PDT reply actions

Hate to burst your bubble

but in the ducks game program from the season finale v the sharks it clearly states that Francois Allaire, the ducks goaltending coach, has an academy in switzerland and has been eyeing Hiller for about 4 to 5 years.

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Apr 19, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions

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