Ducks at Wings: Game 1 Comment Thread
by Earl Sleek on May 1, 2009 3:00 PM PDT
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Everyone got so comment-happy earlier on today's gameday post that I felt obliged to start a new post for in-game and post-game comments. Remember, I'm in hiding for this game, but I'll be around a few hours after it's over.
Have fun! Play nice!
And go Ducks.
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As April said in the original Ninja Turtle NES game, “You have my support.” Why? If the Ducks smack around the Wings, I won’t feel so bad as a Sharks fan. And since I grew up a Hawks fan, my main concern is Chicago getting through.
As for me, I’ll be watching the first period then leaving to catch an early-evening showing of Wolverine. I have a feeling it’ll be more along the lines of the crappy Brett Ratner X-Men movie rather than the awesome Bryan Singer ones, but who am I to question the Sexiest Man Alive?
Go California!
As April said in the original Ninja Turtle NES game
That’s just a beautiful intro right there — OK, it’s almost game time. I’m officially in hiding.
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You had to get the Arcade Game. That was where it was at. A-B One-Hit Kill move!
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
sleek ill try to get teh comments going..im watching on the big screen in the other room…so i have to run back to make comments…damn it i need a laptop!!!
GO DUCKS GO!!!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions
Holy Shit, they picked the shortest person they could to interview Pronger, didn’t they? He looks like Yao Ming next to her.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 4:02 PM PDT reply actions
Ya know.
If Konstantinov hadn’t gotten fucked up in that accident, I bet the Wings have another Cup. He was the kind of defenseman we’ve never really had (and when we started to get one in Jiri Fischer, his heart stopped). Big massive defensively responsible highly physical d-man. Just a thought, as I reflect on how much I hate Pronger.
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Oh man, I feel sick. I should have not eaten that pizza.
“And now, Brian Engblom…”
Vomits
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
Nice physicality by the Wings so far. Gotta be tough against a bunch of jerks.
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Ya, the Ducks better tough against those Wing jerks. You said it.
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I wondered when you would get here
I wanted to ask you, after doing my research on Chris Pronger’s reputation as a Wing killer… in MI, we always hated Adam Deadmarsh. Dude just seemed to have it out for the Wings, both as an Avalanche and later as a King. Was that perception shared here in CO too?
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Hmmmm
I really can’t answer that. I was pretty young when Deadmarsh was with the Avs… and I was doing young things… like going out and having a life more than watching a lot of hockey. He was traded just after I tuned back in. What I can tell you is that Deadmarsh was a total fan favorite and part of the Wing hating Avs core. I had tears in my eyes when he retired. Sorry I couldn’t answer your question better.
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Eh, at that time I was like 11-12ish. Go outside and play, then come home and eat dinner, watch hockey, and go to bed. Not a bad way to do things. Sadly, I eventually grew up.
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Both teams look slow. Don’t want to get tired too early, I suppose.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions
Woohoo!
That’s what I like to see
Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on May 1, 2009 4:20 PM PDT reply actions
God fuck you Ozzie
You’ve had two shots go off you funny like you can’t control it, that one hits your glove and you can’t catch it. Top of the circles kills Ozzie
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It would’ve been nice of Versus to tell us what the fuck Hudler did to get in the box.
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Stars fan here.
I feel so dirty cheering for the Ducks.
.. But that was a sick pass by Getzlaf. Truly.
The banner of “FUCK DETROIT” unites many a normal enemy.
Go Ducks! (for now)
Of course red = evil!
That’s why “Press your luck” didn’t decide to color this guy brown or green or teal or “forum blue” or…
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by DodgerBlueBalls on May 1, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way,
Welcome to Smashville, Tennessee.
by Aditya T (smashville) on May 1, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions
hey
this is the first ducks game that wasn’t black out here in SoCal and I had to search up and down DTV center Ice channels to find.
I hear non center ice folks are getting ratforked again, they are blacked out on Verus, even San Diego
Dum spiramus tuebimur
As a resident of Ocean Beach-San Diego
I can confirm we have been getting blacked out on Ducks games on Versus thusfar. I think the reason why the blackout is lifted is because the Dodgers are preempting the Ducks on Fox Sports Prime Ticket tonight.
As they should every night…
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by DodgerBlueBalls on May 1, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck the god damn Ducks
Fuckin assholes Hope its just a cut for Hudler, and not a broken orbital or something that will keep him out. That’s going to be a suspension after this game, and ought to be a 5:00 right now.
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Theres the major. Is that actually being called a match?
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Think they just called it 5:00 for interference
whatever, they oughta just call it what it was. Match penalty, intent to injure, automatic game misconduct, automatic review by league discipline board
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FUCK YOU DUCKS
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yea i figured the blogosphere wouldnt like that hti from brown..
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
So Far
A suspension wouldn’t surprise me.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
oh yeah, no doubt there will be one
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well i didnt say that, so don’t be a douchebag. But it will certainly be a suspension. High hit at the head, long after the puck is gone? Yeah, thats a suspension. Just remains to be seen how many games the wheel of justice will decide on.
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well he was looking, he was admiring the shit out of his pass, must have been beautiful, unfortunately play was called cuz his face was bleeding. your taught in minor hockey not to watch your pass.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
a big difference is in the brashear hit the puck wasnt even close to the ranger guy. here, he passed the puck, then 2 or 3 seconds later brown hit him. the difference is brown doesnt have a history, but yes i agree it was a hit shot and dirty,
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I’m 1 for 2 on predictions right now.
Congrats, Ducks. You’ve just created an Avalanche-level rivalry here.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions
But ya, know, I just have to point out that Brown’s hit on Hudler was no where near as severe as Lemieux’s hit on Draper. So, the rivalry might not quite be there yet. Now, if a Duck kills Lidstrom? They are on their way.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
He said that if the Sharks scored on the power play, it would be a laxative for their goal scoring.
I think he meant it would let the goals flow. Unfortunately, it turned out just to be shitty.
Hehe
I see what you did there.
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holy shit…if it wasnt for that major…we would be up going into the 2nd period…fuuuuuuuuck…we had the momentum….i love you brown…but damn…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:48 PM PDT reply actions
we only allowed 1 goal on that major…positive….hiller let in a 5 hole..not positive…maybe thatll be his only one…fuuuuuuuuck….were matching them though….were not on our heels…ducks fans should feel good…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:49 PM PDT reply actions
Well, with the period ending, it’s about how I expected. Detroit looks a lot like they did early in Columbus. Detroit’s respond on a very, very, very, very stupid penalty from Brown, and Franzen runs Hiller after scoring his goal to say “Yeah, we aren’t going to take that.”
Overall, not as bad as I thought they’d be coming out. Outside of the dirty hit (And yes, before you say anything, that is the definition of “Head-hunting”…), the Wings are doing well on the physical side of things. They just need to start using their speed to draw penalties.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 4:50 PM PDT reply actions
hahahahahhaha
on cbc, in canada, they are saying that it was a legal hit and that hudler is an idiot. the only reason the refs called it was cuz hudlers face bleeeds. haha and cbc hates the ducks, they always love red wings. i love it, hudler made a dumb play, lets see if he gets suspended
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 4:51 PM PDT reply actions
they keep tearing into hudler, Kelly rudey – “that was just a good ol hockey hit”
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
he shouldnt get suspended….i agree cuz there was soo much blood…it looks worse than it was….dude wasnt looking……im more pissed it killed our momentum….fuuck
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
is it really our problem that hudler gets paper cuts when he shits? no, that hemophilliac shouldnt be playing.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He intentionally went high on the hit, and he did it long after the puck was gone. How the hell is that not an illegal hit?
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yes, i agree with you, it was late, i personally dont think it was “that” late. i understand you are upset cuz hudlers bloood is probably still on the ice. but how many game suspension, 1 maybe? its not nearly as bad as you think it was.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t think it was that late either. and I’m thinking that his visor did a majority of the damage?
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you tell um SK….!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, the Versus guys seem agreed that it was suspension-worthy. Jones in particular was pretty fired up.
Justify yourself. How the hell did Hudler make a stupid play? He passed it forwards and was looking forwards towards the play. Brown was behind the play and nailed him from behind long after he had released the puck. Unless you’re saying Hudler should grow eye-stalks so he gets 360-degree vision, I don’t see how the stupidity lies with Jiri.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
He had his head up! The guy came in from behind and nailed him in the head!
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Then I guess he just learned a lesson. Don’t skate around admiring your drop passes, or someone is going to come and knock you on your ass. Most importantly, beware of your visor.
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Yes! Lesson learned. Next time, he’ll make sure to rotate his head 360 degrees before moving up to the play 30 yards ahead of him. Great job, team!
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
ok, like i have said countless times, I AGREE THE HIT WAS LATE. hudler shouldnt have been admiring the play like that, watch the replay, im sure you will agree unless you are being bias as hell. all im saying is that it shouldnt be a big suspension because, it wasnt that bad of a play, it would have been better if hudler wasnt staring. if you will stop being bias im sure you will see that. im sure it will be a one game suspension, but if its more then ill be very suprised.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It’ll be more. Bank on it. Take it to Vegas. He just took one of the NHL’s biggest stages, hit a guy very late, and he did it while intentionally going high to make the hit. Even if he does it with his shoulder, it doesn’t mean shit. He intentionally went high, and he intentionally did it late. SK might be right that the visor might’ve caused the cuts, its hard to see where/how exactly he was cut. He’s gonna be gone for a few games though. Hopefully Hudler won’t be, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he got an orbital broken or his jaw, depending exactly where the shoulder landed.
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haha canada is all over hudler, and they say that it was his visor that cut his face when he hit his head on the ice
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It’ll be two games. Hudler’s back in the game, but the hit was ridiculously dangerous and the NHL is cracking down on it.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid thing is that the suspension just went down because Hudler came back. So stupid that punishments are based on HOW hurt the guy is, and not the intention.
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i bet they use a tampon to fix hudlers bleeding.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
im suprised you said ass, but if i was a betting man, which i am, i would say odds are 2-1 it was zetterbergs
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe you guys should start a petition?
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe you could get a clue that its a ridiculous hit. Brown intentionally went for his head. End of story. Doesn’t matter if he did it with his elbow, his shoulder, or his damn foot.
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yes it does, his foot would have cut the guys head off, i would agree that it should be a long suspension then.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Right
As long as Bertuzzi’s. Fuck NHL discipline. If it’s one game, it’s too short. If it’s six games it’s too long. It’s all unjust and bs in the end.
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I know, I know. But I don’t see the stupidity in the play; he’s got his head up and the hit was well behind the play. It could have been easily avoided. He targeted the open head, and that’s why I’m angry.
Sorry if I sound angry at you, but that just pissed me off. And it’s not even Pronger…
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
well babcock is gonna have a lot of material for the media tommorrow…he kinda spits when he talks..hope the press has a face shield!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Have fun, kids
Off to see Wolverine. Hopefully one of the games go to OT so I have more than just On The Fly to watch when I get back.
It was entertaining
Not a great piece of art by any means but well acted and pretty cool. If you’re a stickler for comic book continuity, this film will drive you ape-shit. If memory serves me right, Sleek’s an X-Men geek, so I’ll be curious to see what he thinks.
im gonna go check out abel..should be a hoot
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
Make sure you shower before coming back here and don’t bring back any diseases.
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jye know….yea pretty ugly over there…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
weres hazmat
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
i hope
gigure goes in net for the second period. if franzen tries that giggy will blocker him
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 4:54 PM PDT reply actions
speaking of that..waht the fuck…johan…ran right over him…
umm perry do your thing mang!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
feeling kinda sick and tired of listening to Detroit loving Versus anouncers already
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see if you can get teh canada feed, www.cbc.ca, stream it, or mayb on your tv?
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Gawd
VS loves the Wings … the slurping also makes me nauseous.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
any network that knows fuck all about hockey loves the wings. liking the wings is easy if you don’t actually support a team that has to play them.
Well, my team beat the crap out of them 3 games out of four this season soooo….
The dudes are just Wing lolipop lickin’ MoFos.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
this series looks like will live up to past ducks-red wings series….you gotta love it no?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 4:59 PM PDT reply actions
nice!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
all right last comment im back to my big screen……..the ducks have the right formula…just need to stop knocking out red wings players and getting majors…and we should be good!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:03 PM PDT reply actions
ugh
i missed the first period because i can’t do math. game started at 1am here, not 2. missed the Brown drama.
i hate to sound like an asshole when someone’s been injured, but these sorts of things have worked out in the Ducks’ favor in the past. look what happened after Pronger got elbow happy in ’07.
i almost missed 1st period too
for some reason I had game starting at 5:30 PM PST
Dum spiramus tuebimur
1-1 bos carolina.
the refs get it right and give the guy a goaltender interference call after they score, hopefully they show the video to the refs of this game
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:13 PM PDT reply actions
Wings looking very, very slow. They need to start moving, or this is going to be a bad, bad series for them.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:16 PM PDT reply actions
Brown's Hit
3-4 games? What does everybody think he gets (or what he should get vs. what he does)?
Saw there was some pretty big discussion up there, and I’m going to have to side with Joe & Justice. It seemed pretty blatant. I thought it deserved four, but doubt Campbell has the nuts to lay down that sort of ban hammer in the playoffs.
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brasheear 5, and that was no where near the puck. not even close, the puck was in the other zone and the ranger was changing.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Brashear was for six, but I see what you’re saying. I doubt Brown gets that much anyways due to the fact that he’s a lot more instrumental to the team (PK duties etc.) and Campbell’s extremely inconsistent when enforcing these types of plays.
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brashear was 5 for the hit, and one for pregame contact actually.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? I usually side with them, but I can’t see how they can say it wasn’t even worth a penalty.
That’s pretty ridiculous.
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SPlit the difference
give Brown 2 so he can still play in series and run Juro again. Visor may have cut Hrudler anyways.
Dum spiramus tuebimur
Again, two games, three max. Hudler’s still on the ice, despite Brown’s efforts. Brashear’s suspension is largely due to cracking the guy’s orbital bone, which eliminated him from the playoffs.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Captain, my Captain.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:27 PM PDT reply actions
waaaaaah
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Haha I’m getting outta here before it gets too ugly.
Laters folks.
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And the true Wing fan rears his ugly head :)
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Eh, I only got goin once everyone else decided to piss on my boy Hudler. Dude has enough problems, he looks like he has Down Syndrome. He doesn’t need to be getting his face rearranged on illegal hits too.
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Awwww. U wub Hudler.
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Brown’s hit was a ridiculously dirty hit, and all you guys are walking around like “Oh, it wasn’t that bad.” There’s a difference between your goalie getting a taste of Homer’s ass and one of your guys headhunting. Please, shut the hell up.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i respectifully disagree….but i value your opinion!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Please don’t tell us to shut up in our own space.
by g r a c e on May 1, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I won’t tell you to shut up again, fine. I should realize my place, and I’ll leave to the end of the game. I wasn’t expecting a hit like that, and it’s put me in a particularly bad mood. So goodbye until the game is over.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear Christy’s blog Winging It in Motown is pretty good….
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I for one don’t mind you and Joe being here — I find it to be a bit of a compliment. I can definitely understand your anger over the hit. I just didn’t like the “shut up” comment, that’s all.
wait who told who to shut up…hope no one told that to grace or SK…ill go medevil
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
o it was you…hey chill the fuck out…motherfucker
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, thats my boat. I was pretty cool and all up on the good hard rivalry, while having some respect for each other, till that hit got me pretty pissed off, and a couple of idiots come out of the woodwork to help spread the wisdom of such homeless-looking guys as Kelly friggin Hrudey
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i second that spect!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Has this Versus guy ever heard Razor call a game?
He’s blown away by stuff that I hear every season. Haha.
SCORE
Woot!
Nice camera angle, eh?
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I personally don’t like this shared space thing. Sorry RW fans…but I like being able to bitch and complain on the same level with other Ducks fans…
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Eh, I’m goin back and forth between a couple things here. I did watch that goal though. >_< Saw it coming after the first Selanne shot almost got in there. 4 on 3’s are so dangerous, its a wonder the NHL doesn’t create more of them by changing the rules about coincidental penalties.
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o gawd we needed that goal!!!
selanne getting a goal is big..hoepfully he gets on a roll!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions
ikissed my pens roomate ont he forehead…i was so happy.!!! fuuuuuuuuck yea
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
yea hes cheering me on..hes hoping for a pens=ducks series….plus hes got whitney and christainson in the game..plus of course hates the wings for obvious reasons!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Oof. Bad, bad penalties to take. Lost all momentum going into the break.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:42 PM PDT reply actions
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Carlyle’s face sells that thing.
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by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
i second that….
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear OdinMercer
That. Is. Awsome, dude. Nicely done, and I’m always a sucker for free art.
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of course whats new?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
is it just me or is frankie having the worst game of his career!!!
he needs to eat pine…sone of a bitch..im almost want mikkkalson!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:49 PM PDT reply actions
frankie fucked up ont he johan goal then he tripped on the 2nd ……you need to eat bench fool
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Good Lawd
Do we have to hear why the fans throw an octopus on the ice (puke) every goddamn year? (puke)
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
Hahahaha
That would be an oxymoron seeing as how the Ducks are rough and tumble (read dirty) and rubber duckies are so cute.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
I’ve actually thrown an octopus at a playoff game. Good times.
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It’s a complicated process. Involves something called an anal charge.
Quiet brain, or I shall jab you again with a q-tip
by Itlan on May 1, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was like 14 at the time, I think it was. We boiled it, like you’re supposed to (not because it makes it less slimy, but it makes it look much cooler, cause it turns purplish and makes the tentacles curl up). I put it in one of the giant ziplock bags, tucked it in my pants under my coat, and zipped up the coat. Believe it or not, in April in MI, we still need coats sometimes. I know, hard to imagine in a land where you never need a coat at all.
This was also before 9-11, so they mostly just wanded you for metal, and that was about it. Since then, I think they’ve added some patdowns.
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That’s fucking disgusting.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
What’s so disgusting? It was actually pretty cool. Before you boil em, they just look like a bunch of seafood. Once you boil em, they’re reddish-purple, the tentacles curl up and the suckers are still white, so they really stick out, it looks pretty sweet. And they aren’t slimy.
I threw it after Martin LaPointe scored a goal to get a hat trick. I ran out into the stairway, and turned to the crowd (we were right near the boards), and I lifted it over my head. Lots of people’s eyes got big and some of them were pointing at me. I turned and tossed it, and it landed near the faceoff circle.
You have to sidearm it, like a grenade. If you throw it like a baseball, you’ll destroy your shoulder, cause they’re kinda heavy.
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This was epic, though damning.
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do you get to go into the change rooms after the game and shower with the players too?
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 1, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
No I did not. That would be kind of weird.
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being a wings fan
isn’t that painful?
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by spectr17 on May 1, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
When it starts to hurt, I just start rubbing myself down with success and knowing that my team wasn’t named after a damn Disney movie.
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Yeah, cause if you don’t have the auto factories, we don’t win WWII cause theres no one to build the tanks. Detroit may be a shithole, but you’re god damn right we got a lot to be proud of in MI. Lot of history and tradition back home.
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be nice to the poor wings fan
the red wings are all that detroit has going for it. that’s why their fans are so fucking insufferable.
Line of the future
If the Ducks can wrap up Bobby Ryan, the Perry-Getzlaf-Ryan line could take the torch from the near-deceased Alf-Spezza-Heatley line as the best in the NHL. For the next 5 years. Scary.
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Is it alright here
if I say Fuck Detroit?
Just wanted to make sure my thoughts were on record.
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actually
i think everyone in detroit also says ‘fuck detroit’, just not in reference to the wings
What's up with Earl Sleek
being in hiding? I thought he already came out of the closet.
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apparently there was an earthquake in the LA area?
Anyway…I think that means it’s time for some Bobby Effin Ryan…?
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By the way, the “yay” was obviously in response to B.E.R. Not the earthquake. Hope it wasn’t a big one.
whole lotta shakin goin on
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/shakemap/sc/shake/10403777/
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nothing shakin here that i've felt
just got back from San diego so maybe I missed the jiggling
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Can you really fault Hiller for getting beaten by a wide open Lidstrom, though? He’s an assassin from that spot.
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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+1
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone disagree that this is the REAL Western Conference Finals?
Seriously, this looks like it’s going to be a great series.
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absolutely
either way, whatever comes after this will be anti-climatic.
i know we lost, but i’m not upset about this game. for fuck’s sake, getzlaf played 27 minutes and didn’t do anything stupid. this will be a great series.
I feel you on that, but I’m reluctant to actually say anything along those lines. I think the Canucks are highly dangerous.
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the canucks are a lot of things, but ‘dangerous’ isn’t one of them.
have you seen the sedins? so f’ing goofy.
Its less about the Sedins and more about Lou. He’s been pretty good so far, and if he can keep being great in goal, all he needs is a little bit of support at the other end to get them there. Their scoring isn’t great, but its ok, and with Lou, it might be enough to ruin someone’s day. Especially depending on what condition the team that wins ANA/DET is in after this battle.
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That’s one. 3 to go.
Spectr, you are the MAN. Without a doubt, you are the single coolest guy in the history of the internet. I want to have your babies.
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whatever..no blow out….got lucky with a last second goal
if i was a red wings fan i wouldnt be winston wolf and sucking each others cocks quite yet….its gonan be a series
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 6:42 PM PDT reply actions
hiller had a bad game 2 5 hole goals….he was due for a bad game
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 1, 2009 6:43 PM PDT reply actions
what joke versus is
they cut right to the boston game this time
yet we got to wait while they did a post game debrief on Pitt game while blues/nuck game was on.
lame
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Oh, you’re from SLGT, thats why Id never seen you around here before. Christ, you’re just as bad as the idiots over at A2Y.
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Hahaha Randy Carlyle’s press conference was CLASSIC.
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RIP - Open ice hitting
Scott Stevens is rolling over in his grave … uh, wait … Scott Stevens is rolling over on his couch.
I guess this is not allowed anymore. shrugs
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Not comparable. Stevens is coming forwards and is actually in the play. Kariya isn’t paying attention, and gets nailed, but they’re still in the play. With Hudler, Brown is coming from well behind the play, and behind him. He’s not coming from any place that Hudler should be logically looking from.
And I’m not even going to go into the difference between the shoulder and whatever the hell Brown hit him with (Forearm? Elbow?).
Frankly, I’m amazed at how prophetic Earl was:
" “Let’s try to keep it clean this year.” “What is this ‘clean’ you are referring to?”
"Don't touch my dream with your dirty hands!"
by Justice and Rule on May 1, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’m not even going to go into the difference between the shoulder and whatever the hell Brown hit him with (Forearm? Elbow?).
sigh. I’m trying really hard not to make Earl take out his ban button.
Red wing fans are fun.
The CBC says hi:
My human anatomy is a little rusty, but unless Mike Brown is that guy from Total Recall and has a 3rd arm growing out of his shoulder, that’s not an elbow.
Queue red wing fans post some bizarre end around to try and say that its still an elbow.
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good point, but Denis Gauthier got suspended 5 games for a hit with the same part of the arm. I know he has a shitty rep that probably played into it, but then so do the Ducks.
by Nut on May 2, 2009 7:11 AM PDT up reply actions
You’re a little late on the RIP. The NHL instituted the Major Interference in 2007. I remember one they called that year where Matt Cullen actually had the puck. I think he got forearmed the the face. It was basically five minutes for Injuring, but they called it Interference.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry Justice and Rule, but it’s exactly the same type of open ice hit. You always want to get someone laterally (as Stevens says in the video, “I was moving left to right”). Here, Hudler looks into his zone, and spots Brown before he makes the play, but he turns his head up ice thinking he’s free of the hit. Kariya may have been skating north/south, and not turning, but he let go of the puck and took two strides to his right, looking up ice the whole time. Both guys made the play, got two beats, and were looking up ice. Both hits came lateral. Same play.
I’ve never said the Kariya play was dirty or Stevens hit on Lindros or anyone else. I can’t call this dirty either.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 12:33 AM PDT reply actions
As a Ducks fan, I’m okay with a suspension if there is one, although naturally I’m hoping there isn’t.
I don’t think the Brown hit was necessarily malicious, just careless, but there’s a good reason the NHL is cracking down on high hits, so I’m fine with them punishing Brown for this one.
No, this isn’t the same as the Brashear hit, which was obviously dirty. Brashear isn’t following through with his body, he’s following through with his elbow. I agree that it’s the same as the Stevens hit on Kariya (and frankly resembled Stevens’ hits on a lot of players during his career).
Interesting that the Versus crew thought it deserved a suspension while the CBC guys thought it was clean.
Just checking in the day after. Wow, what a game. The things I was worried about were there in full force. Perry scored and Teemu got a very important goal. Sasquatch was quite good for the Ducks as well with two assists. I really wish these games would stop being decided in the final minute, it gives me freaking heart failure. At least it didn’t go to overtime.
This is going to be a very tough series.
game indeed. I woulda said good game, but the Ducks lost in the last min.
I’m just as nervous as everyone else for this series. That last game ruined my not having a cigarette for 3 days. I guess I’ll quit after the playoffs.
just wanted to say what up everyone, and hopefully I’ll be around for the sunday game. (I just got real busy work wise, which is good, but I’ve worked 14 straight days.)
keep it real, see ya on the flip side…………GO DUCKS! I hope my playoff beard gets bigger and fuller..
hooked on quack
Good morning, everybody!
Sorry, last night turned into a real late-nite fest, including the fully nonsense movie “I am Bruce” — and I didn’t have the heart until now to read the 300+ comments.
On the Mike Brown hit, which seemingly will probably be the focus of anything:
I think he’ll get a suspension, and it’ll be whatever he deserves + 2 games for wearing a Duck uniform / hurting a Wing uniform.
As for what he deserves, not really sure there — what we sort of have to keep in mind is if that hit had somehow gone shoulder-to-shoulder, nobody would have blinked. Brown hits a guy hard in G1 of a series after dumping the puck in? That’s a good hockey play. Hudler’s head in a bad spot? Suddenly Brown’s a thug and whatever Duck label is convenient gets thrown right on his head.
It won’t help that Brown’s a grinder — in fact, they probably only penalize non-stars — and I’m not in favor that the hit happened, but it was probably closer to a good hockey play than most pro-suspension people will admit, and there was probably less premeditation into the result of the hit than people are willing to imagine.
He’ll be suspended — I don’t see how the combination of who Brown is vs. who Hudler is vs. where Detroit is vs. were Anaheim is doesn’t all work against him. And the Ducks will have to find another Iowa Pig to play some 4th line minutes. And Wings fans are going to be dropping labels like nobody’s business.
But hey — was a tied game late — and that’s the positive the Ducks have to take away. Too bad Brown’s hit will overshadow much of the useful talking points about G1.
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I think he’ll get a suspension, and it’ll be whatever he deserves + 2 games for wearing a Duck uniform / hurting a Wing uniform.
haha, that was kinda my same message.
I didn’t think it was a dirty hit and after seeing the images up above, i really don’t think it was.
And you’re right…it’s a shame that this is what is overshadowing the fact that the Ducks played well enough to have a chance against Detroit in this first game. I wish they hadn’t got lazy at the end. I think the Ducks can be better though, and that too is a positive thing to take from this game.
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I didn’t think it was a dirty hit and after seeing the images up above, i really don’t think it was.
It’s tough and borderline — very telling when experts and analysts take both sides of the fence. It was late (but close) and very bloody, and that’s probably enough. We’re a hockey fanbase that’s very willing to fill in the blanks from there.
I guess I’d just prefer to hear what outsiders say, but everybody who follows hockey does have some pro-Detroit or anti-Detroit bias, I guess. That’s not a team that many are indifferent to.
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Right, I’m taking the late (but close) approach too. I’ll even say the “but close” automatically means it was late. That’s fine.
I was actually surprised to see that there was another side to the expert POV because it seemed like the media was going to be jumping up and down at the thought of the Ducks suspensions immediately. Hell, the VS. announcers could barely control themselves.
I really try to be indifferent when it comes to stuff like this. I don’t think I’m calling it “not dirty” just because I’m a Ducks fan. Then again I know because I AM…my opinion means nothing.
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If its shoulder to shoulder, you’re absolutely right, no big deal, and its sending the message that “hey, youre not going anywhere on this rink without me running into you”.
But he came from behind, circled a bit into Hudler, and specifically brought the arms up, looking for the high hit. If he just comes from behind and bumps Hudler, maybe its not even a penalty, maybe its just 2:00 for interference behind the play, who knows. But he came from behind him, as Hudler is looking up the rink to see if he needs to go up or drop back (it wasnt a great pass), specifically turns to make contact, and the most damning part to me is that he specifically tries to go high. If he just bumps him with the shoulder/chest standing up, I have no problem with it. The specifically and deliberately going high part is the smoking gun here, to me.
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Coming from behind isn’t a huge deal for me — a guy dumps the puck and you want to put a body on him, that’s expected. I don’t know if it matters terribly where exactly that hit comes from.
Don’t take this wrong, Joe, but I’m not really relying much on either Duck fan or Wing fan assessments of this — we’re all too close (basically, a smaller version of this comment thread happened between my Wings pal and Ducks pal I was watching with last night). It’s borderline — lots of people on both sides of the fence here, and at this point, I’m just listening to outsiders. They’re really the ones who can tell me how outrageous or outside-the-law that hit really was.
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which is exactly why I wouldnt’ give my opinion … cause I know I’m biased
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by ang6666 on May 2, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
But he came from behind, circled a bit into Hudler, and specifically brought the arms up, looking for the high hit.
wow. just wow. You’ve had some doozies before, but … just wow.
So when you see Marisa Miller walk by, do you say, “damn she’s ugly”? Because even after being provided photographic evidence, you still conjure up an entirely alternate universe.
Red wing fans remind me of the fishsticks episode of south park, where Kyle doesn’t even bother arguing with Cartman because he knows Cartman’s ego is so ridiculous that he truly believes in a version of events that never happend.
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That was a very winnable game for the Ducks, but I don’t see that as a positive. We need to win those games against Detroit. The Wings didn’t play that well, and I have a feeling we’re going to see a much better Detroit team tomorrow, and that game won’t be as winnable. I have a feeling letting this one slip away is going to come back to haunt Anaheim.
I keep refreshing TSN and ESPN to check for the suspension announcement. I suppose it’ll be later in the afternoon. According to this OC Reg’s Ducks blog entry, Hudler has admitted that the cut was from his own visor. So maybe that will help mitigate. Also, unlike Pronger’s suspensions, Brown was disciplined within the game — 5 min major, game misconduct. I was actually happy when those were called, because with the Pronger suspensions, I felt like at least part of the reason they were handed down was because penalties weren’t called in the games (if I’m remembering correctly), and there was the feeling that the league didn’t want Pronger to escape discipline altogether.
Great to see how Getzlaf responded to picking up most of Brown’s minutes, though.
Actually, Game Misconducts usually signal the NHL to look at a play, leaving the door open for a suspension. They just happen to watch Pronger so closely that they want to catch him for whatever the referees miss. Generally, when someone gets a Game MIsconduct, the NHL is prompted to review the play.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but, who are we kidding, the league was going to review this play no matter what. I think there’s going to be a suspension, but I am hoping that having him banished from the game, having had to play for 11 forwards, etc., will be a mitigating factor when the league spins its Wheel of Justice. Maybe knock a game off.
Arthur and Daniel talk the Brown hit at CLS.
There’s some I agree with strongly there (the easy application of “dirty” labels), some I’m a bit unsure of (how big a role the earlier Hudler elbow played), and a discussion of penalty options that’s a little over my head.
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Sorry to link, but here’s the TSN discussion on the Brown hit where they bring up the Hudler elbow, and maybe Hudler’s responsibility to know he was out there against the 4th line, and should have expected to be hit. They actually talk about it back and forth, unlike HNIC and VERSUS.
I don’t know about the elbow because VERSUS didn’t show it. Usually Frankie doesn’t get up in arms like that. He may have been calling for a Major Interference of his own.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, they do show the elbow on Beauchemin, briefly. man, what would i do without TSN
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, the guy was a great PKer in the Sharks series — he played more PK time than EV time — and he threw in two assists. I was shocked, but he’s quite the player.
More telling, though, is the thinness of the depth forwards — if Nokelainen is still hurt, I really can’t tell you the next guy in the Ducks pecking order to get dressed. Parros is already playing.
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I think Troy Bodie is the next dressed guy. But they did call up the “Black Aces” or whatever from Iowa. So, really they have options. They could even bring in a scorer.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m all for filling out the roster with some more Swine Flu. Besides, this is really the only way I get introduced to prospects — I’m generally too lazy to hear about kids until they set foot on NHL ice.
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haha, that makes me feel good for writing all those profiles, I’m actually keeping Sleek in the know.
But you’ve seen Wirtanen, for example. He’d probably be the scoring option
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if Bodie is with the team right now. This OC Reg blog post (uh, yes, I do read other things besides that blog…) seems to indicate that RW Josh Green and C Petri Kontiola traveled with them to Detroit. But I don’t know anything about traveling rosters and how quickly they could get Bodie or any other Chop to Detroit.
Thanks, grace. I was guessing from the rosters in the SJ series. Versus doesn’t let you know who the healthy scratches are, and I hadn’t checked. Anyone they called up could be brought in on a game’s notice, but Green and Kontiola are probably telling of who Carlyle wants in this series, unless he’s looking to specifically replace Brown.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
So Rudy — you seem to be a guy with distaste for both the Ducks and the Wings — how many games do you give Brown?
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Being as biased as I am as to who I wish to win this series, I cannot answer this. Altho I’m still hoping for a giant sink hole.
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by ang6666 on May 2, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
2 games. He didn’t hit him with an elbow, but he was late on the hit and it resulted in an injury. Basically, I look at plays and wonder, “Should that type of play belong in the game?” and I think late hits like that should be wiped out. At the same time, it was more of a “hockey play” than Brashear’s (where even if he was on time it still probably would have been a suspension) and Brown didn’t really seem to be sending a message or anything, so I’d make it a little less.
Although what the fuck do I know, the league is insane when it comes to this shit so it’s anyone’s guess. Also, I’m rooting hardcore for the Wings in this series, although I can see that Wings fans might make it hard for me.
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wow! you’re rooting for Wings (as well) ?
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by ang6666 on May 2, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Originally
I had said Brown’s suspension should equal Brashear’s. But that was a kind of heat-of-the-moment thing. Now, I’d say he still deserves to be suspended simply for the disregard he showed and the hit to the head. It was a dirty play.
But it wasn’t 5 games worth of dirty. I’d guess 2.
This series is going to be exactly like last night’s game. Every game a stress-ex.
Yep. Look at that.
I need you on our side this series Rudy.
This series is going to be exactly like last night’s game. Every game a stress-ex.
Seriously. All this head shot rhetoric overshadows the 59 better minutes of G1.
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yeah we’re watching it over at FTF as well … come chat with us … :)
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by ang6666 on May 2, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you guys see that Varlamov save on the Kunitz-Crosby play?
Holy ass.
Nobody cares about your opinion.
I can’t wait until the game goes to OT and gets cut off by this horse race.
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don’t say that!!!!!!
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by ang6666 on May 2, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Versus has the rights to overtime when NBC switches. So, you’d just have to change the channel.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know anything about horse racing, but does anyone else think that going from the end of the 2nd period to that little Kentucky Derby segment was like slamming on the brakes after going 100mph? Who was that sad couple, with the woman in the shades?
Horse pulled out
a hot spot on his leg? no idea if that’s serious or not.
C’mon, horse racing — that’s lame. I want to hear some vague “lower horse injury” and “day-to-week” reports.
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by Earl Sleek on May 2, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, I suspect you’ve got a post to write about that. :)
And the slow climb to “rivalry” status continues.
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Hmmm
I might have a little something to say on that subject…;)
Honestly, I’d rather see a few more game misconducts rather than suspending a marginal player. If we have to hope for a Mike Brown suspension then the Wings aren’t nearly as good as I’d hoped they were.
Now if that was a Pronger hit…
Now if that was a Pronger hit…
The SBN servers would explode from all the comments then.
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If that had been Pronger
My blog would have blown up.
If I were a Red Wing conspiracy theorist, I’d say it was to get better “drama” ratings for NBC’s G2.
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I home Mike Brown’s practicing his check-slipping tonight.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He won't be touched
Not as any sort of revenge from the Wings. They’re too smart for that. He might get drilled by Kronwall if the opportunity presents itself, but nobody’s gonna go out of their way to hunt him down.
Makes sense. Figured the Wings were too smart for that. It would play into our hands if they did retaliate.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s true — one dynamic I am looking a bit forward to, though, is how the crowd deals with it.
I mean, I know they’ll be vicious on him, but it’s always funny to me when a crowd that’s already in a long-standing habit of booing Pronger whenever he touches the puck has to also boo a different player. Sometimes it just turns into overload, and not all crowds can handle that two-villain discipline.
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I’d think you’d be parched from all that booing. They might be too hoarse to cheer. Should help Aquafina sales at the Joe.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 2, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
We've had practice
Don’t forget. We hated Lemieux, Roy, Forsberg, Foote, Deadmarsh….simultaneously. We’ve perfected the art of muti-tasked hate.
See you guys later
I wish each of you great sadness tomorrow, but good health in the long run.
Go Wings.
ha ha !
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by ang6666 on May 2, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
About that Perry-Ericsson fight:
My brother has this cat that is really fucking annoying. He’s constantly running around at 100 MPH, bothering people, getting into shit, but most of all annoying my brother’s older, slower, gay cat. (Seriously, he crosses his paws and gets a boner when you rub his ass. He’s the kitty Joe Thornton.) The old cat just kind of puts up with it because he doesn’t really care about much of anything, but every once in a while the young cat will wap his tail one too many times and then the old cat will lash out and smack the shit out of the young cat before putting him in a headlock. Then he’ll start licking him for some reason. (Like I said, he’s gay.)
That fight last night reminded me of those two. It’s not even like Ericsson wanted to hurt Perry (because he could’ve if he wanted to), he just wanted to let him know who was boss. Then he started licking him, which I thought was especially weird.
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by RudyKelly on May 2, 2009 1:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
If my cat looked like a gay koopa troopa from Paper Mario
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by Nut on May 2, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
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Pacific Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Jose
|
82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 113 |
|
Phoenix
|
82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 107 |
|
Los Angeles
|
82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 101 |
|
Anaheim
|
82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 89 |
|
Dallas
|
82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 88 |
(updated 4.12.2010 at 6:21 AM PDT)
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