Ducks Gameday—Will the Ducks be a speed bump or a roadblock on Wing Street?
by Earl Sleek on May 5, 2009 7:10 AM PDT
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Detroit Red Wings (2nd in west) at Anaheim Ducks (8th in west)
Series tied 1-1, JavaGeek Odds: DET 60%
Winging It In Motown, A2Y, On the Wings -- all staying up past their bedtimes tonight.
Hooray, we're not getting swept!
I think it's worth pointing out how difficult it is to pick up a road split in the first two games when starting a best-of-seven series in Detroit; in fact, you have to go back six series in Detroit's history to find the last team to accomplish that feat -- the 2007 Anaheim Ducks. In between, Detroit took G1 and G2 at home against five straight opponents, none of them even got to see an overtime, and the Wings used that 2-0 series lead to win each series. Here's how those five opponents fared:
| Year | Rd | Opponent | Gm | DET GF | OPP GF | DET PP | OPP PP | DET SF | OPP SF |
| 2008 | 1 | Nashville | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 40 | 20 |
| 2008 | 1 | Nashville | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 38 | 27 |
| 2008 | 2 | Colorado | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 36 | 21 |
| 2008 | 2 | Colorado | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 40 | 20 |
| 2008 | 3 | Dallas | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 31 | 21 |
| 2008 | 3 | Dallas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 34 | 18 |
| 2008 | 4 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 36 | 19 |
| 2008 | 4 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 34 | 22 |
| 2009 | 1 | Columbus | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 34 | 21 |
| 2009 | 1 | Columbus | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 / 10 | 0 / 2 | 39 | 25 |
| Ten-game total: | 37 | 10 | 13 / 63 20.6% |
2 / 41 4.9% |
362 | 214 |
The Wings' opponents lost by an average score of 3.7 to 1, and in the ten games got a total (!) of two power play goals. By contrast, the Ducks in their recent two games scored three power play goals. Certain trends did hold, however -- the Red Wings outshot the Ducks by 29 shots over the two games, and did score on 1/3 of their power plays (though one was a major) -- but in the one stat that truly matters, the lucky Ducks snuck out of Hockeytown with a rare "W".
I guess there are some benefits to Anaheim's "criminal" style.
Now as impressive as a road split may seem, the Ducks haven't really done anything yet except earn a trip back to Detroit for G5. Despite taking home ice, JavaGeek still has the Wings as a 3-to-2 favorite. And even though the Ducks did win their last two home games convincingly (outscored the Sharks 8-1), Anaheim really hasn't been that strong a home team over the course of the season -- it's been nearly five months since they won three consecutive at the Honda Center.
Still, it is now a best-of-five series, and the Ducks do have one lucky green factor working for them tonight:
That's right, Sleek's snuck himself back in to Row B for tonight's contest, however many overtimes it may be. You can look for the lucky green shirt on TV, or if you're at the game feel free to say hi. I won't be around for comments tonight, but you guys have been doing stellar without me.
Time for some green shirt insurance.
One last trend to note: there's a lot of easy parallels to draw between the opening two games of this series and the 2007 WCF. In both series, the Wings score a late regulation winner in G1; the Ducks snag an overtime decision in G2. If they stick to that pattern, the G3 script calls for a 5-0 loss and a suspension to Anaheim's best player. Yikes.
Prediction: Ducks rewrite the '07 script, and Sleek has a Happy Cinco.
Tonight is Sink-o Detroit-o.
Go Patos.
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yea sleek you better do that privledge right (watching a ducks game from row b seats) and drink like a madman…!!!
this game worries me….i think the wings will be more relaxed and even more dangerous…the ducks might feel more pressure to win at home…I got a bad feeling about his one..
use your sleek voodoo magic..
p.s.
i do like the fact wings fans will have to stay up later than usual…i know thats cruel but…wings fans are bastards…..hope work is hard for them on wensday and friday muahahahahaha
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 7:46 AM PDT reply actions
…I got a bad feeling about his one..
Yup. There’s a lot of signs pointing against us today, probably most notably the 5-0 G3 loss in ‘07. Maybe there’s enough Ducks that remember that sting?
http://www.battleofcali.com/
wait where u at that G3 5-0 loss?…..
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I was in the arena, but nowhere near Row B. Hopefully it was a real estate issue.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
what!!!…..should I even watch the game?…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
ralph the duck reminds of the hamburglar sans the hat….
always thought the hamburglar was belivable..and must have been sucessful..I mean he was quite the chubby fellow
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 7:50 AM PDT reply actions
I mean he was quite the chubby fellow
And jolly, as I recall. If his hamburger-stealing was an unsuccessful career, he never let it show.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
thats how i roll..in fact had some last nite…with BBQ sauce.onions…cheese and jalepenos….oh and tater tots on the side
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
yummy … jalapenos … :)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
WARNING: possible comment destruction
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
what??? that was a perfectly safe comment from me … :)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
said possible….:-)
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I am perfectly capable of behaving … :)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I am perfectly capable of behaving … :)
Don’t forget, Ang. We’re Ducks fans. We hear this lie all the time from our players. :)
http://www.battleofcali.com/
sleek your gonna get me in trouble at work…im not suppose to be laughing like this at work
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
ha ha ha! I could be turning over a new leaf.
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
i was doing reverse Psychology on you…ang…with that warning
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
ha! I’m a mother … tricks like that don’t work on me. :)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it was on par with a cookie monster type thing: a metaphor for crack addiction. Big Macs don’t do THAT to people.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 5, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
i dunno..get a big mac with extra (dehydrayted) onions…you can get additiced to those pretty quick…but when your pants dont fit..then that addiction goes away pretty quick too
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I would think your speech degrading into “robble robble robble,” and running around in a 1950s Batman henchman outfit would worry you before your waist line. Not to mention your head morphing into a Sid and Marty Kroft mask. It’s enough to put you on Whoppers for life.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 5, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
am i the only one though that loves those little onions from Mcdonalds?
i guess ripping off a tub(they make them in tubs i know i used to manage one) of those…and throwing them in my whopper would do…
though the henchman angle couLd be good..would it it come with the appropriate flashes of “BOW” BAM" THWACK" everytime I punched someone?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Little onions from White Castle a thousand times better.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 5, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
who are you kumar?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
No, seriously. Those onions are unbelievable. They make the flavor, unlike the incidental onion presence on Quarter Pounders.
Don’t sleep on the other sandwiches, though. Last time I was in St. Paul, I had them put five pulled porks and five fish sandwiches in with my Crave Case. The rest were Cheeseburgers and Bacon Cheeseburgers. Man, I gotta get someone to Overnight me some White Castle.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 5, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I won’t be around for comments tonight, but you guys have been doing stellar without me.
This is true. Time to wave that no-trade clause Sleek, we are shipping you and Christensen to Chicago for Pahlsson. I want more faceoff wins.
"Concentration, not strength." - Coach GB
Per OC register….Ryan isnt hurt just got called out…by RC….maybe hes motivated and has a monster game today…i think he likes gravy training off the first line’s space they provide
positivty!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions
I still think he’s hurt…and obviously they wouldn’t say so.
I don’t expect the kid to go out everynight and do it all…but now would be a good time to do a lil somethin somethin…
GO DUCKS!! DUCKSandPUCKS.com
Proof that Wisniewski reads BoC. From Adam Brady’s blog:
Wisniewski, remarking on how much room the Wings gave Marchant on the wing, said, “You’ve got a little leprechaun flying down the left side you want to get a stick on him or something.” (emphasis added)
From Detroit’s Freep.com: Are the Ducks just lucky?
God I certainly hope so. Personally, I have zero issues with lucking out wins.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
The playoffs are a lot about luck…I was remembering your ’07 post with the picture of Beauchemin (sorry if I spelled it wrong) and the targets for the two places where the Wings goals went in off of him.
Is it game time yet? I’m trying to figure out when I should have my coffee so that I hit the maximum caffeine effect at game time that can’t be dulled by alcohol. Ack, my nerves already.
I’m trying to figure out when I should have my coffee so that I hit the maximum caffeine effect at game time that can’t be dulled by alcohol.
I trust you’re eastern time? Regardless, I’m three cups in.
And your spelling of Beauchemin is flawless. Better than my Flip-yoo-la.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I was remembering your ’07 post with the picture of Beauchemin (sorry if I spelled it wrong) and the targets for the two places where the Wings goals went in off of him.
Good memory. For the record, here is the post, and here’s the “Babcock Shooting Guide” pic (how to score on J.S. Giguere) after the first game of the ’07 series.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Should you make one for Wisniewski?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on May 5, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, I read an article in college a couple years ago that said caffeine has a half-life of something like 9 hours… I don’t think you need to worry about getting the timing perfect.
Nobody cares about your opinion.
I guess it all depends on how many overtime periods you’re anticipating tonight…
http://www.battleofcali.com/
i second that..unles the ducks have to tie it at the last second
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
oh I don’t know … over at FTF, alot of us are hoping the whole series goes into massive amounts of OT. tho we aren’t all in agreement who should win in game 7 … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it would be an overwhelming response of “anyone but those guys who knocked us out this year!”
GO DUCKS!! DUCKSandPUCKS.com
well that is what some of us think … there is actually a small group that don’t agree
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Every game ANA wins against DET let’s a little more doubt creep in about how big the SJ failure was.
If I’m SJ, I put bitterness aside and hope ANA wins it all. I personally did not feel “as bad” last year after Dallas beat SJ, because I was thinking Dallas was no cream puff matchup, but that kind of proved it.
Worst thing that could happen to FTF is a ANA sweep or near sweep, and DET winning the cup.
Every game ANA wins against DET an angel gets its wings..
hehe
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
groans!
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
and that is the arguement some are making … others just simply want Ducks to lose for the enjoyment of it … :)
going to game 7 and Wings winning will satisfy both sides I think … of FTF that is … or at least massive amounts of OT and close games. we aren’t exactly Wings fans either so it isn’t easy cheering them on. I’ll need major scrubbing after this series regardless of who wins.
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I volunteer!!!! pick me pick me!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
you moving to the Bay Area? :)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
another post destroyed…. gooooo ussssss!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
ha ha !
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
well that’s an idea … :)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
yea…i think thats worth a plane/car trip…southwest is always having deals on air far to the bay area….hmmm..
maybe ill jiggle my glass piggy bank around….see how full it is
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
as if the comments don’t go downhill enough with both of us here … uh … I’m just not going to finish this comment
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yea the “jiggle” word left a big opening right there..just saying
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, that’s IT. I’m pushing back Getzlaf over-praise for Drury destruction this week. Seriously, can you believe this shit? Good lord.
When I'm not battling in California:
http://www.cyclelikesedins.com
you need a beer fool…wait margarita..its cinco de mayo
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Massive fail, even for Wyshynski
It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker
GO PATOS!!
I usually say “pinche patos”….around my father-in-law…he doesnt know much english…so its a ice breaker that he understands right away (hes seen me curse the ducks on many occasions)
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions
Nice little post on Carlyle and his definitely-awkward in-game interviews and why he does ’em:
"You know the reason I did it?" Carlyle asked Tuesday morning. "There is a fine, a substantial amount, that I am susceptible to, for refusing to do it. Unless you’re prepared to pay the fine, and I wasn’t prepared to pay that amount, then I guess I have to do it."
Asked the amount, Carlyle said, "Ten grand — it’s substantial."
I think he’s hilarious in those interviews — it seems like he’s bored with himself halfway through his answers.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Well, I guess it's official now
Chris Pronger and Steve Ott are the dirtiest players in the National Hockey League, according to a survey of their fellow players.
A Sports Illustrated poll of 324 players that is to appear in this week’s issue has Anaheim Ducks defenceman Pronger and Dallas Stars forward Ott in a tie, each chosen by 13 per cent of their peers.
Way to break through that east coast bias, Prongs. I guess your elbow in Ottawa makes you bi-coastal.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Those BOO’s can be heard all over. :)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
GO PRONGER!!!!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone be super-cool to Lauren Pronger for the next couple of months.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
olier fans are lining up to buy to tix to anaheim and buying lifted trucks and straight billed hats (to fit in in the O.C.)…to sabotage the ducks…after reading your last comment….im guessing they will use the comment “your ass looks huge”
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
They should follow up this poll, with a poll of players:
Who would you rather have on your own blue line:
Pronger
Ott
nice mike
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
but NHL article says Sharks & Ducks are helping to make Ca a hockey state … barely mentions Kings.
California slowly becoming a hockey hotbed
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 1:59 PM PDT reply actions
ducks bingo for tonite
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions
I started to comment on my favorites…but then I just started listing them all.
perfect!
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I thought that diagonal would be a sure thing…and then I saw the Whitney does something physical (improbable)
GO DUCKS!! DUCKSandPUCKS.com
yea the whitney and getzlaf squares are my favorite…i am gonna print this out and see if I hit “DUCKO” !!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
aren’t you suppose to be working … :)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
work is overrated…..
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
hockey is not crap!
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
all right..made my cinco de mayo margarita…im ready for the game….anyone here today?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions
I’ll be around when the puck drops. (I don’t really count since I’m not a Patos fan)
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
you said patos….gooood
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
poquito tambien…enough to get to a bathroom get a beer or get out of jail..in mexico
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions
It's Hockey Time
Go Ducks.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
rob neidermayer doesnt like it when someone hits todd marchant!
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 5, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions
Lidstrom Penalty
Bwahahaha
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
good sign that selanne is creating something already this game, maybe he will get going
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 5, 2009 7:49 PM PDT reply actions
hahah i said he looks good in the first 3 minutes and he scores, hes awesome
by Victorian Duck - 8 on May 5, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Chelios and Lilja – perfect combo.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
yeah, they’re somethin allright
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Yup
Somethin’ old and somethin’ awful. ;)
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
Hey, you’d suck too if you were trying to skate with a walker all the time. Look how slow old folks on foot with walkers are!
(Would a walker on ice then become a skater? Does this become too many men, by having 6 skaters out there? Why do I think of these things?)
http://wingsvducks.blogspot.com/
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But Lilja doesn’t have any excuses. He’s just plain awful. But at least Cheli has an excuse.
http://wingsvducks.blogspot.com/
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Being a dinosaur is hardly an excuse.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
Well its certainly a valid one if he decides to bite someone, at least.
Great, now I’m rooting for Chelios to go out in a blaze of glory, tackling Pronger at center ice and eating him. Hey, that’s only a 5:00 major though, and Pronger would be done for the series. I’d take it.
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Hahaha. That was a very funny visual. But somehow, I think Pronger would survive, stand up, and stomp Chelios’ neck with his skate effectively severing his head from his dinosaur body. Stompy Mc Stompy stomp would prevail.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
I gave up getting laid tonight to watch this game, and almost immediately after, Selanne got his goal. Seriously hope thats not some sort of sign.
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lololololol. How pissed are you going to be if the Wings lose? :)
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
sex … hockey … sex … hockey … that is a tough choice … but couldn’t you have watched hockey while having sex??
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re a girl after my own heart, I think.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
ha ha ! … and I’ve given up going out plenty of times for hockey myself … I am a firm believer that hockey fans can only date other hockey fans … other people just don’t get it!
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa, I just suddenly became interested in a Colorado-based BoC meetup :-D
I don’t have a TV in my bedroom, sadly. I’m hopin to get a nice new TV here in the living room soon, so I can move this older one to the bedroom. If I had to though, I’m sure I could fix that quickly…
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Haha. Dating rule No.1 -
Never date a Wings fan.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
good rule
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
she is a star here
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
wings beating ducks is WAY more important, dude!
I totally agree!
http://wingsvducks.blogspot.com/
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I’m the dirty Wings fan who just hangs out at BoC and won’t go away.
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I’ve been there for a Mammoth game, but not an Avs one. I was kinda excited to see the Pepsi Center, and then got there and was disappointed. The Joe Louis Arena is covered in all sorts of neat little Red Wings memorabilia and displays and stuff… You can walk the concourses at the Joe and just check things out. When I went to the Mammoth game, you’d have never know the Avs play there, if it weren’t for the Avs banners on the rafters and the Altitude shop. I mean, I understand you guys have a lot less history to draw from than the Wings, but still, I expected a lot more than that, and was interested to see it. The statue in the main entrance is neat though.
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Smart man; staying away from The Can for Wings/Avs. Good times, though… besides the stench.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
Me and my roommate look at the way some teams like PHX and FLA just give away tickets or whatever, and we really wish we lived in an area where they did that. I’d go to Avs games if they were free or 5 bucks. That’d be great.
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did you hear about how the caps owners are keeping pens fans out of the verizon center during the playoffs? only people using credit cards with zip codes in dc, maryland, virginia can buy any remaining playoff tix after season tix holders. and one guy, who does live in dc, was not allowed to buy playoff tix after the salesperson looked up his purchase history and there was a note where he had refused to buy season tix (when called by sales) and had said he was a pens fan and would only buy tix when the caps were playing the pens. the avs should do something like that at the pepsi center to keep out the red wings jerseys.
Well, that tends to work more when you’re talking about a geographically close rivalry. Besides, so many of us MI transplants do have CO zip codes.
I only follow football and hockey. Living here now, I’d kind of like to be a Broncos fan, but with all thats gone on lately, they’re certainly making it hard.
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Most of the “Red Wing” fans I have met at Avs games barely even follow hockey let alone the Wings or the Avs.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
Captain Elbows
to the box.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
decent start..the wings dont look to dangerous yet…my bingo card is filling up hahaha
2nd line is coming up…..cauttious optomisim so far…i thought i was gonna see a wing onslaught to start….
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 8:23 PM PDT reply actions
Damn. If I had the printer on a wireless server, I’d totally be playing with you. Awesome job on the bingo card.
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Hiller goes Patrick Roy and overdoes a glove save
I like this one
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What Was That?
Osgood got pwned by a D-man in the shoot out.
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My, thats a nice skills competition you have there.
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Hey
They’re not my crappy rulz. Write a letter to Bettman.
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no thats bill macdonald
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Woooo Hooooo
Ducks Score!!!!!!!
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Osgood!! Osgood!!
Love goalie chants.
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“Bullshit” chants are the only thing better. I love hearing a couple of broadcasters stumbling over themselves as the crowd clearly chants “BULLSHIT” after a bad call. Especially when the broadcasters are trying to stick up for the call.
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Lol, two Wings hit Brown..
And both Wings go down. I love it!
Hiller!!!
The man is a beast. I can’t say that enough. I have a new temporary goalie mancrush.
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Wisniewski going off on a stretcher.
Always hate to see this.
wtf happened to him? Looked like he was kinda holding his chest, but he caught an elbow in the face. Gotta be more than that elbow to send someone off on a stretcher.
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I noticed that too; the chest holding. Almost like the wind was knocked out of him? Chest pains? Dunno.
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Not the kind of thing you put someone on a stretcher for though, if he somehow got the wind knocked out by the elbow to the face. I dunno, thats a weird one. I wonder if that’s one of those that we was actually something that never got caught on tv, and we’ll find out later that he got hit by the puck somehow or something odd like that.
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Yeah. Or the elbow to the head caused some strange reaction. Who knows. Scary, nonetheless.
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And there it is
I would wonder if it didn’t actually get the arm, and got just under it, on the side of the ribs. Maybe in the armpit. That’ll definitely ruin your day.
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Oh yeah. Couple of cracked ribs will definitely ruin a day … or months… looks familiar too (Guite).
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and VS confirms it during the intermission that it got him in the ribs
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blood must have been from elbow to the face then. ribs are gonna take some time if he broke a couple.
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yeah, it’ll depend on if they got broken, but i wonder, with the way that shot was rising up into this arm/rib area, if it didn’t get him in the armpit. If you eat a slapshot to the bones in your armpit…. dude. That would kill.
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Upper body injury.
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Awesome elbow by Holmstrom.
Reminds me of fucking Sean Avery with his no-look bullshit.
how many fucking elbows is that for Detroit?
for fucks sake, and idiot wings fans are still saying the Ducks play dirty…
ha ha!
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Also rather annoyed with the TV commentators always wanting to suck some Detroit cock.
OH LOOK AT THAT HE SCORED WITHOUT A STICK IN HIS HAND OMG OMG OMG LET’S FREAK OUT
I don't see how Kronvall constantly avoids penalties with his hits.
Every single time I see him hit, his skates clearly off of the ice.
Fucking finally. Kronwall gets called for his shit.
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Look familiar? No shots on goal.
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what a bummer..hope he didnt get that puck in the throat…..
duck son there heels at the end there….1st line has been too queit…need to step up
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont think throat. I hit a guy once in juniors in the throat with a rolling puck slapshot and they had to trach the guy right there on the ice. I was ugly, shook up a couple players to see him turn blue
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That’s what it looked like to me… they kept saying he took it in the head but it looked like it was in the neck.
Nobody cares about your opinion.
he was turned with his right side facing shot. cheekbone? throat? ear? I couldn’t tell
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I don’t think if was int he face. If he got it int he face or neck, you’d have known it when he went down immediately like he’d been shot, kicking his feet with his head buried in the ice.
Seeing Yzerman eat that puck to the eye in Calgary a few years ago still scares me.
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thats what they said on broadcast
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
1st time ever?? (smiles sweetly)
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Lolz
I still love the hockey fantasy commercial no matter how many times I’ve seen it.
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same here
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
well, there is SOME tickets left. Holy mackerel
PLAZA LOWER LEVEL (200s) – Ticket Price US $525.00
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you have a money tree??
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by ang6666 on May 5, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
stubhub has lower terrace for $175.
Terrace starting at $70. Not much to pick from
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lol. aww, give him a break, even if he is a wings fan. we know he meant ICU. definitely better known for its film program.
omg! i’m so sorry i accidentally called you a wings fan. it’s getting late-ish on the east coast. really, i DO apologize!!!
did the announcers really say UCI? i thought i heard ICU (obviously for x-rays).
Ahh
Cinco de Mayo tonight…
How do you say
“Satan cheers for The Red Wings” en espanol?
by Jibblescribbits on May 5, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
these announcers do want to have the red wings’ players babies. norris trophy winner blah blah. osgood quarterbacking the defense blah blah. shut up!
i have a rubber dart gun, when they show the homers I take my vengence.
only bad thing is all the little rings from pulled off darts on big screen
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Sigh
so now they decide to start calling shots to the head… would have been nice when Holmstrom did it.
Lolz
I spotted Sleek and his lucky green shirt.
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I don’t know if I can last through any OT. I’m already on 5 hours of sleep.
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I wish I could jinx sports soup into getting canceled.
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by jamestobrien on May 5, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We keed, we keed.
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The Ducks won on a very controversial call. A quick whistle saved them from going into overtime! I guess that is karma for all of the crappy calls against your team. If anyone ever hears another Duck fan or Carlyle crying about bad calls just point to this game!
very true
This cancels out the Brown % min major + ejection for a clean – not late – hit. Would we ahve won that game without the major & losing Browns services? Who Knows
Whould Detroit have won had the goal counted? Who Knows.
If anyone ever hears another Duck fan or Carlyle crying about bad calls just point to this game!
Shrug, what are you going to do. Fans will always whine — and at least Carlyle gets paid for it.
It’s kind of the regrettable aspect of a series like this — I understand why it exists, but seemingly there is very little respect out there for a tough opponent — every loss has an excuse other than “the other guys played pretty good”.
Huge generalizations in this comment, of course.
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Hey, go check my newest post over at CLS. None of that there. This loss is firmly on the Wings, and not the refs, because it never should’ve come to that.
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Nicely done, Joe — I’ll agree with a ton of that.
And you should link to it. We do have some lazy readers (and blog admins). :)
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BTW, re-quoted for truthiness:
I have always maintained, and will maintain until my death, that while a referee may make mistakes, the really good teams put themselves into positions where they don’t allow the referee to change the game against them. Especially in a 7 game series, this ought to be true. Maybe you got screwed out of a game. Hey, ok, there’s 6 other games you can win.
It is a well-done post.
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at least on this blog you dont hear whining about calls….we could whine about detriiot dives that lead to goals for the wings (adam brady) i think thats bullshit…
you play in 2-1 games your playing with fire…thats why they say “anything can happen”….your better off getting a 2 or more goal lead…I would be saying this if it went the other way…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
True you are playing with fire if you are trying to play catch up with a 2-1 game on the line in the third period. The Ducks are playing the Wings very tough and have knocked them off their game. I’m not whining about the call because bad calls happen, I’m just wondering how Ducks fans would feel if it went the other way. Would you be saying that “Detroit always gets the calls?” I don’t know. I’m not trying to start anything, just it feels bad to have a game end that way. If it was regular season and not so much on the line maybe it is easier to swallow. Bottom line, the Wings didn’t play their game in the 1st period and most of the 2nd. Would they have won if it went to OT? One can only guess. The playoffs are full of luck and sometimes it works for you and sometimes it doesn’t.
Can I blame it on Earl’s lucky shirt? It jinxed my team? :)
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just wondering how Ducks fans would feel if it went the other way.
Oh, we’d whine just like anybody would — probably not at Gary Bettman, but everyone’s petty after a tough loss.
I won’t speak for Anaheim fans here, but in my mind this playoff year is still house money — I’m not overreacting to much because we’re still not really supposed to be here, and we’re really not supposed to be winning. It’s still gratifying to me every period we’re not blown out.
Can I blame it on Earl’s lucky shirt? It jinxed my team? :)
Yes, yes you can. But I think you might have to take a number.
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Might be time for Sleek to make a Hossa tears of sadness graphic. PLEASE?
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Sorry dude, but if anybody’s crying in a Sleek graphic this round, his name will be Chris Chelios.
Didn’t feel like shaking anybody’s hand after losing in ‘03? OK, I suppose — there was a lot of shock there. Didn’t feel like shaking anybody’s hand after losing in ‘07? OK, fuck you then. I guess time-honored traditions don’t apply to grandfathers?
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by Earl Sleek on May 5, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I LOVE IT.
Shut the fuck up, Hossa. You mercenary asshole.
:)
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by jamestobrien on May 5, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
At least he’s honest. Quite refreshing in modern sport.
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Eh, I’m a Penguins fan. Pretty much required to hate the guy even if I don’t blame him (he didn’t choose where he got traded, after all)
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by jamestobrien on May 5, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re a stars fan, you dirty bastard
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Yes indeed, the Red Wings are a mysterious creature.
It brings a normally sane person, such as myself, to cheer for the Ducks.
I’m more of a Stars “observer” ;)
But the second part is spot-on.
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by jamestobrien on May 5, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHA! Did anyone hear Versus? “Intent to blow the whistle?” Seriously?
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Life’s been too easy for the Wings though. That whistle = the universe reacting to a $3.9 mil cap hit for Franzen.
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DUCKS LEAD SERIES 2-1
Pronger laying into Datsyuk. Awesome!
Awwww damn. Shit’s getting real.
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I Don't Remember Any Turtles in This Brawl
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Oddly enough, it might’ve helped Roy to have turtled there.
Actually, I remember reading like 5 years ago, a piece on ESPN.com about Roy and his involvement with the Remparts, the team he owns. They mentioned that he only keeps one picture from his career near the lockerroom. That picture is him, bloodied after that fight on March 26, being pulled away by a referee. Said he wanted his players not to think of him as this great big super star or anything, but as a warrior. He definitely got +1 in my book for that.
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LMAO @ Pronger trying to go after Datsyuk, who is like a foot shorter
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Aww, poor Z is angry.
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
Ducks win. Woot! Down with the Evil Empire.
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Of course. Or haven’t you heard them play the Evil Empire song every time the Wings go on the PP? The Avs used to play the antithesis of that song when they won games (Any Star Wars nut care to tell me the name of that song?).
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Honestly that rule should be changed, if it’s determined that a whistle was blown late enough for it not to possibly affect play, and some game-changing event occurs in that time, it should at least be reviewable.
But as it is, HAHAHAHAHAH
Nobody cares about your opinion.
it’s a bogus rule but it’s in case the whistle doesn’t work or ref falls down and cant blow the whistle.
Best quote of STL vs Nucks series was guy on Puck Daddy who said the refs should put the whistles on a binkie so they can make sure and blow it right
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No I dont’ mean the “intent to blow” rule necessarily, I just mean the rule where a dumb ref blows a whistle right as a team scores because he can’t see the puck. Happens to every team, so it evens out, but it’s shitty.
Nobody cares about your opinion.
As Puck Daddy pointed out, the thing that should be changed is allowing the Ducks to wear black uniforms. Very easy for the ref to lose sight of the puck against black jersey/hip pads.
by Nut on May 6, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Black is too basic a color to ban.
The next time they would blame a black stripe on a predominantly white jersey.
They should change the puck color to electric lime green instead.
But all that would acomplish is removing that excuse for the next screwup, so why bother.
jonas..said it best…we played hard for 60 mins…we deserved some luck…
the wings had plenty of chances to tie it up…not our fault..fuck you wings go ducks….!!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 10:21 PM PDT reply actions
When do we get the MI/CA state rape pic? I mean, the Wings got their asses handed to them in this game. Too much positivity?
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yea little too much….the wings hanged tough…theyll be tougher on thursday..
although the 1st line was a zero factor….so the ducks have room for improvement
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
They had their Power Plays.
Now I know what’s going to happen. The Wings fans will complain about a tainted series, and we’ll never hear the end of it, and I’ll enjoy that.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
that was gonna happen anyways…so whats the difference
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 5, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Ducks swept the Wings, their fans would somehow still rationalize the Wings as the clearly better team.
Nobody cares about your opinion.
Don’t they always?
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They’re certainly capable of it… Clint Eastwood would have a field day with all the kids on his goddamned lawn.
Nobody cares about your opinion.
Sorry for my above riot comment. That loss just stung a lot. Credit to the Ducks for knocking the Wings off their game for half of Game 3. I just wish the game didn’t end like that. I’d prefer an out and out loss rather than one that was controversial. I understand the rule but having a hard time accepting it.
naw youve been a good sport….sucks for you guys to lose that way..but you guys had many other chances….and maybe there was some bad karma involved with that holmstrom elbow on the injured whiz…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 6:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Was Holmstrom’s elbow penalty-worthy? I missed that part, and I’m reading about it now, and it’s saying that Wis got elbowed. Was it at least worth throwing him out of the game, like Brown?
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Game observations from a slightly Cinco’d Sleek.
- I have no fucking idea why that tying goal didn’t count. I never once lost sight of the puck, and after it was scored my head was squarely between my knees.
- I have no fucking idea what the fuck happened to Wisniewski — a goddamn stretcher? I dunno — I’m not going to call Homer dirty — he was spinning around, but that’s not a useful result at all. Hello, Mikkelson?
- The scariest moment for me was actually the opening seconds of the third period, when Chris Pronger didn’t come out to serve the last five seconds of his penalty. Instead it was Drew Miller, without any explanation to me, and I was freaking the fuck out. How the hell did Pronger hurt himself in the intermission?
- But hey, a dirty win is still a win. I will never apologize for that.
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Oh yeah, and I brought my Wings buddy. He is pissed off — on the drive home, I couldn’t offer any suitable explanation or consolation on the tying goal that wasn’t.
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In fact, I may have to refer to that non-goal as the “Anaheim Cinco Miracle”. It was magical.
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yea and me with pronger..i was yelling at the tv….oh shit wheres pronger..just like at the game on tv..there werent annoucing why he wasnt coming out…that freaked me out
yea no apologies for the call…the wings fans would be dancing with glee if it was the other way around….
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 6:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone know what Hiller’s playoff stats are? GAA and save percentage? This guy is playing outta his mind.
I won’t know that until the morning. As of now, his stats are just where we need ’em. One goal-against better than the other guy.
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1 of 44 puts him a bit over .975 on the night, and he was .950-ish coming into tonight. Due to last night’s scorefest, Hiller had the best save % before the game tonight, Varlamov’s dropping
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our first line took a “siesta” in that game…i guess there allowed to have mediocre (not bad) game for all that they have done
good to see the 2nd line get going…carter..i think is the guy making the difference…good move rc…why he doesnt take all faceoffs for that line…is a mystery..he seems to win all of them when ebbet gets booted out..
and sorry sleek…i think your wrong about face-offs not ebing important..i think after seeing last nites game..were we won more face-offs (or at least the more important ones to lazy to look up the stats) waht a difference it seemd to make….winning them seem to stop there momentum and slow them down
my roomate and I observed though that were still giving there forwards too much space in the nuetral zone..there generating too much speed…
and damn it on the ok stop letting those point get clean shots…holmstrom almost converted on a rebound…hiller IMO does not control rebounds well..this is gonna cost us sooner or later
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 6:16 AM PDT reply actions
Hey,
a) we won
b) nobody’s suspended for G4
We’re way up now on the 2007 storyline.
And it may have been Anaheim’s best faceoff game, but it certainly wasn’t their best game. Usually I’ll take the latter over the former, if I had a choice.
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yea 3 shots vs 18 shots in the 3rd with a one goal lead is a bit of a nightmare… the end of game brawl bodes well for us i think. hopefully detroit will come out and try to out-Duck us, taking focus away from their actual strengths.
that no-goal call really sucked for them in all honesty, but hey, they had 44 other shots.
and between the no-goal and the 44 other no-goals, probably the luckiest event that the lucky green shirt has been a part of.
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how were the jack-ass wings transplants at the game?….there normal self?
what did u drink?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Wings fans weren’t terrible, not by me at least. One guy a section or two over got escorted out, but I never saw for what.
Drinks were Gentleman Jacks + Pepsi, with some Cinco shots of tequila on the side.
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all right sleek…you did me proud….my homemade margaritas kinda sucked…I used some “lite” margarita mix…maybe thats why
you see any Boc ers there?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 7:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah, nobody said hi. Somebody sent me a picture this morning of a view from the upper level (green stands out like a sore thumb), but other than my usher, nobody really noticed the green shirt much at all.
Which was OK, I was a bit of a nervous nancy anyways.
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yea i saw you instantly on tv…checked off that square on my bingo card….no bingo last nite….was close though
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions
also to note…whitney did get physical..he plowed someone over..and getzlaf didnt get a penalty in the offensive zone…
the world does not makes sense anymore…
so..umm….the ducks lose game 4…
maybe that reverse physcology will work again for us
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions
so..umm….the ducks lose game 4…
Yeah, we’re going to get creamed.
I guess the one caveat is that my dad will be in the Row Bs tomorrow, and he’s full-blooded Irish. And also I’ll be doing some choir insurance.
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yea i feel like a douche now jobbing (pensblog term) you about jesus insurance….maybe all that time you put in…willed that whistle into the refs mouth….
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
they also showed a shot of the entrance and that bar you get your drinks at…was hoping to see u standing in line getting your drink…hehe
alas noo
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
i think you’re right, and the shot count proves it… if they’re going to close down their offense when they only have a one goal lead, they need to stifle the wings in the neutral zone and not put all the pressure on Hiller (who is fucking amazing, so nothing taken from him). i know trapping’s not their style, but some mild version of it instead of just throwing themselves at fast skaters in the D zone and taking penalties or allowing shots.
or they could just shoot more.
but also detroit was going kamakaze in the 3rd trying to tie it, so ku-f’ing-dos to Hiller.
gotta give up to our 4th line also…they did a fine job…there really starting to grow on me..and Im now happy to see them out there..and not cringing…this bodes well for our team…
i feel good about our team for sure…just need to tighten up the overall d a little bit..
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d cut the d some slack for last night — losing the Wizard from the rotation made things complicated, though it was cool to see Scotty and Frenchie reunited.
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frankie is picking his game up after a horrible game 1…thats good to see
when i talk about the d im talking more about the forwards….i think our back end..has been solid so far
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions
true, and honestly i can’t complain much about the forwards taking penalties in this series… even with Getzlaf’s crazy TOI. can’t complain much in general about this series, because this is Ducks playoff hockey (minus the requisite suspensions), and they are consistently one of the best playoff teams in the league (er, last year doesn’t count).
i’d just like to see them a) press harder with a minor lead since they’re depending so much on Hiller anyway, and b) if they aren’t going to press the O, ease the pressure on Hiller by slowing the wings before the blue line. also, those high-speed chases to the goal lead for some clusterfucky situations where they can (almost) score like they did last night.
our 4th liners are growing on me too, though i still miss Pahlsson and Moen!
on another note, that Selanne goal was a thing of beauty. i love to see Chelios get punked.
(er, last year doesn’t count).
They were obviously curtailing their postseason last spring to have more in the tank for these playoffs. I was a fool for not noticing it earlier. :)
You’re right on the offensive pressure, of course, but I dunno — I’m still a bit aloof. I guess I have trouble arguing with how our little 8 seeds keep beating top seeds — however it happens, keep it up!
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im thinking a good cartoon should come out of this game…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 9:53 AM PDT reply actions
You’re all over it, dude. Actually have to do some work today — probably expect a hurried post for tomorrow.
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doubtful…cant think of a good idea….but i sense there is one somewhere….so much happened yesterday
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I sent a photo of a olympic diver with Chellios face (helmit and all) on it to some people here at work. That was pretty funny. I don’t know how to display it here though, and my photo shop skills suck, but I got my point accross.
I wanted to use Rodney Dangerfield’s body from Back to School, but could not find that image.
Update on the Wizard
Instead of coming home today, Wisniewski is staying in the hospital through tomorrow at least. Scary stuff, I guess.
Anyways, based on what we know from this year, who would you like to see dress on the blueline tomorrow (assuming everybody was healthy)? Mikkelson, Festerling, or Hedican? Or somebody else?
I think I’m an Uncle Festerling guy, but I certainly could be talked into Mikkelson.
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rather roll the dice with Mikkelson…uggg..this sucks
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you should roll with Hedican. If you’re actually wanting Anaheim to win, probably Festerling.
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It all depends, kind of — definitely Hedican if the Ducks want to guarantee a G4 loss, but really in what Carlyle wants to do with Beauchemin.
Putting Frankie back with Scotty makes a lot of sense — they didn’t look like they’d spent a season apart, and they could definitely eat a ton of minutes, but then the 3rd pairing starts looking pretty “shelter me” with Brookbank and another guy. Not terrible, but hopefully they don’t get caught much. In that case, I’d probably go Mikkelson — he and Brookbank did play some Dipenta minutes together at times.
But, if Carlyle likes having a semi-dependable Beauchemin and Brookbank bottom pairing, and would rather promote somebody to ride on Scotty’s pairing, I think the guy to go with is Festerling — he played a ton with Niedermayer in the middle of the season, and for a long while was very effective. We’d lose some offense for sure, but I’d probably feel better about that whole “protect Hiller” gameplan.
It’s Carlyle’s call either way, and I think Beauchemin is the swing guy. Should Coach Carlyle go top-four-heavy or try to maintain some balance? Depending on how that decision goes, I’d probably dress a different d-man kid in each scenario.
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god dammit
You know what fucking sucks
We have god damn Chris Chelios and Andreas Lilja on the roster, instead of Kyle Quincey. You’re welcome, Rudy. Fuck.
Drapes would be nice, but who goes down for him, Helm? I like Helm. Shitcan someone else instead. Now Rafi being gone, thats kicking me in the balls man. I wonder what the hell the deal is that hes out and Cheli is in.
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I wonder what the hell the deal is that hes out and Cheli is in.
I have no idea, but Teemu and I love it.
I am stressing that Wiz is out maybe next game, and you have been without Rafi the first 4. I’ll take the wins, but I feel for you Joe, I really do. I would hate to lose our #2 D man. I am hating the idea of losing our # 4 Dman.
BTW, watching Chelios diving as the only way to help the Wings is sad to watch. That guy was a beast back in the day, he should just retire.
Also your site is slow sleek. (all day)
Also your site is slow sleek. (all day)
We probably shouldn’t have taken the computer servers out to Cinco-de-Drinko last night.
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lmao
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 6, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
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82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 113 |
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Los Angeles
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82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 101 |
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82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 89 |
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