Ducks Gameday -- "Gorilla Head" it is!

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 11:00 AM PST Comment 152 comments

Anaheim Ducks (24-22-7, t-10th in west) at Washington Capitals (34-12-6, 1st in east), 4 pm
Anaheim Calling west side, Japers' Rink east side.

Spade-in-Victorhell, January 11:

the gorilla head gets his 200th [coaching win]...i shall send him a barrell of bannanas to celebrate

Spade-in-Victorhell, January 26:

im waiting for you to incorporate caryle into donkey kong

Tu Madre, next comment:

me too.

FYI, I'm a pushover when it comes to commenter requests, especially ones that are seconded. So in keeping with the eighties-video-game-inspired theme, here's a Donkey Kong Randy Carlyle for ya:

A very good cup-lifting stance, and I even used a Donkey Kong with a tie!

Now you all know I am a sucker for player nicknames, but normally they are immediately adopted -- when I hear or think of a good fitting nickname, it sticks to a player fast. It's sort of rare that a nickname grows on me over time. But I gotta hand it to Spade -- his repeated use of "Gorilla Head" in BoC comments, combined with my inability to find anything to call Coach Carlyle on my own, has nearly sunk in. I'm not using it often yet -- I'll still refer to "RC" most of the time, I think -- but it's on its way. Gorilla Head!

Of course, the Donkey Kong storyline really has two main components (we'll leave the princess out of it for now). Gorilla Head must protect his lofty perch from the relentless charge of his moustached nemesis -- who honestly wasn't that tough to cast:

"Hey, itsa me, George Parrio!"

George Parrio is determined to ascend the various slopes and ladders that will eventually get himself back into the everyday playing lineup, but Donkey Carlyle keeps throwing barrels that get in Parrio's way. In this case, the barrels represent things like Koivu returning from injury, Carter returning from injury, Bodie's work ethic, Chipchura's overall effectiveness (seriously, this guy has played 26 games for the Ducks now and I still can't find anything to complain about), Nokelainen's backchecking, Brown's penalty-killing, Beleskey & Sexton filling top-six roles, Artyukhin's hot-and-cold streaks, and pretty soon Teemu's return to the lineup.

It's getting quite difficult for poor ol' Parrio to finish the level, it seems. Now to be fair, George is good-spirited about things, I think -- he wrote this during his IR stint:

In my absence there has been no shortage of fisticuffs, though, with many different guys shedding their gloves for a five-minute vacation in the box. But these tough guys (Troy Bodie, Mike Brown and others) have been setting a new trend as well … scoring! They have all been banging pucks in. Bodes just had a big game-winner for the boys the other night against Buffalo. It has really helped our squad to get scoring from all four lines and the back end as well. Hopefully that will continue to be the case in the coming weeks.

Now for the record, I like Parros -- well, at the very least I like how much Anaheim likes him. He's become an icon that extends way beyond his presence on the ice -- fake moustache sales in Anaheim are doing well, I'm pretty sure. But I don't know if he'd be in my everyday lineup, especially one that's fully healthy. He'd be used in some home games for sure, but he'd probably have to sidestep some barrels to play regularly. But I don't mind that role out of George at all -- as Gorilla Head monkeys with the day-to-day lineup card, George Parrio can be used in games where it makes sense, when there is a real heavyweight to deal with on the opposing roster or something.

I am hoping those days are coming to an end though and am looking forward to joining my fellow brothers in battle.

Attaboy, Parrio. Good luck avoiding those barrels.

Prediction: I should be around this afternoon; hope it's not brutal. Ducks 4, Caps 2. No goals by Parros.

Go Ducks.

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Does this make Todd Marchant Diddy Kong?

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jan 27, 2010 11:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I can see some resemblance, I guess, but isn’t Diddy Kong kind of talented?

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He got a lot of empty net bananas.

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by RudyKelly on Jan 27, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

thats some funny shit right there…

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for the lift me up…dont know why but yesterdays game really pissed me off…2 points that should have been had…now were probally gonna get waxed today…fuck…2 steps forward it seems and then 2 steps back

the gorilla angle works becuase of his forehead of course..and I would say his temperment…I mean is it that far fetched to imagine gorrila head RC pounding a guys face in with the bottoms of his fists?…he would have that sinister grim and laugh after he did it also…you know that laugh after he sees a bad call..

parrio tee-hee

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 11:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, yesterday did suck, though at least a couple games went our way — need a good showing tonight, though.

I forgot to incorporate the barrel-smashing hammer into the Parrio/Donkey Carlyle storyline, but I suppose that’s just the legend of his moustache — it can help him pass parts of the level quickly.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yea i want a do-over for yesterday…my lord and savior/idol rudy kelly also disowned me and wanted to be ban me yesterday….just one of those shit days…

the question is do i take down the candles and shrine i had created and pray to every nite…?..

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

the question is do i take down the candles and shrine i had created and pray to every nite…?..

Yeah right, “pray.” You don’t need a bottle of lotion and a kleenex to pray, Spade.

And stop sending me pictures of you “praying,” it’s disgusting.

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by RudyKelly on Jan 27, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i thought u would have appreciated the distance i got on that one pic…

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What an ingrate. He wants adoration, he finally gets it, and then he doesn’t want anything to do with your jizz.

I prefer my Kool-Aid spiked

by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

the story of my life

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I almost spit out my water reading this … damn you two!

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by ang6666 on Jan 27, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You saw people talking about semen and your first reaction is to spit. Haha.

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by brokenyard on Jan 27, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah … not even going to go there … :)

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by ang6666 on Jan 27, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

booooooooo

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It’s almost disturbing how seamless RC’s head fits on to Donkey Kong. Gorilla Head it is.

Funny shit Earl.

by JohnQPhats on Jan 27, 2010 11:21 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Wait

how the hell is “gorilla head” referring to Carlyle and not to NSH’s Trotz? Trotz looks like a 1950’s NFL linebacker. Or a gorilla. Either one.

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by IAmJoe on Jan 27, 2010 11:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Trotz is a troll, dude — his visage is such that it only can be likened to mythical creatures.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

How is Trotz not Jabba the Hutt? Does this even need a photo side-by-side?

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

AGREED.

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by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 12:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i really belive trotz cant turn his head past more than 15 degrees either way

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Trotz kind of looks like that thing from 300 with the blade hands.

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by RudyKelly on Jan 27, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

king of ptown just informed me he got tix for ducks-kings next thursday…who knows the staples cetner seating..whats the aboulute top seat row number?

at the honda center its U…

just curious were the fuck ill be sitting

warning: approach spade and bro slowly..will be extremly drunk..

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 12:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Nice buildup to Super Parrio Brother! Although I spilled my tea.

seriously, this guy has played 26 games for the Ducks now and I still can’t find anything to complain about

How about his name? Come on. It makes me think of the chimney sweep song in Mary Poppins, plus some kind of unholy mishmash of product that Taco Bell is going to put out next. (Let’s put chips! Covered with a layer of cheese! In a burrito!) So I imagine Dick Van Dyke traipsing around the rooftops with fake Mexican food humming Chip churrah me, chip churra me, chip chim, churoooo, and it’s a heck of a collision of images to deal with every time he touches the puck.

You know, rereading the above, I accept that the problem lies with me.

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by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 12:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

It’s true, and I can’t say I have much of a nickname for Chipchura, either, other than “the successful Kyle C”, which doesn’t really roll off the tongue.

But in a kind of way, maybe Chipchura is the nickname itself. It’s not the worst thing; you know who else never got a nickname from me? Sammy. Mabye I’ll just call him “Kyle”.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Kyle isn’t bad. Better than “Churro Boy” or “The Feisty Churro.”

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by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought it was chupacapra!!

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I can’t say that when I’m drunk…I mean watching hockey…can you?

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by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yes?

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by Evilducks on Jan 27, 2010 5:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

You need to show the bottle little more dedication, son.

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by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 5:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Chipchura

Already sounds like a pokemon.

I was saying boo-urns.

by Floyd Gondoli on Jan 27, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I know from previous Columbus games that Hayward and Ahlers will have fun comparing the names Chipchura and Chimera tonight — guys, it wasn’t funny last time either.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Does anyone else find that commercial on the NHL Network where Ovechkin walks out to greet a group of kids and then awkwardly says, “What is up…. future stars?” as funny as I do? My brother made a sound clip out of it and I have it on my iPod. It makes me giggle every time.

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by RudyKelly on Jan 27, 2010 12:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

it’s not as fun as the Eastern Motors commercial…

At Eeztern Modurs…you job you credit

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I love that one! Especially the dance, with the finger snaps.

Somebody has to have made an animated gif of that…

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by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

There’s a downside to the NHL Network’s repeated commercials, though. I might murder somebody if they walk up and tell me, “I live in Akron, Ohio, but on my TV it’s Center Ice!”

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL! you need to watch that commercial again…

“…but my seats are Center Ice!”

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I knew I was probably misquoting it, but I wasn’t about to watch it again to get it right. The person who was talking would likely be dead by then anyways.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i laugh as well RK. It’s like he knows damn well there is not a future star in the bunch, so he cant say it natrually.

by Mike in OC on Jan 27, 2010 4:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Earl any last minute Positivty?

cuz i cant think of any right now

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 3:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Um, we’ve followed up our last three losses with wins, and beat a tied-for-top seed in the east last week?

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 3:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

you deserve a scooby snack

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Giguere vs. Neuvirth tonight.

Looks like Festerling in, Boynton out, and Parros continues to watch.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

gorilla head took your post to heart i guess…poor parrio….momma mia!!!

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Eat more green mushrooms, Parrio!

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

maybe parrio has been detained by gumbas…

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Gorilla head? Nice.

I thought his nickname was fuck face.. As in, hey fuck face, how about calling a time out when Buffalo scored 2 within the first 5 minutes in the 2nd period instead of scratching your balls.

Or maybe it was just me using that nickname …

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by Morbo on Jan 27, 2010 4:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

u need to post more….

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, there’s plenty of acceptable alternatives — fuck face can be used for any coach, though.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

or Ryan Whitney

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

+1…whitney was as fault for that first goal with his Ole defense…

and we remember the cross check

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

0 to 1 quickly. This is ugly fast.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Wow, I didn’t even have time to get the radio stream going…crazy.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Was a deflected shot that went to Ovechkin, with Giguere stuck on the completely wrong side of the net.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

lets hope it was a fluke goal and not jiggy mailing it in..cuz hes not the starter…kinda worried after him bitching in the oc register

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t mind that he’s disgruntled — but I didn’t read the comments that carefully. Whatever.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yea…me too…shit

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

hot dog!!

it takes me 1 hr to get home..wonder what the score will by then…hello 6-0!!!

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

laters..gonna listen on the radio till halfway when it cuts out in the desert and i beg sk to update me on the game…

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 27, 2010 4:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Have fun with Dan Wood!

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

is it just me, or does that guy sound like his teeth are lose and he’s constantly having to juggle them in his mouth?

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He’s got a slight case of the Bryan Murrays. Nice guy in print, though.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I want to be able to use that phrase all the time now…but none of my friends will get it! LOL!!!!

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

is it just me, or does that guy sound like his teeth are lose and he’s constantly having to juggle them in his mouth?

’hahahahahahahahahahahhaahhahahaha

thats it….hahahha

by Mike in OC on Jan 27, 2010 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

How is that a penalty?

That’s such a soft hit. Eastern pussies.

by PhantomPretender on Jan 27, 2010 4:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

As long as we don’t give them too many PP opps…

Nevermind.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Ducks kill one penalty thanks to some capable Giguere saves, then Getzlaf trips a guy. Yay.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

11 shots in 8 minutes? I guess that’s happens when you’re killing penalties…or playing Ovechkin.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

That’ll shut Giguere up. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

well, at least it’s not 11 goals in 8 minutes.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I am stuck w/ gameday, I have a radio but AM blows in this building, so it looks like 3 shots on goal in like 11 minutes.

Ducks need another cup

by deb d on Jan 27, 2010 4:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

4 of those minutes shorthanded — yeah, Caps have had marvelous opportunities; the best Ducks shifts have been about 50-50. But Giguere’s been solid.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, outside of the first GA which was somewhat flukish, Giguere’s been pretty awesome so far.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Neuvirth

how many games has this guy played? I’m sure we’re about to make him look like a damn superstar.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I think they said he’s 10-5 this season; Varlamov’s been hurt, I think.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

ahhhhh, gotcha. I just wanted it to be known that I ignore East coast hockey like they ignore West coast hockey. :)

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The only reason I know anything at all about the east is fantasy hockey, plus on occasion I will catch some of the first 25 minutes of NHL on the Fly.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

woohoo another shot on goal.

Ducks need another cup

by deb d on Jan 27, 2010 4:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Here’s a problem…

Carroll…“Wizniewski turns over the puck to Ovechkin…just gave it to him………..Wizniewski turns it over again.”

yikes.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

and sadly, I do know it’s WiSniewski…shame.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t sweat it — Spade’s here to make us all look good.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Getzlaf is getting fairly owned by the Caps’ top line — Gorilla Head needs to pound some fists in the intermission.

Still, only down one, and I have this odd feeling we might get a power play goal this game. If we get a power play, that is.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 4:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hey joining late after my last class. Only down by a goal? Sounds like Giguere has been good.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, shot totals might be a little deceptive — a lot of Washington chances have been very good; a lot of Anaheim chances have been gloved from a perimeter shot.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

sounds a lot like all the other power plays…

I can practically picture it.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 5:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

This one looked beter, I promise — sorry, though — got caught on the phone.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think thats the real bummer though, we’ve seen the PP look great from time to time…but at this point, it blows everytime they don’t score.

Therefore…no goal = major suckitude…and just like allllll the other PP opps.

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Holy smokes! A goaltending interference penalty not on the Ducks!

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The ensuing power play — back to awful.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

okay, I too am finally on my way home…so no more lame comments from me. Have fun kids. :)

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by SK eleven on Jan 27, 2010 5:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Wooooo!!!!!! Sexy!

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Easy rebound for the lurking Sex Offender! Woo hoo!

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

He seems to get a lot of those lurking goals. Who knew the nickname would suit so well?

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m really kicking myself that I didn’t make the last part of today’s post about Parrio’s twin brother, Luigiguere.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Poor Luigiguere. Seems like he’s getting lost in other people’s shadows a lot lately.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa — Mike Green and B-Ry start mixed-martial-arts wrestling. Weird.

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by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, what was up with that leg wraparound?

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Unreal save by Giguere post-to-post. Scary times.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Wow. Attaboy, Luigiguere.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Some great stops by Giguere. Also, I hate the Caps guys. The color guy is almost Haywardian.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Did he start a rant about how protected modern-day goaltenders are compared to the goalies of his day? Hayward’s already been down that road this broadcast.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No, but he’s got a similar, nasally whine. He complains about non-calls, gets defensive about the Ducks physical style of play, and is generally obnoxious. And he has that knack of delivering obvious statements as if they were deeply insightful.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hm, looks like the guy I’m complaining about (Craig Laughlin) may be filling in for the regular color guy? And I may just be grumpy b/c I hate Wednesdays.

One other thing — the CSN feed I’m on isn’t showing commercials, just a running feed of game replays and fans wandering around the concourse. Plus occasional audio of the announcers talking while they’re not officially on air. One guy just asked the other, “Dan Sexton, right?” Heh.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I love that stuff — rarely they allow that glimpse into broadcasting breaks, but it’s more entertaining than commercials, even out-of-town ones.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think so, too. It’s so much fun to hear them speak candidly and ask for feedback. A nice break from their “on” voices/personas.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This game has gotten quickly insane — don’t be hurt, Bobby.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Damn.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Another case of “it’s not good enough to poke it to the blueline” — hrmph.

This game has the scoring rhythm of yesterday — let’s end it better, guys.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nope.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

And then to follow it up with that? Yuck.

Niedermayer got used pretty hard there.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Get out of my fantasies.

I prefer my Kool-Aid spiked

by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 5:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Now Chipchura’s hurt? Jeez.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

He looks awful, like he Just got out of the hospital, or got hit by a truck or something.

Anaheim Ducts

by brokenyard on Jan 27, 2010 6:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Oh boy.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 6:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Have the Ducks had a worse 4 minute stretch this season?

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I wish I could answer that question in under a minute.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Guess Washington won’t be trading for Giguere.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

dammit

Ovechkin is SO HOT RIGHT NOW

Anaheim Ducts

by brokenyard on Jan 27, 2010 6:01 PM PST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

WOW….4-1? I thought it was tied.

I prefer my Kool-Aid spiked

by Niesy on Jan 27, 2010 6:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I got home from work … saw this game was on … it was tied … they got 3 very quickly

Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin

by ang6666 on Jan 27, 2010 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

And now Marchant’s hurt. Gug.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Meltdown.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 6:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Holy hell — two minutes of 3-on-5 surrounded by a 4-minute? I’m running out of nonsense text.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Didn’t last long.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Or maybe it does. This could be ugly.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What am I saying? It is ugly.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

OK, well to distract myself, I decided to do a rundown of J.S. Giguere’s season statistics. Here’s how his save percentage breaks down by period, including tonight:

Period 1: 12 GA on 189 shots, .937 sv%
Period 2: 15 GA on 194 shots, .923 sv%
Period 3: 28 GA on 184 shots, .848 sv%
Period 4: 3 GA on 11 shots, .727 sv%

Theories?

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Play him for the first two periods, then swap out for Hiller?

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 6:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, it’s probably more a lesson about two-period Giguere optimism.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Here’s the total result, adding two more saves made tonight by Giguere after I posted the comment.

Period 1: 12 GA on 189 shots, .937 sv%
Period 2: 15 GA on 194 shots, .923 sv%
Period 3: 28 GA on 186 shots, .849 sv%
Period 4: 3 GA on 11 shots, .727 sv%

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Looking at this again, I’m more surprised by how well he’s done in the first two periods than by the third period drop-off.

I’m not going to be able to watch the game on Friday, but the team had better win that one, as well as the one against the Panthers. It would be great to have a little momentum going into those first three games back in SoCal.

by g r a c e on Jan 27, 2010 6:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bad conditioning? By the end of the game maybe he’s just done, physically. Unreal, though.

Anaheim Ducts

by brokenyard on Jan 27, 2010 7:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yawn. More anger.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 27, 2010 6:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

now im starting to think of exuses why i cant go to the game next week…im not sure if im angry any more…or in that mode…ill watch only…“if” its totally convient….and i dont have something better to do like watching people load stuff in there storage on my balcony (i have a great closeup view of a storage facility)

art of suicide cartoon? try a bomb this time maybe

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

LONG LIVE BOC (and from the rink)!!

GO DUCKS!!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 28, 2010 6:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yup. We have to be sellers now.

Even winning 8 out of 10 only got us 10th place (for like a day).

Now what’s on your wish list? Stay at home Dman is a must. I say we pull a Colorado Avs and tank it into loterey contention. Taylor Hall looked good in the WJC.

by Mike in OC on Jan 28, 2010 8:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Lower your expectations Spade. Take a shot everytime Whitney or Wiz turns the puck over. You’ll have a great time at the game.

It’s how most of us go through the late 90’s.

Don't bRuin your life. Practice safe sex. Make love with a Trojan

by Morbo on Jan 28, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Lower your expectations Spade. Take a shot everytime Whitney or Wiz turns the puck over. You’ll have a great time at the game.

Has anyone on BOC ever written rules up for a Ducks drinking game? Seems like a natural fit. A couple suggestions:
Every time one of the announcers say something that rhymes take a shot. (Example: “Look out cook out”)
Every time Getzlaf gets in a stupid fight, take two shots.
Every time Perry runs over the opposing teams goalie, take a shot.

by JohnQPhats on Jan 29, 2010 7:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Spade once made up a Ducks bingo card that worked sort of well as a drinking game starter. Of course, it needs some updating, so yeah, we can re-work it.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 29, 2010 7:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Spade once made up a Ducks bingo card that worked sort of well as a drinking game starter. Of course, it needs some updating, so yeah, we can re-work it.

Awesome. Lots of good stuff on there that we could use.

by JohnQPhats on Jan 29, 2010 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

coast-to-coast like buttered toast

by Mike in OC on Jan 29, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Things Ahlers Says...

“Center Red”
“[Goalie’s name] is livin’ right!”
“Let’s talk about it!” (He doesn’t say this anymore, it’s disappointing)
“I’m a big douche bag”

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jan 29, 2010 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t forget about the ladies’ tees.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 29, 2010 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hayword always says
“I want to go back to”
which is usually follwed by him sucking off the opposing goal tender. That could be a good anchor.
I havn’t watched enough Kings games to make suggestions, but I imagine it could be done.

by JohnQPhats on Jan 29, 2010 10:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, it’s with any sort of big event, good or bad.

Anaheim Ducts

by brokenyard on Jan 29, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I say we pull a Colorado Avs and tank it

I think we tanked it the last two games…did the ducks even looked intrested?

to add salt to the wound…dan wood interviewed 2 Ducks fans from the pentagon (they orginated from the OC) who work for the department of defense…you know guys working to keep our country safe?…they dont get to see many ducks game..but made this one…way to show up ducks for them yay!!!

after watching niedemeyer get undressed (sleeks words right there he texted me that)..maybe scotty is starting to throw in the towell…..I think if we tank florida and tampa..the fire sale begins..in barstools mind anyways…he starts makin some calls…my prediction anyways

i expected this loss…the atlanta one was the real killer IMO

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

LONG LIVE BOC (and from the rink)!!

GO DUCKS!!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 28, 2010 8:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I bet the calls have all ready been made.

It’s the call backs that are going to start.

by Mike in OC on Jan 28, 2010 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It's Funny...

I saw the score of the game and wondered, “Huh, I wonder which Duck took a stupid penalty at the end of the game.” Then I discovered 2 Ducks took stupid penalties at the end of the game. Those guys, they sure do care! Too bad they don’t care about backchecking.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jan 28, 2010 10:01 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

backchecking.

foriegn word to getzlaf and perry

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

LONG LIVE BOC (and from the rink)!!

GO DUCKS!!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 28, 2010 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I tried so hard to not look at the score so I could watch the rest of it that I have DVRed at home. Couldn’t help it. Fuck.
Sigh:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6055/auto-phone-sex-from-stuckeyandmurray

Joke for Spade:
A few months ago, there was an opening with the CIA for an assassin. These highly classified positions are hard to fill, and there’s a lot of testing and background checks involved before you can even be considered for the position.

After sending some applicants through the background checks, training and testing, they narrowed the possible choices down to two men and a woman, but only one position was available.

The day came for the final test to see which person would get the extremely secretive job. The CIA men administering the test took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. “We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances,” they explained. “Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her.”

The man got a shocked look on his face and said, “You can’t be serious! I could never shoot my own wife!” Well," said the CIA man, “you’re definitely not the right man for this job then.”

So they bring the second man to the same door and hand him a gun. “We must know that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances,” they explained to the second man. “Inside you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her.”

The second man looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless took the gun and went in the room. All was quiet for about five minutes, then the door opened. The man came out of the room with tears in his eyes. “I tried to shoot her. I just couldn’t pull the trigger and shoot my wife. I guess I’m not the right man for the job.”

“No,” the CIA man replied. “You don’t have what it takes. Take your wife and go the hell home.”

Now they’re down to the woman left to test. Again they lead her to the same door and hand her the same gun. “We must be sure that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances. This is your final test. Inside you will find your husband sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill him.”

The woman took the gun and opened the door. Before the door even closed all the way, the CIA heard the gun start firing, one shot after another, for 13 shots. Then they heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. This went on for several minutes, then all went quiet. The door opened slowly, and there stood the woman.

She wiped the sweat from her brow and said, “You guys didn’t tell me the gun was loaded with blanks! I had to beat the son of a bitch to death with the chair!”

by JohnQPhats on Jan 28, 2010 10:14 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it

LONG LIVE BOC (and from the rink)!!

GO DUCKS!!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 28, 2010 10:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

hahahha

funny stuff.

by Mike in OC on Jan 28, 2010 10:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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