Kings Gameday: Why the Ducks Can't Win California
by RudyKelly on Feb 8, 2010 11:48 AM PST
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Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Feb 8, 2010 7:00 PM PST
As Earl detailed below, the Ducks have a terrible record against the Pacific Division and a particularly egregious record against the 2 good teams in California: 8 games, 0 wins, and a lot of laughter from LA and the Bay Area. Why are the Ducks so terrible against their Pacific foes? Well, some of it's luck, obviously; the Ducks are bad but they're not that bad. But I think the real problem is that the Ducks don't match up well against either LA or San Jose because of their centers. Both Joe Thornton and Anze Kopitar present a riddle that Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle can't solve because he doesn't have the chips to complete the puzzle. The result? Yatzee.*
*In my dreams I look exactly like Zapp Brannigan.
Here's a look at who scored in the last game between the Kings and the Ducks to illustrate my point. Thoughts after:
| Goal | Who Scored | Anaheim Line | Los Angeles Line |
| 1 | ANA | Blake-Koivu-Selanne | Smyth-Stoll-Brown |
| 2 | LA | Perry-Getzlaf-Ryan | Richardson-Kopitar-Meat |
| 3 | LA | Blake-Koivu-Selanne | Richardson-Kopitar-Meat |
| 4 (PP) | LA | Marchant-Chipchura | Frolov-Kopitar-Handzus |
| 5 | LA | Ryan-Koivu-Selanne | Frolov-Handzus-Segal |
| 6 | ANA | Bodie-Getzlaf-Parros | Ivanans-Moller-Harrold |
| 7 | ANA | Belesky-Getzlaf-Perry | Frolov-Handzus-Segal |
| 8 | ANA | Blake-Marchant-Carter | Smyth-Stoll-Brown |
| 9 | LA | Belesky-Getzlaf-Perry | Richardson-Kopitar-Brown |
| 10 (PP) | LA | Marchant-Koivu | Frolov-Kopitar-Handzus |
Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle spent the entire game matching Ryan Getzlaf against Anze Kopitar at the expense of matching up his other lines. The result? Kopitar and Getzlaf were both on the ice for 2 goals, both for LA. Carlyle matches up Getzlaf against both Kopitar and Thornton most of the time, with results that look similar to this.
(Also interesting: The Ducks actually won the bottom line match-up in the last game, mostly because Getzlaf was double-shifted away from Kopitar. I would think it'd be the other way around, with Getzlaf whooping Kopitar and Stoll and Handzus beating Marchant and Koivu. Funny how hockey works.)
Here's another chart because you're nerds and love that sort of thing. It's a look at all 8 games played by Getzlaf against the Sharks and Kings:
| Opponent | Points | +/- |
| SJ (10/3) | 1 (PP) | -2 |
| SJ (11/21) | 0 | -1 |
| LA (12/1) | 2 (1PP) | +1 |
| SJ (12/17) | 1 (PP) | -2 |
| SJ (26) | 0 | -1 |
| LA (1/14) | 0 | -2 |
| SJ (1/21) | 0 | -1 |
| LA (2/4) | 2 | 0 |
| 6 (3 PP) | -8 |
As you can see, Getzlaf hasn't been doing too well. He's scoring well enough but he's not preventing the other team from scoring at all. And most importantly, Getzlaf hasn't gotten an even-strength point against Thornton or Kopitar all season, despite playing a vast majority of his minutes against those two. Getzlaf is getting the match-up but he isn't winning them, especially against Thornton. (Watch those two next time they play, it's embarrassing.) The question now is, why does Carlyle keep putting Getzlaf in a situation he can't succeed in? The answer is, well, who else is he going to put there? Todd Marchant and Saku Koivu, the Ducks' other two good centers, are both 5'10". Kyle Chipchura can play center and he's 6'2", but he's also terrible so... no. Thornton is 6'5" and Kopitar is 6'3" but with crazy monkey arms. You need someone with size to put up against them and Getzlaf is it.
Randy Carlyle is a big fan of the traditional line set-up: 2 scoring lines, a shutdown line, and a gritty 4th line. When the Ducks won the Cup, Carlyle could expel his efforts matching Rob Niedermayer (6'2"), Sammy Pahlsson (6'0") and Travis Moen (6'2") against the other team's top line and count on them holding their opponent to 0 goals while Selanne and Getzlaf tried to score on the other team's weaker lines. Carlyle can't do that anymore. He needs Getzlaf to not only score but also shut down the other team's top line and thus far Getzlaf has not shown that he can do that. The Ducks either need a defensive center with some size or they need to pray Getzlaf gets his head out of his ass.
Oh, and in case you were curious:
Joe Thornton: 5 games against ANA, 4 goals, 9 assists, +7 (Jesus)
Anze Kopitar: 3 games against ANA, 2 goals, 3 assists, +3
Prediction: Kings win, 5-3. Goals by Kopitar, Smyth, Brown (x2) and Johnson.
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Great post, and yeah — Getzlaf is no superstar when it comes to preventing goals-against. Take away his offense and it’s a recipe for awful.
Getzlaf is getting the match-up but he isn’t winning them, especially against Thornton. (Watch those two next time they play, it’s embarrassing.)
I’m suddenly hoping that the last Ducks-Sharks game of the season falls on a Thursday.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
And good number-digging, too — pretty soon we’ll have to change the blog’s name to Battle of Statsifornia.
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If I write about the Ducks I have to include numbers. I should have named the article, “Why the Ducks are Fowl Against California Teams,” though.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
That would have been a nice follow-up to all the animal-punning that was going on in yesterday’s Puppy Bowl. I did have some fun watching that, though it did get routine pretty quick. I liked pretending outrage at the distractable dogs: “You idiot! Get out of bounds! Call a timeout!”
http://www.battleofcali.com/
The Puppy Bowl was cool. But I thought the underdogs had a chance of winning……… (really sorry, I had to do that)
Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.
The post did not make me laugh and it was still great. You sir are what my awesomely gay pretend theater friends would call a “double threat”.
by TDTyler on Feb 8, 2010 12:09 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
<he doesn’t have the chips to complete the puzzle. The result? Yatzee.*>
Awesome.
If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.
Joe Thornton: 5 games against ANA, 4 goals, 9 assists, +7 (Jesus)
I think Thornton might have taken last year’s playoff series a bit personal.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, if Joe played the Ducks every game of the season, he would get 66 goals, 148 assists, 214 points, and would be a +115. Which would be only one point lower than Gretzky’s record-setting season, by the way.
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those two took over the cheechoo “duck killer” mantle for sure
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 8, 2010 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
I love Gretzky comparisons. “See how good this guy is? Well when he has great games he’s on fire. And if he kept it up all season, he’d be… still not as good as Gretzky”
Ohh! You guys!
Just giving it a basis of comparison. And when you get up in the 200 point range, there really aren’t many options to choose from.
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I love Gretzky comparisons. "See how good this guy is? Well when he has great games he’s on fire. And if he kept it up all season, he’d be… still not as good as Gretzky"
I was at a Ducks vs Coyotes game like 3 years ago. A friend of a friend bought his loud mouthed, dumbshit girlfriend with him who at one point said
“Gretzky wasn’t even that good.”
I almost choked on my beer. If I had been sitting next to her, I would have slapped her out of pure instinct. My friend sitting next to me put it a lot nicer then I would have when he said
“Are you fucking retarded or something?!”
Who’s the guy that said that a while ago? Was it James? I bet it was. Fuck that guy.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Eh?
When I'm not battling in California:
Cycle Like The Sedins
Someone said they couldn’t say Gretzky was great because he shot on terrible goalies. I forget who that was, thought it might have been you. I’m still going to punch you in the face but not for that.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Hahaha, no, the closest I’ve ever come to Gretzky blasphemy is just when I try to justify some kind of Lemieux based argument. Deep down I know Gretzky/Orr were the greatest, but I’ll always be a Lemieux apologist.
It might have been IAMJoe that said that, but who knows.
For the record, I don’t feel particularly face-threatened. I think you might have had your best chance last summer. But hey, if you fly to Dallas to punch me that would make me feel kind of important.
When I'm not battling in California:
Cycle Like The Sedins
by jamestobrien on Feb 10, 2010 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
Does this have something to do with Ryan Smyth?
When I'm not battling in California:
Cycle Like The Sedins
by jamestobrien on Feb 10, 2010 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
To be fair, I could throw away a moment of defense in exchange for a good shot against Dan Cleary — G7 winners against the Ducks tend to rub me the wrong way.
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dont forget friesen…im guessing his asshole celebration is forever engrained in ducks memory
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 8, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
dont remind of that goal..hated it…what a weak way to go out..some asshole just punching it thru basically
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 8, 2010 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Haha…the Ducks color man just told Getzlaf, “The Kings have absolutely owned you.” I’ve changed my mind, this feed is going to be fun.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Hayward’s never any fun. Just some days he’s more ignorable than others.
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that guy is waaaay to orange colored…makes sense hes works ducks games though
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 9, 2010 6:00 AM PST up reply actions
Like Parros trying to catch a pass without looking.
Decent start so far — the fourth line needs to stop ending every shift with an icing, though.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Yeah, decent — scary rebounds in our end, but it is ever thus…
BTW thanks to you we have to yell out “Super Parrio Brother!” every time he comes on screen. Yay.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
And Corey Perry responds in the most level-headed way possible. This game could be over very soon.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
(almost there!!!!)
What is that, career goal 597, I think?
I’ll take the tie, but a lead would be nice.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Okay, so it’s okay to talk about it? I’ve been holding back b/c I thought it might be considered unlucky. I am ridiculously excited for Teemu.
So am I, but I still pray it doesn’t happen tonight. :) O cruelest fate! My only love sprung from my only hate.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Shrug — I don’t believe in superstition. I’ll ask Mike Chen.
All I can tell you is that I was in Row B for Luc Robitaille’s 600th goal, and up until the moment he scored it I was yelling “Hey Luc! Five-ninety-nine!” at the top of my lungs. Then he shut me up.
Hey Teemu! Five-ninety-seven!
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Love how Dustin Brown ruined Selanes shit at the end. Fuck that guy… and his 597 goals too.
by Booby_McNipples on Feb 8, 2010 7:52 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Shrug. There’s a list of more than 597 people that have knocked Teemu down, I’m pretty sure of that. I might even be on it.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
You're listed
right after stiff breeze.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
good one…
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 9, 2010 6:03 AM PST up reply actions
How about this one for you, Earl: Dustin Brown is Starbuck, because he’d definitely hit a cripple.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
I thought the Sharks were Starbuck, mysteriously disappearing and all. :)
But casting is still open.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Oh, and more seriously (only barely), have you been watching Caprica this season?
On my end, I’m watching intently still, but I dunno — feels like it might run out of momentum soon.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I feel gunshy. I might do it if the whole series plays out and then people assure me it’s awesome (which might be five years from now). I have faith in his ability to start off things, but he doesn’t seem so good at tying everything together.
However, I am feeling peer pressure from several quarters. (Quelle surprise, I am a nerd-girl.)
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Well, no raving endorsement from me yet. I do like Esai Morales (who I’ve known for years as a crossword answer but never really as an actor), and it has some interesting angles, but it has a few that are decidedly uninteresting, too.
Still, it’s really just two episodes in — still plenty of time for things to work out.
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An even-strength point from Baldy? And a lead?
I don’t even believe it.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
The only crime was that it took that long.
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by Earl Sleek on Feb 8, 2010 8:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hrmph, Getzlaf might be hurt.
Guess the Kings might have to do this comeback at even strength.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
hahahaha
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 9, 2010 6:05 AM PST up reply actions
Did the power of my hate snap Getzlaf’s leg? Wow. I didn’t want it to do that.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Don’t lie. We all wanted that to happen : -)
by Booby_McNipples on Feb 8, 2010 8:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
This goes out to Corey
I can see your douche colors
Shining through
I can see your doooooouuuuche colors
And that’s why I hate you!
So don’t be afraid
to let that lead get blowwwwn
Your Douche Colors, your Douche Colors
are uuuuugly like
a skank-ho….
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Um, did the picture change? The middle one looks like Perry’s giving Getzlaf a handjob, and Getzlaf is jizzing on R2D2.
Ohh! You guys!
like sleeks cartoons..they are open for interpretation..and good thing..the commentors come up with some great interpretations
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 9, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
to add..it cant be jizz…jizz comes out in spurts…doesnt really “stream” out…it would be represented more like dot dot…then some space in between..then dot dot…etc
i can demonstrate if need be
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 9, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
God’s I hate Corey Perry. He is such a piece of shit. Douche trip is definitely a perfect description of that pos.
by Booby_McNipples on Feb 8, 2010 8:42 PM PST via mobile reply actions
God’s I hate Corey Perry. He is such a piece of shit. Douche trip is definitely a perfect description of that pos.
by Booby_McNipples on Feb 8, 2010 8:42 PM PST via mobile reply actions
ummm hello? just looked at the score and ducks are ahead? have we entered the twilight zone?
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 8:43 PM PST reply actions
ha ha!
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
why thank you … :)
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
Equally true — I couldn’t write a spade post if you gave me 100 days to do it.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
now that would be an interesting challenge for all of us
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Spade’s awesome — whatever the saying is about wearing your heart on your sleeve, with Spade he actually has it inked on his arm.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
im not sure what any of these comments mean…(except the last one by earl)…but ill take it i guess..yay
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 9, 2010 6:16 AM PST up reply actions
I think the Oilers game is a perfect time to give Ersberg a start.
by Booby_McNipples on Feb 8, 2010 8:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions
The way they’re playing, it might be the perfect time to give Fukufuji that start he’s been waiting for.
Now I’m as guilty as Hayward — shit.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
And I made that comment before looking to see that the Oilers are losing 6-0 to the ’Yotes tonight.
They’re beyond awful.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
make that 6-1 … they managed to get one
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 Feb 8, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
nah … have nhl.com open … haven’t been by five for howling since odin disappeared (where is he anyways?)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t he change his username to Travis Hair?
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is that what happened?? see I’m so outta the loop I thought he left … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
Following him on twitter, and he changed it there as well, so that’s what I’m assuming is what happened.
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you know us old people don’t like name changes … it confuses us … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
Like, SciFi to Syfy? Or the WWF to the WWE?
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it will always be SciFi to me … :)
and wth is WWE??
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
World Wresting Entertainment or something like that. All I know is, when I was in elementary school they changed it and all my classmates were confused.
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and here I still think of it as WWF
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 Feb 8, 2010 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
WTF is wth?
SyFy does drive me a bit nuts, but not the channel’s fault. Just a retarded system where they feel they’d ever get confused with the genre “Sci Fi” if they used any sense of spelling.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
wth=what the hell/heck, if you weren’t being sarcastic. If you were, feel free to ignore this comment.
Oh, and why should they not want to be confused with the sci fi genre? Because that’s a pretty awesome genre.
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what the hell of course … :)
yeah, but it’s still the same channel with the same stuff so still scifi to me and too many others … silly people :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
I bet Oilers fans are consoling themselves that at least they aren’t losing 9-1 like the Flames were a few weeks back on Alberta’s Black Monday.
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Rudy’s cartoon post, Frolov was Flower the skunk in Bambi.
Sorry, with this flu, I just kind of holler things randomly. :)
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Ahh, thought it had to do with a Fleury, either Theo or Marc Andre. And that confused me even more.
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Raccoons? Okay, actually, I get that one.
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Had to be a disgruntled Pens fan — not many Ducks fans are savvy enough to know who he is.
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But Scuderi is The Piece! And who Huskins is supposed to be! (Only in Doug Wilson’s slightly misguided mind, of course).
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A quiet night, except for that goal Fro set up. Screw you, Hayward.
GO QUICK.
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by Niesy on Feb 8, 2010 9:15 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Seconded
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Although, I admit I have no idea what specifically Hayward said since I’m blacked out of this game on Gamecenter. But a “Screw you, Hayward” is pretty much relevant all the time.
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over at FTF, we had a Sharks fan saying he was going to be at this Ducks / Kings game and asking who he should cheer on … someone mentioned that he should burn the building … don’t remember who said that and I’m too lazy to go look … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 9:15 PM PST reply actions
Just checked – it was Pizzle. And the comment was green’d, haha.
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I’m always checking the news for meteors in southern California area … but no such luck … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
I still vote for a meteor to his the JLA. Damn, I hate that building.
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Now, now. Quick death has its appeal, but nothing’s worse than years of awfulness — that’s really what you should be wishing on the Red Wings.
I want them to live through all the pain.
Man, that’s evil.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
all 29 teams even
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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by ang6666 on Feb 8, 2010 9:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
And with all their Swedes, I’m sure you can add Finland to the list as well.
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But wasn’t that just the Dead Things Era? Look how douchey they got as soon as their team got good. Unless it’s Cubs-esque futility, I’m rooting for the meteor.
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From Spade-texting:
Guess Whitney wanted to get a taste of the meat train.
What’s better is when I get this sort of stuff in the middle of choir practice.
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yea i try to leave as much up to the imagination…try to distract you from choir practice…trying to bring you back to the light
Ghost Faced Hilla gonna regulate in a hockey arena near you!!
GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 9, 2010 6:14 AM PST up reply actions
my boys were laughing at my during the Sharks game cause I was yelling at the time to go faster during the last 2 minutes of the game
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 Feb 8, 2010 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I can’t say I liked the outcome, but it’s always a fun night at the BoC. Congrats, and night all.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
go to bed now (I’ll meet you there soon)
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 Feb 8, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
And yay, a BoC win!
Ang, I should note that we tricked you tonight — you came to curse the Ducks, but we secretly convened in the Kings thread today. The requested win got delivered, tricky-style.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
grrrrr!!! I’ll remember this for next time
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 Feb 8, 2010 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
If only you aimed your Hate Rays at Perry or Hayward, things would have been so much better.
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It’s bizarre, but I think Perry is immune. Part of what makes him so perfectly hatable is his ability to just absorb it all.
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Oooh. Hate immune? I love a challenge.
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Why not try love? He’s probably never experienced that emotion before.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
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Probably just makes him stronger. It’s like, his Blue Kryptonite.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
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Fools and Sages
Yeah, I was going to say, “immune” might not fully capture it. He converts your hate into douche tricks.
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Hate him enough, and not only will he score a douche trick, but will also call for the goalie he just ran to be suspended!
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