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"I Don't Know, Is He Selling This, John?"


 

Yes, of course he is.

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Fire Hayward and this season can still be considered a success.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 9:20 AM PDT reply actions  

dont forget alhers also…more lookout cookouts and livin rights last nites…Ive had enough

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

how bout steve carroll for tv? i dont remember if u hate him also..i like him…plus hes got a stache

ya know gayward has to be overpaid…youd think with the chorus of hawks faithful hate emails and the overpaying they might make a change?

just no dan wood for the love of gawd oh…gawd…oooohh…oh gawd…

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

YES, please. When I think about how (relatively) young he is, and how he might keep this job for years and years, I find myself wishing for some truly horrific disease to strike him. Necrotizing fasciitis? Ebola? Bubonic plague? Then I feel so guilty about myself that I’m temporarily reconciled to his being a Ducks announcer. I need to get better at tuning him out.

by g r a c e on Mar 18, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sarcoidosis!

Man, I feel your pain. I’ll bake you a cake.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Shingles seems to work.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Not for long. Go TV Grandpa, Go!

But seriously — Perry gets a first star, Bob is struck down, Hayward is as healthy as a dumbass horse, what in the hell is wrong with the universe?

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

I wouldn’t mind listening to a horse attempt to do play by play.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Play-By-Play Guy: I don’t know, do you think that was a penalty?
Horse: Neigh.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

PxP guy: That Ryan Getzlaf sure is one heck of a player! He’s got size and strength and skill and…
Horse: (snort)

by g r a c e on Mar 18, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like Foxy but I’d love to have a horse as a special guest for the Kings.

Nickson: So what do you think of the officiating in this game?
Horse: (lifts tail) Splaaat.
Nickson: We’re gonna need another shovel if I ask for your opinion of Perry.

Mr. Ed needs to apply right now.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

And I know, I know, Hayward apologized later, but it was still hilarious at the time.

How did Wis only get 2 minutes for that, anyway? Seabrook didn’t have the puck, Wis took like a thousand steps into him, he left his feet, and he got his hands up.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 9:26 AM PDT reply actions  

Come on, didn’t you listen? The hit on Perry was EXACTLY the same, and just as bad! Or something.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Plus it was on the boards behind Crawford — Wisniewski almost never goes there.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 9:37 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

the hawks fans getting there panties in a bunch i tihnk is funnier…i dunno our players get run all the time..shit happens..suspensions get dealt or dont..life moves on..i guess im insensitive or somthing…

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

and to be honest i dont give a shit really if whiz hti was legal or not…seabrook should have used common sense…you make a big hit on the other teams star player…then its probally a good idea to keep your head on a swivel…

I learned this long time ago in football practice the hard way…I hit a guy pretty hard (which im not a big guy so it was a quite a feat)..and I didnt watch back per se….he leveled me pretty fuckin good a couple plays later…I remember not being able to breath for a couple second it was pretty narly…though I learned my lesson…

duck players seem to all understand this fact as our players usually dont get caught with big hits like this…not since kariya was leveled by suter years ago….I guarnatee karyia never watched his goal go in like that ever again though

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

seabrook should have used common sense…you make a big hit on the other teams star player…then its probally a good idea to keep your head on a swivel…

This is a great point. This is the argument I always use when a woman gets raped. Hey, you show your ankles you have it comin’.

(What the fuck is wrong with you, are you retarded?)

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

theres a big difference between a woman not being able to defend herself against a man (no matter how many precautions she takes or how aware she is)and a hockey player being smart about being aware to look out for retaliation for a big hti he just made

real bad analogy rudy…bad rudy…bad rudy..now go sit in a corner!!! no lunch for you!!

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

He didn’t have the Goddamn puck, why should he expect someone to hit him?

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

cuz he fuckin just laid out the other teams best player…how long have u been watching hockey?

so should whiz just follow him around….and tell him “yo im gonna get you…but fuck..i gotta wait till u get the puck…come on chicago…someone pass him the puck so I can finally pay this guy back……aww shit….hes going on a change….ill have to get him next time…hoepfully he gets the puck next time…”

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

Or he could drop the gloves like a man instead of blindsiding a player like a little bitch. I mean, he could do that. That’s what you do in hockey.

The problem with sports like baseball is that there’s no way to settle disputes like men so players have to do dangerous shit like throw at each other. Hockey is awesome because there is a way to release that tension in a fair and sporting manner. Wis decided to ignore that and instead tried to hurt a guy with a pussy move.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’m with Rudy here. Even if he had the puck it would have been a high hit. The fact that he didn’t and wasn’t even near Wisniewski’s “position” makes it all the more dirty.

Perry’s hit was painful, perhaps, but at least it was delivered on a hockey play.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

not arguing that whiz’s play was dirty…making the argument seabrook should have watched his ass after making a questionable hit on the other teams star player….just common sense

whatevas…..I also belive san diego in german is a whales vagina…

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sure side with the anti-rape guy.

If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?

by brokenyard on Mar 18, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m with Rudy & Earl here as well. There’s no problem with payback. But you need to wait until the intended target has the puck to make it seem like some sembilence of a hockey play or you drop the gloves together.

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

tsk … a new low for you really

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by ang6666 on Mar 18, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ugh. I’m nauseated. Never combine Ducks announcers with breakfast.

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 9:28 AM PDT reply actions  

Unless literally.

If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?

by brokenyard on Mar 18, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

The best part about this hit? The fact that the rest of the hockey world will get the chance to see how bad the Ducks broadcasting team of John Ahlers and Brian Hayward are when they watch the video. I’m hoping it makes the Today Show!

by ChrisKontos on Mar 18, 2010 9:52 AM PDT reply actions  

I’m hoping it makes the Today Show!

I don’t know why this is so funny. It’s a high combination of far-fetched and unimportant. :)

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Matt Lauer: Welcome back to the Today Show, I’m Matt Lauer and it’s 7:42 here in New York. Is Brian Hayward retarded? Let’s take a look!

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by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

why is that even a question?

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well better the Today Show than Sportscenter. If it was on ESPN they’d have Herm Edwards and Bob Knight debating over whether Hayward is a homer or not.

by ChrisKontos on Mar 18, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

That actually sounds kinda fun to watch.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Herm: HELLO? You ANNOUNCE to SWAY the AUDIENCE!
Knight: *throws chair

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by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Seriously, that was the worst example of homer announcing I’ve ever seen. Good lord.

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by jamestobrien on Mar 18, 2010 10:02 AM PDT reply actions  

This was insane… the world is finally learning what us in SoCal have known for years: Hayward is a homer douchebag.

Maybe he gets some hate mail…. I don’t know, but wouldn’t it just be awesome if he got fired? I mean the Angels got rid of Rex Hudler, who was absolutely loved. Why would the Ducks keep a guy who’s absolutely hated?

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 11:30 AM PDT reply actions  

Well, let’s not go overboard. I know Hudler haters and Hayward likers — they exist. And I doubt the firing of one has anything to do with the employment of the other.

But good for you, thinking the world learned something today. That’s optimistic.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

“Hayward likers”? From his playing days, or as a broadcaster?

I mean Hayward did statistically have the best GAA in the 1986-87 season, having extremely similar numbers to Patrick Roy, but….. who?

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Most anyone I’m talking with about Hayward this century is referring to his broadcasting.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I’ve said it before – Hudler was loved because he was a homer. Halos Heaven used to rip Steve Physioc for being too fair to opposing teams and not being loyal to the Angels.

I think people just like to be pissed off at whatever.

If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?

by brokenyard on Mar 18, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I’m thinking 5 games. You have intent, no puck, leaving your position, leaving your feet, and the player who was hit had to leave the game. Plus he was suspended earlier this year. There is no way he can say he didn’t intend to injure, when else does a defenseman come flying in below the red line when the opposing team has the puck? I know Matt Cooke didn’t get anything (and that was clearly intent to injure too) but at least Savard had the puck.

by Nut on Mar 18, 2010 12:36 PM PDT reply actions  

I’d go 3 to 5. Probably 5 since he wears a webbed foot logo.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, since they traded Pronger, somebody’s gotta take the stupid late-season suspension. Wiz, you’re no Pronger, but thanks for trying =)

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Am I the only one who understands the reason why Hayward said this? Hayzie thought Seabrook was selling the call because after the play was over he looked fine. Ya, it’s funny because Hayward makes the statement as the replay is showing Seabrook keel over like a cartoon, but King fans have no room to talk shit on Duck’s broadcasting team.

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by Natesaduck on Mar 18, 2010 12:42 PM PDT reply actions  

In his defense, there was a Bobby Smith that had a pretty good NHL career himself.

Either that, or he was foreshadowing that the Kings would get Ryan Smyth. Way to go, Bob!

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

but King fans have no room to talk shit on Duck’s broadcasting team.

Yeah, here’s the thing: one guy misspoke. The other guy spoke out of his ass.

Wiz charged him from the blueline and raised his hands to hit Seabrook’s head into the boards. Why would anyone automatically assume that Seabrook is faking it?

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

This looked so much like this.

I thought Seabrook was gonna have a seizure or something.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

HAHAHA

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

KY, this is your best post.

by Nut on Mar 18, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Awesome! I’ve finally done something…. good here! Let’s hope this isn’t the peak.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don’t drop out of your calculus classes just yet, KY

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Damn… I have my midterm tonight. I was hoping to drop

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

You make great points. I can see why you are a fan of Hayward.

by Nut on Mar 18, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Really. This mother ducker has been on BoC for all of one day, and his act has become so old & tired already. He’s really giving a bad name to Earl, Spade, Grace, SK, JohnQ, Brokenyard and all the other Ducks fans that bring humor, insights and intelligence to the BoC discussion.

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Earl, Spade, Grace, SK, JohnQ, Brokenyard and all the other Ducks fans that bring humor, insights and intelligence to the BoC discussion.

When do they do this?

And Nate, the problem I have with Hayward is that the action clearly contradicted him halfway through what he was saying and yet he didn’t correct himself. He just kind of let it hang there. Sure, he apologized later, but that’s after he had already influenced a few thousand people’s opinion on the play. Say what you want about Jimmy Fox but he’s constantly admitting he’s wrong when the replay disproves him. Hayward never does that.

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by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

I never said that bring all of those things at the same time, you know…

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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, this post was brimming with intelligent Kings fans insight — sorry we Ducks fan dumbed it down.

Smugness looks cool on you, Rudy. You should have been a Wings fan.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Smugness looks cool on you, Rudy. You should have been a Wings fan.

How dare you!

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by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Smugness looks cool on you, Rudy. You should have been a Wings fan.

kinda agree..u might have went to far earl

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I still laughed.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, it’s not really true. But Rudy did somehow turn our faulty announcer on a suspendable play into somehow an attack on Ducks fans — that’s pretty Winglike.

But Wings fans only truly complain when their team is involved — the fact that Rudy’s using a game his team wasn’t participating in to make that point is unique.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t think you need to offer any defense for calling Rudy smug. It’s one of the world’s eternal truths, like how only one out of 500 of my comments is ever funny.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nah I’m pretty sure Rudy has used any ammunication to poke fun at Ducks & Sharks when he can.

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by ang6666 on Mar 18, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

when did he attack Ducks fans?

by Nut on Mar 18, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Right above, just before I started defending them.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was just kidding, man. I like all of you guys except John Q. Fuck that guy.

ammunication

Geez, no Sharks fan can spell.

(See?)

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by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Spelling smugness alert!

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?

by brokenyard on Mar 18, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

hahahahahhaha.

these stick figure cartoon rock byard.

by Mike in OC on Mar 19, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

sighs … that’s what I get for multitasking while at work … mistakes are bound to happen … :)

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 Mar 18, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Smugness looks cool on you, Rudy. You should have been a Wings fan.

Don’t take offense to this Earl, but when you posted:

Probably 5 since he wears a webbed foot logo.

I laughed and thought, “Holy shit. Sleek thinks there’s a conspiracy against the Ducks and is starting to sound like a GD Red Wings fan now.” It was funny

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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, let me know when a Red Wing gets suspended and I’ll compare notes.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 1:35 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Touche’. But no other fanbase in the NHL are tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorists than Red Wings fans. Except for IamJoe. He’s alright.

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

If he’s hit with five, there’s only one reason:

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

thats true cant remember the last time a wings player got suspended….and shit they got todd bertuzzi for fucks sake

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Last year, wasn’t it Lidstrom and Datsyuk who got suspended one game for not participating in the All-Star festivities? I’m not sure that really counts, but that’s all I can think of.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

um yea that new guys credibility died when he defended heyward….fox and miller might look like 2 baboons…but there entertaining and good at what they do..and they would never say lookout cookout or jerk off about every goalie they see

Earl, Spade, Grace, SK, JohnQ, Brokenyard and all the other Ducks fans that bring humor, insights and intelligence to the BoC discussion.
When do they do this?

how can u say that after we saw each others package….sniffle sniffle

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

If DBB didn’t mention you, get the fuck out.

If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?

by brokenyard on Mar 18, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

From the least-reliable source on the internet:

Wisniewski suspended 8 games.

That could hamper his summer raise a little bit, and at least the games aren’t important. More time for Lubo!

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

more time for that local kid….his name escapes me righ now..he was scratched last nite…lets hope for lighting in a bottle so to speak

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 18, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

8 games? Absolutely no way. 3 would be enough. 5, maybe. Anything more is over the top

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, he did it right at the time when “headshots” was the buzzword. Example, thy name is Wisniewski.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

WHOA

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I should note that currently, I haven’t seen that number of games presented anywhere else. It may just be an (e1).

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, nobody else has reported it yet. And I foolow Bob MacKenzie and Darren Dreger of TSN. When they say it, I’ll believe it.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, I just saw that. Well, we’ll see.

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

If this is true, I think more than anything the length of suspension is because of retaliation. Cooke’s headshot on Savard was open ice on a player with the puck. Wiz, charged at a player’s head just 15 seconds after said player laid a potential headshot check on his star player. Clear retaliation.

But if Ovechkin only got 2 games (against Florida and Atlanta, by the way), I think Wizniewski should get 5 at most.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, the only justification I can think of is that it was clearer that Wisniewski was trying to hurt Seabrook.

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by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

I dunno — this one doesn’t really bother me like ProngerStomp did. Wisniewski was out of control last night, and eight games isn’t that outrageous (just have to ignore other precedents, which I do kind of naturally).

But it is funny that Carlyle went out of his way last night to call it Wiz’s best game of the year. I should look up that quote before spreading it too far.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

I bet he gets the Lady Byng this year.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I guess his “he was my teammate” defense fell flat, as it should.

They used to be friends, a long time ago. But he hadn’t thought of him lately at all.

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

8 games?!? I was wrong to question your conspiracy theory, Sleek

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is what it is. This might or might not be the worst thing we’ll ever see on the ice across the league this season, but if you go purely by suspension length, you’d have to think it is.

Pierre Lebrun put together a listing of headshots this season in reference to new rules. I haven’t looked through it very well, but the biggest I see outside of Wiz is 5 games.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mirtle just forwarded the same from the Blackhawks.

by Nut on Mar 18, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

ESPN’s reporting it also. And this link came directly from the Blackhawks, so this is about as official as we can get without direct comfirmation from Colin Campbell.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

That isn't the Blackhawks.

@ChiBlackhawks is a Blackhawks fan. @NHLBlackhawks is the team.

by Dr. Ice on Mar 18, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry, didn’t notice that.

Either way, seems it’s 8 games.

And…..Eklund broke the story?

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

So I guess the follow-up question I have is, “What would Wiz’s suspension have been had the referee called something like a 5-minute major at the time?”

I feel like part of the length of the suspension has to do with how badly it was handled by the refs at the time (the follow-up faceoff was 5-on-5), and it’s sort of a shitty tradeoff. I’d rather serve the major properly and have a shorter sentence afterwards.

This goes back to the ‘07 Detroit series, when the league sort of admitted it wouldn’t have suspended Pronger had they called a penalty on him at the time — I probably would have complained more back then had the Ducks ever stopped winning.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

You know, I’m starting to wonder if the length of this suspension has anything to do with the fact that Brian Campbell was just knocked out (possibly for the rest of the year) in the previous game, and this is their second defenseman severely hurt in as many games.

I’m not sure, but it does make me feel kinda bad for the Blackhawks. We’re playing them tonight, and I feel bad for them.

Crap, they’re gonna take their anger out on us. This is gonna be a tough game tonight.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I had a sinking feeling when I watched the replays. The Ducks just blew smoke into the hornets’ nest and kicked it onto our porch.

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

it’s saying 8 on nhl.com as well … they are playing hardball on this one

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by ang6666 on Mar 18, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sure, why not go historic on this one? Seems a lot of the “they’re finally cracking down” suspensions go to Anaheim, then the league gets lackadaisical and slips until another Duck resets the standard to “diligent”.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

He had the most obvious intent to injure of any hit this season. Doubt it has anything to do with him being a Duck

by Nut on Mar 18, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, I can’t argue “most obvious intent” — there’s nothing really measurable there.

Unless you think it was twice as obvious as Carcillo’s suckerpunch?

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is measurable. Like I said earlier, Seabrook didn’t have the puck, Wisniewski left his position to go below the opposing red line when the Blackhawks had the puck, left his feet and pushed through Seabrooks head less than 20 seconds after Seabrook hit Perry.

by Nut on Mar 18, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

So there’s nothing similar to be found like this in the league this season? It’s a suspension without parallel; I’m less sure that it’s an intent without parallel.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

It’s pointless to look for similar scenarios and their suspensions because they’re all over the place.

Sure, and I really don’t want to get too much into micro-comparison. But this was a bigger suspension than most anyone’s first guess, and the first 8-gamer since it was applied to another Duck.

On a macro level, it stinks — we’re getting the heavy end of the boot. Sure, you can argue it’s a deserved reputation, but I doubt that these will go down as the noteworthy ugly incidents from this stretch of NHL history — just at the time, they apparently mattered very very much.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I can just see you applying for that job.

“So, Mr, uh… RudyKelly?”
“Yes”
“Seriously? Are you… are you retarded?”
“Yes”
“You’re hired!”

If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?

by brokenyard on Mar 18, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Sure, you can argue it’s a deserved reputation, but I doubt that these will go down as the noteworthy ugly incidents from this stretch of NHL history — just at the time, they apparently mattered very very much.

I don’t know about this one, but Chris Pronger did step on a guy with a sharpened blade attached to his foot; that was pretty ugly.

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by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, it was allegedly ugly — here’s what you said back then.

Look, I loathe Chris Pronger, but he did not “stomp” on Ryan Kesler. Kesler hits him, falls down, and his legs get wrapped around Pronger’s foot. Pronger tries to get his foot out, loses his balance, and puts his foot down to regain it. His foot lands on Kesler’s leg. I’ve had the exact same thing happen to me playing hockey. I feel like I’m crazy; am I the only one who sees this?

But sure, we’ve all had a chance to appropriately re-label it since.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hahaha, what the fuck was I thinking. Apparently I wrote that when I was on drugs. Or I’m on drugs now. Who’s to say 0~=?*

*I drew a little man. Hi little man!

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by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

"It probably will get looked at, but the result wasn’t because of a shot to the head. I’m 5-foot-11 and he’s 6-3. What happened was that my face hit his face. The visor came down and cut up my nose. I was shocked when I saw the result of it on the replay. I didn’t do anything wrong. The result of what happened isn’t good, but there wasn’t anything wrong that I did."

Really Wiz? Really?

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by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 2:09 PM PDT reply actions  

I know you have to look out for yourself, and your team...

…but some of the quotes from the Ducks dressing room last night were batty.

Wiz, if your face hit his face, and the height-difference YOU JUST POINTED OUT is true, then you clearly jumped, eh?

by Dr. Ice on Mar 18, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bingo.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

But he was attached to a runaway helmet! You know how loco those things can get!

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

That was 1 in 500, Niesy…

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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I should stop now, but my M.O. states I need to spam 50 comments per day. :)

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Wiz’s quotes are lame, which means he fits right in among quotable NHL players. I condemn the hit much more than whatever gets said afterwards.

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by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t understand how, somewhere in that trip from the blue line to the goal line, Wisniewski didn’t at any point think, “This is not ‘just another player’, this is a former teammate and [now former] friend.”

I guess you want players on your team that are wired to not discriminate as long as a guy is in the other uniform, but in a situation like that, I’m surprised he never even seemed to consider it.

by Dr. Ice on Mar 18, 2010 2:15 PM PDT reply actions  

I suppose it’s possible that he didn’t know who he was. I know they have all the numbers, but I don’t know what it’s like down there on the ice. Maybe he wouldn’t have been as violent had he thought it out, but it was clear that he didn’t give a crap. He made his mind up well before the hit that he was gonna do that.

It was as clear of a match penalty for “Intent to injure” as any I’ve ever seen. How the penalties ended up offsetting, with Wiz getting nothing more than a minor for charging, is incredible. Refs should be suspended themselves for not calling that more than what they did.

Unless they called what they did only because they thought they should’ve called something on the initial hit, and didn’t.

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t know, is he selling this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP7dBuVYah4

Oh wait really, he is? Well I’ll fucked, John.

If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?

by brokenyard on Mar 18, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Oooooo, way to up the ante, Barstool. From the Insider:

That led to some, um, interesting comments from Ducks GM Bob Murray, who today a conference call said, "I played in Chicago a long time. … It used to be a black-and-blue town. It didn’t have whiners" and "I strongly suggest Joel worries about his goaltending and stops trying to run the NHL."

Translation: Neener neener neeeeeeeeeener!

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by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 6:06 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

HAHAHAHAHA

That’s pretty awesome. Never change, Anaheim.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Mar 18, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

“I also strongly suggest that Joel start worrying about this barstool I’m throwing hulk-style in his direction.”

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Mar 18, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I want to see a full-on brawl on Draft Day.

That is, if Q isn’t CHICKEN.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Mar 18, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

And what’s even more awesome: the draft is in LA! We get to see this first hand.

(Well, at least us season-ticket holders that get tickets anyway)

Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.

by Kevin Y on Mar 18, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, Barstool Bob. You truly are the Pimp of Pugnacity!

2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 18, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is so embarrassing.

If I accidentally trip and fall down and I have a boner and I fall into a guy's butt repeatedly is that gay?

by brokenyard on Mar 18, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

What are you talking about, that’s fucking awesome. What other team’s GM throws barstools and calls out an entire city for being pussies.

I heart bob murray.

"Whenever I’m suffering from insomnia, I just look at a picture of a Toyota Camry and I’m straight off."

by Morbo on Mar 18, 2010 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

i heart him too…ya gotta hear him speak also…its the greatest…makes u want to wash yoursefl with irish spring soap

gotta love the passion and no bullshit approach…

2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 19, 2010 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah Bob is fucking awesome. that bitch who got in the way of the barstool needed multiple surgeries…

How much did that barstool weigh?

by Steven Hida on Mar 19, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

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