Blind Positivity
by Mike Chen on May 22, 2010 10:21 AM PDT
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PrintDonuts and coffee are fueling my morning after, so maybe I'm feeling a bit delirious. Plus I ate too many wings and onion rings at the Old Pro in Palo Alto last night. To the few brave Hawks fans that showed up there, I commend you for being pretty good sports in an unfriendly crowd.
It ain't looking good, but here's the (unlikely) path to victory I see.
First, note that the series could easily be 2-1 Sharks. I think everyone acknowledges that, even the Hawks fans I know. Couldn't the puck bounce one way instead of the other for a few games?
Second, Antii Niemi hasn't had a bad game yet. He's due.
So, how do we get this together? I always say that it doesn't matter how you get to a series score as long as you're there. So if you win Game 4 and it's 3-1, then you've got a chance. Then you can look at it as two individual series: win two in a row, then you've earned your extra playoff round in Game 7.
Maybe the hockey gods will mark 2010 as the year of the insane comeback. Maybe the puck bounces the Sharks' way for two games and Niemi finally has his bad game -- that's three games right there. If Joe Pavelski starts scoring again and the rest of the team keeps it up, it may, however unlikely, happen. If the Flyers behind their second- and third-string goalies can do it, why not the Sharks. POSITIVITY!
Whatever happens, for Christ/Buddha/Allah/The Force's sake -- re-sign Patrick Marleau.
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Maybe the hockey gods will mark 2010 as the year of the insane comeback
One win guys, just one win.
Don’t get swept or else making it past the second round will have anastrik*.
*Although San Jose did make it past round two, they failed to win another game in 2010, thus the choker moniker remains
aww good point indeed
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 22, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
We also knocked them out early last year, they were owed an extra round
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by Bleys on May 22, 2010 12:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
will have anastrik*.
also a mispelling to make my heart warm
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
"Happy Hour is the hour after everyone from Happy Hour has left"
From the awesome:Dos Equis Old guy...but most likely from some marketing person who never gets laid
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 22, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Whatever happens, for Christ/Buddha/Allah/The Force’s sake — re-sign Patrick Marleau.
The Hindus are not impressed by this list of gods
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by Kevin Sellathamby on May 22, 2010 10:38 AM PDT reply actions
hes gonna have u killed chen…ive read some crazy shit bout those guy..i get dibbs on your sb icon!!
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
"Happy Hour is the hour after everyone from Happy Hour has left"
From the awesome:Dos Equis Old guy...but most likely from some marketing person who never gets laid
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 22, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know. If Mike looks attractive to him, Cruise will run away from his gay thoughts about Mike
Cheers, Complaints, homerism and bashing of mediocre pop musicians in 140 Characters
"DO NOT get stuck behind Kyle Wellwood in the buffet line. This isn't really etiquette, but it will prevent you from starving to death"- Down Goes Brown on Etiquette for Jason Spezza's wedding
by Kevin Sellathamby on May 22, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
First, note that the series could easily be 2-1 Sharks. I think everyone acknowledges that, even the Hawks fans I know.
Everyone but the history books. But hey, relax — the Ducks once went down 3-0 in the conference finals, the next year they won the cup.
So just trade for Pronger, change your team name and uniform, and you’re set.
"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/
i was gonna make that comment..pronger is some kind of good luck charm…or becuase hes actually that good….shit…i always wondered what we would have done without scotty as opposed to pronger…thoughts earl?
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
"Happy Hour is the hour after everyone from Happy Hour has left"
From the awesome:Dos Equis Old guy...but most likely from some marketing person who never gets laid
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 22, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t have mattered — Pronger’s only really effective his first year on a team.
And the extra first rounder that the Ducks picked up may have helped me weasel my way into the draft — uh oh.
"Ridin’ The Meat Train & Dreaming of Jack’s Johnson All Summer Long!"
http://www.battleofcali.com/
be good to have and earlisque take on it…cuz otherwise i wouldnt pay attention either
2009-2010 Anaheim Ducks.."Hey at least its not crack!!"
"Happy Hour is the hour after everyone from Happy Hour has left"
From the awesome:Dos Equis Old guy...but most likely from some marketing person who never gets laid
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 22, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
You know that signature I’ve been using forever – ever get the feeling you are on a collision course with reality – this is what it feels like. Reality crashing in on me. When you have all this hope and positive energy flowing thru you and some giant comes by with dog poop on his shoe and stomps the hell out of your hope. ugh!
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
"It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves." -- Bob Newhart
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