Ducks Gameday -- Uncle Sleek is busy!

by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 1:39 PM PST

Detroit Red Wings (10-7-1) at Anaheim Ducks (Fire Carlyle), 5 pm
Winging It In Motown and Anaheim Calling -- insert stupid pun here.

In a complete side-story irrelevant to hockey, it's Thanksgiving week, and my brother, his wife, and his 4- and 1-year-old children are staying at my place for the week. I honestly believe it's the first time that somebody younger than 20 has been inside my house -- let's hope ~~nobody~~ not everybody dies!

But no time for much blogging or hockey today -- Sleek's nephew needs lots of attention! Here's an old cartoon for you. :)

In the meantime, here's some slight encouragement for Ducks fans -- visitors this season who have spent two days playing two games in Southern California have shown a strong pattern of alternation, and with the Kings' loss yesterday, it's theoretically the Ducks' turn to cash in today.

Teams playing in Anaheim and Los Angeles on consecutive days this season

Visiting Team	First Game	Second Game	Two Game Result
Dallas Stars	10/21 @ANA W 3-1	10/22 @LAK L 0-1	One win, one loss
Nashville Predators	11/8 @LAK L 3-4	11/9 @ANA W 4-2	One win, one loss
Vancouver Canucks	11/10 @LAK W 3-2	11/11 @ANA L 3-4	One win, one loss
Minnesota Wild	11/12 @LAK L 2-5	11/13 @ANA W 3-2	One win, one loss
Detroit Red Wings	11/19 @LAK W 4-1	11/20 @ANA ???	???

Prediction: Pattern gets broken. Ducks decide to Carlyle instead of winning.

Go idiots.

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Watch that shoulder. ;)

It is that thing that I sent to you.

by whine_country on Nov 20, 2011 1:56 PM PST reply actions

I should have also mentioned — these kids are from the east coast, so I’ve been up at like 5:30 in the morning the past two days.

Hoorazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 2:19 PM PST reply actions

Fuck yeah east coast!

by Dixie Normus on Nov 20, 2011 2:59 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Fuck ~~yeah~~ you east coast!

Fixed.

It is that thing that I sent to you.

by whine_country on Nov 20, 2011 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

You did baby-proof your place, yes? Not just for their protection either.

GO SHARKS!
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by Angy on Nov 20, 2011 3:22 PM PST reply actions

They couldn’t stay here unsupervised, but most of the immediate “swallow”, “cut”, and “strangle” threats have been removed.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions

Have a good Thanksgiving week with the family, Sleek.

I hope you took down all the racy, sexed up posters of Cylon Number Six before the innocent children could cast their eyes upon them.

"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke

by DodgerBlueBalls on Nov 20, 2011 6:06 PM PST up reply actions

hey we suck….

Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 20, 2011 4:45 PM PST reply actions

Nah, just the Ducks right now. You and I are awesome.

It is that thing that I sent to you.

by whine_country on Nov 20, 2011 4:48 PM PST up reply actions

well yea….goes without saying really

Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 20, 2011 4:54 PM PST up reply actions

The feed I am watching is, for some reason, from an Irish sports channel. So even though I have to put up with Wings announcers, I get Irish commercials. It’s awesome.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:05 PM PST reply actions

Sounds awesome.. I was gonna say maybe we’d get some Irish luck but I guess not

by Dixie Normus on Nov 20, 2011 5:11 PM PST up reply actions

Haha, it’s like Groundhog Day.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:11 PM PST reply actions

Then I should stay consistent.

Fire Carlyle.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 5:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Anyone else still have a feed?

I’m on Verizon and mine just says “Technical Difficulties”

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:20 PM PST reply actions

GameCenter Live and Irish sports channel are same.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:21 PM PST up reply actions

LOL, listening to radio, and it looks like the game is being delayed (again) b/c of power outage.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:22 PM PST up reply actions

So the entire arena is dark?

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:23 PM PST up reply actions

Lighting, scoreboard, all affected. Jumbotron is coming back on, lights back on in broadcast booth.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:24 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah I just signed on to the radio broadcasst

It’s pretty bad that this has happened twice in a two games.

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:25 PM PST up reply actions

Even the Honda Center protests the Ducks crappy play.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:26 PM PST up reply actions

Pretty much

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:27 PM PST up reply actions

Heh. Teams headed back to locker room. Can we restart the game from scratch?

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:30 PM PST up reply actions

Correction: The City of Anaheim protests the Ducks’ crappy play.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:36 PM PST up reply actions

I would too if I were them

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:37 PM PST up reply actions

I’m with Anaheim.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 5:39 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

speaking of crappy

the honda center toilets weren’t flushing when I went to visit. How can you have the whole fucking building made of marble and still make it so ghetto?

by meetyourmako on Nov 21, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions

I’m much more embarrassed by the Ducks than Honda Center. If only the Ducks could ruin things for only two games in a row instead of a dozen.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 5:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Technical difficulties saving us?

by Dixie Normus on Nov 20, 2011 5:22 PM PST reply actions

Carlyle short-circuited?

Otherwise, nope!

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 5:23 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Anyone else just get the emergency broadcast tone on the radio feed?

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:26 PM PST reply actions

They’re back?

by Dixie Normus on Nov 20, 2011 5:45 PM PST reply actions

Looks like the players are back out on ice, warming back up.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:46 PM PST up reply actions

Yep

Players back on the ice and we’re about to get going

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:47 PM PST up reply actions

Ha, drawing a delay of game penalty —> 5 on 3. Clearly, that extra lockerroom time was a huge help.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 5:49 PM PST reply actions

They're playing better shorthanded than at EV this year

They give up goals at a slower rate :)

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:50 PM PST up reply actions

Mostly because Getzlaf doesn’t play much when killing penalties.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions

Hah!

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 5:55 PM PST up reply actions

No but he sure contributes to that PP

God he makes the laziest plays

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 6:09 PM PST up reply actions

Terrible hockey kills open threads

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 6:31 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Let’s turn the lights back off. Permanently.

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by g r a c e on Nov 20, 2011 6:40 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs

It bums me out so much

I look forward to hockey season more than anything else and they’re just playing so terribly right now

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 6:45 PM PST up reply actions

Yes, please.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 6:57 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Sigh

That looked like it got pretty deep before Howard retrieved it

by PhantomPretender on Nov 20, 2011 6:52 PM PST reply actions

hey you guys … how’s this game going?

by Angy on Nov 20, 2011 7:39 PM PST reply actions

Still Carlyle.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 7:55 PM PST up reply actions

You predicted it, can hardly blame anybody but yourself :)

Predict a Sharks cup now… wait, don’t jynx us, don’t jynx us, don’t jynx us

Pins a needle in his Patrick Marleau doll

by Dermal Denticles on Nov 20, 2011 8:11 PM PST up reply actions

I know — if only anybody who could fire Carlyle had such crazily insightful foresight!

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe

the Ducks and Kings should just switch coaches! How funny would that be…

Oh I’d so drink to that. What a field day for anger and stupidity

by Dermal Denticles on Nov 20, 2011 8:15 PM PST up reply actions

It’d be stupid, but I wouldn’t be angry.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 9:15 PM PST up reply actions

Pathetic

He's fancy. He'll go glove.

by brokenyard on Nov 20, 2011 8:17 PM PST reply actions

On the bright side

Fuck it

by Dixie Normus on Nov 20, 2011 8:18 PM PST up reply actions

lmao

by Dermal Denticles on Nov 20, 2011 8:23 PM PST up reply actions

If a Honda Center employee gets fired for lighting issues the past two games but Randy Carlyle keeps his job, then we really have fucked everything up.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 20, 2011 10:10 PM PST reply actions

Just read this on Puck Daddy -

The Ducks have won just twice in their last 15 games

I knew it was bad, but didn’t realize it was that bad. Damn!

by Angy on Nov 20, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions

Yes, and in one of those wins the Ducks nearly blew a 2-goal 3rd period lead and the other they nearly blew a 4-goal 3rd period lead.

None of the past 15 games has even felt like a win.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 21, 2011 6:45 AM PST up reply actions

Just for the hell of it

Movember rolls on…

It is that thing that I sent to you.

by whine_country on Nov 21, 2011 1:44 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Let’s trade Parros to a contender.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 21, 2011 6:46 AM PST up reply actions

Didn't he shave?

Goddammit.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Nov 21, 2011 9:31 AM PST up reply actions

A couple of hours before this photo was taken.

I’m sure yours has filled in just fine…not that I would know.

It is that thing that I sent to you.

by whine_country on Nov 21, 2011 7:43 PM PST up reply actions

hey the galaxy won the superbowl..or cup or whatever they call there championship!! wooooo!!!….

oh what the ducks played yesterday too?….

Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
www.battleofcali.com

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 21, 2011 7:24 AM PST reply actions 2 recs

You are switching sports on us now? :)

by Angy on Nov 21, 2011 7:45 AM PST up reply actions

A sport without Carlyle sounds awesome.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 21, 2011 8:43 AM PST up reply actions

im multi sport missy….i watched football all day (some great close games early…fuck you bengals for bungling it at the end)…turned off the ducks game when it went 3-0…turned it back for the 3rd period…then turned it back after the empty net pool carrum goal…then more football..and then watched 40 year old virgin…gawd damn that movie is funny

Beth: We could do it in the… butt, if you want.
Andy Stitzer: But if I want what?
Beth: You know… butt!
Andy Stitzer: But… what?

Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 21, 2011 8:56 AM PST up reply actions

David Beckham is cool but Robbie Keane is cooler.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Nov 21, 2011 9:31 AM PST up reply actions

PER THE OC REGISTER:

Sunday marked the fifth time in their past six tries that they’ve lost to an opponent playing the second half of a back-to-back.

now thats impressive guys! woooo!

Niles: You'll see who feels foolish when I'm sitting on a mechanical bull sipping champagne.
www.battleofcali.com

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Nov 21, 2011 9:24 AM PST reply actions

I think you guys need to start looking at that suicide book again.

by Angy on Nov 21, 2011 9:27 AM PST up reply actions

From all his years of studying that book, it seems the Duck has learned all the best tricks on how to kill yourself and is attempting all of them at once.

He's fancy. He'll go glove.

by brokenyard on Nov 21, 2011 9:38 AM PST up reply actions

Book takes too long — let’s rent the movie.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 21, 2011 9:48 AM PST up reply actions

I am drowning my sorrows in a cappella. Is anyone else watching The Sing-Off? (And will anyone else admit to it?)

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by g r a c e on Nov 21, 2011 8:15 PM PST reply actions

I will admit that I saw a couple of episodes of last season’s (though nothing too near the finale).

In my defense, that was back when I had limited TV options during trips to Vegas.

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by Earl Sleek on Nov 21, 2011 9:52 PM PST up reply actions

It’s my TV guilty pleasure — I don’t watch any of the other singing shows. The Sing-Off is skewed toward contemporary music, and there’s a ton of choreography, which makes it a bit different from the average collegiate a cappella group and more like network TV.

This season’s frontrunner group — the bass and the beatboxer are fantastic. They sound much bigger than 5 voices. Other groups have been great, too. (Sorry for all the links!)

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by g r a c e on Nov 22, 2011 6:41 AM PST up reply actions