Ducks Gameday -- Goalie Debut Tonight!

by Earl Sleek on Feb 25, 2011 11:24 AM PST

Minnesota Wild (32-23-6) at Anaheim Ducks (32-25-4), 7 pm
Hockey Wilderness and Anaheim Calling -- A, B, C, D, E, F, G -- H, I, J, K, Ellis, Emery.

Still not really following any hockey until the Ducks win a game, but here's a cartoon for your Friday:

The Great California Goalie Rush.

Who knows what this controversial new goaltender tandem can do for this season's tanking Ducks? In lieu of me trying to guess or do any sort of real work for this post, here's their stats lines for their last seasons in the NHL (Ellis this season with the Bolts; Emery last season with Philly).

	GP	MIN	W	L	O	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2010 - Dan Ellis	31	1678	13	7	6	82	2.93	741	659	.889	2
2009 - Ray Emery	29	1684	16	11	1	74	2.64	783	709	.905	3

I'm still trying to work out some nicknames for either of these guys -- feel free to leave your suggestions, and I'll try them out tonight. That's right -- I'll be back in Row B tonight, a guest of my dad -- you know the green shirt drill.

Prediction: Tonight's game is shockingly tolerable.

p.s. Just saw this -- forget any thought of firing Bob Murray any time soon.

Go Ducks.

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What’s your green shirt record lately? I don’t think it’s so “lucky” anymore. :(

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by SK eleven on Feb 25, 2011 11:31 AM PST reply actions

True, but I’m a stubborn fellow who doesn’t like making decisions about what to wear on gameday.

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by Earl Sleek on Feb 25, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions

At least wash it a couple of times before gametime to remove any excess unluck outta it. Also have a black cat walk backwards in front of it, and walk around a ladder, and roll and a bunch of clover. The fate of the team rests on your shoulders, we are all counting on you.

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 12:50 PM PST up reply actions

The fate of the team rests on your shoulders, we are all counting on you.

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions

hahahaha…love the cartoon..i think the “wild” really makes it…hes so in shape…lol…

Im like you earl..aside from boc ive stayed away from all hockey sites and news…fuckin depressed right now…if we lose tonite…its gonna be even worse…shit start selling assests..I dunno

p.s. yea sk told me about murray…that sound you heard was anaheim calling exploding

p.s.s. Ill be at the game tonite…grabbed one of those miller lite beer packs…wooohoo

p.s.s.s. I hear its gonna be overzelous ellis tonite….over manta ray…(theres my attempt at nicknames…horrible..needs work)…I hope dan’s gold plated ducks goalie mask came in already

p.s.s.s.s.s fuck the sharks and kings

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2011 11:49 AM PST reply actions

hey! don’t go bringing the Sharks into this … :)

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by Angy on Feb 25, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions

hahahaha…love the cartoon..i think the "wild" really makes it…hes so in shape…lol…

Yeah, did you just get some Avatar fan fiction drawing and color him in green?

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Feb 25, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

This cartoon is absolutely brilliant.

You’ve outdone yourself this time.

by meetyourmako on Feb 25, 2011 12:00 PM PST reply actions

Earl, you are awesome!

It’s no fun watching the Ducks play. Especially when you’re sober!

I like the Murray signing. I just wish he had traded for a goalie and hadn’t traded for Beauch. That is all.

by Scottyknow on Feb 25, 2011 12:04 PM PST reply actions

That cartoon is great – I’m trying to not be depressed over life issues, so that helped. :)

by Angy on Feb 25, 2011 12:14 PM PST reply actions

Who starts? The guy who has played four games since January started or the guy who is trying to come back from a career ending hip injury?

Dump and chase

by cmatthew35 on Feb 25, 2011 12:22 PM PST reply actions

Why can’t Ellis’ nickname just be “tweetie bird”

And Emery be . . . ok I got nothing.

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 12:52 PM PST reply actions

I was thinking of trying some cheesy Men In Black thing — Mr. “L” is "El"lis and Mr. “M” is "Em"ery or something stupid like that. Need some time to think this through.

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by Earl Sleek on Feb 25, 2011 1:19 PM PST up reply actions

ok emery could be “nails”. . . wait for it . . . cause of an emory board.

I know lame.

Or we could try to call him EMOOOOOOOREEEEEE. You know like the chant we used to be able to do when he gave up a goal.

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions

Ebony

by Scottyknow on Feb 25, 2011 2:18 PM PST up reply actions

offensive and funny..this is leading right now

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2011 2:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

and Ivory

Hey Foxy, would you call that a doh-si-doh or a dipsy doodle?

by Lilly on Feb 25, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions

People from Orange County, being racist? I’m shocked!

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Feb 25, 2011 3:50 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah it’s not like LA leads the state in hate crimes.

He's fancy. He'll go glove.

by brokenyard on Feb 25, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions

When did Fresno become a bigger city than Sacramento, Long Beach, or Oakland? Who moves to Fresno anyway?

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 4:13 PM PST up reply actions

How dare you insult me like that – I’m from LA! :)

Hey Foxy, would you call that a doh-si-doh or a dipsy doodle?

by Lilly on Feb 25, 2011 4:04 PM PST up reply actions

earl..1st intermission…shots with the mustache barkeep everyone welcome (talking to u tu madre)…earl can tell u exactly where…

yal will see the debut of the my new douche jersey

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2011 12:53 PM PST reply actions

Does it block the goalie from the people seated behind you?

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 1:02 PM PST up reply actions

It also forces Spade to run any opposing team fan sporing their goalie’s jersey.

by Scottyknow on Feb 25, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

i doubt we will see many backstrom jerseys tonite..but yea lol…i do have the urge to say “hey tell so and so where coming for them”

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2011 2:40 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

sadly cant make it.

"There is no gravity son, the world just sucks." - my father.

by tu madre on Feb 25, 2011 3:56 PM PST up reply actions

What we all need to do is pull out all the stops and put on everything that has worked in the past for luck and a duckie win.

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 12:53 PM PST reply actions

ok this worked before

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions

That means I have to get drunk in downtown San Jose and throw up in a gutter?

Dump and chase

by cmatthew35 on Feb 25, 2011 1:04 PM PST up reply actions

I don’t see the harm in trying. :)

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by Earl Sleek on Feb 25, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

Time to take one for the team

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 1:30 PM PST up reply actions

malt liquor tastes much finer on the street.

"There is no gravity son, the world just sucks." - my father.

by tu madre on Feb 25, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions

me and earl can collaborate this

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2011 4:41 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Hey, you still going to Knotts tomorrow (kids club)?

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by tu madre on Feb 25, 2011 5:57 PM PST up reply actions

From Ellis’ wikipedia page:
“He earned the nickname “snowstorm” in the spring of 2008 when the poor play of Ellis and teammate Chris Mason cause the team to call-up minor league goalie Pekka Rinne. However, Rinne was delayed from joining the team due to a snowstorm and Ellis was given the start in the subsequent game against the Chicago Blackhawks on March 22, 2008. He held the Blackhawks to one goal on 38 shots and lead the Predators to a 2–1 shootout victory. This victory earned him the starting job for the team, lasting into the 2008 playoffs."

Dump and chase

by cmatthew35 on Feb 25, 2011 1:11 PM PST reply actions

I feel like calling him “ELLIS, D.” except it’d just sound like I was saying “LSD”. Might work if he’s crazy enough.

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by Earl Sleek on Feb 25, 2011 1:17 PM PST up reply actions

DanEllis. It’s short and to the point.

That, and my other idea “Danny E” Sounds atrocious.

Dump and chase

by cmatthew35 on Feb 25, 2011 1:26 PM PST up reply actions

Ellis Island? Not sure how he’d earn that, though — get abandoned by his teammates?

Hey, that’s plausible! :)

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by Earl Sleek on Feb 25, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions

thats what happened to curtis..poor guy

on my way down from victorhell…drinking a bicardi lemon and diet coke…..

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2011 2:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

You better not be driving.

by Scottyknow on Feb 25, 2011 2:59 PM PST up reply actions

He can go Greyhound, well if Greyhound station stayed open that late.

Last time I took Greyhound from LA —> Victorville I sat next to a little old lady who told me about her trip to Vegas, it wasn’t bad except she didn’t look like she could afford to be going to Vegas, but at least she bathed

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions

tear ran down my cheek…u care…no im not driving…wow..im at that good buzz phase right now woooo

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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Feb 25, 2011 3:36 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

oh, maybe I wont come say hi…you won’t even remember anyway. I’ll just tell you tomorow that I saw you. LOL!

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by SK eleven on Feb 25, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions

If his pupils are unnaturally large, let’s go with this.

He's fancy. He'll go glove.

by brokenyard on Feb 25, 2011 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

and it used to be likely…better not be tonight….Go Ducks

by Buick22 on Feb 25, 2011 2:05 PM PST reply actions

I just remembered, I gave my tickets to Bobby who sits in front of me at Angels games. She will probably take her dad. So far they have been lucky for the duckies.

So go Bobby and Dad.

Let's go Ducks.

by deb d on Feb 25, 2011 3:24 PM PST reply actions

What happened to Hiller? He get injured?

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by Diamondback15 on Feb 25, 2011 3:44 PM PST reply actions