Ducks Gameday -- Avian: Resurrection
by Earl Sleek on Feb 15, 2012 9:40 AM PST
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PrintAnaheim Ducks (aquatic) at Pittsburgh Penguins (antarctic), 4 pm
Anaheim Calling and PensBurgh -- representing your 2005 entry draft lottery winners.
Here's a quickly-penned cartoon for today:
Now that the Thrashers are gone, us bird teams have to stick together! :)
Winning has been great, but it probably has come too late for the Ducks -- Sports Club Stats still has Anaheim's playoff odds at less than 5%. Per the site, the Ducks still need to play 10 more games above .500 in their last 26 games (16-6-4, say) in order to be playoff-likely.
It's a tall order for sure, but 2012 is a crazy year so far -- go insanity.
I did want to see how Anaheim's 2012 performance ranked league-wide, so I made this table:
Teams Ranked By Calendar-Year-2012 Win Percentage
| Team | GP | 2012 Record | Points | WinPct | GF/G | GA/G | GD/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LOUIS | 18 | 13 - 3 - 2 | 28 | 0.778 | +2.4 | -1.5 | +0.9 | |
| DETROIT | 20 | 15 - 4 - 1 | 31 | 0.775 | +2.8 | -2.6 | +0.3 | |
| VANCOUVER | 17 | 11 - 2 - 4 | 26 | 0.765 | +2.7 | -2.3 | +0.4 | |
| ANAHEIM | 19 | 13 - 3 - 3 | 29 | 0.763 | +3.1 | -2.1 | +1.0 | |
| NY RANGERS | 19 | 14 - 4 - 1 | 29 | 0.763 | +2.5 | -1.7 | +0.8 | |
| NASHVILLE | 19 | 13 - 4 - 2 | 28 | 0.737 | +3.2 | -2.3 | +0.9 | |
| NEW JERSEY | 19 | 11 - 5 - 3 | 25 | 0.658 | +2.8 | -2.6 | +0.3 | |
| SAN JOSE | 20 | 12 - 6 - 2 | 26 | 0.650 | +2.9 | -2.3 | +0.6 | |
| PITTSBURGH | 18 | 11 - 6 - 1 | 23 | 0.639 | +2.8 | -2.6 | +0.2 | |
| CAROLINA | 17 | 8 - 4 - 5 | 21 | 0.618 | +2.6 | -2.2 | +0.4 | |
| NY ISLANDERS | 20 | 11 - 7 - 2 | 24 | 0.600 | +2.4 | -2.3 | +0.1 | |
| CALGARY | 18 | 9 - 6 - 3 | 21 | 0.583 | +2.3 | -2.4 | -0.2 | |
| LOS ANGELES | 18 | 8 - 5 - 5 | 21 | 0.583 | +2.1 | -1.7 | +0.3 | |
| PHOENIX | 18 | 8 - 5 - 5 | 21 | 0.583 | +2.6 | -2.2 | +0.4 | |
| OTTAWA | 20 | 10 - 7 - 3 | 23 | 0.575 | +2.6 | -2.4 | +0.2 | |
| FLORIDA | 16 | 7 - 5 - 4 | 18 | 0.563 | +2.3 | -2.7 | -0.4 | |
| MONTREAL | 18 | 9 - 7 - 2 | 20 | 0.556 | +2.9 | -2.3 | +0.6 | |
| BOSTON | 19 | 10 - 8 - 1 | 21 | 0.553 | +3.1 | -2.9 | +0.2 | |
| TORONTO | 19 | 10 - 8 - 1 | 21 | 0.553 | +2.8 | -2.4 | +0.5 | |
| PHILADELPHIA | 20 | 9 - 8 - 3 | 21 | 0.525 | +2.9 | -3.0 | -0.1 | |
| COLORADO | 17 | 7 - 7 - 3 | 17 | 0.500 | +2.2 | -2.5 | -0.4 | |
| WASHINGTON | 19 | 8 - 8 - 3 | 19 | 0.500 | +2.4 | -2.6 | -0.3 | |
| TAMPA BAY | 19 | 7 - 9 - 3 | 17 | 0.447 | +2.7 | -3.5 | -0.8 | |
| BUFFALO | 18 | 7 - 9 - 2 | 16 | 0.444 | +1.9 | -2.7 | -0.8 | |
| EDMONTON | 18 | 7 - 9 - 2 | 16 | 0.444 | +2.5 | -3.3 | -0.8 | |
| DALLAS | 19 | 7 - 10 - 2 | 16 | 0.421 | +2.3 | -2.7 | -0.4 | |
| COLUMBUS | 19 | 7 - 11 - 1 | 15 | 0.395 | +2.1 | -3.0 | -0.9 | |
| WINNIPEG | 20 | 7 - 12 - 1 | 15 | 0.375 | +1.7 | -2.8 | -1.1 | |
| CHICAGO | 19 | 5 - 11 - 3 | 13 | 0.342 | +2.7 | -3.5 | -0.8 | |
| MINNESOTA | 16 | 4 - 10 - 2 | 10 | 0.313 | +1.9 | -3.1 | -1.2 |
So the Ducks aren't first overall in 2012 win percentage, but they are first overall in 2012 goal differential. But man -- look at all these western conference teams atop this list. It's going to be a bloody postseason in the west, whether the Ducks make it in or not.
Prediction: I'll be around for game comments today -- stop on by! Penguins have only 2 regulation losses in their last 14 games; Ducks have only 2 regulation losses in their last 18 games. So duh -- overtime!
Go Ducks.
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An explanation on the cartoon:
I drew the penguin offering lemonade to the duck back when the idea was that the duck was hard at work building a time machine. But I didn’t really know how to draw that effectively, so by the time I drew the duck he was just reading about it. But he still gets a glass of lemonade for his effort. :)
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Well, speaking of reading, this is a pretty good piece on the Ducks nearing the trade deadline.
That makes Lydman the Ducks’ most expendable defenseman… Without an immediate upgrade residing in-house, the Ducks could try to swing Lydman for an complementary defenseman with an expiring contract, if only to free up room for the upcoming free agent class. Minnesota’s Greg Zanon and the Islanders’ Mark Eaton are the type of safe, shot-blocking specialists that Lydman is when he’s effective, but don’t expect those teams to take on more money in a straight-up deal.
I actually had a talk with my Red Wings buddy about how it felt like Lydman was sort of a spare part lately and he might be available. He kills penalties still, but he’s not a top-four fixture any more.
I certainly don’t expect he’ll be dealt, but he might be a candidate.
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I was talking to my friend earlier in the season when the Ducks were just dreadful. I told him if they start selling, Vishnovsky and Lydman would probably bring back decent returns. Blake not so much. However, if the Ducks don’t resign everyone that’s going to be a UFA they’d clear about 18 mil off the cap according to capgeek. I’d like them to resign Brookbank cuz he’s cheap and he’s right handed as well. Blake, Hagman, Selanne, Parros, Ellis, and Brookbank are all UFAs after this season.
by TheStuntman on Feb 15, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
He’s eligible for one of those 35+ one-year performance-bonus deals, if he’s up for that.
It’d be sweet if we could entice him with the captaincy, too. :)
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I’d like koivu to be the 3rd line center. Use the money we save for a good 2nd line center.
by TheStuntman on Feb 15, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
So I can feel like a good person by comparison.
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by Earl Sleek on Feb 15, 2012 4:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
look at all these western conference teams atop this list
That is crazy.
And how is it that the Sharks have played 20 games in 2012, 2 more than LA – and we still overall have games in hand. Who sets these damn schedules?
GO SHARKS!
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 (see profile for more info on this quote)
Holy shit – you’re right. That is fucking stupid. I could come up with a better schedule for the entire league than this bs.
Did the Sharks piss someone off?
GO SHARKS!
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 (see profile for more info on this quote)
Did the Sharks piss someone off?
Just Sharks fans with Cup hopes, I think.
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by Earl Sleek on Feb 15, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
cant wait for the pensblog write up..love those guys…
go winning!!!!
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 Feb 15, 2012 10:11 AM PST reply actions
The pun in the title for this post is pretty great.
"The beating hearts of other creatures are like needles in my brain. Only once I have silenced them all will I have peace." -Owen Nolan
Battle of California
Yeah, but that was the last thing I wrote. Had I come up with it earlier, I could have had the cartoon follow that theme.
Now I need to read up on time travel.
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Just contact the President of Time.
"The beating hearts of other creatures are like needles in my brain. Only once I have silenced them all will I have peace." -Owen Nolan
Battle of California
by Megalodon on Feb 15, 2012 2:47 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
See, there’s your problem, Sleek! You’ve been thinking from the perspective of your 1 eye.
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
I rec’d this post for the headline before I even read the rest of the article.
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I was definitely expecting to see a duck foot or the like bursting out of someone’s chest.
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Let’s see if or where Smellypants is going to fit in now…
Devante Smith-Pelly is now back in Anaheim after conditioning assignment in Syracuse where he played in four games with Crunch.
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off-topic
but just wanted to say that I really hate pg&e with every fiber of my bone.
GO SHARKS!
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 (see profile for more info on this quote)
Dozens of people were injured and more than 100 homes destroyed or damaged in the bedroom community.
WTF is a “bedroom community”?
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
Bedroom community is a town with no economic centers of its own. People live there but go other places to work. It’s a suburb.
Oh! Earl had me picturing the holocaust at the end of Toy Story 3.
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty much, except suburbs (now) have office parks and zoned commercial spaces of their own. Irvine or Mountain View are suburbs, but aren’t bedroom communities.
It’s kind of weird that Bel Aire or Coto de Caza or Tiburon aren’t considered “bedroom communities” even though they completely fit the definition.
Picklesnakebit since 2011.
@shampeon
with every fiber of my bone.
Given your age, can we assume the rest have already been surgically replaced?
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I didn’t realize it was a partisan issue.
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Malkin is getting a hat trick tonight.
Just thought I would let you know.
Hail Poseidon!
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Spoiler alert! :)
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by Earl Sleek on Feb 15, 2012 1:21 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Penguins are only antarctic (I’m annoying!)
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
Uh, obviously you’re misinformed because documentary footage clearly indicates that penguins live in the Arctic.
The invasion is upon us! Hide the Bud Ice!
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
“And furthermore, Sir, I find your depiction of this stegosaurus locked in combat with a tyrannosaur most unrealistic!”
by RudyKelly on Feb 15, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
bud ice..underrated
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 Feb 15, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
I was too young to drink when those ads were on, but I fully would have bought some.
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
they still sell them….in minority sized 32oz only
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 Feb 15, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa really? I’ll have to pick some up in Oakland. I’m ready to do some minority-style drinking tonight!
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
They could move to Washington and become the Seattle Sea Auks.
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
nut I like you..even if you are rudys brother…but dont be THAT guy
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 Feb 15, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah don’t be that guy who is RIGHT about FACTS. spade hates that.
"The beating hearts of other creatures are like needles in my brain. Only once I have silenced them all will I have peace." -Owen Nolan
Battle of California
by Megalodon on Feb 15, 2012 2:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
yea fuck facts and the snow…gonna ruin my fuckin evening
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 Feb 15, 2012 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Sports Club Stats still has Anaheim’s playoff odds at less than 5%.
50/50 has us at nearly 8%. We’ve practically clinched a spot.
If you imagine a salt shaker in your hand, tilt your head back
and act like you're shaking salt into your mouth; you will taste salt if you concentrate hard enough.
woooooo!!!
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 Feb 15, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
solid
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 Feb 15, 2012 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
And whew — Selanne’s sparse play in yesterday’s 3rd period was the coach’s call, not an injury!
Boudreau’s first time ever limiting the ice time of a #8, I imagine.
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not long before he was fired there was a big hulabaloo about him sitting ovechkin at the end of one game. I’m guessing selanne didn’t get pissed off and call him a “fat fuck,” though.
by meetyourmako on Feb 15, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, and if anybody is out of town I hear that NHL Center Ice is on free preview this week — look around on the fringes of your channel guide.
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by Earl Sleek on Feb 15, 2012 3:57 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Not for me :(
Oh well, the internet is cool too
by Dixie Normus on Feb 15, 2012 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Are you sure? I had to look through 4 channels to find it. In that block of CI channels, it’s being aired on “Gme1HD” for me (NYC).
Winner of the 2011 Battle of California!...Playoff Pool.
I checked channel 450ish which is where Centre Ice is for Rogers Canada and it told me I have to order the channel to view it
by Dixie Normus on Feb 15, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, okay. I flipped through the CI channels, too, and the program guide said that it was being aired on four different channels, but it’s really only being aired on one (that I can see).
Winner of the 2011 Battle of California!...Playoff Pool.
All the CI channels are telling me to call Rogers to order now
Meh, my crappy stream will suffice
by Dixie Normus on Feb 15, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
It’s his fault Lydman decided to pinch there?
by Dixie Normus on Feb 15, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
I call it a “Power Yawn”.
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by Earl Sleek on Feb 15, 2012 5:06 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Also makes me wish that Getzlaf even considered shooting an option there.
Never crossed his mind.
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He probably would've missed
Only guy to miss more than Getzlaf this year has been Cogliano.. Surprise surprise he hit another post there
by Dixie Normus on Feb 15, 2012 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
Nice pass to end the period there, Getzlaf.
Winner of the 2011 Battle of California!...Playoff Pool.
WWWWWWWWooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Winner of the 2011 Battle of California!...Playoff Pool.
Great clear by Beleskey, too. Offside? heeee!
Winner of the 2011 Battle of California!...Playoff Pool.
Hooray!
Another tough win, another opponent outshot, another game we get by without Getzlaf offense!
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Whoooo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JksMBv05Qp0&feature=related
The Florida Panthers have become Chicago's retirement home. This is oddly fitting.
My feelings on the Florida Panthers' AHL affiliate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cR-WiGKZtg
Incidentally, NHL.com clocks in Matt Beleskey’s long shift at 2 minutes 41 seconds. Go hero!
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How the fuck did he ever get up the ice with that puck?
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
He should donate it to Getzlaf.
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
the wings will always be the main birds in the roost
First time caller longtime listener should be banned from the radio
by Brad Wesley James Hines on Feb 16, 2012 12:06 AM PST reply actions
I believe the Wings are part of an automobile.
If you imagine a salt shaker in your hand, tilt your head back
and act like you're shaking salt into your mouth; you will taste salt if you concentrate hard enough.
Poor guy is confused about the terms “bird”, “stick together”, and how many names a person should have.
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me having four names has nothing to do with anything
sorry guys i should probably not even be a part of this blog but i moved to california from detroit so i thought id give my two sense
First time caller longtime listener should be banned from the radio
by Brad Wesley James Hines on Feb 16, 2012 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
red winged herring is
but i agree the animal of the red wings will always be a octopus and that will never change. but ya you guys are right its an adaptation of the logo of the oldest motorcycle club in detroit its one of our cities greatest claims to fame besides creating the automobile.
oh and i have a rooting interest in the cali hockey teams because they have the odds stacked against them being in snowless areas, and you guys are a pretty damn good fanbase, red wings fans are spoiled and just expect to win the presidents trophy and the stanley cup every year
First time caller longtime listener should be banned from the radio
by Brad Wesley James Hines on Feb 16, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
I thought it was from a motorcycle club from Montreal.
by meetyourmako on Feb 17, 2012 2:18 AM PST up reply actions
Per Megapedia-
In 1932, the NHL let grain merchant James E. Norris, who had made two previous unsuccessful bids to buy an NHL team, purchase the Falcons. Norris’ first act was to choose a new name for the team – the Red Wings. Earlier in the century, Norris had played on one of hockey’s early powers, the Montreal HC, nicknamed the “Winged Wheelers.” Norris transformed the club’s logo into the first version of the Red Wings logo as it is known today.
amazing..what different coaching can do…same fuckin team..different results
KIRBY!
KIRBY!
KIRBY!
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 Feb 16, 2012 6:52 AM PST reply actions
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