Ducks Gameday -- John Maynard Hurricanes
by Earl Sleek on Feb 8, 2012 9:51 AM PST
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Canes Country and Anaheim Calling -- Lottery bloggery.
Forget the post title pun -- I'd just better hurry up and post this thing before the network crashes again.
Stormy is easier to draw than a personified hurricane. :)
Who knows if the NHL is really headed towards lockout-ville again next season? I can't rightly say, but at least the possibility is open -- may as well cartoon about it while I can.
After the jump, an actual NHL team employee writes me an e-mail (and it's not a cease-and-desist letter)!
An invitation from the Phoenix Coyotes:
Hey Earl,
I wanted to reach out to you since you are Die hard hockey fans, about making a trip out here to the desert to see some hockey. We have the Sharks here twice and the Ducks once in March and wanted to see if you were interested in setting something up. What we can do is A. pick one of the games, market it to everyone, get a feel for the number of seats and make plans that way. OR we can have a link made up for both games in March, market on a more individual basis and whoever wants to come this way can take care of it on their own. Here is what the Anaheim Ducks have put together with us, if you’d like to get an idea of what we can do.
Saturday, March 31 through Sunday, April 1
Die Hards road trip to Phoenix for Ducks vs. Coyotes
Bus trip from Honda Center to Jobbing.com Arena and a one night’s stay in a hotel near the arena.
This is a great opportunity for Die Hards members to get together to support our team in Phoenix. We have developed a reasonable travel package that includes transportation, hotel stay, tickets to the game, a social event with the Coyotes Booster Club, autographed merchandise raffles, and much more.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Chris Fraterrigo | Inside Sales Representative | Phoenix Coyotes & Jobing.com Arena
All jokes aside, that's pretty cool of them. The cost of the link above is as follows: $179 per person if 2 people staying in a room; $239 per person if 1 person is staying in a room. The pricing appears open to anybody, so I won't be doing anything on the Ducks end (besides, I can't make that date) -- if any Anaheim fans are interested in going, just click on the link above.
As for the Sharks, hopefully this e-mail went out to Fear The Fin also -- San Jose visits Jobing Arena on Saturday, March 10, and Thursday, March 29. If any Sharks fans want to arrange some sort of road trip for either of those games, let me know and I'll send it along.
Likely, I'm just going to send a "thanks for thinking of us" e-mail, but hey -- it's cool that we made some team's radar, even if they are grossly over-estimating my ability to motivate people. :)
Prediction: I'll be around for game comments tonight, network willing. Could be a fun game, with both teams being so awful and all -- Ducks 5, Canes 4, OT. Fail For Nail hits a snag for both teams.
Go Ducks.
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After the jump, an actual NHL team employee writes me an e-mail (and misspells the name of his own arena)!
by RudyKelly on Feb 8, 2012 10:11 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
The second ‘b’ is silent.
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by Earl Sleek on Feb 8, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Well that’s pretty cool. Wonder what the Sharks package looks like for the March 10th game.
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)
Meg – find out for me huh? :)
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)
That requires an email being sent out. I hate it when you guys make me do work. :)
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)
Meg – find out for me huh? :)
Bah.
"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
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$179 per person if 2 people staying in a room
woohoo come on rudy…only 179 if we both stay in the same room….and u get to travel on a bus errr…half full of ducks fans…this is so right up your alley pal lol..ill bring the jello!
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 8, 2012 10:35 AM PST reply actions
If Baskin was there I am sure Rudy would be down.
by Newport Rebel on Feb 8, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Sure thing, going to fucking Arizona to watch a Coyotes-Ducks game with a bunch of Ducks fans sounds like my idea of a good time.
Feels like I was there, thanks for the report.
"Its not so much me as it is Roenick, hes good" - Vince Vaughn
"Its not so much Kontos as it is me, I'm good." - Angryjay93
by angryjay93 on Feb 8, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
excellent
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 Feb 8, 2012 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
make it happen kirby…fuck yes
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 Feb 8, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
So I am not the only one who fails to connect the first time I open a new SBN page and then has to try again?
I’d just better hurry up and post this thing before the network crashes again.
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
Don't forget that for history to repeat itself you have to trade Selanne to us first.
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
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Holy shit!
My season tickets are 410 row Q. At least now I know who to bitch at when people end up sitting next to us.
by PhantomPretender on Feb 8, 2012 2:56 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
In This Edition Of Hockey Players Fucking Own...
Question: What’s it like to get staples in your head?
SCUDERI: "Not as bad as you’d think it sounds. It’s actually pretty quick. It’s better than stitches. It might hurt for a little bit, but you don’t have to go through Novacain and you don’t have to sit there for 10, 15 minutes.’’
by RudyKelly on Feb 8, 2012 3:56 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
No, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Which is good, because STAPLES IN YOUR FUCKING HEAD sounds pretty terrible.
by RudyKelly on Feb 8, 2012 9:45 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
id do it drunk and on a dare…but yea…it doesnt sound fun or anything
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 Feb 9, 2012 5:15 AM PST up reply actions
As someone who has had 7 staples punched into their dome, I can say that it doesnt hurt one bit.
Pulling them out? All they do is use a medical version of the little grabbie stapler guy in the office. It only pinches a tiny bit.
"Its not so much me as it is Roenick, hes good" - Vince Vaughn
"Its not so much Kontos as it is me, I'm good." - Angryjay93
Did anyone else enjoy the shelacking the Sabres gave the Bruins?
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
Wait, what?
Oh, I get it! So that’s why Ruff was in the press box.
Does Kirby even have ribs?
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
reply fail
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
by Diamondback15 on Feb 8, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
I am a good passer to stationary objects and can shoot on net.
Is there a future for me as a Ducks first line center?
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
by Diamondback15 on Feb 8, 2012 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
Depends
Could you put up 4 consecutive above point per game seasons before suffering through a super miserable year?
Yeah, he’s playing like crap this year and I don’t think he should be captain either but he hasn’t been THAT bad has he? I mean he’s only 3 points behind Zetterberg and people look at that guy as a Swedish Jesus or something
It’s what he’s not doing that’s killing us, though — leading, especially via his lack of hustle.
And it’s just a lot of money sitting on a line that’s going to be outscored regularly by checkers who do hustle.
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Like I said, I don’t think he should be the team leader. But he’s always been a snail. Maybe it’s my baldy-vision or because I’m wearing a baseball cap indoors right now but I think he’s gotten his game back almost to where it should be. It hasn’t really translated to the scoreboard like it probably should have but he’s moving his feet more, backchecking faster than before and his passes have lost that “Why are you giving this to me? Take it” feel from them. He can be better, but he can be much much worse.. I’m glad he isn’t Kovalev level complacent
Haha.
There was a play behind the net, and…
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