Calgary Flames (2 points out) at Anaheim Ducks (7 points out), 7 pm
Matchsticks & Gasoline and Anaheim Calling -- Gary vs. Ifornia.
Oof -- just as the Ducks were getting back in sight of the western bubble, two regulation losses in a row. As the (fucking) non-swearers like to say, double hockey sticks.
That's the first time the Ducks have dropped consecutive regulation decisions in calendar year 2012, and I forgot how shitty it feels. Well, more accurately, the last time the Ducks were losing regularly, I wasn't feeling much at all. So congrats, Ducks! I'm no longer numb to losing! :)
But I am still lazy, so here's a recycled cartoon from two years ago that strangely still sort of works:
I don't even remember what Kurri milestone Selanne was chasing in March 2010, but nowadays it's the career points pursuit. Teemu sits just 3 points shy of Jari for 19th overall -- Finnsanity!
Anyways, while I was over at Hockey-Reference I started messing around with an all-time BoC career points list -- only counting points scored while playing for a California-based NHL team. Here's the top 25:
Top 25 Scorers in BoC History
(Only counting regular-season points scored for California teams)
| Rank | Player | Ducks | Kings | Sharks | Seals | Total CA Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Dionne | 1,307 | 1,307 | |||
| 2 | Luc Robitaille | 1,154 | 1,154 | |||
| 3 | Dave Taylor | 1,069 | 1,069 | |||
| 4 | Teemu Selanne | 926 | 131 | 1,057 | ||
| 5 | Wayne Gretzky | 918 | 918 | |||
| 6 | Bernie Nicholls | 758 | 75 | 833 | ||
| 7 | Patrick Marleau | 818 | 818 | |||
| 8 | Paul Kariya | 669 | 669 | |||
| 9 | Butch Goring | 659 | 659 | |||
| 10 | Joe Thornton | 606 | 606 | |||
| 11 | Rob Blake | 494 | 75 | 569 | ||
| 12 | Charlie Simmer | 466 | 23 | 489 | ||
| 13 | Jim Fox | 479 | 479 | |||
| 14 | Ryan Getzlaf | 458 | 458 | |||
| 15 | Mike Murphy | 457 | 457 | |||
| 16 | Owen Nolan | 451 | 451 | |||
| 17 | Steve Rucchin | 432 | 432 | |||
| 18 | Corey Perry | 419 | 419 | |||
| 19 | Anze Kopitar | 412 | 412 | |||
| 20 | Jeff Friesen | 59 | 350 | 409 | ||
| 21 | Tony Granato | 305 | 99 | 404 | ||
| 22 | Lubomir Visnovsky | 103 | 279 | 382 | ||
| 23 | Alexander Frolov | 381 | 381 | |||
| 24 | Bob Berry | 350 | 350 | |||
| 25 | Dustin Brown | 343 | 343 |
That wasn't for any true purpose, but it is kind of cool to look at, and I guess it will be useful once we start inducting players into the BoC Hall of Fame.
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Very Lame Aside: Anybody want to hear a choir joke? Our choir director just celebrated a birthday, and for her card I scoured the internet to find a music-themed joke, and this one cracked me up -- you probably have to be in a choir to best appreciate it, though:
A successful choir's much-loved conductor was taken seriously ill shortly before a major concert. With only four weeks to go and several rehearsals to complete, an appeal went out for a short-term but immediate replacement. One of the bass singers had conducting experience and, to the relief of all, took-up the baton. The concert was a resounding success.
At the next rehearsal, the pro-tem conductor returned to the Bass section. As he sat down in his usual place, his neighbor turned to him and said: "Where the heck have you been? I haven't seen you for a month!"
Get it? Basses never look up!
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Oh, and in case you missed yesterday's NHL games, here's a brief recap of one of them:
The Sabres played last night. They beat some crappy team.
:)
Prediction: I won't be around for game comments tonight -- watching on delay. Ducks and Flames go to a shootout, then my recording runs out of time.
Go Ducks.
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