Remember When We Were Talking About Guts?: Hawks 1 - Devils 1 (Hawks Win Beer Pong 1-0)
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Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
are you lurking, CNS?
you haven’t been your usual visible self tonight.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Was working
I had a couple of applications to get done for clients who are going on vacation Monday. I told one guy to call me anytime before 10pm. He f’ing called me with one minute left in the game! And I was reviewing documents with him, so I had to keep my eyes on the computer, not the TV. Sucks…
Plus, I tried to jump in the GDT after the 2nd period, but they never put up a 3rd period GDT and there were too many comments to catch up. I’d figured I’d actually watch the game. What a concept eh??
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
those GDTs are during games?
first off, no wonder i haven’t seen any Hawks games this season. second, whose bright idea was that?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Wow, that sucks
your client is a rude dipshit. I hope you could pause the game, that’s the best part of DVRs.
Also, I think Sam didn’t think we had it in us to make it to 900 posts. He was rather condescending about our sad 200 posts after the first. We showed him…
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I did pause the DVR, but was watching in HD
I can pause it for 1-1/2 normally, but only 20 minutes in HD. I was on the phone for an hour. So I got to watch the whole boring game – except the only part I would’ve cared about. Oh well. Replays…
No penalties tonight for either team. I can’t remember THAT happening in forever. Benefit: 1st game the PP wasn’t clown shoes!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
1-1/2 hours
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I forgot
CNS=Asshole…moving on
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No penalties
I know! My friend and his friend were saying how fast the game was going by… so I promised them OT to make it worth it. And worth it, it was!
I also had to get the requisite clown shoes comment in, and note that I was in fact not in favor of a Hawks PP.
It's been almost 9 years to the day
in the whole NHL. Someone also said Devorski was one of the refs – I don’t think he’s every going to call a Hawk penalty again.
Try recording it next time, then youl’l get the whole thing. and FF is a wonderful thing.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
sorry, just over 9 years to the day
3/28/01
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
well, that’s what Chris Boden told me. He could’ve lied. I don’t trust him.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
It was a Boston and Toronto game
March 28, 2001
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
I have 95% of my space used on the DVR, no room
I have no time in my life to waste watching TV
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
yes, that was my joke
but it was poorly worded. I have recordings building up on the DVR because I’m always on here. I fear life after hockey season!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
then you get
baseba… oh wait ummmmmmmmmmmm Nasca….. oh wait ummmmmmmmmmm gol…. oh wait…………. tennis???
Drink it up!
Nasca...
aren’t those the little shitty candy wafers from New England?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Necco waffers???
Those tiny little waffers forged in the fires of hell to taste like utter shit? yea
Drink it up!
I just threw up a little bit
from the thought of eating one of those nasty things… or maybe that was the beer…… nope definatly the Necco Waffers!
Drink it up!
it always felt like some mean joke
perpetrated by adults that they would call those chalky, flavorless and NOT sweet discs “candy”
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
seriously
someone gave them to me on a christmas present and I turned around and gave them to my little cousin! Funniest fucking thing watching him eat one of those bastards!
Drink it up!
There was a brief resurgence of Necco's in the '80s...
…when it was learned that they registered as quarters in area toll booths.
discussed
a bit south of this particular post
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
The only thing worse than Necco Wafers
is Candy Corn
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
sorry I will second
candy corn makes most people lose faith in Jesus…and humanity. Its sad when actual corn is much better than the candy version
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
it still tastes like gummy
sugarry stale taint…
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
still better than NECCO
i drove by their factory once. i wish i’d had the sense of mind to firebomb it.
you hear that NSA? i wish i’d had the sense of mind to FIREBOMB the NECCO factory. fuck new england. fuck their confectionery company.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Sorry meeshak
But candy corn sucks harder than Neccos. I have a theory that candy corn is made out of the old french fry oil from McDonalds. They add a little sugar and cool it down into little traffic cones.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
that's why there's even a kid's song dedicated to hating it
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
here. My kid loves this song
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's a Lewis Black clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8yuvMsvNqY&feature=fvw
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
Halloween has returned,
and I, like an Alzheimer’s patient, find myself in a room and the room has a table in it and on the table is a bowl of candy corn. And I look at it…this, I’ve never seen it before. Candy corn I think. Corn that tastes like candy. I can’t wait. SON OF A BITCH!
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
well done
He’s pretty much all I think of when someone mentions candy corn… well, him and vomiting.
by ITypedforMiles on Apr 2, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
while candy corn is nasty
nothing tops necco wafers…. at lest candy corn is sweet like a candy
Drink it up!
excellent point
if this were the houses of parliament, i’d be screaming my fucking head off.
YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHH!
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I’ve seen that word at lest a few times in recent days nights
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
The other thing I can't stand
is those Circus Peanuts.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
i know im prolly going to get chastised for this but...
I HATE Cadburry Cream eggs! They are disgusting!
Drink it up!
that's just weird
but, honestly, i can see why people would hate most candies.
i just don’t see how anyone could possibly like NECCO wafers.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I'm with you on the Eggs
They’re pretty gross
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
Why would you want to eat anything that looked like a raw egg?
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Because it's delicious Stacie. Because it's delicious.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
Yes, Circus Peanus suck
smell like clown shoes and taste like Dick (he’s a writer)
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
bingo
but I knew you’d get it
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh shit! I never checked the label - I just saw the color and shape and ASSUMED!
This bag clearly says “Clown Dick ©”
and has expired
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that
Peanus or Peanuts.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
however it works for you
works for me
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I will stick
with my spelling.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
Agreed.
I don’t know what taste and texture the makers of Circus Peanuts are going for, but I think they failed at it. CANDY FAIL!
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
I need candy,
bubblegum and taffy
get in my way, punk, you’re gonna get your ass beat
by ITypedforMiles on Apr 2, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
while we're on the subject
What was with those shitty black and orange “peanut butter” things you’d get at Halloween? Has anyone ever been brave enough to eat one of those? Shit, I’d rather they gave me pennies.
by ITypedforMiles on Apr 2, 2010 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I could eat them as a kid
But if I tried now I have no doubt they’d pull out all my fillings.
"FACEOFF!" "Makes the pass." "FIGHT!" - 8 bit hockey
and I still expect them each to taste differently
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
you're a brave soul
They’d probably pull out all my dignity. I think I can honestly say I’ve never tried one.
by ITypedforMiles on Apr 2, 2010 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
but at least they worked in teh old tollbooths, right?
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I was just going to post that
is there only use.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
nope, you could get the automated booths
to think they were quarters. more useful than circus peanuts and candy corn.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
you have to slide them in
otherwise there is catastrophic failure…and legal ramifications
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Or just get an IPASS
so you don’t make traffic build up behind you and get me arrested for homicide.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
what the fuck
is that supposed to mean? you just went from being katherine the grater to katherine the Grater in my mind.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
maybe Katherine the Griller
as in the front of my car is a lethal weapon. I seriously hate stupid drivers.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
no one ever died
when I saw an attempt on the NECCO wafer trick…
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I was not behind them
to be enraged by the delay.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
you are also young enough
to have missed this necco bamboozlement?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
these
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
god they taste worse than cough drops dont they
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Just the sight of those
made me vomit in my mouth a bit.
"FACEOFF!" "Makes the pass." "FIGHT!" - 8 bit hockey
never had them
nor do I want to, after these reviews.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
go home
peel off some drywall, sprinkle some sugar on it, and color it with a crayon…presto, Necco Wafer
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
you should try them, Katherine
trust us. try them.
go on, tryyyyyyyyyy them
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Yes, of course I'm going to believe you
over everyone who said they were awful.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
oh
yeah. whatever. my kitchen debacles have me all screwed up.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Neccos
the way old people get back on Halloween at those little fucking brats in the neighborhood who walk on their lawn. Payback’s a bitch.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Unfortunately
I should be young enough to not know about Necco’s. However, my grandmother loved the damn things, and a guy she knew sold the hellish circles, so I had to try them every once and a while.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
my mother-in-law new I liked SweetTarts
but kept misrecalling, so she kept buying me Necco wafers
Confusion will be my epitaph.
yeah, i definitely stopped it after getting the I-Pass
I just got lazy.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
PS.
Remember when I told you about the clip with Sharp and his baseball bat?
CNS gave me the site of a free .gif maker but it only allowed 10 frames, so I went ahead and cut the clip and uploaded it on YouTube over here.
Go figure—taking a clip off a DVD is easy enough, but making GIFs? Another story altogether. Dunno why the sound disappeared, or even why I titled it “Sharp and his stick” when he was holding a baseball bat, but whatever. I’m not on YouTube to get an Oscar for film editing.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh
you mean this?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
anytime
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't watch this...
…saw it live last night. I’m still sore from watching him hook his left leg in the post.
Chi you are awesome!
Sharpie is getting way too much, uh, pleasure out of that stick. Bat, I mean bat.
by Katherine215 on Apr 4, 2010 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Is Sharpie really getting too much pleasure out of it
or is it you?
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
More team play = more jump.
I thought a number of hawks played their best game in quite a while – and best of all, they played with team confidence.
I thought the same as well – keep working and they’ll score, which they did. Cheeky fucks.
by Dunkdropsa2 on Apr 2, 2010 9:48 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Awesome!
Just got home from the game. I’m amazed that my first ever hockey game resulted in the Hawks scoring after pulling Niemi… I mean, when was the last time we managed to take the clown shoes off for that?!!
Also, to continue a theme from NJ-land… Rangers Suck (wtf, really?) Fuck Scum!
did you get the
“if you know the Rangers suck, clap your hands” chant?
by gmh on Apr 2, 2010 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
IF YOU KNOW THE RANGERS SUCK
AND THEY’LL NEVER WIN THE CUP—oh, wait, except they already did, good job Devils fans.
this is just making me
want to go to the Prudential Center for a game.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 2, 2010 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Never been there
Wasn’t that where it was really quiet for that one game? Or was that Edmonton? (I know, I know, they’re in different states provinces)
it was pretty loud in Ottawa
not like “we’re a real city with a real hockey team” loud, but louder than Edmonton
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
the fans started out kind of tame
but as the game went on and the team started putting together a good game, they got more into it.
especially after that miracle save
i hate miracle saves by other teams’ goalies
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
that's what she/Catherine said
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Catherine the Great
I thought I read “Horsa”. I’m still not back to my normal/abnormal self
You’d be Katherine the Grater
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
oooh. makes more sense with "Horsa"
grater because I’m annoying, because you can’t spell, or something else?
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Grater. Yes intentional
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
he did what he could
it’s not like the shot was along the ice. i mean, come on, you can’t blame hossa for that save.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Edmonton
you could hear the golf claps.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
confirmed
poor Edmonton
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Ottawa was okay
I didn’t get to explore it much, and I hate that it’s out in Kanata, but not bad. Prudential Center is quite a bit more flashy. It looks awesome from the outside, and there’s a lot to see on the inside too. Too bad they can’t get anyone to go out to games because it’s in fucking Newark.
Actually, the XCel Energy Center (I was there Wednesday) was pretty awesome as well. Atmosphere not great, I think because the team was playing badly, but the building is great, and the location is great too. AND THERE IS ONE HOMEMADE DONUT STAND IN THE 200 LEVELS THAT JUST BLEW MY MIND. I love donuts.
One thing both XCel and Prudential have in common — they decorate the concourse with the state’s high school hockey jerseys. Very nice touch.
"they decorate the concourse with the state’s high school hockey jerseys. Very nice touch."
They do that in Mellon too!
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 2, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh?
They {the Devils} declared it a sell-out.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
If that was true...
There were a lot of no shows… the 200 level was packed but I know I saw empty seats throughout the game
thanks for the breakdown
i take my arenas seriously. after going to the Bell Centre, i realized just how nice the UC is. maybe it’s because we’re all cheering for the same team, but there’s something about that barn.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I'm definitely an arena/stadium buff
across all sports. Grew up in the Oakland Coliseum, went on a futbol stadium tour of Spain when I was studying abroad, and this season was the year of the hockey road game for me. I’ve never known a venue quite like the UC, though — the anthem has a lot to do with it, but also how loud the building gets even before the game starts. It’s pretty incredible. I think only Anfield, in Liverpool, gives me chills the same way the UC does.
personally, i prefer baseball fields
the UC’s the only hockey arena i’ve really enjoyed the atmosphere at
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
HP Pavilion
was great in terms of atmosphere, but their Jumbotron is this massive unwieldy disco ball hanging down from the center of the ceiling and you can’t see the crowd opposite you at all, which was distressing to me.
what's that sonny?
Well, pull up a chair and let me tell ya ’bout the ole barn.
It was back in ’67, or was it ’68?…
obviously, the UC has nothing on the old barn
and i’m sure the Forum had its admirers. but since they were both torn down when i was 9, well, not much chance to revel in their charms.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Same here
I love going to Baseball Parks, regardless of whose playing. I get there as early as possible to get as many pics of the as I can.
I like going to Hockey Stadiums, but unless it is like the Old Barn or Maple Leaf Gardens some with true character it is not a huge deal. But I will say Nassau Colesium in NY is the worst NHL/IHL/AHL Arena I have been too. Front row rink side seats has a walk way in front of them WTF!!
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 4, 2010 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm the same
I usually wander around baseball stadiums taking pictures of everything. Where have you gone? I’ve been to Dodger Stadium, Petco Park, Nationals Park, and Wrigley. I haven’t visited many hockey stadiums besides the UC & Allstate. Definitely agree that Nassau is the worst.
Wrigley of Course
South Side Shooting Range (aka the Cell)
Wrigley North (aka Miller Park)
Rogers Center
Shae Stadium
Nationals Park
Jacobs Field
Three River Stadium
Veterans Stadium
Atlanta Fulton County Stadium
Citizens Bank Park
CitiField on 4-19-2010 (CHC @ NYM 7:00 EST)
A few minor League Parks
Hockey
UC
The Barn
All-State Arena
Maple Leaf Gardens
Fleet Center
Dunkin Donuts Center
Nassau
The Palace
and a few other I cannot remember the names too
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 4, 2010 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions
dang...
I need to start going to more games. I always hear those stories about people who plan to visit all the NHL stadiums or baseball fields in the US and I get jealous. I wish I had the time&money to do such a thing.
Oh, and I’ve been to Fenway, but not for an actual game. I got to go on a tour, which was still fun.
no
my friend’s name is Chris. He could know an Eva but I wouldn’t know. I only met his physics friends that played poker.
probably not
since the poker games usually consisted of a bunch of guys…and me. But that made winning all the better.
haha
that would be sweet. i’d play poker just to see a woman clean up.
my friend’s a second year PhD candidate. what about Chris?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
hmm
I’m pretty sure he finally graduates this year. So the last year of whatever graduate degree he’s getting. (I am a bad friend)
Aren't we all?
I barely went to my best friend’s wedding a couple weeks ago. But the bastard did marry a girl he’s only been dating since June, and planned the wedding when I was illegally living in Canada with no chance to re-enter, thus forcing an international move to attend.
Wow, I’ve had too much wine tonight.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I think the same thing
my goal for this baseball season and next hockey season is to get out of Chicago a bit.
I can't wait to go
to the new Target Field. I had to watch so many games in that crappy dome… Actually, I never went to the dome, so I’m looking forward to a live Twins home game (although I am not a Twins fan).
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
i also want to go to Cincinnati
a cousin of mine has a box. i, unfortunately, do not share in this cousin’s fortune. but i do share in his box seats when i’m in cincinnati.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
ANFIELD!!!!!
agreed. but then again, I’m a wee bit partial to Liverpool.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
i was going to make an off-color joke
but anfield, that’s nice
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well unfortunately
Liverpool have been a bit of an off-color joke this year, so it wouldn’t have been to far off-base.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
oh hello salt, meet wound
And I didn’t even follow them back then. BUT at least they won the Champion’s League trophy in 2005, and their 4-goal comeback in that final was one of the BEST COMEBACKS I’ve ever seen in any sport.
Hands down. 2005 was a good year for me and sports.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
that was an incredible comeback
i’m trying to think of comebacks i’ve witnessed. there was australia’s ridiculous comeback against japan at the last world cup. the hawks, of course, have had a few, and the cubs had a ton the summer of ’08.
but none of those come anywhere near a 3-0 halftime deficit in a final at that level of soccer.
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Probably not at the same level
but the Red Sox coming back in the 9th inning down 3-0 in the ALCS comes to mind
The Bills vs. Oilers in 1993
The Bills were down 32 points and came back to win with their 2nd string quarterback
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
oh, come to think of it
last year’s Grey Cup. Montreal was down 27-11 with 10 minutes left and won it 28-27.
and cliff just reminded me of that BU game last year.
still, three goals in top-flight club soccer is pretty hard to overcome.
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i actually thought of
the Red Sox comeback too, but only b/c of the games that came after it, completing the Yankee choke.
But I agree…the Champions League stage is hard to parallel in any sport — for the stakes, high skill level, etc.. — except maybe the World Cup or the Olympics.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
a World Cup final
or a hockey Gold Medal game would be the only sporting events on the same level as the Champions League final.
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FOUL!
You can’t ‘meh’ an historic, unprecedented baseball comeback with an 80-year backstory that stretches back to Babe Ruth…
….and then come back with a fucking Grey Cup!
i didn't "meh" the baseball comeback
i "meh"’d the fact that it was the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I hate East Coast media bias...
…as much as the next guy.
But even if you hate Real Madrid (or whoever the fuck is a big cheese soccer frranchise), ya gotta give ’em their due.
What have they won recently?
It’s Barca that wins La Ligua every year now.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
That was awesome!
Vive les Alouettes!
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Fuck Liverpool.
It’s Chelsea all the way (unless they meet fucknuts Moriniho’s team and knocks them out of the Champions League)!
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
ouch
Hey, I always give Chelsea their due. I used to back Chelsea as a my 2nd team in the premiership back when they were the unloved stepchild of London. And you’ll never hear me bitch that they’re only good now on account of Abramovich having wanted a play-thing.
Besides, Liverpool’s not playing up to snuff right now, and I’d rather see chelsea win every trophy under the sun than Man U see any of it. Drogba annoys me though, but i can’t say he’s not a good player.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Didier Drogba
Here’s a wicked clip of the African Assassin.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
But this guy is the best.
Here’s a little sample of the Legend.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Speaking of Liverpool
Watch this Fernando Torres beauty.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
It's at times like this...
…l wouldn’t mind an idiotic Cubs/Sox argument breaking out.
Soccer provides the ultimate test of athletic prowess…
…for people with no arms.
Amen
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, not that I see the relevance...
…here comes the “argument from authority.”
Tell me I shouldn’t opine on quasars, and I’ll nod vigorously. But soccer?
I’ll sit quietly now while you patiently explain to me the crucial importance of arms in soccer, which of course can only be appreciated by the initiates because, contrary to appearances, soccer is actually harder to fathom than physics.
i wasn't going to say anything like that
how you came up with a “soccer is more confusing than physics” is beyond me. the only sport on earth more confusing than physics is cricket, and i use the term sport loosely.
i really don’t understand why people attack soccer. often, they come off sounding ignorant, much like that tribune writer who wrote about hockey being a simple game earlier this season. to that end, my question was just one of curiosity: i wanted to know if you’d ever played soccer.
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Honestly, I haven't played much...
…but I realize, unlike many critics, that my lack of interest in the game has almost everything to do with an accident of birth rather than the merits of the game (all my cousins in Ireland and England are fanatics.)
Rummaging around inside myself, I’ve come across three thngs stuck in my craw that may explain my petulance:
1. You elevate “elite” hockey and soccer above other sports. I presume this is beacuse they are “world” sports (correct me if I’m wrong in this presumption.)
Well, America doesn’t really participate in soccer, and, judging, by things like the Olympics, that takes a chunk of the athletic “world” out of the soccer equation.
Also, what about hoops? Not my cup of tea, but it seems to me like as much a world sport as the other two, and the best players in the world play in the NBA, which would seem, even by your criteria, to put it on a par with “elite” soccer.
2. The “world game” idea is your subjective criterion. I figgered I could apply my own, namely, a game that tests a broad range of physical skills. Hand-eye coordination seems to me to be a crucial athletic skill.
3. That damn Grey Cup example. If you put that in just to goad your fellow countrymen, mission accomplished.
I don't really elevate soccer as an elite sport
It’s the level of competition that I was referring to. The top teams in Europe are absolutely stacked with the best soccer players in the world, much like the elite national teams (Brazil, Argentina, Spain). The same thing is true in Olympic hockey. On a Stanley Cup team, there’s still going to be fourth liners who are ho-hum, but Canada didn’t really have any mediocre players on their team, so the skill level of the hockey players on the ice was unparalleled.
I don’t think I ever mentioned the term “world game,” so I’m not sure why you keep referencing that. It’s a little confusing to be asked to defend something I never even said.
I really couldn’t care less about basketball, but you’re right to mention it. Olympic basketball, I assume, has an obscene amount of skill on the court at any one time, at least when the US is playing.
The Grey Cup was a joke, although that game was ridiculous.
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I was trying to figure out how you came up with your list...
…I said it was a presumpton.
Olympic hockey is not on the same level as the Stanley Cup, becuase half the world’s talent is on one team.
How far would the bronze medal winning Finns get in the Stanley Cup playoffs?
I would guess a similar critique of the Wrold Cup vs. the elite soccer leagues could be made, and Olympic hoops vs. the NBA.
If you want to talk stacked, get a load of Sarah Spain the NBA has to take the cake, because of the small roster. Don’t really care for the game myself, but…
that's why i said
and i quote
a hockey Gold Medal game
but i don’t think you can make the same critique of skill level in World Cup soccer versus elite leagues. the big soccer nations have deep enough rosters that you don’t get second-rate talent very often.
Lakers-Celtics two years ago was probably at the top of the tier in terms of skill, but i don’t even know if there were any crazy comebacks in that series. (that series did happen, right?)
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/My bad...
and yes, we have strayed from the original topic.
Hockey’s still lopsided though. I wonder how well the Russians or Americans (damn Miller- he’s hurting my argument) would stack up against top NHL teams.
Canada has virtually all the best defensemen in the world.
hey now
watch the cricket comments, or my peoples will hunt you out.
Not that I’m anywhere near an expert on the sport, but enough to know that bowling a cricket ball takes as much skill (and attention to field conditions) as throwing a baseball pitch.
/waits for anti-cricket comments. hee. hee. hee.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I remember watching that on tv at bars in australia
and being dumbfounded.
then a very drunk Kiwi tried to explain it to me after a pitcher (or two) of margaritas.
dont really know what i was trying to say
But I have watched the Cricket World Cup among a throng of Indians and Pakistanis, and at 4am in cabbie joints in chicago (again lots of indians and pakistanis) and the atmosphere was on par with any great sporting event i’ve ever watched live.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
it's still cricket
and i still love baseball, so i don’t really have a wicket to stand on.
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I've done so too
well, if being in a bar playing the India-Pakistan game for 20 minutes counts… but it is pretty intense!
I don’t know much about the sport but I’ve been told there have been changes made over the years that make it more… sporty? It certainly seems like there are some aspects of it that are more physically demanding than baseball.
the stamina is the big thing
esp for the 3-day tests
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
bowlers have more frequent rests
but what they do is sprinting, and they do it for an entire match.
cricket is purer, to me, as a sport than baseball. there are 11 players on field and they are the only 11 players who play. there is no subbing out pitchers; a bowler gets tired, he goes into the field and someone else takes over.
the big international tests are epic, but i still prefer baseball.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
The only good thing about soccer
is the drinking. I know most sports inspire drinking. But seriously, go to an Irish/English pub when the Champions League is on. It’s stunning.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
Saw a Seals game at the Coliseum.
Yes, in 1973. I am that old.
The wife & I saw a Canadiens game at Molson Centre on our honeymoon. (Told you I was a lucky fella.) That place was cool for two reasons: First, nothing but Stanley Cup banners everywhere you look. They don’t trifle with Conference banners. Second, we were there on free loose meat sandwich night. Yes. Free food. And since this was back in the Dollar Bill era at home, we were absolutely blown away. A hockey team GIVING AWAY FREE FOOD.
Last fall, checked out a Preds game in Nashvegas. Besides being chock full of Hawks fans, the two good things about that were the amount of room to walk around in the spacious concourse and the fact that all of the bars and music venues are right outside the door, so when the game’s over the party’s on.
teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.
The Bell Centre is the cathedral of hockey
It’s the mecca of all hockey just drenched with hockey history. It’ll never be the Forum (for those of us lucky enough to witness a game there) but it does hold a special place in every hockey fans heart.
Unfortuantely, that can get lost as it’s their obnoxious fans that eventually annoy the fuck out of you. But if you can ignore them it’s a wonderful building to watch a game at.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
i'm not a big fan of the Bell Centre
went to a bunch of games there. i loved the fans’ reaction to the on-ice action, but beyond that, i thought the building was pretty lousy. the only thing worth seeing there are the banners, as 334Rules pointed out.
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Getting to Newark
Too bad they can’t get anyone to go out to games because it’s in fucking Newark.
It’s funny you say that though, because I got there and back ridiculously fast. It’s really easy access for New Yorkers and really for anyone with access to NJ Transit (i.e. a good part of Jersey). They actually do public transportation semi-right there.
When we went
we drove up from South Jersey, which wasn’t bad at all. I was referring more to the fact that no one wants to go to Newark in the first place, because it’s kind of a shithole.
Yeah, it kind of is
Even my friends who either live there now or come from there tell me that.
But they do a really good job of insulating the place from the rest of Newark. From the train station (which is half decent) you go through a series of tunnels, through the Hilton, before you end up across the street from the Prudential Center. So you don’t really actually… see… Newark.
And, as gmh said, it really is a palace. I’d second the recommendation.
kind of like downtown Detroit
feel free to correct me, but i can’t imagine anyone getting in trouble around the Joe or the baseball/football stadiums in Detroit. unless you’re accosted by idiot scum fans
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Marking it down for next season
hopefully the Hawks still play them there.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 2, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
And they also have that silly
“D”…“E”… “V”… etc thing
At least they’re good hockey fans. My favorite line was “HEY IF YOU WANT TO DO THE WAVE, GO TO A BASEBALL GAME”
What can be said?
Every now and again you just need to steal one. It’s been so long since the Hawks have done that … it feels good. They needed something to go right at the end of a game for once, and it did. I’m happier than I would be if they had won 6-0. They needed one like this.
Indeed Mortimer
Tonight, the Devils are experiencing a feeling the Hawks know too well.
Jeez, if Niemi plays like this in half the games from here on out…
then Huet will have started the other half?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Even if we lost this game 1-0
I would not have been upset. We played an overall very solid game against a tough opponent in their building with a hall of fame goalie. It would have been happy drinking with this kind of performance
Now it’s going to be a shit show. We kept working and kept getting really good chances, definitely deserved that goal to tie.
Obviously OT and and especially the shootout is a giant roeshamboe contest. So happy to get two points.
Happy Friday all!
Agreed
Even if you are from the Northside
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
Oh man
I love this ‘shop. Game wasn’t half bad either.
Sanguis Bibimus. Corpus Edimus. Tolle Corpus Sharpi.
I was listening to some of the post-game show on the radio driving home from church
and I thought the Hawks lost the game with the way they were talking. Callers were talking about the lack of bodies in front of the net and not winning board battles and all that kind of stuff. Then I get home and I’m like “Oh, I guess we actually won. Sweet!”
Plus, the Rush won their first game of the season. Hooray! Arena football is back!
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
Everybody...HIT SOMEBODY! ~ the Chicago Rush are back in April 2010
It did feel like that for a lot of the game
Like Sam said, they were outplayed in the first and I don’t know that they were really getting into a rhythm until partway through the third. But I promised my friend OT at least — he wanted to see a shootout — so we both got our wish!
Good sweet Jesus...
FUCK! Best thing I’ve seen in a while. Good ole Uncle N pulling the anti goal on parise in the shootout was like beer and sex and walking away casually from explosions all rolled into one.
Rock Over London
Rock on Chicago
Diet Pepsi
Uh-Huh!
by Campbell32 on Apr 2, 2010 10:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Niemi was gold tonight!
Even when he was giving up juicy rebounds, then also that one time he came too far out of the crease but recovered in time to stop the wraparound. There were a couple awesome ones I want to go watch the replays for too…
Funny, too
Maybe this is just a hockey newbie comment but it looked like he wasn’t stopping anything during warmups… but then the Hawks fan next to me me was like, “well, he doesn’t have to face any of these guys during the game”
yeah, i was in the middle of
screaming “What the HELL are you DOING???” when he wandered too are out, but didn’t finish b/c he busted ass to get back in place.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I read:
“the anti goal on parise in the shootout was like bear and sex and walking away casually”. My first thought was “that’s impressive” …
then I went back and reread it
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
that would be impressive
for most people.
just another day on the job for Campbell32
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Does this mean they defeated the Aggro Crag?
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
Everybody...HIT SOMEBODY! ~ the Chicago Rush are back in April 2010
They
OWNED the fucking Aggro Crag…. sadly seeing the word aggro immediatly trains my brain to wow…. i need help….
Drink it up!
2-0 Calgary
Cory Fucking Sarich, if you can believe it.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
I still think that
The best thing that can happen right now in the playoff picture is if we hold at the 1st or 2nd seed and Vancouver and Detroit (the only two teams in the West that scare me) play eachother. That would be an epic playoff series in its own right and hopefully they would beat the crap out of eachother allowing us to roll right through to the finals!
Drink it up!
would be nice
but I doubt Scum won’t pass Nash with 2 games in hand and only 1 back
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
they could
have half their starters legs fall off again like they have had to deal with all fucking season! Fucking Bastids!
Drink it up!
All my seeding predictions in my fanpost are falling nicely into place so far
plus I’m 3-0 on Hawks games predictions. Which goes to show I have incredible powers of … nothing.
I bet I’d rule at pin the tail on the donkey though
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
can you accurately reach behind yourself?
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
high or low?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
you don't think CNS would be this bad
with just one ass, do you?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
but you said we'd lose to Calgary
fuuuuuuuuu…
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 2, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
only because we seem to lose to "lesser teams" that "won't be in the playoffs"
and I like saying both of these things about the Flamers
and YOU, stay 150 feet away from me or I’m blowing my rape whistle!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
LMAO
But April Fools’ is done!
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 2, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
payback's a bitch
not sure what that means, but given time and space, I tend to come up with ideas…
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
We're not losing Calgary.
Not then, not now, not ever….O.K. ever might be a stretch but certainly not this year anyways.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
We weren't losing to Columbus or St. Louis or...
just sayin’, but I hope I’m wrong.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
but I DO have edit capabilities
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
There's probably wayyy better examples out there
but that would be kind of like the Djokovic – Nadal match in Madrid last year… paved the way for Federer to win the French Open
no i had no idea
I only really follow Hockey, Baseball, and a little football… everything else i have no fucking clue as to what anyone is talking about
Drink it up!
very true
that was an epic match/tournament. tennis has been so exciting with the nadal-federer-djokovic line the last few years.
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not to mention
for all the flak that’s been thrown at Roddick for his style, attitude etc., he’s really become solid and started scratching at the top… just a wealth of talent up there with Murray and DelPo too.
tennis is good and strong
the Canadian open or whatever it’s called was in Montreal right after i moved up. should have gone then. nadal withdrew, but federer was playing and i’m sure i could have gotten tickets to one of his matches.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
let's hope
that hope that the anti-goal gets like buttter and goes on a roll all the way through the playoffs
Legacy of KA(i)NE
by Kaner's Revenge on Apr 2, 2010 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
Wouldnt
Astroglide be better for that… less friction and common… its got glide in the name…. as in glide on the ice!
Drink it up!
Ironically
I’m probably younger then you
Legacy of KA(i)NE
by Kaner's Revenge on Apr 4, 2010 2:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Photo Sites
I can’t guarantee anything because I have an ancient (but luckily still digital) camera, plus just like with jokes I always miss the good parts. But which of the photo sharing sites do you guys like best? I’ve never really taken it upon myself to actually use any of them.
I took this in Columbus
It is getting quite immense – he might have to go up a helmet size soon.
"FACEOFF!" "Makes the pass." "FIGHT!" - 8 bit hockey
Speaking of helmet sizes...
…should Taxer get remeasured. At some point, he’s just gonna be bleeding from the red stripe on his forehead.
who is thiz taxer?
I swear I typed a z, but it came out an x.
I mean, I hit the ‘z’ all the time now.
IRS on the brain?
tis the season
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Buff looks mesmerized by the flash
and someone stuck the wrong-sized head on Fraser
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Could those two
possibly look any dumber?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
ooooooh, i don't know
they look kind of like the cop and the guy shoveling his drive in Fargo
“Mohra heard about the homicides and thought i should call it in, so i called it in…end of story.”
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I was trying to come up with a funny conversation for them
thanks for not making me think
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
the look on Sopel's face
reminds me of Igor…the Young Frankenstein version.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I haven't used one yet
What I end up doing is uploading it to my Facebook / skip publish / right click and chose copy image location and post it here.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
Not to be obnoxious
but since it got buried by the deluge of replies… anybody have opinions on photo sites?
(also to help me actually find these posts)
sorry, I do not
anytime I have pictures, I put them on FB or Kodak. Neither of which will help you.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I use photobucket
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
photobucket.
has a limit for free accounts, but super useful. they give you posting links for several forum types, and you can sort them by folder and crap like that. for one-off pictures, I always use tinypic.
this.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions
flickr
I take lots of photos so I do the pro account – it’s only $25/year which I find reasonable. I like it because making sets, tagging locations and such appeals to my extremely anal rententive nature.
"FACEOFF!" "Makes the pass." "FIGHT!" - 8 bit hockey
So is anyone else going to admit
they’re watching LOTRs for the ___th time right now?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:15 PM CDT reply actions
South Park
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 2, 2010 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Same here
but I thought for sure that comment would garner 20+ comments. I was let down.
It was kind of an experiment
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
my tv's off right now, otherwise, i would have said something
But then again, I’ve already watched the entire extended version trilogy non-stop once in my life. After that, all subsequent viewings seem amature,
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
only once??
you’ve completely ruined my image of you
except I still believe you are short
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
she's probably 6'7"
and i bet her names don’t really all start with the letter P
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
at 6'7"
they’d all start with “G” (at least phonetically)
puppet, are you green and hock veggies?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
i went to school in that valley
puppetmasterp, you from the Minnesota River valley?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
yes, you are all right
1) I’m actually closer to 7’
2) I paid for school by selling blackmarket veggies on streetcorners
3) My name, spelled in it’s original language, actually DOES start with all Gs
4) Except meeshak’s wrong. I’ll admit to being from around hearabouts.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, but i dropped the "ho, ho, ho" from my MO
after the police started cracking down on the illegal veggie market on my original streetcorner. And I had to undergo skin-bleaching to do something about that “green” thing…..stood out too much.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I am
but only because you told me it was on. I was baking before.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
So now you're in the past tense?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
not baked?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
no
Although, I think I am half-baked. I just realized I forgot an ingredient. son of a bitch.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
married to Rebecca Romijn
and in law school
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
they have twins too that are about a year old
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
yes, Dolly and Charlie
with flower middle names. that part I did look up. I’m not a stalker.
Oh, and glad you’re back and sorry you missed the game! It was not much until the last minute anyway. you really only missed about 5 minutes of intersting hockey.
I think I was more bummed that I couldn't blog with you guys during the game
Is that wrong?
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Nah
I feel weird not being on here during a game, too. Though the last one I missed was the 8-3 disaster, so I wasn’t too sad. I just imagined all the “fucks” as I listened to each goal going in on the radio.
by Katherine215 on Apr 4, 2010 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
like making cupcakes
for a fake EAster dinner tomorrow. And I was supposed to be making a fucking spinach dip but i forgot the fucking spinach at the grocery store. THIS is why i hate the grocery store.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
EAster dinner?
like, EA sports’ NHL 10?
you should hire a real cook, like me, to make all your cares go away. but i warn you, i cook a lot of pork (a lot), like my meat rare, and get really fucking drunk while using a knife.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
My mother is making the actual meal
i’m supposed to do the appetizers and one of the deserts. So far, I am 0-2. And I’m actually halfway decent at this too. Bizarro world has hit me tonight.
EASTER, smartass.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Find the halflings!
my favorite orc line.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
or that they often type "zzzzzz"
right after they post a non-buoyed comment?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:17 PM CDT reply actions
YES
I fucking hate that. I have also caught myself trying to use Z to open my emails.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
We need an SBN style email client
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
or at least a private message system
how ’bout you get on that VerStig, whaddya say?
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
It's doable
Actually SBN (among other, similar social networky-type things) has given me some interesting ideas… if I ever get them to crystallize into something resembling a good project & business case I might move on from my current job and try to do something with it.
At least, that’s where I tell myself I’ll be in 10 years. But in the meantime I might actually try some stuff out on the side. For us here… hmm, some kind of private messaging type of thing could be fun to play with. But what’s the fun if we can’t all see what you’re saying?
then there wouldn't be the weird morning-after comments
when CNS and i have one of our late-night conversations making fun of other posters, like Hawkynite!
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I was in no way making fun of him
I was trying my best “to relate”
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
i wasn't making fun of him either
i was trying to figure out what i’d missed. but other people, namely him, thought we were making fun of him.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I have no idea
I was just thinking of what they have on the Hawks board.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
i hit the Z key
all the time. it’s a little embarrassing. i keep thinking i’ll start hitting it during boring conversations in the real world.
“why won’t my next conversation partner scroll into that chair?”
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
email was the first thing I remembered
but I do it pretty much whenever I want to move past what I’m reading.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone more interesting ...
and with a better looking avatar
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 2, 2010 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
when i watch (any) games live
I sometimes have a moment where i want to see whatever i just saw in “reply”…..and then I realize I cant just press “rewind.” this is particularly a problem at non-pro sporting event, where there’s no jumbo-tron equivalent.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 2, 2010 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
i went to a lot of Q games
they never showed any replays in the stadium. that was super annoying. they even had a screen and cameras showing the play. how hard would it be to put up a replay?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
VERSTEEG!
…has been getting dogged a lot lately, but that might be the biggest goal of the season.
Plus, a minute earlier, he redirected one that Marty fucking stole, on a shot from…SOPEL!
So, who do we rag on until Sunday? Ladd’s been kinda invisible lately.
Unrelated- Brodeur helps himself out more than any goalie I’ve ever seen. Sometimes, it almost like an extra d-man.
as I told Chi when she was gloating about Versteeg,
he very nearly caused a breakaway because he refused to dump the fucking puck. so let’s not crown him yet.
by Katherine215 on Apr 2, 2010 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Him trying to skate through 4 or 5 Devils
looks so much worse in person than I thought it would… I wonder what it looks like from his angle.
It looks like
a chance for the highlight reels. until it doesn’t.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
grater
you’ve been hanging out with meeshak to much. until you don’t
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not funny? :(
because I know I"m not dating Canadian women.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
you don't recognize a little meeshak rubbing off on you?
I often notice this. until I don’t
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
but I find myself doing the same thing all the time
until I don’t
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
It was the "until it doesn't" thing?
I didn’t realize that was a meeshak thing.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
It's not just a meeshak thing!
the birth control commercial on my tv just did the same thing.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions
so meeshak has been looking into going on the pill?
Manny Ramirez would advise against it I believe. Oh wait, that was fertility drugs, and it failed to get him pregnant.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
are you implying meeshak = birth control?
until he’s not?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
NO
the voice over lady said, “you can get pregnant right away! Or not!”
dammit, I knew this was a bad idea.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
On second thought
if he’s not getting second dates, maybe he is birth control.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions
and for the record
I’m watching HGTV nothing dirty.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
thanks katherine
thank you sooooo much for setting that one up.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
shit shit shit
I really was trying to help.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
allow me
to create a diversion.
Weren’t people clamoring for this video a while back?
by ITypedforMiles on Apr 3, 2010 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions
my tv just did it too
finallyfast.com commercial
my computer used to be fast. really fast. and then it wasn’t.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Holy shit
I wasnt the last to call you an asshole
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions
so meeshak only called me half an ass
so far
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I do it to observe tradition
its like decorating a christmas tree
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
tradition is good
especially when it’s the tradition of calling CNS an asshole
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I let BigC have his fun
it’s the only chance each day he gets to crack a joke
until he jokes about crack
or did he already?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions
very nice
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
huh
I guess I hadn’t. Maybe I should shower.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Usually every night I try to tee up at least 10 for krome the next morning
he usually hits about 8 and slices 7
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
when a little meeshak starts rubbing off on you
say “PALOMINO”.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions
well, that might explain the lack of 2nd dates
Confusion will be my epitaph.
by krome on Apr 3, 2010 1:01 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh yeah...
…Keith pinched in, leaving VERSTEEG!, at the blue line!! with the puck!!! as the last line of defense!!!! I just about shat myself.
He poked it away though.
My point is, sometimes (say, down a goal with 5 minutes left) there’s no substitute for a guy with his skills. And I reckon there’ll be at least a couple situations like that in the playoffs.
To be fair
I think sometimes VERSTEEG! is underrated as a two-way forward. But his intellectual gaffes when we’re attacking the other zone kind of overshadow that somewhat.
He's on the PK
so not that underrated. except for that stretch where he refused to dump the puck in the neutral zone and caused a short handed goal. Then he was off the PK (and PP) for a bit until the Qstache didn’t want to kill him anymore.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
those were dark days
sort of. or was that when we were scoring on the PP? Hmm. I would fact-check but I really need to work.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions
there were days
where we scored on the PP? I thought it’s been varying degrees of clown shoes most of the season.
I could be wrong but
weren’t they cycling? Versteeg refused to pass and instead moved to the blue line so keith was forced to move down?
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
This sounds right
…but it’s the kinda thing you’ll see Kane or Hossa do sometimes. They generally don’t cough it up near the line, but I recall Kane costing us a game recently after drifting to ther line with the puck.
Dunc made the right read, assuming the puck-carrier has a brain.
But did you see that goal!! I’m sure that’s all the knuckleheaded remembers.
Kane did it
against Detroit. Datsyuk undressed him, and then Niemi. Fun times.
The goal was great. I just generally like consistency a bit more than a hit or miss goal.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I just have this weird feeling...
…that everyone has a role to play down the stretch…like Gollum.
by cliffkoroll on Apr 3, 2010 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know I sound like I don't like Versteeg
but that’s not true. He just frustrates me. I think he and everyone else will all play a part. It’ll be fun to look back and see where everyone contributes, too.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I get that frustration
but at the same time, it’s only his second year playing at the NHL level, and while he’s no Kane, he’s got some potential. Maybe I’m looking at him through his Madonna glasses but the many times he’s set up Madden only to have Madden miss the shot or whiff— on a better line, that would have resulted in something.
And Kane last year, his sophomore season, was hardly as defensive as he is now. Didn’t he end the regular season with a -2 rating? If I recall correctly, last year he got some flak for that too.
I get the feeling around SCH that he’s trying too hard to pull off moves that he can’t make—it’s frustrating because it’s a risky play and more often than not it bites him in the ass. But at the same time, and this is my personal opinion, I’d really rather have a guy try too hard than never try at all. If he played safe and never took any of the risks he did, would we be content with what he does or would he pick on him like we do on Buff? There’s a guy with a lot of potential, but we just never see it. Sure, it’d be nice if he were just a little bit smarter some of the time, but when else would he learn how to do that if he didn’t play the way he did?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
you make a l ot of good points
most of which I agree with. But the Kane comparison, I have a hang-up – Kane is 2 years younger, so while he might not have NHL experience, Versteeg does have 2 years in of AHL that should have worked some of these brain farts out of him. Agree with the line thing, I think mostly he’s just ended up the odd man out because we’re so deep, and it’s hurt his development.
I don't want to delve into second-guessing their thought processes
but I consider NHL rookies to basically be rookies, no matter how old or young they are. There’s probably an exception to the rule here or there, but you learn the same things your first year, maybe go through similar problems of adjusting your second year, etc.
And I also think there are different levels of expectation from them. Kane was always expected to be a star. Nobody asked anything of Versteeg until they saw what he could do his first year. Sure, he spent 2 years in the AHL, but down in the “A” who even realized what he could do? The Bruins traded him away for Bochenski, after all—if he went unnoticed down there, then they either thought the brain farts were uncoachable or they didn’t really give it much thought.
That he made it out to the NHL, I feel, is more a product of him playing the way he does, taking the risks to get noticed when he does make the occasional brilliant play or something.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
definitely agree on the different levels of expectation
for Kane and Versteeg. But we see flashes of brilliance and still the same flashes of idiocy. How hard is it to learn to dump the puck? He’s had his ass stapled to the bench several times this year, and we still see many of the same things. I’m starting to question if he can learn from this stuff or he’s stuck in the same endless loop of great things and not-so-great things.
I mean, we’re operating under the assumption that he still will develop – how do we know he hasn’t peaked and this is just the type of player he will be.
Having said all that, I still think he’s a fun and exciting player, when I don’t want to kick him.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
"how do we know he hasn’t peaked and this is just the type of player he will be."
We don’t. But he’s only in his 2nd year in the NHL—he’s not a veteran by any means, and it did take Kane until his 3rd year to adapt to a defense-first mentality.
And here’s the thing— those flashes of brilliance and flashes of idiocy, to me, seem to be based off the same line of thinking for him, the same action. He will try to skate his way past an entire team and sometimes it’ll work, sometimes it won’t.
This goes back to the high-risk high-reward vs playing-safe mentality. But maybe he’s not trying to go into “play safe” mode. Maybe, instead, he’s trying to figure out how to successfully get past an entire team every time. (And I hope, whether he keeps playing here or not, that he does learn how to do it successfully every time.)
I’m not saying that’s right, necessarily, especially not if the game’s on the line, but Kane does the same thing, and the only reason people are unable to get him off the puck now is because he’s a lot stronger and quicker to recover. How many times have we watched in awe as Kane forced his way to the offensive zone with the puck on his stick?
Could it be something Versteeg works on? Absolutely. Will he ever reach the same level of skill that Kane has in doing it? Probably not. But he’s the closest to it that we have on the team—and I guess we can agree to disagree here. I just think it makes a little sense that he tries to develop it instead of taking it out of his game entirely.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess I just think of "play safe"
as “play smart.” Recognize when to dump the puck, when to pass, etc. Agree he is still learning this and will (hopefully) improve. The “has he already peaked” comment was more just an idle thought than anything because we don’t know.
The difference I see between Kane and Versteeg is that Kane is more apt to recognize when he can or can’t get past an entire team. Kane tried it last night and lost the puck; next time around he dumped the puck and chased the dump in. I don’t know if we see this from Versteeg enough yet (statement not passive-aggressive speculation).
I don’t think I really disagree with you, I think I’m just more frustrated by him than you are. Or something like that. I don’t actually know anymore. :)
by Katherine215 on Apr 4, 2010 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I think the SCH guys said something similar
but I feel like the rules of playing smart are different for people of higher skill levels—which Kane is, and which Versteeg doesn’t realize he is (yet?)—so yeah, like I said, I can see where the frustration can come from.
Honestly, I think I just feel a little protective when so many people are so quick to criticize when his plays go bad but rarely acknowledge when those same plays result in good chances. Kinda like with Huet—Kris isn’t all refusal to dump the puck, and Huet isn’t all soft goals (well, until Columbus, sigh), but it’s become something of a trope around here and so every now and then I feel like I have to point out when the opposite is true.
/srs bizness
IN CONCLUSION, have you seen the video of Versteeg rapping to American Boy yet?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 4, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions
you just keep bringing the joy
I’ve been needing to have this on the internet since I saw it on the scoreboard at the Edmonton game.
Watching him do “Glamorous” for mouthpiece sports is one of my favorite youtube videos.
just call me Santa
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 4, 2010 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions
rec'd for cleverness, but...
I was thinking in a slightly different direction, viz. can Versteeg actually experience a “brain fart”? Wouldn’t he need a brain for that?
Everyone has a brain
and is capable of brain farts. I think Versteeg’s has a smaller brain than most and that with the extra air in his skull he would have more brain farts than the average person.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
Hey, Rocky!
no brain, no effect …
no brain, no effect …
no brain, no effect …
Confusion will be my epitaph.
you're right, if he took fewer risks
we probably would pick on him in a Buff-like fashion. When his risks pay-off, they pay off big, but then same of when they don’t work. Kind of similar to Brett Farve taking risks, but without the legend-status that Farve has (or the experience and maturity).
though he does add character to this team, I can’t see how they’d keep him past this this year, and in the long run that should be good for his development.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
not a football person
so I can’t agree or disagree or comment on the Favre analogy.
But yes, I agree with the 2nd part of your comment. I have no illusions that he’d stay past this season. There’s just no room for him on the team. Hopefully he gets shipped somewhere he’ll be able to develop as a player, though, but hopefully it’s somewhere in the East, so we don’t get the pleasure of facing him. I get the feeling he’s the sort of player who’d end up scoring against us just to spite us.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
oh he totally would
and then get a bit of swaggering and taunting in for good measure.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Loves* me some Madden...
…but damn, he has all the finishing ability of…of…a Colin Frasier (whom I also love*.)
* platonically
many that play for the Hawks deserve to be traded
and some that have been traded deserved to stay. can you give it to them? then do not be too eager to hand out death boos in judgment.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Welcome to Tolkien night here at SCH
5 points to the next person who can translate anything Tom Bombadil ever said to hockey-speak.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions
I just liked his playoff beard
until i didn’t
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions
yes, last year
Versteeg was the fall guy
in the end
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
well, Huet, Q and 18 other guys
might have had a little to do with it too. It was a group bed shitting that I unfortunately paid money to see.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions
but did they fall into a volcano?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
loop closed
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions
He was really bringing it
I’m fairly convinced that his puck-dumping reluctance is pretty much incorrigible. But, given what Sam said:
You saw the best and worst of Versteeg tonight. A little too often he tried to navigate the razor-wired minefield that is the neutral zone against New Jersey. But he never stopped trying, created more than enough, and was rewarded.
This might not be what he’s saying, but I’ll ask it anyway — are we to believe that maybe we should accept Steeger’s decision-making and find a way to use it to our advantage? Like, just in some kind of chaos-creating way? Maybe he’s a magnet for opposing players in the same way that Sopel is a magnet for pucks.
Not saying I agree with this idea, just thought I’d put it out there.
sometimes he has nights where the good stuff outweighs the bad
but other times it’s the reverse. I hate the thought of the reverse in the playoffs.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
oh, you mean like Game 4 of the WCF
Hawks-Wings, last fucking year?!?! like, that kind of “reverse” shit?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I still have not forgiven him
for that mindblowingly shitty performance he put on.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Noe excuse for his meltdown...
…but did it make a differnece in the outcome? If he didn’t play, would the Hawks have won?
I think he took
3 consecutive dumb fucking penalties and contributed to the overall meltdown. I have no idea if they would have won, but that behavior is not acceptable in a must-win in the WCF.
by Katherine215 on Apr 3, 2010 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
who knows?
but if he hadn’t lost his mind, would the hawks have had the meltdown they had? until they didn’t?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
one game at a time
I’m willing to let it go this game, b/c i’m happy for right now in thinking we really HAVE left bizarro world according to plan.
But i’m sure he’ll make up for it some other night, and we ca go back to railing on him then.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Have we?
No penalties, then tying the game up after pulling Niemi… I’ll take it but my sanity is still skating on thin ice.
I wonder if Q is going to stick with the new lines — as in the ones that we’d been using before we entered Bizarro world (Brouwer-DDN, HosBollSharp, MadLadderSteeg, 4th).
And btw, what the heck was Buff doing behind the NJ net? Did he forget he was on D?
he forgot he was on D
just like the last time he was on D.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
so what you're saying is
Y is a vowel, until it isn’t?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
she's saying
Y counts as half a vowel, if you’re going to buy one
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
you can really never fail with a Family Guy video
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions
It's amazing how even when you know what's coming
Some scenes are still hilarious
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I suggest we all talk "meeshak speak" whenever possible tonight
let me correct that for you:
he forgot he was on D
just like the last time he was on D. until he wasn’t
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
i think that's a good idea
just like the last time i thought that was a good idea. until i didn’t.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
hey remember when he also scored the OT winner against the Pens?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Thank you
Seems to me he’s been instrumental in a couple other big wins this year too.
Of course he’s frustrating. If the criterion is “He’s no Kane”, though, the Hawks couldn’t field a full team.
believe it or not
I haven’t paid much attention to whether he’s played significant enough roles in other games—the Pens one is just something I remember specifically since I was there and it was memorable enough.
Apparently, though, he’s 2nd on the team with 4 GWGs. Brouwer and Kane are tied for 1st with 6 each.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Playoffs
Im probably looking ahead a little bit but it looks like if the playoffs started today the Red Wings could play Vancouver. That has seven game potential. Let those guys pound on each other.
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
Thank you for the Mean Gene reference!!!!!!!
yes!!! Buff produces more when on D-fence…I really hope they leave him there….and again he has been seen doing the unthinkable…clearing out infront of the net!!!!!!!!!!!
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
Thoughts on the game:
- Dustin Byfuglien was very good once again back on defence, although it helps to have D2K as his defence partner. He had one glaring turnover in the 3rd that forced Niemi to save his bacon, but overall I’ve been impressed with his decision making at the backend.
- Patrick Kane turned into a little Pavel Datsyuk last night with his uncanny way to strip every NJ defender of the puck. He was a thorn in their side all night as he made one beautiful strip off of Mottou and then a sweet dish to Bolland. Kaner was in full “limo ride” mode last night.
- This is why many of us prefered Niemi over Huet. When the ‘Hawks are outplayed for portions of a game it’s quite refreshing to have a netminder capable enough to bail out his team. There were plenty of turnovers out there, especially in the first half of the first period, but Niemi bailed the ‘Hawks out time and time again keeping it 1-0. He was the only reason why the ’Hawks weren’t trailing by more.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Yes, yes, and yes
…especially on 20 cent. He’s gone from “he’ll always be a minus player” to a ferocious forechecker in under a year.
I think Hossa has had a huge
+ impact on the young stats of the Hawks. He just works like a mad dog while he’s on the ice.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
This is why many of us prefered Niemi over Huet
Oh really? Is this the same hawks61 who recently wrote
[Niemi] in no way should he ever been given the opportunity to become the starter at all this seasonApparently the exorcism also caused amnesia. It happens. It’s kind of like a Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind thing…
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, that sounded more asshole-ish than I meant it. I see that now.
But yes, I was calling out hawk61 if by “us” he was including himself in that group – and that’s how I interpret it.
Also, the fact that the statement “this is why many of us preferred Niemi over Huet” is in the past tense suggests that Huet never kept the Hawks in the game and this clairvoyant “us” group had insight into the recent past. I seem to remember SCH being akin to the Borg hive mind and chanting “They’re both the same!”, including me. And now suddenly there is this group of “many of us” who could predict the future? I want some of that please!
I will again mention something I’ve stated before: I’ve been a bigger Niemi “fan” since December, but I’ve been a bigger and more vocal Huet “supporter”. Until the BJ collapse I was still cheering for Huet to be the starter come playoff time or possibly be in a platoon situation. It didn’t happen, but I’m not about to abort my former position.
Go Hawks. Amen
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
you just don't understand, CNS
being there at the Ottawa game, it killed something inside of us. we may have defended him, but it never really was the same afterwards. Hawks61, he’s just empty inside and he can’t hold down an opinion any longer.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
the statement was made well after Ottawa
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
i realize that
the Ottawa game killed any ability Hawks61 had of forming a coherent opinion and holding onto it. it might have also made him a little cocky, if his story about pulling the chick in front of him is to be believed.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
"a little cocky.."
This coming from an American.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
you of the month-long “canada’s gold medal” posts? shut the fuck up, hawks
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Just jokin' bro
You’re one of the very few I actually like here.
Mind you, judging by your posts, the feelings aren’t mutual.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
there's no one i don't like
except those crazy Huet-bashers (and you are definitely not one of them). sorry if i’ve come off as a rude or short with you. you’re good to have around, and i enjoy the canada-america thing.
i’m kind of bummed we didn’t meet up when i was in ottawa, but i literally left work and got to the arena 20 minutes before puck drop and then left with a minute still to play (call me out on that, i don’t care, i didn’t want to hear the victory cheer from the crowd).
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Yah, I was going to try that too...
But I got caught up with an old friend that I hadn’t seen in a while (he just got back from Vancouver) and decided to have a couple of brews with him at Bert’s after the game.
Yah, would’ve liked to have met up with you when you were in Montreal. Now I regret having the Habs and Hawks game at my place instead of Montreal.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Don't be like that...
…I’m probably on your list, based on my gift for chilidsh, snarky comments.
FWIW, I like you ok.
We all say stupid shit- no shame in that, just cop to it, especially when the evidence is incontrovertable. Then, we move on.
I like you bro
But there are some here (no names mentioned) that just boil my blood pressure.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
ChicagoNativeSon
(write in candidate)
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
You're borderline....
It’s not because of the exorcism (which was funny) but rather your devotion in becoming the SCH mascot, lately, rather than forming a concrete opinion at times.
You know your stuff, but it seems you’re more intent to getting off the subject. It can’t be hockey all the time, but it has to be some of the time.
Other than that, I like you.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
We do seem to be getting off topic
Way more than before, actually. Definitely understandable that we scared mjthor away. We didn’t get to 1000 comment threads on a daily basis talking about hockey.
Maybe we need to segregate this non-hockey stuff onto some kind of “off-day thread”…
Either that or maybe find a way to have multicolor highlighting of comments.
"we scared mjthor away"
No great loss there.
I like the colourful comments but sometimes it’s gets over-the-top and then becomes more of a twitter page than anything. It becomes 500 comments about nothing, Seinfeld like.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Just throwing it out there
On January 8, we crowned mjthor the “most postingest poster” on SCH, with 2785 posts:
Most Active Commenters
User……………..Count
mjthor……………2785
Matthew Dirt……..2411
Trixietrx…………..1455
Look at what happened 20 days later:
ChicagoNativeSon
joined Jan 28, 2010
last login Apr 02, 2010
posts 4
comments 2567
*scurries away before somebody’s head asplodes*
after that, i went on a tear
i’ve added 3000 comments myself since those active commenter lists came out. i think my efforts may have been misplaced.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Wow, just fucking wow, Verstig
I didn’t see that one coming.
You joined on January 14th, just 2 weeks earlier than me – and almost the exact time the Hawks went into a slump – coincidence? Just throwing it out there.
You also have around 1,500 comments which I assume would put you in the top 10 of that list if not higher. Since this is coming from the person who also helped TP the site, copied HIBLD’s username, and greened meeshak on April 1st, I’m a bit bewildered on what your point is ?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
also
the kettle is black
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by meeshak on Apr 3, 2010 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm the pot (the kitchen kind)
and I’m black too!
So um, either my sarcasm detection is failing me again or I fail at this jesting thing. Maybe I need a pair of clown shoes that I can put on while I’m commenting.
If it’s neither, I owe you an apology, CNS.
He could of just stated that and my reply would have been
agreed
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice choice
That song (or “piece” for all you young classical music snobs out there) gives me nightmares, I had to play it in a recital once and I totally butchered it
every word
is a different choice. the italian lesson (click on “what”) is my favorite thing the stig has listened to.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
oh snap
Didn’t realize that. Wonder how I picked that one… must be my subconscious acting up again.
*beats subconscious back into back of head with a hammer*
which one did you click on?
i included a shostakovich and a bruch pièce
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
i was thinking the same thing
that’s what i get for just randomly clicking on a youtube result
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
what's weird
i actually meant to link to this, but i typed “bruch” instead of “bloch.” well, bruch is really nice, too, and we wouldn’t have gotten your recital-failure story if i’d done what i meant.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Btw
I’m fairly convinced that the Stig’s radio is just a “shuffle” feature on the entire world’s library of audio.
My favorite is actually not a Stig clip but rather Clarkson listening to whale songs when he was in Japan…
that's what i was going for
shuffle on everything i could find. 30 seconds of lindstrom was too much for me (didn’t help that half the results were for lidstrom highlights).
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
And there I was afraid I was the one who had the dulest life!
Hell I’m only a hair over 1200 since 12-8-2010 for 11 sites, I guess that makes me a slacker. Not really motivated to fix. But I Iive out of market, and the playoff start soon, so who knows
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 4, 2010 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey Mikey, he likes me!
Well, good news, we have found a new replacement as mascot once we get him housebroken.
Although I don’t think I waiver on my opinions often, I get that more hardcore “serious” hockey guys would prefer that this site remain a bit more on topic and i agree with you there. Things have really changed in the past few weeks, even since I joined. The number of comments are a partial indication of that.
Part of me feels that we were coping with the Hawks slump (which is hopefully over) with humor instead of going negative and making this a place of doom. I can appreciate what you’re saying and I think we can find a happy medium if you agree to be less like meeshak and slightly more funny.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Unless we make an effort
I don’t see that stuff going away, much. I think we’ve turned SCH into a way of life, and I feel a little guilty for shutting the purists out.
That said, I do find this place amazingly entertaining as an entire body of work. So maybe my idea sounds like a form of apartheid, maybe we can find some way to temper the off-topic stuff when people are expecting a higher % of hockey content?
that's fair
It IS hard to weed through everything for the hockey commentary, which is what i originally came here for. And I’m guilty of contributing more off-topic crap than anything….so it’s a fair point.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
it's a long season
i’ve gotten bored with commenting on the hockey, especially after our december domination gave way to more mundane games with good results. you can see the same thing in the game recaps, both here and at fifth feather. our host bloggers can’t really be expected to turn in 82 games worth of excellent commentary, and neither should we, especially as we’ve all gotten to know each other and form a community.
that sounded pissy, but i just mean a lot of us have been commenting for most of the season and are pretty commented out on this hockey team. maybe that means we I should shut up.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I like the other stuff
I would be sad if it went away. And I still learn a lot about hockey here, so I think the site is still serving its initial purpose.
Most of the non-hockey related talk is before and after the games, rarely during.
Meeshak is right, it’s more of a community than just a hockey blog. There are a lot of people here with such similar interests, it always amazes me when there’s an obscure music reference that a lot of people get or movie lines that someone else completes.
I would still hang around if Sam and the Matts killed the non-hockey talk, but I hope they don’t. You can pick and choose what you follow along with and what you don’t, right?
by Katherine215 on Apr 4, 2010 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I agree
I definitely find the site more enjoyable than it already was (which is saying a lot) with all the riffraff. And if you look at this thread alone, we’ve actually brought up a lot of talking points that don’t involve goalies. So it’s not like we’re sacrificing that.
I think I was just more concerned about people who might get lost in the hundreds of comments that get posted now. Sure, you could go to another blog or (gasp) mainstream media to get in-depth analysis, but I think there are people who appreciate what gets discussed here.
That’s why I figured SBN is probably missing some feature that we (and probably just us) need. Maybe we should just start rec’ing good hockey talk more liberally now?
You mean people might have lives
and be unable to keep up? I don’t think I know people like that. :)
I think a more liberal use of GDTs by period (or even just one for the first 2 periods, then the 3rd and beyond) would help. I agree that 900-1000 can be overwhelming.
But then again, isn’t the GDT supposed to be for live commenting? A casual SCH visitor probably isn’t going to be interested in our comments in the first place, so much as the initial blog postings of the editors.
by Katherine215 on Apr 4, 2010 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions
GDTs are fine, I think
We’re currently running up the comment total in a recap… hence my “off-day thread” idea
It's a good idea,
I meant to say that before. Very often, Sam or somebody does post a Wednesday thoughts type of thread though, so that often helps keep the most recent thread from getting too large. But a Non-hockey talk thread might be good. But some of the best stuff comes out of hockey comments so who knows.
Me? Funny?
Now that would be a miracle. Stranger things have happened though.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
I made a joke
that cliff thought was funny. I think it was yesterday.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
i hope you're right
about the humor. i want to go back to having my hockey observations being totally ignored, instead of my non-jokes starting 100 comment threads.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
fan post idea
a jon stewart-style weekly summary of what people said when and how it contradicts what they said before.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
that sounds like a lot of work
you and CNS should work together on that
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I only do the numbers
it’s CNS who’s great with finding stuff people have said in the past…
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Well,
if I said that please drop the link. If not, continue your usual parade of stupidity.
In the event that I did, it must have been before the Ottawa game where he was totally fucking useless and has continued along that path since. He has been the main reason why the ‘Hawks aren’t competing for the President’s Trophy right now and has been a worse investment than Khabibulin.
Funny to think that on the night the game song was Santeria by Sublime Huet would commit career suicide. Ironic, don’t you think?
By the way, no player should be GIVEN the opportunity, they should EARN IT!
Niemi has, Huet hasn’t.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
If not, continue your usual parade of stupidity
You seem to be doing fine as master of ceremonies, asshole.
In the event that I did, it must have been before the Ottawa game where he was totally fucking useless and has continued along that path since.
No, the statement was made in mid-February, almost a month later. Now you’re sounding even more like a hypocrite. Do the research yourself.
I’ll hold back on what I really want to say, but It wasn’t me that switched my opinion to suit the situation. It was you and you deservedly got called out on it. I’m sorry if you can’t handle it like a big boy and have to resort to insulting me.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Blah blah blah blah
Blah whiney whine blah blah blah mommy blah blah Canada’s Gold Medal whine blah blah
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
for the record, the full comment in question
can be found here.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, add more to the list of my faults.
Shit! Is there anything right with me?
In fairness to myself that was before Niemi has been given the full confidence of becoming the starter and I (along with everyone else) believed that Huet would turn it around eventually. Well, he didn’t and Niemi actually got a lot better than before.
As I said last night, I’ve become a professional a being wrong. A. Fuckin.’ Pro!
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
notice how I didn't add any commentary?
just presenting the comment in question, since you didn’t remember making it, and you did say please drop the link. CNS wouldn’t, but I got curious, as I’m sure many did as well.
Notice, also, that now you’re therefore able to place the context of that comment and defend yourself?
You’re welcome.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank-You (Sorry, that wasn't very polite of me not to thank-you previously)
That’s all I was trying to suggest (maybe went too far) that I could see the statement and either agree or disagree.
I dislike the he said/she said bullshit without any evidence.
The evidence was presented, I look like a fool (no problems with that), and we all move on.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
and I'll know better in the future that I'm not
“one of the very few (you) actually like here” and move on too.
Everyone contributes differently to the site. You are as boring as fuck sometimes, but have a high hockey acumen which I respect . I obviously don’t that level of intelligence when it comes to hockey, but do try to contribute what I can, along with some fanpost and hopefully humor. I also know that I can be annoying as fuck and rub some people the wrong way. It comes with the territory I guess, but I typically mean it in jest. Sorry if that rubs you the wrong way.
Although, too fucking bad, I’m not removing my exorcism. Sometimes it takes a few days to kick in.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
So...
…are you admitting you have retroactively doctored your prediction Fanpost?
If so, I’ll have to remove you from the pantheon of those who really know their shit, and into the “evil technical genius” category along with VerStig, or whatever he’s calling himself today.
No, actually not doctored although that would be funny because "who really pays any attention to a man's shoes"
but even if all of my predictions were to be true, we all know there’s a good chance a monkey would’ve gotten it right too.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Chalk one up for evolution
Yeay evelooshon!!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
"You are as boring as fuck sometimes,"
Sometimes? Fuck, all the time.
My posts are like listening to a Mike Babcock press conference.
Unfortuantely, nothing more and nothing less.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
I was talking about the nature of his conference's...
not that I was like him in terms of hockey IQ.
I’m nowhere close.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
My thoughts on OT:
Do ever wish that a game like last night would just have an intermission and then a 20-minute 4-on-4 period to decide the winner? Same here. It was one, of many, rules that I loved about the Olympics that the OT sessions were longer. 5 minutes is useless, in fact I’m more suprised if someone scores rather than it going to a shootout.
If 20 minutes doesn’t decide a winner then have a shootout. I’d have no problems then, but 15 shootouts in a season is excessive and the ‘Hawks aren’t the only team with that many games needing to go to the extra punt/pass/kick competition.
Supposedly there is going to be another competition comittee meeting this summer and one of the topic of discussions is going to be about extending the OT’s. Dear Brian Campbell, make it happen.
Let a hockey play decide the game not a skills competition, at least not this often.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
I like the idea
but I think 20 minutes is too long for the regular season. that adds up over time, especially for teams that go to OT a lot. I could see 10 minutes but not 20.
But even with 5 minutes...
…lots of game don’t go to shootout. I say 4-on-4 and turn off the clock. Very few games would go beyond 10 minutes.
teams that go to OT a lot
deserve to be worn down. mediocrity should not be rewarded.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
A Caps and Hawks game
that goes to OT is mediocre? A 0-0 Preds/Detroit game with playoff implications is mediocre? Extra innings in baseball is mediocre? More likely, the teams are well matched and it’s a tight game. I don’t think it’s always a case of mediocrity at all.
by Katherine215 on Apr 4, 2010 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I have got to agree with the above.
Extra inning baseball is exciting, and one of the most exiting Hockey Games I have been to was Game 2 of the 2005 Calder Cup finals. 2OT 2-1 final score. Some asshole named Patrick Sharp scored both goals for the PHI Phantoms to beat the Wolves. Fucker wonder what ever happened to him.
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 4, 2010 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't say OT was mediocre
I said teams that go to OT a lot deserve to be worn down. If you can’t close out the game in regulation, then you shouldn’t be on the same footing as teams that consistently can. Baseball teams that go to extra innings all the time get tired out (their pitching rotations, especially bullpens, more than the other players).
If you’re going to OT 30 times in an 82 game season, then you’re going to OT against teams with a lot of different skill levels. A full 20 minutes of 4-on-4 wouldn’t be unfair in that case.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I was referring to the quality of the teams
Caps vs. Hawks isn’t 2 mediocre teams playing each other. This would punish teams in a division like the Southeast where there are a lot of poor/mediocre teams that play each other and, combined with playing other average to below average Eastern teams would play 30+ games against teams of that caliber. I don’t know how many end up in OT, but I would have to guess the percentage is higher than a Caps vs. Lightning type of game, on average. I think you would widen the gap between the very good and very bad.
I'm not sure that was his point
I don’t think meeshak was disputing that OT is exciting, but rather that if they keep ending up playing in OT and get worn down because of it, it’s their fault for not winning in regulation more.
Case in point: Bulls-Celtics last year was EPIC, but after we lost, I guess you could take some comfort in Boston being tired after. Kinda.
I also loved this about Olympic hockey
like Katherine said, maybe not 20 min b/c that’ll kill players in the long run (esp those like Keith who already play a lot of minutes), but 10 I could live with. 5 min is generally too short, and with more OT time, you’d see more teams actually looking to score instead of playing for the shootout.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 3, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I like 10min 4 on 4 than play the Keg Toss
I would still prefer the SO be dropped in favor of something that combine team play Offense and Defense though (2-1 or 3-2 breakaways best of 3 or 5 than sudden win)
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 4, 2010 12:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Interesting idea
This would be HORRIBLE for the ’Hawks, but one idea might be to borrow the concept of college football OT and do 2 minute power plays on each side… if you score the other team has a chance to tie.
one of the reasons for shorter OT times in teh regular season is teams flying commercial instead of charter
the games have to be of limited maximum duration so the teams can get to the airport
Sort of silly, but its an oddball real world limit impinging on our fun
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Exactly What We Needed
After last game against the Wild, what the Hawks needed was a sustained team effort. Great all around game last night against NJ.
Unfortunately, I was out at Happy Hour here on the West Coast, but I did manage to watch the recap in my drunken stupor when I stumbled back home.
Kane: Looked great. As others have stated, he had a great active stick while defending and managed to strip the puck and create plays. More of this, please!
Niemi: This kid is looking huge in the net. Excellent save on Parise on the shootout.
Looking forward to Calgary.
got the chance to
watch the game live night. It’s the first live Hawks game I’ve been to since 2002. The most astonishing aspect of this team is how good Buff can be when he wants to be. He’s got a menacing presence on the ice that you don’t really get to witness on teevee. He takes way too many plays off though and I suppose that’s why many of us are so down on him.
Other observations:
Hossa is smoother live then on t.v., if you can believe it. Sharp is an insanely hard worker.
Some Hawks fan behind me kept talking about Huet’s performance last night. I wanted to flick a booger on him.
Devil fans are douchebags. Their meek “Rangers suck” chant every 10 minutes or so is about the lamest fan tradition ever.
Hawks win. They might have been sluggish at times (playing a really good team on the road), but they didn’t completely collapse and this was the type of win I’ve been waiting for them to pull off for some time.
The top line was chocolate truffle amazing to watch
while they were still together… they were pretty much the only ones who had anything going through the first two periods. As for Sharpie — I think after a lot of the talk earlier in the year about how he might be a candidate for cap relief — I really hope we keep him. He wears the “A” well. Throughout the last month I think he’s tried as hard as anybody to get the Hawks out of their slump.
Re: Huet — lol! A bunch of Devils fans were booing him too. I was like… um, isn’t he on the bench?
Agree on Sharp
Accoding to the CI, the Hawks record when “Sharp floats around and doesn’t do much” has been stuck on 7-5-1 since early in the year. This is consistent with your (and my) impression that he has given a reliably solid effort this year (and the fact that CI ws tracking this suggests it wasn’t the case in the past.)
In fact, the veteran leadership (Sharp, Hossa, Madden, Keith, Campbell) is maybe the biggest difference from last year’s team (plus, the young guys keep getting better as expected.)
Gotta say
I long for the makeup of the top two lines when Hossa came back.
Toews / Kane / Brouwer
Sharp / Hossa / Ladd
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Antti-Niemi Love Song
Side effects may include: Thrifty Knuckles, Sexual Nightmares, and Sleep Crime
I like Incubus, but c'mon Primus "Anti-Goal" is the shit!
The great underrated “Anti-Pop” c.d. from Primus did not sell in 1999 and Primus has never recovered. Its too bad, because it kicks serious ass and is represented by a confusing and wacky song on their “Singles” c.d. (“Coattails of A Deadman”) Primus still tours occasionally but their recorded output went south after this. Just to prove that Les Claypool is not Primus listen to one of his solo records and then put on “Anti-Pop”, its almost like he realised that it was too much work to keep it up so he just turned out lukewarm versions of Primus songs by himself. Go Hawks!
Victim was found murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
No argument there
Just had this in my head forever, and finally decided to make it happen.
Side effects may include: Thrifty Knuckles, Sexual Nightmares, and Sleep Crime
Didn't get to catch most of the game
shootout was fun, some of my friends that were hockey haters are starting to really get into the game
....
My roommates are hockey haters. Ill just say Im happy no Hawks games will be conflicting with friggin college basketball.
Compadres! It is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season......And by that I mean it’s time for the worker of the week award!"
I'm between get togethers for / with relatives
I’m all alone.
Can’t wait for the next plate of someone else favorite meal.
Chewing gum?
i see CNS went on a tear
with mediocre one-liners in the GDT today
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
thank you thank you
I will be here all the week. Try the lamb (or the loach).
Yeah, I felt dirty after that. First time in a while I had to read the GDT after the game. It’s definitely not as fun flying solo. I apparently needed a chaperon.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 3, 2010 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
if i've missed an entire GDT
i don’t even bother. any inside jokes that come out of it, i’ll just ask for explanation later in the week.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I was picking through the rubble over at "In Lou we Trust"...
…and came across this from the game wrap:
Sixth: While Antti Niemi was clearly the most important Blackhawk tonight, I felt Duncan Keith was great tonight. He played 28:51 and was calm throughout the whole night. Watching him tonight was like watching Drew Doughty and Erik Johnson, other young defensemen who impressed me with how composed they were while doing all of the dirty work at both ends. I’m glad the Devils only have to deal with him a couple of games per season.
We see Dunc every night, and we’re spoiled. Didn’t even rate a mention in the SCH wrap, but the view from outside can be illuminating.
nashville 3 detroit 2
3 min in 3rd. close game….
fuck
i hate the red wings. how does that team always make magic happen?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
ah, but then they threw it away
with the same spotty defending that cost the Preds the regulation win
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Hawks win division
Preds win in OT
..."He's good."
by it'snotsomuchmeasitisroenick on Apr 3, 2010 3:35 PM CDT reply actions
Crap I'm an idiot
it had to be in regulation
..."He's good."
by it'snotsomuchmeasitisroenick on Apr 3, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
that just means they can clinch the division
tomorrow at home
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
better that way
so long as they get a point. A win would be so much nicer though.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Detroit plays Philly tomorrow at 11:30
there’s a chance that the Hawks will be division champs before their game even starts
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
oh yeah, almost forgot about that game
Osgood’s starting that one.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Flyers can't score!
Something has to give.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
well, the Flyers have
their 7th string goalie backing them up, so maybe not.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
and it is the scum
say what you want about them (and please do), they are an amazing team, even this year. babCOCK is a miracle worker.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
haha
you said cock.
/12 years old
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
We're winning that game.
Consider me shocked if we lose to Calgary. Litterly shocked.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Litterly?
Does the misspelling indicate you are using this word in its “figurative” sense, or are you contemplating jamming a key into a socket?
stop sounding so certain
it’s almost like asking for it.
But then again, I’m superstitious.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
that exorcism didn't work, CNS
i’m seeing shades of BLou all over our canadian friend
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
And if we lose (which we won't)...
You can blame me, O.K.?
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
we already have
we’re superstitious, pessimistic chicago sports fans. the game’s already lost, and it was because of a curse.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Isn't that a Cubs thing?
And not a ‘Hawks thing? Oh wait, I had people mention the Hossa curse thing to me at the Convention. Cubs fans of course. Sox fans just wear stuff from 2005, which is considerably better than the Jays fans that still wear their Alomar jerseys at Jays games. (’92 and ’93)
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
the curse is cubs
and no real fan actually believes in the curse. until october
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
yes, okay, as long as we're clear on that
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
fan post
I just put up a post about an extra ticket for the Flames game tomorrow. If you want to go, read the post and follow the directions.
Peace all
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
March Madness hath consumed her
I think.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
That would explain it.
I didn’t even know March Madness existed until 2007. No memory of even having heard the term until then. Needless to say, I don’t pay much attention to it now.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Hey
I’m playing with my friends new iPad, someone post something on here (if anyone is around). I want to see if the alerts work
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
Shit I missed it, one more time please
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I think most hockey related topics concerning this game have Been addressed already
It’s fun, it does not allow you to access the keyboard at will, only when key entry is required. It’s very responsive and easy to use, and already has a shit ton of apps, it’s nice but I think I’ll wait for generation two (as I do with all apple products). The keyboard is great though, far exceeds my expectations. Verdict B+
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
but there's still so much rehashing of old complaints that can be done!
ok, I’m just being a brat because I’m bored. I still haven’t found a reason WHY I should want an iPad, especially because I still like my books to be, well, books.
I would have killed for one of see in college
I may have to get one if I do the whole law school thing
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm guessing you mean the on-screen keyboard?
I find myself wondering if I’ll ever be able to learn and get used to one of those… probably will have a big impact on what my next device purchase (to replace my set of 5-10 year old gadgets) will be.
I was surprised, I have big hands and it was comfortable and easy to use
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I should have tried some internet game feeds too
but I forgot, I was distracted by the pretty pictures and slick interface
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Does anyone have that 6 disc DVD Blackhawks Greatest moments thing?
worth it? looks pretty cool
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
The last disk is totally worth it. Tons of classic moments
Plus disk 5 is all of game 6 of the series with the Canucks last year. The one where Lu cried. It’s awesome.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
Shit Id buy it just for disk 5
I could watch that on a loop for 24hrs straight
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
To be honest, I've only watched disks 5 and 6 so far
but the other disks sound good.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
Side note
I cant decide which game to watch, Habs/Sabres, or Craps/BJs both are kind of uneventful
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Screw them both. I'm watching my investment.
By investment, I mean college hoops. Go West Virgina! (even though I’m a Duke fan. I want to get paid)
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
Sometimes I wonder, while watching the Caps D
How the hell are they the ones who are going to get the Presidents Trophy
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 3, 2010 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
they play in a division
with no competition. Those bastards. 40 points up on the last place teams in their division! And 33 on their next closest competitor! damn eastern teams.
by Katherine215 on Apr 4, 2010 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Good Evening all
Fuck Scum, assholes did not have the balls to lose in regulation like real men and just get it over with.
But I do have a question?
Meeshak = Why are you calculating how much kinetic energy a hockey puck has at the speed of light? (170 g) * (3×10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5×10^16 J.
All I could figure out is, it would hurt if it hit me, that’s a little juice on it (3.59 MEGA Tons). I do not even know if Uncle Niemi could stop that one.
But pretty interesting little fact learn.
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 3, 2010 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
Duh...
I looked at the math, but looked right past the big picture (E=mc2).
But just imagine if the puck WAS moving that fast, I’m sure we could have won at least 2 or three more games!
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 3, 2010 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
NHL goal review
wouldn’t have caught it passing through the net.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Is that relative to you or the puck?
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 3, 2010 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Ouch!
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 3, 2010 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I apologize in advance for this:
But your right, it would have at least put Huey on equal terms with the opposing netminder.
Disclaimer: Since I have never really posted here, I should state that I like Huet (and Niemi) but just feel he is abused (for the lack of better word) by Q.
I think he's just misused
Deep down, everyone on the team lost faith in him. You see the same thing on the Habs: Price is a perfectly good goaltender, but the difference in goal support when he’s in the net versus Halak is almost half a goal.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 3, 2010 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
reminded of this by the iPad talk
more off topic stuff, but funny
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I LOLed
now that we’re all in the tech category, um— does anybody here watch Dr Who? The 5th season of the new series premiered today!
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I love Dr. Who
but I’m hesitant about the new guy. I’m waiting to hear more about it before I commit!
only reason I'm really looking forward to it
is because Moffatt is taking over, and I loved Blink, so this season gets a chance from me. I never really liked Eccleston either but still enjoyed the first season, so hopefully the same goes for this one!
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I loved Blink
But why are there so many damn angel statues all over Chicago? I never noticed them until I saw that episode, and now the damn angels are watching me everywhere. :P
I think I was in Germany when I saw it
and I went around Europe after that, and seriously. SO MANY ANGEL STATUES. Creepy creepy.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 3, 2010 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
not into Who myself, but I'm hearing tons of good things from my friends
even/especially the brits. apparently the new companion is pretty great so far, too.
I skimmed through this ep
can’t watch it all yet, I promised my friend we’d watch together. She seems pretty cool. I never liked Rose, and I liked Martha until she started becoming all lovelorn and wangsty. Donna was HILARIOUS though I guess she was also a little divisive, but I loved her.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 4, 2010 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I've really only seen Nine's episodes
I then got all cranky and refused to watch Ten, especially when everyone was all OH HE’S SO GREAT.
I hear Donna was awesome though, and that the way they treated her at the end was bullshit. (one of the few episodes I did see, since I was over at a friend’s place when the episode finished downloading and they all had to watch it immediately)
if nothing else
you have to see “Blink”.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 4, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
I've heard lots about that one
My roommate’s reaction to Carey Mulligan at the Oscars was SHE WAS IN BLINK!
ARGH
no WONDER she looked so familiar!
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 4, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I LOVE Donna
But as a mouthy redhead I associate with her too much. I really liked that she didn’t fall in love with him and was willing to question him where the others wouldn’t.
you know, that's what i said when eccleston left
b/c I DID like Eccleston. But then I gave Tennant a chance, and proved myself wrong. So I’m hoping the same will happen with the new Doctor. And i tell myself this everytime I catch mysel thinking i won’t like the new Doctor.
Did you hear Tom Baker got beat out on a poll of “all time greatest Dr. Who?” I was surprised.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 4, 2010 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
my friend was Eccleston all the way
but Tennant eventually won her over.
And yeah, I saw that—Tennant won, didn’t he? Pretty sure that was only because the voters were more exposed to this Who than the old series.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 4, 2010 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions
i also suspect
that it may have been a biased polling.
New Doctor (Matt Smith) was on BBC Radio 1’s Chris Moyles show last week (which i listen to pretty regularly), guest hosted by Zane Lowe though. Zane pointed out that that Smith is already known among Brit viewers, so he may have an easier time filling Tennant’s shoes. But Zane also pointed out it’ll be tough b/c “the ladies love them some Tennant.”
This is true. So if the poll had a majority of women respondants, the “ooh, David Tennant is pretty” factor may have come into play.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 4, 2010 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
haha, true
isn’t that kind of why some Who purists are also a bit “meh” about the series? RTD has sort of. Changed the dynamic or something. The Doctor was never meant to be a leading man sort.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 4, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah, i think you're right there.
That being said, i’ll admit i do love me some Tennant. But I can at least piece him apart from the Dr. Who character….
by puppetmasterp on Apr 4, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Alas...
I don’t get BBC/BBCA/SyFy/whatever channel it’d be on. I would totally watch if I could though.
neither do I
that’s what the internet is for ;)
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 4, 2010 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Damn it CNS and Chi!!
now I’m bored and watching LOTR (again)…..switching back and forth between that and Dr. Who.
I blame you both.
Anyone want to buy tix to tomorrow's game?
Sec 324 row 7 seats 11 and 12. They are good seats (they’re my friend’s tickets but part of the partial plan I share with him.) Face is $45 each. Let me know.
I wish I could
but it’s Easter and all, so the timing won’t work out for me, especially since it’s an afternoon game.
Yeah, that's why he doesn't want to go
though why he waited until the last minute to decide this is beyond me. Apparently, it was my fault for not putting Easter on the calendar I made of conflicts with Bears and Cubs games when we got our 9 game packs. You can see what my priorities were!
oiy, it made so much sense in my head.
I have 2 9-game packs I share with 2 friends. when we got our games, I compared the dates to the bears and cubs schedules for conflicts and made a little calendar. I neglected to note Easter as a conflict and have been given grief over it by the friend who picked tomorrow’s game not knowing it was Easter. Because apparently he’s never looked at a calendar before.
anyway, too much info, I know. Sorry!
no, that makes sense.
it finally just clicked for me when I realized that hockey season overlaps with football & baseball. I am a bad Bears/Cubs/sports fan for not remembering.
Ah! If only!
I have a friend who would love to go with me. But, Easter isn’t something I can get out of (nor would I want to; it’s the only weekend all year I get to cook lamb and have other people eat it).
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
But maybe I should take my mom...
We went to the game last year when the Hawks clinched a playoff spot. With the division still (technically) up for grabs, maybe she’d be good luck?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
a 3 game winning streak
would be a good way to exit the easter weekend. how soon do you need to know about the tix, assuming they’re still available.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
oh, they're still available
I’ll probably end up going if no one wants them. Maybe tomorrow morning by 11ish?
i'll let you know
drop you an email tomorrow morning if i can, somehow, talk my mom into going.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
ok.
If you can’t get her or your friend to go and still want to give up your lamb, let me know. Maybe someone here would want to go with you or I will.
oh, god
sure you’d want to go with me? three hours of unfunny “jokes” and pathetic attempts to get into your pants (to quote cliff).
in all seriousness, i’ll let you know.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
and you've heard the stories
of my failures at gross promiscuity. fucking flames fans.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I am imagining all sorts of shenanigans
should this come to pass. I could see Katherine waiting at the ticket gate, looking for an 11yr old.
hahaha
I bet I’d have a great fanpost by the end of the afternoon. And I wouldn’t even have to leave the city!
he'll need something to keep him busy before gametime
I’m sort of sorry I missed the hawks61/CNS “discussion” earlier.
it was pretty fun live
it confuses me when people don’t like each other on this site. i understand not getting along, but no one really rubs me the wrong way (except those huaters i mentioned earlier; they got annoying in their singular insights into the goalie situation).
but mjthor has his HIBLD, and i guess hawks61 has his CNS.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
mjthor doesn't like HIBLD?
I didn’t think HIBLD said anything other than HIBLD. I hate the Huaters as well, but now that I’m thinking about it, I don’t think there’s anyone I dislike either. That’s abnormal for me, as I’m usually not very patient with people.
anyway, i’m going to bed. let me know about the tix when you know.
I thought mjthor hated most people...
…incuding me. I wonder if any of the old timers can add to this.
It’s a loss to the site, because his torchings were brilliant and withering.
Things that might mildly irritate you or me would drive him nuts, and he didn’t hold his peace. I think there is a correlation between a low threshold for suffering fools and comedic skill, and thor exemplified this.
Definitely knows his hockey too, though, since I don’t do GDTs, I only saw a small slice of his output, and a lot of it was not hockey-related.
Ultimately, I don’t think it was non-hockey stuff that drove him away, as much as an overflow of general stupidity, which his system doesn’t process well. He had to leave for his health.
This is a reply to multiple comments
hawk61 First of, the “discussion” between me and hawks61. What happened at the bottom of the page actually occurred before the top. I think we made our peace. Me calling him “boring as fuck” was meant to be humorous, because it is a ludicrous statement on so many levels, I think hawks61 got it. I also got his point, ultimately this is a site about hockey and hawks61 was here in the old days when it was easier to find more “pure” content. I was also (partly) wrong for calling him out. I have a ridiculous memory that often gets me in trouble and I recalled one single statement with which to nail him to the cross (Happy Easter?). I spent some time reading other previous comments from him and his point seems to be that the coaching staff was partially to blame for Huet’s demise.
VerStig I believe he/she/it was trying to be humorous, but the timing was bad and I think I completely missed it. . I was still heated. My bad. My apologies.
mjthor I find it humorous when people suggest he was “scared away”. I doubt mjthor would be scared of a battle of wit with anyone. His combination of intelligence, wit, and mastery of the English language is unmatched. People come and go from SCH, but his disappearance is more visible. As cliff suggested, he didn’t seem to handle the growth of SCH well and on at least one occasion went out of his way to make the GDT a miserable place. That’s his choice and we have bad days (Hi, my name is kettle). I tend to believe that mjthor is focusing more on his “real” life and if that is the case, we should all be happy for him. I don’t know him, but he has what seems to be a reward life as a teacher, is active with his running, and last I heard, he had a beautiful girlfriend who is hopefully taking up a larger chunk of his time.
With all that said, what happened yesterday was a good cleansing which is needed once in a while to get back to the reason we’re all here, the Hawks. There’s room for informative content as well as humor, we just need to be respectful of each other and find a happy medium.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 4, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
"ploys", not attempts...
…please respect my attempts at alliteration.
If you guys go together, i’m thinking separate “he sad/she said” fanposts would be interesting (no fair comparing notes.)
We don't need luck
we have skill
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
A couple games back, some ordered a Darth Fraser, here you go!
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
Get off my Land!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 4, 2010 8:16 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Dark Helmet
I loved Spaceballs
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Alderaan came up recently on tv or in conversation
and for a second I was confused that it wasn’t Druidia.
I think this just means that I need to watch the original trilogy again.
I had to do this because of the Mean Gene picture
Go to 55 seconds in.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
Anyone want my two tickets for the game today?
Trying to get rid of them for face ($85 a seat) or best offer. Let me know!
"Another successful interaction with a man!" - Liz Lemon
More pictures of "Anti-Goal" please!
Besides that Primus c.d. kicks ass. Its the one c.d. that alot of Primus fans don’t even own and its a damn shame.
Victim was found murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
alright, busting outta here
Happy Easter, y’all. I’ll be brunching and then catching the game—hopefully some Sweet Baby Ray’s Blackhawks aprons too, haha.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
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