Downtown Trains Are Full - Morning Links (9/19)
by JuliaM on Sep 19, 2011 7:44 AM CDT
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PrintSaturday kicked off the Blackhawks Training Camp Festival with practices and two fifty-minute scrimmages, in which Duncan Keith played like he was saving orphaned children from mustachioed villains and Nick Leddy showed several very reassuring flashes. The relatively solid play of Ray Emery and Alexander Salak also had my house breathing a little easier. However, a couple days of camp practices are hardly sufficient to judge future performance, whether it be Duncan "Rested" Keith, or Rostislav Olesz, who was. . .well, he was.
The pre-season match against Edmonton on Tuesday should shine a little more light on the strengths and weaknesses of this group, but until then, no reason for pessimism. It's a new season. Let's Go Hawks.
- Patrick Sharp looks to be back by opening night. [Chicago Tribune]
- Olesz isn't going anywhere, at least for the foreseeable future. [CSNChicago] [Sun-Times]
- Pierre LeBrun's camp tour checks in with Duncan Keith, presses the "rested" theory. [ESPN]
- Then interviews Corey Crawford, who refuses to have a sophomore slump. [ESPN]
- TTMI has a wrap of Saturday. [Third Man In]
- Jeremy Morin took the ice on Sunday and seems to be healing. [ESPNChicago] [CSNChicago]
- Sami Lepisto loves Chicago; Dan Carcillo is frustrated with his play, does what he does. [Chicago Tribune]
- Patrick Kane scrimmages, scores two. [Sun-Times] [Trib]
- Ray Emery's ready to battle for the back-up spot. [Sun Times] [Trib]
- Marian Hossa should get into town on Tuesday after attending services for Pavol Demitra. He and his wife also recently had a baby. [CSNChicago]
- Some of the best pictures from Saturday and Sunday here, including Alexander Salak's mask. [Trib] [Hockey Broad's Flickr]
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
PRE-SEASON!!!!!!!!
Yes. Much Inspirational.
Is the game just being streamed on blackhawks.com?
Or is it on comcast as well. Anyone know?
October 7th, can't get here soon enough...
the place where it usually has the methods to watch
just says BHTV live stream
One day, One Day remaining in the Offseason
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 8:45 AM CDT reply actions
If YOU'RE Harvey Wittenberg, its "One day remaining in the offseason, one day"
Defender of any poseur or professional pretender
I thought it was an homage to NWA
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Sep 19, 2011 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Shaw can take comfort that at least Carcillo thought him worthy to drop with.
Bollig challenged him the other day and Carcillo declined. After declining Bollig, he unintentionally dissed him pretty hard “I had a few offers. Some guy who starts with a B.”
Defender of any poseur or professional pretender
Damn!
That guy really CAN do everything!
Let's Go Hawks!
by K_Dog on Sep 19, 2011 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think if humanity has proven anything
it is that it is really, really easy for people to have the childrens.
true - especially the conception part
My comment was a failed attempt at a joke. Intended meaning was that Hossa himself had the baby, not his wife.
Let's Go Hawks!
I'll bet his wife hasn't walked right since inception...
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"Inception" might have been correct too
Some do call him “Horse”
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Damn it.
I texted my wife that news and the first thing she asks is “boy or girl”? Women… Isn’t it enough I knew thy guy had a baby??
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
/old fuck reverting back to Middle English again
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, verily verily, I have rolled upon the floor whilst laughing out loud.
Second City Hockey's resident arrogant poster.
That picture of Q writing on the board.
That is as close as Beach should ever get to Toews, I hope
Grumpy Fuck
I dunno, I enjoyed watching games 6 & 7 of the 2011 SCF last night
if only because watching the Cannots lose in the playoffs, especially at home for all the marbles, is just funny
There are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.
by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I watched games here and there
The TB/Boston Series was fun to watch and certain other games. It was fun while it lasted but now it’s on to things that matter.
October 7th, can't get here soon enough...
completely agree - new season >>> repeats of 2011 playoffs
I’m just saying that certain replays are more fun to watch than others, like the Cannots completely imploding over the last 2 games of the SCF
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by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions
do you mean the 'Hawks preseason opener against Edmonton?
I’m really bummed that I can’t watch the livestream simply because I live in DC and not Chicago or Edmonton
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by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
hockeystreams.com told me they have it and every game this season...
I signed up for the $90/ year version which theoretically streams to iPad, iPhone, and PCs, I guess we’ll know tomorrow if they do what they say…
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
Will there be a free stream anywhere?>
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by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
4 times a day, regular as clockwork, I stream my stream...
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
For the Hawks
It will be free on BHTV. I went to the website and it says it all there.
October 7th, can't get here soon enough...
Awesome.
I probably should have checked the website myself. I just went to the schedule and saw there was no TV plans. For me, it seems everytime I try to stream stuff in it comes in all slow and choppy and makes me want to punch right through my computer screen (which I once did in college).
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by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, but only if you live in Chicago or Edmonton
for those of us of us who happen to live anywhere else in the world, that stream is blacked out
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by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
ahahahaha
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by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Time for me to bookmark that forum post again
anyone have a link?
by oregon_hawk on Sep 19, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
NOOOOOoooo
"I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me." - Harry Potter
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on Sep 19, 2011 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
From the Tribune's Picture Gallery
Pic # 15… Anyone else misread that on first glance?? Seems like a pretty rhetorical question for Kaner to be asked…
and not a single puck was given that day
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by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Rusty is a pretty funny guy
Olesz on why being a Blackhawk is better than being a Panther:
“More than 3 guys can handle the puck.”
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Any comments on how beach was playing?
by putmeinthemadhouse on Sep 19, 2011 9:19 AM CDT reply actions
Unfortunately I think this says it all...
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions
This line was amusing
“Of all the players that skated in any capacity on Saturday, the guy that appeared to be the furthest from being an NHL player was John Scott. He was the slowest skater on the ice, including Troy Murray and Joel Quenneville.”
by Paul the Fossil on Sep 19, 2011 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Amusing and makes me go "Thank God" we have depth to not see this during a game.........................often
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions
This, Oh my God let this be true!
Jonathan Toews was in mid-season form, and appeared to be a man playing with boys. He beat Ray Emery for a breakaway goal during the first scrimmage. If his play during a scrimmage this morning is any indication, Toews is ready for a big-time season.
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
i'm interested in looking back at the reviews of last season's camp festival
See what people were saying before that shitstorm of a season.
Shitstorm?
Not really. I can recall several considerably worse than last year, within the last 6 years too.
Grumpy Fuck
by laaarmer on Sep 19, 2011 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Would it have been acceptable if he had said something along the lines of "relatively speaking, that shitstorm...."
I hoping several years from now people look back on seasons and seasons full of deep playoff runs and looking at last year as a low point of the Toews/Keith era…
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No, not acceptable
Shitstorm = New Jersey last season. At least in my opinion, and really, who’s opinion matters more than mine?
Grumpy Fuck
I'm really cheering for Emery to make the team
and much though I winced about that goal going in, no way was he going to stop it. Tazer looked awesome fighting for that partial breakaway.
all right, this isn't going to be big on dignity
/facepalm
Let’s not put too much (as in, any) credence into “insight” from Tab.
Sami Lepisto wasn’t impressive at all. If Saturday’s action determined the depth chart for the season opener, Lepisto would be your sixth or seventh defenseman.
Really Tab? 6th or 7th on the depth chart? Not ahead of Keith, Seabs, Hjammer, Leddy, or Monty? Way to go out on a limb there.
the guy that appeared to be the furthest from being an NHL player was John Scott. He was the slowest skater on the ice
John Scott, slow? Say it ain’t so! This is right in line with his observation a couple of weeks ago that Rockford should be really big this year because they’ve got a lot of tall guys.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Ladies and Gentlemen, insights from your reader's choice winner.
Second City Hockey
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame
by McClure on Sep 19, 2011 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
$infity (that's right, an infinite sum of money) says that if there were some way
to discount the number of votes that Tab got from people who thought they were actually voting for Sam’s paper, Tab wouldn’t have even come close to sniffing the top 10…
There are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.
by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Still to hear anybody say Toews looks like he is in midseason form will put a smile in my face
And a load in Goalies underwear.
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I would think a load in most Hawks players underwear.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I think you're thinking of different sides of the underwear / different loads...
There are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.
by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
The guy seems like a d-bag
I remember seeing him on Chicago Tribune Live and just assumed Kaplan spent too much time at the tanning salon and forgot to research who actually had some valuable insight…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Bamford has been a CTL?
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
A couple of times..
I think April of this year was the last time… Kinda looks like Chris Kuc’s retarded brother… oh wait, just his brother…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ZING
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey McClure
This must be Sam’s twitter account, right? @CommittedIndian
Since Tab isn’t piggybacking on the CI’s success, it definitely couldn’t be Tab’s. I mean, since @CommittedIndianS (with the ‘S’ which is the name of this blog) is still readily available on Twitter, Tab surely would have gone with that name to avoid any possible confusion.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Jeez.
Can’t believe i didn’t notice this before.
I agree with Boris. D-baaag.
by oregon_hawk on Sep 19, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
er, "his" blog, not "this" blog
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
This has to be one of the most effed up pics of Tazer's face I have seen yet
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 9:38 AM CDT reply actions
No, man, that's what a Core looks like...the best core in the NHL
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
...and that pic doesn't even include Hossa-Bolland or Hjammer...
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Just the thought of that made me do this on my keyboard…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
TARNATION!
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow, I'll be sure not to mention his name again...
/ clicks title
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
John Scott John Scott John Scott
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by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
The whole episode was hilarious.....start to finish.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I've missed the last 2 seasons (only seen through season 3)
but that’s what I was going to guess. From the FX symbol at the bottom to that clearly being Frank (Danny DeVito for those of you not familiar with the show) in the drivers seat to that being the exact sort of scene that I would expect from Always Sunny. Phenomenal show. I can’t actually tell who the puker / pukee are – is that Sweet D?
There are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.
by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Puker..
= Charlie…
Pukee = random chick on a blind date with Charlie…
Cause of puking = eating “like 100 blood caplets”
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Puker = Charlie is of absolutely no surprise
I didn’t think that was Sweet D, but I couldn’t think of anyone else who it could be so it being a random girl on a blind date with Charlie makes sense
There are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.
by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Greatest. Show. Ever.
Another good episode to check out is the one where Mac gets to shoot in between periods at a Flyers game…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
WILDCARD BITCHES!!
"I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me." - Harry Potter
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on Sep 19, 2011 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
"I LIKE FRENCH FRIED TATERS"
He is totally pulling a Karl from Slingblade…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pic no worky worky
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Haha! That's perfect
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's from last season
I photoshopped Toews as Popeye.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Kane - "Look at that Sharpie"
Sharp – “Is he gonna bite Seabs?”
Keith – “What’s happening?”
Toews – “MMMM HMMMM”
Grumpy Fuck
He looks like he forgot to put his dentures on
"I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me." - Harry Potter
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on Sep 19, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Seabs
coming in with a fist to the face of Tazer for having his arm around his man…
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Can somebody tell me what is wrong with the headline of this article?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/can-canucks-handle-cup-hangover/article2169869/
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The just mispelled a word obviously
Can Canucks handle Presidents TrophyCuphangover?
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Pot Shot?
"In this city, you are going to have that pressure on you to perform," Daniel Sedin said when explaining why the Canucks won’t be subject to a hangover. "Maybe it could be different in an American market."
What pressure? In that city, if you lose, you just pretend you win.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
In Vancouver...
If you lose, you just burn all of the evidence and blame the communists…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Or the NHL
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Or the NHL
or the capitalist, Chicago, Montreal fans, calgary fans etc… Just deflect the blame toanyone! And in no way shape or form acknowledge that your team or city might have done something wrong.
Its a shame that such a beautiful part of the world in inhabited by such fuckbags.
Sort of like Cuba.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I will actually (begrudgingly) give the city of Vancouver some credit ...
I was stuck in their airport for about 19 hours when around the time between game 4 & 5 of the Cup Finals, fully clad in my Hawks jersey. . They had the airport decked out in Nucks’ paraphenalia and all the employees were wearing Nucks’ jerseys. It was really cool until I had to actually talk to them… They were less than helpful sub-human organisms… Truly the definition of a waste of oxygen…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Just realized that I have a handful of unused Nucks 'shops from their Eulogy
Personally, I’m glad they finally won something after all those years of futility…
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
What's that thing he's carrying, is that a trophy from his planet?
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
Instead of Honk and Donk
Should we just start calling them Mork and Orson?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
OMFG... I love it.
I can hear Foley now… Instead of “Where’s Daniel, where’s Daniel?”
“Mork calling Orson, come in Orson!”
Second City Hockey's resident arrogant poster.
Anytime I go awhile without seeing the Canucks jerseys, I forget just how awful they really are.
Disgusting.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Typical Sedin comment
I know this doesn’t have much to do with this, but, I live in Europe, and I have met quite a few Swedes who actually despise the Twins….and a buddy of mine who worked in Sweden for a bit claims that a lot of Swedes in Stockholm call them the Sedin Sisters all the time!
by Special Agent Dale Cooper on Sep 19, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
that's not too surprising
no one in Sweden prolly likes reminders of their past prostrations in front of bad guys.
It might just be me
but that picture of Halak looks like a less psychotic version of Bolland
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
Are you sure that was not just the Rat screwing around with Halaks mask?
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not there.....but it sounds like Alec Richards is getting fuck up at the scrimmage today.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
Brunette-Toews-Kane
I know there’s been talk that Brunette and Kaner on the same line doesn’t make much sense because they essentially do the same thing (which I mostly disagree with), but I really like this line for a number of reasons:
1. It follows Q’s formula of “puck-winner (Brunette), playmaker (Kane), finisher (Toews)” to a tee.
2. It allows Toews to be a bigger factor on defense because as the finisher, instead of puck-winner, he won’t be stuck below the goal line so often and can get back on defense faster. (something McClure alluded to a year ago – see I actually retain some useful info)
3. Piggybacking off of #2: When Sharp’s skates with Toews and Kaner, Toews is the puck-winner, which leaves Sharp and Kane as the primary defenders. You can’t have everything, but this definitely isn’t optimal.
4. I know many aren’t open to the idea of Frolik on the 2nd line, but Sharp as the finisher and Hossa as the puck-winner is a good start. If Frolik can be coached to “pass first” I contend that he’s the best playmaker remaining on the roster (outside of Bolland).
5. Frolik is left-handed, so that should theoretically work well with Hossa.
I just can’t imagine that Frolik isn’t going to get an early crack at the 2nd line. The kid’s got a high hockey IQ from what I’ve seen so far, and last year was a small sample size (for me at least) to jump to the conclusion that this won’t work.
I also like the idea of Frolik in a playmaker role because he’ll still get plenty of shots, but he should also get higher quality shots as compared to last season. He wouldn’t be forced to take outside shots – and would in fact be discouraged from doing so. I can only see this boosting his confidence.
Thoughts?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 11:29 AM CDT reply actions
The question is whether or not Frolik can really be trained to be a pass first type of player
I agree that he seems to have a high hockey IQ, and I certainly liked what I saw from him in a ‘Hawks sweater last season (other than his un-sustainably shooting percentage), but the fact is that he has always been a shoot first type of guy and it’s really hard to train that out of someone. I like Frolik, and you’re probably correct that he’ll have every opportunity to earn that last spot in the top 6, but I just have a hard time seeing him being able to so dramatically change his style of play to be the passer / playmaker that Hossa and Sharp really need and thus I have a hard time seeing him stick there long-term
There are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.
by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
The only time Frolik became effective was when he was on Bolland’s line in a counter-punch role, where the Hawks didn’t have the puck as much as the other team did. If Sharp is too shoosty to be on Hossa’s line, putting Frolik there only exacerbates that problem. We saw Hossa’s visible frustration with Frolik firing from bad angles last year when they shared time on a line. I just fear that with that offensive zone possessions will result in one shot and then back the other way.
There are 3 2-man combos that we know work: 19-81, 88-10, 36-67. The idea should be to find the best complimentary pieces to those “known knowns” while distributing those combinations across 3 lines. That should result in scoring depth not many can deal with.
Second City Hockey
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame
How many times does Stan Bowman have to jock 29-36-67 before people get it?
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
At least 5 more times
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by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
It's not that I don't "get it"
I’m pretty sure I do. But how many games was that line together? A handful? Not a big enough sample size for me (or likely Q) to say “This is permanent.”
There are too many other pieces that also need to fit to set that in stone. Olesz and Smith likely get looks on that line.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't mean to imply that. Sorry if you took it that way.
I agree 100% the generator will be spun at some point and you’ll see guys going everywhere. I just think off all of our lines, that one will stay the most consistent.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
The problem for me in all of this line juggling always comes back to Olesz
He himself stated over the weekend that his knee is not 100%. So if there were concerns about him before, they should be greater now. People have him penciled in for a tryout on the top 6. I don’t see it early on.
I still think he makes the roster although a stint in Rockford might not be bad. I don’t believe anyone would blink at him going through re-entry waivers, so it wouldn’t be a concern.
If he makes the squad, I see him on the 3rd or 4th lines (maybe 4th early on to give his knee some time to strengthen). But due to his salary, he’d be the joke of the NHL skating on the 4th line, so no way in hell Q doesn’t try to make it work with him on the 3rd.
That of course could lead to Bickell on the 4th line, so Olesz-Bolland-Frolik might be a possibility. I just don’t see Bickell-Bolland-Frolik being “a thing” like everyone else, even if it works. Maybe we see it at times this season, and they reunite for he playoff tour.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the key component of that third line is 36-67
Interchanging Bickell and Olsez might not make that much difference as Olsez is probably more like Bickell than any other Hawk. For what it’s worth, apparently Rusty is dominating the scrimmages today.
I can’t wait to see how this all shakes out.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the key component of that third line is 36-67
Probably the best observation of the day. I don’t disagree. Very similar to the Bolland-Versteeg combo.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Heavy lifters on the wing.
Hawks had one “heavy lifter defensive winger” last year in Bickell. Team added two more from Florida in Frolik and Olesz. Would be totally shocked if the Hawks third line wasn’t made up of two of those three. And mildly shocked if the third line right wing wasn’t Frolik.
Yup
My 3rd line is Bolland with a combo of Bickell, Olesz and/or Frolik. Ans like I said, maybe Smith gets a shot at some point.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Bolland Versteeg.
I don’t agree with this.
The key component to the cup winning Bolland line was Ladd. He did everything and is being rewarded for it now (although he is stuck in Manitoba for a while). Versteeg is being bounced around the league, and will probably continue to be because he is one of the most frustrating players to watch and most likely play with. He is high reward at times. Kane is too, but his reward far outweighs his risk. Kaner will do a spin o rama, but it will be down low. Versteeg will toe drag at center ice. Stupid player. Do I have a point? Yes! Frolik, as you are saying is cpmparable Versteeg. God help us all season if we can’t find a 1/2 Ladd. Bolland will be worn down covering up for Frolik. So who is a proven puck winner that can contribute offensively? Is it Bickell, Olesz, or Smith? Mayers? I don’t know, but if that player doesn’t perform, Dave is going to have to work even harder all season.
Grumpy Fuck
Ladd and Bolland
My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. I don’t really know what’s happening down there. Who is the real hero? – Mitch Hedberg
Last year they were separated, both played center, Ladd prolly had better wingers but worse D, they both played against top lines, and Ladd was a -10 while Bolland was a +11.
All of Ladd’s increased production last year came via special teams. He did not play on special teams in Chicago.
He did not step up his game so much as continuing to perform based on expanded opportunities.
It seems clear to me after last year that the key to Dave Bolland’s game is not Marty Havlat or Kris Versteeg or Andrew Ladd, but Dave Bolland. In this way, he’s kinda like a mini-Toews.
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by FrankStallone on Sep 20, 2011 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Bolland is the constant.
He is the key, no doubt. I hope he stays healthy. The point I am trying to get across is that Bolland needs complimentary players around him, just like Toews. If Bolland has to go in the corners all the time to win the puck, he cannot be effective in his defensive role through the middle. Frolik is not going to be the board battler. Who will fill the board battler role on Bolland’s line?
For that matter, who fills it for Sharp and Toews? I see above that we don’t think it’s Brunette. Who the fuck is it?
Top 6
Toews
Kane
Sharp
Hossa
Brunette
Olesz – Stalberg – Bickell
Grumpy Fuck
I'm not sure exactly where I stated that Frolik is the exact same player as Versteeg?
But way to take the ball and run with it – and use examples from the year after to illustrate your point.
Hey, I know Ladd is a very good player, but all the Ladd love here is often over the top. In 2009, he had a career year playing on a talented line. In 2010, not so much; it was solid.
And prior to 2009? He never even played a full season and his numbers were less than impressive (look ’em up). He never even topped 11 goals in a season. Actually, he never broke 17 goals as a Hawk and only had 20 even-strength goals last year playing on the top line.
If Ladd was so incredible, why didn’t he get special teams time? We often judge other players by this, but somehow it doesn’t apply to the folk hero, Andrew Ladd. Versteeg, whose defense is often overlooked, was a force on the PK. Even minimum wager Bryan Bickell had a better year statistically in 2011 than Ladd did in 2010. Ladd, who’s now making $4.4M. Can you say “overpaid?”
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 20, 2011 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions
but... but... he's Andrew Ladd!
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by FrankStallone on Sep 20, 2011 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Never said that
mostly because I have never seen Rusty play before and have absolutely no fucking clue if he’s any good. But there are some parallels – Ladd cracked 20 points just once with the Hurricanes and seemed incapable of staying healthy for a full season before we acquired him in the trade that sent Tuomo Ruutu the other way. We got pretty lucky with how well Ladd worked out for us, but he still wasn’t exactly god-like – his 34 assists in 2008-‘09 are his career high, and he maxed out at 17 goals for the ’Hawks in 2009-’10. He potted 29 last year with Atlantapeg and 30 assists to get up to 59 points, but there he was getting the top line and PP minutes that he never got in Chicago and he was still only a 0.73 PPG player – good but not great.
The point is that we put Andrew Ladd on a pedestal here. I’m not saying that he wasn’t missed last year, I’m not saying that I wouldn’t have loved to have him back, and I’m not saying I’d rather have Rusty. I’m just agreeing with CNS that Andrew Ladd is not the end-all-be-all of LW’s that a lot of people around here like to pretend that he is.
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by FrankStallone on Sep 20, 2011 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Stats are my favorite.
We need a player this season to play hard and tough and win the puck in battles. There I did not say the name that shall not be said. He did that. This team has goal scorers and fast skaters. Who, after Toews and Hossa can consistently win a battle on the boards? If we ask Bolland to do it consistently, it’s going to be bad.
Where is the board battle winning stat?
Grumpy Fuck
Who is the missing board battler?
I’d say Kyle Beach should be that guy, but he’s not. Not yet. Will he ever be? Good question. Can’t discuss…Frank says off-limits.
(haha just fuckin’ with ya Frank, kinda)
Let's Go Hawks!
Best board battler on the team this year that is NOT a core player?
Olesz. And it’s not even close.
Hawks have three defensive minded players this year. Which is two more then last year. And I will take Bickell and Olesz as a tandem over Ladd if I can have Frolik on the other side over Versteeg.
Versteeg and Ladd were better “fillins” on the top lines but for purely defensive checking line players, I’ll take the three over the two. Especially if Smith matures into a fourth.
Ladd is a solid player capable willing to do things others are not
Versteeg is a good player and not overly smart. However, I wish he was still on the Blackhawks, but he is not.
Ladd is not a superstar and I am not slobbing over his talent. I wish HE as still a Blackhawk, but he is not.
The question is on the third line or whatever you want to call it, with Bolland as the constant, as he should be, who fills in the other roles. If Frolik is one of those players, you will need a banger/puck winner as they say, and who is it?
Grumpy Fuck
I'm not sure where the mystery in this question is?
Simple answer: Bickell and Olesz, maybe Smith gets a shot.
Oh wait, that’s right. Bickell is soft even though he was 2nd on the team and among the league leaders in Hits/TOI. I forgot that they weren’t “quality hits.”
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 20, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I never said Bickell was soft.
He’s bige and will definitely bring some physical presence. Hossa and Toews will too, but like you have said, do we want them to. Kane can win on the boards too, not phisically, but with his stick. Again, do we want him to.
Olesz. We got a lot riding on him. I hope he’s what you think he is.
Grumpy Fuck
I think Olesz is definately a wild card coming into the season...
Since expectations/past performances indicate he is “just a guy” at the NHL level, anything we can get out of him should be a plus. It seems as if the general consensus is that he has a lot of talent but can’t stay healthy enough or consistent enough game to game to make an impact. If he does, it doesn’t seem like too much of a stretch to say he could be a contributor to the 3rd/4th line. Who knows? Maybe we get lucky and he ends up being an Andrew Ladd type who finally got healthy enough to fulfill his draft status…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
This
There are 3 2-man combos that we know work: 19-81, 88-10, 36-67. The idea should be to find the best complimentary pieces to those "known knowns" while distributing those combinations across 3 lines.
That sums it up and it seems like it should be so simple to do.
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I had a good weekend, what can I say?
19 and anything works well. 88 and anything works well. No doubt 19 and 88 is a great duo. But is it the best use of their talent on the same line?
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+/- from last year
1st line 19-88 plus 26, 2nd line 10-81 minus 1 for a combined plus 25.
1st line 19-81 plus 6, 2nd line 10-88 minus 5 for a combined plus 1.
You and your numbers
19-88 plus 26 is impressive but are we a one line team? 82 and 81 were fairly useless together on the 2nd line. Who was the 3rd on those two lines when they were split? We had a bunch of spare parts filling in the holes. To me, that’s the key.
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And who do you have on the team (besides Toews)
that can cover for the defensive liabilities that are Kane or Sharp?
Let alone good enough to cover for both of them on the same line?
This is McClure's fight.
That sums it up and it seems like it should be so simple to do.
I was just trying to be supportive for a change.
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I know it will never happen
But I would be a proponent of splitting up DDN… I think the most logical fit for the top two lines would include the following:
Brunette – Toews – Hossa
Frolik – Sharp – Kane
I completely agree that Frolik should be top 6, and again, I agree that in the role of playmaker he might struggle. One of the things I see from him that I like the most is his strength on the puck and responsible 2-way play. On a line with Sharp and Kaner, he would probably be the “puck-winner”, leaving Kane as “playmaker” and Sharp as finisher. Sharp and Kaner already have excellent chemistry so I don’t think there would be an offensice output issue.. I think in that role he could definately be successful and would get more scoring oppurtunites around the net with Kaner and Sharp playing the outside. It would also allow for Q to (finally) put Hossa in a postion to excel by having Toews as his Center…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
What's your 3rd line in this instance?
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
3rd Line
Bickell – Bolland – Smith
If the Hawks intend on using Bolland as the ultimate 3rd Line checking center, I think Smith would be a reliable partner for him and Bickell the 6-4 midget. Since Bickell just wants to play around outside the circles, Smith has shown briefly that he is willing to go to the net and plays a style that would complement Bolland well.
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
So who's on the 4th then?
I do like your top 2 lines, skeptical about your 3rd’s impact on the 4th….
Oct 7 2011. Close your eyes, here we go.
Carcillo-Mayers-Stalberg?
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Bingo
With the option of plugging in Rusty at RW after Q murders Stalberg on the first roadtrip…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 12:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I mentioned this configuration as an option too
but I see Rusty getting the first shot there over Smith. I wasn’t too impressed with Smith in the defensive zone last year.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Smith could
be a great addition to the 4th. Without being captain obvious, the overall goal is to be able to roll 4 lines consistently and confidently. Smith on the 4th helps get us there.
Oct 7 2011. Close your eyes, here we go.
Yup
and he could flip from wing to center when Mayers needs a rest.
On the other hand, it’s quite conceivable Smith centers that line regardless. Smith centered in college. He switched back to wing last year in Rockford.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Again though, with Frolik as the puck-winner
1) I didn’t see that as his strength, and 2) Sharp and Kane are the primary defenders. Doesn’t really work for me.
I would have Brunette instead on a line with Sharp and Kane. Let him be the digger since he’s made a career of it. Toews and Hossa together are great in the corners, so Brunette is overkill. So, I see something more like:
Stalberg-Toews-Hossa
Brunette-Sharp-Kane
Hey, I’m open to a number of possibilities, since we know we’ll see them. I just think we’ll see something like I suggested more than others do.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
In all sense of reality
I think your right… my proposal is more indicative of a pipe dream that Froliks upside resembles a K-Mart Blue Lite Special version of Hossa… besides with Q on the bench we will probably be blessed with the opportunity of seeing Carcillo on the top line… reference my vomiting post above for reaction…
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 12:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Brunette-Sharp-Kane
I thought you were backchecking.
Oh! I thought YOU were backchecking.
Guys- I’m too old and slow to backcheck.
We like our people!
by cliffkoroll on Sep 19, 2011 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Forechecking could be an issue there too
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, Frolik-Olesz-Hossa...enough Czeching for you guys?
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
I think there's a slovak in there somewhere
Enjoy it while it lasts Boston, cause the Hawks are coming to take back what is ours.
This guy seriously should write his memoirs then shop the film rights
For his life story, truth is WAY way stranger than fiction.
by Steeg of their own on Sep 19, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
The worst part is when he had to play for the Blues...
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Not really link-worthy...
But here is a catchy little ditty I was able to cook up…
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Video of Shaw v. Carcillo
If you watch this, you are a meathead who doesn’t actually like hockey.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
Whoops, actually no video. Dam you Adam Jahns.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
"I stepped in because we need Stalberg to be healthy in order to trade him"
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Another one that I didn't use at the time, but I should have...
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Sep 19, 2011 12:02 PM CDT reply actions
No it can't, unless were putting Hossa on the 3rd line.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
I guess my it could happen
was directed toward Rusty dominating anything.
this combination of ballet and murder ♥
Yes, that is quite a surprise.
Putting aside reality for a second, if that guy showed up and played well it would be a major shot in the arm for the Hawks. Would also give us a big advantage at the trade deadline…
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
Bolland being a troll
From Twitter:
Chris Boden: “Bolland treating Toews like Sedin or Thornton”
Tracey Myers: “Bolland annoying the hell out of Toews. Hooking him. #Blackhawks”
i.e. Bolland being Bolland, it's why we love him
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by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Dear Stan
Please never let him play for any team besides the Hawks.
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Signed, every single 'Hawks fan
There are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.
by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Every four years, sure. Just no other team that matters…
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
by Badgerdano on Sep 19, 2011 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bingo!
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
I kinda like your rendition of "Bucky" better than the tradition one:
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Now we all know which team REALLY MATTERS in Wisconsin ...
The Champs!
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by hawks61 on Sep 19, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Again with the Packers shit. Seriously, this has to fucking end.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
leaked photo of Badger's wife?
Not cool, Saskjet. Not cool.
However I must say, with all due respect, Mrs. Badger is quite the looker!
Let's Go Hawks!
LOL
OK, I have so many things I could say about that mouth but none of them are appropriate for this forum.
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Just this one that does ...
the one that’s celebrating the GOLD!
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You Canucks are so funny...
You didn’t see us making a big deal out of it when the US won the gold in 1980. Well, mainly because you kids weren’t “incepted” yet. LOL
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Yup, only a movie or two about it. And a reference to it every time the Olympics rolls around, which is understandable since it’s the only time in the modern era the U.S. has ever won Gold.
Don’t be grumpy pops, don’t be hatin’ on us Canadians we’re good folk eh? Here. Let me pour old gramps a beer and take him to the Curling club or the Legion.
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"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
"DO YOU BELIEVE IN...MEEEERACCCLES????!!!!!!!!" DO YA???? HUH???WHAT????
Yeah, not a big deal at all…
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
Bah!
When WE won it was college kids against the Evil Empire and we had to skate up hill and in the snow. So, yeah!
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
BTW, this was a MUCH bigger moment, when a tiny underdog country of 20 million slew the Red Menace on its own turf...
Extra credit for Americans only: Name the 3 awesome players in the pic
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
One is Phil Esposito
I dont know the rest, and I don’t give a shit. Its Canada.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Phil Esposito on left. The guy in the foreground looks like Johnny Bench. LOL
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Good, you both fail at hockey.../ suspicions confirmed
L to R: Phil Esposito, Yvan Cournoyer (a Canadien, but still…), and the sainted Paul Henderson who scored the goal that ripped the heart out of the Soviet Machine.
(Did I mention he’s from a tiny, impoverished country that overcame insurmountable odds to crush the Red Devils?)
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
You must have missed this
and I don’t give a shit. Its Canada.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is slowly going down a road that nobody needs to read nor continue to go on.
Let’s just end this line of stupidity shall we?
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"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
Only if you promise never to post Packers stuff here again.
Just like the last time
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
by HjammerTime on Sep 19, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
David Mitchell warned us about promises
I am a meat popsicle
SCH's resident 8 year old
by LanceFister3 on Sep 19, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
.333
That’s a $10MM batter in baseball. I should have guessed Cournoyer but I was thinking Frank Mahovlich.
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Fuck Cournoyer
…still asshurt over 71 and 73.
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Canadiens are nice
We all know because they told us so.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
I know some nice ones.
Some of my best friends are black jewish gay Canadian.
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by Badgerdano on Sep 19, 2011 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Canadiens are nice"
We all know, because they never fail to tell us.
"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe, but the truth is, I'm not. I honestly just feel that America is the best country and the other countries aren't as good. That used to be called patriotism."
plus they have charities
There are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't.
by FrankStallone on Sep 19, 2011 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
And they know how to party!
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Canuck
1. Somebody from Canada
2. An offensive term for a French-Canadian person
Let’s not start any border wars though. You guys are all OK as long as you root for the Hawks first and the Leafs second.
Thank you, sir! May I have another?
Hawks first, second, and third...don't give a fuck about anyone else
We are in agreement…
/ regrets Wikileaking Mrs Badger’s photo
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
also why he makes the other players around him better
I don’t know how important practice in hockey is regarding other sports, but I would tend to think that Bolly’s annoying traits only help his teammates come gametime.
God bless Ilya Bryzgalov.
From twitter:
RT SlavaMalamud by mirtle
Bryz: “Walked my dog this morning, almost froze to death. Quick, home, get a jacket. Then it hits me – I GOT NO JACKET! Didn’t need 1 in AZ”
by Steeg of their own on Sep 19, 2011 1:23 PM CDT reply actions
LOL
Even more proof that 7+ mildo per year can’t buy you a brain… “Off to see the wizard…”
by Boris Mironov on Sep 19, 2011 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
While there are 4 preseason games going on today
I can only find a link to one stream
Sens @ Leafs 7pm Est
http://www.veetle.com/index.php/chan…#4e779acecf86e
Enjoy it while it lasts Boston, cause the Hawks are coming to take back what is ours.
I've found this site, I don't know how good it is yet though
It’s an aggregate site. Link
According to the NHL network (at least it's in my guide)
It looks like they are showing that game tonight.
That's right folks the Hawks hope and kool-aid is back.
that link wasn't working
this one is
http://www.veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4e762826b1fdc
at least it’s hockey
Enjoy it while it lasts Boston, cause the Hawks are coming to take back what is ours.
Watching the Toronto game on hockey streams.com even though it's on NHL channel...guess that means no blackouts for Hawks games this year
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
90 bucks per year but full screen iPad stream was perfect, no dropout/ chatter, I liked it
"Statistical Improbability on a Colossal Scale"
I was impressed with the stream too
hopefully it will work as well tomorrow night
That's right folks the Hawks hope and kool-aid is back.
There's a video up on Nhl.com
with Shanahan explaining the new rules for head shots and boarding calls- with video examples.
basically
don’t hit anyone in the head – end of story
That's right folks the Hawks hope and kool-aid is back.
Raffi Torres must be preparing his retirement speech
by transienthawk on Sep 19, 2011 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
And the 'Nucks PR Department is preparing a new list of excuses of how they are being targeted (upon the impending and certain suspensions VAN will receive).
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, Is it October 7th yet?
Recovering rec whore.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Sep 19, 2011 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I see him practicing his excuses
It wasn’t malicious – I swear. He bent down and his head hit my elbow. Didn’t you see it? I was behind the net too. Isn’t that the free-for-all zone?
That's right folks the Hawks hope and kool-aid is back.
"I didn't hit him in the head!"
“Your elbow hit him right above the ear.”
“Ohhh, that head”
I am a meat popsicle
SCH's resident 8 year old
by LanceFister3 on Sep 19, 2011 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently MSG doesn't care for this "Local markets only" bs
Canes vs Sabres so no one cares that much but hey hockey! Or will be once the intermission is over.
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