Flames vs. Blue Jackets Game Thread
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 4:30 PM PST
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Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Nov 28, 2009 4:00 PM PST
I don't know where my partner in crime is tonight, so this is our game thread for the BJs. Comments, activate.
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hey, robert —-have you actually ever MET kent yet ? just curious.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
well. i see jokinen has gone back to sucking.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
No. I’ve been in Winnipeg since early ‘06, and I haven’t been in Calgary except to change planes since I was a kid back in the ’70s.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 4:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i’m amused by this. for no real reason other than you (and RO as well) are so well matched…. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
is this the right time to talk about the johnson-pardy pairing ? i think i like johnson pardys. toobad i never get invited to any.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
JohnsonPardys aren’t my personal thing, but I’m a tolerant person of other people’s, uh, interests, so comment as you see fit, wi.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 4:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i mentioned it last week but forgot about it til my roommate reminded me tonight. he’s been out of town and when i told him sarich was out, he was like “JohnsonPardy ?…. is it a johnson pardy ?”
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this is pretty much what i expected from mason. also what i’ve grown to expect from the first line.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
See, that’s the advantage of an online alias. This way, you’re just an anonymous type admitting that. When I say that sort of thing around here, it’s real ;-)
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah. i only keep to the alias because i’m still holding out hope to get a real hockey job someday. i interviewed for the entertainment coordinator for the flames a few years back. that’s probably the closest i’ve gotten.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When I saw the horseshit thrown at you over at PuckDaddy, I could hardly blame you for staying more or less anonymous, whether you want a career in the biz or not.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hahahahaha, yeah. that’s a prime effing example of why i’m glad people weren’t googling my real name and throwing eggs at my house. :P
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve mentioned this about the comments at Yahoo before, but I see how the commenters at Dr. Saturday’s college football blog react to Holly Anderson’s columns there. “Dumb girl” is the nicest thing more days than not. You might get that sort of thing in other places, but the big media sites always seem worse, and anyone who has ever read a major newspaper’s comment sections can likely attest to that.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Better for the blood pressure not read comment sections on any place that isn’t hitthpost or m&g… :) (certainly dont read the comments on mainstream media sites… shiver)
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i have to admit i like reading them, but mostly just to see how ridiculously skewed peoples’ views can be…. the puckdaddy thing SHOCKED me, though. i really didn’t see it as a hot topic article (save from the word “sexism” but that was ALLLLL wyshynski) and every single person i’d talked to thought it was a stupid marketing decision to not make the retro-throwback in ladies cut. but whatever…. next year i can get my #11. i probably won’t want it anymore.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can’t object to that period. Not much finish, but only 5 EV shots against is pretty good, road or home.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 4:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
a goal or three would’ve been nice. typical jokinen fan on an open net ? check. A-typical iginla fan on an oddman rush ? check. [that WAS iggy, wasn’t it ?]
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it was. It might have been in his feet a touch, but he usually handles those.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What I saw
-Posession-wise good for flames
-A few fire-drills in their own zone – Lanks made a couple nice plays to get the puck out at time when it mattered
-The Flames seem to want to get McBackup a W
-Joker seems to have no finish when he has time to think…
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 4:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
so the two things i wrote on the previous thread that are deserving of note here:
1. i think tonight we get to find out if noodles is, infact, the reason behind the goaltending upturn. i’m hoping the answer is a resounding "yes."
2.and a third talking point: struggling goaltenders seem to find their mojo v. the flambés for some reason. i’d expect quite a good outing from mason, though i hope i’m overthinking things. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 4:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I said last year to a couple friends that I really thought that Kipper had been on a downward slide throughout his time working under Marcoux… with the exception of learning how to poke-check on breakaways.
Noodles is great.. Heard an interesting interview with Kipper where he said that Noodles knew more about trends of different guys shooting habits then anyone he’d worked with.
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow. i didn’t really think he was smart, i just thought he was fun. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Corsi was +10 Flames, EV shots 10-5 Flames. The only line in the red was the fourth.
Now lets see how the PP does.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
does it annoy anyone besides me that 9 times out of 10, dion will take the point shot on his first possession on the PP ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
that was a bad gio penalty. wow. he’s becoming the new conroy/sarich of bad penalties.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
All set up by Moss making a stupid decision.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It seems that teams are happy to let the flames point guys take shots on the PP…
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Does Jokinen play with a stick that has a blade half the size of everyone else? with holes in it?
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
the wildcard with two good goals in two games !!!
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
like the one he’s coming off of (fingers crossed) ??
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
McL was lucky playing that puck… a better O guy whoda eaten that up
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Nah, he used his mind to make that guy fall over.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this is one of the better 2nd periods we’ve played this year…
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
hmm, apparently I shouldn’t include right angle brackets…
I also said
waits for the flames to prove him wrong
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i wonder if that means it’s written in invisible font ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ordered out of the back of an old archie comic that I found in my grandparents basement.
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
decode that shit so it doesn’t totally screw my team. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Flames proved you wrong! :-)
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 8:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Looking for the delete button…
where is the delete button…
GIVE ME A DAMN DELETE BUTTON
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
how about this:
this is one of the better 2nd periods we’ve played this year… ]waits for the flames to prove him wrong[ ???? ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
something like that.
I think it thought I was trying to add HTML and stripped it out.
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
maimster: i un-jinxed it here. then the flames were able to pour on the goals and backelhinney was able to shut the door.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I missed the double-secret-super-unjinx…good work there!
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 8:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it was the reversey on the right-angle brackets. remember that for next time. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
backelhinney’s looking pretty solid, thusfar. (touch wood) ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
that was a hell of a nice stop after an absolutely brutal defensive play to lose track of the guy going around the net and let the pass through.
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wow. two awesome defensive stick plays by jokinen, and an unbelievable save by backelhinney
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bad change again? Must have been, right?
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well, you can’t give Nash a clean look.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yikes… bad change set up that penalty… and a hell of a shot by Nash
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i wonder why cassie campbell got the nod over kevin weekes on colour tonight….
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i see that now…. two colour guys ? is that weird ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not seeing much HNIC any more, I hadn’t heard Cassie before but I thought she was really good.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
she’s improved. she’s definitely better than when the cbc gave her a shot at it a couple of years ago.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 8:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even if she’s just some dumb girl! :-)
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
she DOES have an alias !!! she goes by “cassie campbell-pascale.” hahaha soooo undercover. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 8:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i KNOW !!! when i get married i’m gonna go by walkinvisible-giordano.
haha. just kidding.
(it’ll be wi-forsberg)
;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And then your first child will be a wee-wi-forsberg, and that is just trouble for him or her!
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i’m perfectly okay with that kind of trouble, fyi….
;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i’m not sure i agree with this statement. see my comment below.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That wasn’t so good. They’re scrambling, and that wasn’t the best shot.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
can we revert all of that “best second period” juju somehow ?? i’m hating you right now, dph…. also, for the record, hating this johnson pardy.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
McL had a great save about 10 seconds before that…
sigh
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:32 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
this is actually EXACTLY why backelhinney has such terrible win/loss stats. it’s SO not his fault but in the 2nd game of a b2b, the team just lets him down.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The fact that he has generally been a crappy goaltender, as that goal showed, sure hasn’t helped.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 5:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
um, i thought he looked pretty effin’ good up until that goal. and let’s just say that it wasn’t exactly good defense out front, and that the flames are certainly prone to giving up two in quick succession these days…. (on kipper too)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Most of tonight notwithstanding, McElhinney has been a bad goalie at the NHL level. That has far more to do with his 2-9-1 record than the team in front of him.
Though the Flames have completely imploded right now.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 5:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s still a poor goal, though.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s made a bunch of GREAT stops tonight… one bad goal, and one you can’t fault him on at all. Nash scores that first one 70% of the time regardless of goaltender.
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Nash goal is no problem. Methot’s was lousy, right through him. The team hasn’t kept, either. It’s an all-round thing.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice play by Reggie to get it out…
WI, if you were right about an elbow injury you can’t really tell from his play that I’ve seen in the last couple weeks.
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
100% right. i didn’t see it with my own eyes but i fully trust the guy that did. reggie did some photo shoot and apparently his elbow was ENORMOUS. also, i’m told, he was very nonchalant about it and said he’d had it before lots of times.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That was a BRUTALLY soft play by phaneuf to lose the puck to Nash…
BRUTAL
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
we’ll be lucky to get out of this period down 2-1
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Boy, in retrospect (which is all I have, since I have to watch tape delay so I can have a normal meal with my visiting parents), you guys were making some supreme jinxes in this thread.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
good point. yeesh. thank god for backwards right angle brackets, hey ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When’s Noodles gonna show him how to axe handle him.
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Normally saves that stuff for Detroit.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 5:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Though it shouldn’t be. Goalie in the crease area = untouchable. Goalie goes wandering: fair game, in my view.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 5:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you don’t make an effort ot avoid the collision…
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He actually made an effort to engage the collision, he coulda skated between goalie and net, NP…
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Lost track of how many games it lost us last year. It hasn’t helped us at all in a month now.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 5:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We were dominating…..9 SA until McL pulled the seive treatment. Someone needs to kick the sh*t outta Boll.
by LawrenceS on Nov 28, 2009 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hm. i guess the 10 shots against after that are probably backelhinney’s fault, hey ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, of course not, but the fact is he didn’t look sharp on either the 2nd or third goal and it’s not like we’re getting dominated. Those 10 shots against were straight forward shots. Either way 3GA on 19 shots just isn’t good enough.
by LawrenceS on Nov 28, 2009 6:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
how about the ones that should’ve gone in ? like the nash breakaway ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, it’s a great save, you gotta make those saves. I don’t see that Columbus has dominated play in any way, in fact it looked pretty clearly dominated by Calgary until the second goal.
by LawrenceS on Nov 28, 2009 6:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
is it possible that they GOT the second goal BECAUSE they were dominating ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
certainly, but the kid was soft on the play… and then again on the second. I believe the second goal was the 11th shot.
by LawrenceS on Nov 28, 2009 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i’m not suggesting he couldn’t be stronger, i’m just saying that he gets the raw end of the deal alot of the time.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m going to say he played fine, and deserved the win. We are far to hard on a backup goalie who has to sit 3 weeks and then play. He’s an NHL backup and a decent one.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
whoah whoah whoah…… um, if you read the thread above, you’ll notice that i’m the one totally defending our defender. i refuse to be lumped in with this “WE” of which you speak….
ps: there’s nothing on tv other than the current mini-massacre of the oilers, and i’m therefore following you around m&g with nothing better to do. sorry.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s OK, I’m enjoying the conversation. And I realized you were backing McE as well, I just love Royal “We’s”…apparently, WE/WI/WEE is the sound of the thread!
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
….sorry i was in the bathroom.
hunh ?
;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
admittedly he wasn’t great but he also kindof got hung out to dry.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That was brutal…
I apologize to everyone for my crappy comment above…
How many times can he have bad changes, lose track of when a penalty is going to end, and other dumb mental errors.
Anyways, I’m off to the Mercury for a b-day celebration.
I shoulda left 10 minutes ago, I woulda been in a better mood.
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
hahahaha well you’ll be sure to be in a shitty mood later cause you’re GOING TO THE MERCURY !!!
;)
have fun.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i’m more of a ship girl, myself… :)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How many times can They have bad changes…
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
holy christ who let this ian pulver guy on the air ???
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he was about as incoherent and idiotic as anyone I’ve ever heard on HotStove. And my wife, with her back turned, could only say “that guy does not have a voice for TV or radio”.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
lol ron mclean: “yeah, i GET that.”
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
oh my god, if ian pulver ever gets on HNIC again, i will punch people.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i have no idea. i just know he’s the elizabeth hasselbeck of the hnic hotstove
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ie: he backs up his opinions with the infutible “because it IS” reasonning
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My wife laughed knowingly at that comment. Of course, I have to disavow all knowledge of what you’re talking about.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Corsi: Flames +2, -8 in the period.
EV shots 14-12 CBJ, 9-2 in the period.
That last ten minutes was as bad as the second last night, except last night the Wings couldn’t get one by Kipper.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i’d suggest worse. we are in the 2nd game of a b2b and therefore slow as molasses right now.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
dion and gio now, hunh ? or was that a line change ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
that was mcelhinney’s fault for sure. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
does anybody else feel like there’s no way in hell we’re gonna win this game unless we skate 6 on 5 ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i’m curious about the johnson pardy corsi, and can’t imagine it’s very good.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
They don’t seem any different than the rest, really. Johnson +3, Pardy -2.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sutter looks like he’s trying to get Joker’s line away from Nash’s, which likely came about 15 minutes too late.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
yeah —the conroy glenx line is getting em now, right ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
leaves the langkow dawes line against softer comp and liklier to score ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In theory. It does feel like a night where they’re done scoring, though.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
aside from 6 on 5. i should write scripts for these games. i called everything from the get-go (except for the prust goal i predicted but hey, you called a conroy tally !).
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Negative on the Conroy. I don’t do the goal picking deal. That was shep_.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, and the bench is shorter now. I think Brandon Prust can take the rest of the night off.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
freddan too, pk notwithstanding
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
are they playing “gettin’ jiggy wit’it ?” i don’t even think they play that in anaheim.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
pardy has become a fairly effective blueliner.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s a reasonable 6th D…he’s not great, but I didn’t think he was terrible tonight.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he seemed to be around a LOT (to my eye) when backelhinney was making saves. ie: wasn’t preventing shots on net.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably true. I thought he stepped up and closed up space pretty well in the neutral zone and near the blue line, which is what I noticed most. Usually, I’m more focused on what the forwards are screwing up (or Dion, because he’s my personal demon) then D when there’s a scoring chance against.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
aaaahhh, i guess he’s okay…. plus he’s INTEGRAL to the johnson-pardy. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to have a Pardy without the Johnson, I suppose…
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
(i have a feeling i will get alot of mileage out of the johnson-pardy…. it’s like i don’t even WANT sarich to come back !!!)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, Dustin Boyd is a fairly useful guy. That line plays better when he’s out there.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
WI
it’s been a couple years since I’ve been to the mercury. Overall not as good as I remember ( actually downright uninspiring)
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 6:27 PM PST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
hahahahahah are you on here FROM THE BAR ?!??! that’s rad. respect…. ps: the game is tied now that you’re gone. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
also ? the OLD mercury was awesome, but the new mercury’s terrible. two doors down is the ship & anchor. three doors past that is local 510: both significantly better. :)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Aware of both. This friend isn’t a ship girl sadly. I like the ship though. We’ve probably
rubbed shouldersbwithout realizing it. Nice win in the SO by jie
by d_p_h on Nov 28, 2009 7:00 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I’m OK with being wrong about no more goals, btw. I don’t really believe in reverse psychology. Columbus can be scored on. They have issues down low.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well, this is an interesting (and unexpected) turn of events.
by SarahM on Nov 28, 2009 6:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i just wanna point out my roommate fell asleep ten minutes and said “i’m gonna have a nap and i’ll wake up when it’s tied and my cab is here.”
uh. the cab’s not here yet.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
um: i’m not sure that’s legal on backelhinney….. i’d like a replay.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Skated hard, was checked close by Glencross but not forced in in any way.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That isn’t either. The refs are changing the outcome of the game by trying not to change the outcome of the game.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i apparently do not understand how goaltender interference works. based on this game and the previous one.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
You right in league with 99% of officials, players and fans, wi.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
perhaps i’ll spend my day tomorrow trying to figure it out over at my site…
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You get a Colin Campbell Wheel of Justice in there, and that’s the whole NHL decision making process in a nutshell. Nice one, Res.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the hit on mcelhinney ? or on juice ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
oh shit. and that was a huge hit by regehr on juice that i wouldn’t suggest was legal either.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
why would they play the “ole ole ole” song right now ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
well, the single point is largely undeserved so that’s sweet.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
They were a lot better than CBJ in the first. It isn’t that far out of line.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha the first was like three hours ago !!!
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
we weren’t good for like TWO HOURS !!!
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Really, I thought we were better in the 1st and the last 15 minutes of the 3rd, and OT, so I’m OK with taking the points.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
okay i was exaggerating. we weren’t good for an HOUR AND A HALF. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I took a supper break and played some Wii (there’s that sound again!) before starting to watch the 3rd, so it may have been two hours for me…
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, down 2 in the last 5 minutes, the lottery of OT/SO is OK.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
strong D by reggie, there…. not as strong as punching juice square in the face but still a good pokecheck.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
good pressure in the OT. guaranteed loss in SO. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
maimster: this was an anti-jinx, fyi. :D
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I threw about 6 anti-jinxes in there watching the shootout. Still really can’t believe they won it…Mason is really bad on breakaways, apparently.
by maimster on Nov 28, 2009 9:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pressure kinda fell apart now. Maybe that will help in a possible SO?
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 6:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Apparently checking from behind is no longer a penalty.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 6:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
neither is goalie interference, fyi. jeez. keep up. ;)
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hey lawrence ? is backelhinney any good ?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
another big faceoff win. connie that time. it seems to me that our faceoff % was much improved tonight.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
this is the most i think we’ve ever scored in shootout.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He half-fanned on that. Nice bit of luck.
McE looks over-matched, though.
And so does Mason. Jesus.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
this will be poetic justice, won’t it.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
thank god. i only like those endings when theoren fleury scores.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Iggy for the win?
Of course not. He hasn’t scored since some time in 07/08.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i’m pretty shocked at those two points.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Holy hell. Well, he can’t play at EV, but he did the job there.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
i wonder what his shootout percentage was in abbotsford….?
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, a tie was likely fair. Shots were 32-32, 27-23 at EV for CBJ.
I doubt they’ll throw the fish back, though.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s the new NHL though… you need charity points to finish at the top of the standings. Flames have been ungodly on the road so far.
by Resolute on Nov 28, 2009 6:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They could have let it go like the Wings did last night, and they didn’t. Good on ’em.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
periods of domination by both squads. periods of putrifaction by both squads.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 6:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
“jamie mclennan is the secret to goaltender success in calgary.” ron mclean singlehandedly answers my #1 question above.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 7:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I still think Kipper’s at least switched to light cigs and beer, even if he hasn’t cut back ;-)
Maybe Noodles has helped Kiprusoff with positioning a bit as well. Kelly Hrudey mentioned him losing the net every time the subject came up last year, and he seems very sound this year.
by Robert Cleave on Nov 28, 2009 7:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he seems to be playing the puck with a LOT more confidence as well…. mind you, noodles was around last year but maybe marcoux was somehow toxic (though he seemed pretty good to me all the time i’d seen him at work in camps n’ stuff). marcoux seems to be bringing carey price’s game back currently but i guess he (price) is pretty hot and cold….. not unlike kipps last year, actually.
so yeah. let’s give noodles some credit. it makes me excited about that joni ortio kid that he’s so jazzed about.
by walkinvisible on Nov 28, 2009 7:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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