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Wanted: Anders Lindback's nickname

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Hockey, perhaps more than any game, has a litany of high-quality player nicknames. NHL-wide, there's "The Great One" (Wayne Gretzky), "The Great 8" (Alex Ovechkin), and many, many others. Here in Nashville, we're pretty plain - "Toots" (Jordin Tootoo), "Peks" (indeed, its on Rinne's goalie mask),  "Shea Freaking Weber" or "The Beast" for our captain, and many others. At any rate, whether they are hilariously creative or a variation on the player's name, everybody needs a nickname. 

In that spirit, then, we should endeavor to find a suitable nickname for Nashville's latest backup goaltender, Anders Lindback. He's 6'6 and from Sweden, so there should be plenty of options, right?

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The Choices

I posed this question on Twitter early in the day, so what follows are the options I was presented with. If you have better suggestions, please leave them in the comments.

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My vote out of the above options has to go for "Anders the Giant". It encompasses popular culture, his height, and his first name is obviously quite similar to the nickname's origin, Andre the Giant.

So what do you think? Vote in the poll and sound off in the comments.

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What should Anders Lindback's nickname be?
Lindy
53 votes
Lando
20 votes
Triple Lindy
12 votes
Lindbackup
12 votes
Anders the Giant
106 votes
Other (leave in comments)
15 votes

218 votes | Poll has closed

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Lindy Hop is my nickname. That is, if there’s any footage of him dancing…

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Oct 12, 2010 6:04 PM EDT reply actions  

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How about The “Andes”, like the mountains? Or maybe A-back?

by shlonny on Oct 12, 2010 6:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Something to do with his height

Someone called him The Taller One in the game thread I think. That was pretty funny.

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Oct 12, 2010 6:24 PM EDT reply actions  

yeah i’ve heard this one. the TALLER one is my favorite.

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by Bakht Khan on Oct 12, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

how about

Anders " neutral" lindback.. thats because Sweden is considered a neutral country, . yeah i know it’s lame but it’s all i got….

by bluegrassbaby on Oct 12, 2010 6:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Just for kicks

How about Salanders Lindback after Lisbet Salander, Sweden’s take-no-prisoners Swedish heroine of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” “…Played with Fire,” “…Kicked the Hornet’s Nest?”

by Hockey Hillbilly on Oct 12, 2010 6:42 PM EDT reply actions  

I like "Anders the Giant"

But I think the guys have already nicknamed him Linny (I know… how original that hockey players call team mates a shortened version of their last names with a Y on the end??).

I also like what someone came up with for Lombardi on gameday…“Trophy”.

by TitanPredBearFan on Oct 12, 2010 6:49 PM EDT reply actions  

Anders the Giant gets my vote but you should consider...

The Swedish Thing. Meatball. Stretch Saab. Ikea.

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by BradPerala on Oct 12, 2010 7:57 PM EDT reply actions  

IKEA

I like the name ‘IKEA’ because the stores are Swedish and huuugeee just like him.

by Smashvillian on Oct 12, 2010 8:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Other...

Big AL….

As someone else said, that’s all I got.

by Pred2Win on Oct 12, 2010 10:33 PM EDT reply actions  

What about “Lyngbakr”? Supposedly, it is a giant Scandinavian sea monster, sort of like a Kraken.

by Predmonton on Oct 12, 2010 11:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Another vote for “The Taller One”

by FFWRX on Oct 13, 2010 7:46 AM EDT reply actions  

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