Thursday's notes: Sour Fruit Cup?
by Dirk Hoag on Nov 17, 2011 9:14 AM EST
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PrintAnother game, another pair of ex-Predators at Bridgestone Arena tonight. Our morning notes hit multiple times on the topic of Cody Franson, and the rough ride he's had with the Maple Leafs so far, after being the "sweetener" in the trade which saw Toronto take Matthew Lombardi's contract off David Poile's hands...
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by 3DLink on Nov 17, 2011 9:19 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
That post on “A Theory of Ice” was brilliant, by the way. Highly recommended as is all of her stuff.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
It is a great story. I appreciated the part comparing Philly to the blues….lol
My hockey team is better than your hockey team
by Predator Don on Nov 17, 2011 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
for sheer turn of phrase, this one’s the best:
the old-timey Bruins were some devious [bleeep], this being before the invention of mindless goonery.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
That Blues line may be the best one I have read all month. LOL
It gave the Flyers that little extra shot of dickish insouciance they need every season to keep them from turning into the Blues.
by Marcus Newman on Nov 17, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Ridiculous, Boring Ploys
Great piece from A Theory of Ice on the historical precedents for showboat coaches like Peter Laviolette. The New York Americans-Boston Bruins icing standoff will resonate with longtime hockey fans in Nashville. Back in the day of the EHL the Knoxville Knights’ player-coach Don Labelle instructed his team, depleted by injuries, to ice the puck from the mid first period on in their home game with the powerhouse Nashville Dixie Flyers. The next night, in Nashville, Flyers fans showed their scorn. Referee Ted Dailey’s first task was to remove from the ice a red rooster outfitted in a Knoxville-red jacket with Labelle’s number 3 on the back. Ironically, Labelle later became a Dixie Flyer himself. No reports on whether he now raises chickens on his farm near Knoxville.
by Hockey Hillbilly on Nov 17, 2011 10:40 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
We started that. :)
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
I don’t know about you, but I’m claiming that he got it from us.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Somebody needs to get 303 to get a chant started...
Honey-Badger
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Taz is good, too, but Honey Badger is still best.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Honey Badger just has the ring to it that fits him. Taz i see more as Toots when trotz tells him he needs to get something going.
I’ve been calling Toots “my little bowling ball” for years, so I can definitely see him as Taz rushing around the ice flinging people out of his path.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
Part Predator, part Lightning.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
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