Predators 5, Blackhawks 2: Kleintastic
by Dirk Hoag on Jan 22, 2012 12:34 AM EST
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PrintIf they keep this up, the stakes could get higher and higher for the Nashville Predators. Tonight, in front of an energetic Bridgestone Arena, the Preds took advantage of a tired Chicago Blackhawks team and steamrolled their way to a 5-2 victory. The win moves Nashville to within 4 points of Chicago, although the Preds have a game in hand and get another crack at the Blackhawks on Tuesday at the United Center.
Video highlights and post-game reaction from today's win after the jump:
Cue the video:
Post-game audio is available from Barry Trotz, Patric Hornqvist, Pekka Rinne, and Kevin Klein (click each name for the MP3). We also have the radio highlights, and a couple interviews, as well thanks to the crew at 102.5 The Game:
Colin Wilson 2nd Intermission 2012-01-21 (mp3)
Martin Erat post-game 2012-01-21 (mp3)
Predators Blackhawks highlights 2012-01-21 (mp3)
Your random observations:
- It was a pleasure to meet SamFels and Killion from Second City Hockey before the game, there were a ton of Blackhawks fans in attendance tonight, which helped create a tremendous atmosphere early on.
- That said, it was funny to hear Martin Erat in the post-game interview talk about the fans cheering during the anthem, and how that helped get the Preds pumped up for the game. Did he know that those were the Chicago fans doing that?
- Colin Wilson was a dynamo tonight, with a 1st-period rush that should have drawn a tripping call, and several other highlights in the offensive end.
- Who else was surprised to see Matt Halischuk get the scratch? Show of hands?
- Kudos to Kevin Klein for earning 1st Star of the Game, the whole D corps stepped up as Francis Bouillon left the game with an injury. We'll have to wait and see whether he'll be able to go on Monday, and/or whether Ryan Suter will return.
- Brandon Yip looked like a reasonable 4th-line winger in his Preds debut. Post-game, Barry Trotz mentioned that he hasn't played much lately, so we'll have to reserve judgment for a few weeks I guess.
- It's a late night, so I'm keeping the recap short - but it will be very interesting to see how the Preds follow up this big win. They face the ultimate trap game Monday night at home vs. Columbus, before traveling to Chicago for a rematch with the Blackhawks on Tuesday. Wins in both those games could send Nashville into the All-Star break right up there alongside the Western Conference leaders...
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Even Stu Grimson and Willy admitted that Halischuk’s name didn’t come up when they were discussing who would sit for Yip. It made me sad to see that Hustlechuck was the one they chose, mostly because he’s done everything that’s been asked and more all year.
With that said, Yip does have size on Halischuk and probably does have a higher ceiling. Still… Bring back Hustlechuck!!!
and has 10 goals… we need that
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
Halischuk has the worst possession numbers on the team. He’s not a bad fourth liner, but there’s no one I’d scratch before him.
14 points, 10 goals, plus 2… pretty good numbers to me!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 12:58 AM EST up reply actions
Ten goals is nice
but his entire game is just directing the puck to the blue ice. Which isn’t a bad thing, admittedly, it just makes for a very one dimensional player.
good! there’s blue ice right in front of their goalie before the net
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:02 AM EST up reply actions
P.S. Hornqvist is very under appreciated in my book. He is a catalyst for so many goals that he doesn’t get credit for.
ya he does do great things that don’t show on the score sheet. Think of how many times he screens the goalie
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
You think Anders hates watching movies with him for this reason. “Hey Patric come on move out of the way”
I think that even sitting down, Anders is still taller
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:16 AM EST up reply actions
You’ve seen that picture of Anders taking a knee next to Mitch Korn, right? I think he’s STILL taller than Mitch.
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yep!! haha!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:20 AM EST up reply actions
AAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!
We need to have a caption contest for this.
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try this link and see whether you can see Korn:
http://ingoal.ingoalmagazine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/Lindback-Rinne-Korn.jpg
by LuvthePreds on Jan 22, 2012 1:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No, he's in the original post too.
Go up to the very top of the page, and in the grey box on the right side, look for where it says “view” (this is in the fanpost box). Then click “wide.” Mitch will show up :)
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BTW: Pekka's taller.
He’s either got heels on or it’s Lindback’s hair that makes him taller.
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jan 22, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
but how about his coordination
on his tip-in goal from Klein tonight.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:00 AM EST up reply actions
Halischuk's healthy scratch
Was probably due to the fact he’s the only one that’s played every game thus far. Give the guy a little rest while they’re testing Yip out. Put some fire in C Smith and C Wilson who had been on a bit of a dry spell (particularly Smith). Glad to see them finding the back of the net.
favorite part of the game was Josi stealing it from Hossa
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 12:46 AM EST reply actions
Will THEY stop hating Sergei now?
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by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jan 22, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
probably
until the 1st half of next season. I hope he doesn’t disappear in the playoffs again this year.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 23, 2012 1:32 AM EST up reply actions
My favorite part of the game was Hossa’s reaction to Josi stealing the puck from him. It isn’t in the highlights, but he said something very angry, and slammed his stick into the boards. I giggled.
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He probably shouted…“Does he know who I am…I am cup winner Marian Hossa.” Actually this sounds like a good OTF caption contest for this week.
by Predmonton on Jan 22, 2012 1:12 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No pictures of it, unfortunately. If someone did record the game, though, that would be awesome. He was absolutely LIVID.
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He wasn’t just angry, he was whining at the ref. The stick action was because he wanted slashing on Josi. The replay was clearly not slashing.
Whining, angry, whatever. Same thing. He was pissed and he slammed his stick.
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The part of the replay I was referring to he was using his stick to demonstrate the alleged slash from Josi. After that he slammed his stick. He wasn’t a happy boy.
Take two of these and Klein me in the morning
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Hats off to Klein....
and to that Kostitsyn guy who has been more energetic lately, and man has he ever scored some sick goals lately. Colin Wilson has rock this year. Lets hope the All Star Break doesn’t kill our chemistry.
Hopefully this is a turning point in Klein’s career and we look back on his past mistakes and laugh.
Klein has been awesome for the last month!
Before that, he was only great.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
He’s all growed up! I no longer almost pee myself every time he gets the puck in our zone!
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(It scared me that much. I couldn’t look.)
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From Cooper's postgame notes:
Since Kevin Klein came back from an issue the Predators called the flu on Jan. 1, he is a plus-4. Before then, he was a minus-11 on the season. He has also played over 23 minutes twice. Klein averages 20:39. On a defense corp that features Shea Weber and Ryan Suter, Klein is often the forgotten man. At times, he is prone to a mistake or two, but he has made fewer of them since the new year. In those 10 games he has six points. Klein is very quietly playing his best hockey of the season.
The Kleinflu made him stronger! How Nietzschean!
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
I wouldn’t think any goals scored would be sick. Really, what is meant by using sick and insane to describe good things? Young people! I just don’t understand! ;p}
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by amyinsparta on Jan 22, 2012 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sick
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=insane
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
Haha. When a goal is beyond "sick" or "insane", my brother and I use the term "disgusting."
It has to be REALLY excellent though – truly worthy of the term. A good example of a “disgusting” goal would be when Ovechkin scored from his back, with his stick behind his head. Another would be the Marek Malik shootout goal on the Caps. The level talent necessary to score those goals is so high it’s just disgusting. The term just has a certain je ne sais quoi to it.
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like SK74's
disgusting 1-handed SHG against the Wings last year?
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 23, 2012 1:35 AM EST up reply actions
Weber got deked out of his pants on that first goal.
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Weber doesn’t want to wear pants but the league has to somehow restrain his natural defensive abilities.
Can’t carry two sticks. It’s in the rules.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
please somebody get this
when I pick up a hockey stick all my instincts tell me to use it as a weapon
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:08 AM EST up reply actions
Always Sunny in Johnson City!
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
YYEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
I could never quite get into it, which surprised me cause I love Arrested Development, and they strike me as relatively similar. It seemed right up my alley. Oh well, I guess.
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maybe its just a guy show? I don’t know any females that like it
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:18 AM EST up reply actions
yes, 2
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:20 AM EST up reply actions
No, that is who he is talking about. It isn’t funny.
World Wide Weber.
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~Joe Strummer
C.D. is always a step ahead…quickest wit in the west…….ern conference?
by Predmonton on Jan 22, 2012 1:26 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
yes!! haha
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:40 AM EST up reply actions
Where is your picture from?
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Preds bench. I tried out for the team… didn’t make it very far cause I didn’t know we were supposed to provide our own equipment
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:43 AM EST up reply actions
also, that whole skating thing…. I thought they were going to teach us that
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:43 AM EST up reply actions
Hmm… you might have a point there, actually. Everyone I know that likes it is a guy….
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it is ssoooo good! love that show!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:21 AM EST up reply actions
I AM SO EXCITED. I lost it when I heard it was coming back for a season and movie. Oh man, I can’t wait.
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One of the best shows ever. I’m glad its coming back, I just hope they don’t screw it up.
Now if only we could get back Firefly…
Firefly is awesome too! I haven’t seen many episodes, but I watched Serenity, and it was fantastic.
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Serenity’s what got me into the series. Its criminal that it got cancelled. Poor marketing on FOX’s part I guess.
Also possibly too good for the average population? All the great shows seem to get nipped in the bud way too soon.
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Which reminds me, I need to watch the last Fringe episode.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
oh cool! that blows my theory then
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:21 AM EST up reply actions
Although she is also the only person that I have ever heard wanting to buy a green man suit and not for sports related reasons.
…….would you like to elaborate on that, or…?
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Yeah, she wanted it just because of the tv show. Now a days you see all sorts of color suits at sporting events. I think it a bad idea because they can show a little to much profile, and as I saw happen to green man a football game, may lure someones grandma into wanting to get a little too touchy feel….Pretty weird and inappropriate…Poor guy.
OH, right I forgot that’s where it originated, right? Or at least became big – because of that show.
And wow…. that sounds… awkward as crap. And pretty uncomfortable.
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here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvYFaggyn2Y
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:39 AM EST up reply actions
skip ahead to one minute mark if you don’t want to watch the first part
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:41 AM EST up reply actions
lol!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:45 AM EST up reply actions
there is one where one of the guys wins a radio contest and gets to go take a shot for some money at a Flyers game. Hilarious!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:18 AM EST up reply actions
Erat's comments
I heard that, too, and wondered whether I’d misheard it, as I was at the drive-thru getting Frosties at the time. Hard to imagine that he never noted that they do that, in all the games he’s played in Chicago over the years.
But hey, if it got him pumped, that works!
he just gets really into the national anthem and doesn’t notice most times
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:04 AM EST up reply actions
Uh, Erat’s, uh, maybe not, uh, sure, uh, that, he was, uh, excited and, uh, maybe he, uh, meant to, uh, talk about the, uh, tv, uh, timout ovation.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
ok Fankie! thanks for that
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:09 AM EST up reply actions
no, you got frankie wrong
he’s aahhh ahh aahhh, where Erat is uh uh uh
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:07 AM EST up reply actions
i never realized he was that bad for saying "uh"
but holy crap i can not listen to his sound bite it is just too much
by Herzausstein on Jan 22, 2012 1:28 AM EST up reply actions
I usually try to count them, but I totally lost my mind after about 30 tonight. Way too much to handle.
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strč prst skrz krk!
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Myslel jsem, že něco podobného! Myslíte si, že budou mít čas přeložit všechny, nebo budou jen žasnout u nás?
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Pravděpodobně se divit, budou. Jak se o úžasné hře Klein? První hvězdou? Jsem rád, že se bít do jeho krok.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Fanoušci stojí na nich!Bezpečnostní stráže stojí na nich!Arašídové prodejci stojí na nich! A Páni, kdybych se mohl dostat tam, byl bych postavit na ně!
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Nic moc na bonbóny gummie
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Jag har inte sett svenska fiskar reklam. Var ser du det? Varför är det konstigt och roligt?
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Mám rád “gril Weber” reklamy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waweQQRirfA
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To je k popukání! Kamarád, co můžeš jíst.
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Musíte se dívat. Tam je reklama jako první. Počkejte, až se film spustit. Veselý.
velmi vtipné
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Jsem spokojený s Klein právě teď! V loňském roce Klein mě vyděsilo hodně a chtěl jsem ho pryč. Myslím, že všichni víme, jak důležitý je pro tým v tomto roce.
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věděl, že to mohl udělat, jen potřebuje trochu času. Klein opravdu hraje dobře. Tihle chlapi jsme nyní mohli být velkým obrany na dalších pět nebo šest let.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Jsem opravdu nadšený Josi a Ellis. Jsou bude úžasné v jednom nebo dvou let. Pokud se nám podaří udržet Weber a Suter, budeme mít dva pevné obranné linie na mnoho let, ano.
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I must need to go to bed…. you guys aren’t making any sense anymore
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 3:03 AM EST up reply actions
I did talk to his childhood friend at the Philly game. Does that count for something?
Okay, so it was in English. But I did guess that the language they were speaking was Czech, and that had very little to do with the Erat and Jagr jerseys they were wearing.
Okay, so it had everything to do with the jersies.
(Hangs head in shame.)
Souhlasím. Jsme zálohování se do kouta. Co bychom měli mluvit? Brankáři, jako je vysoký Anders?
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yeah it was a fairly long interview as well....
it was just aweful to hear the word “uh” every 3-5 seconds
by Herzausstein on Jan 22, 2012 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
Watching their second goal...
A few people mentioned that Josi was at fault for getting caught, but watching it again, he was way down at the net to begin with (as is his style, to bring the puck in), and taking a shot on net. Moreover, someone (it’s hard to see, but based on the play-by-play, I believe it’s Colin Wilson) WAS covering Hossa on the far boards, and left him to come back into the zone. If they’re playing man-on-man (which I believe they were, especially against Hossa), HE SHOULD NOT BE LEAVING HIS MAN, I.E., HOSSA. That was his job. Big no-no to Colin Wilson.
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(Also, Pekka probably should have stopped that, as it was a pretty easy shot, but even Gods make mistakes, I guess.)
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speaking of God, big shout out to him for keeping the hawks plane in the air for a long time and getting them here late
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:05 AM EST up reply actions
as Chris Johnson would tweet
#GOD100
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
What time did they land? Did they also leave CHI late? Snow there and t-storms here, I think (and a tornado warning in Wm Co., in the middle of the night).
I think heard they didn’t get in till like 2 maybe? Not sure though
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:13 AM EST up reply actions
ok good! glad somebody else heard that too!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:32 AM EST up reply actions
Impressive win.
I’ve always said that I’d rather a team that we’re facing that played the night before win that game than lose, as it takes some of the hunger out of them if things start going wrong. You could tell that the Hawks, who got in late due to weather issues, really didn’t look like they wanted to play the high energy game we were going at them with and once they got behind they really didn’t force things to much. It’ll be the other way around on Tuesday night, so we’ll see what happens there.
We got some good bounces tonight with the Klein goal and the Hawks hitting two posts in the first period. A game of inches it is sometimes.
Not happy with Halischuk getting scratched. What more does he have to do to stay in the lineup? If getting Yip pushes Halischuk to the press box, then it’s a more bizarre move than it even appeared before. Not getting that decision.
The main reason I didn’t pick the Hawks to win the Central was their goaltending. They’ve got to be a bit nervous about Crawford come playoff time. Maybe that’s where they need to find help out.
Only 5 goals given up in the past 3 games with Suter out of the lineup. Never bought the theory that we’re better without Weber than when we’re without Suter. Both are huge to our success.
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by Grizzledbear on Jan 22, 2012 1:05 AM EST via mobile reply actions
SHOTS ON GOAL CHART LINK IS 404’D!
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blew the inernets mind!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:14 AM EST up reply actions
it should work in the morning
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I think there were a lot of people singing along when they played “Mahna Mahna.” I think it would be fun to use that one regularly.
I also think that the solution to the anthem thing would be to ask fans to sing along. If they start in with their crap, we stop, reiterate that we’re going to sing along, and begin again.
Poor Sarah looked and sounded like she was having trouble hearing herself sing tonight. It is kind of disrespectful to the singer.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
that it is
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:27 AM EST up reply actions
is is just me or are the things hawks fans do.... for slow people
National anthem they clap and yell. After they score a goal all they do is say duh duh duh, duh duh duh. Guess they probably flew in on the short plane
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
*it
dammit
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
lol!!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 1:35 AM EST up reply actions
I taught some really great kids who rode the short bus, so I respectfully request that we find another way to describe the deficiencies of their fans.
You’ve really clamped down on your online visibility, eh?
Hehe.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Eh, I’d put it up, but she’s emailed me before so I know it’s there somewhere.
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When was the Mahna Mahna? I missed it.
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~Joe Strummer
it wasn't
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by Shawn Kehoe on Jan 22, 2012 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Ah, I personally have to vote down "Mahna Mahna"...
it’s one of those songs that gets in my brain and makes me want to hit my head against something hard to get it out.
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uh
the wife and I don’t remember them playing mahna mahna at the game. There were the Yip Yips watching the phone, is that what you’re remembering?
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by Shawn Kehoe on Jan 22, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
klein?!
Seriously guys who is that guys wearing the klein mask out on the ice. Everyone was shocked that was a goal cause pete was like “wait that went in the net?!”
by Shadow23 on Jan 22, 2012 1:34 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
where did all this goal scoring magic come from aswell??
by Herzausstein on Jan 22, 2012 1:35 AM EST up reply actions
TIL:
The Predators know how to score more than 3 goals!
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Seemed like half of Chicago came down to Nashville for the game tonight
Too bad they forgot to take their hockey team with them. :P
Seriously though, solid performance by the Preds tonight. I was amazed at the amount of red in the arena, but fortunately we didn’t give them a whole lot to cheer about. Klein put in another solid performance, and I liked what I saw from Yip. He skates hard and made some nice checks.
Considering the Hawks airplane adventure, maybe they should drive down with their fans next time. :D
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by Grizzledbear on Jan 22, 2012 3:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
the game is being replayed on FSTN…. quick Dirk, put up a first period replay thread
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If we hung around on this thread and commented the now-typical 1000+ comments, Dirk would get up and be stunned at the comment count on a post-game thread.
hahaha! that is true!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 2:05 AM EST up reply actions
I wish I had the Marty Party picture :(
That’s one of the few I haven’t saved yet.
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I don't have it either :(
I do have this:
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
by DonBorvio on Jan 22, 2012 2:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that was the best game of the year! glad I took my dad, uncle, brother and cousin to that one!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 2:39 AM EST up reply actions
I went to that one with Shadow! God, that was PHENOMENAL. Probably one of the best games I’ve EVER been to.
His face has so many emotions. I love it.
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I lost my voice after that game. And I’m not one of those people who yells (despite my frequent use of caps during GDTs, haha).
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Yeah, that happened to me in the playoffs last year. Seeing that Game 6 win was awesome. And the Sully goal was ridiculous!
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Its true she was almost a mute but do was everyone and my hands killed me after that game
by Shadow23 on Jan 22, 2012 2:51 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I liked the Dec 15th vs. Wings
I had 12 people there with me, including two who had never been to a hockey game before. I like it most because I was there for it :-) That CBJ game I didn’t even get to watch :-(
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:15 AM EST up reply actions
I could have been sitting next to you the whole game and have never known it. The only game that I got to see while I was in NSH but worth every minute.
I was in 318
Rows H and J. really loud guy with a beard
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:24 AM EST up reply actions
Big Ben? like the clock tower in England?
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:28 AM EST up reply actions
haha, I've seen him on the Megatron
not me. I just added a profile picture finally. this was actually taken after that same Wings game. Me and two of my sisters ran into Krazy Kyle in front of the pro shop after the game and got our picture with him.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:33 AM EST up reply actions
Krazy Kyle helped out (musically) at my high school’s rendition of Our Town! My brother did behind the scenes stuff with him, and said he was awesome (but indeed rather Krazy).
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I love what he does musically at the Preds games. It’s cool that he’s involved in community stuff too.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:37 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah. When I went to the Avs game, I was really underwhelmed by their entertainment stuff during the game (specifically music). Their organist wasn’t NEARLY as talented as Krazy Kyle.
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I was really thrilled to meet him
and get a picture with my sisters and I with him. Especially after such a memorable game.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:39 AM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah, it’s your profile picture! Very nice!
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I should scan my picture with Paul Kariya in… I was 16, so I look REALLY young, and I look absolutely terrified, but it was one of the best moments of my life. I wonder if I have it on my computer up here…
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sadly
I only know of Kariya by reputation from you all here at OTF. I didn’t know or care anything about any sports (after I lost interest in the Braves after the ‘94 strike) until I went to my first live Predators game. I think it was March 12th, against the Rangers (4-2 loss, I’ve hated the Rangers ever since) but I was hooked instantly. That’s awesome that you had your picture with a legend like him.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:48 AM EST up reply actions
Oh man, Kariya is my all-time favorite player. Mostly I think cause he’s a little guy who got a lot of respect, but I loved him. It was so cool. My travel team was going to Nationals that year, and he asked me about it after my dad prompted me to tell him about it… I don’t even remember what he said, HA!
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I want to move somewhere
where there is ice. somewhere where a 31 year old (or older by then) can learn to handle hockey gear. I at least learned to skate pretty well when I was young. I just want to learn with some other recreational old farts like me to play the game that I’ve grown to love over the last 3 years.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:53 AM EST up reply actions
They have a GREAT league IN Nashville – the CB League. They play at the SportsPlex (same rink where the Preds practice). If you’re ever thinking about moving to Nashville, you should check it out.
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yeah, that's where I learned to skate
once a month on Homeschool Ice Skate Day we’d drive down the hour from Westmoreland. I later lived in Nashville, and went and skated there, but didn’t have the time and money to get equipment and start playing, since I was working and going to school. then 2 1/2 years ago I left Nashville.
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*edit...
It’s a men’s league for 30 and up, I believe. I know they have different levels, for brand new players up to guys like Danny Geoffrion (Blake’s dad), who still live in town and still play.
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Yeah, intermissions at Wild games are just nothing. Dudes cleaning the ice, and silence as every one goes to the restrooms/concessions.
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That’s awkward… I was wondering if I got spoiled by the excellent production of the Bridge.
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That’s disappointing :(
Or are we just the only arena that does what we do?
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I’ve got a feeling, we’re one of a only a few. Everyone else is just boring I guess. ;)
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Speaking of boring, we have over 400 comments. Holy crap. And it’s almost 4AM my time… methinks it might be time for bed.
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The Oilers and Flames both have some sort of intermission games, but nothing compared to the sumo hockey at the bridge…it was fantastic to watch. Actually the oilers play kind of like a giant game of memory on the ice during one of the intermissions.
Yeah, I felt like it kind of was too. HA, we were actually late to the game because my boyfriend missed one of the turns to get there… I missed the first goal, and was not pleased :P
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I am sure that was probably the last thing that he wanted to do. There are not too many turns from Castle Rock to Denver, but those one way streets in Denver sometimes are confusing.
Yep, it was one of the one-way streets haha. Nah, he wasn’t trying to be late, it was just one of those things that happened… I was a good girlfriend though – I didn’t b*tch and moan, because it wasn’t his fault (no matter how much I wanted to, lol).
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It was college night, so my brother and I went as close as we could go, and I bet the last time I will ever be able to afford seats that close.
I wanted to get lower bowl, but most of the people I went with were in thrift mode in early December. And I wanted to go to the game with 2 of my sisters, 2 of my brothers, my older brother’s wife, a friend from Johnson City and his girlfriend, my cousin (a michigan native and Wings fan, haha) my mom, her fiancee, and another friend. 318 is pretty good for upper bowl.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:32 AM EST up reply actions
I am sure that you will have more chances then I to get back to Nashville on a college night, and get cheap lower bowl seats.
probably
but probably not for the rest of this season. Budget is pretty tight to drive there and back just for a game unless I can get together with some more people and split gas.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:35 AM EST up reply actions
Closer than my 1,000! Man, sometimes I really wish I was closer to Nashville so I could go to more games.
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1000 is closer than my 2,100. Although we probably get to see more Preds games then him since we (I’m assuming) live in/near hockey cities.
OH wow. Right, Edmonton!! I actually get to see hardly any. My roommate and I downgraded our cable package to save money, so now we don’t get NBC Sports Network, the artist formerly known as Versus. It’s sad, but saves money. Weirdly, we don’t even get the local sports network for some reason, so I can’t watch the Bruins play either (not that I really want to). I’ve just resigned myself to the rivers of the Interwebz.
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Yeah, I just pay the $20 a month for gamecenter online instead of paying for cable, and since I am out of market, I can watch pretty much every game, except local and nationally televised games.
Nice. I’ve been debating doing that… cause of the random blackouts, I’m not sure if it’s worth it to buy it JUST for one team. It’s becoming more and more enticing though.
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Maybe that would be bad for me… cause I won’t get jack done… but at the same time, I’d probably do it anyway, so maybe I will. Do the blackouts infuriate you like they seem to infuriate others?
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They only blackout when the Preds play the Flames, Oilers, and two other single games Rangers and Montreal, so far for me.
Okay. Huh. Maybe I’ll just do it, then. I just got paid on Friday, so I have the money. I probably wouldn’t want to do full year, cause that’s gonna go into the summer and be too much for too few games, but I could do month by month.
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I didn't realize this before
but I’m actually closer to Raleigh. only 240 miles (but not as fast of roads through the mountains) I could go catch Canes games (if I want to see a team lose)
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:42 AM EST up reply actions
but you're right
it’s doable, but I probably need to blow off Friday classes if I’m gonna do it.
by Only Fan In J.C. ? on Jan 22, 2012 3:38 AM EST up reply actions
I wasn’t very nice to Hawks fans tonight. I pointed to some around us during the “Hey” chant. This one guy looked dejectedly at me, expecting it by 4-1. I also walked by the mini pro-shop as some Hawks fans were headed in, and asked whether they were going to buy a Preds jersey.
Almost surprised they didnt go with preds lynch hawks. You know how they love to come up with “interesting” titles
by Shadow23 on Jan 22, 2012 2:16 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Zetterberg got tossed from the Wings game tonight on the softest boarding penalty I’ve seen. He just touches the guy’s back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg5lnZtTOcI&feature=player_embedded#!
Uh.... that seems sketchy.
I mean, it’s almost a protective gesture, in the sense that he’s orienting the guy and himself… does that make sense at all or am I talking crazy? I feel like definitely wasn’t his fault though. It looked like Nikitin lost an edge.
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Oh yeah, Nikitin definitely lost his edge there. Hardly any contact from Zetterberg. At least not enough to make a NHL caliber skater go hard into the boards.
Yeah, and plus, it’s Zetterberg. I hate the Wings, but Henrik Zetterberg is an upstanding, classy player.
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It’s like I don’t even know you.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
Kronwall can be kind of a pain sometimes, too.
I hate the team, but respect most of the players.
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Oh, no, I don’t root for them either. Ha, I could BARELY myself to have Marian Hossa on my fantasy team.
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*edit button
I could barely bring myself… and that was only because I desperately needed a player.
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Zetterberg will probably get a hand written apology from Bettman tomorrow, along with a stack of “get out of the box free” cards.
And just the mention of the name Abdelkader makes me mad. Can’t stand that guy.
Someone said he looks like an Applebee's waiter.
He totally does.
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Holy crap!
The Hawks have only 13 home games left!
And after the ASG break, they have a NINE game road trip!
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ya and they are like 10-9-2 on the road :)
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 2:42 AM EST up reply actions
Wings are not very good on the road either.
They are awesome at home though. I just can’t believe how many of their games have gone to OT/SO in the last 11 games or so. It is like they are taunting me.
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Can't believe there are this many comments.
I am at work and I am normally alone on here overnight. I guess everybody is giddy from the win.
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My sleep schedule's gotten screwed up recently, so it's 2:30AM here and I'm still poking around.
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Those late night Colorada ski-stravaganzas?
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There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
That sounds like fun, this 60 degrees in January is messed up.
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I wish I got to go skiing :( unfortunately none
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Nope, just staying up really late because I stupidly got caught up watching a really good TV show the other night and was up until about 3:45.
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Sherlock.
It’s a BBC show – only 2 seasons thus far, 3 episodes each. Each episode is 1.5 hours long, so like a short movie. It’s AMAZING. It’s pretty much Sherlock Holmes in 21st Century England. If you like Sherlock Holmes, I HIGHLY recommend this.
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Dovoluji si navrhnout, jdete na webové stránky s názvem “Motion Říše” a zadejte “Sherlock”. Funguje to pro mě!
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Nevím. Myslím, že byl unavený. My jsme blázni, také :D
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Je sice pravda, ale jsme se po herní závit na další úroveň. Weber je gril je úžasné, jen proto, že je mezi jeho vousy.
Ano, my jsme blázni. Ulehnutím ke spánku. Jsme nit vládci, dnes večer, ano. Zde je pro nás, a ty jako my!
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Chci udělat další GDT vše v českém, ale myslím, že dostane naštvaný. Gril Weber reklama je velmi zábavné poslouchat a dívat se. Stýská se mi po Weber brady – Doufám, že jeho nový roste brzy.
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Neprocházejí přes potoky. Neříkejte otci.
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Just caught the first episode. Very well done. I like how they took a classic Sherlock Holmes case and kept the premise intact but changed the details to keep it fresh.
Nice!! I’m glad you like it! It’s well done. I love how they brought him into the 21st century, and did it perfectly!
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by davisca on Jan 22, 2012 4:15 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Oh, and on the premise thing, they do that with multiple cases, like the Hound of Baskerville in the second season.
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by davisca on Jan 22, 2012 4:16 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Been wondering how it was. May have to go watch it tomorrow. Monday and tuesday games are going to be interesting hopefully we play better in our second game then the hawks did
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Oh, it’s fantastic. The main guy, Benedict Cumberbatch, is in Tinker Tailor, actually. He’s also going to be the voice of Sauron and Smaug in the Hobbit, and is the villain in the new Star Trek. The guy who plays Watson is Bilbo himself!
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Cue the Leonard Nimoy Bilbo Baggins song!
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Oh god… no, Tolkien spent MORE than enough time writing songs. NO MORE HOBBIT SONGS. Please.
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Haha, yeah, I always skip past those in the books.
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Seriously. Holy crap. I see a song and I’m like, ooookay flipflipflipflipflipflipfli-oh, it’s over.
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I rather read John Galt’s speech about twelve more times.
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I have a friend who enjoys reading them, but I can’t figure out for the life of me WHY. He says they’re etherial and lyrical and something… blah blah. He’s probably right, in a technical sense, buuuuut I just kinda told him that’s awesome, and all the more unnecessary Tolkien-poem-reading for him!
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Haha, no just off to visit my boyfriend. I think the skiing thing just came up as an association with Colorado… there was no skiing. I did get to go to the Preds/Avs game where we won 4-1, though! That was awesome.
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Imagine working night shift.
I work 4 10 hour shifts. My first day off is almost always spent sleeping.
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Welcome to my world!
I work 4 10s and work nights!
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
I like it for some reasons. I would take it over working early mornings.
It actually allows me to see my kids more than most conventional shifts.
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Yeah, I don’t have kids, so it works for me. Plus I work from home.
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That is cool.
The main problem for me is switching back to “Day Shift” on my days off.
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Yeah, you either have to stay up or get up “early”.
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What normally ends up happening to me is I sleep until like 5 or 6 PM and then stay up until 11 PM. Then I get up at like 3 or 4 AM on my other days off. It is pretty crazy. If I can plan something to do on the first day off it is not too bad. If I don’t have anything to do, I am out.
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ill join that party
I love nights just hate its fri-mon though
by Shadow23 on Jan 22, 2012 2:52 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Mine’s odd. My nights off are Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
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Do you like that or would you rather have 3 in a row?
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Where were the 45% Hawks fans? I wasn’t there, but watching the replay I saw pockets of them, but nowhere near 45%. I would say it looked more like 20%. I think the red sticks out and makes it look like there are more of them than their actually are. We have the problem now of Gold/Blue/White. When more people get the gold jerseys I think it will be pretty impressive. Unless the 300 level was 75% Hawks fans, I don’t think it was that bad. Even 20% is a lot in your arena though.
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Apparently it was 45%, but that seemed like a LOT to me.
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Yeah, that is what Stu Grimson said on the radio.
I don’t buy it.
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my buddy said there were like 2500 to 3000 of them there
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 2:52 AM EST up reply actions
I was at the game and I’d believe probably 33% Hawks fans. I’ve never seen an opposing team have such a showing at the arena, not even the Red Wings.
I could believe 33%.
That is still a LOT of opposing fans.
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15%
But they were loud. I know, hard to believe.
World Wide Weber.
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~Joe Strummer
PfPP said they were all drunk and annoying. He is just annoying
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 2:52 AM EST up reply actions
eye count is really hard, but to me it looked like 4,000 – 5,000 and definitely the most enemy fans I’ve seen in our building
by el pucko on Jan 22, 2012 10:12 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
i'd say
60/40 Preds to Hawks fans. there were a f-ton of hawks fans there last night. a lot in the lower bowls and large pockets in the upper.
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by Shawn Kehoe on Jan 22, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
No way.
And you could tell by the loudness after their goal compared to our goalsssss.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jan 22, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Not even close to 45%
I’d say 15-20%.
The upper bowl was about 10% red.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jan 22, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Check out this photo of the Costa Concordia from space:
HERE!
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um.... seriously, how do you let the ship get that close to land.
good lord. that captain is an idiot.
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uh cause he was wining and dining that cute little blonde girl on the ship… he wanted to dock his ship and forgot he was supposed to be driving the boat
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 2:46 AM EST up reply actions
That's a fantastic image.
Oh Charlie Sheen, you crazy, crazy little man.
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its funny
But it looks as if you could photoshop that but jezz is this funny. Not the fact of what happened but the photo its self is such a funny shot cause it shows how big that ship really is
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Now the recap is getting bogged down.
I think this is the first time that has happened to me. Dirk is going to love this.
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haha! we have had a bunch of comments tonight!
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by Creeping Death on Jan 22, 2012 3:04 AM EST up reply actions
243
Comments after a hawks game recap…thats what 240 more then a cbj gdt?
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What…. the frick…. is that….
Is he a… a pirate?? The owner of a 17th century brothel?? An English Lord?
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a judge? Don't they wear something like that in Canada?
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Maybe he’s the villain in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie!
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That’s fairly plain for Grapes. He’s ready to entertain royalty circa 1700s.
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I haven’t seen that, haha, but I’ll take your word for it. From a cursory google search, it seems like that would exist in that movie.
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And by the way, here's one of the first images that popped up.
Nice.
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BTW, I feel weird having like nothing to do right now.
Since I just finish 3 months of Visual Basic classes and tons of work for that. Now all I have left is a final project with a team of 4 and that’s creating 2 websites (easy in comparison!)
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
I expect that’s what I’ll feel like next year when I finish grad school…. “No papers? Really? Are you sure?”
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Time to retire for the evening...
you guys have a good one!
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You too! Nice chatting with you all... morning?
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I think that you can always cancel if you don’t like it, although, you might also wait until after the all star break :)
Oh, true. WAIT. Is the All Star game in Former-Versus?! Crap, cause I won’t be able to see that!
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Also because it would be hilarious if it happened twice in a row.
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Yeah, the voting for the ASG really pisses me off. Sorry, but some of the guys do NOT deserve to be there! Just because you’ve done well historically doesn’t mean that you’re guaranteed an “in” to the ASG.
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No kidding.
Dion Phaneuf seems kinda out of place, too… but maybe it’s just cause I don’t like him.
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Me too! It changes it up a little bit, which is nice.
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Seriously. I wonder what happened to him?? Did you ever seen anything that seemed sketchy and full of danger/injury?
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I wonder if I can find a clip of that. I hope he’s back soon. I feel like we usually have SOME idea of what it is, but I don’t think anyone has the slightest cluse.
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Or, just like speculation, I guess. Like we don’t know for sure, but we’ve been able to guess. I can’t think off the top of my head right now, but I feel like there’s something… Oh, like Fisher maybe? I can’t remember. It’s late. I may or may not be able to back up that statement tomorrow, after some sleep haha.
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Okay, 22 more! Should we plan this, so we both say goodbye at exactly 499 and 500? LOL
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I looked for how Boullion got hurt earlier, and I couldn’t find it. His last shift was Hossa’s first goal.
Huh. That’s weird. I dunno… maybe he tweaked an earlier injury?
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My right wrist is shot to hell, and though it’s normally fine, sometimes it flares up unexpectedly (like when I picked up my notebook yesterday) and I can’t move it at all.
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Possibly. Frankie doesn’t worry me as much as he does others, I think. I like how feisty he is.
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Oh, he is from QC, isn’t he? I didn’t know that! Bourque is awesome, he’s been a massive surprise!
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True. But I think he out-hustles Hustlechuk! I can’t remember which game it was… vs. Colorado maybe? But I remember seeing this play where the other Dman was going for the puck against the boards, and he just shot up, BARELY poked the puck away, and took it in for a SOG.
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I know we're so close to 500, but I'm not sure I can make it...
My computer is dying, slowly but surely…
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Maybe this team is better than last year?
This team may be more balanced on both sides of the puck than they were a year ago. Offensively, the Predators are the 13th best team in the NHL and defensively, they’re the 10th best team. Last season they had the third best defense and 21st best offense. Nashville’s points percentage is also better this season than it was through 82 games a year ago. Nashville is at .625 percent, versus .604 percent last season.
Take out the rough start with all the kiddies, maybe Poile will be right!
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
I always have faith in that man. He seems like he is just trying to frustrate you, but he really always has a plan.
Exactly. I’ve learned to just trust him. He’s like a parent… you think he’s an idiot at first, but the longer you wait and the older you get, the more you realize he knows what he’s doing.
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I really want someone to write an article later in the season, about the players we let walk away this year, vs. the rookies/ younger guys that took over their roles.
Besides SOB, I think we came out okay. I remember how gloomy the summer felt, and then Weber’s arbitration squished all the good that was left.
This is 496.
Yes, I really miss SOB still. The whole Weber thing was scary…
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Geez, pulling the fire alarm at 4am after the Hawks had a late flight and a back to back REALLY works!
Glad the Preds took full advantage of it. And that crowd! Wow!
I had to work....But watched EVERY second
I could feel the energy through the TV. Really got annoyed at all my friends texting me bout all the HOT Chicago girls wearing leggins abd getting drunk as F………
Just read the SCH GDTs
I always love how teams that think they are so much better (Wings, Hawks, Nucks) can never admit that the other team beat them. It is always because their team played bad, bad calls, conspiracies, stuff like that. I think around here when the Preds get out played, we admit it and give props to the other team. Also, I am glad that swearing is generally frowned upon here. I can tolerate swearing, and I will occasionally swear, but they swear in almost every post. I like how we have to be creative.
Let’s hope we can take it to CBJ and then get CHI again at their place. Here is hoping Suter and Bouillion get well quick.
END RANT.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
Yeah, swearing is OK with me when it’s not a childish thing like 10 in a row. Not saying they are babies at SCH, just they can do better. I know many over there that are wittier than that!
"We want to keep beating them...to break their pride and break their season...is a huge thing for us." - David Legwand
Yeah, I saw you over there.
You were civil and a few of them were, but it was pretty juvenile.
Beer... Now there's a temporary solution.-Homer Simpson
It was memorable, and most of it was in Czech.
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by davisca on Jan 22, 2012 2:13 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
once again, sucks to be stuck in the Central!!!
At least we have a nice cushion over the teams below us. And if we do end up playing San Jose, they don’t really scare me all that much. Joe Thorton is not the same guy who used to give us fits back in the earlier playoff matchups, same goes for Marleau….I wouldn’t mind finally putting away SJ, third times a charm?
I would say the building was 25% tops Hawks fans not 45%! Of course they’re annoying as hell but no so much last night! For those who think were alright without Suter – here is my take from last night. Weber had to play 29 minutes and with Cube out the 5 man rotation was a scramble to say the least. Caught a tired Hawks team at the right time.
Pekka was a little shaky and the game changes if the Hawks don’t ring two shots off the post and crossbar. IMO this team will not win consistently if either Suter or Weber leave.
Both players are that much better and BTW on Hossa’s first goal Shea skate caught something and he was off balance from the get go.
+1
And 25% if generous.
And every time a team gets their a$$e$ kicked they blame it on being tired. Teams get that all the time. We crused them tonight, and in our defense, Pekka had a terrible game. Shoulda been 5-0.
Hawks are good, but not that good.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jan 22, 2012 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
I dont buy the tried notion one bit they all grew up playing and have spent years training for an 82 game season. You might be a step slower but once that adrenalin kicks in you are not tired. You might be sluggish but not tired
by Shadow23 on Jan 22, 2012 3:22 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
A convenient excuse that always gets thrown out there.
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is where the Stanley Cup can be found.
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jan 22, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly. Most of us played sports when we were young and ive done different sports on the same weekend so youll play 5 or 6 games. Yeah your exhausted when you get home but for the games your ready to go
by Shadow23 on Jan 22, 2012 6:00 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Oh man, I remember there was one hellish week in high school when I had a game Wednesday, practice Thursday, and a game Friday for high school, 2 games Saturday and 1 game Sunday in Chicago for travel, and practice on Monday and a game Wednesday for high school. I think I slept for about 72 hours after it was all said and done, hahaha.
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by davisca on Jan 23, 2012 2:39 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
What position were you? We know you weren’t a stat-at-home defenseman.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
It depended on whether it was high school or travel.
High school I was very much a stay-at-home D because I didn’t want to get killed. I’m small, and was playing against guys who had 10" and +50lbs. on me. Travel, I had much more “Josi-like tendencies,” haha… I really liked to carry the puck into the offensive zone, and I was usually able to avoid turning it over because I learned to move very quickly in high school to avoid getting murdered (there’s no hitting in girl’s travel).
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In all fairness, it was not only a back-to-back, but their plane got in at 2’ish. They probably weren’t in bed ‘till 3. But we were without Suter, and were down to five defensivemen went Bouillon went out. I’d say those factors probably were at least close to having equal impact.
Yea, that sucks. Not to mention that even something like getting into bed at 3am can just throw off your routine and make you feel weird… and EVERYTHING in hockey on game day is about routine.
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by davisca on Jan 23, 2012 2:41 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
About Hossa's first goal...
I don’t think Weber’s skate caught on anything. It just looks like a really poor transition. Weber thought Hossa was skating slower than he actually was, and by the time he realized he was wrong, Hossa was behind him. The problem also isn’t HOW he transitioned, but WHEN he transitioned. Instead of having to turn a 180 degrees, which is very simple, he had to do more like 270 degrees. Check the highlight out again with that in mind. He starts out with his body turned too far towards center ice because he overcommitted and thought Hossa was gonna break down the middle. When Hossa broke to the far left boards because he had more room over there, Weber realized that he had to adjust at the last minute, aaaand… oopsies. Turning that much that quickly is really difficult, especially at that speed and with that last-minute of a decision. Oh well :( good thing it doesn’t happen often!
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Thanks! That's quite high praise :)
I think there are some things that are difficult to notice, or look for (or you wouldn’t think to think about) without playing experience. It isn’t impossible without it, obviously, but I think knowing the situation can be helpful. (Here, for instance, it was about the feeling, motion, range, and speed involved in skating transitions; otherwise, it does look a bit like Weber catches his skate, or something.)
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I’m excited for Klein, and happy he had such a good game. For someone who gets a lot of criticism (which i think is due to people blowing his mistakes out of proportion) he’s really taken a big step from last year and I think he hasn’t peaked yet. Maybe he got bit by a radioactive spider or something and that’s why he was sick for a bit and then came back like a BOSS!
Yip
Avs fan here, I know ya’ll are excited for Yip, just don’t get overly excited. He can be a fairly good player, but his work ethic is the problem. If Trotz can get him to actually work hard (and play defense, hah) then he may be alright. Honestly, I don’t think he really fits in with the whole defense first motto, but I hope all goes well for him. If he works out for you guys, great, and good luck in the playoff race.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
i think we're figuring out where he fits in with the team right now...
a lot of us think we got him so that we could send some of our young guys back to the AHL team for some more seasoning. He’s probably not going to be seeing a whole lot of minutes…
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