Sharks Gameday: So It Goes
by Mr. Plank on Jan 21, 2010 3:00 AM PST
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No matter how intensely the feelings bubble up from the crevices of your godforsaken soul when the Anaheim Ducks hit the ice in San Jose, it's hard to cite any compelling reasons that make this game more significant than any other the Sharks will face these next seven days. In fact, it's fairly low on the totem pole when you sit down to consider tonight from a "matchup" standpoint, emotional retribution be damned. Los Angeles and Chicago were and are among the Western Conference measuring sticks at this stage of the game, as a combined 4-3-2 against the two compared to a 4-0-0 against Anaheim will tell you.
And that's sort of sad when you think about it; a fan's perspective, built on the foundation of passion and bloodthirst, cast aside in favor of raw numbers and "how these teams match up" hypothetical speculation. Ah how the tide of The Months That Shall Not Be Named triumph over all, the undertow slowly dragging even the most resilient of observers into it's murky depths. So it goes.
Concurrently, a three point game reeking of the banality that asinine loser points have tarnished our great game with (how's that for a superlative) isn't a concern for both teams either, a rarity in the usually tight-at-this-point-with-the-exception-of-last-season Pacific division. 21 points separate the state rivals in the standings, and barring an epic fall from grace in San Jose and an epic rise in the standings from the Anaheim Ducks, the likes of which haven't been seen since the long forgotten St. Louis Blues of 2009 (who, although Vancouver may tell you differently, were the real regular season rags to riches story of yesteryear if not the last five), it's unlikely Anaheim comes raring up the rungs of the pedestal San Jose has currently perched itself upon. For the time being of course, as it's plainly obvious to see that overconfidence and postseason voodoo, not historically top heavy goal production or a slightly above league average blueline, will cause the imminent destruction of the San Jose Sharks once they complete 82 games.
That and the fact that the Sharks are peaking too early; a holy trinity of trials and tribulations too vast to ever possibly overcome. So it goes.
This team is far from perfect, as those who have followed the franchise through thick and thin well know. And while ignoring the plague of skepticism that colors every single goddamn talking point the MSM and crackpot theorists will feed us until Patrick Marleau finally leads this team to the glory land is definitely the rational solution, there's always a part of me that is unfortunately looking at this team with an objective viewpoint, or at least one that attempts to be as objective as possible; fighting the gravitational pull of a 14-2 goal scoring outburst the last two games in order to remain level-head when dissecting the team. Maybe some of you feel the same way-- so and so looked good, so and so looked bad, you have to wonder how Nabokov is going to hold up with all the starts he's been getting, McLellan's managed injuries well, McLaren should be called up again, McGinn should have never been sent down, lines should be changed like this, pairings should be changed like that, gotta make a trade to bolster the blueline, and on, and on, and on, and on.
Tonight, to hell with it all.
To hell with the numbers and matchups and looking forward and analysis and spotting trends and surgical incisions into the guts of the team. Because at the end of the day Anaheim is in town, and no matter how far the two teams are separated in the standings or how many times the Sharks have laid waste to them this season, the bite marks are still there. Sure it's scarred over, and the sting has slowly ebbed away, but it's a poison still runs freely in your veins. Nothing short of a lengthy playoff run will taste as sweet as watching Corey Perry get steamrolled by a pinching Douglas Murray to spring a loose puck that Marleau gobbles up and puts past Hiller five-hole. Nothing.
I don't care who you are or where you're from. If you can't get up for a game against Anaheim, you have lost your damn soul.
Prediction: Sharks win 3-0. Goals by Marleau, Boyle, and Malhotra. Carlyle makes a doo doo in his pants.
Go Sharks.
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Murray v. Perry
All I want to see tonight is Perry falling on his arse after he attempts to run Douglas over.
Haha
If Carlyle does make a doo doo in his pants, I hope it’s on the bench, because I’d love to hear what Randy and Drew would have to say about that.
Don't forget
those lovely arrows that get thrown into the mix.
"I know they were just kids...but man we beat the f*#k out of them!" ~Dogma
by ZombieSkittles on Jan 21, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Inspiring stuff Plank
After what happened during TMTSNBN, no game against the Ducks is meaningless, so please allow me to turn to the Bard, and the words of Henry V before Agincourt, in an attempt to further stoke the emotional fires before we do battle with the old enemy:
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.
Go Sharks!
And you think you live in a non-traditional hockey market...
can I get that in English? ;-)
I'll drink that! oh...I'll drink TO that.
by theneverman on Jan 21, 2010 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
plank…a win tonite would plant a little seed of doubt..would fuck with your players mind methinks…
that would be golden…especially if hiller plays well
for me..i just want our boys to compete wheter we lose or not..
ill take a shot in your honor tonite plank…patron baby!!
Ill end up doing somthing stupid..just a matter of time.
LONG LIVE BOC!!!.......GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 21, 2010 6:21 AM PST reply actions
Anaheim
Is the only team I don’t worry the Sharks might come out flat against. After the first game or two you could tell they still are mad about last season, I don’t expect winning our last 3 at a combined 18-4 will change that. They’ll see the Ducks and the hate will flow.
No Lalime to spot you guys a 4 point lead in net tonight.
"Devin Setoguchi’s haircut has released the dragon." – Drew Remenda
Is the only team I don’t worry the Sharks might come out flat against.
u make a damn good point..u see the fire and anger in there eyes when they play the ducks….ducks need to use that to their advantage..do some douchery after the whistle..use the aggressivness against them..throw in a perry goalie run..to get it going
the stache has been out for weeks and should make his return
well c what happens
I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it
LONG LIVE BOC!!!.......GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 21, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Perry should be careful about his antics.....
If he doesn’t stop running Nabby, he might suffer an unfortunate……………accident here in San Jose. Oh, and we might stop all shipment of Silicon chips and computers to Anaheim too, but I don’t think we’ll be that drastic………..or will we…………
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Jan 21, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
stupid work blocking your pic..what is it?..somthing unflattering im sure
I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it
LONG LIVE BOC!!!.......GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 21, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Rofl, nice!
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
They already do that.
But then when the whistle blows to resume play, those who committed douchery get Crankshafted.
Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" club.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 21, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
ill take a shot in your honor tonite plank…patron baby!!
It’s a damn shame it’s Thursday— Sleek has choir practice right? Damn guy needs to liquor up a bit beforehand, just like last year when James T was in town.
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welll i will be…esepcally cuz thursdays are my fridays..i work 4-10’s
im guessing were gonna get steamrolled again…our O le’ style of defense should catch up to us today unless hiller stands on his head…pretty much our only saving grace until murray gets off his ass and gets us some help on D
I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it
LONG LIVE BOC!!!.......GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 21, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
I just read this in the form of Herb Brook’s speech in Miracle..or in the voice of how my history teacher read ‘Sinners in the hands of an Angry God’ to us, you chose. I was even more inspired to go tonight by that somehow. Let’s go Sharks!
I have a friend named Ray. Ray makes mediocre salsa but buys good tequila.- Randy Hahn
chatta
At the flames game the other night the chatter about the ducks was not that they are (currently) 21 pts back of SJ, but that they are 2 wins away from matching up against the Shizarks in the first round.
A little early for that? Probably, but me thinks its like looking over the edge of a cliff and having your nuts suck into yer belly.
I hope it happens…would be nice to whup detroit and the duckeroos on the way to a cup showing just to dispel some demons all in one swoop!
Christmas is for shopping and the shopping god is everything. -MGB-
GO SHARKS!
Screw the stats and technicalities of hockey for tonight…just kick their ass cause I want Peking duck tomorrow for dinner! I’m sure all da Asians and Frenchies are hungry…mmmm Duck. Let’s break bread bitches!
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
"Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records."—Anonymous
yep taught my pappy that last night before we ate…we all laughed for about an hour.
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
"Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records."—Anonymous
by mssjsclowie29 on Jan 21, 2010 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
My favorite part of playing Anaheim?
I get a nice Crispy Duck dish from my favorite local Chinese restaurant to eat while watching the game.
Section 314 FTW!
by KingofDucks1987 on Jan 21, 2010 8:37 AM PST reply actions
hehe awesome!
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
"Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records."—Anonymous
by mssjsclowie29 on Jan 21, 2010 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
Correct me if I'm wrong
Wasn’t that Shark trying to become a vegetarian or something in that movie or am I thinking of the wrong underwater animated film?
"Devin Setoguchi’s haircut has released the dragon." – Drew Remenda
No Evilducks is right its from Finding Nemo and the sharks were to become vegetarians…at the beginning their motto was fishies are our friends not our food. :)
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
"Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records."—Anonymous
by mssjsclowie29 on Jan 21, 2010 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
Yup, it’s from Finding Nemo. And my motto is, “Fish are friends, not food… But they didn’t say anything about Ducks!”
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
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Coincidentially, the quote that Disney Pixar decided to post today on Facebook is: “I am a nice shark. Not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image I must first change myself. Fish are friends, not food.”
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That my good man/woman is full of win
I VOTE THIS THE NEW MOJO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
This is why you're not allowed around mojo topics
You are gayer than French tambourine in figure skates.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Jan 21, 2010 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
My success at dating girls would support you on that claim.
I haven’t even made it to first base yet.
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
At times like these
You have to ask yourself, WWPD, “What Would Pepe Do?”
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
open a waterpark?
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry
You might be too young to have seen it.
Dave Chappelle’s commentary on Pepe Le Pew
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
Ahhhhh that Pepe, I've seen it, and he usually gets rejected.
I’m 20, but the too young to see rule usually still applies to me.
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
I used to think that 5-10 years wasn’t much in the way of generational differences, but I’ve come to realize it really can be. Some college kids these days don’t even realize Ice Cube used to be a bad ass rapper.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
The wounds are still real
I have a friend with season tickets who refuses to go to Anaheim or Dallas games because the thought of losing to them is too much to bear.
Luckily, I get the tickets sometimes.
Go Sharks!
Whatever the formula has been for the past two, stick with it.
I want to be hammered with a shotgun, ready to go hunt for some Ray Rattos tonight.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Jan 21, 2010 9:31 AM PST reply actions
I want to be hammered with a shotgun, ready to go hunt for some Ray Rattos tonight.
I don’t think waiting around at the nearest Taco Bell can really be considered “hunting”, but good luck with it regardless.
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I mean
What will your hunting blind be? The taco bell dumpster outside the drive through?
"Jame McGinn...he's magically delicious!" -Drew Remenda
taco bells still exist? I thought they all went extinct in the year 2000s
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
You obviously did not see
DEMOLITION MAN starring Sylvester Stallone. In the future, the only restaurant to survive the corporate wars was Taco Bell. Hence, all restaurants are Taco Bell.
"Jame McGinn...he's magically delicious!" -Drew Remenda
unfortunatley
I did see that movie. Thankfully real history didn’t follow that crappy piece of fiction.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
From Matchsticks and Gasoline's SJ/CAL preview
They do run guys like Kent Huskins out there on the third pair, which might be the sort of thing an opposing coach might want to keep in mind. Let’s put it this way; I’d bet a pile of good money Randy Carlyle would notice.
Winning fixes most things, and I’m warming up to Kent Huskins. It seems like other teams are targeting him in his own zone, and he’s taken a beating at times. I think the rest of the league knows he’s our weak link on defense, and will take runs at him. Notably, Anaheim took a run at him on Boxing Day, resulting in Anaheim’s second goal.
There’s always a reason to get up for the game. Tonight, it’d be to determine what sort of player we have in Huskins. Anaheim knows all about him. They’ve run at him before, and he’s roundly criticized as overpaid and under-performing. Game like this is still a good litmus test for whether he has a place on this team or not.
Just something to keep an eye on.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
wait, is this a San Jose vs. Calgary preview or San Jose vs Anaheim preview ?
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
specifically, I thought Randy Carlyle was Anaheim's coach
so what’s he doing in a SJ/CGY pregame preview
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
It’s alluding to the fact that Huskins played for Randy Carlyle when he was in Anaheim.
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Woo! Ducks Game Tonight!
Can’t fucking wait. I haven’t been to a game since last Thursday, and I’m ready to get back to the Tank to feast on some Duck!
Sometimes the impossible can become possible if you're AWESOME!
by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 10:16 AM PST reply actions
I haven’t been to a game since last Thursday
Stop rubbing it in.
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Fools and Sages
Haha, sorry. Thats a long time for me…
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
If it makes you feel any better
I’ve never been to a hockey game. At all. Much less an NHL game, or a Sharks game.
lucky
I have a ticket to tonight, and I’ll be at home instead. bah. Oh well.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
Not feeling better enough to get to the game?
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
My general rule is if I have a fever I should keep my ass at home. It’s just the polite thing to do.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
Gotcha.
Well, get better soon! And cheer them on loudly from home!
Sometimes the impossible can become possible if you're AWESOME!
by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
I am going to get back to HP Pavillion before I die. I may have to sell a kidney to afford a plane ticket, a game ticket and lodging, but it’d be worth it to see the Team in Teal at it again.
by AmazinglyGraceless on Jan 21, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
GOOOOOOOOOO SHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRKKKKKKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DIE ANAHEIM DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I hope we win for the following reason
I don’t want to see the Ducks or the Red Wings make playoff this year because both will be bottom seeds. Healthy Detroit still can go all the way, and while healthy Ducks are not very scary anymore, I don’t know I can handle another saying by our Randy Hahn – “save by Hiller” – it still brings some of the worst hockey memories of all time.
So let’s beat them in regulation tonight.
My sentiments exactly
And don’t forget that the Ducks haven’t exactly been healthy this year, I still think they’d be a dangerous draw.
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
I agree. Getzlaf, Perry, Niedermeyer, Sellane, Hiller – they can still win games all by themselves in playoffs.
Who knows what they’ll do at trade deadline, where they always have fared well, unlike DW.
I actually think this year we should just stick with the team we've got for the most part
Maybe just switch around the players we’ve got. Our secondary scoring is great, our goaltending is excellent, HTML is more unstoppable than NBC’s rampage of their late night programming, and our defense has made immense strides throughout the season. I must admit that I was one of the doomsayers that thought that our defense would be the end of the Sharks, the last couple of weeks has quieted those fears.
I am willing to give Huskins a few more weeks to up his game and prove himself, if he doesn’t, bring Demers in to fill his roster spot. Other than that, make Frazer a starter every night and I think we have a team that can contend for the Cup.
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know. Three games of secondary scoring after 20 games of a drought doesn’t yet convinces me.
Doesn't convince me, either
But same goes for a single drought of such while we’re still winning games.
I hear a lot of “All you need to do is shut down that top line, and…” — as if shutting down that top line is something that every NHL team can easily do. If it was that simple, Marleau wouldn’t lead the league in goals, nor Thornton in assists.
Here’s a question — anyone got our win/loss stats for games during which the Big Three have 0 goals?
At rough count it’s 5-4-3, with three of those wins coming in a row at the end of December against Phoenix and Washington.
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I don’t know. Three games of secondary scoring after 20 games of a drought doesn’t yet convinces me.
I agree. Although it’s a positive sign that things may be turning around, I’m not completely sold just yet. A month of this (with less extreme final scores, obviously) would do a lot to quell that.
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Heh, I would definitely not be opposed.
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me either
but can that month be april?
"Hopefully we won't have too many more of these losses. I like winning games." Joe Thornton
"WOW, he's totally hosed" Rob Blake
by PuckFronger on Jan 21, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
I'd prefer June
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
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"Hopefully we won't have too many more of these losses. I like winning games." Joe Thornton
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by PuckFronger on Jan 21, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve been saying all along that I’ve felt we have the pieces in place to have great secondary scoring…the players just needed to step it up and do it. As far as the roster is built, I’m pretty sure we’re in good shape as far as forwards who can put the puck in the net and create scoring chances for themselves and their linemates. What we’ve been seeing the last few games is how I’ve felt they should have been playing all along. They were just slumping.
I still think we could use another shutdown defender, though.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
I wrote a very long replying basically saying the same thing
Are secondary scoring is great its just been injured a lot and were in a low spell. It was a really long post so my computer choked and spit it back out…………..I’m too lazy to re-type it.
So even though 3 games isn’t much, due to the circumstances, I am willing to say its great because without injuries, we wouldn’t even be having this discussion.
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
I would love to see Anaheim in the first round, we would eliminate them in 3 games…
Yes 3 cuz after the pounding we would give them in the first 3 they would just forfeit
"Hopefully we won't have too many more of these losses. I like winning games." Joe Thornton
"WOW, he's totally hosed" Rob Blake
no, don't underestimate them.
They would be a dangerous team in the playoffs, if healthy. They have been racked by injuries. A lot of people last year thought it would a tough, but the Sharks wouldn’t have any real problems beating them. We all know how that turned out.
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
but
that is exactly why i think we would do so well against them, we want revenge from last year and thus we would play tougher
"Hopefully we won't have too many more of these losses. I like winning games." Joe Thornton
"WOW, he's totally hosed" Rob Blake
By that logic, we’d be besting them every time we met this season, or outscoring them, like, 16-6 over four meetings or something.
OH WAIT WHAT?
But seriously, every team is a different beast in the Playoffs than through the season. This is that sort of overconfidence that really can eat a team’s chances to win.
Happy early birthday!
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
Happy BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
"Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records."—Anonymous
by mssjsclowie29 on Jan 21, 2010 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Happy Birthday to you!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztoSUhbNntQ
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
7-2
Ass rapage on a streak = fun
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Jan 21, 2010 10:43 AM PST reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
According to WTC, Dan Boyle is out and day-to-day. Demers was recalled, and Ferriero is back in Worcester.
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I think the Sharks should sell their shuttle to NASA as a replacement for their shuttle.
Hell, our shuttle should be used to go to Mars.
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by Diamondback15 on Jan 21, 2010 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
One of these days...
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Those aren’t astronauts, that’s just a TV show. And he’s just using space travel as a metaphor for beating his wife.
We're whalers on the moon!
We carry a harpoon!
Well there ain’t no whales!
So we tell tall tales!
And sing a whaling tune!
you find out Dan Boyle is out and you…you should see someone about that. That’s just not right.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
Losing Boyle is like losing a testicle— you can probably still function, but shit will never ever be the same.
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kinda ruins teabaggin doesnt it?
I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it
LONG LIVE BOC!!!.......GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 21, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
*cries*
What?!?! Why why why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
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by mssjsclowie29 on Jan 21, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Sigh...
Better now than in April.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
I guess our very own “Chuck Norris” needs a break once in awhile. Or…is HE a break?? 0_0?
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
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by mssjsclowie29 on Jan 21, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Well shit
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by Lurker Shark on Jan 21, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Do not dispair.
Have faith! Maybe we can contract Jesus to hand our players from Wor. to SJ.
by JumboHeatedPatty on Jan 21, 2010 10:53 AM PST reply actions
It was Ed Belfour when he was with Dallas.
Great days.
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nothing better than drunken goalies…he has a special place in my heart
I usually end up doing somthing stupid...count on it
LONG LIVE BOC!!!.......GO DUCKS!!!
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jan 21, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, Nolan on Belfour is sooo much better than Janenssen or w/e on Price. Because Belfour sucks, and Nolan is awesome, while I don’t have an opinion one way or another about the other two.
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Fools and Sages
by mymclife on Jan 21, 2010 11:11 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ah yes, thanks. One of my favorite Nolan moment. I seriously wonder why not more people do it, especially to Turco.
I love that hit more than the one yesterday because Nolan’s was a pure body check, into the boards.
Agreed, Turco needs to be punished.
Cheech...WHO?
by JumboHeatedPatty on Jan 21, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Beautiful moment.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
Gotta love Owen Nolan.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 21, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
'Nuff said, quack quack
"What an idiot" - Craig Rivet
by sharkiesgirl on Jan 21, 2010 11:47 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
love it
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
WOOO!
Snagged tickets to the game
"Hopefully we won't have too many more of these losses. I like winning games." Joe Thornton
"WOW, he's totally hosed" Rob Blake
Blake and Murray
Not exactly the quickest top line skating in the league…
This game is going to be interesting.
Oh, and Pollak updated his blog, Boyle is out against Buffalo as well, but should be back after that.
"Devin Setoguchi’s haircut has released the dragon." – Drew Remenda
Blake and Murray together scares me. Neither one can get back quick if someone sneaks in behind them. However, I’m sure if it looks like a liability TM will switch it up.
by sharks in oc on Jan 21, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
I think the reasoning behind that possible pairing (is it official?) is that Blake has been jumping up a lot more on offense lately, so he’ll be expected to fill boyle’s role, while maybe Murray will be expected to play a little bit back more than usual.
I’d be interested in seeing Murray and Demers, though probably bump Vlassic and Blake up to the top pairing…
I say we clone Murray and put him out with himself. Can you imagine the two-man hits that would generate?
if we're cloning people
why don’t we clone dan boyle and have 6 of him?
or just clone all our players so we never have to worry about injuries?
If we are cloning
then can we do hybrids also?
"I know they were just kids...but man we beat the f*#k out of them!" ~Dogma
by ZombieSkittles on Jan 21, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Never forget the lasers.
They’re the best part.
It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker
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by Lurker Shark on Jan 21, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Hatred
for those movies! HAAATE!!!!
"I know they were just kids...but man we beat the f*#k out of them!" ~Dogma
by ZombieSkittles on Jan 21, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
Awesome!
"I know they were just kids...but man we beat the f*#k out of them!" ~Dogma
by ZombieSkittles on Jan 21, 2010 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
They key ingredient to on-ice domination! I’m envisioning a day when Corey Perry’s skin runs off his head like the Nazis in Indiana Jones Raiders of The Lost Ark.
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oooh man
those two would be amazing.
"I know they were just kids...but man we beat the f*#k out of them!" ~Dogma
by ZombieSkittles on Jan 21, 2010 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Like 9 Scott Hattebergs...
/moneyball’d
"I think people were ready to watch some hockey. We took up enough of everyone’s time."
-Jody Shelley after an 87 second hockey fight against Cam Janssen
by idunno723 on Jan 21, 2010 3:57 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
rofl...nice!
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
I see what you did there.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 21, 2010 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
After review in the War Room,
the ruling on the ice is overturned and the rec awarded.
It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker
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by Lurker Shark on Jan 21, 2010 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
Woooooooo A’s fans. There really ought to be more A’s fans here. I don’t know why there are so many Gnats fans. The A’s clearly are the better organization.
/starts unnecessary debate
/uses the dash thing too much
"I think people were ready to watch some hockey. We took up enough of everyone’s time."
-Jody Shelley after an 87 second hockey fight against Cam Janssen
why don’t we clone dan boyle and have 6 of him?
Contracts don’t get cloned in this process correct? If not, I am all for it.
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6 Boyles for the price of 1?
Yes please.
It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker
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by Lurker Shark on Jan 21, 2010 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
I think I’d rather have 3 Boyles and 3 Murrays. That’s a sick blueline right there!
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Ok I like this even better than 6 Boyles.
It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker
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by Lurker Shark on Jan 21, 2010 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
*yawns*
Is it game time yet….I’m ready to get off of work and relax. Though…I’m not sure how relaxing a hockey game is…meh whatevs.
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
"Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records."—Anonymous
Hey guys,
"I think people were ready to watch some hockey. We took up enough of everyone’s time."
-Jody Shelley after an 87 second hockey fight against Cam Janssen
by idunno723 on Jan 21, 2010 3:54 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
And that kind of stuff is why I love SLGT too.
It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker
Proud member of the "Keep Marleau Forever" Club
by Lurker Shark on Jan 21, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha what?!
"Boys only voluntarily hug when someone scores."
"Hockey players wear numbers because you can’t always identify the body with dental records."—Anonymous
by mssjsclowie29 on Jan 21, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Hahahahahaha....amazing!
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
that was beautiful.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
I second that.
Go Sharks!
It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker
Proud member of the "Keep Marleau Forever" Club
by Lurker Shark on Jan 21, 2010 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
wait… go where?
"I think people were ready to watch some hockey. We took up enough of everyone’s time."
-Jody Shelley after an 87 second hockey fight against Cam Janssen
to the circle K?
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
He might enjoy that too much.
It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker
Proud member of the "Keep Marleau Forever" Club
by Lurker Shark on Jan 21, 2010 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
Did someone say K? :-D
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by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Jan 21, 2010 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
thank you
for getting the reference :D
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
Rocket Richard update
Crosby got #33 tonight vs. Washington – game still on of course. Marleau needs another multi-goal game tonight.
Fear the Fin: "C'mon Drew, we're going streaking!" - Randy Hahn, 12/31/09
"Say whatever the fuck you want!" - Danny Miller, 1/9/10
by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Jan 21, 2010 5:22 PM PST reply actions
Art Ross watch
Jumbo needs a six point night to catch up with Henrik Sedin – that’s right, a SIX POINT NIGHT. (tell me it can’t be done…. go on….)
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"Say whatever the fuck you want!" - Danny Miller, 1/9/10
by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Jan 21, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Joe has been pretty dominant against the Ducks this season – he’s 4-7-11 through 4 games so far. If he was to only play against the Ducks, he would be on pace for 82 goals, 144 assists, and 226 points. Those are Gretzky-like numbers right there.
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Fools and Sages
Gretzky has Thornton-like numbers…
"I think people were ready to watch some hockey. We took up enough of everyone’s time."
-Jody Shelley after an 87 second hockey fight against Cam Janssen
Beware of blashphemy
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
The reason Joe Thornton cannot run for President in 2008 isn’t because he was born in Canada. It’s because the U.S. government believes in the separation of church and state, and Joe Thornton is God.
"I think people were ready to watch some hockey. We took up enough of everyone’s time."
-Jody Shelley after an 87 second hockey fight against Cam Janssen
by idunno723 on Jan 21, 2010 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
That was amazing.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 21, 2010 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
this is fantastic
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
Just saw that
But it was kinda hard not to, what with the NHL homepage ignoring anything that isn’t their pet rivalry right now.
Honestly
Should realignment / contraction become a reality, they’ll see to it that Pittsburgh and Washington fall into the same division together.
Fear the Fin: "C'mon Drew, we're going streaking!" - Randy Hahn, 12/31/09
"Say whatever the fuck you want!" - Danny Miller, 1/9/10
by Conico do Mayo Miracle on Jan 21, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
but...but...
OMG! CINDY CROSBY IS PLAYING AGAINST OV! THIS IS THE GREATEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN IN THE HISTORY OF HOCKEY!!!!!!!!
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by ZeroIndulgence on Jan 21, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
Gads
I’m only two years a hockey fan, and already I am tired of the Cindy and Ovi Show … I hope Ovi’s pride and desire to be voraciously Russian drive him back to the KHL.
I really hope that does not happen.
He is my favorite non-Shark, and to be fair, he is not marketed as much by the league as Crobsy was/is.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 21, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
Okay
It’s a dim kind of hope. He’s probably good for the game, a good marketing hook, and sure, he’s a great player. But I hate showboaters in any sport, and something about that ugly little caveman just rubs me wrong.
I don't really consider him a showboat.
Most showboats in other sports celebrate their own accomplishments, he goes just as crazy when a teammate scores as when he scores.
Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" club.
Fear the Fin: Where Sharks Fans Aren't Like Other Sharks Fans.
by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 22, 2010 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair
I don’t watch a lot of cross-conference hockey unless the Sharks are playing. Going by highlight reels alone, 90% of Capitals’ video is Ovi scores, Ovi celebrates, lather, rinse repeat.
Probably more a product of the NHL’s marketing team rather than anything else.
that would be an awesome sitcom...
they could remake the odd couple!
Sidney and Ovi!
doo doo doo doo-doo…. doo doo doo… doo doo doo…
doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo…
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