Ten Reasons Why The Time Is Ripe for a Sharks-Blackhawks Rivalry
by Mr. K. on May 12, 2010 1:13 AM PDT
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Print[Editor's Note]: Mr. K has had an idea for this piece for about six months now, and did a real solid job with it. Think of it as a return from retirement for another shot at the belt. Only fitting to get him back on the front page.
10. Lack of mutual playoff history.
Since the 1991-92 season, when the Sharks were birthed and the Blackhawks reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1973, San Jose has been to the post-season 13 times, compared to Chicago's 9 times.
In the quality vs. quantity department, Chicago has been to the Conference Finals 3 times prior to now (winning once), while San Jose has been just once (losing to Calgary).
However, this is the first time that the two teams have met in the playoffs. For the reasons outlined below, it couldn't come at a better time.
9. Captain Obvious' Reason #1: Doug Wilson, Sharks GM and former Blackhawk defenseman
Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson was a Norris Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks defenseman before becoming the first captain in San Jose Sharks history. He is still to this day the all-time scoring leader among Chicago defensemen, and 5th in points out of any Hawk (after only Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, Denis Savard, and Steve Larmer).
Wilson came to San Jose the same year that his old Hawks made it to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1973. DW retired after two seasons in San Jose, but returned 10 years later as the GM, following Dean Lombardi's sacking.
Don't underestimate the regret he must have felt for not ever partaking in the Cup Finals. There's a reason Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle, Rob Blake, and Dany Heatley have been summoned to San Jose.
Doug Wilson also played with and redeemed another reason...
8. Captain Obvious' Reason #2: Jeremy Roenick
While future Hall of Famer center Jeremy Roenick played for several other teams in his career, the bookends of his legacy were Chicago and San Jose. As a symbol of the debt owed to both teams, he asked Chicago to hold their Jeremy Roenick Heritage Night when the San Jose Sharks were in town, back in November 2009.
To think of Jeremy Roenick watching each and every game from a box in both the HP Pavilion and United Center gives me chills. Really, it's just because I'm afraid to know who he's truly rooting for.
7. Captain Obvious' Reason #3: Brian Campbell
Ask a Sharks fan what he thinks of Brian Campbell, and you'll likely hear "Boo" or a sarcastically intoned "SPINORAMA!" As Mr. Plank and others have pointed out, it's lame, but it's what we do.
Why? It goes back to 2008 - Brian Campbell (and a 7th-rounder) is traded from the Buffalo Sabres for Steve Bernier and a 1st round pick. I remember sharing the sentiment of my fellow fan who held up a sign at every game, "I've been waiting for this for 3 years." Other signs seen at the Tank as the Sharks went on a standings-tear through March = "Sign him!" "Soupy!"
Etc.
Semifinals, Game 6, Dallas = In the 4th overtime, Campbell trips Loui Eriksson, and Brenden Morrow scores the game-winner on the power play. Well, we're Sharks fans-- shit happens.
The hell? Campbell signs with Chicago? Buh bye first round pick.
I'm a Christian (despite my language), an American, and a Sharks fan. Accordingly, my unholy trinity of backstabbers contains Judas Iscariot, Benedict Arnold, and Brian Campbell.
Apparently I'm not alone in my sentiment-- just listen to the sweet serenades the HP Pavilion lauds upon Soupy everytime he touches the puck.
Given that the absence of Campbell paved the way for Dan Boyle's salary hit and even more consistent play (own goals notwithstanding), is it rational to boo Soupy when he touches the puck?
You might as well ask if nipples on a man are rational. All I know is it happens.
When ZeroIndulgence, Lurker Shark and I were in Chicago (for the aforementioned Jeremy Roenick Heritage Night), we booed Campbell's name when it was mentioned in the starting lineup. The family of four in front of us turned around and looked at us like we had shot their poodle. In other words, it was awesome.
6. Trent Yawney
I'm always surprised by how little this is mentioned. Sharks assistant coach Trent Yawney not only spent four seasons playing with Doug Wilson on the Hawks, but also spent a miserable 13 months behind the bench as Chicago's head coach in 2005-06, during which time the team missed the playoffs (a perennial Chicago tradition, so it would seem then). He was let go 21 games into the 2006-07 season and replaced with another former teammate and Blackhawks legend, Denis Savard.
Does Trent Yawney have an ax to grind? My goodness, I certainly hope so.
5. Both teams have made the Conference Finals the season after being a President's Trophy first round flop
The year before making the Campbell Conference Finals, Chicago won the President's Trophy. They lost in the semifinals (then known as the first round) to the Minnesota North Stars, 4 to 2.
Flash forward nearly 20 years - the San Jose Sharks win the President's Trophy, and are ousted in the quarterfinals by the Anaheim Ducks, 4 to 2.
Crushing despair, followed 12 months later by redemption. Will the Sharks make it to the big dance like the Hawks of yesteryear?
If so, I pray we're not swept by Pittsburgh, as the Hawks were in '92.
4. Chicago actually played well against the Sharks this year
San Jose's all-time record against the Hawks is 37-24-5-5. From the end of the lockout until the beginning of this season, the Sharks had basically used Chicago like a punching bag, losing only three times in 16 games (once in the shootout).
This year, however... this year was different.
Building upon the two consecutive victories they had at the end of the '08-'09 season, the Blackhawks won 3 of their 4 draws against San Jose this year, including a come-from-behind O.T. victory on (what else?) Jeremy Roenick Heritage Night. In those 4 games, the Hawks outscored us 17 to 11.
Hey, at least we got the Wings' number this year. Right?
(crickets)
3. BLOG WAR!
"This is our year." Good gravy I cringe when I hear that come out of my mouth. Yet it's a common refrain among both Chicago fans and San Jose fans - two fanbases starved for Lord Stanley. It's been nearly 50 years since the Cup has found its way to Chicago, and San Jose... is, well, San Jose.
While Mr. Plank is rather muted in his Sharks-homerism, the good boys over at Second City Hockey were a little (how shall we say this?) arrogant in their Hawks pride earlier this season.
From SamFels after the Hawks 4-3 OT win over the Sharks =
A series between these two would be tons of fun. Even more so because I can't see how the Hawks wouldn't win it.
Bitch, it's on. To reword Eric Cartman, "BLOG WAR!"
2. Ed Belfour
Belfour would be lower on my list, if on it at all, had he not been demonically at the core of the Sharks' post-season flops. Sure, the Vezina winner had success in CHICAGO, Dallas, Toronto, and even in Florida... but his 13 mostly dismal games as a Shark were haunting Teal Town.
Literally. Thank goodness for exorcisms (yours too, Megalodon).
1. Gregory Raye
I know what you're probably thinking - WHO?
(NOTE = I'm trying to reach the owner of the video to see about getting it to work again. Greg is the guy in the middle, unless I'm very much mistaken)
Gregory Raye was the uber-Sharks fan responsible for turning Section 209 into a hockey version of the Yankee Stadium bleachers. He was loud, he was organized... no, I never met him. But I heard him, and anyone in the Tank prior to his death from falling in a ravine in 2006 heard him as well. Ever wonder why the anthem singers wait for 209 to shout "You suck!" to the opposing players before they start singing? Greg's the reason.
From his Mercury News obituary:
The thousands who fill HP Pavilion for Sharks games didn't know Gregory Raye by name. But they knew where Raye, a fan since the team's days at the Cow Palace, sat. And they knew his voice. He sat in section 209, the rowdiest location in the building. And when it came to that group's funny, rude and sometimes profane chants, he was their leader. "He used to like to say, "They say San Jose is the loudest arena in the NHL and we're the loudest section in the arena and I'm the loudest fan in the section, so I must be the loudest fan in the NHL,'' his friend Mike Lawler recalled. Lawler and others in section 209 are adjusting to the fact they will have to get along without their leader.
What does Gregory Raye have to do with a Sharks-Blackhawks rivalry? Raye was a Chicago native before moving to San Jose, and as the story goes, the one team he personally refused to chant "You suck!" to was his boyhood team, the Chicago Blackhawks. If my understanding is correct, he would hold his peace while those around him offered somewhat muted versions of their standard antagonism. After all, it's hard to go gung-ho while the general stays mum.
Accordingly (and I'm really trying not to sound like an asshole here), I personally believe that, in a mystical sense, Greg was the one barrier to the full fruition of a Sharks-Blackhawks rivalry. As much as he will always be missed, his passing opens the way for a full-fledged war between the denizens of Teal Town and the maniacs in the Madhouse. He taught all of us, be it directly or indirectly, how to be part of the most difficult arena for opposing teams to play in... and by Jove, we're going to make it hell for Chicago.
Greg, may he rest in peace, would have loved this series.
GO SHARKS.
Sincerely,
Chuck Ficago
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So did I. I learned something new today.
Keeping it real. Keeping it fresh. Keeping it real fresh.
by check.check. on May 12, 2010 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I learned something new today
i always thought that dogs laid eggs….
You hear that Stormy? DIE!
Chuck Ficago
Hahahaha, awesome work Chuck! In all seriousness, this is going to be the series of a lifetime. I’ve been waiting 7 years out in the cold, corrupt Midwest for this, and now the wait has paid off. If only I’d realized that 3rd and 4th round tickets for Chicago went on sale last month… Oh well, Craigslist here I come.
Marleau jersey will be proudly hanging in my cube for the duration of this series. Go Sharks
Video doesnt work :(
i want to seeee.
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
www.fearthefin.com
Sidney Crosby is my Cousin
www.pensburgh.com
I noticed that too
I’ll fix it shortly.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Hmmm
I am waiting for the video owner (John) to add me as a friend, so I can correspond with him. To be continued.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Guess the owner took care of business
His video is working again.
Incidentally, over 300 people have tried watching his video since it was linked here – woooo.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Awesome.
Bring it Hawks. Booing Campbell in Chicago during their opening lineup announcement was so epically awesome. I work with a Chicago native and Hawks fan. Last time these two teams played he sent me a “Here Come the Hawks” video. Should make this a little bit more fun.
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
YES! We boo’d Campbell…IN CHICAGO! Epic. The family in front of us wanted to cry. And the kid sitting directly to my right, literally everytime Campbell had the puck, would scream SPINORAMA! SPINORAMA! DAD, HE SHOULD DO A SPINORAMA!
Chicago bandwagon fans amuse me…
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Egad
You’re correct – that kid drove me nuts. In all fairness, I heard plenty of kids in San Jose hollering the same thing two years ago.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
I like to imagine Satan in the depths of Dante’s hell with his three mouths eternally chewing Judas, Benedict Arnold, and Brian Campbell. Kudos on the great imagery.
Thanks for the shout-out.
The curse shall be ended.
Battle of California
Miroslav? j/k
The Sharks need to play like 2 Live Crew, "As Nasty As They Want To Be" -Drew Remenda
by 408SharksFinatic on May 12, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m thinking of Brian Campbell as Richard Nixon in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horrors #4:
“But I’m not dead yet. In fact, I just wrote an article for Red Book.”
Devil Flanders – “Listen, I did a favor for you!”
Nixon – “Yes, master…”
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
I might be starting a family feud over this series
(Marin native in Chicago) so I hope it’s a good one.
Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on May 12, 2010 7:21 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
family feuds are fun in hockey.
I was hoping for one with my Vancouver-bred relatives.
jealous that you get to give your relatives shit when the Sharks win!!!
by JenLovesHockey on May 12, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
They're more baseball people
but they’ve started paying more attention since I’ve gotten into it. My 9 year old cousin is probably the biggest Sharks fan, and was booing me at Christmas when I showed up in a Toews jersey.
I’m trying to foster more hockey interest in my brother, but depending how the series goes I might burn the Big Pavelski shirt I got him.
Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on May 12, 2010 9:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was born into a family hockey feud...
Myself and many cousins were born in San Jose by way of Detroit natives.
…and it was a lot of fun rubbing it in their face. :)
Go Sharks!!!
Good reading Mr. K
Learned a few things. Let’s get this show on the road and put some bodies on those forwards and dominate them from the get-go.
GO SHARKS!
PS to Chicago… YOU SUCK!
I'll drink that! oh...I'll drink TO that, oh crap I quit drinking.
Should be a great series
And hopefully a great rivalry for many years to come.
@MAD_Marvin
The FairWeather Channel - Sports Comics and Bandwagon Forecast
Woo!
Blog war! Shit is going down – shit is going down!
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
When the all the admins of FTF and SCH meet
“CRIPPLE FIGHT!”
I kid.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
Good article!
If I did not live in California, I would probably want to live in either Chicago or Portland…visited the city a few years back and love the look and feel of the place. However, I would probably be like 700 lbs if I ever lived there thanks to all the incredible but unbelievably fattening food there.
With that said, f Chicago and their slightly racist mascot…Campbell and Belfour were the two biggest traitors in Sharks history…I hope people chant “soupy” is an annoying way every time campbell touches the puck…
I want to see this in Campbell’s future: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5_AXMjwbf8
Chicago and their slightly racist mascot
I guess then we’re only slightly insulted.
Btw, the Hawks’ mascot is “Tommy Hawk.” He’s a big magpie-lookin’ thing in a Hawks’ jersey. I’ve have noticed though that birds have been shitting on my car a bit more than usual (I thought it was just because it’s spring), so maybe you’re more in tune to these things than me?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on May 12, 2010 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
hehe I think us Cal alumni are the only ones who’ve pointed out the cultural insensitivity of using a socioeconomically marginalized ethnic minority as a sports mascot.
by JenLovesHockey on May 12, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess it wouldn’t be cool to have a team called the San Francisco Chinamen or something like that. ‘Blackhawks’ isn’t that bad, though, I’m pretty okay with that. ‘Redskins’ irks me to no end.
by JenLovesHockey on May 12, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The Blackhawks name doesn’t bother me in the same way that the Cleveland Indians logo, Atlanta Braves “chop”, or (most heinously) the Washington Redskins name. However, I find it a little odd that the team is named after a man (Chief Black Hawk) who sided with the British against Americans. Maybe the cheering during Chicago’s rendition of the anthem is meant to reaffirm US patriotism?
Yeah, I’m reaching on that last point.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Grammar fail on the first sentence – cut and paste is not my friend.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Just some really useless information
“Original owner Frederic McLaughlin named the team in honor of the Black Hawk Battalion he served with in WWI. The unit was named after a Chief Black Hawk. The name was merged to Blackhawks several years ago.”
You can read more on the name origins of the other 6 original teams here;
http://my.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?user_id=12601&post_id=2983
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
as long as ive been a hockey fan,
ive been a sharks and a hawks fan. (almost 20 years now). first nhl game? sharks and hawks. first team i played on? fairfield blackhawks. first jersey? blackhawks. second? sharks. Jeremy roenick was my first favorite player, but i love the “ov-fensive line” of makarov-larionov-garpenlov.
ahh, the sweet aroma of history.
fuck the hawks.
GO SHARKS!
"Devin Setoguchi’s haircut has released the dragon" ~Drew Remenda
For some reason I have a feeling Jumbo is going to be a goddamn beast this year. Sharks are going to be tied 1-1 in the series going on the road for game three in the first round, and five minutes into the second he is just going to take over. ~Plank
"He (Iginla) thinks he’s a pretty tough guy, so why not?" ~ Ryan Clowe
by Jay Fin Anderson on May 12, 2010 8:45 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
rec’d for choosing the right side.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
denver just posted the same thing over at SCH
but ended it with GO HAWKS!
(I kid) btw, always liked your avatar joe (while stalking your site) FTW
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on May 12, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know why I bother...
just saw Melrose “analysis” of the Finals…guess who he likes..the Hawks (I know shocker)
Reasons:
Chicago has more talent
Chicago’s PP is better
Chicaog’s Defense is better
Niemi “has answered all the questions whether he is a big time goaltender or not” (his words not my).
Chicago wanted to open on the road cuz they are a better road team.
and
Sharks are rusty…
No prediction from him yet but I suspects it’s going to be Hawks in 3.
Oh yeah...
Melrose was wrong about Chicago being a better road team
Chicago was 29-8-4 at home and 23-14-4 on the road in the regular season
They are better on the road in the playoffs
3-3 at home
5-1 on the road
i know
I did a double take on his Niemi comment. I would like to see him back it up.
And how did that “rust” work with Detroit? All it means is more time for Heatley to get back to 100%.
And I imagine that was the plan all along, Chicago played poorly down the stretch to give us the 1 seed. No one doesn’t want home ice, I don’t care who you are or what your record is.
What hasn't Niemi proven?
His job isn’t to steal games and be a top-3 NHL goalie. His job is to make the saves that need to be made and the occasional spectacular save. Our system is not built on a star goalie.
Melrose's quote was
"has answered all the questions whether he is a big time goaltender or not."
A big time goalie he is not…
Fair point
But I think Nabby has proven it a bit more than Niemi. I think that’s just the realities of having experience versus being a rookie who grabbed the reins halfway through the season. Not a knock on Niemi in any way. Mostly just saying Barry Melrose is an idiot.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Brian Engblom's old mullet
was a freaking DeTomaso.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
I would say he has
Between experience and making huge saves in the playoffs absolutely…
Is he Brodeur or Roy? No…but not that far behind…
Yes, I'd say Nabby is a big time goalie...
293 Career Wins, 50 Career Shutouts, 2.39 Career GAA, and a .912 SV%.
7 Career Series wins in the playoffs. Oh, and this…
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Yeah, I’d say Nabby has earned the right to be called a big time goalie. He’s not the end all, be all of goalies…but don’t try and diminish the excellent career he has had.
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure Chicago will sign him in the offseason.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Ha
I don’t think they know what the salary cap is, so that could happen.
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Still agreeing to disagree
But I think saying he “folds” is a bit harsh. The noteworthy examples that I’m sure most people would raise, Anaheim last year, and Canada this year, are more examples of his team falling apart around him. Prior to Joe Thornton’s arrival in San Jose, Nabby was unquestionably the glue that kept some very mediocre teams together, and we went as far as he could take us. And in those years, an up and coming netminder like him very much played in the shadow of the Roys, Haseks and Brodeurs of the day.
The perception around the league is that he’s not a big game player, but in those instances, he suffers from a milder form of what Niemi and Huet have suffered through; the fact that people don’t watch him, they just read the box score.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
He's amazing technically
I wish he was about 6" taller though so he could wear Anderson or Niemi sized pads.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Warren Strelow disciple
Man knows his positioning. I think he does better for being a bit smaller.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Try to imagine Luongo with Strelow discipline
instead of the reliance on reflexes alone.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
I believe the answer you are looking for
Is Ilya Bryzgalov.
Luongo is also an example of a guy who plays SMALLER than he is. He panics and crouches than goes down to the ice WAY early.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
I've noticed that
A couple of the shots on Luongo went short side, and he balled up into the butterfly and moved his pads OUT OF THE WAY of the puck.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
He's a terrific athlete
Playing in the pressure cooker of Vancouver as the Captain has made him a bad goaltender, because he wasn’t before.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
I was only half way through your post
and was thinking “that sounds like Huet and Niemi.” Dead on. Point defended. Point taken. Let’s throw ’em on the ice and see what they can do.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on May 12, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you Zero
People keep on expecting Nabby to be a freaking demi god when it comes to him in net. Yeah, he has bad games, but that doesn’t make him any less of a goalie. That picture of Nabby is awesome btw. Even I thought the puck went in when that happened.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree
I’m not saying that niemi is terrible. and the blackhawks do not need him to be the next coming of roy. but melrose using that as an argument when san jose clearly wins the goaltender matchup is uncalled for
I'm not saying that Niemi is the best
or that Nabby is bad either, but they also said that Luongo was the better goaltender and see how that worked out for them. I think much of it is how the D plays and helps their goaltender out too.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
well melrose is an
idiot
end of story
Sharks in 5
by SjDoinWorkAllDay on May 12, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Rivalrys make things better
Better hits, more determination.
Go Sharks!
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
You can bet...
JR will be there…he’s NBC’s hockey analyst, and they’re broadcasting the Conference Finals.
The Sharks need to play like 2 Live Crew, "As Nasty As They Want To Be" -Drew Remenda
by 408SharksFinatic on May 12, 2010 8:58 AM PDT reply actions
Yay Sharks!!!
great stuff K (as always)
"Goaltending is a normal job, sure. How would you like it in your job if every time you made a small mistake, a red light went on over your desk and 15,000 people stood up and yelled at you." - Jacques Plante
Thanks
For the history of the “you suck” chant! I sat in 212 this season, and I loved hearing it every time!
And great piece Mr. K!
Hey Chicago!! YOU SUCK!
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
I went to Bowling Green State
and when they announced the lineups for the opposing team, the fans of BGSU would ball up a piece of newspaper and say “WHO?!? YOU SUCK!” was funny the first time, but got old by the end of the lineups
Take 'em down
I agree with the comment on this post (or the last) that the Hawk’s team is hard to hate. They seem entirely featureless and unremarkable to me. Can’t bring myself to care.
The fans however… I’ll grant there’s some hockey knowledge on SCH, but the arrogance is striking for a bunch of perennial also-rans. I’ve historically mostly watched hockey to see my team win, but after living in Chicago and listening to “Detroit Sucks” chants when the Hawks were playing some random East Coast team, I began coming around to the dark side and beginning to take an interest in the simple joys of watching someone else lose. The clincher was when an old friend from Chicago actually pulled for Crosby in the Finals after the Wings knocked the Hawks out in the WCF last year. I wonder WTF ever happened to that guy.
Anyway, if the WCSF game 5 Sharks show up for this series, I think you guys have got this. You’ll be in the finals, and the angst and loathing on the other side will be tasty.
Unlike that disgusting crust on Chicago-style “pizza”: That stuff is unspeakably nasty.
The crust isn't really the point with Chicago style pizza
and it varies wildly depending on the establishment.
Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on May 12, 2010 9:35 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I love all pizza
But some days you just really want an inch of melting cheese you have to cut with a knife, instead of slices that have to be folded in half.
Watch it with the jinxing!
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on May 12, 2010 9:45 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I must concur. Their arrogance is pretty undeserved for a team that hasn’t won a Cup in almost 50 years.
..:Fear The Fin:..
The artist formerly known as cyoung
That's what happens
when the media jump on the bandwagon and they start showing home games on TV again. Ever since Kane and Toews started playing (not to mention Sharp, Keith and Seabrook), hockey media have been on this team’s nuts. Factor in new fans who jump on the wagon oblivious to the previous years of wandering in the wilderness, and you get the sense of entitlement that I loathe every time I go to the UC. Every time someone talks shit about the Sharks there, all I have to do is bring up 13 wins in a row, over 4 seasons.
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah
i don’t want to start anything, but certainly bandwagon is a word that unfortunately comes to mind in my experience with Chicago hockey, specifically with the media
by a10dency2ask on May 12, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
granted, the ownership sucks
who doesn’t show the games on TV?
by a10dency2ask on May 12, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
That was a terrible move
and Old Man Wirtz was a moron. Sad that he died, but it was the best thing that ever happened to hockey in Chicago.
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Like they put on the Jumbotron in the United Center
Hockey never left Chicago, but it sure is back.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
good stuff here; nice read.
I’ve been told I’m not optimistic enough(!) but I still think Sharks in 6 or 7. (And then we take any Eastern Conf. team in 5) Chicago’s a clearly better team than Detroit this year, and I just don’t think we can take ‘em in 5; Detroit’s a great team no doubt, but they’re getting to be a washed-up old-man team, right? We’ve got to give the Chicago all we’ve got and can’t slip up. Games 1 and 2 are must-wins on home ice—but Chicago’s road record in the playoffs is unmatched, so we have to be ready for that.
Protect the blue line, pokecheck the shit out of them, and hammer them with enough hits to see their lifeless bodies fall onto the ice after each game (Please, Murray!). Chicago D is unfortunately ridiculously good; Niemi’s spotty; and they’ve got a few snipers (but we’ve got more). I think it’ll be a fun series and I think we’ll win, with a lot of nail-biting and asthma attacks in the mix.
and no matter how rough it gets for us Sharks fans through this series, keep in mind “the curse of Hossa.” I don’t believe in “third time’s a charm”…not with that guy.
by JenLovesHockey on May 12, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I had to resist putting in the Curse of Hossa as one of the ten – I couldn’t find a correlation for the Sharks, so I decided against it.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Ooooooooooo
Can’t believe I didn’t think of that.
Maybe I’ll concoct a sequel…
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Just don’t limit yourself to 10 reasons. It seems silly, imagine trying to trim down why we hate Detroit, Anaheim or Dallas into 10 simple reasons…
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
It comes from being a Letterman fan – and it’s a nice round number.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
11 is a round number, too.
"It's a lumberjack convention out there." Drew Remenda 3/4/10
Jon Casey fan since '84
Founder of Feel the Teal.
Um… non-prime number?
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12 is better counting number anyways, as the hand has 12 knuckles. Plus more non-trivial factors.
It is also fun to count by 16s. I once did a blog post about the perfect squares in hexadecimal. Sadly, it did not increase my readership…
"It's a lumberjack convention out there." Drew Remenda 3/4/10
Jon Casey fan since '84
Founder of Feel the Teal.
If the curse of Hossa holds true
Chicago beats the Sharks but loses in the Stanley Cup Finals… but i don’t believe in curses… Says the Cubs fan… hah
Nah, the curse only kicks in for his last year under contract. Before that, he doesn’t get to go to the SC Finals!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to the HP Pavilion
Goats are always welcome ;-)
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If a goat is brought to a hockey game?
would it lift the curse on a baseball team? I’m down… one of you bring a goat to the game… and a black cat..
I guess my logic is that if we allow goats, the Curse of the Goat will jump from being a baseball curse into a full-fledged Chicago-sports curse.
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Maybe it backfires
and you end up with a Sharks goat curse.
the curse of Hossa just means
that any team he plays for will not win the stanley cup while he is on the roster.
Well that's not good news
I think we signed him to a 12 year deal
every curse was made to be broken
Red Sox anyone?
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
There never was a curse
Boston just sucked for 86 years ;-)
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As a typical Chicago fan
I refuse to think that my teams haven’t won in decades because my teams suck. That just cannot be true. :)
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
And don't forget Quenneville
Hockey’s version of Sisyphus – always almost there.
by quasi-dynasty on May 12, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
If you haven’t seen it, check out Plank’s photoshop in the fanpost by GhostofLinkGaetz – it’s fantastic.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Shark eating Hawk
is on my corkboard in my cube…
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
cool article, explains the campbell hatred
which, frankly, just baffled me the two times the Hawks played in the Tank.
All the connections between the Sharks and the Hawks are interesting as well, but I’d be interested to see what a series can do to create a rivalry between both teams… and both fans.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
yeah i was puzzled by that one too
i found this article IMMENSELY interesting. Well done! Can’t wait for the series to start.
GO HAWKS!!
by puppetmasterp on May 12, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome article!
GO SHARKS.
Sincerely,
Chuck Ficago
BEST.LINE.EVAR. :D I’m so ready for this to be started. Let’s get ready to rumblllllllllleeeeeeee! Whoo.
"God save us all." - FTF Staff
Booo…my comments when this was a lowly fanpost last night were lost. Now I just don’t feel like recreating it. Guess you’ll never know the brilliance I spewed out in response to this wonderful piece.
Pity…
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:01 AM PDT reply actions
Your comment should be retained in the fanpost duplicate on the sidebar – proof that you were the first to read my article :-)
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Lol, I don’t see a fanpost duplicate! I believe my “brilliance” has been lost forever.
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah – Plank took it off.
Hear ye, hear ye – Patrick, aka ZeroIndulgence, is brilliant!
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Rofl…
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
just your word on it … where is the proof!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
Mr. K is a teacher, and therefore should be a respected source on brilliance!
In other words…he’s an expert! (sigh…)
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw the repl…
Nevermind.
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WHY CAN'T YOU FIND A YOUTUBE CLIP?
THIS IS LUNACY!
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Of Greg?
Or what?
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Look man, I've got all these stats from one game!
Your argument is invalid!
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
It’s perfectly ok to be nervous about playing Chicago. They’re a damn good team and I’m definitely expecting a hard series. That being said, our record against Chicago this season is irrelevant because: a) The regular season doesn’t matter now (Wings, Caps and Habs, oh my!), b) since that fateful Thanksgiving game, T-Mac and the rest of the coaching staff have matured a lot, and having two successful playoff series under their belts only helps to this end, c) there were a number of players that have since begun to execute at a very high level, particularly in high-pressure situations, including Clowe, Seto, Pavs, Nabokov, and Jumbo.
..:Fear The Fin:..
The artist formerly known as cyoung
Honestly
It’s a matter of who can impose their style…Sharks will win if they can slow the pace down and keep the puck in the corners…The Hawks will have an advantage if there is a lot of open ice and long passes..
Sharks in 6.
I agree...
If you watched last night’s game, they really took away the time and space….Vancouver just couldn’t get a clean shot off…
The Sharks need to play like 2 Live Crew, "As Nasty As They Want To Be" -Drew Remenda
by 408SharksFinatic on May 12, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, the Chicago trolls have piled into WTC
I imagine it’ll be about 2 days before we get them in mass here too.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
BLOG WAR!!!
I’ll let you guys man the front lines. I’ll be content to fight the war here on home soil…
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t remember the last time I wanted to organize a militia so badly.
I used to be FTF’s self-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, but I’m content just to be a foot soldier.
In all seriousness, keep the tit-for-tat stuff as “civil” as can be. By all means, talk shit – but there are appropriate ways of going about it.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
The Hawks fans around here so far have been civil. I assume that’s because of our two day waiting period. If shit starts hitting the fan, though, I plan on verbally (through text) destroying some people.
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Woot!
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
I'll keep it civil too
and just troll them with rainbows if they start attacking. I must say, FTF has helped me on my ability to troll over the internet.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
i keep chuckling every time
one of you posts the term “BLOG WAR!”
Awesome.
by puppetmasterp on May 12, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I am officially invoking Patton for this Blog War
http://www.vidiLife.com/video_play_409462_Patton_Speech.htm
“Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his [team]. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his [team].”
“Now, [the Sharks are] a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The bilious bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday Evening Post don’t know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating.”
“Now, some of you boys, I know, are wondering whether or not you’ll chicken out under fire. Don’t worry about it. I can assure you that you will all do your duty. The [Blackhawks] are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their blood. Shoot them in the belly. When you put your hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend’s face, you’ll know what to do.
Now there’s another thing I want you to remember. I don’t want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We’re not holding anything. Let the [Blackhawks] do that. We are advancing constantly and we’re not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We’re going to hold onto him by the nose and we’re going to kick him in the ass. We’re going to kick the hell out of him all the time and we’re gonna go through him like crap through a goose."
by calbearjd on May 12, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Chills
Rec’d.
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totally rec'd
That was beautiful.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
Dig the changes too. They fit perfect man!
This is Team Teal. Sharks and Phins.
Cut me open and I bleed Teal...
by Sharkz_N_Phinz on May 12, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
So wait...
Does this make us Shark-Americans?
This is Team Teal. Sharks and Phins.
Cut me open and I bleed Teal...
by Sharkz_N_Phinz on May 12, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Fin-ish?
(I kid)
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Black Hawk Down
you guys win in 6…Go Sharks
TULO = 2010 MVP!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on May 12, 2010 10:14 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Thanks man
Seriously, you might be one of the best Red Wings fans out there. Consider yourself welcome at FTF.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
According to Barry Melrose
When we beat the Wings in game 1 it was cause we were rested and Detroit was clearly tired from a long 1st round 7 game series.
Now on ESPN “watch out Sharks maybe rusty Chicago could steal one or two in San Jose”
So we clearly had the advantage because of rest early in the Detroit series but now that’s going to be a negative?
Doctor: We can preform the operation for you. It greatly increase your brain power. Or it may kill you.
Homer: Hmm, increase my killing power, eh? I'll do it!
Are you really trying to analyze something BARRY MELROSE said?
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
This is Team Teal. Sharks and Phins.
Cut me open and I bleed Teal...
by Sharkz_N_Phinz on May 12, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
By the same logic, rusty Barry should have guided his Tampa Bay Lightning to more victories in ‘08-’09.
What a tool.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Melrose will also never grow tired of smirking while talking down about the Sharks.
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Just ignore Melrose.
He’s the guy who said Stamkos wasn’t ready for the NHL and benched him.
The same Stamkos who went on to win the Richards trophy the next season, scoring more goals than Ovechkin.
Fear the Fin - all Evgeni, all the time.
Eh, coming out of the Phoenix series, their big Game 7 win was supposed to mean the Wings were back, and would steal one or two from us. Now they were tired?
After Game 4, their 7-1 drubbing of us was supposed to signal the Sharks were done, and were about to pull off one of the biggest choke jobs in history.
Now, after the Sharks BEAT THE RED WINGS IN FIVE GAMES, chicago will clearly come in and stomp us, because they lit up played a normal game against Luongo.
Haters always gonna hate. I think the Sharks are thriving on it this postseason…
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
he might get fired then
Detroit in 6 would be a bizarre prediction for this matchup
by a10dency2ask on May 12, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
i'm also a fan of the expansion team - original six matchup
cuz there are some original six elitists that really get my blood boiling. As I’m living in the chicago area at the moment, this will be a crazy series for me. My roommate who doesn’t even like hockey is almost certainly going to be annoying. But hey, I was there 2 years ago when it cost $10 for a ticket, they were only selling out half their seats, and the fans only really cheered loudly for the anthem. So it’s good to see the Blackhawks finally getting some support and success. But… I think they’ve had enough for this year.
GO
SHARKS!
I really wanted to put that it would be great to have another O6 rivalry (the other being Detroit, obviously), but I got tired last night. Makes for a good discussion, however.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
yeah
i was baffled to see a lot of the detroit fans online saying they were going to root for the Hawks now because they only root for Original Six. What?
by a10dency2ask on May 12, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s ridiculous – you’d never hear a Habs or Leafs fan saying that they’ll pull for the opposite team just because they’re Canadian (or Original Six).
A rivalry is a rivalry – the only time I even consider rooting for Anaheim is when they play against the Red Wings. Enemy of my enemy sort of thing.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
My Red Wings hate eclipses my Ducks hate
Plus, Earl Sleek is chill.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
I’m the opposite. The Wings never really came off as douche bags like the Ducks have. Earl is chill though.
I agree with you if we’re talking about the players. Have to strongly disagree if we’re talking about the majority of the fans.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
My current hockey hate scale
Octopi
Ducks
Avs
Kings
Avs were tops for a while especially when they had Roy…Ducks always felt like a little brother to me…
All Sharks fans should have:
1. STARS
2-?. Whatever you want.
The Stars are douchebags and we hate them.
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
You are right...totally forgot about the Stars cuz they sucked so bad this year
Revised Hate Scale
1) Stars
2) Octopi
3) Ducks
4) Avs
5) Kings
I know it’s irrational, but my hatred for the Red Wings surpasses even that of the Stars.
Although I do hate Brenden Morrow more than any single Red Wing, possibly excluding Todd Bertuzzi (who’s new to the fold).
(Nothing personal to the cool Detroit folks who’ve stopped by)
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Hmmm…had to think long and hard to come up with mine:
1) Ducks (Except Parros for some reason. I love that guy.)
2) Octopi
3) Hawks (Thanks to their fans, in large part)
4) Stars
5) Avs
On the flip side, teams I like and would support if the Sharks weren’t in the mix:
1) Kings (Yeah, yeah, I know I’m supposed to hate them, but I can’t hate a team that entertaining to watch)
2) Nucks
3) Canes
4) Sens
..:Fear The Fin:..
The artist formerly known as cyoung
I hear you about Parros – we boo him just because he does his job well. His best days are well behind him, however.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Also agree with you about the Kings – they’re the one LA team that really doesn’t drive me nuts.
Methinks I’ll be changing my tune in about 4 months, however.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
It’s cuz of the mustache…who knew a man with such a universe altering ’stache would be an Ivy League graduate?
You just have to give it up
to someone with that kind of stache. It is was my facial hair aspires to be.
Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.
by shooting4life on May 12, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
hmmm
I think i have a seething hatred for the flames more so than the stars…
1. Ducks (Cali rival over anything, but we all know why really)
2. Flames (Conference finals. I will NEVER forget)
3. Stars (put up a good fight, and kicked the crap out of us)
4. Kings (cali rival but not much of a threat)
5. Wings (this is my current stance. 2 years ago they would be #1)
But yeah…03-04 season i really did honestly think that we were going to go all the way, and those damn Flames proved me wrong.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd have to roll with...
1. Stars
1a. Stars
1b. Stars
1c. Stars
2. Ducks
3. Red Wings
4. Flames
5. Blackhawks
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
1. Pens (especially crosby & cooke)
2. Hawks (" hossa & kane)
3. Ducks (" getzlaf, perry, parros)
4. Stars (" morrow, ott)
by JenLovesHockey on May 12, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
My hate list: (Okay, it’s not the typical Sharks fan hate list since I’m not a real Sharks fan).
1) Pens
2) Flyers
3) NY Rangers
4) NY Islanders
5) Carolina
6) NJ Devils
(The order is generally subject to change depending on who’s good or bad at the time. And some new teams may make the list.)
Pittsburgh is a constant. But it the Islanders ever got good again, they could top the Pens.
Rocking the Red since 1975
ditto
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, $8 student tickets
Those days seem like eons ago, when I could rock the Marleau sweater without so much as a whimper from dejected Hawks fans. How much difference a good draft makes.
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
True that
That place was a ghost town. I saw a Wings game there where the few Hawks fans that bothered to show up actually started laughing after they got down a few. No boos, no profanity, just laughter.
by quasi-dynasty on May 12, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There are two hockey teams
Your team, and everyone else.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
Time for new avatar
(again, “borrowed” from FB)
by Section223 on May 12, 2010 10:53 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
yep Avy will go up when schedule is posted for me
for now I can look at my sweet little clowiebell.
"God save us all." - FTF Staff
by mssjsclowie29 on May 12, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
is there a full size version of this available?
The Sharks need to play like 2 Live Crew, "As Nasty As They Want To Be" -Drew Remenda
by 408SharksFinatic on May 12, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
fuck the sharks.
naw, fuck chicago. they wish we had a rivalry, but we just cant take them kids seriously.
So… are you with us, or against us?
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
he’s with us … he just doesn’t want to admit that he secretly likes hanging out here … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
It's our witty and intelligent dialog
I almost made it through that with a straight face.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
no you didn't
it’s a lie and you know it.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
i have to be with you for this series. and now that the nucks are gone who knows…. depends on if the habs pull a miracle :)
If the Habs pull a miracle, I’ll be screaming at the top of my lungs.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
get on your holy boots
a miracle is a-foot
"Devin Setoguchi’s haircut has released the dragon" ~Drew Remenda
For some reason I have a feeling Jumbo is going to be a goddamn beast this year. Sharks are going to be tied 1-1 in the series going on the road for game three in the first round, and five minutes into the second he is just going to take over. ~Plank
"He (Iginla) thinks he’s a pretty tough guy, so why not?" ~ Ryan Clowe
by Jay Fin Anderson on May 12, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Resting my lungs as I type ;-)
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Yeah, I'm on the Sharks bandwagon now too.
To annoy Chicago fans, and some grudging respect too. Beat the Wings? Then win the Cup.
by quasi-dynasty on May 12, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I was sitting in 209 for the first Red Wings game; thanks, Greg Raye. Definitely a fun experience, though I was a bit worried about the little kid that was right next to me (he had a good time, as did the 3 month old baby who was just happy as a clam the entire 100 decibel game, eating her mom’s hair). We had a good chant of “HOWWWWWAAARRRRD” going in between goals 1 and 3.
It even reminded me a bit of ol’ Lynah Rink. sniffles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkVL9wQ7Io&feature=related). Wish we could do more of that! I guess there’s a limit to how organized a constantly changing group of 17,000 people can be, but damn if organized taunting ain’t fun.
DAMN!
Recd for an awesome write up man. Two thumbs up, an Ill be passing it along.
This is Team Teal. Sharks and Phins.
Cut me open and I bleed Teal...
by Sharkz_N_Phinz on May 12, 2010 11:39 AM PDT reply actions
Wow – thanks man! And while I’m at it, thanks to all for the kind words.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
hey you guys
i’m hopping on your bandwagon for the rest of the playoffs.
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You're welcome on it
we have tacos.
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
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
Seriously
She’s been holding out.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
When did we get tacos?
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
We’ve always had tacos!
I think I even mentioned them in Round 1. Maybe 2, either way, it doesn’t matter. WE HAVE TACOS.
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
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
As long as they're not from La Vic...
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
I must find these tacos! i’m pretty damn oblivious as is.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Tako = octopus in Japanese.
Just sayin’.
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sounds right, you must have plenty after the 2nd round….
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You pronounce it differently i believe. “Tako” you have a shortened “a” sound while with Taco it’s a bit more….A sounding…I don’t know spanish…
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by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn – I just got schooled for Japanese grammar fail.
(Hangs head, prepares for hari kari)
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3 years of Japanese with a crazy woman. I could speak formally and pronounce like a local, but could be dumbfounded talking to a 4 year old.
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by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
time to school you again K.
It’s “hara kiri,” not “hari kari.”
"If you're going to start talking about Joe Thornton then watch the freaking games because the guy has been an absolute dominant player in this series." - Drew Remenda
- Joe Thornton, 2nd Round: 3G, 5A
Son of a bitch…
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Don’t feel bad Mr. K. The Japanese language is pretty confusing when it comes to writing it in English.
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by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That reminds me
Someone emailed this to me today – a goldmine.
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Rofl!
When i was in school my teacher taught us Shingo mama no oha rock. There’s literally a part of the song that talks about mayonnaise kisses.
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by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Mayo, honey – hell, they’re both condiments.
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We are going to Chicago eventually
Harry Carey is inevitable
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Welcom aboard
Keep appendages inside at all times
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Plenty of room
Mainly because the bandwagon haters are slowly falling away.
Beware though, most people in San Jose are engineers, and therefore of questionable personal hygiene.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
except for that on wheel, (can't figure out why)
but hey 3 out of 4 isn’t bad…
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
hahahaha it’s okay, i’ve had to take a lot of math classes with future engineers.
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Welcome Missy!
The irony is that I’ll most likely be watching games 1 and 2 with a bunch of Canadians I don’t know, but who no doubt will be welcoming, in Vancouver.
..:Fear The Fin:..
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British Columbia
Hey I live in the Province’s capital, I have to deal with the nucks fans daily. (pause for awwww’s). Trust me, they are the worst fan base in the league.
by WeeDogger on May 12, 2010 7:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
How did you get to be a Sharks fan living in Victoria?
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Thanks!
Even if you had beaten Chicago and subsequently beat us, I’d root for Vancouver over the East. You’ve suffered long enough.
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welcome aboard...
we’re a lively bunch!
The Sharks need to play like 2 Live Crew, "As Nasty As They Want To Be" -Drew Remenda
by 408SharksFinatic on May 12, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
when is this series starting?
Saturday? any word anywhere yet of when it SHOULD be starting
TULO = 2010 MVP!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
LETS GO WINGS!
HP’s booked Thursday and Saturday, so either Friday or Sunday depending on whether BOS-PHI goes to game 7.
..:Fear The Fin:..
The artist formerly known as cyoung
true i figured
the boston/philly series would have something to do with it…didn’t know the arena was booked for Saturday though
TULO = 2010 MVP!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on May 12, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I really want Boston to finish it off tonight – nothing against the Flyers, but I don’t see them winning a Game 7 anyway, I want Boston to be rested if Pittsburgh wins, and I really don’t want to see another Philly-Pittsburgh ECF (as bloodthirsty as they are).
Montreal needs to win tonight, too – how fucking awesome would a Boston (6th seed!) vs. Montreal (8th seed!) ECF be?
Mark my word, blood will be shed, Jerry.
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couldn't agree more
SOMEBODY BEAT THE PENS…i don’t care who…preferably tonight Go Habs!!
TULO = 2010 MVP!
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on May 12, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also on the Boston wins tonight boat. And Habs knocking off the Pens boat. I think that once you’re approaching a week or longer of rest, the benefits of rest are overtaken by the dangers of losing rhythm and momentum you’re carrying from the last series.
..:Fear The Fin:..
The artist formerly known as cyoung
+1 for Boston+Montreal
That would be great – I’m not holding my breath for that one though.
by quasi-dynasty on May 12, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I am going to be the biggest Bruin tonight...
It would mean Sharks/Hawks series would start on Friday…
Another reason to pull against a Philly upset. If Pittsburgh wins, we need Boston rested as much as possible – even the Yankees fan in me would rather see Boston go to the Finals than Pittsburgh for the 3rd straight year.
Seriously, it’s like the 1980’s Oilers all over again.
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What’s Russian for (gush)? LOL
Spaceba, moi droog.
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Ha – well deserved man.
Even shared it with my wife. I only share selected FTF articles with her.
Fear the Fin - all Evgeni, all the time.
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He doesn’t always read blogs. But when he does, he prefers articles written by Mr. K.
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by ElvisVF101 on May 12, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
HAHAHA
I have to rec that, although it will appear that I’m doing so for self-absorbed reasons.
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Damn!
You’re stoking my ego too much.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Ummmm…
YOU SUCK, YA JACKASS!
(there, knocked your down a few pegs!)
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
ROFL – I’m rec’ing this, too.
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I think we’re getting recs mixed up with flags again…
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by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
FLAG OFF!
Kidding!
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Finally watched that
Instant classic – couldn’t stop laughing.
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Oh shit
Lunch duty – I’ll be back, ladies and gents.
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How can the time be ripe?
I mean… time doesn’t ripen. The time might be right for it, though.
Either way, great post.
by Peter Raaymakers on May 12, 2010 12:26 PM PDT reply actions
Personally, i like this one better...
by Brittjames11 on May 12, 2010 12:28 PM PDT reply actions 9 recs
Grisly! I dig it.
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Turn this green now!
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
that bone that's sticking out
really should be the spine and not a femur, but it’s still an awesome pic…and rec’d….
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by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
must’ve been a hell of a fight with the shark if his femur wound up in his neck
"You can always find more jam. There’s never enough jam." - Scott Nichol
by live every week like it's shark week on May 12, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe they were out of pikes and supplemented with a femur. This isn’t the first time photoshop denied my logic.
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by ZombieSkittles on May 14, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Had this emailed to me/us this morning. I’m still deciding if I want to post 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
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
Good luck guys
I like the Sharks but Chicago is my team. Both teams are ridiculously deep in terms of scoring lines and have a solid defense with good goaltending. It will be interesting to see how hte series progresses.
Good luck.
Best wishes as well….
Wait a sec – any interest in a blog war?
(Kidding)
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At least you're not the Nucks...
Hopefully this series is played with a bit more class. The Nucks fans were whipping full beers (this is probably the 2nd biggest tragedy in this story) at Hawks fans after Game 6. You lost, let it go… The Nashville fans I’ve interacted with were all really great. As for a blog war, I’d be like Belgium… neutral.
I haven’t watched the video yet, but I saw the article on Puck Daddy about the beer throwing. Utterly classless.
When I was in Vancouver, some guys bought me a birthday beer and then pointed my presence out to the concourse – “Hey, it’s this Sharks fan’s birthday! Let’s say happy birthday!”
“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”
So they’re not all assholes ;-)
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After Game 4
they tossed trash on the ice… I was hoping it was the minority, but it keeps happening… Byfuglien had people threatening to kill him in Vancouver supposedly. It’s just a game…
That sucks
Missy, you around? Any thoughts on this?
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It only takes a few season-ticket holding assholes
to ruin the public reputation of an entire fanbase.
/my $0.02
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
It was a brutal hard fought series
and to be fair, the one or two Nucks fans I’ve talked to that have come around on SCH have been nice. But I really don’t like many of the Nucks (I’d take Ryan Kesler though…He’s my fave Nuck) I don’t chat at NM. Was just a tough series.
I and my fellow Nucks Misconduct brethren all facepalm each time these spectators put us to shame.
not all the fans are like that, it’s just a few sour grapes that get all the press.
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you and the handfull that came over to SCH to chat
were classy and fun to talk to – we all have fans we would like to disown
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
PS
I want to know more about the “douchebaggery” scale that you mentioned in the last post. haha. How does Kane end up being so vile? Byfuglien I can understand, he’s a guy that you would love to have on your own team maybe, but hate him if he’s on the other team. I like the Sharks though… and will cheer for whichever team wins this series in the Cup Finals
He’s got no respect for cab drivers…
Meh – I’ll let others tackle the subject.
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Kane's "douchebaggery" stems from a few things
1.) The Cab incident. As an outsider, really, beating a cabbie over change?
2.) The Limo incident. Again, as an outsider, hilarious.
3.) The Mouthguard incident. We basically love laughing at Kane, and things that make him look stupid.
4.) The Mullet. This is actually really cool, but it’s also very cool to make fun of him for.
5.) His tendency to try and do it all himself. Watching the Gold Medal game, he drove me nuts because he insisted on trying to deke 4 Canadians at a time entering the zone. Coincidence that the US finally scored when he dished off?
Basically, he’s a really good player, which makes him a target for our snark. If he’s not scoring 30 goals for your team, he’s kinda obnoxious.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
I'm sure I'll dislike guys like Marleau and Thornton a lot more
after the series. They’re both class acts though. I like a lot of the young players the Sharks have, Clowe, Pavelski, Demers. Should be a great series.
So I've done probably 15 minutes of real work
since lunch, and that was a while ago. The anticipation is killing me.
Of our series?
That’s going to be some wait, amigo. Three more hours until Pitt vs. Habs!
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Yup, our series
I know it’s a ways away, but my head is not in the work game right now. Supervisor isn’t here, and half of my unit is MIA. Might be hitting the old Dusty Trail a little early today to watch the Habs squeak out a win (unless Crosby remembers that he’s one of the best players in the world). I imagine this is what it’s like waiting on death row after your appeals have been denied, except I hope there’s a happier ending.
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm
My #3 is “Blog War!” but it appears that Second City Hockey is having their own civil war.
Divide and conquer, I say.
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I wouldn't say "civil war"
I prefer to think of it as an online group therapy session.
I think there’s a group hug coming soon…
…err….excuse me a moment……
by puppetmasterp on May 12, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
So does this mean
eating the souls of the enemy will involve eating Chicago deep dish pizza?? Cuz Windy City Pizza is right by my work…yummmmm…. :oD
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
I've grown attached to my soul
but if you’d like I’ll get you pizza in lieu of my soul.
ooooh don't worry
We don’t eat the fan’s souls that would just be classless. We eat the players soul…that’s classier.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Good news
If the Hawks don’t at least split the games in San Jose it’s going to be a quick series.. the Hawks have played great on the road and not so great at home.
I think the goal against ourselves woke up a beast. It’s been an insane run.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it wrong that although I like the Sharks
i found that kinda humourous?
Not at all.
Even I found it amusing, in a “dark comedy” kind of way — and the results after that have been nothing short of awesome, so, laugh away.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
The Sharks have been playing pretty well overall. I think we’re 5-1 at home (5 in a row at home, lost first home game), and then 3-2 on the road (one loss to each opponent…luckily we didn’t need to see too much of Detroit). The Tank has been revved up to a whole new level…probably something the Hawks haven’t to that extent on the road (I may be biased, but the Sharks’ home arena is insane, especially in the playoffs).
Game 1 will be huge. If the Sharks can continue to hold serve at home, you are right, it could definately be a quick series.
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You can keep your soul
as can any other half-civil fan, and even most of the less-civil ones (I don’t eat that, goes straight to my hips…)
We’ll be voracious, however, in our attempts to consume the souls of —
… see ZS’s reply above, it appeared as I was typing this.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
no no no
I would never do that. You can still send the pizza though :oD
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
you'd have to ask ZombieSkittles
:) she’s great at that…pizza will probably be involved initially but we gotta come up with some varieties for all the souls we’re going to nomnomnom! :)
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by mssjsclowie29 on May 12, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Yes it does. See also: Indian frybread, Chicago dogs, Italian beef.
This will be arguably the best opponent for “soul of the enemy” dinners this postseason, though Colorado made for some pretty tasty fare as well.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
I miss living in Chicago.
The food is fantastic the good news is I’ll be back there for an internship this summer.
I’ve been talking to my husband about this one actually. I don’t remember what happened last time we did the “soul of the enemy” dinner with a deep dish pizza, but i’m going to say go for it anyways. Pizza is awesome.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
What happened last time:
Every piece of pizza consumed during the game was met with a Sharks goal.
We lost the game, having eaten most of the pizza before the first puck dropped, but there was still correlation between our endeavours and the output of the team.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
I want
one now! But that would be bad juju methinks. lol.
Their Chicago dogs not so much on the Chicago style. No celery salt.
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Lucky you
The only place I can easily access is Pizz’a Chicago in San Jose, and that’s just really thick deep-dish pizza.
"Playing Detroit in the playoffs is like paying your taxes. You either pay now or pay later." - Suisun Dan
Gimme a hot red-head any day!
and no I’m not talking about Soupy lol. ugh that actually made me throw up in my mouth a little…
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to have to figure out if i’m going to make a pizza by scratch or try to find a place better than papa murphy’s for pizza.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You can order pizzas to be shipped from here
Either Giordano’s or Lou Malnati’s will ship them everywhere. I do that for my parents on special occasions; I’ll ship them out a pizza for birthdays or whatevs.
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh boy
now you planted a seed lol. website?
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You dont' really want to pay like $25-$30 for a pizza..
Because that’s what it will cost for it to be shipped.
I am grateful
you quashed that seed. I truly am. :o)
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends on the pizza
I’m a hound for Woodstock’s Pizza. If you “make your own” pizza they can typically come out to be around 25-30 bucks. Mmmmm feta.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on May 12, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Bookmarked that
just in case I win the lottery or something. But man looking at the picture makes me want one even more!!
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I look at the dogs and beef and miss Chicago
I don’t know where you live but there are a couple of Portillos in So Cal (I believe they’re in Orange County or something like that) and yeah great food
Question (off topic)
What does your user handle signify?
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The day and year of birth
the 28th of november 1983
Ah
Angy’s handle used to be ang6666 because she was born on June 6, 1966. Evil day indeed!
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That's
a bit of a drive for me. I live in NorCal, by SF airport :o)
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
pffft
That’s not NorCal, it’s like 3+ hours south of me!
/joking about the first part
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
No idea where these are..
Portillo’s – Buena Park, California
8390 La Palma Ave.
Buena Park CA 90620
714-220-6400
Theme: 30’s Prohibition
Map
Portillo’s – Moreno Valley, California
12840 Day St
Moreno Valley CA
At the corner of Day St and Gateway Dr
951-653-1000
Theme: 30’s Prohibition
Map
No where
near me, but I thank you for the effort!
Maybe they’re closer to Evilducks?
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Oooo, that’s down south. Moreno Valley is out in the IE, even. Ick! Although I did have a quick fling with a cute girl from Moreno Valley the summer before I went to college. She ended up having a baby the next year with some other random dude.
Good times! The Bay Area, though, just for reference (since I know out of towners aren’t too familiar with Cali geography), is a good 6 hours from LA and the majority of SoCal. :)
Cheers!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah I've only been to california once
it was San Diego for a national conference… great town.. spent a lot of time in bars and resaurants in the gaslamp
San Diego is awesome. My sister goes to school down there, and my parents want to retire down there in a few years, so they visit a few times a year. That’s a good 8-9 hours from San Jose by car, but it’s definately an awesome place to visit!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
No actually
you’re right. It’s the Peninsula, lol!
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I've decided
I’ll be having a pizza shipped in for luck in the event of a Game 7.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
that's
a great idea!
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds similar to Dan Bylsma’s lucky burrito that he shipped from Pittsburgh to Detroit for Game 7 last year.
Make sure the pizza’s luckiness has been tested when the stakes are lower, say, Game 1 or maybe 2.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Well
We’ll do other pizzas and meals before then; but, I’m not willing to pay for multiple pizza-shippings, finances being what they are.
If you’re buyin’, though, then I will absolutely test that!
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
Woooooooooo! Game 7 pizza party!!! Then we can all chip in!
Of course, it won’t be necessary. Sharks are gonna win in 5. :D
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Gutsy call... very Gutsy
Dunno if I’d call it in 5
Yeah
I’m saying 6, but timidly.
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I think it goes the distance
all 7 I refuse to pick a winner
Understood – deep dish is expensive as is.
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All of this talk of Chicago pizza
means I’ll have to hit Gino’s sometime during the series. Haven’t been there in a while, and what better time to go. (Gino’s is probably the best Chicago-style deep dish out there)
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Lou Malnati's OR Rosatti's
if you prefer thin crust.
I'll agree with Malnati's for thin crust
Can’t beat the layer of sausage in a Gino’s pizza, though.
by Chicago Shark on May 12, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
the point of chicago pizza is to get deep dish
that’s what i say
by a10dency2ask on May 12, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
agree!
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Great idea
Any other deep dish places people like besides Pizza Chicago and Shitty BJ’s?
by ilooklikeafat16 on May 12, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG
I’ve never been to Chicago but even I know, BJ’s deep dish has never been anywhere near Chi-town lol. I’m not saying it’s not tasty, but it’s certainly not chicago deep dish…
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
If it does mean eating their souls
Then I’m all for a road trip to Oakland / Berkeley for some Zachary’s Deep Dish. I had that about a week after having Pizzeria Uno in Chicago, and as blasphemous as it sounds, Zachary’s was the clear victor.
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Pizzeria Uno is crap
So it doesn’t surprise me…
Yeah, we went the way-touristy route
What can you do with only 24 hours in Chi-town?
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Giordanos would've been preferable...
Yeah… true.. I mean I use a lot of travel sites when I go to cities I don’t know. Helped a lot when I spent a week in San Diego last year
I saw that name in Lonely Planet
I’ll try that if I go back to Chicago this summer to see some baseball – undecided so far.
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I would recommend Lou Malnati's
before I’d recommend Giordano’s but… yeah they’re both pretty solid
Interesting
I’ll write that down.
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I wanna go to a Cubs game! Let me know if you plan on going back to Chicago. I know you’re already doing Australia, so it could be tough.
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's going to be tight financially
I’ll keep you posted via email – I think we should do it. Oh, and drive the 8 hours or so to Cedar Point to hit the coasters.
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Nice! Yeah, if we go, should definately get a car this time and explore a wider area…
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by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
There are something like 9 MLB teams around the Great Lakes
We should hit them all.
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I would be SO DOWN for that! I’ve been wanting to do a regional MLB visiting trip for AGES!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This summer or next
But there’s a more-than-decent chance it will be this summer – I’m thinking late July. I’ll get back to you with details later.
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!!
Thinking the same thing. We were maybe thinking the New York/New England area though.
by ilooklikeafat16 on May 12, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Those parks are great – be warned that the seats in Fenway are narrow as hell. I’m not a big dude (mildly overweight but not huge), and it was a squeeze. Absolutely no elbow room.
Then again, this was in the bleachers. Can’t speak for the regular seats.
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9?
Start in Chicago (Cubs /Sox) head east hit Detroit /Cleveland head east hit Philly/Pittsburgh head southwest hit the Reds drive west hit the Cardinals and then drive back to Chicago
I really wanna catch a game at Wrigley. And I also would love to go see a game in St. Louis, and I hear the stadium in Pittsburgh is awesome.
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and the other direction, the Twins have a new stadium this year…
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by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Twins make 9
Toronto makes 10 :-D
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That'd take you way out of the way though
I was trying to find a loop that was doable in a week… lol
Gotcha
In a week, it would have to be both Chicago teams, Milwaukee (hey, 11!), Detroit, Cleveland, and maybe one other outlying team.
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It would also depend on who’s home and playing when we’d be there and such. Then our loop could be based on that. Would be a blast. Keep me posted!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 12, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Roger that
I already did a preliminary outline of who’s playing when – I’m confident it can be done.
I’m thinking 2 weeks for me if I do it, but that’s a huge financial dent.
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Drew on Chicago
With Gary Radibaganich [audio link]
by ilooklikeafat16 on May 12, 2010 3:22 PM PDT reply actions
How dare you get us back on track!
Kidding…. I’ll check it out soon (still at work).
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Bakes on KNBR
With Fitz and Brooks porno music [audio link]
by ilooklikeafat16 on May 12, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool!
dammit why didn't that work
http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_15032796?source=rss&nclick_check=1
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I am now in.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
I've tried multiple times to add myself.
No dice.
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
what happens?
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing at all
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
weird....
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I just checked
and I’m on there 3 times lol. It’s a purple dot instead of the “pin” when there are multiple people in the same location.
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone know where I can watch the Mon/Pit game online?
My roommate HAS to play his freakin video game…
atdhe.net
try that :o)
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry, shoulda posted that as a link
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
welcome!
BERTUZZI: "Getting tired, Nabby? You've got another five and a half minutes of hell coming."
NABOKOV: "You've got another five and a half minutes left in your season."
by sharkiesgirl on May 12, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.fearthefin.com/2010/5/12/1469339/nhl-playoffs-thread-the-other
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
To clarify
Not tryin’ to pull the asshole “hey, take this elsewhere” role … just thought you might like to know where we’re all talkin’ up that game ;-)
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
asshole
Moi? Yesterday?
(sniff)
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Haha
I wasn’t here yesterday. It’s just a generic Forum role, I think; you’ve got the regular members, the fringe members, the trolls, the admins, and the “forum lawyers”.
It was probably more the SHC post linked earlier today that made me realize how my linking could be construed.
'The good news is, there's a little more room in the penalty box; there's only five Sharks in there now.' -- Randy Hahn, VAN @ SJS 8 April 2010
How dare they
Pits just used the theme from “Jaws” for the start of their power play.
"Marleau spanks one off the pipe!" --VS Commentator, game 5 vs Det. 20100508
"Nice Save!" --Nabby, to Blake
Oops, taking this post to the "other" thread
"Marleau spanks one off the pipe!" --VS Commentator, game 5 vs Det. 20100508
"Nice Save!" --Nabby, to Blake
Wings Fan here
Lets Go Sharks in the West! Let’s go Habs in the East!
thanks for choosing wisely ;)
go sharrrrrkssss!
by JenLovesHockey on May 12, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I second SonicMario. Cool handle, by the way (minus the RW part, wink wink).
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Well maybe it stands for...
Ron Wilson :P lol j/k
by SonicMario(RW) on May 12, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Well played, Mr. Peanut.
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THE VIDEO IS WORKING
Greg is indeed the guy wearing a towel under his hat.
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My hate for them window lickers from Chicago goes back to 1967
Let’s go to my Magic 8 Ball on who’s going to prevail.
Magic 8 Ball, will the Blackhawks win this series?
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Greg was The Man!
My family sits in 209 a few rows down and away from where Greg used to sit, but we were all in the booster club. Him and my dad were good friends. I know I speak for a lot of the 209 folk when I say that Greg is very much missed and it would be awesome if the Sharks won this series, especially with the Chicago connection not only through Roenick, Wilson, and Yawney, but through Greg too.
PS: We miss you Greg, and GO SHARKS!
Ozolinsh should have shot the damn puck, and Cheechoo should have hit Korolyuk's pass out of the air... but they'll get there.
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