Thursday, I Don't Care 'Bout You
by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 5:00 AM EDT
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It's Friday. I'm in love. Monday you can fall apart. Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart. Oh, Thursday doesn't even start...
So, who is waking up happy this morning? The awards have come and gone, and there really were no surprises. Funny thing about the NHL awards, compared to other awards ceremonies, I truly get the impression the players don't really give a rip. It's the cup or bust baby. Individual accolades are all fine and dandy, but given the choice, a hockey player will choose to share the Stanley Cup with his teammates over any other award, every time.
Beautiful thing, hockey...
- Wrap and Arch go all Joan and Melissa on the NHL's red carpet. Who's Joan and who's Melissa, is the question I want answered.
- TSM takes on Berger's latest rant. As the saying goes, even a broken clock is right at least twice a day. Of course, Berger is not a broken clock. Not sure what my point was...
- Coming in first for a trophy is so cliche. Honestly, been there, done that, got the t-shirt, AMIRIGHT? MYFO hands out their second annual "Lasties."
- The Far Away Leaf goes all gypsy fortune teller on us, and gives us 5 predictions. Maybe. I know for a fact the 5th one is a sure thing. I can FEEL it.
- Norman James is waiting for Burke to light the dynamite. Or sell ketchup popsicles. Whichever comes first.
- Sleza is a fan of visor wearing Euros. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
- MLHS busts out the abacus and figures out the Sedin's cap hit. Plus, they've got a major case of the giggles over the whole thing.
- Hockey's Ladies of Greatness give us a sneak peek in to Evgeni Malkin's diary. In a word, machismo.
- Under the Helmet has a look at how some former Leafs stacked up in the playoffs. Hal Gill ends up standing tall (both literally and figuratively)
- The Slap Shot blog attended the NHL pre-show awards and gives us a few more awards to be handed out.
- Meditating on the "worst of" theme, Puck Daddy gives us all the horrible broadcasting names you can fit on the internet.
- The Hockey Spy is going all in when it comes to prospect rankings, posting overall rankings for the top 100 draft eligible prospects. Giggity.
- Lastly, because it's stuck in my head, and probably yours: Friday, I'm in Love
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woooo weeekend!
Wooo toronto this afternoon!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 19, 2009 7:45 AM EDT reply actions
How sweep it is…at least the bruins won something this year. Oh, and sweeping the habs was good too. I bet if there was a second round of awards, though, eric staal would steal the norris.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 8:42 AM EDT reply actions
I’ve come to the conclusion that no matter what the setting, a Russian hockey player should be accepting some sort of accolade at every awards show, just for the sheer unintentional comedy.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that the NHL should just stop having awards shows if they’re as badly produced as the one last night.
“Hey I got a good idea let’s put all the awards in a glass case behind the stage and just use the replicas instead? Who cares that we promoted this talking about the most historic awards? We don’t need the players that win to actually touch thr trophy until after the show is over.”
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They gave the players the ones that they would take home. The big ones would be very unwieldy, to boot.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. I understand that I’m just saying they should have actually showed the real trophy on the show when presenting it.
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Yeah, probably. But I mean who was really watching except die-hard hockey fans who wish it was still hockey season?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
All the Vegas expansion wannabes ; )
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GO WRANGLERS!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
p.s. add a team in vegas and one in hamilton and we’ve got a 32-team league, and for once more than half the league won’t be making the playoffs
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
so
in essence you’re saying that a team in Vegas would work…?
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by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
could, I don’t know if it could have a devoted fan base or be more of a sideshow that people visiting the city go check out.
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More of a sideshow, likely. The Vegas population is transient by nature, so much so that for a while at least they printed a new phone book every 6 months.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
transient
and growing. it’s becoming quite the retirement place as well…
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by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
But as long as somebody’s buying season tickets (hotels, casinos, etc) they don’t care THAT much.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think this awards though is a precursor for Vegas expansion but maybe I’m being naive.
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I think it’s a precursor for players partying in vegas
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
SECURITY ALERT
It’s not safe to have unsecured trophies and sporting memorabilia in Las Vegas; this is known as the “O.J. Simpson principle.”
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior", who blogs at heroesinrehab.ca/blog
"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
by jrwendelman on Jun 19, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
that just
made my day! I’ve never heard that song (I know, i’m a child), but it was EXACTLY what I was feeling today.
thanks.
It makes me want to go download buy a best of CD of The Cure
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I have it and I can send it to you.
(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Jun 19, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey!
You’re not working!
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thumbs way down for awards show
I can’t believe it .. but I missed Ron McLean .. at least his opening monologue taking shots at Bettman and others was entertaining, last night was just lame.
And I dunno who decided on the constant video effects for the player highlights but it made it rather unwatchable and that’s from a guy in his 30’s I can’t imagine what an older person thought.
FLASHING LIGHTS
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t even bother to watch but have heard nothing but bad things.
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Achewood is thoroughly awesome. Go Beef!
by LeafFanInVan on Jun 19, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Chris Stevenson of the Ottawa Sun is now following DGB on twitter. He’s got about a dozen golfers, various mainstream media folks, and me.
This won’t end well, will it?
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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 19, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions
I just realized that that link in your signature doesn’t link to your site.
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I’ll be damned…
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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 19, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
We all will, DGB, we all will.
"If this is another one of your lectures about how we should all blah blah blah and whatever, well you can save it because we all know it by heart."
It’s hard htis manual tiyping.
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Turns out blogspot’s redirecting has been broken for three days, for all sites. Nice!
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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 19, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe he likes googling himself
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It can only end well!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4270968
Continuing the NHL’s tradition of beating something that works into the ground, the Winter Classic will apparently be a double-header next year, the NBC matinee TBD (probably Fenway) and now an evening game in Calgary.
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Well here’s their reasoning as I see it.
1. NBC wants an all-American matchup
2. The NHL doesn’t want to be seen as anti-Canadian teams especially after the whole Phoenix saga.
3. Giving Calgary the later game will allow CBC to air a doubleheader and with the time difference both games with be around the same local time
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1. Fuck NBC.
2. The NHL’s only concern should be the best possible matchup for these games to maximize exposure. Therefore, if you do the matinee in Boston, forget about this Boston/Washington manufactured crap, and just do B’s/Habs. It’s only one of the greatest rivalries in the sport, why would they want that on a national broadcast?
3. That’s all well and good, but the appeal of the Winter Classic is that it’s a unique event. I’m fine with it being an annual thing, I think it’s a great way to grow the game in the States for people not interested in the whothehellcares Bowl, but expanding it in this fashion cheapens it. What’s wrong with waiting until 2011 to do Calgary. Teams are lining up to host one of these. Make them special. Within 10 years I’m convinced all 30 teams will be playing outdoors on New Years’ Day, which will completely defeat the purpose.
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1. I agree but the NHL wants to bend over backwards.
2. Boston-Montreal should be a given but see 1.
3. I don’t think that can happen as long as Bettman sticks to his statement about Vegas : “We play on ice”.
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Boston-Montreal would be AWESOME.
That said, it’s not going to happen because of – as mentioned before – the NBC wants to US market teams because they don’t really broadcast in Canada
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, I think Versus would get the Canadian game. Maybe even just simulcast the CBC or somesuch, but it would be cool.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Idiots
All of them. They are so stupid. All the owners see is one huge day of selling two or three games worth of tickets at inflated prices.
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Not enough soap to scrub the stink of greed of these guys
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 19, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't have a link yet
but twitter is a flutter with talk of the Panthers trading Stefan Meyer for Reinprecht from the Coyotes.
and, the Coyotes signing Prucha to an extension.
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by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 12:44 PM EDT reply actions
Good for petr. Where’d it come from originally? Eklund is on twitter, after all
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 19, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
so far
TSM, Kuk;as, the Yotes Diva, and yes, Eklund…
If you don't like your job, you don't strike! You just go in every day, and do it really half assed. That's the American way. - Homer
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by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
oops, kuklas i meant
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by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
here’s the Panthers twitter feed
http://twitter.com/FlaPanthers
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by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
and here's TSN
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=282319
about as official as it gets.
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by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
So a team with no owner just made a trade with a team with no GM?
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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 19, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
shake n’ bake…
that just happened.
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by blurr1974 on Jun 19, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
hey look at us…business as usual
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Who made this deal on behalf of Florida? The owners?
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Both teams have somehow become self-aware, skynet style.
by LeafFanInVan on Jun 19, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
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