Loney bats leadoff again and we see Gold Chain Guy immediately behind Quenneville. I think if anyone needs to step it up for Game 4 its Gold Chain Guy. He needs to be our Fat Tony and pull some favors with the family, dig some dirt on the Hawks.
1st Period 19:42 Well that didn’t take long. 1 bagel. Am I the only one who thinks Bieksa should have laid into D-Buff much earlier?
1st Period 18:26 Nice answer by a casual looking Wellsy. A street hockey goal – no look bat out of the air.
1st Period 15:23 Craig Simpson suggests that the Canucks leave D-Buff alone in front of the net. In a related story, Craig Simpson has D-Buff in his hockey pool.
1st Period 11:53 Great shift by Mason Raymond. One of the few Canucks who, in this series looks like he has a “playoff mode” where he adds a dimension to his game. Love how he holds the speed burst button as well.
1st Period 10:47 Another penalty by SOB. D-Buff showing more restraint than Wellwood at the buffet.
1st Period 10:39 2-0. Luu?
1st Period 8:35 Penalty to Marryann Hossa for a well choreographed fall by Kesler and we see Ken Hitchcock working the penalty gate.
1st Period 5:26 Daniel broken-rush PP goal. Game has the making of a good old fashioned shoot-out.
1st Period 4:31 Pass back to Alberts on the point and Alberts dumps it in? EA Sports, I hope you are watching – change that Offensive Awareness to 18 please.
1st Period 3:03 A rare look at Adam Burish, who is a Volkswagen van and a pair of Birkenstocks away from finding spirituality in the off-season.
1st Period 0:21 Sami Salo gets 2-minutes for playing good defence.
2nd Period 19:33 Another stellar start to the period. 3-2. Trying to wish this into a good omen.
2nd Period 18:05 CBC plugs their “All-Access” camera that fans can control live via the internet. Couldn’t think of a better way to watch a hockey game than through a low-resolution camera and streaming from a herky-jerky internet connection from weird angles controlled by guys on cbc.ca during the game. Other than that, sounds like a great promotion.
2nd Period 14:58 Unofficial stat: glass banging is up 89% in games that involveDustpan Byglifiufen.
2nd Period 9:50 Seabrook, arguably the hardest hitter in the series so far, goes awfully hard into the net to “draw” a penalty against Daniel. Canucks (lack of) PK and Luongo’s (lack of) rebound control make it 4-2.
2nd Period 6:30 Yikes. For the first time in my memory, Luongo getting sarcastic jeers for a dump in save he makes. Daniel with another short-fused penalty. Big moment in the series here.
2nd Period 5:45 Down two men, Canucks on the cusp of an epic unraveling……… or an eternal optimist would say an opportunity for galvanization.
2nd Period 4:33 Toews hattrick goal pretty much silences any glimmers of optimism. 5-2.
2nd Period 4:10 The season flashes before the team’s eyes as the Canucks go down two men again when Kopecky goes down after a Mason Raymond fart.
2nd Period 2:27 Hossa the recipient of an awful make-up call that showcases the brutal officiating.
2nd Period 1:46 Edler resuscitates the garage. 5-3.
3rd Period 15:08 Alberts looks surprised that he is getting a penalty for face-washing Kane WHILE Kane has the puck. Hmm.
3rd Period 13:00 6-3. 3-1.
3rd Period 9:00 Hawks play keepaway in the Canucks zone. If this game took place in Men’s league the Canucks would already have an email drafted to the commissioner asking to be tiered down a level.
3rd Period 6:36 As if they want to just clear out the fans early, the organist plays a dreadful rendition of Bittersweet Symphony. Can we get put this song on the “Internationally recognized list of songs that should never be played on an arena organ” please?
3rd Period 5:35 Signs that things are looking bleak: CBC has the time to pull “all-time back to back hattricks” by the Hawks.
3rd Period 5:23 Refusing to acknowledge the 6-4 goal because both teams are playing like NBA teams in the last minute of a game with a 23 point lead.
Seems like an apt commercial to close the broadcast with: Dr. Scholl’s Skin Tag Remover.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Canucks / Hawks Game 3
Pre-game montage paralleling the Canucks and Team Canada’s run to gold. Somewhere at VANOC CTV makes a few urgent calls. Not sure who is answering the phone.
New feature – the slow motion “walking into the arena in a suit” vignette. We find out that Dustin Bfyglguislgiuen is actually Anthony Anderson and Ryan Kesler hates cameras.
East Side Marios commercial for the 9827329th time. Pretty sure I am going to go out of my way to ensure that none of my family or friends ever eat there.
Richard Loney getting the call tonight for the Star Spangled Banner – almost as surprising as the vents cut into the side of Patrick Kane’s hair. Mark Donnelly’s 68-Short tuxedo comes out to bat clean-up.
1st Period 18:50 Jim Hughson introduces the goalies and lets us know that Antti Niemi is planning to have off-season surgery. Plans to start the 2011 season as Uncle Niemi.
1st Period 17:59 Too many men on the ice, but more importantly we learn that the gold chain guy is back!!
1st Period 14:54 Nice PK by Alex Burrows, or as I call him, “Playoff pool killer”
1st Period 14:49 Kevin Bieksa makes it 1-0 Hawks.
1st Period 7:26 Replay shows Daniel Sedin stopped by a magnetic field on the top of his right pad.
1st Period 5:41 Is Ryan Johnson actually Trevor Letowski?
1st Period 6:29 Mikael Samuelsson bowls over Seabrook behind the Hawks net. Samuelsson is like that kid in gym class who doesn’t look strong until you’re paired up with him to do Roman-Greco wrestling.
1st Period 4:04 Erhoff needs to turn Erh-ON
1st Period 3:11 Dustpan D-Buff (his WWE name) makes it two-bagel.
1st Period Dave Bolland whispered something about Hank Sedin’s mom. This is a mistake, especially so close to Mother’s Day. Daniel takes exception and challenges him to a glove-smelling competition.
1st Period 1:25 Not sure how I feel about the new CBC minimalist clock that updates the powerplay time sporadically in 10 or 15-second intervals.
2nd Period 10:49 After a pretty blah start to the 2nd, a 4-minute shift by Daniel results in a goal by the Great Dane. This confidence booster prompts Hansen to start trash talking Ben Eager at the next faceoff.
2nd Period 10:20 Wellwood to the rescue. He trips over the net reminding everyone why Kyle Wellwood should not join scrums.
2nd Period 8:35 D-Buff with a jammer. 3-1. And a celebration that earns him a 3-match contract with the WWE.
2nd Period 6:57 SOB showing us how he earned the name SOB. Bad penalty.
2nd Period 6:21 Good to see the classic CBC PP clock back.
2nd Period 4:50 D-Buff with a nice two-handed slash that goes unnoticed by the refs. In a related story, the WWE are proud sponsors of tonight’s officials.
2nd Period 0:58 Burrows makes amends.
3rd Period 15:46 D-Buff impressively demonstrates the doublefisted facewash but wil serve two-minutes for showing off.
3rd Period 14:46 Late PP , Canucks down by one and SOB is on the bench joking with Erhoff like he just made a funny sounding fart. Something tells me Vig doesn’t ever have to worry about keeping SOB “loose”.
3rd Period Maryann Hossa on another rebound goal. 4-2.
3rd Period 7:20 A little flurry with Burrows and the Sedins results in a couple perimeter shots. Sort of like Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in “Its Complicated”. Just a glimmer of what used to be.
3rd Period 6:02 Tell me what’s wrong with this sentence: D-Buff’s playoff hattrick. 5-2.
3rd Period 4:55 The only positive from this game is that my brain has been able to auto-filter Craig Simpson. When he speaks all I hear is pleasant white noise.
3rd Period 3:00 A little scrum at the Hawks bench. I’m no lip reader, but Adam Burish is a bit of a poet with a penchant for alliteration with the letter “F”.
New feature – the slow motion “walking into the arena in a suit” vignette. We find out that Dustin Bfyglguislgiuen is actually Anthony Anderson and Ryan Kesler hates cameras.
East Side Marios commercial for the 9827329th time. Pretty sure I am going to go out of my way to ensure that none of my family or friends ever eat there.
Richard Loney getting the call tonight for the Star Spangled Banner – almost as surprising as the vents cut into the side of Patrick Kane’s hair. Mark Donnelly’s 68-Short tuxedo comes out to bat clean-up.
1st Period 18:50 Jim Hughson introduces the goalies and lets us know that Antti Niemi is planning to have off-season surgery. Plans to start the 2011 season as Uncle Niemi.
1st Period 17:59 Too many men on the ice, but more importantly we learn that the gold chain guy is back!!
1st Period 14:54 Nice PK by Alex Burrows, or as I call him, “Playoff pool killer”
1st Period 14:49 Kevin Bieksa makes it 1-0 Hawks.
1st Period 7:26 Replay shows Daniel Sedin stopped by a magnetic field on the top of his right pad.
1st Period 5:41 Is Ryan Johnson actually Trevor Letowski?
1st Period 6:29 Mikael Samuelsson bowls over Seabrook behind the Hawks net. Samuelsson is like that kid in gym class who doesn’t look strong until you’re paired up with him to do Roman-Greco wrestling.
1st Period 4:04 Erhoff needs to turn Erh-ON
1st Period 3:11 Dustpan D-Buff (his WWE name) makes it two-bagel.
1st Period Dave Bolland whispered something about Hank Sedin’s mom. This is a mistake, especially so close to Mother’s Day. Daniel takes exception and challenges him to a glove-smelling competition.
1st Period 1:25 Not sure how I feel about the new CBC minimalist clock that updates the powerplay time sporadically in 10 or 15-second intervals.
2nd Period 10:49 After a pretty blah start to the 2nd, a 4-minute shift by Daniel results in a goal by the Great Dane. This confidence booster prompts Hansen to start trash talking Ben Eager at the next faceoff.
2nd Period 10:20 Wellwood to the rescue. He trips over the net reminding everyone why Kyle Wellwood should not join scrums.
2nd Period 8:35 D-Buff with a jammer. 3-1. And a celebration that earns him a 3-match contract with the WWE.
2nd Period 6:57 SOB showing us how he earned the name SOB. Bad penalty.
2nd Period 6:21 Good to see the classic CBC PP clock back.
2nd Period 4:50 D-Buff with a nice two-handed slash that goes unnoticed by the refs. In a related story, the WWE are proud sponsors of tonight’s officials.
2nd Period 0:58 Burrows makes amends.
3rd Period 15:46 D-Buff impressively demonstrates the doublefisted facewash but wil serve two-minutes for showing off.
3rd Period 14:46 Late PP , Canucks down by one and SOB is on the bench joking with Erhoff like he just made a funny sounding fart. Something tells me Vig doesn’t ever have to worry about keeping SOB “loose”.
3rd Period Maryann Hossa on another rebound goal. 4-2.
3rd Period 7:20 A little flurry with Burrows and the Sedins results in a couple perimeter shots. Sort of like Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in “Its Complicated”. Just a glimmer of what used to be.
3rd Period 6:02 Tell me what’s wrong with this sentence: D-Buff’s playoff hattrick. 5-2.
3rd Period 4:55 The only positive from this game is that my brain has been able to auto-filter Craig Simpson. When he speaks all I hear is pleasant white noise.
3rd Period 3:00 A little scrum at the Hawks bench. I’m no lip reader, but Adam Burish is a bit of a poet with a penchant for alliteration with the letter “F”.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Canucks / Hawks Game 2
Anthem facial hair close-ups:
- Luongo sporting the “Hank Scorpio”
- Burrows with the “Dirty Frenchman”
- Toews with some textbook muttonchops
- Antti Niemi has the same barber as Scott Oake
- That King of Queens guy has yellow fever!
1st period 20:00 Refeees and linesmsn showcase their special handshake that rivals the Chicago Cubs homerun dance.
1st period 18:38 Mason Raymond’s Bad Teenage Mustache bangs home one of those fluky goals that usually go in against us.
1st period 17:59 Hank with a premature celebration on Bieksa’s cross-ice one-timer and rebound goal-post. Good to see the boys are loose.
1st period 15:57 Another goal line tease on the PP.
1st period 14:05 Sammy from Hank. Not sure what Brent Sopel was doing. Looks like he was playing nerf hockey in the hotel hallways.
1st period 6:05 Probably the best 4-minute stretch of back and forth playoff intense hockey yet.
1st period 1:30 Vancouver dodges a late period onslaught started by a SOB brainfart during the PK.
2nd period 11:45 Luuuuuuuuu on Burish
Not much to ramble on about; too much end to end action. Better flow than Duncan Keith’s hair.
Versteeg and Kesler trade 3 on 1 rushes during a Chicago PP. View from the living room tells me Versteeg should have shot but instead passed and Kesler should have passed instead of shot.
3rd Period 10:06 Wellwood is one of the few Canucks looking quite lethargic; the look written on his face say “I shouldn’t have had that deep dish pizza this morning.”
3rd period 8:18 some additions to the Tongues out All-Stars: Brent Seabrook and Michael Grabner
3rd period 6:49 Hawks charged with too many men.
3rd Period 5:17 Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Sharp records fires it high and wide. Fantast sports sidebar: Patrick Sharp is the NHL equivalent of Ben Zobrist. Multiple position eligibility and a huge contributor in the lesser known stat categories – face-offs won, shorthanded points, and a good plus minus player as well.
3rd Period 1:30 Steeg with a dagger. Canucks were scrambling. Luu was frenetic – any other play he would have had the angle.
- Luongo sporting the “Hank Scorpio”
- Burrows with the “Dirty Frenchman”
- Toews with some textbook muttonchops
- Antti Niemi has the same barber as Scott Oake
- That King of Queens guy has yellow fever!
1st period 20:00 Refeees and linesmsn showcase their special handshake that rivals the Chicago Cubs homerun dance.
1st period 18:38 Mason Raymond’s Bad Teenage Mustache bangs home one of those fluky goals that usually go in against us.
1st period 17:59 Hank with a premature celebration on Bieksa’s cross-ice one-timer and rebound goal-post. Good to see the boys are loose.
1st period 15:57 Another goal line tease on the PP.
1st period 14:05 Sammy from Hank. Not sure what Brent Sopel was doing. Looks like he was playing nerf hockey in the hotel hallways.
1st period 6:05 Probably the best 4-minute stretch of back and forth playoff intense hockey yet.
1st period 1:30 Vancouver dodges a late period onslaught started by a SOB brainfart during the PK.
2nd period 11:45 Luuuuuuuuu on Burish
Not much to ramble on about; too much end to end action. Better flow than Duncan Keith’s hair.
Versteeg and Kesler trade 3 on 1 rushes during a Chicago PP. View from the living room tells me Versteeg should have shot but instead passed and Kesler should have passed instead of shot.
3rd Period 10:06 Wellwood is one of the few Canucks looking quite lethargic; the look written on his face say “I shouldn’t have had that deep dish pizza this morning.”
3rd period 8:18 some additions to the Tongues out All-Stars: Brent Seabrook and Michael Grabner
3rd period 6:49 Hawks charged with too many men.
3rd Period 5:17 Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Sharp records fires it high and wide. Fantast sports sidebar: Patrick Sharp is the NHL equivalent of Ben Zobrist. Multiple position eligibility and a huge contributor in the lesser known stat categories – face-offs won, shorthanded points, and a good plus minus player as well.
3rd Period 1:30 Steeg with a dagger. Canucks were scrambling. Luu was frenetic – any other play he would have had the angle.
Canucks / Hawks Game 1
• Perhaps I am biased having played my minor hockey in Coquitlam (home of the Chiefs), but are there any better jerseys than the Chicago Blackhawks?
• Its always interesting to see the electricity in the building in other arenas. For whatever reason, the cheers feel more authentic than they did at the Staples Centre. Cheering solidly throughout the anthem? That’s pretty cool.
• Hate to say it, but I like Chicago’s theme: One Goal.
• The obligatory scan of the benches reveals a greased up Rypien looking like he’s ready to go five rounds in the octagon
• 1st period 19:59 Did Jim Hughson just call them the Chicago Blackcocks?
• 1st period 8:03 Patrick Kane’s mullet narrowly misses an open net.
• 1st period 6:45 Patrick Sharp – I wonder if he is in any relation to Frankie "Mr. Big" Sharp of Sharp Records from Waynes World?
• 1st Period Ehrhoff scores, the assist to Raymond and Sopel. Never did I think I would be able to type this sentence: The more Brent Sopel plays, the better chance we have at winning the game.
• Joel Quenneville looks like he shops at Ingledews
• Wellwood muscles through a mugging to push in the 4-0 goal. We haven't seen mitt in the face like that since this picture made its rounds on the internet.
• Its always interesting to see the electricity in the building in other arenas. For whatever reason, the cheers feel more authentic than they did at the Staples Centre. Cheering solidly throughout the anthem? That’s pretty cool.
• Hate to say it, but I like Chicago’s theme: One Goal.
• The obligatory scan of the benches reveals a greased up Rypien looking like he’s ready to go five rounds in the octagon
• 1st period 19:59 Did Jim Hughson just call them the Chicago Blackcocks?
• 1st period 8:03 Patrick Kane’s mullet narrowly misses an open net.
• 1st period 6:45 Patrick Sharp – I wonder if he is in any relation to Frankie "Mr. Big" Sharp of Sharp Records from Waynes World?
• 1st Period Ehrhoff scores, the assist to Raymond and Sopel. Never did I think I would be able to type this sentence: The more Brent Sopel plays, the better chance we have at winning the game.
• Joel Quenneville looks like he shops at Ingledews
• Wellwood muscles through a mugging to push in the 4-0 goal. We haven't seen mitt in the face like that since this picture made its rounds on the internet.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Canucks / Kings Game 6
Game 6 Highlights
• LA organist playing “Brass Bonanza”
• Hughie makes note of Ryan Smyth’s 6 inch tip that almost went in.
• Its now physically impossible for Hughie to say just “Kopitar”. He’s the reverse Gandhi.
• Alexander Frolov making his presence felt after the Kings made a trade for him in between Game 5 and 6…is that legal??
• Was the Samuelsson penalty a sneaky backwards way of the officials getting back at Luongo for his soccer-like antics?
• Did we ever find out why Carolina was so quick to give up on Jack Johnson? 1st round pedigree traded for Tim Gleason and a roll of sock tape.
• Luongo, brutally out of position, makes a McLean-like statement save on Ryan “Reichel” Smyth.
• The assist that won’t get an assist on the Bernier goal; Wellwood’s subtle stick on O’Donnell that forces him to muff the clearing attempt.
• Nice replay of Hank Sedin narrowly missing Dustin Brown’s Slap Chop
• Clutch 3rd period by the twins, Mikky Sam and dare I say, SOB.
• See you in Round 2 – my money is on the Hawks, but it would be nice to see the Yotes.
• The fan in me hopes that Hughie gets the Canucks series, the blogger in me hopes for some fresh meat. Hughson has got so good, he is not only calling a fantastic game, but he is also lobbing Simpson home run pitches and learning to mitigate his deplorability
• LA organist playing “Brass Bonanza”
• Hughie makes note of Ryan Smyth’s 6 inch tip that almost went in.
• Its now physically impossible for Hughie to say just “Kopitar”. He’s the reverse Gandhi.
• Alexander Frolov making his presence felt after the Kings made a trade for him in between Game 5 and 6…is that legal??
• Was the Samuelsson penalty a sneaky backwards way of the officials getting back at Luongo for his soccer-like antics?
• Did we ever find out why Carolina was so quick to give up on Jack Johnson? 1st round pedigree traded for Tim Gleason and a roll of sock tape.
• Luongo, brutally out of position, makes a McLean-like statement save on Ryan “Reichel” Smyth.
• The assist that won’t get an assist on the Bernier goal; Wellwood’s subtle stick on O’Donnell that forces him to muff the clearing attempt.
• Nice replay of Hank Sedin narrowly missing Dustin Brown’s Slap Chop
• Clutch 3rd period by the twins, Mikky Sam and dare I say, SOB.
• See you in Round 2 – my money is on the Hawks, but it would be nice to see the Yotes.
• The fan in me hopes that Hughie gets the Canucks series, the blogger in me hopes for some fresh meat. Hughson has got so good, he is not only calling a fantastic game, but he is also lobbing Simpson home run pitches and learning to mitigate his deplorability
Friday, April 23, 2010
Canucks / Kings Game 5
it's Game Cinqo de Rob de Maio!
Canucks with a convincing 7-2 rout.
Only, notable is Johnny Gold chain is back. This time with an Italia Olympic shirt as if Terry Murray couldn't smell your aftershave from there. Perhaps Terry owes Johnny some money on a World Series bet gone awry.....
Canucks with a convincing 7-2 rout.
Only, notable is Johnny Gold chain is back. This time with an Italia Olympic shirt as if Terry Murray couldn't smell your aftershave from there. Perhaps Terry owes Johnny some money on a World Series bet gone awry.....
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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