Friday, November 10, 2006
Down By The Bay...
Morning, hockey fans. Here's a look at the Raffi Torres hit on Jason Williams. Yikes. It was one of those hits where you scream "yes!" for a split second, and then immediately go, "oh, no, no, no, no." It looks like WIlliams will be out for a while with a concussion. Oiler draft pick Brad Norton has been called up to take William's spot in the Red Wings roster.
It's Friday y'all! Woo Hoo! Big game tomorrow afternoon. What? What's that? The Oilers game is tonight, you say? Bah, I reply. You heard me. BAH! The big game is tomorrow afternoon, when the Oilogosphere Street Classic resumes. Now THAT is the place to be. I don't want to make any heedless predictions, but I'm fairly certain I'm going to pull off the Savardian spin at least once during the game. And not the Serge Savardian spin either. Uh uh. I'm kicking it new school, with a full on Denis Savardian spin. The Hockey Hall of Fame has some video here. At about 3:50 of the clip, you'll see what I'm talking about. It involves holding onto the ball for a good two minutes, lots of spinning, circling, deking, dipsy-doodling, a goal, and some smelling salts at the end. Trust me, it's pretty.
***Update***
Many thanks to all who gave money this week. There is still one item waiting to be cleared by PayPal, but our final tally is $570.99. Yeaaahhh! I was pleased, and surprised, to see donations come in from so many different places. People in six Canadian provinces, six U.S. states, as well as Australia, donated. Four people from the state of Tennessee donated alone, which is amazing. Either there are Oilers fans in places I had no idea even existed, or there are quite a few fans of other teams who read our site, and wanted to give. I think it's probably a bit of both. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you to all.I contacted the Oilers by email late this afternoon, and hope to receive a reply by Monday or Tuesday. In the meantime, below are screen captured images of my PayPal account. Names have been blacked out to preserve anonymity, but the donation amounts and the PayPal fees are all visible. The final in the PayPal account says $552.12, because that final donation hasn't cleared yet. But once it does, the total should be $570.99, based on what was given minus what PayPal takes off for that amount.
# posted by andy grabia @ 6:06 am 
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Don't watch the game tonight!
Of course, if they win you know what that means.
Wait a second, have you been shaving lately?
That was a pretty hard hit. I didn't think it was dirty, but it sure was a hard hit.
A lot like the Phaneuf and Regehr hits we heard a lot about around here a week or three ago. I guess the cleanliness or otherwise of hard hits depends on the colour of the hitter's jersey ...
That hit was clean. Maybe the the "classic" should be filmed an utubed it may have better hilites than what the Boys have been giving the fans of late.
I want to see Savardian spins in Ball Hockey the guys I play with would bury me if I tried that. Good luck.
Oilers 4-2, Jason Smith the Gordie Howe Trick.
I've been hearing in the press for a few years about how hard Raffi Torres can be on himself when he's not playing well, but the last few days have really driven that home.
No wonder MacTavish benched him for a while - by the look on his face in that clip, it's a wonder he could play at all that night.
I don't have a clip of it, but did anyone see the shot of him in the penalty box right near the end of the Montreal game? It was a quick shot, but I swear he was sitting with his head in his hands, rocking back and forth. Sad, sad sight. Both for the team's sake, and for his own, I hope Raffi can gain some control over his emotions.
Don't watch the game tonight!
Of course, if they win you know what that means.
Wait a second, have you been shaving lately?
I won't be. No preview, either. Beard mojo is the next step.
Nice work Andy. It will be interesting to see if the Oilers HO wants to touch this one, but even if you have to just go straight to the CNIB I think everyone who donated will be very impressed at your efforts. The oilogosphere and all its little Oilogosherians are standing up and chanting ANNNDY! ANNNDY! ANNNDY!
Andy, I presume you're not watching.
They've scored three goals.
I sent you an email last night - did you get it?
I did not get it, pat. I'll look again, though. Sometimes Gmail goofs ups.
I haven't seen anything. Shhh. Don't tell me.
For fuck's sakes - changed to the beta version and now apparently I can't post as myself.
Our mail server was down last night at work so if you didn't get it let me know.
Stay away from the TV - 4 now.
They may even score on the PP.
Oh, I guess I can.
You're watching the game, right?
I'm not but sounds like the Jackets took the Oilers' lunch money or something.
Thoresen - fight.
Lupul - fight.
I think the Oilers have four because the Jackets are in shock.
Plus they're shit.
Is that what you call a workmanlike victory?
And the guy who leads the team to victory to break out of a slump?
M. Smyth.
Any idea why? I know it's only $0.15, but still... btw thanks for posting that.
Good question. I hadn't noticed that. The answer is that one amount came from within Canada, and the other came from, um, Australia. :)
The fee detail tells me that 99 cents is the basic fee on $15, but that an additional 15 cent "cross-border fee" was levied on the one $15 dollar amount by PayPal.
Thanks for pointing that out!
Did we win, btw? I dont even know! I went and saw Stranger Than Fiction tonight. May be the best movie I've ever seen. I will be on the internet immediately, expressing my delight throughout thw world.
What the fuck? I send expensive money and just because it comes from further away they take more? I'm only pissed because my sister demanded I cough up the paypal money for that donation. She won.
That's 17 Australian cents! (though we dont have any one or two cents) Either way, it hurts to think that there's something wrong with my money. I keep it clean!
That picture of Roli freaks me too. But I'm figuring out something amazing to replace it with. For now I'll just scare people. Like normal.
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Don't watch the game tonight!
Of course, if they win you know what that means.
Wait a second, have you been shaving lately?
That was a pretty hard hit. I didn't think it was dirty, but it sure was a hard hit.
A lot like the Phaneuf and Regehr hits we heard a lot about around here a week or three ago. I guess the cleanliness or otherwise of hard hits depends on the colour of the hitter's jersey ...
# posted by 
: November 10, 2006 8:04 am
: November 10, 2006 8:04 am That hit was clean. Maybe the the "classic" should be filmed an utubed it may have better hilites than what the Boys have been giving the fans of late.
I want to see Savardian spins in Ball Hockey the guys I play with would bury me if I tried that. Good luck.
Oilers 4-2, Jason Smith the Gordie Howe Trick.
# posted by : November 10, 2006 8:56 am
: November 10, 2006 8:56 am I've been hearing in the press for a few years about how hard Raffi Torres can be on himself when he's not playing well, but the last few days have really driven that home.
No wonder MacTavish benched him for a while - by the look on his face in that clip, it's a wonder he could play at all that night.
I don't have a clip of it, but did anyone see the shot of him in the penalty box right near the end of the Montreal game? It was a quick shot, but I swear he was sitting with his head in his hands, rocking back and forth. Sad, sad sight. Both for the team's sake, and for his own, I hope Raffi can gain some control over his emotions.
Don't watch the game tonight!
Of course, if they win you know what that means.
Wait a second, have you been shaving lately?
I won't be. No preview, either. Beard mojo is the next step.
Nice work Andy. It will be interesting to see if the Oilers HO wants to touch this one, but even if you have to just go straight to the CNIB I think everyone who donated will be very impressed at your efforts. The oilogosphere and all its little Oilogosherians are standing up and chanting ANNNDY! ANNNDY! ANNNDY!
Andy, I presume you're not watching.
They've scored three goals.
I sent you an email last night - did you get it?
I did not get it, pat. I'll look again, though. Sometimes Gmail goofs ups.
I haven't seen anything. Shhh. Don't tell me.
For fuck's sakes - changed to the beta version and now apparently I can't post as myself.
Our mail server was down last night at work so if you didn't get it let me know.
Stay away from the TV - 4 now.
They may even score on the PP.
Oh, I guess I can.
You're watching the game, right?
I'm not but sounds like the Jackets took the Oilers' lunch money or something.
Thoresen - fight.
Lupul - fight.
I think the Oilers have four because the Jackets are in shock.
Plus they're shit.
Is that what you call a workmanlike victory?
And the guy who leads the team to victory to break out of a slump?
M. Smyth.
Any idea why? I know it's only $0.15, but still... btw thanks for posting that.
Good question. I hadn't noticed that. The answer is that one amount came from within Canada, and the other came from, um, Australia. :)
The fee detail tells me that 99 cents is the basic fee on $15, but that an additional 15 cent "cross-border fee" was levied on the one $15 dollar amount by PayPal.
Thanks for pointing that out!
Did we win, btw? I dont even know! I went and saw Stranger Than Fiction tonight. May be the best movie I've ever seen. I will be on the internet immediately, expressing my delight throughout thw world.
What the fuck? I send expensive money and just because it comes from further away they take more? I'm only pissed because my sister demanded I cough up the paypal money for that donation. She won.
That's 17 Australian cents! (though we dont have any one or two cents) Either way, it hurts to think that there's something wrong with my money. I keep it clean!
That picture of Roli freaks me too. But I'm figuring out something amazing to replace it with. For now I'll just scare people. Like normal.
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