Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Oilers Game Day-The Return of Conkannen?
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• I'm shitting bricks about this game. The thought of losing to Ty Conklin has me...speechless. I don't think I've actually been this nervous about a hockey game since Game 7. I can't even imagine what Winters will do if we lose.
• These ain't your Daddy's Blue Jackets, that's for sure. They've just rolled of four straight wins, against some good hockey teams (Detroit, Buffalo, Minnesota, Vancouver). And they've got Oil-killer Ken Hitchcock behind the bench. Ungrateful bastard. I let you sharpen my skates, man! Good news is, they played last night. Bad news is, that really hasn't helped the Oilers this year.
• Matt paints a pretty dismal picture for the Oilers. Other than thinking he talks about the Oilers so much I'm pretty certain he actually loves them (he could never talk to his wife about another women this much and get away with it), I have to agree that the odds are getting tougher and tougher for the Oil. At the same time, looking at the Oilers February schedule shows that a) it is their "easiest" month of the season, and b) a lot of ground can be covered by beating the Canucks, Wild and Avalanche. Moral of the story: Matt is probably gay.
• I loved Mac T's quote yesterday about playing only two lines if need be. It tells me he's had enough. Us too, coach. Us too. Personally, I'd be fine with Smytty, Hemsky and Horcoff playing all 60 minutes if they play like they did against the Kings. Sure they may "puke," or "die," or some such thing, but this game is about dedication and commitment. Give me that 110% you are always talking about, Smytty!
• To date, all of these players have been rumoured to be coming to Edmonton: Brad Stuart, Joni Pitkanen, Rob Blake, Sean Avery, Darcy Tucker, Chris Phillips, Dan Boyle, Wade Redden, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Slimer, Mo Wanchuk, Tyrion Lannister, Barack Obama, and some others I'm probably forgetting. My point? I'm getting tired of this.
Prediction: 5-4, Oilers. Four goals off of Smytty's face, and one that Conks puts in off of his own defenceman to give us the win. You owe us, motherf**ker.
# posted by andy grabia @ 12:20 pm 
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That's some fine fucking shit Andrew.
Good post.
I laughed. I cried.
Why the "" around puked and died?
I think they might not die but they would puke for sure.
Oh, just for em-pha-sis. Imagine me making the quotation marks with my fingers and rolling my eyes as I say those words.
See? Even funnier!
Seriously, though. If we lose, I may cry.
If I squeeze my eyes shut and imagine really hard I can see that.
And you are right - I just fell out of my chair.
Punctuation can be funny after all.
I could see the Oil losing tonight. I really hate to say that but damn Hitchcock can coach.
I like MacT but sometimes I wonder what kinds of results a guy like Hitchcock or Wild on Jack Lemaire might have with this same club.
Well done, Andy.
Markkanen will indeed be starting - interesting showdown, to be sure.
And yes, I'd like to see Smyth/ Horc/ Hemsky on for at least 45 minutes tonight. No problem with puking, if necessary.
I have heard that Obama has a good wrister coming down the wing and loves to plant himself in front of the net on the powerplay. He's like Smyth but without the mullet.
I have heard that Obama has a good wrister coming down the wing and loves to plant himself in front of the net on the powerplay. He's like Smyth but without the mullet.
I wanted Hillary, but apparently she's not being shopped around.
By the way, people: if you are hot, put out, and I know you, you are welcome to come to my house tonight to watch the game. I think I'll need the company. As long as you don't mind that my girlfriend watches, and may punch you in the uterus/testes, it's all good.
I'm not sure about the Tyrion Lannister rumour. He's even shorter than MAB and he's got a short, choppy skating stride. You never know though!
They're going to lose tonight and there is nothing left to do, but cry. Why? Why do we love them so?
The Oilers may lose tonight and we may all cry but there are worse things in life... like we could be Flames fans.
Now that you mention it Andy, my wife was pretty upset when she found my other blog, "Mrs. Matt vs. Rachel McAdams", and it did no good at all to reassure her that I was cheering for her. Anyway, as you were.
I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad that I'm missing the game to play slopitch tonight. If we lose to Ty, I may have to travel to Edmonton and hunt down KayLowe
Those Oilers remaining from last spring take out their rage on Clunker.
7-1 Oilers, Pisani scores six, and Matt Greene outdoes the goal he scored against Minnesota in December with an end to end rush.
Up yours Conky, you f*cking f*ckface.
Jussi's a Finn, which for the Oilers is the equivalent of being a leprechaun.
Oil win tonight.
Plus he's a leprechaun which means he has a pot of gold.
Or some such thing.
Oilers win, confusing matters further.
Plus he's a leprechaun which means he has a pot of gold.
That made me laugh my ass off.
I actually had to have a pre-game nap today, I was so stressed. Now I'm gonna go play ping pong on my XBox, and walk around in my underwear while I tape up my stick.
All I know about leprechauns I learned from the movies 1-3. And from those movies...leprechauns aren't particularly nice.
Hearing about a miraculous Jussi save just isn't the same as seeing it =(.
That's better I'd say now =).
Torres potting two with all these trade rumours swirling about brings up fears that he may not be in Edmonton much longer though =(.
Wow, Marty Reasoner's still alive? I thought he passed away over the Christmas holidays.
No shit.
I wonder, do Torres' two goals make him more likely trade bait, or less likely?
I wonder, do Torres' two goals make him more likely trade bait, or less likely?
Ask that after the Canucks game. If there's one team that Torres owns it's the Dys.
I'm impressed with how many people got my Tyrion reference. Nerds. Check this shit out. Hot damn!
Well, that was a pretty complete game. They basically toyed with the Jackets all night. Now they need to win a NW division matchup. This is a must game.
Ty Conklin in a goaltending duel with Jussi Markkanen: did this remind anybody else of Paris Hilton and Ashlee Simpson in an act-off?
Now I'm gonna go play ping pong on my XBox, and walk around in my underwear while I tape up my stick.
I actually smacked my head with both my hands to not think about it.
Damn it.
I actually smacked my head with both my hands to not think about it.
Oh, it was hot. Just embrace it.
I can't get over all the geeks on here. I mean WTF, I've never worked with anyone or met a geek who even remotely followed hockey.
I can't get over all the geeks on here. I mean WTF, I've never worked with anyone or met a geek who even remotely followed hockey.
Dude. I'm a nerd, not a geek. And it's the internet. What the hell did you expect?
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That's some fine fucking shit Andrew.
Good post.
I laughed. I cried.
Why the "" around puked and died?
I think they might not die but they would puke for sure.
Oh, just for em-pha-sis. Imagine me making the quotation marks with my fingers and rolling my eyes as I say those words.
See? Even funnier!
Seriously, though. If we lose, I may cry.
If I squeeze my eyes shut and imagine really hard I can see that.
And you are right - I just fell out of my chair.
Punctuation can be funny after all.
I could see the Oil losing tonight. I really hate to say that but damn Hitchcock can coach.
I like MacT but sometimes I wonder what kinds of results a guy like Hitchcock or Wild on Jack Lemaire might have with this same club.
Well done, Andy.
Markkanen will indeed be starting - interesting showdown, to be sure.
And yes, I'd like to see Smyth/ Horc/ Hemsky on for at least 45 minutes tonight. No problem with puking, if necessary.
I have heard that Obama has a good wrister coming down the wing and loves to plant himself in front of the net on the powerplay. He's like Smyth but without the mullet.
I have heard that Obama has a good wrister coming down the wing and loves to plant himself in front of the net on the powerplay. He's like Smyth but without the mullet.
I wanted Hillary, but apparently she's not being shopped around.
By the way, people: if you are hot, put out, and I know you, you are welcome to come to my house tonight to watch the game. I think I'll need the company. As long as you don't mind that my girlfriend watches, and may punch you in the uterus/testes, it's all good.
I'm not sure about the Tyrion Lannister rumour. He's even shorter than MAB and he's got a short, choppy skating stride. You never know though!
They're going to lose tonight and there is nothing left to do, but cry. Why? Why do we love them so?
The Oilers may lose tonight and we may all cry but there are worse things in life... like we could be Flames fans.
# posted by 
: January 31, 2007 2:30 pm
: January 31, 2007 2:30 pm Now that you mention it Andy, my wife was pretty upset when she found my other blog, "Mrs. Matt vs. Rachel McAdams", and it did no good at all to reassure her that I was cheering for her. Anyway, as you were.
I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad that I'm missing the game to play slopitch tonight. If we lose to Ty, I may have to travel to Edmonton and hunt down KayLowe
# posted by : January 31, 2007 3:33 pm
: January 31, 2007 3:33 pm Those Oilers remaining from last spring take out their rage on Clunker.
7-1 Oilers, Pisani scores six, and Matt Greene outdoes the goal he scored against Minnesota in December with an end to end rush.
Up yours Conky, you f*cking f*ckface.
Jussi's a Finn, which for the Oilers is the equivalent of being a leprechaun.
Oil win tonight.
# posted by : January 31, 2007 4:34 pm
: January 31, 2007 4:34 pm Plus he's a leprechaun which means he has a pot of gold.
Or some such thing.
Oilers win, confusing matters further.
Plus he's a leprechaun which means he has a pot of gold.
That made me laugh my ass off.
I actually had to have a pre-game nap today, I was so stressed. Now I'm gonna go play ping pong on my XBox, and walk around in my underwear while I tape up my stick.
All I know about leprechauns I learned from the movies 1-3. And from those movies...leprechauns aren't particularly nice.
# posted by : January 31, 2007 7:19 pm
: January 31, 2007 7:19 pm Hearing about a miraculous Jussi save just isn't the same as seeing it =(.
# posted by : January 31, 2007 9:42 pm
: January 31, 2007 9:42 pm That's better I'd say now =).
Torres potting two with all these trade rumours swirling about brings up fears that he may not be in Edmonton much longer though =(.
# posted by : January 31, 2007 10:13 pm
: January 31, 2007 10:13 pm Wow, Marty Reasoner's still alive? I thought he passed away over the Christmas holidays.
No shit.
I wonder, do Torres' two goals make him more likely trade bait, or less likely?
I wonder, do Torres' two goals make him more likely trade bait, or less likely?
Ask that after the Canucks game. If there's one team that Torres owns it's the Dys.
I'm impressed with how many people got my Tyrion reference. Nerds. Check this shit out. Hot damn!
Well, that was a pretty complete game. They basically toyed with the Jackets all night. Now they need to win a NW division matchup. This is a must game.
Ty Conklin in a goaltending duel with Jussi Markkanen: did this remind anybody else of Paris Hilton and Ashlee Simpson in an act-off?
Now I'm gonna go play ping pong on my XBox, and walk around in my underwear while I tape up my stick.
I actually smacked my head with both my hands to not think about it.
Damn it.
I actually smacked my head with both my hands to not think about it.
Oh, it was hot. Just embrace it.
I can't get over all the geeks on here. I mean WTF, I've never worked with anyone or met a geek who even remotely followed hockey.
# posted by : February 01, 2007 4:12 pm
: February 01, 2007 4:12 pm I can't get over all the geeks on here. I mean WTF, I've never worked with anyone or met a geek who even remotely followed hockey.
Dude. I'm a nerd, not a geek. And it's the internet. What the hell did you expect?
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