Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The L Column: Canucks vs. Oilers
Thoughts on Zach L. Stortini matching up against the Two Queens/Sedins tonight? Does it determine whether you watch the game with a stress ball in one hand and a bottle of Jack Daniels in the other? Or is that already a foregone conclusion with this team? Let's discuss.
# posted by andy grabia @ 3:40 pm 
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I've long ago graduated from that stage, and am now up to 'a bottle of Jack Daniels in one hand and a second bottle of Jack Daniels in the other'.
That way, I can hurl one through my television screen but still have some liquor to get me through the hurting.
I like to have a tray full of Rum and Cokes so I can whip them rapid-fire at the TV.
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
[stumbles directly on to his bed, passes out]
OOOH, I just saw Staios in his underwear and jockstrap. Thank you Connected!
Now I really do need to get drunk.
Derek Boogaard characterized the Sedin twins as 'pinky and the brain'. for some reason that hit the hilarity bone for me and I haven't been able to stop laughing.
Here's how I plan on spending my evening:
-Sitting in a darkened, mahogany filled room that smells of musk and tobacco
-Wearing only a wife beater, boxers, and black socks up to the top of my shins
-Sitting in my mustard colored recliner
-Scotch and soda, Export A's, ashtray, glass block lighter and frozen turkey dinner on the TV tray
-Crib board nearby just in case things get out of hand
Good to see the Canucks have decided to run the goalie...wait...did Ferraro just use "vaunted"!?
Fuck me. Shorthanded breakaway. WTF?
No one is commenting anywhere.
Maybe they are in shock at the 2-goal lead and lost all powers of internet speech.
I forgot what a period like that even feels like.
Horcoff was a free agent pickup in my office pool. Ha!
My joy at the success so far is muted at my sorrow that the Oilers have clearly been secretly replaced with the Ottawa Senators, and we will lose the two points when the NHL discovers the deception.
Sportsnet has TWO feeds going on? Imagine if Ferraro and Garrett were calling the game together. Scare-eee.
I hate Boogard.
How did we get 2 powerplay goals?
Oh and the Canucks deserve this game considering they looked right past it in the local papers.
Can Hemsky coach the PP from now on? I'd love to know what he had to say to MacTavish during that conversation.
Where is the regular public address guy?
You missed out, Erin. Marty said that he was single and moving to Vancouver. With his "ten pound weight."
Someone care to update on how that Stortini Sedin match up is going?
I've been loathe to say anything, for fear of jinxing it. Is that a good enough answer?
re: Stortini Sedin matchup
It's all Torres and Stoll so far. (I haven't even seen Stortini in the frame at some points when the line is on the ice)
It's all Torres and Stoll so far. (I haven't even seen Stortini in the frame at some points when the line is on the ice)
I have. Shhh. Move along.
Fuck me. A goal 30 seconds in. FUCK.
Anyone else hearing "Mike Weaver" as "Mike Seaver", and picturing a defenceman who looks like Kirk Cameron?
If not for the Oilers uniforms I'd not know the team I'm seeing on the powerplay so far tonight, they're almost unrecognizable as the Oilers.
Andy if I don't see this passion on Saturday night I will be seriously disappointed.
No pressure.
Just be yourself.
You nut.
Cogliano handled himself well on that shift, but that is a prime example of why the Oilers need Le GG back.
The Senators had to get back to Ottawa, I see. A shame. We should get to play with them all the time.
Andy if I don't see this passion on Saturday night I will be seriously disappointed.
From me, or the team? I probably won't be as loud at the Oilers game, but I'm generally a loud prick at Bears' games.
Other than that first minute, we've dominated.
Paul E. Dangerously is a stats guy at Sportsnet? What, he not fueding with Jim Cornette and the New Midnight Express?
5 on 3. Cmon, boys.
Anyone else watching thinking that that Laraque has really learned how to skate?
...
Oops.
You so know we are going to get a couple make-up calls against us in the 3rd, and Naslund is going to score the game-winner. I'm pulling out the booze now.
Thank goodness Principe clarified that Endler is from Sweden. I was convinced he was a 5th grade dropout from North Dakota.
uni - I think Pronger-Luongo would have been fine.
Or Pronger - Bouwmeester.
Word verification includes sos - very apropos.
Actually, in a way, I find it therapeutic that we might lose a game we'll deserve to win. A moral victory is still a victory! GOILERS!
On this Coffey feature:
Everyone talks about Coffey's small skates, but I've always been most fascinated by his small stick. I can't believe how short he cut it.
I find it therapeutic that we might lose a game we'll deserve to win. A moral victory is still a victory!
That is true, because at least we deserved to win. That would mean we really won the Cup in 2006 too then, right? What's that? Yes? Thought so. GOILERS!!!
Never picked up on that till you mentioned it. Then again I never saw Coffey play in his time...just the guy that hung on in Carolina for a bit.
Along that note I can't believe the zip that Smyth can get on his shots with that paddle of a blade he uses on his stick.
You so know we are going to get a couple make-up calls against us in the 3rd, and Naslund is going to score the game-winner. I'm pulling out the booze now.
I fucking called it.
I'm like Syl in The Sopranos. Every time I try and get out ... and look how that poor bugger ended up.
Can you die from a massive sleep deficit?
Whatever, I'm still here.
Can you die from a massive sleep deficit?
Actually yes, but you'd need something like 3 straight days of no sleep before you're in real danger unless you're just in really poor health.
And I have to be up for work in 5 hours so I know what you're talking about.
Meh, its just the normal parental type. Daughter had a nightmare at 3am - couldn't get back to sleep so lost an hour there comforting her. Then the boy was up at 6 or so.
Plus I'm an idiot. Saturday night - up past midnight watching the Oilers. Tonight, here I am.
You know the Sedins have such HUGE head that the slightest touch to the legs will make them flip head over.
Sheesh, either that or Torres is the strongest bastard ever.
These last two Canuck-Oiler games have rivalled the games of the early to mid 2000's in terms of entertainment.
These last two Canuck-Oiler games have rivalled the games of the early to mid 2000's in terms of entertainment.
Very true, though the hatred isn't there. The Salo-Bertuzzi battles were intense.
I've been watchin the game, and its some pretty inconsistent refin!!! And now this, PP with 2 mins left? On an off note, how do you Oiler fans put up with Torres? Your team is not super talented, so for them to win, everyone has to buy into the system. Torres looks like a liability every shift, to boot, hes not that skilled! I cant figure it out!
So how many times does that MacT/Hemsky conversation about the powerplay make its way into the Sun and Journal tomorrow?
Torres looks like a liability every shift, to boot, hes not that skilled! I cant figure it out!
Both calls were borderline at best. He's played a great game, actually, and is at his best when he's running around like that. I'll take those penalties from him any night of the year.
Huge point for the Nucks! Must suck for you guys to not really care about points in Nov!! Krajichek in OT by the way, bad goal 5 hole...
Torres is like a pit-bull out there, and he does a damn fine job of it when his game is on. He forced about 2 turnovers from his forcecheck in the 3rd alone.
They were pretty standard calls I thought. But I guess we all have our weaknesses! I protected Bert the last year in Van, even though he cost more than he produced.
I'm gonna have a heart attack. Hemsky is just disgustingly good. I was laughing when Kelly Hrudey said Hemsky is just a dominant player every way except statistically.
That sucked!!! Lou should have had Hemsky. His move was about the same speed as me walkin on the ice!! Oh well, nice lookin in on the world of oil.
HORCOFF AND DIE, LUONGO!!!!!
Classic! First time this year I'm happy I stayed up late...now I have to find a way to wake up in time for work tommorow =D.
You said you couldn't be with someone who didn't believe in you. Well I believed in you. I just didn't believe in me. I love you... always.
Anyone watching the Flames/Avs highlights? Smytty looked like Hannibal Lector with that bandage on his nose.
I know I'm old enough to be his mother, but when the Duck laid that kiss on me last night, I swear my thighs just went up in flames! He must practice on melons or something.
I'm glad I didn't have to listen to Hughson all night. Sounds like he blew his load on the Burrows shortie.
Can anyone enlighten me on how there are two assists on the Horcoff powerplay goal?
Gilbert Gilbert always deserves the second assist.
And yes Par, Hemsky did pull the Torres Shake.
Who votes for the NHL.com nightly 3-stars? I'm wondering how 2 guys whose stats are padded with ENGs beat a guy who carried his team all night long?
Who votes for the NHL.com nightly 3-stars? I'm wondering how 2 guys whose stats are padded with ENGs beat a guy who carried his team all night long?
Good point. His overtime goal is certainly worth as much if not more than their ENGs, but it won't show up on a sheet anywhere. Stupid, really.
I had to watch the Vancouver feed as well and Hughson is pretty much alone in slurping the Sedins whenever they're on the ice until John Garret says something and awkward silence ensues...
Any reason for the ice being so bad? I missed the first and second periods but it looked awful during the third, especially on Morrison's SO attempt.
Any reason for the ice being so bad? I missed the first and second periods but it looked awful during the third, especially on Morrison's SO attempt.
It was bad all night. The puck jumped right over Grebeshkov's stick in the first, leading to the Burrows breakaway goal. As for the reason, the one that immediately pops to mind is the weather. It's been tremendously mild here so far. Today was the first day any snow stayed longer than a couple hours.
The obvious solution to the ice problem tonight is a taxpayer-funded downtown arena. We should get the best ice our money can buy!
(Well, your money. I'm in British Columbia.)
The obvious solution to the ice problem tonight is a taxpayer-funded downtown arena. We should get the best ice our money can buy!
I'd say it's in solving global warming and getting Dan Craig back here full time, but I get your drift.
Get it? Drift. Wokka wokka wokka!
Here's how I plan on spending my evening:
-Sitting in a darkened, mahogany filled room that smells of musk and tobacco
-Wearing only a wife beater, boxers, and black socks up to the top of my shins
-Sitting in my mustard colored recliner
-Scotch and soda, Export A's, ashtray, glass block lighter and frozen turkey dinner on the TV tray
-Crib board nearby just in case things get out of hand
Isn't that scenario also known as "Colby Cosh's birthday party?"
So how many times does that MacT/Hemsky conversation about the powerplay make its way into the Sun and Journal tomorrow?
Haven't seen the Journal yet, but the Sun's site has been updated: Putting the power into the play
Course Derek van Diest also wrote that it was Sanderson feeding Gilbert for his PP goal early in the game (sure, he got an assist, but it was Cogs by my eyes). Oh well. A whole article on the power play and the meetings yesterday, including this:
-----
Monday, he [Hemsky] and MacTavish sat and exchanged ideas on what they could do to improve the power play.
"We talked about what we could do better," Hemsky said.
"He asked me what I thought and told me what he thought.
-----
Gotta like the results from that exchange of ideas.
Given that meeting of the minds Monday, could someone explain how MacT is "dumbfounded" at the unit's production Tuesday night?
On to the subject of goaltending, the stats don't look very good, but I don't think Garon deserves any goat horns (especially considering his shoot-out performance):
- first goal was a breakaway, and Garon appeared to be thrown off when the puck skipped over Burrows stick. As great as he's been in shoot-outs, I bet he stops Burrows without that fluke occurrence
- second goal also jumped off a stick, right onto Isbister's. He unloaded right away. Another lucky play.
- third goal shouldn't have even counted with Sedin running into Garon's legs. Garrett (Vancouver feed tonight...lucky me) of course proclaimed that Luongo is so much better at avoiding traffic. Revoke that goaltender's union card immediately...
- fourth goal was a nice PP goal by Vancouver, finished off by Naslund
Bottom line, Garon battled through some tough circumstances (too many goals for the number of shots in the second), held the fort in the 3rd, and was excellent in the shoot-out.
I'd still give Garon one of the next two. A 5-3 record can't be ignored vs. a 3-9 record (although the save% gap is narrowing). Garon vs. the Avs, and then Roli vs. the Blackhawks. The better of the two should get the divisional game, and right now that's Garon.
I would be interested in knowing how many shots came from the point on the PP last night. It looked very different to me. They worked it down low more, and it just seemed like there was more creativity going on. I have no idea if that is true, but I want to believe that Hemsky asked MacT, "can we stop shooting from the point all the f***ing time, boss?"
Here's how I plan on spending my evening:
-Sitting in a darkened, mahogany filled room that smells of musk and tobacco
-Wearing only a wife beater, boxers, and black socks up to the top of my shins
-Sitting in my mustard colored recliner
-Scotch and soda, Export A's, ashtray, glass block lighter and frozen turkey dinner on the TV tray
-Crib board nearby just in case things get out of hand
Dad? Dad! I finally found you again! My Dad has a blog!
To console myself, or not even feel that bad about last night's loss at all, I'd say the Oilers blew that game even with the win. They should have buried the Nucks early but didn't.
Thanks for the undeserved 1 point, Edmonton! Losers.
Hell of a game though. And even tho i hate the Oilers, I can appreciate the play of the Gagner line.
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I've long ago graduated from that stage, and am now up to 'a bottle of Jack Daniels in one hand and a second bottle of Jack Daniels in the other'.
That way, I can hurl one through my television screen but still have some liquor to get me through the hurting.
I like to have a tray full of Rum and Cokes so I can whip them rapid-fire at the TV.
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
[stumbles directly on to his bed, passes out]
OOOH, I just saw Staios in his underwear and jockstrap. Thank you Connected!
Now I really do need to get drunk.
Derek Boogaard characterized the Sedin twins as 'pinky and the brain'. for some reason that hit the hilarity bone for me and I haven't been able to stop laughing.
# posted by 
: November 20, 2007 6:41 pm
: November 20, 2007 6:41 pm Here's how I plan on spending my evening:
-Sitting in a darkened, mahogany filled room that smells of musk and tobacco
-Wearing only a wife beater, boxers, and black socks up to the top of my shins
-Sitting in my mustard colored recliner
-Scotch and soda, Export A's, ashtray, glass block lighter and frozen turkey dinner on the TV tray
-Crib board nearby just in case things get out of hand
Good to see the Canucks have decided to run the goalie...wait...did Ferraro just use "vaunted"!?
Fuck me. Shorthanded breakaway. WTF?
No one is commenting anywhere.
Maybe they are in shock at the 2-goal lead and lost all powers of internet speech.
# posted by : November 20, 2007 7:43 pm
: November 20, 2007 7:43 pm I forgot what a period like that even feels like.
Horcoff was a free agent pickup in my office pool. Ha!
My joy at the success so far is muted at my sorrow that the Oilers have clearly been secretly replaced with the Ottawa Senators, and we will lose the two points when the NHL discovers the deception.
Sportsnet has TWO feeds going on? Imagine if Ferraro and Garrett were calling the game together. Scare-eee.
I hate Boogard.
How did we get 2 powerplay goals?
Oh and the Canucks deserve this game considering they looked right past it in the local papers.
Can Hemsky coach the PP from now on? I'd love to know what he had to say to MacTavish during that conversation.
Where is the regular public address guy?
You missed out, Erin. Marty said that he was single and moving to Vancouver. With his "ten pound weight."
Someone care to update on how that Stortini Sedin match up is going?
I've been loathe to say anything, for fear of jinxing it. Is that a good enough answer?
re: Stortini Sedin matchup
It's all Torres and Stoll so far. (I haven't even seen Stortini in the frame at some points when the line is on the ice)
It's all Torres and Stoll so far. (I haven't even seen Stortini in the frame at some points when the line is on the ice)
I have. Shhh. Move along.
Fuck me. A goal 30 seconds in. FUCK.
Anyone else hearing "Mike Weaver" as "Mike Seaver", and picturing a defenceman who looks like Kirk Cameron?
If not for the Oilers uniforms I'd not know the team I'm seeing on the powerplay so far tonight, they're almost unrecognizable as the Oilers.
Andy if I don't see this passion on Saturday night I will be seriously disappointed.
No pressure.
Just be yourself.
You nut.
Cogliano handled himself well on that shift, but that is a prime example of why the Oilers need Le GG back.
The Senators had to get back to Ottawa, I see. A shame. We should get to play with them all the time.
Andy if I don't see this passion on Saturday night I will be seriously disappointed.
From me, or the team? I probably won't be as loud at the Oilers game, but I'm generally a loud prick at Bears' games.
Other than that first minute, we've dominated.
Paul E. Dangerously is a stats guy at Sportsnet? What, he not fueding with Jim Cornette and the New Midnight Express?
5 on 3. Cmon, boys.
Anyone else watching thinking that that Laraque has really learned how to skate?
...
Oops.
# posted by : November 20, 2007 8:22 pm
: November 20, 2007 8:22 pm You so know we are going to get a couple make-up calls against us in the 3rd, and Naslund is going to score the game-winner. I'm pulling out the booze now.
Thank goodness Principe clarified that Endler is from Sweden. I was convinced he was a 5th grade dropout from North Dakota.
uni - I think Pronger-Luongo would have been fine.
Or Pronger - Bouwmeester.
Word verification includes sos - very apropos.
Actually, in a way, I find it therapeutic that we might lose a game we'll deserve to win. A moral victory is still a victory! GOILERS!
On this Coffey feature:
Everyone talks about Coffey's small skates, but I've always been most fascinated by his small stick. I can't believe how short he cut it.
I find it therapeutic that we might lose a game we'll deserve to win. A moral victory is still a victory!
That is true, because at least we deserved to win. That would mean we really won the Cup in 2006 too then, right? What's that? Yes? Thought so. GOILERS!!!
Never picked up on that till you mentioned it. Then again I never saw Coffey play in his time...just the guy that hung on in Carolina for a bit.
Along that note I can't believe the zip that Smyth can get on his shots with that paddle of a blade he uses on his stick.
You so know we are going to get a couple make-up calls against us in the 3rd, and Naslund is going to score the game-winner. I'm pulling out the booze now.
I fucking called it.
I'm like Syl in The Sopranos. Every time I try and get out ... and look how that poor bugger ended up.
Can you die from a massive sleep deficit?
Whatever, I'm still here.
Can you die from a massive sleep deficit?
Actually yes, but you'd need something like 3 straight days of no sleep before you're in real danger unless you're just in really poor health.
And I have to be up for work in 5 hours so I know what you're talking about.
Meh, its just the normal parental type. Daughter had a nightmare at 3am - couldn't get back to sleep so lost an hour there comforting her. Then the boy was up at 6 or so.
Plus I'm an idiot. Saturday night - up past midnight watching the Oilers. Tonight, here I am.
You know the Sedins have such HUGE head that the slightest touch to the legs will make them flip head over.
Sheesh, either that or Torres is the strongest bastard ever.
These last two Canuck-Oiler games have rivalled the games of the early to mid 2000's in terms of entertainment.
# posted by : November 20, 2007 9:20 pm
: November 20, 2007 9:20 pm These last two Canuck-Oiler games have rivalled the games of the early to mid 2000's in terms of entertainment.
Very true, though the hatred isn't there. The Salo-Bertuzzi battles were intense.
I've been watchin the game, and its some pretty inconsistent refin!!! And now this, PP with 2 mins left? On an off note, how do you Oiler fans put up with Torres? Your team is not super talented, so for them to win, everyone has to buy into the system. Torres looks like a liability every shift, to boot, hes not that skilled! I cant figure it out!
# posted by : November 20, 2007 9:25 pm
: November 20, 2007 9:25 pm So how many times does that MacT/Hemsky conversation about the powerplay make its way into the Sun and Journal tomorrow?
Torres looks like a liability every shift, to boot, hes not that skilled! I cant figure it out!
Both calls were borderline at best. He's played a great game, actually, and is at his best when he's running around like that. I'll take those penalties from him any night of the year.
Huge point for the Nucks! Must suck for you guys to not really care about points in Nov!! Krajichek in OT by the way, bad goal 5 hole...
# posted by : November 20, 2007 9:28 pm
: November 20, 2007 9:28 pm Torres is like a pit-bull out there, and he does a damn fine job of it when his game is on. He forced about 2 turnovers from his forcecheck in the 3rd alone.
They were pretty standard calls I thought. But I guess we all have our weaknesses! I protected Bert the last year in Van, even though he cost more than he produced.
# posted by : November 20, 2007 9:37 pm
: November 20, 2007 9:37 pm I'm gonna have a heart attack. Hemsky is just disgustingly good. I was laughing when Kelly Hrudey said Hemsky is just a dominant player every way except statistically.
That sucked!!! Lou should have had Hemsky. His move was about the same speed as me walkin on the ice!! Oh well, nice lookin in on the world of oil.
# posted by : November 20, 2007 9:47 pm
: November 20, 2007 9:47 pm HORCOFF AND DIE, LUONGO!!!!!
Classic! First time this year I'm happy I stayed up late...now I have to find a way to wake up in time for work tommorow =D.
You said you couldn't be with someone who didn't believe in you. Well I believed in you. I just didn't believe in me. I love you... always.
Anyone watching the Flames/Avs highlights? Smytty looked like Hannibal Lector with that bandage on his nose.
I know I'm old enough to be his mother, but when the Duck laid that kiss on me last night, I swear my thighs just went up in flames! He must practice on melons or something.
I'm glad I didn't have to listen to Hughson all night. Sounds like he blew his load on the Burrows shortie.
Can anyone enlighten me on how there are two assists on the Horcoff powerplay goal?
Gilbert Gilbert always deserves the second assist.
And yes Par, Hemsky did pull the Torres Shake.
Who votes for the NHL.com nightly 3-stars? I'm wondering how 2 guys whose stats are padded with ENGs beat a guy who carried his team all night long?
# posted by : November 20, 2007 10:20 pm
: November 20, 2007 10:20 pm Who votes for the NHL.com nightly 3-stars? I'm wondering how 2 guys whose stats are padded with ENGs beat a guy who carried his team all night long?
Good point. His overtime goal is certainly worth as much if not more than their ENGs, but it won't show up on a sheet anywhere. Stupid, really.
I had to watch the Vancouver feed as well and Hughson is pretty much alone in slurping the Sedins whenever they're on the ice until John Garret says something and awkward silence ensues...
Any reason for the ice being so bad? I missed the first and second periods but it looked awful during the third, especially on Morrison's SO attempt.
Any reason for the ice being so bad? I missed the first and second periods but it looked awful during the third, especially on Morrison's SO attempt.
It was bad all night. The puck jumped right over Grebeshkov's stick in the first, leading to the Burrows breakaway goal. As for the reason, the one that immediately pops to mind is the weather. It's been tremendously mild here so far. Today was the first day any snow stayed longer than a couple hours.
The obvious solution to the ice problem tonight is a taxpayer-funded downtown arena. We should get the best ice our money can buy!
(Well, your money. I'm in British Columbia.)
The obvious solution to the ice problem tonight is a taxpayer-funded downtown arena. We should get the best ice our money can buy!
I'd say it's in solving global warming and getting Dan Craig back here full time, but I get your drift.
Get it? Drift. Wokka wokka wokka!
Here's how I plan on spending my evening:
-Sitting in a darkened, mahogany filled room that smells of musk and tobacco
-Wearing only a wife beater, boxers, and black socks up to the top of my shins
-Sitting in my mustard colored recliner
-Scotch and soda, Export A's, ashtray, glass block lighter and frozen turkey dinner on the TV tray
-Crib board nearby just in case things get out of hand
Isn't that scenario also known as "Colby Cosh's birthday party?"
# posted by : November 21, 2007 12:59 am
: November 21, 2007 12:59 am So how many times does that MacT/Hemsky conversation about the powerplay make its way into the Sun and Journal tomorrow?
Haven't seen the Journal yet, but the Sun's site has been updated: Putting the power into the play
Course Derek van Diest also wrote that it was Sanderson feeding Gilbert for his PP goal early in the game (sure, he got an assist, but it was Cogs by my eyes). Oh well. A whole article on the power play and the meetings yesterday, including this:
-----
Monday, he [Hemsky] and MacTavish sat and exchanged ideas on what they could do to improve the power play.
"We talked about what we could do better," Hemsky said.
"He asked me what I thought and told me what he thought.
-----
Gotta like the results from that exchange of ideas.
Given that meeting of the minds Monday, could someone explain how MacT is "dumbfounded" at the unit's production Tuesday night?
On to the subject of goaltending, the stats don't look very good, but I don't think Garon deserves any goat horns (especially considering his shoot-out performance):
- first goal was a breakaway, and Garon appeared to be thrown off when the puck skipped over Burrows stick. As great as he's been in shoot-outs, I bet he stops Burrows without that fluke occurrence
- second goal also jumped off a stick, right onto Isbister's. He unloaded right away. Another lucky play.
- third goal shouldn't have even counted with Sedin running into Garon's legs. Garrett (Vancouver feed tonight...lucky me) of course proclaimed that Luongo is so much better at avoiding traffic. Revoke that goaltender's union card immediately...
- fourth goal was a nice PP goal by Vancouver, finished off by Naslund
Bottom line, Garon battled through some tough circumstances (too many goals for the number of shots in the second), held the fort in the 3rd, and was excellent in the shoot-out.
I'd still give Garon one of the next two. A 5-3 record can't be ignored vs. a 3-9 record (although the save% gap is narrowing). Garon vs. the Avs, and then Roli vs. the Blackhawks. The better of the two should get the divisional game, and right now that's Garon.
# posted by : November 21, 2007 3:26 am
: November 21, 2007 3:26 am I would be interested in knowing how many shots came from the point on the PP last night. It looked very different to me. They worked it down low more, and it just seemed like there was more creativity going on. I have no idea if that is true, but I want to believe that Hemsky asked MacT, "can we stop shooting from the point all the f***ing time, boss?"
Here's how I plan on spending my evening:
-Sitting in a darkened, mahogany filled room that smells of musk and tobacco
-Wearing only a wife beater, boxers, and black socks up to the top of my shins
-Sitting in my mustard colored recliner
-Scotch and soda, Export A's, ashtray, glass block lighter and frozen turkey dinner on the TV tray
-Crib board nearby just in case things get out of hand
Dad? Dad! I finally found you again! My Dad has a blog!
To console myself, or not even feel that bad about last night's loss at all, I'd say the Oilers blew that game even with the win. They should have buried the Nucks early but didn't.
Thanks for the undeserved 1 point, Edmonton! Losers.
Hell of a game though. And even tho i hate the Oilers, I can appreciate the play of the Gagner line.
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