The Battle of Alberta: Oh...you hit Santy Claus! Just for that, no toys!

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Oh...you hit Santy Claus! Just for that, no toys!

• Oilers and Canuckleheads tonight. I'll be watching the game with Loxy and Cosh, along with others. It will assuredly be a good time, especially once the Oil trounce Sanford & Duds.

• Tyler and others have already pointed this out, but I believe it's worth repeating. After laying it all on the line and calling the Edmonton Investors Group a "group of the all-time greatest guys in Edmonton history," in this story, Terry Jones attributes the following quote to Cal Nichols:

"It's all about the arena downtown. He didn't want to go there unless he owned the arena."
There's only one problem with that quote. It's wrong. Here's the correct quote, which appears in John MacKinnon's piece.

"He made it clear that he simply did not want to go there unless he owned the hockey team," Nichols said.

• Here's more Katz and arena coverage from the Edmonton Journal:

"It's time for the Edmonton Investors Group to pass the baton to Katz" (Dan Barnes)

"Can the team owner stay offstage in a hockey-mad town?" (Keith Gerein)

"Oilers bid puts new arena back in play" (Darcy Henton)

• Pierre McGuire and Rudy Giuliani have more in common than just looking like George Costanza. Here's how I picture their ideal board at the beginning of Single Jeopardy.

Prediction: 5-1, Oil. While "Three Blind Mice" plays in the background, Loxy rants about boys and how much she hates Canucks fans, I rant about the arena and the media, and an inebriated Cosh pulls a Moe and smashes our two heads together. Hilarity ensues, including me blocking Colby's devastating eye-gouge attack with the old vertical-hand-over-the-nose trick, followed by a "nyuk-nyuk-nyuk," a ""certainly, judgie,"" and a consequent slap of my face.

Labels: New Arena, New Ownership

# posted by andy grabia @ 3:28 am

Comments:

This Katz fella sounds OK: went to Ross Shep, has a law degree from the U of A -- puts him in pretty good company, with guys like Wayne Gretzky... and me!

# posted by

Herbert B. Patrotage : December 15, 2007 8:17 am

Where are you guys watching the game?

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 10:17 am

Where on earth did you get the inspiration for that Jeopardy! board? Outstanding.

Also reminded me of a very, very old Letterman Top 10 List: Top Ten Body Parts or Van Pattens.

# posted by

Matt : December 15, 2007 11:37 am

Don't you know they changed the rules a few years ago so that all clues are worth double now? Get with the times, Grabia. (That's how the NHL can increase scoring -- double the value of all goals.)

I think despite the fact that there's every reason for us to curb-stomp the Canucks, I think this will mysteriously find its way into a shootout, because apparently it's the only way we know how to fucking win. So let's go with an inexplicable 6-5 SO win.

# posted by

Doogie2K : December 15, 2007 12:22 pm

Don't you know they changed the rules a few years ago so that all clues are worth double now?

I knew someone was going to call me on that.

Where on earth did you get the inspiration for that Jeopardy! board?

It actually came to me in one of those half-conscious dreams. Isn't that sad?

# posted by

andy grabia : December 15, 2007 1:29 pm

I would love to have seen a "Literally, Crush" heading in the Jeopardy image.

# posted by

PunjabiOil : December 15, 2007 1:51 pm

Final Jeopardy answer...

The link to Jones' story has mysteriously disappeared.

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 1:55 pm

The link to Jones' story has mysteriously disappeared.

Ya? Hmmm. Weird. It's still up here. I'm fairly positive I double checked my link, but I could have messed up.

# posted by

andy grabia : December 15, 2007 2:50 pm

Link works in the main post now, too. Thanks for the heads up.

I would love to have seen a "Literally, Crush" heading in the Jeopardy image.

Ssshhh. I was planning a whole series of these. ;)

# posted by

andy grabia : December 15, 2007 2:53 pm

Well, if they are as good as this one
They're gonna help traffic.

Terry Jones accidentally screwed up a quote to make Katz look bad?
Who wudda thunk?

# posted by

Wimpy : December 15, 2007 3:00 pm

8-0 Canucks.

Henrick and Daniel combine for 6 goals, Matt Cooke scores short-handed, and Trevor Linden bounces one in off Raffi Torres' head.

Drew Macintyre with the Shutout, and Temujin returns to the BoA comment section to arrogantly gloat. Let the drunken revelry begin!

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 5:24 pm

Drew Macintyre with the Shutout

Who the hell is Drew Macintyre?

# posted by

andy grabia : December 15, 2007 5:26 pm

You're being a dink here. Maybe a chocolate sprinkle landed on the fucking page and Terry read it wrong.

Jesus, Andy.

# posted by

Lowetide : December 15, 2007 7:29 pm

Hey, Lupul got another hattie. The boy is on fire.

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 7:55 pm

Is he implying Jones would like a sprinkle
JUST lying there?

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 8:56 pm

Who the hell is Drew Macintyre?

The question is: Who Isn't Drew Macintyre

He's the Canucks errr... back-up goalie

:-0

Hurry Back, Roberto.

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 9:36 pm

Go Magnum!

Although I'm sure you Edmonton fans are celebrating now that you have Vancouver in The Stranglehold with only 20 minutes to go, but I thought I'd share some news with you: Calgary is now on pace to be tied for points with Columbus for 8th spot . . . with Calgary having the edge in wins.

We're back, baby!!!!

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 9:49 pm

Mattias Ohlund, you beautiful fool, you.

Go Nucks!

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 10:25 pm

This is statistically impossible.

Horcoff & Pisani, what can you say or do.

# posted by

uni : December 15, 2007 10:45 pm

I think the Oilers are single-handedly making a convincing case for why the shootout has no place in the NHL.

# posted by

Dave : December 15, 2007 11:08 pm

no kidding.

COILERS have stolen 10 games that they DID NOT deserve to win in the shootout

without this farce of a ratings ploy by the NHL, the COIL would be in there rightly place: DEAD LAST in the league!

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 11:18 pm

There may be a case for eliminating the shootout, but 'Edmonton wins an improbable percentage of them' doesn't seem like a particularly convincing one. But I'm a bit partisan.

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 11:19 pm

I was joking about the Stranglehold comment. I should have known better.

Seriously, this needs to be added to the BoA glossary:

The Stranglehold aka Right Where We Want 'Em:

Edmonton with a third period tie.

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 11:48 pm

Changing the rules to stop the Oilers? Gee, I wonder where I've heard that ditty before.

We deserved this one (and Detroit for that matter) in regulation. Too bad they can't fucking hold onto a lead.

# posted by

Anonymous : December 15, 2007 11:58 pm

Here's the projected end of season standings, for those interested:
1)Detroit 126
2)San Jose 101
3)Minnesota 97
4)Dallas 99
5)St. Louis 96
6)Colorado 95
7)Vancouver 94
8)Calgary 87, 37w
-------------
9)Columbus 87, 36w
10)Chicago 85
11)Edmonton 82, 39w
12)Nashville 82, 38w
13)Anaheim 82, 36w
14)Phoenix 77
15)LA 65

Since this puts Calgary against Detroit in the first round, I consider these COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

# posted by

Anonymous : December 16, 2007 12:42 am

Finishing above Anaheim would have to be considered a triumph for this season. Alas with the freakshow that is Pronger, Neidermayer, Schneider, and Beauchamin, followed by an O'Donnell and whoever is 6th filler, I don't see the Ducks NOT making the playoffs.

# posted by

Anonymous : December 16, 2007 12:49 pm

"I think the Oilers are single-handedly making a convincing case for why the shootout has no place in the NHL."

Why? Because we're good at it?

Here's the one part of the game that makes no distinction of size or time in the league. So if you have a few young, fearless hotshots on your team , how best can you use that asset?

My guess is that the Oilers practice the SO alot. And guess what? The goalies get pretty good at it too because obviously they're between the pipes during those practices.

They're playing by the rules and taking every advantage allowed them in the process. Just like every other team in the league.

I dunno. Sounds like pretty good coaching to me.

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Saturday, December 15, 2007

Oh...you hit Santy Claus! Just for that, no toys!

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