August 15th Open Ice
by Yankee Canuck on Aug 15, 2010 8:56 AM PDT
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PrintThe Willie Mitchell / Kevin Bieksa watch enters its 46th day of deliberation and nothing yet on the horizon. In the meantime, Luongo can't catch a beach ball and some Mt. Puckmore & Suckmore to snack on.
- Mitchell is still homeless. Bieksa is still a Canuck. And Leon is getting laaaaarger...
- Interesting tidbit in a story about Paul Vincent, Chicago's skating coach:
One of his go-to guys was Sharp. Together, they went through different scenarios and visualized on-ice situations.
"I’d say, ‘OK, tonight we’re playing [Roberto] Luongo. Tell me what you see Luongo doing in the game,’ ’’ Vincent said. "He’d go, ‘He’s big. He doesn’t really catch the puck well. He kind of punches it.’
"So he’s what we’d call a second-chance goaltender. We can beat him on that second-chance opportunity. So he’d shoot the puck where he would put it on Luongo, then I’d feed him one right away, and he’d go back upstairs or something.
- The KB guys got to do Puck Daddy's Mt. Puckmore for Vancouver. Interesting final selection.
- On the flip side, in case you missed Skeeter's Mt. Suckmore for the Canucks, go now.
- If Kaberle is indeed moved before midnight tonight, it will mean "...seven of the top 10 point-getters from last season’s dismal Maple Leafs team are gone: Kaberle was second on the team in points, Alexei Ponikarovsky third, Matt Stajan fourth, Niklas Hagman seventh, Lee Stempniak ninth and Jason Blake 10th"
- No explanation needed: Bobby Orr with Bert and Ernie. Rock on.
- Off topic: As if you needed another reason to visit France?
- Off topic: I've often wondered this...
May as well round out the west: who wins the Northwest Division in 2010-2011?
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oh, and the canucks win the nw, obviously.
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KB getting no love at PD
And we do, duh.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
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to be fair, most of the Retard Rabble seem to think Odjick and Snepts were the picks.
by Passive Voice on Aug 15, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
heh, i see one of our benevolent overlords made the same mistake…
Whatever, Yahoo commenters are still retarded.
by Passive Voice on Aug 15, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not saying Odjick should be one of the picks, but he does deserve some form of honorable mention. That’s leaving it pretty vague
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, i meant YC.
I love odjick as much as the next guy, but top four to define the franchise?
by Passive Voice on Aug 15, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
ah
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I messed up
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by Yankee Canuck on Aug 15, 2010 3:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
NW
1- Canucks
2-Avalanche
3-Wild
4-Flames
5-Oilers
Hmmm, Bure on Mt. Puckmore. I think I like that. Definitely the most talented Canuck ever. And the most exciting.
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I love odjick as much as the next guy, but top four to define the franchise?
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by Yankee Canuck on Aug 15, 2010 10:53 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I think KB was offering up an alternative/fan favourite version. Kurtenbach, Snepsts and Odjick would definitely fall under that heading.
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Man, did the fans ever love Odjick. Think Rypien X 100. Odjick was awesome to watch when he snapped, and in the dismal years it was a breath of fresh air. IMO, of course.
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
France
is awesome, but terrible at the same time. Stories like that highlight it.
God I hope Mitch doesn’t sign with Los Angeles.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 11:44 AM PDT reply actions
oh and..
1. Canucks
2. Avs
3. Flames
4. Coilers
5. Minny
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 11:45 AM PDT reply actions
I think you got #2 and #3 backwards, Oracle :) (in training)
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
No
I know what Im talking about :P
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks Vincent and Sharp. OK Lou, control those damned rebounds! Great post, Yankee.
Canucks
Flames
Avalanche
Wild
Oilers
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And now you know why Lou loves Mitchell so much. To clean house in front of the net and clear them rebounds. Fuck, we need to re-sign that guy, or, Hamhuis and Ballard need to replace that if Willie goes elsewhere.
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Where
the fuck is the main Mount Puckmore article? Is this it? They haven’t talked about Trev and Nazzy!
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 11:59 AM PDT reply actions
1. Canucks
2. Flames
Then I think it’s gonna be a really tight ménage à trois for third, with all three teams finishing in the bottom third of the conference. Our division probably really sucks. If the Canucks are as good as we hope, they should probably make a serious push for conference/President’s, thanks to fattening up on all those delicious cupcakes.
You’ve never heard the term, ’ The mistake by the lake’?
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i thought it referred specifically to the old cleveland stadium
by Passive Voice on Aug 15, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
wikipedia says “mistake by the lake” can refer to a whole bunch of things, including the city of cleveland itself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistake_by_the_Lake
by Passive Voice on Aug 15, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes baseball, but have an Ichiro Suzuki quote about Cleveland
The Mariners were clearly not thrilled with the detour before opening a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
"To tell the truth, I’m not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to," Ichiro said through an interpreter. "If I ever saw myself saying I’m excited going to Cleveland, I’d punch myself in the face, because I’m lying."
LOL
This made me laugh. Rec’d.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I have an idea for a future 'Question of the Day'
What team do you think will be better than the mainstream says they will? And maybe the opposite as well: What team do you think will perform below expectations.
I have to say, I’m pretty surprised with how high/low some teams are being ranked.
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by GelatinousMutantCoconut on Aug 15, 2010 1:48 PM PDT reply actions
wow, he has a source for once!!!! (only reason i'm sharing this tweet here)
Eklund
here’s a bit of a surprise from a source…The Canadiens and Canucks are in “deep talks regarding Bieksa at this hour.” hmmm…
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did we ever discuss the wisniewski trade?
and why we paid a first and Grabner for Ballard, when wiz went for a third?
You think Ballard and Wisniewski are comparable? I don’t.
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i do. They’re both smallish but physical, jack-of-all-trades defencemen.
by Passive Voice on Aug 15, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Wisniewski is pretty solid. They are comparable IMO. Way to ruin my day, Passive.
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Not that much more. Didn’t Wiz have a 30 point season? He’s only getting better.
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 17, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, but to answer todays:
Definitely Vancouver. the Northwest will probably be tougher than some people think. The Flames will come second and surprise some people. Likewise the Oilers new group of youth will make a gutsy run but fall short. Minnesota will be consistently mediocre but also better than people say. Colorado will have a hard time replicating last season’s success. They have some good young pieces, but I think they’ll be hard-pressed to return to the post-season.
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by GelatinousMutantCoconut on Aug 15, 2010 1:52 PM PDT reply actions
Mr………..Anderson. I think the Avs are fine as long as they have that ice-girl stalker in net.
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but he was a career back-up before having an exeptional year.
He’s a good goalie, but he faded at the end of the year. I don’t think he’s an elite that can truly carry his team. In fact, i’m not sure that kind of goalie even exists. It’s not like he’s really better than Kiprusoff or Backstrom. But Calgary and Minnesota I feel have better forwards and defensemen….so.
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by GelatinousMutantCoconut on Aug 15, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
How
come Trev and Nazzy aren’t mentioned in the Mount Puckmore post? Aren’t they 2 of the 4 faces? If they’re just not going to mention them even though they put them on the Mount Puckmore…… well frankly that blows.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 2:47 PM PDT reply actions
Ha. What? They’re on the mountain!
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
but why didn’t they talk about them if they’re on the mountain? Every other Mount Puckmore did. And its quite a bit shorter than every other Mount Puckmore. Im disappointed.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Because they figured the real Mt. Puckmore was too obvious
Three retired numbers and Pavel Bure? What’s to argue/bitch about? Better to discuss the also-rans, I guess.
As far as the NW division goes:
1- Canucks
2- Avalanche (I think they keep enough of their magic to at least stay competitive)
3- Flames
4- Wild
5- Oilers
…ye gods, our division stinks.
But that’s not what the series has been about. Every other blogger has put their balls on the line and said here are our four, and that’s that. They may give also rans, but they explicitly detail why the pick the four they pick. KB with a copout FAIL.
by Beantown Canuck on Aug 15, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Im
complaining because it fucking sucked, and you know it. The whole series has been about fan writers writing about the 4 faces of their respective Mount Puckmore, and to my disappointment, they didn’t. They talked about 1 guy (Bure) on Mt Puckmore and 3 honorable mentions. How is it better to discuss the also-rans? They didn’t even discuss the also-rans thoroughly. All they included was some videos on Gino Odjick. It is very obviously a blog entry fail.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They pulled an Ed Willes
Not even getting off the couch to do an article. (though as bloggers, I guess that is their right)
I mean, a wiki search and a couple of google searches and BAM – Mt Puckmore for your Vancouver Canucks.
I do agree with the Kurtenbloggers though …. we don’t have a lot of great defining player history outside of ‘82, ’94, so there is not a lot to work with. (Unlike the Habs who could fill multiple Mt. Puckmore’s, for example – one for each era) I would have (gasp!) chosen Mike Keenan as the fourth face because his de-construction of the team led to the acquisition of today’s roster. Like him or not (and I don’t) he was the driving force in laying today’s foundation of success.
today’s foundation of success
Wait now, what success? Since when is being a notch above mediocre success?
by Beantown Canuck on Aug 16, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
because it doesn't quite have the same ring as
“today’s foundation of doing just enough to keep the suckers renewing at 93%, while jacking up prices on season tickets, while promoting Okanagan Spring as a “premium” beer, and continuing to play in-house music that defies logic, all in the name of false promise in delivering a major championship …. now dance, rummy!"
In all seriousness …. we will win a championship one day … the team has a lot of solid pieces! I’ll enjoy watching from my perch in the upper bowl for another 15 games this year.
/sucker
//pays $8 for Molson
///begrudingly
///rinse, repeat :)
OK Spring
is terrible beer. I went to the pub on campus today and their special was OK Spring. I told them OK Spring sucked and that I would take a pint of Sleeman instead.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 16, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, after sleeping on it I agree.
The problem with it was my mindset of, “Of COURSE it’s Smyl/Linden/Naslund/Bure, who else would it be? End of story.”
Because I’m a Canucks fan, I wouldn’t have needed the stats and the detail to convince me because I know about them already – but fans of other teams wouldn’t have. Because the four were obvious (to us) KB saw no need to defend their choices other than “three retired numbers and Pavel.”
That led to incredibly lazy writing. Yeah I agree with the choices, but actually talk about their awesomeness, dammit.
(And I favored McLean over Odjick, but meh.)
Incredibly
lazy writing.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 16, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Good to see the rumor mongers that infest Twitter are getting hacked today
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Yes it is.
As for the question…Vancouver wins the NW, and the rest are a little better, bringing up the competitiveness of the division.
But the ’Nucks will be the class of the division, and the only other NW team to chase a playoff spot in the bottom 4 will be Calgary and maybe the Avs if Andy can do the impossible again. Otherwise, I look for a sophmore slump from that whole team.
Agree with Chuckles (as I think I tend to on all things other than Montreal-based indy bands). KB with a huge SUCK on making our Mt. Puckmore. What a major suckjob. The whole article talking about the players who don’t quite make the top four? FAIL.
by Beantown Canuck on Aug 15, 2010 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
It
was quite obviously fucking terrible. Can we petition for a re-write? Hell, I’ll write a new (see: better) one.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
My picks
Canucks
Avalanche
Flames
Oilers
Wild
I don’t mind the Kurtenbloggers not going into Smyl, Linden, and Naslund at all, but I’m saddened by the lack of Brodeur, Gradin, McLean, Lumme, Tanti, Willams, and Smith on the runners-up list.
Canucks fans talking about the Canucks: Pass it To Bulis!
I
may be the only one actually incensed about it, but Im glad other people have noticed its considerable lack of quality.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Pickins':
Canucks (playoffs)
Avs (playoffs by a nose….again)
Wild (crickets chirping)
Flames (Nuclear holocaust, Iginla skips town)
Oilers (2013-2014 Stanley Cup champs)
Thinking out loud: could Willie possibly kidnap Juice, stuff him in his crawlspace and then pretend to be Bieksa next season in a well-made disguise?
And the entire province of B.C. just goes along with it?
getting him to pretend to be Bieksa? That’s just cruel. I don’t think he has the ability to play that bad! ha
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 15, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
"DO A SNOWANGEL IN FRONT OF VERSTEEG WITH THE PUCK, WILLIE!"
by Sneps-ish on Aug 15, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The two games we play the maple leafs this year?
by Beantown Canuck on Aug 15, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly, the last few seasons of Bieksa were summed up for me in that late goal allowed in Game 2 against Chicago that sealed the Nucks fate. I still have no idea what Juice was thinking on the play other than “fuck it, interpretive dance shot-blocking!”.
Mitch
needs to be a lot angrier and crazier.
But I like the part you wrote about the Calgary fail.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay
I need your guys’ help. I was looking at the Mt Puckmore post and I can’t bring myself to accept it as a decent Mt Puckmore Vancouver Canucks blog entry. So, should I:
A. Email Sean Leahy and/or Greg Wyshynski and ask them if I could write another one which I think would be much better?
B. Fuck it. I have exams right now, I have better things to do. Let it go.
Taking votes now.
Going to stop taking votes at 9:16 pm Pacific (Vancouver) Time Aug 16th 2010.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 9:17 PM PDT reply actions
A and B. I don’t like it either, but would never ask a man to let his grades suffer for fandom.
How long can it take to knock one out?
I get what the KB guys were doing, but the self deprecating humor went over most heads over there, and what’s wrong with celebrating what relative greatness the team has had?
It should take
me around an hour probably, maybe 45 minutes if Im drinking.
Yes I work better when Im drinking.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 15, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Both.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 16, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Going
to stop taking votes on whether I should write it at 9:16 pm today.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 16, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Taking votes now.
Going to stop taking votes at 9:16 pm Pacific (Vancouver) Time Aug 16th 2010.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 17, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Ive got
two votes for. So I’ll email him after my exams and ask to write one.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Aug 17, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
So does the whole-Kaberle-didn’t-go thing make teams more desperate and willing for K-Bieksa? If so, yay. And then does that lead to the return of Mitchell? If so, yayer!
by Beantown Canuck on Aug 16, 2010 7:16 AM PDT reply actions
The funny thing today is hearing on Twitter and Eastern media how the availability of the two of them somehow made it too tough to trade Kaberle.
Like Gillis did it on purpose or something…
//snickers,,,runs away/
That sounds just nice and good to me.
by Beantown Canuck on Aug 16, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Chucky will definitely not agree with that. Zan will!
by Beantown Canuck on Aug 16, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Flames
won’t be better than the Avs. Iggy and Kipper can’t do it all themselves.
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