And Boom Goes the Dynamite (Now with less peppermint)
by The Stanchion on Nov 24, 2011 9:07 AM PST
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PrintWhy less peppermint you ask? Because that is apparently the rule for the day. According to the coffee shop above my work place. I was unaware that ordering peppermint hot chocolate (Spare me your coffee holier than thou attitude, I can't stomach coffee) does not involve peppermint, but most likely involves spitting in your used wrigley's gum for just a hint of peppermint flavor, as that is what I appear to have gotten.
That being said, last night was a solid, if not boring, win. Schneider played amazing, though, and Kesler proved that as long as he can get that wrist shot off with no goalie in the net, he is near unstoppable. Is Kesler as good at empty net goals as Pavol Demitra was? No, not even close. Nobody was the king of empty nets like Pavol was. But Kesler did a decent job of it last night.
I was pondering doing TSN comments for last nights game, but even I can't get through those comments without wanting to punch myself in the face to distract me from what I am reading. Basically a bunch of sad Flames fans rag on the Canucks, while a bunch of over hyped Oilers fan assure us that the Canucks are yesterdays news and that RNH is set to take over the world. I could probably randomly make up comments and it would sound the same as the real thing,
"Canucks only beat the Av's by 2? (EMPTY NETTERS DONT COUNT). That's really sad to see how bad the Casucks have fallen this year" - Flames fan
"Sedins are over the hill. Hpkins and Hall are gunna dominate this year!!!" - Oiler Fan
"Vancouver is pathetic and will choke in the end anyways.Dan Carcillo is underrated" - Chicago fans
"LUCIC WOULD OWN ALL Y'ALL B*****'S" - Milan Lucic
That being said, let's hit up some random news:
Vancouver Canucks News:
- Shane O'Brien was dismayed to watch the Bruins push the Canucks around last year. He wishes he could have been on the team to help with the pushback. "I mean, you just have to go out there and take a 2 minute roughing penalty and the Bruins would settle right down. Maybe lose a fight. Maybe have a drink or two. That's the sort of thing that wins championships. I think." explained O'Brien. [Vancouver Sun]
- The Vancouver Sun spares you the trouble of actually having to know how to read but putting out articles with pictures only. Here is their list of overpaid players in the NHL. A sad looking Ryan Kesler made the list. [Vancouver Sun]
- 1994, the Canucks lost, the Lions won in BC Place. 2011 looks to repeat that, as the Lions look to win the Grey Cup at BC Place this year. Also repeating this year, me trying to pretend that a Grey Cup win is as important to me as the Stanley Cup. [Vancouver Sun]
- Aaron Rome is a traitorous bastard along with Dale Weise, as they want the Bombers to win the Grey Cup. Also, Dale Weise finds BC Lions cheerleaders hot. [LFpress]
- Sportsnet shows the easiest way to report sports: Ask the fans to write their articles. They ask what would you do to fix the Canucks? [Sportsnet]
- Jeff Angus asks the question, should the Canucks always draft a goalie? And by goalie, we mean a real goalie. Not the son of a goalie coach. [Canucks Army]
- GB_Canuck is back with his thoughts at seeing Sidney Crosby playing for the first time ever, and at comparing the Premiership's schedule with the NHL's schedule. He may or may not have called football players a bunch of pansies. I could also be making that up. [A Canucks Across the Pond]
- Jonny Toews shows of his skills in this fake viral video done by Bauer. How do I know it was fake? Because Patrick Sharp didn't start shooting the targets before Toews leading to Toews crying like a baby. Come on guys, it's the little things that give these videos away. [Puck Daddy]
- Jagr is back and better than ever! Well, not really. But he is back and enjoying a pretty successful campaign for a 40 year old. No word yet on when the deathmatch between Teemu and Jagr is going to be set up. "There can be only one!" [NHL.COM]
- Ontario is set to build a 20,000 seat arena. But they have no intention of ever having a hockey team in there. Wink wink. Nudge nudge. [Globe and Mail]
- Want a huge breakdown of last nights Bruins vs Sabres debacle? Apparently the Sabres suck at being a physical team. Lucic and Chara took turns beating up the Sabres. It got so bad, that Lucic only fist pumped twice after he beat up Gaustad. Chara only had one sip of coke after he beat Regehr. To top it off the Sabres blew a 3-1 lead and ended up losing the game in a shootout. [SB Nation Bruins]
- Want the top 9 stories from the NHL so far? NHL.COM actually has a great article on this. Except they missed the one about Kesler posing nude. But whatever. [NHL.COM]
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Kristin Reid changed her Twitter profile pic!!
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
not very flattering
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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 24, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
I love that her twitter handle or whatever is “reidder”. Clearly a hockey girl.
by RogerFenway on Nov 24, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
And!
She likes the Sheepdogs! God I want to marry this girl
by RogerFenway on Nov 24, 2011 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
VOR from the Sportsnet article.
Last year on this day, the Canucks’ record was 10-7-3, with 58 GF and 56 GA.
Currently, this year, the Canucks record is 10-9-1, with 58 GF and 57 GA.
And we all know how last year turned out. Yep, time to panic.
I think that’s the first time I’ve ever quoted something from a comment made on Sportsnet…
which will be fine
If the Canucks go on another run like they did in Dec and Jan last year. But those kinda runs don’t always happen.
Good solid road game by the Canucks and some stellar goaltending by the Ginger. Nice to see them put together back to back wins. A solid 60min effort to build on even if it was against the lowly Avs.
Here’s hopin that empty netter gets the monkey off Keslord’s back. Canucks are going to struggle all year if he doesn’t find his scoring touch.
They don't need
to go on a run like last season, imo. Just win consistently enough to get them into the top 4 of the west. hell, I’ll even take 5th. perhaps it’s just me, but they seem to play better when their the underdogs.
Warm winds blowing, heating blue sky, and a road that goes forever...
1994 still feels like yesterday, doesn’t it?
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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 24, 2011 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Yep
and 1982 feels like last week.
Warm winds blowing, heating blue sky, and a road that goes forever...
by Smoboy41 on Nov 24, 2011 1:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
heheh exactly
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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 24, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
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I’m not counting on a run like last year’s, and I’m not really expecting the Canucks to win the President’s Trophy. You never know, and it’d be nice, but I’m not holding my breath. Regardless of the Oilers and Wild (!), I’m still extremely confident the Canucks will win the division. Extremely confident.
Not much of a surprise
After the defensive prospects that cupboard is pretty bare
by Canuckelhead on Nov 24, 2011 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed
until and unless guys like Schroeder, Rodin, Jensen, Longpre etc… show some domination, I don’t see how we have a super-deep farm.
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notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
just all depends on who they view is better I guess.
Its all relative. The idea of the farm team is supposed to be have a guy for every one on the big team be able to fill their boots on at least a short term basis, and playing the game the same way, so they fit in seemlessly.
Last year, it was not just the D’line, as some guys up front went up and down, but when young guys like Sauve and others from the farm came up last year, remember how well they fit in?
far better than “29th”, in my eyes. But hockeyfuture has always ahd a low opinion of our team. They have some points sometimes, but sometimes you read their blurbs and the score (6.5 or something), and sometimes its like a guy just saw one game. “well, in this game he did not push back against a bigger opponent, so he is lacking toughness” ( total and utter paraphrase!)
As the noted Western Hockey Bhuddist Philosopher Todd Bertuzzi intoned “it is what it is”.
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Dan don't ever change
I love how the Canucks as an organization and as individuals can do no wrong in your eyes. If there was ever a way of quantifying a true fan, thats it. Even in the face of overwhelming evidence you still find a way to find the positive and I think that is a vastly underrated quality these days. The only problem is, like you can say with any one way relationship. They don’t deserve you. I love the Canucks and have done so a lot of my life and I feel that qualifies me to tell you that. I just don’t wanna see you get hurt and that’s what I fear for you the most. That you just keep coming back so open and trusting and that they will be careless with your feelings. Again.
by Canuckelhead on Nov 25, 2011 12:42 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Wow
What a jerk. A reasoned and honest opinion, and I get this same old shit from you?
What is this overwhelming evidence CH? I said they may be better than 29th? How in the fuck is that “homerish” or whatever shit you are trying to label me with.
Really, your arrogant judging of what you THINK I SAID is getting pretty weak son. There is nothing “homerish” or overly positive in what I said above, and I would ask you politely one more time, keep your personal judgements to yourself.
I don’t care what you want about “getting hurt”. There is one thing in being positive, which I do in my daily life. There is another in being smart and honest about said hockey team. You may think you are being smart, but really, you are just being an asshole and judging me. I find it hilarious that you have such a stick up your ass about it, but whatever…I would humbly suggest you get a life, and find something better to do.
The only person that does not “deserve” here is you. As in, if you want to have a conversation and disagree, fine. If you want to keep making personal judgements about a person you don’t know and have never met, fuck off.
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that's a bit much isn't it?
I was just being a little silly. A fairly widely respected site that dedicates their time to judging hockey teams prospects ranks the Canucks 29th and rather than entertain the thought that maybe they also have something valuable to add, you dismiss it as perspective and even suggest they have some negative bias against the Canucks, which is ridiculous by the way? And when I try to call you out on your close mindedness in a pretty light hearted way I get told to fuck off? Okay.
by Canuckelhead on Nov 25, 2011 9:10 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
To be fair man...
I thought you came across as kind of a dick, and we seem to generally agree on most everything. I get your point, and I try as well to not have the blue/green/black/red/yellow glasses on, but it came across a little… passive aggressive? Just my two cents.
And, based on my limited knowledge of minor league systems around the league etc, I also thought that 29th seemed really low. Oh well. Probably due to not having any real “game-breaker” type players down in CHI outside of potentially Schroeds.
by RogerFenway on Nov 25, 2011 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
Fair enough
It was late and it’s certainly not a completely rare occurrence that I think I’m being funny and i’m actually coming across as a dick. In any event, I should probably keep my comments directed at the subject at hand rather than my opinion about someone’s opinion. Especially when that someone is a contributor to the site.
by Canuckelhead on Nov 25, 2011 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
it’s certainly not a completely rare occurrence that I think I’m being funny and i’m actually coming across as a dick
Story of my life. I am pretty funny though, so fuck it.
by RogerFenway on Nov 25, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
In any event, I should probably keep my comments directed at the subject at hand rather than my opinion about someone’s opinion
exactly, my dear.
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well
that’s the very substance of debate, something we do a lot of here. Probably more accurate to say something like:
I should refrain from passive-aggressively trolling someone’s outlook
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
ahem
There was nothing passive about my trolling ;)
by Canuckelhead on Nov 25, 2011 2:17 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
true hahaha
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
How the hell is Calgary not last?
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peppermint hot chocolate (Spare me your coffee holier than thou attitude, I can’t stomach coffee)
i can’t do coffee yet either. i go for mochas, which are generally just hot chocolate with a shot of espresso.
you should try the hot chocolates and mochas at Blenz, they use authentic Belgian chocolate in their drinks instead of those syrups you find at Starbucks. it’s so much better.
i usually go for white mochas. maybe i should try a shot of peppermint next time i’m at Blenz….
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lol see I prefer the starbucks mochas to blenz :) too each their own lol. and I LOVE starbucks peppermint mochas :)
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starbucks is okay, but i generally have 2 problems with it
1. it’s all syrups. completely sugary syrups.
2. they put the syrups at the bottom, and pour the milk on top. only once in a while does the person consider giving it a stir, to get all the syrups off the bottom and mixed with the milk.
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and yes, my favourite drink at starbucks is the peppermint white mocha.
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Syrupy or not, I find the chocolate which Starbucks uses for their mochas to be far tastier than anyone else’s chocolate. There’s a to-die-for darkness of flavor which, to me, makes all the other mochas taste like chocolate lite. But that’s me: a confirmed chocoholic.
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by Bobby Canuck on Nov 24, 2011 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
chocolate? at Starbucks????
all i ever see them use is syrups.
plus, at Blenz, you get to use from white, milk and dark Belgian chocolate.
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