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by IwoCPO on 09/10/09 at 11:21 AM ET
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Wow. In a stunning turn of events, Columbus health nut Ken Hitchcock is apparently willing to do more than just babble and shove burgers down his pie hole. Now, he’s using his mouth in new and creative ways. Example?
“I don’t want to just stay in the (playoff) mix,” Hitchcock told the Columbus Dispatch Wednesday. “I want to go and chase Detroit (atop the Central Division). I’m tired of watching Detroit in first place. I’d like to chase them.
“I mean, somewhere along the line, somebody’s got to make them bleed, and it might as well be us.”
I’m sure his players are thrilled.
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Pretty tough to take something someone says serious with a title and comments like the ones used here. You can debate the comments without the pre-school childish comments.
I’m embarrassed for you.
Posted by KFF on 09/10/09 at 11:33 AM ET
Bizarre choice of words. Chase Detroit?
Come on, if I’m dead last in Indianapolis, and the winner overlapped me 72 times, I’m still on a chase!
Ken: chase and challenge mean different things.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 09/10/09 at 11:34 AM ET
As if the Red Wings needed MORE motivation coming off of a SCF Game 7 loss….Good job, Hitch. Ass.
Posted by Link_Gaetz on 09/10/09 at 11:34 AM ET
“I mean, somewhere along the line, somebody’s got to make them bleed, and it might as well be us.”
Them’s is fightin’ words
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 09/10/09 at 11:53 AM ET
Considering how high Hitchcock has been on us for the last few years, I can understand where he’s coming from. Also, it’s not like Columbus’ coach can tell his players “Detroit still does everything better than you, man I wish I was coaching them”.
Still, that back-handed bitching about cheating in the faceoff circles during the playoffs was a bitch move.
Also a bitch move, using sock puppets.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 09/10/09 at 11:57 AM ET
Hmmm… The Red Wings have won the Central Division 8 straight times. Michigan has lost 5 straight to Ohio State. Which streak ends first?
Hitch is just being a coach. He wants to raise the expectations that the players have for themselves and this is one way to do it. Offer to buy him a dozen donuts and he’ll tell you the truth—-There is no way in Hell that C-bus finishes ahead of both Detroit and Chicago in the divisional race this year.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 09/10/09 at 12:06 PM ET
Ken: chase and challenge mean different things.
You know you’re in trouble when someone who speaks English as a second (or third) language has a better choice of words than you.
As I said in the KK thread: You bleed every month coach, is that enough?
Posted by Osrt on 09/10/09 at 12:14 PM ET
Also, it’s not like Columbus’ coach can tell his players “Detroit still does everything better than you, man I wish I was coaching them”.
Why not…....it worked for the Pens.
Posted by Rumbear from Top O da Hasek, sippin rum & catchin some rays on 09/10/09 at 12:18 PM ET
I’m actually worried.
Oh wait… Columbus hasn’t somehow found a way to clone Nash 22 times.
Nevermind.
Posted by CaptNorris5 from The Winged Wheel, stuck in Chicago on 09/10/09 at 12:26 PM ET
In other news….Wendy’s must be out of fries in Columbus.
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 09/10/09 at 12:55 PM ET
When he says “Detroit” he must mean corn dogs.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 09/10/09 at 01:13 PM ET
oh, my favourite dumbfuck bitch is blabbering again. hockey season must be upon us. once again, chief (of what, i suppose all the numbnut red wing fans out there), your idiocy makes my day. i wonder what your kids think when they read just what a jackass daddy is?
Posted by hector on 09/10/09 at 01:19 PM ET
i wonder what your kids think when they read just what a jackass daddy is?
Posted by hector on 09/10/09 at 02:19 PM ET
They probaby think that Hector is a dumb name for a sock puppet.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 09/10/09 at 01:32 PM ET
oh, my favourite dumbfuck bitch is blabbering again. hockey season must be upon us. once again, chief (of what, i suppose all the numbnut red wing fans out there), your idiocy makes my day. i wonder what your kids think when they read just what a jackass daddy is?
Posted by hector on 09/10/09 at 02:19 PM ET
Ah another Anti-Wing douche makes another attempt at being witty. I wonder what mommy and daddy think of having a cretin for a son? I know what you’re dad thinks : “Damn! I should’ve pulled out!”
Posted by TEMO from LANSING, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. on 09/10/09 at 01:53 PM ET
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Earth. on 09/10/09 at 02:13 PM ET
Classic.
The mustard/cheese on the visor is too funny.
FMAO!
Uh, I mean, LMAO.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 09/10/09 at 02:18 PM ET
actually, temo the tit, i am a wings fan, such a classy team and organization, what i can’t understand is how wing fans can be such a classless group of douchebags, like you, for example.
and jj, did you have to think real hard for that one? making fun of my name? seriously, coming from a guy named jj? christ.
Posted by Hector on 09/10/09 at 03:03 PM ET
J.J. Christ would be an awesome name.
Actually, come to think of it, what is Jesus’ middle name? I thought it started with an H, but who knows?
Hector’s not a bad name for a person, it’s just a bad name for a sock puppet.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 09/10/09 at 03:14 PM ET
Growing up Christ had a middle name in our house, but it sure didn’t start with an H…also used to work with a guy who was always getting bitched at by the GM. The coworker was Mike & the GM seemed to think the coworkers name was “Jesus Christ Mike” cause that’s what he always referred to his as.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 09/10/09 at 03:30 PM ET
actually, temo the tit, i am a wings fan, such a classy team and organization, what i can’t understand is how wing fans can be such a classless group of douchebags, like you, for example.
Temo the tit?? LMAO! Wow, is my face red! You’re a real credit to Wings fans around the world. Coming to a fiercely loyal Wings blog and call the author a jackass. Yeah! You’re a real fan. Why don’t you do the rest of us a favor? Move to Denver where the IQ level of the average Avs fan is about equal to yours.
Posted by TEMO from LANSING, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. on 09/10/09 at 03:42 PM ET
FAT COACH SURE IS FAT LOL AM I RITE GUYZ?
Posted by Lilja4MVP on 09/10/09 at 03:49 PM ET
what i can’t understand is how wing fans can be such a classless group of douchebags, like you, for example.
Posted by Hector on 09/10/09 at 04:03 PM ET
You’re not a Wings fan.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/10/09 at 03:50 PM ET
Take a good look at that CBJ roster and tell me that team isnt going to provide any pressure on the Wings this year.
Did the Wings get better in the offseason? NO…lost Hudler and Hossa.
Did the CBJ get better in the offseason? YES..Brassard, Filatov, and even a little ball of hate Sammy Pahlsson.
The core group of the CBJ is a year older and that is a good thing, unlike Detroit where that is a bad thing.
Hitch picks his spots to make comments…and this one is warranted. The Central is going to be a dogfight this year. Not sure if the CBJ is going to be the team push the Wings or not, but it wont be an easy run to another Central Division title for the Motor City this year.
Posted by DeathCabforWoody from Seattle on 09/10/09 at 04:48 PM ET
Did the Wings get better in the offseason? NO…lost Hudler and Hossa.
Hey, we lost Kopecky too, ya jerk! 
Columbus will be better this year and Hitch knows it’ll take a herculean effort by his guys to compete in the Central against the likes of Detroit and Chicago. Despite the crap we give him, I do appreciate how blunt he is when it comes to approaching these issues. Personally, I wouldn’t mind seeing the BJs stomp Chicago’s collective mudhole and get second in the division.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 09/10/09 at 04:58 PM ET
Hmmm… The Red Wings have won the Central Division 8 straight times. Michigan has lost 5 straight to Ohio State. Which streak ends first?
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 09/10/09 at 01:06 PM ET
I’m going to have to go with the Wolverines on November 21st. at the Big House. Go Blue!
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 09/10/09 at 05:20 PM ET
I’m going to have to go with the Wolverines on November 21st. at the Big House. Go Blue!
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa. on 09/10/09 at 06:20 PM ET
‘Atta girl, Kate. I knew there was more than one reason to like you.
Go Blue!
GO WINGS!!!
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 09/10/09 at 05:28 PM ET
little ball of hate Sammy Pahlsson.
Sorry, that nick name has been spoken for long ago along with Big Ball of Hate as well. Pahlsson is toothless compared to those who earned that moniker.
I have little issue with Hitch in general, he’s a solid bench boss, just his appearance makes him an easy target for the photoshop smart kids of the 19.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 09/10/09 at 05:59 PM ET
Take a good look at that CBJ roster and tell me that team isnt going to provide any pressure on the Wings this year.
DeathCabforWoody
Nash, Mason, Brassard (if healthy), a high end prospect and a no-name defense that does a dencent job in their own end but can’t move the puck. There’s no way that team should put any pressure on a team as talented as the Wings unless they’re playing the spoiler role in a Wings-Hawks race for the title in April - and I don’t think either of them have a chance, the Wings aren’t that different from the team that humilated both Chicago and Columbus in the playoffs last summer.
Posted by Chris in A^2 from Nyquist Puck Control on 09/10/09 at 06:11 PM ET
If BitchCock wants to see something bleeding, he should hold out a mirror and check his as*hole after being savagely raped by the Red Wings in the first round. ‘nuff said.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 09/10/09 at 06:25 PM ET
temo the tit…i am a wings fan…what i can’t understand is how wing fans can be such a classless group of douchebags
Interesting.
Poster calls other poster ‘Temo the tit’.
Poster claims to be a Wings fan.
Poster can’t understand how wings fans can be classless douchebags?
Poster is retarded?
it wont be an easy run to another Central Division title for the Motor City this year.
Nor was it last year, seeing as FOUR teams made the playoffs from the Central with the 5th only 3 points out.
It’s not like the Jackets were anywhere near toppling the Wings last year. Yeah, the picked up Brassard and Pahlsson. Those guys are going to make up the TWENTY POINT GAP in the standings between the Wings and the Jackets?
Posted by Garth on 09/10/09 at 06:27 PM ET
Too many Posers and Wing Nut Wannabes.
Open wide.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 09/10/09 at 06:29 PM ET
And lest we ever forget this Gem:
“What are you waiting for? This thing isn’t going to suck itself!”
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 09/10/09 at 06:33 PM ET
Posted by RWBill from the ticket line for the 2010 Stress Train. on 09/10/09 at 07:29 PM ET
As luck would have it, my girlfriend happened to be walking behind me at the moment that a penis image was on my computer. Unfortunately, “It’s RWBill” wasn’t a good enough explanation for her.
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 09/10/09 at 06:54 PM ET
h, my favourite dumbfuck bitch is blabbering again. hockey season must be upon us. once again, chief (of what, i suppose all the numbnut red wing fans out there), your idiocy makes my day. i wonder what your kids think when they read just what a jackass daddy is?
Posted by hector on 09/10/09 at 02:19 PM ET
Hector’s trolling…FAIL
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/10/09 at 07:04 PM ET
“It’s RWBill” wasn’t a good enough explanation for her.
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 09/10/09 at 07:54 PM ET
Sometimes I am so ashamed of what I have become. I have to admit my posts tonight are even shocking to me. Maybe it’s 3 months pent up finally coming out.
Drew, is that really Boy Cloutier in cleats?
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 09/10/09 at 07:12 PM ET
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/10/09 at 08:04 PM ET
Awww look, baby Huet.
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 09/10/09 at 07:14 PM ET
It’s not like the Jackets were anywhere near toppling the Wings last year. Yeah, the picked up Brassard and Pahlsson. Those guys are going to make up the TWENTY POINT GAP in the standings between the Wings and the Jackets?
A ten game improvement with Mason in goal the entire season (started in Nov), Brassard for a whole season, and actually goal scoring capbilities on the fourth line with Filatov….add that to the losses of Hudler, Hossa, and Kopecky…
That could lessen 20 pt gap to a very interesting race in the central. I’m just sayin’
Posted by DeathCabforWoody from Seattle on 09/10/09 at 07:18 PM ET
Open wide.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 09/10/09 at 07:46 PM ET
That’s right Dennis, exactly.
Suck on this. Posers and Cowards have tried feasting on The Franchise for three months without success.
So suck on it. Suck it hard, bitches.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 09/10/09 at 07:18 PM ET
That could lessen 20 pt gap to a very interesting race in the central. I’m just sayin’
So what…lessen to like…say an 18 pt gap?
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 09/10/09 at 07:20 PM ET
A ten game improvement with Mason in goal the entire season (started in Nov), Brassard for a whole season, and actually goal scoring capbilities on the fourth line with Filatov….add that to the losses of Hudler, Hossa, and Kopecky…
That could lessen 20 pt gap to a very interesting race in the central. I’m just sayin’
Posted by DeathCabforWoody from Seattle on 09/10/09 at 08:18 PM ET
That’s assuming that Mason isn’t a flash in the pan, and Brassard’s shoulder holds up, oh and no way Filatov is a fourth line player, he’s either top 2 lines or he’s in the AHL again. Plus you say everything about our losses and nothing about our additions…like say 3 possible 20+ goal scorers. And that 20 point gap seems just about right.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/10/09 at 07:21 PM ET
Bertuzzi = 20 goal scorer???....sweet mother of god…that guy will be a bust before he evens put on the winged wheel this season
Posted by DeathCabforWoody from Seattle on 09/10/09 at 07:24 PM ET
Did the Wings get better in the offseason? NO…lost Hudler and Hossa.
Did the CBJ get better in the offseason? YES..Brassard, Filatov, and even a little ball of hate Sammy Pahlsson.
When did YES Chris Pronger start trolling A2Y YES I’m asking?
Posted by Sullyosis from A hateful lair in Post Apocalyptic US (or Arizona) on 09/10/09 at 07:38 PM ET
add that to the losses of Hudler, Hossa, and Kopecky…
Add loss? Don’t you mean subtract?
Whatever, shoe troll. Shoe! Go’awn. Get out!
Hey RWBill…the Special Purpose you posted was amazing…if ya dig my “The Jerk” reference…
Posted by Sullyosis from A hateful lair in Post Apocalyptic US (or Arizona) on 09/10/09 at 07:40 PM ET
Bertuzzi = 20 goal scorer???....sweet mother of god…that guy will be a bust before he evens put on the winged wheel this season
Posted by DeathCabforWoody from Seattle on 09/10/09 at 08:24 PM ET
Yes because you seemed to ENTIRELY miss Drew’s point. But no, you’re right actually. His point is that we lost Hudler, Hossa, Sammy and Hossa’s fluffer while replacing them ONLY with Bertuzzi.
Don’t follow much hockey, do ya? K, I’ll leave you alone. You can get back to hoping it cools down soon so you can wear a big blue sweater that has stars on is and says BJs really big on it and did I mention it has stars? Oh boy!
Posted by Sullyosis from A hateful lair in Post Apocalyptic US (or Arizona) on 09/10/09 at 07:43 PM ET
So Hossa says to the guy “What are you waiting for? This thing isn’t going to suck itself!”
Meanwhile, Malts chimes in: “It’s called a urethra.”
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 09/10/09 at 07:58 PM ET
If BitchCock wants to see something bleeding, he should hold out a mirror and check his as*hole after being savagely raped by the Red Wings in the first round. ‘nuff said.
This brings to mind my response to any opposing team or fan who thinks the Wings are on the decline: BOHICA.
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 09/10/09 at 08:00 PM ET
If BitchCock wants to see something bleeding, he should hold out a mirror and check his as*hole after being savagely raped by the Red Wings in the first round. ‘nuff said.
Was what he said really that inflamatory?
Saying “somewhere along the line, somebody’s got to…” is pretty non-committal.
I know that the summer’s officially over, but I think you’ve still got some sand in your vagina.
Posted by alexcutter on 09/10/09 at 08:18 PM ET
Heatley allegedly going to the Sharks, Marleau to the Kings, Frolov + Stoll to Ottawa.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4463628
Espn is the only source I’ve seen so far. So that probably means Jeremy Roenick got bored and prank called them. But if it’s true, man—if it wasn’t already fun poking fun at San Jose before ...
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 09/10/09 at 08:41 PM ET
Heatley allegedly going to the Sharks, Marleau to the Kings, Frolov + Stoll to Ottawa.
If this were to happen, no more Marleau-disappearing-in-the-playoffs jokes.
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 09/10/09 at 09:39 PM ET
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