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Steaming Like A Young Man’s Dream…It’s a Banner Raising Live Blog
by IwoCPO on 10/09/08 at 04:02 PM ET
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Bill asked me to let you know he will be around for a live blog tonight, but may be a few minutes late.
Start the partt!
-Paul
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Aaaaaand it’s straight over to beisbol, in a playoffs the Tigers were supposed to dominate. I think I’m going back to bed.
Night all, it’s been grand.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 10/09/08 at 08:45 PM ET
Okay, 81-1 I’m in for that.
Later folks.
Posted by Rumbear from the den.... on 10/09/08 at 08:46 PM ET
Only good part is I have homer on one of my fantasy teams hehe
Posted by hankyspanky40 from Michigan on 10/09/08 at 08:47 PM ET
Better get used to it Wings. Every team you play is going to play you real hard. If you thought last year was tough, well this year you’ve got a big ol’ target on your jerseys. If you don’t come prepared to work and work hard every game you aren’t going to win anything. I’ll take the positive out of this and see it as a wake-up call for the Wings. It’s going to be a looong season.
Posted by Mike from La-La Land on 10/09/08 at 08:49 PM ET
Brutal loss
Roddy Doyle Paddy Clarke haha is one of my favorite books of all time
Posted by keane16 from dublin at heart on 10/09/08 at 08:51 PM ET
Wings have won cups while facing a trap team in the playoffs and finals. so I have no doubt they can play their game. No let down excuses like banner night, they were just out worked. Tip your hat to the leafs even though it’s tough.
Posted by hankyspanky40 from Michigan on 10/09/08 at 08:53 PM ET
I’m going to avoid the MSM for a while. Feel the puke coming on.
If you don’t wanna put an axe through your computer screen, nobody go to the main NHL page on ESPN anytime soon.
Posted by Nate A from Dark side of the moon on 10/09/08 at 08:57 PM ET
Damn it… I wasn’t ready to board the stress train yet.... now I can’t find my friggin way off the Hasek...scratch that...Osgood?
Posted by SharkBaiter from In a Funk on 10/09/08 at 09:00 PM ET
My girlfriend just pointed out something funny- the “platform” that Nick put the Cup on during the banner ceremony looks eerily like a orange construction barrel painted black.
Thanks Gary.Ass
Posted by monkey from Gary's World, setting fire to McCrimmon on 10/09/08 at 09:15 PM ET
Bring back the CIRCUS!
Flip-Hoss-Mule - now that’s a line I’d like to see…
See y’all Saturday… Boo TO.
Posted by mudshark from Divetown, Colorado on 10/09/08 at 09:46 PM ET
None of you bitches missed me, so I poked holes in the feet of my Wing voodoo dolls so that they lost EVERY FU$#%$ footrace out there.
Your welcome.
This is a professional team that will take this loss as a solid reminder of what awaits them.
A couple of observations, if I may.
* I was looking for any reason to goat Maltby so that Helm could come up, but thought he did a great job back checking on Blake. The hit was a nice bonus.
* Lilja wasn’t bad. He actually looks like he worked on his footspeed over the summer. Bless the gorilla though, he doesn’t have an offensive bone in his body. Can’t one-time a puck worth a damn and the release speed of a pornstar on rewind.
* Hossa swinging it over to Dats was a teaser preview of whats to come. For right now though, they look like they’re on separate pages.
* Uncle Mike told VS that we couldn’t be stubborn and needed to win on the cycle. We were stubborn and didn’t set up the cycle well at all; cross ice passes and other bs when we needed a much simpler game.
* Boys are gonna be “establishing the work ethic” in practice. Get ready for the bag fellas.
Posted by Osrt on 10/09/08 at 10:04 PM ET
Babs was not happy with his team in this game.
They were out-worked.
If there is one thing he will not tolerate, that is it.
Bag skate is right!
Posted by w2j2 on 10/10/08 at 06:57 AM ET
When I checked this post, it had 313 comments.
313.
BTW, sorry I ruined it.
Posted by cephalopod from Chicago, on the poop deck, not over it yet on 10/10/08 at 10:55 AM ET
The Leaves? At home? Was your HoF goalie in net?
Posted by rwhater on 10/10/08 at 11:13 AM ET
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We will see a lot more of that this year, hard work and talent breaks it. can’t play behind the eight ball as well.
Trap crap!
Posted by hankyspanky40 from Michigan on 10/09/08 at 08:44 PM ET