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The A2Y Christmas Card Live Blog
by IwoCPO on 12/27/07 at 06:57 PM ET
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As the family and I were shopping for those hard-to-find post Christmas bargains this afternoon, my wife remarked that she’d forgotten to send Christmas cards to the 19 of you who read this blog on a semi-regular basis.
Too late to send, I know and I apologize. But never too late to post, especially when it coincides with the first Dive game of the year. This will serve as this evening’s live blog as well.
We considered going the traditional route, with the dog, some cookies, maybe a little note reviewing the year for everyone. You know, kinda cute.
But decided our 5-year old holding a picture documenting the greatest ass kicking in Red Wing history was more appropriate.
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I haven’t forgotten about the remainder of the Christmas wishes for the Wings. We’ll continue with those tonite.
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I sense the travel, the layoff and the intensity of last night’s Blues game is all catching up with them.
Toss in the high altitude, and this is going to be a tough game for Detroit.
Geez, Hasek - insanity is fine, but not that kind of wandering around!
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/27/07 at 10:13 PM ET
Hudlers got a cannon when he has the space to use it. Nice one, Huds.
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 12/27/07 at 10:14 PM ET
You just know Thommy’s hanging around somewhere, lurking. Wonder what he’s thinking of Hudler and Fil these days?
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/27/07 at 10:14 PM ET
Hudler cracks me up.
He has no idea hwo small he is, and plays with so much spunk.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/27/07 at 10:15 PM ET
the Raf/Lils pair has gotten the most IT tonight, 13 minutes. Lids has only 10. Interesting…
Posted by Pete K from Chicago, IL on 12/27/07 at 10:19 PM ET
McNabb: “Patrick Roy beat up Mike Vernon.”
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/27/07 at 10:24 PM ET
Dammit Pete. Now you’ve got me paranoid. I’m looking for signs of an injury to Lidstrom.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/27/07 at 10:25 PM ET
McNabb: “Patrick Roy beat up Mike Vernon.”
Haha, I had no idea this game would be so funny. That and the Stastny comment…
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 12/27/07 at 10:25 PM ET
Spuds?
So now he has the same nickname as a potato? 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/27/07 at 10:26 PM ET
The Lidstrom thing is probably more due to matchups, the Avs having the last change, and the Wings’ first period lethargy (couldn’t change on the fly as easily as usual).
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 12/27/07 at 10:26 PM ET
So now he has the same nickname as a potato?
yeah, but a feisty one 
Posted by cementslinger from Midland MI on 12/27/07 at 10:32 PM ET
Haha. Fil and Dats maintaining pressure while shorthanded. Niice.
Posted by Pete K from Chicago, IL on 12/27/07 at 10:54 PM ET
I remember getting into a debate with that Checkling Line Eklundite last year about the Wings’ drafting. One of the things I said was that Hudler and Filppula were budding stars. DeGroat denied it. I’d love to re-open that debate today…
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 12/27/07 at 10:57 PM ET
Degroat’s a tool. I’ve been checking on his Dwayne-spawn of a blog the last few days to see what he’d say about the Wings games of late. He’s been oddly silent.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/27/07 at 11:02 PM ET
Who is DeGroat?
There are so many blogs I can barely keep up with the dozen or so that I try to check on regularly - I’m not familiar with that one.
It would be so hilarious if Downey gets a goal. I bet he would look more shocked than anybody.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/27/07 at 11:08 PM ET
Rafalski isn’t having the sharpest game tonight.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/27/07 at 11:12 PM ET
DeGroat is an Eklund follower and Blues fan whose hatred of the Wings skipped pathological and borders on the next-worst thing.
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 12/27/07 at 11:16 PM ET
Is it just me or was that call bogus?
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 12/27/07 at 11:18 PM ET
Not good. PK minus Lidstrom.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/27/07 at 11:19 PM ET
Thanks. There are a lot of names I’m not familiar with.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/27/07 at 11:19 PM ET
Looked like he slipped and was already on the way down when (if) Lidstrom’s stick touched him.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/27/07 at 11:21 PM ET
Nice to see Sammy put it away, but what was the ref thinking when he let them haul Datsyuk down right in front of him?
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 12/27/07 at 11:23 PM ET
Guess that wasn’t a hook on Datsyuk in the Dive zone. And a goal for Sam. Hallefrigginglujah.
Dive announcer: “The Avs passed this test with flying colors.”
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 12/27/07 at 11:24 PM ET
(breathe…breathe…breathe…)
Whew.
Flying colors, eh?
Well, they were skating fast - and their uniforms are certainly colourful.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 12/27/07 at 11:28 PM ET
Jebus if that is your wife let me know what you slipped into her drink to get her to marry you. Then introduce me to her sister. Please. No, really, I mean it.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 12/28/07 at 12:00 AM ET
Avs still delusional. After the Wings en goal, the CO announcer says “tonight was a big test for the Avs, and they passed with flying colors” - WTF?
Since when is getting another loss hung on you at home by a team missing its first line that is also playing the second of a back to back “passing with flying colors”? Well, the answer is ‘always’ if you are a delusional Avs fan.
That’s just awesome. Keep on passing them tests, baby.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 12/28/07 at 12:09 AM ET
Great picture Iwo.
Watched the game with my brother, so no blogging tonight. Great game.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 12/28/07 at 01:35 AM ET
Your a lucky man Chief—you know, wife, kid, Wings fans too—if you can call being a squid lucky!!! J/K—thanks for your service both in the navy and your work here too!! Squid—egad!!!(18th airborne corps—you know the Army/Navy thing).
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 12/28/07 at 08:18 AM ET
I know I’m way late here, Chief, but about that photo… that’s you with your two daughters, right??? And your wife must have been taking the picture, right???
Posted by BobTheZee on 12/29/07 at 01:03 PM ET
bobthezee roflmao*
Posted by rwbill on 12/29/07 at 02:12 PM ET
Sorry so late, Chief, but a “Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year’s!” to you and yours.
Most of all, thank you for your service to our country.
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 12/31/07 at 07:27 PM ET
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Not a terrible follow-up shift by Lebda there.
Posted by Matt Saler from Grand Rapids, MI on 12/27/07 at 10:11 PM ET