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by IwoCPO on 04/06/08 at 03:13 AM ET
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Those of you fortunate enough to attend the Wing/Hawk Injury Free Fest at the Joe today may want to take the opportunity to let Pierre McGuire know of his newly minted A2Y nickname.
By an overwhelming majority, the family-friendly “Douche Canoe” was the winner in the recent “Give Pierre McGuire A Glossary Entry” poll. Ironic, because I was introducing my six year old to the magic of Mannfred Mann yesterday and the inevitable question, “wrapped up like a what?” came up. For the record, the lyric was changed from the original Springsteen version which made no mention of McGuire’s new role in feminine hygiene.
Wing Fan In Denver will receive full credit in the glossary when I get around to updating it. It should be noted that Yreland’s “Turd Fondler” was my darkhorse favorite.
Considering NBC’s broadcast today will undoubtedly be dedicated to predictions of the Wing demise, it should come as no surprise that the Douche Canoe has already made his opinions clear.
Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire says don’t expect the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup this year. “The Red Wings are in trouble,” said McGuire, who will be in Detroit Sunday when the Wings face Chicago (12:30 p.m., NBC, FSN). “They are an older team, they don’t have a balanced offence and their goaltending is unproven this year.”
See final poll results here.
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I like all the naysayers!
“The Red Wings don’t have a chance”...
I hope these “expert’s” opinions are posted in the locker room.
The best thing they can do is make Detroit the underdog.
Posted by w2j2 on 04/06/08 at 05:58 AM ET
Franzen’s cousin:
http://www.break.com/index/bear-playing-hockey.html
Posted by w2j2 on 04/06/08 at 06:09 AM ET
Wait ‘till you listen to Olczyk shoot his wad on Kane and Toews all day. We’ll need a nickname for him.
Posted by Steve from New Jersey on 04/06/08 at 09:27 AM ET
“Douche Canoe” may be the best nickname EVER. It’s perfect for a knee-jerk, cliche’ spewing, asshat MSM’er like McGuire. I laugh just thinking about it!
As for the predictions of the Wings’ demise, consider the sources. Knee-jerk, cliche’ spewing, asshat media members who are more concerned about the mass quantities of free food in the press box than the outcome of any hockey game…
Posted by Big Al from Carleton, MI on 04/06/08 at 09:33 AM ET
I think he’s actually one of those talking dolls with the string at the back.
Pull the string and you get one of a variety of the same old lines.
Re: goaltending: One could actually make the argument that the only “proven” goaltenders in the playoffs are Osgood, Hasek, Giguere, and Brodeur. Maybe Nabokov by virtue of experience, and Kiprusoff as well, because they do have enough of a playoff record to actually form and informed opinion.
Fleury hasn’t won a lot in the playoffs.
Huet hasn’t won a Cup.
Theodore hasn’t won a Cup.
Carey Price hasn’t won a Cup yet.
Tim Thomas hasn’t.
Lundqvist hasn’t distinguished himself yet.
Same old story, different day.
And weren’t the Wings an old team in 2002, as well? Didn’t seem to hurt them much then.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 04/06/08 at 09:59 AM ET
“wrapped up like a what?”
um, you do know the lyric is “revved up like a deuce” right? as in deuce coupe.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 04/06/08 at 12:01 PM ET
Paul, next chance you get check out Springsteen’s Storytellers on VH1. He talks about the “douche” line.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 04/06/08 at 12:03 PM ET
hey chief, a little nugget for you…
I went to nbc.com and searched “pierre mcguire blog” and the first link is “Lipstick Jungle.”
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 04/06/08 at 01:09 PM ET
“Blinded by the light…Ripped up like a douchebag with a roller in the night…”
“Blinded by the light…Held up like a loofah by the foreman of the night…”
“Blinded by the light…Remmed up like a doshin in the humble of the might…”
“For the last time! It’s ‘Blinded by the light, REVVED UP LIKE A DEUCE ANOTHER RUNNER IN THE NIGHT!’ There’s no ripping of douches, there’s no holding up of loofahs, and whatever the hell you said, there’s none of that either!”
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from The Vacant Lot, with The Kids In the Hall on 04/07/08 at 03:38 AM ET
Franzen’s cousin:
http://www.break.com/index/bear-playing-hockey.htmlPosted by w2j2 on 04/06 at 07:09 AM
If that bear really is Swedish (and I do have my doubts), it’s definitely a relation of Samuelsson’s, not Franzen’s. Unlike “Sammy the Dancing Bear,” the “Mule” puts his shots on net.
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 04/07/08 at 10:15 AM ET
http://www.metrolyrics.com/blinded-by-the-light-lyrics-manfred-mann.html
Posted by Octopus from Detroit on 04/07/08 at 09:23 PM ET
I will offer a prize to the first person who successfully gets a “Douche Canoe” sign behind Pierre McGuire’s head on TV during a live playoff broadcast this year.
The prize will be 2 tickets to a Maple Leafs game in Toronto next year… maybe even a Toronto - Detroit game depending upon the schedule.
If you succeed, post the image taken from the broadcast here, or on hfboards.com forums with your information and I WILL PAY THE PRIZE to the first successful sign.
A little cardboard behind Pierre’s head will get you two cardboard tickets in your hand. Guaranteed.
Posted by VooX on 04/07/08 at 09:44 PM ET
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And? It’s not like they’re wearing Depends (‘cept maybe Chelios).
Detroit and Philly have the most players (8) among the playoff teams with 40 or more points. Anaheim has 4. San Jose has 3. Who’s McGuire picking, the Rangers? They have 6. He’s pissing up a rope with this one.
I don’t even know what this means. What, exactly, has any other team’s goaltending proven this year? I kinda thought things are proven, you know, during the playoffs?
What a friggin’ douche canoe!
Posted by shep from california on 04/06/08 at 03:50 AM ET