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Ground To A Halt: Draper, Maltby Both Sitting
by IwoCPO on 10/13/09 at 01:54 PM ET
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Let’s assume for a second that Kirk Maltby could, if necessary, play tonite..even with the Charley Horse. If that’s the case? When’s the last time we saw both he and Kris Draper as healthy scratches?
I could do the research on that, but my left temple hurts. Me? I have no idea why Eaves (or May for that matter) is in there instead of Draper. But I’m sure Uncle Mike has his reasons. Meanwhile...we’re all looking forward to seeing Darren Helm’s season debut.
“It’s been a long time,’’ Helm said. “I didn’t get expect to get hurt in camp, but it happens and you fight through it. It gave me an extra month to get even more excited to get to this point.”
Strange days. Brad May and Patrick Eaves in the lineup...Draper and Maltby healthy, and out.
And I’m sure all of you are warm from the weekend’s Hahn-directed Tuzz-fest. Holy hell. Every digger we know was loving them some Unibomber yesterday, eh? They were all..."he’s blocking shots” and “OMG he’s faster than ever” and “if he wasn’t a terrorist he’d be my boy” and “we get to watch him for 32 more Tuesdays LUV IT”.
Me? I didn’t see the attraction. I, and this is coming from one of his few defenders, haven’t been impressed with his play at all. I was seriously on the verge of heading over to NHL.com and putting up with the most frustrating statistics database ever invented in order to determine how many shots he’d taken and how many hits he’d dished out over four games. I was convinced both were very, very low numbers. They’re low (7 and 7, respectively) but not horrifically so. And then I read over the Fourth Consecutive Zeppelin Inspired Live Blog and saw that Gramps paid him a compliment, too.
That made me pause. And then it made me cry because I started to think I may not know as much about hockey as I thought.
Screw that. I’m not sipping the koolaid just yet. Bertuzzi was blocking shots? Ok. Backchecking? If you say so. But, to me, he’s still been mostly invisible. I said this three years ago and I’ll say it again now: I want to see a Bertuzzi who reminds people that he almost murdered somebody. I want people to watch and say, “that dirty motherfu**er...there is no way he should be on the ice right now.”
I don’t see anything close to that. And, frankly, I think Uncle Mike’s playing games with the Diggers...using them to boost the big serial killer’s confidence. After his prolific two-shot, two-block, one-hit game against the Caps?
“That’s as good a game as I’ve seen Bert play in a number of years,” Babcock said. “I thought Bert was excellent and helped those guys. He’s big and he skated well, and that was important for us.”
Really? I guess. I mean..if you say so. Gramps? I know you felt similarly, but I just didn’t see a performance worthy of that kind of puckering.
He’s playing with the studs now, and he’s gonna be fed a steady diet of scoring chances. Here’s hoping you convert big boy. Because I may be the exception, Bundy, but I’m not seeing what all these other experts claim to.
Hit somebody Bert. Just once, you big bastard. Take a boarding call. Remember how good it feels to inflict some pain and strike some fear.
Changing topics: Osgood’s in net tonite, as he should be until both his legs are broken. Two straight games without Jimmah has felt like a tropical vacation in February, including pissing in the pool at the swim-up bar. Oh STFU...everyone else does it. You’re swimming in piss. Drink up and forget about it.
Live Blog at 1800. More Zeppelin’s on tap, even though you guys aren’t complimenting me nearly enough for my musical selection.
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Chief, get on with your Ween education and when your LBs are Ween-inspired, I for one will be all over that boognish. Nice post, don’t look for Bert to go Hannibert on people yet. Playing solid two-way hockey and keeping flies away from the Circus is all I am asking from him right now.
From last post: J.J., there are a handful of Alberta bloggers who are Cuckoo-for-Corsi. Ironically, a leading SABRmetric expert is from the Ottawa area and will often analyze baseball and even NBA games. But no hockey games. I wonder why? No I don’t. It’s because among the major sports, hockey is least applicable to SABRmetric style analysis.
I really should finish off my debate with TheLinkGoesHere about hockey “sabermetrics”. His response to my criticisms is deeply flawed. I am just a little too busy to put together a properly referenced response to bury him with facts.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 01:08 PM ET
The hits statistics are still flawed. Ovechkin got credited with ten hits on Saturday and Filppula none, even though everybody watching that game knows for damn sure that Flip is the one who initiated the contact when Ovie went flying at him.
I bet He got credit for the contact with Stuart that stung him too.
As for Draper sitting, I’m ok with it as long as it doesn’t become a habit.
Bertuzzi didn’t look particularly good until he backchecked and saved that goal against Chicago, then he looked decent. I’m giving him more time to look excellent. I’m happy with the way he played on Saturday, but I expect more out of him.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 10/13/09 at 01:22 PM ET
I really should finish off my debate with TheLinkGoesHere about hockey “sabermetrics”.
I’ve been completely out of the loop since The Unpleasantness — subsisting mainly on grubs and crickets — and I really don’t feel like wading through TPSH’s archives, so give me the short version…
Did this guy create some kind of new player rating system using base-12 arithmetic and witchcraft?
WTF is this sh*t?
Posted by Mandingo from The Garage on 10/13/09 at 01:22 PM ET
Wow. Draper AND Maltby both sitting. My head hurts.
Still, if we get Eaves’ forechecking and May’s physical play and flyswatting, and Taz’s all-over-the-ice hellstorm, all one one line, I suppose I’m happy. There’s one thing this team is reluctant to do, and that’s transition from the vets to the (slightly) younger guys. If this helps speed that process along and builds confidence in the new guys, helping them to play like they’re possessed by demons, I’m all for it.
VooX, I’m all for a Ween liveblog. ‘Stroker Ace’ could practically be A2Y’s theme song.
(And thanks for the head-shaving tip. I’ve got to do it at some point, I’m just leery of it because I had long hair in high school and still cling to that. That and I hate shaving my chin every day; keeping a chrome dome clean would bug the hell out of me and I’d probably get lazy about it.)
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 10/13/09 at 01:24 PM ET
bout time…
shoud have happened 3 years ago
Posted by Pharazon from England on 10/13/09 at 01:31 PM ET
A little Zep.
I like the Unibomber reference. I don’t mean to mean to be a little Rosby (read little bitch), but I alluded to that back in August.
I received a package in the mail yesterday. I asked myself, “why is this pipe covered with nails”? The return address was from Todd Bertuzzi’s cabin somewhere in the deep woods of Idaho.
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Earth. on 08/21/09 at 10:16 AM ET
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Earth. on 10/13/09 at 01:33 PM ET
I want to see a Bertuzzi who reminds people that he almost murdered somebody
Bingo. But I suppose effective shot blocking and back checking is a damn good consolation prize.
Still, does that make him worthy of the top line? Or even the second? I’m still not sold on that point.
Posted by Nate A from Dark side of the moon on 10/13/09 at 01:33 PM ET
I think that sitting Draper OR Maltby is something that Uncle Mike has always bugged Kenny about...the way he always throws in “experience usually matters around here” or something like that. I always took that as implying he wanted to use the young guys (Helm, Ericsson last season) but Tick Tock forced his hand to play the vets and let the kids grow.
So maybe Ken, like a wrathful parent amidst a hissy fit said “FINE, you’re sitting BOTH OF THEM tonight and then we’ll see how you like it.” Tick Tock is trying to teach Babbles a lesson.
I could be completely off base...but just a thought.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 10/13/09 at 01:34 PM ET
I want to see a Bertuzzi who reminds people that he almost murdered somebody.
Well, maybe not quite at that level, but I am missing the “power forward” part of Bert’s game so far. I love what he says about changing his game to actually include defensive play (what a concept). And I like that he knows his job is to go to the front of the net and stay there. But I too would like to see him throw a little weight around...just like Mule did. And if he pulls the mouthguard out of someone’s mouth, so much the better.
As for Drapes and Malts sitting, Babcock said everyone was going to get a shot at the #11 and #12 forward spots. So, until someone (or two someones) step up and make it impossible for Babs to sit him, I think we’ll see lots of different combinations on the fouth line...which could be fun. Or it could be an unmitigated disaster on any given night.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 10/13/09 at 01:36 PM ET
You know, Chief. Some times your edge scares me. If a brawl breaks-out at the bar in the Hasek, I want to be on your side, OK?
Sitting Malts AND Drapes? OK. Season is early. Babs knows what he has in them. Keep ‘em fresh, don’t wear ‘em out, be ready for the playoffs. Keep ‘em hungry.
Give Eaves plenty of ice time. And May? Let him be “the fly swatter”. We need an agressive sheriff in town. Can’t let cheapshot criminals feel they’ve got it easy, not in Hockey Town, not with the Red Wings. And the Nightmare is back? Awesome. Can’t wait to see some GOOD hits and fast skating. Ozzie in net? Good. So Jimmah, got your notebook and a pencil? Cool. Go to school tonight and pay attention to the play on the ice. Two good ones between the pipes. Learn some things. Get hungry. We’ll need you eventually, we’ll need you to be GOOD.
1800? Check. Let’s be 3-2-0 afterwards.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 10/13/09 at 01:38 PM ET
Bert’s a perimeter player now, he’ll show glimpses of being that old power forward, but that part of his game is long gone. The whole Moore incident, coupled with the back surgery has really made him stray away from getting dirty in from of the net. I think Wings fans are asking him to do too much. He’s not going to score more than 45 points this season, so as long as he does the things away from the puck right, and stays out of the box, I think we all should be happy with the returns.
Posted by OHWingsFan40 from Oregon/Bowling Green, OH on 10/13/09 at 01:43 PM ET
Ovechkin got credited with ten hits on Saturday and Filppula none, even though everybody watching that game knows for damn sure that Flip is the one who initiated the contact when Ovie went flying at him.
So glad you pointed that out J.J. It happens alot and it never gets analyzed properly.
“Oh!!! Big hit by the great 8”.
No not really. It was an attempted big hit that was pre-empted by a hit.
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 10/13/09 at 01:46 PM ET
I really should finish off my debate with TheLinkGoesHere about hockey “sabermetrics”.
I’ve been completely out of the loop since The Unpleasantness — subsisting mainly on grubs and crickets — and I really don’t feel like wading through TPSH’s archives, so give me the short version…
Did this guy create some kind of new player rating system using base-12 arithmetic and witchcraft?
WTF is this sh*t?
Here is the two post catch-up. No need to read the main posts, like most of his posts this summer, TheLinkGoesHere tried to convince us that statistics would tell us more about how good players were than simply watching the game. Time and time again, he drew utterly pointless conclusions based upon some new statistical toy. None of which really work well with hockey.
My initial criticism:
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/psh/comments/top_20_fenwick_numbers/
Where TheLinkGoesHere nickname was created:
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/psh/comments/correlation_of_fenwick_number_with_team_points/
And for the 19, I can’t believe after all of our distaste on having Bert on our team you are now getting blood-thirsty. I hardly know you people anymore.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 01:51 PM ET
Oh, and about still-wuzzi:
He seems a bit lighter, faster then the last visit here. (Kinda losing the “slug” tag I gave him last summer.) But a bit older, too. So far, some good play, some not so good play. For me, the jury is still out. I’ll take what he’s giving and hope we’ll get more, better dividends as the season continues.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 10/13/09 at 01:54 PM ET
The hits statistics are still flawed. Ovechkin got credited with ten hits on Saturday and Filppula none, even though everybody watching that game knows for damn sure that Flip is the one who initiated the contact when Ovie went flying at him.
I bet He got credit for the contact with Stuart that stung him too.
This is also a problem is many other areas of hockey statistics. Flawed stats include: faceoffs (and what is defined as a win), shots (what is a shot, blocked shot, missed shot), +/- (make an assist on a goal, but step off the ice before it is scored), and some more I’ve missed. Along with the dynamic nature of hockey (being non-discrete events), flawed stats are the biggest drawback to any sort of “sabermetric” analysis for hockey.
Flawed stats lead to flawed analysis lead to flawed blogs.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 01:56 PM ET
also according to a tpsh article during the summer he claimed that Draper should not have a place in the NHL...so that’s basically when i stopped even looking at his bs “studies”
Posted by Itrusteddrrahmani from Ann Arbor on 10/13/09 at 02:03 PM ET
When he impresses me, I will mention it...but one outstanding game is no indication there will be 78 more. The best anyone can hope for is the beginning of a trend. In hindsight, probably anyone replacing Homer would impress me as having more mobility and puck sense.
Anyone notice the play of Kopecky last night...?
I haven’t been tracking it, but it seems like his ice time in Chicago has already started dwindling.
I get really uneasy when a coach starts diddling with the line-up after a win, especially after 2 points against a good team.
Andrew:
Be aware that a shaved head is very high maintenance. 13 yrs straight and I still wonder if it is worth it.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 02:03 PM ET
Should we get this as if Yabatheskater is a Wing for the season?
I like the kid, but he’s certainly not Drapes.
Posted by Guilherme from Brasil on 10/13/09 at 02:07 PM ET
Be aware that a shaved head is very high maintenance. 13 yrs straight and I still wonder if it is worth it.
I use barber trimmers to shave my head at home, usually every week or so. I don’t mind a bit of stubble.
Roughly every month I’ll go into a local barber shop and get the straight-edge razor across my head. After a few passes, my scalp is as smooth as silk.
If you want to keep the look very clean, it is high maintenance. With some stubble it is surprisingly low maintenance.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 02:08 PM ET
Bert’s a perimeter player now, he’ll show glimpses of being that old power forward, but that part of his game is long gone.
That goes back to my observation that a player is 1 step behind for 1 1/2 yrs after major back or knee surgery.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 02:10 PM ET
Hit somebody Bert. Just once, you big bastard. Take a boarding call.
Oh, dear, God. Nooooooooooooooo!
Until McCrumple is kicked to the curb, the Wings’ mantra needs to be “Stay out of the box. Stay out of the box. Stay out of the box.”
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 10/13/09 at 02:10 PM ET
also according to a tpsh article during the summer he claimed that Draper should not have a place in the NHL...so that’s basically when i stopped even looking at his bs “studies”
Either he tries to make himself seem smart with “sabermetrics” or he sounds incredibly stupid. His posts based upon his opinion and viewpoint often read like a 6th-grader history project with facts laid out like they would be in Wikipedia. Very little style or substance.
And let’s not forget his “Elite Goalies” theory that all the 19 love so much.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 02:11 PM ET
From what I’ve seen of Bert is that he is playing a little more mature. But I bet in a game they are down 3 goals (heaven forbid) he’ll leave some Bert-uises (Bertuzzi and Bruises).
Posted by Umberto from columbus, OH on 10/13/09 at 02:12 PM ET
Chief, get on with your Ween education and when your LBs are Ween-inspired, I for one will be all over that boognish.
Phhhtht. How about a J. Geils Band LB (though nothing after Love Stinks).
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 10/13/09 at 02:17 PM ET
Here is the two post catch-up.
Thanks.
Posted by Mandingo from The Garage on 10/13/09 at 02:19 PM ET
I use barber trimmers to shave my head at home, usually every week or so. I don’t mind a bit of stubble.........Roughly every month I’ll go into a local barber shop and get the straight-edge razor across my head. After a few passes, my scalp is as smooth as silk.
I found a triple blade Turbo to be the best, every 2-4 days.
I tried the Quad, but no improvement and shorter blade life.
I get 3 full shaves off the triple turbo (thanks ebay).
A Norelco works almost OK, but is very slow if you want razor smooth.
Just a little bonus:
A clean shaved noggin is easier on your neck for banging your head against the wall when the Wings are playing like the Panthers.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 02:19 PM ET
Either he tries to make himself seem smart with “sabermetrics” or he sounds incredibly stupid.
He was just stealing other peoples work to fill his summer blog.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 02:22 PM ET
Osgood’s in net tonite, as he should be until both his legs are broken. Two straight games without Jimmah has felt like a tropical vacation in February, including pissing in the pool at the swim-up bar.
And that, good sir, is why you are the Chief.
Personally, I’ve been happy with ‘Tuzzi. Granted, I didn’t have any big expectations. I was actually pretty petrified he’d give our lousy PK way too much of a workout. The thought of the combination of that big bastard taking 10 lazy stick PIMS a game and shots being fired from the point at Howard with the extra man made me sick. That being said, Bert has shown some restraint. He’s shown some footwork and skating ability. And he’s shown a willingness to go to the net. Give it some time and hopefully we’ll be able to see him clearing guys out of his way in that area. I don’t care if he fails to light the lamp all season. I see it as a good deal as long as he continues to make some room for the eurotwins and he doesn’t take stupid lazy penalties all day.
Lookin forward to Taz tonight… hoping to maybe see some fire out of Big E. Remember last time we faced the Sabres?
Posted by CaptNorris5 from Chicago via Detroit on 10/13/09 at 02:22 PM ET
Welcome back, Cotter.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 10/13/09 at 02:23 PM ET
Are you talking about the Gillette Mach3 Turbo, Gramps?
I am bit wary of trying to take a razor to my own scalp. I don’t want to leave any scars were there were none before.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 02:23 PM ET
I was at the game Saturday (yay first trip to the Joe!)...Bertuzzi drew my ire more than my praise. Then again, I’m admittedly predisposed to not like him or the fact that he’s a Wing.
As for him being a perimeter player...happens to the best aged power forwards. We saw it with Shanny.
Posted by Stevis on 10/13/09 at 02:27 PM ET
Are you talking about the Gillette Mach3 Turbo, Gramps?........I am bit wary of trying to take a razor to my own scalp. I don’t want to leave any scars were there were none before.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 03:23 PM ET
That is the one, predating the model with the battery, and dildo vibrator. Blades are expensive, but reasonable in bulk on ebay.
If you go a week, use the barber clipper first.
Cuts just don’t happen.
Tip: I tried all the designer shaving creams and found that the cheap Barbasol works best.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 02:38 PM ET
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/36114
I didn’t see if this was covered on the main page recently. Details the origins of all team names in the NHL.
Fun fact: San Jose was almost called the San Jose Rubber Puckies. I see no reason why we don’t if they don’t want to.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 02:40 PM ET
Tip: I tried all the designer shaving creams and found that the cheap Barbasol works best.
Thanks for the heads-up Gramps (no pun intended). How about razor bumps, what is your best solution to prevent those on your face or head? I get bad razor bumps on my neck which is why I stopped using razors and only shave with barber trimmers.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 02:42 PM ET
Shanny had the shot to float around the perimeter areas, much like Hully. Big Bert, not so much errrr not at all. He’s like Homer, all his tallies come from 10 feet out or less. For Bert to have success on our top line, he’s GOT to park his can on the edge of the paint or be digging the puck out of the corners.
I tipped my hat to the Zep LB’s awhile back Chief. Save the Seger for when ya need to dig deep into the well. J Giles… ack.
I could never shave my noggin like Gramps, my head would keep a phrenologist busy for a decade or 3.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 10/13/09 at 02:42 PM ET
With all this talk of scalp shaving I need to ask a question. I am due to have 6 lumps removed from my scalp. They are fatty, cysty things that are nothing to worry about.
Should I shave my head for the surgery or just the spots where the cysty things are? My doctor says its my choice.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 10/13/09 at 02:44 PM ET
Good to have you back, Mandingo.
Did this guy create some kind of new player rating system using base-12 arithmetic and witchcraft?
WTF is this sh*t?
I’m pretty sure that he determines the supposed “goodness” of a hockey player by rolling a die that has more than six sides.
Posted by Nathan from Jonny Ericsson's ice cream truck on 10/13/09 at 02:45 PM ET
I’m pretty sure that he determines the supposed “goodness” of a hockey player by rolling a die that has more than six sides.
Tiny Prick Socks Here is on the left.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 10/13/09 at 02:50 PM ET
How about razor bumps,
Not sure of the terminology, but if you are talking about what I think...the Turbo is the answer.
That flex head eliminated all that.
Another tip, work that razor in both (from left and right) directions, otherwise only the center of the blades get used.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 02:55 PM ET
Tiny Prick Socks Here is on the left.
Too funny. I once was in a convention center where there also happened to be a Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon tournament (or something similar). Having to use the bathroom, I overheard this bit of conversation among tournament players, “Nothing makes you sweat like a Yu-Gi-Oh match, huh?” I had to stifle my laughter in my sleeve.
As well, there was a long bathroom line to use the stalls as none of the competitors felt confident enough to use the urinals. Sweating and Little Scooters (to use a Douche Canoe phrase), is it any wonder these kids will have difficulty getting laid?
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 02:56 PM ET
Andrew:
Be aware that a shaved head is very high maintenance. 13 yrs straight and I still wonder if it is worth it.
Thanks Gramps. That’s really the only thing keeping me from just going ahead and doing it; I’m very lazy. Rest assured though I’m paying attention to you and VooX debating the finer points of shiny scalpology.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 10/13/09 at 02:58 PM ET
Should I shave my head for the surgery or just the spots where the cysty things are? My doctor says its my choice....Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 10/13/09 at 03:44 PM ET
Take it all off, otherwise you’re gonna look like a diseased squirrel that is molting.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 02:58 PM ET
Take it all off, otherwise you’re gonna look like a diseased squirrel that is molting.
That’s what I’m afraid of. I’m also afraid it won’t grow back.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 10/13/09 at 03:01 PM ET
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudofolliculitis_barbae
Razor bumps = razor burn.
According to Wikipedia:
Men of African, Mediterranean, Jewish descent, and other peoples who have naturally coarse or tightly curling hair will often get ‘razor bumps’ in their beards.
I have a Mediterranean background, not Jewish (although my nose says otherwise), and I don’t have curly hair. But damned if I don’t get razor bumps something fierce along my neck. I’d rather have a bit of stubble from using barber’s trimmers than look like I have a skin rash/condition.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 03:01 PM ET
Take it all off, otherwise you’re gonna look like a diseased squirrel that is molting.
With a clean noggin, after the Doc gets done, you will look like a winner....
I mean you will look like you won, but that it took 10 rounds.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 03:05 PM ET
That’s what I’m afraid of. I’m also afraid it won’t grow back.
And that is the $50,000 question… will it grow back? At least a bald look is socially acceptable. The diseased squirrel look is not socially acceptable, unless you are into the punk music scene.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 03:05 PM ET
But damned if I don’t get razor bumps something fierce along my neck. I
Give the turbo a try, I think you will be surprised.
Shave the neck and under chin from the sides, and then re-lather and shave again from bottom up.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 10/13/09 at 03:08 PM ET
Thanks Gramps. That’s really the only thing keeping me from just going ahead and doing it; I’m very lazy. Rest assured though I’m paying attention to you and VooX debating the finer points of shiny scalpology.
If you are like me, you don’t really care about going bald, however you are a bit fixated by it. Every photo that shows that back of your head, and you immediately are drawn to that area wondering how bad it was in that shot. Getting into an elevator with multiple mirrors gives you a chance to look at the back of your head, and you will be fixated like a parakeet in front of a mirror.
It is not worth the psychological trauma, Andrew. Get rid of your hair and free your mind to memorize more esoteric facts. You know you want to.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 03:10 PM ET
Give the turbo a try, I think you will be surprised.
The Mach 3 (non-turbo) was the last razor I used, but alas, it still gave me razor bumps. I think my beard is rather coarse, and ingrown hairs are just a fact of life for me.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 10/13/09 at 03:12 PM ET
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How Others View The A2Y 19
"Hell, I guarantee the content co-opters at Abel to Yzerman were about to link this article under the heading “Bitter Blues Fans” again right up until they just read that last half-sentance. Thanks but no thanks, you Kukla hangers-on."
--St. Louis Game Time
"I realize it’s the slow summer season, but can this guy tone down the tough-guy histrionics? His posts are fatiguing on an otherwise excellent site."
--A2Y Fan, Eternal_Fields
"I constantly marvel at how Bill (IwoCPO) and his disciples at Abel To Yzerman can be so pompous and full of themselves throughout every regular season, but come playoff time they collapse into wavering puddles of stress and nervousness as they anxiously await the impending and unavoidable collapse of the Red Wings in the post-season."
--Mile High Hockey
"I hate them because they are better than us. Of all the frigging teams…"
--In The Cheap Seats
"It's just a shame that the most classless, uneducated, lowbrow fanbase in the league gets this sweep. Red Wing fans don't deserve their team."
--Thhom
"I really don’t care what fans or bloggers think."
--Drew Sharp
"Why is it you Detroit fans are still so classless when you have such a classy hockey team, with such a professional GM and gentlemen players? I understand that the author of this blog is a manner-less cad, but the rest of you should be better."
--A2Y Fan, Jeff Beaumont
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--Paul Nicholson
"I actually like the Detroit team and have a sh&% load of respect for them, but their fans are the biggest douches next to Canadians."
--KStewy, PensBlog Commenter
"Just when it looks like we have bottomed out, the 19 hit a new low."
-A2Y legend, Hockeytown Todd
"And for the record, I don't hate the Red Wings, I hate their fans."
--Douche Bag at Puck Daddy who isn't Wyshynski
"You’re nothing but a douchebag ****, c3po. Go f**k yourself, and learn something about hockey in the process. Nothing ruins my day more than seeing your byline on the kk page."
--Hector, A2Y fan, statesman, Pittsburgh Chapter of Jonas Brothers Fan Club President
"I can just imagine the kindergarten teacher’s reaction when the tyke blurts out 'Mommy says Gary Bettman is a f*cking f*ckface! He wants to give ‘Rosby the bad touch.' ”
--Bella, of the 19
"A2Y is what other blog sites aspire to be when they fail to grow up: intelligent immaturity for the juvenile genius set”
--Captain Dennis Polonich, of the 19
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All 5 of those guys are pretty interchangable, only one of them however, provides the physical presence and grit that this team sorely needs. Because of that, May get’s a place in the lineup and the other guys battle for a roster spot. The Wings were mauled in St Louis, and the older they get and thinner they get in terms of depth means they need someone to hold people accountable. According to Babcock, that guy is Brad May.
Posted by bababooey on 10/13/09 at 01:04 PM ET