Abel to Yzerman
It’s A Skate To The Throat Kind of Sunday
by IwoCPO on 04/25/10 at 12:49 PM ET
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I’ve never tried to hide what Game 7s do to me. They make me a wreck, nothing but a shadow of the calm, composed, well adjusted adult I am on most other days.
For fans of other teams, with expectations much lower than ours? A Game 7 can mean opportunity, a new way of life even. If they win, oh the rapture.
Us? All we imagine is horror.
So let’s avoid that shall we?
Let’s go ahead and press down. Slice the mother through and through. Skate to the throat. Press down for the sake of domestic animals from Michigan to Malibu.
13 to 12.
9 until Redemption begins.
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I’mma 22 oz into Green Flash Imperial IPA already. Brewery there in San Diego County isn’t open on Sundays, Chief.
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:08 PM ET
Well, last game Chief brought up the specter of OT, and it didn’t happen. This time, he brings up a Game Seven. God willing, the same thing happens this time. Reverse mojo.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 04/25/10 at 01:08 PM ET
OMFG I’mma spamming the LB already, just call me Lovely G.
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:09 PM ET
End it today. None of this game 7 nonsense.
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 04/25/10 at 01:09 PM ET
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MFG I’mma spamming the LB already, just call me Lovely G.
Ok LovelyG.
Posted by monkey from lighting my nuts on fire on 04/25/10 at 01:13 PM ET
The writing is on the wall, Herm, great pic.
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:13 PM ET
Will be heading to the Good Luck House (brothers), where I’ve watched every Wings win in this series. Every game I’ve stayed home to watch, they have lost.
So it’s to the store for liquor, and off to the basement bar.
Good luck to all of us.
We must win.
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 04/25/10 at 01:13 PM ET
It’s A Skate To The Throat Kind of Sunday
by IwoCPO on 04/25/10 at 12:49 PM ET
My favorite kind of Sunday.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 04/25/10 at 01:15 PM ET
from the KK main blog…
Detroit GM Ken Holland will be saying goodbye to Jason Williams ($1.5 million), Kirk Maltby ($833,000) and Brad May ($482,000) to fit in Jiri Hudler’s $2.87-million salary cap hit next season.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 04/25/10 at 01:17 PM ET
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 04/25/10 at 01:09 PM ET
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The right picture at just the right time. Imagine seeing that every time you go to work. Thanks Herm.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 04/25/10 at 01:18 PM ET
Detroit GM Ken Holland will be saying goodbye to Jason Williams ($1.5 million), Kirk Maltby ($833,000) and Brad May ($482,000) to fit in Jiri Hudler’s $2.87-million salary cap hit next season.
Aside of sentimental connection with #18, yay!
And amd I crazy or don’t have a game 6 at home since 1999?
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 04/25/10 at 01:19 PM ET
And amd I crazy or don’t have a game 6 at home since 1999?
it’s been a long time since the Wings have been the lower seed.
of course, you’re still crazy.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 04/25/10 at 01:19 PM ET
no joy in mudville today http://photos.denverpost.com/photogalleries/avalancheimages/#id=album-108647&num=content-2118083
Posted by tommy from denver on 04/25/10 at 01:20 PM ET
Detroit GM Ken Holland will be saying goodbye to Jason Williams
He should have to give his salary back. He certainly didn’t earn it this season.
Lets go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 04/25/10 at 01:20 PM ET
Beautiful sunny spring morning here in the pacific northwest…the dog has been walked, the breakfast has been eaten, and so now I slip into the hockey dungeon to enjoy this beautiful day the only way I know how…
LGRW!....time to dispatch little Gary’s pound puppies to the scrap heap of despair!!
and damnit I need a drink!
Posted by WestWing from Portland, Oregon on 04/25/10 at 01:22 PM ET
Can I pull your hair too, RWBill?
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 04/25/10 at 01:16 PM ET
My short ones, yes.
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:24 PM ET
“senior prom or the Avs, I picked the Avs”
much better to go to a hockey game with your girlfriends than to the prom…with your girlfriends.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 04/25/10 at 01:25 PM ET
I need VooX. I’ll have a triple shot of Jimmahs special “STFU Kate.” With an H2o chaser. Please.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 04/25/10 at 01:26 PM ET
Jimmahs=Jimmah’s. Bitches.
Lets go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 04/25/10 at 01:26 PM ET
of course, you’re still crazy.
Absolutely. I’m at my girlfriend’s house for this game, and brought the booblehead with me.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 04/25/10 at 01:26 PM ET
Win
That is all.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 04/25/10 at 01:27 PM ET
Awesome pic from the last thread, Stevis.
LGRW
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 04/25/10 at 01:28 PM ET
Put my new DETROIT REDWING License plate cover on my car, Wearing my “new” Zetterberg Jersey, Pulled up a chair, Logged on to blog - I am ready!
OK, WINGS, Lets make #6 at the Joe and for us watching the last dance for Phoenix.
LETS GO RED WINGS!!!
Posted by Little Redhead from the Engineer's chair on 04/25/10 at 01:29 PM ET
For me, Wings. No more Tyson Nash.
Posted by Tyler from Arizona on 04/25/10 at 01:30 PM ET
OMG Andrew, Founders “Double Trouble” IPA. OMFG, Bell’s Two Hearted +1.
9.4% ABV | 86 IBUs
An imperial IPA that was brewed to turn your world upside down. Hops have got you coming and going. Pungent aromatics up front paired with a malt balanced backbone and a smooth bitter finish.
What an incredible Sunday Brunch. An epic hop blast to the back of the tongue. Great follow-up to the Green Flash Imperial IPA.
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:30 PM ET
Detroit GM Ken Holland will be saying goodbye to Jason Williams ($1.5 million), Kirk Maltby ($833,000) and Brad May ($482,000) to fit in Jiri Hudler’s $2.87-million salary cap hit next season.
Dammit. Hate to see Malts go, and I hope this doesn’t affect our ability to re-sign Unabomber/Killer Miller/Eaves, but otherwise good news.
Welcome back, Happy. Let’s see those skills that made you such a star in the K.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 04/25/10 at 01:31 PM ET
What an incredible Sunday Brunch. An epic hop blast to the back of the tongue. Great follow-up to the Green Flash Imperial IPA.
Posted by RWBill from The bar on The Hasek. v00x! Hurry up Bitch! on 04/25/10 at 01:30 PM ET
No bacon?
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 04/25/10 at 01:32 PM ET
I hear we’re going to we’re going to fuch some dogs this afternoon.
Wait, fuch a team of dogs? That’s just sick.
Posted by Osrt on 04/25/10 at 01:34 PM ET
Hate to see Malts go, and I hope this doesn’t affect our ability to re-sign Unabomber/Killer Miller/Eaves, but otherwise good news.
Welcome back, Happy. Let’s see those skills that made you such a star in the K.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor
No doubt. I’m sure the organization will Keep Malts in the fold somehow. He and Drapes will be a part of this thing for a long time.
Posted by Osrt on 04/25/10 at 01:35 PM ET
NBC means Douchebury and the Douche Canoe. Oh I’m loving hockey.(sarcasm)
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 04/25/10 at 01:36 PM ET
OMG Andrew, Founders “Double Trouble” IPA. OMFG, Bell’s Two Hearted +1.
“Imperial IPA?” Methinks they’re mixing histories, but what the hell. I’m there, though I’m not sure if it’s worth putting up with that much heat (9.4% ABV?!?) for a good hit of big IBUs. Brewery name is pretty cool though, 21st Amendment Brewery. Gets good reviews online. Let me know how it goes, and maybe I’ll have to ask in at Pitfield’s for a case next time I’m there.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 04/25/10 at 01:36 PM ET
thought I’d toot my own horn and repost this for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huwEWjvgu0w
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 04/25/10 at 01:36 PM ET
You guys are making me jealous with your IPA talk, especially Two Hearted. Eh I’ll be back in the Mitten in 3 weeks, will just have to settle for Tennent’s and my Speyside single malt in the mean time.
Posted by Hochs from The Kingdom of Fife, Scotland on 04/25/10 at 01:37 PM ET
http://www.foundersbrewing.com/foundersnew/beer/
Kate, I finished my bacon yesterday, had to make a choice. dammit, epic salty bacon grease on tongue washed down with high-hopped Ale. why did it take me 55 years to discover this?
LGRW, bitches!
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:38 PM ET
Wait, fuch a team of dogs? That’s just sick.
Depends on how your frame it. Are we talking gangbang, spit-roast, daisy-chain? Help me out here.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 04/25/10 at 01:39 PM ET
No doubt. I’m sure the organization will Keep Malts in the fold somehow. He and Drapes will be a part of this thing for a long time.
Posted by Osrt on 04/25/10 at 01:35 PM ET
Agreed. These two have much hockey wisdom to offer and Mr.I. takes care of his own.
It’s nice to know that loyalty counts for something these days.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 04/25/10 at 01:40 PM ET
will just have to settle for Tennent’s and my Speyside single malt in the mean time.
Can take or leave Tennant’s (though I’m partial to McEwan 80/-, but what Speyside malt? I’m more of a Highland man myself, but a rich, velvety, deep amber Cardhu is always welcome.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 04/25/10 at 01:41 PM ET
The “Imperial” IPA moniker is used by many breweries, usually equates to a distinct doubling of effective Hops blast feel to the mouth. Incredible.
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:43 PM ET
Come on, Detroit - no more late nights in this series. Odds are there will be enough in the next series anyway, if you can make it there.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 04/25/10 at 01:43 PM ET
Short and sweet seems to be working, Chief. I like it.
I’m only going to be able to see the first period but I will be thinking about the Wings at Mass. Think they’ll be able to understand the weird guy with the IV stand and Jameson’s mainline? Naaah…don’t expect them to.
Posted by SYF from the bottom of my, what, 11teenth pint of Guinness? on 04/25/10 at 01:45 PM ET
Hey Baroque is LB! Awesome.
I have to go pee out in the shower the human-filtered 22 oz Green Flash before the game starts!
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:46 PM ET
Just checking in before the puck drop. I won’t be LBing today, again. In hope of a win. I have my Datsyuk shirt on, so look for him to score again. In the mean time, I’m watching Marley and me and crying. That movie is absolutely killer. So here we go.
LGRW
Posted by Nati from school or work, either would apply on 04/25/10 at 01:47 PM ET
RWBill…nice game day beer selection once again…I’m going with a real special brew to start this game: 2007 Deschutes “Abyss”...it’s an Imperial Stout aged in oak whisky barrels for one year prior to bottling…tilts the scales at about 10% abv.
LGRW!
Posted by WestWing from Portland, Oregon on 04/25/10 at 01:47 PM ET
The “Imperial” IPA moniker is used by many breweries, usually equates to a distinct doubling of effective Hops blast feel to the mouth.
Sure, but historically “Imperial” was used to describe Baltic porter, strong dark stuff exported originally for the Russian Tsars and then all over the Baltic. IPA was a different product, not as strong (though still strong) intended for the south Asian export market. Still, they can call it Phat Stank IPA as long as we’re talking lots of IBUs, dry-hopping, and long brew times for all I care.
Don’t forget about the bacon smokiness, Bill. The salt and grease are only part of the overwhelming goodness that is The Bacon.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 04/25/10 at 01:48 PM ET
No Doan for warmup.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area
Oh darn.
Good mornin’ all.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 04/25/10 at 01:49 PM ET
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Chief you’re a friggin wreck on a Tuesday night game in November, much less a game 7.
Posted by RWBill from the Capital of the Confederacy. on 04/25/10 at 01:07 PM ET