Abel to Yzerman
Patience Grasshoppers
by IwoCPO on 09/14/09 at 07:21 AM ET
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Aloha. A2Y will remain on temporary hiatus until Thursday as I continue some brief travel. #9 on the Rivalry Depth Chart will be yours to view then and I’ll give you a few hints: (1) it’s not the Pens, not yet…(2) We’ve toned down our typical vocabulary, reduced it to words of two syllables or less so that the fans of this team can read it. Also, (3) so as not to offend this particular fanbase, there will be references to incest, roadkill cuisine, neck-less coaches or weddings in Walmart parking lots.
Back Thursday.
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Are you SURE it’s not our West Virginia rivals from Pittsburgh?
Travel safely, Chief, I think there’s plenty of hate here to keep ourselves occupied. Of course, without photoshop, the hate is doesn’t come quite as easily as the last post of Paul ‘Hitchcock’ Bearer.
Posted by Sullyosis from A hateful lair in Post Apocalyptic US (or Arizona) on 09/14/09 at 07:55 AM ET
I’ll let you know if I hear anything good on the Sirius/XM inspired drive to work, as well.
Posted by Sullyosis from A hateful lair in Post Apocalyptic US (or Arizona) on 09/14/09 at 08:16 AM ET
Speaking of Zep..again.
I bought Beatles Rock Band. Not impressed. Great music, of course. Just not really challenging. Wondering if a Zep GH or RB is in the works.
Tony (of the Confluence): if you’re reading. The Pens fan CPO Selectee is about to have a rough two days. Those of the 19 with a Navy background know what I mean too.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 09/14/09 at 08:58 AM ET
Top 5
1) Come Together
2) Something
3) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
4) Let It Be
5)With A Little Help From My Friends
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 09/14/09 at 09:33 AM ET
HA…fitting that this song came on the radio Friday and I was thinking about Bubba when I heard it.
Third Rate Romance, Low Rent Rendezvous…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8epOsbk418
...Amazing Rhythm Aces are a band originally from Knoxville for the perfecta trifecta!
Posted by The Hurricane on 09/14/09 at 09:40 AM ET
just so every one is aware, The original Mighty Ducks are on TBS right now. Tyler, I’m looking at you.
Posted by AxeMaster9 on 09/14/09 at 09:46 AM ET
I was always more of a ‘Stones man than a Beatles man anyway…**crosses arms and leans back in anticipation**
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/14/09 at 09:57 AM ET
You can’t have a top five Beatles without Eleanor Rigby.
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 09/14/09 at 10:07 AM ET
Glad bow hunting starts tomorrow.. a few days of a Beatles thread would drive me to wanna kill something.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 09/14/09 at 10:13 AM ET
Glad bow hunting starts tomorrow.. a few days of a Beatles thread would drive me to wanna kill something.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 09/14/09 at 11:13 AM ET
Agreed, the season has to be close enough to avoid this…what with training camp going on and everything. Bertuzzi on the second line with Charlie Buckets and Zata…?
I thought that Mule and Z or Dats and Z…never really thought of Dats and Mule…have they really played much together?
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/14/09 at 10:43 AM ET
Top 5
1) Come Together
2) Something
3) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
4) Let It Be
5)With A Little Help From My Friends
Top Five:
1) Gimme Shelter
2) Brown Sugar
3) Sympathy For The Devil
4) Wild Horses
5) Under My Thumb
And, because I don’t play by the f*ckin; rules:
6) Dead Flowers
Bitch.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 09/14/09 at 10:54 AM ET
I’m not talking the Beatles. I don’t have a problem with their music, but to me they’re “just ok”. I mean, I’m too young (28) to recognize what impact they may have had in their time, but the same can be said about Led Zeppelin and my age and I put Zep head and shoulders above those guys.
So, who wants to talk Corsi numbers?
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 09/14/09 at 10:54 AM ET
I wonder what Rosby’s top 5 N’ Sync songs are
Posted by davo on 09/14/09 at 11:06 AM ET
I have the Beatles on the same place I have Hendrix: don’t like but respect it.
Maybe it’s because of the lamey way they’re marketed here (A Hard Day’s Night is called “The King of Yeah-yeah-yeah”), or because of poor sound quality, or it’s just not my thing.
But of course I have my favorites:
I Am The Walrus (by Jim Carrey)
Twist and Shout (by Ferris Bueller)
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 09/14/09 at 11:18 AM ET
I saw this on fark and lol’d, I need to make one up of Franzen yanking kanes mouthguard out
Posted by FranzensMouthguard from Chicago, IL on 09/14/09 at 11:20 AM ET
Next 5
6) Hey Jude
7) A Day In A Life
8) Penny Lane
9) Can’t Buy Me Love
10) Strawberry Fields Forever
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 09/14/09 at 11:31 AM ET
I think rosby’s favorite band isn’t N’Sync but the 3 little girls that go by the name “Hanson”. They were a disgrace to the 3 brothers of the same name from “SLapshot”, the movie classic featuring the late grate Paul Neuman, maker of great salad tossing dressings.
Posted by squirrely from dirty jerz on 09/14/09 at 11:44 AM ET
Kanye West Does. Not. Care. About. White. People.
So you guys think Jimmy is starting to sweat yet after some less-than-stellar goaltending early on?
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 09/14/09 at 11:53 AM ET
Anybody make it to the corn maze yet?
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 09/14/09 at 11:56 AM ET
Anybody make it to the corn maze yet?
I’m still trapped in the one in Kanye’s hair.
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 09/14/09 at 12:16 PM ET
A2Y will remain on temporary hiatus until Thursday as I continue some brief travel.
No worries…..I just wanna know who (whom?) is overseeing the Hasek remodel?
Watch yur SPF’s…Mahalo nui loa.
Posted by Rumbear from Top O da Hasek, watching the days go bye on 09/14/09 at 12:16 PM ET
The 5 After That
11) Hello/Goodbye
12) Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
13) Revolution
14) The Long And Winding Road
15) When I’m 64
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 09/14/09 at 01:02 PM ET
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Earth. on 09/14/09 at 12:56 PM ET
(holy cow[exlclamation point])
Nice find, WFiBL.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/14/09 at 01:15 PM ET
Vancouver/Islanders pre-season tonight on NHL network 10:30 PM.
End of baseball season….about damn time….
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 09/14/09 at 01:21 PM ET
I didn’t know they had The Overlook maze remodeled after the 2nd round of 2008 playoffs.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 09/14/09 at 01:34 PM ET
WFiBL, that corn maze is all kinds of awesome. 
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 09/14/09 at 01:39 PM ET
Vancouver/Islanders pre-season tonight on NHL network 10:30 PM.
Awesome, but I don’t think Tavares is playing, Anybody know for sure?
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 09/14/09 at 02:04 PM ET
Hope you read that article HTT linked Chief. We have enough ammo for Bubba, but that article paid them their due about playing us hard.
Kanye needs to be shot in the knees. Anyone see the South Park episode that made fun of him?
I hope Williams can play goat because I don’t want a second line guy in Bert to play like Lang. I’m also disappointed that ManCrush will start as the third line center; he has earned second line minutes and that’s what it will take for him to really break out. But, yea, I get the “more balanced” scoring approach too.
It’s freaking gorgeous outside.
Posted by Osrt on 09/14/09 at 02:41 PM ET
Awesome, but I don’t think Tavares is playing, Anybody know for sure?
Posted by Lindas1st
[————]
Don’t have much info as to who is playing for the Islanders tonight, as the game sheet I’ve been given basically includes every player who was invited to their camp.
As for Vancouver, captain/goaltender Roberto Luongo is not here. The two goalies listed are Andrew Raycroft and Corey Schneider.
Defensemen are as follows: Kevin Bieksa, Willie Mitchell, Aaron Rome, Brad Lukowich, Nolan Baumgartner, Yann Sauve, Shane O’Brien and Evan Oberg.
Forwards: Dave Scatchard, Ronald Petrovicky, Jannik Hansen, Rick Rypien, Michael Grabner, Kyle Wellwood, Alexandre Bolduc, Eric Walsky, Guillaume Desbiens, Mario Bliznak, Pierre-Cedric Labrie and Sergei Shirokov.
I got that here
No mention of Sammy
AND
Meet some left coast fans at the Live Blog
Thank you Twitter, be lost withoutya
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 09/14/09 at 02:45 PM ET
The 5 After That
11) Hello/Goodbye
12) Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
13) Revolution
14) The Long And Winding Road
15) When I’m 64
Right, this Nick Hornby shite has to stop. Linda’s 1st, you’re the worst troll ever 
Another Top Five:
1) Liebeslied
2) Juke Joint Jezebel
3) Disobedience
4) Sex On the Flag
5) Virus (Giorgio Moroder 12’’ Remix)
Yet Another Top Five:
1) Folsom Prison Blues
2) The Ballad of Ira Hayes
3) Jackson
4) I Walk the Line
5) The Man Comes Around
And Another Top Five Because I Care:
1) (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
2) The Guns of Brixton
3) London Calling
4) Tommy Gun
5) Hitsville UK
So…Top Five Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, anyone?
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 09/14/09 at 02:48 PM ET
Kanye needs to be shot in the knees. Anyone see the South Park episode that made fun of him?
Hell yeah. You like fish sticks, Osrt? Because I’m the most talented artist in the world.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 09/14/09 at 02:51 PM ET
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 09/14/09 at 03:48 PM ET
We should start calling this place ABBA to Zeppelin in the off-season…good grief.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/14/09 at 02:56 PM ET
Something to kill time playing around with…
...no, not that. Get your mind out of the gutter.
It’s the “NHL Players” demo page for Microsoft’s Bing search engine’s new “visual search” feature.
http://www.bing.com/visualsearch?q=NHL+players&g=nhl_players&FORM=Z9GE50
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 09/14/09 at 02:57 PM ET
http://animaldrew.blogspot.com/2009/09/tsns-point-predictions.html
I cherry picked the Wings out of TSN’s Top 250 point projections if anyone is interested.
That’s right, I’m a low down diry motherf**ker who’s slimy enough to plug my own site on another site.
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/14/09 at 03:05 PM ET
And Another 5
16) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
17) Ticket To Ride
18) Don’t Let Me Down
19) All You Need Is Love
20) Across The Universe
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 09/14/09 at 03:06 PM ET
My “dirty” vocabulary is weak; can somebody please make a Top 5 of “How To Curse And Swear A Polite-but-annoying Troll”?
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 09/14/09 at 03:10 PM ET
@ HTT, thanx alot.
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 09/14/09 at 04:00 PM ET
For the love of all that is holy, please go away. I’ve bitten my tongue all summer, but can’t take it anymore.
Lindas1st take your passive-aggressive drivel, your desire to be accepted where you are clearly not, and your smug Kumbaya “let’s get along” shite, and shove it sideways.
Lindas1st, you stand out around here like a eunuch in a locker-room.
And since you want to start making lists no one cares about, here is my top 4 pieces of advice to you:
1) S
2) T
3) F
4) U
You are dismissed.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 09/14/09 at 03:14 PM ET
ABBA to Zeppelin
Drew, ZZ Top fans will be mad (like Zetterberg fans with A2Y)
VooX
It works for me, thank you.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 09/14/09 at 03:19 PM ET
I don’t know what’s in a patience grasshopper, but I’m not big on mint. Can I have a patience screwdriver instead?
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 09/14/09 at 03:35 PM ET
You are dismissed.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 09/14/09 at 04:14 PM ET
Hey Voox, let him stay….
Be interesting to see just how much hockey he knows, once the season starts..
or
Are you intimidated..?
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 09/14/09 at 03:42 PM ET
did anybody else see that pic of the corn maze and start imagining a drunk larry murphy trying to stumble his way through it. I mean, knocking over walls with bottle of wild turkey in one hand…..or is that just me.
Posted by Itrusteddrrahmani from Nyc by way of A2 on 09/14/09 at 03:43 PM ET
5 More
21) Get Back
22) Eleanor Rigby
23) I Am The Walrus
24) Got To Get You Into My Life
25) Help!
Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 09/14/09 at 03:52 PM ET
ABBA to Zeppelin
Drew, ZZ Top fans will be mad (like Zetterberg fans with A2Y)
To fit with convention, shouldn’t it then be ABBA to Yes? I won’t allow it.
Posted by Nate A from Detroit-ish on 09/14/09 at 04:05 PM ET
... and the Hasek leaves the station, as the Nightmare might have hurt his shoulder. All aboard, bitches.
Posted by Bella on 09/14/09 at 04:33 PM ET
To fit with convention, shouldn’t it then be ABBA to Yes? I won’t allow it.
Posted by Nate A from the Church of Babcock on 09/14/09 at 05:05 PM ET
How about ABBA to Yusef Islam? (Even though he’ll always be Cat Stevens to me)
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/14/09 at 04:51 PM ET
... and the Hasek leaves the station, as the Nightmare might have hurt his shoulder. All aboard, bitches.
NOOOOOOOOO!!!
Posted by Guilherme from Brazil on 09/14/09 at 04:54 PM ET
and the Hasek leaves the station, as the Nightmare might have hurt his shoulder. All aboard, bitches.
Posted by Bella on 09/14/09 at 05:33 PM ET
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/14/09 at 05:00 PM ET
Here’s another good reason to climb aboard the Hasek….
From Mlive.com—“Coach Mike Babcock said right wing Jason Williams, as expected, will fill Mikael Samuelsson’s spot at the point on the second power-play unit, alongside Niklas Kronwall”
Awesome…
Posted by CRoy from Redford MI on 09/14/09 at 05:00 PM ET
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Bubba.
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Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 09/14/09 at 07:51 AM ET