Abel to Yzerman
Next entry: Prime Time
Previous entry: Who Do You Hate? The Poultry, That’s Who
Think Of Us Again? You Do? Prove It With A Live Blog
by IwoCPO on 11/14/09 at 05:36 PM ET
Comments (608)
Tangerine’s a classic and it’s been exactly six months to the very day.
Since when?
Well, since this…
The Wings are on fire, despite their mediocre coach. Jimmah’s in net, because Chris Osgood’s got flu-like symptoms…again. Maltby’s healthy as a horse but he’s riding pine because Uncle Mike wants to keep it all the same.
So…things are looking all rosey. Except for the fact that it’s Saturday and Saturdays around here tend to suck long and hard.
But we’ll live blog this bitch anyway. Oh, and we’re playing “Hit Me Mick” too. Rules are here:
Bottom’s up!
The following occurrences require you finish whatever beverage you have in front of you. There can be no exceptions and no excuses. Your “partner” may not assist you.
· Mickey Redmond’s wink to open the telecast
· A Todd Bertuzzi shot off the glass
· A fight
· A hat trick
· Any time Ken has to defend the referees or the league
· Any time Larry Murphy doesn’t finish a sentence.
· Mick says “BC two hander”
· Billy Joel’s “One, two…One, two, three, four”
· Billy Joel’s “It’s 9 O’clock on a Saturday”
· Any mention of Larry Murphy’s two-game goals, but no hat trick (NOTE: any reference to Murphy’s playing career from Ken or Mick is one drink)
· If Mick, Ken or Larry bring up the Little Caesar’s giggle fest from the other night
Take a swig!
Any time Mickey utters any of the following phrases, you must drink.
· This is no place for a nervous person
· Hold it right there gang…or any time Mickey says “gang”
· Wait ‘til you see this replay!
· Datsyukian (Ken or Mick)
· Oh…my….goodness
· A Redmond chuckle with no explanation
· Any “new NHL” reference
· Any reference to composite sticks
· Chintzy
· Is that the rule now?
· Any reference to Chris Pronger
· Use of the term “Game 7”
· Use of the word “flu”
Filed in: | Abel to Yzerman | Permalink
Comments
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next »
Evening all. Stevie’ speech is being re-run on NHL network right now
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 11/14/09 at 05:52 PM ET
I say with Brad May in the lineup against the *ucks, we add a swig for the sound guy at the Joe playing ‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 11/14/09 at 05:54 PM ET
The Wings are on fire, despite their mediocre coach.
i thought he was genius? if he is mediocre what does that say about the level of competence of the organ-i-zation?
Posted by chiefblows on 11/14/09 at 05:57 PM ET
Hey, gang.
So what if it’s Saturday, we’re on a roll.
Good things ahead.
Let put another “W” in the books for JIMMAH’s confidence, aye?
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 11/14/09 at 06:01 PM ET
Let = Let’s
(Chief, we still need that spelchiker thingy, K?)
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 11/14/09 at 06:03 PM ET
i thought he was genius? if he is mediocre what does that say about the level of competence of the organ-i-zation?
Posted by chiefblows on 11/14/09 at 05:57 PM ET
Whew. Not sure where to start with that one. Sarcasm’s a helluva drug. You should look into it. Nice name though. Creative.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 11/14/09 at 06:03 PM ET
The Wings are on fire, despite their mediocre coach.
Well, luckily the players are smart enough to coach themselves.
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 11/14/09 at 06:05 PM ET
This post was brought to you by Mozilla Firefox, a free browser with built in spellchecker to help the 19 become spelling error free.
Posted by pilgrim from the ice at the bottom of the world on 11/14/09 at 06:08 PM ET
i thought he was genius? if he is mediocre what does that say about the level of competence of the organ-i-zation?
Posted by chiefblows on 11/14/09 at 05:57 PM ET
If you were a girl and the point was your period, you’d have given birth already; that’s how much you missed it by.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 11/14/09 at 06:09 PM ET
Evening 19.
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 11/14/09 at 06:10 PM ET
For the last hour I have been subjected to this:
This game needs to start so I can take back the TV.
Go Wings!
Posted by Aimee in Austin on 11/14/09 at 06:11 PM ET
Well, luckily the players are smart enough to coach themselves.
Thank god Ericsson sent a fully nude photo of him on a bear skin rug to Babcock’s iPhone. He’s been so distracted that he has stopped bothering the players and this team could finally turn this season around without his meddling.
Posted by pilgrim from the ice at the bottom of the world on 11/14/09 at 06:12 PM ET
This post was brought to you by Mozilla Firefox, a free browser with built in spellchecker to help the 19 become spelling error free.
There’s only one thing I have to say to you:
Who the shit is Kingsley Zissou?
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 11/14/09 at 06:15 PM ET
Thank god Ericsson sent a fully nude photo of him on a bear skin rug to Babcock’s iPhone. He’s been so distracted that he has stopped bothering the players and this team could finally turn this season around without his meddling.
Babs is blessed.
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 11/14/09 at 06:18 PM ET
There’s only one thing I have to say to you:
Who the shit is Kingsley Zissou?
My God—what have they done to you, lad? This isn’t a man. It’s a broken kite.
Posted by pilgrim from the ice at the bottom of the world on 11/14/09 at 06:19 PM ET
I’ll hang as long as I can, we’ve been CELEBRATING my wifes return to gainful employment today. Already pretty well hammered. She’s been out of work since April.
She took a 2 week consulting job for a small(and poorly managed) company involved with designing and producing custom,hand made lithium-ion battery technologies for military special ops.They liked her recommendations so well, they fired the VP and production manager, and handed her the reins. Un.Be.Fuchin.Lieveable stroke of good fortune for our household. Never saw it coming.
I got to spend all morning in their lab, playing with R&D gadgets that will hit the field in the coming months. Eat your heart out, RWBill. Cloud nine, baby. Even a potential Saturday night suckfest won’t harsh me tonight.
Voox, drinks for the house. My wife’s good for it. I’m drinkin’ Jamesons
LET’S GO RED WINGS.
Posted by dougie on 11/14/09 at 06:23 PM ET
My God—what have they done to you, lad? This isn’t a man. It’s a broken kite.
So it goes.
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 11/14/09 at 06:24 PM ET
That is pure awesome Dougie. Pure awesome. Congratulations.
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 11/14/09 at 06:25 PM ET
Congrats to your wife Dougie! That is great news.
Posted by Aimee in Austin on 11/14/09 at 06:25 PM ET
Great news, Dougie(!)
Congrats to the better half & you.
Makes the holiday planning much more enjoyable, eh?
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 11/14/09 at 06:29 PM ET
Haven’t had much time for this site, I am very busy and will be into the first week in December.
I am caught up on the comments since the last game, and will be catching up again after tonights game.
Luckily I haven’t missed any hockey, and don’t plan to, but it is hard participating in the LB while monitoring 3 games.
Boston at Pittsburgh should be interesting, if only because of Thomas vs Fleury.
Calgary at Toronto (HNIC) is a ‘Do not Miss’.
Only 1 late game, and it sort of falls into the category ‘nobody cares’....any way both teams could lose?
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 11/14/09 at 06:31 PM ET
Congrats Dougie.
Man, I hate the new HNIC theme. Reminds me of the awful MNF themes over the years
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 11/14/09 at 06:32 PM ET
Makes the holiday planning much more enjoyable, eh?
Oh, hell yeah. I want one of everything I played with this morning. Except I don’t want to get buried in a spider hole for 48 hours to see if they really squeezed that last 2 hours of battery life out of the product.
Posted by dougie on 11/14/09 at 06:34 PM ET
Congrats Dougie, sounds like you can start planning your early retirement.
Your wife must be very good, besides lucky.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 11/14/09 at 06:35 PM ET
Congrats Dougie. Gainful employment is always good news.
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 11/14/09 at 06:38 PM ET
Congrats Dougie, sounds like you can start planning your early retirement.
Your wife must be very good, besides lucky.
Well, let’s not get carried away just yet…....for now, I’m just glad to be able take care of our responsibilities again. I had just about cleaned all the loose change out of the living room furniture. And yes, she is definitely the brains of the outfit.
Posted by dougie on 11/14/09 at 06:47 PM ET
Drink ...
Any time Larry Murphy doesn’t finish a sentence.
For crying out loud ...I’ll have 911 on standby
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 11/14/09 at 06:50 PM ET
And yes, she is definitely the brains of the outfit.
Ah yes, the words of a truly wise (married) man.
Posted by calquake on 11/14/09 at 06:50 PM ET
Im very hungry and I need a feed. Thats code for I need a feed.
Posted by pgoody on 11/14/09 at 06:50 PM ET
Congrats Dougie!
Aimee, the Wonder Pets are the tools of Satan. You’re a nice mom, we tell our kid the TV is broken on Saturdays and only college football or hockey is on.
Pretty cool interview with Ben Fanelli and his family on HNIC right now.
Posted by jennyquarx on 11/14/09 at 06:52 PM ET
Ooooh, I’ve got a music suggestion if anyone is looking for some awesome background music for the drinking car:
Them Crooked Vultures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6arQ-qK34
Them Crooked Vultures is Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) and John Paul Jones (Led Zepplin, bitches)
The album is out on Tuesday but you can listen to the whole thing on Youtube.
Posted by Jennemy of the Skate from putting the b*tches in the box on 11/14/09 at 06:58 PM ET
Dougie - - WooHoo - -awesome news.
Maybe the Wings will be us more awesomeness tonight.
If it wasn’t Saturday, I’d think the Wings should win - - given the ‘Ucks played 65 mins last night.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 11/14/09 at 06:59 PM ET
ohh too bad for the ‘Ucks - - 3rd game in 4 nights
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 11/14/09 at 07:01 PM ET
Congrats Dougie. Evening everyone.
Posted by stayouttamalibu from Temporarily in Tempe, AZ on 11/14/09 at 07:03 PM ET
ohh too bad for the ‘Ucks - - 3rd game in 4 nights
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Hockey Netherworld on 11/14/09 at 07:01 PM ET
It’s the same deal for us. Although in fairness the last two of those are against teams that are playing their 2nd of back-to-backs.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 11/14/09 at 07:03 PM ET
Even in my wonderful mood, just the mention of the name Corey Perry makes my blood boil. Punk ass mofo.
Posted by dougie on 11/14/09 at 07:04 PM ET
Oh…I don’t suppose anyone has a feed? Haven’t found one yet.
Posted by stayouttamalibu from Temporarily in Tempe, AZ on 11/14/09 at 07:05 PM ET
Between Hit me Mick and the Bernstein commercials, I fully expect somebody to punch their ticket to hell tonight.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 11/14/09 at 07:05 PM ET
^^ of course Wings are in the same boat ^^
at least they had a night off, “Ucks B2B
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 11/14/09 at 07:07 PM ET
just wondering if anyone has a link to the game?
Posted by yzer19man from Chicago, IL on 11/14/09 at 07:07 PM ET
Aimee, that’s a great album. Good stuff.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 11/14/09 at 07:07 PM ET
Oh woe is me… I’m stuck with the D*cks announcers.
Your liver is really happy, though.
Posted by dougie on 11/14/09 at 07:08 PM ET
If you were a girl and the point was your period, you’d have given birth already; that’s how much you missed it by.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas
HOF material right there.
Congrats Dougie.
Anyone going to watch the Paqiou fight?
Posted by Osrt on 11/14/09 at 07:08 PM ET
JJ - - as much as we are on the same wave length - - we may have been separated at birth—
are you remarkably handsome and intelligent too?
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 11/14/09 at 07:09 PM ET
Game time bitches.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 11/14/09 at 07:09 PM ET
Hank - - shoot the damn puck!!!
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 11/14/09 at 07:09 PM ET
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next »
Add a Comment
Please limit embedded image or media size to 575 pixels wide.
Add your own avatar by joining Kukla's Korner, or logging in and uploading one in your member control panel.
Captchas bug you? Join KK or log in and you won't have to bother.
Commenting is not available in this weblog entry.
Most Recent Blog Posts
GDT - Game #56: Red Wings host Ducks (7:30)
GDT - Game #55: Red Wings host Oilers (7:30)
The F Stands For Finger And The Finger Could Really ______ Us All
GDT - Game #54: Red Wings at Coyotes (8:00)
So Far 4 In 2, Why Not 6 in 3?
About Abel to Yzerman
Welcome to Abel to Yzerman, a Red Wing blog since 1977. No other site on the internet has better-researched, fact-laden and better prepared discussions than A2Y. Re-phrase: we do little research, find facts and stats highly overrated and claim little to no preparation. There are 19 readers of A2Y. No more, no less. All of them, except maybe one, are juvenile in nature. Reminding them of that in the comment section will only encourage them to prove that. Your suggestions and critiques are welcome: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
When learning from experts it’s best to learn personally from them, or from their blog. We can provide that with poker lessons blog, your home to learn poker personally.
Do you get shocked from the luck in the game of poker? Stop getting shocked and start being a Poker Shoker
Get the top online sports betting bonuses available to sports betters!
Evening bitches. I hate duck. Too greasy.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 11/14/09 at 05:51 PM ET