It's Anyone's Gold: Finland Versus Germany, Open Thread
by Bob Wage on Feb 19, 2010 6:19 PM EST
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The Olympic hockey games in Vancouver have shown us at least one thing so far: The gold medal is officially up for grabs. Experts who predicted that Team Canada and Team Russia were going to rollover their opponents have been dead wrong.
Last night, the Canadians were pushed to a tension filled shootout win against a tough Swiss team and the Russians lost in a shootout to Slovakia. The Slovaks had already lost to the Czechs. Team Sweden, the 2006 gold medal winners, has looked less than impressive so far as well.
In the meantime Team USA, who was criticized previously for being less than perfect in their wins over Team Switzerland and Team Norway, is sitting with more points than either Canada or Russia.
While most Canadians seem to think that they are entitled to the gold medal because hockey is "Canada's Game", the rest of the world is putting up a good fight. Team USA and Team Canada will meet Sunday night for what will probably be a bloodbath.
But before we get to that matchup, a very talented team from Finland will play late tonight, (midnight) against Team Germany, who put up a good fight against Sweden earlier this week before losing, 2-0.
Finland's roster is littered with fine NHL players, but of course there is one notable name missing.
| G | Niklas Backstrom | Minnesota Wild |
| G | Miikka Kiprusoff | Calgary Flames |
| G | Antero Niittymaki | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| D | Lasse Kukkonen | Avangard Omsk (KHL) |
| D | Sami Lepisto | Phoenix Coyotes |
| D | Toni Lydman | Buffalo Sabres |
| D | Janne Niskala | Frolunda (Sweden) |
| D | Joni Pitkanen | Carolina Hurricanes |
| D | Sami Salo | Vancouver Canucks |
| D | Kimmo Timonen | Philadelphia Flyers |
| F | Valtteri Filppula | Detroit Red Wings |
| F | Niklas Hagman | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| F | Jarkko Immonen | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
| F | Olli Jokinen | Calgary Flames |
| F | Niko Kapanen | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
| F | Mikko Koivu | Minnesota Wild |
| F | Saku Koivu | Anaheim Ducks |
| F | Jere Lehtinen | Dallas Stars |
| F | Antti Miettinen | Minnesota Wild |
| F | Ville Peltonen | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| F | Jarkko Ruutu | Ottawa Senators |
| F | Tuomo Ruutu | Carolina Hurricanes |
| F | Teemu Selanne |
Anaheim Ducks |
Team Gernamy has a few familar names as well.
| G | Dennis Endras | Augsburger Panther (Germany) |
| G | Thomas Greiss | San Jose Sharks |
| G | Dimitri Pätzold | ERC Ingolstadt (Germany) |
| D | Michael Bakos | ERC Ingolstadt (Germany) |
| D | Christian Ehrhoff |
Vancouver Canucks |
| D | Jakub Ficenec |
ERC Ingolstadt (Germany) |
| D | Jason Holland |
DEG Metro Stars Düsseldorf (Germany) |
| D | Korbinian Holzer |
DEG Metro Stars Düsseldorf (Germany) |
| D | Chris Schmidt |
Adler Mannheim (Germany) |
| D | Dennis Seidenberg |
Florida Panthers |
| D | Alexander Sulzer |
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) |
| F | Alexander Barta |
Hamburg Freezers |
| F | Sven Felski | Eisbären Berlin (Germany) |
| F | Marcel Goc |
Nashville Predators |
| F | Philip Gogulla |
Portland Pirates (AHL) |
| F | Thomas Greilinger |
ERC Ingolstadt (Germany) |
| F | Manuel Klinge |
Kassel Huskies (Germany) |
| F | Marcel Müller | Kölner Haie (Germany) |
| F | Travis James Mulock |
Eisbären Berlin (Germany) |
| F | André Rankel |
Eisbären Berlin (Germany) |
| F | Marco Sturm |
Boston Bruins |
| F | John Tripp | Hamburg Freezers (Germany) |
| F | Michael Wolf | Iserlohn Roosters (Germany) |
We will have a game preview before the huge Canada/USA showdown on Sunday, but this should be a good one tonight.
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Finland’s roster is littered with fine NHL players, but of course there is one notable name missing.
aww Jussi… :’(
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 19, 2010 6:36 PM EST reply actions
Thanks for opening a game thread for tonight’s game, Bob!
Go Lions – Ruuu Hooooo!!!
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yes – thanks Bob for providing a venue for us hockey crazed folks to mingle.
Go Finns! Go Ruu! Go Pits!
Go Jussi!! (Hope you’re having a great time off even though you should be in Vancouver!)
So my 12-year old turns 13 tomorrow (at approx 2:30 AM as I recall). Tonight, I have five 7th-grade boys, in varying pitches of changing voices, here to celebrate this passage, and thoroughly dominating my household, in the timeless ritual they term an “all-nighter” (since the phrase “slumber party” is … you get it). In the 2010 version, there are at least 5 or 6 strange devices they brought with them and promptly connected to my wireless router.
Hockey-related question: Do I
1) Just go with the flow and watch the Finns’ game live with you die-hards while these boys annihilate nazi zombies, download aps or level up in their worlds of warcraft?
Or 2) act like nothing different is going on and set the DVR to watch in the morning while they’re all sleeping off the pizza, brownies and mountain dew?
Thoughts?
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 7:34 PM EST reply actions
Let boys be boys. Join us. You know you want to. And we could use the company. :-)
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 7:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Having never been a mom or teenage boy-I still say go with option 1.
Plus I wouldn’t be too terribly surprised if an “all-nighter” turns into a “until we run out of sugary foods and all fall asleep where we’re sitting”.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
Or suggest one of the WoW raids that take a long time to run… they want leave their computers for a couple of hours.
Ok: certainly an option – they have 3 notebook computers lined up on the coffee table. And they brough their own xbox controllers. and I think there are at least 3 i-Touches not including the one my boy is getting for his birthday. There is no shortage of distractions.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
i had 4 daughters…all are long grown up but slumber parties sure were different…
Relax !! Even Micro Wave Popcorn takes time !! Go Canes !!
by CaniacSteve on Feb 19, 2010 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
Better yet – LTD and I can come over and we can have our own slumber party.
Think that would bum the guys out?
option 3) Buy then a 12-pack of beer let each one drink two, they’ll be knock out before 12:00, then you can watch the game in peace. 13 is huge…..becoming a teenager and all.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
I knew I came to the right place….. the real show is my kindergarten girl flirting with all of them. I got some trouble in another 7 or 9 years….
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
My girl is 11 and I don’t want to think about that yet.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
The apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree..
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
That gravity comes into play and the apple tends to drop straight down from the tree.
Or that you’ve clearly taught her a thing or two.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
for the record I’m no hockey player, but if you want to call me Staal later thats fine. Oh yeah my names not Timmy!!!!
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Uh oh. This thread is already going downhill and it’s only 8:16.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
I didn’t bring up the porn talk. But HM tell them to goto pornhub.com at least thats free, you don’t want to have to pay for it later.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Speaking of apples and trees…we were heading out of my 5-yr old daughter’s dentist app’t yesterday and she saw a mural with children’s names on it.
She went over pointing to a name and said: “Mom, look there’s Brandon!”
“Yeah, that’s right, sweetie. Do you know a Brandon in school?”
“Mommy!”, exasperated at my stupidity, “Brandon Sutter! duh!”
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
besides – he has a mom that’s not only majorly into hockey – she’s a contributor to the best forum covering the Hurricanes! How COOL is that! He should be proud!
Or you could take canescup’s suggestion, rent some porn and you won’t hear a peep out of them.
Umm…there may still be peeping.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
My son’s facebook page has a comment one of these boys posted on his wall during a previous all-nighter. Something like:
“at 4AM BC said: Who needs a girlfriend when you have video games?”
I love facebook!
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
At 13 there is no video game that is more important then girls.
"That’s what happens when you suck" - Tim Gleason
Really?? I guess I only hung out with the geeks. It was at least 10th grade before any of them realized girls were different than guys. Which was actually kind of nice.
My son will be the geek. He’s terrified of girls.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
heck in my neighborhood there are 17 year olds who are still like that and very terrified of " girls"
Relax !! Even Micro Wave Popcorn takes time !! Go Canes !!
by CaniacSteve on Feb 19, 2010 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
ROFL on the porn. Holy cow. Can you imagine the stories they’d bring to school Monday?
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
you did say they all have computers right?? I’m sure there will be porn-a-plenty without any help
"That’s what happens when you suck" - Tim Gleason
It’s not so much an “if” as it is a “when”.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
My 9 yr old commented last week that on NHL06 the voice-over pronounces Alexander Semin ( my son said it the American convention/polite way) differently and starts giggling and rolling his eyes, thinking about the correct Russian pronunciation they used on Gamecube. I’m thinking: you’re only 9?!? What kind of vocabulary do you have?
I almost blurted out his nickname was Jizz but stopped myself in the nick of time.
How long before we start making jokes wondering when Semin will finally get to Regina…..
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Friends of mine caught their son watching porn on his computer. So they made him watch one with them – as them made comments MST3K style. Best punishment ever!
I’m sorry – I have to go look up MST3K. BRB.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
That can’t still be on TV right?
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
No, but both Joel and Mike are doing similar projects online.
Mike does RiffTrax http://www.rifftrax.com/ – audio downloads to play along with your DVD. It’s the only way I could watch Transformers 2.
Joel does Cinematic Titanic http://www.cinematictitanic.com/ – more like the original MST3K show with characters sitting in front of the screen making comments
and both are AWESOME
Multiple “almost crying” moments during Transformers 2.
by Raccoon Fink on Feb 21, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s my take as the father of four boys from 26 to 16. Find a place to hide and watch the Finns. Leave a note that threatens your darling children with severe physical and psychological harm if they ruin whatever room in which you have them secured. Good luck.
Either that or calmly stroll into the room in a very motherly way and lay the biggest, most motherly, wet maternal kiss you have upon each of your darling children and then vanish to go watch hockey. You can threaten them with more mom kisses if they don’t behave.
Do they teach you all this at some sort of class?
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
are you writing this down for future reference??
"That’s what happens when you suck" - Tim Gleason
No. I already knew the big lipstick kiss trick courtesy of my mother. There must be some sort of class or mom alliance that teaches this kind of thing…
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
I actually learned that from a teacher I had at 13 if you misbehaved in her class that was your punishment
"That’s what happens when you suck" - Tim Gleason
I smell another epic game thread!!!
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 8:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Get back to your dinner with friends. You got hours to go.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
If we don’t lose people before midnight, it should be fantastic finntastic.
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by canescup on Feb 19, 2010 8:22 PM EST via mobile reply actions
trying to figure out why some of them say SENT from BLACKBERRY (see LTD), so I sent something from my phone. via moble
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
This just went up talking about the great prospects in the SE Division. All the familiar names, just nice to see them recognized on NHL.com
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 8:23 PM EST reply actions
I read part of the article really quickly and thought they were still calling Brandon a prospect; had to go back and re-read that one.
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Gleason for Emperor!
With Matt Cullen traded away, Boychuk was placed on a line with Tuomo Ruutu and Brandon Sutter in the victory against the Devils. Sutter is def’ly no longer a prospect (all of 100 games now, after all).
Sutterfish is thriving by the way. Not shy about going for his fishflakes either. And seemingly no interest in the Storm squad tetras, at least thus far. Maybe he’s still pre-adolescent? Really likes the Finns and the D, tho comfortable around the Eric/ks and Mo too. Very versatile. Good tanksense.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
I forgot to “quote” the quoted sentence above. Guess you could figure that out.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
Who's your BABY's Daddy?
A.
B.
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Can I pick none of the above?
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sorry, I should've known or
C.
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Yes thank you. I pick C. And nice picture. I hadn’t seen that one before.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
Sigh… not a fan of those Finnish roster shots.
Is it really that hard to take a good picture of a Ruutu?
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
OT Somewhat Samson went coast to coast to give Rats the lead
On the subject of hockey, Samson took a pass from Boychuk and went coast to coast and scored to give Rats a 2 to 1 lead. Very Ruutu-like in his skating style.
I’m hoping we see Samson at least on the forth line next season.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Still 3 more hours till puck drop.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Finns Game Tonight
I’m down at the coast and will be getting up to go fishing about the time most of you go to bed. I will be reading the game thread when I get back and before I get a chance to view the game on the dvr via slingbox tomorrow night. I’d be really grateful for all the detail you can give during the game thread. I really enjoy reading the threads even if it’s after the game is over and I know the result. Don’t behave.
Getting up around 3:00 a.m. I am out of here. Great game thread already and the players probably are still taking their pre-game naps in the dorm rooms. I am looking forward to the chaos and humor about to be unleashed in this game thread.
What kind of fishing you going to do? I usually leave out of Morehead when I go deep sea fishing.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Hockey and Fishing
My boat is docked in Beafort. We also fish for wahoo, dolphin (the fish not the mammal for non fishing folks). and tuna. Also there is immunity from the grammar police for any post submitted at 4 am.
That’s a helluva wahoo ya got there, Canescup.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
Dude looks like a lady.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Way OT, but a huge crash in men’s downhill super something or other. Yikes.
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Gleason for Emperor!
Latvian roster
Just dropping in to share a revelation I just had while watching the Czech/Latvian game on CNBC.
Take a look at the Latvian roster.
Not only is the team essentially the Dynamo Riga team, so naturally they all live in Riga. But check out their birthplaces.
Most of the team was born in Riga! (Yes, I know only large city in Latvia, but still.) So, these guys have been playing with (and against, when younger) each other all their life.
Fascinating. No wonder they’re sneaking back into this game through brilliant team play.
Good sleuth work. Nice! and shows to go why the Canadians, Russian and Americans seem so out of synch.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not sure exactly if they extend the NHL season at all, I know they have to condense it quite a bit, but why wouldnt they just extended like four more days so the olympic break would be 2 1/2 weeks. The three teams mentioned above could practice just four or five more times before the first game. I dont know what the NHL’s beef with the Olympics is, but they should support it. I know NBC coverage is about as effective as transporting water in a colendar but still. This is the best of the best playing each other and the NHL is mentioned ten million times durring each broadcast. The NHL should do everything they can to promote itself and they don’t even have to do a thing for this (except condense the season a bit.
I realize injuries may happen but they could happen anytime. If they extend the season a bit they could have 25 or more games to get ready for the post season.
by CarolinaCanes on Feb 19, 2010 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
The must-see Team Finland game is actually the one Sunday at midnight vs Sweden. I think if it’s at midnight here, it’ll be 7am Monday in Helsinki. So do you think the entire Finnish nation will call in a 2-hour delayed opening?
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 9:51 PM EST reply actions
Did anyone hear in the first Team Finland game Doc Emrick describe Joni as “the personable defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes”. I actually replayed to make sure I heard him right.
Wonder where he got that impression? There are many compliments I have for Joni. “Personable” is hardly the first word that comes to mind. Might Emrick have mixed up the Canes’ Finns?
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 10:15 PM EST reply actions
For the record, I have no personal experience in this regard. However, I have heard folks who have hung out with him that say he really is very personable, and actually has a pretty wicked sense of humor. And I’ve heard it mentioned from others in the media.
And I’m just talking about fan interaction with him at various events, not hanging out at his crib or Five Guys or anything like that.
And yeah, I have a hard time believing it too. But it’s not just a Doc thing.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
I heard it and was surprised as well. I’ve never gotten that vibe from him, but I don’t spend a lot of time chilling with Finns. I would totally expect him to be a completely different person in comfortable situations, such as hanging out with his fellow Finns.
And I wonder if that sense of humor LTD is talking about comes out in Finglish or not.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
wow, we still have an hour and a half.
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 19, 2010 10:25 PM EST reply actions
to pass time
watching Timmy Gleason fight is always a good way to pass time…
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 19, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
These 12:00 games are ridiculous!
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Did Jen make it or has she fallen asleep?
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
She’s been down at least an hour already.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Yeah I didn’t think she would make it.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
She told me to try and wake her up at 12 o’clock but I don’t think she’ll get up. But we’ll see.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Tell her Timmy’s in the audience to cheer on his teammates and they promised to have an interview with him during the 3rd period.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
So, to pass the time, and since it’s after 11:00 pm…
What’s everybody wearing?
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But you didn’t answer the question!
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Okay. I have on black and red plaid Canes pajama pants, a Canes-themed t-shirt, and big fluffy Uggs bedroom slippers.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
jeans, a canes jersey, and fuzzy boots :]
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 19, 2010 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
I really, really want a pair of those harlequin-check pants like the Norwegian curlers wear.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
those were pretty sexy, weren’t they
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 19, 2010 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
They make them in red and silver. That would totally work with any version of our jerseys.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
They would make you really easy to find at games!
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
Like I’m not conspicuous enough already!
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
a twinset and slacks – I had an interview this morning and haven’t changed. Guess I need to get to that.
I still have the boys all downstairs usurping the big TV and some of the bandwidth I think. I’m going to try this online video thing snuggled up in bed – it worked for the Swede game this afternoon. Guess I’ll be on a big delay though?
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
Blue boxer briefs and an old hockey t-shirt.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
another time filler
Here’s that awesome goal by Ruu on MB30 in 2004 – as the man says: “Oh baby..”
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 11:26 PM EST reply actions
Oh baby. I love that one.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
LTD’s going to need to excuse herself for a moment.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
It is my favorite. That was back in the day when he could stay on his skates too… sigh…
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
He does seem different, more agile, doesn’t he? the knees I guess.
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that and the ankle injury. Hasn’t been quite the same since.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
A little OT, but I’m going to throw it out there anyway. Apparently Mike Comrie decided that what was good for Mike Fisher was good for him too. He and Hilary Duff are engaged.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
Duffrie?
I had it clipped and ready to roll for tomorrow. Here ya go:
check out Mike’s shoes
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
Please tell me they have something to do with breast cancer.
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Or he lost the shoot-out drill and had to be pink-sneaker-boy…?
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, I like Duffrie. Their children are going to be all chin and about 4 inches tall. Are you linking the actual engagement photos?
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
They got engaged just last night in Maui. None of the photos I’ve seen show any palm trees. Perhaps those pink shoes are part of the tropical scene in downtown Waikiki?
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Oh never doubt the power of the internet.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
Okay that’s kind of creepy. Not that you found them, that they do exist.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah it’s a little strange. FTR, they were linked to the AOL story about the engagement.
Although one of them shows someone taking their picture that they clearly are aware of so maybe it’s something they were ok with? Still strange though.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
Okay, here’s another “on topic” question, see who can answer this, and it’s not a trick question.
How many articles of clothing does LTD have with the number 15 on them?
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Well there’s three jerseys. And I figure you’ve got to own the “they’re not booing, they’re ruuing” shirt.
I’ll go with 6.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
That’s actually the “Canes themed t-shirt” I reference above when I mentioned what I’m wearing.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
the Black one, the Wesley one, the Suomi one……?
by Carolyn Christians on Feb 19, 2010 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Y’all are close, but so far no winners.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
Nope.
But those paying attention should know by now that we’ve identified at least four.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 19, 2010 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
I bet you don’t have these?
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My grandson
wants to know if that lady is the USA women’s team lead goalie ?? I told him to grow up !! after about 20 seconds he yelled from the kitchen…I am grandpa I am!!
Relax !! Even Micro Wave Popcorn takes time !! Go Canes !!
by CaniacSteve on Feb 20, 2010 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Alright it’s 12:01. Where’s the game?
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
My cable company doesn’t provide that channel so I’m trying to watch online. Apparently start times are more like goals and not hard and fast rules.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
In commercial on real TV right now. Haven’t faced off yet.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
darn. I can’t get that and my normal stream isn’t up. Guess I’ll be getting some sleep tonight after all. :(
by caniac4ever on Feb 20, 2010 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
Here...
another stream that MIGHT be better
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 20, 2010 12:06 AM EST up reply actions
Both our Finns started again!
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 12:06 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, Tuomo and Jussi call him “Yanni” too.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
Agree, he’s a dork. I’ve learned to laugh him off…
by caniac4ever on Feb 20, 2010 12:11 AM EST up reply actions
Millbury’s an idiot too. Thats why I made the “swingers” reference above. Did you hear Roenick talking about the Canada game. He said something about how they looked good to not have been trying, Millbury laughed him off and said “Im sure they were giving it their all”, Roenick just looked at him and said “you only believe that b/c you used to coach!”
Haven’t seen Seids yet but he’s wearing an ‘A’ for Germany. And this is his THIRD Olympics! I had no idea.
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Yep! He did!
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
1st cane to get a goal in the Olympics!
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 20, 2010 12:14 AM EST up reply actions
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Sorry I told you I was on a delay.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
you try this stream? it may not be the best quality, but its right on time
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 20, 2010 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
someone said “carolina hurricanes”…….international recognition! I met a guy at a bar in Creedmoor the other day while watching the first USA game, and the guy didnt even know the state had a team!
Does anyone agree with me that Ruutu hasnt really been laying the hits like he used to since he almost killed Tucker? …..I hate Jokinen by the way.
Did NBC show Rutuu’s jersey? TSN just showed it. The sewer person put our Ruutu’s letters on as:
RUUTUT
instead of T. Ruutu :)
What?
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 12:22 AM EST up reply actions
The back of Tuomo’s jersey tonight reads" RUUTUT
Since his brother is playing it is supposed to have his first initial in front of the last name as in T RUUTU. The jersey is incorrectly made with the T at the end instead of the beginning.
by caniac4ever on Feb 20, 2010 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
I saw that it looks pretty crazy
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
I’m taking pictures of the TV screen. It looks right to me.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 12:29 AM EST up reply actions
He might have changed it by now. The Canada broadcast on TSN showed a closeup on his first shift and talked about the sewing problem.
by caniac4ever on Feb 20, 2010 12:31 AM EST up reply actions
except the T is supposed to be in front of the last name. His brother’s is correctly on with the J. Ruutu.
by caniac4ever on Feb 20, 2010 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
This is not great quality but this was when he drew the penalty before his goal. It’s right then.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 12:34 AM EST up reply actions
OMG. I’ll bet he’s going to be the first intermission interview.
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Crap. Ehrhoff was the interview. Opportunity squandered NBC. Just sayin.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 12:43 AM EST up reply actions
2nd intermission maybe? we can hope
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 20, 2010 12:45 AM EST up reply actions
JR and the guy in the brown plaid blazer are going to come to blows before the Olympics are over. They are always arguing.
I’d pay money to watch JR kick Mike Millbury’s butt.
"This guy is as meat and potatoes as there is of a man."
Gleason for Emperor!
after the canada game JR said that Canada played good to only be going half throttle, Millbury chuckled and said “Im sure they were giving it their all”, JR looked at him and said “you only believe that b/c you were a coach”. Good stuff
Roenick’s the shit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXIqVPxGNyM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq4zpFevcUw
HEY HEY WHAT DO YOU SAY!!!!!
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
YEP!
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 1:15 AM EST up reply actions
wow #2 tonight, maybe he’ll get a trick…
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 20, 2010 1:14 AM EST reply actions
Damn. Three power play goals.
Teemu just got his record on that assist.
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Hey, I made something for ya, scoll up.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
But there’s no #15 on them! So they wouldn’t count in my clothing list.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 1:24 AM EST up reply actions
FINNS get another one 4-0
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
late the game tonight...
what channel?
by packpigskinfan25 on Feb 20, 2010 1:46 AM EST reply actions
233 if you have HD
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 1:49 AM EST up reply actions
Now if these dumbasses at NBC put Jarkko in front of the camera again tonight instead of Tuomo I’m going to be major pissed.
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plenty of time for RUU to get another one
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Yeah, like Pitkanen!
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
Yes 15 and 25.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 1:50 AM EST up reply actions
Just in time!!!
A Pit goal off a Ruu screen!!! Verrrry Niiiice.
by packpigskinfan25 on Feb 20, 2010 1:52 AM EST reply actions
Ruuty’s beautiful booty parked right in front of Patzold. He never saw it coming.
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beautiful booty
I think its time for you to go to bed.
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
It is beautiful when it is parked in front of the goalie like that.
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by Jamie Kellner on Feb 20, 2010 2:01 AM EST up reply actions
Here comes another powerplay for Finland
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Germany gets a powerplay with two minutes left
Curling is like HOCKEY......without goals, hockey sticks, and hockey players.
Yawnnnn!!!
Gee i must have fell asleep….did i miss anything ? was hoping to hear Pierre McGuire getting arrsted for walking around vancouver in nothing but a coors light hat…something the neo cons@ NBC could hack…Yawn…time to go check last nights rsults and the mega millions numbers to see what i didn’t win…sigh..just another day in oaradise huh ?
Relax !! Even Micro Wave Popcorn takes time !! Go Canes !!
yea, you missed OUR two Finns SCORE and Backstrom get a shutout, pretty great game, totally worth staying up
by silent_shadow36 on Feb 20, 2010 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
FAVOR
Hey, folks, I need a favor if anyone can help me.
On the Canadian broadcast, sometime after Ruuty’s penalty (13:44 first pd), they mentioned the issue with his name on his jersey being sewn wrong. It wasn’t on the US broadcast, and the issue must have been caught and fixed before faceoff because it was correct as of the time the US/NBC broadcast started.
Anyhow, I’d love a screen capture of the picture of the wrong jersey plate if anyone can snag it off the Canadian broadcast. I’ve tried getting into the CTV replay but can’t, and don’t know if it’s a browser issue or access issue.
If someone can snag it I’d appreciate it. You don’t have to do anything fancy, just get the video to run as big as you can on your screen, pause it, printscreen, save the picture as a JPG file and send it to me, I can take it from there.
My email address is in my profile.
THANKS IN ADVANCE
:D
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I think I might be able to find it but I’ve never done it before. When you say to printscreen, is that just hitting the normal print button?
in Windows hold down the Alt button and Prt Sc (or PrintScreen depending on your keyboard) at the same time.
On a Mac try Command-Shift-3 (i think)
Thanks, but I didn’t have any luck. I watched the entire 1st period on CTV and they didn’t show it. It wasn’t the original TSN version tho. It was only arena noise with no play by play commentators. It clearly showed Ru at the face off at the beginning of the game and his jersey was correct. I think you are right that it was only for warm ups that he wore the mixed up name… If you know of any other site besides CTV I’ll be glad to try again!
Thanks, but I didn’t have any luck. I watched the entire 1st period on CTV and they didn’t show it. It wasn’t the original TSN version tho. It was only arena noise with no play by play commentators. It clearly showed Ru at the face off at the beginning of the game and his jersey was correct. I think you are right that it was only for warm ups that he wore the mixed up name… If you know of any other site besides CTV I’ll be glad to try again!
Thanks, but I didn’t have any luck. I watched the entire 1st period on CTV and they didn’t show it. It wasn’t the original TSN version tho. It was only arena noise with no play by play commentators. It clearly showed Ru at the face off at the beginning of the game and his jersey was correct. I think you are right that it was only for warm ups that he wore the mixed up name… If you know of any other site besides CTV I’ll be glad to try again!
Oh, one more thing
Looking for an update on the sleepover/all-nighter.
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