Monthly Archives: October 2011

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Jesus Ween

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If you’re looking for some entertainment, how about doing this for Halloween.  It’s called Jesus Ween and here is the best part: “INDIVIDUALS: can participate by giving out several Christian gifts on October 31st and especially when someone knocks on your door expecting candy, we prescribe you give a pocket size bible, Christian musical or teaching cd, Tracts, Poems, etc.”

No doubt that would make you the most frightening house on the block.  Now lets look at some scary performances in the NHL the last couple days:

Brad Richards – C (NYR):  After ZERO points in the last 3 games Ben Richards redeemed himself with 2 Goals and an Assist.  I just don’t know what to think of Ranger players.  Just not enough Goal scoring going on for me to get excited about anyone…

Thomas Vanek – LW (Buf):  Okay okay I get it.  You’re the best F’ING fantasy hockey player in the history of fantasy hockey… Now stop making me feel bad for not owning you in any of my leagues!

Please, blog, may I have some more?
DC

Please, no LHL

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If you are a guy like me you know about the Lingerie Football League.  Hot chicks playing football in lingerie, sounds sweet right?  Well it’s not.  I watched a few minutes of an actual game tonight (MTV2 of all channels) and there is just something weird about it.  Most of the girls are good looking but they are just way too into it.  The announcers are way too into it too.  At the end of the 1st half the clock ran out before they could get a play off, and these macho sounding announcers said: “If I’m a General Manager watching this I’m going into the locker room right now and telling the Coach he doesn’t need to come out for the 2nd half!”  Really guy?  You’re that wrapped up in this?  Bottom line the whole production is odd and the TV product is not good spanktervision like you’d think it would be.  So for all of you thinking of starting a Lingerie Hockey League, I would advise against it.  Now lets peek at some players in the National Hockey League:

Carey Price – G (Mon):  After a slow start to the season Price has only given up 2 Goals in Montreal’s last 2 games.  His cumulative stats are still not good though, so see if  you can get him for the right Price (HI-OOOOOOHHHH!) from an unsaavy owner.

Please, blog, may I have some more?
DC

Fists of Fleury

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Marc-Andre put an exclamation point on his hot start with a 33 Save Shutout against the Isle.  ‘Twas a nice game for the former top overall pick and he’s doing exactly what his owners hoped he would.  6 Wins, 1.87GAA and a .937SV%.  It’ll be interesting to see if he can keep this up OR (like in years past) will he go through multiple rough stretches and be the same ol’ Fleury?  Much like some skank’s next herpes flare up, only time will tell…

Sergei Gonchar – D (Ott):  Back-to-back 2 Point nights for Gonchar and my concerns about him stealing PP time from Karlsson is coming to fruition (word of the day).   It’s not all bad for Karlsson though, Gonchar will be hurt sooner than later.  If you can trade Gonch to a nostalgic Pittsburgh fan I would do it now…

Zenon Konopka – C (Ott):  Fagnof.  Pure FAGNOF.

Please, blog, may I have some more?
DC

RCL Madness – Week 2

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I’m getting some good reports about participation in the leagues and that is a good thing.  Nothing worse than being in a league where 3 or 4 guys do absolutely nothing.  On a technical note, please don’t change your team name throughout the course of the season.  It will make my life harder than it has to be and other than concrete and viagra, making something harder benefits no one… 

League #1: The Cheap Seats

Commissioner: Howard  

Rank     Team                               W-L-T    Pts
1.        Parenteau Guidance    16-5-1     33            
2.        The Price is Right          13-6-3    29    
3.        Jethro                                 13-8-1    27      
3.        Optimus Reim                  13-8-1    27    
5.        Deception Dominance  12-8-2   26    
6.        Broad Street Bullies        9-10-3  21      
7.        Laraque Bottom               8-11-3   19  
8.        Grabner 5-Hole                 9-13-0  18
9.         Blue Line Defenders       8-12-2   18  
10.       Hank For Vezina             7-12-3   17  
11.       whobustedass                   6-13-3   15 
12.       KyHabs                                6-14-2   14

So this week Jethro jumped all the way up to 3rd in the standings by pummeling whobustedass 9-2.  Jethro had a nice week from Joe Pavelski and 2 Wins apiece from Lundqvist and Fleury.  A .957 SV% from your top 2 Goalies is going to win you alot of weeks in the Goaltending categories.  And I could be wrong, but it looks like this league is setting up as a Have and Have-Nots.

Please, blog, may I have some more?
DC

Follow Me on Twatter…. errr…. Twitter!

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Let’s make this short.  Get on Twitter and follow me: @Razzballhockey. Have other people do it too.  I promise nothing less than my worst effort.

Not alot of anything goin down last night other than Montreal losing to the juggernaut Florida Panthers at home to improve to 1-5-2 on the season.  Pathetic.  And to rub salt in the wound their leading scorer Max-Pac hurt his shoulder and did not return.  What does this all mean?  I’m not sure but if I owned Carey Price I’d be worried.  Montreal is short a #1 and #3 Defenseman.  And an elite Center.  Don’t go trading him though unless you can get full value.

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DC

Back Behind the Booth

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Alright it’s a little riDQlous (unsponsored plug) to title the name of a post after a guy who currently sports a -6 with only 1 Assist on the season.  But just like the winning Chef on Hell’s Kitchen, talent isn’t all that important when you have the best in the world helping you along.  And I think Booth is a slightly above average Winger so put him on a line with Ryan Kesler and watch his numbers improve dramatically.  You can’t get much worse than the Florida Panther roster, anyone with any amount of talent just gets handcuffed by his teammates.  And oh yeah almost forgot, Booth is really the only guy who matters in this trade.  I guess in a deeeeeep league Samuelsson would still be rosterable, but in case you don’t understand what I mean by deeeeeeep it’s code word for drop…  Now let’s figure out what else happened this weekend in the wonderful world of ice hockey:

Pekka Rinne – G (Nsh):  Rebounded nicely (analyst term) by getting the SO after the Canucks did this to him on Thursday.  Rinne will be fine this year although I think he falls a little short of last seasons stats.

Please, blog, may I have some more?
DC

B’s Turn Leafs into Mulch

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Remember like 18 hours ago when the Toronto Maple Leaf fans were annointing the team Eastern Conference Champs?  And Phil Kessel was going to win the MVP?  Yeah well the Bruins showed them just how far they still have to go…  “Yes but it’s early! The Leaf’s will learn the warrior mindset along their journey through the regular season..

Please, blog, may I have some more?
DC

Go Sit on a Phildo

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Last year I was in love (not like that) with Phil Kessel.  I got him on every team thinking it was the year he’d crack 40 Goals.  Well he didn’t.  He had just 32 and killed my +/- .   I have to admit I’m still not over it, but there is no denying what he’s doing right now.  Another Goal and 2 Assists tonight to push his league lead in points to 12…  HOWEVA, Kessel is streakier than generic Windex.  In fact I just have to go back to last February and find a similar stretch.  From Feb 15 – Mar 2, he had 8 Goals and 5 Assists.  If he only scores 1 Goal in the next 3 games (entirely possible) it would be an exact match over 8 games.  If the opportunity is there to sell high do it.

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DC

I Seriously Dought you Drew

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Drew Doughty is out at least a week with the dreaded “Upper Body Injury”.  Which I think is better than a Mid-Body Injury… I’m starting to wonder if Double D is going to be one of those “I got my money now I’ll shut it down” guys.  I mean just look at how svelt (word of the day) he was 3 years ago versus what he looks like now.

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