I hate the Calgary Flames. Not because they’re a bad team (ahem), not because any of their players have done me any wrong, but because I’m a Canucks fan who lives in Calgary. (more…)
Archive for January, 2007
The big, bad, NHL schedule
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007All-Star game: not bad, not bad…
Thursday, January 25th, 2007
I didn’t watch the entire NHL All-Star game (I decided after the first period to go to the bar and stick my head in a bottle of Jagermeister) but what I did see exceeded my expectations. Apart from the painful, drawn-out opening ceremonies, it was actually kind of fun.
He Did WHAT?!
Thursday, January 18th, 2007
During the Canucks loss on January 11 to the Minnesota Wild, Kevin Bieksa administered a bone crushing mid-ice hit on Marian Gaborik eliciting this response from team 1040 radio colour commentator, Tom Larscheid: “he knocked him into queer street”. (more…)
Quit’cher bellyachin’ and get back to work!
Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Preparing for the playoffs
Monday, January 15th, 2007
After Saturday’s 6-1 thrashing at the hands of the Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Paul Maurice responded Sunday by giving his team the day off. In Florida to kick off a road trip against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, players had the option to golf or go fishing.
According to this story in the Toronto Sun, many opted for the greens, possibly to get an early start on this spring’s activities. After all, April is only a few short months away. (NOTE: the photo above is not of Mats Sundin golfing in Florida. We have no idea where this photo was taken. The Web site it was taken from was Swedish.)
We hope you enjoyed your day off, boys. And thanks again for the laughs on Saturday.
At least Willie Mitchell scored
Friday, January 12th, 2007
I guess there’s always a positive.
I’m one of those sports fans who is deluded enough to think my actions affect the outcome of games – for example, I think if I yell at the TV loudly enough, the ref might change his mind on a stupid call. (more…)
Behold The Mighty Grouper!
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
I’m sure many of you have been wondering where we’ve been these last few weeks. “Where are the False Gods guys? No harping and gloating about the Canucks’ recent streak? No rubbing in four straight wins over the Flames, like the high school bullies holding the geek’s head in the toilet? What gives?” Well, I can’t speak for Coach Mitch Mitchel – too much eggnog? I dunno – but I can point to the photo above and say, “I have captured a fish! I have sailed upon the sea and brought its most fearsome denizens to heel!”
‘On The Kwan’ Special: Rory Fitzpatrick
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Being the emotionally deficient guys that we are, we normally dole out our love in small, grudging doses with strings attached (see “On The Kwan” in right column). However, now that Canucks defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick has officially fallen short of a write-in invite to the NHL All-Star game, we can say this: Well-played, sir.
