Open Gameday Thread Ducks @ Sharks

by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 3:08 PM PST in Gameday

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Anaheim Ducks
@ San Jose Sharks

Saturday, Dec 26, 2009, 7:30 PM PST
HP Pavilion

TV: PRIME TICKET

Radio: AM830

Your Enemy: Fear The Fin

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ARTHUR:

Anaheim calling to the hockey world...

Hiya, folks! So, the Ducks have this thing called the Victory Pack. Have you seen this? Haveyouheardaboutthis? You buy tickets to four games against the Red Wings, the Flames, the Kings and the Avalanche. For every game the team wins, you win a free ticket to another game. It's like a box office parlay. I think I'll buy one, and I'll store the tickets next to all the free Hooters wings the Ducks have won me this year! (cue rimshot)

I never thought I'd long for the team that showed up to play San Jose on opening night, but then I watched Wednesday's game. It's like they were screaming to me, on every shift, "Leave town! Leave the country, you little bitch, because you're gonna look back on sloppy turnovers and shorthanded goals as a Golden Age! Get ready motherf**kahhhhh!!"

Hopefully some other version of the team shows up tonight, even if just in honor of Boxing Day. Happy Boxing Day, everyone!

F all of our L's!

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I expect hard hitting craziness tonight.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 7:39 PM PST reply actions

so i shouldn’t have benched heatley apparently

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 7:42 PM PST reply actions

I’m pretty much splitting the week with sal. Glad to see eminger in the line up, but who’s sitting?

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions

And our top line continues to be dominated.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 7:42 PM PST reply actions

Step1: Turn on Ducks game

Step2: Place frozen bachelor chow in microwave.
Step3; Return to TV and swear at the Ducks for giving up a goal already.

I was saying boo-urns.

by Floyd Gondoli on Dec 26, 2009 7:43 PM PST reply actions

as Arthur would say “F all our L’s”

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions

as Floyd would say, fool. Don’t quote Floyd to Floyd.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions

Is that page one of the F All Of Our L’s Handbook?

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions

Bad offsides call. Also, why isn’t that a hit to the head on Koivu?

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 7:48 PM PST reply actions

The hitting is picking up…Nice!

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 7:54 PM PST reply actions

Boynton’s the scratch on D, right? I agree with that based on the way he’s been ignoring Wisniewski. You gotta use your D partner out there. Can’t be all butt hurt that you don’t get to play with Niedermayer anymore.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 7:55 PM PST reply actions

Yeah. Sexton just got caught holding onto the puck too long too. Boynton has been a little off recently, but when does Wisniewski get punished though?

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 7:57 PM PST up reply actions

he’ll get punished for that turnover after Marleau’s bid. You can’t give a guy more minutes against tough competition if that’s what he’s going to do with it.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions

Why would Wisniewski just throw the puck up ice? Does he think he’s still on the blackhawks?

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 7:58 PM PST reply actions

It might seem strange, but I’m getting tired of pointing out things that Wisniewski does wrong. Like, pretending that the puck might turn over in the neutral zone and then letting Marleau get behind him.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions

it’s easy to be tough on offensive defenseman. There’s a saying, When a forward does it, it’s called guessing; when a defenseman does it; it’s called a mistake.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:02 PM PST up reply actions

btw daniel

maybe buy some beverages? I may bring jack. Maybe some coke and more liquor or beer or something? Bevmo that piece. Get me some cheese while you’re there.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:00 PM PST reply actions

What kind? You should probably text or email it to me because I will forget.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions

This sucks. Leggo’s the most anti-homer ref in the league and we can’t get the first call tonight?

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:03 PM PST reply actions

If he wouldn’t have gone into the boards so hard it wouldn’t have been a call. Although I’d like to point out that Setoguchi led with his fists to hit Koivu in the face and that was not called.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:06 PM PST up reply actions

it’s cuz i played him, and i would benefit from PIM. totally benched the wrong people.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:07 PM PST up reply actions

Oh buddy...

Looks like this may be a long night.

I was saying boo-urns.

by Floyd Gondoli on Dec 26, 2009 8:08 PM PST reply actions

unless the PP impresses us somehow.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:08 PM PST up reply actions

I am always impressed by our ability to fail.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:09 PM PST reply actions

Eminger had a great touch pass and a great shot on the PP.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:10 PM PST reply actions

Eminger’s shot is sexy. Very western conference

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:10 PM PST reply actions

I liked Eminger in camp. Better than Boynton. I’d like it if Wisniewski cold think more like a defensive defenseman and we could see more of Eminger’s offensive skills because he has a much better tool set in my opinion.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:12 PM PST up reply actions

Well, we have a lot of offensive defenseman, but Wisniewski has the smartest wrist shot amongst them. He’s just got to keep scoring. He’s getting a lot of minutes again, and with some talented players. Sloppy hockey isn’t going to cut it.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:20 PM PST up reply actions

DUCKS START WINNING! THANKS

Angels 2010: We need a starting pitcher, not a kneeless hitter!

by Slyintine on Dec 26, 2009 8:20 PM PST reply actions

You’re a day late for a Christmas miracle.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:25 PM PST up reply actions

Big Sexy did a good job on the backcheck. he was pesky without doing anything stupid.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:33 PM PST reply actions

bad reach by Brookbank. Was the better play, but not the safer one. Wasn’t what i would do

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:35 PM PST reply actions

smart play by wisniewski picking up heatley the moment the puck came above the red line

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:36 PM PST up reply actions

Carlyle needs to play someone else against Thornton’s line. They are getting the majority of the chances and are not being forced to play D

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:37 PM PST reply actions

that’s why sometimes, you DO trade within the division. Thank you, Murrray. Thank you for forcing your boy, Huskins, on your old boy, Wilson.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:38 PM PST reply actions

PP still can’t finish.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:39 PM PST reply actions

Yup, should never bench heatley against the ducks. he was all donuts last time i played him and sat pavelski. DAMN

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:40 PM PST reply actions

He also got away with a high stick. WE look awful. This is just depressing. We can’t skate with anybody. If the Flyers can continue to suck though, we’ll be picking twice in the top 5. Is it going to be a decent draft though?

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:42 PM PST up reply actions

in the top 5 it will be. We could pick up Fowler AND a scorer. That would be awesome.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:46 PM PST up reply actions

Wouldn’t matter. Murray will trade our top ten pick for a guy who has failed as a first round pick and a later first round selection so we can get more size in our farm system…(sigh)

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:48 PM PST reply actions

He’s not big on development. He must cheat on his wife all the time, buying low on women who were Laker girls during the Showtime era.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions

So many bad bunces tonight.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:51 PM PST reply actions

This is like seeing a two car accident on the freeway in the rain...

and then watching as more and more cars keep plowing into it.
Over and over and over.

I was saying boo-urns.

by Floyd Gondoli on Dec 26, 2009 8:52 PM PST reply actions

and all the cars are bouncing into the accident off of James Wisniewski’s skate.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Wisniewskijust can’t help messing things up. Something needs to be done about that.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:58 PM PST up reply actions

Jiggy just stopped trying.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 8:53 PM PST reply actions

i can’t believe how much game is left. I feel like I screwed up in the car on the way to the restaurant, and I now I have to go through with the rest of the date

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 9:03 PM PST reply actions

At least we didn’t get shutout.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:03 PM PST reply actions

Unless Chipchura wins a trophy at the end of the year, I still say he’s the waste of a draft pick.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:04 PM PST reply actions

Chipchura cost us a 4th rounder?

I was saying boo-urns.

by Floyd Gondoli on Dec 26, 2009 9:33 PM PST up reply actions

Yep.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions

I’ll agree because I think Madden did exceptionally well with our draft picks after the 1st round this year. Even managed to get a USHL kid to make mcnab happy. But i still think Chipchura can contribute. two fights already, that’s something carter can’t do. We can still salvage this murray mistake.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Dec 26, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions

It’s not that Chipchura hasn’t played really well, he has. Exceptionally well in my opinion, it’s just that you shouldn’t be trading for resources you have.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions

and i thought my evening couldn’t be ruined after i heard urban meyer was retiring.

thank you sharks, yet again this season, for reminding me just how poorly this years team was put together. i think i saw huskins giggling on the bench…

by hanrahrc on Dec 26, 2009 9:17 PM PST reply actions

This is what happens when you have a GM who openly admits he doesn’t have a plan, and doesn’t communicate with his coach.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:24 PM PST up reply actions

At least Getzlaf didn’t get seriously hurt. That would have made it an awesome day.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:30 PM PST reply actions

I think Eminger has had a really good game.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:34 PM PST reply actions

I hope he gets to stay in.

But it does potentially change the Festerling-Niedermayer defensive pairing that I have enjoyed watching.

I was saying boo-urns.

by Floyd Gondoli on Dec 26, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah, but I think that has more to do with Wisniewski failing than with Eminger playing. I would have thought that Wisniewski and Eminger would be playing together, but apparently Wisniewski has decided to be the Juliet to Scotty’s Romeo and refuse to play with anybody else.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions

When Hayzie started talking about how the Ducks were showing life in the third, I just had this vision of Shannen Doherty in the elevator with Jason Lee telling him it was too little too late.

by Daniel AC on Dec 26, 2009 9:35 PM PST reply actions