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Open Gameday Thread Avalanche @ Ducks
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 1:28 PM PDT
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Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, Mar 21, 2010 5:00 PM PDT
ARTHUR:
First, a little college hockey, since it has consumed me this weekend. The Pairwise wheel has spun, and the bracket is set. Mark your calendars according to the TV Schedule for next week, or if you don't have ESPNU and aren't willing to go to ESPN360.com, mark your calendars for the Frozen Four on April 8 on ESPN2.
Speaking of NCAA, Curtis McElhinney got his first win as a Duck on Friday. Cage-face spectators will remember that McElhinney backstopped a pretty good Colorado College team earlier this decade. Prospect-obsessed Ducks fans will remember him as the goaltender frequently standing behind Brian Salcido. There are still three back-to-backs left on the Ducks schedule, so if this team is committed to winning out (which, not surprisingly, still gives them some statistical chance of missing the playoffs) they'll need Curtis to run a leg of the relay.
According to The OC Register, Joffrey Lupul participated in a team practice, which Carlyle counts as his first day back (despite Lupul getting back to the ice for limited practice recently). Carlyle also noted that he knows he's taxing his remaining defensemen in the absence of Wisniewski, but he's confident that they should be able to handle it as they've all spent plenty of time in the league. Point taken, but has anyone noticed how little we see of Aaron Ward?
More after the jump...
Aaron Ward Time On Ice Stats
GP
TOI
TOI/G
Shifts
TOI/S
Sft/G
7
103:38
14:48
137
45
19.6
| ES TOI | ES TOI/G | SH TOI | SH TOI/G | PP TOI | PP TOI/G |
| 91:03 | 13:00 | 11:41 | 1:40 | 0:54 | 0:07 |
As you can see, Ward, Anaheim's greyest beard on the blueline, is averaging 14:48 per game in his 7 games with the Ducks. That's less than half of what Scott Niedermayer played on Friday. Ward sees only 19.6 shifts per game (around six fewer than Visnovsky), but he also sees 1:40 of shorthanded ice time per game, painting the picture of a 2.5M penalty killing specialist. But is he?
The PK has been killing at about 75% in the seven games since Ward joined the team, which is a hair below the their 79.3% season average. They've blanked three power play units in those games, but they've also let in multiple power play goals against the Blue Jackets and Islanders (though McElhinney could have been a factor as Jonas Hiller let in only one of the PP goals in each of those games). Also, looking more closely at the stat sheet, it was Ward's penalty against Nashville, his second of the game, that Getzlaf would turn into a 5 on 3, gifting the Predators the only tally of that contest.
Aaron Ward is an older player, sure, but he should be playing more, and certainly not less than half of what a player one year his junior is logging. Right now, he's a depth defenseman about as much as Festerling is, and we may want to look into getting more out of him instead of putting 30 minutes on Niedermayer on a regular basis.
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Still some time before the game but I will be here.
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totally unrelated
but to anyone who plays NHL 10, does it bother you that the players never realy c-cut? I mean, when you hold the trigger button to face the opposing goaltender and you skate backwards in a straight line, they just naturally pick up speed. they never actually c-cut. I’ve been playing be a pro as a defenseman, and it’s starting to get to me.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 2:38 PM PDT reply actions
never played before
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s a technique in backwards skating. if you’re trying to stay with a guy from the neutral zone into your defensive zone, you’d have to do at least ONE. But they just kind of sway and do little c-cuts and somehow go much faster
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Eating dinner at JT Schmidts
and who’s eating next to us? None other than John Ahlers. He looks a lot skinnier in person, almost didn’t recognize him until he left his group to go get ready for the game.
by PhantomPretender on Mar 21, 2010 3:14 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
haha nice
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
In honor of a renewed Niedermayer
Don’t know how many of you read Adam Brady’s Ducks blog, but someone dug up some Niedermayer trading cards for him. I’d actually seen them on shoeboxlegends before along with the bottom picture with Niedermayer and Falloon. I pulled these from those respective sites.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 3:29 PM PDT reply actions
Damn, I wouldn’t have noticed it was him if his name wasn’t there.
I'm here! I know, I brighten the room. Everything's better.
it’s pimple territory, although falloon looks exactly like I remember, but he stopped playing much sooner. These pics are around 1991, i think
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats on the Nick Bonino signing
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 21, 2010 4:32 PM PDT reply actions
we're gonna need him before the end of that contract.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
what to give me a rundown on him? where would he play? with who's line?
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
my breakdown is linked in my prospects list. let me hunt down the links
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
thoughts on his position in the development process here. Profile on him here. The lack of an AHL affiliate was key in his not signing last offseason, so he is sure to see some AHL time, unless this two year contract is indicative of inserting him immediately. If Saku comes back, he’d get a full year in the AHL, if not, he or any other center we sign might see a few cups of coffee, maybe a longer call up like we did with Sexton. two year contract is short enough to where you might want to see him in that first year, even if only for a few games
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
as of 20 minutes ago, yeah. shouldn’t share your squeezebox with Selanne.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
this locker room needs some Airborne or something
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahhh
So Beleskey on the top line I guess
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 5:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
yep
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
teemu wants his milestones against chicago
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
would be awesome and two as he would be 10th in powerplays if he gets in on one and his 600th
That would be very special
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
strong move for a little guy. me likes
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree a bit with hayzie on Hannan. wholeheartedly on Quincey. You have to murder someone that small, head down, cruising toward the crease.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
little too much looking for teemu out there
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:18 PM PDT reply actions
Lol that too many men penalty was sad
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 5:18 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Anyone have thoughts on Aaron Ward?
SHOULD he be playing more? Or is Carlyle right to underplay him?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
Haven’t really noticed him all that much
I guess that’s good
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 5:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
he’s not playing very much. I think it would be good to get at least 20 minutes out of him. 2.5M defensemen usually play more than 14:48 per game
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
selanne can frikkin smell it
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
GGGOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL
nice we score while im out of the room
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Parros hasn’t been all that effective this season
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 5:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
yea I have noticed that
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
C’mon Troy. you gotta at least win it
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:37 PM PDT reply actions
we’re outplaying them and drawing calls? Someone check the Hadron Collider. We may be in a parallel universe
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:44 PM PDT reply actions
this is what I always imagined we’d look like without wisniewski. Not that that’s WHY we looked good in the last two games, but this is how I imagined it would go
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
hi
yo arthur just got back from a tennis game… good to see lubo keeps shooting and hopefully bonino becomes a beast
yo
bonino better frickin play this year cause i wanna make him make doug wilson look like a fool…. hahahaha san jose gave us one of their top prospects for huskins and moen…. what a steal…. pielmier is pretty awesome too lawl this puts me in a good mood
bonino should get some time in the AHL playoffs this year, and that will prime him for camp this summer. it’s an interesting contract length, no doubt. I’m pretty sure Doug Wilson is used to getting the shakedown treatment from Bob Murray after playing together for so long. I just wonder why Bob Murray didn’t like Tangradi and O’Dell, other than the fact that they were Burke picks. It’s nice to replace what you give away, but i still wonder why he gave them away
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
No I saw it but just wasn’t able to post as my brother needed to use my comp.
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
yo
hey im actually hoping holland become sour center cause hes a better skater and scorer but either one will be fine… here we go heres hoping we dont have anothe r3rd period breakdown
holland should be another year removed. I don’t know that I would call him a better scorer than Bonino. Bonino is confident in teh dirty areas and he wants the puck on his stick even if he ends up passing it. He was dynamite with Brandon Yip, who though he looked good with the Avs this season, was never considered a premier prospect. Holland has the benefit of some top flight linemates this season. Plus, any discussion of Bonino not being a great skater is laughable. It’s a joke based on people reading old scouting reports at this point. If you’ve seen Bonino play with BU, there’s nothing wrong with him as a skater. Holland’s still probably better, but I wouldn’t put any stock in a scouting report from Farmington.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
or excuse me, not Farmington, Avon Old Farms. Any scouts that go to Farmington High are soldiers.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
getzlaf was never called a perimeter player. Inconsistent, yes, never perimeter. Perry was never called lazy or a perimeter player, but he did play on a good team. Bonino could be a 40 goal scorer as much as Holland could be. I don’t know if you’re looking at stats, but the seasons aren’t exactly teh same length, so it’s not a head to head comparison based on their breakout seasons. Getzlaf and Perry, ultimately, are competitors, pretty vicious ones actually. The question on Holland is whether he is a competitor, so it’s a different quesiton. You’re right that it’s still a “will he ever put it all together” question, but it’s really not like anyone else we’ve taken a chance on in the first round. Still, as a smart size guy, his offense could flush and we can use him. Bonino’s an all-out competitor, by the by
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
to all the Sharks fans . . . Open goal mouth, teemu selanne, score. eat it, bitches
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:03 PM PDT reply actions
2 questions..
1) If Teemu retires does saku leave?
2) if saku resigns does Teemu stay?
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 6:05 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
saku needs a bit of a raise. Nothing like his Montreal money, but I think he asks for about 4.25M. Maybe the Ducks can afford it; they certainly need a second line center. Murray says he’s giving them all (nieds, teemu and saku) until draft day, so i’m sure there will be plenty of time for teemu and saku to discuss it
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
you think we could keep saku for 4.25M though?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
do you think he would play for a teemu-less ducks for a 1M more?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He might. Its hard to say. It might depend on how many other teams are interested in him.
Personally its hard for me to imagine a 2nd line center that sticks around with the Ducks for more then a season. Damn Andy McDonald curse.
yeah, he knows how much we suck. harder to lie to him than another free agent. but I think for an extra mil, he’d play. I don’t know if he’s cup crazed just yet.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
tough to throw a rookie in there straightaway. Especially if we’re really staying with Sexton on the second line. If they’re willing to do it, I agree with the move, but more likely, if we don’t spend the money, we’ll sign a depth center to compete with Chip/Carter/Marchant and the rookies, spending yet another year not trully fixing the problem.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
okay, i asked it above, but do YOU have a problem with no c cuts in that game? it’s a great skating engine, and I’m not saying there should be these big exaggerated c cuts, but it looks comical when they just start burning in reverse without moving their legs
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
am I the only one who was enjoying Lupul this year? He was passing, elbowing people in the face, blocking shots. It was like a whole new Joffrey. It’s like we sent him to summer camp and he came back a man. I did miss the old Joffrey, who used to log 3 SOG between ‘O say’ and ‘Can you see,’ but I thought he was pretty good when he played.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
the back thing I do hold against him because he said it was a persistent problem. Dude waited for his leg to go numb before he went to a specialist. he could’ve frikkin had Multiple Sclerosis at that point. I’m not fond of going to the doctor, but then again, my body isn’t worth millions of dollars. If you don’t respect your meal ticket enough to get it checked out as often as possible, you probably deserve some shelf time.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna say. Dayumn, yankeeken, you straight said Cullen hasn’t been good since Moorhead High School. That’s cold.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
sexton seeing protection from . . . KOIVU? is this hwere we are as a franchise?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:24 PM PDT reply actions
huh?
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Quincey, who’s been having a bad game, checked Sexton in the corner. Legal check, but a crushing one. Koivu wouldn’t stop pestering im. Koivu, who pretty much looks Sexton in his eye on a regular basis. i’m not saying anyone should leave the bench, but come now.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
you never hear most of those words together
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
thats for sure
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
WOOOHOOOO I have been off here but watching this is great job we are doing
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Peter Buddha. Sounds like a drug dealer
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
we didn’t have some of these people beginning of the year, and we were convinced we didn’t need to use our cupboard. Not saying it’s all Visnovsky, Beleskey and Sexton, but they’re not exactly dragging us down.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
you think Getzlaf is lazy?
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s be fair. Bruce Banner is lazy. The Hulk will score from teh penalty box.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
he does occasionally look downtrodden, like a kid who wants to take his ball and go him, “Why won’t anybody fight me!?!?!?!” I’m telling you, if he and Sluggo would just punch each other in the face in-between periods, he’d be the Ovechkin of the West.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
he’s the equipment manager, longest tenured member of the ducks organization. Maybe him and McNab actually, though I think Sluggo was hired earlier.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
this team was technically lazy last year around this time. Complacent leftover cup winners. Supposedly Whitney and Wiz came into the locker room and changed the mood. I think it’s a complicated room. Murray certainly doesn’t know how to fix it.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he can be a fine figurehead. he certainly has personal relationships with other GM’s around the league. But he has to have a strong supporting cast that he actually listens to. someone has to say, no we don’t need to see steve mccarthy. and he needs to say, you’re right. that was a bad pick. I’ll never make that pick look good.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m 1000% he’s a basketball fan.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, he claimed he watched a Big Red game at Cornell, but he worked his way up the NBA ranks for a reason. I doubt he’s ever watched a hockey game.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Blake Beleskey Bodie ..any other B’s?
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 6:52 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
how could you miss brookbank— that’s TWO
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
in Patton Oswalt terms, that’s the fatass litmus test
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
It took me about 2 minutes to get that
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 6:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
OH WOW!
That was a little sad
I would love a goal from either of those !!
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 6:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
oh hell yeah. FOREVER. he and doug wilson were one of the premier Blackhawks pairings of all time, mostly because Wilson was awesome.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
it should be noted that he’s our first GM to actually have an NHL hockey career. We’ve generally had experienced scouts or front office guys, which is one of the main reasons I’m more amenable to David McNab and I always make the joke that Bob Murray is a GM for the same reason that John Elway owns a car dealership. They basically promoted him in the organization in Chicago to get him off the ice.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I would never have expected that
Hmmm that is actually really surprising
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 7:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
if you know enough hockey players, finding out he was emotionally unbalanced enough to throw a chair around a crowded room should have sealed it for you. heh heh.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
David McNab was on teh phone with my agents all night
ANY question who cherry picked Tim Burke’s cupboard when Murray and Wilson did the Moen/Huskins trade?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:55 PM PDT reply actions
pretty dark suit for the first day of spring, Nick
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
and BLUE tie? i know BU’s not in it, but show some love
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
hmm, they’re giving nick a lot of hype. I see us getting more traffic, especially with Hayzie saying number one center.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:00 PM PDT reply actions
that was a sequence from teh finale of Breakin’ 2 Electric Boogaloo out there
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Hiller’s got that swiss cheese style going again.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:02 PM PDT reply actions
holy crap that’s a lot of blood.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:07 PM PDT reply actions
shoot I missed it
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, did Koivu bleed on Getzlaf? What woke him up?
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:09 PM PDT reply actions
hiller didn’t think he had it ahlers, he was just committing to staying down. rare for him, sure, but don’t misrepresent the man
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:11 PM PDT reply actions
i like that our winnign has involved scoring in multiple periods we went scoreless for all but a couple of frames in that losing streak
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Chipchura is having a great game. His forechecking is really good.
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yeah, I think he’s got the sandpaper to lock up that third line center position. We could free up some money if we move marchant.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
edmonton blanked san jose?
bad for my fantasy team, good for my laughter.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:15 PM PDT reply actions
then to me it is overall good
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Must be panic mode once again in san Jose
I can’t believe that phoenix passed them tonight
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 7:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
might be a good idea to get as far away from Detroit as possible, but can you imagine if they got ousted in teh first again? That boy who cried in front of his webcam might hang himself
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
a man as large as Bodie falls, you have to assume it’s a dive. You just can’t call Tripping. Hardenbergh once suggested you call 2 minutes for Unlicensed Forestry, but that’s about it.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
sure was and I presume that Daniel had to teach and missed the 600th goal?
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
daniel was in fresno, i think. he’s on his way back i think.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
oh so he probably got to listen then. Darn was going to give him flack if he had missed it lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Mar 21, 2010 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
wow carlyle just bitchslapped him.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Mar 21, 2010 7:59 PM PDT reply actions
I was hoping for him to go all john tortorella on the guy
by Kducker on Mar 21, 2010 8:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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