Comedy CowPies in the 'Lumbus

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I would pay good money to hear Bob Cole read that goalie tweet

Elvis. Will Not. Leave the Building. Until the final buzzer sounds. Merzlikins and Kivlenieks. Sounds, Like. A. Latvian law firm. Oh Baby.

 

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I would pay good money to hear Bob Cole read that goalie tweet

Our play by play guy, Jeff Rimer, struggles with Atkinson and Foligno. He will not survive this.

And it could have been worse: The other guy playing in Cleveland is named Veini Vehvilainen.



Note; in NHL history there have been 4 Latvian born goalies to be assigned to NHL rosters. 3 of them have at one point or another have been property of the Blue Jackets. 2 are the current tandem.

Arturs Irbe
Peter Skudra
Elvis Merzlikins
Matiss Kivlenieks

Irbe was traded to the Blue Jackets in 2004 but never played a game due to the lockout and subsequently went back to Europe to play.

 

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This news is a little late. Like 1.1 seconds too late.

Depending on how bad his injury is, he might still be able to go. Game is 3 weeks away. Hope he goes. He's been outstanding.


Speaking of all stars:

Can you imagine if someone had him, misused him and then traded him for 3 points in 18 games by a guy they let walk later? And you only went after that guy to make another guy who walked for nothing happy? THAT would be embarrassing.

Fuck yeah, Duke. So happy for him.

 

[puckhead]

Note; in NHL history there have been 4 Latvian born goalies to be assigned to NHL rosters. 3 of them have at one point or another have been property of the Blue Jackets. 2 are the current tandem.

Arturs Irbe
Peter Skudra
Elvis Merzlikins
Matiss Kivlenieks

Irbe was traded to the Blue Jackets in 2004 but never played a game due to the lockout and subsequently went back to Europe to play.

Canucks had Irbe and Skudra

*high five*

 

[mattola]

Canucks had Irbe and Skudra

*high five*

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Fuck Arturs Irbe.

 

[puckhead]

Fuck Arturs Irbe.

What did Archie ever do to you?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

What did Archie ever do to you?

Ruined the Leafs' chances of getting whupped in the Cup Final by the best team ever assembled.

From a website:

The Leafs looked to be in great shape for the Conference Finals. The underdog Carolina Hurricanes had risen from the oft-mocked Southeast division and seemed like an easy mark, and the Leafs were primed to get Sundin back for Game 2.

Sigh.

Arturs Irbe was born in Riga, Latvia (then part of the USSR) in 1967. He was a mediocre goalie for most of his career. His career save percentage was .899. In 2001-02, he slightly overperformed his average at age 35, with a .902. He was immensely ordinary and seemed soon to conclude his immensely ordinary career--as indeed he soon did; 2002 was his last year as an NHL starting goalie, and he played 44 games as a backup over the next two years before leaving the league.

In six games in the Conference Final, Arturs Irbe posted a .962 save percentage and held the third-ranked offence in the NHL to one goal per game on average. He was impenetrable. And it was the last time the Leafs have been in the third round.

This was not at all Cujo's fault. He posted a .937 in this series, and the fact that meant he was the second-best goalie is a reflection of how insane Irbe was. We just couldn't beat him.

But, we're a blog with traditions. Fuck Arturs Irbe.

 

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Korpisalo had surgery on his Meniscus and is expected out 4-6 weeks.

Tearing my meniscus is the reason I stopped playing.


Who the fuck is Greg Wyskinski?

Elvis usually hangs out a long time and talks with/goofs off with the local guys after every practice. He says (in his third language) this is going to be a huge adjustment and he needs to focus so he won't be as accommodating for the time being. PLUS it was a skate with the pros event and he wanted to be first on the ice with the kids at that moment. Twatwaffle (surprise) misconstrues it and this douche jumps on to support Twatwaffle.

 

[gob]

Tuned in just in time for the Bob tribute

 

[gob]

Hat trick!

 

[gob]

Elvis was just a little excited for his first win.

 

[forty_three]

So glad I was there to experience it first hand.

1) Bob got a smattering of boos that quickly got drowned out during warmups. Standing ovation the whole tribute video. So many Bobrovsky jerseys in the stands. Saw a kid wearing a Bob Pans jersey in the hall getting high fives too. Nice.

2) The ovation when they announced Elvis as starter was louder. The crowd cheered every single stop he made. Was happy with that because some people have been disparaging him and even calling for him to be traded.

3) Zach Werenski really likes NYE games (Had two goals and a post last year).

4) The team was blocking shots (wennberg took one to the face) for Elvis all the way down the stretch.

5) Elvis' release of emotion at the end was just awesome. As much as I appreciate all that Korpi has done, the personality of Elvis is what is going to drive him to the top of the list. The only time Korpisalo shows anything is when he is breaking sticks over the crossbar. This fanbase connects with personalities.

 

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[forty_three]

LOL

I will donate to a go fund me to raise the extra 25 k

 

[gob]

Texier out indefinitely. Lumbar stress fracture

 

[forty_three]

Texier out indefinitely. Lumbar stress fracture

Guess now it's time for Torts to go off about these lower back crosschecks.

 

[forty_three]

If they sold these, they'd raise the extra 25k in no time.

 

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WOO

Points in 12 straight. OT win in Boston against the best team in the East

 

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