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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Excellent: BLUES are cup favorites, got that? BLUES! Not Kings. BLUES!
by Quisp •
So now maybe we can stop all this psy-ops nonsense about the Kings being the new #1 in the West. From ProHockeyTalk:
Blues favorites to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history
The St. Louis Blues are the new favorites to win the Stanley Cup, according to online bookmaker Bovada.
Here are the Cup odds for the eight remaining teams:
RudyKelly is Columbo
by Quisp •
Columbo : rumpled absent-mindedness.
Rudy : disarming buffoonery.
Columbo : traps you in your own arrogance.
Rudy : puts the whole Blues/Kings series on a platter for you.
Gillis reveals teams “showcase” players for trades
by Quisp •
Over the last few years, I have witnessed several bloggy debates about whether teams really showcase players in an attempt to spark a trade. When a player’s ice time suddenly increases, there’s usually someone out there who will shout “showcase!”,…
A BETTER GUIDE TO HATING THE KINGS
by Quisp •
In the spirit of friendship, and because this whole thing is probably about to go to hell in a hand-basket, and because Chuck Berry is from St. Louis and Chuck Berry is Rock and Roll, I thought I would lend…
Tom Benjamin’s post-mortem on his own Vancouver Canucks
by Quisp •
Vigneault deserves points for putting in Schneider. I thought it was weird at the time, but it turned out to be a stroke of genius that could easily have won the series for them. Had the Canucks won game 5 in OT, the odds of the series going seven games would have been pretty good.
That game would have been tonight, wouldn’t it?
Monarchs v. Admirals, Game 3 tonight
by Quisp •
Manchester and Norfolk are tied 1-1 in their best-of-five series. Ian Clark’s On Hockey: A big night in NH and Boston | New Hampshire SPORTS Due to scheduling issues in Norfolk, the top-ranked Admirals played Game 1 and 2 in…
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Series Preview: Blues’ superiority is unprecedented in human history
by Quisp •
Ken Hitchcock would have you believe that the Kings are the favorites in their upcoming series with his St. Louis Blues. Hitchcock suggests that knocking off the number one team makes you the number one team. He wants to transfer…
Nasty series predicted by STL Today
by Quisp •
STL Today: Blues vs. Kings: A ‘nasty’ series is forecast The last time the Blues and Los Angeles Kings met, on March 22, the score was 0-0 through overtime and had to be decided in a shootout. [...] What the…
