We’re Going To Be Friends – Scum vs Hawks Game 1 Preview, Pregame Thread, Tux Fitting

By McClure on May 15, 2013

Mordor vs Minas_Tirith

Game Time: 7:00PM Central
TV/Radio: NBCSN, CBC (Anglo), RDS (Franco), The Loop 97.9FM
Little Too Tall, Coulda Used a Few Pounds: Winging it in Motown, Abel to Yzerman

It had to be this way, didn’t it? While it was thought that the final regular season tilt between the Hawks and Wings was going to be the swan song for the rivalry before Scum headed east, that belief was strengthened by Minnesota’s ineptitude in the final week with their plummet to the eighth seed. But a funny thing happened on the way to Mordor, as the Wings were able to off the on-paper contender Ducks in seven games, and so it has now come to pass. One last dance before bidding adieu, with actual stakes attached.

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Beard Of The Day – May 15th – Peter Jackson

By Killion on May 15, 2013

Peter-Jackson-The-HobbitThere certainly has been a lot of change in Peter Jackson’s life and career. Born on Halloween of 1961 in New Zealand (Does New Zealand even have Halloween?), Jackson developed an early obsession with films, most notably King Kong, that led to his dropping out of school at age 16 to work full time to save as much money as possible for film equipment.

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NHL: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings

Morning Links 5/15/13

By Joe DeTolve on May 15, 2013

Regular Season Recap: Chicago Tribune

Verdi talked with Joel: Daily Herald

Uno Mas: Cheer The Anthem

The three guys that need to be shut down: Blackhawk Up

Ben Smith is ready: Comcast Chicago

Josh Harding will win (and should) but No Hossa love? Puckdaddy

Well…they still are Kings of the Mountain: TSN

My Sens got shitpumped by The Flightless Birds: Ottawa Citizen

Sheer Turmoil from the top down and I love it: Calgary Herald

Always The Viktor, It’s Never Your Fault

By Sam Fels on May 14, 2013

I had a few thoughts on this whole Viktor Stalberg possibly being a healthy scratch stuff, and couldn’t convey it in just 140 characters.

It’s rare that I would try and calm down anyone about any of what Joel Quenneville does, as I’m as skeptical of him as anyone. Well, except for maybe the tallest writer at this site. But let’s see if we can’t pull this bus over to the soft shoulder and turn the hazards on.
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