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The Rangers, they get no coffee. The Rangers outshot the Stars 41-18 and thoroughly outplayed them for 60 minutes on Sunday, yet it was those same New York Rangers who ended up on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline at Madison Square. Brendan Morrow scored the game winner early in the 3rd period, and as a result, gets the Glengarry leads. Jaromir Jagr will meet with the Nyborgs in the morning.
Jamal for Mayers. Manny Legace stopped 24 shots for the shutout and Jamal Mayers scored twice as St. Louis beat Calgary 3-0 at the Scottrade Center. Quietly, the Blues are having a stellar campaign - they've won six of seven, outscoring the opposition 17-9 in the wins. Of course, people are having a hard time noticing. From NHL.com - "The largest cheers from the crowd came during the first period when the University of Missouri fight song was played in a tribute to the school's football team that earned a No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press poll this week for the first time since 1960." Sigh.
Untouchable, like Elliot Ness. Sunshine state supremacy was fully restored Sunday as the Anaheim Ducks knocked off the LA Kings 3-2. Red hot Ryan Getzlaf scored a pair - he's riding an eight-game point streak - and the Ducks have now won three straight over the Kings after dropping the season opener 4-1...but that shit happened in London. Cali is where the Ducks "put they mack down." Werd.
Welcome back, Brent. Don't let the door hit you: For 29 other franchises, Brent Sopel is a journeyman defenseman blessed with a solid grullet. They'd be shocked to learn, then, that the man called "Sopes" is an absolute cult hero in Vancouver. Here's something you didn't know about Brent Sopel: he dropped acid at the 1988 Monsters of Rock show at the Kingdome and totally freaked out during "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by the Scorpions. But he totally pulled it together for "Still Loving You." *
Anyways, Sopes was at his finest on Sunday, recording two delay-of-game penalties as his Blackhawks lost 2-0 to the Canucks in Vancouver. Brendan Morrison's game-winner came during while Sopes served the first one. An appreciative Vancouver crowd applauded.
*didn't actually happen.
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Hey now, the Sunshine State battle is Lightning vs. Panthers.
These are the new leads. These are the Glengarry leads. And to you they're gold, and you don't get them. Why? Because to give them to you would be throwing them away. They're for closers.
@mlmintampa:
I thought Denver was the Sunshine State.
[/Old School]
During "Winds of Change," Sopel could totally feel it blowing.
I'm glad I attended the hockey game at MSG on Saturday instead of Sunday.
Sold out and loud for NCAA hockey? You bet your sweet ass it was.
@mlmintampa: Canadians consider any state that receives more than two hours of sunlight a day during the winter to be "The Sunshine State."
"Here's something you didn't know about Brent Sopel:"
Finish that sentence with anything, and it's accurate.
@Rickeybeingrickey: It takes Brass Balls to sell hockey....
"you see this watch? this watch is worth more than your car"
/TJ
Shawn Taylor shot this morning
"Patel? Fucking Patel?"
Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.
Profootballtalk.com reports that Sean Taylor is "fighting for his life" after being shot in a robbery at his Miami home.
NBC6 in Florida confirms that there was a shooting and robbery at Taylor's home. Taylor is reportedly in surgery after being shot in the leg. The bullet severed his femoral artery.
Yesterday was not a good day for my NY sports teams.
Well, except for Jose Reyes as a Mets rep - those chicks are hot.
@cowbell204: The worst thing is it sounds like he was almost bleeding to death in front of his young daughter.
Shouldn' that asterisk be after "Jamal Mayers scored twice"? No way he's scored twice in a game since juniors.
Put that cocoa down! Cocoa's for cobblers only
@Threat Level: Midnight: Ever take a slapshot made ya feel like you'd slept for a week?
@CubsDynasty: What's my name? ELF YOU! THAT'S my name.
@Clare: Cause you rode a hedgehog to work, and I got here on a talking moose. THAT's my name!
I wish I could find this clip
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