Your “We Were The Dudes And The Dudes Were We” Saturday Evening Open Thread

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3pMoMQ61Zc

 

NHL Eastern Conference Preview:

You’ve got one team Gary Bettman desperately wanted to have in this round, and the Ottawa Senators.

Both teams have made it this far on the moxie of their goaltending. Craig Anderson played out of his mind in the series against the Rangers, stopping upwards of 50 shots in games that went to OT, and 30-40 shots in games the Rangers won in NY. In doing so, he defated the Smoothie King and got his team through to the next round.

For a guy who wasn’t even scheduled to leave the bench during these playoffs, Marc-Andre Fleury has so far failed to show the case of the yips that has traditionally plagued him. He looked a tad shaky in Game-6 versus Washington, but none of the Pens looked good that night. He managed to hold it together and win his team Game-7 at Washington and move his team forward.

This series will come down to which Penguins team shows up. The team that tries to win a 2-1 game may not be able to hang with a Senators team that has shown a remarkable ability to find an equalizer and get games into overtime, where they have become kings of the commercial-free periods. Ottawa doesn’t have the firepower to match the Pens output, so they will have to fight to keep things close, and hope to squeeze out a win or two in Pittsburgh. All of Canada is pulling for Ottawa, but the exchange rate doesn’t seem to be in their favour.

Prediction: Penguins in 6.


Tonight’s sports:

  • NHL:
    • Senators at Penguins – 7:00PM | NBC / CBC
  • MLS Soccer:
    • Chicago vs. Seattle – 9:00PM | ESPN2
  • UFC on FX:
    • UFC 211 Preliminaries – 8:00PM | FX / TSN4
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
    • Go Bowling 400 – 7:30PM | FS1 / TSN

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. I hope you got yourselves something nice the $20 she gave you on your birthday. YOU FORGOT, DIDN’T YOU?

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A Canadian man-child of indeterminate age, he stays young by selling alcohol at sporting events and yelling at the patrons he serves. Their rage nourishes his soul, and their tips pay for his numerous trips to various sporting events.
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scotchnaut

Penguins didn’t seem to do the most basic scouting. Move Anderson back and forth in the crease before shooting? No. Rough up Karllsson at every opportunity? No.

/I’ve no doubt that they win the next one but I think that they’ll be out-coached in this series

WCS

Every analyst here is saying they just looked tired, drained from Game 7. If nothing else, this should serve as a wake-up call.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

The “women are the root of evil” deal. That makes me appreciate how I grew up.

WCS

Oh, my ex-girlfriend.

King Hippo

wouldn’t she be “unlike” if she did NOT turn into a demon? Or is it that she was so upfront about it??

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Wakezilla

Ice RED BLACKS aren’t messing around

scotchnaut

Yeah. No they aren’t.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

I’m sure you would have thought of it; it is a well known fact that lionesses can open car doors.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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King Hippo

cool I only got like 21

herodotus450

Bobby Ryan! If that IS his real name.

Wakezilla

Fun fact: It’s not!

scotchnaut

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOLY FUCK BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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WCS

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Wakezilla

Mclean, Freidman, Kypreos and Hrudy is the worst intermission /halftime/OT crew in all of sports

herodotus450

Worse than Harrison, King, Dungy, and Stooge ?

WCS

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Senor Weaselo

He did say worst intermission/halftime/OT crew, not worst offender of the Geneva Convention. And in one case, the Geneva Protocol.

Wakezilla

Honestly, for me, yes.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Nice shot.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Right in the asshole.
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Senor Weaselo

THAT’S GREAT HUSTLE MAC!
/McDonagh goes for the high-five
//Scratches, uh, let’s see who he didn’t accidentally wound in 2015 and is still on the team, let’s say, uh, Girardi? in the cornea

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Hockey injury report:

“Butthole”

King Hippo

“You won’t shit right for a week!”

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

That is GODDAMN FUNNY.

King Hippo

Hey, we can see where “Geno” gets his lopsided face from!

WCS

“Me make good Russian jeans.”

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Brocky

This series, the senators will be represented by seals

https://gfycat.com/EvilLeanBlesbok

WCS

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Exactly!

scotchnaut

that was quick.

King Hippo

So wait, they cut to Ice Footy 25 minutes late – of the goddamned conference final – for fucking golf that wasn’t even the end of the fucking tournament??

WCS

The Players is the PGA Tour’s biggest event, so NBC shilled out a lot of money to show it.

King Hippo

Still made me wanna go set some McMansions on fire. NBC needs to space it’s schedule better, and put a ticker thingy explaining itself.

King Hippo

Man, those posts sure is busy.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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King Hippo

Mine are prehensile ,, smgdh

WCS

Good to see the Pens are trying to set a record for playoff power play futility so far.

King Hippo

It’s important to have goals (no pun intended).

scotchnaut

I laughed.

scotchnaut

“Comey, Comey, Comey, Comey, Comey Chameleon. You come and go..you come and go, oh oh.”

-Culture Club 2017.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

NICE!
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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

“He’s right behind me isn’t he?”

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Unsurprised

Hmm. Gotta vote American on this one.

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King Hippo

Oh FFS, they are moving the East Coast start times to 8pm starting Monday. Fuck off, Bettman.

Unsurprised

I never realized Virgil had a line about boxing in The Aeneid.

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King Hippo

WOW. Flower saved from an OG.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

You need an underwear badge.
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scotchnaut

Pens fans are so quiet…but they expected their team to walk all over the Sens so they’re a bit disoriented.

Unsurprised

Hi

scotchnaut

The entire United States is Completely fucked. Er, what I meant was, “hello’.

King Hippo

You say this as if it is “news.”

scotchnaut

Yet another Sens penalty.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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scotchnaut

I’m almost done with Chrissie Hynde’s autobiography. My rec? Don’t bother. I’m three quarters the way through and she hasn’t addressed The Pretenders yet. I HAD CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS.

JerBear50

Oh, is that why you look so sad?
/sorrynotsorry

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van
Unsurprised

Well, Actually … (Distress calls are excellent sources of used goods comment. Cite: Unity episode)

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Invention to keep your dick from turning orange.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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herodotus450

“It’s MY goal, and I want it NOW!”
-JG Pageau

Senor Weaselo

On a related note, you guys hear about Cellino suing Barnes?

scotchnaut

Don Cherry is coming up next?

[changes channel]

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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scotchnaut

Penguins are giving up odd man rushes during their power plays.

King Hippo

their lack of discipline makes OTT a tricky matchup

The Maestro

In honour of that beauty of a goal… Some McKayla Maroney dancing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUDTYSQBxPR/

Unsurprised

Jesus Christ.

Wakezilla

What a nice lady

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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scotchnaut

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

/LOOK AT YOU SENS!!!!!!!!!!!

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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scotchnaut

Anderson looks solid.

The Maestro

Lawdy loo has this been a lot of goalposts so far. Yikes.

ballsofsteelandfury

Another thing I loved about Bon Cop Bad Cop is that they called him Buttman and he was a midget.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
herodotus450

They forgot, “Putting the Sears catalog back in the pile; but not too close to the top. Or bottom. Or middle.”

King Hippo

Two posts clanged in first 5 minutes. Either the Ice REDBLACKS (no ofence) are Team of Destiny or they gon’ get mollywhopped.

King Hippo

I don’t see this 5-on-3 ending well

scotchnaut

[wipes sweat from brow]

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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King Hippo

I was flipping around trying to find where the hockey intro was hiding whilst this golf assdickery finished up, and found…COLLEGE. BEACH. VOLLEYBALL. on NBCSN

scotchnaut

Guys or girls?

/it’s kinda important

King Hippo

hey, I may be an asshole, but I wouldn’t troll yinz that hard

King Hippo

oh shitsnacks, it’s OVER. SC won, big shock

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scotchnaut

Sens are over-matched vs. the Pens but they were in the same spot against the Rangers. All they have to do is play a perfect game.

King Hippo

Or for Flower to become self-aware. I’m betting heavy on Canadia here.

scotchnaut

I just can’t count on that.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
King Hippo

Why is Mother’s Day 2nd Sunday, whilst Father’s Day is 3rd Sunday?? That’s just inherently asking FOAR trouble.

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blackroseMD1

Is Mother’s Day sponsored by Eurovision this year?