What with all the saving old ladies from getting his by buses crossing the street and snagging cats out of trees we’re up to lately, there is very little time to post this morning, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t send out a big fat Suck It to all the Blues fans out there who wake up this AM to see their postseason dreams kicked squarely in the left nut.
We have little to celebrate these days as Wings fans. We’re on the golf course…we have been for what seems like the past fiscal quarter…and there’s no getting around the fact that St. Louis had a far better year than we did. That said, it pleases me to no end to see the Notes so soundly dismissed in the second round after all their upstart bravado.
I come with a challenge to all you more photoshop-enabled types out there: Send us your best “PWNED” photo or screenshot metaphorically representing what happened to the Blues. I’ve got a thought starter above, just to get the creative juices flowing. You can post below in the comments or DM me at @512disch and I’ll send you an email that works for file transfer. This should get fun…
Back to your shanties, Blues fans!
Pavel Datsyuk finds himself a 1 seed against T.J. Oshie in the opening round of EA Sports’ cover voting tournament. With some luck, Pasha can become the second Detroit athlete to grace the cover of an EA Sports’ 13 game and some could argue that there’s no better choice — what with his video game moves in real life and all.
PR Coordinator Rick Bowness has a story at DRW with some additional details and facts, which features some pretty kick-ass cover art mocked up by our very good friend @Will_Posthumus. It took me a few viewings to notice that the traditional EA font “13″ was replaced by Datsyuk’s sleeve. TRICKY LITTLE DEVIL YOU ARE, WILL.
The top seed has won in each of the prior four match-ups on the bracket. Claude Giroux beat out PK Subban, Scott Hartnell took out Tyler Seguin, Evgeni Malkin defeated Steven Stamkos, and Anze Kopitar beat David Perron…just like he’s about to do in the playoffs.
Upcoming matchups include Henrik Lunqvist/Erik Karlsson, Pekka Rinne/Patrick Sharp (no word yet if they’ll be using a photograph of him spearing someone in the testicles), and Jordan Eberle/John Tavares. Those sixteen players made it out of a preliminary round featuring choices from each team. Just like real life: no one cares about the Blue Jackets.
Click on over to EA’s site, give Pavel a vote or ten, and anxiously await the results when our very own Dangles could grace the cover of your next purchase.
Well, what a lovely surprise. The designer of the kick-ass poster (@JHowardDesign) woke up, opened his e-mail, and saw this awesome picture, along with a note from Mr. Eaves, who is very touched by all of your kind words, Hockeytown. Below is a copy-and-pasted note from Patrick:
To the Fans:
“I want to thank everyone who sent a get well card or left a message on this website with such encouraging comments. I appreciate everyone keeping me in your thoughts during this tough year for me. Between the cool poster and all the kind words, I was blown away by the best fans in hockey. The cards and comments brought up my spirits and I just want to thank all of you for your support. I look forward to coming back next season.”
Patrick Eaves
