NHL36 Featuring Nicklas Lidstrom/Red Wings v. Montreal Open Thread
January 25th, 2012 at 6:37 PM ^
Gotta admire his routine, the guy is a machine.
January 25th, 2012 at 6:38 PM ^
Thanks for the heads up.
January 25th, 2012 at 6:39 PM ^
Anyone got a stream for the game tonight?
January 25th, 2012 at 6:59 PM ^
freeredwings.tv
that's your source for any and all red wings games. they have ken and mickey/murph with the commentary. its the way to go.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:11 PM ^
Thank you kind Sir!
January 25th, 2012 at 8:31 PM ^
Great stuff!
January 25th, 2012 at 6:42 PM ^
I'm young but Nick Lidstrom is the finest player I've ever seen play.
January 25th, 2012 at 6:46 PM ^
There was always a special something watching Yzerman, in my opinion. Lidstrom is probably my second favorite player of my lifetime (12/1989-present), but way ahead of number three.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:21 PM ^
I was born in 2/1990, so the three favorite players of my lifetime are McCarty, Lidstrom, and Yzerman. Every time I turn on a Wings game, I miss the Captain. Hopefully he'll take Kenny Holland's job, whenever he wants to retire.
January 25th, 2012 at 9:09 PM ^
Same. I was born in 89 and Yzerman was/is my favorite player of all time but I haven't seen anyone play so flawlessly like Lidstrom.
January 25th, 2012 at 6:55 PM ^
I think it's funny Dave Brandon is your pic BTW
January 25th, 2012 at 6:43 PM ^
Zetterberg looks funny in formal attire. All in all, I love seeing this behind the scenes stuff for sports (although I'm not a big fan of it for shows/movies).
January 25th, 2012 at 6:50 PM ^
Are you in Colorado?
It's been nice having Wings games on NBC Sports and the Michigan game on ESPN this week. If only they would put BTN on the basic package.
January 25th, 2012 at 6:57 PM ^
I can also get it at home in Illinois. Love me some Fat Tire, it's my go-to session beer 3/4 seasons. I'm actually drinking it out of a can right now, which I thought was really cool when it first came around.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:07 PM ^
This time of year I'm enjoying my Hopslam.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:15 PM ^
I do love Hopslam, but I can't drink more than a couple in a night. That and it's twenty dollars a six pack and I'm still on a student budget. Fat Tire is perfect for drinking-drinking, because it's much better than Budweiser or something, but it's still a pretty light ale, and available year round.
Probably gonna get the banhammer for this, but all I ever drink in the summer is Leinenkugal's Summer Shandy. I get a craving maybe five times all summer for an Oberon, but other than that, those are the two beers I rely on throughout the year.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:18 PM ^
I have to agree with you, Summer Shandy is delicious. Of course, my usual fall back beer is a cold Budwesier, being that I'm still in undergrad. Just had my first Hopslam not too long ago. Delicious.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
Do you tell the clerk it's for megangoblue... I kid of course.
I've also got Hopslam tonight. Hooray Bell's. Anyone try the Sam Adams Alpine Spring yet? The commercial definitely intrigued me. Looked like a hopped up bock.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:59 PM ^
I have not had the new Sam Adams, to answer the second question.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:40 AM ^
Boston bias in effect, but IMHO alpine spring is excellent.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:18 PM ^
I have to wait until Tuesday at a Bell's Tasting in DC;
A place in Alexandria, VA sold out 15 cases in 4 hours today. Nuts.
January 25th, 2012 at 6:54 PM ^
I was five the last time the Red Wings played a season without Nick Lidstrom. When he retires, It's going to be awfully weird when they take the ice for the first game of the season and there's no number 5.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:10 PM ^
Sounds like Nik is out for tonight. Bummer
Detroit Red Wings @DetroitRedWings
Lidstrom did not come with the team to the Bell Centre tonight. His streak of playing in 213 straight game will come to an end.
Edit: Damn! I need to start reading the OP!
January 25th, 2012 at 7:12 PM ^
If anyone is interested, Darren McCarty is hosting an Official Red Wings viewing party at Good Time Charley's tonight. They're giving away prizes and such, should be a good time.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:23 PM ^
I actually subscribed to NBC Sports so I can catch whatever wings games they air from now until the end of the season. Got sick of not being able to catch Wings games here in Cleveland.
Go Wings!
January 25th, 2012 at 7:48 PM ^
Garbage goal
January 25th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
Not a good start.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
well, shitballs.
January 25th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
Merde!
January 25th, 2012 at 8:10 PM ^
"Kindl has been a healthy scratch for the past couple of game"
I wonder why. Dude turns the puck over and gets called for a penalty on his 3rd shift.
Luckily, Montreal's abject lack of discipline is keeping us in the game.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
You gotta be shitting me!
January 25th, 2012 at 8:13 PM ^
mulligan
January 25th, 2012 at 8:13 PM ^
hamburgers
January 25th, 2012 at 8:13 PM ^
Well, turns out losing a seven time Norris winner is a problem for the defense. Garbage first goal, sure, but the second was bad, and this one was depressing.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu
January 25th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
K. Pull Howard.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
aaaaaaaaand lets forget this game ever happened. totally flat tonight.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
January 25th, 2012 at 8:17 PM ^
Please get number five on Skype or something and have a good pep talk.
Love,
JGB
January 25th, 2012 at 8:19 PM ^
My eyes are bleeding from those garbage goals.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:24 PM ^
period we have had all year, bar none (Habs of course). Still we are horrible and are very vulnerable to teams that have the bodies and ability to cycle.
Sucks not having your #1 d-man eh?
And you are screwing up our draft choice tank!
January 25th, 2012 at 8:37 PM ^
You guys should get more UM alums.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
Just argh.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
K. Pull Konklin.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
Drink all the Fat Tire in the fridge while hating on the Canadiens. And the flu.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
I am torn between the fact that I have no desire to watch my team embarass themselves further and morbid curiosity about whether they can hang 10 on us.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
The worst part is, I can't even drink to numb the pain on account of this damned cold.
January 25th, 2012 at 9:02 PM ^
I'm glad I picked up some really strong beers yesterday.
January 25th, 2012 at 9:24 PM ^
Not a shutout.
January 25th, 2012 at 9:34 PM ^
Pulled within 4!