Comments on: Jan 27 :: That’s Not Lake Minnetonka

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:24:40 +0000

@Mom -- I actually have no idea which Rick Springfield song you're referring to, so I'm gonna plead ignorance.

BUT! Excellent EXCELLENT Purple Rain reference! I'd give just about anything to hear Babbles say "I wanna see some asses wigglin'"

By: TPL Mom

TPL Mom — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:01:01 +0000

My last thoughts, but still in the Prince vein...Mike B has to give the team a speech similiar to the one that Morris Day gave to his girl's during a frustrating rehersal: Mike: you ladies don't seem to realize how valuable my time is. You're going to make my boys look bad!
Bert: Why don't you let us come up with some of the plays?
[Nick shakes his head violently)Tried that memba..You're in the best possible place you can be in, what's the matter??? your skates on too tight or something??
Mike: Let's have some action. I want some asses wigglin....I want some perfection!!

By: TPL Mom

TPL Mom — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:56:28 +0000

OK….I have to know…Did you intend to use a line from a relatively obscure Rick Springfield song in the 'what's the big deal' section?? If so, kudo's, if not…thanks anyway! And speaking of 80's music, I intend to comment on your other post re: NKOTB

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:15:24 +0000

@Andy -- for the last fifteen years, 58 minutes HAS been enough for the Wings. It can be construed as a good thing that they have to play the whole night now. Assuming they learn.

@Nat -- I expect a full TSO post dedicated to the All-Hillbilly NHL.

@JJ -- TPL is no place for kids. FACT.

@Jenn -- thank you! I tried to pick my favorite Prince lines, but that one was just to perfect to pass up.

@Gander -- shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! We didn't talk about that....

By: Gander

Gander — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:11:19 +0000

Does "rest of the season" include the playoffs? If so, it'd be a shame if Bert waited until the 82nd game of the season to get his 20th.

By: jennbikegirl

jennbikegirl — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:25:47 +0000

Last week when we played the Wild, I listened to the first period on XM radio on the way home from work. (Games start two hours earlier here, so that happens a lot.) They only have the home team broadcasts during the regular season, so enemy broadcast it was.

At one point, everyone's favorite, Clutterbuck, took a penalty. The play-by-play guys actually said "Well, you have to expect that when you lead the league in hits, you will get a little bit of extra scrutiny from the referees!"

And I thought, really? Is that why he gets the scrutiny? It's not because, as J.J. points out, he has a reputation as a goon? No, of course, I'm sure that couldn't be it.

And Ville "Party Over Oops Out of Time" Leino has to be one of my favorite nicknames ever.

By: J.J. from Kansas

J.J. from Kansas — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:18:33 +0000

Man, I hope you're talking about one of the monsters and not the runaway nine-year old boy as the one you covet ;)

Cal Clusterfuck and Cal Buttercluck are just two of the many, many things you can do to that man's name. No wonder he grew up a goon.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:58:06 +0000

Clutterbuck is a cool name. I usually just call him Clusterfuck

By: Natalie

Natalie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:39:30 +0000

Ville "Party Over Oops Out of Time" Leino

God. I never knew Prince could be so apropos to hockey.

Also, Brian and I enjoy making fun of Cal Clutterbuck's name because it sounds so effortlessly hick-ish. We'd always pegged Mason Raymond as the owner of the most hillbilly name in hockey, but Clutterbuck is right up there with him. (A close derivative, Clatterbuck, is a popular surname 'round these parts.)

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:19:33 +0000

On the good side of things, 58 minutes is the longest they've held on the last couple of weeks. So 60 should be close.