Because “steroids in Major League Baseball” seemed to be the topic de jour on Thursday, we found it weird that ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” led with news of debunk Blues goaltender.
No? Not funny? Not even a little? Come on. Lighten up, it’s Friday.
Things I’ll miss about the Blues during the offseason…
…John Kelly’s eyebrows dancing at us
…Bernie Federko selling us cabinets, flooring and more all while wearing stone washed jeans
…trying to figure out why in god’s name, in 2009, I cannot get a playoff hockey game in HD
…Bloosiers
…hearing the crowd chant the number of goals scored and realizing that we would be totally lost without Towel Guy
…Finding an excuse to wear this around the house:
…the nightmares about being attacked by Chris Mason’s beard
…telling people that I think Andy Murray looks like a Gelfing from The Dark Crystal
…my rapidly developing man crush on TJ Oshie
Lucky for me, this is the NHL we’re talking about, so if my mental calendar is accurate, they should be starting up the 2009-2010 season is roughly a month or so. Right?
Most hockey players start growing their playoff beards and/or mustaches around Game 1 of the postseason. As Matt Sebek pointed out last week, several of the Blues look to have started theirs several weeks earlier given the thickness of their lip fur.
None of them compare however to the dedication of the Blues penalty box attendant. He began his playoff mustache the day the San Jose Sharks finished off the Blues in the 2004 quarterfinals…
That’s dedication, people.
Joe Buck pledged his allegiance to the St. Louis Blues on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” on Friday afternoon. Buck, a known Blues fanatic, appeared on PTI with broadcasting partner, Tim McCarver and slapped on the lid as the interview began.
Playoff beards have become synonymous with playoff hockey. Several Blues players started growing out their face scruff in the Blues recent playoff push. Blues right winger, Dan Hinote, has taken another angle – progressive ridiculousness around his upper lip fur.
Needless to say, if Mr. Hinote is serious about starting a new trend in “playoff mustaches”, we’re on board.
Kudos to Executive Tailgate Fan Hunter, Jason, for his picture submission.
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If you are the primary source for news and sports in a city that is filled with the passionate subset of Blues fans known affectionately as ”Bloosiers”, it’s only appropriate to find a way to celebrate them. STLToday.com did just that with their recent “Extreme Hockey Fan Contest” which resulted exactly the way we would have suspected – with photos submitted by fans whose loyalty to the Blues causes one to question whether they may or may not be mentally unstable.
Take Michael for example. He likes the Blues… and dressing like a serial killer:
And when/if the Blues ever win the Stanley Cup, just pray you’re not parked next to him:
“When the Blues win the cup…Im going to flip a car…or something. GO BLUES!!!”
