Top Shelf: “Shootouts is Similar to Wild West”*
NHL November 19th. 2008, 11:00am
Lee Diekemper on the night in the NHL. This is figure skating legend Katarina Witt, who once appeared in Playboy. Obviously, they’re NSFW.
Wild 2, Penguins 1 (SO): After giving up a first period goal, Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom was a brick wall, stopping 24 of 25 shots including all three Pen shootout attempts. Checking his account at home following the loss, Sidney Crosby received a request from Alexander Semin to be a Facebook friend.
Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 2 (SO): Nikolai Khabibulin made 38 saves including two in the shootout. After the game Jonathan Toews, who had a goal in the shootout for the ‘Hawks, was bummed when he learned the Pink Taco wasn’t what he envisioned.
Panthers 4, Lightning 3 (SO): Interim Lightning bookie/coach Rick Tocchet is still looking for his first win. The Bolts rallied with three goals to send the game into overtime but Nathan Horton shootout goal put the Panthers over the top.
Hurricanes 2, Canadians 1: It took a monumental offensive effort for the Canes to pull out a key win. The Canes put a season-high 48 shots on goal. Ray Whitney’s power play goal in the third was the difference.
* Somewhat old Nas lyrics.
9 Responses to “Top Shelf: “Shootouts is Similar to Wild West”*”
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November 19th, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Thank you for not mentioning the Avs performance last night. The less said about it the better
November 19th, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Is that even possible? I thought the winning team of the shootout only gets 1 goal.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Was at the Pens/Wild game last night – are there any Wild fans in here? How can you watch that crap for the entire season? The Wild suck the life out of any hockey game.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Roeth – Believe it or not, it’s gotten better. And not having Gaborik does not help the offense.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Damn, Lee! Did you purposefully find the one picture of Witt that makes it seem like she wants to suck my blood?
November 19th, 2008 at 11:30 AM
It’s going to be a long road trip for the Hawks if they can barely squeak out a win in Phoenix. They were up 2-0 in the second period and still had to go to OT. Quenneville’s epic defensive strategy strikes again!
November 19th, 2008 at 12:06 PM
It doesn’t get any better than hot Russian chicks.
Like HawkEye said, not having Gaborik sucks, and it’s gotten much better in recent years. Koivu, Bouchard and Mietennen are all badass. Plus, Backstrom’s the best netminder that nobody talks about.
I really think you saw the “worst” of the Wild against Pittsburgh because the Penguins are so ruthlessly aggressive in the offensive end, so Jacques LeMaire had to grind the game to a halt to give his own team a chance. If they both played Pittsburgh’s style, its no contest.
November 19th, 2008 at 12:25 PM
is lemaire the one that cant read?
therriens shootout order is so so so bad
November 19th, 2008 at 2:44 PM
It doesn’t get any better than hot Russian chicks.
Isn’t Katarina Witt German?