Better Know Your Backstroms: A Field Guide
by EmilyB on Nov 13, 2009 2:18 PM EST
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Tonight the Capitals welcome their Western Conference opponents, the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota will be bringing with them a 7-10-1 record, Ovi's boyhood hero, and a Schultz 55.
Oh, and they're also bringing along a guy named Backstrom. Niklas Backstrom. Not to be confused with our Nicklas Backstrom, of course. So I have prepared this handy illustrated field guide to provide you with some spiffy visual cues to assist you in identiying and distinguishing between the battling Backies:
Our Backstrom
Their Backstrom
There is a possibility that Minnesota's Backstrom will not be the starter tonight, as the Wild played to a 4-3 shootout loss in Tampa last night. If NB is not in goal tonight, you can identify him by this:
BTW, congratulations are due to The Other Niklas Backstrom. He just notched his 100th win a few days ago. But he'll just have to wait for win #101!
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This was hilarious. Well done. I like the loaf of bread in the second pick, haha.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Nov 13, 2009 4:33 PM EST reply actions
I finally figured out who Ovie looks like in that photo: Ceiling Cat.
Fight, you time-wasting figure skaters!
Haha, you used my photo of Ovi, that’s funny stuff.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
Yes, yes I did. I cropped it and flipped it so Himself would be gazing down in the right direction.
I thought the rays emanating from the overhead light made for a nice touch.
IS PЯESS BOX AGAIN? DЯAT. SHOUT OUT TO KИUBLE.
Plus the Wild bloggers who chatted with us in the GDT confirmed I picked the right hat – it was indeed the hat that Nikky was wearing on the bench. Boo-yah.
IS PЯESS BOX AGAIN? DЯAT. SHOUT OUT TO KИUBLE.
he was awesome. gotta love the Minnesotans. At least they know the trap is evil and Lemaire is a hockey vampire.
They actually said they like Lemaire.
If consequences dictate the course of action, then it doesn't matter what's right, it's only wrong if you get caught. If consequences dictate the course of action, then I should play God...
sigh, then I take it back. I suppose everyone has a soft spot for their first coach (and, god, that 2003 playoff run was damn fun). And Lemaire the person did do some good work with Twin City literacy orgs, iirc. But, ugh, its the Vampire.
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