Hail to the Stanley Cup Champion - St. Louis Blues!
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Per a bet that was made with uber St. Louis fan @tinamarie1974 I am creating this thread to SINCERELY congratulate the St. Louis Blues on their first ever Stanley Cup Championship!
@tinamarie1974 and other real St. Louis Blues fans have waited their entire lives for this and I am extremely happy for them - for reals! (If you were just a Boston hater wanting another Boston team to lose - this thread isn’t for you.)
It was an amazing series that went the full 7 games, but in the end it was the Blues who wanted it more. They deserve it!
I am very happy for you, and all the fans in St. Louis!!!
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Whew, that was an exciting, and rough game to watch. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a period more off-balance on who is playing better (Boston) vs who is scoring (St. Louis).
Possibly not the best day for me to schedule a 5:50am flight the next morning, what with the non-stop fireworks, honking cars and general shouting going on through the night.
@dave yeah I am pretty tired as well. I live in the middle of nowhere and still heard fireworks and kids running around screaming and hollering.
I decided today was a good day to work from my kitchen table in my pajamas
@dave must’ve seen a different game, the Blues were so much better. The difference between bombarding the goal in hopes it’ll go in vs. planning and executing it right. Like brute force hacking a password vs. figuring the guy’s pet’s name. And it was the only game I’ve seen this series, so I can’t say anything about previous games, but this one was obvious - with the exception of their 2nd goal, you could see it coming and it was damn great!
Thank you @mfladd, very classy. I am pretty excited about the whole thing. I do feel bad for you and the other true Bruins fans. But to be honest, I am thrilled to be on the winning side. It feels good.
@tinamarie1974 Take your time and enjoy it all year long! Congrats!
p.s. it’s hard to not like teams with their own songs
@mfladd cute
@mfladd hhuummm does that mean you want to convert?
@tinamarie1974 Well now you have taken it tooooo far
No. Boston for life.
@mfladd
@mfladd @tinamarie1974 At least that 11 y/o girl that has cancer got to hold the cup. I mean, how can you not like that. After that, Bibbinton Rudolph Noseface will be back in the AHL soon enough. Mark my words!
@mfladd @zinimusprime the Blues have treated Laila really well, and she loves the team…or “her boys” as she refers to them. As far as Bennington, I think he has a bright future
@mfladd @tinamarie1974 …A 16 year old born in January 2002 isn’t…
(they are 17…)
@chienfou @mfladd I think it is that new math they do on the East Coast. Apparently it is very confusing and parents don’t like it! Must also be wrong. Lol
This was definitely one for the ages.
What a series,
What a game,
What a goalie.
Stanley lives in the Gateway City til next year.
I have really enjoyed the good-natured ribbing and obvious camaraderie that have been evidenced in these posts on the 3 threads dedicated to this process.
@chienfou
/giphy give yourself a pat on the back
@chienfou that’s better…
CONGRATULATIONS BLUES FANS!
@therealjrn ❤❤❤
Baby Tarensenko is a lucky child
/giphy HAIL!!
Can’t I be both?
@DrWorm Ha! You can I guess. But you get more props if your the real fan The haters are just jelly.
@cinoclav
@cinoclav @mfladd I feel the same way but that fishing dude is funny.
@cinoclav oh nice!!
@tinamarie1974
https://www.kwch.com/content/news/511325722.html
Edit: I couldn’t get the volume to work (yes, I had it turned up), but you can read about it.
@Barney aawww that is cool. The lobster is beautiful
@tinamarie1974 He is beautiful and also, one very lucky lobster.
@Barney @tinamarie1974 I wonder if they still turn red when you boil them, or maybe a nice @Barney -pleasing purple…
@Barney @chienfou oooohhhh I do NOT want to find out!! Participating
@Barney @tinamarie1974 …but I sort of do…!
@Barney @chienfou @tinamarie1974
From Maine Lobstermen’s Alliance:
People are probably most used to seeing bright red lobsters. In fact, red is the color most commonly used in illustrations of lobsters. But a red lobster is a cooked lobster. Even blue and yellow lobsters turn bright red when they are cooked. When the lobster shell is introduced to heat, the proteins that astaxanthin bind to are destroyed so the pigment shows up in its natural state, a bright red. The only kind of lobster that won’t become red when cooked is a white lobster because it doesn’t contain any pigments at all.
@Barney @msklzannie @tinamarie1974 Thanks. Now I can sleep better…
I did not realize the State of MO named yesterday St Louis Blues Day. How cool!
@tinamarie74, out of morbid curiosity, how much Blues Cup merch have you bought so far? I’m a Caps fan, and y’all have out-purchased us from our Cup win last year. That is seriously impressive considering that we bought some weird stuff. There is something so special about winning that 1st Cup, though.
@fait so I have purchased four t-shirts, a set of official pucks from every playoff series plus the stanley cup champions puck, and a few magazines/newspapers. I THINK I still want a big rally flag. I am at between $250-$300. Not too bad?
@fait @tinamarie1974 That’s not bad at all, to me. Pretty cheap, actually.
@fait @therealjrn I am really trying to control myself. It is VERY difficult. The rally flag is around $100, which I think is ridiculous. Hoping the price will drop a bit after the hype dies down
@therealjrn @tinamarie1974 You are GOOD! I think we were $300 deep in the 1st week last year.
FWIW, dumbest thing I saw last year was Home Depot selling red Caps SCC 5 gal plastic buckets. Stupidest souvenir of a sports win ever! I bought 3.
@fait @therealjrn I try to be frugal and only purchase meaningful items or things that would look good in my basement (yet to be completed). It is really hard though, cuz there is so much good stuff out there!!!
Poor guy. I do feel bad for him
@tinamarie1974 How do I put this succinctly? Fuck that asshole.
I concur…he’s a
@cinoclav hahahahahahahahahahahaha, we stole his dream
@tinamarie1974 I feel so…so…well, rainbows & kittens come to mind.
I am a Bruins hater…not just because, but because I’m a Canes’ fan. And as a Canes’ fan, I have grown to hate a few teams throughout my tenure…BUF takes the cake, followed by NJ…BOS is probably third on this list.
And now…now I live in MA, relocated from NC, so seeing them lose was awesome for me!
WORKER BEES! HERCULES! TURKEY GREASE! AWESOME!
Oh…and the only NHL player shittier than Brad Marchand is Sean Avery…and he doesn’t play anymore…
@musmagic There is a handful of teams I can bandwagon for if my Caps are out early. I’m originallyfrom the StL area, so they drove my wagon this year, but I really hope you Bunch of Jerks make it to the end next year. I love y’all’s “comeback” in '18-'19, I still adore Williams from when he was ours, but I also love anything that can totally and completely make Don Cherry lose his shit. You guys were goooood at that!
@fait @musmagic @cinoclav. Someone just sent me this one. @mfladd, notice they are called SPRINKLES
@tinamarie1974 I LOVE THAT! The only Bruin I feel bad for right now is Chara. Dude ended up playing with his 2x broken jaw wired together! That alone is WTF-level of competitive. I’m not sure if he’s #hockeystrong or #hockeynotrightinthehead.
@fait I have so much respect for him for that very reason. Also Rask, as he was unbelievable the entire series. Love my goalies!
not a big fan of Chara…never have been…but most hockey players will play with broken body parts…they are all on another level when compared to other sports in this regard
And Rask…that man is ridiculous most nights…just not on the night when it mattered most. Binnington was fire!
@musmagic Binnington is on a whole other level. Let us not forget this was his rookie year. He has great things ahead of him.
Just a really beautiful from Sports Illustrated
Woops a really beautiful video. Damn phone
Picked this up at a STL Costco (Manchester). Last one at my store. They had SI issues and licensed shirts if anyone is looking.
You can order your own here:
https://manoswine.com/collections/st-louis-blues
@mike808 ooooohhhhhh thanks! Checking it out now