tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post526068910352244704..comments2024-03-04T11:02:28.602-08:00Comments on Pass it to Bulis: Injury to Malhotra Gives the Canucks Someone to "Do it For"Harrison Mooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-39576307026251363772011-03-23T14:50:54.955-07:002011-03-23T14:50:54.955-07:00Madwag with a non-trolling comment? Nice! This blo...Madwag with a non-trolling comment? Nice! This blog does have the best followers!J.S. Topherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482925387992530716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-60996174958503231952011-03-23T08:38:51.813-07:002011-03-23T08:38:51.813-07:00Did you deliberately omit Chubbs from Happy Gilmor...Did you deliberately omit Chubbs from Happy Gilmore? Was it because of the whole "missing eye" thing?Captain Morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-44319990356444010362011-03-23T06:36:27.382-07:002011-03-23T06:36:27.382-07:00Couldn't one of Alex Bolduc's injuries hav...Couldn't one of Alex Bolduc's injuries have been the rallying point instead???J21http://offthepost.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-63382082730852202752011-03-22T22:22:44.112-07:002011-03-22T22:22:44.112-07:00@Anonymous 6:18pm: "But that only happens in ...@Anonymous 6:18pm: "But that only happens in movies." Exactly. Hence the point of this post. :-)Harrison Mooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261557020279875141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-44115663311215553632011-03-22T18:18:47.921-07:002011-03-22T18:18:47.921-07:00@Ben Paine yeah I remember a lot of people thinkin...@Ben Paine yeah I remember a lot of people thinking that.<br /><br />Everytime something bad happens to the Canucks people think the team will rally and be better than ever. Luc Bourdon's death, Carly Bragnalo's death, etc. People thought we'd DEFINITELY win FOR them, that the team would dig deep into their souls and win it all.<br /><br /><br />But that only happens in movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-85179887808140586242011-03-22T16:13:14.856-07:002011-03-22T16:13:14.856-07:00This sort of reminds me of Salo's injury in th...This sort of reminds me of Salo's injury in the playoffs last season. He received an absolutely horrible injury during the Chicago series yet still came back to play the next game (somewhat gingerly). I thought the team would rally around the fact that Salo was playing through such a difficult injury but I was disappointed with the outcome.Ben Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705014199698113790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-32333487689930099352011-03-22T15:31:34.369-07:002011-03-22T15:31:34.369-07:00(Sad you need to add such a disclaimer these days;...(Sad you need to add such a disclaimer these days; once upon a time we'd all get that this post is satire...) <br /><br />I've barely been able to read much about this Manny situation, it fills me with such sadness. Due to a freak accident, twice!, my own vision was compromised in one eye, and it's caused a great deal of adjustment over the years, so one a much lesser scale I can empathize. The emotions run the gamut for all involved. The Canucks are blessed with a well-documented communicative team this season, which surely is going to help them all along the way. <br /><br />And I agree: Patches *is* a real inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-18671418724641194122011-03-22T15:29:01.125-07:002011-03-22T15:29:01.125-07:00Mr. Mooney, Sir:
How could you have missed, “Win...Mr. Mooney, Sir:<br /><br />How could you have missed, “Win one for the Gipper”? <br /><br />I quote from ask.yahoo.com<br /><br /><br />“Ronald Reagan was the Gipper.<br /><br />But that was just in the movies. In real life, George Gipp was the Gipper. Born in 1895, George was a varsity athlete at the University of Notre Dame from 1917 to 1920. While planning to pursue a career in baseball, he was convinced by legendary college coach Knute Rockne to play football as well. He led the Fighting Irish to a 27-2-3 record, playing both offence and defence. Several of his records still stand today.<br /> <br />So how did the saying come about? Well, there's the sad part of the story. It seems that Gipp caught a throat infection during one of his final football games at Notre Dame. He died a few weeks later at the age of 25. Just before his death, he told Coach Rockne, "Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the boys - tell them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy."<br /><br />This deathbed request and the legendary pep talk it provided eight years later is chronicled in the motion picture, Knute Rockne: All American. That's where Ronald Reagan comes in. He played the Gipper in the 1940 film.<br /><br />The actually phrase, "That one was for the Gipper," was supposedly uttered by halfback Jack Chevigny immediately after he vaulted for a one-yard touchdown in the 1928 Notre Dame victory inspired by Rockne's recounting of Gipp's request.”<br /><br />And while winning it for Manny, I trust the Canuck players will win it for themselves and their fans as well. There's a certain well warranted excitement pervading Canuck Nation. As old and jaundiced as I am, I feel it and like it!<br /><br />Cheers<br />MadwagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-11282063176339461912011-03-22T14:42:17.897-07:002011-03-22T14:42:17.897-07:00Don't forget Patches O'Houlihan from Dodge...Don't forget Patches O'Houlihan from Dodge Ball! A real inspiration!Sleepy Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801253288522095456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-5161568372009270792011-03-22T14:28:33.467-07:002011-03-22T14:28:33.467-07:00edit: second in face-off percentage. Unless Mann...edit: second in face-off percentage. Unless Manny is short for Henrik Sedin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748120234252907284.post-84500590388368787272011-03-22T14:27:44.058-07:002011-03-22T14:27:44.058-07:00How can you say that it is BETTER that Manny is ou...How can you say that it is BETTER that Manny is out? That is the most ridiculous and prepostorous claim I've ever heard someone make. Malhotra was second in the league in scoring. What about the countless times that a team has lost an important cog and failed. Unfortunately Hollywood doesn't make movies about them (except for Cool Runnings....and Rocky I...and the afformentioned Bring it On - part 1 I believe)...okay, never mind that last sentence.<br /><br />Oh, and this response was also satirical. Manny - best of luck. Everyone wishes you well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com