GDT: Heritage Classic - Jets 5-6-0 vs Flames 6-5-1, 9PM CST - Corner Gas edition

[AlphaLackey]

(cue up "Entry of the Gladiators")

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Horses and fleas,
Come one come all!

Live from the Memorial Rink!
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The National Hockey League is proud to present
A Very Special Attraction
For one night only:​

Your very own Dog River Jets (5-6-0)
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versus

The Wullerton (*ptooie*) Flames (6-5-1)
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First five hundred fans in attendance get a seat!​

Additional seating at the radio watching party at Ruby's Cafe, 100% free with any Buck-Fifty special coffee.
(Note: coffee refills not offered during Heritage Classic.)

First intermission entertainment featuring:

A live performance by Thunderface!
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and

some other Canadian Content band​

Come for the hockey action!
Stay because your car hasn't warmed up yet!
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Click to read more...

 

[AlphaLackey]

Tonight's starting lineups
Brought to you by Wes's Liquor & Insurance
and
Doctor Jay's Vasectomy Clinic & Veterinary Service
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For Your Dog River Jets:

Line #1:
Nikolai Ehlers - Mark Schiefele - Blake Wheeler

Line #2:
Kyle Connor - Bryan Little - Patrik Laine

Line #3:
Andrew Copp - Adam Lowry - Jack Roslovic

Line #4:
Matthieu Perreault - David Gustafsson - Gabriel Bourque

(hey, I can dream, right?)

Pair #1:
Josh Morrissey - Tucker Poolman

Pair #2:
Dmitri Kulikov - Neal Pionk

Pair #3:
Carl "Jackass" Dahlstrom - Anthony "Hammerhead" Bitetto


Starting goalie: Connor Hellebuyck

For the Wullerton (*ptooie*) Flames:
Gaudreau - Lindholm - Tkachuk
Mangiapane - Monahan - Bennett
Lucic - Backlund - Frolik
Quine - Ryan - Rieder

Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Kylington - Andersson

Starting goalie: Rittich

 

[AlphaLackey]

Unsurprisingly, our stranglehold on a wild-card spot has slipped now that other teams have caught up some. I know it's still early but this is already a Big Game / Must Win / True Test. A loss on a national stage would be pretty horrible -- a blowout would be utterly embarrassing. So just bring it, wake the power play up, and get the clean two

GO JETS GO beat Calgary (*ptooie*) that is all.

 

[Mildan]

So Laine is back with Little and Heinola has been scratched this should go well.

 

[AlphaLackey]

So Laine is back with Little and Heinola has been scratched this should go well.

At the end of the day, what comedy can I possibly infuse that Maurice hasn't already provided?

 

[QuietContrarian]

Thanks Alpha!

Lets friggin get a win please!
And some momentum!


GO Jets GO

 

[AlphaLackey]

Thanks Alpha!

Lets friggin get a win please!
And some momentum!


GO Jets GO

Calgary was a coin-toss away from being in the exact same boat as we are; this is definitely a Must Win / Real Test game with a team just as hurting as we are. Granted, they're now in our playoff spot so we could really use a clean two tonight

 

[QuietContrarian]

Calgary was a coin-toss away from being in the exact same boat as we are; this is definitely a Must Win / Real Test game with a team just as hurting as we are. Granted, they're now in our playoff spot so we could really use a clean two tonight

Exactly!
But, the hockey gods are against us this season, so we need get every man going, and show they give a shit!

 

[Jets 31]

Maurice is gonna live or die with Scheif and Wheeler , thought for sure Heinola from Anola would get to play this game and then sent down . Laine once scored 5 goals in a game with Little as his center , i'll settle for 3 . If the Bombers can beat Calgary so can the Jets .

 

[kelsier]

At least he didn't go all the way off the trails and replacing Laine with Connor, but instead promoting Ehlers instead. Which at least is good considering that the former duo having tons of more chemistry. So while Little is likely to be a no offensive impact, at least there's always the chance of these two getting at least something going. Then again I'm guessing it's one more lost game and we're back to good old ELL. \o/

Funny how all this team needs is to break up the Scheifele - Wheelers tandem, that just isn't happening no matter what, not even despite this absolute atrocious start of a season. Everyone else seems to be seeing as much apart from Maurice. How convenient & surprising.

 

[sipowicz]

Schief and Wheeler should be well rested after missing the last game!

Heinola’s lack of physical size was really exposed last game, he was a boy playing with men, experiment needs to end for the kids sake!

Downside even a 160 lb kid is better than a potato on defence!

Looking forward to this one in Dog River!

 

[MardyBum]

Impressive hard work Heinola, making the NHL at 18, we'll give you a present before we send you down and play you in the Herita. . Oh sorry, I just heard my Potato is healthy.

And we get Little and Laine as a present as well.

Wheeler must have had a hard discussion with Mo after he dared break up the dynamic duo

At least it's not CSW. Need to look on the bright side

 

[SUX2BU]

Ok,Dog River, lock this one up ....

 

[Kaako Kappo]

What an exciting lineup. I cannot wait to sleep over this game.

 

[Spock]

At least he didn't go all the way off the trails and replacing Laine with Connor, but instead promoting Ehlers instead. Which at least is good considering that the former duo having tons of more chemistry. So while Little is likely to be a no offensive impact, at least there's always the chance of these two getting at least something going. Then again I'm guessing it's one more lost game and we're back to good old ELL. \o/

Funny how all this team needs is to break up the Scheifele - Wheelers tandem, that just isn't happening no matter what, not even despite this absolute atrocious start of a season. Everyone else seems to be seeing as much apart from Maurice. How convenient & surprising.

I agree with everything you said except for the bolded. This team needs more than just that.

 

[ocdaddy]

So Laine is back with Little and Heinola has been scratched this should go well.

You forgot- and Wheeler is back with Scheif.

 

[ThinIce61]

Awesome job Alpha Lackey. Corner Gas was an awesome show and one of those where you can watch episodes over and over and not get bored.

Go Jets Go. Follow the Bomber lead from last night and pull out a win.

 

[Zippity]

I hope there is no issues with the goal posts??
NFL?

 

[jetsforever]

I haven't been able to catch many games this year but since this one is Saturday night I should be able to tune in!
Hopefully we can score a goal this time! GJG!

 

[Jets 31]

I get chemistry between players helps but it's not like Little is a 4th line scrub , Laine should still produce with Little as his center if he's a superstar . I would rather see Laine with Scheif and Ehlers personally but Maurice sees it differently for some reason . I'm not a NHL coach so what do i know anyway .

 

[Spock]

I get chemistry between players helps but it's not like Little is a 4th line scrub , Laine should still produce with Little as his center if he's a superstar . I would rather see Laine with Scheif and Ehlers personally but Maurice sees it differently for some reason . I'm not a NHL coach so what do i know anyway .

NHL coaches aren't some different species. They're humans, who can be wrong sometimes.

 

[kanadalainen]

Great GDT, thanks alphalackey. I never miss these Dog River/Wullerton dustups. A bag of Old Dutch Sour Cream n Onion chips, a pack of darts, and thee.

 

[Afterburner]

This is awesome Alpha!

Go Dog River! I mean GJG!!

 

[folix]

I get chemistry between players helps but it's not like Little is a 4th line scrub , Laine should still produce with Little as his center if he's a superstar . I would rather see Laine with Scheif and Ehlers personally but Maurice sees it differently for some reason . I'm not a NHL coach so what do i know anyway .

The big problem is none of the wingers seem to produce with Little.

 

[Afterburner]

How the f*** is Heinola not in the lineup?!? Well that's just stupid.