We have one position settled; foxiest netminder. Who came out on top? Pretty Ricky or Carey Price? After the jump find out who is the number one stunner in the pipes as well as the final faceoff for defensemen and the heated battle of left winger.

Who do we have this time?

Next we have the final for defense. There will one winner from each group.
Group 1:

James Wisniewski or Mike Komisarek?

Group 2:

Mike Green or Kris Letang?

LEFTIES:

Place your votes for best defensemen and pick your leftie for each pairing. Do not skip a pairing. This includes myself since I matched Avery and Burrows, my two favorite agitators. And there is no abstaining or picking both. You can vote once here and once over at Jenn’s. Tell all your friends. It’s the easiest kind of democracy to take part in.

You may have noticed a new link under the banner next to “oh post!” This is just me trying to keep it fresh with not a whole of of hockey going on AT ALL for me to write about.

And regulars that are stopping by; it’s ok I don’t bite. Come out of the woodwork and leave a comment. And if you have a blog and I don’t know about, go ahead and pimp yourself out. I do cross brand promotions all the time. I’d be more than happy to toss you in my blogroll. People click my blogroll, y’all. I have facts, figures, maps and IP addresses.

Wysh did a pretty amazing write up on Sean Avery. Cock Knocker (Avery, not Wysh) sure knows how to keep it all interesting. And I love me some agitators. Am I going to be a Dallas fan now? Eh, it’s debatable. I didn’t entirely dislike them. I mean one of their draft picks is Ondrej Roman. Will I start keeping better tabs on them? Oh for sure.

And there is a video of Avery’s workout regime. Now, I am fully aware for some dames, Avery does absolutely nothing for them. But watch that video, and tell me you didn’t think about tapping it. Because I am sure all of you considered it even briefly.

And slide over here for the ten best Avery moments.

Kevin Armstrong was picked up by the Prince George Cougars today. Here are a few more details here. I think Kevin got a bit lost in the shuffle because of Dustin Tokarski. But Army is a stellar goalie in his own right and will be a great fit in Prince George. Thanks for a great job in Spokane, Army.

Spokane still have more over-agers to sort out.;
Seth Compton
Curtis Kelner
Justin Falk
Trevor Glass
Justin McCrae

I love all of those boys and they really bring a lot to the team and I would hate to be the one to have to tell them, “sorry, but we can’t keep you.” Compton is lovely and feisty and I don’t think his numbers entirely reflect his importance. Kelner has been a wonderful addition this past season, great puck handler and hits hard. Falk, well he runs a bit too hot and cold for my tastes but he definitely has his strong points. Glasser’s playoff beard was epic. He kinda looked like Jesus. McCrae is a delight, who plays well with others. Though acquired half way through the season, he showed up ready to work.

Kick save and a beaut to Jenn for the link

ALSO; Judd Blackwater was invited to the Chicago Blackhawks Prospects Camp. Who else will be present? Kyle effing Beach. I hate that kid. But give ‘em hell, Blackwater. Camp Roster here. Once again hipped to me by Jenn.

Alright it’s that time again, ladies. We are holding back the lefties a week to settle the score on the goalies and vote on defensemen round two. Peep the hotties are the jump.

Who made the cut?

You know how to vote. Do not skip a pairing. Vote once here and at Jenn’s page.

GOALIES:

Carey or Pretty Ricky? Such decisions to be made. No, you can’t abstain or pick both.

DEFENSEMEN GROUP I:

DEFENSEMEN GROUP II:

OMG, y’all! Sean Avery has a new home. He is leaving the New York Rangers for….

The Dallas Stars.

I have a feeling Reasonable Doubt will have a field day with this.
Weed Against Speed already had fun with this.

Happy Canada Day, y’all! To mark the occasion I wore my red shirt that says “My drinking team has a hockey problem” and I am also pounding a fab cherry snow cone I made pretty hard. it could use some booze I think. What else was today? Oh, it was a fucking trade day circus.

Barry Melrose Rocks has a great summary of events and including the big shocker on today’s episode of Around the Horn.

Four Habs Fans gives a run down of the free agents. With strippers. Everyone wins, right?

I Mean We Got Guys…. Speaking guys I am watching the Shot at Love finale and Bo totally looks like pretty Ricky Dipietro. Have you voted for the foxiest net minder? It’s down to Carey Price and Ricky. And vote for the second round of defensemen. And don’t be fooled by imitators.

Dani was almost killed by Mike Weber! Totes kidding about that. But her pops has a mancrush on a Sabre.

Greener via Pension Plan Puppets has some burning questions. Such as; Jeff Finger? Really?

Alix at Humming Giraffe ponders the future of the Canucks roster.

The Kurtenblog fellas welcome Darcy Hordichuk to the ‘Nucks! I am loving the looks of this boy.

Five for Smiting has an hourly breakdown of the transactions of the day. That’s what we like to call in the biz “dedication.”

Pretty sure this should become a reality; Jared Cowen jokes as the new Chuck Norris jokes. Where does this come from? Moose is holding down the fort while Greener writes for Pension Plan Puppets. This is what happens when I open my mouth.

I bring a lot to the table.

Thanks Will.
Leitch,

Thanks. I thank you for all your contributions to the blogging world. You claim to have the life of a loser, but you are far from it. Through your constant work and dedication you have shown the bloggers can have an impact and do rate in a greater sense.

You see, Will, I never really was one for sports. I mean, I absolutely love hockey and have a rapidly developing interest in football (soccer, or futbol). But I generally loathe most all other sports.

Once upon a time I adored baseball. I remember watching the Mariners in their nearly golden era. They never really won a lot, but they had unmatched character. It was when Jay Buhner and Ken Griffey Jr. played. And Joey Cora and Alex Rodriguez. Oh and Edgar Martinez. Every once in a while Raul Ibanez would be called up from the minors. I enjoyed it. I went to a few games in the Kingdome before it was blown up.

But things weren’t the same. Griffey left. Buhner and Martinez hung their bats up. Then, Alex fucking Rodriguez left for what he claims were not monetary reasons. The number that broke my heart? 252. That’s how many millions Rodriguez went to Texas for and after that I couldn’t bring myself to watch anymore baseball. I tossed my mitt into storage and chucked most all of my Mariners stuff I compiled over the years. I was done.

My teen years saw me as ridiculously geeky and painfully awkward (though I argue some of that is still intact). The parents were in a nasty divorce and I was facing junior high sans my best friend because she moved. I pretty much worked myself over in academics and hated myself for it. Throwing myself into numerous honors classes and not making a whole lot of friends. It was a whole lot of the same through high school. Until someone slid me a web address to an on line journaling site. The word blog is repulsive, I think. Anyways, I could take all my teen angst bullshit out on it. And I wrote and wrote and wrote.

I ditched some of the academic workload in high school, figuring taking on extracurriculars was more noble or useful or something. I took debate which I was mediocre at. I was rather fabulous at student congress. I left debate just before the coach got busted for embezzling the team budget. I moved onto DECA snagging a few trophies, then left because the teacher was more interested in coaching girl’s cross country.

I ended up in a creative writing class and people liked what I wrote and wanted me to write more. And I did. I decided I would go to college, get a degree in journalism because I am a whippersnapper with a lot moxie, I would change the world and all that through writing. I then remembered I hate newspapers, magazines were tanking due to corporate buyouts or shitty writing in general. Fuck.

Somehow that all leads me here and the creation of my little blogabode here. The whole blogging thing sure caught on. And I think a lot of it was because of your influence. Deadspin showed me that even if it’s a sport I don’t care about, I can still be entertained and interested. Deadspin led the way for numerous other sports blogs. These are some passionate people, who do this out of sheer love and not really expecting to make any money off of it. I am just glad when I can sell a tshirt and make two bucks. They are really fucking talented and are happy to kick small little sites like me a link here and a again.

By the way, you left a great crew in charge of the NHL Closer. The MYFOs do amazing work and for some reason, at times, listen to a young punk like me rambling about my precious WHL team and some out of control netminder named Dustin Tokarski.

I might go back to watching baseball.

I wish you the best, sellout.
-Wrap

PS, I am only joking about the sellout part. Also, don’t ever grow that emo hair again.

Alright ladies, you ready for the next round? You might need some extra time to complete this one, ahem.

Vote on the four remaining goalies and the first round of defensemen…

Ok, this is only confusing if you skip this reading portion. Please format your vote accordingly. Do not skip a pairing or Jenn and I will just vote for whoever we like when it’s time to tally it up. There will be two brackets of 8 for the defense until we come up with a final two that will be checking hard and breaking hearts. Still good? You can vote once here and once at Jenn’s page. Voting will close next Thursday at midnight. And the next batch goes up Friday morning.

Your votes should look like this:

GOALIE:
(insert letter for first pairing)
(insert letter for second pairing)
DEFENSE GROUP A:
(still using letters to vote)
DEFENSE GROUP B:
(still using the letters to vote, why ruin a good thing?)

GOALIES:

DEFENSE GROUP A:

DEFENSE GROUP B:

Download this; songs to set the mood for your voting.
Smack My Bitch Up by Prodigy
I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Never Say Never by Romeo Void
Set It Off by Peaches
Use You by Dave Gahan
Angel by Massive Attack
Bad Boyfriend by Garbage
Glory Box by Portishead
Get Naked (I Got a Plan) by Britney Spears
Dirrty by Christina Aguleria featuring Redman