This is a different Kovalev

THIS Alexei Kovalev and THIS Alexei Kovalev:




.....is a lot different than THIS Alexei Kovalev:




And that folks, is a good thing. Even if he is a stinky Hab. It's good to see AK27 evolve to where he is today as far as integrity goes.

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Lee Goren smash

Wow. Former Canuck Lee Goren (in white) is seen turning Linkoping's Andreas Pihl face into mashed potatoes. What a bloody massacre. Shouldn't be too surprised here. Lee Goren is from Winnipeg.
The clip of the fight is seen below. Pretty much an ass kicking by Goren.
Yes, I still read Hockeyexpressen. Sometimes it seems the Swedish Elite League is more violent than the NHL.








MORE GOREN

- Goren tribute video, including footage of him playing with Linden, scoring his first goal as a Canuck, and some NHL tilts.

- You gotta see this. A Goren Swedish commercial about local bloggers. He actually drops an F bomb there. I love Sweden!

- The Swedish hockey fans love fighting...and Lee Goren.

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Orca whale catches seal on beach

This Orca whale almost beaches itself just to snag a seal that's swimming in the shallow water. This was filmed in South America apparently. Check it out.


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Lake bomb

Some Canuck found a brilliant way to kill a whole bunch of Ducks all at the same time...


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There was a time when both Linden and Sundin were undecided

It's strange and also ironic that both were standing side-by-side for the interview as well!

Brock Lesnar vs Randy Couture video

I have been a huge fan of Lesnar since he was wrestling in the WWE. To see his evolution in the UFC is amazing. He is the new champion and he is a damned beast!
Here is Round 2 from their fight on Saturday night in low quality.



Love the mash-down and elbow rub to the face by Lesnar at the end.

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Flashback: Wellwood makes a fool out of Ryan Miller

From back in his AHL days with the Toronto Marlies, here is a clip of Kyle Wellwood's genius. He is one creative bugger isn't he? This is one of the best goals I have ever seen.



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Avril Lavigne butchers another song

So much for the promise from the singer that this clip wouldn't end up on YouTube the next day. Avril can't find the tune or comfortable octave when guesting with the band Steel Panther to sing Joan Jett's "I Love Rock n'Roll" and makes a real monkey's anus of herself.
Why am I posting this? Because I certain friend of mine is infatuated with her and hates Metallica. This is payback. Recognize!



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Ovie and the Caps

In case you missed it, TSN aired a video segment about Ovechkin having rockstar status, and showed a clip made by the Capitals of Ovechkin and a few of his teammates "playing" on stage to generate some hype. In all it's cheeziness it's worth a look if you missed it.
Shit dudes, lose the makeup!
One thing is for sure, this clip was a hell of a lot better than watching Crosby 1-on-1.Boooorrrring.

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And you thought your day was bad

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Apparently white guys can't spike either.

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Flyers celebrate past captains and name new one in the Spectrum

The pre-game ceremony honoring former Flyer captains can be found at the Flyer's site. Worth a look. There are also clips of testimonials from Lindros, Gretzky, Francis, etc. There is also a great slideshow of the Spectrum.

I hate the Flyers with a passion. But I can respect their legacy and history. And boy, do Philly fans still love Bobby Clarke or what?

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Metallica-The Day That Never Comes video / new album out this week

I have been a Metallica fan since 1988. Some dude sitting next to me in English class had his walkman on, and I could hear this crunchy fast music faintly coming out of the headphones. I nudged him and asked him what he was listening to. He said "Metallica man, check it out," in his stoner-sounding voice. He gave me the headphones and I put them over my ears. What I heard was the machine gun-firing song "Blackened" from the album And Justice For All. I had not heard a thrash song in my lifetime yet because I grew up in a strict Christian home. But I fell in love with thrash music and especially Metallica that day and have been loyal ever since.
That means loyal through the commercialized sound of the Black Album, the new direction of Load and Reload, the S&M album, and even the St. Anger toss-together thoughtless album.
Well, judging by the sound of their first single, "The Day That Never Comes", it sounds as though I have reason to celebrate again. It has the feel of "Sanitarium." It also sounds like they are combining everything they have ever done into one song, and perhaps their whole album. That's fine by me. This song goes about 4 different directions before it ends over 8 minutes later. The more I listen to it, the more I like it.
Thank god Hammett is allowed to solo again! Love his work on this song.
"Cyanide", another song on the album leaked all over the net, is growing on me as well.
Yep, I'm going to be driving down the street banging my head to this shit in celebration of a return to form of my favorite band.
Below is the video for "The Day That Never Comes".



What do you think?

The album is called Death Magnetic and will be in stores on this Friday, September 12.

Rolling Stone gives it 4 stars out of 5. The released an album review here.

Other songs from the album:

-My Apocalypse Sounds like "Damage Inc."

-Death is not the End (live). Metallica let this cat out of the bag a long time ago. I love this tune.

- Volturous. Sounds like punk. But it gets crunchy. Awesome.

-There are 6 tracks to check out at Metallica.com.

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Break.com clip of the week: Unnecessary Censorship Sesame Street Edition

This is wrong in a Michael Jackson kind of way, but you need to just have a certain kind of sense of humor. I love these Jimmy Kimmel segments.


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Break.com Pain of the Week

Usually when horses don't want to be ridden they go for a run, bucking wildly until the rider falls off. This horse pulls off a Samoan Drop.


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Hitler angered over the Canucks missing playoffs video

Yeah, this has been all over the web lately. I first saw it at Canucks and Beyond. It's so damned funny that I thought I'd post it and give anyone who hasn't seen it yet a chance to to get a gander. It may offend some of you sensitive politically correct types...so consider yourself warned.
This clip is so well done. I wish I had a program to make words-overs like that.



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Fan taunts player

Check out this Milwaukee fan taunting the Chicago player. Wouldn't you just love to jump over the glass and beat his candy ass? What a knob. Yeah, you got on the big screen. Congrats you dink.


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Don't piss of the Orcas

Check out the clip below of Orca whales batting seals several feet into the air with their tails. Never seen this before.


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NHL commercial "Is This the Year?" Parody

I got a kick out of this. Check it out.



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Nash goal, Clearly Cleary, O'Ree

Wow. I didn't see Rick Nash's goal against the Coyotes until just now. It looks like the goal of the year so far. What is it about the Coyotes surrending goals of this magnitude. You may remember Ovechkin's goal that he scored upside down and backwards came against the Coyotes as well. Well, if you missed Nash's goal, here it is:



Wow.

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Jimbuff brought up a good point by praising Daniel Cleary in the comments section, and that he was a Newfie and all. Now, I hate Red Wings and most players that play for them. But I just can't find it within myself to hate Cleary. Drafted in the 1st round 13th overall by the Black Hawks in 1997, the now 29 year-old winger had high expectations. But for whatever reasons, he did not put up the offensive numbers for Chicago.
In March of 1999, Cleary was traded to Edmonton along with Ethan Moreau, Christian Laflamme and Chad Kilger in exchange for Boris Mironov, Dean McAmmond and Jonas Elofsson. Cleary's speed and grit was evident in Edmonton, from what I remember, yet his highest out put in Edmonton over 4 years was 14 goals and 35 points in 81 games in 2000-01 (IHDB). Injuries played a negative role in Cleary's career over the next couple years in Edmonton and Phoenix (who claimed him as a free agent in 2003.)
Cleary was not signed by any NHL team in 2004, and ended up playing in Europe for that season, where he registered 11 goals and 37 points in 47 games.
I guess that was enough to impress the Red Wings who signed him in 2005. Cleary played in a checking role behind guys like Shanahan and Yzerman, but when both of those legends left for free agency and/or retired, Cleary got his chance to shine. And that is what he has done since then. A career-high 20 goals and 40 points in 71 games last season, including a strong playoff run proved that Cleary had something more to give. This season, he already has 18 goals and 34 points in 48 games. He looks to hit the 30 goal 60 point plateau. He also looks to be getting a substancial raise as he becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. How much is Cleary making right now? How about a piddly $662,500 salary. Talk about a steal.
So, I am a sucker for underdogs. And Cleary is an underdog that is now hitting his prime. And regardless of the fact that he wears a stinky Wings jersey, I can appreciate his turnaround and respect that.

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Speaking of respect, I can understand a bit all the hooplah surrounding the 50th anniversary of Willie O'Ree being the first black person to play in the NHL. It was a ground-breaking event given the times no doubt. But forgive my harshness when I say: I don't really care about it. I don't get all teary-eyed over it. But I guess I wasn't even near being born during the racist years of the early 1900's. So I can't even begin to understand what O'Ree went through. Personally I find Inge Hammarstrom and Borje Salming's arrival into the NHL just as or more important.
What I mostly think of with this O'Ree situation is: when is a black player going to step up and become a dominant offensive/defensive player? Pokey Reddick and Kevin Weekes are/were decent goalies, and Anson Carter had a decent short offensive NHL career. But not one black man has yet to come along and make a serious impact, unless I am mistaken somehow. And no, Iginla doesn't count, because he is half and half. Just a thought.

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Pam Anderson on Jay Leno

Nice find by JJ over at Canucks Hockey Blog. He has the clip posted of Pam Anderson on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She gives him a Canucks jersey with his name on it, and then proceeds to act like: a) she knows what she's doing, b) she's on crack, c) she hates Jay, or d) all of the above. It's worth a look if you missed it. It even has a little bit of American-bashing in regards to hockey, so go check out JJ's site for the clip.

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