Friday's Baker's Dozen - 1/27/2012
Friday, 01.27.2012 / 3:00 PM
By Jamie Baker - Sharks Radio, Color Commentator / The Daily Chomp
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Time for my weekly Baker’s Dozen.
- The All-Star Game is in my hometown of Ottawa and one of the great joys of an Ottawa winter is skating on the Ottawa Canal; The longest skating rink in the world. Click on the photo above to get a glimpse.
#BringsOutTheKidInAllOfUs - March 20, April 5 and April 7. Mark those dates! They are the last 3 games between the Sharks and Kings.
#TwoTeamRaceForPacific? - Todd McLellan who is in Ottawa representing the Western Conference as a coach in the All-Star Game just gets it. Just getting it meaning understanding hockey from a technical and tactical standpoint. His best asset aside from his incredible preparation is his ability to communicate and deal with people.
#TheStatsSpeakForThemselves
• 179-77-37 Regular Season with San Jose
• Sharks have been to the Conference Finals 3 times in their history, twice with McLellan
• Won the Stanley Cup as an Assistant Coach in Detroit
• Won the 2003 Calder Cup with Houston as the Head Coach - Last year at the All-Star break, how many people picked Boston to win the Stanley Cup?
#SoYou’reSayingWeHaveAChance_Eh! - Pavelski on the difference of losing to Vancouver in regulation or Edmonton in the Shootout, “A loss is a loss and it hurts either way.”
#HonestAnalysisComesWithTheTerritory - Sharks have 5 situations of back-to-back games left this season. They have two days between games on 3 occasions. They have 3 days between games 1 time – and it’s after the Phoenix game Feb 4. Yes, the Sharks get 6 days off for the All-Star break, play 3 games then get 3 days off?
#HowAreThose5DaysOffAfterThe1stRegularSeasonGameDoingNow? - I played on the same team as Owen Nolan in Quebec and San Jose. He was one of the fiercest competitors I have ever played with but this week it’s his famous goal at the All-Star game in San Jose that gets the nod for BakesTakes13:
#ForTheTrickToo_OhBaby! - Tweet Quote of the week goes to @Logancouture “First order of business. Pimping that Honda out”
#GoGetTheMVP_2ndCarOfTheWeekend - @RyaneClowe29 with Runner-up Tweet Quote of the Week “Save the best for last @Logancouture. Getting a new car #goodnews having to smile that often on TV #notsogood #faceforradio”
#FaceForRadio_I’veNeverHeardThatOneBefore!!!! - Earlier this week Joey Crabb and Carl Gunnarsson of the Leafs had a little disagreement in practice that led to the gloves being dropped? So if the NHL eliminates fighting, what happens if two players on the same team fight in practice.
#NoInstigatorRuleInPractice! - Speaking of fights, I didn't have many fight cards when I played because, well, I figured out early I could take a punch and my marshmallow punches weren't helping matters. However, I can tell you that I fought the very tough, and crazy Gregg Smythe in practice one day and I declared myself the victor.
In a two-on-two down-low drill in practice I snuck in behind the much bigger Smythe (6'4", 240lbs) and set a soft pick. He turned, ran into me, got mad, crosschecked me not once but twice. I shared an expletive or two and crosschecked him back. He said 'let's go' in not so many words so I dropped my gloves and punched him in the face a couple of times.Players on the team jumped in immediately knowing this was a miss-match of huge proportions as a tough guy was fighting a rookie out of college, and they figured it was easier to break the fight up early than scrape me off the ice.
Alas, because of the quick decision, I was pronounced the victor. Smythe's nickname was Big Bird and he told me if the fight had gone on longer he would have beaten me up. I said, "I know, but it didn't and I won".
#DidIMentionWeWereRoommatesToo - For the All-Star Break I would like to give the 2nd Star to the San Jose Sharks organization for the tremendous product they have put on the ice for such a long time. Every year the Sharks are in the mix at the top of the standings and are in contention for The Stanley Cup.
#LotsOfTeamsWouldLoveToHaveTheSharksRecordThePastDecade - And 1st Star goes to the awesome San Jose Sharks fans. The players today say the same thing the players said when I played for the team back in the 1990’s – Sharks fans are the best. Players love playing here, in front of loud fans at HP and while the expectations are high I know the players want to win the Cup for their loyal fan base.
#SharksTerritoryForever
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