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NHL Game of the Weekend: Flames vs. Kings, 11.21.09

Through the astounding scientific method of choosing a game at random and then making it say whatever we feel like, we at Sidelines have saved hockey fans the trouble of wondering about the outcome of at least one upcoming game. Through flawless analysis we can predict with only a 50 percent chance of error how things are going to go down for at least one game this weekend.

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The Basics: Calgary 12-6-2 vs. L.A. 13-8-2 Adv. L.A.

Road Warriors or Hometown Heroes: Calgary 6-1-2 vs. L.A. 5-3-1 Adv. Calgary

Best drinking game: Any time you see “Miikka Kiprusoff” on the screen and think it’s misspelled vs. Every time the announcers fall all over themselves at the fact that Anze Kopitar is leading in points.

Not sure which one of these will be more effective in the beginning, but I like Calgary’s better since it clearly has the potential to get progressively more difficult the more you drink. “Naaaaah, there’s FIVE i’s in Miikka, I swear!” “No, NO! There’s only four, DRINK!” Adv. Calgary

Name-basis only: Could a Flame beat a King? Uh … goooooood night, everybody! Adv. So … we’re going to call this a draw

First Blood: Or which team is most likely to start a fight? The Flames come off as the more physical team, but I gotta give it to L.A. simply because Calgary has this on their team. Oh sure, the Flames may provide the instigation, but who wouldn’t want to wipe that smirk off his face? If anyone’s throwing punches, I’m betting it’s L.A. Adv. L.A.

How you can convince your GF to watch the game with you: The fans! Oh boy, it’s in L.A. and you never know when you could catch Jack Nicholson or Leonardo DiCaprio or … oh wait, that’s at Laker’s games. Still, I think topping the bill at Flames games is a sighting of the town dentist. Adv. L.A.

The Verdict:

L.A.: 3.5, Calgary: 2.5

Sorry Flamers, but we’re going to go ahead and call this an OT loss, just in case we later discover in Battle of the Mascots that yes, a Flame actually can beat a King.

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Posted by Adam on Nov 20th, 2009 and filed under Hockey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.