Nobody [Messes] With the DL

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week. Things have been pretty hectic around here lately; so hectic, in fact, there was some concern over whether a fresh Link Dump would make its way onto GameTime, TBD© today. Well, there has been a brief calm in the storm which should afford just enough time to make this happen (hey, would I let you down?).

Around "the office" one thing is clear: if an opportunity arises for The Chief to quote a movie within the context of a conversation, or post, he is going to. This, of course, is a nice segue to The Chief's love of The Big Lebowski (which was stolen from him by a frat brother who, to this day, denies the alleged events even though we all know it to be true . . . but I'm not bitter or anything). If you have never seen it, do yourself a favor and Netflix it immediately. If you have, then you know the following by heart:

Jesus: You ready to be [expletive deleted], man? I see you rolled your way into the semis. Dios mio, man. Liam and me, we're gonna [expletive deleted] you up.
Dude: Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Jesus: Let me tell you something, [Spanish expletive deleted]. You pull any of your crazy [expletive deleted] with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your [expletive deleted] and pull the [expletive deleted] trigger 'til it goes "click."
Dude: Jesus.
Jesus: You said it, man. Nobody [expletive deleted] with the Jesus.

As you are aware, The Chief is big a supporter of Los Angeles Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi. He has stuck to his guns and put together a young team that is still alive in the playoff hunt (barely, but this sure helped). That is why The Chief had emphatically declared over the past week that the Kings would not be players in any deadline deals. Which is why The Chief was knocked back when, minutes after the deadline passed, it was announced that the Kings had traded talented, yet underachieving, Patrick O'Sullivan to Carolina for out-with-a-broken-hand-winger Justin Williams (O'Sullivan was promptly shipped off to Edmonton by Carolina . . . that's gotta be good for the old self esteem). Once healthy, the Kings get in Williams something they have lacked for some time: a legitimate thirty-goal scorer with speed who plays hard at both ends of the ice. In O'Sullivan, the Hur . . . err . . . Oilers get the one player on the Kings who went toe-to-toe with DL. As you may recall (but probably don't), O'Sullivan was a holdout through most of training camp. Once he was signed, he then had to work to prove himself to new coach Terry Murray (a man who had worked with DL in the past) and his teammates (who all seemed to be on board with what DL was doing). O'Sullivan was the only player on the team who messed with DL's rebuilding plan (DL had stated from day one of the contract dispute that he felt O'Sullivan was a key to organization's future). And now, with this deadline deal, DL has sent a message to all the players on his team: Nobody [messes] with the DL.

So, while The Chief spends the rest of his Friday surfing the world wide web for highlights of Justin Williams, here are some things you might have missed to help you get to the weekend:

• In non-sports related news (wait, what?), Jim Cramer gives the White House the business.
• "Who throws a shoe? Honestly!"
• Apparently the Chicago Blackhawks' marketing department is not aware of that little thing called a "hat trick".
• While Tiger Woods may have gotten two by one goaltender, he can not get any by this one.
• Vigilante justice, AHL style.
• Stopping pucks with face: bad for acting career, good for father's political career?
• Welcome to "Let It Ride" (Pai-Gow?) Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings.
  
• A-Roid told to cease and de-cyst.
• Remember that guy who was traded for 10 bats? Things did not go so well for him.
  
• "That ain't no woman! It's a man, man!"
• She likes to work the low post and the poll (ba-ZING!).
• Never mess with a man's shuttlecock.
• "You mark that frame an 8, and you're entering a world of pain."
• When providing alcohol to minors, while also encouraging cheerleaders to "get on that pole", it is usually best if you do not post pictures of the events on Facebook.
• If you are plan on stealing a golf cart (and really, who doesn't?), we recommend that you try to avoid bodies of water.

As for your weekly viewing pleasure, we are replacing the usual physical pain with the always more funny emotional scarring. Oh, and we will throw in some other stuff just for the hell of it (who loves you?):

• Hey Chief, here is one for you.
• Duke's Scheyer Travels; Blowhard Only Sees Mugging.
• Like I always say: go with the granny, hump ape.
• Streeter and Amir (the fellas who started CollegeHumor.com) have been entrenched in a long-standing prank war for a couple of years now (here's how it all began). A little over a year ago, Amir really escalated things with prank 6. This past week, Streeter got his revenge.

Have a great weekend everyone!