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In Outdated Hip-Hop Terms: Lil Jon Serves 8 Mile [NHL Closer]
Posted January 16th ago via Deadspin
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The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of The FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer.

Thrashers 5, Red Wings 1. The NHL Closer isn't just a daily compendium of overlong posts, dick jokes and frequent bursts of misogyny (more on all of that after the jump). It's also about hardcore sports research. 'Scuse me while I whip this out: The Thrashers' 5-1 win at Joe Louis Arena last night was the first victory for an Atlanta team in Motown since the Falcons' 27-7 mauling of the Lions on Nov. 20, 2005. So as the specter of Joey Harrington continues to haunt both cities, Atlanta gets a natural hat trick from Marian Hossa in an impressive audition performance, gets 46 saves from the gentleman getting crunk over on the left, and gets first place in the Southeast after being left for dead earlier this season. (Eat it, Hartley).

Detroit gets to see its longest losing streak of the season matched at three, and Chris Osgood gets chased from the crease after a sieve-like performance that might spell the end of the Wings' goalie rotation with Hasek. The Dominator gave some great Sgt. Murtaugh-like "I'm gettin' too old for this shit" lines after the game, thanking his team for a stretch in which they outshot Atlanta 19-0 so his ancient bones could get acclimated after coming in stone cold: "Here it was good that maybe one or two shifts I didn't have to face anything, but after that I felt comfortable and warm." Aw, jus...

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