Ahhh… random Penguins/Western Conference games – nothing makes us feel more like relaxing Fall hockey quite like that. Tonight’s opponent: the Avs. Steigy kicks things off by telling us it was an “absolutely beautiful day” in Denver, and Pookie says, “Of course it was – Sid was there!”
Intriguing – Sabourin is starting his second in a row. Who says they don’t have faith in Fleury in Pittsburgh? And in the other net, our favorite punchline Jose Theodore. This should be fun.
FIRST PERIOD
17:59 Schnookie stops puttering with the laptop and announces, “I have not been paying attention here.” Pookie brings her up to date: “Sid’s first shift was kind of buzzing.” That’s all either of us cares about.
17:18 Sid puts an end to the buzzing by taking a tiny little swat at an Av in front of his net and gets called for roughing.
16:46 Gronk makes Sid feel better about himself by taking an even worse penalty, a hook while already down a man. We’ve been told Sid f-bombs fly when he’s in the box, but we haven’t seen them yet. Pookie: “I hope they’re when he yells at Gronk for taking that penalty.”
14:15 We are concerned, as our single-minded SidWatch is getting “sluggish” vibes from him. Pookie wonders if he used up all his energy on his first shift.
12:08 Our broadcasters are discussing how Sydor has played a lot of games on this ice surface, having been a Star, and then add that Joe Sakic has as well. Really? Joe’s played a lot of games in Denver? For reals? This is the kind of hard-hitting commentary we really love during Fall hockey.
9:53 Do you know what we’re tired of hearing about? The stupid anniversary of Plante wearing the first goalie mask. They talk this up every year, not even on, like, the big fancy anniversaries. We’d care about hearing this on every team’s broadcasts this week if it was, say, the 50th anniversary, but it’s only the 48th, which means last year when everyone was talking about it, it was the 47th anniversary, and seriously? What’s with the league-wide celebrating of such random anniversaries?
9:40 WOOOO! Sid’s sluggishness is more than the Avs can handle! He ricochets a puck off the endboards, then tosses the rebound in front and it bounces in off the Colorado D. That Theodore is some kind of great goalie, isn’t he? (This is Sid’s sixth goal. Yeah, that’s right Gentle Reader – Pando got to six before Sid did.)
7:35 It seems like it’s a good night for us to be totally Sid shallow – he’s been on the ice basically for the entirety of this period so far. That’s so nice of him to realize he’s being an ambassador of hockey when he’s out West.
7:04 Is Steigy bringing the snark when he says, “Ryan Smyth is one of the most emotional players in hockey”? Boomer grumbles, “That’s just his way of saying he’s a crybaby.”
2:34 Just as Bob Errey is telling us that the Pens have taken the crowd out of the game by clamping down on their 1-0 lead, Hannan makes things worse by taking a holding penalty.
1:53 WOOOO! The Sid Crosby Western Conference Barnstorming Tour continues. Malkin feeds him a sweet, sweet pass into the crease, and the puck is in the net almost before Sid shoots it through the defender in front of him. Steigy calls it, “2-0 Sid,” and we should so hate that, but we really can’t help it. We love us some Sid, even if he now has more goals than Pando.
1:12 You know who we don’t love as much? Gronk? He spends an hilarious ten seconds swinging his stick ineffectively over the puck, then wildly at the sticks of the defenders, then he starts swinging his limbs in all directions, then finally falls to the ice, pathetic and spent.
0:58 Errey explains to us that Sid has a head cold. Because that’s just how good he is. Or something. Pookie: “I thought he looked sluggish.”
0:00 The announcers comment that this is a rare large lead for the Pens going into the first intermission, and they wonder how the team will respond. Schnookie: “With a false sense of entitlement.” Pookie: “The Penguins? Never!”
FIRST INTERMISSION
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A feature about Shattuck! Pictures of the hallowed halls of that august academy! Sid talking about his year there like the little old man that he is! Only fleeting mention of Staffy and Zach! That little commercial for Shattuck was just too, too funny! Pookie decides, “Both of the ‘S’s in ‘SSM’ stand for ‘squicky’.”
Our Hockey 101 tonight is all about sticks. Or does Errey mean “pickle stabbers?” Oh, in case you were wondering, “Players come in all sizes and shapes, as do the sticks.” Thanks, Bob.
SECOND PERIOD
19:45 Joe Sakic doesn’t take well to Sid showing him up, and trips our intrepid hero in the slot. Sid makes a show of grimacing and getting up slowly after an Av falls on top of him.
19:11 That power play didn’t amount to much other than Malkin taking a neutral zone holding penalty. Poor Sid! How is he supposed to score with these losers on the ice around him?
16:49 With the ref staring right at him, Sid tries to wildly embellish a “high stick” from an Av, but the official isn’t biting. Sid is stuck having to show off the acting skills we can only assume he picked up in school plays at Shattuck as he limps back to the bench, cringing and groaning the whole way. (And it should be mentioned that when Zach was at SSM he apparently appeared in “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Laughter on 23rd Floor”, as well as taking a “Dance For Athletes” class. Needless to say, Schnookie gets a lot of mileage out of this, making fun of Zach, and Pookie’s love for him.)
14:42 An Av gets a hooking penalty that we didn’t notice. Sid is back on the ice, and Pookie says, “Oh! Sid miraculously survived that high-sticking attack.”
12:11 Gronk is never going to get to our projection of 10 points at this rate. On the world’s least inspiring two-on-one, he dishes to Hall and Hall misses the net by a mile. A sad little “Buy sod” can be heard on the on-ice mics.
11:11 We really wouldn’t mind if Steigy stopped calling Theodore “Josie”.
10:11 Errey is convinced when the whistle blows that the Avs are being called for too many men, but dude – has he even been watching the Pens this season? Of course it’s Pittsburgh who committed the penalty. Steigy says chipperly, “Too many Penguins on the ice,” and Errey says, “Can you ever have too many Penguins?” Bob, that is entirely dependent on which Penguins you’re talking about.
9:34 The PKers do a craptaculary awful job of clearing out the crease, and all five Avs get a chance at a loose rebound before Liles puts it away. There were actually so many Avs clustered around the fallen Sabourin there that Steigy and Errey can’t figure out which of them got the goal.
8:53 On a delayed penalty on a bad hook by Sid in the offensive zone, Wolski scores by bouncing a puck over Sabourin. Pookie suggests Fleury is sitting on the bench thinking, “Excellent.” Sid promptly gets slapped with an unsportsmanlike for whining about a non-call. Huh. Who ever would have predicted the Pens would show up for the second period with a sense of false entitlement? Oh right – we did!
6:04 Well, that sucked. After a shift when Steigy blowharded that Sid was a man possessed coming out of the penalty box and was too hot to handle and too cold to hold, the Avs weather the storm, then calmly head down the ice and score on a totally shit-tastic wraparound by Guite, taking a 3-2 lead. Pookie: “I don’t think the Pens have solved their goaltending problems.”
5:23 Ever composed and looking like a true Cup contender, the Pens work extra hard to get all the wheels to fall off and take another penalty. Steigy and Errey don’t tell us who it was or what for. We’ll assume it was Gary Roberts, two minutes for stupidity.
3:33 Poor Maxie! He takes a puck hard in the face – we hope the moo-stache is okay.
3:00 Malone and Sid combine to very nearly score, and frankly, we’re not sure how that puck didn’t go in, first on Malone’s power move across the crease, and then on Sid’s rebound shot at a fallen Josie.
2:30 That commercial break delighted us, thanks to an appearance by the Frownie. How do people in Pittsburgh manage to not be laughing constantly, every minute of every day, living in a city that features Frownie commercials?
1:51 At long last Sid’s histrionics bear fruit and he draws a tripping penalty on Laperriere. His reaction to the trip is positively operatic, but it’s still a good call.
0:00 The entirety of this power play is dominated by Steigy and Errey discussing how Sid is unhappy with his sticks right now. Boomer: “Some equipment salesman is quaking in his shoes right now.”
SECOND INTERMISSION
Please. We’re on a TiVo delay, so do you honestly think we’re going to watch this feature about Plante? Dream on, NHL Productions!
THIRD PERIOD
17:41 Well, we’re relieved to see the moo-stache is back, but saddened to hear Ryan Whitney has left the game with a groin problem.
17:19 Hejduk is a total crap-assed loser, with a week and a day to stuff a loose puck in from the side of a wide-open net, and he just shoves it into Scuderi’s feet.
17:04 Sid bulldozes straight up the center of the rink the other direction, gets manhandled on his way into the crease, but doesn’t get a call.
14:22 The Avs toss the puck over the glass for a delay of game penalty. Poor Sid, going on the PP without Whitney to do his fake-shot-pass play with; really, that can’t possibly work if Sykora’s the guy on the other end, right?
13:36 As if reading our minds, Steigy says of the PP with Sykkie at the point, “A completely different look.” And yes, that is said very pointedly.
13:01 The puck ricochets out of play for the third time in a minute. Pookie: “Most. Exciting. Hockey game. Ever.”
11:35 The Pens are back on the PP and we’re having some trouble figuring out what’s going on. Schnookie is trying to hear who the penalty was on and what for, and can make out only what sounds like, “Two minutes for butt interference” over the PA, and Pookie and Boomer are listening to Errey talking about what they can only assume is some mythical creature that handed out candy and buttons during peewee hockey games up in Quebec.
10:17 The PP blows because the Pens aren’t capable of skating up a man without Whitney. Pookie, wailing in her Sid voice, “I can’t skate without Whitney! RYYYYYYAAAAN!!!!”
8:09 There has not been a single whistle in this game that Errey hasn’t thought presaged a Colorado penalty. He’s wrong this time, as there is no delay of game called when the puck bounces off the glass and into the seats.
5:14 We concur that Sid has had his moments tonight, but has completely taken himself off his game by getting increasingly frustrated that his whining and writhing haven’t been drawing calls.
0:38 Sid goes crazy working behind the net in the empty-net scramble to try for the tie, but without Whitney, there is no hope. Or something.
0:32 On an icing stoppage, Steigy talks about how the fans in Colorado who have been treated tonight to their first glimpse of Sid in person, “Are now convinced that he’s—” Pookie finishes for him, “The whining diver they suspected he was?” (We kid, we kid! Because we love.)
0:00 Well, in the end it turns out the Pens just didn’t handle that big first-period lead very well at all, did they?
16:46 Gronk makes Sid feel better about himself by taking an even worse penalty, a hook while already down a man. We’ve been told Sid f-bombs fly when he’s in the box, but we haven’t seen them yet. Pookie: “I hope they’re when he yells at Gronk for taking that penalty.”
OK so I’m not quite asleep yet.
I was given the Colorado feed. Now that I find out you got my broadcast, I’m pissed. What the hell?
I guess FSNP didn’t show the F-bombs, then.
We found the FSNP feed in the sports channel package, not on Center Ice. I am so unsure of why Center Ice is now letting us watch the feed of our choice, but I’m not complaining.
Stupid FSNP thinking we don’t want to see salty little Sid!
…this game just made me tired.
On the bright side, Sabu played well enough not to take MAF’s job. ^_^
What can I say, I’m perverse.
Yeah, the other 9 1/2 forwards have to start getting things in the net eventually, right?
…are you guys calling Gary Roberts stupid?
You do know what the mortality rate on that is, right?
And Plante didn’t even have the first goalie mask, Clint Benedict did. And he looked like Hannibal Lecter wearing it.
Maybe it’s their way of making it up for misspelling his name on the Cup how many times?
Yeah, this one started all promising and just sort of… slid away. If you guys can keep hope springing eternal that the other Pens forwards will eventually score, I’ll hold out hope that some Devils other than our checking line will do the same. Perhaps our teams will rise up together to smite the combined evil that is the Rangers, Flyers and Islanders? Or, uh… not. :P
On the bright side, Sabu played well enough not to take MAF’s job.
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It’s great to be able to find the positives in even the worst games.
…are you guys calling Gary Roberts stupid?
Sorry. I knew him first as a Leaf and just haven’t ever liked him. I’ll take my chances standing by my belief that he’s not all that. :D
Yeah, the other 9 1/2 forwards have to start getting things in the net eventually, right?
Yeah. Geez, even Robby Brown could put one in for Mario now and again.
A cold, huh? I thought Sid’s face looked rather…too pale at first, then too flushed. Didn’t think to chalk it up to a cold, but it would make sense…I always get one when I travel.
There were some horrible non-calls, and I feel comfortable saying that because even the Avs’ announcers admitted they were getting away with shit.
I feel comfortable saying that because even the Avs’ announcers admitted they were getting away with shit.
Steigy and Errey were too busy talking about mythical creatures handing out candy to mention the non-calls. And they think every whistle is for a penalty anyway, so maybe I kind of blacked it out. That’s funny the Avs announcers were more het up about it than the Pens ones were!
Oh, and you’re as good at following up on these threats to go to bed at a reasonable hour as I am, Pensgirl. :D
Oh, and you’re as good at following up on these threats to go to bed at a reasonable hour as I am, Pensgirl. :D
I’ve been an insomniac my whole life. Terrible bout of it right now.
I find our guys tend to get pretty loopy during the Western swings. Those late games are just killer.
Back when Lange and Edzo (who was a great color man for us) were still doing the TV broadcast, I watched a very late Pens-Kings game where, by the third period, all they were doing was talking about how hungry they were. Edzo was going on and on about meatball subs, and they were laughing like they were 15 years old and totally high. It was actually pretty enjoyable – I guess that’s what makes a HOF announcer…he’s even good when he’s bad.
There were some horrible non-calls, and I feel comfortable saying that because even the Avs’ announcers admitted they were getting away with shit.
I was particularly fond of the one where the player went to the box on his own, only to discover that he hadn’t received a penalty. Also, this year is the first time I’ve heard the Avs announcers, and having now seen a couple games on their feed: Isn’t there a limit to the homerism you can get away with? I mean, lets remember here that the Sabres announcer is not what one would call unbiased and yet I’m still sometimes surprised by the Avs announcers.
Possibly playing in the Mile High Club didn’t help anybody’s head, either.
Edzo was going on and on about meatball subs, and they were laughing like they were 15 years old and totally high. It was actually pretty enjoyable – I guess that’s what makes a HOF announcer…he’s even good when he’s bad.
RJ and Jim Lorentz would get like that sometimes, the high water mark being RJ’s decision to talk to his dogs on the air so his wife could tell him if they went to the TV. Er…the age has definitely been showing the last couple years.
The worst thing about Sid having a cold? They showed him in the penalty box clearly blowing his runny nose on the towel provided by the penalty box keeper. I can only assume he just dropped the towel back on the bench for the next guy to rub all over his face. “No wonder they all get sick!” Boomer said.
Also, this year is the first time I’ve heard the Avs announcers, and having now seen a couple games on their feed: Isn’t there a limit to the homerism you can get away with?
Until Joe Micheletti joined the Rangers team, I firmly believed the Avs were the single worst announcers in all of hockey. What gets me is the multilayered homerism. On the one hand, every single play is just fantastic by the Avs, but at the same time, every single play has to be fantastic by the other team to explain either why the offensive thrust by the Avs was denied, or why the save or defensive play by the Avs was the GREATEST THING EVER. They just make my head explode for how much they annoy me. And then when he’s breaking things down on color, Peter McNab talks like he’s addressing a group of developmentally challenged kindergarteners. SO. PUKETASTIC.
Edzo was going on and on about meatball subs, and they were laughing like they were 15 years old and totally high.
I absolutely love when that sort of thing happens organically. I hate it when the broadcasters try to force it (Daryl Reaugh comes to mind, trying to show off how hip and ironic and cool he is), but I just love when things get giddy during those late West-coast games.
Oh, Sid! That is so gross. Will they have rum on this lottery pick cruise?
Oh, Sid! That is so gross. Will they have rum on this lottery pick cruise?
They will when we start out, but there won’t be much left after I hit the open bar.
Until Joe Micheletti joined the Rangers team, I firmly believed the Avs were the single worst announcers in all of hockey.
See, I never have to hear the Rangers announcers. I don’t get MSG and I’m blacked out on Center Ice. If I want to see a game involving the Rangers I have to go to a bar where, of course, there’s no sound. So I have not had the joy of hearing Joe Micheletti.
Will they have rum on this lottery pick cruise?
Rum? If I’m on the good ship Lottery Pick it’s going to be the finest of champagnes for me. I would drink that stuff like it’s water and I’d never, ever remember this Devils season. It’s gonna be great!
So I have not had the joy of hearing Joe Micheletti.
You have no idea how jealous I am of you.
(By the way, I come by my love of rum pretty honestly too. I remember once in a liquor store in AZ perusing their top-shelf rums, and reading one of the labels aloud to Boomer, who was picking up the tab on that particular grocery run. “It says this is a smooth, rich rum for sipping,” I told her, and she totally enthusiastically responded, “Well I do like sipping rum!”)
So I have not had the joy of hearing Joe Micheletti.
You have no idea how jealous I am of you.
So I have not had the joy of hearing Joe Micheletti.
Meg, your life sounds like a heavenly dreamland to me! (I actually think Micheletti is the price Rangers fans have to pay for all those years of having JD. They clearly made a deal with the devil to get JD in the first place, and the payment has come due.)
Hey guys, at least the jackpot is supposed to be pretty good this year. That’s worth drinking to as well.
And if I’m going to make it through my day tomorrow, I need to get sleep now, so goodnight all.
‘Night Meg!
But why should things get kooky during West Coast games? It’s not late where the broadcasters are.
I adore rum. I wish I had some right now actually. Worst game evah. That Boomer is awesome.
I was particularly fond of the one where the player went to the box on his own, only to discover that he hadn’t received a penalty.
It actually seemed to me that the refs had decided at the outset that it was Teach Sid A Lesson Night, but I can’t figure out why. I definitely thought it was weird that he was so pissed so early in the game when he got called. Like I said at the time he was really swearing up a storm…it just seemed like way more than what you’d expect for the early going. Maybe he has a history with those refs? I dunno, but something was off. He looked downright sour all night; even when he scored he didn’t look too pleased. And the refs really did seem like they were trying to punish him over something…they let the Avs get away with some blatant interfering in the third. I don’t get it, in either case.
Night Meg.
Pensgirl, Sid just looked like a guy who was miserably cranky that he was sick. He really did like sluggish and unfocused through most of the game. It’s a little upsetting to see him go back to his whining and diving ways, but I suspect it was an isolated incident, that when he feels better, he’ll not be so cranky.
But why should things get kooky during West Coast games? It’s not late where the broadcasters are.
DS, you just blew my mind!
So I have not had the joy of hearing Joe Micheletti.
Lucky! Have you ever heard the Caps’ guys? They sound like beavers on helium.
But why should things get kooky during West Coast games? It’s not late where the broadcasters are.
Jetlag. Their bodies feel that it is late, because that’s what they’re used to, but they have to go and announce. In the game I was watching it was well past midnight Eastern Time when Mikey and Edzo were going nuts. I think part of the reason I found it so funny was that I feeling the hour too.
Pensgirl, Sid just looked like a guy who was miserably cranky that he was sick.
See, that’s where the whole “knowing he was sick while watching” would have explained a lot. But I still don’t get the refs…I haven’t seen officials continually allow the other team to grope him that way since his rookie year.
I swear, if Roberts gave Sid whatever that damn ‘respiratory ailment’ is that he’s had for the last six weeks, limbs are going to break.
I still suspect it’s the travel though. Planes – ech.
Wow…Sami just got hit in the face by a puck from one of our defensemen. Can we just call off this season?
Sorry, alix! Friendly fire is worse than anything.
Wow, our fans are classy. Preds just made it 3-0 and they started cheering for Nashville. Oh yeah and they`ve bronx cheered Luongo already too. Yikes. It ain`t pretty in Canuck land.
alix, I’m sorry your team is dropping like flies! I’ll keep my fingers crossed they all make it through the rest of the game!
I think it’s time for me to admit that even though I don’t have to get up and leave for work at 7:45 tomorrow morning, I should still probably go to bed. Good night everyone who’s still around!
Well at least it`s over so we can`t lose anyone else. Night Pookie!
I hate it when y’all do that! I’m over on the last thread, hittin’ ree-fresh over and over, thinking everybody went to bed!
;P
Good morning, anyone who’s around today! It’s Friday! WOO HOOOOO!!! (Although a Friday started off very uncomfortably, indeed, thanks to Margee’s diabolical Squee-Off. Drury v. Gomer? Really? That’s brutal!)
Yeah, good morning everyone! It’s a great morning here because I’m not at work! WOOOO!!! Of course, it’s a trade off, since I’ll be at work tomorrow…
Mornin’ -ookies. It’d be a better morning if I was still in bed. Or had a margarita.
It’d be a better morning if I was still in bed. Or had a margarita.
Wait, it’s your birthday and you aren’t having margaritas in bed? What is wrong with you?
Hi all! Its a beautiful fall day and I’m stuck at my desk, reading about plant maintenance (with the occasional peek at the internet to keep me sane).
Amy, for a moment there I was like, “Plant maintenance? Uh, water them, occasionally prune them, and do the odd re-potting, but other than that it’s pretty straightforward.” Not that kind of plant?
Pensgirl, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Hey, I thought the same thing, Schnookie! Plants need water and sun. Done and done.
Happy Birthday, Pensgirl!!!
Happy Birthday, Pensgirl!
Not that kind of plant?
Nope, unfortunately its not that kind of plant. That kind of plant might be more fun to read about though.
Happy Birthday, Pensgirl!
Thank you everyone!
I only wish I could be having margaritas in bed. But alas, I am here at work.
But I’m packing my stuff up since next week is my last one here, so that’s good. New jobs that pay better make for good birthday presents.
New jobs that pay better make for good birthday presents.
Oooh, definitely! Congrats on that, too!
New jobs that pay better make for good birthday presents.
Congratulations on that! That’s what I want for my birthday, too.
Congratulations on that! That’s what I want for my birthday, too.
I third the congrats, and second what Patty said. Although my birthday’s still a way’s off. Can I have that for my half-birthday instead?
That’s what I want for my birthday, too.
Well, I hope you get one then!
The thing about being a Fed is how slow the hiring process is. I’ve known for a month now that I was chosen, but I had to go through a security check first (and I’ve already had one because I’m a Fed now – it just wasn’t as extensive. Which is stupid, because in my current job I see people’s SSNs and personal health info, and in my new job I won’t. Oh well.). Then when I start I have to go through an even bigger review where they’ll call everyone who ever looked at me.
It’s worth it though, for the raise.
Happy Birfday Pensgirl! Hope it’s a good one!
From last nights thread:
“…the high water mark being RJ’s decision to talk to his dogs on the air so his wife could tell him if they went to the TV.”
I was laughing so hard at that…hilarious! Did anyone hear the game a few seasons back (might have even been last year) when RJ had his chair pillow go missing? That was another good one, I swear they must have gone on about it for half a period.
“The thing about being a Fed is how slow the hiring process is.”
One of my close friends work for the feds. I know what you mean! It took him 2 years, start-to-finish, to get on board. Crazy slow.
RJ rambling about his chair pillow was hilarious!
Just read the Hockey News interview with Sid. He has no favorite band (shocker!) and says the hardest he was ever hit was by… Tim Connolly! Oh, man it was hard to explain to my students why I was laughing so hard.
One of my close friends work for the feds. I know what you mean! It took him 2 years, start-to-finish, to get on board. Crazy slow.
I know someone who actually assumed she hadn’t gotten the job she applied for with the feds. She never heard back from them, found another job, got herself well-entrenched there, and then out of the blue a few years later she gets this “Hey! You’re hired!” phone call.
I was laughing so hard at that…hilarious! Did anyone hear the game a few seasons back (might have even been last year) when RJ had his chair pillow go missing? That was another good one, I swear they must have gone on about it for half a period.
And then they carried on when someone sent both RJ and Jim new pillows with the team logo on them.
I enjoyed when RJ opened a game broadcast last season by announcing that he was a proud grandpa to his first grandson. He was so exuberant I thought he was going to fall out of the booth.
“…and says the hardest he was ever hit was by… Tim Connolly!”
I’m not so sure I would be metioning that in public. C’mon Sid!
He has no favorite band (shocker!) and says the hardest he was ever hit was by… Tim Connolly! Oh, man it was hard to explain to my students why I was laughing so hard.
Seriously? Did Connolly hit him hard accidentally or something?
“…and says the hardest he was ever hit was by… Tim Connolly!”
I’m not so sure I would be metioning that in public. C’mon Sid!
Seriously! And if Sid’s willing to admit Connolly hit him the hardest, but he’s not willing to admit to his favorite band, how embarrassing must his favorite band be? Is it really Color Me Badd?
Did anyone hear the game a few seasons back (might have even been last year) when RJ had his chair pillow go missing? That was another good one, I swear they must have gone on about it for half a period.
OK, any of us could do this job. I mean, I can talk about Quebecois fairytales and whine that I’m hungry and say hi to my pets and search for a pillow!
Seriously? Did Connolly hit him hard accidentally or something?
Hey, Timmy got the Carubba Collision the other night. Somewhere under that soft coconut must be a lean, mean hitting machine.
Is it really Color Me Badd?
If Dan Paille can admit to having NKOTB on his ipod, then I would think Sid could man up about Color Me Badd or Vanilla Ice.
OK, any of us could do this job. I mean, I can talk about Quebecois fairytales and whine that I’m hungry and say hi to my pets and search for a pillow!
Yeah, that part I could handle. :) But there’s no way I could follow the game and turn it into a narrative the way announcers like RJ do.
If Dan Paille can admit to having NKOTB on his ipod, then I would think Sid could man up about Color Me Badd or Vanilla Ice.
Hm. You’re right. So maybe he’s a showtunes guy? Maybe he’s got a lot of Judy Garland on his ipod, and his handlers are like, “Best to just keep that one a secret, buddy…”?
“how embarrassing must his favorite band be? Is it really Color Me Badd?”
I would bet $1,000 that it’s Kriss Kross.
“OK, any of us could do this job. I mean, I can talk about Quebecois fairytales and whine that I’m hungry and say hi to my pets and search for a pillow”
Yeah, but can you do it with style?
Seriously! And if Sid’s willing to admit Connolly hit him the hardest, but he’s not willing to admit to his favorite band, how embarrassing must his favorite band be? Is it really Color Me Badd?
Sid3PO does not understand this “band” you speak of.
I really don’t need to read the interview, but I like the cover shot.
Did he say when this alleged Connolly hit occurred? We could try to find it…
I would bet $1,000 that it’s Kriss Kross.
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Kriss Kross! FANTASTIC!
(And Pensgirl, I agree about the cover shot. :D)
So maybe he’s a showtunes guy? Maybe he’s got a lot of Judy Garland on his ipod, and his handlers are like, “Best to just keep that one a secret, buddy…”?
It could not be any worse than Mario’s music of choice.
Englebert Humperdinck.
I fucking kid you not. Apparently hockey genius and horrible musical taste are linked traits.
Yeah, but can you do it with style?
Do not doubt the penache of Pensgirl, the same woman who made no less than Nikki Giovanni cry over a short story about a car.
And hey, all that time I spent as a musician, I could start all my stories with “This one time? At band camp?”
Kriss Kross! FANTASTIC!
I’ve been trying so hard to top Kriss Kross but I don’t think it’s possible.
Kriss Kross! FANTASTIC!
I’m gonna pony up $50 to the first person who can snap a photo of Sid wearing his clothes backwards.
I’m gonna pony up $50 to the first person who can snap a photo of Sid wearing his clothes backwards.
Giovanni’s like, “I am so not up for that kind of tailoring. You’re on your own, bud.”
Warm it up Kriss!
I’m about to!
Warm it up Kriss!
‘Cause that’s what I was born to do!
I think I’m gonna have my buddy text that to the Sharks Jumbotron tonight at the game. You watch, they’re gonna play it.
andrew, I’m getting scared.
“andrew, I’m getting scared.”
Scared? Really? Are you sure you’re not just getting pumped!!!
I don’t even know who Kriss Kross is.
I think I’m gonna have my buddy text that to the Sharks Jumbotron tonight at the game. You watch, they’re gonna play it.
Find a way to get it online if it happens. I’ll be too busy passing out to watch the game, but I would so have to see that.
One of my good friends in college (actually a really hot guy from Jersey) and I used to get the parties jumpin’ with our Mac Daddy/Daddy Mac impression. You cannot go wrong with Kriss to the Kross.
“I don’t even know who Kriss Kross is.”
Oh Meg, I’m so sorry. Everyone should know who Kriss Kross is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kross
Scared? Really? Are you sure you’re not just getting pumped!!!
Oh right. Pumped. Because the Devils are playing the Leafs tonight. What’s more getting pumped worthy than that?
Thanks, Andrew . . . I think. I’m pretty sure I wasn’t allowed to watch MTV at the time Kriss Kross was popular.
You haven’t heard Joe Michiletti, you don’t know Kirss Kross… Meg, what I’d give you be you. Next you’ll say you’ve never seen “Breaking the Waves”.
Oh, one cannot just read about Kriss Kross. One must experience the magic firsthand.
Get ready to jump!
(I can’t actually SEE youtube at work so I’m hoping this is what I think it is)
I’ve never even heard of “Breaking the Waves.”
“Because the Devils are playing the Leafs tonight. What’s more getting pumped worthy than that?”
Speaking of…I’m going to the game tonight with my friend who’s an avid Kings fan. I’m thinking I might need some new material: Avery’s long gone, they took the glitter out of the unis, and the Kings are actually up there in the Pacific Division Rankings. Any suggestions?
Scared? Really? Are you sure you’re not just getting pumped!!!
I am SO PUMPED now!!!! (I will die laughing if you text that to the jumbotron, andrew. DIE.)
“Breaking the Waves” is the worst movie I’ve ever seen. I was thinking of what experience I would most want removed from my brain and after listening to Joe M, seeing “Breaking the Waves” was what came up.
“You haven’t heard Joe Michiletti, you don’t know Kirss Kross… Meg, what I’d give you be you. Next you’ll say you’ve never seen “Breaking the Waves”.”
“I’ve never even heard of “Breaking the Waves.””
That’s it. Game’s over. Meg wins the “worlds luckiest Irregular” award.
(I will die laughing if you text that to the jumbotron, andrew. DIE.)
I’m so watching the Sharks game now! (That was hilarious, Pensgirl)
“Get ready to jump!”
HAHA! Nice one, Pensgirl. Now Meg’s gonna think we’re all retarded.
“I will die laughing if you text that to the jumbotron, andrew. DIE.”
I’m on it! Of course I’m actually gonna have to convince my buddy to do it. No cell phone.
That’s it. Game’s over. Meg wins the “worlds luckiest Irregular” award.
I know! I am grinding my teeth to fine powder in jealousy. Meg really lives a charmed life.
Oh, Glory Daze has to be the worst movie ever.
If I ever meet Ben Affleck I’m going to ask him for my two hours back. Stupid friends renting movies because they think the actor is cute.
HAHA! Nice one, Pensgirl. Now Meg’s gonna think we’re all retarded.
Meg just needs to realize we were all teenagers in the early ’90s. It’s not that we’re retarded — it’s just bad timing.
Was Glory Daze directed by Lars Von Trier? No? I rest my case. (Also, I sat through Breaking the Waves in the movie theater. With two people who I thought were enjoying it. So I couldn’t leave. It ended and all three of us said, “I’m sorry if you liked that, but I thought it was torture.”)
That’s it. Game’s over. Meg wins the “worlds luckiest Irregular” award.
Having just looked up “Breaking the Waves,” I don’t think your average 12-year-old sees Lars von Trier movies involving deviant sexual behavior. So that probably explains my fortuitous escape from that one.
“Also, I sat through Breaking the Waves in the movie theater. With two people who I thought were enjoying it. So I couldn’t leave.”
That’s how I saw Red Planet. Grrrr.
Not to mention I was forced to go to the theater to see Underworld: Evolution, even though I knew good and well that it was going to be the worst movie ever. Guess what? it was!
Meg just needs to realize we were all teenagers in the early ’90s. It’s not that we’re retarded — it’s just bad timing.
It’s ok, I did realize that. Also, this is the first video I remember watching on MTV (no doubt at a friend’s house, since my mother was anti-MTV when I was that age) so I really can’t judge.
Meg just needs to realize we were all teenagers in the early ’90s. It’s not that we’re retarded — it’s just bad timing.
I really don’t feel bad about the incredible cheesiness of my junior high years. It could have been much, much worse.
Hi everybody. I’m joining Meg in the never heard of Kris Kross group. You all have to be really funny today, ok? I am close to suicidal after that game last night.
I am close to suicidal after that game last night.
Don’t Jump, Jump alix!
I know how you feel. Stupid hockey teams.
I am close to suicidal after that game last night.
Aw, Alix, I just read about how serious the injuries were in that game. That’s the suckiest.
“Don’t Jump, Jump alix!”
Oh crap.
That was funny…nice one Pensgirl.
Pensgirl, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Riddle me this, Batman: how did Ottawa managed to lock up Heatley and Spezza for so long? Follow-up question, how crazy is Toronto going to go to compensate for not getting Spezza this summer?
And seriously, what a drag. Sorry for the rough night alix. I think a game like that calls for some lunchtime margaritas.
Yeah Salo and Bieksa were like gushing blood it was pretty gross. And I am so disgusted to be a Vancouver fan right now. They actually jeered Luongo. I mean sure I have to admit, I said the name Cloutier on that first shot. But jeering Luongo? Just no, never. Oh and then when Nashville scored their final goal they cheered. Just horrible. No wonder they’re not playing well at home.
how did Ottawa managed to lock up Heatley and Spezza for so long?
It’s like that show “Reaper.” Ottawa sold their souls and their assignment is to remain Senators.
Thanks guys. A margarita would definitely help. Holy crap! How does Ottawa still have money for Spezza? Does Bryan MUrray have some incriminating photos of Bettman?
And I am so disgusted to be a Vancouver fan right now. They actually jeered Luongo. I mean sure I have to admit, I said the name Cloutier on that first shot. But jeering Luongo? Just no, never. Oh and then when Nashville scored their final goal they cheered. Just horrible. No wonder they’re not playing well at home.
I hate it when the fans turn into assholes. To a certain degree, it feels like they should be representing you, and when they go all classless it hurts.
Is it just me or have the injuries this year been both more frequent and worse than normal?
And I am so disgusted to be a Vancouver fan right now. They actually jeered Luongo.
Uhhh… we jeer Marty all the time. I view it as a sign of respect, in that we expect perfection. Or something? Heh heh. *Nervously tugs at collar*
alix, that totally bites, though, about the injuries. It’s one thing to be watching your team slumping, and then another thing altogether when they’re getting injured while it’s happening. I think you should have at least two margaritas.
Oh and then when Nashville scored their final goal they cheered. Just horrible.
Aw, that sucks. These games happen . . . he’s been too consistently good throughout his career to not pick it up.
Does Bryan Murray have some incriminating photos of Bettman?
Well he’s evil, so I’m sure he’s blackmailing somebody about something.
Oh, wait, he’s too busy being hall monitor for other teams’ stars.
Uhhh… we jeer Marty all the time. I view it as a sign of respect, in that we expect perfection. Or something? Heh heh. *Nervously tugs at collar*
I feel like Sabres fans are bigger on the sarcastic, over-exaggerated cheering than anything else. But then again, I never go to the games so I could be wrong.
I feel like Sabres fans are bigger on the sarcastic, over-exaggerated cheering than anything else.
Yeah, that’s what we do a lot of, too.
Quite a few fans cheered when Fleury was pulled last Saturday. I didn’t. Why kick your own player when he’s down? When I get mad I’ll yell outright at a guy (HIT SOMEONE ALREADY!!), but I guess I don’t find booing or jeering your own team to be very productive.
” Holy crap! How does Ottawa still have money for Spezza?”
Not only that, I was just reading that after they jettison one of their goalies they’ll still have about $12m in cap space to lock up their 9-10 unsigned players on the roster next season.
Means they could be good for a long time. That blows.
Means they could be good for a long time. That blows.
Or all these guys could stop playing like they’re in contract years. Right? Right?
Means they could be good for a long time. That blows.
They can be good all they want in the regular season as long as they continue their general history of early playoff meltdowns. Here’s hoping last year was a fluke.
alix, that sucks! But maybe the ‘Nucks are getting all their bad injuries out of the way now so they’ll be set for a long post-season run?
Hee, Schnookie. That’s ok. Vancouver fans just piss me off because last year they were saying Luongo was a god and it’s such a shame that goalies can’t get the C and stuff and then after one bad game he’s treated like trash. No one is on the same page and it’s like watching a car crash. Anyways, I’ll shut up before I put everyone into a bad mood :p I think I’ll have to go buy margarita fixings. How is everybody’s friday going?
Thanks, Pookie! Hopefully you’re right. Dang. I was pulling for Ottawa in the Cup final, because the Ducks had completely stomped and destroyed my hockey heart. But now they(sens) kind of bug me being so good all the time. Just start sucking already!
How is everybody’s friday going?
My Friday has been about as bland as Chris Drury thus far.
How is Ottawa pulling this off? Are they getting themselves into a Lightning-like situation? (Incidentally, almost the ENTIRE Fancy Bit offense is Sabres and Lightning guys. Uncool.) $12 isn’t a lot for 9-10 guys.
First off, happy birthday Pensgirl! I’ll even forgive your team for giving the Avs a non-needed two points last night.
Speaking of…I’m going to the game tonight with my friend who’s an avid Kings fan. I’m thinking I might need some new material: Avery’s long gone, they took the glitter out of the unis, and the Kings are actually up there in the Pacific Division Rankings. Any suggestions?
Rudy’s biggest fear is despite a thirty-odd year head start, that the Kings will be the last California team to raise the cup. I’d play off that for a while; maybe the words “useless head start” and “wasted Gretzky years” could be worked in.
Dang. I was pulling for Ottawa in the Cup final, because the Ducks had completely stomped and destroyed my hockey heart. But now they(sens) kind of bug me being so good all the time.
Apology accepted, Alix.
Earl, when are you taking over FanHouse? How much brainwashing does AOL do, anyway?
Thanks Earl. You can thank Sid’s cold, the rest of the team’s apparent belief that only Sid and Geno need show up, and the refs for that one.
Fridays are always quiet around here. Some days that’s bad, others it lets me comment on blogs all day. ;)
Earl, when are you taking over FanHouse?
Heh. Well my latest correspondence with the head blogger at AOL indicated that I should have gotten my login information by yesterday afternoon. I really haven’t prepared anything to be posted yet (except one cartoon), and was kind of busy yesterday, so I secretly hoped that somehow AOL would drop the ball and not deliver me any login information just yet.
Wish granted.
I shot them a note, but I dunno. AOL: moving at the speed of dial-up.
“My Friday has been about as bland as Chris Drury thus far.”
Zing!
“$12 isn’t a lot for 9-10 guys.”
It is when they’re mostly pluggers and grinders.
“maybe the words “useless head start” and “wasted Gretzky years” could be worked in.”
I’m on it.
I hate the Senators.
My Friday’s going great, and now it’s only getting better as I’m meeting Schnookie for my traditional off-day pizza lunch! See you all in an hour or so. Y’all make sure alix doesn’t do anything rash while we’re gone, okay? Like forsaking her team forever or something. :)
My Friday is going great alix! I’m leaving work in 2 hours (counting down!) and I’m on the road to SJ! Woo Hoo!!
BTW, Andrew, remember that SJ game that wasn’t locally televised? Were you able to catch it on Center Ice?
Just asking because I don’t think the Kings are televising either game vs. the Sharks this weekend, and I’m hoping Center Ice is wise to this and won’t black me out.
“BTW, Andrew, remember that SJ game that wasn’t locally televised? Were you able to catch it on Center Ice?”
Yeah, I was able to get the Calgary feed! I was pleasantly surprised.
Hope Center Ice hooks you up. I know FSN Bay Area is airing it. Also, I think the game tonight is going to be shown on HDNet…so if you get that.
I know FSN Bay Area is airing it.
Yeah, I saw it on tonight’s schedule, I just wanted to make sure that CI was still smart about its blackouts.
Also, I think the game tonight is going to be shown on HDNet…so if you get that.
I don’t, but I don’t mind. Actually, I’ll be at a buddy’s house tomorrow who does do the ol’ HD, so maybe I’ll get a taste.
Apology accepted, Alix.
Hee.
Happy birthday Pensgirl! I’m in such a bad mood, I totally read over that. Yay for leaving work early! 11 am is too early to start drinking right? hehe.
11 am is too early to start drinking right?
Maybe on a Sunday. Go nuts, Alix! Drink until those standings look right!
Thanks alix. Wish we could have celebrated with wins for both our teams.
I didn’t realize you guys had Isbister. One of my all-time favorite names.
Oh boy. Somebody got to BoC today using the search term “jeremy roenick jockstrap”. My Friday is now ruined.
He’s unfortunately been given the name Invisbister so far this year. But, he plays well sometimes. Woohooo thanks for not calling me an alcoholic Earl :)
Dude, that is SO gross. My friday was already pretty ruined but that is disturbing.
He’s unfortunately been given the name Invisbister so far this year.
That’s an awesome nickname! Well, except for its insinuations.
“Woohooo thanks for not calling me an alcoholic Earl”
That’s one name you will probably never hear being thrown around at this blog, that’s for sure.
“Somebody got to BoC today using the search term “jeremy roenick jockstrap”. My Friday is now ruined.”
Yikes!
When he was with the Isles I would always say “‘E hit ‘im in ‘is bister.” Lame, but gave me a laugh.
Oh, and could somebody get me some bleach for my brain? That’s the last word I needed to see next to JR.
That’s the last word I needed to see next to JR.
The words I really don’t want to see next to JR’s name is “Ducks trade for”.
Oh boy. Somebody got to BoC today using the search term “jeremy roenick jockstrap”. My Friday is now ruined.
Ouch.
Someone found my blog through “vinny lecavalier shirtless.” I can’t figure that one out, either.
Isn’t search a wonderful thing?
It is a pretty awesome nickname! Just a shame he’s on my team. Awwwww, I love B-Mo. He said the fans jeering Luongo was horse shit hehe.
I always get searches for Bieksa’s baby and Sami Salo’s wife. Rather routine.
“I always get searches for Bieksa’s baby and Sami Salo’s wife. Rather routine.”
I don’t know what’s scarier, that you actually get those searches, or that they’re routine.
Wait, Bieksa had a baby with Sami Salo’s wife? No wonder things are a mess on the blueline in B.C.
Hee hee! Thanks for cheering me up guys.
Speaking of CI (a little bit ago), I was happily surprised one night last week when I turned on the Avs game to find that it was the Avs feed and immediately looked around for another game and found the same game with the other team’s feed.
(I’ve since forgotten who the other team was.)
I hate the Senators.
Aww, love you too Alix!
Is it just me, or was last night particularly bloody? Jason Smith gets a stick to the face…DiPietro whacks his own d-man, Lydman gets a puck to the face and Salo and Bieksa. Halloween was the night before, people!
I’m elated about the Spezza signing but I don’t know if he’s actually worth all that money yet since I don’t think he’s ever even played a whole season and I am worried about where the heck we’re getting all this money from, but hey. Not complaining!
By Alix, I meant Katebits.
Is it just me, or was last night particularly bloody?
The last few days combined . . . Greene’s ankle wasn’t pretty either. Jeez.
Er…not that his ankle was bloody, obviously, but keeping with the general scheme of gruesome injuries.
Last night was soooooo gross. My stomach is still recovering. There was actually blood left on the ice.
I am worried about where the heck we’re getting all this money from
I wonder if the Sens took the news about the rapid rise of the value of the Canadian dollar to mean that they suddenly could spend more money.
Speaking of CI (a little bit ago), I was happily surprised one night last week when I turned on the Avs game to find that it was the Avs feed and immediately looked around for another game and found the same game with the other team’s feed.
Yeah, that has been a thrilling development lately — that we’re getting all the available feeds for all the games. Sometimes both will be in the CI channels, but sometimes we have to go digging in the regional sports channels, but it’s like the Center Ice gods heard our complaints and made it so we’re no longer enslaved by the tyranny of the home feed rule.
Oh, and thanks a lot, Earl, for ruining my Friday, too, with that talk of JR’s jockstrap. (Someone recently found us searching “Drew Stafford Jesus”. It was probably Staffy, drunk-googling himself through his tears of shame and self-loathing.)
it’s like the Center Ice gods heard our complaints and made it so we’re no longer enslaved by the tyranny of the home feed rule.
Back when I had the free half-season because Comcast forgot to turn off the preview, I seemed to get feeds at random. At first I thought it was home rule, but then we’d get a Pens feed for a game in New York or a Carolina feed for a home game. Bizarre.
I wonder if the Sens took the news about the rapid rise of the value of the Canadian dollar to mean that they suddenly could spend more money.
Well, apparently Uncle Eugene has deep pockets! Although that being said, if the exchange rate does continue to climb or at least stay favourable to the Canadian dollar, maybe it’ll mean a better chance the cap goes up.
I don’t know if that made sense, I’m on painkillers.
I hate the Senators.
Aww, love you too Alix!
By Alix, I meant Katebits.
Aww, I was hoping that little bit of sour grapes would slip through the cracks. I don’t hate you, Sherry. I don’t hate the Senators, I just strongly dislike them! :P
Sorry about that one!
I don’t hate you, Sherry. I don’t hate the Senators, I just strongly dislike them! :P
Well, Katebits might back down but I’ll stand firm — I hate the Senators! (Okay, my all-consuming Rangers hate actually siphoned a bit of my dislike off the Sens until I had to downgrade it just to “strongly dislike”, but the sentiment is there.)
Here are some cinnamon buns of excessive apology:
@@@@@@@
Sigh. I’m all out of sorts today.
I’m off to lunch and to dream about the Lottery Pick cruise. Talk to you all later.
I TOTALLY hate the Rangers. I’m keeping all those cinnamon buns for myself.
If you’re out of sorts today, Katebits, then you should totally keep those cinnamon buns. :D
Sigh. I’m all out of sorts today.
Margee’s Sith-off was really pretty disturbing…
*whisper*
I like the Senators, Sherry.
(I reserve the right to start hating them if we ever play them again, though.)
I dunno. I’m actually very much loving the Sens’ winning ways this season. 1 loss in 11 regular season plus 7 or 8 preseason games? They’re unstoppable!
Which makes it all the more sweeter that they were oh so stoppable for five games last spring. Thanks for not bringing your autumn game, Sens!
“It was probably Staffy, drunk-googling himself through his tears of shame and self-loathing.”
Psh, like there’s any other way to google oneself.
…that we’re getting all the available feeds for all the games.
In fact, I just remembered that we got the Stars on HDNet last week. Last season that one was blacked out (until very late in the season).
Maybe they realized that I will watch them both. :D
Well, Katebits might back down but I’ll stand firm — I hate the Senators!
Me too! Just not as much as I hate the Leafs. But more than I presently hate the Flyers. It’s strange, because I used to rather like the Sens (something I think was true of quite a few Sabres fans). They were like our friends in bankruptcy or whatever. Yeah . . . not so much anymore.
It’s strange, because I used to rather like the Sens (something I think was true of quite a few Sabres fans).
I did too! They were like this spunky, fun, uptempo and overall pretty handsome team, and then all of a sudden one day they show up for a game and… they’re not any of those things anymore. I don’t know what happened! (Yes, even the same old handsome guys stopped being handsome. It’s so weird!)
And yeah, I find myself not vomiting orange and black when I think about the Flyers these days. Not that I don’t still hate them, but they don’t raise my ire quite as much as a certain SCF finalist from last year does. (Sorry, Sherry, but I cannot tell a lie.)
I realized last night that I am very capable of separating the players from the organization in Philly but not so in Ottawa. For some reason, the players seem to stand for everything I find unsettling about the Senators, but I see Flyers I like or am ambivalent about and I’m like, “Aw, poor Gagne, stuck on such an evil team”. It’s strange.
Poor Sherry, she’s busy these days….comes around IPB to get a break, y’know, talk some hockey, and BAM! Hit with Sens hate from all sides.
Eh…when in Rome…
Eff the Senators!! They suck!
Sigh. I’m all out of sorts today.
Margee’s Sith-off was really pretty disturbing…
Hee! I read that damn sith-off before I even had coffee! That’s totally why I’m out of sorts!
And for the record you guys, I TOTALLY THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE YEAR! OKAY?
And for the record you guys, I TOTALLY THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE YEAR! OKAY?
Sorry about the totally pedantic comment I left on TWC about those commercials. Obviously I’m not totally in sorts today either! I think it was the mental image of Staffy’s drunk and pathetic googling of “Drew Stafford Jesus”. I was fine until Schnookie brought that up.
And yeah, I find myself not vomiting orange and black when I think about the Flyers these days. Not that I don’t still hate them, but they don’t raise my ire quite as much as a certain SCF finalist from last year does.
Same here. I have to say, I find it difficult to hate a team that has Biron on it with the same level of animosity that I hate the Leafs and Sens.
It doesn’t help that we have a billion divisional games this month. One down, nine to go. Including four with the Habs. Now I actually love games against the Habs. They’re almost always really good games to watch, and it’s the divisional rival I dislike least by a pretty decent margin. But four in one month is just overkill.
Yeah . . . not so much anymore.
I think last February’s events had a lot to do with why Sabres fans don’t like the Sens anymore.
The Buffalo News was actually lamenting the rise of the Sens/Sabres rivalry at the expense of some of the “classic” rivalries like Buffalo/Boston.
I think last February’s events had a lot to do with why Sabres fans don’t like the Sens anymore.
Oh, yeah, for sure. I don’t think there was much hatred at all before that.
Obviously I’m not totally in sorts today either! I think it was the mental image of Staffy’s drunk and pathetic googling of “Drew Stafford Jesus”.
Oh my God, poor Staffy.
Same here. I have to say, I find it difficult to hate a team that has Biron on it with the same level of animosity that I hate the Leafs and Sens.
Oh, I still hate the Flyers. Tons. I just don’t hate the players because of the team. I hate the Sens because they’re Sens. (Sorry Sherry! I do like Spezza. So I’m really thrilled for you that you get to keep him for a long time!)
Oh, I still hate the Flyers.
I still hate them. Just not as much. As in, I would feel less glee if someone were to score 9 goals on them now than I would have a year ago.
They’re almost always really good games to watch, and it’s the divisional rival I dislike least by a pretty decent margin. But four in one month is just overkill.
This is the other thing I don’t understand about this unbalanced schedule. I completely get the whole “let’s play up the divisional rivalries” thing, but then they cram them all into little clumps, so you get half the series out of the way at the start of the season. Wouldn’t it make more sense to evenly distribute the games so you really get a sense for how the division is matching up within itself rather than having a bunch of games all at once and then a bunch more in a clump later in the season? That way you’re not seeing how a series plays out when most of the games were played when one team had a few injuries, or was on a flukey hot or cold streak. It’s a stupid schedule idea to start out with, and the idiocy is compounded by not sprinkling the games evenly over the entire season.
Flyers, psh….bunch of pederasts.
And on that note, I’m outta here! See you guys later! Root for the sharks tonight! And if you see a drunken, Scandanavian looking guy in a Curtis Brown sweater sitting next to a drunken Mexican guy in a Ziggy Palffy sweater in the crowd, let me know!
And if those two guys are jump, jumping to Kriss Kross, don’t remind me on Monday, as I was probably black out drunk.
I’m already really close to being disowned by Pittsburgh for liking Philly, the city. Not hating the Flyers would do me in for sure.
But I have managed to like some players they’ve had in the past. I never stopped liking Recchi after he was traded, and I always thought LeClair and Brindy were sweet players. Gagne doesn’t really bother me. But that in no way influenced my loathing for the team as a whole or my outright glee when they’d lose.
andrew, have a fantastic time! I don’t want you coming around on Monday sounding even remotely sober, okay?
Bye andrew! Have a great time jump, jumping tonight! We’ll be watching for you!
Have fun, andrew!
See ya andrew!
To answer the question about Connolly hitting Sid (sorry, work and stuff got in the way of me coming back), it was totally an accident. I don’t have the magazine handy but the way Sid described it was something along the lines of Timmy thinking Sid was about to hit him and bracing up for a hit and since Sid didn’t have hit on his mind at all, he ended up taking a pretty good blow. But I keeled over right at my desk when I saw that because it was not the name I was expecting at all.
I loved the Senators a couple of years ago. The brawl really soured me on them – the team a little and the fanbase a lot (Sherry excepted). I’m also still pissed at Alfie for his cheap hit on Hank and even more so for his pissy post-game comments about how Hank wasn’t really that hurt at all.
It’s too bad really because before last season I thought the Ottawa rivalry was really our best – the teams were evenly matched and played the same style and the fanbases seemed to generally respect each other.
Pookie, I had the same reaction as you to the “Is This the Year?” commerical and Kate’s comments about it so you’re not alone. The commercial highlights one of the things I love most about hockey – you never know.
I’m not a big fan of the other NHL commerical though. The writing in that one is terrible.
The writing in that one is terrible.
Seriously. “A hole isn’t a hole unless its open” is right up there with “books are the foundation of reading” in terms of “well, duh” statements in commercials.
The commercial highlights one of the things I love most about hockey – you never know.
Well, I kind of know that nobody’s scoring 93 goals or whatever they are espousing.
I probably would have liked the ad better had it been more tongue-in-cheek.
“Is this the year that hockey gets on Sports Center?”
(“NO.”)
I’m also still pissed at Alfie for his cheap hit on Hank and even more so for his pissy post-game comments about how Hank wasn’t really that hurt at all.
Oh, I know. I used to like Alfie so much. I even liked him after the brawl. And then during the playoffs last year I was all, “well so much for that.”
Have a great time, Andrew!
Well, I kind of know that nobody’s scoring 93 goals or whatever they are espousing.
Even with Toskala starting for the Leafs?
Pookie, I had the same reaction as you to the “Is This the Year?” commerical and Kate’s comments about it so you’re not alone.
Thanks! You were smart enough not to leave a comment explaining how technically it has not been scientifically proven that the Cup cannot come to Buffalo this season!
I probably would have liked the ad better had it been more tongue-in-cheek.
“Is this the year that hockey gets on Sports Center?”
(”NO.”)
HA! At first I really did like the commercial but a few days later I was like, “Heeey, they were on such a roll with funny commercials last year! What gives?!”
I probably would have liked the ad better had it been more tongue-in-cheek.
My roommate had what I thought was a great idea for NHL commericals: fully-equipped NHLers basically in finishing school. For example, one spot would feature them learning place settings, and shows a player trying to pick up the salad fork with his gloves on. Voiceover is something about how the NHL is cleaning up its image. You could, but wouldn’t have to, end with the player getting frustrated and knocking the table over, along with some crack about how it’s going to take some time.
Even with Toskala starting for the Leafs?
ZING!
I’ll add, “Even with Jersey’s defense?”
Well, I kind of know that nobody’s scoring 93 goals or whatever they are espousing.
Oh, Earl. You have to turn off that statbitty brain of yours once in a while.
Thanks! You were smart enough not to leave a comment explaining how technically it has not been scientifically proven that the Cup cannot come to Buffalo this season!
I left a somewhat similar comment on Amy’s blog instead :-)
The only Sen I do still like is Dany Heatley. I can’t explain it but I just can’t shake the bugger.
The only Sen I do still like is Dany Heatley. I can’t explain it but I just can’t shake the bugger.
Mother of Pensgirl calls him “The Murderer.” She’s heartless.
“Heeey, they were on such a roll with funny commercials last year! What gives?!”
Really? I dunno. It seems like it’s been a very long time since an NHL commercial was really good. The most last year’s got out of me was maybe a half-smile.
These just seem like more in the series of “look we got so-and-so to do something”, even if that something isn’t very compelling or interesting.
Mother of Pensgirl calls him “The Murderer.” She’s heartless.
I know she’s not alone. And I always come to his defense even though he’s A SEN! It’s not right!
Mother of Pensgirl calls him “The Murderer.” She’s heartless.
And by definition, incorrect. I’m such a pedant.
I’m not a big fan of the other NHL commerical though. The writing in that one is terrible.
I don’t think I’ve seen that one yet.
I’m really not liking the whole homogenizing of the league. I thought the Stars made up the texting-to-the-jumbotron and now I’m disappointed the Sharks do it, too. And I was disappointed that everybody has lame overly-serious team-specific commercials.
But the one we see with Turco is kind of cool. He’s acting like he’s getting ready for a penalty shot with a skater down at center ice and him at his net and we hear his thoughts about how it’s his net and blah blah blah… but then he starts to pull down his mask and looks at the camera and says, “Welp! Time to break this kid’s spirit!”
Now I wouldn’t be surprised that all the teams have their goalie do the same commercial. Stupid Bettman.
Heather, I always come to his defense too [see above]. Not even because I like him–I’m largely indifferent–but solely because it’s not true.
The actually-funny commercials are usually made by companies using hockey as a theme. Not by the NHL themselves.
It’s always a mistake to skimp on your advertising. It’s a false economy.
And by definition, incorrect.
Really? I might need an explanation here. Is this because of legalism (i.e. there was no intent)?
Meg, I have tried and tried. A young guy driving too fast in dangerous conditions…there but for the grace of God go any of us. I keep telling her that if the Snyders can let it go, she can too. And she can. She just won’t.
Now I wouldn’t be surprised that all the teams have their goalie do the same commercial. Stupid Bettman.
I’ve never seen a Sabres commercial like that. Ours all always about how to get tickets, with the same overly serious announcer voice reiterating the “We Are Sabres” tagline.
Really? I might need an explanation here. Is this because of legalism (i.e. there was no intent)?
Yup, if there’s no intent it’s not murder.
Yeah, Earl, it’s intent. You need what’s legally called “malice aforethought.” It’s actually sort of complex. If you got into a fight with a guy and whacked his knee with a tire iron, but you didn’t know that the act of whacking his knee would throw a clot in his leg and kill him, it’s still murder because you intended to hit – and hurt – him. But if you’re running with the tire iron and you crash into him because you weren’t paying attention, the same result ends up not being murder because you never intended to commit the act of hitting him with the tire iron in the first place.
Heatley was being reckless, no doubt. Perhaps even wanton. But not purposeful.
Heather, I always come to his defense too [see above]. Not even because I like him–I’m largely indifferent–but solely because it’s not true.
It’s also one of those things that is too serious, too heartbreaking and too terrible for all parties involved for it to be something that I feel fans should be discussing. Sometimes the off ice stuff should stay the domain of the participants. This is such a case.
I keep telling her that if the Snyders can let it go, she can too.
I don’t want to open a huge debate but this sums up how I feel. The Snyders are the people who were most hurt by Dany’s actions and if they have enough grace to say, “It was a mistake and we still love him,” then everyone else can shut up. And I doubt it’s very easy for Dany to live with.
Patty, Amy has a link to the other NHL commercial if you want to see it.
I keep telling her that if the Snyders can let it go, she can too. And she can. She just won’t.
I get it, to an extent. Hey, if someone I love was killed like that I doubt I could be anywhere near as forgiving as the Snyders.
It’s also one of those things that is too serious, too heartbreaking and too terrible for all parties involved for it to be something that I feel fans should be discussing. Sometimes the off ice stuff should stay the domain of the participants. This is such a case.
I think I disagree here. I can’t bag on fans for talking about their teams and players, even if it’s ignorant or too close to home for the players involved. It’s tough to dispute that this incident made a big impact on the future of the Thrashers; I can’t tell any Thrashers fan not to discuss it with any sincerity.
I mean, it is an on-ice issue at some point. If we don’t want ignorant people talking about their hockey team, we probably should stop collecting their money.
And I doubt it’s very easy for Dany to live with.
No, I imagine it’s worse for him than it is for everyone. I think the ugliest part of the brawl last year was the Heatley/Mair thing, which should never have been put in the newspapers. It was between them, and journalists didn’t need to be writing about it.
Patty, if it helps at all, the Devils have never once made a charming or interesting commercial. And they never will. Ages ago, when we first started watching, the games were on SportsChannel, not FSNY. SportsChannel had a great commercial for the Devs that was just the highlight of Randy McKay climbing the glass after the Crash Line scored their big goal (it was before my time, and I don’t know my Devils history inside and out, so I can’t remember what the exact significance was). It was so perfect in conveying all the excitement and wonder of hockey, but then FSNY took over and now all we get are stupid commercials about the new arena. So if it was league mandated that everyone had the same shoot-out commercial, the Devils version would have the skater coming down the middle and for every shot of Turco, they’d have a shot of the outside of the new arena.
Earl, I get your point, and I’ll agree to a point. I will not begrudge Thrashers fans discussing the impact of Heatley leaving. But as soon as loaded terms like “Murderer” are being tossed around, the conversation ceases to be a constructive one about hockey and turns into a needless personal attack.
But as soon as loaded terms like “Murderer” are being tossed around, the conversation ceases to be a constructive one about hockey and turns into a needless personal attack.
You are backing yourself into a corner, though. “Slag-faced whore” is a loaded term too.
Fans are allowed to be idiots–I refuse to begrudge them for it. For sure using judgment in what you say or what you believe is a valuable trait, but stupid fans pay as much for hockey as I do.
I think the ugliest part of the brawl last year was the Heatley/Mair thing, which should never have been put in the newspapers. It was between them, and journalists didn’t need to be writing about it.
But, one could argue that it was part of the fight, and the journalists were only doing their journalistic duty by reporting on it. Especially, when Mair was contrite and went to apologize post-game in the crowded locker room area, where he could be seen by many journalists, teammates and assorted hangers-on.
“Slag-faced whore” is a loaded term too.
That’s true, but we mean it with love. ;o)
Fans are allowed to be idiots–I refuse to begrudge them for it. For sure using judgment in what you say or what you believe is a valuable trait, but stupid fans pay as much for hockey as I do.
This is definitely true, and if people want to run around calling Heatley a murderer everywhere but IPB, they’re welcome to. Just… not here, because that’s one of the places where I personally draw the line. If someone is equally offended that I call Scott Gomez a slag-faced whore, well… they have very strange priorities.
“Slag-faced whore” is a loaded term too.
Well there’s a false analogy. Signing with another team for more money vs. accidentally killing your best friend. One is immoral while the other isn’t. One term is not entirely serious while the other is.
“Slag-faced whore” is a loaded term too.
That’s true, but we mean it with love. ;o)
I don’t know about you, Amy, but I certainly don’t mean it with love! :P
You are backing yourself into a corner, though. “Slag-faced whore” is a loaded term too.
Excuse me? Before we get debating here, let me see if I’ve got the ground rules clear — we’re discounting “tone” and “context” are we? That’s cook.
One is immoral while the other isn’t.
Which one is immoral?
I know it’s not a great example, but sports fans call all sorts of athletes by all sorts of names. I understand you maybe not wanting to talk about Heatley and especially not wanting to throw a “murderer” tag at him, but in the professional-sports environment we live in, unfounded accusations and overblown labels are sort of the norm.
But, one could argue that it was part of the fight, and the journalists were only doing their journalistic duty by reporting on it. Especially, when Mair was contrite and went to apologize post-game in the crowded locker room area, where he could be seen by many journalists, teammates and assorted hangers-on.
Yes, but it immediately became about more than the game and more than what was happening on the ice. And frankly, if they wanted to go there, than they had an obligation to be evenhanded. Snyder and Mair were junior teammates and good friends, and I believe Mair was a pallbearer at the funeral. That wasn’t about what was happening on the ice and it wasn’t fair to write about it and publish it the way it was written about. It’s not something that they’re journalistic duty to write about, it was something there’s prurient interest in.
I don’t know about you, Amy, but I certainly don’t mean it with love! :P
Both you and Meg said seriously what I tried to say jokingly.
So, is it 5 yet?
So, is it 5 yet?
Almost! You are officially in “the bell lap” (one of my new favorite sports terms ever)!
Which one is immoral?
I should have used a different word. One person chose to do something that was irresponsible, illegal, and demonstrably wrong (Heatley). The players who sign for money are doing something that’s within their legal rights.
in the professional-sports environment we live in, unfounded accusations and overblown labels are sort of the norm.
And that somehow makes it right or acceptable? Look, I might joke about slag-faced whores (and for the record, it is joking–I don’t, for example, think Chris Drury is either slag-faced or a whore) but I have never, even when declaring my hatred for an athlete, meant it in the kind of accusatory, disrespectful way that Heatley being called a murderer by fans is meant. To my mind it crosses a line and it’s what I like least about sports fandom.
we’re discounting “tone” and “context” are we?
Well, I don’t know about any ground rules. Dany Heatley is a murderer, Gary Bettman is a clown, Mick Magoo is an ass, Sammy Pahlsson is god, Dave Lewis is Hitler.
It’s all over some line, and yet it happens daily. I get that you can be disgusted by one thing on this list and let the other three slide, but I don’t get that you can tell some other fan what he or she should find acceptable in an environment where it all gets passed through.
Dave Lewis is Hitler.
Dave Lewis looks like Hitler because of his choice in facial hair. He’s like the human equivalent of “Cats Who Look Like Hitler.” I doubt that anyone has tried to claim that Dave Lewis is a genocidal maniac. There’s a difference. I don’t want to tell people what they can and can’t say, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t speak up when I think something is wrong.
Also, setting that aside: Clown, ass, God, murderer. These are the same, how?
I get that you can be disgusted by one thing on this list and let the other three slide, but I don’t get that you can tell some other fan what he or she should find acceptable in an environment where it all gets passed through.
I’m not saying what some other fan should find acceptable. I’m saying what I find acceptable. And I don’t find calling Heatley a murderer acceptable. If that’s something someone wanted to throw around about him here at IPB, I’d ask them to do it in a different forum.
I doubt that anyone has tried to claim that Dave Lewis is a genocidal maniac.
Right, I understand why it’s being said. Nobody is being absolutely literal in their descriptions, which is why it’s kind of weird to get so technical on the term “murderer”.
Clown, ass, God, murderer. These are the same, how?
Inaccurate hyperboles.
Nobody is being absolutely literal in their descriptions, which is why it’s kind of weird to get so technical on the term “murderer”.
Because every time I’ve heard someone call Heatley a murderer–and I’ve heard it a lot–they are being literal. And it’s not a joke and it’s not about a moustache or a bad call, it’s something real and horribly sad that happened. There’s no moral equivalency there.
Poor Sherry, she’s busy these days….comes around IPB to get a break, y’know, talk some hockey, and BAM! Hit with Sens hate from all sides.
I know! Here I was thinking living in Leafs Nation was bad enough, I was hoping IPB would be more welcoming :P
Okay, no I wasn’t. I totally didn’t disappear because of the Sens bashing, but cause I was hopped up on Tylenol.
Well, I don’t know about any ground rules. Dany Heatley is a murderer, Gary Bettman is a clown, Mick Magoo is an ass, Sammy Pahlsson is god, Dave Lewis is Hitler.
The biggest difference to me is that Gary Bettman is a clown because of what he’s done to the league, Mick Magoo is an ass for his phantom calls. Calling Dany Heatley a ‘murderer’ has nothing to do with what he does on the ice and it’s passing judgment on something that’s really none of our business.
Nobody is being absolutely literal in their descriptions, which is why it’s kind of weird to get so technical on the term “murderer”.
Again with the ignoring of the context! Why so obtuse, Earl? It’s Friday! Lighten up.
Clown, ass, God, murderer. These are the same, how?
Inaccurate hyperboles.
Except they’re hyperboles of different degrees and levels of inaccuracy so, again, it’s a false analogy.
Nobody is being absolutely literal in their descriptions
In MOPG’s case, she is absolutely serious. She’s not saying it because she doesn’t like him as a player or throwing it out there to be an ass or something. In her heart of hearts, the legal terms don’t matter and she considers what he did to be murder, and she sputters about it every time she hears his name. I disagree, but my arguments fall on deaf ears.
Sorry I mentioned it.
In MOPG’s case, she is absolutely serious.
See, Earl. I think that MOPG is far from alone in this respect.
Sorry I mentioned it.
No problem, Pensgirl!
The biggest thing for me is that those people who do it privately and describe him that way and maybe shout it at the arenas would most definitely not do it to his face because they know it’s disrespectful, so why would they continue doing it?
As for the whole Dave Lewis and Hitler thing, uh I sort of don’t like that either but there’s a big difference between “Dave Lewis is Hitler” and “Dave Lewis looks like Hitler”.
But uh…moving on. How about that local sports team, eh? :D
but there’s a big difference between “Dave Lewis is Hitler” and “Dave Lewis looks like Hitler”.
Oh, Sherry! Don’t be ridiculous — look at you, splitting hairs! ;D
Anyway, I’m outta here. Stupid 7:00 start time means I need to get napping early if I want to be rested up for the non-stop thrills and chills that is Devils-Leafs. I know you’re all jealous!
I’m looking forward to the game diary tonight, Schnookie! And will be earnestly cheering for the Devils despite all of the Sens abuse I had to endure today :P
(oh and thanks for the danishes, Katebits! :P)
Hahahaha, the Nucks have eight games coming up with divisional opponents and we only have half our D core and no offensive spark to speak of. Speaking of murder, does someone just want to murder ME?
alix, repeat after me: “It’s only November, it’s only November”! :)
The biggest thing for me is that those people who do it privately and describe him that way and maybe shout it at the arenas would most definitely not do it to his face because they know it’s disrespectful, so why would they continue doing it?
I agree. MOPG holds a very, very strong opinion about his behavior and what she believes the consequences should have been. She’s truly offended that he’s still playing. For the record, she holds the same opinion in cases that don’t involve “celebrity.” As I said, I disagree, but I can’t invalidate another person’s feelings either, and at least I can respect that it’s her seriously-held opinion. She wouldn’t, and this pun is intended, taunt him over it for sport.
does someone just want to murder ME?
How ’bout hugs and herbal tea instead? :)
She wouldn’t, and this pun is intended, taunt him over it for sport.
Which is the difference between MOPG and the people I really take issue with in this situation. :)
Hee, thanks Pookie and Pensgirl :) I’m just totally out of sorts. Who knows, maybe having all these horrible injuries will bond the guys or something.
I’m just totally out of sorts.
And we were supposed to be funny today instead of arguing, weren’t we? :X
In MOPG’s case, she is absolutely serious. She’s not saying it because she doesn’t like him as a player or throwing it out there to be an ass or something. In her heart of hearts, the legal terms don’t matter and she considers what he did to be murder, and she sputters about it every time she hears his name. I disagree, but my arguments fall on deaf ears.
Yeah, I could see how some would take Heatley’s past very seriously, and I don’t know how to condemn them for it. We could say “but the Snyders let it go”, but that’s sort of hollow; I wouldn’t expect fans to hold a grudge if the Snyders were still upset–each person is allowed to make their own judgment based on what is known.
Also, alix, in watching the highlights (sorry, lowlights?) of your games I’ve noticed that the team seems to be doing the right things offensively but can’t seem to get the bounces. They’re throwing the puck at the net and creating good traffic…as opposed to, say, my team, which has played a number of games wherein there’s a lot of cycling behind the net and looking for the perfect shot.
In our case, the propensity to stay outside may have cost us some games (Toronto, Colorado, Montreal).
In your case, it seems to be boiling down to luck. The good news about that is it can change at any time.
each person is allowed to make their own judgment based on what is known.
I’d give her a lot more grief over it if she wasn’t consistent.
alix, remember both the Senators and Canucks didn’t end up finding their stride until after Christmas last season so there’s still time! I also now have rooting interest in Vancouver because my housemate is a huge Canucks fan. We had to turn off the highlights in danger of the poor television becoming bloody from her wrath.
I wouldn’t expect fans to hold a grudge if the Snyders were still upset–each person is allowed to make their own judgment based on what is known.
I don’t have a problem with people having an opinion about it or discussing it since real life cases are used all the time in discussions academically. The key is that the only people’s opinions who mattered are the Snyders’ and if they have made the decision to forgive him and move on, it’s disrespectful to them to keep on taunting Heatley because it’s almost saying that they shouldn’t have even though it has nothing to do with us.
Alright, yo, I’m outta here. Prolly check in quickly after I get home, but if not everybody have a good night and I’ll drink a margarita for ya.
Here’s hoping tomorrow isn’t as hellish on the old head as the day after my roommate’s 30th was.
Hmmm, we are getting some shots on net, Pensgirl, that’s true. Phew, at least Juice’s achilles tendon wasn’t severed. That’s what they were saying last night. And Sami’s nose is smashed but it his orbital bone wasn’t broken. So, that’s a bit of good news I guess.
Have fun, Pensgirl! Tomorrow’s Saturday, a great day to cure a throbbing head, so don’t be afraid to go nuts!
it’s disrespectful to them [Snyders] to keep on taunting Heatley because it’s almost saying that they shouldn’t have even though it has nothing to do with us.
Yeah, I don’t really know how to respond to this. Fans taunting anybody carries its own inherent disrespect.
Enjoy your birthday night!
Fans taunting anybody carries its own inherent disrespect.
True, but if the player you paid to see is sucking or nut and a ref’s phantom calls are ruining the game for you, I can understand why you would want to start the smack talk. You could say they’re disrespecting you and your hard-earned cash for being retarculous but let’s not start bringing non-related parties into it.
Enjoy your birthday, Pensgirl! Let me know if you need a hangover remedy!
We had to turn off the highlights in danger of the poor television becoming bloody from her wrath.
Stuff was definitely thrown around in my room hehehe. Thanks Sherry.
t let’s not start bringing non-related parties into it.
I’d assume whoever’s calling Heatley a murder is doing it at Heatley–it’s related enough for me.
I dunno about the Snyders. It seems to me very big of them to absolve Dany (or whatever they did), but that’s probably where it starts and ends–between those two parties. What fans say to or about Heatley may touch on the Snyders in a tangential way, but that’s between the paying fan and the guy who gets paid to skate in front of them.
Heatley may not deserve the abuse, but he is putting himself in a public arena. The phrase “customer is always right” doesn’t really apply here, but maybe something like “customer is allowed to be wrong and harsh” maybe does.
Heatley may not deserve the abuse, but he is putting himself in a public arena. The phrase “customer is always right” doesn’t really apply here, but maybe something like “customer is allowed to be wrong and harsh” maybe does.
The only thing I’d say is that people certainly have a right to say whatever they want, but I can think they’re a jerk for it, too.
I might be too late, since it looks like some people have left, but if you have Marty Turco, and you have three goalies playing tonight, he’s not scheduled to start.
Just a heads-up.
Really? I don’t have any Turco, but I thought he got pulled awfully early in that Blackhawk game–I don’t know what chance he had on that third goal, so I figured it was just a “spark the team” move by Tippett.
But to not get the next start? Is he hurt, in the doghouse, or is it just because it’s Phoenix?
Crunchy’s not starting tonight either.
Tippett says it’s a scheduled start for Mike Smith, so probably because it’s Phoenix.
They said at the beginning they were going to play Smith more, so I’m not too surprised.
He might have been pulled a little early in the Chicago game, but it was really kind of more being pulled six periods into the Sharks game.
Plus, spark and stuff. The skaters did ratchet it up a little, but it irks me that it takes that to do it. Shouldn’t losing spark them?
Shouldn’t losing spark them?
Yeah, that can be irritating. I guess it’s human nature more than anything–maybe they thought Tippett didn’t notice that they were losing until he acted on it.
Could be. Like he was having his evening tea, all relaxed, then looked up and said, “What the…!?!”
And all the players were like, “Crap! He sees us!” :P
OK, sorry I got on that Heatley-fan rant today, but I guess it boils down to “let fans be fans, and let professionals be professionals”.
Anyways, I’m outta here. I’ll be watching for Andrew’s game tonight, and seeing as I’m feeling BoC-generous, I’ll even support a 3-point game tonight in the bay area. PHX-DAL, though, had better end in regulation.
Have a good weekend, everybody, and try not to kill anybody with intent! (especially Alix)
PHX-DAL, though, had better end in regulation.
With a win! Woo hoo! Sleek loves us!
*crickets*
Have a good weekend, everybody, and try not to kill anybody with intent! (especially Alix)
HA HA. Was I really that scary today?
I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to anybody who decided to bench Turco because I pointed out that Smith is starting.
Because Smith has already been pulled.
You might still end up thanking me, because I wouldn’t be surprised if Turco let in 7 or 8 too.
I’m with you, alix.