Hey, Gentle Reader, here’s an April Fool’s joke for you: we’re going to be positive about this game! (Yeah, it would be better if we did the reveal at the end of this post, but we’re not kidding when we say we’re terrible at pranking.)
So… we feel GREAT about the Devils! They’re facing some kid named Joey MacDonald, who is going to be the first anonymous scrub third-string goalie to not get a shutout against the Devils. In fact, he’s going to get shelled. We’re calling at least a 25-0 win for our boys. Also filling us with confidence tonight? The much-anticipated return of Andy Greene to the lineup. After a few games off, he’s probably mentally stronger than he’s ever been before, and ready to not make a single game-breaking mistake.
FIRST PERIOD
Boomer is getting into the positivism, too. Before the faceoff, MSG+ gives us a look at the stands, and she says, “I can see we’re a huge draw for the Islanders.” No, wait, she’s being sarcastic. Watch it with the negativity, Boomer!
19:47 The gameplan is being played to perfection: give Marty a test right off the opening draw and maybe, if he’s not awake yet, get in an early hole. Marty looks awake. So that’s another good thing.
19:34 Madden takes a really smart hooking penalty in front of the net, allowing the PK a chance to get into the game early. Pookie: “You know what positive I’m taking out of the first half-minute of this one? We haven’t made their goalie look good yet.”
18:24 Pando makes MacDonald look good. Schnookie: “But on the bright side, it’s a shorthanded chance.”
17:05 Greener falls over backwards when Brookbank tries to feed the puck around the boards to maintain defensive possession. That’s good… because… um… he’s getting the cobwebs out?
16:43 Wow. It’s hard to maintain your equilibrium when Chico’s being more negative than you are. He is grousing right now that the bad news tonight is that the Islanders have been exposing the Devils D. Just 3 ¾ minutes into the game.
15:13 Zach and Patty look like they’re trying to mount some offense, but Zach ends up coughing up the puck in the corner in the face of mild pressure. As the Islanders wheel up the other way with the Devils lumbering along behind them, Pookie chirps, “The positive on this shift is that at least the Islanders didn’t waste a pick on Parise.”
14:43 Doc mentions Greener in the course of his play-by-play, and Schnookie’s positive thinking comes to an end. “Why is Andy Greene on the ice again?” she grumbles. Pookie: “He has fresh legs.” Pause. “I’m shockingly good at this.”
13:56 In walking us through a replay of a Devils defensive breakdown, Chico describes the Islanders attacker as, “the always-dangerous Miro Satan. Well, maybe not this year.” Pookie: “That might be the best Chico-ism ever. It’s surprising in its subtlety.”
11:56 We come back from commercial to hear Chico assuring us that it’s impossible for the Devils not to be taking the Islanders lightly tonight. The optimists in us were kind of assuming that the way they’ve won only one of the previous seven matchups with the Isles this year, the Devils would know better than to do that.
11:23 Davison gets called for tripping. This means more vital special-teams practice for the Devils, like learning to defend against shorthanded attack.
9:49 As Paulie cranks shot after shot from the point toward an unscreened MacDonald, MSG+ tells us the Devils have scored only four times in their last 35 road power plays. Schnookie: “That’s better than none.”
9:23 Make that four out of their last 36 road power plays. Which is kind of a nicer ratio, since four goes into 36 evenly and all.
6:24 Paulie falls over because he’s a klutz, and Comeau gets called for tripping. As Comeau protests the call, and Chico tries to suggest Paulie fell because he caught his own skate on Comeau’s stick, Pookie says determinedly, “Paulie doesn’t fall like that at home.” That counts as positive thinking, right?
5:26 Our heads aren’t exploding right now because we’re furious at our loser team for not being able to score on a rapid sequence of glorious rebounds in close. No, our heads are exploding with happiness that they’re getting so many scoring chances and shots.
4:56 There is nothing positive to say about Zach shooting the puck into a defenseman when he’s got a wide open net and a week to tee the shot up. He is fired, fired, fired. He will never get a better chance than that.
3:43 This part of the diary is redacted for lack of positive thinking.
3:14 Chico proves that being upbeat about this period, and specifically that crap-assed failure to score on all those PP chances, is impossible. He tries to extol the PP and the fact that it had more good looks than any Devils power play has probably all season, but can only come up with: “The Devils have never had a… well, what?” Yeah, Chico.
0:52 On the bright side of Vasicek beating the D with ease, being down 1-0 means the Devils will have to open up and play more offensively. Right? Also on the bright side, it was Greener blowing his coverage to allow for the mini-break, which means he’ll probably not play in any of the remaining three games this season and possible four playoff games.
0:00 What a fun period.
FIRST INTERMISSION
We see an ad announcing the Devils are taking deposits for season tickets for next year. Well, Devils, if you move your start times to 8:30, maybe we could consider that. Or if you relocate to Trenton.
SECOND PERIOD
Before we come back from intermission, Pookie worries that she can’t maintain her façade of happiness any longer. Schnookie says confidently, “Oh, I’m going to keep on being positive. I’m going to be nothing but positive. I am going to be a ray of fucking sunshine.” Famous last words.
19:00 In a marked improvement over the first period, the Devils do not give up a Grade-A scoring chance in the first minute, nor do they take a penalty. So… they’re improving?
18:02 Clarkson races down the wing with an Islanders d-man after a loose puck, and he tries a one-handed poke around the defender, but then fails to do anything that resembles going around the guy and after the puck. Pookie: “What the ffff…” she trails off, having caught herself, and then continues, “Sam Hill kind of awesome play was that?”
16:21 The positive we take from Rupp’s latest shift is that, while his walking out along the goal line and going for the stuff attempt is just further making MacDonald look good, at least it’s not an unscreened shot from outside.
15:56 The positive we’re taking from this latest unscreened Devils shot from outside that’s helping MacDonald look good is that it was Pando taking the shot.
15:46 Okposo hooks Travis immediately off a faceoff in the Islanders zone, prompting Boomer to say, “What a waste of a penalty.” We’re not sure that counts as positive.
14:51 Doc mentions Spiller’s name in the course of his play-by-play, and Pookie explodes crankily, “GOD! I feel like Spiller’s been in every one of our last ten games.” She then collects herself and restates it, “I mean, ‘Wow. That Spiller’s everywhere.’”
14:18 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After some nice perimeter passing around to Patty above the near faceoff dot, Patty laces a shot through a thicket of players in front, and it’s a 1-1 game. And we don’t even have to work at being happy about that!
12:46 As it turns out, that was Patty’s 20th goal. Boomer: “If we’d known it would take Patty 79 games to get to 20 goals, would we have felt differently about our chances at the start of the year?” Schnookie: “Happy thoughts, Boomer. Happy thoughts.” Boomer: “Well, at least he got to 20.”
12:16 In happy news, it’s Langer’s 800th game tonight, and MSG+ tells us he has the third most games played by an active Minnesota-born player. We’re sure he eats out on that factoid all the time.
11:36 Patty cranks a shot on a three-on-two rush, and gets all of Meyer with it. As Meyer topples to the ice, Pookie asks, “Did Doc just say that shot ruined Freddy Meyer? I’m so sorry, Islanders fans, but he’s ruined.” (Actually, Doc said it “wounded” him.)
10:20 Doc informs us that Davison has not returned from the Islanders dressing room. Schnookie: “I thought something was missing.”
8:57 As Zach shanks a one-time into the outside of the net, Doc lets us know that Davison has, in fact, returned to the game. We chorus, “Oh, thank God.” (Schnookie then adds, “Fifty bucks says Davison scores the gamewinner.” Pookie: “No bet.”)
7:50 In great news, the Devils, looking to be warming to the concept of sustained offensive pressure, decide to give themselves a greater challenge by taking a too many men penalty. We guess should praise the individual players for all being so eager to be out on the ice.
7:20 Madden has an awesome shorthanded chance, turning the corner sharply around the defender one-on-one, then pulls the rebound of his initial shot out of the air while curling around the top of the crease, and then forces MacDonald to make another good save on his shot after dropping the puck onto his stick and flipping a shot netward.
6:17 As the Isles work the puck around the zone, Pookie mutters, “Positives… positives…” Then the Devils get a clear, and she adds, “See? I’d be cheering if I was at the arena! That was good!”
4:33 The Madden line follows up on a nice shift in the offensive zone by the Rupp/Zubrus/whoever line, and Paulie puts on a show of buttonhooking, spinaramaing in the corner to MacDonald’s left. (The glass-is-half-full fans in us neglect to comment on Oduya not holding the point on his pass.)
3:04 Travis goes to the bench in pain after another good-looking sequence of pressure (if not actual chances) by the Devils. Chico mentions that he thinks Travis might have taken “a slapper” off his leg. A moment passes as we digest this, and then Pookie pipes up, referencing a conversation we had earlier today with a friend about the Springtime frogs she’s hearing in her yard, “I thought Chico just said Travis had taken a peeper off his leg.” The thought of small frogs bouncing off Travis’ leg is kind of cute.
1:41 Whitey makes a great defensive play while Schnookie isn’t looking. She asks, “What happened? I missed it.” Pookie explains, “It was Paulie-esque. But Whitey.” (Play heads down to the other end of the ice, and Patty misses a shot from the halfboards by a mile. Pookie: “And that was Zach-esque. But Patty.”)
0:17 The positive we take from this late-period collapse that leads to an Islanders mini-break, is that this time Marty makes the stop.
0:00 So much fun!
SECOND INTERMISSION
In talking about the resilience of the Devils after giving up that late-period goal in the first, Dano says that a goal like that “can be demoralizing.” Pookie: “Not tonight! Not for me!”
THIRD PERIOD
18:00 One of our loose guidelines in writing these diaries is to try to go no more than two minutes of play between comments. So… we guess a positive so far in this period is that we haven’t had anything terrible to say after two minutes.
16:40 Through gritted teeth we will say that Pando does a great job here of forcing a turnover in front of the Islanders net. And we’ll add that Gio’s shot here is a good one. We will say nothing at all about the way not a single other Devil in the offensive zone shows the presence of mind to pursue the rebound.
16:11 With the Islanders swarming around the Devils zone, and Marty looking absolutely lost, Madden feels compelled to go down to block a shot. He comes up gimpy. That’s just fanfuckingtastic.
14:09 The pace is good here. There’s that. It’s mostly in the Devils defensive zone, but it’s still uptempo.
13:08 Travis and his little leg frogs seem not to be hurt, and even manage a good shot attempt in the slot after some great Brylin/Asham forechecking, but the shot is deflected harmlessly away well before MacDonald has to think about it.
12:44 Madden and his little leg frogs are also not hurt. But they can’t even get as much of a shot off as Travis did before they’re taken down awkwardly from behind.
11:30 Doc informs us MacDonald has 36 saves so far tonight. There are two ways to look on the bright side of that news – one would be that at least a couple of them were saves that he had to work for. Another would be to say that there can be some comfort in consistent things in life. It’s nice to know the seasons will always be there, and the tides, and the anonymous third-string goalies padding their stats against anemic Devils offenses.
7:35 The first thing of note to happen in quite some time is a Rupp-led odd-man rush. It quickly devolves into something that really isn’t of note.
6:58 The Devils fail to contain the Islanders in a stretch of tenacious boardwork by the home team, and we go to commercial when Marty freezes a bad angle shot in his feet. We drop all pretense and spend the break discussing the complete disappearance of the Devils’ top line. Other than two power play shifts, they’ve been invisible tonight. Pookie: “Do they not realize that they don’t have much time left to figure their shit out?” We contemplate that in silence, and then she adds, “You know, I’d say they’ve already run out of time to figure their shit out.”
6:48 Doc talks up the remaining schedule in the Metro challenge, and wonders aloud what the playoff picture will look in a week. Pookie: “Crap. Poop.” Pause. “Kittens. Puppies. Rainbows.”
5:19 On the bright side, there’s not much time left in this game.
3:13 Pando finds Gio streaking down the slot, and Gio decides instead of going to the net, that he’s going to spin around so his back is to the goalie, while holding the puck out in front of himself for the Islanders D to skate away easily with it. We could say of that choice that at least he’s being charitable?
2:22 The waning moments of this one are going swimmingly. On a scrambling segment of defensive ineptitude, Schnookie snarls, “Fuck! God! Fuck them!” But the Devils manage not to give up a goal, which is good. We guess.
0:48 Patty and Zach combine on a little give-and-go drop-pass sequence, but Patty’s all for making MacDonald look good when he passively whacks at the rebound chance. You know how when you truly love someone, you even love their faults? Well, that’s how it is for us and the Devils, and tonight, if we want to be happy about something, we’ll point out that we love the uncanny way the Devils are able to put up these 40-save nights for nobody goalies. They wouldn’t be our team if they didn’t do that, right?
0:00 This game has been so much fun that we’re absolutely thrilled to get overtime.
OVERTIME
4:31 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oduya fires a lovely, low shot from the point, and Zach tips it past MacDonald for a 2-1 win and a clinched playoff berth.
And yeah, April Fool’s. This game sucked. Really, we’re delighted that this group of guys, who no one expected anything from at the start of the year, have clinched a playoff spot, but frankly, if they’re not going to figure out how to play better than this, it’s going to be a short and painful postseason. But maybe this was like the last-game-of-the-season OT win against Florida in 2000. Maybe it’s the turning point. And maybe the fact that we’re even floating this notion is proof that spending an entire game trying to be upbeat has caused permanent brain damage.
I don’t like this already.
Whyever not, KG?
Heh.
Big sigh.
I’m with KG. In fact, I didn’t like it as soon as I heard that MacDonald would be in goal. My prediction is Isles-2 Devs-1 (OT).
How do they expect to score with three shots in seven minutes? Or are they just not expecting to score? My guess is they want to kill all their fans right before playoffs that way when we have to play the Rangers in the first round and lose we won’t have any feelings left for the Devils.
KG, I think you’re on to something with this “fan killing” thing. They’ve got our best interests at heart! So sweet of them! Or something.
Frisby, yeah, the minute they named the goaltender every single Devils fan on Earth knew this game was lost.
And with Vishnevski out of the lineup there won’t be any hitting, except Zach’s attempts at checking. Not that I mind Vishnevski out of the lineup.
Zach fight!! Fight!
Zach’s totally going to be all about running out of position to clothesline guys, but because he’s so slow at skating they’ll be long gone.
For any Sabres fans around…Teppo’s been activated. Not going to be in the lineup vs. Toronto tonight though. Good stuff.
And with that, I’m outta here! Have a great night everyone, go Devils! Go Sabres! Go Sharks! (Did I miss anyone?)
Teppo! :)
Good night, andrew! (I’d add “Go Canes” to that list. Heh.)
Maybe their saving up their energy so they can kick serious Bruin ass tomorrow. In regulation.
For any Sabres fans around…Teppo’s been activated.
I saw that. I wonder if he’ll play vs. Montreal.
(I’d add “Go Canes” to that list. Heh.)
Yeah, we either need Washington to go 1-2 or Carolina to lose out. It’s part of the incredibly complex and unlikely series of event s necessary for the Sabres to make the playoffs.
Until they lose to Toronto today, that is.
Way to choke Zach.
Parise is sooooooo fired.
Crunchy’s fired.
Harry Neale’s fired for wishing Raycroft well.
Crunchy’s so fired.
Zach is fired, they’re all fired. Every last one. But Marty.
Oh wait. As I typed that…
Even Marty.
I agree Amy. Crunchy is so, so fired.
Who’s bright idea was it to put Greene and Brookbank together?
We hate hockey. Passionately. (This is Kate and Heather.)
You really have to wonder, KG. Larry’s turned the tables and is trying to drive the players nuts.
Hi Kate and Heather! Is Heather’s laptop still not working? That’s not cook! Not cook at all!
Oh wait. As I typed that…
Even Marty.
Especially Marty.
You guys are watching together? Are we getting another podcast?
Hey maybe it’s supposed to be a joke by Sutter and now they’ll bring out Salvador or someone that isn’t supposed to be playing and lock Greene in the locker room.
I think we should fight fire with fire. Is it too late to call up Jordy?
We’re watching together, we still can’t get her laptop hooked up, and we are toying with another SabreCast, but this game is not very inspiring thus far.
this game is not very inspiring thus far
Can’t argue with that.
Why must they keep showing us Zach choking? I don’t need to see this. I hate having other feeds. :(
Is it too late to call up Jordy?
Hip surgery and all! At least the game would be more interesting!
We’re watching together, we still can’t get her laptop hooked up, and we are toying with another SabreCast, but this game is not very inspiring thus far.
Darn technology depriving us of a podcast!
Yahoo says the Devils are tied 0-0 with the Isles so far. What game are they watching?
A better game than the one I’m watching, Amy!
Hah! Loving the sarcasm so far! So what’s going with your team? All I have to say is that you better beat the Bruins, er, Rangers at least once!
So in the so called classroom the Devils have at the Rock, why doesn’t Sutter sit all the boys down in it and lecture them this:
“Boys the objective of the game is to put this little black rubber puck in the other team’s net and meanwhile you have to keep it out of your own net. And then the second objective is to not let these New York teams destroy you all season.”
Hip surgery and all!
Ooops, forgot about that. Ok, lets call up Clemmer. Oh wait…
Shit, we’re boned.
Loving the sarcasm so far!
CheGordito, I read that out loud to Schnookie and Boomer who answered in perfect unison, “Sarcasm?” :D
KG, if only it were so simple. Or, if only Sutter would realize that that lecture would still count as challenging for this team.
Frisby, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
WOO! Maybe Sutter did say something at intermission?
Sutter probably realized that he needed to tell the guys that that stuff they work on in practice? Yeah, that’s supposed to be applied to game situations.
And that they need to pass to guys in the same color jersey as themselves.
i think the devils are capable of scoring and winning at will…they just want to make sure that they finish sixth so they can play carolina and not the rangers…lol
Since I’ve already fired Crunchy, I’m now proceeding to ass kicking.
That’s a cheerful thought, don.
I think the Sabres just suck. If we hadn’t already fired Crunchy today he’d really be fired now.
the devils are just playing rope-a-dope against the rest of the division…lol
i think the devils are capable of scoring and winning at will
Wow, don! You’re really on board with this positive-thinking-themed diary!
The Sabres SUCK SO HARD! They are all fired.
i sure am, pookie…pass the kool-aid, please? :D
pass the kool-aid, please? :D
It’s on tap here at stately IPB Manor.
Where will Zach’s video from this weekend be on nhl.com?
The Sabres SUCK SO HARD! They are all fired.
I am so, so, so, so sorry. But I did hear an awesome TLLFbit earlier — Roy and Pomminville? Were only outscored by Ovie and Malkin in the second half of the season!
I’m reading a running game diary for the Islanders/Devils and watching the Nashville/St Louis game. I am the weakest Sabre fan ever.
The Sabres SUCK SO HARD! They are all fired.
I am so, so, so, so sorry. But I did hear an awesome TLLFbit earlier — Roy and Pomminville? Were only outscored by Ovie and Malkin in the second half of the season!
Where will Zach’s video from this weekend be on nhl.com?
Click on any of the videos in the upper right hand side of the homepage where it says “NHL TV”.
Then, I think, click “NHL Insider”. Scroll down to “Player Profiles”. I’m fairly certain that’s where it should end up.
Parise is sooooooooooo (what’s worse than fired?)
I am the weakest Sabre fan ever.
That’s what the team wants you to think, mcguffers! They’re the weak ones! Not you! :D
Damn nice chance Madden.
Thanks Pookie. That’s where I figured as well. I need this video soon. :( I think I am going to go insane if I don’t see it soon.
But I did hear an awesome TLLFbit earlier — Roy and Pomminville? Were only outscored by Ovie and Malkin in the second half of the season!
Seriously? That IS a tasty TLLFBit. This game can’t end fast enough. Please, just make it quick.
Parise is sooooooooooo (what’s worse than fired?)
He’s so riding the bikes until next season starts?
“Parise is sooooooooooo (what’s worse than fired?)”
So going to be without Boxworthy soon? Because Boxworthy can’t work for him anymore?
The Leafs only had 5 shots? 5 shots?!!!! And the Sabres had 11? I hate Miller so much right now.
Thanks Pookie! I need encouragement in these difficult times! And I tried doing that positivity thing that you guys are doing, but it lasted up until the Leafs scored 3 nanoseconds into the game.
Mcguffers! The Sabres are trying to KILL US!
Yeah, mcguffers, the positive thinking is really, really hard in these trying times. I’ve been reduced to thinking things like, “Well, at least I’m not watching baseball right now”.
The Leafs only had 5 shots? 5 shots?!!!! And the Sabres had 11?
That is the WORST TLLFBit I have ever heard!
The Leafs only had 5 shots? 5 shots?!!!! And the Sabres had 11? I hate Miller so much right now.
I hope someone talked some sense into him during the break. He was horribly out of position on those goals.
Parise is sooooooooooo (what’s worse than fired?)
He loses his plastic star?
“Well, at least I’m not watching baseball right now”.
Hmm. I forgot about baseball….
Parise is sooooooooooo (what’s worse than fired?)
He loses his plastic star?
That’s just sad! Now you’re making me feel bad for Zach! Poor guy. Playing like crap…
That is the WORST TLLFBit I have ever heard!
I know! According to the Toronto announcers the Sabres also had at least twice as many scoring chances.
Who is that guy wearing Oduya’s sweater?
Katebits No Kidding! They are seriously overestimating my patience. I’m about ready to start throwing away all my tin cans. Screw You Goose!
That’s just sad! Now you’re making me feel bad for Zach! Poor guy. Playing like crap…
That’s kind of how I feel about Crunchy tonight. Poor dude. He sucks.
They are seriously overestimating my patience. I’m about ready to start throwing away all my tin cans. Screw You Goose!
But a tin can powers your TV for three hours.
WHOO!! Roy-Z!
Yeah! I have a positive!! At least we’re not going to get shut out!
Heh. Good boy, Roy-Z.
Roy-Z! It’s a good think McCabe also sucks.
Fine, I’ll recycle one tin can every six weeks so I can watch The Office.
But a tin can powers your TV for three hours.
Nothing happens when I plug my tv into a tin can. I think Goose is lying to us.
Who is that guy wearing Oduya’s sweater?
I’m almost afraid to find out.
Nothing happens when I plug my tv into a tin can. I think Goose is lying to us.
Goose is also now trying to sell those baby proofing plugs for tin cans. And extension tin cans. He’s always annoyed when he needs to plug something into a tin can and it only has two prongs. Goose also spends a lot of time at the grocery store asking where the electrical outleted tomatoes are.
I tried plugging my laptop into a can and it’s doing nothing for my internet connection. (Hi, it’s Heather.)
Roy-Z can stay. Everyone else should go away.
Goose also spends a lot of time at the grocery store asking where the electrical outleted tomatoes are.
He did manage to find the electrical outleted OJ, potato chips and bread when I saw him at the grocery store.
He did manage to find the electrical outleted OJ, potato chips and bread when I saw him at the grocery store.
Sounds like he could make something delightfully Semi-Homemade with that list of ingredients!
It’s hard for him to find adaptors to plug into European tin cans. Especially cause they use alot of jars.
Just checked on the Devils. 33 Shots in 2 periods! Not bad at all!
I see from the bottom of my screen that the Devils and Islanders are still tied. That’s pretty good, right?
Langer going for the FTS goal.
Nice whiff Zach.
It’s hard for him to find adaptors to plug into European tin cans. Especially cause they use alot of jars.
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Schnookie points out they use a lot of Tetrapaks which are really not good for running a TV.
Langer going for the FTS goal.
He’d better fucking be!
I love that Kotalik traded places with Bernier to take the face off… and loses. Was that the intention?
Sounds like he could make something delightfully Semi-Homemade with that list of ingredients.
Just add vodka, and you have a cocktail recipe.
“…I am going to be a ray of fucking sunshine.”
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This is my new motto. I’m going to paint it in calligraphy on the wall above my desk.
Just add vodka, and you have a cocktail recipe
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And by “just add vodka” you mean “pour three bottles into a pitcher”.
I’m going to paint it in calligraphy on the wall above my desk.
That’s a fantastic idea!
Just add vodka, and you have a cocktail recipe
I assume he’ll be crushing the potato chips for rimming the glasses.
I’m picturing Tallinder’s house with a bunch of lamps and appliances plugged into Tetra paks and not working. Oh, and what just came on? Goose’s tin can commercial. IT DOESN’T WORK GOOSE! GIVE IT UP!
I assume he’ll be crushing the potato chips for rimming the glasses.
Oh, absolutely. Nothing but the best semi-homemade screwdriver for our Goose.
We’re not buying what you’re selling Goose!
I just want to point out that Hank has not been on the ice for either of Toronto’s goals. Just in case anyone was keeping track.
I just want to point out that Hank has not been on the ice for either of Toronto’s goals. Just in case anyone was keeping track.
He was, however, on the ice for Buffalo’s goal. Woohoo!
And Parise fails on the Clarkaround.
I assume he’ll be crushing the potato chips for rimming the glasses.
Oh, you bet! That Goose thinks up the cutest little tricks. He knows some great short-cuts that all his boy friends love.
Parise fails at everything!!!! This game sucks.
Meg, good point!
(In case you can’t tell, this Heather. Kate is not suddenly fixated on Hank.)
That Goose thinks up the cutest little tricks. He knows some great short-cuts that all his boy friends love.
I can just imagine Goose teaching all his boy friends the art of tablescaping.
And I’m sorry, but Roy-Z wearing a coat with a (faux) fur-trimmed hood is cracking me up.
(In case you can’t tell, this Heather. Kate is not suddenly fixated on Hank.)
Yeah, I had kind of assumed it was you. :)
This game is so so so so so so bad. Patty should have found a way to bury that puck.
Zach I love you! You’re so not fired anymore!
Goose and the boys have the most delightful discussions at their book club meetings. Staffy shares all his Guitar Hero secrets, Crunchy keeps them updated on the latest fashions, Royzie does their hair, Yo-Yo brings his favorite casseroles, and they all decide how they can thoroughly piss off their fans.
Well, at least I got the 2-1 (OT) part right.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I can’t believe I have to watch this stupid fucking team lose to the stupid fucking Rangers in the first fucking round. (Positive thinking time is over. Heh.)
Well, at least I got the 2-1 (OT) part right.
Oh, right! I can’t believe we didn’t let MacDonald win it. Zach just hasn’t been around long enough to know he wasn’t supposed to score there.
they win…and they are in the playoffs…well, if i hear before midnite that lou has fired sutter and will coach the team himself, i’ll know that it is an april fool joke…lol
Hooray for the Devils win!
Booo for the Sabres about to be eliminated BY THE LEAFS.
WOOOOOOOOO! Zachhhh.
I woke up just in time to watch the gamewinner. And we beat the Isles?! NO FUCKING WAY. Truly April Fools’ Day.
And Zach needs to take that ridiculous hat off.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
CI cut me off during the ZP interveiw, and I’m not getting Devils postgame.
And the Peds are losing to the freakin Blues.
Please let this goal count. Please let this goal count. Please let this goal count.
I hate missing Zach interviews. *Cries in the corner*
And Zach needs to take that ridiculous hat off.
I hope the guys give him shit for wearing his hat backwards like that.
Frisby, I’m so sorry!
Sabres fans, I’m also sorry!
Congrats on the win guys! Maybe we’ll win too. Woah! sorry, I just had to duck to avoid that flying pig
Congrats, Devils!
I am so nervous about this call. It’s so inconclusive.
WHOOOOOOO!!!
Whooo!
KG, Zach looked ridiculous. He was wearing a baseball hat backwards and kept smiling nervously while saying things like, “you can’t relax when you’ve lost 5 straight” and then realizing that he wasn’t supposed to smile while saying that. He’d then try to look stern. Which, as you know, only makes him look more ridiculous! :) (And that’s why we all love him, right?)
Frisby and KG, you aren’t missing too much in the post game.
I hope he has to ride the bike for wearing his hat like that, Pookie.
sorry, I just had to duck to avoid that flying pig
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Even a ridiculous looking Zach is fun to watch. *Cries more*. He hates me, he really does. That’s why he hates giving intermission interviews. (Or the Devils just don’t want to interview him unless they have to when he scores).
I hope he has to ride the bike for wearing his hat like that, Pookie.
Me too! HAHAHAHAHA!
I’m sorry you didn’t get to see Zach, KG, really I am. I don’t know why they don’t interview him more than they do. I’m not complaining, though, that they have been interviewing Paulie left and right during intermissions.
Yes and Paulie interviews are almost as good. I love Paulie. :p Thanks for the pity though.
Crunchy’s fired again.
Oh come on Sabres. You have to make the playoffs…for Teppo!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Fiddler tied it up in 3rd!
I know Amy. He couldn’t even let us be happy for like two minutes at tying the game up.
Okay, real quick before you ruin it again Crunchy…… Yeah!!!! they scored!!!!
That Sabres game sounds nutty!
This Sabres game is a train wreck!
That Sabres game sounds nutty!
It’s totally stressful.
By “nutty” I meant a “stressful train wreck”.
Like a “stressful train wreck” only messier
Who was Crunchy giving the death glare to?
I think Crunchy is in permanent “death glare” mode.
WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Preds win in OT!
(though they should have lost lost because a Blues goal was waved off in the 3rd)
Who was Crunchy giving the death glare to?
The guys standing in the two face off circles! ZING!
He’s giving all the Leafs the death glare. As if to say, “You guys are out of it! What the fuck? Just let us win you rotten anal warts.”
Our season is about to come down to a shootout against Toronto’s backup goalie. This all seems so very fitting.
(This is Heather.)
This all seems so very fitting.
It really does. Too bad we suck at shootouts.
it’s Raycroft’s first shoot out. this is getting so much better.
Is there any way McCabe can somehow score on his own net in a shootout?
Fired! Miller. Fired!
the Sabres are going to sign our new goalie to a 10 year $200 million contract. His name is Top Crossbar.
What happens when they go through the entire roster for a shootout?
Oh, phew.
WHOOOOOO!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Sabres! They’re never going to lose again!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Heeeeey, wait… Are we all happy?!?
They’re never going to lose again!
Nope. At least not until they play Montreal. Coming soon.
Heeeeey, wait… Are we all happy?!?
It’s because our initial response to the Devils clinching was, “Fuuuuuuck.” We tricked the Hockey Gods into thinking we’d lost tonight.
Yes Pookie!!! But don’t tell the Sabres! They’re like a new puppy…. they pee in your shoe when they get excited!
I’m so nervous y’all!
OOOOOOH!!! Willie Mitchell scored! He never scores! Surely that is a good sign.
Heeeeey, wait… Are we all happy?!?
Devils fans…happy? Check.
Sabres fans…happy? Check.
Preds fans…happy? Check.
Stars fans…happy? Check.
We have happy!
My happy is still up in the air…but I’m happy right now if that helps :D
I am pretty sure I heard Marc Savard say: “That New Jersey goal tender…er… Marty something. Yeah. He is an overrated goober.”
Are you going to take that from him?
Are you going to take that from him?
That’s a good try, Steve. But… have you seen how the Devils are playing lately? They’re really not the team to be counting on to do your dirty work for you. :P
Fingers crossed for alix happy, and congrats to all the other happy!
Freaking Nashville! Now we’re in 9th. But still 2 periods to change that…
“Zach Parise thought that the Devils had clinched a playoff berth simply by reaching overtime against the Islanders tonight. It wasn’t until after he scored 29 seconds into the extra session to give the Devils a 2-1 victory that he learned otherwise.
“I forgot,” Parise admitted. “I thought maybe because we had already gotten the one point that we were already in. I didn’t know. But it feels good to be in there, for sure.”" –Tom Gulitti
Why does Zach make it so easy for us to make fun of him?
Oh, and Ookies, I trotted over here from The Willful Caboose and read your glossary of terms to see the origin of “Crunchy”. You guys had me at Raccoon Wife.
Why does Zach make it so easy for us to make fun of him?
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He is SUCH a piece of work. And really, Boxworthy is thinking right now, “Why in tarnation do I bother ironing the sports section every morning if he’s not even going to read the standings?”
mcguffers, anyone who gets Pando’s raccoon wife is a friend of IPB. :D
Are you going to take that from him?
The Devils are like, “Um… Yeah. Probably. Is that a problem? [shrug].”
Boxworthy has to send Zach to take acorn math lessons with Travis.
Maybe the problem is that he has been taking acorn math with Travis.
Oh, Patty, @@@@@@@@@@ for you, because I was not talking about you in that Richards post at all, FYI! There’s a difference between saying things reasonably and logically and then saying “BRING ME THE HEAD OF BRAD RICHARDS!”
I think I just haven’t been subjecting my liver to enough Stoli lately. :p
Yes! You’re probably right, Pookie. Well…who on the Devils is smart? Pando?
I never watch hockey sober anymore, Caitlin. :p
Zach pretends to be smart then gets shown up. Pando is definitely smart in my eyes. How could he not be?
Pando isn’t smart. He’s smaht. It’s a Boston thing. Heh. Um… who on the Devils is smart… Let me go through the roster… no… no… no… nah… no way… HAHAHAHA (that was Colin White)… no… no… Huh. No one! (Just kidding. I love my team and believe that Lou signs only hockey smart players. And Andy Greene.)
Zach’s got it easy. They don’t even tell Pommers how it’s possible we’re still mathematically in the playoff race. He just looks over at Yo Yo after every game. If Yo Yo nods yes, then Pommers knows he can sound optimistic still in his interviews.
Paulie is totally smart…when he lays off the pot. Which is never. Heh.
HA HA HA! Forsberg got a penalty for picking! That’s what you get for being a fucking ballerina!
HA HA HA! Kes scores! It makes it doubly fun because it was Forsberg’s fault.
Crunchy gave Pommers a run down of all the scenarios in which the Sabres could make it and Pommers responded with, “Bacon?” Crunchy gave him a death glare and then said, “Oh Pommers, I can’t be mad at you!” And then proceeded to throw all his other teammates under the bus. (Whoa, that got a little away from me there! :D)
Paulie is totally smart…when he lays off the pot. Which is never. Heh.
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No, Caitlin! Save those cinnamon rolls for when you actually need them!
I have been whining about the trade, but I also agree that it’s not Richards’ fault. So that’s all I was saying. It was an excellent post, too, by the way.
HA HA HA! Forsberg got a penalty for picking! That’s what you get for being a fucking ballerina!
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And Paulie’s wicked smart. Which is why he never lays off the pot. I mean, he’s paired with Johnny Oduya. That pot is medicinal!
“And Paulie’s wicked smart. Which is why he never lays off the pot. I mean, he’s paired with Johnny Oduya. That pot is medicinal!”
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Caitlin — totally unrelated to hockey question for you: how did you make those cute little buttons to vote for the Reader’s Choice on your (awesome) movie blog?
DAMMIT! Tie game!
I never watch hockey sober anymore, Caitlin. :p
I don’t keep alcohol in the house, alix, and I refuse to go drink in a bar with god-awful strangers. :D
So, this limits me, you know. :D
I have been whining about the trade
Aww, Patty, there’s a difference between a whine and a well-reasoned argument. I think you’ve made very good statements about things; I just felt like putting an alternative out there to other people’s statements about the whole trade thing.
It was an excellent post, too, by the way.
Awww, thanks, Patty. Yours are always excellent. I just post demented ramblings, really!
Oh my god! I hate hockey!
hmm. Pot… I’ve never concidered that in the case of the Sabres, but that might explain their lax attitudes and cravings for bacon…
Caitlin — totally unrelated to hockey question for you: how did you make those cute little buttons to vote for the Reader’s Choice on your (awesome) movie blog?
Pookie, no problem! On your post taskbar, I just click the little bullets button. It’ll pop up in the editor as regular bullet points but when you post, it should give you the nifty buttons. At least it does for me!
Also, it’s so funny that you should mention it — I’m in the middle of watching The Cutting Edge to review it for the blog and I was going to name check y’all and CapsChick in the post for your Cutting Edge love. :D
My poor (non-hockey) readers. They’re going to be subjected to a glut of hockey movies when we hit the Finals, but hey, it ties in two of my favoritest things.
I meant to ask you, actually — how did you get the IPB Logo widget thingy in your sidebar? I have graphics for the blog association I belong to, but WordPress doesn’t like to display them — is there something I am totally missing out on here?
Alix, I’m pulling for you! I hate the Avs. I’m currently willing them to lose, but apparently the Canucks took a page from the Sabres’ “How to give your fans Stomach Ulcers” handbook.
Ooh, I cannot wait to read your review of the Cutting Edge! I hope you describe it as the greatest movie to ever be made! So the little bullet points turn into little vote buttons? Weird! To get the logo to show up in the widget, I uploaded it as an image to WordPress and then sent it to the image editor so that the address for the image showed up. Then I just copied and pasted it into a text widget.
“Alix, I’m pulling for you! I hate the Avs. I’m currently willing them to lose, but apparently the Canucks took a page from the Sabres’ “How to give your fans Stomach Ulcers” handbook.:
Thanks, mcguffers! And yes, everyone should hate the Avs. They started out well, up 2-0. But the Avs are winning now 3-2. Still another period though…The Canucks are definetly using the ulcer handbook. Not to mention the destroying Alix’s liver handbook.
And now they’re showing a Trev Linden tribute. Damn it! Don’t make me cry sportsnet!
So the little bullet points turn into little vote buttons?
Oh, no, no no! They just turn into nice little bullet points. I asked them to comment to vote, that’s all. :D (I can’t figure out a poll system for WordPress, and I’m spoiled by Blogger’s sidebar poll system).
Ooh, I cannot wait to read your review of the Cutting Edge! I hope you describe it as the greatest movie to ever be made!
Well, it’s one of my favorites, that’s for sure; perhaps not the greatest movie ever made, but one of the most addicting.
Heh.
perhaps not the greatest movie ever made
What?
*Death glare*
(Just kidding. I’m big enough to admit that just because “The Cutting Edge” is my favorite movie doesn’t mean it’s the best one ever made. :D)
I have no idea why I decided the buttons had to be vote-y buttons since you clearly said to leave a comment. I’m… not too bright.
As for the Cutting Edge, I’ll just pretend you said it was the greatest movie ever made. That way we can continue to be friends.
What?
*Death glare*
The greatest movie ever made with D.B. Sweeney in it?
I’m watching the game of versus so I get to see Ryan Getzlaf’s commercial 37 times. Oooh, now John Vanbiesbrouk is interviewing Peter Forsberg. I wonder if Beezer is thinking about that Stanley cup the Avs took from the Panthers in ’96. And speaking of Panthers, next year when they are the only NHL affiliate for the Rochester Amerks, does that mean I’ll only be able to watch Panthers games up here and not Sabres games? Hmmm, but why don’t they show any Panthers games in Rochester now? So much to ponder. My sinus meds are making me loopy.
The greatest movie ever made with D.B. Sweeney in it?
I feel like you’re severely undermining the value of that statement by adding such a big qualifier.
ust kidding. I’m big enough to admit that just because “The Cutting Edge” is my favorite movie doesn’t mean it’s the best one ever made. :D
One of my favorite movies of all time is Die Hard and I was appalled when it wound up on the IMDB Top 250 Movies of All Time list.
I’m… not too bright.
You are too! I can see how it would be easily confusing. I’m not sure if there’s a better way to poll readers or not, I just…I’m just special, that’s all.
As for the Cutting Edge, I’ll just pretend you said it was the greatest movie ever made. That way we can continue to be friends.
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Oooh, now John Vanbiesbrouk is interviewing Peter Forsberg. I wonder if Beezer is thinking about that Stanley cup the Avs took from the Panthers in ‘96.
Heh. Of course, I bet Beezer’s just thinking to himself, “Don’t say the N-word. Don’t say the N-word. Don’t say the N-word…” (I honestly can’t believe how he has a broadcasting gig.)
And I can’t tell a lie — I love Getzi’s commercial. LOVE IT. He has beweeyotched me.
I don’t know how I’m going to handle the playoffs(if the Canucks make the playoffs) This game is already killing me!
And I can’t tell a lie — I love Getzi’s commercial. LOVE IT. He has beweeyotched me.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT GETZLAF, my god, please, I’ll even say The Cutting Edge is the greatest movie ever made!
I know. Beezer broke my heart with that.
Getzi’s commercial is far less annoying than “I am the Stanley Cup” but my favorite is still the one where they take all sorts of hockey clips and splice them together to make it look like they’re all passing to each other. (That’s a horrible description by the way, but it’s the one that starts out with Sid then goes to Gretzky.) Even the part with Briere as a Flyer passing to the Sabre and Penguin in the winterbowl.
ick. sorry Alix.
Fuuuuuuck. I think Forsberg might have just ended our season.
So much to ponder. My sinus meds are making me loopy.
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I wish they had put Sandman in tonight. Lui just isn’t that good against the Avs.
Ahhhh. Why is the crowd so silent. Half the reason they won on Sunday was because GM Place was rocking. Bunch of jerks. At least boo. That might get them pissed off. Don’t just sit there silently.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT GETZLAF, my god, please, I’ll even say The Cutting Edge is the greatest movie ever made!
You weren’t here during the playoffs last year, were you? He was my Playoff Goggle hottie! He beweeyotched me (as I was desperately casting about for ANYTHING to like in an Anaheim/Detroit WCF and then an Anaheim/Ottawa SCF), and for some reason, he’s hung on even after the playoffs were over, which normally doesn’t happen when you take off the Playoff Goggles. I can’t help it.
Why does Danny keep shooting wide?!?! Jack ass. Why don’t you just work at IKEA!
This is the end…why did they play so well on Sunday? Just got my hopes up. And these refs suck. Maybe they like Forsberg’s tutu.
Maybe they like Forsberg’s tutu.
If you don’t want me to laugh, stop saying hilarious things!
:P So sorry about the ‘Nucks!
And these refs suck. Maybe they like Forsberg’s tutu.
They’re beweeyotched by it.
This is so terrible, alix. I’m so, so, so, so, so sorry.
He beweeyotched me
I KNEW GETZLAF WAS EEEVIL!
Why does Danny keep shooting wide?!?! Jack ass. Why don’t you just work at IKEA!
He and Matty Norstrom can restock some of those nice endtables together and serve people lingonberry jam and Swedish meatballs in the IKEA Cafe.
Oh my god. I’ve never been this sad before. This sucks…3 minutes.
Fucking Theodore. He’s outplayed Lui.
“I’ve never been this sad before”
I meant with hockey. Obviously I’ve been sadder.
I’m so so so so so so so so sorry, alix. SO SORRY. The Canucks don’t deserve you. Maybe even hockey doesn’t.
well, the hockey gods couldn’t make everyone happy tonight. Keep faith Alix. It still might happen!
Oh god. Hockey is so mean. I hate the Avs so so so much. I hate hockey so so so much.
They’re beweeyotched by it.
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(I realize you used this word earlier, but I didn’t want to encourage you by seeming to agree about Getzi.)
“Keep faith Alix. It still might happen!”
They’re in 9th because the Preds won tonight…unless other teams start losing, I think we’re screwed.
alix, you can come sit by us. Just ignore those mean ol’ Canucks.
Look at it this way, the Preds almost lost tonight, and they just have to actually lose two more, while you guys have to win two more. That’s not impossible. Seriously, the Sabres are trying to convince me that they could still make it to the playoffs. The actual playoffs. Not one played in the frozen over depths of hell with the Devil officiating.
alix, you TOTALLY deserve better. I’m so sorry. I don’t think I can express how sorry I am. You poor thing.
(I realize you used this word earlier, but I didn’t want to encourage you by seeming to agree about Getzi.)
Don’t worry — I’m never going to get tired of using the word “beweeyotched”. :D
alix, I wish there was something I could say to make you feel better! Maybe a paddleball game made out of wheat? I am so so so so so sorry!
Thanks, y’all. I promised myself these jackasses would never make me cry.
You’re right…Nashville could still lose. They’re playing Chicago and Columbus though…
Hee! A paddleball game made out of wheat would help for sure.
It’s Trev Linden’s last year :( They have to make the playoffs! I mean sure, deep down I know they can’t beat Detroit in a 7 game series…but Trev deserves to at least try. Oh man. Why did this stupid team get a hold of my heart so much.
Welcome to the world of hockey, alix. You’re stuck now.
Why did this stupid team get a hold of my heart so much.
I think everyone here asks themselves that all the time. And the answer is because it was meant to be that way! You can’t pick and choose being a wheaty fan. The Hockey Gods assign you a team, shooting you with little Cupid’s arrows of hockey fandom, and then you’re stuck.
Yeah, alix, the heartbreak is just part of the deal. The winning doesn’t mean nearly as much if you don’t have to suffer the losing, too.
*Sigh* You guys are all so right.
I’m starting my “playoff training” tonight. I’m really tired and should have gone to bed at the latest an hour ago. But I’m trying to stay up through this Sharks game. So tired… So tired… MUST STAY STRONG!!! Playoffs right around the corner!
Aaaa. Who cares who wins the Sharks game?
Who cares who wins the Sharks game?
Heh, I think andrew does!
Even he could probably take it or leave it. :P
With all that winning, surely it’s getting boring.
I was just reading you last post… “statbitstastically?”
hahaha I like that word a lot. It’s fun to say.
With all that winning, surely it’s getting boring.
Don’t worry — it’s sure to end soon enough. :P
Don’t the Sharks want to spread around their winning? My heart hurts. I hate hockey so much. And why did it have to be fucking ballerina man who killed our season? The Hockey Gods are cruel indeed.
Sorry…I should go whine on my own blog.
You’re always welcome to whine here, alix. :D
(I’m actually going to bed now, though… So I’ll read and respond to your whining in the morning.)
And why did it have to be fucking ballerina man who killed our season? The Hockey Gods are cruel indeed
I’m learning this season that they have powers of cruelty I’ve never even considered before. I’m so sorry, alix.
O=……..o
(That’s your wheat paddleball game.)
On and that sad note, I’m outta here. Good night, everyone!
Good night, Pookie! I’m headed to bed, too. Good night, everybody. Stay strong, alix! There’s always next year.
Thanks, Schnookie! Thanks for the wheat paddleball game, Pookie! It’s beautiful. Night Ookies!
Thanks, Patty! Night!
Don’t the Sharks want to spread around their winning? My heart hurts. I hate hockey so much. And why did it have to be fucking ballerina man who killed our season? The Hockey Gods are cruel indeed.
Alix, its still possible for the Canucks. They’re one point out. They can do it.
Like we said yesterday, all the Sharks winning is happening at the worst possible time. They got hot a little too early, and because the Hockey Gods are cruel, could head for a first round collapse. (Sorry, Andrew).
Pookie, Schookie, do you think you could get a memo to the Devils that the good people of Buffalo would really love them if they won tonight?
And that should be Schnookie. Not Schookie. Ugh. Its too early.
Pookie, Schookie, do you think you could get a memo to the Devils that the good people of Buffalo would really love them if they won tonight?
Eh, they’ve clinched now. They’re not winning another game until November 2008. Sorry. :)
(I will, however, cheer extra hard for them tonight. We’re going to be watching it on TiVo delay because I couldn’t switch late shifts this week.)
Pookie, Schnookie, do you think you could get a memo to the Devils that the good people of Buffalo would really love them if they won tonight?
(See, I fixed the typo in there… :D) I would pass along that memo, but there really isn’t anything in my long history with this team that suggests they’ll listen to it. Heh.
They got hot a little too early, and because the Hockey Gods are cruel, could head for a first round collapse.
I love that we’re all utterly confident that ruin awaits the Sharks in the playoffs.
Good Morning Pookie & Schnookie!
I’m testing the waters over here a IPB! Hee!!
“I love that we’re all utterly confident that ruin awaits the Sharks in the playoffs.”
Works for me, but I prefer it start a little early. Like this Sunday when they are playing the Stars and we are at the game!
Hi Myra! It’s so good to see you here! :D
(I don’t think it’s too much to expect the Sharks to fall apart by Sunday. Just the way it’s not too much to expect the Devils to figure on Sunday out how to beat the Rangers for the first time this year.)
Hope Springs Eternal!
Or is that being to positive for IPB? (Wouldn’t want to overstep on my first time!)
Or is that being to positive for IPB? (Wouldn’t want to overstep on my first time!)
Hmm… that does seem a bit upbeat for us… but you’re a beginner, so we’ll let it slide this time. :P
Hi Myra! Welcome to IPB! :)
Or is that being to positive for IPB?
I dunno… it sounded awful happy… Just kidding! I’m shockingly susceptible to thinking things like, “The Devils are behind by four with 2 minutes left. It’s technically possible they could win…” I just try not to vocalize those ridiculous hopes. Or put them in writing.
Just the way it’s not too much to expect the Devils to figure on Sunday out how to beat the Rangers for the first time this year.
Au contraire — that’s way to much to expect!
Hello Myra!
I’m shockingly susceptible to thinking things like, “The Devils are behind by four with 2 minutes left. It’s technically possible they could win…” I just try not to vocalize those ridiculous hopes.
I get that sometimes. And sometimes they go up by a couple early in the game and I spend the entire time thinking “they are SO going to lose”
Anyhoo, how are well all today?
We, not well. Fail.
And sometimes they go up by a couple early in the game and I spend the entire time thinking “they are SO going to lose”
Well, some games they just telegraph the eventual losing. :D (I’m of both camps, at the same time. I’m so mentally fractured, but I’m always like, “AAAAAHHH!! WE’RE GOING TO LOSE AND I’M GOING TO BE SO MISERABLE!!” all while simultaneously thinking, “You know, they’ve come back from this before…” I’m a wreck.)
“The Devils are behind by four with 2 minutes left. It’s technically possible they could win…”
Hey, I’ve seen it happen before. Oh wait, that was another team doing it to us. Never mind. :(
Anyhoo, how are well all today?
I’m good. I’m looking out the window at the garlic in the garden — we took the winterizing straw off the bed yesterday so now I can neat little rows of green things growing. The playoffs are truly upon us! Woo-hoo!
Of course, now I have to leave to go work the late shift at the library. On a night when the Devils are playing. Grumble grumble grumble. Catch y’all later!
Oh, and I’m grand today, Mags. Thanks for asking! We pulled the straw off our garlic bed yesterday evening, so now there’s a crop in our garden to watch growing! WOO HOO! How are you today?
we took the winterizing straw off the bed yesterday so now I can neat little rows of green things growing.
I saw that at IPB Living. Congrats on the (so far) successful “growing things” thing!
Mags, I’m doing fairly well, how are you? (That new dress is fantastic, by the way!)
It’s Wednesday but it feels like a Friday. How odd, indeed.
That is a fantastic dress, Mags!
Hey, I’ve seen it happen before. Oh wait, that was another team doing it to us. Never mind. :(
Awww… So sad! Of course, it’s often been another team doing it to us, too. So, uh… yeah. How about that local baseball team? :P
I’m glad y’all are doing well :) I’m doing pretty good too. My shopping expedition was (much to my surprise) successful, and I managed to find something in the house that would make a good dinner for my vegan friend. Vegan cooking is hard yo.
Vegan cooking is hard yo.
It really is.
And I agree, that’s a lovely dress!
“Alix, its still possible for the Canucks. They’re one point out. They can do it.”
Thanks, Amy. I hope you’re right. The only sketchy thing is they have to win their last 2 AND hope Nashville loses at least one. And Nashville is playing St. Louis and Chicago. Not exactly scary storm trooper teams…But I can tell ya, I’ve never been a bigger fan of St. Louis and Chicago. Heh.
And hi everybody! Glad y’all appear to be having good days so far.
Thanks for the compliments on the dress! I love it too :D (despite the whacky Italian sizing which had me considering never eating again.)
So, uh… yeah. How about that local baseball team? :P
Does NJ even have a baseball team? Or are you resigned to the Yankees/Mets?
Vegan cooking is hard yo.
Heh. This is why I make any vegans who visit my house bring their own food. :P
Ooooh! That’s so pretty, Mags!
Hey wordpress ladies, how do all of you write or put text on a picture in your post? I posted a picture of a tutu on my blog last night, in my drunken misery, and I wanted to put the no symbol over it but I couldn’t figure out how.
“How about that local baseball team?”
Texas Rangers…hmm…let’s not talk baseball…
Hi Mags, I agree, great dress!
Shopping=fun.
Vegan cooking=very hard.
Ummm…fresh garlic. Lucky. Me=Black thumb. :(
This is why I make any vegans who visit my house bring their own food. :P
Yeah, I figured that since I’m a vegetarian I could figure out something for both of us. Turns out I rely quite heavily on stuff like cheese and honey, which she doesn’t eat. O well, Epicurious and 2 bean chili to the rescue!
Hey wordpress ladies, how do all of you write or put text on a picture in your post?
We use photoshop. I think Heather and Kate use picnik, though, which is free and awesome!
alix, I beseech you to go look at picnik.com. It’s almost all free now (certain things used to be pay only) and that’s how I do all my text/images on photos. There’s a ton of stuff there that’s fun that I’ve never used on my blog too.
Good news! The Sabres playoff hopes have soared to 3%. We are SO in!
WYSHYNKSI WHY DO YOU KEEP LINKING ME?
WYSHYNKSI WHY DO YOU KEEP LINKING ME?
If he wasn’t married I’d say “twue wuv”. But he is so I’m going with “serious admiration”.
The Sabres playoff hopes have soared to 3%. We are SO in!
Hey, the numbers don’t lie. The Sabres are TOTALLY in.
Thanks, Schnookie and Heather!
alix, if you run into any problems let me know, but if you just upload a photo (or use one of the demo photos they provide) and just play around a bit with all the tabs at the top of the screen I think you’ll get it. It’s pretty self-explanatory and easy.
Will do, Heather. Merci.
If he wasn’t married I’d say “twue wuv”. But he is so I’m going with “serious admiration”.
He made a whole post about Russian being out; the site traffic is always nice but I’m sure there’s other people out there more interesting than me, right?
but I’m sure there’s other people out there more interesting than me, right?
Of course there aren’t! Pish posh! Don’t think that way! (Every time we get a link from someone bigger than we are, I just assume that means IPB is the AWESOMEST. I would never presume to think that means the person linking to us is a loser. :P)
I’m sure there’s other people out there more interesting than me, right?
Not according to him, apparently. Besides, when talking about Russian how can he not link you?
“I love that we’re all utterly confident that ruin awaits the Sharks in the playoffs.”
Bah. You’re all just bittered from various losing streaks! (and in the case of Sabres fans, blinded by Soupyrage). They’ll be fine…you know why? Wilson is appeasing the hockey gods as we speak. Nabby has 46 wins and could tie Marty for the record, but RW has already said that Boucher is getting the start tomorrow night in LA. Giving up that sort of record to rest your starter for the playoffs is a pretty good sacrifice!
And seriously, how about that freaking Sabres game last night. Crazy…just a couple more games to go! We can (maybe) do it!
Besides, when talking about Russian how can he not link you?
Ah, this is true.
I would never presume to think that means the person linking to us is a loser. :P)
I know you’re joking, but I really don’t think Wyshynski is a loser. :D Greg is undeniably awesome, but it always mystifies me whenever I get linked by him (mainly because I’m like, “Huh? You read that?”)
Every time we get a link from someone bigger than we are, I just assume that means IPB is the AWESOMEST.
I’m just neurotic, that’s all. :p (And I had forgotten that my caps lock was on and didn’t read the initial post properly. I just should be banned from the internet. :D)
Giving up that sort of record to rest your starter for the playoffs is a pretty good sacrifice!
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I’m glad someone will have gotten something good from Marty running himself into the ground year after year in pursuit of 48 wins.
“I’m glad someone will have gotten something good from Marty running himself into the ground year after year in pursuit of 48 wins.”
Yeah, me too. Especially since this is Nabby’s first season playing more than 60-65 games.
So, I was pleasantly surprised by the Sportsnet announcers last night. They said that the pundits are wrong to blast the Sabres for losing (and not replacing) Drury and Briere. They said that Roy and Pominville ARE Drury and Briere’s replacements. The problem is that the Sabres haven’t replaced Roy and Pominville. I thought that was a fairly logical way to look at the situation.
Picnic was so easy and fun! Thanks. And it cheered me up slightly, making fun of ballerina boy.
(Andrew, don’t tell the Stars fans, but I’m pulling for the Sharks to come out of the west if my team most likely crashes and burns)
They said that Roy and Pominville ARE Drury and Briere’s replacements. The problem is that the Sabres haven’t replaced Roy and Pominville. I thought that was a fairly logical way to look at the situation.
That is almost painfully logical, which is why it’ll never fly. :P
They said that Roy and Pominville ARE Drury and Briere’s replacements. The problem is that the Sabres haven’t replaced Roy and Pominville. I thought that was a fairly logical way to look at the situation.
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That makes sense!
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(It CAN’T be right!)
alix, I love your tutu picture!
And you know what? We had a terrible year and we’re still only five points out of the fifth spot. Either we’re not THAT bad or the whole conference in lame… And I’ll accept either one.
That is almost painfully logical, which is why it’ll never fly. :P
The message board people are freaking out (predictably) over it.
Thanks, Schnookie. :D
“(Andrew, don’t tell the Stars fans, but I’m pulling for the Sharks to come out of the west if my team most likely crashes and burns)”
Thanks alix, I’ll need someone to root with me! And I’m rooting for the Nucks to get in, for sure. They’re my default WC team when the Sharks aren’t around. Don’t worry about the Stars fans, they’re just jealous! Yeah, I said it!
“The message board people are freaking out (predictably) over it.”
Wow, I am so surprised! Did anyone else see that coming? mean, the message boards are usually so calm and level headed.
Sportsnet probably thought they were offering something somewhat sooting to Buffalo too. Oh, Buffalo.
Thanks alix, I’ll need someone to root with me!
So right now the Sharks are looking at Colorado in the first round, right? If that’s the case, I will become the biggest Sharks fan in the history of bandwagoning fandom. :D
“Either we’re not THAT bad or the whole conference in lame… And I’ll accept either one.”
I vote for the lame conference! Yeah!
And holy crap, did you guys read Martle’s post about the Caps? Under Boudreau (Ookies, did you know he was in Slap Shot?) They’ve maintained a 107 (full season) point pace! That’s insane. I think they’re going to lock up the 3rd seed, for sure.
“If that’s the case, I will become the biggest Sharks fan in the history of bandwagoning fandom.”
HA! That’s what I like to hear.
I have a feeling that if the Sharks face the Avs in the first round, a few of Irregulars will set aside their Soupy issues to root against Colorado.
So right now the Sharks are looking at Colorado in the first round, right? If that’s the case, I will become the biggest Sharks fan in the history of bandwagoning fandom. :D
Dude, me too.
Under Boudreau (Ookies, did you know he was in Slap Shot?) They’ve maintained a 107 (full season) point pace!
Well, maybe they shouldn’t have had an incompetent coach to start the season. (And no, I didn’t know he was in Slap Shot! Where did you hear that fascinating, little-reported tidbit, andrew?)
Hey, we had a nine-game winning streak earlier this year. During that time we were maintaining a 164 (full season) point pace!
(Andrew, don’t tell the Stars fans, but I’m pulling for the Sharks to come out of the west if my team most likely crashes and burns)
alix! andrew told me you’re pulling for the Sharks! Hmph.
I’m going to tell the Stars that everybody at IPB is pulling for the Sharks and it will motivate them to barge through the playoffs just to show you all!
“So right now the Sharks are looking at Colorado in the first round, right? If that’s the case, I will become the biggest Sharks fan in the history of bandwagoning fandom. :D”
Oooh I didn’t know that! In that case I will maybe even buy a fucking Sharks sweater! I’ll walk around in turquoise! I’ll go feed some sharks at the beach! I loathe the Avs SO much! (Except for Joe Sakic) They might have even replaced the Lames in my hierarchy of hate.
I have a feeling that if the Sharks face the Avs in the first round, a few of Irregulars will set aside their Soupy issues to root against Colorado.
Foppa v. Soupy. Hmmm. Can I take a hot stick in the eye instead?
“Hey, we had a nine-game winning streak earlier this year. During that time we were maintaining a 164 (full season) point pace!”
Hey, no need to get snippy! I’m just saying, these aren’t the Caps we’re all used to. 35-17-7 under Boudreau is nothing to sneeze at.
And yes, Hanlon was a pile.
Hey, we had a nine-game winning streak earlier this year. During that time we were maintaining a 164 (full season) point pace!
Hey, six games into the season, Nik Hagman was on an 82-goal pace!
“alix! andrew told me you’re pulling for the Sharks! Hmph.”
I’m sorry, Patty! Maybe that’s why I said it :D I like the Stars A LOT. I really dig Marc Fistric and Bouche is adorable. If you guys got rid of Turco I would probably love them :p
Hey, no need to get snippy! I’m just saying, these aren’t the Caps we’re all used to. 35-17-7 under Boudreau is nothing to sneeze at.
@@@ Sorry! I didn’t mean to be snippy! The Caps record since firing Hanlon is something that’s gotten a lot of play in the Doc-and-Chico centric universe I live in. They really talk that up a lot, so I’m kind of at that “I DON’T CARE!!! IF YOU LOVE BRUCE BOUDREAU SO MUCH, WHY DON’T YOU MARRY HIM!!!!” breaking point with it. :D
Hey, no need to get snippy!
And I always love to bring up the early season “pace” talk that everybody does. Even though it’s not relevant to this discussion. :P I still find it hilarious.
Hey, six games into the season, Nik Hagman was on an 82-goal pace!
Hee! This reminds me of the hilarious justification for why Malkin’s zillions of points aren’t as good as Ovechkin’s zillions of points this year, because Malkin’s were all mainly scored in one short stretch of the season, thereby making them lesser.
“The Caps record since firing Hanlon is something that’s gotten a lot of play in the Doc-and-Chico centric universe I live in. They really talk that up a lot…”
Ah, understood. I only see the Caps when the Sabres play them, (and let’s not forget, the NorCal media isn’t exactly hockey mad) so I was a little surprised by the stat. I mean, I knew they were doing better…but I still thought they were mostly hapless.
Sorry to poke at a sore subject. From now on I will only talk about happy subjects! Like Ty Conklin’s Vezina worthy resurgence! Wait, huh?…oh…sorry.
And I always love to bring up the early season “pace” talk that everybody does. Even though it’s not relevant to this discussion. :P I still find it hilarious.
Me too! Did you know that 10 games into the year, the Devils were on pace for a 50-point season? And they’ve matched that pace here in their final 10 games! Woo hoo! Bringing it all around full circle. My boys are so poetic.
Malkin’s were all mainly scored in one short stretch of the season, thereby making them lesser
Sheesh.
From now on I will only talk about happy subjects! Like Ty Conklin’s Vezina worthy resurgence!
*Head explodes*
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Everybody jokes after the first game of the season that their team is either “on pace” for 82 wins or 82 losses. That’s so silly, they say.
Then in November, they start handing out playoff spots based on teams’ “pace.”
“Then in November, they start handing out playoff spots based on teams’ “pace.””
Yeah, I don’t follow any of that shit. It’s pretty lame.
Hey Patty, did you know that if they keep it up, the Sharks are on “pace” to win the Pacific? Har!
Hey Patty, did you know that if they keep it up, the Sharks are on “pace” to win the Pacific? Har!
Ooooooohhhh… BURN!
Then in November, they start handing out playoff spots based on teams’ “pace.”
I honestly don’t understand why anyone even bothers compiling the standings before December. :D
Hey Patty, did you know that if they keep it up, the Sharks are on “pace” to win the Pacific? Har!
No! I did not know that!
(I don’t think “pace” means what andrew thinks it means.) :P
“I honestly don’t understand why anyone even bothers compiling the standings before December. :D”
Hours of air time and inches of columns to fill. Simple as that!
“(I don’t think “pace” means what andrew thinks it means.) :P”
HAHA! I think it means “kicking some ass”!
HAHA! I think it means “kicking some ass”!
Yeah, that’s not what it means. :P
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And don’t get me wrong, I love looking at the standings from day one. Just for comparison’s sake over the course of the season. Love! the standings. You know, looking at them. Not so much our place in them.
HAHA! I think it means “kicking some ass”!
Pride goeth before a fall. :-)
Oh, Burnside called the Devils a “bunch of faceless droids” in his column today. He predicted that a Devils / Rangers series would put everyone to sleep.
“Pride goeth before a fall. :-) ”
No need to go and get all biblical, Amy! I’m just messin’ around!
No need to go and get all biblical, Amy! I’m just messin’ around!
Oh, I know. :)
I think I really mean that if a team goes in thinking they’re all that and a bag of skittles, that they’re going to get whomped on but good.
Oh, Burnside called the Devils a “bunch of faceless droids” in his column today.
If not for his eager disdain for the Devils organization, top to bottom, I’d consider Burnside one of the best MSM hockey guys around. That said, taking into account his eager disdain for the Devils organization, top to bottom, Burnside can suck it. Seriously, calling them a bunch of faceless droids is the tired old complaint of the lazy hockey writer — there are plenty of legitimate criticisms for this team’s lack of scoring, but heaven forbid anyone should actually look beyond the old “they’re killing hockey” trope.
He predicted that a Devils / Rangers series would put everyone to sleep.
But… but… Drury! Avery! Jagr! Gomez! Aren’t those guys sexy and exciting? And doesn’t everyone enjoy seeing the Devils lose?
Mmmm… skittles.
“I think I really mean that if a team goes in thinking they’re all that and a bag of skittles, that they’re going to get whomped on but good.”
I agree 100%. Look no further than the 05/06 Senators, or the Red Wings every year.
I think the difference here is that it doesn’t seem like the Sharks are cocky. They aren’t being fellated by the media, because again, the media in California doesn’t care. They’re not strutting around out there. They’re sitting a lot of their talented players to heal up nagging injuries right now, so that shows that they’re obviously not chasing down the Wings for the Presidents Trophy. They’re just winning.
He predicted that a Devils / Rangers series would put everyone to sleep.
I might fall asleep after drinking myself into a stupor I suppose, driven to it by hearing about Chris Drury’s little league days again.
They aren’t being fellated by the media, because again, the media in California doesn’t care.
Yeah, but wait until everyone starts putting together their playoff predictions, and suddenly people are paying attention. We all know Soupy doesn’t play well when there’s pressure on him. :P (Of course, if the Caps get in, no worries — the other 15 teams will all be completely ignored.)
“I might fall asleep after drinking myself into a stupor I suppose, driven to it by hearing about Chris Drury’s little league days again.”
I’ll drink to that. Sweet jesus I don’t want the Rangers getting past the first round. I just don’t think I could handle it.
I might fall asleep after drinking myself into a stupor I suppose, driven to it by hearing about Chris Drury’s little league days again.
Hee! Does a medically-induced coma count as “falling asleep”? Because that’s what I’m going to be doing. (Seriously, three of our last ten games are against them! And then we go straight into a playoff series? Why, Hockey Gods? WHY????)
Oh man. If the Caps get in I can almost see certain people saying “Oh Carey Price should have just given up that goal to Ovechkin, because nothing is more fascinating and joyful than Ovie celebrating a playoff goal!”
(Seriously, three of our last ten games are against them! And then we go straight into a playoff series? Why, Hockey Gods? WHY????)
More evidence for the Stars being the Devils of the West.
Oh my gosh! The Ducks are the Rangers of the West!!
I might fall asleep after drinking myself into a stupor I suppose, driven to it by hearing about Chris Drury’s little league days again.
But every year has its own theme during playoff coverage. We’ve already run through Drury’s LLWS championship and Chris Neil inventing procreation. The league won’t recycle themes. Any guesses as to what this year’s will be?
Oh my gosh! The Ducks are the Rangers of the West!!
I would totally go in for this analogy, but the Ducks are FAR more successful as a franchise than the Rangers are. :D
(But yeah, the parallels between the Stars and Devils this year are almost scary!)
“Yeah, but wait until everyone starts putting together their playoff predictions, and suddenly people are paying attention.”
A valid point. Either way, I’m excited to see what happens.
“Of course, if the Caps get in, no worries — the other 15 teams will all be completely ignored.”
Oh, of course. And if little baby hockey jesus (Sid) is back in the lineup. Effing forget about it. They’ll cancel the playoffs and just have the Pens and Caps play a 15 game series to decide who to hand the Cup to.
Except no matter who wins it, only Sid or Ovie will have their names engraved on it. Or maybe both of them will, if NBC says so.
Any guesses as to what this year’s will be?
We don’t have to guess. We all already know it’s Ovie and the Caps. If they make the playoffs we will not hear about anything but them, regardless of how far they go. If the Caps make the playoffs it’s CapsCapsCaps from now until next season. GO CANES! GO CANES!! GO CANES!!!
“The league won’t recycle themes. Any guesses as to what this year’s will be?”
Oh, that would be a great post topic. Predicting the human interest story that will be beat to death throughout the playoffs! One story per team! I know NBC has their shit all planned out already.
We’ve already run through Drury’s LLWS championship
Amy, they’ve been running through that story since 2001. They will NEVER get tired of that story. As long as Drury’s in the playoffs, the LLWS will be pounded down our throats. It’s a truth of life as a fan of the NHL. :D
(This year’s insufferable stories will probably be, like alix said, how much FUN Ovie always has, and something about Soupy. Oh, and how great it is that Nieder and Teemu “came out of retirement”.)
I would totally go in for this analogy, but the Ducks are FAR more successful as a franchise than the Rangers are. :D
As soon as I posted that, I remembered the whole Rangers thing about how they usually actually suck.
Amy, they’ve been running through that story since 2001. They will NEVER get tired of that story. As long as Drury’s in the playoffs, the LLWS will be pounded down our throats. It’s a truth of life as a fan of the NHL. :D
Other themes come and go, but Chris Drury, little league hero is here to stay. He’s just that damn clutch.
“Oh, and how great it is that Nieder and Teemu “came out of retirement”.)”
Ugh! I just puked in my mouth. I had almost forgotten about them. And how Brian Burke is so freakin smart. Even though he pretty much had his roster handed to him. Funny how no one mentions anymore that he pretty much did dick all in Vancouver and was a horrible drafter. Man. Suddenly I’m not very excited for the playoffs. Heh. Well maybe if I just watch them on mute…
(This year’s insufferable stories will probably be, like alix said, how much FUN Ovie always has, and something about Soupy. Oh, and how great it is that Nieder and Teemu “came out of retirement”.)
Wow. I hadn’t thought about how many stories could ruin this years playoffs for me. I had forgotten all about the un-retirements! I think the bloom is a tiny bit off the rose on that one, though, and that maybe one or two talking heads would dare to point out that that’s a bad precedent to set. Meanwhile, not a single MSM outlet will get tired of pointing out how much fun Ovie has. And my blood will literally boil. It will turn to blodd it will boil so much. As for Sid, I feel like the media has completely forgotten him in favor of Ov-”it’s not showboating if he does it”-ie.
Other themes come and go, but Chris Drury, little league hero is here to stay. He’s just that damn clutch.
That’s what his plaque in the HOF is going to say.
He’s just that damn clutch.
He’s just that damn clutch that he doesn’t need to win any more Cups than the one he got early in his career in Colorado playing with Sakic, Forsberg and Roy.
GO CANES! GO CANES!! GO CANES!!!
Short term, I’m disagreeing with you. The Canes are too involved in the Sabres 87 different playoff scenarios.
Other themes come and go, but Chris Drury, little league hero is here to stay. He’s just that damn clutch.
Which explains the plethora of Stanley Cups and Conn Smythes he has clogging his ears, right?
That’s what his plaque in the HOF is going to say.
Well what else could they put? Chris Drury–second line center who never averaged a point a game?
I think the bloom is a tiny bit off the rose on that one, though, and that maybe one or two talking heads would dare to point out that that’s a bad precedent to set.
Nah, everyone stopped making those comments as soon as they were both actually back in the lineup. Now it’s a lot of avuncular, “Isn’t it great that he still had something left in the tank?” commentary. To which I want to scream at my TV, “It had nothing to do with ‘having something left in the tank’ and everything to do with fucking salary-cap circumvention! GAH!!!” (Although in discussion of Nieder going to the HOF as a Devil on last night’s brodcast, Dano said he would beat the snot out of Nieder if he considered describing himself as a Duck when he’s going into the HOF.)
I think, in the face of all these dreadful storylines and terrible teams, that we can all be strong together and make it through these trying times with as little long-term liver damage as possible. We can do it!
“Suddenly I’m not very excited for the playoffs. Heh. Well maybe if I just watch them on mute…”
I actually had to do that last year! During the Rangers/Sabres series and then again for the Sabres/Sens. Beninatti and Doc we’re driving me up the frickin’ wall. If I had to hear one more word about Avery or Neil and how they just made hockey that much better, and how they we’re the glue that held their teams together, I was gonna puke.
The mute button and some nice mellow music will cure what ails ya.
Short term, I’m disagreeing with you. The Canes are too involved in the Sabres 87 different playoff scenarios.
Yup. It would be most beneficial if the Canes would lose out. Against Tampa and Florida, I think. Thats, uh, looking hopeful there.
Which explains the plethora of Stanley Cups and Conn Smythes he has clogging his ears, right?
Well what else could they put? Chris Drury–second line center who never averaged a point a game?
Oh my god! They’re starting to see through the hype! Quick, 50 cc’s of Bucci columns, STAT!
“Which explains the plethora of Stanley Cups and Conn Smythes he has clogging his ears, right?”
HAHA! Seriously.
And people! Why do we continue putting our various trophies in our ears?!?! Is this something I should be doing? hmm…
The mute button and some nice mellow music will cure what ails ya.
If only I wasn’t afraid of music pirating, I’d put some emergency Japancakes audio files here for everyone for “In Case of Chris Neil’s Baby” situations.
“If only I wasn’t afraid of music pirating, I’d put some emergency Japancakes audio files here for everyone for “In Case of Chris Neil’s Baby” situations.”
Jeez, in lieu of having to listen to the NBC announcers I think I could borrow some tunes from Staffy and Lydman, and still be more relaxed.
Jeez, in lieu of having to listen to the NBC announcers I think I could borrow some tunes from Staffy and Lydman, and still be more relaxed.
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They really do make it so terrible.
Oh, and andrew, if you want a great example of how this season has made down up and black white for me, I recently realized that the “Let’s win it for [Player X, who's played in a bazillion games and never won a Cup]” storyline that I will most be able to get behind this year is… JR’s. How the hell did THAT happen? (Boomer posits it’s because he spent last year dicking Gretzky over, which makes him much more appealing.)
“How the hell did THAT happen? (Boomer posits it’s because he spent last year dicking Gretzky over, which makes him much more appealing.)”
Ha! That Boomer’s a judicious lady.
I know what you mean though! It’s pretty weird. JR’s transformation into a non-shitbag this year has been nothing short of amazing. Apparently DW laid down the law with Roenick when he approached him to sign with the Sharks. That included no post game beers. It’s like JR’s back in juniors!
It’s like JR’s back in juniors!
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Time and again, these professional athletes prove that they really are 12 years old. :P
JR’s transformation into a non-shitbag this year has been nothing short of amazing.
I would float that as one of the feel-good stories of this season. WAAAAY ahead of anything Conklin- or Caps-related.
I would float that as one of the feel-good stories of this season. WAAAAY ahead of anything Conklin- or Caps-related.
I agree! How is it that JR has done nothing but endear me to him? He hasn’t said anything stupid. He’s appeared on Shark Byte looking like his prescence is actually one that could help the team. He carried Foster’s gurney off the ice, for Pete’s sake!
Time and again, these professional athletes prove that they really are 12 years old.
Which is odd, because a lot of professional athletes have been away from home for awhile. You would think the lot of them would have a handle on basic tasks and conduct without having to rely on a coach to crack the whip.
I’m thinking they should invent the Roenick Trophy. It would be awarded every year to a player who has shown an exemplary disinclination toward being a shitbag, after a long and storied history of shitbaggery. It would be like the Masterton, where each team would nominate a guy (except the Rangers).
“I recently realized that the “Let’s win it for [Player X, who’s played in a bazillion games and never won a Cup]”
JR is kind of awesome this year. But I feel SO bad for Trev Linden! I want him to have a cup so badly! Too bad the Canucks are having a melt down of almost epic proportions.
Oh and I LOVE the Roenick trophy idea. Heh.
It would be like the Masterton, where each team would nominate a guy (except the Rangers).
The Rangers version of this trophy would be for the guy who had seemed to be operating on normal levels of douchebaggery but who then rocketed to new levels thanks to signing with the Rangers. Like Gomez. Or Drury.
Hey! We have a 30.5% chance of making the playoffs! That’s…kind of a big number, right?
The Rangers version of this trophy would be for the guy who had seemed to be operating on normal levels of douchebaggery but who then rocketed to new levels thanks to signing with the Rangers. Like Gomez. Or Drury.
I would’ve voted for Avery. I think he really hit the mainstream douchebag radar when he signed with the Rangers.
Hey! We have a 30.5% chance of making the playoffs! That’s…kind of a big number, right?
It’s about 10 times the Sabres chance, so I’m going with yes. :)
It’s about 10 times the Sabres chance, so I’m going with yes. :)
Hee! I was about to say that 30 was a hell of a lot bigger than 3, but Meg beat me to it! :D
Hee! Well when you look at it that way…
Woo Hoo!
Two days in a row! Free soda from the vending machine!
It’s the little things…
Two days in a row! Free soda from the vending machine!
It’s the little things…
HEH. Aww, yay andrew!
I’m thinking they should invent the Roenick Trophy.
::cries::
Hee. Free soda is always a good thing.
“::cries::”
Ha, you know Ott is going to be lining for a nomination…if he ever stops being a doucherocket.
“Hee. Free soda is always a good thing.”
It is! I think I’m the only one who knows when it’s going to spit out free cokes….
“It is! I think I’m the only one who knows when it’s going to spit out free cokes….”
That’s a handy skill to have :D
I have a question for y’all, if you’re bored. If you were a UFA high scoring forward this summer would you want to play in Coach AV’s system?
Ha, you know Ott is going to be lining for a nomination…if he ever stops being a doucherocket.
One man’s doucherocket is another (wo)man’s petulant little ice troll, you know.
I think I’m the only one who knows when it’s going to spit out free cokes….
I wish our coke machine would spit out free Dr. Pepper. You always have the luck, andrew! Dammit!
That coke wasn’t free! That coke was the universal balancing out of the soda I went to buy on Monday, that was SUPPOSED to be diet coke, but came out regular coke. Yeah, I ended up paying $.75 for NOTHING. GAH!
alix, your question is rhetorical, right? Because there are no high-scoring UFA forwards this summer. :P
“One man’s doucherocket is another (wo)man’s petulant little ice troll, you know.”
I suppose so. Man I hate Steve Ott.
“If you were a UFA high scoring forward this summer would you want to play in Coach AV’s system?”
Not if I was going to be constantly roasted by the Vancouver press. They are a mean spirited bunch.
I have a question for y’all, if you’re bored. If you were a UFA high scoring forward this summer would you want to play in Coach AV’s system?
Uh . . . if they paid me enough. Seriously, I think that money and the perception that the city is a nice place to live probably play a bigger role than the system. So Vancouver should be good to go there.
HA! Very true, Schnookie. Yes, very much rhetorical. Or maybe I’m hoping one will just magically pop out of the woodwork…
And could I use the word very anymore in one comment. Geez.
Man I hate Steve Ott.
I’m sorry. I can see how you would definitely hate him, but he draws a lot of penalties for us…without a whole lot of dirty play, so… :p Just think of it this way, he and Roenick balance each other out in the universe or something, I don’t know.
If you were a UFA high scoring forward this summer would you want to play in Coach AV’s system?
Is this like one of those “Two trains leave the station and one is traveling at 45 mph while the other is traveling at 60 mph” kind of questions?
“Yeah, I ended up paying $.75 for NOTHING. GAH!”
Weak dude. Weak. Our machine spits them out pretty regularly, so I’ll try and balance things out as often as I can.
“And could I use the word very anymore in one comment. Geez.”
You could have squeezed one more in there. Verily.
“Not if I was going to be constantly roasted by the Vancouver press. They are a mean spirited bunch.”
Hee! They are indeed. Those bitches.
“Seriously, I think that money and the perception that the city is a nice place to live probably play a bigger role than the system. So Vancouver should be good to go there.”
That makes sense. It is a nice place to live (If you avoid the downtown east side heh)
Seriously, I think that money and the perception that the city is a nice place to live probably play a bigger role than the system.
Yeah, and the idea that you could then use the system to blame your lack of production after a big contract year.
Well I’m out of here guys! Go Devils!
“Is this like one of those “Two trains leave the station and one is traveling at 45 mph while the other is traveling at 60 mph” kind of questions?”
It could be if you wanted it to. Hee. “How many players will get sick of being bitched at in the newspaper at one point in the season multiplied by the number of healthy scratches of Trev Linden?”
Oh, and Jaro Spacek apparently has a “good feeling” that the Bruins and Flyers are going to lose, so apparently you’ve got, uh, the power of positive thinking on your side.
See ya later Meg.
“Just think of it this way, he and Roenick balance each other out in the universe or something, I don’t know.”
It’s possible, but only because apparently Roenick is a great guy now! Did you hear?
Bye, Meg! And thanks for the encouraging words from Spacek!
andrew, I appreciate that your soda machine at work is trying to right the wrongs perpetrated by my soda machine.
Good night, Meg! Go Devils, indeed!
“You could have squeezed one more in there. Verily.”
HA!
“Yeah, and the idea that you could then use the system to blame your lack of production after a big contract year.”
HA! Nonis should put that in his “campaign” brochure.
See ya, Meg!
It’s possible, but only because apparently Roenick is a great guy now! Did you hear?
Yeah, I heard. I’m going to be off in the corner over here, hating hockey and curling up into the fetal position. It is like my entire hockey universe is turning inside out.
It could be if you wanted it to. Hee. “How many players will get sick of being bitched at in the newspaper at one point in the season multiplied by the number of healthy scratches of Trev Linden?”
Now take that number and divide it by the number of Swedes on your team, then add a rhinocerous.
“Oh, and Jaro Spacek apparently has a “good feeling” that the Bruins and Flyers are going to lose, so apparently you’ve got, uh, the power of positive thinking on your side.”
Oh Jaro, you’re too funny. Can you break me off a nugget of whatever it is you’re smoking. Just a little piece.
“It is like my entire hockey universe is turning inside out.”
Hockey is kicking your ass! It’s like, “take that, sucka!”
“Now take that number and divide it by the number of Swedes on your team, then add a rhinocerous.”
Hee! Awww, Rufus! I really need my artistic friend to draw him for me. He’s much happier now that Matty can move around on his knee. It’s much easier to plan your master’s threesomes when you don’t have to carry him around too.