Okay, we’re staring down elimination tonight, but Coach Sutter thinks everything is tickety-boo. And you know what, Gentle Reader? If Sutter thinks it’s all tickety-boo, then we should too. So tonight’s diary is going to reflect our newfound tickety-booism. We’re going to be the tickety-booest fans around.
Woo hooo! We’ve got Doc again! Tickety-booyah! We’ve also got Chico wearing a giant red jacket over his suit, as he’s showing solidarity with the fans and support for the Devils, rocking his red. He says some fans gave him the jacket, and, um, it’s kind of warm, so, uh… yeah, he won’t be wearing it after this segment. Don’t rock that red too hard, Chico.
FIRST PERIOD
18:41 The hoped-for “coming out like gangbusters” for the Devils involves a lot of play in the Devils end, but the building goes up with delight when Zach sends Jagr flying just below the blue line. Tickety-boom! Replay shows that Jagr essentially clotheslines himself on Zach while Zach is just standing there minding his own business.
16:23 The Devils finally get the puck into the Rangers zone, but they’re taking things one step at a time – first comes puck possession, then slowly, slooooowly they’ll build up to things like shots on goal.
15:51 Well, there’s a shot on goal! Madden wreaks some havoc on the forecheck, and Pando sprints down as the wing and pounds a high shot at Hank that catches him by surprise. Hank pinwheels a glove save while rocking back on his heels, and gets a ridiculously quick whistle while the puck is rebounding out to a Devil’s stick.
15:20 TICKETY-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! What did Gio need to get himself going? To be put on a line with Travis and Zubrus. The three make a great defensive stand, then fly up the ice on a three-on-two. The D catches up to the rush, but Zubrus frees the puck in the corner with a huge check, and Travis carries it around the net to find Gio in the slot. Amazingly, Gio roofs his shot, and it’s 1-0 Devils.
15:02 Tickety-crap. The Patty/Zach/Langer line does its usual puke-tastic job of being able to play functional hockey on the shift after the Devils have scored, and before there’s even time to realize they (and Whitey and Mottau) are collapsing, Roszival ties the game at 1.
14:52 Okay, the wheels have completely fucking fallen off the Tickety-Boo Express. Patty trips a Ranger behind Hank’s net, and the Rangers go to the PP. Well, the 18 seconds of euphoria were nice, so thanks for that, guys.
13:22 It’s so strange to think that we were espousing Patty getting the C back just a few games ago. Now we think he, and Whitey, should be fired. Marty too, while we’re at it. Jagr gets a week to stand off to the side on the PP, with Whitey passively trying to choose between challenging him or covering the pass, and Jagr finally just whips a stoppable shot past him and through Marty. 2-1 Rangers.
11:03 Langer and Backman tie each other up in a bit of a hook-fest while going after a soft Devils dump-in, and somehow Backman skates out of the exchange with a penalty. The officiating in this game totally doesn’t make sense.
9:03 If the Devils are going to have that kind of power play tonight, the Rangers could take a zillion penalties without worry.
8:53 Well. We guess the Rangers were listening to us. We go to commercial with some confusion in the air, as the Rangers are being called for some sort of infraction that went down while Vish-Dog was meandering back behind Marty’s net to retrieve the last rink-length clear from the previous PP. We come back from commercial to find out it was for too many men.
7:33 PaulieMartinNation’s heart flutters when he makes a suave keep in the face of some intense pressure at the point. He’s so tickety-cool.
6:53 The power play comes to an end with a smart pass attempt from the boards into the crease that ends in pathetic failure when the puck ricochets harmlessly out of the paint off Zubrus’s foot. Chico remarks that the problem was that there were too many Devils in front, as Zubrus and Patty ran themselves out of room there, and Boomer laments, “It’s always either too many or not enough.”
4:44 The puck is ping-ponging around the neutral zone, as it gets turned over from one team to the other repeatedly as the game is going through its “stand-up, open-ice hitting” phase.
4:12 Patty busts past the D, leading a partial two-on-one with a trailing Langer, and as he gets too close to the goal to be able to shoot, he fires a pass to where Langer would be if he was skating hard, but of course, Langer’s not there yet. Pookie: “What in Patty’s past history with Langer made him think he’d be skating hard there?”
1:57 Is this team even trying anymore? Madden overcommits to chasing the puck into the corner with Shanahan, who is already covered by someone, leaving Avery alone behind the net to walk out and toss a puck into Marty. Marty goes down to hold the goal line as the rebound squirts out into the paint, and all five Devils collapse around him, facing inward, with the puck behind them. Gomez easily makes this a 3-1 game.
1:23 Gio gets called for slashing Tyutin’s stick into pieces. Just to make up for having scored. Doc cautions that the Devils are “in danger of self-destruction if they allow another one here.” Boomer: “The Devils have already self-destructed.” Pause. “I just don’t see them scoring three more goals and holding the Rangers to none.” Schnookie: “You know, I was thinking two goals isn’t insurmountable, but when you put it like that…”
0:00 What was tickety-boo about this period? Those 18 seconds with the lead. And Paulie being a beast on the second Devils power play. That’s it. Every single other thing was whatever the opposite of tickety-boo is. Tickety-poo, we guess.
FIRST INTERMISSION
We don’t need Steve and Dano to tell us about how sloppy the Devils were, from the goal out. Of course, we listen anyway, and get to hear Dano chastizing Devils fans for letting too many Rangers fans into the Rock. Look, Dano, we really don’t want to have to get into this with you right now. Maybe you can talk to the Devils about lowering ticket prices, and we can go from there.
SECOND PERIOD
18:25 We spend the first 90 seconds of the period still ranting about Dano laying the onus of this loss on the fans (the context of his comment during intermission was that Marty’s bad play is compounding itself thanks to an absence of fan support, because Marty’s apparently got a fragile psyche or something), but are calmed by another cute little Houdini move by Paulie. Unless he literally picks up the puck and throws it into his own net tonight, we’re going to hold him blameless.
17:01 We are stunned when a good goal-mouth play by Betts doesn’t go into the net. It seems like everything near Marty’s goal has gone into the net tonight.
15:10 Pookie: “I have to say, it feels like just yesterday that we went to Trenton for that pre-season game.” Schnookie: “That’s because they’re playing in pre-season form.”
14:56 Chico broken-records, “YOU CAN’T MISS THE NET” for the zillionth time tonight when Gio steals the puck in the slot, and promptly rips a shot about ten feet wide. Pookie addresses Gio, “No matter what you do tonight, no matter if you score four goals and single-handed win this game, I will still want to see you traded this summer.” Pause. “Let’s test this theory, Gio. Let’s see if I really mean it.”
14:25 If there were more Devils fans in the building, this undefended pass from Dawes in the corner to a Drury who has been abandoned in the slot wouldn’t have happened, and Drury wouldn’t have had a month or two to take his shot, and Marty would have been able to stop it. 4-1 Rangers, and it’s all on us. Tickety-booooooo.
12:55 Schnookie: “The Rangers are going to be in for a rude awakening when they meet a team that can put the puck on net.”
11:40 Chico is scrambling for something to talk about, now that praising Marty is off the table. He ends up rambling about how this is going to be a tough row for Marty to hoe now, as there won’t be any easy shots, and he can’t make any mistakes now, and blah blah blah. Psst, Chico – the horse is already out of the barn. Whatever Marty does from here out really isn’t going to have any bearing on how this one ends.
10:34 TICKETY-WHAAAAAAAA?!?!?! Marty may be sucking tonight, but at least he hasn’t giving up a goal on a shot from outside the blue line. The Iron Boar just tries an on-goal dump-in during a change and it gets tipped off someone up high, then down off Dubinsky’s face, then of Hank’s shoulder, then off the pipe, then off Hank’s back and into the net. 4-2 Rangers, and you know what? That was nice to see. Pookie posits that was like the Hockey Gods realizing it’s the end of the season, so they’re like, “Here you go, guys. Here’s a big fucking break for you.”
9:09 A Ranger falls over under little physical pressure in front of the Devils net, and Pookie gripes, “See, Avery should get called for diving there.” Pause. “Oh, that’s not Avery. Who was that?” Pause. “Heh heh. It was Gomez.”
8:19 While Zubrus, Travis and Gio put on a nice bit of cycling, we’re discussing the Zach/Patty/Langer line. Schnookie: “I don’t like it when those guys are on the ice. At all. They’re like the forward line equivalent of Brookbank and Greene.” Pookie: “No, they’re worse, because I have higher expectations for them. They’re like a combination of Brookbank, Greene and Vish-Dog.”
7:31 Dubinsky takes an interference penalty after a bit of scrambling play in the Devils zone that involves Marty coming so far out to challenge the shooter that he’s wandering around in the corner. We would suggest that the Devils just keep shooting from the neutral zone on this power play.
7:02 Staal puts the Devils up two men when he trips Zubrus in the corner. Pookie: “I smell shorty!” Tickety-positive thinking.
6:10 TICKETY-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! The Devils are looking like the very model of ineptitude down low, failing to get shots through, missing passes, whiffing on rebounds, and all of a sudden, out of a scramble, the puck is behind Hank, and it’s 4-3 Rangers. Replay shows that a rebound bounces off Tyutin and onto Patty’s stick right in front, and Patty tries to make a pass that bounces off Tyutin’s shoulder, off the pipe, and into the net. We are stunned. We can’t decide whether to cheer or not. Boomer gasps, “Oh my god, are we within one now?” Pause. “This can’t be happening to me.” It should be noted that the Devils remain incapable of actually shooting the puck into the net, but as long as the Rangers are going to offer up their flubbery bodyparts to deflect pucks past Hank, we can’t really complain, can we?
3:50 It takes a few weeks to get the puck out of their own zone, after Gomez wins draw after draw after draw off the Patty line, but finally the Devils get up the ice and are apparently allowed to precede the puck into the offensive zone by several yards. Yeah, they look like such a remedial group of losers that the linesmen are taking pity on them.
2:05 Patty and Zach aren’t looking remedial enough on this rush, and get called offside on a two-on-two sequence.
1:20 Gio tries to chip away at Pookie’s resolve by sprinting after a loose puck with speed and purpose as if he’s been shot out of a cannon, and then he pulls up on a dime to get inside on the last D back. He then rips a lightning-quick shot that does the unthinkable – hits the net. Hank is as stunned as everyone else, but manages to stop it.
0:22 Madden, Brylin and Clarkson build on what Gio started with that shot, and get the crowd totally fired up with a hard-cycling, grinding shift in the Rangers zone, in which we get to see the very moment when this brief era of Devils puck luck ends. The closest scoring chance bounces through the crease, but this time flubbers to safety off a defender’s leg.
0:00 That period was tickety-nutso.
SECOND INTERMISSION
Dano tries to give us a pep talk of what the Devils need to do in the third, and suggests that, among other things, they try not to get too wrapped up in trying to score and forget their defensive responsibilities. “Which they have done. At times. Throughout this series.” Yeah, no kidding.
THIRD PERIOD
19:30 Mottau shakes Jagr behind Marty’s net like a little mini-Houdini, then launches Pando and Madden on a two-on-one with a fantastic long outlet pass. Pando is pressured well by the D, and has to just shoot from up high, and Hank doesn’t give up a rebound. Chico tries to tell us that Pando blew it on the play and should have held the puck longer and gone for a pass, then has to issue an official apology to PandoNation when he watches the replay and realizes Pando didn’t have any other choices. Boomer: “Well, he could have chosen to hold the puck until he couldn’t get a shot at all.” Good point.
18:10 Paulie makes a dazzling play jumping up on a feed from the corner from Patty, zig-zagging around his defender, and ripping a slick shot that Hank just barely manages to get a shoulder on. We don’t mind that he can’t finish, because we were forewarned.
16:02 The Patty/Langer/Zach line jumps into play to swagger around the Rangers zone a bit, setting up some well-conceived chances, but the play finally breaks down when an Oduya shot from the point gets blocked by – who else? – Patty. The Rangers quickly wheel up the other way, and Pookie says, “I like that the Devils are buzzing a bit here.” Schnookie: “This is the Line of Doom, you know. They’re about to give up a goal here.” Pookie, serenely: “That’s okay. We’re losing anyway. As long as they’re buzzing, I’m happy.”
15:34 After a whistle for something Doc didn’t catch brings a faceoff outside the Devils zone, Chico tells us that the Rangers “better fear Paul Martin” in this period. Pookie giggles, “Yeah. Fear the dunk.”
13:19 A nifty three-man rush with some nice tic-tac-toe drop passing at the point by Patty, Langer and Oduya yields zero scoring chances as two Rangers go down to block Oduya’s approach, and he kind of just skates into this converging Bermuda triangle of sliding defenders before toppling over completely and turning the puck over. If that had been two Devils sliding on the ice on that play, we can’t even imagine how many goals the opponent would be able to score.
11:09 The crowd is in full, split “Let’s go [insert team name here]” mode, and the pace is just scorching, with the teams flying up and down the rink, and seriously, if you don’t like playoff hockey like this, you have no heart.
9:47 Whitey looks like he needs a summer vacation. He gets beaten badly by Straka on the far boards, and Marty has to hold his ground at the side of the net as Whitey scrambles to get back into the play.
8:59 It looks like the Patty/Langer/Zach line is settling in for a long offensive-zone shift, but Oduya’s point shot is blocked out to center ice. Paulie has to sprint after the puck to race Avery, who had a better angle on it, and as the camera follows the play down the ice, just as Paulie is about to do his patented flying poke-check from behind, we see Marty is racing out to meet the play. It looks like disaster is about to unfold, but then the puck is careening safely to the near boards, Avery is flying off in the other direction, Marty is lying unscathed in the high slot, and Paulie is cartwheeling into the crease. Schnookie: “What the hell just happened there?” Pookie: “Paulie just hadn’t done any tumbling in a while.”
7:09 This period has reached an absolute tickety-frenzy pace, and Clarkson laces a gorgeous pass to spring Madden in alone, but the worst possible thing happens when Girardi trips Madden clearly from behind. So instead of a power play, Madden draws a penalty shot. The expected happens on it, and it’s still 4-3. Boomer states the obvious when she sighs, “I would really have preferred a power play.”
5:00 The clock strikes midnight on the part of the third period where the Devils play hard and now we’re in the part where they historically give up dreadfully soul-killing goals. It’s as if a switch has been flipped – Paulie is handling the puck under only very mild forechecking pressure below the hash marks, and just falls over at Gomez’s feet, coughing the puck up into the crease. The only thing saving that from being a goal is the fact that the Rangers are playing a 1-2-2 that has the back two literally not crossing their own blue line and the middle two not crossing the red line.
4:09 The pace has slowed to a molasses-uphill-in-January crawl, and the crowd is flagging. Pookie: “That penalty shot killed this game.”
2:32 We are discussing how, now that we’re under three minutes in the game, the puck isn’t going to get down to the Rangers end again. We’re also wondering what the percentage is on the Devils giving up empty-netters. Schnookie posits that they’ve been scored on no less than 75% of the times they’ve pulled Marty.
1:15 Gulp. Chico points out that the Devils are going with four forwards and one D, with Patty at the point. Boomer: “No wonder there’s no one at the point.”
0:59 Sure enough, the empty Devils net is money in the bank. Dubinsky makes it 5-3. Chico voices his disappointment that there are so many Ranger fans in the building, cheering the win. Chico, don’t get us started.
0:00 Thanks, boys, for another season. This one was maddening at times, disappointing often, but also had its great times, its big wins, its pleasant surprises and its awe-inspiring moments. And most of all, it was another year we got to spend with our Devils. We’ll see you boys again in October.
Zach nailed Jagr? What is happening? I’m so confused. :p
WOOO! A goal from Gio!!!
Um, that was terrible.
Hey, KG! This game is insane so far!
That lead didn’t last too long. I was hoping for a lead to last longer than ten seconds.
What…the…f#ck?
Yes, Kate, yes it was. It was also so unlike the organization. I’m not used to them not being able to hold a lead for longer than, oh say, 18 fucking seconds.
@#$%&*!
So anyone ready to see the handshake line at the end of the game?
This one’s definitely got “handshake line” written all over it. But, that means no more having to watch the Devils play the Rangers until next season! Woo-hoo! (I’m trying to find positives here.)
I check the score and I see a Devils 1-0 lead. I check 2 seconds later and it’s tied. I refresh the page and all of a sudden it’s 2-1 Rags.
WTF.
“(I’m trying to find positives here.)”
That’s a very large positive! I’m sick of seeing Zach, Patty, and Langs up against Jagr’s line. They’ve been awful against them lately. Patty was on the ice for all five of the Rangers’ goals on Wednesday.
Joy is brief these days. Don’t sneeze or you’ll miss it.
Patty: I hate you so much.
That’s all I have to say for now.
Don’t sneeze or you’ll miss it.
So true! Sigh.
Patty was on the ice for all five of the Rangers’ goals on Wednesday.
It really seemed like maybe he was thinking about thinking about stepping up and making some noise and then… not so much.
“It really seemed like maybe he was thinking about thinking about stepping up and making some noise and then… not so much.”
I had to read that like four times before I understood what you were saying. :P
If the Devs can’t score on this upcoming PP, I’m throwing away my soldering iron. Because their not worth it.
Should head to the bathroom?
Yes Frisby. You should head to the bathroom.
make that “Should I head to the bathroom?”
Come on Devils! Trev Linden picked you to come out of the East! Don’t make Trev look silly!
Sorry, dudes.
Because their not worth it.
Not this season’s team at any rate.
So much for trying to tie the game.
Trev Linden picked you to come out of the East! Don’t make Trev look silly!
Mike Robitaille picked them too. We can’t have Roby looking silly, either.
Are the Rangers still hassling Marty?
Well, bathroom wasn’t lucky that time. But I must say, Doc is soooo much better to listen to than Matt Whatshisname.
Okay I hate Gomez more than Elias.
UGH. UGH. UGH.
Yeah Devils, keep pushing Avery into Marty, that seems to be working.
This is brutal, but again, this is the last night of this until next year! I can’t stress enough how relieved I am about that. :D
Oh Devils fan, I am so so so so sorry.
Yay, Pookie! I hadn’t refreshed when I offered up my solemn support. I am so happy for you that you will be free of these bozos soon!
Um, OK. I’m going to put the Young One to bed. Wonder what the score will be when I return….
Good night, Max! I’m glad he’s too young to remember this!
I am so happy for you that you will be free of these bozos soon!
It’s wonderful, isn’t it? Five and half blissful months of Devils-free life! And maybe when the team comes back Gionta will be gone! Woo-hoo!
Would I be a terrible Devils fan if I put the Preds game on the big TV and the Devils on the little monitor?
Five and half blissful months of Devils-free life!
What will you do with yourself?
Not at all Frisby. I don’t blame you at all.
What will you do with yourself?
Um… Most likely I’ll complain that I miss the Devils. That’s the way it goes when you’re a sports fan, right? :P
Frisby, go for it!
I totally don’t miss the Sabres yet.
Tickety-poo, we guess.
That line was the perfect example of “wait for it…wait for it…” :P
I like the tickety-itude of this diary so far.
I’d miss seeing a little Zach skating around all crazily but I think my stress level would go down without having to watch this team for a few months.
I like the tickety-itude of this diary so far.
Tickety-boo might be the second best thing that I get out of this Devils post-season run (Paulie’s phenomenal play is a clear #1).
Tickety-boo might be the second best thing that I get out of this Devils post-season run
I can’t believe that Sutter used a non-sensical phrase to describe the team’s situation. Wow.
Well, I did for a couple of seconds, but I couldn’t follow through. It’s Devils on the big screen until the Bitter Fucking End.
Yeah, Frisby, Schnookie’s sometimes in favor of turning off games when they’re well out of reach and there’s some other really interesting, exciting game being played elsewhere, but I’m like you — Bitter Fucking End. Even if I know it’s stupid, and unreasonable, and it means missing the interesting, exciting game.
Of course, this game might make me change that stance…
And it’s officially over…Well not officially but semi-officially…
How about now Frisby? Wanna change the channel now?
This is just embarrassing.
It really is. But the more embarrassing it is the more likely, as Schnookie and Morgan decided on Episode 3 of The IPB Hour, it is that Lou will make wholesale changes to this lackluster team.
I can’t, I just can’t. The Devils are my first love. I’ve been living and dying with them for 17 years.
And after reading what I just typed, I feel old.
Yeah I know what you’re saying. I changed the channel to the Detroit/Nashville game but I couldn’t keep it off the Devils game for more than two minutes.
We’re wheaty fans, for sure.
Uhm what the hell was that?
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
It ain’t over yet!
The fuck?! Well, that was satisfying, at any rate! Hee hee!
I’m so sorry, Devils fans, that your game is going so badly.
Salvador’s first goal as a Devil….Right?
Just when I think we’re dead in the water…A GOAL!!! Now we’re just floating on the water, but I’ll take it.
Wow, what a pinball goal.
Wait. What? Did they score? Things are looking up!
Sal looks like he’s still trying to figure out how that one went in.
Now we’re just floating on the water, but I’ll take it.
Yeah! Maybe they can get another goal and we can be dead next to the water!
Patty, the Devils scored when the Iron Boar tossed the puck near the goal from the bench outside the blue line. It hit Dubinsky and bounced onto Lundqvist, then it hit the pipe and bounced back to hit Lundqvist on the back, and then it bounced into the net. Zany!
We’re wheaty fans, for sure.
You’re the bitchiest wheaty fans around! Wait…that didn’t sound quite right.
Ha! I was in the kitchen fixing dinner when they scored, but the replay was fairly hilarious. Why were the Rangers just standing around not playing?
alix, who you calling a bitch?! :PPPPPPPPPP
Why were the Rangers just standing around not playing?
Because they’ve realized they can do that and still beat the Devils? They’re going to be in for such a rude awakening in the next round! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!
Now we’re just floating on the water, but I’ll take it.
Yeah! Maybe they can get another goal and we can be dead next to the water!
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5 on 3 – Here’s their chance….
It’s a 5 on 3 guys, how about a little give and go?
alix, who you calling a bitch?! :PPPPPPPPPP
Hee! I was trying to describe your extreme level of wheatiness, but it kind of backfired :D
The Rangers are going to be DESTROYED in the next round.
Chico is in good form tonight.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
WOOOOO! One more!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Maybe it’ll be the Devils that are in for a rude awakening in the next round!! WOO HOO!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Why are they toying with us like this?!? :D
Holy Crap.
HOORAY!!!! Tickety-boo, bitches!
Seriously? Its 4-3? Way to go Devils!
HOORAY!!!! Tickety-boo, bitches!
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Perhaps they are rewarding us for not changing the channel? Or, they are building us up just to let us down.
Let’s not forget they haven’t played too well in the third period of this series.
I know I talked a big game on the last podcast about hating when teams get t-shirts made up with motivational slogans, but I’d like the Devils to make up some t-shirts with some puff paint or something during intermission that say, “Tickety-boo, bitches!”
Screw Ovie, look how happy Parise just looked there.
I’d like the Devils to make up some t-shirts with some puff paint or something during intermission that say, “Tickety-boo, bitches!”
That would be pretty fucking fanatastic.
I’d like the Devils to make up some t-shirts with some puff paint or something during intermission that say, “Tickety-boo, bitches!”
Boxworthy will start working on that. The puffy paint and bedazzler are at his disposal.
Zach did look pretty adorkable after that goal.
Frisby, what are you talking about? Zach Parise has never once looked enthusiastic about playing hockey! I mean, look at him play! Listen to him talk about it! The man hates this sport! It’s like working in the salt mines for him, as Schnookie would say.
Amy, for some reason your comment brought to mind a very vivid image of a turtle trying to work one of those button making machines.
I just pictured Boxworthy at the fabric store, trying to get stuff off the top shelf.
Holy cow! This is crazy!
What was Zach just trying to say?
Katebits, is it crazy? Or tickety-crazy?!
Whew, crazy period, I really need a cigarette.
An interview with Zachary?!?!?!
for some reason your comment brought to mind a very vivid image of a turtle trying to work one of those button making machines.
Glad I could be of service.
Yeah, Frisby, Schnookie’s sometimes in favor of turning off games when they’re well out of reach and there’s some other really interesting, exciting game being played elsewhere, but I’m like you — Bitter Fucking End. Even if I know it’s stupid, and unreasonable, and it means missing the interesting, exciting game.
Schnookie’s taking umbrage at this comment because she has never actually turned off a game. She’s brining out the “TELL ME WHEN?!” defense. She’s a wheaty bitch, too.
Thank you, Pookie.
Hehe, I love you girls, well as much as a guy can love two girls that he never met. :P
I know I whine about it a lot, but those red pants are just DISGUSTING.
Right back at ya, Frisby!
Red pants are a crime against humanity. At least the Rangers pants aren’t as see-through as the Canes.
At least the Rangers pants aren’t as see-through as the Canes.
The Wings’ pants are awful, too. That’s why the Devils are the only red team I like.
I’ve gone from giddy and carefree to really, really nervous!
Nervous and on edge. We need one goal to tie things up. Without it the last 40 minutes will be deemed “nice try, come back next year.”
Ya think we could get a goal by getting a bounce off of one of the birds that is always in the arena? Maybe it will swoop down…
That’s a great strategy, Liz! It sounds like something MacLean would draw up. The guys would have wide open nets but would pass up the shot because there was no bird in the vicinity!
No, Chico, I can’t take this drama.
WOW!
Aw, RATS!
Poop. A PP would have been a lot nicer there.
What? Wow what?!
Awwww! Boo!
This game is craaaaazy, Heather. Madden just got a penalty shot (he missed) that would have tied it.
This is so annoying! I want to watch the game everyone else is watching!
Dude. Could Chico say “knob” or “shaft” any more? I seriously don’t think he could.
Bummer.
I’d prefer the PP too, especially if the goalie is good at shootouts.
That penalty shot killed all the Devils momentum, didn’t it?
I dunno, Pookie, I thought a failed PP would kill it even more, not to mention killing 2:00 off of the clock. At least with a penalty shot it was over right away.
Gah!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw. Tickety-fuck.
Soooooo so so so so sorry.
Well it was a nice season I suppose. It’s been fun watching Devils games and having this blog.
I agree 100%, Chico.
Sh*t
Well, at least it was an interesting game. Sigh. It’s always, always tough when the season ends, even as bad a season as this one.
So so so so so so so so so sorry, Devils fans. At least it was a valiant death in the end.
Zach just looked like he was trying so hard to not cry when he was skating to the bench. Poor thing.
It’s been fun watching Devils games and having this blog.
And it’s been fun watching games with you this season, KG!
Well, we get some $$$ back for the unused playoff games we paid for. Silver lining and all.
Boooooo!! Even when you know it’s coming, it still hurts. So sorry.
That is really really really depressing though that it’s loud in the arena when the Devils lose the series…And it’s not because they’re trying to celebrate the Devils season. Stupid Rangers fans taking over The Rock.
That’s a nice silver lining, Liz! I’m thinking about who we can trade Gio for. That’s my silver lining!
Aw, this sucks.
Gio for Yayson!
Marty is pissed. Pissed.
So sorry. So so so so sorry.
(Marty skipped Avery in the handshake line.)
Marty is pissed. Pissed.
He’s not the only one.
At least Nashville just tied it up.
WOO! Preds tied it up!
Sorry Devils fans. The end definitely sucks even when you know it’s coming.
(But yay, Nashville for tying it up in the waning seconds! Beauty of a pass JP!)
Preds are trying to help me feel better, but it’s not working. At least right now. The loss to the @#$%^&*! Rangers is still too fresh.
The R******* are SO going down in the next round.
The loss to the @#$%^&*! Rangers is still too fresh.
Yeah. And it’s going to be for a while, I think, even for how much we all saw it coming.
The R******* are SO going down in the next round.
That’s what’s consoling me right now!
(Marty skipped Avery in the handshake line.)
It looked like a mutual snubbing and frankly, I’m really disappointed in Marty. That and Chico complaining about the Rangers fans in the building has left a really nasty taste in my mouth. I was totally satisfied with how the boys played tonight but now I’m upset about those stupid things. Fuck this. GO STARS!
Aw, good diary ladies. Good job this season, Ookies!
Well, at least we don’t have to watch another game at the Garden.
That and Chico complaining about the Rangers fans in the building has left a really nasty taste in my mouth.
Which part, that he was complaining about it, or that there were so many?
On the bright side I’m looking forward to the Pens destroying the Rangers next round. (I’m fairly sure they’re playing them).
I’m concerned that the OT in Detroit means no Stars at TWC Headquarters. I don’t see it on my Center Ice. BOO!
Fuck this. GO STARS!
WHEEE! I’m having a highly enjoyable Friday night, what with the Katamari-ing and the Game Five-ing and all.
I’m sorry about the Devils, -Ookies!
I was totally satisfied with how the boys played tonight…
I was too, they really did show some heart tonight. Too little, too late perhaps, but they didn’t go down without a fight.
Oh, and I am EVERY WHICH KIND OF PISSED at Chico for bitching about how few Devils fans are in the building tonight. Two years ago, when the Devils swept the Rangers, the crowds were mostly Devils fans. But at the prices the Devils are charging, who wants to go and spend an evening getting doused with beer and watching the Devils try to pretend their season didn’t end after that game in Colorado last month? I really feel like the onus isn’t on the fans to be filling the building when the ticket prices are insanely out of whack with their demographics, and the team just isn’t that good. Of course, maybe I’m just hypersensitive as a former season-ticketholder.
Also, I would have loved if Marty had been the bigger man and held out his hand for Avery to have to either shake or avoid. Just like he’s going down the line going, “Faceless Ranger, faceless Ranger, faceless Ranger…”
It looked like a mutual snubbing and frankly, I’m really disappointed in Marty.
I thought it looked mutual, too. The MSG guys were, of course, saying that it was just Marty.
I wasn’t sure what to think, but I think I’m kind of disappointed, too.
I hate the Rangers.
I just hope Madden’s not kicking himself for not scoring on that penalty shot. He played well all around in this series (and all season) and this loss, this series wasn’t his fault. He better win the Selke though.
That he was complaining about it. I mean, it sucks, yes, that there are so many Rangers fans there, but I hate it when Devils fans are blamed for not wanting to spend that much money to see the Devils lose. Make the ticket prices reasonable, then you can blame the fans for not showing up. I know there are cheap seats in the back, but I know I wouldn’t sit there in a series against the Rangers. Also, why should it be a topic of discussion right now? The game was lost on the ice, not in the stands. Right now the analysts should be concerning themselves with why the team couldn’t score and why they couldn’t hold a lead.
Aw, good diary ladies. Good job this season, Ookies!
Thanks, Kate! It wasn’t the greatest season ever, but as Marty famously said once, “You can’t win every year!”
Well, at least we don’t have to watch another game at the Garden.
Amen.
I was too, they really did show some heart tonight. Too little, too late perhaps, but they didn’t go down without a fight.
I do appreciate that. It looked bad after the first, but they managed to put up a good fight in the end. Sigh.
I agree about the Marty thing. Unfortunately because of where I live and work now, I can’t make to Devils games. And I won’t diss Chico for making an observation about the ratio of Devils to Rangers fans, he has no control over that.
And thanks, everyone, for all your kind words about IPB! This has been my funnest season as a fan, spending it hanging out with all of you!!
The MSG guys were, of course, saying that it was just Marty.
Of course they fucking did. And now the fucking fuck fuck R***** fans are going to be “Marty’s a whiner, a diver, and a gutless puke!” I try not to get too wrapped up in what people think about specific players on the Devils, but I hate, hate, HATE it when people dis Marty (as you’re all aware). This series has been so distasteful for how much the voice of the NY fanbase has been trying to drag Marty into the mud. Not shaking an opponent’s hand isn’t going to help his case. And that pisses me off so fucking much. What a fucking stupid way to end this series! GAH! I am so mad!
And thanks, everyone, for all your kind words about IPB! This has been my funnest season as a fan, spending it hanging out with all of you!!
Whoa, sorry for the rant, guys. I’m actually pretty okay with this loss. And I’m so ready to see the Stars kick some Duck tickety-ass tonight!
And thanks, everyone, for all your kind words about IPB! This has been my funnest season as a fan, spending it hanging out with all of you!!
Seconded! Thanks, everyone!
Also, why should it be a topic of discussion right now? The game was lost on the ice, not in the stands. Right now the analysts should be concerning themselves with why the team couldn’t score and why they couldn’t hold a lead.
WORD.
Gotta say you girls have definitely made this season bearable. Thanks for all the laughs and great times….Quick question, did anyone notice Zach got his teeth fixed? I think when he skated to the bench for the timeout it looked like he got them fixed. Either that or it was just his mouthpiece.
Mike Mottau looks like a gym teacher with this goatee. I like him much better without it.
KG, Zach totally didn’t have his teeth during his second-intermission interview.
(I just told Boomer that Mottau can’t be my step-dad if he has this goatee, and Boomer agrees that he can’t go out with her if he doesn’t shave it.)
Rant all you want, ookies, it’s your blog! It was great sharing the ups and downs of the season with you.
And now the fucking fuck fuck R***** fans are going to be “Marty’s a whiner, a diver, and a gutless puke!”
Marty would probably say, “Fuck ‘em. Who cares what R****** fans think.”
Oh my god. Zach sounds like he’s planning, after this interview, to climb onto a huge block of ice, slip his head into a noose, and just let himself melt away.
Sorry about the Preds game, Frisby.
And the Preds lose quickly in OT. Ok, that’s it I’m done with hockey for tonight.
Marty would probably say, “Fuck ‘em. Who cares what R****** fans think.”
Good point, Patty! You’re such a good mentor! I have to say, the comments here after games are like Sprite and coloring books for my troubled-fan soul! I’m feeling much better.
And thanks, everyone, for all your kind words about IPB! This has been my funnest season as a fan, spending it hanging out with all of you!!
No lie! IPB is the best!
(And I say that fully expecting no IPBucks.)
I have to say that I will be glad to be rid of Anaheim – whenever we’re rid of them – because I am so sick of watching Anaheim play.
Oh, Frisby, I’m so sorry! What a crappy night!
I think Zach is making Steve, Dano, and Chico uncomfortable with how upset he sounds.
Marty would probably say, “Fuck ‘em. Who cares what R****** fans think.”
You’re right, dagnabbit! He’ll go home, look at his trophy case, think about that first-ballot induction into the HOF, consider the fact that he has more Cups in the last 13 years than the Rangers have in the last 68, and tell the world to go ahead and kiss both sides of his ass.
Rant all you want, ookies, it’s your blog! It was great sharing the ups and downs of the season with you.
Hee hee! Thanks, Frisby! Of course, if we rant too hard, you all will start glancing around uncomfortably and slink away. :P
Evening Ookies, please accept my condolences. Looks like the boys put up a good fight though.
I’m flying solo tonight. Hubbie & Kid are at a Father/Daughter campout for weekend. Feels really weird to be watching the game by myself. Sure glad you guys are here!
I have to echo some of the earlier sentiments. IPB has made our first season of hockey so much fun. Thanks for all the laughs!
I’m so sorry about the Preds, Frisby! I hate hate HATE it when the team who spunkily ties the game up then loses in overtime. It’s so wrong. I am FULLY pulling for the Preds now.
The end.
(are we all ok? No soldering irons?)
Hubbie & Kid are at a Father/Daughter campout for weekend.
Awwww! :D
Frisby, I was so rooting for the Preds!
Oh shit haha I’ll go watch that again.
I think Zach is making Steve, Dano, and Chico uncomfortable with how upset he sounds.
He was making me uncomfortable. And how they ended that interview was, was, it just..depressing.
No, Mags, no soldering irons.
The end.
Hee! Well put, Mags!
Myra, I’m so glad you and your family have enjoyed IPB! I’m so glad you decided we all weren’t too scary so that you could join in the fun! It’s been great having you in the threads!
Caitlin, here are some IPBucks, anyway! :D
Of course you guys know we’ll be here through the rest of the playoffs, right? We don’t stop just because our team did!
Frisby, I am SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO sorry! Why don’t the Hockey Gods just kick your dog while they’re here? (Proverbially speaking, of course.)
I’m also sorry about the Preds, Frisby. (and I’ll be more sorry in a few miutes when I’m more awake. Just gimme a while here.)
Myra, that’s so cute that your husband and daughter are at a campout together! And now IPB can come over to your place to party while they’re gone! :P
Razor just said Marty is looking Turcolicious already!
Ack Nashville you let us down.
You guys, that Zach interview was monumentally, hilariously pathetic. Pookie said that Jordy and Staffy have been out on a partyboat for the last few weeks, and they saw that and were like, “Aw crap. He’s coming back here soon. Party’s over.”
Don’t be sorry about the Preds, at least their still in it. Right now, I’m still more pissed about losing to the freaking R******
Hell, even Sutter’s postgame is depressing.
Versus, why are you featuring Corey Perry? If it’s because you like saying his name, ok. Otherwise, eff off.
We don’t stop just because our team did!
I’d be very upset if you stopped when your team stopped! Ha!
Ribbons, what the fuck are you doing?
And now IPB can come over to your place to party while they’re gone! :P
Would that you could! It’s like a tomb around here. Even the dog has abandoned me to go to bed.
A duck in already in the naughty box. That didn’t take long.
Come on Stars!
Okay! We’ve got the other game on now! I’m now in GO STARS! mode. GO STARS!
I can’t dwell on this any longer, I gotta go.
Thanks to everybody for all of your support. You are all awesome.
Hey! Turco sure just welcomed us to the game!
By Frisby. You’re pretty spiffy yourself too.
Bye*. My bad. Forgive me!
Night, Frisby! Don’t do anything rash, okay? (And you’re awesome too, sweetie. [I just said that in my most motherly voice, in case the tone didn't convey.])
Hey! Turco sure just welcomed us to the game!
Are the Ducks trying to kill Marty Turco?
Good night, Frisby! I’m so sorry about tonight, and thank you for your support. We, IPB Irregulars, make a good team!
Robi, are you ok? Robi?!
No, not Robi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD, ROBI, NO! NO! NO!
Dude, he was gushing blood all over the trainer.
I need a drink.
CRAP.
Ew.
Crap.
Ok Stars, Robi has sacrificed his face for you, again. Don’t let him down.
CRAP! CRAP! CRAP!
Oh, girls…I really am truly sorry. I’m sure I’ll be feeling your pain tomorrow but for now all I can do is send you virtual hugs and root feverishly against the Rangers in the next round (although if they end up playing the Penguins…I may just ignore that series altogether).
Great job this season, though! It would take some skilled writers and fine comediennes to make me stay interested in a blog about the Devils, so you only have yourselves to blame for this crazy Caps fan hanging around ;)
Hugs all around!
…cool, I have the option of putting a picture in! I should really add one. Or remain the faceless enigma, that’s kind of fun too :P
CC, it’s weird how you are a faceless, fisher-price shadow person! The others without pictures are just blank. You are special in your shadowy anonymity. :D
I must remember to breathe……..
Fishsticks, Lundy, I think the two of you can take on Pronger together, friends.
I think you should put a picture in, CC. Just for kicks.
Dudes! Nisky! Pronger is a bad man! Don’t piss him off! (Exclamation mark!!!)
But yes, Fistric and Lundqvist could double team and take him out…
I love Fistric. He was all, “Who can I hit, come on, who can I hit?!?”
Wow, I really thought that was going to be a goal.
ROBI!
Oh, honey, you’re okay!
Bruised up, but okay!
Ok, I do not need to see poor Robi’s blood covered jersey.
I agree with everyone – picture is definitely better than shadowy outline person. I’m eventually going to move my blog over to wordpress (woo!) and I was setting it up earlier this week…completely forgot that I was still logged in.
Hopefully Greenie shows up now…we’ll see :P
But I’m sure glad Robi is back…
Ok, I do not need to see poor Robi’s blood covered jersey.
I thought that was kinda hardcore…
FOr some reason it always takes a year for the icon to appear, but Greenie will eventually show up.
Robi is hardcore.
CC, thanks so much for your sympathy and kindness! I hope that we don’t have to return the favor for you tomorrow. I wouldn’t wish this misery on anyone. Except a R****** fan, of course. :P (And Katebits is right — your faceless avatar is deliciously sinister. :D)
And what the hell is going on in this game? We get up to make some drinks, and come back with Ducks in the lead, and Robi’s face has exploded. Stars, I am counting on you.
Aw, that sucks – well, you’ll all thank me when he does!
Anyways. So. Did I see that Robidas was okay?? That was so scary, i’m amazed.
Oh, please let them fight. Please. I adore Morrow, watching him fight is always fun.
CC, I thought your icon was a snowman. Hee.
Well, damn. Nice to see everyone still hates each other. Man, Marty really just wants to fight. :D
I have to say, I love Marty’s alligator road mask.
Robi’s face has exploded.
As much as I love Robi, his face was pretty busted BEFORE that, so…what’s a little more damage?
Did I see that Robidas was okay?? That was so scary, i’m amazed.
CapsChick, Robi seems to be bruised up, has his nose plugged up with cotton but is definitely back out there playing.
Fisty just took on 3 ducks at once.
I hope that we don’t have to return the favor for you tomorrow.
Aww, you’re lying! Sweet ;) It’s okay if you don’t root for my boys tomorrow, I’ll understand…although I’d understand more if it wasn’t the F*****.
And Katebits is right — your faceless avatar is deliciously sinister.
Mwahahaha! Excellent.
CC, I thought your icon was a snowman. Hee.
Er…it is! Of course! It’s Frosty’s slightly disturped cousin, Cappy. :D
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Oh. My. God. Matty. Norstrom.
I take back everything I said bad about you Norstrom, and I’m calling the IKEA people back to tell them you’re not interested in that job.
Um, that was supposed to say “disturBed” by the way. Disturped sounds like he’s burping or…something.
Robi seems to be bruised up, has his nose plugged up with cotton but is definitely back out there playing.
Let’s not kid ourselves, it’s probably a tampon, but still…GO ROBI GO!! I love playoff hockey – the guys are like “my arm fell off? Oh, well, ice it up and get me back out there!”
WOOOOO!!
I’m calling the IKEA people back to tell them you’re not interested in that job.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I clearly missed where that originated from (I’m guessing you were offering him up to IKEA?) but it’s still funny.
WOOOO!!!
I clearly missed where that originated from (I’m guessing you were offering him up to IKEA?
CapsChick, I used to get really pissed off about the way Norstrom played and I would say that he needed to go work at IKEA.
Basically, I make a lot of Swede jokes at Norstrom’s expense. :D
Aww, you’re lying! Sweet ;)
Hee hee! Seriously, though, I don’t want your team to lose. There’s a subtle distinction there! :P And I’m so excited you’re moving over to WordPress — that means I can comment on your blog when I’m at work! You’ll NEVER get rid of me!
And WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I see what the Stars were doing — they were waiting for me to get settled back in again. Thanks, guys! :D
“I think Zach is making Steve, Dano, and Chico uncomfortable with how upset he sounds.
He was making me uncomfortable. And how they ended that interview was, was, it just..depressing.”
I missed another Zach interview?! :( I’m already depressed enough, I don’t care if it is a depressing interview with him. Haha. Wait how did they end the interview though?
I love playoff hockey – the guys are like “my arm fell off? Oh, well, ice it up and get me back out there!”
Robi’s all, “It’s just a flesh wound!”
It’s Frosty’s slightly disturbed cousin, Cappy.
I can see that…
….the guys are like “my arm fell off? Oh, well, ice it up and get me back out there!”
I love it!!!
Matty Norstrom–WHO KNEW????
WWWOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!! GO STARS!!!!!!
Basically, I make a lot of Swede jokes at Norstrom’s expense. :D
Excellent! We didn’t have any for a long time and now we have two, so I’ll have to use you as a resource for them.
Seriously, though, I don’t want your team to lose. There’s a subtle distinction there! :P
It’s subtle but important and I appreciate it :P Although you know that my team has Ovechkin…right? (I swear, he really is on my team. We’re just…waiting for him to show up.)
And I’m so excited you’re moving over to WordPress — that means I can comment on your blog when I’m at work! You’ll NEVER get rid of me!
AAAAAAAACK! *runs off to erase wordpress account info*
;)
Y’all, I’ve been trembling this whole time.
Patty, no trembling!! Deep, cleansing breaths. Think what Crunchy would do in this situation – imagine plinky music playing in the background, some patchouli incense burning, a stream of water trickling over polished stones, a joint in your…er…
…Crunchy doesn’t smoke pot. Of course not. That unfocused look in his eyes is genetic.
CC, thanks so much for the kind words! (Sorry, I was off making wallowing cookie pudding.)
although I’d understand more if it wasn’t the F*****.
I want you to know my thought process reading this was, “Fuckers? Ah, no, right Flyers. [pause] Same thing. Heh.”
(I swear, he really is on my team. We’re just…waiting for him to show up.)
Talk about being a good writer and a good comedienne! Look at you bringing the humor even in the face of such a though series (so far — there’s still lots of
Brahmshockey left to be played!). We’re so good at blogging in the face of sucktitude! (I really liked your post-game reaction post the other day, by the way; I figured you and your readers didn’t want a Devils fan chiming in then, so I didn’t leave a comment, sorry.)Y’all, I’ve been trembling this whole time.
**pats Patty on the back**
I know exactly what you mean. My stomach is in knots. Can we slow the pace down a little for this old chic (me, not Patty)?
CC, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;;
Yay! We get the Jere Lehtinen Slayer feature!
Haha. Wait how did they end the interview though?
KG — the interview ended with Steve, Dano, and Chico all saying weakly and worriedly, “You had a good season, Zach”. He really looks like he was going to cry.
Poor Zach. It builds character, though. There’s always next year.
I want you to know my thought process reading this was, “Fuckers? Ah, no, right Flyers. [pause] Same thing. Heh.”
Um, I want YOU to know that as I was writing that I was like, “Hmm, could that be read as Fuckers or Flyers?? Not quite, but I’m sure they’ll see it that way…which is fine.” ;)
I really liked your post-game reaction post the other day, by the way; I figured you and your readers didn’t want a Devils fan chiming in then, so I didn’t leave a comment, sorry
Which one, the angry bitchy one after Game 3 or the one yesterday after Game 4? Oh, and anytime you want to comment feel free. Better you than the idiot Flyers fans I’ve had swinging by lately (and emailing me some lovely four letter words, might I add). Did you read my “true story of Briere” post, the one I wrote at 2 in the morning for no apparent reason?
Patty, you’re going to be fine! Have another drink, take a few deep breaths, it’s all good…
AAAAAAAACK! *runs off to erase wordpress account info*
Who’s Mwahahahaing now? :PPPP
Tickety-poo indeed. I am sooooo sooooorry! I wanted the Devils to beat the Rangers. If I could have watched the game and sent mental vibes of Ranger-annihilation the Devil’s way, I would have.
This bodes ill for the Caps tomorrow. I still think the Caps should have won the game on Thursday. They played well.
I may be saying my own version of Tickety-poo tomorrow afternoon. It will contain Fs. And perhaps Us as well.
CC, you’ve been getting Flyers fans emailing you? I’m so glad Rangers fans aren’t very good at finding blogs because we managed to get through that series without a single Rangers fan coming over here.
It was the one after Game 3 that I liked. It was so level-headed and reasonable, and really, really well-written. Good stuff. (I liked the Briere post, too! I don’t have much of an opinion on him one way or the other, though.)
I may be saying my own version of Tickety-poo tomorrow afternoon. It will contain Fs. And perhaps Us as well.
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I’m sure you’ll have a better game tomorrow! I’m sure of it!
I’m so glad Rangers fans aren’t very good at finding blogs because we managed to get through that series without a single Rangers fan coming over here.
Well, my sister was here, but I think I scared her out of commenting.
*sigh* I’m sad y’all. And out of frozen yoghurt.
I can’t seriously believe Pronger thought he wouldn’t get a penalty for that shove on Lehtinen. The hell, Pronger?
WTF that ain’t no interference, Jiggy!
Can I just say this whole playoff beard thing is working for me.
Can I just butt in really quickly and say that Avery just called Marty a “fatso.”
FUCKING ASSHOLE. Just because he didn’t shake your hand.
:(
CC, you’ve been getting Flyers fans emailing you?
Yes…who knew they could read, let alone use a computer?? I get two kinds of emails from people – letters calling me an idiot or a bitch or whatever and letters telling me how much they like me (please imagine me blushing humbly, okay?). Funny how the first kind ramps up during the playoffs ;)
It was so level-headed and reasonable, and really, really well-written.
Yeah, I must have been on something that day. I can’t remember the last time I was level-headed AND reasonable, let alone one or the other!
wow that sucked. glad i left in the middle of the 2nd
Have I mentioned how much I love Marty Turco? Because I love Marty Turco. I feel I should let everyone know how much I love Marty Turco.
Can I just butt in really quickly and say that Avery just called Marty a “fatso.”
FUCKING ASSHOLE. Just because he didn’t shake your hand.
Yeah, I watched the handshake line. Neither guy extended his hand. What did Avery want? For Marty to get down on his knees and grovel? Fuckever. I’m so over Avery and his stupid shit.
Yeah, I must have been on something that day. I can’t remember the last time I was level-headed AND reasonable, let alone one or the other!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I hear that, and I’m right there with you! I mean, really — being level-headed and reasonable is totally overrated.
I will agree with Avery that Marty’s decision not to shake his hand wasn’t the right thing to do. But Sean needs to look in a damn mirror once in a while and realise what he’s done to deserve it. You get what you give, Avery.
I can’t remember the last time I was level-headed AND reasonable, let alone one or the other!
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wow that sucked. glad i left in the middle of the 2nd
I’m so sorry you had to see even part of that in person!
Can I just butt in really quickly and say that Avery just called Marty a “fatso.”
Are you serious?! HAHAHAHA! I think I’d rather be a fatso than tanorexic. (I say that as if I’m not already a fasto… Hm… Nevermind!)
wow that sucked. glad i left in the middle of the 2nd
Hey Pam! Welcome to the pity party! Were you at the game tonight? Were you one of the people Chico was chastising for not being louder than the Rangers fans, or were you with us, and one of the people Chico was chastising for not being at the game in the first place?
FUCK.
BOOOOOOO!!!!!!! That sucks! (If it’s any help, Stars fans, the VS guys think the Ducks have bought into their own myth, and are totally playing stupid-dirty because they think that’s good enough to win. Neil Smith is also disgusted at Getzi letting himself get distracted by gooning shit up, and he doesn’t think that goal makes up for it. Getzi says in response, “Oops. My shirt fell off.”)
I’m so sorry you had to see even part of that in person!
Tell me about it. here’s the story:
After they lost game 4, I looked at Val, and we both decided that we’re not going. We were adamant about it. Then I felt bad about wasting the $90, so I attempted to sell the tix my friend at my office who’s (gasp!) a ranger fan. And he made me feel bad! he’s like, “you should go! support your team!” etc. So I convinced Val to go. So we went. And then the Rangers scored the 4th. As we were walking out the Devils scored again. We said “fuck it, they’re still gonna lose”…we bought mrs. fields cookies, and got the fuck outta there.
Bah…stupid Ducks. Stupid rat-faced Getzlaf. (Sorry, I just don’t see the hotness.)
Did Avery say something about Marty not shaking his hand? Because I think being upset about that and then calling the guy “fatso” is a little… contradictory? Do you want to be a grown-up or a douchebag, Sean? Make up your mind.
Hey CC, I’m headed your way tomorrow, so you are pretty much guaranteed a win!
Because I think being upset about that and then calling the guy “fatso” is a little… contradictory?
You just blew his mind, Heather!
Stupid rat-faced Getzlaf. (Sorry, I just don’t see the hotness.)
Mmmmmm stupid rat-faced Getzlaf… Still, I’d prefer he not score on the Stars. Come on, Stars!
…we bought mrs. fields cookies, and got the fuck outta there.
Marty wishes he could have done that. Actually, I think he DID do that, only before the game even started! Boo-yah! Sigh. (And seriously, you chose wisely.)
Do you want to be a grown-up or a douchebag, Sean? Make up your mind.
:^::::::::::::::: BURN! The more I think about it, the more I don’t mind that Marty did that. I mean, what has Avery done to deserve the same respect Marty was giving to guys like Jagr, Gomez and Drury? He spent the whole series making a point about disrespecting Marty, and now he’s gloating that Marty disrespected him? I just said to the assembly here that in 50 years the name Marty Brodeur is still going to matter, and the name Sean Avery won’t. Boomer said, “Yeah, but I won’t remember either.” :P
I just watched the highlights. That was a fantastic game. It had everything. If Madden would have nailed that penalty shot….
I just can’t believe Avery was surprised about that whatsoever. Dumbass.
Aw, thanks Steve! It really was a great game to go out on. And as soon as the official held his arm out for a penalty shot, we knew the game was over. Madden’s really not the guy you want with the game on his stick.
Boomer said, “Yeah, but I won’t remember either.”
Hee! I think Boomer and I need to hang together. Tell her she needs to come down sometime and we’ll go chase tornadoes together.
Schnookie, we just said the same thing here. In 20 years that fatso with the indiscernible accent will be in the Hall of Fame, sitting at home with his wife and kids with three shiny Cup rings. No one will remember Sean Avery except maybe to say, “Oh, yeah. That guy was a real asshole.”
Well, that was about as fun as it could have been.
I’m OK with it now. Though saying the word “Manhookercock” to some Ranger fans surely helped.
Goodnight all. I plan on drowning my sorrows in a ginormous pastrami sandwich tomorrow!
Can’t wait for October!
(God I fucking hate them)
I must not get in a fight over this handshake thing. I must not get in a fight over this handshake thing. I must not get in a fight over this handshake thing. Fucking Rangers fans. Fucking Ravelry. Fucking playoffs. FUCKING SEAN FUCKING AVERY.
Hey CC, I’m headed your way tomorrow, so you are pretty much guaranteed a win!
Are you really?? How fun! And, um, considering you were at each of the last two games, you’ll understand why I don’t exactly trust that your presence will be the insurance the Caps need ;) Oh, and if people boo you when you walk into your section just take it good-naturedly – we appreciate enemies with a sense of humor!
Where are you sitting?
I think Marty probably should’ve just taken the high road and shaken Avery’s hand but I’m not going to get twisted up about him not doing it. Avery’s a douchebag. If Marty doesn’t feel he deserves that respect, well, that’s pretty tough to argue against.
Dear Sean Avery,
You earn respect. It doesn’t come just by beating the other guy.
Love,
Steve Lepore.
That was a fantastic game.
It really was a good game, actually. That made the loss much easier to handle. In fact, the series was far more entertaining than I expected.
I plan on drowning my sorrows in a ginormous pastrami sandwich tomorrow!
I went straight for the cookie dough and cuba libre. Heh.
I booked before the handshakes and I’m glad I did, got a peaceful trainride home.
I’m glad that the boys finally grew some balls, I wish it came four games ago though. It was nice to see Avery harrassed all game long. And while I absolutely hate the stupid goalie-diving-from-the-crease-to-break-up-a-potential-breakaway-and-knock-yourself-stupid-in-the-process play, I’m very pleased Marty did it to Avery. That and the no handshake thing proved to me that Marty really will stand up for himself, as the Avery antics all series had me wondering.
It was nice to see Avery harrassed all game long.
And not draw anything! Heh. I’ll be surprised if he draws a single call next round.
Sorry you had to watch that game in person, though.
Avery is too caught up in this hooker business to even comprehend how much he contradicted himself.
Whatever. I hope someone concusses him or something.
And as soon as the official held his arm out for a penalty shot, we knew the game was over. Madden’s really not the guy you want with the game on his stick.
And I soon as I found out pre-game that our official was Kerry Fraiser, I knew we were, how the french say, fucked.
Of course I assumed the fucked would come from the officiating, not our crappy first period…
Did Keith Jones just refer to Gomez as a “Ranger-killer”? Heh. Freudian slip much, Jonesy?
Ouu…Heika Claus looking all sweater vestie. Are you there Caitlin?
Don’t feel sorry for any of us, (OK, maybe a little for the ridiculous number of Rags fans), that was literally the most entertaining sporting event I’ve ever attended (And I was at Giants-Pats Week 17).
But Ookies, I was happy to hang out in these game diaries this year, and will be in for the ride as long as ya’ll are. You both do lovely work, and it makes me proud as a Devil fan to know how intelligent and funny our fans can be.
Did Keith Jones just refer to Gomez as a “Ranger-killer”?
Aye, he did. Heh.
Heika Claus looking all sweater vestie. Are you there Caitlin?
Oh, yes! Nothing like good old zen-tastic Heika! :D
Well then I’m glad you did get to the see the game in person, Steve! And thanks for the kind words! I’m proud of the Devils blogsphere, as it does prove we’ve got some pretty darn awesome, thoughtful, and knowledge fans.
By the way, Wyshynski at Yahoo!(?) has some insight into what happened in the handshake line:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/nhl_experts;_ylt=Am4r7GqdbJO0AXmtW4anbLJ7vLYF
Did Keith Jones just refer to Gomez as a “Ranger-killer”? Heh. Freudian slip much, Jonesy?
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I hope it’s just a prophecy of things to come. :D
And I wandered a way for a second, so big warm “Hi!”s to Josh and Steve. Our worst fears came true tonight, and we survived, right? We’re just stronger as fans now, right? Right? Boomer, being a font of wisdom tonight, said, “Yeah, the sun’s going to come up again tomorrow.” I’m not positive that’s going to happen, but she’s my mother. I have to trust her.
Wyshynski at Yahoo!(?)
Wyshynski writes for Yahoo now, and quit over at Fanhouse and Deadspin — I got some random e-mail about it.
Goddamnit, Selanne.
*pouty face*
Argghh…..
What the fuck? This game sucks! I’m so sorry, Stars fans!
Caitlin, I was more making a Yahoo (!) exclamation point joke.
Caitlin, I was more making a Yahoo (!) exclamation point joke.
Heh, sorry, Steve.
The Stars broke my brain. That’s my excuse.
Go Ribs go!
WOO!! The comeback begins now!
YES!
WOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOO, RIBBONS!
By the way, and I don’t know if this affects the Ookies and their Flyer-ganda filled NBC broadcasts, but WNBC 4 in NY is going to cut out of the games at some point both Saturday and Sunday.
MSG Plus will air Sunday’s game in it’s entirety, as will NBC’s 4.4 Digital Channel. But Saturday’s situation is less clear, supposedly, some of the game will air on MSG or MSG +.
To paraphrase A2Y, Thanks Pope. Ass.
By the way, I don’t really have a horse in this DAL-ANA game, but a loooooooong OT would make me feel so much better.
Did one of the PBP guys just suggest the Ducks trap?
Did one of the PBP guys just suggest the Ducks trap?
Impossible! :P
Bummer.
Well….fuck.
This blows. I’m so sorry, Stars fans. :(
WOO!! The comeback begins now!
…and now it’s over.
HOLY…FUCK. MARTY STAY IN YOUR DAMN NET.
Now they are just trying to kill me……….
Gulitti defends Marty eloquently:
http://njmg.typepad.com/devilsblog/2008/04/brodeurs-snub-o.html#more
Could they please not compare Steve Ott to Sean Avery?? I’m pretty sure Sean Avery was the Sean Avery of the Western Conference. Otter is just a pest, but a good one.
One more random question then I’m gone…
How long before Lou petitions that all penalty shots should come with mandatory 2 minute power plays attatched regardless of the outcome of the penalty shot? Oh maybe team’s choice.
Nah, the NHL probably wouldn’t want that…
Could they please not compare Steve Ott to Sean Avery?? I’m pretty sure Sean Avery was the Sean Avery of the Western Conference. Otter is just a pest, but a good one.
Thank you. He is an excellent pest.
Could they please not compare Steve Ott to Sean Avery??
THANK you!
Good night, everybody.
I’m so so so so so sorry Stars fans :(
And good night everyone!
Aww, Patty…good night, hon. And don’t worry, your boys will get ‘em on home ice. They probably just want to show off for you guys by beating the defending champs back in Dallas!!
Gotta just chuckle at Duck fans chanting Turrrco after an empty-netter…
Booo! There was no winning for the good guys tonight! Oh well. You’ll get em in game 6. They’re probably feeling all douchey and cocky right now. Then you’ll strike. Good night!
Good night everybody and thanks for the company.
Awww, I’m so sorry, Stars fans!
How long before Lou petitions that all penalty shots should come with mandatory 2 minute power plays attatched regardless of the outcome of the penalty shot? Oh maybe team’s choice.
Well, with the shootout in place, we really don’t need penalty shots in games anymore. In fact, they’re totally anti-climactic because we’re inured to them at this point. I think having the option to go for the two minutes would be a great idea. Of course, I’ve been wishing they could do that for the 14 years I’ve been a hockey fan.
I’m so sorry, Stars fans! I still think the Stars are in the driver’s seat and that Sunday’s game should be good.
I have to be at work early tomorrow, so I should turn in for the night. Good night, everyone!
Oh, one last thing — I’m all over being able to decline penalty shots in favor of a 2 minute PP. It makes so much sense. I mean, when a guy like Madden is going in on goal like that, why not just take him out when you know he’s not going to score on Hank in a penalty shot situation?
I totally think the team should be able to choose.
By the way, Blersus will be dropping SJ-CGY Sunday night for ANA-DAL game 6.
TV Sched this weekend:
Sat.
1:00 PHI vs. WSH (NBC/MSG?)
7:00 MTL vs. BOS (Versus)
10:00 MIN vs. COL (Versus, CBC Simulcast)
Sun.
3:00 DET vs. NSH (NBC/MSG Plus)
9:00 ANA vs. DAL (Versus)
Good morning, to any one who’s around. Well, Boomer was right. The sun did rise this morning. Whaddya know?
Good morning, Pookie.
It’s winter here all over again. I woke up this morning with snow on the ground. Crazy prairie weather. And that’s my story.
Oh my god, alix, SNOW??? The list is expanding — tornadoes, earthquakes, tax hikes and snow? The apocalypse is nigh! (Also, after the game last night I discovered that my favorite pair of leisure pants had a giant hole in them. Then, a few hours later, I discovered that my underwear had also sprouted a giant hole. My pants were disintegrating. That’s GOT to be a sign that the end of days [or Rangers Cup] is coming, hasn’t it?)
Good morning Pookie! The sun did indeed rise this morning, and then hid behind the clouds. I think it is ashamed of it’s need to come up.
Geez, all signs are pointing to Jagr skating around with the cup lifted over his vagina facial hair. It’s a shame really.
And now I’m to write a final. Woooo.
Oh, and to add to the list of epic bad things, it was Open Day at Radboud today. So when I wanted to go shopping, there were roughly 12496804 billion prospective students in town too. None of them know the way, they’re all in little gangs, all of them have at least 1 parents with them. They’re so… annoying.
Good luck with your final, Alix!
Good luck, alix!
Mags, Open Day sounds DREADFUL! Everything’s going WRONG!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!
So, aside from the whole “Rangers are going to win the Cup” thing, how are you guys today?
I am in SUCH a good mood today. I’m going garden crazy, and have spent much of this morning pommerdoodling and imagining how we can expand our garden, and how to become 10-month (out of the year) gardeners, and how I can’t wait for our crops to come in, and blah blah blah, and what’s so hilarious about all this is that it’s a GLORIOUS day today, so OF COURSE I want to be thinking about all this. But when it’s 95 and humid as hell and everything in the garden demands attention, I’m going to be like, “Wait, why did I think this was fun?” Spring really does bring out the “I can plant shit! This’ll be a BLAST!” in a girl, doesn’t it?
How’s it going for you, Mags? When does your school year wind down?
Spring really does bring out the “I can plant shit! This’ll be a BLAST!” in a girl, doesn’t it?
I know! I called my mom (who totally didn’t appreciate it because she was working) and went on this huge “I want plants on my balcony!” rant. And then she said “You’d have to water them basically everyday” and I sort of deflated. But hey I could do that. I’m just not sure I want too…
School ends *checks diary* June 23rd. Total drag.
SNOW?!? Truly, nature is trying to tell us the Rangers are winning it all, as Schnookie said. Rats.
Good luck on your finals, guys!
Mags, watering is a totally drag in concept, but once you’ve got the watering can in your hand, it’s fun!
And then she said “You’d have to water them basically everyday” and I sort of deflated.
:^::::::::::::::::::::: So true, so true. We actually got Boomer a bunch of fancy-pantsy, expensive, high-performance watering cans for Christmas, and have discovered that when you have the right tool for the job, it’s far more pleasant than using poopy watering cans. Of course, they don’t do the watering FOR us, so… yeah.
June 23 isn’t too far off! You can do it! (Okay, June 23 is, like, YEARS from now. But uh… look at that hobo!)
When I get my plants, I’ll make sure to get a kick ass watering can too.
June 23rd is 78 days away. *headdesk* Not that I’m counting the days or anything. And I’m lucky, because I’m not taking any resits, otherwise I wouldn’t be done until July 1st. The academic year is just stupidly long here.
I would not be able to handle such a long academic year. But then, I have trouble with working five straight days in a row. :D
I wouldn’t mind the length so much if I was actually doing something. But even with hockey, there is so much downtime that it feels like they took a shorter year and spread it out. I read up on it and found out that that was exactly what had happened. The gov’t decided there weren’t enough teachers/lecturers/instructors/whatever to teach all the classes in the amount of time they had, so instead of making classes larger or bringing in new teachers, they assigned the ones they had more classes and made the year longer. I think it’s stupid.
That… seems like some poor problem solving by the academic leaders.
Tell me about it. But what the hell, it’s close to my parents (the only reason I didn’t even apply to colleges abroad is because I’m totally socially defect and need my family…), it’s a very good uni with very good teachers, and I get a fuckoff lot of gov’t funding because I’m a foreigner, so it costs next to nothing. So what do I care?
Well, said, your comment at 0:00 at the end of the game, Schnookie. Exactly right. Sadly, I had to work last night and missed the entire game. We wonder how many changes there will be, and wonder if Sergei Brylin has played his last game in a Devils uniform. We hope he has not. Wait till next year. Let’s go Devils.
and wonder if Sergei Brylin has played his last game in a Devils uniform.
That is certainly a sad prospect. Today should be about focusing on the positives! Um… Uh… Hm… OK, today should be about not worrying about the negatives!
The sun did rise this morning. Whaddya know?
Today should be about focusing on the positives!
Good afternoon All!
It is a beautiful day in Texas! I got to sleep as late as I wanted. I am switching back & forth between a hockey game that I don’t really care one way or the other about and cooking shows. I don’t have to share the remote or the computer and no one is asking me to do anything for them. Plus I have tickets to see “The Wedding Singer” tonight. The Stars game of last night is a distant memory.
Life is looking pretty good right now.
Ok, maybe that is a little too positive. :)
Thanks for reminding me that there was a hockey game on, Myra! I kinda… forgot. And hey, Caps just scored.
Today should be about focusing on the positives! Um… Uh… Hm… OK, today should be about not worrying about the negatives!
It is a beautiful day. The sun is shining, I have a window open for some fresh air, and my irises are coming up in the yard.
I have snow and two finals today :(
You’re welcome Mags! Sorry your school year runs until June 23rd. That kinda stinks.
And hey, Caps just scored.
Pierre was talking about how Ovie celebrates even more when one of his teammates scores. I had to laugh because even though I have seen very little of Caps play, I feel like I have from reading IPB! Hee!
The Flyers coach looks like an accountant instead of coach of a goon squad.
Awww, I’m sorry Alix! Go make snow angels!
No one wants to go to Bon Jovi with me, and I don’t want to go alone. Woe is me.
Feel asleep on my keyboard last night and missed all of the interviews. Probably for the best.
“High performance watering can”? — *blink* *blink*
alix, we said POSITIVES! :P
Myra and Amy, you both sound like you’ve got some great days going on!
We wonder how many changes there will be, and wonder if Sergei Brylin has played his last game in a Devils uniform. We hope he has not. Wait till next year. Let’s go Devils.
I hope we’ve still got 18 on the roster next Fall, as well as 20. I’m not sure I’d recognize the Devils without them. But regardless, let’s go Devils, indeed! Today turned out to be another day, and come October, it’ll be a whole new season, right? :D
That’s a good idea, Mags. I would go to Bon Jovi if I lived anywhere near Europe.
The Flyers coach looks like an accountant instead of coach of a goon squad.
I’d never thought of it that way, but now that you mention it…
WTF Pierre? I have to ask again, do you even KNOW what you’re saying? Does it register at all?
alix, we said POSITIVES! :P
Hee. I’m sorry. I tried really hard.
Hmmm…apparently Nazzy’s agent is being interviewed for the GM job. Heh. Maybe we’ll get him back for cheap and he’ll actually find some players for Nazzy :D
I should mention btw, that when TG mentioned Pando and Sarge in his list of potentially leaving Devils, and when Douglad brought it up just now, I almost cried. It was a bad moment.
Also, my sister and I have spoken to each other 4 times today, and in none of those conversations did hockey even make an appearance. I think she’s scared I’m going to remind her of our bet and she’ll have to paint her hair blue… *grin*
I would go to Bon Jovi if I lived anywhere near Europe.
Awww, thank you Alix. It’s ok. I think I’ll just suck it up and go by myself.
you both sound like you’ve got some great days going on!
Its supposed to get up to 80 here today. I’m so excited!
Douglas, I apologize profoundly for misspelling your name just now. I’m SO sorry. *sigh*
I would go to Bon Jovi if I lived anywhere near Europe.
Me too Mags, but then I’m a
littlelot closer to your mom’s age. (and Bon Jovi’s!) Maybe your mom would want to go! ;)“High performance watering can”? — *blink* *blink*
I was wondering about that, too….
“High performance watering can”? — *blink* *blink*
Oh what, that’s not obvious what I meant? :P
We hand-water our pretty sizable garden, and we had been using some cheapo plastic watering cans that we found at Home Depot. They had really irregular streams and small spouts, and it took AGES to water the whole garden. We finally decided to invest in sturdy, well-built, larger-capacity cans with wide, metal, rainfall spouts. They’re like watering with a dream! :D
And yeah, Liz, skipping the interviews last night was a VERY good choice.
Myra, my mom was actually the first person I asked. Much to my surprise, she doesn’t like Bon Jovi. (She went to Gwen Stefani with my sister so now I totally have an argument for being the neglected daughter ;P)
Me too Mags, but then I’m a
littlelot closer to your mom’s age. (and Bon Jovi’s!)Hee hee! Many of us here are! :D
And yeah, Liz, skipping the interviews last night was a VERY good choice.
That Zach interview was the saddest I’ve ever seen and that includes a lot of really sad Patrik Elias interviews.
The Flyers coach looks like an accountant instead of coach of a goon squad.
So true!
…she doesn’t like Bon Jovi.
She likes Gwen Stefani but not Bon Jovi. I must be a lot older than your mom?!?
…now I totally have an argument for being the neglected daughter.
Definitely!
We hand-water our pretty sizable garden…
Just curious, but why not hoses and watering wands or sprinklers or a drip hoses or….I think you boggled me on that one.
Just curious, but why not hoses and watering wands or sprinklers or a drip hoses or….I think you boggled me on that one.
We use rain water collected in cisterns, so no hoses for us! (Until August. August in NJ is not for handwatering.) Rain water is best for our plants, and is the greenest option for watering. We have a lot of roofspace — 1 inch of rain on 1000 sq ft of roof yields 625 gallons of water — so why not?
She likes Gwen Stefani but not Bon Jovi. I must be a lot older than your mom?!?
I’d venture a guess that she is older than you are. She just has very strange taste in music.
She likes Gwen Stefani but not Bon Jovi. I must be a lot older than your mom?!?
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Just curious, but why not hoses and watering wands or sprinklers or a drip hoses or….I think you boggled me on that one.
Hee! We collect rainwater in cisterns and water with that. Our cisterns are SUPER low-tech (they’re recycled olive oil barrels, actually), so we can’t run hoses from them. All we can do is fill watering cans from spigots. But did you know that 1 inch of rain on a 1000 sq ft roof yields 625 gallons of water? It’s nice to be using that for our garden, rather than letting it all run off! :D
Schnookie, we should really start coordinating answers before we post! :D Sorry you guys got that rain barrel fact in stereo!
HAHAHA! Look at me and Pookie breaking out the pedantry at the same time! Sorry about that. :P
That cistern fun fact double-post was just, um, an ironical statement about how tiresome it is to hear over and over about Soupy and Joe Thornton being friends. Yeah! That’s the tickety-boo! It was totally intentional! And insightful.
I can’t believe Pierre McGuire just said that Briere is getting booed because he ran Ovechkin from behind last year. I get that Briere is just as guilty of assery for having speared Ovechkin, but COME ON. Let’s not forget that the thing started with Ovechkin running Briere from behind.
We use rain water collected in cisterns, so no hoses for us! Rain water is best for our plants, and is the greenest option for watering.
That is excellent! We get tons of rain in the spring but very little in summer, (plus it stays around 100 for weeks on end) so it is great that you have enough to cover most of the season.
My dad was a organic gardener back in the 70′s when no one else had really heard of such. He was always getting odd things in the mail, like praying mantas, to control bugs.
Let’s not forget that the thing started with Ovechkin running Briere from behind.
True. But it should have been settled that night when Gaustad and Mair went after Ovie. Danny-boy spearing Ovie was just unnecessary.
Once a pickle stabber, always a pickle stabber?
My dad was a organic gardener back in the 70’s when no one else had really heard of such. He was always getting odd things in the mail, like praying mantas, to control bugs.
That’s so cool! We’re actually not entirely organic, I don’t think. We’ve been known to resort to chemical bug deterrants. We’re lazy that way! Your dad’s garden sounds way cool, by the way!
Once a pickle stabber, always a pickle stabber?
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Myra, your dad’s garden sounds totally awesome! And we are SO not organic. That’s really hard to do, and yeah, we’re really lazy. :D
Once a pickle stabber, always a pickle stabber?
:^::::::::::::::::::::: Truer words have never been spoken. :P
Your dad’s garden sounds way cool, by the way!
It was. Now I’m all misty. It sure has been nice to talk about one of my favorite memories of him with you guys.
Ouu! Antiques Roadshow is on our PBS station right now. I know you all are jealous.
Hmmm…my second final is in a building I’ve never been to. Interesting.
Ok is anyone else listening to Pierre purr on NBC?
Once a pickle stabber, always a pickle stabber?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::: You’re killing me!
my second final is in a building I’ve never been to.
Now that doesn’t make sense at all.
Ok is anyone else listening to Pierre purr on NBC?
Is that what that was?
Hmmm…my second final is in a building I’ve never been to. Interesting.
Leave a trail of breadcrumbs so you can find your way back!
Myra, I’m ALWAYS excited to hear about other people’s vegetable gardens. Your dad’s sounds EXTRAORDINARY, and I’m so glad you’ve shared with us about it!
Anne, I have just muted NBC — the purring is too much for me! :D
Ok is anyone else listening to Pierre purr on NBC?
I made Pierre go away in favour of L&O:SVU. I may have made the right call.
Ok is anyone else listening to Pierre purr on NBC?
I switched it to mute a while ago. I’m so spoiled by Ralph and Razor. They don’t shreik and they are surprisingly non-homer-esque in their coverage.
Pierre and Mike are probably the worst intermission people I’ve ever seen. They’re so low energy it’s coma-inducing.
Myra, I’m ALWAYS excited to hear about other people’s vegetable gardens. Your dad’s sounds EXTRAORDINARY, and I’m so glad you’ve shared with us about it!
That’s good, because you probably haven’t heard the last of it. :)
Now that doesn’t make sense at all.
University is crazy.
Leave a trail of breadcrumbs so you can find your way back!
Hee!
Pierre purred on TV? I think I just found a silver lining to having to be at work today!
That’s good, because you probably haven’t heard the last of it. :)
Keep the stories coming!
Who was he purring over? Celine Dion?
Bwuahaha, my TV is protecting me from Pierre and Mike. It refuses to go off mute!
University is crazy.
Tell me about it. I had to stay an hour after I finished my lab test, just because other people couldn’t be arsed to finish on time and I had clean up duty. I really picked the worst week to draw that particular short straw, let me tell you.
Pierre purred on TV? I think I just found a silver lining to having to be at work today!
He was bragging about his ability to pronounce “Martin Biron” in a “french” inflection. Someone should tell Pierre that while his first name is French, his last name is, in fact, Irish.
Tell me about it. I had to stay an hour after I finished my lab test, just because other people couldn’t be arsed to finish on time and I had clean up duty. I really picked the worst week to draw that particular short straw, let me tell you.
That’s totally lame, Mags.
Who was he purring over? Celine Dion?
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Celine Dion is never not funny!
He was bragging about his ability to pronounce “Martin Biron” in a “french” inflection.
Last season he outdid himself trying to do a “Finnish” inflection for Jarko Rutuu. He sounded like he was speaking a particularly unitelligible dialect of Klingon.
Someone should tell Pierre that while his first name is French, his last name is, in fact, Irish.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::!!
Someone should tell Pierre that while his first name is French, his last name is, in fact, Irish.
Oh God no! I don’t want to hear his attempts at an Irish accent.
Morning all. I feel sad today. :p But at least my back up team plays tonight (Minnesota) though they have to stave off elimination too. I don’t know what I’ll do if they lose.
Last season he outdid himself trying to do a “Finnish” inflection for Jarko Rutuu. He sounded like he was speaking a particularly unintelligible dialect of Klingon.
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its not as annoying as the new dad one, but I really love the “fantasy” verizon commercial with the guy dressed as a Flyer’s goal tender…hahahahahaha.
Morning, KG! I’m so sorry you’re sad today. I’m kind of happy that it’s all over now, to be honest. It’s like putting a sick pet out of its misery.
Yeah I’m happy the series is over, I’m sick of watching the Rangers. But I’m bummed I don’t get to watch Zach, Paulie, Madden and Pando play until next season.
I love that hockey fan “Fantasy” commercial. Is it wrong though that I would so totally be the one in the hockey gear and it would be my husband saying, “What are you doing?”
We’re afraid that is true. This Devils team probably did about as well as it could. It’s hard to expect any team that gets shut out — what was it, 11 times, in a season? — to go much beyond the first round of the playoffs. Maybe next year, if he likes it or not, Marty should get more rest. He lost his edge toward the end of this year’s playoffs, as he did last year.
But I’m bummed I don’t get to watch Zach, Paulie, Madden and Pando play until next season.
Yeah, me too.
Dear Flyers,
Taking penalties is not the way to win a game…even though I recall you scoring 2 short handed goals against the Sabres in one game this season. Whoops. Please continue to take penalties.
Love,
Anne
I had the same question – why no hose – and your answer is a good one. I didn’t realize you girls were so *green.* So where’s the vegetable blog. Is that what becomes of IPB now that hockey season is over. Over for us, at least?
Maybe next year, if he likes it or not, Marty should get more rest. He lost his edge toward the end of this year’s playoffs, as he did last year.
He didn’t look as physically tired this year, but yeah, he was definitely not mentally in it here at the end of the run. I thought it was really interesting how Sutter very plainly said last night that yeah, Marty was tired. Was that a little power grab by our coach? Heh. Last year no one in the organization would go on record saying he shouldn’t have played so much, and this year it seemed like Sutter lost the “I’m going to rest Marty lots” battle. I’m hoping those comments about his tiredness were the first shots across Marty’s bow for next season!
Liz, we have a garden/lifestyle (HA!) blog to spare everyone here our “we’re such awesome gardeners and stitchers and cooks” navel gazing. If you’re interested, check it out:
IPB LIVING
This is very hit and run, but -Ookies, I has a garden!
(Okay, more like a flower bed, but there’s tomatoes! Peppers! Onions! It’s a garden! Whee!)
i’m just happy that they devils didn’t make a trade deadline deal and gotten a player like, say, hossa, and given up zajak, their first round pick and a legitmate prospect and then lost in either the first or second round…that’s what it would have taken to get a deal like that done…they do some some cap room, a couple of players that they’ll be saying goodbye to and a couple of their players should attract at least some interest in the trade market…maybe we’ll just have to wait until july and see how it plays out then before deciding what we think the devils’ future holds for us and them
don, you make a great point! Those huge deals for expiring UFA contracts just don’t make any sense to me. I would have liked to see a move made at the trade deadline for, say, a player who would actually be staying with the Devils, but I’m glad Lou didn’t make any desperation rental moves that would have just been putting lipstick on a pig. I think the potential is there, with this team, for a bright future if some smart moves are made, so it should be an interesting summer!
Caitlin — EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m TOTALLY pommerdoodling for you!!!!! That is SO exciting!!!! You must send pictures! And keep us updated with progress reports! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apparently that’s why Nonis got fired, because he wouldn’t give up two roster players and half our prospects to squeak into the playoffs. We would have been destroyed with Brad Richards anyways. Silly. But hey! We’re apparently getting some totally rad player agent that wants to play run and gun hockey. That could be nice.
We’re apparently getting some totally rad player agent that wants to play run and gun hockey.
That’s the spirit! :P
don, that’s an excellent point! That’s definitely a silver lining to this season.
Caitlin, I’m so excited for your new veggie garden! I can’t wait to see pictures!
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