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Around The Dial: Round 2 Game 2 Day 2

Here we go, Game 2 of the Official Series We Care About — Go Pens! Go Stars! We’ll be filling this with what little thoughts pop into our heads as we watch the games today and tonight.

– This game has been a game of extremes: Extreme craptitude by Hossa, extreme awesomeness by Malkin and Sid; extreme coolness from Doc, extreme annoyingness by Pierre who’s decided it’s not enough to over-pronounce the French names and is now attempting to add some “Swedish” flair to Lundqvist.

– We learn that Sid requested there be no white-out in the crowd today. We’re hoping this is just the beginning of Sid flexing his divo muscles. Next up, he’ll demand the crowd wear only lilac. Then he’ll threaten to not skate unless every other seat is occupied by a shih tzu wearing a top hat. Finally, he’ll refuse to leave the dressing room unless the entirety of the upper deck is filled with pure white roses with the thorns removed.

– Just as we’re reliving Pierre’s awesome “Finno-Pierre” pronunciation of Jarko Rutuu in last year’s Playoffs (it sounded a little like “yahrkhuuu rrrhuttttuahwah”) he shocks us with this analysis: “I think that that # 87 had a lot to do with turning this franchise [the Penguins] around.” Wha-huh? Next up he’ll tell us the team with the most goals at the end of the game wins!

– Gronk scores for a case of sod! Woo-hoo! It’s a good thing he did, too, since we were getting to the hair-tearing-out-point with the Pens. Throughout the entire Devils series all we wanted to see was some players getting to the puck around the net. The Pens were doing that, then stopping to say, “Hey, look, we got he puck!” without following up on the play, as if to prove we have to be more specific in our directions. It was a tiresome little game, and we’re glad Jordan Staal had had enough of it!

– Mike Richter, makes Boomer’s day, by appearing on the intermission show to discuss his business ventures to fund green companies while encouraging major sports leagues to go greener. Despite her Devils fan-ness, Boomer will never forget that Richter was her first hockey true love. As an eco-conscious person herself (she spent her morning attempting to fix a leak in one of her five rain barrels) this whole segment is like a Cupid’s arrow making a direct hit on her heart. Meanwhile, Pierre continues to make himself look like an idiot by looking bored and asking Richter derisively, “Do you really think this will work?!” Also, he reduces the NHL players’ attempt to go carbon neutral by giggling over the Niedermayer brothers driving to games in a *scoff scoff* hybrid car. He also spews some nonsense about them drinking their Starbucks coffee out of “cups that can be refashioned into… um… other cups!” Meanwhile, we wonder why the Niedermayer brothers weren’t brining their own refillable cups to Starbucks in the first place. Do they want our Earth to die?

– Adam Hall scores for a case of sod-filled Tastykakes! The empty netter seals the Game 2 win for the Pens. We are loving this series so far!

– We’ll admit we very much enjoyed seeing Laraque appear of out nowhere to help Hal Gill defend Fleury there after the final whistle. Heh.

– Is it just us, or did Pierre look a little sad that Malone took the time to give Gronk a buddy-buddy facewash just before the post-game interview but didn’t give Pierre a second glance?

– We realize that Jordan Staal is the Pookie of the Staal brothers. The third of four, he doesn’t have the special status of being oldest or youngest, and Marc is most likely more concerned with framing his life in relation to his older brother not his parents. Pookie is fairly certain this means Gronk must be the smartest, most wonderful of the Staal children. Schnookie is concerned that this makes her the Marc Staal of the Ookie Family. “Does this mean I’m the one who looks like an especially inbred Prince Harry?” she asks. Pookie hates to be the one to tell her, but… yes.

– We will now take a brief intermission (if you can call a four hour break a “brief intermission”) but will return for the drop of the puck for the late game. Go Stars!

– Aaaaaand, we’re back! Go Stars!

– This game is giving us an opportunity to see how the Hockey Gods feel about defense. In one corner we have the Hero of Defense, Sergei Zubov. In the opposite corner we have the Zero of Defense, Brian “Spin-o-Rama O’ Despair” Campbell. Who will prevail?

– Schnookie is momentarily distracted from the game by a kamikaze bug that dive-bombs the back of her throat. Her surprised hacking drowns out the sound of the VS announcers. Pookie wonders if she can train an army of bugs to execute that move on command every time Pierre gets airtime.

– Anyone who doubts the power of recessive colors making the crowd look smaller should take a look at the wide angle of the sea of dark teal sweaters at the Shark Tank. Maybe it’s the lighting at the arena, but from far out, the building looks like swath of empty seats. Did Sid demand that this game be played without fans?

– We are assuming, after the Sharks score their second goal of the game on a breakaway, that Turco is thinking of his choice to try to race the attacking skater to the puck, “If I could go back, I might do that differently.”

– The VS intermission show reveals quite the shocker from the postgame comments following G1 of this series. What a surprise — Ron Wilson is blaming Patrick Marleau for the Sharks’ problems.

– Allow us to go out on a limb here and say that the Stars are looking really good. For all that they were in a deep and terrible swoon to end the season, they’re remarkably mentally resilient now. We’re ever so happy to have picked them as our favorite WC playoff team. Of course, there are still three minutes left in the third period as we say this, so if the Sharks end up coming back and winning this game, you can blame us.

– And even with us declaring this one over with a bit of time left in the final frame, the Stars still pull out the decisive win. No offense to our good friends who are pulling for the Sharks, but we’re delighted. It’s another great day of hockey!

398 Responses to “Around The Dial: Round 2 Game 2 Day 2”

  1. on April 27, 2008 at 2:09 pm Amy

    Why do I love the fact that Sid requested there be no sea of white for the game today?


  2. on April 27, 2008 at 2:21 pm Mags

    Why do I love the fact that Sid requested there be no sea of white for the game today?

    I don’t know, but I do too.

    And I still hate Jagr’s “facial hair”.


  3. on April 27, 2008 at 2:22 pm Schnookie

    Okay, Hockey Gods. I don’t think I have to say what it is I’m hoping to see today.


  4. on April 27, 2008 at 2:23 pm Erin

    about that jagr facial hair, i mean, that IS a hitler mustache isn’t it?


  5. on April 27, 2008 at 2:23 pm Schnookie

    I don’t understand what makes Jagr think, when he looks in the mirror, “This vagina on my chin looks GREAT!” Of course, considering the mullet he had for so many years, I don’t understand what makes me look at Jagr and think he has ANY concept of what looks great.


  6. on April 27, 2008 at 2:24 pm Schnookie

    Hi, Erin!


  7. on April 27, 2008 at 2:25 pm Mags

    about that jagr facial hair, i mean, that IS a hitler mustache isn’t it?

    Yeah, a Hitler stache and then some.

    In hindsight, I feel the Jagr mullet was sort of fantastic. I hope to never end up in a situation where that… stuff on his chin/upper lip is fantastic.


  8. on April 27, 2008 at 2:26 pm Erin

    Hi. I’ve been ghosting here for a while. thought i’d join the party even if i wasn’t invited! I think this is the battle of the crosby ‘dirt ’stache’ vs. the hitler/vagina face


  9. on April 27, 2008 at 2:26 pm Pookie

    Hey, Erin! Welcome to IPB!

    Amy, I was futzing with the laundry during the into — what’s this about Sid vetoing the White Out? Can it be that this is the proof I need that Sid reads IPB? :D


  10. on April 27, 2008 at 2:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Jagr basically makes the opposite of the correct decision on what looks good.


  11. on April 27, 2008 at 2:27 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    What? Sid veto’d the white-out?


  12. on April 27, 2008 at 2:28 pm Amy

    I was futzing with the laundry during the into — what’s this about Sid vetoing the White Out?

    Doc - at least I think it was Doc - mentioned that there would be no white out today at the request of Sidney Crosby. There was no reason given for Sid’s request, so I would definitely take it as the proof that he reads IPB.


  13. on April 27, 2008 at 2:28 pm Iain

    Hooray! Early game!


  14. on April 27, 2008 at 2:28 pm Mags

    My GOD Hossa, would it kill you?!

    Hi Erin, welcome to the party!


  15. on April 27, 2008 at 2:29 pm Erin

    Who mouthed ‘oh shit’? Love that stuff.


  16. on April 27, 2008 at 2:29 pm Mags

    Doc - at least I think it was Doc - mentioned that there would be no white out today at the request of Sidney Crosby.

    They mentioned the same thing on CBC, again no reason given.


  17. on April 27, 2008 at 2:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    And everybody obliged the veto! That kid should run for governor real quick.

    (Was it Pittburgh with the white-out in game one?)


  18. on April 27, 2008 at 2:33 pm Schnookie

    thought i’d join the party even if i wasn’t invited!

    It is a very exclusive club… :P (I’m glad you decided to jump in!)

    I am also glad that Sid values our opinions about white-outs so highly. That’s good to know.


  19. on April 27, 2008 at 2:34 pm Pookie

    I’m now hoping that Sid will request some time on stage at the Awards Show so he can give a heartfelt plea to rid hockey of the evil that is Thunderstixx.


  20. on April 27, 2008 at 2:34 pm Schnookie

    Yeah, Patty, it was Pittsburgh. The best part about the white-out was the picture Pensblog ran of a section of the crowd, with dozens of people in their white t-shirts, and then up in one corner, a lone dude in a blue Rangers sweater.


  21. on April 27, 2008 at 2:34 pm Mags

    Was it Pittburgh with the white-out in game one?

    Yar. Because they handed out tshirts.


  22. on April 27, 2008 at 2:37 pm Mags

    The best part about the white-out was the picture Pensblog ran of a section of the crowd, with dozens of people in their white t-shirts, and then up in one corner, a lone dude in a blue Rangers sweater.

    That was AWESOME.

    I feel like because Erin is new here, I have an excuse to make cupcakes and eat all of them. Welcome to the Club calories don’t count, right?


  23. on April 27, 2008 at 2:38 pm Iain

    Welcome to the Club calories don’t count, right?

    Not even slightly.

    *resumes progress on Cookie Dough ice cream*


  24. on April 27, 2008 at 2:40 pm Pookie

    Iain, agreed! *finishes off brownie*


  25. on April 27, 2008 at 2:41 pm Schnookie

    Welcome to the Club calories don’t count, right?

    Not even slightly.

    *resumes progress on Cookie Dough ice cream*

    Exactly! (We’ve been having a brownie sampler weekend. With some frozen hot chocolate thrown in. I am justifying it now as anticipatory Welcome to the Club revelry, too.)

    (Oh, and Mags, that “Yar” just cracked my shit up. I think the world needs more “yar”ing. :D)


  26. on April 27, 2008 at 2:42 pm Iain

    With some frozen hot chocolate thrown in.

    Ummm… wouldn’t that be cold chocolate?


  27. on April 27, 2008 at 2:43 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Well, if everybody’s making stuff, maybe I’ll bake a cake. Welcome to the Club, Erin!

    And hey, Iain!


  28. on April 27, 2008 at 2:45 pm Mags

    Not even slightly.

    Excellent. Cupcakes in the intermission then.

    Schnookie, I agree the world needs more “yar”ing, but it should be noted I yoinked it from a movie I watched this afternoon. (and I am truly jealous of the brownies and chocolate)


  29. on April 27, 2008 at 2:50 pm Schnookie

    Ummm… wouldn’t that be cold chocolate?

    Hee! It’s like a chocolate slushee.

    And I have to say, would it kill the Pens to try to be a bit more heads-up about the rebounds Hank’s leaving? There have been AT LEAST 600 really juicy rebounds (no hyperbole there) that the guy in front hasn’t been ready for. Who do the Pens think they are? The Devils?


  30. on April 27, 2008 at 2:52 pm Erin

    See everyone was baking and eating in my honor and my ‘puter done did have problems. Yes, yes, everyone eat, eat!!
    Thanks for being so welcoming. I’m sure you’ll regret it when i make comments like, ‘No!!’ and ‘Stop!!’ and ‘Yes, good.’


  31. on April 27, 2008 at 2:53 pm Amy

    How much of a distraction is Jagr creating for his teammates by consistently yammering at Sid from the benches?


  32. on April 27, 2008 at 2:54 pm Iain

    Wow! Rags beneficiaries of bad officiating!

    Who’d have thought…


  33. on April 27, 2008 at 2:55 pm Mags

    Thanks for being so welcoming. I’m sure you’ll regret it when i make comments like, ‘No!!’ and ‘Stop!!’ and ‘Yes, good.’

    Hehehehehe. Been there, done that.


  34. on April 27, 2008 at 2:57 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Did Edzo just say “huge-ass skill level”?


  35. on April 27, 2008 at 2:57 pm Mags

    Eeeeew, CBC just compared Malkin to Jagr. Eeeeeeeeew.


  36. on April 27, 2008 at 3:01 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Man, I hope none of the Stars were invited to do that Cup Changes Everything commercial. (And if they’ve already done one that I haven’t seen, PLEASE don’t tell me.)


  37. on April 27, 2008 at 3:09 pm Pookie

    Man, I hope none of the Stars were invited to do that Cup Changes Everything commercial.

    I would say I’m upset Marty did one but what happened this Spring had nothing to do with any curses. Sigh.


  38. on April 27, 2008 at 3:10 pm Erin

    What was that!!?? I learned nothing! I wanted to know why Jagr insists on tucking his shirt , excuse me, sweater in.


  39. on April 27, 2008 at 3:10 pm Myra

    Afternoon everyone! I’m bummed because I have nothing sweet to eat in honor of Erin joining the club. :( Someone please eat an extra for me!

    I finally got to see Jagr’s facial hair. That is the most disgusting thing I have seen in a long time. Um. Just gross. I love playoff beards of just about all kinds but that is just so wrong.

    I’m with you Patty, I hope none of the Stars have done one of those commercials. They seem to be the kiss of death.


  40. on April 27, 2008 at 3:13 pm Mags

    Yick, pantless man in the Rangers’ room. Thanks CBC, did not need to see that. (sharing is caring ;) )


  41. on April 27, 2008 at 3:15 pm Schnookie

    I love playoff beards of just about all kinds but that is just so wrong.

    If it was just a playoff beard I might be willing to laugh it off as an hilarious, playful interpretation of the tradition. But he had it in the regular season, so he has no such excuse.

    You guys, I just have to say it — I hate the Rangers.


  42. on April 27, 2008 at 3:15 pm Mags

    I would say I’m upset Marty did one but what happened this Spring had nothing to do with any curses. Sigh.

    So true. Unfortunately. Sigh.

    At least I don’t have to worry about stealing their winning mojo now (and yes, I worry. A lot). My field hockey team currently has 3 consecutive shutouts, thank you very much.


  43. on April 27, 2008 at 3:16 pm Iain

    I’m bummed because I have nothing sweet to eat in honor of Erin joining the club. :( Someone please eat an extra for me!

    I’m afraid I’m finished the sweet stuff, and have since moved back onto savoury, having just bulldozed a couple of big chunks of Brie and Roquefort. Taking into account the large roast chicken dinner, it is fair to say that this evening has been a triumph for my stomach.


  44. on April 27, 2008 at 3:17 pm Schnookie

    WHAT IS WITH PIERRE’S “IMPERSONATION” OF JAGR’S ACCENT?


  45. on April 27, 2008 at 3:17 pm Mags

    You guys, I just have to say it — I hate the Rangers.

    I had no idea! What a complete and utter surprise!


  46. on April 27, 2008 at 3:18 pm Schnookie

    Iain, it sounds like you’re eating FANTASTICALLY well today!

    And Mags, congrats on all the shutouts! I also tend to worry about my impact on the luck of the Devils, so I’m glad I don’t have that nebulous concern hanging over me anymore. I’ve tried to be stronger about it this year, but there’s no denying it.


  47. on April 27, 2008 at 3:18 pm Mags

    WHAT IS WITH PIERRE’S “IMPERSONATION” OF JAGR’S ACCENT?

    Dear TV Gods,

    Thank you ever so much for giving me CBC instead of NBC. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

    Love,
    Miss Mags


  48. on April 27, 2008 at 3:18 pm Iain

    All hail the Oracle of Schnookie, for she speaks nothing but wisdom.

    Oh, and beards are not just for playoffs, but *should* be worn all the year round.


  49. on April 27, 2008 at 3:19 pm Erin

    Thank you Schnookie, I HATE the Rangers.

    OH! This history of players AND their beards. I’m there.


  50. on April 27, 2008 at 3:19 pm Schnookie

    I had no idea! What a complete and utter surprise!

    I figured it might come as a shock.


  51. on April 27, 2008 at 3:19 pm Myra

    But he had it in the regular season, so he has no such excuse.

    Can I just say…EWWWWWW!

    On the other hand, Sid’s little dirty face is adorable. I love the peachfuzzed youngsters who still give it a try like Niskanen and Eriksson on the Stars.


  52. on April 27, 2008 at 3:20 pm Schnookie

    Oh, and beards are not just for playoffs, but *should* be worn all the year round.

    Hear, hear! Beards are foxy! Except for Jagr’s. But that’s not a beard. It’s a bikini wax.


  53. on April 27, 2008 at 3:21 pm Mags

    Iain, I am SO JEALOUS of all that food.

    Mags, congrats on all the shutouts!

    Thank you! I used to think they were hard, but I’ve faced about 15 shots over 3 games. The bottom 6 in our division are… not very good.


  54. on April 27, 2008 at 3:23 pm Mags

    Sid’s little dirty face is adorable

    Isn’t it though? My mom was all “is he trimming it or shaving it or something? He doesn’t have much going on”. No mom, he just can’t get more going on.


  55. on April 27, 2008 at 3:25 pm Iain

    There have been many words used to describe my beard over the years. To the best of my recollection, “foxy” is not one of them.

    And I’m starting to regret all of the food. Especially as I’m now going to have to go and remove the carcass from the pot, and get on with the soup-making.

    Maybe in ten minutes. Preferably once the Pens have got a nice, comfy lead.


  56. on April 27, 2008 at 3:27 pm Pookie

    Iain, life is too short to ever regret eating any quantity of good cheese.


  57. on April 27, 2008 at 3:27 pm Myra

    No mom, he just can’t get more going on.

    Love it!

    Congrats Mags on the 3 shutouts, that’s awesome!

    Ok, everyone hop on a plane, looks like dinner is at Iain’s house. Iain heat up the leftovers, we’re on our way!


  58. on April 27, 2008 at 3:29 pm Pookie

    looks like dinner is at Iain’s house. Iain heat up the leftovers, we’re on our way!

    Great idea, Myra!


  59. on April 27, 2008 at 3:29 pm Erin

    Wow. I love Fleury. I pledge allegiance to him. I hope Ryan Miller isn’t reading this.


  60. on April 27, 2008 at 3:30 pm Mags

    That was a very nice save by Fleu. Good job, Fleu :)


  61. on April 27, 2008 at 3:31 pm Iain

    Iain, life is too short to ever regret eating any quantity of good cheese.

    That’s a good point, well made.

    Ok, everyone hop on a plane, looks like dinner is at Iain’s house. Iain heat up the leftovers, we’re on our way!

    You’re all more than welcome, but some Ookies may have to have some words with my flatmate first. Something about “Why are they always so mean to the Avs? Isn’t it time to forgive and forget?”


  62. on April 27, 2008 at 3:33 pm Mags

    Ok, everyone hop on a plane, looks like dinner is at Iain’s house. Iain heat up the leftovers, we’re on our way!

    Sounds like a plan :D

    (Iain, do you cook vegetarian food? If not, could you get extra cheese, please? Thankyoumuchly)

    “Why are they always so mean to the Avs? Isn’t it time to forgive and forget?”

    Let me answer that: No.


  63. on April 27, 2008 at 3:33 pm Pookie

    “Why are they always so mean to the Avs? Isn’t it time to forgive and forget?”

    NEVER!!!

    (But I could bury the hatchet long enough for some roast chicken.)


  64. on April 27, 2008 at 3:35 pm Schnookie

    “Why are they always so mean to the Avs? Isn’t it time to forgive and forget?”

    Let me see… do they have Forsberg? Yes? Then no. :P

    Oh, and speaking of things I can’t understand how someone looks into the mirror and thinks, “Damn, that makes me look good,” it’s Sean Avery’s tan!


  65. on April 27, 2008 at 3:35 pm Myra

    Ahhh! Roast chicken heals all wounds.

    **humming “We are the World”**


  66. on April 27, 2008 at 3:36 pm Erin

    That’s it!! It’s Avery’s tan that is so bizzarre. I couldn’t put my finger on it. It’s like his eyes and his skin are the same color.


  67. on April 27, 2008 at 3:37 pm Schnookie

    Malone is fired.


  68. on April 27, 2008 at 3:38 pm Schnookie

    Malone was fired — so why was he still there on the ice TO GET FIRED AGAIN???


  69. on April 27, 2008 at 3:38 pm Mags

    GODDAMNIT, I could have scored on that!


  70. on April 27, 2008 at 3:38 pm Myra

    How does a hockey player have a tan right now anyway? All the Stars are looking pretty pale these days.


  71. on April 27, 2008 at 3:38 pm Schnookie

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  72. on April 27, 2008 at 3:38 pm Mags

    WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!


  73. on April 27, 2008 at 3:38 pm Erin

    Finally.


  74. on April 27, 2008 at 3:39 pm Myra

    WOOOOOOOOOOO!! Go Pens!!!


  75. on April 27, 2008 at 3:40 pm Mags

    How does a hockey player have a tan right now anyway?

    I dunno, he could be like me and do a lot of running outside. Unlikely though.


  76. on April 27, 2008 at 3:42 pm Erin

    stupid rat-faced chris drury!!


  77. on April 27, 2008 at 3:42 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I was just going to say that the Rangers were BEGGING the Pens to score there. Then they did. But they waited for it to look like less of a gift. :D


  78. on April 27, 2008 at 3:42 pm Schnookie

    How does a hockey player have a tan right now anyway? All the Stars are looking pretty pale these days.

    It’s not a real tan. It’s actually really amateurish-looking. Very splotchy and orange. It is ASTONISHING to me that he isn’t getting more shit for it. But then again, he plays on a team that has a locker room that hasn’t made Jagr shave that vagina beard of his, so what am I expecting? There is CLEARLY no personal accountability in the Rangers room.

    (Oh, and going way back in the conversation about beards, Iain, I’m sure your beard is plenty foxy, but everyone’s just been too shy to say it. :P)


  79. on April 27, 2008 at 3:45 pm Myra

    It’s not a real tan.

    That was what I was trying to insinuate. :) Hee.


  80. on April 27, 2008 at 3:45 pm Mags

    Cripes, give me a heart attack or something. Some control please, Penguins.


  81. on April 27, 2008 at 3:47 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I was trying to figure out why Avery’s lips were so creepy, and it’s because they’re the same color as the rest of his face! :P


  82. on April 27, 2008 at 3:48 pm Mags

    I was trying to figure out why Avery’s lips were so creepy, and it’s because they’re the same color as the rest of his face! :P

    :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

    That’s like “Corey Perry”. That is going to be the only thing I can focus on during Rangers games now. Thanks :D


  83. on April 27, 2008 at 3:50 pm Schnookie

    That was what I was trying to insinuate. :) Hee.

    Heh! Sorry to sound all pedantic there. I kind of meant for that to sound like “I think… that might not be real.” (Seriously, though, I saw that “tan” for the first time about two months ago, and my jaw just dropped into my lap. I literally don’t understand how someone can be so fucking self-important while looking like that. Neither my brain nor my sense of humor are able to function when trying to figure out how ANYBODY can think of ANYTHING good about Sean Avery.)


  84. on April 27, 2008 at 3:50 pm Amy

    It’s not a real tan. It’s actually really amateurish-looking. Very splotchy and orange.

    Maybe Avery is testing self-tanning products for an upcoming feature at Vogue?


  85. on April 27, 2008 at 3:52 pm Schnookie

    I was trying to figure out why Avery’s lips were so creepy, and it’s because they’re the same color as the rest of his face! :P

    You know who else’s lips are the same color as the rest of his face, and have been for years and years? Troy Aikman. It’s very unsettling. :D

    Avery’s face currently reminds me of the woman in Brazil with the face lifts. I’ve seen that movie once, over 20 years ago, and really all I remember from it is the woman’s face being all stretched out. And that’s what Avery’s making me think of now.


  86. on April 27, 2008 at 3:53 pm Schnookie

    Maybe Avery is testing self-tanning products for an upcoming feature at Vogue?

    Oooh! Totally! He’s all ready to march into Anna Wintour’s office on the first day of his internship with a whole bunch of story ideas.


  87. on April 27, 2008 at 3:57 pm Mags

    He’s all ready to march into Anna Wintour’s office on the first day of his internship with a whole bunch of story ideas.

    Yeah, and Anna’s going to be all like “Who are you?”


  88. on April 27, 2008 at 4:04 pm Schnookie

    Yeah, and Anna’s going to be all like “Who are you?”

    Hee hee! Or better yet, “Dear God, what is that thing??”


  89. on April 27, 2008 at 4:04 pm Iain

    …and now that the soup is merrily bubbling away, let’s catch up:

    1. WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

    2. Nat’s definitely more of a Sakic girl than a Forsberg girl, to say the least :)

    3. Sadly, the cheese has been finished. But I am going to the shops tomorrow.

    4. Avery’s face is hilarious, on many levels.

    5. Seriously, my beard is not “foxy”. Trust me.


  90. on April 27, 2008 at 4:06 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    You know who else’s lips are the same color as the rest of his face, and have been for years and years? Troy Aikman. It’s very unsettling. :D

    It is! Although I never once thought it was anything but a sun tan. He’s one that I can never decide is good looking or not.


  91. on April 27, 2008 at 4:09 pm Schnookie

    Although I never once thought it was anything but a sun tan. He’s one that I can never decide is good looking or not.

    Oh, absolutely on the sun tan thing. His lips are just naturally the same color as the rest of his face. I’ve decided as he and I have both gotten older, that Troy is very attractive. I like him as a football analyst, because he talks like he’s a professor of football.

    5. Seriously, my beard is not “foxy”. Trust me.

    :^::::::::::::::::::::: I’ll take your word for it. :D


  92. on April 27, 2008 at 4:09 pm Mags

    “Dear God, what is that thing??”

    :^:::::::::::::::::::::: That is much more Wintour :D


  93. on April 27, 2008 at 4:12 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Then he’ll threaten to not skate unless every other seat is occupied by a shih tzu wearing a top hat. Finally, he’ll refuse to leave the dressing room unless the entirety of the upper deck is filled with pure white roses with the thorns removed.

    :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
    *gasp* ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


  94. on April 27, 2008 at 4:14 pm Pookie

    Patty, I figured that will be a nice trap to see if Sid really is reading IPB. If there are shih tzus in the crowd at the next game, we’ll know it’s true!


  95. on April 27, 2008 at 4:17 pm Pookie

    These guys are driving me nuts!!


  96. on April 27, 2008 at 4:17 pm Amy

    we wonder why the Niedermayer brothers weren’t brining their own refillable cups to Starbucks in the first place.

    In addition to being planet saving, you also get a couple of cents off the cost of your beverage. Its a win-win situation.


  97. on April 27, 2008 at 4:17 pm Mags

    These guys are driving me nuts!!

    You’re not the only one.


  98. on April 27, 2008 at 4:18 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I like him as a football analyst, because he talks like he’s a professor of football.

    Me, too. You know, the local sports talk guys often marvel at how wrong they were about Troy when he was playing. They thought he was functionally illiterate because he barely spoke above a cliche in interviews. It really endeared me to him to know that he was so smart that he knew better than to bow to the sports media.

    As soon as he retired, he started saying what he felt and they just couldn’t believe how intelligent he was.

    I hate it when the media base their opinions of a player’s worth or skill or greatness on whether they’re good interviews.


  99. on April 27, 2008 at 4:19 pm Pookie

    In addition to being planet saving, you also get a couple of cents off the cost of your beverage.

    Right now, Scotty Niedermayer is probably like, “Oh, why don’t you just add $500,000 to the cost of my drink, eh? Everyone else wants to fine me! Gah!” He’s not allowed in Starbucks anymore.


  100. on April 27, 2008 at 4:19 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    It’s a flurry in front of Fleury! That’s right! I said it!!


  101. on April 27, 2008 at 4:20 pm Schnookie

    It’s a flurry in front of Fleury! That’s right! I said it!!

    Zing! You’re a million times more clever than Pierre!


  102. on April 27, 2008 at 4:24 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Faint praise, Schnookie! :D (But I’ll take what I can get.)


  103. on April 27, 2008 at 4:26 pm Mags

    It’s a flurry in front of Fleury! That’s right! I said it!!

    :^:::::::::::

    Ok, I’m hitting a wall. I hope the Penguins can pull this out without me, because I’m going to sleep. Night y’all! Have a good Stars @ Sharks game! (I pick no favourites but *tiny voice* go Stars)


  104. on April 27, 2008 at 4:26 pm Schnookie

    Faint praise, Schnookie! :D (But I’ll take what I can get.)

    Well… yes. Faint praise, indeed. :P

    G’night, Mags!


  105. on April 27, 2008 at 4:27 pm Pookie

    Good night, Mags! Sleep well!


  106. on April 27, 2008 at 4:27 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    5. Seriously, my beard is not “foxy”. Trust me.

    If it’s red, you could maybe consider it fox-ish. :D


  107. on April 27, 2008 at 4:27 pm Erin

    Why is NBC so in love with the Rangers. NBC should make The Rangers a maccaroni valentine.


  108. on April 27, 2008 at 4:29 pm Myra

    Night Mags!

    Did anyone just hear a tiny voice say “Go Stars”? I could have sworn…


  109. on April 27, 2008 at 4:29 pm Anne

    Why is NBC so in love with the Rangers. NBC should make The Rangers a maccaroni valentine.

    I know, half the time, the NBC Game of the Week was “Whoever is playing the Rangers this Sunday”.


  110. on April 27, 2008 at 4:30 pm Schnookie

    Fucking Sykora!


  111. on April 27, 2008 at 4:30 pm Steve Lepore

    Anne, you should read the Ranger forums. They won’t shut up about how much NBC loves Crosby.


  112. on April 27, 2008 at 4:30 pm Schnookie

    I know, half the time, the NBC Game of the Week was “Whoever is playing the Rangers this Sunday”.

    To be fair, the other half the time it was “Whoever is playing the Red Wings this Sunday.”


  113. on April 27, 2008 at 4:31 pm Pookie

    NBC should make The Rangers a maccaroni valentine.

    :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

    It’s a safety hazard — Pierre keeps choking on the small macaronis and Milbury keeps eating all the glue.


  114. on April 27, 2008 at 4:31 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    NBC should make The Rangers a maccaroni valentine.

    :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

    It’s their home-town team! NYC’s needs = America’s needs.


  115. on April 27, 2008 at 4:32 pm Anne

    Hahahahahahhahahahahahahha Noooooo Goal!


  116. on April 27, 2008 at 4:33 pm Schnookie

    I’m sending a cookie bouquet to Dan O’Halloran tonight.


  117. on April 27, 2008 at 4:33 pm Erin

    Oh please, that puck was not over that line before the whistle!!! Fianally, a whistle that goes my way!


  118. on April 27, 2008 at 4:33 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    …you should read the Ranger forums.

    I admit that my list of things I’d never do is pretty long, but that is definitely on it. :P


  119. on April 27, 2008 at 4:33 pm Anne

    To be fair, the other half the time it was “Whoever is playing the Red Wings this Sunday.”

    True. One time it was Pens v. Caps and I had no idea what was going on. I assumed one of the teams had relocated to be New York Rangers part 2.


  120. on April 27, 2008 at 4:34 pm Schnookie

    I admit that my list of things I’d never do is pretty long, but that is definitely on it. :P

    Seriously. Not on pain of death.


  121. on April 27, 2008 at 4:37 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I don’t care how wonderful a Honda Ridgeline might be, I’m never buying one. The commercials are just too stupid.


  122. on April 27, 2008 at 4:37 pm Anne

    What an excellently timed penalty, Hal Gill.


  123. on April 27, 2008 at 4:39 pm Anne

    Wooooooooo!!!!!


  124. on April 27, 2008 at 4:39 pm Erin

    Yes!!


  125. on April 27, 2008 at 4:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!


  126. on April 27, 2008 at 4:40 pm Schnookie

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  127. on April 27, 2008 at 4:41 pm Erin

    Eat it Rangers!!! Eat this shut out you pricks!! Take that back to ‘Broadway’ as you love to say so much.

    Sorry, i just turned into a 14 year old boy for a second.


  128. on April 27, 2008 at 4:41 pm Schnookie

    Pierre: “For the Rangers, Game 3 has never been more critical for any team.” WHAT THE FUCK? Is he suggesting that no team has ever gone down 0-2 in a series before?


  129. on April 27, 2008 at 4:42 pm Erin

    Yes! Punch the tan off of Avery!


  130. on April 27, 2008 at 4:42 pm Erin

    Go Fleury! Awesome.


  131. on April 27, 2008 at 4:42 pm Anne

    Ha, well done Fleury.

    That was deliciously immature.


  132. on April 27, 2008 at 4:43 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Man. Avery needs to go home.


  133. on April 27, 2008 at 4:43 pm Anne

    Good job Avery, retaliate with Gill and Laraque RIGHT on you.


  134. on April 27, 2008 at 4:45 pm Schnookie

    Man. Avery needs to go home.

    SERIOUSLY. I hope the New York media decides to make that sequence there the whole story of this series, the way they made Avery the whole story of the first round, so no one in the Rangers organization thinks very hard about how to fix the fact that their offense sucks.

    (I hope Henry and Linda love Gronk best.)


  135. on April 27, 2008 at 4:47 pm Erin

    Alright All. This was fun. Hopefully you’ll have me back soon. I have to go get some gardening done on this beautiful day. Have fun with the next game!


  136. on April 27, 2008 at 4:47 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I bet that’s exactly what they do, Schnookie!


  137. on April 27, 2008 at 4:47 pm Schnookie

    See ya, Erin! Thanks for spending this game with us! :D (And have fun in the garden!)


  138. on April 27, 2008 at 4:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Bye, Erin! Come back soon!


  139. on April 27, 2008 at 4:48 pm Anne

    Hahahahahaha Wow. I thought we were the only ones who linked Drury and Briere like that.


  140. on April 27, 2008 at 4:52 pm Schnookie

    Okay, now that I’m all giddy, I think we’re going to step away from the computer for a little “IPB Hour” action. We’ll be back in less than an hour!


  141. on April 27, 2008 at 5:07 pm Steve Lepore

    Actually, NBC has not aired a game this year that didn’t feature the Wings, Pens or Rangers.


  142. on April 27, 2008 at 5:44 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I’m a little disappointed in Guy Carbonneau today. I just watched the clip of Kostopoulos sucker-punching Timonen and then I read that Carbo said he deserved it.

    So we’re on a break, Carbo and I.


  143. on April 27, 2008 at 5:50 pm Iain

    Just ducking back in to say “woooooooooooooooo”.

    That is all.

    Here’s to more of the same at MSG…


  144. on April 27, 2008 at 6:06 pm Schnookie

    I just watched the clip of Kostopoulos sucker-punching Timonen and then I read that Carbo said he deserved it.

    So we’re on a break, Carbo and I.

    What? I didn’t even see that! What game was I watching? (And seriously, that’s a good reason to be having a break from Carbo. Not cook, Guy. Not cook.)


  145. on April 27, 2008 at 6:25 pm Pookie

    Patty, I’m sorry Carbo’s letting you down like that. What a jerk. (I also didn’t see the play.)


  146. on April 27, 2008 at 6:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I didn’t see it during the game, just over on Martle he had a clip. In the report that he won’t be suspended because he got a roughing penalty and Timonen wasn’t hurt.

    I guess Timonen should have thought about that before he stupidly stayed conscious.


  147. on April 27, 2008 at 6:38 pm Schnookie

    I guess Timonen should have thought about that before he stupidly stayed conscious.

    Exactly. What a selfish asshole, not letting himself get grievously injured in order to draw a suspension for a dangerous play.


  148. on April 27, 2008 at 6:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I still think of Timonen as a Pred. And I barely know anything about him, but I saw him interviewed a day or so ago and he’s not bad. Not bad at all. Looks-wise.


  149. on April 27, 2008 at 6:46 pm Schnookie

    I was thinking the same thing, Patty! He needs to lose the beard, but he’s kind of like what would happen if the universe conjured up a JR who wasn’t monstrously ugly and then combined it with a Scandinavian hint of Lidstrom. He had a foxy accent, too.


  150. on April 27, 2008 at 7:04 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    He did! Back before trade deadline, I thought whoever got him would be glad. We didn’t really need D-men, but I wouldn’t have objected to him.


  151. on April 27, 2008 at 7:14 pm Schnookie

    You’re so transparent, Patty! :P (Of course, here I am pinning all my hopes and dreams on prettying up our blue line with Jason Smith…)


  152. on April 27, 2008 at 7:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Gah! This day is CRAWLING! It’s a nice cool day, yet I couldn’t concentrate on anything outside. I’ve just been drumming my fingers, waiting for the game to start!


  153. on April 27, 2008 at 8:12 pm Pookie

    Oh, I hate that, Patty! It’s like, “Can’t I just snap my fingers and have the game start!”


  154. on April 27, 2008 at 8:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Crap! Do I hear thunder?? It better not interrupt my game again!


  155. on April 27, 2008 at 8:33 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Bob Erry is on NHL On the Fly analyzing today’s game and mentioned that, “Championships just seem to follow Drury!” Then when he realized he used a plural, he had to add that one was a Little League Championship.

    (But he failed to mention that Drury and his Cup arrived together — it didn’t follow him.)


  156. on April 27, 2008 at 8:33 pm Pookie

    Then when he realized he used a plural, he had to add that one was a Little League Championship.

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!


  157. on April 27, 2008 at 8:43 pm Schnookie

    Then when he realized he used a plural, he had to add that one was a Little League Championship.

    :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


  158. on April 27, 2008 at 9:06 pm Myra

    I just got home. Is Zubov really going to play!!!!!!!


  159. on April 27, 2008 at 9:07 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    ZUBIEEEEEE!!!

    (They just said.)


  160. on April 27, 2008 at 9:10 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    GO STARS! (See you in the breaks.)


  161. on April 27, 2008 at 9:11 pm Myra

    YEEESSSSS!!!!!!

    RUSSIAN IS BACK!!!!!!!!


  162. on April 27, 2008 at 9:13 pm Pookie

    Zubov’s playing the part of the secret weapon!


  163. on April 27, 2008 at 9:14 pm Schnookie

    HUZZAH!!!!!! Go Russian!


  164. on April 27, 2008 at 9:14 pm Caitlin

    Oh my god, I could cry! He’s back! He’s really, really back!


  165. on April 27, 2008 at 9:17 pm Pookie

    Caitlin, do you suppose Zubie’s crotch-tache will be okay? :D


  166. on April 27, 2008 at 9:17 pm Myra

    Caitlin, I could cry for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  167. on April 27, 2008 at 9:19 pm Erin

    I’m splitting between the game and Andrew Zimmern eating at a DONKEY restaraunt in Bejing so I’ll need your updates.


  168. on April 27, 2008 at 9:19 pm Myra

    Can someone explain that call to me? I’m not being facetious, I really didn’t understand what Turco did.


  169. on April 27, 2008 at 9:20 pm Caitlin

    Caitlin, do you suppose Zubie’s crotch-tache will be okay? :D

    :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

    Assuming San Jose doesn’t attempt to keep crotch-killing him the way they just tried to, yes. Me not likey.

    God bless that German crotch doctor!

    Caitlin, I could cry for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Awww, Myra, thanks! I’m pretty sad because when I saw a glimpse of Russian’s helmet go sliding across the bottom of the screen, I was like, “Aww, Russian camera avoidance! It’s been so long! ::sniff sniff::”


  170. on April 27, 2008 at 9:22 pm Myra

    According to Razor, Robi is “that Black Knight on the Bridge.” I don’t get it. I really off tonight.


  171. on April 27, 2008 at 9:23 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Myra, Turco “set a pick”. Do you watch basketball any? In basketball it’s legal. He basically went out of his way to knock the Shark off his path to the puck. That guy didn’t have the puck so Turco̵