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Around The Dial: Round 2 Game 3 Day 2

Why, Hockey Gods? Why?! Why did you schedule the Pens-Rangers game at 7, and the Stars-Sharks at 7:30? What possible purpose does that serve? Sigh. Well, we’ll be here anyway, flipping back and forth from game to game as we go Around The Dial tonight.

– Being the negative nellies that we am, we are just in the midst of announcing how we fully expect the Pens to lose tonight when Hossa scores just over a minute in. Before the crowd even has a chance to work up a good anti-Sid boo-ing, too. Heh. Doc sounds a bit delighted when he dryly says, “Well that bollixes up the Rangers plans, doesn’t it?”

– Taking a page out of the Empty Netters playbook we find ourselves saying, “What? The Staals are brothers?!” Pookie was just praising Blersus the other night for letting the “brothers on opposing teams” storyline lie, but now Doc and Edzo seem to be relishing it as Marc steamrolls Gronk.

– We get up during commercial shortly after the Rangers score their first goal to clean up from dinner, and come back to find the Pens up 2-1 and going on a double-minor power play. We decide to spend the rest of this game standing in a huddle in front of the kitchen sink.

– The first period was mostly dominated by the Rangers, but ends up 3-1 Penguins. Doc delights us when he says, as the clock is winding down, “The buzzer is going to sound very loudly.” The self-congratulatory and self-vaunted MSG Rangers crowd is providing the dictionary definition of Pensblog’s “stunned”.

– We switch to the Sharks/Stars game during intermission, and we’re horrified. The Comcast Sharks feed is atrociously awful. This is the playoffs, Comcast, not Junior Pairs ‘83. On our cable the picture is so murky and blobby that we literally can’t read any of the players’ numbers, and while the picture is slightly improved on our satellite, the sound on DirecTV makes it sound like Randy and Drew are calling the game over tin-can-on-a-string phone from a booth on the bottom of the sea.

– We flip back to the Pens game and hear a chorus of boos. Is Crosby on the ice? No, it’s just the Ranger faithful booing the fact that the Blueshirts iced the puck on the power play.

– The Penguins seem to have forgotten that they were going to have to play another 40 minutes after the first period. As everyone stands around the Pens zone, mesmerized by Jagr’s vagina facial hair, 68 ties the game at three and this game plummets from delightful to flat-out stupid.

– Okay, the game becomes considerably less stupid again when Malkin makes it 4-3 Pens on the power play. The building immediately falls deathly silent again after the goal, and Pookie remarks, “It’s like they’re maniacally quiet tonight.”

– We flip during intermission again to the Stars/Sharks game, and the sound has not been improved. Seriously, are they using voice distorters for this?

– Okay, the Sharks feed is giving us headaches. The ambient noise from the arena is doing this muted throbbing thing that makes us feel like our ear pressure and sinuses are all messed up. This is physically unwatchable. How can a professional sports broadcasting channel have such unbelievably bad sound design?

– Midway through the third period, all traces of stupidity have left the Pens/Rangers game. It’s 5-3 now, and after watching the Rangers piss away another power play and then look listless and pathetic while the Pens return to even strength, Edzo says with no small disgust, “Well if you’re going to just dump the puck, someone has to go and get it.” It’s great to see that the Rangers are lifting the entire recent-era Devils playbook, instead of just the “sound defense” part of it.

– WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did we think at any point during this Pens game that it was stupid? Because it turns out is was awesome. Unmitigatedly awesome from start to finish. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

– Meanwhile, under the sea, the Stars have tied things up in Dallas, where it’s 1-1. We flip over just in time to see Hagman drawing a penalty shot; it turns out not to be the most exciting play in hockey if you’re a Stars fan. We’re sure Sharks fans enjoyed it greatly, though.

– The Stars force Nabokov to make a desperation save with just over a minute left in the third period after Lehtinen makes a dazzling steal on two presumptively rushing-onto-offense Sharks at the San Jose blue line. Schnookie: “That was the most beautiful steal I have ever seen.” Drew Remenda: “That’s just ugly hockey.” Hm. We seem to be on different pages here tonight.

– The Stars/Sharks game goes to OT, and we spend the intermission watching the Rangers postgame on TiVo. Heh heh heh. Let’s see what Stan thought of the Pens game tonight.

– Stan is pinning the entire loss on Hollweg. Of course. He’s decided the Rangers’ inability to score on that protracted stretch of 5-on-3 had nothing to do with it.

– And meanwhile, over in Dallas, the Comcast feed has righted its audio just in time for us to revel in Norstrom’s OT goal and a Stars 3-0 series lead. What a fantastic night of hockey!

UPDATE:

– We go back to the TiVoed Rangers postgame, and get to hear Gomez saying, “We owe it to our fans to win one.” Hm. We hope Rangers fans aren’t actually going to believe Scott Gomez thinks he owes his fans anything other than chasing the biggest paycheck he can find, even if that means signing with his fans’ least favorite team. He’s big into honoring his fans’ feelings that way.

507 Responses to “Around The Dial: Round 2 Game 3 Day 2”

  1. on April 29, 2008 at 7:12 pm Katebits

    Holy cow, the CBC feed is brighter than the sun. I might opt for VS tonight.


  2. on April 29, 2008 at 7:12 pm Heather B.

    Ahahahahahahaha!


  3. on April 29, 2008 at 7:13 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Heheheheheheh. Stupid Rangers.


  4. on April 29, 2008 at 7:13 pm Schnookie

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


  5. on April 29, 2008 at 7:13 pm Heather B.

    Kate, it’s SUPER bright. The Penguins are blending into the ice.


  6. on April 29, 2008 at 7:13 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Holy cow, the CBC feed is brighter than the sun.

    That made me chuckle.


  7. on April 29, 2008 at 7:13 pm Pookie

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!


  8. on April 29, 2008 at 7:16 pm Schnookie

    The VS feed looks really nice. At least it does in HD. I have rarely seen a game from MSG look this not-shitty.


  9. on April 29, 2008 at 7:18 pm andrew

    hahaha…stupid Rangers!

    I’m rooting Pens all the way out of the East. I think they’ve earned it.

    And Doc really said “bollocks” on the air? What if there are British children listening?


  10. on April 29, 2008 at 7:18 pm Katebits

    VS is also on a little delay. I want up to the second coverage, VS!

    Well, this game rocks so far.


  11. on April 29, 2008 at 7:19 pm Amy

    My CBC coverage is squiggly and bright. Not cool, Canada. Not cool.


  12. on April 29, 2008 at 7:20 pm Schnookie

    HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Straka is such a pile of poop! (For now, Hockey Gods. For now.)

    andrew, Doc said “bollixed”, not bollocks. My spellcheck recognizes the former as a real word and not the latter. But yes, British children are probably scandalized! :D


  13. on April 29, 2008 at 7:20 pm Pookie

    Are you guys sure it’s CBC? It might just be Avery’s tan.


  14. on April 29, 2008 at 7:22 pm Katebits

    Are you guys sure it’s CBC? It might just be Avery’s tan.

    :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::No, on the CBC feed it looks like the players are skating on the surface of a supernova.


  15. on April 29, 2008 at 7:23 pm Amy

    Are you guys sure it’s CBC? It might just be Avery’s tan.

    Pookie, its like they took the HD feed, turned up the brightness and toned down the resolution. I can’t blame Avery for this one.


  16. on April 29, 2008 at 7:24 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Hey, andrew, are they going to dress Jody Shelley? I heard something about that, but it might have been the midday dorks speculating.


  17. on April 29, 2008 at 7:24 pm Schnookie

    Pookie, its like they took the HD feed, turned up the brightness and toned down the resolution. I can’t blame Avery for this one.

    Maybe it’s all messed up because CBC is trying to make Avery’s face look normal?


  18. on April 29, 2008 at 7:24 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I can’t blame Avery for this one.

    Sure you can! Just keep trying. :D


  19. on April 29, 2008 at 7:25 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    I’m so glad I won’t have to fight through Edzo’s “analysis” for the Stars game.

    GO PENS!


  20. on April 29, 2008 at 7:26 pm Schnookie

    To be fair, let me just point out that Malkin is a pile of poop, too. That SUCKED.


  21. on April 29, 2008 at 7:26 pm andrew

    andrew, Doc said “bollixed”, not bollocks. My spellcheck recognizes the former as a real word and not the latter.

    Actually, they’re both words! Bollocks is a curse word, bollix is not. So the British kids can rest easy tonight. With their little top hats and monocles.


  22. on April 29, 2008 at 7:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Malkin’s fired!


  23. on April 29, 2008 at 7:26 pm Heather B.

    I can’t see the Stars/Sharks game! What’s that crap?!


  24. on April 29, 2008 at 7:27 pm andrew

    Hey, andrew, are they going to dress Jody Shelley?

    Don’t know! I’ve been on radio silence all day. Trying to keep my head clear for the game tonight.

    I hope they don’t….he doesn’t really have any place in the lineup during the playoffs.


  25. on April 29, 2008 at 7:28 pm Schnookie

    Actually, they’re both words! Bollocks is a curse word, bollix is not.

    Oh, I know, I know. :D I was typing it into the post “Bollocks” and my spellcheck was all aghast, popping it’s monocle and gasping, “I say!!!” So I switched to “Bollix” and it was like, “Oh, that’s ever so much better.” So I assumed Doc feels the same way about the two words.


  26. on April 29, 2008 at 7:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    Spellcheck is the DEVIL!


  27. on April 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm Heather B.

    CRUNCHY!


  28. on April 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm Amy

    Heather, what, where. What’s the deal with the Crunchster?


  29. on April 29, 2008 at 7:32 pm Heather B.

    They just interviewed Crunchy on CBC. Nothing major just “What about that goalie equipment?” and “What do you think of tonight’s goalie match-up?” He looked pretty good though.


  30. on April 29, 2008 at 7:33 pm andrew

    I was typing it into the post “Bollocks” and my spellcheck was all aghast, popping it’s monocle and gasping, “I say!!!” So I switched to “Bollix” and it was like, “Oh, that’s ever so much better.”

    Well then!

    Cheerio. I’m off to the flat, watch the match on the ol’ tele.

    Have a great night everyone. Well everyone except Dallas.


  31. on April 29, 2008 at 7:35 pm Katebits

    Damnit! I missed Crunchy! This is TERRIBLE!


  32. on April 29, 2008 at 7:35 pm Katebits

    see ya, andrew!


  33. on April 29, 2008 at 7:36 pm Schnookie

    Cheerio andrew! Have a lovely evening!


  34. on April 29, 2008 at 7:36 pm Schnookie

    That goal sucks.


  35. on April 29, 2008 at 7:37 pm Patty (in Dallas)

    You too, andrew! Except for you! :P


  36. on April 29, 2008 at 7:37 pm Heather B.

    Kate, it was just a couple of questions. No biggie. Forget I mentioned it.


  37. on April 29, 2008 at 7:37 pm Pookie

    Toodle-oo, chappie!

    Fuck. That is such a goal. Dammit!


  38. on April 29, 2008 at 7:38 pm Amy

    Me too, Katebits. Me too. Maybe his next blog entry will be about his wacky adventures in NYC. (I’m assuming he’s in NYC if he was interviewed.)

    I kind of wanted to see Jagr and the Pens go at it. Why did Mara have to come flying in to help Jagr?


  39. on April 29, 2008 at 7:38 pm Schnookie

    This is all Malkin’s fault! This would be 2-0 if he wasn’t a PILE OF PUKE.


  40. on April 29, 2008 at 7:39 pm Schnookie

    Why did Mara have to come flying in to help Jagr?

    Yeah, Jagr didn’t want anything to do with Malone, but he was more than happy to fall into a clinch with Malkin once Malone was pulled off him by Mara.


  41. on April 29, 2008 at 7:40 pm Pookie

    BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.

    There are few things on Earth that make my blood boil for than the Rangers goal song.


  42. on April 29, 2008 at 7:40 pm Heather B.

    Wow, we’ve come a long way from being upset about skates in creases. There were Rangers on TOP of Fleury.


  43. on April 29, 2008 at 7:41 pm Schnookie

    (Should the Rangers be concerned that Jagr is their best physical presence tonight? What about their other forwards? What’s with Edzo saying Jagr needs to get 28 minutes tonight? I thought they had superstars like Gomez and Drury and Shanahan. You’d think no one guy would have to be doing everything himself.)


  44. on April 29, 2008 at 7:44 pm Katebits

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!


  45. on April 29, 2008 at 7:46 pm Pookie

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!


  46. on April 29, 2008 at 7:48 pm Katebits

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    Malkin: SCHNOOKIE is a pile of puke! :P


  47. on April 29, 2008 at 7:48 pm Pookie

    May I repeat, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!


  48. on April 29, 2008 at 7:48 pm Schnookie

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (From the goal from when we were cleaning up dinner…)

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    (From the latest one.)


  49. on April 29, 2008 at 7:48 pm Heather B.

    MSG is pretty quiet.


  50. on April 29, 2008 at 7:49 pm Schnookie

    Malkin: SCHNOOKIE is a pile of puke! :P

    I am HAPPILY eating my words right now. Actually, I think I should say that Malkin’s a pile of puke, Sid is a pile of puke, Hossa’s a pile of puke, Staal is a pile of puke, Malone is a pile of puke, Gonchar’s a pile of puke…


  51. on April 29, 2008 at 7:49 pm Heather B.

    I don’t understand how Geno got that shot past the magic shot blocking powers of Chris Drury.


  52. on April 29, 2008 at 7:50 pm Amy

    WHOO and WHOOO (I missed both goals. Stupid washing machine.)


  53. on April 29, 2008 at 7:50 pm Schnookie

    MSG is pretty quiet.

    Let me tell you, after the proliferation of Rangers fans in attendance of all the games during the Devils/Rangers series, an arenaful of stunned, silent Rangers fans is the most beautiful sound in the world. (I like to think Doc is relishing it, too.)


  54. on April 29, 2008 at 7:51 pm Katebits

    Chris Drury is a pile of puke? :D


  55. on April 29, 2008 at 7:54 pm Pookie

    Chris Drury is a pile of puke?

    Well… yes.


  56. on April 29, 2008 at 7:55 pm Katebits

    It is SO WRONG that the Stars are playing already! Why are they doing this to us? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!


  57. on April 29, 2008 at 7:57 pm Pookie

    This scheduling makes NO SENSE! I’m all for the fact that so far the Pens and Stars haven’t been scheduled for Wednesday nights when I work, but this is just stoop.


  58. on April 29, 2008 at 7:57 pm Schnookie

    Chris Drury is a pile of puke? :D

    Don’t encourage a turnaround! Tell him how awesome he is just the way he is. And for God’s sake, no one mention to the Rangers that they look like a group of complete douchebags as the only cleanshaven team in the playoffs. I’m liking what the Hockey Gods are saying about flaunting the playoff beard.


  59. on April 29, 2008 at 7:58 pm Schnookie

    I would be bitching about not being able to watch the Stars game, but the fact is, this feed is the opposite of CBC’s. The murk is so bad I feel like I’m watching a game from the late ’70s from Edmonton. Stupid fucking Comcast Sharks feed!


  60. on April 29, 2008 at 8:00 pm Amy

    The Stars game is on Yahoo!


  61. on April 29, 2008 at 8:00 pm alix

    What a stupid idea to have the games so close together. OH MY GOSH! I love Malkin so much. He`s not even looking so hideous to me anymore.

    Poor Patty Marleau got robbed by that early whistle! I bet Ron Wilson blames him for not convincing the ref to put down the whistle with his eyes.


  62. on April 29, 2008 at 8:01 pm Meg

    Well clearly this game is not exclusive on Versus because I am blacked out. I turned on the tv expecting to get the Rangers losing and got boxing instead. Ew.


  63. on April 29, 2008 at 8:02 pm Pookie

    alix, :^::::::::::::::: You know Wilson takes close notes during the game of all the things he can blame on Marleau.


  64. on April 29, 2008 at 8:03 pm Amy

    I flipped over to Idol. They’re singing Neil Diamond tonight. This is either going to be really, really good or really, really horrible.


  65. on April 29, 2008 at 8:05 pm Schnookie

    Meg, I think our satellite is blacking us out of VS (at the very least, it’s giving us the feed on MSG), but our cable thinks we’re in the Philly market.


  66. on April 29, 2008 at 8:06 pm Katebits

    And for God’s sake, no one mention to the Rangers that they look like a group of complete douchebags as the only cleanshaven team in the playoffs. I’m liking what the Hockey Gods are saying about flaunting the playoff beard.

    I agree! I am HORRIFIED by how many bald-faced players I have been seeing in general, but the Rangers are by FAR the worst offenders. I really really REALLY hope they are smote by the Gods for this (amongst other things, but the playoff beard is extremely near and dear to my heart).


  67. on April 29, 2008 at 8:08 pm Amy

    This is the playoffs, Comcast, not Junior Pairs ‘83.

    You mean I won’t see Soupy and JoeTho executing a pairs routine to Bolero?


  68. on April 29, 2008 at 8:10 pm Schnookie

    I asked, rhetorically, who the Rangers think they are, being cleanshaven, when this game started. And Boomer snarled, “They think they’re bigger than the game.” I agree. That’s how sacred I hold the playoff beard. The ONLY time you can shave a playoff beard is when you’re LOSING. The Rangers fucking WON the first round, and decided to shave. SHAVING YOUR PLAYOFF BEARD REVERSES YOUR FORTUNES. Why would you shave if you’re winning? IDIOTS!


  69. on April 29, 2008 at 8:11 pm Schnookie

    You mean I won’t see Soupy and JoeTho executing a pairs routine to Bolero?

    :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect VS to produce footage of their Bolero routine from Junior Pairs ‘83.


  70. on April 29, 2008 at 8:13 pm Steve Lepore

    By the way, the Stars scheduling is due to arena availability, and it’s at 7:30 cuz’ TSN wanted a DH with DET-COL.


  71. on April 29, 2008 at 8:14 pm Katebits

    SHAVING YOUR PLAYOFF BEARD REVERSES YOUR FORTUNES. Why would you shave if you’re winning? IDIOTS!

    I KNOW! The Rangers have sucked SO MUCH joy out of hockey already, and now they are attempting to destroy the playoff beard. I would never presume to know what the Hockey Gods want, but I am PRAYING that the Rangers will be punished clearly and decisively for this act of incredible act of hubris.


  72. on April 29, 2008 at 8:15 pm Heather B.

    Yeah, that’s what I don’t get about the Rangers. They grew beards in the first round, won the first round, and then shaved. I guess I could understand not growing beards in the first place (not really) but once you’re in, you’re in.


  73. on April 29, 2008 at 8:17 pm Schnookie

    The thing about the Rangers shaving is that I can see shaving during the long layoff between series, but then to KEEP shaving once the second round starts? This is such an affront. Katebits is right — they are HELL-BENT on ruining hockey.


  74. on April 29, 2008 at 8:18 pm Gambler

    Why did you schedule the Pens-Rangers game at 7, and the Stars-Sharks at 7:30? What possible purpose does that serve?

    (small voice) it means i can actually watch a stars/sharks game without staying up until 7 in the morning. i realize this scheduling decision sucks for pretty much everyone else in the world, and i sure wish i didn’t have to keep switching back and forth between that and the pens/rangers game, but i sure do appreciate it. (/small voice)

    Evening, everybody! How’s it going?


  75. on April 29, 2008 at 8:18 pm Katebits

    Okay. Enough with the penalties you dumb Penguins.


  76. on April 29, 2008 at 8:18 pm Schnookie

    Dear Penguins,

    QUIT IT WITH THE PENALTIES, YOU STUPID FUCKERS.

    Love,
    Schnookie


  77. on April 29, 2008 at 8:19 pm Katebits

    Yay! Hi Gambler!


  78. on April 29, 2008 at 8:19 pm Schnookie

    Hi Gambler! I guess if it’s your fault, I can accept it. :P


  79. on April 29, 2008 at 8:19 pm alix

    WOOOOO! Ron Wilson can’t blame him for that! That was hott!

    Stupid fucking Rangers. The playoff beard could solve world hunger…or something.


  80. on April 29, 2008 at 8:20 pm Amy

    Does Jagr have a facial hair monopoly for the Rangers?


  81. on April 29, 2008 at 8:21 pm alix

    Dear Malkin,

    I’ll flash you if you tell your stupid team to stop taking penalties.

    Love Alix


  82. on April 29, 2008 at 8:21 pm Katebits

    Wow. That was AWESOMELY bad for the Rangers to not score during that whole mess. Deeeelightful.


  83. on April 29, 2008 at 8:22 pm Schnookie

    Doc is just reveling in the Rangers fans tonight, isn’t he? I love him pointing out as the penalty string expires, “And the crowd is not booing the Penguins.” HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!


  84. on April 29, 2008 at 8:22 pm Meg

    Hi Gambler!


  85. on April 29, 2008 at 8:23 pm Pookie

    Hi Gambler!

    Amy, you might be on to something. The rest of the Rangers are scared of Playoff beards having seen what Jagr’s grown!


  86. on April 29, 2008 at 8:24 pm Schnookie

    Does Jagr have a facial hair monopoly for the Rangers?

    Hm. You make a good point, Amy. Maybe they’re silently protesting Jagr’s vagina by refusing to grow facial hair of their own. Or maybe they’re just following Avery’s example, since Captain Vogue certainly isn’t about to sprout some unruly mountain-man whiskers. I’m going with the latter.

    EEEEE! CRUNCHY!


  87. on April 29, 2008 at 8:24 pm Gambler

    Ugh, and of course as soon as I say that my streaming video stops working. Don’t smite me, Hockey Gods! I’m not the one who shaved my playoff beard!

    … My internet sucks.


  88. on April 29, 2008 at 8:24 pm Katebits

    Look at CRUUUNCHY! He looks so suave in his jacket!


  89. on April 29, 2008 at 8:25 pm Katebits

    Crunchy, go home and update your blog you slacker!


  90. on April 29, 2008 at 8:26 pm Amy

    Stupid Idol, I missed Crunchy again. Not fair!


  91. on April 29, 2008 at 8:27 pm Gambler

    What’s Crunchy doing at this game anyway? Shooting poison darts at Drury with his eyes?


  92. on April 29, 2008 at 8:27 pm Schnookie

    Crunchy looked so foxy!


  93. on April 29, 2008 at 8:30 pm Amy

    Drury’s hurt? Did we jinx him?


  94. on April 29, 2008 at 8:30 pm Caitlin

    OH MY GOD, PLEASE STOP SHOWING THIS ACUVUE COMMERCIAL.

    Stupid, ugly, overexposed commercial! GAH!


  95. on April 29, 2008 at 8:30 pm Katebits

    Crunchy looked CRAZY foxy, and not just for Crunchy. He looked foxy by almost any standard.

    Booooooooo.


  96. on April 29, 2008 at 8:30 pm Pookie

    FUCK. POOP. FUCKING FUCK FUCK POOP. POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP.


  97. on April 29, 2008 at 8:31 pm Schnookie

    BAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRFFFFFFFFFFF!

    But Gambler, Crunchy’s poison darts at Drury seem to be working! He’s mysteriously left the game.


  98. on April 29, 2008 at 8:31 pm Katebits

    Crunchy totally put a hex on Drury. Dude, the Rangers are dropping like flies!


  99. on April 29, 2008 at 8:32 pm Schnookie

    Any old time the Pens want to start playing hockey again will be fine with me.


  100. on April 29, 2008 at 8:33 pm Schnookie

    Yeah, Pens, that was supposed to make you START playing hockey, not stop even more.


  101. on April 29, 2008 at 8:33 pm Katebits

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!


  102. on April 29, 2008 at 8:33 pm alix

    EWWWWWWWW!!!!


  103. on April 29, 2008 at 8:33 pm Heather B.

    Crap. (But what a beautiful shot. Perfect.)


  104. on April 29, 2008 at 8:33 pm Amy

    Crunchy looked CRAZY foxy, and not just for Crunchy. He looked foxy by almost any standard.

    Waaaaa! Foxy Crunchy. I hate that I missed it.

    The Pens were winning when I wasn’t watching. Maybe I need to not watch for awhile and the Pens will start winning again.


  105. on April 29, 2008 at 8:34 pm Gambler

    Crunchy totally put a hex on Drury.

    Drury: Whoa. I’m feeling a little poison darty. I better have a lie down.


  106. on April 29, 2008 at 8:36 pm Pookie

    Drury: Whoa. I’m feeling a little poison darty. I better have a lie down.

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


  107. on April 29, 2008 at 8:37 pm Schnookie

    Yeah, Amy, I think you need to leave now. This is TOTALLY your fault. :P

    Drury: Whoa. I’m feeling a little poison darty. I better have a lie down.

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


  108. on April 29, 2008 at 8:40 pm Gambler

    This sucks! What’s the point of having both games I want to watch on at a time when I can watch them if I can’t, you know, actually watch them. The universe is messing with me.

    Crunchy, did you poison dart my internet?


  109. on April 29, 2008 at 8:40 pm mcguffers

    The Pens were winning when I wasn’t watching. Maybe I need to not watch for awhile and the Pens will start winning again.

    I just got home to see the Pens winning 3-1, and um, now it’s not.


  110. on April 29, 2008 at 8:42 pm Katebits

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  111. on April 29, 2008 at 8:42 pm Schnookie

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    (Malkin, you’re still a pile of puke! :PPPP)


  112. on April 29, 2008 at 8:42 pm Schnookie

    mcguffers, it’s your fault, too! :P


  113. on April 29, 2008 at 8:43 pm Pookie

    WOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOOooooooOOOOOOoooooooOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooOOOOOOO


  114. on April 29, 2008 at 8:45 pm mcguffers

    mcguffers, it’s your fault, too! :P

    Yeah, the Sabres and Canadiens are using that excuse too!


  115. on April 29, 2008 at 8:45 pm Anne

    Ok, I know that we’re in the East, and we should care more about the East, BUT why do CBC AND Blersus need to be playing the Pens/Rangers game?


  116. on April 29, 2008 at 8:46 pm Katebits

    Schnookie, Malkin LIKES it when you call him a pile of puke!


  117. on April 29, 2008 at 8:46 pm Meg

    Waaaaa! Foxy Crunchy. I hate that I missed it.

    I hate that I missed it too. Stupid black outs.


  118. on April 29, 2008 at 8:47 pm Schnookie

    I know he does, Katebits! I’m beginning to think he’s kind of like Patty Elias, who loves it when I fire him.


  119. on April 29, 2008 at 8:47 pm Katebits

    Crunchy looked straight into the camera and mouthed “I love you Meg and Amy!”


  120. on April 29, 2008 at 8:49 pm mcguffers

    speaking of pile of puke, wouldn’t it be great if
    Sid the Kid and those other guys, swept their way to the cup?


  121. on April 29, 2008 at 8:50 pm Katebits

    See! Sid is not afraid to rock a hideous playoff beard because he has RESPECT FOR THE GAME.


  122. on April 29, 2008 at 8:50 pm mcguffers

    Aww, Sid has some chocolate milk on his upper lip! That’s so cute!


  123. on April 29, 2008 at 8:51 pm Amy

    Crunchy, did you poison dart my internet?

    I think Crunchy did the same thing to my internet. I had to reboot the router and modem.

    I can see Drury passed out on the Rangers training table with a little pile of drool at the corner of his mouth as a result of Crunchy’s antics.


  124. on April 29, 2008 at 8:51 pm Schnookie

    DAMMIT! We missed Sid!


  125. on April 29, 2008 at 8:52 pm Schnookie

    Oh, THANK GOD. We can rewind because we’re watching the Stars game on our satellite and this one on our cable. His fearless embrace of the embarrassingly awful playoff facial hair makes him a role model to hockey players everywhere.


  126. on April 29, 2008 at 8:56 pm Gambler

    Okay, I’m admitting temporary defeat in the never-ending war with my incredibly awful Austrian internet. Go Pens! Go Stars! Sorry this sucky scheduling was all for naught after all. Goodnight, everybody!


  127. on April 29, 2008 at 8:56 pm Pookie

    I can see Drury passed out on the Rangers training table with a little pile of drool at the corner of his mouth as a result of Crunchy’s antics.

    Crunchy shot him with a “Blobby Dart”!


  128. on April 29, 2008 at 8:57 pm Schnookie

    I’m so sorry, Gambler! I bet the rest of the hockey tonight sucks, and you won’t be missing anything. :P


  129. on April 29, 2008 at 8:57 pm Heather B.

    We just flipped by a SNL rerun long enough to see Alec Baldwin rip off his shirt and say, “Whoops! My SHIRT fell off!”


  130. on April 29, 2008 at 8:58 pm Heather B.

    Goodnight, Gambler!


  131. on April 29, 2008 at 8:59 pm Meg

    Goodnight Gambler,


  132. on April 29, 2008 at 8:59 pm Pookie

    Gambler, I’m so sorry the poison darts ruined the intertubes! Thanks for stopping by and good night!


  133. on April 29, 2008 at 8:59 pm Schnookie

    We just flipped by a SNL rerun long enough to see Alec Baldwin rip off his shirt and say, “Whoops! My SHIRT fell off!”

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! SNL knows the truth — it’s NEVER NOT FUNNY!


  134. on April 29, 2008 at 9:04 pm Seth Rorabaugh

    FSN Pittsburgh is driving home that Staal-brotherhood thing too ladies.


  135. on April 29, 2008 at 9:05 pm Amy

    Alec Baldwin with his shirt off…shudder.

    Drury’s back on the bench. CBC mentioned a rib or a spasm. No word on whether he’ll actually play or just be clutch on the bench.

    And I’ve turned the game off again.


  136. on April 29, 2008 at 9:05 pm Schnookie

    Oh thank god. Drury’s back. (Did VS show us a replay of however Drury was hurt during those power plays? I am constantly astonished by VS’s unwillingness to provide replays of anything.)


  137. on April 29, 2008 at 9:06 pm Schnookie

    No word on whether he’ll actually play or just be clutch on the bench.

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


  138. on April 29, 2008 at 9:06 pm Seth Rorabaugh

    FSN Pittsburgh is driving home the Staals are brothers thing as well ladies.


  139. on April 29, 2008 at 9:07 pm mcguffers

    Versus is trying to speculate why Drury left the ice. If you got hit with a poisonous blobby dart, you’d seek medical attention too! sheesh!. oh, and spell check doesn’t like blobby.


  140. on April 29, 2008 at 9:08 pm Pookie

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  141. on April 29, 2008 at 9:08 pm Katebits

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!


  142. on April 29, 2008 at 9:08 pm mcguffers

    Yaaahhhh!!! I’m rooting for the Pens!!! A little piece of me is dying inside!! Yeahhh!!!


  143. on April 29, 2008 at 9:08 pm Schnookie

    I have been horrified at spellcheck’s refusal to recognize that “blobby” is a perfectly cromulent word. (And spellcheck’s lack of recognition of itself, come to think of it…)

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!


  144. on April 29, 2008 at 9:10 pm Schnookie

    I am LOVING Edzo’s head exploding at how shitty Backman was defending Malone there. “What was Christian Backman DOING there?” he’s spluttering. Well, I can tell you what he was doing there — he was sizing up Malone and thinking back to the first round and thinking, “I liked it a lot better when I was defending that Parise twerp. This Malone guy could probably break me in half if I crosschecked him in the mouth.”


  145. on April 29, 2008 at 9:10 pm mcguffers

    Schnookie, I haven’t seen any Drury replays. But I have seen alot of Jagr’s facial hair. and may I just say, it looks like something my ex wanted me to get done last valentines’ day… not on my face


  146. on April 29, 2008 at 9:10 pm Katebits

    Are you serious? Spellcheck doesn’t recognize itself? That’s like, deep…or something.


  147. on April 29, 2008 at 9:11 pm Katebits

    I am LOVING Edzo’s head exploding at how shitty Backman was defending Malone there.

    I ADORE whe the announcers cannot mask their disgust.


  148. on April 29, 2008 at 9:13 pm Pookie

    Spellcheck doesn’t recognize itself? That’s like, deep…or something.

    That just totally blew my mind!

    I ADORE whe the announcers cannot mask their disgust.

    I also adore when the announcers can’t stop making fun of the stupid crowd, a la Doc tonight!


  149. on April 29, 2008 at 9:13 pm mcguffers

    I have been horrified at spellcheck’s refusal to recognize that “blobby” is a perfectly cromulent word.

    this will be the second time I’ve had to use dictionary.com while reading this blog!


  150. on April 29, 2008 at 9:14 pm Schnookie

    Anyone who was paying even the SLIGHTEST attention at the end of the second Rangers 5-on-3 saw Drury skating off with his injury. So why VS hasn’t gone back to check it out, I have no idea.

    Spellcheck doesn’t recognize itself? That’s like, deep…or something.

    I know. It’s like how I figure Drury feels every time he pulls on his Rangers sweater. (Meanwhile, Gomez pulls his on and thinks, “Dude, this is SO COOL! I am making SO MUCH MONEY.”)


  151. on April 29, 2008 at 9:15 pm Amy

    Crunchy shot him with a “Blobby Dart”!

    Does this mean that Crunchy and Blobby are working together?


  152. on April 29, 2008 at 9:17 pm Katebits

    I know. It’s like how I figure Drury feels every time he pulls on his Rangers sweater.

    He pulls on his sweater and immediately forgets who he is and everything that means anything to him. Meanwhile, he can’t stop being all extra captainy and spellchecky.


  153. on April 29, 2008 at 9:18 pm Katebits

    Does this mean that Crunchy and Blobby are working together?

    Huh. That is a very disturbing thought. I’d like to think that Crunchy wouldn’t want to associate with someone so portly as Blobby.


  154. on April 29, 2008 at 9:19 pm Pookie

    Does this mean that Crunchy and Blobby are working together?

    Blobby is the “business manager” of the Underwater Hipster Emporium. I wonder if one of us should tell Crunchy that Blobby can’t be trusted…


  155. on April 29, 2008 at 9:21 pm mcguffers

    Crunchy is feeling a bit hurt after his boy Soupy started dogging the Sabres and their lack of accountability. Blobby can sense vulnerability, right Kate?


  156. on April 29, 2008 at 9:23 pm Katebits

    Blobby can sense vulnerability, right Kate?

    He preys on it. Poor Crunchy.


  157. on April 29, 2008 at 9:23 pm Schnookie

    I’d like to think that Crunchy wouldn’t want to associate with someone so portly as Blobby.

    He’s like, “Dude, are you eating MORE slime? You’re going to get SO FAT.”

    Crunchy is feeling a bit hurt after his boy Soupy started dogging the Sabres and their lack of accountability. Blobby can sense vulnerability, right Kate?

    Oh my god, that’s GOT to be it. Blobby is such a jerk.

    (And don’t the Pens realize that the truism “prevent defense prevents you from winning” is a truism for a reason?)


  158. on April 29, 2008 at 9:27 pm mcguffers

    I’d like to think that Crunchy wouldn’t want to associate with someone so portly as Blobby.

    He’s like, “Dude, are you eating MORE slime? You’re going to get SO FAT.”

    Crunchy told reporters after that long roadtrip they took in the spring, he had to go to McDonald’s (pronounced Mac-Donalds) for breakfast because his house was empty. Who do you think suggested that trip?? Goose, the oatmeal eater? Nah-uh. Blobby’s influence has been in the works for awhile.


  159. on April 29, 2008 at 9:30 pm Schnookie

    Who do you think suggested that trip?? Goose, the oatmeal eater? Nah-uh. Blobby’s influence has been in the works for awhile.

    This is SUCH a shocking revelation. I bet Blobby moved in last summer, when Crunchy was reeling from Baby Crunchy’s Cup win.


  160. on April 29, 2008 at 9:33 pm Amy

    He’s like, “Dude, are you eating MORE slime? You’re going to get SO FAT.”

    Says the gentleman who fully admitted to having pizza and a beer at a hockey game the other night.

    Blobby is the “business manager” of the Underwater Hipster Emporium.

    And Crunchy’s just pissed enough at a certain Shark to require the posting of a “No Sharks Allowed” sign at the entrance.


  161. on April 29, 2008 at 9:33 pm Pookie

    Yeah, when Crunchy was at his lowest, the doorbell rang and there was Blobby in his finest hipster-wear saying, “Hey, dude, it’s me! You buddy John-Michael’s buddy’s buddy! How about letting me crash here for a few?”


  162. on April 29, 2008 at 9:34 pm mcguffers

    Wow, apparently blocking shots is extremely offensive to
    Versus, cause they are NOT happy about all the Penguins blocked shots.


  163. on April 29, 2008 at 9:34 pm Schnookie

    Says the gentleman who fully admitted to having pizza and a beer at a hockey game the other night.

    He said he held them, not that he consumed them. :P

    And Pookie, that’s exactly how Blobby infiltrates the lives of his victims.


  164. on April 29, 2008 at 9:36 pm Katebits

    Okay, I wandered away for awhile, but I need to backtrack and say I am SHOCKED that Blobby snuck into Crunchy’s life. I feel so badly for Crunchy, because I can really relate. Blobby can be surprisingy seductive when you are down-and-out.

    This game got DELIGHTFULLY boring, didn’t it? :D


  165. on April 29, 2008 at 9:38 pm Schnookie

    This game got DELIGHTFULLY boring, didn’t it? :D

    Indeed. I loved that wide-angle look at the arena during the timeout, where we could see all the fans streaming to the exits. Heh heh heh.


  166. on April 29, 2008 at 9:38 pm mcguffers

    Well, at least after the Pens sweep the rangers, Hollweg can use his off season to make some great 70’s porn with the mustache.


  167. on April 29, 2008 at 9:39 pm Schnookie

    Hollweg looks like he got his mustache from Jordy’s and Staffy’s mustache dealer’s remainders sale.


  168. on April 29, 2008 at 9:40 pm mcguffers

    Let’s just hope Blobby doesn’t try to help Crunchy with his contract negotiations. 24 years for $3.3 billion is an unacceptable request.


  169. on April 29, 2008 at 9:40 pm Katebits

    OMG! The Stars have tied it! I hope it was Soupy’s fault! :D


  170. on April 29, 2008 at 9:41 pm Schnookie

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

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


  171. on April 29, 2008 at 9:41 pm Pookie

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    That. Was. So. AWWWEEESOME!


  172. on April 29, 2008 at 9:41 pm Schnookie

    EEK! The Stars tied it? But I want to watch the Rangers post-game on MSG!


  173. on April 29, 2008 at 9:42 pm Katebits

    Let’s just hope Blobby doesn’t try to help Crunchy with his contract negotiations. 24 years for $3.3 billion is an unacceptable request.

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

    Oh, if I know Blobby (and believe me I do) he has managed get Crunchy to hire him as his agent and sign of his power of attorney already.


  174. on April 29, 2008 at 9:42 pm Anne

    WAHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!


  175. on April 29, 2008 at 9:42 pm mcguffers

    I was about to say, I hope it goes to overtime so I can watch it on Yahoo


  176. on April 29, 2008 at 9:43 pm Katebits

    That Pens game was so so so so so so so sawesome. I LOVE that the Pens are just juggernauting over the meek little Rangers!


  177. on April 29, 2008 at 9:45 pm mcguffers

    yeah, penalty shot!!