Is it Game 4 already? Guess so! We’ll be here, Gentle Reader, not with a full diary but just a smattering of our thoughts as the game goes along. If we believed in signs, we’d be a little confused today. All day long a day-or-two-old baby deer has been camped out next to our garage, all spindly legs and fluffy white spots. That suggests the helpless, hapless Pens of Games 1 and 2 might have something in store. Of course, the fact that when we turned on the TV for tonight’s hockey, the channel was set on NHL Network, which was showing highlight clips of Scott Stevens leveling Kozlov, Lindros, and Francis, suggests the juggernaut Wings might return to form. We’ll just have to tune in to see which portent wins out — cute baby deer, or Scotty Stevens’s elbow.
– Hossa gets the Pens on the board and our feed quickly flips over to the not-so-subliminal messages suggesting we buy Flyers season tickets. We see visions of what the Flyers would do if they were facing down a baby deer and decide we’ll skip those season tickets, thanks.
– We become deeply engrossed in Baby Deer Watch ’08, and spend several long moments watching breathlessly as the baby deer makes its adorable, wobbly way across our backyard through the gloaming, disappearing silently into the woods where its mother is waiting. When we come back, the score is 1-1. We have no regrets; the baby deer is a million times cuter than this hockey game, no matter how good the game is.
– As the period winds down, still 1-1 and with the teams trading chances off some turnover-filled, end-to-end wheeling, Pookie waxes nostalgic: “I’m just thinking back to the Devils’ Sykora trade, and all it gave us… A Stanley Cup with Jeff Friesen, and then the joy of not having Friesen or Tverdovsky on our team anymore, while still not having Sykora! It’s the trade that keeps on giving!”
– It would behoove NBC to tell Pierre to stop thinking “X got into Y’s kitchen” is a cool thing to say.
– We also wouldn’t mind if the MSM would quit thinking that we care about a player’s nationality. We don’t care any more about Lidstrom being the first European captain to win the Stanley Cup than we do about Modano being the highest scoring American. They’re all just hockey players. We’ve past the point where anyone is going to like or dislike Lidstrom more or less because he’s a “furriner”.
– We don’t watch much of the Red Wings, so we were very excited to get to see these Datsyuk and Zetterberg fellows we’d heard so much about. But you know what? They kind of seem like piles of puke. Madden totally should win the Selke over those two guys.
– Boomer spent the first intermission complaining that she’s ready for hockey to be over, that the playoffs have gone on too long.
Boomer: You know what I’m tired of? Pierre McGuire!
Schnookie: But we didn’t even seen him in the second and third rounds.
Boomer: So? I’m tired of him!
That, NBC, is the power of Pierre McGuire. Please, use that power sparingly.
– The second intermission studio segment, with its “banter” and “analysis”, leaves us in a state of stunned silence. It’s finally broken by Schnookie asking, “Was that just a new nadir for intermission shows?” Boomer: “I hope so. Because if it can get lower than that…” She trails off ominously.
– Hudler scores to put Detroit ahead. We didn’t get a great look at the play thanks to the difficult-to-decipher weather warning map our local NBC feed put up. We think they’re might be a severe thunderstorm warning for our county, or it might be in Maryland. Damn our US educations, not teaching us geography better! (Marc-Andre Fleury, however, has no such excuse for not getting a good look at the scoring play. What the hell?)
UPDATE:
– The Wings ended the game with some prevent defense, but proving hockey pundits everywhere wrong, it did not prevent them from winning. The final thirty seconds looked like we might be in for some OT, but mercifully the Pens couldn’t quite put the puck in the net. Monday night the Cup will be in the building. Given how much better the Wings have looked than the Penguins, we’ll almost forgive the fans if they start chanting “We want the Cup” before the 3rd period.
– So, in the end, it seems Scotty Stevens’s elbow won out over the baby deer. Better luck next time, Bambi.
I spent the day moving, so a nice, close game like Game 3 would be much appreciated, Penguins and Red Wings! Thanks!
Ugh! Moving day is the WORST! I’m so sorry, Anne! I spent the day not moving — literally. I’ve been parked in front of the TV, getting up only to check on the baby deer out the back window. It’s been divine! :D
Schnookie, that baby deer is too cute!
That was a pretty fucking pathetic moment of silence. And the announcer was way too damn cheery. (sorry, I may be a little biased. And grouchy because I’m sick)
WOOOOOOO!!!
I’m so sorry, alix!
Amy, the baby deer is almost unimaginably cute. It’s mother has finally come back but is hanging out in the woods eating more. Now that the Pens have opened the scoring, I think I have to officially say that Baby Deer Watch ’08 is more fulfilling entertainment! Come on, Wings!
I’m sorry they screwed up the moment of silence.
And that you’re sick.
Thanks Hossa! I know that IPB is pro-Red Wings, but
WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
That is an adorable deer. I thought you said deer were bad!
Adult deer ARE bad. BABY deer are adorable. In about five weeks, I’m going to wish that thing had never been born, but as long as it’s a foot tall, and totally gentle and spotted and hiding in our ivy, how can I hate it?
I totally missed the goal. Deer Watch is very engrossing. :P
Nice persistence by Malone.
So far, this game is a lot more entertaining than the other ones have been.
My Dad (Pittsburgh native) says hello to you all. He doesn’t quite get how this commenting thing works.
Hey to Anne’s dad!
So how do I get Lidstrom to come to Buffalo? This is totally doable, right?
Thanks for putting up with my whining. I’m still very upset about Luc. I just can’t stop thinking about him. Sad.
Awww! I luff Lidstrom!
Hey Anne’s dad.
Are the NBC programmers that desperate to fill airtime that they need to air “Celebrity Circus?”
Heather, we’d have to give up a heck of a lot (coughCrunchycough) and then some to even have a chance at getting Lidstrom.
Hello, Anne’s dad! Go Wings! :D
So, um, who scored for Detroit? I was baby deer watching.
Heather, we’d have to give up a heck of a lot (coughCrunchycough) and then some to even have a chance at getting Lidstrom.
Hmmmm…. Well… We did just sign Enroth… :P
My dad is totally amazed that I’m talking to people who live all over the nation.
Hi Anne’s dad!
And now that the deer’s gone, I can focus on the game. (That deer is perhaps the single cutest thing I have EVER seen. It just pranced off into the woods! Stopping to sniff at everything along the way! We thought for a moment it had mistaken one of our patio tables for its mother.)
All over the world! As long as alix is here, we’re international. And if Mags or Iain shows up, we’ll global!
So how do I get Lidstrom to come to Buffalo? This is totally doable, right?
Even I will admit that Lidstrom is totally doable.
Instead of having Pierre miked up, could they mike up Sid instead so we can hear what he and Draper are yammering about?
Nice, Patty!
Even I will admit that Lidstrom is totally doable.
Patty, you hussy! Not while Anne’s dad is here! :P
The fawn just left? Did its mom call it? How does she tell it to stay put all day and then when to come back into the woods? That’s so adorable!
Sid: Hey, you big meanie! I’ll sic Unkie Mario on you!
Draper: Huh? Hey, Nicky, did you hear something?
Lidstrom: [Stony, foxy silence.]
Sid: You’ll be sorry! You’ll all be sorry!
Yeah, Anne? Don’t tell your dad I said that!
Jim’s cool. He says he makes Lidstrom look like a plate of streudel. My dad’s a stone cold fox.
Awwww, on CBC they just showed a little picture that Draper’s little guy drew for Zetterberg that’s hanging up in the dressing room. It says “To Hank.”
Patty, that’s not what I meant but if we’re comparing Crunchy and Nick in that way, Nick is WAY more doable :-D
Pierre: Just a second ago I exhaled, now I think I’ll inhale again.
Jim wants to add that he graduated from high school and college from Civic Arena, now known as Mellon Arena.
The behavior of white-tailed deer is a TOTAL mystery to me. I looked it up online, and based on the text on the google search results page, it seems deer send each other musk messages and communicate with their tails or something, and the moms leave the fawns in glades all day while they go out and forage. As dusk was falling, the mom made a sweep by the very perimeter of the woods near our yard, and I’m guessing the baby saw her then, because about ten minutes later, when it was full dusk, he wobbled off after her. I was really worried she wasn’t coming back! I’m a puddle of goo right now — the whole day has just been impossibly cute!
Ah, that’s what I needed to cure me of my girly “THAT WAS SO CUTE!” squealing — a commercial for “Love Guru”.
Patty, Pierre only inhales and exhales when Sid does.
I wanna watch CBC!!! How much extra do I need to pay CI to get the playoffs from CBC? Huh? Because I’ll pay it!
Pierre: Just a second ago I exhaled, now I think I’ll inhale again.
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Anne, if your dad’s a stone fox, he’s totally welcome to come hang out with us! IPB Manor is a great place to visit, especially if you like venison. :P
Wow. Throwing a broken stick in your path isn’t a penalty? Huh.
I was totally mesmerized by Lidstrom’s arms while he was tying his skates in CBC’s intro. I would be totally content if they just let me watch that for the whole intermission instead of listening to Don Cherry.
Sid’s lucky that the broken stick didn’t take a weird hop on the ice and leap up and hit him.
Oh my god, I LOVE the shots of guys’ arms while they’re tying their skates that CBC shows in intros. That’s the BEST!
How did McCarty get off with nothing?
Um, has NBC told us what these penalties are for?
Haha, remember the other day when we compared Sid to Snidely Whiplash? Jim just said “He looks like melodrama villain.”
Thanks, Doc. (Ask and ye shall receive, I guess…)
I love watching them tie their skates!
If they don’t score pretty soon, Sid’s gonna tie somebody to the railroad tracks.
It’s always captivating when you can see things you can’t see when they have all their gear on. During the earlier rounds I saw a picture of Jaromir Jagr playing pre-game soccer somewhere and I was fascinated by his legs. And this was Jagr! But his legs were very nice.
Wow, when you spend the first half of the period watching a baby deer totter around your yard, the first 20 minutes goes really quickly!
Oh my god, I LOVE the shots of guys’ arms while they’re tying their skates that CBC shows in intros. That’s the BEST!
That might just have to be a reason I love hockey. Can I order just dudes arms tying skates on DVD? That would be awesome.
I CAN’T STOP STARING AT DRAPER’S BEARD
I’ll take one of those, too, alix! Or maybe the 2-DVD set with the other one nothing but them walking around in everything but their jersey.
Jim says that in addition to being a stone cold fox, you should see him tie his skates.
If they don’t score pretty soon, Sid’s gonna tie somebody to the railroad tracks.
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And Heather, there’s no shame in being hypnotized by Jagr’s legs. Jagr has ASTONISHING legs.
Brilliant, Patty! That’s also so very mesmerising!
Damn. I can’t stop tearing up over Luc. What is wrong with me?
First person that brags about getting to see Kelly Hrudey instead of Pierre and Milbury gets a rap in the mouth. :P
Jim says that in addition to being a stone cold fox, you should see him tie his skates.
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There’s nothing wrong with you, alix. It’s perfectly understandable. I’d do the same if it were somebody from my team. I’ve teared up a few times anyway.
Or maybe the 2-DVD set with the other one nothing but them walking around in everything but their jersey.
Smelling salts not included.
Alix, I almost got misty when reading about it. I couldn’t help but think how I would feel if that had happened to a Sabre, I’d be totally distraught, so I completely understand getting teary-eyed.
Anne, I like your dad! Jim can stay! :-D
First person that brags about getting to see Kelly Hrudey instead of Pierre and Milbury gets a rap in the mouth. :P
That’s not until the next intermission. But he’ll probably be wearing an adorable tie, and being all cutely earnest :P
Seconded, on the Kelly Hrudy front! I don’t really agree with a blanket statement that Canadian broadcasts are better than US ones, but I really wouldn’t mind seeing Kelly, Sweet Honey Kelly, on our TV channels here.
That’s it, alix! You’re gettin’ it! ;P
That was a really nice tribute that Don Cherry did for Bourdon.
We did get a very sweet interview with Lidstrom. I wish he’d move to another team. He’s got me all conflicted.
And Get Smart looks funny.
Thanks. ladies. He wasn’t even a Canuck for a whole year yet, so we didn’t get to know him that well. But I guess it’s because he was drafted with us, and we saw him grow up and stuff.
Jim says that in addition to being a stone cold fox, you should see him tie his skates.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Jim’s the bomb!
And switching gears a little… alix, I would totally be tearing up, too, if that had happened to a Devil. It’s really strange, how we become so emotionally connected to guys we’ve never met, but that’s part of being a fan. It’s a truly, truly sad thing that happened.
Awww, shucks, Patty. I would’ve traded you one intermission appearance by Kelly Hurdey for one intermission interview with Nicky.
That was a really nice tribute that Don Cherry did for Bourdon.
Damn! My dad wanted to adjust our new TV, so I missed it. The one time Cherry was worthwhile to listen to…
Oh well. I think they usually have it online afterrwards.
Jim’s having no trouble adjusting to my hockey obsession The cat, on the other hand, is perplexing him. He’s a dog person.
We did get a very sweet interview with Lidstrom. I wish he’d move to another team. He’s got me all conflicted.
Yeah, that was our reward for having no Kelly and too much Milbury and McGuire (I refuse to acknowledge that new studio host guy. He’s so wretched, and he feels like he’s just filling in, doesn’t he? I don’t get him at all). That Lidstrom feature was aiming right at my ovaries. (Did the baby deer soften me up? Was that what that was all about? Now I’m all like, “Baby anythings are cute, and HELLLLOOOOOO, Nick Lidstrom!”)
That’s it, alix! You’re gettin’ it! ;P
Bring it on! I can take you! :P
Thanks, Schnookie. That’s true. He just felt like one of us, even though we didn’t really know him.
Oh and a big thumbs up to Anne’s dad. Hahaha.
That’s it, alix! You’re gettin’ it! ;P
Bring it on! I can take you! :P
Thanks, Schnookie. That’s true. He just felt like one of us, even though we didn’t really know him.
Oh and a big thumbs up to Anne’s dad. Hahaha.
Damn! My dad wanted to adjust our new TV, so I missed it. The one time Cherry was worthwhile to listen to…
Cherry kind of realize that his talking wasn’t adding a lot to the moment, so he let the film clips of Bourdon on-ice speak for themselves.
I couldn’t help but think how I would feel if that had happened to a Sabre
It did. Tim Horton. 1974 car crash on the QEW.
Heather, he has four sons, he said. Pierre asked him how he helps them with their hockey. He said he sits quietly in the back of the stands during games and practices but tries to help them the rest of the time. So sweet.
Awww, shucks, Patty. I would’ve traded you one intermission appearance by Kelly Hurdey for one intermission interview with Nicky.
Hey, you have the choice! You COULD have been watching for Nick! :P
It did. Tim Horton. 1974 car crash on the QEW.
Well, yes, true. But I wasn’t alive then, so I’ve never experienced it.
Schnookie, I could have, you’re right. But I never think to PURPOSELY turn NBC on :P And Patty that sounds very sweet. I can totally see him as the quiet, supportive Dad in the back row.
My picture froze! Did anybody else’s? What’s happening?!
But I never think to PURPOSELY turn NBC on
I know, I know… No one ever does think to turn NBC on purposely. (I was about to say I wouldn’t either, if given the choice, but I totally would, because that’s how much I hate Don Cherry.)
Normally, when I hear the NHL guys saying they just sit quietly in the back and let their kids — sorry, their sons; not many of them let their daughters play, do they? — just enjoy the game, I go “riiiiight, suuuuure you do”. But with Lidstrom, I’d believe it.
Well, there’s the obstruction call Therrien’s been complaining about the refs not calling.
Oh good, they switched to the standard def.
Well, there’s the obstruction call Therrien’s been complaining about the refs not calling.
ZING!
Wow. Beer goes down really smoothly when you’ve been lifting heavy things all day.
Staal kind of looks Amish with the beard and no mustache. and did anyone else enjoy when NBC replayed Crosby breaking his stick and getting a new one all in fast forward?
McCarty is so gross.
mcguffers, we’ve been MacGyver all day and whenever they have speeded-up footage (or bad blue-screening) we all race to shout “That’s real!” first. When they showed that Crosby shift, Schnookie was all, “That’s real!”
Staal kind of looks Amish with the beard and no mustache.
mcguffers, I posted photographic evidence of this on my blog a few days ago :-D
Usually I don’t fall in with the Sabres fans “We need that guy!” but I really like Brooks Orpik. We might need that guy.
Patty, I’d love to see McCarty and Roberts have an all douchebag off and take each other out of the series.
McCarty is so gross.
He really, really is.
I think Staal’s got a full beard, it’s just blond on top and red around the chin.
Patty, I’d love to see McCarty and Roberts have an all douchebag off and take each other out of the series.
Like the Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat! :P
Usually I don’t fall in with the Sabres fans “We need that guy!” but I really like Brooks Orpik. We might need that guy.
Pookie just muttered to me, “Brooks Orpik is a dirty hitter. Who would want him on their team?” I had to respond, “Well, Sabres fans do hate the Hurricanes.” :P
And Heather, your picture of Amish Gronk was hilarious!
Incredible Hulk? Does not look funny.
When they showed that Crosby shift, Schnookie was all, “That’s real!”
Hahaha It looked like a silent movie action sequence from the 30′s, especially with Crosby’s evil looking facial hair!
The first time I saw a commercial for “The Incredible Hulk” I figured it had to be a made-for-TV summer “event”. When I recognized Ed Norton I was like, “Wha-huh? What’s he doing in a summer made-for-tv movie?” It looks a lot, based on the commercial, like Ang Lee’s only with a less-hot hero (not that I don’t loves me some Ed Norton); what’s the deal with it being re-made so soon?
“Brooks Orpik is a dirty hitter. Who would want him on their team?” I had to respond, “Well, Sabres fans do hate the Hurricanes.”
And we have a peculiar talent for overlooking bad qualities of a player while they’re wearing the blue and gold.
Pierre asked him how he helps them with their hockey. He said he sits quietly in the back of the stands during games and practices but tries to help them the rest of the time. So sweet.
Awww! That’s adorable!
not many of them let their daughters play, do they?
There’s a picture of Danny Sedin’s daughter playing hockey with Hank Sedin in the dressing room on locker clear out day. It’s pretty damn cute.
“Brooks Orpik is a dirty hitter. Who would want him on their team?”
Me! We’re really lacking in dirty hitting d-men. Or hitting d-men. It’s all about protecting Crunchy. Does that help? No? Oh, well :P
If you see a close-up of Staal he does scruff above his lip. Like Patty said, it’s just very, very blonde.
And Heather, your picture of Amish Gronk was hilarious!
Thank you.
mcguffers, I posted photographic evidence of this on my blog a few days ago :-D
Now I have a mental picture of the Staal brothers churning butter in the off season
They just mentioned the Pens have t-shirts with “sacrifice” in the five different languages of the team. If it’s truly a Pittsburgh team, there better be one line that says “sacrifice yins alls.”
Cherry kind of realize that his talking wasn’t adding a lot to the moment, so he let the film clips of Bourdon on-ice speak for themselves.
That’s nice. I never did think he would learn that lesson.
Roberts and McCarty heard you, Pookie!
They did, only not enough!
So after nearly 2 periods, how do the Red Wings look without Holmstrom? I’m guessing Fleury appreciates Holmstrom’s absence.
Between Ottawa’s Centurion, Montreal forgetting they were good and losing to the Flyers, and now the Leafs in The Love Guru, does anyone feel like the Eastern Canadian teams are trying to out-embarrass themselves?
mcguffers, I’m going to say the Leafs lose out there. And that’s saying a lot, that the “Love Guru” is worse than the centurion!
I think somebody’s sabotaged the sticks! He hates these sticks!
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Pookie, everytime I see a preview for Love Guru, I say a silent prayer that the Sabres don’t show up in it.
Patty, seriously! what happens when both teams run out of sticks? Do they just grab the soccer ball from the pre-game warm up and start kicking that around? Cause I think Crosby’s pretty close.
I’m sorry. That computer baby commercial was funny until he puked. And now that I’ve seen a second time, I’ve decided never to use ETrade.
Ron Francis is kind of handsome. What’s with Milbury touching people all the time?
The computer baby commercial aired during the superbowl, and at the time I vowed never to use ETrade. :P
What?! Now Ron Francis is on?! (SUUUUUUUPER handsome. I was IN LOVE with Ronnie as a youngster.)
Yeah, Milbury has some personal space issues, but in a totally different way than Pierre’s personal space issues. They’re really a terrible two-pronged attack, aren’t they?
(I’m spending this intermission looking at the 45,000 pictures we took of the baby deer. I hope it comes back tomorrow.)
I’m sorry. That computer baby commercial was funny until he puked.
I like the one where he buys a clown. Something about a baby calling a clown creepy cracks me up.
What?! Now Ron Francis is on?!
Sheesh, Heather, didn’t you learn ANYTHING from missing the Lidstrom feature? NBC is PULLING OUT THE STOPS for you tonight, and yet you CONTINUE to ignore them. :P
I had no idea he was good-looking. I only knew him from the Hurricanes. But I never saw him in a suit with those foxy glasses on.
I saw a computer baby one back then, but I didn’t remember him spitting up on his keyboard.
NBC’s not handling the HD too well.
Ronnie Francis has never really done anything for me, but those glasses were CRAZY foxy.
I saw a computer baby one back then, but I didn’t remember him spitting up on his keyboard.
Oh yeah, the spit-up’s been in there the whole time.
The NHLPA grieved Niedermayer’s fine for missing training camp and it looks like he’s not going to pay it.
ACK! A puck trail!
Between Ottawa’s Centurion, Montreal forgetting they were good and losing to the Flyers, and now the Leafs in The Love Guru, does anyone feel like the Eastern Canadian teams are trying to out-embarrass themselves?
The Canucks are all, “Thank goodness those losers are around to distract everyone from our rampant GM firing, overall pathetic drafting, random assistant coach firing, and re hiring of less than ideal head coaches!”
Sheesh, Heather, didn’t you learn ANYTHING from missing the Lidstrom feature? NBC is PULLING OUT THE STOPS for you tonight, and yet you CONTINUE to ignore them. :P
Seriously! It’s like they’re programming for me personally.
Is that all it takes? Sheesh, Niedermayer.
I was just reading over on Martle that the Melrose thing is being reported as fact. When we sent Smitty and Halpie and Juicy to Tampa, I felt sorry for them for having to play for Tortorella, but GOOD GRIEF! I never imagined how much worse it could be!
Heather, are you serious? The one good thing coming out of that whole ordeal was that Nieder was going to have to pay the price! Gah!
Patty, I was looking down — I missed the glow puck replay? Um… rats! Or something.
I can’t figure why there aren’t new people around to be coaches. At this point no one should have to go back to Melrose.
The NHLPA grieved Niedermayer’s fine for missing training camp and it looks like he’s not going to pay it.
And the NHLPA grieved the Avery Rule from the second round because they weren’t consulted on it like the CBA said they should be.
No wonder Colie Campbell and Paul Kelly were in such deep conversation earlier tonight.
Sounds like the PA is also going to be really pushing for no-touch icing.
Oh, I could get behind a switch to no-touch icing!
I too would be totally down with no-touch icing
It’s about fucking time the PA pushed for no-touch icing.
I was totally out of the loop on the Melrose thing. Seriously, Vinny’s THISCLOSE to demanding a trade to the Devils now, right?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was CRAPTASTIC by Fleury!
I would also love no-touch icing. I agree that it’s about time.
Barry Melrose hasn’t coached in 13 years. That… can’t be good.
I think I’m losing my hockey spirit when I’m only watching the game during Southpark commercials.
Wow, Flower, that was INCREDIBLY stupid
Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that call on a goalie. That’s funny!
Melrose isn’t even a good TV personality!
That was Flower answering the question Pierre posed to Edzo in the first period, and Edzo tried to avoid it. Yes, puck-handling is the weakest part of Flower’s game. Whether it’s traditional “skating around and handling it” or whether it’s “calmly bat the puck out of the air after stopping a shot like Marty does”. Heh.
Melrose isn’t even a good TV personality!
I know! I was always under the impression that he was a shitty coach who was lucky enough to have Wayne play for him, and he’s been a shitty studio guy for almost a decade and a half. Vinny TOTALLY wants to be a Devil now! He just HAS to!
We’re getting terrible thunderstorms right now — I hope the baby deer isn’t too scared!
Whether it’s traditional “skating around and handling it” or whether it’s “calmly bat the puck out of the air after stopping a shot like Marty does”.
I missed the goal, but is Fleury worse than Crunchy when it comes to puckhandling?
I missed the goal, but is Fleury worse than Crunchy when it comes to puckhandling?
From the little I know about Fleury’s puckhandling, he appears to play it about the same amount as Crunchy and usually better but not outstandingly so.
I missed the goal, but is Fleury worse than Crunchy when it comes to puckhandling?
Hard to say although I have never seen Crunchy bat the puck out of the air and over the glass, I don’t think. That takes some skill.
I’m losing interest in this game. Pierre’s voice is sucking the life out of me.
Pierre, give Doc a chance to report the penalty.
Fleury still has the stigma of the WJC goal he allowed when he went to fire a puck out of the zone and instead banked it off his own defender and into the net. I think he might be better in general than Crunchy, but when he’s bad, he’s catastrophically bad.
I’m losing interest, too. I’m like, “Is it too dark to see baby deer outside? Yes? I don’t care. I’m going to stare into the pitch-black yard anyway.”
I know Crunchy appears like he may snap at any moment, but I think he’s not as easily shaken as Fleury. Fleury gives up an early soft goal and its over.
Can I even say how much I HATE this camera angle NBC insists on using during power plays?
Geno knows enough english to scream “FUCK”
Anne, I agree with you. It’s going to take A LOT before I start to believe that Fleury really is a big-game goalie.
Wow, what a luxury to be able to put your best players out for a 5 on 3.
I agree that Fleury is shakier than Crunchy but if Crunchy had been pushed into the league as a 19-year-old he’d be completely dysfunctional right now.
As opposed to “mostly dysfunctional” now? (I keed, I keed.)
As opposed to “mostly dysfunctional” now? (I keed, I keed.)
No, that’s pretty much what I meant :-D
As opposed to “mostly dysfunctional” now? (I keed, I keed.)
But I think he recognizes he’s mostly dysfunctional.
I think Miller is as functional as one can be when your defense is laughably sad. The players aren’t terrible individually. Put them together….. yecch
Gah! I got distracted organizing our Flickr account, and I look up in time to see McCarty on the bench! EW!
I think the Wings don’t allow guys to grow beards if they’re not red.
Pierre saw Babcock laughing and deduced that it was a “phenomenal display of coaching.”
Booooo.
Matches the uniforms Patty.
Pierre saw Babcock laughing and deduced that it was a “phenomenal display of coaching.”
I know! That was the SKEEVIEST, STUPIDEST thing EVER! Just ugh! Shut up, Pierre!
Oh, and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Hell of a time for the Pens to not be able to continue their home winning streak. Heh.
I’m sorry… I HATE “take it one game at a time.” You can’t play more than one game at a time! Plus, hey Zetts! Newsflash, you only need one more game! Why would you be looking ahead to others games?
If they were trying to match their beards to their unis, they’d be growing pink beards!
Pierre’s headset replaces Chris’s suede jackets for dumbest interviewer’s accessory.
If the story of this playoffs is going to be what a supergenius Babcock is, then it’s a zillion times worse than I thought it could be.
Wait, you don’t think that headset makes Pierre really important, mcguffers?
He’s your coach, Schnookie! Ya Red-Wing lover, ya!
Well, phooey.
Good night!
That puck trail is SO BAD! I’d only seen the big red circle before. That puck trail makes it look like the puck doesn’t respond to gravity. Oh, it’s AWFUL! I’m going to cry. WHY?!???!!?!?
Good night, Anne! Tell Jim thanks for stopping by!
Wait, you don’t think that headset makes Pierre really important, mcguffers?
Only if it’s his intention to look like a sales associate from Old Navy (which is not supposed to be a knock on Old Navy, cause they’re headsets are much cooler. And much more important looking.)
Patty, I was NEVER a Babcock lover! NEVER! Not literally or figuratively!
G’night, Anne!
Ha, I’ll tell him tomorrow, Dad’s been in bed since 9:30, hahahahaha
Goodnight, Anne!
g’night Anne… they might make a comeback! er… uh…
I really hope the Canucks just tie Lui to his net next season. Buahaha.
Red Wings: Love us, love our coach.
Jim’s the bomb, but he’s going to have to work on that going to bed early thing, Anne. :D
I WILL NOT LOVE MIKE BABCOCK! And really, “love” is a really strong word for what I’m feeling about the Wings. It’s more “apathy that leans ever so slightly in a positive direction, as aided by my bona fide dislike of the Penguins”. I don’t see “love their coach” as an unavoidable side effect of that. :P
Jim’s the bomb, but he’s going to have to work on that going to bed early thing, Anne. :D
Seriously. I didn’t want to be the one saying it, but… It’s true. :P
I have a hard time hating Mike Babcock since he stopped a press conference to make sure members of my family didn’t get kicked out of the arena, then took them to meet his players. But…I still find him icky.
And really, “love” is a really strong word for what I’m feeling about the Wings.
Stop denying it, Schnookie. Not hating the Wings is the same as loving them. And loving the Wings means you love their coach!
*singsong* Schnookie and Babcock sittin’ in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
alix is excused. She has a good reason to not hate him.
(Not permanently, though, alix, so keep that in mind. :P)
Stop it, Patty! STOP IT!!! Or I’ll call you a Gary Roberts lover!
alix, I’m sorry, but Babcock being nice to your family doesn’t counteract his dissing on Mikey C and the overexposure of his use of the word “greasy” during the 2003 playoffs. :P
Is anyone else watching On The Fly? They’re describing the GW goal as a “leaky” goal for Fleury to have given up. Is that a code word for “shitty”? Because that’s what I’d be calling it if I was on On The Fly.
I always though “leaky” was a way to describe a roof or the after effects of an STD, but now that I think of it, that does sound like an interesting description for a goal. Um, nope. I’ll stick with shitty.
I don’t really object to Gary Roberts so strenuously.
I certainly don’t want to marry him. Like you want to marry Babcock.
Just look at him! He’s ready to give you a big kiss!
(Not permanently, though, alix, so keep that in mind. :P)
Aye, aye, Patty! I solemnly swear to hate Mike Babcock again starting in the fall the first time the Canucks play his team.
Schnookie, the whole greasy love affair was rather unfortunate.
Patty, you just made me throw up in my own mouth.
And mcguffers, I’m also going to stick with “shitty” — “leaky”‘s just not doing it for me. :P
Sid’s press conference was hilarious! That was so funny when he smacked the reporter down who said the Pens now need to win three in a row! “NO! WE NEED TO WIN ONE! JUST ONE! NOT THREE! ONE GAME AT A TIME! JUST ONE! SHUT UP! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”
“EVERYTHING IS TICKETY-BOO!!!! DON’T MAKE ME BITCH SLAP YOU!!!
Leaky sounds like Flower needs to wear diapers.
alix, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Poor Sid! That reporter screwed up his motivational speech he was going to give his boys later.
“EVERYTHING IS TICKETY-BOO!!!! DON’T MAKE ME BITCH SLAP YOU!!!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
And Flower totally needs to wear goal diapers. Heh.
Patty, you’re right! Sid was probably totally cool with the fact that he has to win three more games, but he was planning to give the big “one game at a time” speech, and now it’s ruined.
Know who else you love, Schnookie? Darren McCarty!
That’s right! Don’t deny it!
Patty, that’s the worst thing anyone has ever said about me!
Okay. I’ll take that one back. That was over the line. Forgive me.
I just MIGHT forgive you, Patty. :P
Thanks, Mrs. Babcock. I mean, Schnookie.
Nope. No forgiveness.
I corrected myself!
PUH-LEASE. :P
She did correct herself :P
Heather’s right! I’m willing to admit that you’re not actually married to Babcock.
Heather’s right! I’m willing to admit that you’re not actually married to Babcock.
Right! All she’s saying is that you’d like to be :P
Yeah, but you still tried to smear my good name, first with the “Mrs. Babcock” stuff, and then with the McCarty stuff. *Steely glare* I will NOT forgive, and I will NOT forget. Mrs. Pronger.
And Heather, you’re on my list too. Mrs. Chris Neil.
Oooh, now she’s fighting dirty.
Hey, Patty started it.
Well… Chris Neil is buddies with Mike Fisher. Maybe I can be one of those hockey wives who sleeps with a teammate. That would be a definite upgrade.
The fur is flying tonight!
Ooooooh. That’s just downright dirty.
Hey, I did the right thing. I hated Pronger’s whole team! You can’t accuse me of sidling up to ANY of them. Not like you and your Red Wings obsession.
“Obsession” might be overstating things a little there, Patty :P
Are you sure, Heather? Not hating the Wings equals being obsessed with them. I’m pretty sure.
Not hating the Wings equals being obsessed with them. I’m pretty sure.
By that same count, I guess hating the Wings above all means you love the Rangers… Mrs. Jagr.
Those are very exacting standards you have there, Patty.
Maybe I do love the Rangers. They’re so juggernauty.
How’s it feel? Huh?!
Mrs. Jagr-
Avery. It’s hyphenated.Patty, if the Rangers actually WERE juggernauty, then maybe we could talk. :PPPPP
I had no idea the Rangers were polygamists! Interesting!
I love how the MSM loves the Rangers. Therefore I should love them.
Hey, I retracted the McCarty stuff, so take back the Avery stuff.
I take it back! I take it back!
See? I took it back!
Heh heh. As much as I could spend all night in this ever-escalating war of bad-fan attrition, I think it’s time for me to shut down and go to bed. I’ve got to get up early to go to brunch tomorrow!
Okay, so late to the party here, but…..
I WANT A BABY DEER!!!!!!!!!
that is all.
Good night!
I take it all back. No hard feelings. It’s time I accepted that some people like the Wings. I’m in a program to help me with that.
Late to the party in response, Kristin — baby deer are wonderful! Adult deer? Not so much. :D
And in sad news, our baby deer found another place to hang out today. There’s been no sign of him at all. What, was the bed of ivy outside our garage not good enough for him? Is that it? :(
Maybe he just didn’t appreciate the papparazzi. :P
You’re probably right, Patty. He was like, “I’ve got no PRIVACY here!” And then he went right on waving his cute little spots around and forcing us to notice him.
Exactly! I mean, if you don’t want papparazzi, don’t live in Malibu! Or, um, I mean… New Jersey!
I think the baby deer doth protest too much.
Maybe he was full! Or maybe he is around front today eating all your veggies!
Perish the thought, Kristin! He better not be eating our veggies!! (When we thought he might have been abandoned, Boomer said we’d have to go nurse him and take care of him, like The Yearling. Considering that the Yearling eats all his owner’s corn in the book [or at least he does in the movie], I figure I’d just save us the trouble and shoot the deer before it gets to that. :P)
By the way, I’m too lazy to email you Kristin, but I have to ask — where did you take those glorious pictures on your flickr page, of all those purple flowers?
Oh, the poor little deer! He’s too cute to shoot, and hopefully smart enough to leave your veggies alone. Although, in that picture where he is in your ivy, he does have a sort of mischievous look in his eyes! He’s like, “Hey, wait…this isn’t lettuce!!!”
Oh and those pictures were taken at Longwood Gardens, this old du Pont estate that is a public gardens/conservatory. It’s pretty much my favorite non hockey destination.
The pictures you took at Longwood Gardens were really cool! I’ve never been there, but I went to Wintethur for the steeple chasing when I was in 5th grade. It was wild! They had this crazy super-fancy tailgating display with classic old cars and big silver sets and everything.
Pookie, Winterthur looks pretty cool too! Those du Ponts were certainly prolific in their property ownership/creating public gardens.
There are so many cool things like Longwood and Winterthur around here. I finally dragged myself to Longwood for the first time this past March, even though I have lived here for 10 years. I loved it so much that after my first visit, I bought the frequent guest pass, since I knew instantly I would be there A LOT. It is soooooo relaxing. I’m gonna try to head there again tomorrow, and maybe I will check out Winterthur as well.
And really, I should know this, since I live in the middle of horse country, but what the heck is a steeple chase?
Ooooh! I’m checking out Longwood Gardens online, and it looks SPECTACULAR! I think we’re going to have to plan a summer outing there — maybe we could meet up!
A steeple chase is a horse race that includes jumps. It’s a little ridonkulous, but it was fun to do once. (I was friends with a horsey family in 5th grade so they took me there and to the Devon Horse Show; I would never have gone otherwise.)
Longwood Gardens looks STUNNING!
Oh, the Devon Horse Show is right down the street from me! Today was the last day thank goodness! All those horse people were driving me crazy at work!!!!!
And yes, Longwood is quite spectacular Schnookie…every time I go, I discover an area that is my new favorite area!!
Sorry for the delay in responding, but I was distracted by this whole tapout thing on Blersus…
Ah, “Tapout”. I remember it well from last year’s NHL Awards Show…
No worries about being distracted by questionable TV programming — we’re watching more MacGyver DVDs! :D
I think we’re going to try to get ourselves out to Longwood the weekend after next. I can’t wait to check it out!
This whole Jens Pulver/Urijah Faber thing that was shoved down my throat during the playoffs really worked. I’m such a sucker for commercials. Sadly, I have no clue what the hell is going on!