Some thoughts about tonight’s game, which we watched on TiVo delay and weren’t finishing up until it was going on 1 a.m. (that should give you an idea, Gentle Reader, of how much we enjoyed it):
1. Let us never speak of this again.
2. If he’s going to keep taking stupid-assed penalties, we’re going to start calling Langer “Captain Shit Shit Shit” instead of “Captain Fuck This Shit”. And for brevity’s sake, we’ll shorthand that as “Captain Shit-Cubed”. (If brevity is the essence of wit, we’re pretty sure “Captain Shit-Cubed” is its molecular foundation.)
3. When there was some question about the nature of the injury that was keeping Patty out for most of the first half of the game, we decided the problem was that someone untied that ribbon around his neck and his head fell off. The trainer managed to tape it back on, but got it backwards on his first try. The Devils understandably sagged a bit after seeing such a ghoulish scene in their dressing room during the first intermission, but in the end, a little elbow grease and a whole lot of athletic tape did the trick, and Patty was back to his old ineffectual ways before the night was out.
4. Marty’s finally starting to play the way we expected him to right out of the gate this season. Specifically, like the way he always does when he’s closing in on a record. Even more specifically, like poop. (We’ll be fair and concede that he pulled a Marc-Andre Fleury tonight, rather than just plain sucking; he made a lot of saves that he shouldn’t have, but only gave up goals he shouldn’t have, too.)
5. The defense is starting to play defensively a lot like the way we expected them to right out of the gate this season, based on how they looked last season. Specifically, like poop. Even more specifically, like poopy poop. (We’ll be fair and concede that the defense had a very good offensive game tonight.)
6. We normally yawn in the face of fighting in the NHL, but we saw two examples of fighting being used for good instead of evil tonight. First was Clarkson doing his “losing his helmet, and then getting up from the ice looking like the cover of a romance novel after a fight with a much bigger guy” thing and sparking the team back to life. Second was Rupper doing his henchman duties with gusto on Zach’s behalf after Hollweg had the temerity to hit Zach. That fight was awesome. We actually think Rupper was beating Hollweg with his own helmet while Hollweg was still wearing it. That’s hot. (It should be noted that as soon as Zach took the hit from Hollweg, we started cracking that Zach was lying on the ice, ringing a little silver handbell, and shouting weakly, “I say! Henchman! Henchman, there’s work to be done!” And then as soon as we’d said it, there was Rupper, earning his keep.)
7. After watching an entire game of him, we still don’t care about Luke Schenn.
8. Shootouts are stupid, but they’re even stupider when it’s going on 1 on a worknight, and we’re all exhausted, and we just want this game to be over for god’s sake.
9. PaulieMartinNation has no idea how to process what it saw tonight. More on that tomorrow.
Good Morning IPB!
This is HYSTERICAL. I missed the game last night and this tells me everything I need to know. =P
I’m also a tad bit scared that we’ll be able to insert Sabres for Devils and Lightening for Leafs and use this as tonights game recap.
Regarding #4 – Why didnt’ you tell me this BEFORE I picked Marty as my primary goalie for Les Phoque-ups? Really, when I didn’t want to listen there should have been some sort of intervention and/or rehab. =(
Good morning, everyone!
Chaz, we tried to warn you, and we tried to run an intervention, but NO-O-O-O-O! No one outside the Devils fanbase wants to believe that Marty’s poop when they’re convinced he’s good, and because the universe is nothing if not contrarian when it comes to the Devils, no one outside the Devils fanbase wants to believe he’s good when they’re convinced he’s poop. (And by “poop” I mean “a product of the system”. Heh.)
Good morning, everyone! When I got up this morning there was a heavy, thick frost on everything! A visit from Jack Frost! How wintry! Of course, I stopped to take pictures, and then got stuck behind a school bus that stopped at every other house, and then got stuck behind heavy construction equipment. It was like the real life version of watching a whistle-heavy Devils-Leafs game starting at 11.
Good morning!
I saw on TSN Rupp’s demolition of Hollweg. That was mighty impressive, and dare I say, well deserved.
It was like the real life version of watching a whistle-heavy Devils-Leafs game starting at 11.
That’s rough! Two such experiences in less than 12 hours? I’m amazed you survived!
That was mighty impressive, and dare I say, well deserved.
The most surprising thing was that it’s Rupp, who’s kind of just a serviceable fighter. I’ve never seen him deliver such a definitive smack-down! He was winging with Zach and Travis the other night, and we’d been joking that, after such a promotion, he’d have to reapply to be Zach’s henchman. It looked like he was hungry to get his old job back last night. :P
Wow.
‘Nuff said.
I’m sorry, Ookies. I didn’t see any of this game, but I did see the Hagman shootout goal. :(
Hi hg! (Or, as I just typed it, “hig”. :P)
And thanks, Caitlin. By the time the shootout was upon us, we were too tired to hold our eyes open, so you probably saw more of it than we did. (Just kidding. But seriously. Would it have killed anyone just to end the game in a tie? Did we have to sit around waiting on eight penalty shots? Gah. I hate it so much! It’s not an even remotely interesting conceit anymore, now that the novelty’s worn off. It’s just a boring and unfulfilling way to almost completely arbitrarily designate a “winner”. I’ll stop now. You all know how I feel about it. Heh.)
I did watch the score update in the AAC though, and I was kind of bummed for y’all. Poor -Ookies.
I miss ties. Bring back the tie! Sigh.
On the bright side, though, you got to see an awesome win!
On the bright side, though, you got to see an awesome win!
I did! And they played so much better. I have to say, I don’t know what the hell Brett Hull has done to Avery, but he seems to be acting much less douchey and seems to be actually trying to play hockey.
However, I did have to sit by the world’s biggest jerkface. He booed Robidas when they announced him for starting lineup and when Robi came on for his second shift. And he was in a Stars jersey! He was a STARS FAN! What the hell?
And man oh man, they are already running ads in the AAC for Mike Modano & Brett Hull’s restaurant. I CANNOT WAIT.
And man oh man, they are already running ads in the AAC for Mike Modano & Brett Hull’s restaurant. I CANNOT WAIT.
Ok, If I wasn’t questioning their relationship before….
AND
Isn’t that a conflict of interest? Hull’s like his boss or something.
Chaz, we tried to warn you, and we tried to run an intervention, but NO-O-O-O-O!
**sobs** If ONLY I had listened…
And he was in a Stars jersey! He was a STARS FAN! What the hell?
I wonder how many people have said “And she was in a Devils jersey! She was a DEVILS FAN! What the hell?” after sitting near me at games… :P
I wonder how many people have said “And she was in a Devils jersey! She was a DEVILS FAN! What the hell?” after sitting near me at games… :P
SCHNOOKIE: CLASSLESS!
You stomped on a picture of Brian Gionta after you doodled on his face too, DIDN’T YOU?
The weird thing is, Robi’s a pretty solid player. The guy also didn’t like Boucher, so maybe he just really hates French-Canadians, I don’t know. It makes no sense to me to boo guys on your own team that have actually been pretty solid. I get being dissatisfied with the play, but it’s…pretty hard to be like, “That Robidas! He’s just a big bag of crap.”
Ok, If I wasn’t questioning their relationship before….
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Isn’t that a conflict of interest? Hull’s like his boss or something.
The Stars are weird. Hull & Mo have stayed friends for years even after Hull left Dallas – Hull was even the best man at Mo’s wedding, pre-GM days. I think we’re nearing the end of Mo’s career so it’s pretty much a non-issue for the Stars, I think.
I just want to see what Brett Hull is putting on the menu. You know that’s gotta be entertaining.
I just want to see what Brett Hull is putting on the menu. You know that’s gotta be entertaining.
I can see them arguing over the properties of Moose, venision, squirrel, rabbit, elk and “the other” white meat and what makes each healther than the rest.
Could you imagine if Crunchy and Jaro opened a restaurant? Good gravy that would be some funny shit.
Could you imagine if Crunchy and Jaro opened a restaurant? Good gravy that would be some funny shit.
Could Crunchy stand to be around that much food at once?!
I just want to see what Brett Hull is putting on the menu. You know that’s gotta be entertaining.
Beef & cheddar and jamocha shakes?
It makes no sense to me to boo guys on your own team that have actually been pretty solid.
Schnookie’s been booing Elias for 12 years and all he’s done is win 2 Cups and set the Devils all-time record for most assists! :D (Just kidding — I know what you mean by being annoyed at that dude.)
Could Crunchy stand to be around that much food at once?!
Almost certainly no.
Schnookie’s been booing Elias for 12 years and all he’s done is win 2 Cups and set the Devils all-time record for most assists! :D
Hmm. Maybe I should boo my team some more… :D
Almost certainly no.
Crunchy could be like, the maitre’d. To get into Crunchy and Jaro’s restaurant, you must first be examined by Crunchy by way of a BMI test, calipers and all, before taking your seat and ordering.
Yeah, and if you’re too fat, a giant alarm goes off with flashing lights and everything!
Yeah, and if you’re too fat, a giant alarm goes off with flashing lights and everything!
Don’t forget the “bad wardrobe” alarm! That one goes off just as often.
You know those restaurants that have jackets for people who’ve forgotten theirs? Crunchy has a closet-full of boob hoodies for people who don’t have them.
Crunchy has a closet-full of boob hoodies for people who don’t have them.
It’s always so embarrassing to have to wear the ill-fitting and ugly boob hoodie. You only make that mistake once.
Isn’t that a conflict of interest? Hull’s like his boss or something.
I think that’s just for the public. Hull calls Tom Hicks “Mr. Hicks” and Mo calls him “Tom”.
I think it’s Tom Hicks, then Modano, then the regular heirarchy after that.
It’s always so embarrassing to have to wear the ill-fitting and ugly boob hoodie. You only make that mistake once.
Yes. The brown tweed boob hoodie with the elbow pads is just terrible. It practically screams “Nerdy Professor”
Good morning everyone!
It’s supposed to rain here today! Woo! Fall actually IS here!
I think it’s Tom Hicks, then Modano, then the regular heirarchy after that.
Unless we’re talking about deciding the team captaincy. Then poor Modano is ranked somewhere down there with the ice girls. Not the pretty ones either, he’s just below them, with the weird looking ones.
I keed! I like Mikey Mo. Poor guy gets no respect.
The brown tweed boob hoodie with the elbow pads is just terrible. It practically screams “Nerdy Professor”
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And rain? How exotic! (Of course, I’m so over rain, now that we have snow. :P)
Unless we’re talking about deciding the team captaincy. Then poor Modano is ranked somewhere down there with the ice girls. Not the pretty ones either, he’s just below them, with the weird looking ones.
AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! And BURN! Poor Modano. Heh.
And rain? How exotic! (Of course, I’m so over rain, now that we have snow. :P)
I hear ya! Unfortunately, we don’t get any snow here, and the rain doesn’t typically start falling until Winter. So I am pumped!
I guess that’s life in the Central Valley…The only season that isn’t mild is Summer.
Yeah, Army didn’t understand the unwritten heirarchy when he yanked the C off Mo’s jersey. That’s why he’s no longer with us. :D
Woo! Fall reaches andrew! It’s almost here, too. I can see a few red leaves across the city, from my cubicle window.
I like Mikey Mo. Poor guy gets no respect.
For a guy that hasn’t always been treated very well by the Stars organization, I will love him FOREVER for staying.
It’s supposed to rain here today! Woo! Fall actually IS here!
It’s chilly for Texas and the air has that weird, crisp feeling to it. I’m excited that it’s almost HALLOWEEN! YAY! My favoritest holiday after Christmas! :D
I’ve been driving hither and yon all week, and I have to say, I’m glad it was this week for all these errands, because our foliage right now is resplendent! I can’t really believe Halloween is tomorrow, though. For all that I feel like it should be November by now, I’m still not sure I’m ready for it be Halloween. :D
So I just read Fire and Ice and there was a run down on the Devils Halloween party (they did it early, on Sunday). Apparently Gionta had the best costume: he was dressed as a jockey. Also, Weekes came as Arlette.
As for the Leafs game? I would like a refund on my partial plan for that game. I know I didn’t have that game on my plan, but still.
I can’t really believe Halloween is tomorrow
Me neither. Our grocery stores are already starting to put out the Thanksgiving/Christmas merchandise. Its way too early to be thinking about either, in my opinion.
Apparently Gionta had the best costume: he was dressed as a jockey.
That’s a great costume! I’m always amazed at the ingenuity these guys show when it comes to costumes. Gaustad went as Britney Spears one year and Tim Connolly apparently went one year as Chris Drury in the Little League World Series.
Woo! Fall reaches andrew! It’s almost here, too. I can see a few red leaves across the city, from my cubicle window.
Cool! I love it! Summer lasts for so stinkin’ long, it’s nice to get back to some lower temperatures. Seems like you guys get similar weather.
I’m excited that it’s almost HALLOWEEN! YAY! My favoritest holiday after Christmas! :D
It is a kickin’ holiday. One more day!
Also, Weekes came as Arlette.
Oh.
My.
God.
OHMYGOD.
That just BLEW MY MIND. If Kevin Weekes wasn’t already my secret mostest favoritest Devil, he would be now. That is SO FREAKIN’ AWESOME!
As for the Leafs game? I would like a refund on my partial plan for that game. I know I didn’t have that game on my plan, but still.
You know, I’d like a refund on my partial plan for that game, too. I know I don’t have a partial plan, but still. :P
This comment over at Fire & Ice was awesome too:
Did Bobby Holik go as Frankenstein?
That comment made me laugh so hard! Heh. Stupid ugly Holik.
Weekes is now my official favoritest hockey player ever. That’s just too, too awesome!
Wheee! I love Halloween!
I cannot tell a lie: I’ve never understood the appeal of Halloween. But I’m happy for everyone out there who loves it!
Oh, and alix, you never told us what your costume is going to be!
Schnookie, I can understand not being into Halloween. We have a lot of neighbors that decorated like CRAZY growing up, so I think Halloween feels like Christmas, in a sense.
Regarding the Devils and Halloween costumes…did Boxworthy get a costume, I wonder?
Free candy + crazy costumes + campy scary movies + drunken shenanigans = LUV
Schnookie, I’m going as a slutty nerd. My friend dared me to a slut off. We’re classy. Hee. I even found nerd glasses.
I suspect your childhood approach to Halloween goes a long way to coloring your appreciation of the holiday as an adult. Which would explain why I don’t really get into it now. :D
alix, a slutty nerd is a brilliant idea! That’s hilarious!
I bet Boxworthy went as a slutty turtle-of-affairs.
The mental image of Boxworthy in fishnets just killed me. HILARIOUS!
I bet Boxworthy went as a slutty turtle-of-affairs.
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The mental image of Boxworthy in fishnets just killed me. HILARIOUS!
Heh. The actual image of it made Zach feel strange things he’d never felt before. He was very troubled by the whole affair, and hasn’t been able to make eye contact with Boxworthy ever since.
I bet Boxworthy went as a slutty turtle-of-affairs.
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At least he wasn’t a pimp-y turtle of affairs. Since, you know, its hard out there for a pimp.
At least he wasn’t a pimp-y turtle of affairs. Since, you know, its hard out there for a pimp.
Hee hee! He considered it, but then decided it’s hard enough out there for a regular old turtle-of-affairs. He didn’t need the added burden of pimptitude.
“After watching an entire game of him, we still don’t care about Luke Schenn.”
Awww I love Luke Schenn. :p
I’ve got no real beef with Schenn, other than that I really don’t care about the “Ooh! [Player X] is so good that [Team Y] has to decide whether to send him back to Junior!” storyline (since it happens on lots of teams every year), so… whatevs, Leafs. I’m glad he’s working out for you. Other than that, I don’t care.
Haha yeah they did make a strangely big deal about Schenn not being sent back to his junior team. I just think he’s adorable.
And Steven Stamkos is adorable too. I’m watching the Sabres game and they just focused on him. He’s always smiling…it’s kind of weird. He thinks Schenn is a pretty big boy for anyone who cares.
I do think that junior 10 game story is way overplayed, but Luke Schenn is totally sweet and nice. And reeaaally fine up close :D
I do think that junior 10 game story is way overplayed
It was interesting the first year after the lockout when it seemed to be a fresh and interesting concern. Now I’m like, “Wake me up when there aren’t 18 other teams with the same issue.”
But I don’t doubt Schenn is a delightful guy. :D