Okay, Gentle Reader, we are not thrilled with this 5:00 start time. What is uo with that? Why are the Devils and the schedule makers so insistent on making it impossible for us to prepare nice dinners on game nights? Well, in the pregame show they had a feature called “Ask The Announcers” in which Chico mentioned that he reads a lot of blogs and gets a lot of his “best ideas” from “fans”. Chico, if you’re reading this (and you probably are), could you put a bug in someone’s ear to let them know that 5:00 Sunday starts are every bit as annoying as 7:00 weeknight starts? Thanks.
Anyway, we’ll be doing a bit of a lite game diary (same great taste but half the calories!) as this one goes along, updating as we see fit. Stay tuned!
PREGAME
Two thoughts: First, what are the Lightning thinking with these third jerseys? This season the NHL is establishing a new low for sheer putridity in sweater design. And second, with Clemmensen starting and no Madden to match up against Vinny, what could possibly go wrong for the Devils tonight?
FIRST PERIOD
19:02 Chico asks Doc to rank the new Tampa third jersey on a scale of 1 to 10 and Doc shocks us by saying 7. He then regains our good graces by snotting about how we’ll never see a 3rd Devils sweater because “that’s just not something that’s done”. (It should be noted that Doc’s opinion of 3rd jerseys seems to be entirely based on how easy it is for an announcer to read the names and numbers. We suppose that excuses him from not noticing that the jerseys, in addition to having names and numbers that are easy to read, also look like a retread of an old All-Star jersey, are continuing with this stupid trend of having team nickname wordmarks [those new "Sens" Senator jerseys are almost cartoon duck bad], and also seem to say “Tampa” across the ass.)
18:16 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Rupper’s giant wingspan and Kolzig’s big, slow five hole combine to make a beautiful goal out of Salmela’s artfully wide tippable shot/pass. 1-0 Devils.
12:30 Our feed is misbehaving a bit tonight, so it keeps getting hung up and then restarting, say, just as Chico is cracking up about Doc’s invention of the word “Salmelian”. We’re not sure we want to know what we missed.
9:41 The Patty/Zubrus/Gio line is looking pretty snazzy on this shift, and on one sequence in front of the net, Patty gets flattened from behind. Schnookie: “Isn’t that cross checking?” Pookie: “Not on Planet Bolt it isn’t.” We snort loudly. Seriously, who calls them “the Bolts”? We thought that was just their own PR people.
2:23 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! THE SLUMP IS OVER! THE SLUMP IS OVER! OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE HAS ENDED! Zach is inspired by a Salmelian scamper of a buttonhook to keep the blue line on a delayed Lightning/Bolt penalty, and he cranks a shot in off the pipe to make the game 2-0 Devils. We have this exchange after the goal:
Schnookie: “I hate to give him credit for this, but Clemmer had a great save to set the Devils up to draw that penalty.”
Pookie: “Yeah, and that’s a save Weekes couldn’t have made because his legs are too short.”
0:00 The buzzer sounds on a thoroughly delightful first period, and after a little interview with a very tall Rupper, MSG+ tells us we’ll get a chat with Clemmer during the intermission. Schnookie wails, “A chat with Clemmer? But we saw that in the pregame show!” Boomer solemnly adds, “I’ve talked enough with Clemmer.”
SECOND PERIOD
19:18 After Travis is unable to force the puck over the goal line against the paddle of a sprawling Kolzig, he looks hilariously embarrassed that the officials are even reviewing the replay. Aww, Travis. We cry for every other Devil to be fired when they can’t get the puck past a prone goalie’s stick into an otherwise wide-open net, but when he does it? We swoon.
18:02 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have we mentioned how much we love the Zubrus/Patty/Gio line? Because we love them a lot. Zubrus is not as impressed by Kolzig as Travis was moments earlier, and just fires a totally stoppable shot from above the faceoff dot straight through him. 3-0 Devils.
15:25 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Zubrus gets to literally sit in the crease and whack away at a loose puck until it gets past Kolzig’s feeble leg pads. Doc and Chico’s response is to discuss at length how well Zach just did by scoring (because people often see a guy who’s 6’5″ and think he’s Zach), and Pookie’s response is to say very slowly, “That was the worst defense I have ever seen in the NHL.” She’s right. The Lightning Bolts all just stood there, hands limply hanging at their sides, watching Zubrus score.
14:00 It had been very quiet in the Tampa building, but now the crowd is making all kinds of noise. Because the Lightning Bolts are on the PP and totally sucking. The noise all kind of rhymes with “STUUUUUUU!”
8:15 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Can we play Kolzig every night? This game is awesome! Gio whips a nifty little wrister into the net while Zubrus and Zach are creating all kinds of havoc amongst the hapless Lightning Bolt defense, and Kolzig is too busy spinning around like a top in the crease to be able to stop it. 5-0 Devils, and a might groan rises from stately IPB Manor as Kolzig gets the hook and Ramo enters the game as the new Lightning Bolt goalie.
6:52 Bummer. Paulie is victimized on a two-on-one, and it’s 5-1 Devils.
6:14 The Lightning Bolts seem to feel bad for ruining our awesome game, and take a too-many-men penalty. As we wait for the faceoff after the whistle, we get to see Paulie sitting on the bench screwing up his face. He needs our tender loving!
5:35 Travis is standing around doing nothing but getting pushed over near the crease, and gets called for interference. This is the site of his phantom diving penalty from the 2007 playoffs, too! Pookie: “Poor Travis! He’s going to end his career with 2,000 penalty minutes, only four of them earned.”
5:20 This game suddenly blows. St. Louis scores to make it 5-2 Devils. And Clemmer is just shitty enough that we’re fairly confident a five-goal lead is not safe. We’re even more nervous now that it’s down to three goals.
3:18 For fuck’s sake. Ryan Malone (of all people) gets behind the D, Pando trips him up to stop the breakaway chance, and he scores on the ensuing penalty shot. 5-3 Devils. Hey, remember how last year the Devils really, really sucked in every second period? Looks like it’s keeping on this year! (Pookie believes that play would never have happened if Marty was in net because Pando would have known his goalie could have stopped Malone [of all people] on a breakaway.)
0:25 Zubrus ends up twisted around a d-man right on the goalie’s doorstep with the puck just sitting on the goal line in front of an empty net. He attempts a spiraltortion jab at the puck, but misses. That would have gone in against Kolzig. Muh! Still, Chico makes a great point in saying that the Devils should be happy to go into the third with a 2 goal lead. We mean, that kind of lead would blow Perry Pearn’s mind!
SECOND INTERMISSION
For the second intermission in a row, we get material recycled from the pre-game show. Surely we could be seeing a slide show of Chuck the Duck’s Florida vacation right now! He’s always been so happy to lounge by the pool on Florida trips past. Bring back Chuck!
THIRD PERIOD
15:25 The game has tightened up quite a bit, and on a defense-first shift in the Devils zone, Zach clears the puck smartly high off the glass. Schnookie: “That’s the kind of play that won him the MVP of the YoungStars game.” Pookie, as Zach, holds out her hand and snots, “Plastic star, please!”
15:11 We are informed that Malone has been the first person to score on a penalty shot against the Devils since Freddie Olausson did it in 1999. We snarl at the TV that this one should get a big fat asterisk.
12:39 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Hats fly everywhere! Zubrus — ZUBRUS! — gets a breakaway just when it appears the Devils aren’t going to try to get the puck past center ice for the rest of the game, and he scores on Ramo with ease. His ensuing celebration is an hilarious twirling, leaping dance that looks even funnier for him being a giant. And his linemates have the kind of response for him that is normally reserved for OT game-winners and Kevin Weekes wins. Considering what a crappy turn this game had taken, it’s a delicious ray of sunshine. 6-3 Devils.
10:55 Pookie: “Every time Doc says ‘Ramo’ I think he’s saying ‘Grandma’.”
6:16 We’re distracted now by how hungry we are. Stupid 5:00 start. Schnookie isn’t going to even start making dinner until this is over. See what you’ve done to us, Devils schedule? See???
4:42 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Save something for the rest of the season, St. Zubby! A magnificent, swirling, forechecking shift by the Gio/Patty/Zubrus line leads to Zubrus being left all alone in the slot to score his fourth goal of the game. 7-3 Devils. This is… amazing. We fully expect for him not to score again this season.
4:35 Huh. This is the first four-goal game for a Devil since the infamous McKay/Madden simultaneous four-pointers against the Pens. Salmela is just as squicked out by how awful that game was as we are (Pookie was at NYU at the time, and didn’t get the game on her dorm cable. Schnookie vividly recalls telling her it was so lopsided that it became actually uncomfortable to watch) and takes a penalty in the neutral zone.
0:00 Okay, so there was a bit of a lull there, but you know what? The end result is that we loved this game. And now we’re faint with hunger and have to go make dinner.
How do we already have a lead? I don’t recognize these Devils. I’m scared.
It because they think they’re playing against a hardware store’s all-star team, with those “BOLTS” third jerseys. Seriously, those jerseys are SO bad. They look like they just slapped “bolts” onto the all-star sweaters from a few years ago. SO BAD! The Devils are like, “if we can’t beat a team in those sweaters, starting Olaf Kolzig, we’re STUPID!” (I say that fully putting forth that the Devils are likely stupid.)
Is it just our picture here, or is your feed of the game really dark too?
Oh, and early starts rock :)
Oh I agree wholeheartedly that those jerseys are bad. But the Coyotes released their third jerseys yesterday and ick. But then again I’m someone who is very strongly against the idea of third jerseys because it is purely a marketing ploy to get people to spend more money.
Zach is looking pretty tonight. I wish the TB feed would just focus on him on the bench and on the ice. I don’t care about the other players…well I do care about Steven Stamkos, but not tonight. Zach is my main man.
I hate having to watch the opposite feed because they never zoom in on Zach or Paulie. I am so sorry you’re stuck with the TB feed!
“I am so sorry you’re stuck with the TB feed!”
It sucks. They keep talking about the third jersey and how much they like it. They’re lying. There’s no way they can like that thing. It’s so boring.
That’s what we’re getting, too. And “Chief” is really farking annoying.
I mean, so’s Chico sometimes, but at least he’s *our* annoying.
I can handle Chico. I can’t handle other team’s announcers other than Darren Pang. I hate the Caps announcers. They bug me.
Oh, and early starts rock :)
I’m sure you had a VERY nice dinner, too. :P
And bite your tongue, Iain! Chico’s NEVER annoying! ([stage whisper] He might be reading us RIGHT NOW [/stage whisper])
The TB feed always blows. I get them confused with the Florida feed, which sucks but at least offers up nice replays during intermission. I’m fairly certain the TB feed has no upside at all.
I’m sure you had a VERY nice dinner, too.
Yes. Yes, we did.
:)
It’s a split decision on the jersey here – Nat likes it, I don’t.
Nat’s WRONG! :PPPPPP
KG, I love Panger. We, um, may have tivoed the Tranny Brides last night to watch them when we got back in after an evening of social activity (!!!). We had the Phoenix feed, and it was so nice to hear Panger. :D
And if the feed looks dark in non-HD, Doc was just wondering aloud if there were power issues in the building, because the lights are apparently dimming at one end of the ice.
WOOO! :) ZACH?! YAY!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Hi, all!
I like the blue color of the Lightning third jersey, but don’t like the Bolts plastered across it. Of course, all this is based on a photo on the Tampa site and not seeing them in action like the rest of you are.
Awe stupid Langer. Of course he wouldn’t score on that beautiful pass by Zachary.
“KG, I love Panger. We, um, may have tivoed the Tranny Brides last night to watch them when we got back in after an evening of social activity (!!!). We had the Phoenix feed, and it was so nice to hear Panger. :D”
Panger’s so funny. He’s one of my heroes. Zach being another.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Yeah, Nat? Is wrong. :PPP (Hi, Nat!)
Amy, the blue is nice — for an all-star sweater. It just does not look like an NHL blue. *clucks tongue*
Okay I officially love the TB feed. We get an interview with Zach. :)
The thing about these third jerseys is that they look like what a group of 10-year-olds would come up. It’s just like, dude, this is the NHL. It’s not Junior Pairs ’83. :P
Okay I officially love the TB feed. We get an interview with Zach. :)
We get Rupper. They can’t fit him and Steve on the screen at the same time. Seriously. Steve goes up to Rupp’s belly button.
The thing about these third jerseys is that they look like what a group of 10-year-olds would come up. It’s just like, dude, this is the NHL. It’s not Junior Pairs ‘83. :P
I know – have you seen any of the fan ideas for a Devils 3rd jersey? A cartoon devil with a pitchfork/stick hybrid.
Not great.
They can’t fit him and Steve on the screen at the same time. Seriously. Steve goes up to Rupp’s belly button.
You would think that each broadcast crew would have a box or stool available for the broadcaster if he is interviewing a player where there is a large height disparity between the two of them. Unless the NHL banned the use of a step stool to make some of these players seem larger than life.
Uhm here’s some advice for Zach: Dry your face before you get on camera. He’s too sweaty.
have you seen any of the fan ideas for a Devils 3rd jersey? A cartoon devil with a pitchfork/stick hybrid.
Sigh. I pray Lou never loses control of this franchise, because there but for the grace of Lou go we. :P
Unless the NHL banned the use of a step stool to make some of these players seem larger than life.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I will say in Steve’s defense, I’ve ridden in an elevator with Rupper and I go up to his belly button too. Rupp is a very large human being.
Uhm here’s some advice for Zach: Dry your face before you get on camera. He’s too sweaty.
Boxworthy was standing urgently behind the camera with the silver talcum powder shaker, but the Tampa crew didn’t realize they were supposed to let him tend to Zach before they started rolling.
Boxworthy did send a memo to every team before the season started with distinct instructions on how Zach is to be handled. He had every team sign off on receipt of said memo. So TB? Has no excuse!
Ahhh I love this feed now. They give me a little clip of Steven Stamkos, AND an interview with Zach. I’m happy.
“Boxworthy was standing urgently behind the camera with the silver talcum powder shaker, but the Tampa crew didn’t realize they were supposed to let him tend to Zach before they started rolling.”
Man these Tampa boys need to be taught a lesson. Shame on them. Poor Boxworthy is probably being reprimanded by Zach.
So TB? Has no excuse!
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Ok, I agree that the design is nothing special, but I really like the shade of blue, all-star or no all-star! So there :P
They prefer “Bolts”.
As much as we’re bitching about the “Bolts”, it could be worse. The jersey could’ve been linked to the release of Disney’s “Bolt” movie. Cartoon dogs and hamsters on sweaters for everyone!
Zach must be handled with care. He is very fragile after all. He needs one of those stickers that says fragile that gets put on boxes with like glass in them.
Ok, I agree that the design is nothing special, but I really like the shade of blue, all-star or no all-star! So there :P
I’ll give you that the blue is nice. BUT NOTHING ELSE! :P
Amy, you’re so right about the “Bolt” movie. Thank heavens that dog Bolt wasn’t in the Saw franchise, or it would be tied in.
Good job, Devils!
Now back to my booze and fetal position…
WOO! What the hell is this? A three to zero game?
WOOOOOO! Yay, Zubby!
(Sorry, I just thought the moment merited a “Zubby”)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Oh, alix, I’m so sorry! Speaking from experience — very, very recent experience — you’ll be numb about it in about three weeks.
Actually, that’s a good point – does the potential competition now drive up Roloson’s value?
And how long before all of the usual Vezina candidates are crocked?
Oh, alix, I’m so sorry! Speaking from experience — very, very recent experience — you’ll be numb about it in about three weeks.
Seconded, alix, on both points. And at least Sanford’s about fifty times the goalie Weekes and Clemmensen are. So you have that. Sigh.
(Sorry, I just thought the moment merited a “Zubby”)
HAHAHAHAHA! It totally did!
And Paulie got an assist on the Zubby goal — that’s a three-game point-scoring streak! He’s an unstoppable scoring machine!
does the potential competition now drive up Roloson’s value?
Super! Now we can’t afford him! (At least not while all our prospects are hurt, too. :P)
Zubrus again? What the hell?
Thanks, Pookie. If he’s out a month, it’ll be fine. The guys love Sanford, and our baby farm team goalie is the best in the AHL.
But they interviewed Sanford and he was all “Tra la la one time I made that same move that Lui did, heard a pop in my groin, and didn’t play again for three months.!” I puked in my mouth.
I’m with you, KG — I’m deeply suspicious of this score, who’s scoring, and this game in general. ;)
(Sorry, I just thought the moment merited a “Zubby”)
HAHAHAHAHA! It totally did!
And if the first one did, then the second one certainly does!
WOOOOO, ZUBBY!!!!
ZUBBY! ZUBBY! DAINIUS ZUBBY!
I’m deeply suspicious of this score, who’s scoring, and this game in general.
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But they interviewed Sanford and he was all “Tra la la one time I made that same move that Lui did, heard a pop in my groin, and didn’t play again for three months.!”
Oh god, that’s the worst. It’s like when Marty still had a “bruised elbow” and all the media coverage of it was Weekesie talking about his bicep tendon injury. THANKS FOR NOTHING, Weekes. Marty probably would have been fine if he’d kept his big yap shut. :P
I puked in my mouth.
Not on the ground?!
Now we can’t afford him! (At least not while all our prospects are hurt, too.)
Speaking of not affording things…
Don’t shoot the messenger here, but CNN’s Truth & Rumors section has a rumor coming out of St. Paul that the Devils are interested in Gaborik. However, Minnesota would want Zach in return.
Steven Stamkos (Who’s looking mighty skinny today) vs. Zachary Parise in a faceoff? How perfect. Awe I love this game.
“However, Minnesota would want Zach in return.”
Over my dead body.
However, Minnesota would want Zach in return.
I’m going to channel my inner TG here and say, “Why would the Devils trade Zach who’s signed for another three years for Gaborik who’s a UFA this summer?” Also, Zach is untouchable. There are always a few players that you just know that as long as Lou’s around, they’re not going anywhere. And Zach is as much that player as anyone has ever been. No worries.
(If Zach is traded tomorrow, pretend I never said that.)
Don’t shoot the messenger here, but CNN’s Truth & Rumors section has a rumor coming out of St. Paul that the Devils are interested in Gaborik. However, Minnesota would want Zach in return.
I can see no sense in that deal whatsoever.
However, Minnesota would want Zach in return.
You know what isn’t going to happen? (And seriously, that sounds like something I’d come up with. I mean, of course the Wild wants Zach. And I want the Devils to get Lecavalier for Gionta.)
Seconded, alix, on both points. And at least Sanford’s about fifty times the goalie Weekes and Clemmensen are. So you have that. Sigh.
Thanks Schnookie! And sorry. Heh.
THANKS FOR NOTHING, Weekes. Marty probably would have been fine if he’d kept his big yap shut. :P
HEE HEE HEE! At least he’s pretty.
Not on the ground?!
HA! No, I lied. I actually projectile vomited. All over my dorm room.
What the ass?
NO WAY! This game is INSANE! I LOVE IT! I LOVE HOCKEY!
Is anyone else starting to feel like this is one of those games that’s not really happening and is really like an early April’s fools joke on Devils fans?
THIS GAME ROCKS! I LOVE HOCKEY SO MUCH! This is effin’ hilarious! It really does feel like it’s not really happening, though, KG. You’re totally right. :D
“I’m going to channel my inner TG here and say, “Why would the Devils trade Zach who’s signed for another three years for Gaborik who’s a UFA this summer?” Also, Zach is untouchable. There are always a few players that you just know that as long as Lou’s around, they’re not going anywhere. And Zach is as much that player as anyone has ever been. No worries.
(If Zach is traded tomorrow, pretend I never said that.)”
I’d die if they traded Zach. But I think Lou loves Zach too much. Zach’s like the perfect little suck up to the coaching staff and like all around perfect man. He’s not going anywhere.
No, I lied. I actually projectile vomited. All over my dorm room.
You know what? For reals, completely seriously, my hands shook for about an hour after hearing how long Marty was going to be out. So I know that feeling. If you substitute “hand shaking uncontrollably” for “projectile vomited”. :(
If Zach is traded tomorrow, pretend I never said that.
Said what?
Even me in my Devils ignorance knew the Zach to Minnesota rumor probably wouldn’t come to fruition. I don’t think he would need the added pressure of playing in front of his home crowd every night.
This game is so awesome. So so so awesome.
And as I clicked send, they scored. This game is slightly less awesome than previously mentioned.
Oh, balls.
This game is slightly less awesome than previously mentioned.
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I’m crying on the inside because of poor victimized Paulie.
Does anyone else think Travis looked ready to cry as he headed towards the box?
This isn’t an April’s Fools joke! This is the Hockey Gods toying with our emotions! Those jerks.
Oh, balls.
Redux.
Hello all, it’s been a long time! How are you?
ESPN’s boxscore just told me this: “Travis Zajac: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Adam Hall”
When Adam Hall played for us he wasn’t a goalie… interesting. (And now it’s fixed. They’re quick at that ESPN.)
“This isn’t an April’s Fools joke! This is the Hockey Gods toying with our emotions! Those jerks.”
Yes but this game is starting to make more sense now isn’t it?
Shit. Penalty shot. Bye bye, gonna go get in the fetal position.
Hey, Dayna! Travis’s penalties are so unfair, I’d totally believe he’d get called for goalie interference on a skater.
Did I say I love hockey? I lied. This blows.
Oh come on now.
Who designed those third jerseys? I can’t believe Vinny is subjecting himself to that.
Even me in my Devils ignorance knew the Zach to Minnesota rumor probably wouldn’t come to fruition. I don’t think he would need the added pressure of playing in front of his home crowd every night.
You know, even more than some concern on the Minnesota or NJ GMs’ parts for Zach’s delicate psyche, I think that trade would never happen because Zach is currently considered the future Franchise Player for the Devils. :D
And this game completely blows. Can the Lightning Bolts put Kolzig back in?
Three goals allowed in three minutes? I’m so sorry, Devils fans.
Three goals allowed in three minutes? I’m so sorry, Devils fans.
Thanks, Amy. Of course, what did we expect? This is the Scott Clemmensen Era, after all. :D
(And is this putting to rest the notion that he should be our starter? Please tell me it is. :P)
Thanks, Amy. It’s been a roller coaster of a game!
WOOOOO!!! Now that’s more like it!
I hereby declare the 23rd of November shall henceforth be known as St Zubby’s Day.
Oooh, and nearly a Clarkaround at the second attempt :)
Iain, I fully support the motion to make November 23 into St. Zubby’s Day. I’m marking my calendar now. :D
That Zubby goal dance is cracking me up. That might be the funniest thing I’ve seen all season.
St. Zubby’s Day is traditionally celebrated by all the little Devils fans boys and girls preforming a Frankenstein-monster-esque twirling dance to be rewarded with finding oranges in their shoes.
Oooh, St. Zubby’s Day sounds awesome! All the other teams will be so jealous. :P
Hey, little Devils fans boys and girls, check your shoes! You just got another orange!
Sainthood obviously agrees with Zubby!
Oh, and when did we last score 7?
Seven or eight years ago, probably!
Wow – January this year against the Flyers! I’d forgotten about that one…
I so don’t remember that! I thought we played all 1-0 games against the Atlantic last year! :D
Hee hee hee! 4 goals?!? Go Zubby.
Sainthood obviously agrees with Zubby!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And to think — people scoffed at his contract last year! The man’s a SAINT! He’s a bargain at twice the price! :P
Congratulations, Devils!!!!
(And thanks for not hanging 7 on Smitty, the Paddler.)
(And thanks for not hanging 7 on Smitty, the Paddler.)
Hm. Smitty the Paddler was nowhere to be seen tonight. Is he injured too?
I don’t know! He must be, because the backup’s backup backed up the backup. Heh.
Smitty is out with the “lower body” injury. Don’t know for how long yet.
Well, I guess that explains why the Kolzig and the Ramo!
And good morning, everyone! How are we all doing on this frosty, frosty morning? I got in trouble with security today for taking pictures of birdhouses within the confines of our campus. Shame on me!
Anyway, that’s my story. I still can’t believe Zubrus had four goals last night.
I got in trouble with security today for taking pictures of birdhouses within the confines of our campus.
No way! Did he confiscate the camera?
Hey all! I just wanted to say that I really love my wife. All through the dark days of Marty’s shelving she kept telling me things would get better, and that Marty’s injury would help the team in the long run. She is of the mind set that the Devils rely too much on Marty, and now they have to pick it themselves and play better.
I know we have been killing bottom feeders right now, but I agree with her. The team is learning to take matters into their oen hands, and when Marty comes back we could be a fairly awesome team.
Here’s hoping anyway.
Marty’s injury would help the team in the long run.
I don’t know if I’ll go that far, but they do certainly seem to be pulling themselves out of their shell shock! Liz is such an optimist.
I think the Patty/Gio/Zubbie line should be refered to as the Square PEGZ.
Sqaure PEGZ, nice! They’re like Apollo 13, figuring out how to solve all the team’s problems before they crash into Earth in a fireball of doom.
Morgan, OF COURSE Liz thinks everything is sunshine and lollipops with Marty out — she’s got a crush on Weekes! :P (Just kidding. I do agree that the team seems to be realizing they can’t win 1-0 every night anymore. Of course, I’m sure I won’t be feeling so positive about them when they start playing teams that have real defenses and real goaltenders.)
I love the Square PEGZ! And they totally are just like Apollo 13, only more doom-y!
Pookie, the security guys didn’t confiscate the camera, and they also wouldn’t let me just take one more shot of a birdhouse. So they were alternately magnanimous and cruel bastards.
And good morning, everyone! How are we all doing on this frosty, frosty morning?
I’m cold. So very cold. I have my space heater and a sweater on and still haven’t warmed up.
They’re like Apollo 13, figuring out how to solve all the team’s problems before they crash into Earth in a fireball of doom.
I can see them constructing a reasonable facsimile of a goalie using nothing more than the equipment found in a standard hockey locker room.
Oh to have a reasonable facsimile of a goalie! :D
Schnookie, I’ve often wondered how you get away with taking pictures at your workplace. I’m glad they didn’t take your camera!
Amy, I’m so sorry you’re so cold! I’m still a little chilly myself, but it’s that invigorating I-got-out-and-did-something-today kind of cold, rather than that holy-crap-why-did-I-bother-getting-out-of-bed-today cold.
I can see them constructing a reasonable facsimile of a goalie using nothing more than the equipment found in a standard hockey locker room.
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And Patty, normally the security presence isn’t very pronounced once I get past the front gate. They’re expecting some kind of protestors today or something, though, so there were A LOT more security people on hand. There’s a second entry point that I pass on my walk that used to be for construction contractors, but which is closed now. Normally it’s just a locked gate, but today they had two cars and security guys standing by it. I was, of course, HIGHLY suspicious of those guys when I walked by and even memorized their license plates, as I was SURE they were up to no good. Turns out they were radioing the front gate to keep an eye out for me, because they were just as sure I was up to no good. (It was sort of hilarious how affronted the guys who talked to me were about the fact that I walked to work. I’m like, “The company installed a BIKE PATH. Is it really so shocking that someone who lives 2.5 miles further up the path would be using it to get to work?”)
I’m like, “The company installed a BIKE PATH. Is it really so shocking that someone who lives 2.5 miles further up the path would be using it to get to work?”
You probably broke their brains with the fact that you were walking on a *bike* path.
And a 2.5 mile walk to work in the cold? You’re a far braver woman than I, Gunga Din.
You probably broke their brains with the fact that you were walking on a *bike* path.
Hee hee! That’s exactly what my boss said! :D
(And I’m not going to lie — it was really cold. But I walked it last week without long underwear, and that was even worse. Today I was all nicely bundled up, so it was just a brisk, pleasant way to start the day. I’ll take frigid cold over the sweltering humidity in August. I MUCH prefer walking now to walking in the summertime.)
Oh, and I’m fairly confident it’s not as cold here as it is in Buffalo. :D
Oh, and I’m fairly confident it’s not as cold here as it is in Buffalo. :D
Actually, my weather widget says you win the cold contest by 1C (2C in central NJ versus 3C in Buffalo).
We have snow y’all! It’s awesome and stuff, apart from the bit where it wrecked people’s ability to act like normal human beings…
WOO HOO! It is colder here! WOOOOOOO!!!! (We were out on Saturday night, and it was 23. 19 in the dips in the road. That was… cold.)
Mags, KtG called yesterday to say she was seeing big, fat flakes falling over the North Sea, and I was SO JEALOUS! Is it pretty snow? Is it sticking? Is it AWESOME? :D
my weather widget says you win the cold contest by 1C (2C in central NJ versus 3C in Buffalo).
That jibes with my weather widget. Its 39F here in Buffalo.
We were out on Saturday night, and it was 23. 19 in the dips in the road. That was… cold.
I’ll bet! I left uni half an hour ago and it was like -4C (25F, about I think) when I got to the store. Then the sun set and it’s now -7C. Brrrrrr.
Is it pretty snow? Is it sticking? Is it AWESOME? :D
It is. Yes. YES! (forgetting the whole “made the train derail and add 3+ hours to your journey” bit I got to experience this morning. Thank God I wasn’t IN the train that went off the rails)
I have pictures, I dunno how they turned out, but I’ll upload them if they’re any good :D
I can see that, Schnookie. Here, we’re not allowed to take pictures and we got an email a couple of years ago about camera phones, but I doubt anybody’s watching.
Now, back when I worked for a defense contractor, they never kidded about rules like that. I even got a little chastised by my friends once for bringing my camera to softball practice in a field a half-mile from the building. The fact that the building was in sight, and we were on company property made them nervous. And probably rightly so.
Well, I’m certainly glad it’s not -4C or -7C here! You win, Mags! :D
I’m going to COMPLETELY ignore all this talk of the way snow makes everyone go crazy and makes trains derail and stuff like that. Instead I’m going to focus on how pretty it is! I can’t wait to see your pictures, Mags!
I’m half-jealous and half-relieved that y’all have snow and we don’t! I have to travel north a little bit on Wednesday and I don’t want snow to cancel my trip. Once I’m home, it can snow all it wants.
I even got a little chastised by my friends once for bringing my camera to softball practice in a field a half-mile from the building.
Wow Patty, that’s pretty hardcore! Back when my Dad still worked for RPE he got this new phone with bluetooth, and they wouldn’t even let him use that, because of some sort of security issue.
I’m going to COMPLETELY ignore all this talk of the way snow makes everyone go crazy and makes trains derail and stuff like that.
Good for you! I made snow angels (dirty ones… only 1.5 inches of snow) and threw snowballs for the dog to chase! It was awesome.
Randomness… I can’t decide what to have for dinner… I could cook pasta, or I could eat the rest of this pile of cookies…
The fact that the building was in sight, and we were on company property made them nervous. And probably rightly so.
Yeah, I could see that. Those defense contractors really aren’t messing around, are they? They probably would have confiscated my camera this morning, too.
I knew that I wasn’t supposed to take pictures here, but I kind of figured macros of things in nature probably wasn’t violating the spirit of the rule. :D
I’m so envious of all the snow! Drats.
I have no idea if my work has camera policies or not. I should just show up with a camera one day, follow everyone around snapping photos, and see what happens. :D
I could cook pasta, or I could eat the rest of this pile of cookies…
Oooh! I know what I’d do! :P (I’d eat the cookies, and then decide I still want pasta. And then after the pasta I’d be pissed that there are no more cookies, so I’d make more of those. It’s not easy maintaining my Olympian physique, you know! :P)
I have to travel north a little bit on Wednesday and I don’t want snow to cancel my trip.
How far north are you going? Far enough that snow would be a concern?
I should just show up with a camera one day, follow everyone around snapping photos, and see what happens. :D
That’s a GREAT idea!
Oh, and how are the Meat Pies feeling after the TinTats mopped the floor with them? That was BRUTAL! Heh heh heh.
I’d eat the cookies, and then decide I still want pasta. And then after the pasta I’d be pissed that there are no more cookies, so I’d make more of those.
I am actually in the process of executing this course of action :D Whatever, I have to go to practice later. The calories will just flyyyy off. (While I half-assedly skate and whine about my wrecked hand the whole way through. I’m SUCH a good sport :P)
That was BRUTAL! Heh heh heh.
That was my own fault. I forgot to unbench Malkin. Well, if the Meat Pies are committed to anything, it’s a firm stance on refusing to be mediocre. If we can’t be the best, then the Meat Pies will be the ABSOLUTE WORST.
Heh.
Well, if the Meat Pies are committed to anything, it’s a firm stance on refusing to be mediocre. If we can’t be the best, then the Meat Pies will be the ABSOLUTE WORST.
There’s honor in that! :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
If we can’t be the best, then the Meat Pies will be the ABSOLUTE WORST.
Good for you!
I wonder if Zubby is walking around all like, “You listen to what I got on my Ipod and like it, bitches!” after his four goal game.
Doo-dlee-doo! The Paddlers went from 10th to 5th! WOO!
Schnookie, it’s just up north to Tulsa, so it’s just far enough that snow could surprise us, but not far enough that they’d know what to do about it being all over the roads and stuff.
“You listen to what I got on my Ipod and like it, bitches!” after his four goal game.
I hope so!
I am having the most Monday of Monday mornings. It just culminated in a phone call that went like this:
Caller: I’m looking for the book ‘NJ’s Best Doctors’.
Me: [Thinks, "I'm pretty sure that's a magazine issue, but if she wants a book..."; searches catalog] I’m sorry, I’ve searched our catalog and there is no book by that title.
Caller: [snaps really nastily] It’s not a book! I asked for a magazine!
Dude. You so clearly said book.
I wonder if Zubby is walking around all like, “You listen to what I got on my Ipod and like it, bitches!” after his four goal game.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Zach probably thought, when he got his goal, “Awesome! Now I get to pick the music,” and then, as the game wore on, he drooped as he realized Zubby had bested him. Heh.
Patty, I’m sure you’ll be fine! We’re supposed to get wintry mix on Wednesday, so if we’re going to be too warm for full-on snow, I bet you will be too! :D
Pookie, I am SO sorry your patrons are morons.
If you’re wondering what else could go wrong for the Stars, here’s something:
Otter has a broken hand.
Pookie, that last part should be in quotes. You should have said that. :D (It would be SO funny to be talking to a librarian and she says, “Dude.”)
Wow, the Stars REALLY want to be the Devils of the West, don’t they? I’m so sorry! How long is he going to be out?
Looks like a month. I think this leaves Modano as our only decent penalty killer.
Well, a month goes very quickly. I can vouch for that! You’ll have him back in no time! (It’s less cool when, a month later, there’s still no timetable. Rolston.) And who knows — maybe this’ll be what gets Hull fired!
Otter, too? Man! I am so sorry, Stars fans (and particularly Myra)! And yeah, a month is no time! He’ll be back before the New Year!
It would be SO funny to be talking to a librarian and she says, “Dude.”
I say “dude” to customers all the time. It’s a habit that’s nigh on unbreakable at this point. Kind of like when I tell people they can get wireless at Pantera.
Patty, I’m so incredibly sorry. But the -Ookies are right, he’ll be back before you know it!
I say “dude” to customers all the time. It’s a habit that’s nigh on unbreakable at this point.
I say “dude” at work a lot, too, and it gets a laugh every time. I’m always like, “Really? You don’t say that?” Huh. People are weird. :P
And who knows — maybe this’ll be what gets Hull fired!
If only. Although it’s too late now, he already traded Bouche.
Although it’s too late now, he already traded Bouche.
That’s a good point. The horse is already out of the barn, isn’t it?
A commenter on the DMN Stars Blog theorizes that Hull may have cursed us.
I am not inclined to disagree at this point. :(
The horse is already out of the barn, isn’t it?
…Pretty much. Ah, oh well.
Wheee! The Wheaty Bitches are in 2nd! That’s the best I’ve ever done in fantasy hockey.
My buddy who’s a Flames fan told me Lui was out 3 months with a torn hamstring, and I flipped out. But it’s not on TSN. Sigh. I just need to know!
Sorry about Otter, Stars Fans. But a month is like 10 games or something. It will fly by!
Congratulations, alix, on the Wheaty Bitches! The TinTats have been strong so far this season too — imagine how much better they’d be if they didn’t have Kiprusoff! :P
As for Lui, I’m sure he won’t be gone for that long. It’ll just be, like, a month. Which, as you level-headedly pointed out, isn’t that many games. It’s all going to be fine! (I may have been proven wrong many times over this year when I’ve said that, though. I give no guarantees.)
My buddy who’s a Flames fan told me Lui was out 3 months with a torn hamstring, and I flipped out. But it’s not on TSN. Sigh. I just need to know!
If that were true, I fear for the Canucks.
I also fear for The Little Honkers. Lui was totally bailing Turco’s behind out.
I say “dude” at work a lot, too
Same here. I also overuse “seriously.”
The TinTats have been strong so far this season too — imagine how much better they’d be if they didn’t have Kiprusoff! :P
We wouldn’t even be able to come CLOSE to the TinTats if you didn’t have Kiprusoff. :D
If that were true, I fear for the Canucks.
The Vancouver media also thought 2-4 weeks, which I like much better. This year’s Canucks could handle that. People outside of Vancouver think we still can’t score, but we’re top 5 in goals for.
I also overuse “seriously.”
I overuse “seriously” in writing (as you all know), but I don’t think I say it in real life that much. “Actually”, yes, “seriously”, not so much.
People outside of Vancouver think we still can’t score, but we’re top 5 in goals for.
That’s pretty good! We had the same thing last season. Every new critic that didn’t actually watch the Stars started off by calling them low-scoring, when they were in the top ten most of the year.
People outside of Vancouver think we still can’t score, but we’re top 5 in goals for.
That’s pretty good! We had the same thing last season. Every new critic that didn’t actually watch the Stars started off by calling them low-scoring, when they were in the top ten most of the year.
People outside of Vancouver think we still can’t score, but we’re top 5 in goals for.
Oooh, try to keep quiet about that. We had the top offense in the NHL in ’99-’00, but everyone continued to just assume it was the same old Devils. Consequently, everyone was STUNNED when they showed up for the playoffs and discovered they were going to have to play defense to beat us. Heh heh heh. Some teams (*cough*Dallas*cough*) seemed only to have scouted the Flyers during the ECF and their goalie (*cough*Belfour*cough*) blamed getting pulled after giving up four goals in the first period of G1 on an adverse reaction to cold medicine. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good times, good times. I hope you’ll be so lucky, alix! :D
That’s pretty good! We had the same thing last season. Every new critic that didn’t actually watch the Stars started off by calling them low-scoring, when they were in the top ten most of the year.
Nice!
Some teams (*cough*Dallas*cough*) seemed only to have scouted the Flyers during the ECF and their goalie (*cough*Belfour*cough*) blamed getting pulled after giving up four goals in the first period of G1 on an adverse reaction to cold medicine. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Good times, good times. I hope you’ll be so lucky, alix! :D
HA HA HA! That’s hilarious! I also hope I’m so lucky. :)
Well friends, I see you have already seen part of my bad news. Otter’s broken his hand. I thought that was one strange fight, but we were too high up to see much and I didn’t dvr the game.
Unfortunately that is the least of our problems now, as we found out this morning that Hub is getting laid off. I don’t have any particulars as to how long he will continue working but he should get a package and they will continue to pay our insurance instead of us having to pay COBRA.
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OH NO, Myra! I’m SO sorry to hear about Hub’s job. That’s just AWFUL. What terrible, terrible news.
Oh Myra, I’m so sorry *madhugs* I wish I could help.
Oh, Myra, I’m sorry. That’s awful!
Thanks Schnookie,
I sincerely hope you don’t parallel our universe this time!
On the positive side, at least I have a job now so I don’t think we’ll have to hit the savings too much.
Oh, Myra. ::hugs::
That’s good that at least that the Hub’s company is going to pay his insurance instead of having to deal with the COBRA monster.
Best wishes that he finds a new opportunity soon!
OH Myra! That is so so so awful! But…
they will continue to pay our insurance instead of us having to pay COBRA.
Thank god for that. I can’t imagine how scary it would be if Hub was going to COBRA coverage.
You let me know if there’s anything I can do for y’all, okay? ANYTHING! I’m practically right around the corner! :D
Myra,
I`m SO very sorry. That`s terrible! But Hub sounds like a very smart dude, I`m sure it will work out.
Thanks everyone! Like I have said before, you guys are the best support group ever!
Oh, Myra! I’m so sorry to hear about that! I’m sure he’ll find something right away!
Gosh. Ditto what Caitlin said! If there’s anything I can do, feel free to let me know!
Myra, I am just so bummed for you guys. That’s nice that Hub’ll be getting a severance package (and insurance), but still. TOTAL bummer. To put it really mildly. :(
What’s up everyone? Long time no “see”!
Myra! Holy cow, sorry to hear about about the layoff. That’s no bueno. I really hope your husband lands on his feet.
alix, sorry about Luongo! Jeez, hope he’s not out for too long.
Dallas fans, I don’t even have any words. It’s unreal what that team is going through right now. I blame Brett hull.
Phew, that’s a lot of bad news to address! Man. Must be Monday huh? Stupid Monday.
Speaking of blaming Brett Hull, we’ve been assuming it’s just bad karma because of his stupidity, but I was describing this sitch to my coworker, who is only a casual fan. While discussing it, we decided he’s doing it on purpose. He’s been basically a sleeper cell since Armstrong let him go. It’s all a crazy revenge scheme!
First, pick the most loathsome team to go to. Red Wings? Check.
Then, do the worst thing while with that team. Win the Cup? Check.
Then, smarm your way back into the good graces of a clueless Tom Hicks? Check.
Finally, take the wheel of a respectable franchise and steer it straight into the ditch. Check.
Oh, and hey andrew! Where ya been?
It really is a lot of bad news for one day. Surely this is the full week just getting it all over with so we can enjoy (as much as is possible) the holiday weekend?
And how’s it going, andrew?
Patty, I think you’ve got it all figured out with Hull. It’s actually really obvious once you say it. (It makes me worry that’s what Holik’s doing. Although he never got that post-Devils Cup, I’m still strongly suspicious.)
So, some French paper is claiming Lui is out for 4-5 weeks, and quotes his agent and everything. But now the Canucks are saying we won’t have any news until tomorrow. BASTARDS.
Thanks, Andrew! Good to “see” you.
Holik’s nefarious plan is pretty good, too. He doesn’t even have to show up for work.
Oh, and hey andrew! Where ya been?
Hey Patty!
I’ve been to hell and back, man. I got the flu last Tuesday and I am barely getting over it now. I ate solid food for the first time in a week yesterday afternoon.
On top of that, we moved our office (up 1 flight of stairs) here at work, and we drove down south for Tracie’s grandpas 80th birthday this weekend. It has been interesting.
And how’s it going, andrew?
Hey Schnookie, it’s going alright! Can’t complain…even though I just did. Howzabout you?
we’ve been assuming it’s just bad karma because of his stupidity
I could even make the comment that it’s payback for a foot being where it shouldn’t have been nine years ago, but I won’t make that comment. ;)
some French paper is claiming Lui is out for 4-5 weeks, and quotes his agent and everything. But now the Canucks are saying we won’t have any news until tomorrow.
4-5 weeks is only 10-12 games or so, which isn’t too bad. It could be worse. You could be Philly and have no idea when Danny Briere’s groin is going to heal itself.
Holik’s nefarious plan is pretty good, too. He doesn’t even have to show up for work.
HAHAHAHA! I bet Hull doesn’t, either! :P
andrew, that’s a huge drag that you’ve been sick! I’m glad to hear you’re doing better today, but I’m not sure how you got over it with everything you’ve had going on lately. Sheesh, you’ve been busy!
Can’t complain…even though I just did. Howzabout you?
Hee. We’ve almost all been complaining a lot recently, I think. It’s been a rough fall, hasn’t it?
4-5 weeks is only 10-12 games or so, which isn’t too bad. It could be worse. You could be Philly and have no idea when Danny Briere’s groin is going to heal itself.
Amy’s right — having a timetable is great, and having one as short as 4-5 weeks is even better! (You could also be waiting on Rolston. Who also has no timetable. Hmph.)
Hey andrew, wow, that is a long time to be sick. Plus being sick while moving and having to travel, not cook. Now, if are sick and can get out of traveling or moving then that would be cook but not the other way.
One plus to come from the job news is we have a good excuse to not go to my dad’s family reunion on Thanksgiving Day. I don’t mind going but wasn’t looking forward to going to the first one without both my parents. We are going to stay here and have my sister and bro-in-law over to watch the Macy’s parade on the big screen in HD and eat our own cooking. Now that is cook.
Hee. We’ve almost all been complaining a lot recently, I think. It’s been a rough fall, hasn’t it?
You know, it really has!
I’m glad to hear you’re doing better today, but I’m not sure how you got over it with everything you’ve had going on lately. Sheesh, you’ve been busy!
I know! And it only gets worse. We’ve got 14 people for Thanksgiving dinner (6 staying with us for the weekend), the Sharks game Wednesday night, a 5k (Run to Feed the Hungry) on Thanksgiving morning, and a charity shoot on Sunday. I might not make it!
We’ve almost all been complaining a lot recently, I think. It’s been a rough fall, hasn’t it?
A little bit huh? At least the Sharks are there to keep my spirits up. *grumblelousySabresgrumble*
Yeah, I’d be totally fine with 4-5 weeks. Sanford can definitely handle 4-5 weeks. But it’s just a little strange that it wasn’t an official source. I’m not sure I trust it.
That sounds like a rough flu, Andrew! Glad you’re feeling better now.
That sucks about Rolston, Schnookie. And I know you despise Holik, so it’s probably a good thing, but what the hell happened to him? Didn’t he just break his pinkie?
Now that is cook.
Indeed! Aww, yay, Myra! :)
You know, it really has!
It really has! Here’s hoping winter will turn out a bit better for everyone.
Oh, and andrew I’m so sorry you’re sick! …Sorry I missed that in the last post. I hope you feel 100% better soon. :)
I can’t even think Hull’s name anymore without developing a twitch in my eye. I may have to start calling him He Who Must Not Be Fed.
I don’t mind going but wasn’t looking forward to going to the first one without both my parents. We are going to stay here and have my sister and bro-in-law over to watch the Macy’s parade on the big screen in HD and eat our own cooking. Now that is cook.
That is a really good silver lining to all this! Chillaxing on Thanksgiving is very important, in my opinion. And chillaxing on the first Thanksgiving without your parents is doubly so.
Our dad died mid-January of 1994, so we’d had almost a full year under our belts when our first Christmas without him came along, and we still didn’t want to do anything for the holiday at all. And it was really nice. We had no decorations, exchanged gifts days before Christmas proper while sitting on the stairs in the front hall in our pajamas, and had no real beef with having to travel to our grandmother’s for the first time ever for the holiday. And actually, the next year we were still not totally into the idea of having Christmas without him. At the last minute we impulse-bought a tiny tree for which we had no ornaments and no stand — we ended up propping it up in a bucket of kitty litter just so we could have the smell of a tree in the house. And now we’re Christmas-crazy, so I guess the moral of my story here is that it can just take time. :D
We are going to stay here and have my sister and bro-in-law over to watch the Macy’s parade on the big screen in HD and eat our own cooking.
That’s what I’m talking about!
That sounds like a rough flu, Andrew! Glad you’re feeling better now.
Thanks alix, I’m getting there. I think booing Soupy on Wednesday night will make me feel 100% better. Y’know, get me over the hump.
andrew, I am exhausted just hearing about your Thanksgiving weekend. Here I’m taking Wednesday off, not actually having to cook Thanksgiving dinner until Friday, have nothing planned other than cooking and heading over to the Living History Farm to buy sleighbells, and I’m like, “I don’t think I can get it all done.” :P
And I know you despise Holik, so it’s probably a good thing, but what the hell happened to him? Didn’t he just break his pinkie?
I was very dismissive of “broken pinkie”, too, but it turns out there was bone sticking out. So he had to have surgery on it to protect from infection. Although really, what germ or bacteria would waste its time on Holik?
Chiming in late here, Myra (and Hub and Kid) I’m so sorry! That’s awful!
I’ve heard bad things either come in threes, or last a year. More than three bad things have happened around here this Fall, so I’m thinking we’re all in for a tough run until Jan 1st, but then? Things are going to be looking up for all of us, I’m sure of it!
And yeah, chillaxing on Thanksgiving instead of doing a huge family thing is the gift that keeps on giving. I will never get tired of being able to eat in my leisure clothes, get up from the table while leaving all of the dirty dishes on the table, and then going to play video games or take a nap or whatever because I don’t have to make small talk or ride two hours in the car to get home. Good times, good times!
Oh, and andrew I’m so sorry you’re sick! …Sorry I missed that in the last post. I hope you feel 100% better soon. :)
Thanks Caitlin! It’s been lame, that’s for sure. I lost 6 lbs in 5 days…not cool. But it hits me every November, like clockwork, so i’m kinda used to it, unfortunately.
I may have to start calling him He Who Must Not Be Fed.
That is hilarious. Oh my god. Too funny.
I am exhausted just hearing about your Thanksgiving weekend.
Same here. And I just have one thing each day. A Happy Hour with the co-workers on Wednesday (always good to drink before a Sabres game), dinner with the entire fam on Thursday, setting up the parents’ new computer on Friday and then seeing the Rockettes on Saturday.
Oooh! The Rockettes! That’ll mean it’s Christmastime FOR REALS!
And yeah, chillaxing on Thanksgiving instead of doing a huge family thing is the gift that keeps on giving.
For reals. That was our initial plan, but a whole bunch of people ended up inviting themselves. But it’s okay. Our families are pretty low maintenance.
I am exhausted just hearing about your Thanksgiving weekend.
Ha! Me too. I would just back out of a few things, but I think it’s too late. Plus I can’t cancel on charity events! I’d feel like a heel.
Amy, your Thanksgiving weekend sounds absolutely delightful. Wanna trade?
I was very dismissive of “broken pinkie”, too, but it turns out there was bone sticking out. So he had to have surgery on it to protect from infection.
Ok then. Sticking out bone is pretty bad I suppose.
I think booing Soupy on Wednesday night will make me feel 100% better. Y’know, get me over the hump.
Booing Soupy must be a magical cure!
Booing Soupy will definitely make you feel all better.
My mom was always Christmas and birthday crazy so I still really miss her then. This will be our third without her, but it is starting to get easier.
Kid’s out of school for the week so I took the afternoon off, (after I got the news, I was being a little too weepy anyway). I ‘m enjoying some DP watching Sandra Lee’s Thanksgiving episode. It is crazy bad.
Oh Meg! How did it go with your dad this weekend? Did y’all make some headway in the battle against the bedbugs?
I have to say, I’m uberthrilled to be cooking on Thanksgiving even though I know it’s going to wear me out, primarily because I get to see all of my close family together and I get to spend quality time with my mom, plus I get two days off work.
And right now, I could really use the two days off, so I’m pretty giddy about it.
And I’m not sure what to make of the fact that we currently have four different desserts lined up and I just realized I’ll wind up making a fifth, probably. Jeez.
Amy, I am envious of your Rockettes-seeing!
Sorry about the flu, andrew! You’d think if it comes around every November, you’d know to be somewhere else next time. :P
I’m glad you’re feeling better, though.
I ‘m enjoying some DP watching Sandra Lee’s Thanksgiving episode. It is crazy bad.
HAHAHAHA! I loved how they put all the “leftovers” into baking pans, as if they had actually come from a Thanksgiving dinner table. Heh. Are you planning on making those insanely fussy mini empanadas out of taco seasoning, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole? I think they’re going to be the centerpiece of my leftovers table.
And yeah, Meg, did your dad successfully vanquish the bedbugs?
I’m still stuck on the portebello mushrooms stuffed with leftover greenbean casserole. Um…just, no.
And I’m not sure what to make of the fact that we currently have four different desserts lined up and I just realized I’ll wind up making a fifth, probably. Jeez.
Only 5? I think you’re under-desserting.
You’d think if it comes around every November, you’d know to be somewhere else next time. :P
hahaha…like Hawaii? Maybe next year. A month away from work sounds nice.
How are you, btw? Boucher, Morrow, etc…I’m surprised you haven’t lit Dallas on fire yet.
Only 5? I think you’re under-desserting.
Well, it’s pie heavy. Cherry pie, lemon pie, pecan pie, chess pie, and then peanut butter and chocolate brownies. :D So I hope my family likes taking pie home!
I’m still stuck on the portebello mushrooms stuffed with leftover greenbean casserole.
Okay, I feel suddenly nauseous, like I ate bad pork or something. That is…what is WRONG with Sandra Lee’s tastebuds? Wait, I’m assuming that she actually samples things she makes. Wait…I’m assuming that she actually samples things she dreams up and then forces other people to make for her show.
Sure is a lot of leftover greenbean casserole, it seems. I wonder if the family will be more interested in it after it’s been stuffed into mushrooms or empanadas.
Family: LOOK! We’re not eating the greenbean casserole! So you can quit trying to trick us!
I’m still stuck on the portebello mushrooms stuffed with leftover greenbean casserole. Um…just, no.
Oooh, was that last year’s episode? That recipe wasn’t on the one our tivo just picked up. Last year’s episode was perhaps the finest cooking show ever committed to the airwaves. That one was GENIUS.
You’d think if it comes around every November, you’d know to be somewhere else next time.
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And Caitlin, I have to agree with Patty — you’re definitely under-desserting.
The best part of the Thanksgiving episode is the cocktail. “That’s a Sandy Pour”, says Sandra Lee, as her friend looks on in horror of the amount of liquor she’s poured into the pitcher.
How are you, btw? Boucher, Morrow, etc…I’m surprised you haven’t lit Dallas on fire yet.
Yeah, you missed all my keening and wailing about Boucher last week. I’m trying to be strong. Thanks for asking! :D
Family: LOOK! We’re not eating the greenbean casserole! So you can quit trying to trick us!
Exactly! It’s called “sending a message”. Of course, Sandra’s always too drunk to pick up on subtle cues like “no one touched the green beans”.
Caitlin, that’s… a lot of pies. :P
I know what Caitlin can do with all those pies! She can put the leftovers in portobello mushrooms or add taco seasoning to them and fill empanadas with them!
And Caitlin, I have to agree with Patty — you’re definitely under-desserting.
Hee! When we’re left with tons of leftover pie from our under-desserting, I’ll be sure to FedEx it to Patty and you guys.
How can someone be “friends” with Sandra Lee and not realize that a ‘Sandy Pour’ is roughly equivalent to a round of drinks for ten people at your neighborhood bar?
And who has leftover mashed potatoes? Not us, that’s for sure. :P
Okay, I’m off to Whole Foods. Wish me luck.
I know I should know this, but Caitlin, what exactly is Chess Pie?
We are over-desserters, but we’re very proud of the variety. Cakes, pies, candy, cookies, brownies… (Just a couple each, though.)
She can put the leftovers in portobello mushrooms or add taco seasoning to them and fill empanadas with them!
What a great idea! My family will love that. Nothing says “delicious dessert” quite like leftover empanada taco seasoned pies!
(Thanksgiving is the one time we indulge everyone’s fussy pie-tastes. At Christmas, you get pecan and you will LIKE it, dammit. But at Thanksgiving, we make sure there is one kind of what everyone likes.)
Have fun, Schnookie! Could you pick me up some celery?
Okay, I’m off to Whole Foods. Wish me luck.
Woo, best of luck. If your Whole Foods is anything like ours, you’re gonna need it.
When we’re left with tons of leftover pie from our under-desserting, I’ll be sure to FedEx it to Patty and you guys.
And me too! I want pie!
Just kidding, we might have 2 pies, and there will probably be leftovers. We’re not big dessert people.
I think perhaps Sandra Lee works on her cocktails first so then everything else just seems fabulous when you are half shnockered.
Caitlin, I don’t think you can ever have too much pie.
Patty, chess pie is kind of like a very sweet, custard-like pie. It’s really simple and basic, and most people usually serve it with coffee (we do sometimes, just to take the sweetness off, because damn, is that sweet).
I think perhaps Sandra Lee works on her cocktails first so then everything else just seems fabulous when you are half shnockered.
That is a proven fact. The only problem is that if everyone else doesn’t get tossed with you, you got a situation on your hands.
She can put the leftovers in portobello mushrooms or add taco seasoning to them and fill empanadas with them!
Or, she can rip out the filling portion of the pie and then put them into cups made from sugar cookie dough baked in a mini-muffin tin. Top with Whipped Topping flavored with your favorite extract (to take away that packaged taste) and you’ll have a quick and easy dessert that your loved ones will think you spent all day on.
The only problem is that if everyone else doesn’t get tossed with you, you got a situation on your hands.
That’s pretty much true in general. :D
We make a lot of desserts, and then have to divide them all up to send home, because we eat too many mashed potatoes. But everybody likes to try the new dessert recipe they found so we end up with a lot.
That actually sounds good, Amy. :P Unless it’s, like, a mincemeat pie or something.
Amy, step away from the TV…
I think we might need to stage an intervention.
I think Amy has seen a few too many episodes. :P
Amy, step away from the TV…
I think we might need to stage an intervention.
Nope, I’m good. I’m just shocked at what she manages to do to food. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the simplicity that is leftover Thanksgiving food. Why does she feel the need to tart it up and over embellish it until it doesn’t resemble its original form?
Best Thanksgiving leftovers, a roll, some turkey and some cranberry sauce. I’m done.
Exactly. It’s not Thanksgiving leftovers unless it’s just a plateful of the same stuff you had at the main meal.
Nope, I’m good. I’m just shocked at what she manages to do to food.
I know, I’m just messin’.
I like how you said “what she manages to do to food.” rather than “with food.” Very fitting.
And very telling.
Oh Meg! How did it go with your dad this weekend? Did y’all make some headway in the battle against the bedbugs?
Yes and no. We got my whole apartment caulked which is good. I saw a bed bug on my living room couch Saturday and next to the couch on the wall on Sunday which is very bad (I may just get rid of the couch. I didn’t get bitten last night which is good. But that was the first time in weeks I didn’t get bitten multiple times which is bad.
So it was a mixed weekend but it did make me feel better having him there.
What a nightmare, Meg! But maybe you’ve got it on the run now.
Meg, that is so lame. I haven’t been able to chime in on the bedbug saga, and I just wanted to let you know that you have my sympathy. It sounds like a hell of a battle you’re fighting.
Poor Meg, I hope things shape up!
We have scalloped oysters at Thanksgiving and that’s my favorite part of leftovers, because unlike some foods, they are always best reheated!
We have scalloped oysters at Thanksgiving and that’s my favorite part of leftovers, because unlike some foods, they are always best reheated!
Dude, scalloped oysters? That is crazy. Are oysters at Thanksgiving a southern thing? I ask because my granparents-in-law are from Texas and they always have oyster stuffing at their holiday meals. They’re the only ones who eat it. No one else is brave enough to touch the stuff!
I’ve heard of oyster stuffing, but I’ve never seen it in person. We’re a pretty southern-thing-heavy Thanksgiving but we stop short at oysters. I don’t know if it’s a southern thing or not. Does it have pecans in it? :P
andrew, it is a Southern thing, I think. At least that’s what I’m told.
I’ve never had oyster dressing though. Scalloped oysters just involve a whole box of crackers, two sticks of butter, half and half and two cans of oysters. Not complicated, but soooo good.
They’re the only ones who eat it. No one else is brave enough to touch the stuff!
It sounds delicious! You should really try some! Yum yum, that sounds fantabulous. I’m starving already!
I don’t know if it’s a southern thing or not. Does it have pecans in it? :P
Heh, I don’t know…I’m too scared to try it!
Just kidding, I don’t much like oysters or stuffing, so I’ve never given it a go. They always make a myriad of southern delicacies, but that’s one that doesn’t really strike me as tasty.
It sounds delicious! You should really try some! Yum yum, that sounds fantabulous.
Nooooo. No. Do not want.
Check it out Caitlin, I’m entered in a shoot on Sunday, and they’re raffling off two free Glocks. How cool is that?
Check it out Caitlin, I’m entered in a shoot on Sunday, and they’re raffling off two free Glocks. How cool is that?
Ooohh! What KIND of Glocks? That’s awesome, andrew!
Speaking of guns, I need to go renew my hunting license. Drats, this means I finally have to go take that hunter safety course (“Whatever you do, don’t shoot the other dude in the orange vest!”) that I’ve been putting off forever.
Yeah, I’ll pass on anything with oysters, too. :P
Ooooh, Glocks! I want one!
Our family is pretty Texan and always have cornbread dressing. Huge pan cooked separately from the turkey. Hub’s mom is from Iowa and the first time we spent the holiday with them, she had me stuff and unstuff the turkey. It was disgusting, when you have never had to do that. And the stuffing was this sticky gooey mess instead of the crunchy fluffy kind we always had. Bleh.
Do they bring a proper pecan pie, andrew?
And the stuffing was this sticky gooey mess instead of the crunchy fluffy kind we always had. Bleh.
We’ve usually done both, and nobody eats the gooey mess until it’s mixed in with the leftover good stuff. I think we’re at the point where we’re secure enough in our own Thanksgiving hosting skills that we can stop actually stuffing the turkey.
Ooooh, Glocks! I want one!
Bass Pro Shops usually has decent deals if you want one. :p
Sticky, gooey dressing is DISGUSTING. I cannot abide that. I must have onion and celery toasty dressing.
Ooohh! What KIND of Glocks? That’s awesome, andrew!
I have no idea! Don’t care!
There’s about 200 shooters signed up, and they’re raffling off 2 of ‘em. But the kicker is that you have to shoot a Glock in order to be eligible to win one. I don’t own one, but my brother in law uses one as an off-duty weapon. He was nice enough to let me borrow it.
Ooooh, Glocks! I want one!
Patty, are you a firearm enthusiast? Or are you just messin’ with me?!
He was nice enough to let me borrow it.
Aww, that was too kind of him. I hope you win a Glock, then, andrew! *knocks on wood for you* I usually steer clear of handguns, so what would I know anyways? :p
Do they bring a proper pecan pie, andrew?
Yup. And cobbler, and homemade ice cream, and fried okra, and black eyed peas…I could go on!
But, they’re getting up there in age (his was the 80th birthday we were just at), so the good southern food is becoming a little less each time, as it’s harder for them to spend so much time preparing everything.
Aww, that was too kind of him. I hope you win a Glock, then, andrew!
Well thank you! I’m crossing my fingers!
(Actually, I’m not too hellbent on winning anything. All of the proceeds are going to a very good cause, so I’m happy just to donate.)
Well, I hope you at the very least have a good time, andrew! It sounds like a cool thing for you to go do (provided that you feel much better of course)!
Patty, are you a firearm enthusiast? Or are you just messin’ with me?!
Neither, really. I’m not really an enthusiast, but I’m not messing with you. :D I’ve always kind of wanted a gun, because I enjoy target-shooting. But I have never gotten around to it.
Yup. And cobbler, and homemade ice cream, and fried okra, and black eyed peas…I could go on!
Isn’t Texas great? :P
(Despite my mom’s hard work my whole life, she’s never gotten me to like fried okra. But YUM on everything else you mentioned.)
Well, I hope you at the very least have a good time, andrew!
I will! My brother and I are going together, so that should be fun. We always have a good time together.
I’ve always kind of wanted a gun, because I enjoy target-shooting. But I have never gotten around to it.
I hear ya. It was never much of a priority for me either. I just randomly decided to go get one one day. But I live in Cali, so my one day impulse buy took about a month to actually get.
But I live in Cali, so my one day impulse buy took about a month to actually get.
And by that time, you had forgotten who it was you wanted to kill? :P
Amy, you’re so right that Sandra would totally repurpose a perfectly good pie into smaller, disgusting pies! Also, you can never watch too much Sandra! In fact, I’ve been known to re-watch episodes. That show is faaaantastic. I’m super excited for her holiday episode, where she’ll make some distinctly non-kosher desert, use food coloring to make it white and blue, and then declare it a Hanukah centerpiece.
Dude, andrew, you’re in a contest that’s giving out Glocks?!? Other people give out tote bags and t-shirts, and they’re giving out Glocks? WILD!
Despite my mom’s hard work my whole life, she’s never gotten me to like fried okra.
What? That’s crazy talk Patty!
I love me some fried okra. We grew up eating it. I also love stuffing my gumbo full of okra. Yum!
And by that time, you had forgotten who it was you wanted to kill? :P
Haha! Totally. Next time I get the urge, I’m just gonna drive the 2 hours to Reno. They don’t give a damn in Nevada, as long as you got cash.
Dude, andrew, you’re in a contest that’s giving out Glocks?!?
Crazy huh! I figure my chances are about 1 in 50 or maybe 1 in 75. I like them odds.
I also love stuffing my gumbo full of okra. Yum!
IfyouknowwhatImean.
IfyouknowwhatImean.
Hee!
Youse dirty, Patty.
Youse dirty, Patty. *blushes*
Man, I hate EC games. I am NOT going to make it home before the Stars vs. Tranny Brides game starts. Maybe if I run.
See y’all later.
See ya, Patty!
Bye Patty! Have a good night.
What? You are not watching your Tranny Brides?
We’re here, watching the Tranny Brides (but hoping the Stars win; y’all deserve some wins).
Of course we’re watching the Tranny Brides and the Stars! It’s a win-win for us! :D (We’re not DIARIZING it. I mean, we’re a DEVILS blog, for heaven’s sake!)
My Stars heart says WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! My Tranny Bride heart says BOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :P
I wasn’t expecting a diary just looking for you guys. :)
It was an exhausting trip to Williams Sonoma and Whole Foods, but I think I’m recovering. How are you guys doing?
I know this probably sounds really nasty, but we are eating copious amounts of mac and cheese and fishsticks. Considered comfort food at our house. A throwback to my childhood.
That sounds fantastic, Myra! We’re having take out pizza. You can have my share of the fishsticks! :D
Dude, today is a day that CRIES OUT for mac and cheese and fishsticks. We ordered pizza, and will spend this evening drinking hot chocolate and eating massive amounts of W-S Christmas candy. We’ll gorge on comfort food in sympathy for y’all, Myra.
Aw. My Stars heart says BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! But my Tranny Bride heart says, in a tiny voice, woooo.
So, so sorry.
Thank for gorging in sympathy. I so need to get to W-S to do some Christmas shopping. Hot chocolate sounds yummy. How cold is it there?
Hub is not pleased, Knuble is a Ninja Wombat, double whammy on us.
Dude, it is FREAKING cold here. WAY colder than it normally is this time of year. It was apparently in the 20s when I walked to work today. It was warmer this afternoon, but the pond behind my office was frozen, as was the brook that I walk over on my way to work.
(The W-S candy is STUPID expensive. And you pay a fortune for a box that has, like, 8 candies in it. We save up all our reward points all year on our credit cards and cash them in for W-S moneys this time of year. Tonight we spent $407 on candy and only had to pony up $7 in cash. Heh. [And yes, we will have eaten $407 worth of candy in a couple of weeks. We're pigs. I'm not going to lie. :P])
Tonight we spent $407 on candy and only had to pony up $7 in cash.
I bow in honor of your greatness! Amazing!
It still hasn’t been that cold here. I’m ready for some serious hot chocolate weather.
Schnookie, what did you do to the Tintin Tattoos! They are smokin’ hot right now!
WOOOOOOO! Josh Gorges just scored his first goal with Montreal in one year and a half! Josh, you’re really the coolest hab.
I think the Tintin Tattoos are cheating. Somehow. I don’t know how because I’m not in that league, but… *shifty eyes*
I know this probably sounds really nasty, but we are eating copious amounts of mac and cheese and fishsticks. Considered comfort food at our house.
I’ve got Soft Batch chocolate chip cookies if you want those for dessert. Talk about comfort cookies.
Modano WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Power Play goal, I didn’t think it possible anymore!
WOOO! Modano! That’s his wheelhouse, right there.
Nice recovery by Robi on that breakaway, eh?
I think the Tintin Tattoos are cheating. Somehow. I don’t know how because I’m not in that league, but… *shifty eyes*
I can neither confirm nor deny that.
Actually, I couldn’t BELIEVE how well they were doing. I was all in “my team sucks” automatic complaining mode, and was all antsy to make all kinds of changes because I thought they all bit, and then I looked at the standings and was SHOCKED. All I have to say is that the rest of the AmazingLeague must be WRETCHED. :P
Amy, Soft Batch choco chip cookies wins the comfort food prize!
Ok, it wasn’t a power play goal, but hey, I think I’ll keep it.
Amy, Soft Batch choco chip cookies wins the comfort food prize!
Agreed, can you eat multiple for me?
The whole two Richards thing is confusing. I wish Razor would call them “Brad” and “Beaker” to make it less confusing.
I think we’re going to need an IPB leagues standings update this week. Hurry, because I expect to drop from 5th back down to last again next week.
I don’t understand why more people don’t call Mike Richards “Beaker”. I mean, the nickname is OBVIOUS.
That goalie’s pads are on fire!
The Richards thing is very confusing.
Oooh, I knew we’d been forgetting something! I’m also coming off weeks of beating andrew and then the big, bad Pronger Worshipers, so I’m all about discussing the SuperLeague awesomess! :D
(And yes, awesomess is totally the word I was looking for.)
I love it when Razor points out something that I already noticed! (He just mentioned that Mo is the only decent penalty killer left.)
Patty, you are so good.
I think Razor loves Toby as much as I do.
I don’t understand why more people don’t call Mike Richards “Beaker”. I mean, the nickname is OBVIOUS.
I don’t get it.
I don’t get it.
He has a high squeaky voice, so when we first heard him speak last year in the playoffs, we were like, “BEAKER!” It’s stuck. And again, I just can’t figure why no one else calls him that. :P
And I want Jeff Carter.
For my team.
Pooh.
He has a high squeaky voice, so when we first heard him speak last year in the playoffs, we were like, “BEAKER!”
That makes sense. I thought that you were implying that he looked like Beaker, which he does not.
And going back to earlier, I am in awe of your W-S candy buying spree.
Now, I think Mike Richards is the cat’s pajamas, but he’d be SO MUCH BETTER if he looked like Beaker! :D
Mike Richards should be required to wear a lab coat and furry orange hair at all times.
Wow! Modano again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woooo!! Yay Modano!!
(I don’t care what anybody says about his supposed “skills”, Avery sucks. He cannot catch a frickin’ pass!)
SHOUT-OUT! WOOOOOOOOOO!!
SHOUT OUT! SHOUT OUT! SHOUT OUT!!!!!
Razor just said it’s a game of interchangeable parts!!!!
A shoutout to IPB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Razor LOVES IPB!!!
Razor TOTALLY loves us! (We “met” him at the first live game we ever went to. And by “met” I mean we stood there about ten feet away from him as he chatted with a few Whalers fans on his way out of the arena. Clearly we made a huge impression on him.)
Of course! Razor never forgets!!!
(I don’t care what anybody says about his supposed “skills”, Avery sucks. He cannot catch a frickin’ pass!)
I totally agree. He can’t carry the puck through the neutral zone without losing it either.
YAY for your shoutout!!
And YAY! Lui only has a strain and not a tear and he’s week to week. It could have been a lot worse :)
That’s AWESOME, alix! You’re so lucky!
*whimpers quietly* :P
That is great news, alix!
*sniff*
That’s AWESOME, alix! You’re so lucky!
*whimpers quietly* :P
I agree! On both counts. :P
What Patty said! :PPP
Seriously, what a relief for you!
Thanks, Patty!
Hee! Aww! Don’t be sad! The Stars will turn it around! Gucci watches!
Were the Flyers this cute last year? I do not remember all these cute players. The cute accountant coach, yes, but not the players. Weren’t they a bunch of goons last year?
Weren’t they a bunch of goons last year?
They were TOTALLY goons, but, horror of horrors, they were HOT goons. Thus the tranny marriage. :P
Myra, this is what we’re talking about! The team is CRAZY hot! Not only are they actually good looking, they all play hot! That Carter goal?!? HOTTTT!
I agree! On both counts. :P
What Patty said! :PPP
Seriously, what a relief for you!
Hee hee! I’m sorry. I did feel like a hag posting that on a Devils blog. I’m such a bitch :D But you guys will be fine! It will be St. Zubby day every day, and Zach will get to his 100 points extremely quickly, and Travis will be fully over his acorn fear, and Paulie will start doling out game winning goals like pot brownies. You’ll be in the playoffs with Marty back refreshed in no time. You’ll see!
Yes! Jeff Carter is a WB!
alix, you’re too cute! :P
Jeff Carter is a WB!
Oooh! That means the Wheaty Bitches are HOTT! :D
Gah! Avery is either just standing there while everybody else is trying to get the puck out of Marty’s zone, or passing it to Flyers.
Hub dropped Elias from the Trolls right before he started scoring. His comments later were something along the lines of “I’ve been listening to the Ookies’ negativity too much.” So he totally blames y’all for missing out on Patty’s goals. :P
“I’ve been listening to the Ookies’ negativity too much.”
Heh, uh, yeah. Um. Sorry about that. :D
His comments later were something along the lines of “I’ve been listening to the Ookies’ negativity too much.” So he totally blames y’all for missing out on Patty’s goals. :P
I REFUSE to feel guilty about this. It is NOT my fault that Patrik Elias is either sucky or contrary. :P
Oooh! That means the Wheaty Bitches are HOTT! :D
They are quite hott across the board. :D Sid, Jeff Carter, Marc Savard, Zach, Nazzy, Pommers isn’t really HOTT to me, but he’s pleasantly adorable. Chara is quite foxy in his own Franksteiny way…Shane O’Brien is wicked hott.
I haven’t fully sussed out the hottness of Pavel Kubina and Tomas Kaberle yet.
I haven’t fully sussed out the hottness of Pavel Kubina and Tomas Kaberle yet.
Um… that might be because there isn’t any. :P
Coburn goes to the penalty box. But he’ll come back. :P
Coburn goes to the penalty box. But he’ll come back. :P
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His resplendent schnozz is feeling shame right now.
Um… that might be because there isn’t any. :P
HA HA HA! That’s the vibe I was getting, but I wasn’t completely sure. :D
Coburn goes to the penalty box. But he’ll come back. :P
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That schnozz could never feel shame!
Crap.
That schnozz could never feel shame!
You’re right. That is one PROUD schnozz.
(And who was that Star who left his feet on that goal there? Stay on your feet, doofus! Beaker just waited for you to slide out of the play and set up the goal. DON’T GO DOWN!)
DON’T GO DOWN!
And always leave a note!
That was our wonderful veteran acquistion that we traded Boucher, who only goes on one knee so he can still play, for. And yes, I noticed that too.
Ah yes, Sydor. I should have guessed. He’s been a leaving-his-feet pile of puke for YEARS. Decades, even. :P
Schlittsy’s been a disaster tonight!
Yes. Boucher knows how to block a shot. Sydor? Was scratched for the last two years.
@#$%&!
Oh Stars fans, I’m so sorry. :(
I’m sorry, guys!
I HATE OUR POWER PLAY!!! I WANT TO CLAW OUT MY EYES EVERYTIME THEY GO ON ONE!!!! ARRGGHHHH!!!!
I’m so sorry, Myra. I’d say that SURELY the PP will get better, but… it might not. :P
I’m with ya, Myra.
I think I’m going to claw my eyes out anyway.
Devils fans, everyone pack up your soldering irons and send ‘em out to Dallas!
Completely aside from the fact that they sent Bouche away to get him, Sydor just isn’t that good! This isn’t 1999!
Soldering irons. Yep, I think they are needed.
Yeah, I mean not to dwell on this, but Pittsburgh’s defence was by no means all world and Sydor was always being healthy scratched. Seemed like an odd choice.
I’m so, so, sorry Dallas fans. I remember this feeling well from last season. It sucks. You have my major sympathies.
Thanks, alix.
This is TOTALLY soldering iron time.
Completely aside from the fact that they sent Bouche away to get him, Sydor just isn’t that good! This isn’t 1999!
He wasn’t even that good then! :P (Just kidding. The only thing I can ever remember about Sydor was when he went down to block a shot during the 2000 SCF [this may have been a very formative shot block for me...], got badly injured when the puck hit him, and then he crawled all over the defensive zone like an inchworm, writhing in pain, while the announcers went on about how courageous he was. And I’m thinking, “He’s not courageous — he’s just too hurt to get off the ice. What’s so great about that?)
I think it was a hit that injured him. Went foot-first into the boards. And he actually tripped Hull, who was trying to get by him, as he crawled. Even if you do think that’s courageous, it was ONE TIME, and it was NINE FUCKING YEARS AGO!
I must confess, I’ve thought the same thing about that incident. Which is pure heresy here so don’t tell on me.
GAH! I don’t think I’m going to get over the fact that HE is the one they traded Bouche for.
Ok, I can tell Patty is not going to tell on me. :P
Yeah, I’ve never been that impressed with it either, so I won’t tell. I always thought he should have crawled off so that an able-bodied player could replace him.
Hee! Lui just busted out the French in the press conference. That was surprisingly foxy. He forgot the word for pain in French. Tee hee hee. He’s so adorable.
Same here.
Thanks for clarifying, guys! I just remember him crawling around (and I remember that era of Stars seemed to be the team that ushered in the “going down to block shots” epidemic), and wondering what in the hell was so great about being too hurt to get off the ice while your team couldn’t get the puck to draw a whistle. :P
There are some WEIRD beat writers in Mo’s shot there. :D
Ooh, just saw a shirtless Tobias Stephan go by. Have I mentioned how ssssmmmmokin’ hott he is?
They were interviewing some Canucks in the dressing room the other day, and in the background you could hear the guys begging Rob Davison to put some clothes on. I wanted all the newspaper guys to get out of the way :D
Don’t you hate that, alix? I’m constantly yelling at the cameraman to move a few inches to one side.
I was watching some locker room stuff on the Tranny Bride site and in one of the videos I could see a white board (no, no nekkid people, sadly) that said, “Video in coach’s room at high noon! (12 pm)” For some reason that totally cracked me up.
Hee! It’s the worst, Patty!
Alright, I’m off to watch the start of the Sanford/Schneider era. Wish em luck!
High noon?!?! That’s hilarious!
High noon?!?! That’s hilarious!
Ooh, just saw a shirtless Tobias Stephan go by. Have I mentioned how ssssmmmmokin’ hott he is?
Dangit. I didn’t get to the remote in time to hit record. :P
Myra, you could see him walking down the hall, reaching over his head to put his t-shirt on.
Good luck to the Canucks, alix! I’m going to try to find some of that comfort food y’all were talking about earlier.