So we meet the Penguins again. This… should go well?
The highlight of our evening so far, by the way, has been Boomer pronouncing solemnly, while watching the news scroll on the bottom line of MSG+, “Well, it’ll be a very merry Christmas at the C.C. Sabathia household.”
Before this game starts, we just have to say there are many, many ideas we will never understand that come from the brain of Brent Sutter. Dressing PL-3 instead of Rupper is one of them. Unless we’re shopping PL-3, in which case, why yes, Lightning Bolts, we will take Lecavalier for him!
FIRST PERIOD
20:00 There is an inexplicable delay to the opening faceoff, and we get a lingering shot of Sykora standing next to Patty at center ice, wearing a smile that looks like one of those fake, plastered-on grins that say, “No, I don’t mind at all that my former best friend isn’t talking to me right now.” (We might be projecting.)
18:59 Patty gets the puck at the near boards shallowly in the Penguins zone, and weakly gives it up at the slightest hint of physical contact. It not being overtime and all.
18:33 Shocking development: all that talk this week about how Madden and Pando were never ever ever going to play in any kind of checking role for the Devils ever ever again was not necessarily true. The Madden line has risen from the dead and is out against Sid. Pookie: “Pando and Madden are like, ‘I’m not dead yet.’”
16:37 Pookie, slightly tipsy, proclaims, “Right now, this very minute, the Devils all kind of sound like they did back when they liked having Larry as their coach. The way they’re all, ‘We’re all getting along so well, and we all love playing for this team so much.’” Pause. “Which means Sutter’s on a one-way trip to a nervous breakdown.”
16:07 Clarkson and Talbot agitate against each other all over the ice (and get matching minors), and Chico says, “Clarkson… not quite happy to be playing on the fourth line. But who would be?” Rupp, from the Halo: “Me.”
15:47 All of Zach’s mightiest “lying in the crease and whacking over his head at the puck” powers don’t put the puck into the net. Chico said before the game that Zach’s approach to playing hockey is “There’s only one puck, and I’m going to get it.” That statement and this play are sort of Zach in a nutshell.
13:54 We should point out that Chico has been expounding at length about how Blobby “Stitch Boxhead” Holik has never needed the trainer to help him off the ice after an injury. Because he’s such a fucking hero. It’s not the fourth line Clarkson has a problem with – it’s the Stitch Boxhead.
13:18 The hell? Sid has a wide open net (at a pretty sharp angle), but manages the impossible by shooting the puck into a prone Clemmer. Wow. He really is a singular talent. Every other guy in the NHL would have scored there. (A later replay shows he hit the post. Fine. We’ll let this one go. This time.)
8:59 Some snazzy passing between Zubrus, Patty and Gio leads to a two-on-one down low, but Gio is slow to pull the trigger, so Sabourin has no problem stopping the shot.
8:02 PandoNation is delighted that its emperor-god isn’t dead yet, especially on this shift. The Pens set up with the puck carrier behind Clemmer’s net, and after about a week, the guy finally makes his move to pass to a Pen at the side of the slot, but Pando is waiting there calmly to just whisk the puck away to safety. He’s so dreamy.
7:20 Wallace hits Paulie pretty hard against the far boards and Doc’s call is, “Wallace doesn’t show Martin any respect.” Pookie, aghast: “Well I know who my least favorite NHLer is.” Pause. “Alex Ovechkin.”
6:18 Our Geico Quote book is Clemmer saying, “I’m not trying to go out and do what Marty does.” As we puke on the floor we also roll our eyes furiously and grumble, “Thanks, Clemmer. You were in real danger of doing what Marty does, too.” He could go undefeated for the rest of the year and we’d still hate him and his $30,000 of capped teeth.
6:05 The Poppers have a feisty shift that leads to not a whole lot, and Chico starts waxing poetic about ye olde days of yore when Turner Stevenson (T!!!!) was on the Devils’ “Chaos Line”. He takes a long time to get to his point that the Poppers’ tactic is to create chaos in the offensive zone themselves. Pookie: “That’s why I call Travis ‘Mr. Entropy’.”
4:18 We are hugely distracted by this Pen named Ben Lovejoy. Pookie marvels “Ben” even sounds like “Rev.”. She posits, “I bet Sid is his Ned Flanders.”
3:32 There’s some kind of scrum behind the net after Clemmer covers a puck. We can’t be bothered to care, because Stitch Boxhead is in the middle of it. Chico seems to think we should be happy that Blobby’s well enough to be sassing it up on the ice, but all we notice is that the Devils get the extra minor (ostensibly to Leach, but that’s just the home scorekeepers trying to protect Blobby’s reputation).
1:32 The Pens get absolutely nothing on the PP because they spend the entire time standing around flat-footed and passing the puck around the perimeter before Malkin lazily lets a pass to him at the high point miss his stick and clear to center ice. Chico marvels, though, at how amazing the Pens PP is, and how helpless the Devils were against them. Any other team and he’d be praising the PK for keeping the passes to the outside. (Not that the PK had anything to do with it, but still.)
0:15 Rolston shoves Eaton near the top of the crease and Eaton careens into the goalpost while the Devils are setting up behind the net with the puck, and Eaton knocks the cage off the moorings. He gets called for delay of game. We’d be livid if that call went against us, but we figure the Pens are probably due a shitty call going against them for a change.
0:00 That was not the greatest period of hockey that we’ve ever seen.
FIRST INTERMISSION
Life is too short to pay attention to intermissions.
SECOND PERIOD
18:40 The Devils are getting healthy, but their power play still sucks.
18:18 A rambling discussion of player conditioning wends its way to Doc telling us Sid is going home for the Christmas break and is very excited to eat his mother’s special turkey dinner. We can only assume she bastes it in a mix of grape jelly and Heinz chili sauce.
17:03 Doc tells us, while the teams back and forth pointlessly, that we’re in the middle of a “scoreless tilt.” Pookie editorializes, “An exciting scoreless tilt!”
16:15 Fun fact: the Pens are 5-0-1 in their last six games in New Jersey, and the Devils have won 15 of their last 21 games in Pittsburgh. These two teams really hate their fans, don’t they?
15:54 After yet another uninteresting whistle, Chico says very gently that this period hasn’t been “as up and down” as the last one. “That’s right,” says Pookie, “This one’s even more boring.” Chico ignores her and continues to tell us about how the longer a game goes scoreless, the more the teams buckle down to not give up the first goal, because “to score the first goal you just need one, but if you give up the first one you need two.” He pauses. “I know that sounds stupid, but it’s true.” You can’t really argue with that.
11:25 Nothing interesting is going on yet. There is apparently a Penguin who played on the same team in Alaska as Scott Gomez during the lockout, and they were, in fact, linemates. Pookie: “He probably caught douchebag.”
10:40 Stitch Boxhead (Pookie mutters, “Bitch Stockshead”. See what she did there?) takes an idiotic offensive zone high-sticking penalty against Gronk. The scorekeepers struggle to find a way to pin this on someone else. Our joie de vivre is seriously diminished when he’s on the ice. Just saying.
9:13 After several failed clearing attempts by the Devils, the Pens put together some good passing and spring Gronk for a Grade-A scoring chance in the crease. After the shot, everyone stands around watching while Sykora stands in the foreground with his hands over his head in celebration, but the actual result of the play was the puck hitting off the crossbar, then the goalpost, and finally coming to rest near Clemmer’s scrambling blocker.
7:23 It seems like the Devils have collectively stuck their fingers in an electric socket, as they spend a wild few minutes cramming all the excitement and energy this game has been missing into just one shift. The best scoring chance comes when Applesauce misses a long-range crack at a wide-open net, and the whole thing culminates in a tripping penalty to Wallace.
6:51 Patty’s totally, completely, utterly fired. He lackadaisically pursues a puck sitting loose on the vacated side of the crease in a goal-mouth scramble, thereby giving Scuderi time to get back and get a stick on it and stymie the scoring chance.
5:10 Schnookie, watching as everyone on the ice takes a turn having a pass roll lamely off their sticks, “The interesting part of this game appears to be over.”
4:16 Holy crap! Sid sucks! Dupuis lasers a glorious pass across Clemmer’s crease to Sid, giving Sid a week and a day to shoot at the entirety of a gaping, yawning, unbelievably empty net. And Sid clanks his shot off the goalpost.
3:06 Clemmer mishandles a rebound into Oduya’s feet while there is very little Pens pressure, and Oduya, facing flat-footedly into the net and playing with Gio’s stick, dully shovels the puck back into Clemmer’s pads. Clemmer freezes up, the puck squirts behind the net, and it seems like everyone is moving in slow motion as the Devils begin panicking, the Pens realize play is still alive, and Clemmer inchworms behind the net to cover the puck. The officials rightly call a delay of game penalty, and while we’d love to blame Clemmer (and make some crack about how, no, he’s really not going out and doing what Marty does), this one is just as much on Oduya.
1:38 Fedotenko has the unmitigated gall to high-stick Paulie in the mouth. We watch as the officials check Paulie for blood (there is none), and Pookie suggests Paulie is saying, while working his jaw in pain, “Well, I’ll never play the violin again. Or eat a pancake that I’m not drinking through a straw.”
2:21 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sabourin sees Clemmer’s brainfart at one end and says, “I can top that!” On a rush where Travis is carrying the puck and Langer’s about a mile offsides, Travis fires the puck bouncingly to the end boards and Sabourin just completely loses his mind trying to figure out how to play it, and in the doing manages to flop to the ice at the side of the net while he watches the puck skitter into the crease for Travis to calmly tap into the goal. 1-0 Devils.
0:44 A broken sequence of shots almost turns into a PP goal for Zach, but Orpik pulls the puck out of the goalmouth at the last possible second.
0:00 Pookie has a coworker whose husband was a fighter pilot in the Navy, and he described his job thusly: “Hours of boredom and moments of terror.” That’s kind of what this period was. We do, however, get a darling interview with Travis to make up for it.
SECOND INTERMISSION
We get an interview with the Marine spokesman for tonight’s Toys For Tots drive at The Rawk. Kudos to everyone at the game tonight contributing to the drive.
THIRD PERIOD
17:42 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Langer has a hugely inspired shift that in turn inspires his teammates on the ice with him, and they force turnover after turnover in the Penguins zone before the Iron Boar finally rips a shot from the point that Zach tips, blind, between his legs up over Sabourin’s shoulder. 2-0 Devils, and that was awesome.
15:55 Why is there a Penguin wearing 65? We hope it’s because he thinks he’s just one notch below Mario. Or three below Jagr.
14:51 Blah blah blah Clemmensen. You can’t make us love you, Clemmer! No matter how good the saves you make are. We’re still going to say stuff like, “That wasn’t a save against Sykora! Malkin got in front of the shot at the top of the crease! Quit giving him so much credit, Chico!!!!”
10:50 Malkin fancy-pantses himself out of an offensive rush when he refuses to shoot after creating an open shot for himself. Chico critiques him by saying that the one thing he’d want to change about his game is being just a bit more selfish about shooting. Doc: “So you’re saying he has some of that Larionov predictability?” There is an awkward pause, and Doc scrambles to make it clear that he’s not trying to insult Malkin. “He’s in the Hall of Fame,” he continues, “But everyone always knew he was going to pass.” Pookie: “Heh. Did we ever.”
9:48 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No way! Gio leads a three-on-two rush with Patty and Zubrus after a stolid defensive-zone stand, and Zubrus rips a low, sneaky shot through a defender that beats Sabourin to make the game 3-0 Devils. And we were getting massive “75-0 loss” vibes tonight, too!
6:55 Wait, were we complaining about this game? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Sid, pissy that he’s not winning, skates up behind Gio — Gio!!! — behind the play, wraps his head around Gio’s head, and hauls him down to the ice. Gio, obviously expecting this kind of behavior only from Chara-sized players, gets up swinging, his fists swatting at the air like a cartoon character, and Sid hastily flings him face-first back to the ice. And that, Gentle Reader, is a Sid Crosby/Brian Gionta fight. It is a sight to behold. And they actually both get just roughing minors and Sid an extra for holding.
5:46 Doc very carefully starts talking about the last time the Pens were “[dramatic pause]… blanked”. Schnookie, hating Clemmer, “Oh come on! You guys will say it for Marty!”
3:58 Malkin makes a great play to tap the puck into the crease while he’s tied up by Paulie and Clemmer is overcommitting, and Cooke, streaking down the slot, punches the puck home to make the game 3-1 Devils.
2:13 Shit shit shit. Salvador takes a deflected slapshot straight in the face, and falls, writhing, to the ice. He leaves the ice in a hurry, leaving a puddle of blood on the ice. We really hope he’s okay.
1:08 Sabourin goes to the bench, and the Devils look puzzled about having the puck at center ice so close to an open net. Normally they’re pinned deep in their own zone and giving up goals in this situation.
0:40 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There’s a first for the Sutter Era – an empty net goal! For the Devils! Patty lofts a gorgeous shot from center ice over the head of the last Pen back and it bounces in to ice the game at 4-1 Devils.
0:00 Don’t believe a word we said earlier in this diary – we loved every single scintillating minute of this awesome, awesome win. WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! (Except the Iron Boar taking that puck to the face. We didn’t love that.)
I’m so confused. My hatred for the Pens is greater than my hatred for the Devils. I’m rooting for the Devils? This is weird.
I don’t get it. Zach and Patty can only play together in a four on four situation? :p
Kristin, I think we’ve already proved it’s a topsy-turvy season! Just for one game, try it out, “Let’s go, Devils! clap clap clapclapclap!” Heh. Seriously, though, no one should cheer for the Pens this year. Sid yes, the Pens, no.
Yes, topsy-turvy indeed. I think FrankenMalkin is what really turns me off.
(Psst, Kristin — total aside: guess what Schnookie found out today? Her employee ID allows for free admission into the AMNH for her and five of her closest friends!)
Yeah, Malkin’s no Paul Martin.
(Psst, Kristin — total aside: guess what Schnookie found out today? Her employee ID allows for free admission into the AMNH for her and five of her closest friends!)
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Yeah, Malkin’s no Paul Martin.
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(For the record, my comments tonight will consist entirely of
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That’s a great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Also, free admission to the NYC Botannical Garden, plus 10% at the gift shop. I smell a summer photo excursion! Of course, that would be assuming Schnookie’s employer doesn’t start cutting costs there…)
Also, I should let you know that talking to y’all has caused me to become crazy.
Last night at the game, I was performing (out loud) an imaginary conversation between Bird Dog and Lupul, and pretty much cracking myself up. Rod did not seem amused, especially since I wouldn’t stop. And I wouldn’t stop laughing at my own joke. I need a Pookie or a Schnookie to riff off of!
Also, I should let you know that talking to y’all has caused me to become crazy.
Mission accomplished. Heh heh heh. Bird Dog! AWOOOOOGA!
Kristin, I am so proud of you! That’s kind of my specialty, the riffed imaginary conversation between two NHLers that no one else is laughing at!
(Is it just me, guys, or is this game deadly dull?)
Oh, and yeah — BIRD DOG! AHHHWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
(Is it just me, guys, or is this game deadly dull?)
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz wait, what? Did you say somethzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…..
That’s kind of my specialty, the riffed imaginary conversation between two NHLers that no one else is laughing at!
The funniest part it that their voices were the same!
(Is it just me, guys, or is this game deadly dull?)
Only because they aren’t showing enough closeups of that swivelly Paul Martin fellow!
Only because they aren’t showing enough closeups of that swivelly Paul Martin fellow!
Story of every Devils game I’ve ever seen! Not enough Paulie!
They NEVER show Paulie! It’s TERRIBLE!
(The key to a really good solo impersonation of an imaginary NHLers’ conversation that no one else is laughing at is for the voices to be the same. At least, that’s what I’ve found. I bet it was HILARIOUS! :D)
What is this? Reminisce about the old days, before the lockout?
Seriously, though, no one should cheer for the Pens this year. Sid yes, the Pens, no.
Don’t forget Bouche! Sid yes, Bouche yes, Pens no.
Right, Patty. Sid and Bouche, yes. Pens, absolutely not.
How did Motts not score there?! Ahhh :(
KG, I’m getting the feeling like our boys aren’t going to score a goal tonight.
Gretzky had a shoutout to Katebits and the IPB Irregulars! He was talking about the Stars and how they can still pull it out and he said, “There’s still lots of Brah–er–hockey left to be played.”
Plain as day!
Pookie, Wayne Gretzky himself would tell you there’s still lots of hockey to be played tonight!
What’s wrong with Zach’s lip? It looks like he had a little accident with a razor today and has a new booboo.
What’s wrong with Zach’s lip? It looks like he had a little accident with a razor today and has a new booboo.
TRAVIS!!! WOOOO
I can’t believe Wayne-O reads IPB!
Oh, and as I typed that, WOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Go, Mr. Entropy, go! Wayne-O was right, there was more hockey left to be played!
The boo-boo happened because Zach refuses to let Boxworthy use a turtle-sized straight razor.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stars score!!!!!!!!!!!!
And good evening IPB.
Dangit, the Yotes have scored twice already.
I hope this isn’t going to be one of THOSE games from Turco.
Next goal he gives up? Get Stephan out there. I don’t care if he gives up 3 more.
WOO! Sick tip Zach!
Good evening, Myra!
Oh, and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! ZACH! With a nifty, nifty goal! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Woooooooooooooo!! James Neal again!
Woooooooo Zach!!!!
Awe I love when Chico, or anyone for that matter, talks about Zach and him as a little boy. :) I love story time.
WOOO!!! Zach is becoming a scoring machine!
WOOOO!!! Our little scoring machine, James Neal just scored. We are tied back up.
Patty, that power play actually didn’t stink!
You guys, I just want to squeeze Thomas Vanek so hard right now. He’s so good at hockey!
Patty, that power play actually didn’t stink!
It really didn’t! Is that the sun I see shining?! :P
Lots of fun passing plays, eh? Nice one from Ribs from the boards through his legs to the blue line.
Wait, guys, we all sound waaaaay too happy right now. You know how this always ends! :D
Wait, guys, we all sound waaaaay too happy right now. You know how this always ends! :D
Ok, Ok, quick, I’ll bring us back down. Today, I drove 200 miles round trip for my aunt’s funeral and had to hug and kiss a whole lot of people.
And there’s the old Hub is loosing his job of 18 years.
Ok, you can all be depressed with me now.
Three goals? What’s this?
Aw, Myra, I’m so sorry to hear about your aunt. My condolences to you and your family. And, of course, I’m still sorry to hear about Hub’s job. I hope he finds something else soon!
Three goals? What’s this?
I know! The guys just want to prove me wrong. Which is fine with me!
Myra, I’m so sorry about your aunt! My thoughts are with you.
That’s just terrible about Hub’s job, Myra. The Stars haven’t really been helping this season, have they?
Man, I wish my niece and nephews were still babies so I could get them one of those little knit caps that looks like a hockey helmet!
Oh, and Heather? Remember last season when everybody hated Vanek and I was the only one that felt sorry for him? I’d like my apology now. :P
I’d like my apology now. :P
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For those of you not watching the Devils game (why ever not?!) Sid and Gio just had a tussle! Hee hee!
She had had a long full life, and been in and out of the hospital for several months now, so it was a blessing as they say. Plus, my family handles funerals really well. Much more family reunion/celebration of the person type affairs. The four+ hours in the car, I could have lived without.
Patty, I felt sorry for him too and I believe I have proof in print :P Bu you’re right that that was a very small minority of people. We were just making fun of everyone who was griping about all the draft picks we turned down when we matched his offer from Edmonton. Idiots :)
Myra, I’m so sorry about your loss, and of course, Hub’s job. I’m also sorry about the 4+ hours in the car!
At least things are looking up for the Stars. Avery is no where to be seen. Our specialty teams are showing improvement and I just read the most fabulous article on Puck Daddy about how Hull may get defrocked as co-GM.
Hehehe.
Patty, I felt sorry for him too and I believe I have proof in print :P
Um… I meant those other people that that thought he was a loser! Not you! That’s silly! :P
I’m really glad he’s doing well. I could tell, even from afar, that he was just affected by the attention and would come out of it this season. The first season in a deal like that really shrinks in the rear-view mirror of time. :D
Ooh, poor Robi! If I had that much blood pouring from my mouth, I’d need a stretcher.
I cannot believe the Devils are about to win this game! I was so sure they couldn’t beat the Penguins. They’re proving me wrong left and right!
Patty, it’s okay :P I’m sure I had my moments of annoyance with him. I agree that he was just freaked last season. He looks like a different player this season.
In other news, Mike Smith is really fun to watch.
“They’re proving me wrong left and right!”
Gotta say I definitely liked them proving you wrong tonight Pookie. :) And Zach and Travis had a great game tonight. I love when those two boys play well. It must have been that little booboo on Zach’s face that made him a third star.
I’m so glad you guys beat the Pens. I hate their collective guts and all the little Pensbloggers were saying after we beat them, “Who cares, we’ll beat Jersey!” Ha ha.
Wow! Congrats Devils! Y’all didn’t just beat the Penguins, 4-1 in hockey. Now that is a stomping! Wahoo!
I hate their collective guts and all the little Pensbloggers were saying after we beat them, “Who cares, we’ll beat Jersey!”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! It warms the cockles of my heart.
And Zach and Travis had a great game tonight.
And Langer, too!
I have to say that I’m relieved that they are losing while Bouche is back on the IR. I’d hate for them to be mad at him. At least it’s not his fault. :D
Isn’t Mike Smith great? You should try to catch an interview with him. Although he’s much funnier when he wins.
Patty, yeah. It’s really too bad Smith is pretty much Tampa’s entire defense. I love watching him handling the puck though. A couple of times in the last game Crunchy tried his usual, “Hey, I can too that too!” tricks. No, Crunchy. You can’t.
all the little Pensbloggers were saying after we beat them, “Who cares, we’ll beat Jersey!” Ha ha.
HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE!!!! Ahhhh… This game was delightful. The Devils are so totally foxy, except in goal. And their fourth-line center. But all the rest of them are foxy!
In other news, Mike Smith is really fun to watch.
I luf, luf, luf watching Mike Smith play!!! Patty’s right his interviews are awesome too.
I had such a pleasant day today! Work was great, fluffy white snow, my hair was nice and not crazy. So naturally I expected to have the Sabres lose like little bitches. But they didn’t!! Awww. I love them. All of them. Yes, even Derek. (Unless I watch the game on tape and see something stupid, lke him scoring for the “Bolts.”)
Ouch, did you see the close up of Robi? I think he gets hit in the face more than any player ever.
OMG! They just referenced Coburn’s commercial! Razor said it’s his favorite.
Robi is back on the bench with a huge booboo on his lip.
I fully expect toolish Clemmer to chortle at some point, “Yes, my teeth cost more than your house.”
They just referenced Coburn’s commercial! Razor said it’s his favorite.
Razor has a crush on him, too? :D
Wooo! Devils and Sabres! I hope that doesn’t mean what I think it means.
Razor has a crush on him, too? :D
Obvy! Who wouldn’t?!
WOOOOOO!!! Yumstrum!
Yumstrom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3-2 Dallas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They stayed in front of the net!!!!!!!!!!!!
And FYI, Yumstrom has a great bum. (We went to practice on Sunday.) Hee.
A couple of times in the last game Crunchy tried his usual, “Hey, I can too that too!” tricks. No, Crunchy. You can’t.
He has that effect on goalies. :P
Wooo! Devils and Sabres! I hope that doesn’t mean what I think it means.
I was just contemplating that, too. Then Yum scored. :)
I LOVE the fact that Jason Pomminville is doing his whole interview with his jock strap hanging right behind his head.
Yumstrom has a great bum.
I love hockey players. :P
I LOVE the fact that Jason Pomminville is doing his whole interview with his jock strap hanging right behind his head.
Hee hee! The Devils always pose under their jock straps. And we just saw Madden getting interviewed while Clarkson was in the background taking off his jock strap and carefully hanging it up in the next stall over. It was really kind of shocking to my Victorian sensibilities! :D
Schnookie, I want to see an interview where one of the players is JUST wearing his jock.
My favorite is to see them un-gartering their socks in the background. :P
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! HELLO
IPB!!!
On a rush where Travis is carrying the puck and Langer’s about a mile offsides,
I thought I saw an offsides too, I’m glad it wasn’t just me. But I guess by the law of averages one of those missed calls was bound to go the Devils way.
I think that might kill me, mcguffers! That’s more than my delicate constitution could handle. :P
Hey Frisby!
But I guess by the law of averages one of those missed calls was bound to go the Devils way.
Yeah, there’s a long way to go still to make up for that icing called against the Devils on the PK against the Rangers in the playoffs last year. But who’s counting? :P
I could really live without all these close-ups of Gretzky screaming the F-word. He’s gonna have a stroke one of these days. His face gets so red. Sure sign of high blood pressure.
The shots of Gretzky on the bench drive me absolutely bonkers. And seriously, I think any other coach would be racking up three or four bench minors a night if they went on the way Gretzky does. I’ve always hated that douchebag. Grumble grumble Mickey Mouse grumble grumble…
My favorite is to see them un-gartering their socks in the background. :P
You mean cutting the packaging tape off?
So, uh, what’s going down with Sean Avery? I haven’t seen any news
Poop.
So, uh, what’s going down with Sean Avery? I haven’t seen any news
Hardy har. :P
I don’t owe my coworker five bucks! I bet him five bucks Gretzky would have at least one apoplectic outburst at the refs. I win.
And that, Gentle Reader, is a Sid Crosby/Brian Gionta fight. It is a sight to behold.
A sight to behold, indeed! Do you get the feeling that something about the Devils gets under Crosby’s skin? I mean, he tackled Rupp last game, and this game he tries to put Gionta in a head lock. But yeah, the way Gionta got up swinging wildly was comical. Reminded me of my brother and I fighting at age twelve.
So, uh, what’s going down with Sean Avery? I haven’t seen any news
I think he has entered the Players Association’s treatment program while he is on suspension. What exactly that means, I’m not sure.
You mean cutting the packaging tape off?
Yeah, I miss the old days when they used garters. (I actually haven’t ever seen that behind an interview. I did once see Modano and Guerin buckling up their garters once, when that Ric Renner was interviewing them.)
Yeah, Frisby, I do get the feeling something rankles at Sid when he’s playing us. Maybe it’s the echos from his first NHL game, where Devils fans chanted “Parise’s better!”? (Which, tonight, he was! Hee hee! How delightful!) Whatever the reason, it cracks my shit up.
And Gio’s “coming up swinging” move is definitely wildly comical. It’s even better when he does it against tall guys, though, where you can imagine them just holding a hand against his head at arm’s length, so none of his flailing punches can reach them. Sid was probably squeaking, “Oh no! My arms aren’t long enough to do that to him! I better just push him face-first back into the ice. I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew with this one.”
I don’t owe my coworker five bucks! I bet him five bucks Gretzky would have at least one apoplectic outburst at the refs. I win.
Aw, you really shouldn’t take advantage of your coworker like that. It’s a given that Gretz will have one after every penalty they get called on.
“Oh no! My arms aren’t long enough to do that to him! I better just push him face-first back into the ice. I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew with this one.”
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Woops, sorry mcguffers! I thought you were being sarcastic! @@@@@@@@
mcguffers probably was, I may be just a little out of step in my sarcasm detection. :P
Olli Jokinen could never play for the Stars. Youse not attractive.
Patty, that bet is like taking candy from a baby. Damn!
Dangit. Ok, we need Neal to lead the fight, or Toby. Put Stephan in.
Poor Robi.
Ok, I just checked the scores and BJ Crombeen has already scored another goal in the first period of the St Louis/Anaheim game. Grrrr. HullJack.
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Woops, sorry mcguffers! I thought you were being sarcastic! @@@@@@@@
mcguffers probably was, I may be just a little out of step in my sarcasm detection. :P
It’s ok Patty, there was a bit of sarcasm present :) I am actually curious though because I heard they were going to decide something today, and the only thing I noticed is that Avery is no longer on the Stars website team roster.
The NHL without Avery would be like an ass without a hemorrhoid.
Myra’s right. They claim that no decisions have been made. While he’s on suspension, I guess they can’t say anything about their plans. Maybe even while he’s in the NHL behavioral help thing, too. Probably won’t hear for a while.
But I have also heard that his name is not on any stalls in either dressing room (AAC or Frisco).
Aw. I hate seeing so many sad puppy faces.
Ick. That score looks very distasteful.
I am so sorry, Stars fans!
The Stars are but a shell of their former selves.
Patty, maybe when Hull and Jackson are removed from the front office, things will straighten themselves out?
It’s because they only have a shell left of their former selves.
I wish they wouldn’t do post game interviews after losses. :(
I hope so, Pookie. Things could only improve, right? Except they’d probably replace them with Mike Keenan or somebody like that.
Well, I’m calling it a night.
Good night all. I’m glad 66% of us got a win. That’s better than we have been fairing lots of nights!
Good night, Myra!
I think I might have to crawl under the covers, too. Too depressing.
I’m so sorry, Stars fans! But surely this is just the darkness before the dawn?
But surely this is just the darkness before the dawn?
That’s what I was seriously hoping for about three weeks ago. Younger Sister and I watched ten minutes of the game last night before deciding our time was better spent watching…The Hallmark Channel. You know things are low when I’m submitting to a Hallmark movie with Valerie Bertinelli in it over hockey.
Happy Thursday, IPB! I love my team (and my Goose) this morning.
It was really kind of shocking to my Victorian sensibilities!
Did you see the Crunchy interview Katebits posted? There’s half naked players frolicking behind the guy giving the death glare. Your Victorian sensibilities are going to be looking for their fainting couch and smelling salts.
I love my team (and my Goose) this morning.
That doesn’t SOUND very Sabres fan-y, Amy. I think we need to confirm you’re not a pod person. ;)
You know things are low when I’m submitting to a Hallmark movie with Valerie Bertinelli in it over hockey.
Wow. You need to get a secondary team, and stat!
Your Victorian sensibilities are going to be looking for their fainting couch and smelling salts.
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Good morning, everyone! When I got to work this morning I realized I was feeling a little dizzy and a little bumpy; I was going to chalk it up to not having eaten breakfast but then I realized the last time I felt like this I ended up getting my worst case of the flu ever — and at Christmastime! Now I’m convinced I’m terribly sick and should go home. When in fact I probably just need to eat something. Heh.
That doesn’t SOUND very Sabres fan-y, Amy. I think we need to confirm you’re not a pod person.
Hee. Friday night I’ll probably be cursing them all out, but for right now…I love my team.
Poor Pookie! I hope you’re just feeling that way from not eating and not because you’re getting the flu!
Friday night I’ll probably be cursing them all out, but for right now…I love my team.
Now, there we go! Not a pod person after all. Heh.
I have to say, I hope the Stars fire Hull soon. It would be the most fantastic Christmas present EVAH!
Now, there we go! Not a pod person after all.
I think we’re going to have to keep an eye on her, Caitlin. Maybe the pod people are trickier than we think?
Good morning, everyone, pod people and all!
Maybe the pod people are trickier than we think?
Hmm. You never know…
Good morning, everyone, pod people and all!
And a very hearty good morning to you, potential pod-version of Schnookie! :D
I think we’re going to have to keep an eye on her, Caitlin. Maybe the pod people are trickier than we think?
You’ll know I’ve become a pod person if I start claiming that Bucky deserves a Pulitzer.
You’ll know I’ve become a pod person if I start claiming that Bucky deserves a Pulitzer.
Well, pod people always support other pod people, so there you go.
Damn! Tom Hicks gave a statement that he’s not planning on firing Hull, essentially. Dear God, let the man be lying.
Oh, um, I’m TOTALLY not a pod person. Not in the least. (How do you prove it?)
Tom Hicks gave a statement that he’s not planning on firing Hull, essentially.
I mean this is the most gentle and supportive way possible, Stars fans, but I think Tom Hicks is a total buffoon. :P
I mean this is the most gentle and supportive way possible, Stars fans, but I think Tom Hicks is a total buffoon. :P
I think a bunch of Liverpool FC fans would agree with you.
Schnookie, I have no idea how one would tell. Hmph. I guess if we’re ever invaded by pod people, we’re just screwed.
Schnookie, I have no idea how one would tell. Hmph. I guess if we’re ever invaded by pod people, we’re just screwed.
Well, I’m kind of relieved to hear this, because I was afraid you’d say the only way to tell is to cleave a suspected pod person’s head in two or something. And that you were still suspecting me. :P
Schnookie, I think you have to pour salt on a pod person or something, I dunno. I missed that part of the movie.
And no, I don’t suspect you of being one…anymore. :p Maybe.
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And AIIIEEEEEE!!!! Not salt!!! It burns, it burns! (Um, not that I’m a pod person.)
You know, I was convinced yesterday was Thursday, so I shouldn’t be surprised at how convinced I am that today is Friday, but still. I’m surprised.
And that’s my story.
Schnookie, me too! I feel like I’ve been a day ahead at work all week, it’s so strange.
Ugh. It feels like Friday! Why isn’t it Friday?!
Also, why can’t I open my Christmas presents today? WHYYYY?????
Also, why can’t I open my Christmas presents today? WHYYYY?????
:( I’m so sorry! No one in my family has wrapped any, so it was a shock to see Christmas presents underneath the tree last night – our cousins in New Mexico had sent us presents in the mail and Younger Sister had unpacked them and stowed them away.
Schnookie, what if you went on a cooking strike? See how long Boomer and Pookie hold out for some of that delicious cooking you do before they roll over and give you ONE present to open? :D
See how long Boomer and Pookie hold out for some of that delicious cooking you do before they roll over and give you ONE present to open?
Boomer and I can live on take-out for two weeks. We’ll be fine. :D
Boomer and I can live on take-out for two weeks. We’ll be fine. :D
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Boomer and I can live on take-out for two weeks. We’ll be fine. :D
Hee! Yeah. And we’ve got about two week’s worth of meals from that last batch of chili. It’s a good idea, Caitlin, but I think we might be too close to Christmas for it to break them. :D
How exciting for you guys to find presents under the tree last night! Pookie and I have taken to gazing at our heap of loot and then mercilessly taunting each other about what’s inside the parcels. It’s BRUTAL.
Hi Everyone!
Wait a sec, you guys put your presents under the tree this early? That’s torture!
Hi Pam! And you’re right. It is torture. It always seems like a good idea, but then you’re stuck for three weeks DYING to know what’s inside. I don’t know what we were thinking.
I would probably bust open at least one!
Val and I don’t exchange gifts; we figure we buy ourselves gifts all the time, there’s no need to restrict it to Christmas! Our most recent gift to ourselves in the 5 day road trip at the end of the month. Our next girt will be more Devils jerseys (we got them free from the blood drive last spring, but we need to have names and numbers put on the back…any suggestions?).
Also, we bought my dad a Brett Favre jersey, but that was when the Jets looked good and were winning. My dad is so fickle that since they’ve kinda sucked lately I don’t know if he’ll still want it! (But too bad, cause we bought it!)
Well, we also buy each other gifts all the time, too, which makes Christmas hard, because more often than not, we’ve already given each other everything we want. We have, in recent years, put a moratorium on purchases after September, so we all can have things to give each other! (The present pile, by the way, is featured on IPB Living right now. If you want to take a gander at how HORRIBLE this is to sit next to all night every night while watching hockey. :P)
That’s so cool that you guys are road tripping for your Christmas present! And that you got your dad a Favre jersey. I’m sure he’ll love it, even if it’s just for the fleeting memory of the good times. :D
(We got Boomer some quilting fabric, and since then, we’ve both fallen INSANELY in love with the idea of quilting. But we can’t let on, or Boomer will guess that that’s what we got her. So we’re DOUBLY dying inside because we want to embark on new projects AND we can’t open our presents. Pookie and I have been feverishly emailing links to quilt patterns back and forth for the last few days. We’re wrecks.)
I just took at look at it. That’s quite a spread! And such lovely wrapping on all of them!
Val and I are incapable of wrapping gifts nicely. One time on Mother’s Day we put our mom’s gift in a paper bag from Stop and Shop and stapled it shut. We’ve also wrapped in aluminum foil, it’s so easy to work with!
Val has some wrapping paper, so we’ll give it a go again. Hopefully the gifts don’t look too sloppy (…seconds)
Oh, the wrapping is, as Brendan Shanahan once said of the looks of hockey players, good from afar but far from good. Boomer bought packs of paper that came with bows, so that was a surprise addition to our wrapping this season. Normally we are a ribbon- and bow-free zone. (Rollie eats ribbons, but so far she’s leaving the big bows alone.)
I love the idea of wrapping with aluminum foil! That would be shiny and delightful, and fun to rip open! (I’m not so on board with the Stop and Shop bag, though… :P)
Ah, cats are the same reason we don’t put tinsel on the tree at my parents’ house anymore. That, and it’s a fake tree now, which you don’t put tinsel on. Although “Little P” has an affinity for the fake tree. We have to shake car keys to scare her away from it so she doesn’t bite the tree or the lights on it.
Yeah, tinsel + cats = disaster. Heh. That’s so cute that your cat wants to nosh on the tree and lights. Our Roy used to chomp on lights. Like, with his molars. I was always sure he was going to end up with glass shards in his gums. Now we have bulbs that are too big for him to eat…
Back in the day the cats used to climb in the tree too! Those cats have since passed, and the newer ones don’t climb. (One is too fat, the other just doesn’t.)
PS Our first cat’s name was Pookie! In fact, the “P” of Little P stands for Pookie, since she looks like Pookie did.
The fat one’s name is Fatty…it’s terrible, but it stuck!
Okay, I love Boomer. She is TOO funny. Pookie emailed us some douchey comment Clemmer made last night about how great he is (the gist was that he and Sid are a lot alike), and Boomer just replied:
I can’t wait until we get to pack him off somewhere so he can look back on his GREAT NHL career in dusty bars trying to buy drinks to get people to listen to his stories of his fabled career.
Heh. The acorn didn’t fall far from the tree in our cases. :P
(Somewhere out there, Clemmer’s probably a perfectly nice guy wondering what he did to deserve our wrath.)
That is one big present pile! I’d be going completely insane if I had to look at that every day for the next 14 days.
We’ve also wrapped in aluminum foil, it’s so easy to work with!
I’ve done that before! You can also then decorate the aluminum foil using Sharpies or your favorite permanent markers.
That’s HILARIOUS that you’ve had more than one cat named Pookie (or some variation thereof)!
I’ve done that before! You can also then decorate the aluminum foil using Sharpies or your favorite permanent markers.
Ooooh, that’s super clever! I love how tin foil looks with sharpie drawing on it!
The best part about our present pile is that not only do we tend to put small presents in huge boxes, we also will break every present down into its smallest components and then individually wrap them. So as to make the pile look bigger. You might be THINKING you got 5 individual presents, but really it’s just one desk set wrapped in separate pieces. Heh. The contents of the present pile are invariably better in concept than they are in reality. (Although I got Pookie some AWESOME stuff this year. Like a dead fish. :P)
Do you guys exchange cards too?
Back in the day the cats used to climb in the tree too!
One of mine likes to climb the fake tree. And eat it. My roommate and I foiled her last year by getting a real tree. We figured we’d rather the cats eat real pine needles and puke them up then eat fake ones. I think this decision was fueled by the fact that my roommate knows someone whose cat got into a sealed bag of easter grass and needed an extremely expensive surgery.
Ugh Meg, that sucks. Easter grass is such a pain too, it gets everywhere no matter how careful you are with it!
Do you guys exchange cards too?
Nah. And we keep buying cards to mail to friends and then forgetting to send them. So those of you sitting by your mailboxes waiting for the utterly gorgeous cards we got from the V&A Museum gift shop? They’re not coming. :P
Oooh, Meg, easter grass is AWFUL stuff! I think tinsel does the same thing, too. Did it get all tangled in that poor cat’s intestines? We’re paranoid about that, with all the string-based crafting we do and Rollie’s insatiable hunger for all things string-shaped. (I am so charmed, though, by the thought of a cat climbing a Christmas tree. Ours are totally flummoxed by it.)
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys, the camera store just called and it sounds like The General is back from Canon and fixed!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Schnookie, that’s so exciting about the General.
When we first got Tom, my kitty, when he was a kitten, he was uber-tiny. Fit in the palm of your hand kind of tiny. And that Christmas, he discovered the magic of scaling the Christmas tree through the branches. Now, every year, he looks at it wistfully and gets all sad that he can’t get in it (he’s too big).
Really, what we have to watch are the presents. Anything that is box shaped is his new best friend for ever and ever, and he gets so perplexed as to why all these boxes are wrapped in paper. We had a lot of Christmas presents last year with the corners of the paper nibbled off.
Aww! Poor Tom, growing up and no longer being able to climb the Christmas tree. Leaving childhood behind is sad for all of us, buddy. :P
That’s pretty funny that he falls in love with the wrapped presents! Our cats are like that about cardboard boxes, but for some reason (maybe because we stack smaller ones on top of them?), they leave the wrapped presents alone.
Our cats are like that about cardboard boxes, but for some reason (maybe because we stack smaller ones on top of them?), they leave the wrapped presents alone.
He also likes to lay on them, which means that if he slinks behind the Christmas tree, we have to pull him out lest he put all 18 pounds of himself on something fragile.
That’s at least good that the IPB kitties don’t mess with your Christmas packages.
Leaving childhood behind is sad for all of us, buddy.
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So, the General is in fine working order, then? Does this mean you guys have two Generals now?
I think tinsel does the same thing, too. Did it get all tangled in that poor cat’s intestines?
I think it must have. Worsening the problem, after that the cat developed a real taste for plastic so they have to make sure there’s absolutely no plastic accessible to him because he’s always trying to eat it.
Worsening the problem, after that the cat developed a real taste for plastic so they have to make sure there’s absolutely no plastic accessible to him because he’s always trying to eat it.
I shouldn’t laugh, but… HAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s pretty hilarious. It’s like the bear from The Edge getting a taste for human flesh, but more plasticy!
And yeah, The General is back and all fixed under warranty! UNDER WARRANTY! I can’t believe our camera shop guy was willing to not tell them we’d taken him out in the rain. :D So yes, we now have The General and The Gopher. Just in time for our NYC trip on Monday. Seriously, I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop on that trip. I mean, now I’ve found out we’re going to get into the museum for free because of my company’s employee discount? And everyone’s telling me I should expense my lunch? This can’t be real, right? :D
I shouldn’t laugh, but… HAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s pretty hilarious.
Oh, it’s totally funny. Particularly because the cat is just fine. :D
I love the thought of this cat being a remorseless plastic-eating machine.
Pam, you had a cat named Pookie?!? Awesome!
The gopher?! That’s SO adorable!
Good job on beating the Penguins! Ever since the Penguin fans whined about my team being boring, I’ve irrationally wanted them to lose.
You guys my scrappy little “head hunting” (thank you Barry Trotz!) team doesn’t play until Saturday. What is UP with this schedule?
Matty missed practice with an “owie” I hope he doesn’t miss the game on Sunday that I’m going to. He really likes to play hard to get in December.
Oh and Air Canada should die in a hole. They lost my bag.
That’s such a bummer that you have to wait until Saturday to see your little goons again, alix, but at least it’ll give Matty time to heal. (I am consoling myself with the knowledge that the Devils will eventually have to start playing regularly, and then they’ll be sitting pretty with games in hand. So does that make you feel better about the Canucks sitting around twiddling their thumbs this week? :P)
And that BLOWS about your bag. I’m so sorry. Are you stuck wearing nothing but pink Uggs now?
(I am consoling myself with the knowledge that the Devils will eventually have to start playing regularly, and then they’ll be sitting pretty with games in hand. So does that make you feel better about the Canucks sitting around twiddling their thumbs this week? :P)
Actually it does. Hee. And they’re at the end of a 7 game road trip, so it is good that they’re getting a break. I’m just a selfish brat :P
And…I’m not stuck wearing pink uggs but brown ones which is pretty much the same. HA.
Awwwww! Matty was practically gushing about Trev Linden in that interview. Soooo adorable. He rarely gushes.
And everyone’s telling me I should expense my lunch?
You mean you weren’t planning to? Are you expensing your train ride? (Or gas, if you drive?)
It’s their fault you’re in town at lunchtime, so you should expense it. Unless it gets you in trouble, of course. :D
I’m going to go on a wild shopping spree while Schnookie’s in the consulate and then I’m going expense it all to her company.
Totally randomly, did I mention that there’s a nutty, pseudo-homeless dude who’s a regular here at the library who’s been telling us all for years that he was a famous video director? He roped a coworker into helping him put up a MySpace page and all week he’s been bringing in photos to upload. I finally got to see them today and they’re all him with George Bush, and Kenny Chesney, and Jimmy Paige, and today he brought one in with Gene Simmons! It’s crazy! He’s been telling the truth the whole time!
Hee hee hee! That is SO crazy, Pookie!
You mean you weren’t planning to? Are you expensing your train ride? (Or gas, if you drive?)
I was going to expense the train, but not my lunch. Now I’m reconsidering!
He roped a coworker into helping him put up a MySpace page and all week he’s been bringing in photos to upload.
Woah! Hehehehe. From the little I know about music video directors, quite a few of them look pseudo-homeless, so this dude’s not the only one!
Oh my gosh! Did you guys hear?! The Canucks are one of Mars Sundin’s final 4 teams! *Gags* I kind of liked it better when he was coming nowhere near Vancouver…
It’s their fault you’re in town at lunchtime, so you should expense it.
For sure. Do it Schnookie.
I never get to expense lunch, so I’m all for living vicariously through your lunchtime adventures.
What is UP with this schedule?
I hears ya. The Sharks finally play tonight. Feels like they’ve been off for a week. If it weren’t for the Sabres game last night I would have been without games for, like, 6 days.
Oh my gosh! Did you guys hear?! The Canucks are one of Mars Sundin’s final 4 teams! *Gags* I kind of liked it better when he was coming nowhere near Vancouver…
He’s not retired yet? I think I’d forgotten his existence.
It’s their fault you’re in town at lunchtime, so you should expense it. Unless it gets you in trouble, of course.
What Patty said.
He’s not retired yet? I think I’d forgotten his existence.
And is he going to be any help coming back this far into the season?
I hears ya. The Sharks finally play tonight. Feels like they’ve been off for a week. If it weren’t for the Sabres game last night I would have been without games for, like, 6 days.
6 days?!? That would have sucked.
And is he going to be any help coming back this far into the season?
Yeah, I don’t think so. And I don’t know, on paper he makes the Canucks a better team, but the Canucks have a good thing going in the locker room, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them so in love with each other, and who knows, maybe Mars changes that dynamic.
6 days?!? That would have sucked.
I’m probably exaggerating. I usually do.
You know what I mean though!
-Ookies, if you’re around, Paltrow has invaded Epicurious.
I’m so steamed. Go somewhere else, Paltrow! You’re not wanted here!
And that’s my daily moment of ARGH.
alix, I’m so sorry about Mars and the Vancouver issue. I seriously hope they don’t screw it up by signing him! Mars just needs to go hang out with Matty Norstrom in Sweden and stay there. Much like Norstrom.
And I don’t know, on paper he makes the Canucks a better team, but the Canucks have a good thing going in the locker room, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them so in love with each other, and who knows, maybe Mars changes that dynamic.
Exhibit A) Tampa Bay.
Exhibit B) Dallas.
Ya can’t stuff a locker room with dudes and expect them to succeed just because they’re good at hockey. The chemistry that could be potentially disrupted is way more important than a few more goals, or some added “spark”.
Exhibit A) Tampa Bay.
Exhibit B) Dallas.
Dude. Don’t put it in writing! It’s too humiliating!
(andrew’s right, alix. The monkey wrench tossed into the gears is nothing to be sneezed at.)
Dude. Don’t put it in writing! It’s too humiliating!
Sorry Patty.
It’s just so dumb. Dallas was so damn tough last year, I still don’t understand why the roster was practically torn down and re-assembled. It’s practically served as a “How Not To GM Your Team Into The Ground” instructional for the rest of the league.
Exhibit A) Tampa Bay.
Exhibit B) Dallas.
Ya can’t stuff a locker room with dudes and expect them to succeed just because they’re good at hockey. The chemistry that could be potentially disrupted is way more important than a few more goals, or some added “spark”.
Word.
Caitlin, on Jezebel they’re always talking out Paltrow’s “lifestyle” newsletter, and she might be the most silly, out to lunch person I’ve ever seen… like she’s telling people to buy super expensive food things for Christmas when people are trying to stay afloat in this economy.
YAY!! My bag showed up!
Dallas was so damn tough last year, I still don’t understand why the roster was practically torn down and re-assembled.
Hull thought they weren’t tough. Even Modano’s like, “Um…we thought we showed some toughness in the playoffs. Not sure why we need more sandpaper.”
GAH! It was the easiest team in the world for a new GM. All he had to do was not screw it up. He didn’t have to have any new ideas. All he had to do was NOT SCREW IT UP!
Yay for your bag, alix! Did they bring it to your house?
Yay for your bag, alix! Did they bring it to your house?
They did. At first they were like, well you can come to the airport to pick it up. And I was all “Hells no! I don’t even own a car.” Luckily it showed up because my Matty sweater was in there. They would have had one bitchy skinny ass blonde chick if that had been lost. :D
like she’s telling people to buy super expensive food things for Christmas when people are trying to stay afloat in this economy.
Speaking of…
Myra, if you’re around…I heard about the Hub’s layoff. That is terrible, I’m sorry to hear it. Hope he lands on his feet.
I might be right there with ya soon. Apparently the State of CA is projected to be out of money, for even day-to-day operations, by March. Yay.
Hee hee! alix, one of the best parts of my week is when Jezebel recaps one of Paltrow’s newsletters. Seriously. Ugh, she kills me.
Dallas was so damn tough last year, I still don’t understand why the roster was practically torn down and re-assembled. It’s practically served as a “How Not To GM Your Team Into The Ground” instructional for the rest of the league.
Not only did he GM our team into the ground, he’s also GMing our prospects out to other teams, which means aside from goaltending, the cupboard is empty. For God’s sakes, they’re recalling players from the Swedish Elite League. The Swedes! Ack. My head hurts. I just kind of want to go give Brett Hull a million paper cuts and then douse him in lemon juice, Jesus H. Christ.
Caitlin, thanks for the heads up about Gwynnie. That picture on Epicurious could not have been more hilarious! She really is out to lunch, isn’t she? :D
Apparently the State of CA is projected to be out of money, for even day-to-day operations, by March. Yay.
Dude, that sucks.
I might be right there with ya soon. Apparently the State of CA is projected to be out of money, for even day-to-day operations, by March. Yay.
Don’t you do work with, like, 911? Surely they have to fund that, right? Man, that sucks. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you!
I just kind of want to go give Brett Hull a million paper cuts and then douse him in lemon juice, Jesus H. Christ.
Can I help!?! I’ll go the grocery store to get some lemons right now. I swear to god.
Don’t you do work with, like, 911? Surely they have to fund that, right? Man, that sucks. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Hey, it’s all good. As far as I know the State doesn’t fire anyone in a budget crises, they just issue IOUs.
Man, I just read that sentence aloud. That is so lame.
9-1-1 will be untouched. The funds for it are collected from phone bills. The problem, however, is that our pay still comes out of the State budget. Whateva, I’m not losing sleep over it.
Uh…crisis. Not Crises. Although, crises would technically work here.
Gosh, andrew! Sorry to hear that! I hope they figure something out soon. I’ve heard of governments being on the verge of running out and they somehow keep going. Hopefully that’s what happens.
Maybe y’all should move to Dallas! I hear the Texas government is pretty flush. :D
Gosh, andrew! Sorry to hear that! I hope they figure something out soon.
Me too!
Maybe y’all should move to Dallas! I hear the Texas government is pretty flush. :D
Hmmm…interesting. Would I have to root for the Stars? ‘Cause that might be a deal breaker.
The Stars are running out of people to injure! Robi got a puck in the mouth last night and had to have oral surgery today. (After coming back to finish the game, of course.)
We have 18 skaters. To our name. Like Caitlin said, we’re recalling people from Sweden! Pretty soon, we’ll be bringing that guy up from Russell Stover! (I hope somebody can cover his shift at the register.)
Would I have to root for the Stars? ‘Cause that might be a deal breaker.
Nope! But you can only wear your Sharks jerseys to games where we’re playing the Sharks. :P
Pretty soon, we’ll be bringing that guy up from Russell Stover! (I hope somebody can cover his shift at the register.)
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The Stars are running out of people to injure!
I know how that feels! Don’t worry — in a few weeks it’ll all be just a fond memory. :P (At least we already KNEW our cupboards were bare before we had to start calling people up. Poor Stars fans, thinking everything’s fine and then going to get some kid to fill in and finding nothing’s there anymore.)
Pretty soon, we’ll be bringing that guy up from Russell Stover! (I hope somebody can cover his shift at the register.)
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I might be right there with ya soon. Apparently the State of CA is projected to be out of money, for even day-to-day operations, by March. Yay.
Ummm…that really sucks. I’m so sorry.
Canada is going to be fucked pretty soon too. Especially because they’re more interested in screwing over fellow politicians instead of you know…actually running the damn country.
You can never have too many Swedes, IMO.
But you can only wear your Sharks jerseys to games where we’re playing the Sharks. :P
I don’t think I can do it. I would never get to wear my Sabres jersey. Not without being constantly reminded of Brett Hull anyway. And as far as I know, being constantly reminded of Brett Hull is something even Dallas fans are trying not to do these days.
Alrighty, time to make the commute. See you guys all tomorrow. Have a great evening.
It’s true, Schnookie. Two of our best prospects are injured in the minors!
You can never have too many Swedes, IMO.
Very true. We suddenly have quite a few. We’re back to just one Finn. I kind of think you can have too few Finns.
Bye, andrew!
If you wore your Sabres jersey when the Sabres were in town, I doubt anybody would have a problem with it. The Sabres fans are the ones that care about that. As long as it’s not a Red Wings jersey, we’re okay. :P
Caitlin, speaking of Jez, I no likey the new layout.
Pretty soon, we’ll be bringing that guy up from Russell Stover! (I hope somebody can cover his shift at the register.)
It’d be more funny if it weren’t so true. Hub wants to know if they are taking applications.
On the job front, we have a bit of a reprieve. Hub got word today that he’ll have a job through March 31st instead of just Jan 1st. So more time for the job search.
Hey, I keep forgetting to tell y’all that I saw someone in a Devils Clarkson jersey at our last game. So andrew can definitely wear his Sharks jersey. At the last Sharks game, it was frightening how many Sharks fans were there.
Hi Myra! I’m so glad to hear that Hub’s still got employment until March 31.
And more than that, I’m glad to hear that there’s a Clarkson fan in Dallas! Wow! I bet it was one of his relatives! :P (And the Devils are the team Dallas lost to in the SCF. If that’s forgotten in Dallas, then the team they beat must be forgotten. The Sabres sweater is definitely safe. :D)
I’ve even seen Red Wings sweaters at non-Red Wings games. That is one of my favorite things to see at the games–all the different team jerseys. My other fun sighting last game was a Dave Tippett Whalers jersey. It was an older dude wearing it. Just FYI.
It really is fun to see vast arrays of sweaters at games! I’m not ashamed to say I’ve been in a Whalers sweater and a Devils sweater at non-Whalers or Devils games. :D
I have to say, the Tranny Brides are letting me down tonight.
Sorry, Schnookie! I’m delighted to see my TB TB is ahead for once. Go Smitty!
Of course, the Tranny Brides are letting down their actual fans in their actual building a lot more than they’re letting me down. I mean, my safety net when they lose is that I don’t actually like them. :P
Myra, I love the abbreviation “TB TB”. It makes me wish the Lightning Bolts had sweaters that said “Brides”.
TB TB! HEE HEE!! That’s so cute! (And you really know how to pick ‘em, don’t you Myra? I mean, your real team is Dallas and your Tranny Bride team is Tampa? Ouch. You’re a glutton for punishment.)
It makes me wish the Lightning Bolts had sweaters that said “Brides”.
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I mean, my safety net when they lose is that I don’t actually like them. :P
That does make things a lot easier, doesn’t it!
I just checked the stats for TB and Smitty is not playing tonight. It’s Kolzig. Dangit. I want Smitty to get a win.
It makes me wish the Lightning Bolts had sweaters that said “Brides”.
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They could wear little blue veils on their helmets. Heh.
Oh Tampa. I’ve wanted them to do well ever since last June, but so far no dice.
Ouch. You’re a glutton for punishment.
I really am, aren’t I? I must have an underdog fetish. :P
So Pookie and I have, in the last two days, become OBSESSED with quilting. Boomer conveniently had the supplies on hand for us to start making quilts tonight. I love how we are so incapable of resisting impulse — it’s going on 9 PM and we’re both starting quilts. Heh.
Caitlin, speaking of Jez, I no likey the new layout.
Me neither, alix, it feels pretty soul-killing. Egads.
it’s going on 9 PM and we’re both starting quilts. Heh.
Yeouch! What pattern did y’all use?
Yeouch! What pattern did y’all use?
I’m starting in on this one: LINK TO QUILT. I’m so excited!
And this is the one I’m working on! LINK TO QUILT. I’m putting fabrics together right now! It’s SO MUCH FUN!
Okay, so the Tranny Brides really miraculously pulled things out. But it wasn’t really Beaker or Farter being the heroes, so yawn. :P
Okay, so the Tranny Brides really miraculously pulled things out. But it wasn’t really Beaker or Farter being the heroes, so yawn. :P
But it was Bird Dogg!!! Hat Trick!!! AWWWWWOOOOOOGA!!!!
Bouche scored! WOOOO HOOO!!
It was against the Islanders and two of his teammates got hat tricks, but I’m takin’ it.
Ookies, those quilts are awesome! I’ll have to send you pics of the baby quilt my mom just pieced and sewed together for Ethan, my nephew that is coming along in February.
(Incidentally, I’m so excited! He has a name, they finally picked one!)
I hope y’all enjoy the quilting thing – I have never learned how to do it and it’s an art, that’s for damn sure.
Those quilts look so pretty!
It really is fun to see vast arrays of sweaters at games!
It totally is, especially when you see a bunch of non-NHL ones. At Wednesday night’s game, I saw a Stafford Team USA sweater, a Vanek Golden Gopher sweater and an Afinogenov Team Russia sweater. And I’ve seen Miller MSU and Staffy ND sweaters for sale around town.
So um, Petr Sykora got his first NHL hat trick last night in his 871st NHL game. Yes folks, Crosby is that good of a passer and the Islanders are that bad of a team.
But it was Bird Dogg!!! Hat Trick!!! AWWWWWOOOOOOGA!!!!
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Patty, I think Bouche’s goal was the one that really put the Pens over the top last night. (And yeah, Morgan, I think managing to get Petr Sykora to score a hat trick should put Sid WAAAAAAAY in front in the running for the Hart. That is no mean feat. Although the fact that it was against the Islanders kind of mitigates it. Just a bit.)
Amy, I love seeing Russian sweaters in Cyrillic, because I’m just slow enough at reading it that it’s like sussing out some kind of little prize when I realize what recognizable name is printed on it. I think it’s also pretty cool how many more US college jerseys you see at games these days. It used to be that you’d NEVER see them, but now that more and more top players are coming out of NCAA, they’re all over the place! I love it! (I just wish UND had a less offensive logo, so I wouldn’t also cringe a little every time I see those Parise sweaters. :P)
Caitlin, I would love to see the pictures of Ethan’s baby quilt! (And I adore the name Ethan. That’s an excellent choice.) As for our quilting, I should probably make clear that we’re piecing. We’re going to outsource the actual quilting part. :D
And good morning, everyone! I have to report that my NYC visa trip is the gift that keeps on giving. I went over to my employer’s other site this morning to get my VP’s paperwork to take into the city on Monday, and she bought me a Starbucks coffee in thanks. Free coffee! I need to keep milking this until it runs completely dry.
Schnookie, that’s very good on the outsourcing! Woo hoo!
I went over to my employer’s other site this morning to get my VP’s paperwork to take into the city on Monday, and she bought me a Starbucks coffee in thanks. Free coffee! I need to keep milking this until it runs completely dry.
Wow. WOW. Lucky! I am so envious. Well, I did get a bag of vanilla popcorn from my copy service, so I guess that’s a perk. Maybe.
I love seeing Russian sweaters in Cyrillic
Me too. Is that shocking? :p
Whoa! Vanilla popcorn??? That sounds better than coffee! (I’m not much of a coffee drinker, so right now, having finished my itsy-bitsy latte, I’m sitting here wondering why my heart is pounding and my hands are shaking. I drink a lot of caffeinated beverages, but I don’t think anything can prepare you for Starbucks on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. :P)
I’m stunned to hear you like to see the Russian sweaters. I never would have guessed!
We’re going to outsource the actual quilting part. :D
Taking a cue from the Indian consulate, I see! :P
I love the Cyrillic on jerseys, too. I saw Zubov in Cyrillic on a foreign jersey once. It wasn’t the Red Army, I don’t think, and I don’t think he’s played any international tournament for Russia, so I don’t know what jersey it was. (Like you, Schnookie, it took me a while to figure out what it spelled, so I forgot to look closely at the jersey.)
We’re going to outsource the actual quilting part. :D
Taking a cue from the Indian consulate, I see! :P
I love the Cyrillic on jerseys, too. I saw Zubov in Cyrillic on a foreign jersey once. It wasn’t the Red Army, I don’t think, and I don’t think he’s played any international tournament for Russia, so I don’t know what jersey it was. (Like you, Schnookie, it took me a while to figure out what it spelled, so I forgot to look closely at the jersey.)
Taking a cue from the Indian consulate, I see! :P
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I don’t think he’s played any international tournament for Russia, so I don’t know what jersey it was.
He’s played for Russia in the worlds before, Patty, but stopped after a certain date – I think someone in the Russian hockey community pissed him off or something.
Other than that, he won a gold medal with the CIS team at the 1992 Albertville Olympics. So I guess it would’ve been either of those.
Oh, okay! I bet it was one of those, Caitlin! It wasn’t covered with ads, so it was confusing me. It probably was was the Olympics one.
It was a nest of Zubov supporters we saw, in about the 3rd row. We speculated it was his relatives. :D
(Sorry about the double-post. I don’t know how that happened!)
I’m now loaded with cash and have two passports. I can make a break for it!
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(Sorry about the double-post. I don’t know how that happened!)
Yeah, yeah. Just don’t let it happen again. :P
I really don’t!
Morning everyone!
So, did anyone happen to see the Ducks/Sharks game last night? Man! It was insane. I stayed up until midnight to watch it (on tivo delay). Midnight, people! That is highly unusual.
Anyhoo, great game. Rob Blake may get suspended for spearing Corey Perry in the babymaker. Totally worth it.
Oooh, I missed it andrew! I take it the Sharks won? (And staying up all the way until midnight? You’re really living large! :P)
Surely spearing Corey Perry in the nuts is something you get a performance bonus for in the NHL. Isn’t that part of the CBA?
Rob Blake may get suspended for spearing Corey Perry in the babymaker. Totally worth it.
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I take it the Sharks won?
Hell yes! A shutout no less.
Actually the reason I’m excited about it is because the Ducks totally took their game to the Sharks. You know that physical, pound your opponent into the ground, lots and lots of penalties type game that they like to play. Anyways, they brought it and SJ matched it beat for beat. It was very nice to see. I know I’ve already said it but this is a different San Jose team than I’ve seen in the past. Freakin’ Milan Michalek was ejected for fighting. The times they are a changin’.
(And staying up all the way until midnight? You’re really living large! :P)
On a school night! This is no small feat.
Isn’t that part of the CBA?
I think it’s right after the part discussing the importance of wearing proper bit protection both on and off the ice.
andrew, I’m not sure I know what to make of a Sharks team that isn’t like the Sharks teams of old! This is such a strange new age we live in! :P
Looks like poor Robi has a broken jaw. He’ll be out a week. We are completely out of defensemen. Nobody left to even call up.
He’ll be out a week. We are completely out of defensemen. Nobody left to even call up.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
NOOOOOO!
::pulls hair and wails::
I’m not sure I know what to make of a Sharks team that isn’t like the Sharks teams of old!
It is a little scary, but these are the days of our lives.
Looks like poor Robi has a broken jaw. He’ll be out a week.
Just a week? for a broken jaw? Wowza. That’s not bad at all.
Looks like poor Robi has a broken jaw. He’ll be out a week.
Fortunately the Stars never play, so he won’t miss any action! :P
Fortunately the Stars never play, so he won’t miss any action! :P
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Er, except they have the Red Wings tonight at 7:30 our time. Yeah. Um…yeah.
And hopefully no one gets injured. *knocks on wood*
And hopefully no one gets injured. *knocks on wood*
I was going to say something along the lines of “in my experience this year, yes, someone will get injured. Most likely at this point it’ll be your all-star goalie.” Then I realized the Stars would probably be better off without their “all-star” goalie this season.
Robi is a tough little man only being out a week. Oh having no defencemen left…reminds me of last season. *Shudder*
Schnookie, you should always layer your stomach before having Starbucks first thing in the morning :)
I just got a check from the government I totally wasn’t expecting. WOOOO. Now I can actually afford Christmas and the Canucks game on Sunday.
Most likely at this point it’ll be your all-star goalie.”
Please don’t let Tobias Stephan get injured!
And yes. I’m just expecting a massacre. A bloody, disgusting massacre. At this point, it only makes sense for the universe to screw us some more.
And hopefully no one gets injured. *knocks on wood*
This is really all I’m hoping for now.
Then I realized the Stars would probably be better off without their “all-star” goalie this season.
It’s funny because it’s true. No, wait. It’s sad because it’s true.
Robi is a tough little man only being out a week.
He actually came back to play the rest of the game (with blood dripping down his chin most of the time). I imagine the trainers/doctors argue with him a lot.
We’ll probably hear that it’s more than that eventually. Those were just the first rumors.
Heavy sigh.
I just got a check from the government I totally wasn’t expecting. WOOOO. Now I can actually afford Christmas and the Canucks game on Sunday.
Sweet! I wonder if the Canadian government could send me an unexpected check, too? I mean, they are in complete disarray right now, right? It’s not impossible, right? :P
It’s funny because it’s true. No, wait. It’s sad because it’s true.
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Sweet! I wonder if the Canadian government could send me an unexpected check, too? I mean, they are in complete disarray right now, right? It’s not impossible, right? :P
HA! I wouldn’t be surprised! Just tell them you support the Coalition. I’m sure they’ll send you something right away. God my country is fucked… heh.
Oh having no defencemen left…reminds me of last season.
And me of the 2005-06 season.
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
NOT ROBI TOO.
We have tickets for tonight. Maybe we should wear raingear.
(PS from earlier, I love your quilt choices. )
We have tickets for tonight. Maybe we should wear raingear.
You might need to wear a helmet and a cup, too. :D
We have tickets for tonight. Maybe we should wear raingear.
You might need to wear a helmet and a cup, too.
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Or maybe it’s time to introduce The Kid to the anesthetic properties of beer? :P
(And thanks, Myra! I’m super-excited about my quilt. I hate cutting the pieces, though, so Boomer’s doing that for me. I’m going to get to start sewing tonight! WHEEE!)
And me of the 2005-06 season.
No kidding.
Doug Janik, Jeff Jillson, and Rory Fitzpatrick in your starting six. That’s the stuff nightmares are made of.
I often wake up in a cold sweat screaming, “Look down!! Rory!! Look down you worthless bastard!!”
Doug Janik, Jeff Jillson, and Rory Fitzpatrick in your starting six. That’s the stuff nightmares are made of.
Oh no! Janik’s in OUR top six! What are you saying?!?!
Aw, we’re screwed.
Oh no! Janik’s in OUR top six! What are you saying?!?!
Uh…nothing. Nothing at all….
Hey! Look at that Robi!
Oh no! Janik’s in OUR top six! What are you saying?!?!
Better Janik than Jillson. Much, much better.
And the problem was less having one of them in the top 6 (excepting Jillson, who really is awful) than having all of them at once in the top 6.
Better Janik than Jillson. Much, much better.
I was so happy to see Jillson get cut from the Sharks. Then he pops back up…with the Sabres. Ugh.
I had to look him up to see where he’s currently playing. Looks like he’s happily giving up odd-man rushes in the KHL now. Hope he’s happy!
Here’s our top six for tonight. The sad thing is that Grossman and Daley really are the best ones of the bunch. (Not that they’re bad, but they’re just kids.)
Don’t get me started on Sydor.
Grossman-Daley
Sydor-Niskanen
Janik-Hutchinson
andrew, I think you need to keep a spreadsheet of all the guys you’re glad to see leave one of your teams, only to see them show up on the other. Seems to happen a lot. :P
Doug Janik, Jeff Jillson, and Rory Fitzpatrick in your starting six. That’s the stuff nightmares are made of.
Awwwww Rory! He was almost an allstar. Hee. One of the first pictures I saw of Matty was when he was wearing a vote for Rory t-shirt. Awww memories…
I think you need to keep a spreadsheet of all the guys you’re glad to see leave one of your teams, only to see them show up on the other.
I should. Although Jillsons path was a bit odd: the Sharks traded Brad Boyes to the Bruins for Jeff Jillson. They proceeded to trade Jillson and a 9th round selection to the Sabres for Curtis Brown and Andy Delmore. Then, the Sharks traded Andy Delmore to the Bruins for future considerations.
Boyes. For Jillson. For Brown. Makes your head hurt.
Isn’t Brad Boyes the guy that came in third in scoring last season for the Blues?
Oh yeah, forgot to mention that the Sharks originally drafted Jillson in 1999, and traded him off to the Bruins in ’03 with Jeff Hackett. For Kyle McLaren.
Lots of memories flooding back.
Ooh! I hear McLaren is in the minors! Maybe we can recall him!
Isn’t Brad Boyes the guy that came in third in scoring last season for the Blues?
The very same. He got shuttled around a lot early on (Leafs, Sharks, Bruins, Blues). Turns out he just needed some patience and a little TLC to become a 30 goal scorer.
One of the first pictures I saw of Matty was when he was wearing a vote for Rory t-shirt. Awww memories…
Wow. It seems like a lot longer ago that you fell for Matty. :D
I would love to have a steady worker bee like Curtis Brown on the Sabres. Think that Swiss team CuBro’s on would like Afinogenov and a bag of pucks in exchange?
Ooh! I hear McLaren is in the minors! Maybe we can recall him!
At the bargain basement price of $2.5 million!
I miss McLaren. That guy was such a beast.
I would love to have a steady worker bee like Curtis Brown on the Sabres.
DUDE. He is the type of player the Sabres need so bad right now. Y’know, the type that is defensively responsible.
Wow. It seems like a lot longer ago that you fell for Matty. :D
Hee! I know, eh? Remember when I didn’t even know who my favourite was?! I had a short list. Heh.
I do, alix! You were so torn! I think you picked the right one. (I don’t remember who else was on the list.)
Hey, sorry for killing the thread guys!
I guess defensively responsible hockey isn’t the sexy topic it used to be.
Okay, I’ll make up for it. Check it out, during the game last night the Sharks announcers were reading fan e-mails. The best ever:
“Dear Jody Shelley,
When you punch George Parros, does his moustache tickle your knuckles?”
They read that on the air. I just about choked from laughter.
Heh. I think I did too! It’s funny when you think back on it. It was Matty, Trev Linden, Nazzy, and Bieksa. Trev Linden is retired, Nazzy is now a filthy Ranger, and well Bieksa at least is still in my top 3.
Don’t worry, Andrew. I find defensively responsible hockey very sexy!
That letter is TOO funny! Did the announcers manage to keep a straight face on air?
That letter is TOO funny! Did the announcers manage to keep a straight face on air?
Not really! They got a pretty good chuckle out of it, too.
Don’t worry, Andrew. I find defensively responsible hockey very sexy!
Same here! And we can prove it, can’t we, alix? :P
That we can, Patty. Hee. :D