You might recall, Gentle Reader, that the NHL had a “Super Saturday” a few months ago wherein all the teams had games in one day. It sounded like a veritable festival of hockey, 15 games all on the same day, until we looked at the schedule and discovered they were all playing at the same time. That’s not a Super Saturday — that’s a Stupid Saturday. It ended up being just like any other day on which the Devils play, in that we watched the Devils, checked up on everyone else’s scores afterward, and basically felt like there had only been one game played. Thanks for nothing, NHL. But today? Ahhhh, Gentle Reader, today is different. The NHL isn’t bragging about its scheduling, since there are only 12 games on the slate, but today’s a day they should be celebrating. Because there is wall-to-wall hockey today. And more than that, it’s wall-to-wall hockey that we actually want to be watching. We’ve been in eager anticipation of this day all week, and we want to share all the thrills and chills of a true Super Saturday with all of you. So join us, please, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes Super Saturday In The Life Of IPB.
10:20 a.m. Shit! We’re not ready to be ensconced for 13 hours in front of the TV yet! There are a few errands to be run, but at least we’ll be able to say tomorrow that yes, we did leave the house today. We’ll be back in a flash, because we gotta be ready for pre-game programming at 12:30.
11:40 a.m. We made it home in time, although we had to tweak our plans a little. The errands we were taking care of involved exchanging a pair of shoes Pookie received for Christmas and making, since we were going to be on that side of town anyway, a cupcake run at The Bent Spoon in Princeton. The plan tweaking came at The Bent Spoon, where they were still icing the cupcakes, and weren’t going to be ready for an hour. An hour?!? But… but… there’s hockey on! It was a bitter pill to swallow, but we left without cupcakes. Instead, we had to make due with mini-cupcakes. The sacrifices we make.
We are being beset today by what constitutes a severe snowstorm by Central Jersey standards, so there was no one in town. Consequently, we got an auspiciously good on-street parking space. Surely this means Super Saturday is going to rawk.
Oh, and yeah, Central Jersey standards of snowfall? Not very impressive.
12:15 p.m. We are really ready for Super Saturday now. The dip is made and eagerly awaiting its date with the chips, the cranberry syrup is infused and eagerly awaiting its date with the other components of our afternoon cocktail, and we’re all getting hungry for lunch. Bring it, NHL!
12:34 p.m. We tune the television to NESN for the Bruins pre-game show only to discover that our reason for auditioning Boston as the Tranny Gentlemen Callers — Getzi to the B’s Ducks, as it were — is out of the line-up. OK, Bruins-who-aren’t-Lucic, you’re going to have to step up and give us a reason to love tolerate you.
1:00 p.m. Pookie is weighing pros and cons of adding the Bruins to the secondary team stable. “On the plus side, I’ve now seen a television commercial for EbscoHost. Since I use their databases to read Consumer Reports, I can only assume that’s a sign that the Bruins are a Secondary Team Smart Buy. On the negative side, their dramatic intro made every player look like Olaf Kolzig. I can only assume that’s a sign that this team sucks.”
1:10 p.m. The Bruins are underway, and our marathon has begun. We’re showing signs of Super Saturday, rust, though, and don’t have lunch ready. The problem? The cook has been busy laying out the pieces of a quilt. This is probably what Don Cherry does while watching hockey, too.
1:20 p.m. David Krejci scores the first goal of Super Saturday! Woo! Chara then wrestles with Eric “Hooters” Staal, working to further convince us that the B’s are the tertiary team for us. We’ll see, Zdeno, we’ll see. In the meantime, keep up the good work, boys!
1:26 p.m. It should be noted that we’ll be spending all afternoon, and perhaps all evening, making fun of Cam Ward thanks to his appearance in the “Ask the Canes” feature titled “Make a Dinosaur Noise”. “Ask the Canes” is one of our very favorite NHL multimedia project, mostly thanks to charmers LaRose and “Kazoo” Whitney, so we’ll periodically pull it on the computer to catch up on episodes we’ve missed. “Make a Dinosaur Noise” is filled with the guys making predictable roaring noises, some accompanied with T-rex-esque hand motions. Until we got to Cam Ward. Instead of imitating a tough, big, killer dino, he opts to make the noise a kittensaurus rex or littlelambadon might make.
1:41 p.m. The first goal of the day that we missed is scored by some Bruin. (Yelle? Really? Stephane Yelle? Surely he died in Vegas.) We’re not too broken up about missing it, because we’re eating tacos.
2:07 p.m. Mark Stuart scores but we completely miss it because we’re futzing in the other room with Schnookie’s quilt. When we settle back on the couch, we see that Cam Ward has taken his kittensaurus rex act to the bench and the Bruins have turned on their juggernaut. As if on cue, Michael Ryder scores and a herd of deer run through our front yard. Signs, signs, everywhere are signs!
2:08 p.m. As the Bruins were swarming the Canes zone before Ryder’s goal, Schnookie comments, “Whoa, this isn’t a Bruins powerplay.” Pause. “Heh. Turns out it’s a power play for Carolina!”
2:25 p.m. Shut the fuck up about the fucking Young Stars game fuckings snubs, Jack Edwards.
2:26 p.m. Uh… That said, Krejci does seem to be a talented hockey player. He jumps on a juicy rebound and passes it behind his back to Ryder at the wide-open side of the net. Hey, Boston, wouldn’t Gionta look great in a spoked wheel sweater?
3:00 p.m. Carolina finally shows up for Super Saturday, courtesy of a foxy tip-in goal by foxy Justin Williams. Since it’s 5-1 now, it’s probably safe to say it’s too little too late, but hey. Good for them.
3:14 p.m. Schnookie, listening to the Bruins play-by-play: “I don’t like the name ‘Byron Bitz’.” Random Bruins player, calling for the puck and being picked up on the on-ice mics: “BITZIE!” Pookie, after the stunned silence as we realize that yes, a hockey player just called his teammate, with all respect and earnestness, “Bitzie”: “I bet Ward’s kittensaurus rex is named Bitzie.”
3:25 p.m. The game ends 5-1, Boston. These Bruins-who-aren’t-Lucic are pretty spunky (Kessel, aside) and so far Super Saturday is kicking ass. Our final thought on the Bruins is this: We can’t be the only hockey fans out there who watched Season 2 of The Wire, so surely we’re not the only people who call Sobotka “Cans”, right?
3:26 p.m. It’s on to Game 2 now, Pittsburgh/Colorado. Talk about a lose-lose. Although if the Pens are going to be continuing on their death-spiral of sucktitude, it should be a great time. It should be noted that when we change channel the Pens feed immediately attempts to kill our brains, first with an atomic-blast glare on the ice, and second with Bob Errey. Chasing Jack Edwards with Errey is not something we recommend to anyone but the most hardened hockey watcher.
3:34 p.m. Errey is telling us something about how the Pens should be attempting to right their listing ship, and we think his advice includes “surfing the wang”. Honestly, we have no idea what he was actually saying there.
3:56 p.m. Watching the hockey has been supplanted by gazing happily out the window and watching the snowfall, which has picked up with renewed vigor. It’s not supposed to last, but while it’s still light enough for us to see, we might as well enjoy it!
4:00 p.m. H/T to Josh for bringing this article to our attention. Shanahan skating with the Devils? We need cocktails. Stat!
4:07 p.m. Only 3 hours into Super Saturday and it’s all ruined. All ruined! According to Tom Gulitti, the Devils have officially signed Brendan Shanahan to a one-year contract. Schnookie: “Well, it could be worse. We could have Scott Clemmensen as our starting g– oh shit!” Boomer: “I don’t know what Lou’s thinking. Next he’ll be signing Randy McKay again.” Schnookie: “Hey, Claude Lemiuex’s in the middle of a come-back!” Pookie: [Vomits copiously.]
4:10 p.m. We wouldn’t call this Super Saturday! We’d call it Shitty Saturday!
4:23 p.m. Our plan today was to give the Thanksgiving Cooler recipe Schnookie found on Absolut’s website a try. As soon as she got up to mix the drinks, though, the news came down the wire about Shanahan. As a result, the recipe was heavily modified to allow for a lot more alcohol, and was renamed the Oh Shit Shanny. Sure, it tastes great, but at what cost? At what cost???? (This better mean we’re trading for someone totally kick-ass.)
5:00 p.m. We’d love to be enjoying the continuing downward spiral of the Pens, who are currently losing 4-2 to the Avs, but we’re too despondent about Shanny. (Okay, we’re still enjoying the Pens game. There’s just a lot less glee there. The stink of Shanny is everywhere.) (Also, this is the second game we’ve seen today and the second goalie-pulling. Is this a sign of things to come?)
5:04 p.m. The Pens make it 4-3 on a stupid fucking shorty from stupid fucking Gronk. (Errey’s call is what brings out the “stupid fucking”s from us: “It’s been a few years since our maaaaaan Mr. Staaaaaaaaaaal scored short-handed!”) We pour another round of drinks.
5:06 p.m. Immediately after Errey crows that the line before the game was that if the Pens scored shorthanded, they’d win the game, some Av kid we’ve never heard of (we’re clearly not paying a lot of attention, since he apparently already has a goal today) scores on the same PP to make it 5-3. HAHAHAHAHA! We still have the capacity to feel joy!
5:24 p.m. Okay, we might have been exaggerating when we said it was “wall-to-wall” hockey today. Now that the Pens have lost, 3-5, we’ve got an hour and a half until the next games start. Oh well. Time for football. The Ravens all look like they’re wearing dance tights thanks to the combination of white shirt and black pants and socks.
6:01 p.m. Now that we’re buzzed and our blood sugar is sky-high, it’s time to make sure those mini cupcakes are edible.
6:02 p.m. Yup. They are.
6:47 p.m. We can’t choose a team we dislike less in this Baltimore/Tennessee matchup. Not that we have anything against either team; we just don’t like either of them. That’s… kind of our default, isn’t it? Anyway, it should be noted that before our hockey marathon even started, Pookie jostled the side table that holds our Wii and Chunky Beaverbutt plummeted head-first over the edge. Schnookie remarked, “Chunky’s taken a dive!” but Pookie didn’t even notice. Until now. When she looked over to the side table, took a long look at Chunky, and said, “Wow. Chunky really did take a dive. Did anyone already say that he’s like a little brown Sputnik?”
7:01 p.m. Those of you dark-hearted souls who hate our Tranny love will be happy to know we’re getting blacked out of the Flyers/Leafs game on NHL Network, and it’s one of the very rare nights when the Comcast feed is on our dish, but we’re getting blacked out of that too. It seems we fall into the very narrow regional zone wherein we’re in-market enough that we can’t watch the NHL Network feed, but out-of-market enough that we can’t watch the Philly feed. So we’ll be vagabond Saturday night fans tonight. Our only HD option for the Sabres game is the Wings feed, and Mickey Redmond is really not something we want to have to deal with, so we’re settling somewhat unhappily on the Wild/CBJ game. For now.
7:21 p.m. The CBJs are up 1-0 on a Filatov goal that was scored as a result of a catastrophic pokecheck attempt by Harding. Boomer’s head has exploded, because, thanks to Clemmer, she is now on a one-woman campaign to eradicate pokechecking from all NHL goalie’s repertoires. Yes, we come by our irrationality honestly.
7:41 p.m. It’s intermission and it’s 1-1 in a thoroughly non-scintillating game. We start jumping around between our other options. Ugh. The Rangers are up 1-0 on the Sens, the Caps aren’t losing to the Habs, and the Sabres are still only in HD with Mickey Redmond. We settle on the Rangers and hope for a miracle.
7:44 p.m. There’s only so much jubilant Sam and Joe a girl can take, so we flip to the non-HD Sabres feed. They’re doing an intermission segment in which Toni Lydman is talking about his adorable little daughters. We’re kind of shocked that Katebits’ beloved monster has children. Toni is surprisingly personable but he speaks in a deep, rumbly, metronomic voice; Pookie thinks the segment is delightful, but Schnookie finds his speech patterns are putting her to sleep.
7:48 p.m. Dammit, everything’s in intermission! This is just like the first Super Saturday! What was the NHL thinking?
8:00 p.m. Finally! There’s hockey on again! It’s been, like, twenty minutes! What was the NHL thinking? Is it really that hard?! Heh.
8:32 p.m. After all that complaining about intermission, we get a scoreless, blink-and-you’ll-miss it second period as our reward for sticking around. We can take a hint, Columbus and Minnesota. We’ll just leave you two alone, and go watch the Chicago/Nashville game that’s starting now instead. So there!
8:39 p.m. With a new game, we get new food — dinner! Tonight’s meal is pasta with homemade tomato sauce and calypso beans we grew in our garden. It’s part 3 of 5 in a taste test of all the bean varieties we planted. We know you’re curious, Gentle Reader, so we’ll say that the calypso beans are better than the october beans, but not as good as the tiger eyes.
And because the Oh Shit Shannies weren’t enough to soften the terrible blows of the day, we’re having some tall glasses of wine. Sometimes you need liquid reinforcements to get through 13 hours of hockey, you know.
9:17 p.m. Whoops, sorry Sabres fans. We take the opportunity of Blackhawks/Predators intermission to watch the last 3+ minutes of the Wings/Sabres game, and as soon as we flip over, the Wings break a 1-1 tie and take a lead. We don’t really get to see what happened, though, because just then one of our cats knocks a heavy object down the stairs, so there is much crashing and banging and cats flying everywhere. And as soon as everything calms back down, the Wings score again. We’ll… quietly back away from this game now and pretend we were never here.
9:36 p.m. We’re back to the game in Nashville now, and Eddie O. is telling us that Huet’s been great for the Hawks and that’s just what they need because “when you’re off to a slow start, as the Blackhawks are tonight, it’s good to have that from your goalie, keeping the game within arm’s reach.” We sigh wistfully, and Schnookie says, “Yeah, I remember what that used to be like.”
9:45 p.m. Following the scoreboard on nhl.com, we see that the Tranny Brides won 4-1 over Toronto. We’re pretty sure, based on how our track record is going this evening, it’s probably for the best that we were blacked out of the game lest the score been reversed.
9:46 p.m. Not, of course, that that would be a bad thing.
9:47 p.m. Dang it! Now we’re pissed about the blackout all over again! The now-with-more-Shanny Devils are going to need all the help they can get, including our mysteriously bad mojo tonight! [Shakes fists at the skies.] Damn you, Comcast! Daaaammn yooooouuuu!
9:59 p.m. We engage in a rather lifeless debate about whether we want to watch the Devils pregame. Schnookie mutters, “They’re just going to talk about Shanny, and I don’t want to hear it.” Pookie: “Yeah, that and how much the team is sucking.” Pause. Schnookie: “Boomer, do you have a preference?” Boomer: “We could turn on the football.”
10:08 p.m. We flip to the Stars/Coyotes game just in time to see that Southwest Airlines commercial with the guy kicking over all the DJ’s equipment while showing off his dance moves. Schnookie, cracking up for the millionth time even though you can see the punchline coming from a hundred miles away: “The day I don’t laugh at someone knocking over a bunch of shit while trying to dance is they day I want you guys to shoot me.” (We also see Dr. J’s Dr. Pepper commercial, and in a personal note to Patty (In Dallas), yes, his rug is very nice, but no, it’s probably too white for your living room.)
10:30 p.m. Doc’s back! Doc’s back! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! And his game intro is all about how this is Rolston’s 1000th game, and how all the guys they’re showing in the highlight reel played their 1000th games in Devils unis, and there in the highlight reel, right in front of us as a perfect summary of our thoughts on Shanahan, is Daaaaaaaaaave Andreychuk. That can’t be a good sign.
10:40 p.m. As expected, Weekes is in net and the lines are all wackadoo. We won’t bother noting who’s skating with whom tonight, because it’ll probably change with every shift.
10:51 p.m. It’s hard to tell whether the Devils are any better tonight, because everything sounds better with Doc calling it. Meanwhile, Chico’s trying to politely tell us that Quick, the Kings goalie, a fattie. Teams in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, Chico. Meanwhile, back in Jersey, Marty polishes off another plate of honeyed dormice.
11:00 p.m. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable! A power play goal! The first goal of the game! Scored by the Devils! Despite Chico’s insistence that it’s Langer’s goal, we agree with the in-house scorers that Travis tipped it. Just because Travis is cuter.
11:33 p.m. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! This game has seemed strangely mellow (perhaps we’ve been softened by a full day of hockey…), and all of a sudden Johnny Handsome is getting flattened and Patty is scoring on the PP about half a second later. Madness! And the goal comes thanks to Travis winning the draw and setting an almost identical screen to the one that netted him the goal in the first period. It’s like he’s trying to tell Lou that he doesn’t need Shanny, or something.
11:34 p.m. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Zach doesn’t need Shanny either!
11:50 p.m. We’d like to take a quick moment to thank Papa John’s. No matter how bad the Devils do play, as long as Papa John’s is advertising those chocolate turnover things for dessert, they won’t be the most disgusting thing on our television.
11:55 p.m. When we were watching MacGyver DVDs all last summer, we loved Dana Elcar’s delivery on Pete’s many reaction lines of “Oh no!” It always sounded over-the-top and ridiculously false, and was the exact same inflection every time he said it, no matter what he was responding to. “Pete, your appointment is running five minutes late.” “Oh no!” “Pete, I just walked past your car in the parking lot — you’ve got a flat tire.” “Oh no!” “Pete, there’s a terrorist at the event the President is attending, and he’s got a gun.” “Oh no!” “Pete, MacGyver’s dead.” “Oh no!” Anyway, Chico’s busy telling us all about how things went horribly awry when Langer tried to hit Dustin Brown, and suddenly notices the Devils have been called for too many men. And he says, exactly like Pete, “Oh no!”
11:57 p.m. Zubrus is like, “Maybe Shanahan’s not a bad idea…” as he loses the puck on a breakaway after coming out of the box for that too many men.
12:28 a.m. If Kevin Weekes is going to give up total shit goals like this one here, he’s going to make it very hard for us to continue to justify hating Scott Clemmensen. Or, as Pookie puts it, “Is it March yet?” Pause. “Is it next season yet?”
12:33 a.m. While being badly outplayed, the Devils manage to draw a penalty. Chico wonders aloud whether they can get the necessary “thrust” from this power play to right the ship again. Pookie: “Well, if they’re entering their Moonraker phase, they are going to need some thrust.”
12:35 a.m. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Well, if every team the Devils play for the rest of the year kill penalties as badly as the Kings, Shanny will be completely unnecessary. Rolston buries a point shot to regain the three-goal lead, and Doc and Chico have a great laugh at the PA announcer pronouncing Zubrus’s first name as if he is Roman: DAY-nee-us. Doc even tells us then that the score is “IV-I”. Heh.
12:47 a.m. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Just when we’re concerned that Zach has been injured on a hit that Doc describes as having “smeared” him, Travis distracts us with a gorgeous toe-drag move on a two-on-one to feed Langer for his easiest goal of the season. And Zach is back on his feet and looking chipper in time for the celebration, so there is much rejoicing.
12:57 a.m. In case anyone was wondering whether Rupp is still Zach’s henchman, he makes short — and dominant — work of wreaking Zach’s vengeance on Matt Greene for that smearing hit earlier.
1:01 a.m. WOOO HOOOO!!! What a wonderful way for the centerpiece of Super Saturday to play out! For the most part, the Devils remembered how to play hockey, and they made us forget, for at least a few hours, that Shanny is one of them now. All things considered, though, Super Saturday was a roaring success. Hey, NHL — let’s do this more often, okay? And let’s make sure the Devils win in a romp again next time, too.
Well, thanks for this exclusive behind the scenes live-blog!
I think it’s only fair to let you enjoy some moments of my exciting life as well.
18:38 p.m. (I mean, 12:38 p.m. for you) I’ve just finished to write my blog post. GASP! I’m already late! I was supposed to leave home 15 minutes ago, to meet a friend of mine tonight…
Well, I’ll miss all the fun of this super saturday, but enjoy your hockey marathon, Ookies!
Thanks, Grrreg, and enjoy your evening!
Oooooh, funfunfun. I’m sorry you couldn’t get any cupcakes and had to settle for mini ones. That’s harsh!
Afternoon, Ookies.
I know, Mags. Mini cupcakes?! My life is so hard! :P
Afternoon to you, Pokecheck! Don’t worry — I don’t like the Bruins enough to throw pine cones at Canes fans today!
I love you guys, really. I JUST noticed, when doing my research for tonight’s game, that there would be wall-to-wall hockey from 1 P to 1 A-ish today and have been hastily making preparations for such a marathon. I wasn’t planning on it because I was supposed to be going for my annual winter weekend at the Jersey shore trip today, but alas – a weak snowfall has canceled those plans.
Will a weak snowfall keep me from making it to the store for soup and chips? Stay tuned to “As the Weather Becomes Slightly Inclement” to find out!
Stay tuned to “As the Weather Becomes Slightly Inclement” to find out!
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I’m sorry your Jersey Shore plans got canceled, but hey, wall-to-wall hockey is as good as the Shore any day! (I say that as someone who’s live most of her life in Jersey and has only been to the Shore twice, and both times don’t really count because all I did was go to the hotel in Long Branch for a conference.)
I’d also like to take this moment to profess my love for the “Money You Could Be Saving With Geico” commercials. They money is adorable.
Wow. Staal just got away with two slashes and a boarding on Chara.
I saw that. Rat bastard.
Josh, I agree that the money is TOTALLY adorable in those commercials. I am not a fan of the one in the Chinese restaurant, but the others succeed in charming me every time in spite of myself.
http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=403368
DOC NIGHT!
Granted, there will probably be little else than a quick ceremony pre-game or showing him on the scoreboard, but still…DOC NIGHT!
Awww! Doc Night? That’s awesome! I hope they give him lots of popcorn.
I took the garbage out this morning. Does that count as leaving the house?
That quilt is gorgeous. I’m now inspired to go out into the chilly hallway and get a skein of yarn to start my next project.
Wow. Staal just got away with two slashes and a boarding on Chara.
Like Chara even felt it. “What, was that a gnat?”
But then I am not actually watching the game because I don’t really like the Bruins. I know you are shocked to hear that. :P
Mini-cupcakes can be very fun!
Kid and I are well stocked in junk food for today. I have introduced her to the wonders of bean dip and Fritos. I’m such a good mom.
The quilt is sort of blowing my mind. Those are the cutest colours ever!
Also blowing my mind, just how badly written this paper I’m grading really is. I’m feeling really pissed about putting so much work into mine, when apparently all it would have taken to pass was to ask my dyslexic 3yo cousin to spit something out for me. It’s so bad, it’s sucking the joy out of hockey. Gross.
On the bright side, I have chocolate chip peanut butter cookies. Healthy living ftw :P
Amy, taking the garbage out TOTALLY counts as leaving the house! Big style! And if we hadn’t had to go on that cupcake run, it would have been more than I was doing today. :P
Myra, I’m so proud of you teaching Kid the wonders of fritos and bean dip. That’s kind of the one thing we don’t have on hand today.
Mags, there was nothing I hated more in college than having to do peer reviews. I am so sorry!
And thanks about the quilt, guys! I’m so in love with these fabrics; they’re just ridiculously soft and girly!
*sigh* Oh Canes, I almost pity you.
Yeah, this is getting ugly. I’m hoping it’s a sign, though, that if the Bruins can suddenly remember how to play well, maybe so can the Devils?
Don’t I wish.
I was listening to the Lacrosse team’s coach yesterday (don’t ask me why I was, I can’t remember) and he said something very interesting. Apparently the team has been in this downward spiral and they’ve been getting so upset about being in this situations that it’s all they can focus on. He urged them to stop worrying about how they should play, and to just start playing. I feel like that’s a piece of advice a couple of the Devils could really use.
Your quilt is going to be beautiful! What is the pattern on that one? It looks like a pinwheel.
I feel like that’s a piece of advice a couple of the Devils could really use.
Either that or they can bike their own way on this road trip. :P
And thanks, Myra! It is a little pinwheel hexagon design. (LINK) I’m freaking out right now because the sizes the triangles in the background are supposed to be are not matching up with the sizes of the hexagons. I am now going to test my ability to fudge it. This is probably the moment where I find out my measure as a quilter. :P
This is probably the moment where I find out my measure as a quilter. :P
You’ll be fine :D (says she who has never quilted in her life)
If your seam allowances are fairly deep I don’t think it would be a problem to fudge a little, but since I have never quilted either…
Yeah, it turns out the background triangles are bigger than the hexagons, so it’s probably not a problem. I’m just going to have huge, flapping seam allowances on all of them. :D
You will trim them all down to the same size when you are done anyway, so it should be fine!
Thanks, Mags and Myra! You guys are making me feel better!
Exactly, Myra is right. You can just trim them and no one will ever know they weren’t the right size to begin with. Unless you tell them…
and no one will ever know they weren’t the right size to begin with. Unless you tell them…
Ummm… Forget you guys heard anything about this, okay?
What, did you say something? Sorry, I didn’t hear you, I was too mesmerized by the way Krejci single handedly saved my fantasy hockey week.
What were you saying, Schnookie? Oh, I know. You were going to tell us what kinds of mini-cakes you got. ;)
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You guys are the best! :D (We got mixed cupcakes. Some vanilla ones with chocolate frosting, and some reversed. I think we might have to test them for how edible they are before too much longer.)
Schnookie, I just want to chime in and agree with everyone that the quilt is looking gorgeous. Also, my mother does some quilting (minus the actual quilting part) and she is forever fudging things yet her quilts still end up looking good. So I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Just consider it one-upping (and two-upping, and three-upping) the Amish. :D
Just consider it one-upping (and two-upping, and three-upping) the Amish. :D
Exactly! I wouldn’t want to accidentally make my quilt perfect and end up in trouble with an Amish God, right? (And thanks. I appreciate hearing that an expert quilter is all about fudging stuff, too!)
Whoa, poor Atlanta and Carolina both got stomped.
Now if only Pittsburgh could get stomped, too.
(And thanks. I appreciate hearing that an expert quilter is all about fudging stuff, too!)
Hee! My mother would be very startled to hear herself described as an expert but you can go with that if you like. :D
My mother would be very startled to hear herself described as an expert but you can go with that if you like. :D
She’s more expert than me! That counts for something, right? :D
Pssst…
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262692&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl
…wha?
Wha-huh?!?
I’m so terribly conflicted right now.
Pssst… wha?
Whaaaaat?
I’m conflicted between throwing up in my mouth and throwing up on the ground. I’m hoping the story is garbage. Until I see it on Fire & Ice, I’m going to assume it’s all damned lies!
Of course, just as I type that: LINK. Shiiiiiit. *throws up on ground*
I just… it just… No. I don’t want Shanny.
You can’t always get what you want
It just… It just… Where’s my cocktail?!
I’m not sure I want to stick with my original plan to stay up till dawn and watch the Devils anymore…
And I want a cookie *sniffles*
I’m not sure I want to stick with my original plan to stay up until 7 p.m. to watch the Devils anymore… :D
I’m not sure I want to stick to my original plan to stay up until 10:30 p.m. to watch the Devils anymore…
I meant in general. My dissatisfaction with this deal goes beyond just tonight’s late game, thankyouverymuch.
Heh. Look at us! Shanahan is tearing us apart!
Well that is sort of his thing. Tearing relationships apart, I mean.
Wait, guys, he doesn’t have a contract yet. That counts for something right? Maybe he’ll suck and that will scuttle it. And failing that, at least he’s kind of an entertaining interview at times, right? It could totally be worse.
I don’t really know what this means but it is obviously not good, so I’m so sorry guys.
You’re right, Meg. It could be worse. We could have Bobby Holik on our team. D’oh!
Well that is sort of his thing. Tearing relationships apart, I mean.
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And he’s an entertaining interview… WHEN HE’S NOT ON YOUR TEAM. (Furthermore, interviews with him just mean less camera time for the Devils I want to be looking at! :P)
I’m really hoping this is just Lou not letting the Pens have him.
I’m really hoping this is just Lou not letting the Pens have him.
Or maybe the Pens wanted him so bad, Lou will trade Shanny to them for Sid. Sid’s unhappy, right? His team’s losing. Ship him out, bring in a veteran leader like Shanny, and free up a ton of cap space! Everyone wins!
Pookie, I think you’re right. That works out perfectly for everyone, and gives Pando the playmaking center he’s always lacked!
I’d rather have Shanny than Sid. Shanny’s never ballpunched someone, that I know of, anyway.
Okay, I’m not sure who I’m kidding. I just don’t like Sid. But you can’t argue with that talent.
I can try, though.
I love how you two can turn a terrible situation into a great one :D
-ookies, I’m going to the game tonight!!
And ooooh, Shanny as a Devil? Too bad he won’t be playing tonight.
Ladies, does this mean Vadim Sharifijanov is next?
btw, I looooove the black and white photos.
Please. If ANYONE has ballpunched a guy in the NHL without getting noticed for it, it would HAVE to be Shanny. :P
So basically the vibe I’m getting from Lou this season is, “What the hell? We’ve got nothin’ in the system worth holding roster space for, I’ve got cap space to burn, there aren’t any rental guys coming up that I’ll be interested in… why not sign guys like Shanahan and Holik?” So… no Cup this year, eh?
You’re right, Meg. It could be worse. We could have Bobby Holik on our team. D’oh!
Heh. I’m sorry, guys. Truly.
But, still, he could be Jagr making a dramatic return to the NHL. Or Avery. Or . . . well, I don’t actually have that many people to list who I would think you dislike more (although I myself don’t hate Shanny particularly). This isn’t helping is it? I’ll stop now.
Ooooh, have a great time, kms2! (Well, not THAT great a time. I mean, as great a time as you can while watching your team lose… :P)
And thanks! We’ve got the niftiest little camera now that just kicks ass on B&W photos!
Please. If ANYONE has ballpunched a guy in the NHL without getting noticed for it, it would HAVE to be Shanny.
No kidding! Also, so far Sid hasn’t stripped himself of his C and demanded an ugly ring-whore trade, leaving a franchise in ruins before it was forced to move states, so he’s got the cosmic upper hand on Shanny. (So far.) (Those aren’t my reasons for disliking this trade, by the way. I just think the game has passed Shanny by and, more than that, I don’t think he solves the Devils problem — I think time and better goaltending will sovle the Devils problem.)
kms2, have fun at the game! The Kings will win by a lot, I’m sure of it!
This isn’t helping is it? I’ll stop now.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::: The thing about Shanny is that I feel like he’s a perfectly cromulent retired guy. I just… don’t know what he’s bringing to the table for the Devils. We already have a bunch of “high scoring” wingers who have lost a step and quite a bit of their touch. Why do we need another?
I don’t actually have that many people to list who I would think you dislike more
Yeah, just Clemmer and Ovie. Heh. (Just kidding.) (I think.)
We already have a bunch of “high scoring” wingers who have lost a step and quite a bit of their touch. Why do we need another?
We did the whole 9 d-men thing last year; this year Lou wants a different collection to add to his Glass Menagerie of Suck.
this year Lou wants a different collection to add to his Glass Menagerie of Suck.
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I just hope the game is interesting. The Kings are really good at playing as if they’re half asleep.
I just… don’t know what he’s bringing to the table for the Devils.
Yeah. I don’t really know what he brings either. He definitely seemed on the downswing last year. I’ve got to think his 30-goal -scoring days are done. And he does have former-Ranger taint on him. Although given how he was just jerked around by Sather maybe he’ll really get up for Ranger games and do well against them? One can hope?
9 d-men….at least you didn’t have 9 goalies.
I just hope the game is interesting. The Kings are really good at playing as if they’re half asleep.
Hey! So are the Devils! This one’ll RAWK!
Meg, I’m hoping you’re right. What I find hard to figure out this is that Shanny had pretty much established last year that he had something left to offer as a PP specialist, but can’t handle even-strength minutes. The Devils have established this season that the only way they’re going to win with Marty out is by rolling four effective lines. How do you do that with a guy who can’t play at even strength clogging up a seat on the bench?
9 d-men….at least you didn’t have 9 goalies.
That’s true! Although we could use 9 goalies this year…
That’s truly a bummer about Shanny, Devils fans. I hope doen’t drag you down!
I hope doen’t drag you down!
Too late! Oh, did you mean the team?
9 d-men….at least you didn’t have 9 goalies.
That’s true! Although we could use 9 goalies this year…
It’s always something that you don’t wind up needing that you’ve got to much of, isn’t it?
I hope doen’t drag you down!
Too late! Oh, did you mean the team?
Possibly too late for that one too.
Wow, I really trashed that sentence didn’t I? I’m glad y’all were able to decode it! Sheesh.
Good afternoon ladies! That Oh Shit Shanny looks delicious! So sorry to hear the news. how bizarre!
I’m off to see your Tranny Brides now, wish me luck in this Blizzard!
Well, at least the Penguins lost. I wonder if it would’ve been worse if Fleury had played… Does this mean Therrien is staying in Colorado?
I meant are losing. Jeez! Shanny stole my sense of time.
Kristin, have fun at the game! The Blizzard had finally started in earnest here and then stopped the minute we heard about Shanny. That’s no coincidence. Anyway, tell Beaker, Farter, and Schlittsy I say hi! :D
Canes lost, Pens losing. All good for the Sabres. Who, let’s face it, are awfully unlikely to win today unless Miller plays fabulously two days in a row while the rest of them manage to put in a really good game.
Canes lost, Pens losing. All good for the Sabres. Who, let’s face it, are awfully unlikely to win today
Never try, never know.
Ok, I’m going to switch hockey off for a few hours and pass out on my bed. See you at 4:30am!
Good night until later, Mags!
Ha i was just stopping over to see what you’d already said about Shanny and you already have a cocktail in his honor.
::sniff:: you’re the hockey fans I aspire to be, ookies.
Hee, thanks, Anne!
Anne, it takes years of commitment and hard work. But I know you can do it!
Dude, Victory Euro Mats is bigger than the mini-cupcake. That makes them up, ultra-mini-cupcakes.
Label my mind: Blown.
Well, that might be Giant Victory Euro Mats. You never know. Heh. (The cupcakes are quite tiny.)
The cupcakes are dissatisfyingly small. (That’s what she said! BA DUM CHA!)
Holy good grief! I was sort of bummed my plans got canceled, but apparently the Sabres are trying to make me feel better by being entertaining against the Wings.
That’s SO much better than whatever you’d originally planned, mcguffers! (I’d originally planned to watch the Tranny Brides tonight. Stupid living-in-the-Philly-market-except-not-really. :P)
And Spacek must have been watching the Canes talk like a dinosaur thing, because the microphones picked up a pretty funky noise when he took his slap shot. Definately not a dinokitten. It sounded like he was eating a dinokitten.
Hey. Been a few days since I’ve been on here, but I was at the Lightning/Coyotes game on Thursday and took some pictures of Vinny that I thought I should share for you gals.
So let’s see if this works:
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Spacek is a MONSTER! Who would eat a kittensaurus rex! I mean, it makes the CUTEST noises! (Although those noises come out of Ward’s mouth, which makes them a lot less cute…)
Hey KG! Thanks for the links — he’s so foxy! I think he’s going to look GREAT as a Devil when we trade Shanahan for him!
I’d originally planned to watch the Tranny Brides tonight. Stupid living-in-the-Philly-market-except-not-really. :P
If it’s not the Sabres or on Versus, I don’t get anything. Except fishing. Lotsa fishing.
KG, thanks for sending those pictures! I really like how Vinny’s haircut is growing in. Maybe we can trade Shanny for him?
mcguffers, that’s terrible! Everyone should have Center Ice.
Except fishing. Lotsa fishing.
Well… that could be… fun? Ish? :P
We’re really spoiled, I know. But we’ve had Center Ice for 15 years! I expect to get to see everything now! :D
Everyone should have Center Ice.
The second I’m done with school (for the second time:P) I’m on it! Listening to games online is just not the same.
Except fishing. Lotsa fishing.
Well… that could be… fun? Ish? :P
I don’t mind going fishing as long as I’m just expected to sit in the boat and nap/drink/not fish. But watching on tv? I’ll never understand.
I flipped over to HNiC to catch the score on the Flyers game and saw one of the Tranny Brides with the most luscious curly locks. I wish I had that much control over the curl in my hair.
I just fell in love with Tone Toni Tony LOOD mahhhhnn.
But watching on tv? I’ll never understand.
Yeah, it’s like golf. I get that it’s fun to do in real life, but it just doesn’t seem like scintillating television.
Amy, was it Bird Dog Hartnell’s hair? He’s got quite the curl, that’s for sure.
Amy, I think the Jonas brothers have really helped guys come to terms with their curls and learn proper curl maintenance.
I have just been a lurker around these parts, but am forced to comment tonight to complain! My DVR guide is telling me that I should be watching the CBJ/Wild game on FSN, but for some reason the channel didn’t get the memo and is showing a really awful women’s college basketball game between Cincinnati and Syracuse. I am 8 months pregnant and not dealing well with this disruption of my plans, I was supposed to be watching hockey and embroidering tonight! I live in the middle of Kentucky, so I only get the CBJ and Nashville games, so this wasn’t even a Super Saturday for me, but I am still thwarted.
I love Toni Lydman interviews even though the whole “he’s a really quiet guy! but he listens to really heavy metal! even though he’s a quiet guy!” angle is a touched played out. He could definitely put me to sleep but I love his rumbly monotone voice and his sheepishly dry sense of humor. Add pictures of his adorable little girls in Lydman jerseys and I’m sold.
Karen, that is just awful. The hockey gods have sunk to a new low by disrupting the plans of an 8 months pregnant woman. No one should mess with an 8 months pregnant woman. They should get anything and everything they could possibly want!
We only get the Stars games and what’s on Versus. As soon as Hub gets a new job, I’m signing up for Center Ice. I think Hub will go for it because he is so obsessed with his fantasy team. It would allow him to actually watch all his fantasy players. :)
Hi Karen! It’s so nice to hear from you, although the conditions that forced you to comment are unacceptable! How can that HAPPEN? I’m aghast! I know that feeling of being robbed of a night of hockey and embroidery (what kind, dare I ask?), but to add being 8 months pregnant to the mix? That’s just inhuman! I’m so sorry!
Well, shockingly, it appears we are NOT going to shutout the Wings. Darn.
Add pictures of his adorable little girls in Lydman jerseys and I’m sold.
After seeing Lalime and Lydman, I think it should be mandatory for all the Sabres to get married and have daughters.
And how did that shot go in?
Well, shockingly, it appears we are NOT going to shutout the Wings. Darn.
Bummer. I didn’t see that coming, and, in fact, had bet the farm that the Sabres were going to do it. Hm. I… guess I better get going if I plan to skip town ahead of my creditors…
mcguffers, we were wondering the same thing. Of all the stops he’s made tonight THAT one went it? Okey dokey then.
I need a Tallinder feature before he gets traded. Please! PLEASE!
Karen, just adding my two cents that your DVR screw-up is awful! I am so, so, so sorry your Saturday night hockey/embroidery plans are being thwarted!
Heather, I had just threated Gaustad that if he dropped/lost his stick one more time and they score, I was going to kill him. Granted, the goal wasn’t really his fault, but he did lose his stick a little bit before, so I think I still have to kill him. Sorry Goose. Nothing personal.
Schnookie, I wouldn’t be a pair of socks on the Sabres let alone farmland.
The Goose is cooked :)
Thanks guys! I keep flipping back to the channel, hoping they’ll have realized their error, but no luck so far.
My husband tends toward being cheap and really hates the cable company – expanded channels would be a tough sell.
(Free embroidery, I guess? I am fairly new to it, and am not really sure of the terms yet. Got started trying to embellish a crochet project and it spun out of control.)
Schnookie, I wouldn’t bet a pair of socks on the Sabres let alone farmland.
Heh heh. Good thing the farmland I bet doesn’t really belong to me. My neighbor is going to be in for a surprise, but that’s what she gets for ratting out our housecats to the local authorities. :P
My husband tends toward being cheap and really hates the cable company – expanded channels would be a tough sell.
Yeah, that does sound like an uphill battle. Bummer!
Got started trying to embellish a crochet project and it spun out of control.
Oooh, that sounds super-fun, and probably really pretty, too! :D
You guys, the Canucks have to play the Sharks tonight and I’m TERRIFIED. Those fuckers lost to the freakin Blues 6-4. I don’t even want to imagine what the Sharks score will be! Like Sharks 492-0 Canucks.
And Matty was so bad I couldn’t even pretend I had my Swede goggles in place. Hmph. I hate when that happens.
I’m so sorry, alix! If it’s any help, I’m terrified of the Kings. I mean, we lost at home 4-0 to the Thrashers. We should be relegated to the A.
The Goose is cooked :)
I’ll grant him a reprieve if he a) scores and b) improves the Sabres faceoffs (5 of 26?? really?? really?!?)
alix, it’s definitely a sad state of affairs when the Swede goggles start slipping off. Maybe they’ll surprise you! We’re currently tied with the Wings and I was SURE the score would be 28-1 at this point.
Got started trying to embellish a crochet project and it spun out of control.
That’s how it starts… heh heh heh.
And Matty was so bad I couldn’t even pretend I had my Swede goggles in place. Hmph. I hate when that happens.
Oooh, I hate that, too! I’m sure he’ll bounce back tonight! He’s welcome to play terribly on Tuesday night, though.
My husband tends toward being cheap and really hates the cable company – expanded channels would be a tough sell.
I’m right there with you, Karen. We only got cable this last year. It took a lot of talking to get that much!
Gosh, Schnookie. We lost to the Thrashers too!
Actually yeah. We’ve lost to the
Islanders
Blues
Thrashers
That’s…not a good sign, I think.
Actually yeah. We’ve lost to the
Islanders
Blues
Thrashers
Dude, and you’re in the playoffs? :P
Dude, and you’re in the playoffs? :P
HA! I know! We’re in 5th! It makes no sense.
Oooh, I hate that, too! I’m sure he’ll bounce back tonight! He’s welcome to play terribly on Tuesday night, though.
Thanks, Pookie! Yeah, I’m sure he will too. He’s been really good all season, so whatevs. HEE! I had almost forgotten about the Devils on Tuesday! WOOOOO. Hopefully that out of the ordinary travel doesn’t upset them too much :P
Hopefully that out of the ordinary travel doesn’t upset them too much :P
Oh, you mean the biking themselves up to Vancouver? :P
Alix, the Bruins lost to the Leafs and us… twice. It happens to the best of ‘em.
This penalty on Staffy is a hose job.
The Stars will have travelled 7600 miles this week when they get home from this game. That is insane.
Hub is being slap happy with the remote tonight. This could get ugly.
That pasta looks yummy, though I’m not sure about beans in the sauce.
The addition of beans to a normal plate of pasta was something I wasn’t entirely sure of, but once we did it, I realized I’ve been missing out. It kind of makes sense, because things that grow at the same time tend to taste good together. So beans, tomatoes, garlic, basil… It’s a pretty good combo. :D
Hub is being slap happy with the remote tonight. This could get ugly.
I threatened a boyfriend once that if he didn’t leave the remote alone during the Sabres game, I would wait til the Superbowl to start talking about my feelings.
Jason Pominville is going to give me an ulcer.
I’m a firm believer in beans in everything.
if he didn’t leave the remote alone during the Sabres game, I would wait til the Superbowl to start talking about my feelings.
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I HATE THE FUCKING WINGS!!!
I’d like to state for the record that Hank? Would’ve totally had that guy.
Awesome. Apparently in the last three minutes of the game, someone reminded Detroit that they were playing the Sabres.
I hate Toni Lydman and the THREE Sabres who let Marian Hossa do everything but bitchslap them into submission. Surprisingly, I do not hate Ryan Miller.
That was… rough. I’m so sorry, guys. (And Heather, you’re right — Hank would have had that.)
if he didn’t leave the remote alone during the Sabres game, I would wait til the Superbowl to start talking about my feelings.
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I’d like to state for the record that Hank? Would’ve totally had that guy.
I would like to add that I DO NOT like Hecht, Macarthur, and Pominville together. I have not. I do not. And I will not.
We would’ve won with Hank. For sure.
I want to go back to Gaustad, Pommers and Ellis. They weren’t broke. Why were they fixed?
alix, it’s definitely a sad state of affairs when the Swede goggles start slipping off. Maybe they’ll surprise you! We’re currently tied with the Wings and I was SURE the score would be 28-1 at this point.
It really is, Heather! You understand my sitch to a T. And yeah, maybe they’ll surprise me. Maybe this will be the game Big Baldy sheds his rust. Big Bear will probably have a big game going up against one of his old teams. Good luck against the Wings.
Amy, I agree. Goose, Pommers and Ellis were surprisingly effective together. Should’ve stayed that way. Also, Hank should’ve played.
I want to go back to Gaustad, Pommers and Ellis. They weren’t broke. Why were they fixed?
I know, right! I thought everyone agreed that when that line was producing a butt load of goals, we would leave them alone. Lindy? Response?
Oh. Just iXnnay my Good luck against the Wings comment, Heather. I didn’t realize it was the end of the game. Sorry!
Just iXnnay my Good luck against the Wings comment, Heather.
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Heather, do you think Hank should have played?
alix, the Wings seemed to have realized in the last 3 minutes of the game who they were playing and we lost. But I’m sure you guys will fare better and Matty will go back to being his sexy, stud d-man Swedish self.
Heather, I’m afraid to ask but why did Hank not play?
Myra, BECAUSE HE’S BEING TRADED EVEN AS WE SPEAK, I’M SURE!!!!!
(I don’t know. We had a young’un come up while d-men were hurt/sick and he’s played really well so now we seem to have too many d-men for our spots. Hank got the seat tonight and the rookie played. I’m pretty sure that means Hank won’t be a Sabre in the morning.)
(I don’t know. We had a young’un come up while d-men were hurt/sick and he’s played really well so now we seem to have too many d-men for our spots. Hank got the seat tonight and the rookie played. I’m pretty sure that means Hank won’t be a Sabre in the morning.)
that rookie being Chris “No, really my name is Chris” Butler.
I didn’t see the Sabres playing kick-ass D tonight, Heather. I think Hank is safe!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, I was like, “alix, that’s just mean!” :P
Well we all know I’m a total bitch. Hee.
I want to go back to Gaustad, Pommers and Ellis. They weren’t broke. Why were they fixed?
I freakin hate when coaches do that! It makes me stabby. AV did that last night. Big Bear had 2 goals and an assist skating with Kes and Burr against the Oilers so AV decided to pull him off that line and put him with the twins against the Blues. Sigh. He didn’t mesh with the twins at the start of the year, and he said he felt the best he has all year with Burr and Kes. WHYYYYYY???
Heather, if a Sabres d-man is going anywhere, it’s Paetsch. I have a feeling the poor dear is walking the waiver wire as we speak.
Oh Heather! I really hope you are wrong! I hate the business side of hockey. It is just too gut wrenching.
Well we all know I’m a total bitch. Hee.!
HAHAHAHAHA! That’s you! :P
Awww, I love Patches! Good little Saskatchewan boy. If the Canucks weren’t overloaded with bottom rung defencemen, I would tell Gillis to pick him up.
Well, at least the Blue Jackets won, and I consoled myself with a chick flick and some tea. It was fun to actually comment, even if the circumstances were crap. Thanks for the nice welcome!
‘Night!
Heather, do you think Hank should have played?
mcguffers, I am undecided on that issue.
Amy, a little bird told me there are rumors about both a trade AND Paetsch being waived. We’ll see, I guess. :::sigh::: Paetsch being waived would still make someone the 7th man though and I think the consensus is that Butler needs to play every day wherever he is. I don’t know. I DON’T KNOW!
Ookies, I do not blame you or the cat for our loss… though that’s quite coincidental… *sideways squinty eyes*
I’m sure you won’t mind if my cat and I listen to the Devils game and bring them some luck, right?
It was nice to talk with you, Karen! Don’t be a stranger! (And a chick flick and tea is probably a reasonably fair substitute for hockey, since you did get a win in the end.) G’night!
Good night, Karen, and thanks for dropping by! Glad you salvaged your evening, after all.
Heather, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Hank.
Paetsch being waived would still make someone the 7th man though
Well we all know you need 9 d-men before you can be considered a contender.
I’m sure you won’t mind if my cat and I listen to the Devils game and bring them some luck, right?
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Considering the way things have been going lately, it would take a lot to convince me you and your cat had anything to do with the impending loss. :P
We’ll see Schnookie, we’ll see…
This Stars game is a real barnburner, isn’t it? :P
Yawn, oh, excuse me. What did you say, Schnookie?
Heh. Fortunately, we’ve been saved by the start of what is sure to be the greatest game of the night. WOOOOOOOO!!!! Underperforming Devils! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Well, the Habs beat the Caps. That makes me happier. If only the Sabres had some Tits.
I am SO happy to see the Caps lost.
The Devils intro right now is showing us highlights of Shanny, and Chico’s telling us how he’s going to be such a great scorer and he’ll stick up for his teammates and all that crap. And the highlight they’re showing us is Shanny fighting Brashear as a Ranger. And both players are wearing the old unis. They might as well be playing us highlights from the golden age of radio.
So who exactly are the “Tits Brothers/Twins”?
And both players are wearing the old unis. They might as well be playing us highlights from the golden age of radio.
Why do I sense a Stan Fischler story?
Why do I sense a Stan Fischler story?
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Myra, the Titses are the Kostitsyns (or however you spell it. I can’t look it up) in Montreal. The guys at Four Habs Fans call them Big Tits and Little Tits. :D
WHAT THE FUCK? They actually called Sanford for playing the puck outside of the trapezoide. I had never actually seen that called before.
I had never actually seen that called before.
Is Luongo not much of a puck-handler? I think guys like DiPietro and Turco get called for it a lot. :P
HAHAHA. I wish Lui was even less of a puck handler than he is. :P
FUUUUUUUCK. We had actually been outplaying the Sharks, then they scored on one of those horrible bouncy hit the skate goals.
The NHL radio’s away team feed is not the Devils… It’s some NFL playoff game involving Arizona. I was a little confused for a second.
Good morning everyone :)
Good morning, Mags! Sleep well?
We had actually been outplaying the Sharks, then they scored on one of those horrible bouncy hit the skate goals.
Man, I hate that so much. It’s like, where the hell is the justice in that? Why is life so cruel?
So who exactly are the “Tits Brothers/Twins”?
According to the Versus guys, they’re twins. Even though they were born two years apart.
It’s like, where the hell is the justice in that? Why is life so cruel?
So true. It’s uber sad!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Big Baldy to the rescue!!! swede dog pile. Tee hee hee. I…might kind of luff him.
Good morning, Schnookie! I did sleep rather well, until the alarm went off ;P
The way the King’s radio dude says “Langenbroooonner” is really sort of endearing.
Zach is never going to score again. He’s totally fired.
According to the Versus guys, they’re twins. Even though they were born two years apart.
Wow, poor Mrs. Tits!
Yeah, Mama Tits was like, “No more children” after finishing off delivering the Tits Twins.
Thanks guys, I kept missing the connections on who y’all were talking about. Now it makes perfect sense.
The Stars/Coyotes game seems to be a high scoring free for all huh?
Myay :)
Poor Zach will never get 100 career goals. But at least he drew a penalty off his BFF (that’s not Travis).
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like it’s been 100 years since the Devils last scored a goal!
Gio is fired. At least, he seems that way from the radio.
Yeah, he’s very fired.
Thanks guys, I kept missing the connections on who y’all were talking about. Now it makes perfect sense.
The Habs were my post season team after the Sabres, um, ya know, last year. It’s taken me awhile to figure out all the FHF slang. Big Tits, Little Tits, and Gang Bang Lang were easier than Doom and Greek Lightening. TFS took me forever. (that would be Price “The Franchise Savior” apparently)
What you mean you are supposed to score goals in these games?
I’m so weirded out by this whole “Devils winning” thing. That Atlanta game was just that bad.
Gretzky is about to start singing Coppa Cabana. I can just feel it.
Uuuuuuuugh. What a terrible goal to give up.
I’m so weirded out by this whole “Devils winning” thing. That Atlanta game was just that bad.
The Devils: “Don’t worry. There’s still plenty of Brahms left to be played.”
What you mean you are supposed to score goals in these games?
It’s supposed to be what separates us from soccer. I still blame the Europeans
What you mean you are supposed to score goals in these games?
Not if I’ve got anything to say about it :P
I still blame the Europeans
Creative.
Alix, I’m sorry! I hope it gets better.
Thanks Mags! It’s still 2-1 so not too bad. And Big Baldy scored his first and the place went NUTS! So that was cool. But then Grier scored a really soft one. Sigh.
Ewwwww, you let Grier score a softy? Booooooo!
Sanford did, yes. Heh. What do you have against Grier?
But then Grier scored a really soft one. Sigh
Aww, Grier! Sorry, I’ll stop now.
I don’t know really. I just never really warmed up to him when he was here and he allegedly left in a huff about how Sabres management was stupid and I guess he didn’t care for Vanek (which I can’t fathom because he’s both talented and completely harmless). Bleh.
Good for Baldy. Although I don’t know how I feel about everyone accepting Mr Decisionless without any hiccups. I guess goals will do that.
Apparently 4 of the 7 shots LA had in the period were from D-men. I’m not sure what that means, but I thought it was interesting.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?! Shanahan? Really, her? If there has ever been time that I could pick Lou’s brain, it would be now.
Oh, I never knew he used to be a Sabre. That makes sense. I’ve been annoyed with former Canucks for less than that.
I still blame the Europeans
Creative.
That was a jab at Don Cherry. I like Europeans. Well, not Jagr. And a few others. But I’d dislike them if they were North American too.
Grier wasn’t here for super long, I don’t think. Just long enough to get on my nerves :P Plus he and Drury were close so he’s dead by association.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?! Shanahan? Really, her? If there has ever been time that I could pick Lou’s brain, it would be now.
Seriously! And they had Richie Chere on during intermission and he’s all, “The fans think Lou’s a genius! They’re so psyched!” Speak for yourself, Rich!
Weeeeeeeee *dancedance* Is Patty trying to prove he should’ve been selected for the ASG?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Travis totally looks like he’s the guy who’s all, “We don’t need Shanny! Look at how well I’m playing without him!”
I totally missed the Elias goal somehow, but I saw that one! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Zach! 100!!! WOOOO!!!
YAY. So far, so good :)
Alix, who scored for the ‘nucks?
100!!!! YAY ZACH!
WOOOOOOOOOOO!!
SOB is the third Sedin! And Danny has 21!
guess he didn’t care for Vanek (which I can’t fathom because he’s both talented and completely harmless).
I bet Vanek sings outloud with his iPod on the plane and doesn’t clean his hair out of the drain in the locker room.
I kind of liked Grier, but I also can’t see how you wouldn’t like Vanek.
I bet Vanek sings outloud with his iPod on the plane and doesn’t clean his hair out of the drain in the locker room.
All completely unforgivable transgressions.
Danny Sedin did, Mags. Yup. But Lui is going to the all star game instead of him. Thanks, NHL!
mcguffers, what I heard was that Grier didn’t like how emotional Vanek was – slamming his stick around, getting wrapped up in his own head – and didn’t think he should be the center of a franchise. Which I can KIND of see because he did used to let his emotions kind of carry him away. But he was a 22-year-old kid then too. Jeez, relax, Grier.
(Keep in mind that this was on WGR so it should probably be taken with an entire bag of salt.)
Alix, when was the last time the NHL did the ASG selections completely right? There is always someone who really deserves to go and still gets shafted. Poor Danny.
Hmm. I just realized I could switch to the Away Team’s feed so I don’t have to listen to the Kings peeps. I’m smrt. A female color commentator? Who’s that?
I hate the shootout. Especially when we lose. :(
A female color commentator? Who’s that?
Sherry Ross. I like her, she seems nice.
A female color commentator? Who’s that?
Sherry Ross. I think she was the first woman broadcaster in the NHL. She was also the writer who described Sergei Brylin as “snack-sized”. Hee!
Alix, when was the last time the NHL did the ASG selections completely right? There is always someone who really deserves to go and still gets shafted. Poor Danny.
Yeah, tis true. And I know other guys got screwed too. So whatevs. I don’t even really like the all star game anyways. It’s just hard to understand their thought pattern.
Oh, Myra, I’m so sorry! But at least you got a point, right? Sigh. I’m sorry.
Awwww man. Little happy meals goal was no goal :( And he was a mini power forward too. Poor button.
It’s just hard to understand their thought pattern.
I’m not sure the responsible parties think at all.
Myra, did y’all lose? I’m sorry.
Keep in mind that this was on WGR so it should probably be taken with an entire bag of salt
Getchya. You guys (Sabres bloggers) are the only way I get any off ice news. Rochester really didn’t cover Sabres news much before the divorce with the Amerks. Now it’s almost non existant. I remember Gaustad saying good things about him during an interview, but I have a feeling Goose gets alone with everyone.
Yes, Mags, we lost in the shootout.
I just don’t know where to go with this team.
And they had Richie Chere on during intermission and he’s all, “The fans think Lou’s a genius! They’re so psyched!” Speak for yourself, Rich!
I know! I screamed at the TV, “I’M NOT PSYCHED!!!”
I’m late to the party because I was at the ballet, but Heather I just want to say that the fact that Hank was scratched was total bullshit. I mean, I adore Teppo, really, but I think every single person watching the Sabres is aware that if someone is given a game off it should be him.
I hate the shootout. Especially when we lose. :(
Especially with shut outs. I hate the fact that both goalies did their utmost to get a win for their teams, and yet the shoot out forces one of them to lose.
Sherry Ross seems awesome so far. Though she’s no Chris Simpson (that’s heavy sarcasm for anyone who doesn’t know about my slight dislike for Miss Crazy Wardrobe)
I’m so sorry for the shootout loss, Myra!
I know! I screamed at the TV, “I’M NOT PSYCHED!!!”
Yeah, that’s pretty much exactly what Boomer did. Meanwhile Pookie and I were too busy vomiting copiously.
I just don’t know where to go with this team.
The bottom of a botte of gin seems about right.
If we don’t win this game, I’ll cry.
Awww shoot, I’d've liked to try making a picture for the Zubbie counter.
I’m late to the party because I was at the ballet, but Heather I just want to say that the fact that Hank was scratched was total bullshit. I mean, I adore Teppo, really, but I think every single person watching the Sabres is aware that if someone is given a game off it should be him.
:::sniff, sniff::: That makes me feel so happy, Meg!
(But seriously, that’s partly what had me worried about an impending trade. I thought Hank had been pretty good since the last scratching while Teppo is suddenly very much a 40-year-old. A 40-year-old I love but a 40-year-old nonetheless.)
Yeah, that’s pretty much exactly what Boomer did. Meanwhile Pookie and I were too busy vomiting copiously.
I guess those ‘psyched’ fans are the same ones that were all “Vrana, Vrana, Vrana” :P
Ookies, I would like to point out that my cat and I have been listening intently to this game (except for the two minutes when he plowed over a cup of water) and YOUR team is leading 3-0. How did the Sabres do for that last three minutes of the game when you guys and your cats tuned in? :P
I thought Hank had been pretty good since the last scratching
I really thought so too. Particularly when he was actually playing with Lydman. I don’t get it. It’s like Ruff purposely puts him in a position to not succeed (playing with Teppo, which doesn’t work because the pairing has no physical presence) and then scratches him. If it is a trade (not that I’m advocating that) the return better be fucking good.
We know you’re curious, Gentle Reader, so we’ll say that the calypso beans are better than the october beans, but not as good as the tiger eyes.
And because I’m still catching up, -Ookies, I am totally interested in the results of your bean taste testing. I’d never heard of any of these kinds of beans before–I feel so ignorant about beans!–but now I’m intrigued by the tiger eyes.
I guess those ‘psyched’ fans are the same ones that were all “Vrana, Vrana, Vrana” :P
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Shanny, Shanny, Shanny — no matter how many times you say it, he’s still not going to be a productive NHLer anymore.
mcguffers — touche!
Fuck. These penalties are killing me.
I’m a little afraid Lindy is going Dmitri Kalinin on Hank. He just doesn’t traditionally scratch starters like that no matter how much they struggle and no matter how much he threatens. I am uneasy.
Ha, Zach’s totally lying, he definitely knew that was his 100th goal before Jamie had to remind him.
I guess those ‘psyched’ fans are the same ones that were all “Vrana, Vrana, Vrana”
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mcguffers, I don’t know what to say about the cat-listening luck. I’m wondering if the problem is that he only knocked over a cup of water. Our cat knocked over an 18-inch tall tinsel Christmas tree (that’s sitting in the upstairs hall to be put away in the attic) and pushed it down a flight of stairs. Maybe if you get your cat into some heavier stuff over greater distances than just a cup of water?
Meg, we were totally ignorant of all these types of beans until this summer when we impulse-bought them as seeds. I’ve never seen Tiger Eye beans before or since then, but it would be really awesome if we could find someone selling them in food quantities. We planted five little bean bushes and got a quarter of a pound of dried beans total. I… don’t see this as a sustenance crop going forward. :D
Ha, Zach’s totally lying, he definitely knew that was his 100th goal before Jamie had to remind him.
Hee! We thought the same thing! He’s all, “Oh, was that my 100th? I’d had no idea. DING!”
RAWR. Little baby Edler broke the glass with that shot. That’s hott.
Little baby Edler broke the glass with that shot. That’s hott.
I feel like he should get fantasy hockey points for that sort of hottitude.
I feel like Zach should have stopped talking long before he did during that little interview about Shanahan.
“Yeah Travis and I feel even younger now…” Uh okay Zach.
Shots that break the glass are SO foxy!
“Yeah Travis and I feel even younger now…” Uh okay Zach.
I know! I suspect he then turned to Madden and said, “Yup. I’m young. Feelin’ younger every minute. And tooooooootally secure in my job with the Devils. How ’bout you, Maddog? Feelin’ good about your job security here?”
Heather, I’d be annoyed if they traded Hank. I know he got blasted for the thing with Ovie, but it seems (maybe more so last season) he’s the one who gets stuck playing against those top lines and with some of our offense that doesn’t play the two-way game so well. I find myself getting far more irratated with Sekera and Spacek this season than anyone else. (yes, Derek, that means you’re redeeming yourself. Now go fix your hair)
Poor Maddog. In a Maddog v Shanny fight for my affections, Maddog wins every time. Blergh Shanny.
I’m a little afraid Lindy is going Dmitri Kalinin on Hank.
Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t get Lindy sometimes and this is definitely one of those times. And considering the Sabres gave up like 50 shots I hope he rethinks this particular decision.
In a Maddog v Shanny fight for my affections, Maddog wins every time. Blergh Shanny.
Yeah, it’s no contest at all with every guy on the roster until we get down to Holik. And Clemmer. And those guys put up a pretty good fight against Shanny. There’s an awful lot of “the game has passed him by” added up with “stink of Ranger” on him.
And considering the Sabres gave up like 50 shots I hope he rethinks this particular decision.
We only had the game on for three minutes (um, I don’t need to mention again which three minutes, right? Sorry, mcguffers! Sorry! :P), but when I heard how many shots they gave up, I thought that Lindy might need to go back to the drawing board with whatever his game plan was tonight.
UUUUUUUUUGGGGH. I hate this game. The Canucks have outplayed the Sharks but they’ve had 2 weird deflection goals and we had one disallowed. Sigh. Hockey is mean sometimes.
There’s an awful lot of “the game has passed him by” added up with “stink of Ranger” on him.
And “stink of Red Wing” and “stink of kind of being an ass”. Again, blergh.
Crap. Crap, CRAP. Bad Devils!
That. Goal. Was. So. Bad.
I would really like it if the Devils started to fricking show up for this game again.
Thank you Rollie :)
We only had the game on for three minutes (um, I don’t need to mention again which three minutes, right? Sorry, mcguffers! Sorry! :P)
I’m definately not one to keep bringing something like that up. Though, I would like to point out, that I went to refill my beverage, and in my absence, the Kings scored. So, it might appear that I am better luck to your team than you guys were to mine. I’m just saying, if you believe in superstitions and stuff like that. *rubbing rabbit foot*
I thought that Lindy might need to go back to the drawing board with whatever his game plan was tonight.
Our game plan was this: We’ve won the past four games (miraculously) because Paul Gaustad said he was ready to cut a bitch if some pansy ass “goal scorers” didn’t start scoring some fucking goals rather than leaving it to Mair, Ellis and him. So we shuffled up the lines, scored, and won. This game we took all that, said “Fuck it. Let’s put the lines back to the way they used to be.” Then we proceeded to Not complete passes, miss open nets, and not score.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Rollie doesn’t need Shanny either!
So, it might appear that I am better luck to your team than you guys were to mine. I’m just saying, if you believe in superstitions and stuff like that. *rubbing rabbit foot*
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And that game plan sounds like a sure winner! Wait, no… what’s the opposite of that?
Awwwwww. Fuck. I want LUUUUUUIIIIIII! Sigh. The Canucks almost had this one.
According to your radio guys, David Clarkson’s family is helping sell out the Kings crowd. How big is Clarkson’s family and/or how small is the Staples Center?
Aw, that’s cute of the Clarkson’s! When we went out to L.A. to see the Devils play a few years ago we ended up sitting a few rows back from the Gomez family. It was really strange.
Aw, alix, I’m so sorry! Lui’s close to coming back, though, isn’t he?
Langenbroooonner. Awww, LA pxp guy, don’t ever change.
Awwwww maybe there’s baby Clarksons!
Thanks, Schnookie. Yeah. Lui is close. Thank goodness. He’s practicing and taking shots. The Hot Stove said Thursday…but who knows. I hope he decides to not go to the All star game.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Now it’s V-I! Whee!
WOOO! And poor Zach. He got smushed. And flew. He’s probably upset it was Matt Greene.
HAHAHAHA. Joe Thorton is giving a HNIC interview without his shirt on and Jeremy Roenic yelled in the background “Put your shirt on! You’re scaring the children!”
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! And that hit on Zach was pretty hilariously bad. He’s such a wee little winkie.
I hope he decides to not go to the All star game.
Yeah, you wouldn’t want some kind of DiPietro-esque moment.
Joe Thorton is giving a HNIC interview without his shirt on and Jeremy Roenic yelled in the background “Put your shirt on! You’re scaring the children!”
I can’t WAIT to see that on Youtube :D
It was hilarious, Mags! Hopefully it gets up there.
OK, night ladies! I’m going to try to not be so sad about my boys.
Yeah, you wouldn’t want some kind of DiPietro-esque moment.
EXACTLY! Vancouver would freakin riot. I would go strangle the NHL office people myself.
Joe Thorton is giving a HNIC interview without his shirt on and Jeremy Roenic yelled in the background “Put your shirt on! You’re scaring the children!”
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“Mike Rupp pounds him into submission.” Yes, yes. I’ve decided I like the Devils radio announcers.
That was fun :)
Night Alix! I feel your pain! The Sabres and Canucks don’t deserve us!
Well! That was satisfying!
Raitis Ivanans sounds like the Genus species name for a bug.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKES!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Let’s play LA every day! And man are the Devils more likable when Weekes is the winner! :D
On that note, it’s bed time! Congrats Ookies! Hopefully tomorrow night will close out your California weekend with another win!
G’night, mcguffers! And thanks!
I think that might be all she wrote for me, too. It’s been a long day of hockey and stitching! :D
EEEEEEE! They just showed BABY draft day Sundin! With hair! They asked him what he missed most about young Sundin and he said his hair. Hee hee hee! Awwww. He’s kind of charming.
Here’s the Joe Thornton Interview from last night for anyone who wants to watch it:
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