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January 12, 2009 by Schnookie

You know what’s the worst part of the Devils’ recent swoon, Gentle Reader? The sheer, unrelenting boringness of it. This team, when it’s being functional, is all fun and exciting and spunky and four-liney and good at making Clemmer’s proclivity for being shitty beside the point. But when they’re not being functional, they’re the exact opposite. Watching the last few games has been like getting a lobotomy by hockey. Is this part of our payback for enjoying so many years of winning boringly? Having to suffer through game after game of losing boringly? Basically, what we’re saying is that if the Devils insist on sucking, could they do it with more flair?

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on January 12, 2009 at 8:28 pm kristin

It’s strange that you feel your Devils are in the midst of a swoon, since they are 5-5-0 in their last 10. Not really that bad at all. I guess it’s just that their suckiness has made it seem that much worse? Or maybe Shanahan has made it seem that much worse?

Is much worse even grammatically correct there?
on January 12, 2009 at 8:34 pm Schnookie

I think you’re grammatically doing okay there… :D

And they won a few games in their last 10 that they really shouldn’t have. They’ve really been sleepwalking, and got lucky a few times to have been playing, like, St. Louis and Ottawa. It’s times like these that make me so glad to have secondary teams! :P
on January 12, 2009 at 8:41 pm Chaz

Just think of how exciting it will be when Shanny joins the Devils! oh….yeah…that’s right…
on January 12, 2009 at 8:46 pm Schnookie

Chaz, you’re not helping! :P
on January 12, 2009 at 8:48 pm Pookie

BAAAAAAAAAARF.

Sorry. This Shanny thing is starting to sink in.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRFFFFFFFFFFF.
on January 12, 2009 at 8:55 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Wake the kids! Call the neighbors! Ovie is on the phone!
on January 12, 2009 at 8:57 pm Schnookie

Patty, you’re not helping. :P
on January 12, 2009 at 9:00 pm Pookie

I could tell Ovie was on the phone because I felt the world become funner.
on January 12, 2009 at 9:03 pm Patty (in Dallas)

But it was so awesome of him to take time out of his busy schedule to talk to the hockey show on the phone!

I’m a little grumpy. As you might be able to tell.
on January 12, 2009 at 9:04 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
on January 12, 2009 at 9:06 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Wow. Osgood got a trapezoid penalty!
on January 12, 2009 at 9:08 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The camera at the blueline showed it over. Not the overhead one.
on January 12, 2009 at 9:10 pm Schnookie

Yeah, see, they DO call some penalties against him! :P

(As someone who is VERY pissed still about a goal like that counting against her team last night, I’m cook with them not counting that as a goal.)
on January 12, 2009 at 9:13 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Schnookie, you need to pick a different missed goal call to be cook with.

Sometimes a Wing will get a little cocky with their breaking of the rules, so the ref will have to break down and call it.
on January 12, 2009 at 9:15 pm Schnookie

Schnookie, you need to pick a different missed goal call to be cook with.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m sorry, the quivering outrage of having a goal called on a play where there is ANY doubt about it is still too fresh. I’m still campaigning for universal justice on this one. The only thing that could make me back down would be if the call was going against the Rangers. Or the Caps. Or the Pens. :P
on January 12, 2009 at 9:29 pm Schnookie

Razor’s fondness for the Devils’ development system seems very rooted in a ’90s sensibility. I love him being all, “The Devils send their kids to spend a year in the minors!” Meanwhile Travis is all, “Huh? Minors?” And Lou’s all, “Huh? Kids?”
on January 12, 2009 at 9:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That’s funny, Schnookie! We get a lot of stuff about the Stars being defensive first, still. As if we shut down opponents, EVER.
on January 12, 2009 at 9:34 pm Schnookie

See? What were you complaining about? I TOLD you the Stars were going to be fine!*

*May not actually have said that.
on January 12, 2009 at 9:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! IT’S EFFING TIED!

Uh-oh. There’s a whole period to go. Can we stop now? We’re ready for our post-game meal now!
on January 12, 2009 at 9:35 pm Patty (in Dallas)

*May not actually have said that.

I think that was last season. :P
on January 12, 2009 at 9:39 pm Schnookie

Any old time Razor wants to quit it with the “mastodonic” would work for me. :P
on January 12, 2009 at 9:41 pm Patty (in Dallas)

He thinks he has a new audience. :D He’s using them all!

I like when Richards does that look-off pass thing. He got Eriksson a goal a while back where he was looking straight at the point and passed to Loui right below the circle.
on January 12, 2009 at 9:41 pm Schnookie

Can we stop now? We’re ready for our post-game meal now!

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on January 12, 2009 at 9:44 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Ribs’ glove toss looked like when Bugs Bunny was being held up and threw up his hands and his gloves flew in the air and spun and fell right back down on his hands. :P
on January 12, 2009 at 10:55 pm Patty (in Dallas)

We did it! We won!

I think Versus got their money’s worth with that game, don’t you?
on January 12, 2009 at 10:57 pm Pookie

Definitely! What a crazy exciting game. It’s always awesome to win a game in which the opposing goalie plays out of his mind. Congrats on beating the Wings!
on January 12, 2009 at 11:28 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Congrats on beating the Wings!

Beating the wings! HAR!

And thanks!
on January 12, 2009 at 11:37 pm Myra

Myra was at the Stars game with her co-workers. Hope they can still hear since Myra must have let out a couple of Huge WHOOOOOOOs when Ott scored the tying goal and Daley scored the winner. I think even the Boston fan enjoyed the game although the news out of Boston not so much.

Hub.
on January 12, 2009 at 11:42 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Hey, Hub! I bet all her newbie co-workers will fall in LOVE with hockey, based on that game!
on January 13, 2009 at 12:20 am Myra

Half my newbie co-workers left right before we tied the game. THEY ARE A BUNCH OF FREAKIN IDIOTS!!!! AWESOME GAME!!! The real hockey fans stayed. We know how fast a game can change. And I may not be able to talk tomorrow from screaming so much.

Just had to share! Good night all!
on January 13, 2009 at 12:44 am Patty (in Dallas)

Those co-workers don’t DESERVE to fall in love with hockey!

How exciting it must have been to be there in person, Myra!
on January 13, 2009 at 9:27 am Pookie

Hope they can still hear since Myra must have let out a couple of Huge WHOOOOOOOs when Ott scored the tying goal and Daley scored the winner.

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Myra, that must have been SO AWESOME to be at that game! Glad you had such a great time, and yeah, your coworkers are idiots! IDIOTS! :D

Good morning, everyone!
on January 13, 2009 at 9:31 am Amy

Sounds like I missed a great game last night. I’m kicking myself for giving in to my DVR and watching Sandra Lee, The Soup and Gossip Girl.

And I love Crunchy after reading his quote in the paper this morning. He threw down the gauntlet with Soupy about the spinorama. I love my goalie. And that’s my story.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:38 am Caitlin

Morning, IPB! Myra, I’m so glad you got to go to the game, whoo!

He threw down the gauntlet with Soupy about the spinorama.

How bitchtastic did Crunchy get, exactly?
on January 13, 2009 at 9:39 am Pookie

Ooh, what’d Crunchy say about the spinorama? I hope he told Campbell to get his butt in gear and score a lot because that BoxPanners need it. (Speaking of, as soon as Yahoo puts Hemsky on the IR for the Honkers, they are more than welcome to do the same for Rick Nash.)
on January 13, 2009 at 9:46 am Pookie

Hey, whaddya know? Yahoo put Nash on IR! Sweet!
on January 13, 2009 at 9:55 am Schnookie

Good morning, everyone! I’m so excited for Myra that she was at that awesome game! And I don’t understand what is wrong with her coworkers. LOSERS! They totally didn’t deserve to get to see all that excitement. I hope they can find some shred of contentment in their cold, hollow lives. :P (Too harsh? :P)

Amy, what did Crunchy say about Soupy? That’s hilarious that he was being bitchy about it!
on January 13, 2009 at 10:43 am Amy

I almost fell over when I saw Hemsky on the IR. About time Yahoo got their act together.

Crunchy basically said that Soupy had better try a new move tomorrow night, since they’ve all seen the spinorama before. And apparently, Soupy’s a yapper on the ice, so Miller is looking forward to the game (even though he’ll allegedly be on the bench, if scuttlebutt is correct).
on January 13, 2009 at 10:47 am Schnookie

Hee hee! That’s awesome! I bet Crunchy’s teammates, though, are like, “Thanks a lot, jerkbutt. It’s easy for you to say because you’re not the guy at the blue line trying to stand him up. Now we all better not get burned by the spinarama…” :P
on January 13, 2009 at 11:01 am Amy

Now we all better not get burned by the spinarama…”

Seriously. No pressure or anything on the rest of the team.
on January 13, 2009 at 12:08 pm Ashley

Crunchy! IXnay on the smack talk! There is NO WAY our ricketty defense can defend against the spinorama. No. Way. :D
on January 13, 2009 at 12:09 pm Katebits

Oops. I was logged in on my friend Ashley’s computer. That was me, not Ashley. Me. Katebits.
on January 13, 2009 at 12:30 pm Schnookie

LIAR! That was SO Ashley! Who is this Katebits imposter??
on January 13, 2009 at 12:39 pm Pookie

Hi Ashley! Welcome to IPB!

:PPPPPPPPPP
on January 13, 2009 at 1:11 pm Chaz

Hey, whaddya know? Yahoo put Nash on IR! Sweet!

I swear Yahoo stock piles IR’s and does the work once every two weeks. Nash has been on IR for days, and I log in the morning and both he and Rusty (who got hurt last night) are finally on IR. Now for Tanguay, who is out until the end of February! How is that not IR worthy? Err…that’s right, the freakin’ Habs haven’t put him on IR.

In other news, I bought a house! Yeah!!!
on January 13, 2009 at 1:13 pm Schnookie

You bought a house? CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Is it wonderful? How soon before you move in? Did you just close today? Tell all! I’m so excited for you!
on January 13, 2009 at 1:13 pm alix

Ookies, is Zachie poo anywhere close to 5′11?
on January 13, 2009 at 1:15 pm Schnookie

Ookies, is Zachie poo anywhere close to 5′11?

In his dreams, maybe. :P
on January 13, 2009 at 1:17 pm alix

Hee! That’s what I thought. The game preview on the Canucks website mentioned the “5′11 Zach Parise” and I almost spat coffee all over my laptop.
on January 13, 2009 at 1:26 pm Chaz

Well, they accepted the offer today, but I don’t foresee any issues. It was an older woman that lived there and her family took really good care of the house, so there is very little work that needs to be done. Now that she’s passed, it’s on the market. There’s a bar in the cellar and the kitchen is HUGE. So I have visions of marble countertops and raised garden beds dancing in my head. =P
on January 13, 2009 at 1:27 pm alix

WOOOOOOO! That’s so exciting, Chaz!
on January 13, 2009 at 1:28 pm Schnookie

Chaz, I am TOTALLY pommerdoodling for you!!! How MARVELOUS!!! And you’ll have it JUST IN TIME for spring gardening!!! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I can’t wait to see pictures of it — I love seeing how other people put together their homes, what design ideas they have, and all that cool stuff! :D
on January 13, 2009 at 1:31 pm Caitlin

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Chaz! That’s so exciting to hear!
on January 13, 2009 at 1:32 pm Chaz

Thanks y’all!

I’ll definitely be doing a post about it. I’m hoping to get some “before” pictures at the inspection on Thursday. There’s a couple little cosmetic things I want to do before I move in, so there will be a before and after some time down the road. =D
on January 13, 2009 at 1:34 pm Schnookie

There’s a couple little cosmetic things I want to do before I move in, so there will be a before and after some time down the road. =D

That is SO exciting! I’m just THRILLED for you!

The game preview on the Canucks website mentioned the “5′11 Zach Parise” and I almost spat coffee all over my laptop.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: He’s like, “Try 5′8″” Then he looks wistfully over at behemoth Travis and says to himself, “I guess I really am Robin.”
on January 13, 2009 at 1:38 pm Pookie

CONGRATULATIONS, CHAZ! I’m pommerdoodling for you! SO EXCITING! I can’t wait to see pictures of the house and the garden! YAY!

“I guess I really am Robin.”

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on January 13, 2009 at 1:55 pm Meg

Congratulations, Chaz! That’s so exciting!
on January 13, 2009 at 2:08 pm alix

Then he looks wistfully over at behemoth Travis and says to himself, “I guess I really am Robin.”

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on January 13, 2009 at 2:45 pm SueNJ97

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but now that you guys have made the Bruins your Tranny Gentlemen Callers, Phil Kessel is on the IR with…Mono.
on January 13, 2009 at 2:55 pm Schnookie

I saw that last night, Sue. Good thing Kessel has nothing to do with why they’re potentially our Tranny Gentleman Callers!
on January 13, 2009 at 2:56 pm Meg

Good thing Kessel has nothing to do with why they’re potentially our Tranny Gentleman Callers!

One would hope not. Kessel just really doesn’t seem appealing in any way.
on January 13, 2009 at 2:58 pm Pookie

Kessel just really doesn’t seem appealing in any way.

No. Not in the least. *shudder*
on January 13, 2009 at 3:00 pm Schnookie

My problem with Kessel is that he looks like he’d be the bully/rapist character from some kind of set-in-the-’50s coming-of-age story in a hoity-toity all-boys boarding school. Played by a young, short Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:03 pm alix

Hopefully Looch comes back soon. He’s the main reason I watch the Bruins.

Oh Taylor Myspace gets to play with Big Baldy tonight. He’s just living the life in Vancouver.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:05 pm Schnookie

Hopefully Looch comes back soon. He’s the main reason I watch the Bruins.

Yeah, me too, pretty much. That, and not having the capacity to REFUSE that many more teams in the EC. :D
on January 13, 2009 at 3:14 pm alix

Heh. There’s a limit on your refusing?

HA! Apparently Bowness was screaming such awful things at the Canucks in practice yesterday, Bieksa said he hoped there were no kids in the stands that heard what he was saying. Good. Maybe they’ll actually put a good effort in against the Devils.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:14 pm SueNJ97

<i.My problem with Kessel is that he looks like he’d be the bully/rapist character from some kind of set-in-the-’50s coming-of-age story in a hoity-toity all-boys boarding school. Played by a young, short Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Hadn’t thought of it that way before but yes, it’s true.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:15 pm Pookie

There’s a limit on your refusing?

I never thought I’d hit it but the Rangers, Penguins, and Caps are all just that bad this season!
on January 13, 2009 at 3:16 pm SueNJ97

Maybe they’ll actually put a good effort in against the Devils.

Just what we need. NJ doesn’t have a good track record lately when the other team does much more than breathe and skate up and down.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:22 pm alix

Yeah, those are the teams I hate in the East too!

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on January 13, 2009 at 3:25 pm Schnookie

NJ doesn’t have a good track record lately when the other team does much more than breathe and skate up and down.

And the latter two points are really optional to be able to beat the Devils. :P
on January 13, 2009 at 3:28 pm SueNJ97

And the latter two points are really optional to be able to beat the Devils.

Can can we stop the other team from leaving the bench? NJ might stand a chance, then. They have a real problem shooting at that empty net, though.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:28 pm alix

Well have you seen my team lately? They lost to the freakin Blues for His Baldiness’s sake!
on January 13, 2009 at 3:30 pm Schnookie

They have a real problem shooting at that empty net, though.

Yeah, I’m not convinced the Devils could win if they were skating against nobody.

alix, I’m sorry, losing to the Blues isn’t evidence enough that you’re worse than the Devils these days. :P
on January 13, 2009 at 3:31 pm SueNJ97

They lost to the freakin Blues for His Baldiness’s sake!

NJ was shut out by the Thrashers.

This is either going to be a snoozefest with lots of tripping all over the ice (no penalties, the players will simply fall over on their own) or a 10-9 tragedy.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:32 pm Schnookie

NJ was shut out by the Thrashers.

At home. Not too long after getting shut out by the Pens. At home.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:33 pm alix

This game should be fun for sure. Battle of the twins of suck.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:34 pm alix

Well…we didn’t get shutout, but we lost to the Thrashers and the Islanders.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:35 pm Schnookie

This game is going to be one for the ages! I can’t believe CBC and Versus haven’t cleared their schedules for it!
on January 13, 2009 at 3:37 pm alix

I’m shocked as well, Schnookie!
on January 13, 2009 at 3:40 pm Schnookie

Maybe the game will be a rollicking callback to the heady days of the 2000-2001 Leafs/Devils rivalry, when Blobby and His Baldiness went head-to-head. Hm. alix, is Mars likely to just be getting fourth-line minutes, so we don’t have to overly tax Blobby?
on January 13, 2009 at 3:44 pm alix

Heh! We can only hope…or something. I hate to break it to you but Mars is getting like in between 2/3 line minutes.
on January 13, 2009 at 3:46 pm Schnookie

Rats. I don’t want to see that much of Blobby. I guess it won’t be the trip down memory lane that this Devils season is so clearly building to. (Of course, now that we’ve added Shanny, we’re going past my own memory lane’s point of origin…)
on January 13, 2009 at 3:53 pm Pookie

This game is going to be one for the ages!

Is it ever! I’m calling 1-0 Vancouver.
on January 13, 2009 at 4:01 pm alix

I say 1-1 into a shootout. Then Mars and Blobby crash into each other at center ice.
on January 13, 2009 at 4:03 pm Grrrreg

Well, before this announced masterpiece, there are also other interesting games earlier:

Habs go to Boston. Bad blood all around, and an important game for Montreal, if they hope to catch Boston during the second half of the season.
And of course, the Pens go to Philly. Another rivalry, and a pretty important game for both teams… I’ll root for the tranny brides for this one!
on January 13, 2009 at 4:10 pm SueNJ97

Well, the Tranny Brides winning helps keep the Ice Chickens behind NJ. That is important…as much as it will pain me to root for the Tranny Brides, NJ needs all the help they can get.

Tonight also features the Icelanders vs. the Rangers (and that defensive system they don’t play).
on January 13, 2009 at 4:13 pm SueNJ97

I say 1-1 into a shootout. Then Mars and Blobby crash into each other at center ice.

So, instead of the shootout, whichever one is standing after the collision breaks the tie and that team wins? Makes as much sense as the shootout.
on January 13, 2009 at 4:16 pm alix

Exactly, Sue.
on January 13, 2009 at 4:29 pm Schnookie

I say 1-1 into a shootout. Then Mars and Blobby crash into each other at center ice.

I love it!
on January 13, 2009 at 4:32 pm SueNJ97

Gives a whole new meaning to the hits stat. And Blobby would be useful!!!! Well, sort of.
on January 13, 2009 at 4:34 pm Pookie

I say 1-1 into a shootout. Then Mars and Blobby crash into each other at center ice.

If Blobby can injure himself in the crash, I’ll deem it the best shootout ever! And because Blobby’s so egotistical, he won’t realize I’m damning it with faint praise.
on January 13, 2009 at 4:46 pm alix

Hee. I actually hope Mars doesn’t get hurt. That big bald man has grown on me.
on January 13, 2009 at 4:54 pm Schnookie

I love how much you hated the idea of him signing with the Canucks, and then as soon as he did, you love the guy. alix, you’re just the sweetest fan! :D
on January 13, 2009 at 5:00 pm Grrrreg

I love how much you hated the idea of him signing with the Canucks, and then as soon as he did, you love the guy.

Well, right now I hate the idea of Gainey even considering to trade half of the team to get Vinny. But if he did, I guess I’d rapidly fall in love with Lecavalier… :P
on January 13, 2009 at 5:03 pm alix

I know, I’m kind of a Canucks slut. Heh. :P
on January 13, 2009 at 5:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

NJ was shut out by the Thrashers.

At home. Not too long after getting shut out by the Pens. At home.

—

Well…we didn’t get shutout, but we lost to the Thrashers and the Islanders.

This reminds me of an episode of Malcolm in the Middle when the oldest kid and his military-school colonel were trying to lose to each other. It ended up being an exhibition of trick shots that scratched the 8-ball.
on January 13, 2009 at 5:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Maybe it’ll be the Battle of the Own-Goals.
on January 13, 2009 at 5:59 pm KG

I love articles about Zach…

“I do get a little worked up sometimes, so Jamie’s good to give me a little hit in the head because everyone looks up to and respects him,” Parise said.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=403743
on January 13, 2009 at 7:09 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Basically, what we’re saying is that if the Devils insist on sucking, could they do it with more flair?

The Devils don’t really like to talk about their flair.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:15 pm Schnookie

Maybe it’ll be the Battle of the Own-Goals.

HA! Highly likely!

And why aren’t the Tranny Brides mopping up the ice with the Pens yet?
on January 13, 2009 at 7:23 pm Patty (in Dallas)

And why aren’t the Tranny Brides mopping up the ice with the Pens yet?

Is it because Bouche is being awesome? (Say yes.)
on January 13, 2009 at 7:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh, never mind. He’s a healthy scratch, apparently. I hate the Pens. And I’m none too fond of that Empty Netters guy right now, either.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:28 pm mcguffers

Patty, I just saw the Wings/Stars game! (I’m still in 1907 times, so the news gets to me late) I was bouncing all over the place with Ott’s tying goal and then the overtime win?! Good grief. Well done, I say. Well done.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Wasn’t that a great game, mcguffers?! The Stars are so spunky!
on January 13, 2009 at 7:32 pm mcguffers

Loooooooooved it! I purposely refused to check the score so I could watch it on replay today.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:34 pm Schnookie

And I’m none too fond of that Empty Netters guy right now, either.

Yeeeeah. I was kind of hoping you hadn’t noticed what he’d been writing…
on January 13, 2009 at 7:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Otter was robbed of that goal. The TSN highlights showed it blown up and everything.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:36 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Schnookie, the last game he said Bouche was doing well, but I guess it wasn’t enough to sway him. He’s mean. >:P (that’s me sticking my tongue out at him — see the scowl?)

:D
on January 13, 2009 at 7:37 pm mcguffers

Of course, my excitement was short lived when I realized your spunky “We just beat the Wings, so suck it!” team is playing my “We may show up and play or we may just sit and stare at Ice Girls all night” team in two days.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:38 pm Schnookie

Okay, we’re on a wee bit of a tivo delay because we had to get dinner plated, so we’ve only just seen the Flyers (first??? :P) goal. The Pens announcers are cracking me up the way they’re patting themselves on the back for how impenetrable the Pens’ newly-adopted 1-2-2 (NOT a trap!) is, because, you know, as soon as you start playing with a dedicated one, you’re going to be an expert at it. And then the Flyers skate through it with complete ease and score on a mishandled puck by Fleury. Same old team, different system, I guess. :P
on January 13, 2009 at 7:41 pm Schnookie

(that’s me sticking my tongue out at him — see the scowl?)

That is one FIERCE scowl!
on January 13, 2009 at 7:43 pm Patty (in Dallas)

HAHAHAHAHA!!! I find that hilarious, Schnookie!! I hope the Flyers hang TEN on them! And I don’t mean surfing!

mcguffers, there is the very real chance that the Stars will still be high from this win and lose to a bunch of guys who were staring at the ice girls all night. :D
on January 13, 2009 at 7:47 pm Pookie

And I don’t mean surfing!

And you can quote me on that!
on January 13, 2009 at 7:47 pm Schnookie

I hope the Flyers hang TEN on them! And I don’t mean surfing!

I did anyway, of course, but as soon as there’s this self-congratulatory “we’re trapping now, so OF COURSE we’re going to be as good as the Cup-champion trapping teams” thing going on, I’m like, “Get them in the crosshairs and TAKE THEM DOWN.” :P
on January 13, 2009 at 7:49 pm mcguffers

mcguffers, there is the very real chance that the Stars will still be high from this win and lose to a bunch of guys who were staring at the ice girls all night. :D

Derek Roy: “Good! Cause we loves us some ice girls!”
Timmy Connolly: “Looovvveeessss them.!”
DR: “High five you motorboating son of a….”
TC: “Hey now!”
*Ryan Miller smacks his forehead and nods head sadly*
Pommers: “What’s motorboating?”
on January 13, 2009 at 7:50 pm Schnookie

mcguffers, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on January 13, 2009 at 7:50 pm mcguffers

If I didn’t like the Habs, Blersus would be making me hate them. Yes, I like Mike Komisarek, but he’s not the bringer of world peace.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:52 pm Schnookie

Komisarek is totally a bringer of world peace. What are you talking about? :P

On tivo delay, poop. Stupid Pens. (These announcers are, quite possibly, the two stupidest people in all of sports.)
on January 13, 2009 at 7:54 pm Pookie

Sounds like Komisarek hasn’t visiting Chez McGuffers yet! (He’s probably scared of the fire clown.)

(These announcers are, quite possibly, the two stupidest people in all of sports.)

I can’t think of a one-two punch that’s stupider. They’re like the opposite of Doc and JD.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:56 pm Schnookie

I also have to say that I really, really hate when announcers/teams/fans who have previously decried the trap as the thing that is killing hockey suddenly decide, when their team has finally proven that they are NOT good enough to win without a defensive system, that it’s the best thing ever.
on January 13, 2009 at 7:57 pm mcguffers

Sounds like Komisarek hasn’t visiting Chez McGuffers yet! (He’s probably scared of the fire clown.)

Komisarek is totally a bringer of world peace. What are you talking about? :P

If Komisarek did come to my house he’d be bringing a piece alright… a piece of that fine ass! Woah! Up high!

(you guys have to excuse my behavior tonight. this is a mix of spending time with my brother and his perv friends, and probably being single a bit too long)
on January 13, 2009 at 7:59 pm Schnookie

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And don’t apologize, mcguffers. That’s pretty much what constitutes elevated discourse at stately IPB Manor.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:00 pm Pookie

If Komisarek did come to my house he’d be bringing a piece alright… a piece of that fine ass! Woah! Up high!

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Never apologize for such behavior! Man, if we need to apologize for that kind of thing, it’s a sure sign that the NFL season needs to end so the hockey interwebs can get SportSquee back!
on January 13, 2009 at 8:02 pm Schnookie

My favorite part of that EAS commercial with Matt Hasselback is how he looks like he’s wearing a girdle and sucking in his gut at the end.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:03 pm alix

The Pens announcers are cracking me up the way they’re patting themselves on the back for how impenetrable the Pens’ newly-adopted 1-2-2 (NOT a trap!) is, because, you know, as soon as you start playing with a dedicated one, you’re going to be an expert at it.

HAHAHAHAHA!!! That delights me because last time the Canucks played the Pens it was all whine, whine, whine, the West is so freakin boring. The Canucks only won because they’re so stifling defensively.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:04 pm mcguffers

it’s a sure sign that the NFL season needs to end so the hockey interwebs can get SportSquee back!

Oh oh oh!! I totally forgot. We were at dinner the other night , and the waitress goes, “What can I get youse guys to drink?” I was waiting for her to say, “Youse so attractive.”

The game’s back on. Wanna hear how great Komi is at blocking shots?
on January 13, 2009 at 8:05 pm Schnookie

That delights me because last time the Canucks played the Pens it was all whine, whine, whine, the West is so freakin boring. The Canucks only won because they’re so stifling defensively.

Well, when the Pens do it they’re all smart and sound and patient and brilliant. Everyone else? Just a bunch of hacks.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:06 pm Schnookie

I was waiting for her to say, “Youse so attractive.”

Boomer says that now! It cracks me up. :D

The game’s back on. Wanna hear how great Komi is at blocking shots?

Hee! I’m busy learning how exciting team defense can be. I never knew!
on January 13, 2009 at 8:09 pm Pookie

Bob Errey just said of the trap — er, excuse me, 1-2-2 — “When you’ve got your star players [in this case, Malkin] buying into it, then you’ve got something!” That’s funny. The many years I’ve been a Devils fan I’ve been taught that when you’ve got your star players buying into it, they cease to be stars and become mere benefactors of The System.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:09 pm mcguffers

Boooyahh! Thomas just got tag teamed by some Tits!
on January 13, 2009 at 8:11 pm mcguffers

Ooh. And the Versus guys would like you to know that Boston is 11-5-2 when allowing the other team to get the first goal. The last time I heard a stat like that was when Boston let Buffalo have the first goal… And Buffalo beat em, ha!
on January 13, 2009 at 8:12 pm Schnookie

The many years I’ve been a Devils fan I’ve been taught that when you’ve got your star players buying into it, they cease to be stars and become mere benefactors of The System.

Please. The Devils never had star players! They had guys who left to become stars, once they were freed of the shackles of THE TRAP. Guys like Guerin and Morrison. SUPERSTAR guys. And besides, THE TRAP makes bad players look good. The 1-2-2 is only good if it’s played by star players. This should be obvious to you.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:14 pm mcguffers

The Devils never had star players!

One of your coaches did City Mattress commercials! Oh, you meant star in a different way, huh?
on January 13, 2009 at 8:15 pm alix

So, going off topic a bit, my iPod decided to commit suicide a couple of days ago. Do you guys think I’m more a purple, blue, pink, or lime green person?
on January 13, 2009 at 8:16 pm Pookie

Lime green. It’s what Matty would get, I’m sure!
on January 13, 2009 at 8:19 pm mcguffers

I always go with blue, but purple sounds fun.

Stupid Chara. Didn’t block that one, eh Mike?
on January 13, 2009 at 8:20 pm alix

Hee! Yeah, the lime green is pretty damn cute.

And purple would match my hair.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:20 pm alix

Sweet! Chara is a bitch. The good kind of bitch. Heh.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:23 pm Schnookie

Look, Tranny Brides, you guys are seriously diminishing my joie de vivre here. I wouldn’t mind, except I’m stuck listening to these moron Pittsburgh announcers. They are killing my brain.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:24 pm Schnookie

alix, go with the green! Always the green! :D
on January 13, 2009 at 8:25 pm mcguffers

alix, go with the green! Always the green! :D

Is that an environmental thing? Or a capitalist money thing?
on January 13, 2009 at 8:26 pm alix

The Pittssburgh guys are AWFUL!

I do like green. And it’s a Canucks colour. Sorta.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:30 pm mcguffers

Woah, Tim Tom just dropped a bitch. Literally came out of his goal and checked A. Tit to the ice.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:33 pm Schnookie

Is that an environmental thing? Or a capitalist money thing?

It’s a redhead thing. Green’s my favorite color because it always looks good on me. :D

The Pittsburgh guys are acting like the Pens just invented the trap. They’re all crowing that the Flyers have NO IDEA how to play against it. Because the Flyers have never faced another team that plays it? The hell? (They’re also going on about how exciting the trap is turning out to be. To which I want to say, “Dudes. It’s all fun and games when you’re winning. Let’s see how these guys stick with the program when they’re losing. And how much you all like it then, too.”)
on January 13, 2009 at 8:36 pm Pookie

I was originally going to say that the green was a Canucks color but then realized the blue is probably closer to Canucks blue that lime is to Canucks green, but the green is still better. Green! Green! Green!
on January 13, 2009 at 8:40 pm mcguffers

It’s a redhead thing. Green’s my favorite color because it always looks good on me. :D

I feel ya sister! My tan, brunette grandmother always makes fun of the lack of color in my wardrobe. I just remind her that it’s easier to shop for someone who can only wear blue, gray, and green.

Habs, if I wanted to see a team always play shorthanded, I wouldn’t need a second team. The Sabres do this quite well.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:41 pm mcguffers

4-1? Please tell me Biron is crumbling. I don’t like to see the Flyers lose because of Marty :(
on January 13, 2009 at 8:43 pm alix

Yeah, I think I’ve narrowed it down to purple or green.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:48 pm Schnookie

My tan, brunette grandmother always makes fun of the lack of color in my wardrobe. I just remind her that it’s easier to shop for someone who can only wear blue, gray, and green.

Yeah, Pookie looks great in pink and red, and it just drives me nuts. Me? Not so much in those colors. My Pando tent doesn’t do anything for me, coloring-wise. :P
on January 13, 2009 at 8:49 pm Schnookie

4-1? Please tell me Biron is crumbling. I don’t like to see the Flyers lose because of Marty :(

The Tranny Brides are doing to us what the Habs are doing to you tonight. Namely, behaving exactly like my primary team. So no, it’s not just Biron.
on January 13, 2009 at 8:57 pm mcguffers

My Pando tent doesn’t do anything for me, coloring-wise. :P

:^:::::::::::::Yeah, I definately won’t be investing in one of those pink jerseys. But, I don’t think I would have one of those even if I wasn’t a redhead.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:02 pm mcguffers

And another Montreal penalty. nice.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:04 pm Schnookie

But, I don’t think I would have one of those even if I wasn’t a redhead.

Yeah, the point is kind of moot, but I agree. :D
on January 13, 2009 at 9:16 pm Pookie

This Pittsburgh broadcast is by far the worst one I have actually paid attention to in ages. It’s just… It’s just… It’s just SO FUCKING BAD! Bob Errey is driving me insane.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:22 pm mcguffers

This Pittsburgh broadcast is by far the worst one I have actually paid attention to in ages. It’s just… It’s just… It’s just SO FUCKING BAD! Bob Errey is driving me insane.

I’ve had the Flyers radio broadcast playing in the background, but having gone to school with a bunch of Pittsburgh’s finest, I can feel your pain. I speak a little Pittsburgese if you need any translations. Pull, pool, and pole are all the same word.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:26 pm mcguffers

Oh, wait. I’ve been watching a game of Blersus, so I DO feel your pain.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:27 pm Schnookie

I have to say that when we went to Pittsburgh I was impressed by two things about the sold-out crowd there. The first thing that impressed me was how every single person there was wearing a Pens sweater. The second thing was that I have never seen a collectively dumber hockey crowd. Passionate? Yes. Knowledgeable about hockey? Not so much. And now I know why. They’re getting these two doofuses calling all their games. :P
on January 13, 2009 at 9:28 pm Schnookie

(And I say that fully putting forth that there are tons of knowledgeable hockey fans in the Pens fanbase. They just weren’t at that game we went to. :D)
on January 13, 2009 at 9:30 pm Schnookie

I can’t believe Versus has the actual regular Bruins announcers calling this game. That’s a terrible thing to subject American Habs fans to on what’s supposed to be an unbiased national broadcast.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:34 pm mcguffers

Yup, the Habs miss a buttload of perfect shots, then give up a dumb goal. It’s a good thing they wear red, because I’d think I was watching a Sabres game. I hate the Bruins.

The best part about this game was Mike Komisarek’s pre game interview with his raspy just-got-over-a-cold voice. I forgot how magnificently hot that guy is.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:38 pm mcguffers

what’s supposed to be an unbiased national broadcast.

Such a thing exists?

Well, the Penguins, Bruins, and Rangers won, and the Senators are about to. All in all, this was a great night. Oh, no, wait. What is the complete opposite of that?
on January 13, 2009 at 9:42 pm mcguffers

And I say that fully putting forth that there are tons of knowledgeable hockey fans in the Pens fanbase. They just weren’t at that game we went to. :D

I used to tease my friends that the Steeler, Pens, and Pirates all had to wear the same colors so the fans wouldn’t get confused when they were watching different sports. ( but I actually think the same color thing is a pretty cool way to unify the city.)
on January 13, 2009 at 9:45 pm Schnookie

All in all, this was a great night. Oh, no, wait. What is the complete opposite of that?

Hey now! There’s still hope! The Devils play later! (Um, wait. Just ignore that. Tonight sucked. :P)

I used to tease my friends that the Steeler, Pens, and Pirates all had to wear the same colors so the fans wouldn’t get confused when they were watching different sports.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I also think it’s cool that they all wear the same colors, and hate the powder blue pajama sweaters the Pens have that much more for messing with that (beyond just that they’re ugly), but I think you’re probably right that Pittsburgh fans just need that extra little bit of help.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:47 pm Pookie

What is the complete opposite of that?

No fucking kidding!
on January 13, 2009 at 9:54 pm mcguffers

Hey now! There’s still hope! The Devils play later!

That’s right! I almost forgot, it’s the Ookies vs. Alix! I wonder which feed I should choose. I love that Sherry Ross (that’s her name, right?) calls the Ducks arena the “Honda Pond-a.” She won my heart with that one.

Last year at our Winter Classic we were so annoyed with the Pens. This was the conversation with my friend

Me: Seriously? Powder blue?
Her: I know, right! Here the Sabres are trying to look all nice. Soupy combed his hair and Goose is shaved… ish.
Me: And Sid has to match his pretty blue eyes.
Her: Crosby has blue eyes?
Me: No, I do. But the sweaters are dumb.
her: Agreed. I hope they lose.
on January 13, 2009 at 9:57 pm Schnookie

That conversation is hilarious! :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

I think you should go with the Devils feed. Matty and Sherry are the bomb! :D
on January 13, 2009 at 10:00 pm Schnookie

I suppose we should go open another thread for the game, eh? And maybe write a post or something about it. WORK, WORK, WORK!