Devils vs. Canadiens, 1/21/09 -- TiVo Delay

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Devils vs. Canadiens, 1/21/09 — TiVo Delay

January 21, 2009 by Schnookie

Gah! Stupid Wednesday night games! We’ll be watching the Devils on tivo delay, and probably won’t have anything coherent to say when we finish it up at 1:30 in the morning. So,we hope you have a lovely evening of hockey, Gentle Reader, as we go under radio silence.

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on January 21, 2009 at 7:26 pm KG

Nooo. You guys need to hurry. :(
on January 21, 2009 at 7:50 pm kristin

Nah, no hurry.

(let’s see if we can confuse them about what may be happening in the game…)
on January 21, 2009 at 11:34 pm roshacla

This game was…yeah. Don’t know if you saw it yet. Don’t want to disappoint/spoil/ruin the mystery for you.
on January 22, 2009 at 6:10 am Karen

Apparently cheering on teams in your sleep does not work. Check.

*sigh*
on January 22, 2009 at 9:27 am Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! PAULIE! ZACH!! TRAVIS!!! What a game! I cannot believe Paulie scored on the breakaway. That had “has no finish” written all over it! EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *happy sigh* Just when I think it’s all darkness and depression about my team, they go out and my three favoritest players put on a show, and stupid ol’ Branky is naught but a footnote on the night.
on January 22, 2009 at 9:36 am Amy

Just when I think it’s all darkness and depression about my team

I think the dark and depressed feelings have headed west to Buffalo.

1. The Sabres lost last night.
2. The Sabres lost Hank last night with a shoulder injury. The season of our dropping defensemen continues.
3. There’s no real hockey for four days.
4. There’s no Sabres TV hockey until February 4th. The western road trip is radio only.
5. And even if I wanted to listen to the radio calls of the games, RJ’s on vacation for these games.

So I am dark and depressed this morning.
on January 22, 2009 at 9:45 am Pookie

4. There’s no Sabres TV hockey until February 4th. The western road trip is radio only.
5. And even if I wanted to listen to the radio calls of the games, RJ’s on vacation for these games.

What the phonk?! Are you kidding me? That SUCKS! I just do not get the radio only shit that’s happening this year. Particularly in a place like Buffalo where you guys prove there’s a huge television audience for your team. Honestly! Also, sorry about last night’s awful game and about Hank’s injury. This season is pretty much the worst season EVER.
on January 22, 2009 at 9:51 am Caitlin

This season is pretty much the worst season EVER.

Agreed. I haven’t even watched the Stars in two weeks because all it does is make me upset.

Amy, I’m so so sorry! That’s so stupid that they won’t televise the Sabres games.

Just when I think it’s all darkness and depression about my team, they go out and my three favoritest players put on a show, and stupid ol’ Branky is naught but a footnote on the night.

Aww, Pookie, I’m glad it was a good night for the residents of Stately IPB Manor! :D
on January 22, 2009 at 9:51 am Grrrreg

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That was awful.

I cannot believe Paulie scored on the breakaway. That had “has no finish” written all over it!

That’s funny, because as I was watching the last seconds of the penalty ticking, I was almost screaming to my screen to warn the stupid defensemen about that breakaway… It was so obvious the devils would make that pass. And when Paulie was skating alone towards Price, there was absolutely no doubt in my mind he would score.
We were both pessimistic, but at least, I was right! woo!

I can’t believe Brodeur has killed the habs for so many years, and the season he gets hurt, Clemmensen steps up and shuts them too. So, all those years, that was not Marty, it was just the Devils?? Damn!
on January 22, 2009 at 9:57 am Pookie

We were both pessimistic, but at least, I was right! woo!

Heh. Sorry? (Not really.) (I mean, I’m sorry your team lost and all, but… EEEEEEEEE!!! PAUILE!!!!)

So, all those years, that was not Marty, it was just the Devils?? Damn!

See? Worst season EVER! The only positive I could take out of Marty getting hurt was that everyone would realize that he was the true MVP of the league and that everyone would realize that they shouldn’t have been pooh-poohing him all those years. But noo-OOO-ooo. Stupid Clemmer has to go out there and get lucky and now Marty hasn’t even got the “owning the Habs” mystique. I hate this season SO FUCKING MUCH!

That said, woooo for being first in the Atlantic! :P
on January 22, 2009 at 9:58 am Grrrreg

There’s no Sabres TV hockey until February 4th. The western road trip is radio only.

You know, virtually all the games in the nhl are streamed on the internet. And there is no blackout there, by the way. Just go here, and every day, they have a schedule with the links to watch the games:

This is the only way for me to watch the habs. It’s clearly not HD, but it’s way better than radio.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:01 am Morgan

Paulie’s goal was awesome! I can’t believe he didn’t even have to make a move on Price.

I lucked out into sitting in club seats for free last night, and boy did I get the right night to be lucky. Lotsa fun, and pretty much a no doubter most of the way through.

BTW Patty got the empty netter because I fired him midway through the third. You’re welcome.

Lastly, one question, the reffing seemed a bit one sided towards the Habs last night while watching it at the Rock. Did this seem to be the case to those watching on the tellie? Sometimes (OK, all the time) I’m too caught up in the game when I’m there in person to make a rational assessment of these things.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:06 am Schnookie

Good morning, everyone!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! about the Devils last night! I mean, I’m sorry, Grrrreg, but man did I need a game like that to get my mind off Pando and Branky and all the reasons I just don’t really like the Devils this year. Now I’m like, “But there are so many reasons I do like the Devils, too!” PAULIE! TRAVIS! ZACH! WOOOOO!!!!!

But yeah, this season has pretty much sucked all over. Man, that is just awful for you guys in Buffalo. Maybe the team will rally in the face of being Hankless? That’s what y’all told us when Marty went down, and it turned out to be right (much to my dismay, or at least, much to my mixed emotions about Clemmensen’s success). As for radio-only for an entire Western road trip, that is just HEINOUS.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:08 am Amy

You know, virtually all the games in the nhl are streamed on the internet. And there is no blackout there, by the way. Just go here, and every day, they have a schedule with the links to watch the games

I know. I’ve seen a couple different links for sharing sites posted already. It’s just that I’m a lazy sort who knows she would fall asleep watching the games, and hockey on a TV is easier to watch when sleepy than hockey on a laptop.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:09 am Schnookie

BTW Patty got the empty netter because I fired him midway through the third. You’re welcome.

HA! He also got the empty netter because effin’ Madden actually passed to him. Meanwhile, Pando’s up in the press box going, “Well fuck that! He never passes to me!”

And now that you mention it, the reffing did seem kind of one-sided, but I thought the Devils got away with a lot in the first period, so maybe they earned it? I think the game was pretty well decided, though, so Doc and Chico didn’t complain about it (it was too late at night when we got started watching it for us to notice that sort of thing).
on January 22, 2009 at 10:14 am Pookie

I wasn’t paying a ton of attention to those things (it was late!) but the only time I noticed a penalty by a Hab that went uncalled was the slew-foot on Travis in the 3rd. Branky got called for tripping doing the same exact move something like two shifts later.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:21 am Pam

Good morning…

But yeah, this season has pretty much sucked all over.

Um, are we watching the same season? I like it right now.

On another note, Val and I ate at the restaurant in the Rock for the first time last night. It was AWESOME

A few notes:
1. It’s expensive – special occasions only
2. The buffet is great, screw a la carte
3. There was a bay leaf left in the mac and cheese!
4. The soda was too small
5. The apple compote sucked
6. There were devils logos on some of the cookies
on January 22, 2009 at 10:26 am Schnookie

Um, are we watching the same season? I like it right now.

Hee! Well, the Devils’ record certainly doesn’t suck, that’s for sure! It’s been a pretty crappy year, though, for a lot of the Irregulars’ favorite teams, and definitely a crappy year for a lot of our favorite players.

And that’s awesome that the Devils have logoed cookies!
on January 22, 2009 at 10:32 am Pam

Oh I see, so you were being more general about the entire NHL, not just the Devils.

As for Marty and the Clemmer, other than pure talent, I think the difference is obvious: The Devils have been scoring more. When the team scores goals, it’s easier to play goalie (I may or may not know that from soccer experience). The Clemmer shits his pants in tight games, and he gives up some terrible fucking goals. There must have been at least ten games this year where he should have had a shutout, but couldn’t close the door. Yes, he’s had some good games this year. The team is motivated without Marty and they’re carrying the Clemmer. Not vice versa.

PS some guy at the game last night was making Saku Koivu cancer jokes. So NOT COOL.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:34 am Meg

Man, that is just awful for you guys in Buffalo. Maybe the team will rally in the face of being Hankless?

Yeah . . . I think they’re going to go the desperate-search-for-someone-to-fill in route given that something like three of our AHL defensemen are out injured. And Butler is already up. Most of the defensemen playing on the farm right now are ECHL guys on tryout contracts.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:36 am Amy

And that’s awesome that the Devils have logoed cookies!

I agree. And now I want some arena cookies. The chocolate chip ones at HSBC are fabulous.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:39 am Pam

By the time I got to the logo cookies I was approaching a food coma. But hey, the buffet is $42/person, so we had to get our money’s worth!
on January 22, 2009 at 10:41 am Caitlin

the buffet is $42/person, so we had to get our money’s worth!

Holy god! I distinctly hope it was worth it.

And now I want some arena cookies.

Damn, now I want some arena pretzels. Goodness…
on January 22, 2009 at 10:42 am Schnookie

As for Marty and the Clemmer, other than pure talent, I think the difference is obvious: The Devils have been scoring more.

This is driving me batty as I keep reading around the blogosphere and MSM that Clemmer’s every bit as good as Marty, and the proof is in the pudding that it’s just the system that made Marty so good, and boy-o are the Devils going to have a quandary on their hands when Marty gets back, having to decide whether to sit Clemmer or not, and blah blah blah. And I’m just like, “Have you people even watched the Devils?” They are a totally different team now, without Marty, and those of us who’ve been watching them for years now have seen, in the losses this season, what it’s like to have a goalie who isn’t capable of being the difference between winning and losing.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:43 am Meg

and boy-o are the Devils going to have a quandary on their hands when Marty gets back, having to decide whether to sit Clemmer or not

People? Are really, really stupid.
on January 22, 2009 at 10:45 am Schnookie

But hey, the buffet is $42/person, so we had to get our money’s worth!

Jeebus! What a rip! I would have eaten every single thing on the buffet table. :P
on January 22, 2009 at 10:46 am Pam

Schnookie, only fans of a specific team watch every game that team plays. Which means that everyone else has to form their opinion based on conjecture. It’s exactly like the season where Brian Gionta scored 48 goals (fluke!). Like, you get those jerks on ESPN saying how the new rules are making a difference for players like Gionta, which was total bullshit. Almost every goal he scored that season was a garbage goal out of a net-mouth scramble. New rules my ass. It wasn’t like he was finding open ice and scoring beautiful artistic goals. But these people don’t watch the games, so they don’t know. I can’t wait for Marty to return, and I wouln’t think twice about benching the Clemmer for the rest of his career.

And yes, the buffet was worth it!
on January 22, 2009 at 10:48 am Schnookie

People? Are really, really stupid.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::: That they are. I mean, I thought it was stupid last year when the debate was whether you bench Conklin in favor of Fleury, and I don’t even think Fleury’s that good a goalie. Now that it’s Clemmensen v. Brodeur? I might just be losing faith in mankind. :P
on January 22, 2009 at 10:48 am Pam

I would have eaten every single thing on the buffet table.

We practically did! Hence the food-induced coma!
on January 22, 2009 at 11:04 am SueNJ97

On a different topic, I happened to watch some of the Calgary/Columbus game last night. I hadn’t watched a Calgary game in a while. Whoeever said they are thugs on ice…was absolutely right. But somehow I can’t see the league suspending either Phaneuf or Regehr.
on January 22, 2009 at 12:03 pm ted5th

One way to make all the Clemmer haters out there happy is for Lou to trade him for an offensive defenseman before Marty comes back. Clemmer for Bouwmeester sounds good to me. That way Kevin Weekes can be the backup again and we don’t lose Clemmer or Weekes on waivers. His performance this year has increased his value and makes a trade deadline deal more likely.
on January 22, 2009 at 12:11 pm Schnookie

DUDE! ted5th, that is a GREAT idea! Clemmer’s GOT to be worth Bouwmeester now, hasn’t he? I mean, for all the ink he’s getting, we can’t possibly expect Jacques Martin not to bite on that. Just read what people are saying, Martin — he’s better than Brodeur! Pull the trigger! You KNOW you want to make this deal! :P
on January 22, 2009 at 12:24 pm Pookie

Just read what people are saying, Martin — he’s better than Brodeur!

Gasp! You’re right! We need to start talking Clemmer up, not shooting him down! Guys, if you see us posting tonight about how Clemmer’s the greatest thing since sliced bread and that Marty should finish the season on a conditioning stint in Trenton, just play along!
on January 22, 2009 at 12:26 pm Schnookie

You’re right, Pookie. We need to do our bit to make this happen, too. It’s not just on Lou and Martin. :P
on January 22, 2009 at 12:36 pm Pam

Ted5th, that would be nice.

I feel the same way about Derek Anderson.
on January 22, 2009 at 12:44 pm Mike in Idaho

Yay for IPB! This seems to be the only place in the Devils blogosphere that recognizes Clemmensen for the bad goalie that he is who is lucky to play behind a good team. This guy is so shaky it is unbelievable he gets the praise that he does. I floated the theory a week or two ago on Fire and Ice that the only reason Clemmensen is getting all the starts over the better and cooler Weekes is to use him as tradebait, hopefully me and Ted5th will be right and the Devils will sucker someone into a trade for Clemmer.
on January 22, 2009 at 12:54 pm Schnookie

The thing that bums me out the most about Clemmer/Weekes is a lot like what’s got me most depressed about Pando losing his job to Brankahan — when Marty first went down, Clemmer was the better of the two backups. What surprised me then, though, was that when Clemmer faltered during that stretch of apathetic team play a few weeks ago, Weekes didn’t get more of a look. Honestly, it seems to me that if Weekes was getting as many starts as Clemmer has, he’d be able to settle into playing well enough to not cost the team wins, too. I dunno. I’m predisposed to dislike Clemmensen after his whining during his first go-round with the team, so I know I’m not giving him a fair shake, but it still doesn’t seem to me that his mad skillz have been the reason his numbers look the way they do.

And yes, I also recognize that I have NO SENSE AT ALL of what a normal “good” goalie looks like, after spending my entire Devils fandom watching Marty. :D
on January 22, 2009 at 1:02 pm andrew

Good morning everyone! It’s RAINING today! SOooo excited! We’ve been suffering through sunshine and 70 degree weather for the last week! Gross!

Anyways, Clemmer sucks. He’s not even cool enough to have died in Vegas. Surely he died in Reno or something.
on January 22, 2009 at 1:10 pm Amy

if you see us posting tonight about how Clemmer’s the greatest thing since sliced bread and that Marty should finish the season on a conditioning stint in Trenton, just play along!

Good thing I read this before I read IPB tonight and wondered what chemical was infecting the water supply at IPB Manor and causing such statements to pour forth.
on January 22, 2009 at 1:18 pm Schnookie

He’s not even cool enough to have died in Vegas. Surely he died in Reno or something.

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

And I’m so glad for your rain, andrew! What a treat! It’s… um… *checks window*… sunny and windy and looks cold here. I thought it was supposed to be warmer today! What a rip-off! I need the 40-degree weather to melt the snow and ice I’m too lazy to manually remove from our driveway and front walk!
on January 22, 2009 at 1:18 pm Morgan

I know there is a lot of Clem-hate here, but he is not a shaky goalie. He is currently 7th in wins in the NHL, 6th in GAA, and 8th in Save Percentage. He has a better GAA and SP than Crunchy, Nabokov and Lundqvist. He has more wins than Price and Fleury. These are top of the league names here.

Scott Clemmensen got a chance to save his NHL career, grabbed it and will have a contract with an NHL team next year.

I will not argue the fact that he was a whiny bee-atch the first time around withe Devils, nor that Weekes could have been given a second chance once the team settled down after Marty’s injury, but after 30 games of work you can’t call Clemmer a total fluke.

The Devils can and should get someone very good back for Clemmer at the trade deadline. If there is a team that feels that their goaltending is holding them back, Clemmer’s numbers make him very hard to pass up.
on January 22, 2009 at 1:20 pm Pookie

He’s not even cool enough to have died in Vegas. Surely he died in Reno or something.

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

I know I’m not giving him a fair shake,

Did you see his quotes today about how “my d-men played well in front of me”? Your d-men?! I know that’s just standard run-of-the-mill goaliespeak, but coming from Clemmer, it makes my mouth foam with anger. It’s always I, I, I with him. GAH!
on January 22, 2009 at 1:21 pm Mike in Idaho

Please disregard my last post. I meant to say that Clemmensen’s performance in place of Brodeur the last two months has proven him worthy of serious mention for the Vezina trophy. His outstanding puck handling skills and superb rebound control have most Devils fans saying “Marty who?” Even more than his technical skills is the great confidence in net he radiates as he makes all saves look routine and he just never seems to allow a bad goal. He knows where the puck is at all times and really must have eyes in the back of his head. Devils’ opponents are left shaking their head as they know that when the Devils get a 2 or more goal lead, it is game over for them as Clemmensen’s superb play allows no hope whatsoever of a comeback. Rumors are already surfacing of a goalie controversy when Brodeur comes back so it is said that the Devils may have to unload Clemmensen and there may be one very lucky team at the trade deadline.
on January 22, 2009 at 1:23 pm andrew

That’s a pretty good way to look at things Morgan. I don’t necessarily hate Clemmer, or his stats, I just like getting swept up in mob mentality. You should see me drunk at a hockey game.

Schnookie, you want warmer weather…I want colder weather…what the hell? Why can’t this stuff just sort itself out?

Oh my god, almost forgot. Someone please, please tell me you watched the Sabres game last night on the Tampa feed. They had an intermission feature on Drew Stafford: Rock Star. It was some of the funniest shit I’d seen in a while. Anyone catch that?
on January 22, 2009 at 1:24 pm Pam

Mike, +1

superb rebound control

What’s hilarious is that the juicy rebounds are apparently by design. Chico was saying that he has new tighter pads that pucks bounce off of like “quarters off a balloon”. We were like “Huh? He wants to leave those rebounds?”
on January 22, 2009 at 1:29 pm Pookie

These are top of the league names here.

I agree to a certain extent, Morgan, but Ty Conklin was up there last year, too, and I’m not picking him as my starter over Lundqvist or Nabokov. I don’t think Clemmer’s season has been a fluke, but I also don’t think he’s proven without a doubt that he’s actually a top-notch goalie. I’ll believe it when he puts up quality starter numbers for more than part of a season, and behind a team that isn’t over-compensating for losing a Hall-of-Fame goalie a month into the season. So….

Hey Florida! Wanna prove to me that Clemmer’s not a fluke? Trade for him TODAY TODAY TODAY!
on January 22, 2009 at 1:30 pm Amy

Scott Clemmensen got a chance to save his NHL career, grabbed it

And really, can you blame him for that? He fell into a pile of poo and is coming out smelling like a rose.

It was some of the funniest shit I’d seen in a while. Anyone catch that?

Was it the one featuring Staffy in the guitar store that ended with him jamming along in a fake mustache and muscle shirt? Best player feature ever, in my opinion.

Staffy also was responsible for Crunchy getting pegged by Roy and Mair during their paintball trip the other day. There was a “miscommunication” in Crunchy’s words.
on January 22, 2009 at 1:31 pm Pookie

Rumors are already surfacing of a goalie controversy when Brodeur comes back so it is said that the Devils may have to unload Clemmensen and there may be one very lucky team at the trade deadline.

Great job, Mike! Now quick, everyone pick a Florida blog or messageboard and start cutting and pasting!
on January 22, 2009 at 1:34 pm Schnookie

but after 30 games of work you can’t call Clemmer a total fluke.

I see your point, Morgan, and I don’t think he’s a total fluke. I think he’s been a passable goaltender who has had a handful of great moments and quite a few less-than-stellar ones. He’s standing out in the league because he’s getting boatloads of starts, boatloads of goal support, and is doing this all in a year where there aren’t a whole lot of goalie performances that are leaving anyone slack-jawed in amazement. I can’t say I ever feel, watching him, like any lead is safe in his hands, though. And more than that, I’ve never claimed to be rational as a hockey fan. :D
on January 22, 2009 at 1:35 pm andrew

Was it the one featuring Staffy in the guitar store that ended with him jamming along in a fake mustache and muscle shirt? Best player feature ever, in my opinion.

The very same. I hadn’t seen it before….that shit was hilarious!

There was a “miscommunication” in Crunchy’s words.

Sounds about right.
on January 22, 2009 at 1:37 pm Schnookie

That Staffy feature is BRILLIANT!
on January 22, 2009 at 1:47 pm andrew

That Staffy feature is BRILLIANT!

It was pretty funny. I usually watch all of my Sabres games on Tivo delay, so I blast right through the intermissions. Last night I was watching live, and I guess I lucked out that Comcast was only airing the Tampa feed.

He’s a pretty good drummer! I thought he just played guitar.
on January 22, 2009 at 2:04 pm Schnookie

I seem to recall Pookie telling me at some point in her long history of doing “library work” (read: “doing internet searches on hockey players”) that Staffy was originally a drummer, and arrived later at guitar. I feel this very important tidbit of information definitely deserves the space it’s taking up in my brain. :D
on January 22, 2009 at 2:32 pm Schnookie

I just notarized something! WOOO! It asked for a seal, though, which New Jersey doesn’t require, so I don’t have one. I hope they accept this.

And that’s my story.
on January 22, 2009 at 2:36 pm alix

YAY Schnookie!

You’re a super notarizer!

HA! Somehow my team moved up to 7th even though they’ve lost 6 games in a row and 7 at home and have got 8 points out of a possible 20 in January. The West kind of SUCKS!
on January 22, 2009 at 2:44 pm Meg

It asked for a seal, though, which New Jersey doesn’t require, so I don’t have one. I hope they accept this.

If they don’t you’ll get to explain to them why they’re dumb. No one ever gave me a hard time about that though (New York doesn’t require them either).
on January 22, 2009 at 2:50 pm Schnookie

If they don’t you’ll get to explain to them why they’re dumb.

HA! Thanks, Meg — I’ll do that! (I was planning to curl up and cry if anyone challenged me about this, but now I’m feeling a lot better about myself. :D)
on January 22, 2009 at 2:56 pm andrew

Somehow my team moved up to 7th even though they’ve lost 6 games in a row and 7 at home and have got 8 points out of a possible 20 in January. The West kind of SUCKS!

Woo! Hooray for everyone else sucking! Man, how lame was that game on Tuesday night, alix? So stinkin’ boring. I seriously thought I was going to fall asleep
on January 22, 2009 at 3:16 pm alix

Woo! Hooray for everyone else sucking! Man, how lame was that game on Tuesday night, alix? So stinkin’ boring. I seriously thought I was going to fall asleep

Oh SO fuckin boring! I was at a bar, so at least it wasn’t the one and only thing I was paying attention to. I couldn’t believe the Canucks were trapping in the FIRST period. Against the Sharks. With a one goal lead. GAH! AV has to go. I don’t think I can take another season of that kind of hockey. I’ve been thinking of sending in my application for head coach to Gillis.

Pros: Works well with Swedes
Will call the Sedins dirty hookers if neccessary.
Players will have high self esteem because I will call them pretty.

Cons: May show up drunk to work if losing streaks get too bad…
on January 22, 2009 at 3:17 pm Pookie

alix, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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on January 22, 2009 at 3:21 pm Schnookie

alix, I think you’ve got more qualifications there than Barry Melrose did, and he managed to get a job… (And seriously, that’s got to be, word-for-word, what Pierre McGuire’s CV looks like.)
on January 22, 2009 at 3:24 pm andrew

Pros: Works well with Swedes
Will call the Sedins dirty hookers if neccessary.
Players will have high self esteem because I will call them pretty.

Cons: May show up drunk to work if losing streaks get too bad…

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Nice.

Oh, also I meant to thank you for the Tokyo Police Club recommendation. They’re really good! Thanks!
on January 22, 2009 at 3:34 pm alix

Oh yeah, Pierre’s also has “Looks like a penis” and “Likes teenage boys”

Andrew, I’m so glad you like Tokyo Police Club! They’re pretty rad. Victoria hardly gets any good bands, but they came in the summer and they were wicked.
on January 22, 2009 at 4:25 pm andrew

I’m so glad you like Tokyo Police Club! They’re pretty rad.

They are! They’ve been getting some heavy rotation in the iPod lately.
on January 22, 2009 at 5:09 pm Grrrreg

I’m a little late on the Clemmer debate, but I don’t think the Devils should trade him.

- His value is probably at its peak, but that doesn’t mean much. The market for goalies is pretty weak. The Canucks got Labarbera for a 7th round draft pick. Last season, the Habs only got a second round draft pick for Cristobal fucking Huet, who was arguably the n°1 goalie in Montreal at the time (I still have some bitter feelings about that one)
- I don’t think it’s a bad plan to have a quality backup for Brodeur for the end of the season and the playoffs. The Devils are better off with Clemmer on their bench than with an extra 4th or 5th round draft pick.
on January 22, 2009 at 5:15 pm Caitlin

Hi, all! Sorry I’ve been dead. Did I miss anything?

Oh yeah, Pierre’s also has “Looks like a penis” and “Likes teenage boys”

…Nevermind, I don’t think I want to know….
on January 22, 2009 at 6:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’ve been a little under the weather recently and I just started coming out of my haze to realize that there’s no hockey for a frickin’ week! WTF?!!

Y’all were s’posed to be watching them! How’d you let that happen? :P
on January 22, 2009 at 6:33 pm Karen

Somehow my team moved up to 7th even though they’ve lost 6 games in a row and 7 at home and have got 8 points out of a possible 20 in January. The West kind of SUCKS!

We’re 10th. *sigh* Our Great Canadian Road Trip kinda blew, there. Goal in the last minute and SO? Is Columbus trying to make things as painful as possible? I really want to make the playoffs this year!
on January 22, 2009 at 8:23 pm Schnookie

Dude, this All-Star Break is MORONIC. Seriously, when did they start getting Thursday off, too? Thank HEAVENS we tivoed all our trannies last night.

Karen, I was laughing earlier about alix’s remark about how the West is so bad that even when the Canucks blow, they gain ground, but now I feel bad for the fans of those teams that blow worse. :D (As for making the playoffs, I wish I could get in a time machine and have the Devils miss last year rather than lose the way they did to the Rangers in the first round… :P)
on January 22, 2009 at 8:50 pm don

maybe clemmer’s skills are like the milk or OJ cartons at the shoprite–they all have a predetermined date after which they will rapidly go sour–perhaps lou could send him to the flyers, who already have crappy goaltenders and can be tricked into making a stupid trade…just saying…lol
on January 22, 2009 at 8:51 pm Pookie

Hey, we need a d-man! Clemmer for Coburn!
on January 22, 2009 at 8:54 pm don

i was thinking ‘jones’ but who knows what the flyers can be talked into…lol
on January 22, 2009 at 8:57 pm Schnookie

i was thinking ‘jones’ but who knows what the flyers can be talked into…lol

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Maybe they could toss in Richards (to make room for Briere?) and pick up half his salary while they’re at it. We need to hurry up and figure out Clemmer’s “sell by” date to get this done in time! :D
on January 23, 2009 at 8:18 am ted5th

Clemmer and Andy Greene for Bouwmeester or Clemmer for Matthieu Schneider and a draft pick. Jay Leach has proven he could step in with an injury in case on of the top 6 would get hurt.

Lou would be crazy not to trade one each of the “talented” defenseman and goaltenders they have. Clemmer and Greene are the most expendable.

I also think Lou believes this team is very close to being able to go all the way and he has made a move every time they actually won.

So…let’s root for Clemmer to have 5 shutouts by the time March 4 rolls around.
on January 23, 2009 at 9:48 am Schnookie

Ack! No Schneider! Please no Schneider!! He’s right up there on the list with Holik and Shanahan of Old NHLers I don’t like! :P

And good morning, everyone! How did we all survive our first of many nights here without real hockey?
on January 23, 2009 at 9:55 am Caitlin

How did we all survive our first of many nights here without real hockey?

Wait, there wasn’t hockey on last night? ;)

I’m okay. I’m looking forward to the All-Star Game, that’s for sure – believe it or not.
on January 23, 2009 at 9:58 am Amy

How did we all survive our first of many nights here without real hockey?

I rotted my brain with American Idol and Greys Anatomy. And almost started twitching when I realized that I had left my laptop at work.

I just realized the ASG is Sunday and not Saturday night. That kind of stinks.
on January 23, 2009 at 10:06 am Schnookie

I’m okay. I’m looking forward to the All-Star Game, that’s for sure – believe it or not.

You’re INSANE! :PPPP

Amy, American Idol and Grey’s Anatomy sound like great evening-fillers. We watched games we’d tivoed on Wednesday night, so it was like a normal night of Tranny hockey, but in which we already knew who won. Tonight, though, we’re on our own. Pookie got “Bourne Ultimatum” from the library, but the DVD looks pretty messed up, so I’m not holding out hope that we’ll be able to watch it…

I don’t even know what the schedule of everything is this weekend. What time do we get to see Zach humiliate himself in the Fastest Skater?
on January 23, 2009 at 10:15 am Pookie

What time do we get to see Zach humiliate himself in the Fastest Skater?

It’s going to be ugly. UGGGG-LEE. Heh heh heh.
on January 23, 2009 at 10:17 am Pookie

Oh and it looks like the Superskills are at 7 on Saturday night. And I think the ASG proper is on at like 6 or something weird like that on Sunday. The Bourne Ultimatum had better not be that scratched.
on January 23, 2009 at 10:21 am Mags

What time do we get to see Zach humiliate himself in the Fastest Skater?

Saturday evening, I think. Before the YoungStars.
on January 23, 2009 at 10:32 am Caitlin

The Bourne Ultimatum had better not be that scratched.

For your sake, I hope not. Ultimatum is AWESOME (although Supremacy remains my favorite). You guys know they’re doing a fourth Bourne, right?
on January 23, 2009 at 10:41 am Pookie

A fourth Bourne? Really?! Woo-hoo! Maybe we’ll need to do a marathon and watch all three to pass the time…
on January 23, 2009 at 10:43 am Caitlin

Maybe we’ll need to do a marathon and watch all three to pass the time…

They’re just in the development stages, but apparently Damon and the director are on board.

A Bourne marathon sounds awesome! Man, Jason Bourne is the shit. I love that he just beats the crap out of people with random stuff. Books, pens…whatever.
on January 23, 2009 at 10:49 am Meg

How did we all survive our first of many nights here without real hockey?

I watched musical theater clips on youtube. Come back, hockey!
on January 23, 2009 at 11:06 am Schnookie

Okay, Meg, you win. That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever heard! :P
on January 23, 2009 at 11:30 am Meg

Okay, Meg, you win

Ah, if only it were a good thing to win.

I suppose the break is coming at a good time for the Sabres and all but still, the lameness of the all star game is hard to get over.
on January 23, 2009 at 11:44 am andrew

Good morning everyone, happy Friday to all!

How did we all survive our first of many nights here without real hockey?

We watched My Name is Earl, the Office, and 30 Rock. Then again, we do that every Thursday night, so I guess it wasn’t much of a departure.

Ooh! I used my new meat grinder for the first time! Ground up some chuck last night and made tacos. It was cool.
on January 23, 2009 at 12:03 pm Mike in Idaho

Am I the only one still watching Lost, my wife loves it even more than me so that’s how we are passing the non-hockey time, catching up on old episodes and watching the new ones that premiered this week.
on January 23, 2009 at 12:11 pm Schnookie

but still, the lameness of the all star game is hard to get over.

It really is, isn’t it? Each year seems lamer than the last… :D

andrew, congrats on the meat grinder! I got one this past summer, and it has rocked my world. My chili is so much better with home-ground pork than the store-bought stuff. Did it make your tacos feel extra-fancy?

Mike, I was reading about the Lost season starting this week and actually thought it would probably make an excellent ASG-weekend filler! :D
on January 23, 2009 at 12:19 pm alix

A fourth Bourne?!? RAWR. I heart Jason Bourne. The other day I had a dream and Jason Bourne was there…and Daniel Craig…and whipped cream…and I was in the middle…sorry! Too much info, right?
on January 23, 2009 at 12:21 pm andrew

andrew, congrats on the meat grinder! I got one this past summer, and it has rocked my world.

Thanks! I just got it a week ago, but so far my world has been pretty well rocked.

Did it make your tacos feel extra-fancy?

It sure did! The texture of the meat was very noticably different from store bought. Plus it brought back a flood of memories from my high school grocery store working days…which provided a chuckle or two.
on January 23, 2009 at 12:24 pm Schnookie

Plus it brought back a flood of memories from my high school grocery store working days…which provided a chuckle or two.

Hee! That’s right! I’d forgotten that the wondrousness of meat grinders is no novelty for you. :D (The texture is way different from store-bought, isn’t it? Pookie’s not as into my homeground pork as I am, so she’s not as wildly in love with the new and improved chili. Good for her, then, that I’m often lazy and just buy the pre-ground stuff anyway. Heh.)
on January 23, 2009 at 12:40 pm Pookie

Pookie’s not as into my homeground pork as I am, so she’s not as wildly in love with the new and improved chili.

I just need to get acclimated to it! I explained — it’s just like the homemade stock. It took me a while to adjust to that but now I probably wouldn’t like risotto with the store bought stuff. Give me time, man!
on January 23, 2009 at 12:55 pm andrew

Hee! That’s right! I’d forgotten that the wondrousness of meat grinders is no novelty for you.

Yes, but it had been a loooong time since I’d had to deal with one, so it was still fun.

The texture is way different from store-bought, isn’t it?

I thought so. I can’t wait to test it out on some different stuff. I’m mostly excited for sausage, because store bought sausage is just…ick.
on January 23, 2009 at 1:05 pm Schnookie

Ooooh — you’ll have to report back on how the sausages go! I’m very tempted to make my own, too, but I’m afraid Pookie will never eat them if she has to actually witness the process of making them. :P
on January 23, 2009 at 1:08 pm Amy

I’m afraid Pookie will never eat them if she has to actually witness the process of making them.

Go with that feeling. There’s two things you never want to see made: laws and sausages.
on January 23, 2009 at 1:08 pm Pookie

You can make sausages on Saturdays when I work, Schnookie! And then tell me you picked them off the sausage tree in Gene’s backyard.
on January 23, 2009 at 1:28 pm andrew

I’m very tempted to make my own, too, but I’m afraid Pookie will never eat them if she has to actually witness the process of making them.

Y’know, homemade sausage isn’t nearly as gross as one might think. Only because at home you’d be using quality pork/chicken/whatever. The only thing that make sausage really gross is the fact that packing companies make them out of scraps and byproducts. Making them at home with a nice ground pork shoulder is pretty tame. (Unless the casing grosses you out, in which case you can buy soy casings now).

And then tell me you picked them off the sausage tree in Gene’s backyard.

HAHA!!! Yes! I want a sausage tree!
on January 23, 2009 at 1:51 pm Schnookie

Yeah, see, the casing was what I was worried about. I figured I wouldn’t be putting eyeballs and lips and stuff into the sausage proper — I just didn’t think Pookie would want to be privy to the “how a pork butt gets turned into sausage shape” process.

A sausage tree would be THE BEST, wouldn’t it?
on January 23, 2009 at 2:25 pm Amy

I just didn’t think Pookie would want to be privy to the “how a pork butt gets turned into sausage shape” process.

Sounds like an episode of Dirty Jobs if I ever heard one. Paging Mike Rowe!
on January 23, 2009 at 2:37 pm andrew

I figured I wouldn’t be putting eyeballs and lips and stuff into the sausage proper

Psh…take all the fun out of why don’tchya.
on January 23, 2009 at 2:51 pm Pookie

Not to change the subject or anything, but I just saw a crowd of about seven guys trying to locate a lost cell phone here in the library. They kept calling it and hearing it ring, but couldn’t find it. They were standing there, looking at the shelves, and the phone keeps ringing, and they’re all shouting “It’s in your pocket, man!” and “No, man, it’s not in my pocket, I checked!” Ah, good times.
on January 23, 2009 at 3:02 pm Amy

They kept calling it and hearing it ring, but couldn’t find it.

Hee. At least it was on ring and not on vibrate.

I just had a co-worker tell me that Goose and Crunchy are apparently wine lovers, as they’ve been repeatedly seen at some of the area’s wine bars.
on January 23, 2009 at 3:05 pm Meg

So did everyone see this?

I can’t help but think that it’s bullshit, but that might be my lack of love for the All Star game showing through.
on January 23, 2009 at 3:23 pm andrew

Wow. That’s a fairly harsh stance on the Leagues part. Red Wings fans are gonna effing riot over this one.

And Pookie, I think on a day-to-day basis, you probably have more interesting/odd interactions with people than most of us have in a year. And for that, I am jealous.
on January 23, 2009 at 3:26 pm Caitlin

And for that, I am jealous.

Ha! Pookie has the best patron stories evah!

I loathe the Wings so I’m glad for any schadenfreude going their way. Lidstrom? Screw him!
on January 23, 2009 at 3:31 pm Meg

Well, sure, but I can’t help but feel kind of “today the Wings, tomorrow the Sabres/Stars/whomever” about it. It’s not a precedent I want set.
on January 23, 2009 at 3:33 pm alix

Ummmm…Gary Bettman kind of looks like a major bitch here. Heh. Not that it’s hard for him. And yeah, maybe if the league made it less of a joke, the players would try really hard to get there.
on January 23, 2009 at 3:42 pm Caitlin

It’s not a precedent I want set.

I can see where you’re coming from but I can also see the League’s point of view to some extent. It does seem to me like Lidstrom and Datsyuk are copping out of the ASG, but everyone needs to be punished for skipping out on festivities then, not just the Wings players.
on January 23, 2009 at 4:09 pm Schnookie

I can see where you’re coming from but I can also see the League’s point of view to some extent.

I agree. I mean, I’m pretty “meh” about the ASG, too, but part of that is because in recent years it seems the players are openly “meh” too. I don’t care whether the game has a great regular-season level of intensity and awesome play — I care whether the players I want to see are going to be in it. I’m probably remembering years past with rose-colored glasses, but it seems to me a pretty recent phenomenon that all the top players beg off the ASG. If this is the only way the league can see fit to try to get more of the players to show up, I don’t think I have that big a problem with it. I mean, I’m required to go to stupid events for work, so it seems it shouldn’t be that hard for NHLers to suck it up, too. Would I have bitched and moaned if Marty had been suspended a game for bailing on last year’s ASG? Nope. Would I prefer it if the players named to the ASG roster were a better representative of actual all-star caliber players? Sure, but that’s a different kettle of fish.
on January 23, 2009 at 4:21 pm andrew

Well, the only problem I have with it is that Lidstrom and Datsyuk are both opting out due to injury. Granted, Lidstrom has been playing through it, and is poopooing the ASG by opting out. But honestly, can you blame the guy? He gets to rest for a week and heal up. I certianly can’t blame him.

The League shouldn’t punish him for that. Yes, he’s pretty much saying that the ASG is less important than any given regular season game, but isn’t that the truth?

As for Datsyuk…he just got injured on Wednesday night. Suspending him for skipping the ASG is completely stupid. Why isn’t the league suspending Crosby? What if Gonchar had been voted in? Would he have been suspended for opting out due to his injury?
on January 23, 2009 at 4:34 pm Pookie

And Pookie, I think on a day-to-day basis, you probably have more interesting/odd interactions with people than most of us have in a year. And for that, I am jealous.

Sorry, I missed this earlier because I was shelving the Russian language books — many of which feature pictures of boobies on the front (and only a few of which have been covered up with stragetically placed stickers by prudish customers). You’re welcome to take my place here at work whenever you want! :D

Why isn’t the league suspending Crosby?

Sid missed games this week, I think.

I agree that it’s harsh, but I think it’s fair for the NHL to require the star players be there. It’s not like we all expect the players to play all out, and it’s not like they’re going to be getting hit or anything. The fans get the fuzzy end of the lollipop in every area of modern sports these days, is it too much to ask that the players the fans most want to see show up for a luxury weekend of being feted in swanky style while playing in what is essentially a glorified game of shinny? The best solution, I think, is to scrap the weekend altogether! No more nights without hockey!
on January 23, 2009 at 4:39 pm Schnookie

Why isn’t the league suspending Crosby?

Sid missed games this week, I think.

I think Sid’s also going to Montreal now. Anyway, as for Lidstrom and Datsyuk, I kind of really don’t mind the NHL saying, “Look, you’re too hurt to play in the ASG? Then you’re also too hurt to play in the either the game immediately before or immediately after the ASG.” I dunno. I think it’s because I’m hugely cynical about these “Oh noes! He’s hurt too badly to go to the ASG, but shouldn’t miss any action” injuries that spring up every year around this time. It’s not like they’re playing all-out in the ASG or anything, and it’s also not like most of the non-All Stars don’t travel during the All-Star break on their own. I just don’t see the ASG as being a tremendously rigorous event for guys who aren’t really all that injured.

Ultimately, it comes down to this for me: if I have to go to my company picnic, NHL players can go to the All-Star Game. :P
on January 23, 2009 at 4:41 pm alix

Personally, I hope all the players protest in response, and they scrap the whole thing. :D
on January 23, 2009 at 4:45 pm Schnookie

It’s true — junking the All-Star Game altogether would solve a lot of problems! :D
on January 23, 2009 at 4:48 pm andrew

I agree that it’s harsh, but I think it’s fair for the NHL to require the star players be there.

Don’t get me wrong. I agree. I just think the punishments should be reserved for those who are opting out simply because they don’t want to be there.

I think Sid’s also going to Montreal now.

Just to schmooze. I don’t think he’s playing. And if that counts, in the leagues eyes, as “attending” the game then that says all kinds of bad things about where their priorities lie. But then again, whatever. We all know that sponsors are numero uno. Would anybody really be surprised if the league just came right out and sold the rights to the players middle names to corporate sponsors for the day? (that would be awesome)

Anyway, as for Lidstrom and Datsyuk, I kind of really don’t mind the NHL saying, “Look, you’re too hurt to play in the ASG? Then you’re also too hurt to play in the either the game immediately before or immediately after the ASG.”

Didn’t Datsyuk leave the Phoenix game in the first period? Shouldn’t that count?
on January 23, 2009 at 4:56 pm Amy

And if that counts, in the leagues eyes, as “attending” the game then that says all kinds of bad things about where their priorities lie.

The NHL signed $10 million worth of sponsorship deals for this game. You bet your sweet bippy they want their marketing darling there, even if he is Gimp-Along-Crosby right now.

And if he and Ovie get into a shouting match, then even better to draw publicity for the league.
on January 23, 2009 at 4:58 pm Schnookie

Didn’t Datsyuk leave the Phoenix game in the first period? Shouldn’t that count?

I don’t know! What, you expect me to formulate an opinion on this after learning the facts? Don’t be ridiculous! :P
on January 23, 2009 at 5:02 pm andrew

What, you expect me to formulate an opinion on this after learning the facts? Don’t be ridiculous! :P

HAHA!!! Nice.

I’m betting the league was probably doing the same thing you guys were doing on Wednesday night during the PHX/DET game: Either knitting or sleeping.

And if he and Ovie get into a shouting match, then even better to draw publicity for the league.

This just made me envision an NHL reality show. Put a bunch of Pens and Caps players in an apartment together and watch the zaniness ensue.
on January 23, 2009 at 5:07 pm andrew

Sorry, Tuesday night.
on January 23, 2009 at 5:08 pm Meg

Didn’t Datsyuk leave the Phoenix game in the first period?

Yup, he left the game (I know because he’s a Peon).

And Lidstrom has been playing through injury, I believe, and doesn’t exactly have a history of skipping the All Star game for the hell of it (he’s been to what, 10 now or something like that?). I just really don’t like the idea of the NHL as opposed to the teams and players being able to determine what is and is not a legitimate injury. Frankly, it looks a hell of a lot worse for them when a player worsens a pre-existing condition at the game, in my opinion. Not that that’s ever happened or anything.
on January 23, 2009 at 5:13 pm andrew

Frankly, it looks a hell of a lot worse for them when a player worsens a pre-existing condition at the game, in my opinion. Not that that’s ever happened or anything.

hehe yeah, Rick DiPietro is at home right now making ASG voodoo dolls and poking them all over and over again in their hips.
on January 23, 2009 at 5:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Rick DiPietro is at home right now making ASG voodoo dolls and poking them all over and over again in their hips.

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

I love how the ASG gets blamed for his injury. He’d have popped that ligament (or whatever it was) in the first game after the ASG if he hadn’t been there.

(Not that I think you’re blaming the ASG, andrew, but you do hear a lot of wailing about how a whole season can be derailed because a star player gets injured, just look at Rick DiPietro! kind of stuff.) (Although, to be fair, I think Boucher set himself up for all his shoulder problems [the first shoulder] by participating in the hardest shot his year. He’s finally over it, but it got him traded.) (Hmm. I wonder if I also hate the ASG.)
on January 23, 2009 at 5:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

And Lidstrom has been playing through injury, I believe, and doesn’t exactly have a history of skipping the All Star game for the hell of it (he’s been to what, 10 now or something like that?).

I don’t doubt Lidstrom for one minute.

I am a little irked by all the, “how can it be an all-star game with no Wings?!?” whining.

Not like the League didn’t try. Talk to the Wings. :P
on January 23, 2009 at 5:39 pm andrew

Not that I think you’re blaming the ASG, andrew, but you do hear a lot of wailing about how a whole season can be derailed because a star player gets injured, just look at Rick DiPietro! kind of stuff.

I hears ya. I just thought it was funny. That was an ASG highlight for the ages. In fact, I think mic’ing the goalies was the greatest ASG innovation of the past 10 years.

I am a little irked by all the, “how can it be an all-star game with no Wings?!?” whining.

For. Real. I’m thinking to myself, “It may not be a “real” all-star game, but it’ll certainly be less douchey.”

Praying mantis head Datsyuk.
on January 23, 2009 at 5:43 pm andrew

Not that Lidstrom is a d-bag. I like the guy. I just hate the Red Wings on general principle.
on January 23, 2009 at 6:10 pm Meg

I am a little irked by all the, “how can it be an all-star game with no Wings?!?” whining.

Oh, yes, that’s also bullshit.
on January 23, 2009 at 6:12 pm alix

Oh man. If Lui fucks up his man part again, I will cut a bitch.
on January 23, 2009 at 6:32 pm andrew

Oh man. If Lui fucks up his man part again, I will cut a bitch.

Oof. That would be bad.
on January 23, 2009 at 7:02 pm Schnookie

I am a little irked by all the, “how can it be an all-star game with no Wings?!?” whining.

Dude, that is pissing me off to no end. Hey, Red Wing fans, welcome to what it felt like to be a Devils fan between 1995 and 2003. Guess what, morons — there’s no guarantee that anyone other than you is going to like your team when they win the Stanley Cup. And boo fucking hoo that you don’t have anyone at the All-Star Game. Welcome to being a Devils fan last year. Pfft. Stupid fucking Wings fans thinking the universe still revolves around them. :P
on January 23, 2009 at 7:03 pm Pookie

I am a little irked by all the, “how can it be an all-star game with no Wings?!?” whining.

Oooooooh that pisses me off! I want a sticker for not whining when there were no Devils there last year.
on January 23, 2009 at 7:22 pm andrew

Pfft. Stupid fucking Wings fans thinking the universe still revolves around them. :P

Yes. Always and forever.

Alrighty….on that note I will exit stage left.

See you all later, have a wonderful all-star, Red Wingless, weekend.
on January 23, 2009 at 7:30 pm Pookie

See ya, andrew!
on January 23, 2009 at 8:11 pm ted5th

Back to sausage making for a second. I got a new meat grinder myself this Christmas and want to make sausage. Anyone know where to actually get casings in Central NJ? I’ve been unsuccessful so far in a few supermarkets. Thanks for any advice!
on January 23, 2009 at 8:41 pm Schnookie

ted5th, I haven’t searched for sausage casings yet, but I’ve kind of suspected I can probably order them from the meat guys at either of my grocery stores (Whole Foods being one). I may be making that up, though.
on January 23, 2009 at 8:44 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Stupid fucking Wings fans thinking the universe still revolves around them. :P

I been tryna tell ya! :P
on January 24, 2009 at 12:03 pm KG

EEEE video of Zach on the front page of nhl.com. :)
on January 24, 2009 at 1:02 pm Pookie

Danggit! I’m stuck here at work and our network is way to slow for videos!
on January 24, 2009 at 2:28 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Hey, did y’all hear? Vinny WANTS to be traded to the Habs? He said Montreal was a great hockey city! What else could that mean?

(Argh!)
on January 24, 2009 at 2:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Sorry you’re stuck at work, Pookie!

I’m just getting moving this morning. I finally had a nice relaxing sleep last night, and woke up feeling pretty good. I’m relishing it.

Then maybe a trip to Target and then settle in for the red carpet show! OOh!
on January 24, 2009 at 2:43 pm alix

Holy shit. Vinny can even rock the hell out of an old man cardigan. All the other guys looked ridic, but not Vinny.
on January 24, 2009 at 3:00 pm Amy

All the other guys looked ridic, but not Vinny.

Word. Vinny was rocking that cardigan.
on January 24, 2009 at 4:16 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Vinny does know how to wear a cardigan. And jeans, too.

Anybody watching the red carpet show? Rick Nash gets an A-plus for his hair. Plus extra credit for finally starting to shave his neck. :D
on January 24, 2009 at 4:20 pm Myra

Shoot! I had forgotten about the the Red carpet show!
on January 24, 2009 at 4:21 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh, sorry, Myra! It’s on NHL Network. You don’t have that, do you?
on January 24, 2009 at 4:27 pm Myra

No, but they are live streaming it on NHL.com, so I can do sufficient oogling from there until it is on Versus.

How are you feeling? Did you get some food in the house?
on January 24, 2009 at 4:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m practically 100%, Myra, thanks!

Ooh, I forgot about nhl.com. That’s perfect!

I have to run out for a minute, but I’ll be back.
on January 24, 2009 at 4:48 pm alix

Awwww! I missed Rick Nash. Booooo.

Lui looks good. I like the shorter hair. :)
on January 24, 2009 at 4:50 pm Myra

Lui did look good, alix. Pat Kane needs a haircut though, or a good stylist. I’m not sure which.
on January 24, 2009 at 4:58 pm Myra

Aw. Mo. He’s still got it!
on January 24, 2009 at 5:07 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I love Lui’s curly hair, alix!

And Mo does have it. He was the only one that seemed to be ducking into his coat for warmth. He’s a true Texan for sure.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:08 pm Myra

He’s been in Texas too long.

I love that they have their kids with them on the red carpet.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:09 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I saw Robi in the distance, but no interview yet!
on January 24, 2009 at 5:09 pm Mags

Pat Kane needs a haircut though, or a good stylist. I’m not sure which.

I’m pretty sure he needs both.

And Mo does have it. He was the only one that seemed to be ducking into his coat for warmth.

I didn’t see Mo, but Dan Boyle seemed like he was pretty cold too.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:11 pm alix

I love Lui’s curly hair, alix!

It’s kind of adorable! It’s much better than last year’s long, greasy drug dealer cut. Heh.

Pat Kane’s hair is special.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:13 pm Mags

It’s much better than last year’s long, greasy drug dealer cut.

My mom liked to say he looked like a pit boss working in some seedy casino. I agree, this curly haired version of Lui is much better.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:15 pm Myra

Pat Kane’s hair is special.

That is one way to put it.

To be identical twins, Joel and Henrik are really different. I cannot see Joel in that coat.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:16 pm alix

EEEEE!! Patty Marleau is soo pretty!

And I heart Chara. Did you guys hear that he convinced all the hardest shot guys to put money up for charity?
on January 24, 2009 at 5:17 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I didn’t see Mo, but Dan Boyle seemed like he was pretty cold too.

He was saying that just as I typed! :P He’s go the whole-career-in-the-south shiver, too. :D
on January 24, 2009 at 5:17 pm Myra

I was thinking the same thing about Patty Marleau, alix.

That is cool about putting money up for charity.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:18 pm Mags

And I heart Chara. Did you guys hear that he convinced all the hardest shot guys to put money up for charity?

Darn, you beat me to it!

Oh hello, Carey Price.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:19 pm Mags

Dude, Kaberle. Light suits are for warm climates.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:19 pm Myra

Carey is adorable too. I guess this would be like a goalie nightmare. I hadn’t thought about it that way. :P
on January 24, 2009 at 5:20 pm alix

DAYYYMN.

WASSUP, BABIES? Says Carey Price.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:21 pm alix

Oh hello, Carey Price.

Heh! Darn! You beat me to that.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:24 pm Mags

I guess this would be like a goalie nightmare. I hadn’t thought about it that way. :P

Nbody ever thinks about us *cry whine moan* *throws-a-jiggy-fit*

Heh! Darn! You beat me to that.

Heh. Gotta recognise the hottitude :D
on January 24, 2009 at 5:25 pm Myra

Kovalchuk’s hair is giving me 70′s flashbacks.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:26 pm Mags

I wish Ovie would cut his hair and wear his teeth. And that’s just for starters.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:27 pm Myra

I wish Ovie would cut his hair and wear his teeth. And that’s just for starters.

Agreed, Mags. He just brought the hottitude level down.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:28 pm alix

Heh. Gotta recognise the hottitude :D

Hee! Do you ever. That is one hot goalie.

Ovie is kind of a mess.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:29 pm Mags

He just brought the hottitude level down.

He brought it way down. So far down, the broadcast cut out here.
on January 24, 2009 at 5:31 pm Myra

Well, I’m off to make an early dinner, so I won’t have any distractions for later!
on January 24, 2009 at 5:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Where’s Robi! It’s an outrage!
on January 24, 2009 at 5:48 pm Heather B.

I would just like to say that you guys are crazy. Vinny looks just as stupid in that cardigan as everyone else :P
on January 24, 2009 at 6:45 pm Pookie

Heather, you classless beeyotch… I totally agree with you. Heh. That cardigan is bad bad bad. Bad Vinny! Bad!
on January 24, 2009 at 6:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

You might be right, Heather. now that I think about it. I always have to try to imagine that his neck is normal, and then try to judge the clothes. I might have overshot it. That cardigan makes his neck look even wierder.

His caboose doesn’t suffer, though.
on January 24, 2009 at 6:49 pm Schnookie

The cardigan is a nightmare. The man in it is dashing, but the cardigan is a colossal disaster. I don’t know what he was thinking.
on January 24, 2009 at 6:52 pm alix

Dudes, embrace the cardigan. Just imagine Vinny sloooooowly unbuttoning it and throwing it on your floor. Heh.
on January 24, 2009 at 7:02 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I liked that outfit we just caught him in in the locker room.