There is nothing we hate more in hockey than relentless media hype. There are lots of things that drive us batty in this great game, but nothing makes us fly off the handle with more vehemence and bile than having to hear repeatedly about a story we don’t think deserves the coverage. Which is why, after all these years of bitter resentment toward the Devils-ignoring media, we are lapping up all this Marty hype. We love that it’s finally our guy getting talked up 24/7. We are delighted that the national dialog is all about our oft-overlooked Devils. We are thrilled that, after years of underappreciation, Marty’s getting the full media slurp. And we are tickled to head over to NHL.com to see not one, not two, not three, but four headline stories about Marty. And our cold, shriveled, black little hearts are also endlessly pleased that there are countless fans out there who are losing their minds with how annoyed they are to have to hear constantly about Marty, Marty, Marty.
We also recognize that this is the first and probably last time our team will be getting the full glare of MSM attention. Even if the unthinkable happens in June, hey, we’ve been there before. No one cares about the Devils when they win things. Nope, we’re not taking this moment for granted. Right now it’s a New Jersey Devil who’s the biggest story in hockey, and it’s about damn time.
It should be noted that Pookie is a firm believer in signs, and today she got a big one at work. She periodically teaches computer classes to developmentally disabled adults, and today one of her regular students was engaging in his regular activity of sitting off to the side and playing computer solitaire. Now, he has no idea how to play solitaire, so really he just spends the class time enjoying the animation of moving the cards around meaninglessly. In the middle of today’s class, though, he suddenly leapt to his feet and shouted jubilantly, “I won! I won! I deserve a prize! I deserve champagne!” Pookie is very optimistic that this means the same triumphant cry will be spoken tonight in the Devils dressing room. (And it’s beside the point that the guy in her class had not, in fact, actually won.)
FIRST PERIOD
19:51 Marty has to make a save after the D misplays a wacky bounce off the boards immediately after the opening draw. Pookie: “We’re so not winning this game.” Optimism abounds, as always, here at stately IPB Manor.
19:22 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our favorite thing about the Devils besides Marty is opening shifts by the Poppers. Zach makes a gorgeous play to get into the zone by passing to himself off the near boards, then makes a backhand pass against the grain to Langer in the crease, and just like that, it’s 1-0 Devils. We think they might be a little ramped up tonight.
15:59 After some very high-energy shifts by the other lines, the Poppers get back out there, and Zach draws a holding penalty while ragging the puck on the boards behind the net. Duncan Keith is no match for our very own superstar.
13:57 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Travis misses a chance right on the doorstep when Khabibulin loses a rebound in close, and we have this exchange:
Pookie: “GAH! TRAVIS!”
Schnookie: “That’s why he’s my favorite. Because sometimes he’s like…”
And just before Schnookie can finish saying “‘I can be just as bad as Pando,’” Travis punches home the puck off an amazing cross-crease pass from Zach. It’s his 20th goal, and it’s 2-0 Devils. The crowd starts up its second lusty “MARTY! MARTY!” chant.
10:59 Chico tells us that before the game, he made the mistake of saying to Khabibulin, “Just think! Tonight you can be part of history!” Khabibulin apparently said, “I hope not.” Doc then wonders whether Khabibulin would believe that Chico jinxed him or something, and Chico then gets going about how Marty doesn’t care about that sort of thing. Pookie: “Marty doesn’t care because he’s, like, a Hockey Demi-God.” Schnookie: “Yeah. He has his own curse that he wields. He has power.” Pookie: “Exactly. And I don’t. So I care about those things, Chico.”
7:33 We have no idea what is going on right now. Khabibulin goes out to cover the puck at the left side of the net, and for some reason, the officials don’t blow the whistle. The Devils swarm and keep whacking away at it, and Khabibulin is sprawled flat on his stomach well away from the crease, but still no whistle. Eventually the puck gets loose, as the officials insist that it has to be kept moving, and the Devils aren’t able to score. Meanwhile, Khabibulin has got to be thinking that the deck is really stacked against him tonight.
6:16 Marty makes a shoulder save from way out, and the crowd goes up. We give four hearty thumbs up to the crowd tonight – it sounds awesome.
5:22 Chico and Doc are talking about Ben Eager, and mention how he has two career goals against Marty. Doc: “He’s one of few guys to have two goals against Brodeur.” Us, with visions of Marty-killers past and present dancing in our heads: “Um… Nice try, though.”
5:19 Blobby takes a penalty for roughing. Yes, a dumb penalty. We’re too busy unwrapping Valomilks to really notice it until we realize Doc is telling us about the Hawks’ PP stats.
4:48 Doc’s play-by-play when Marty plays the puck behind the net includes the phrase, “inside that ugly trapezoid”. He then says smugly, “I should stop editorializing.” Don’t ever stop, Doc.
0:59 Marty plays the puck forward totally cheekily on two successive Hawks rushes, so much so that Pookie chuckles, “This could go down in history as the biggest display of punk-assery since… well… since ‘I can’t hear Jeremy because I’ve got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears.’”
0:07 Doc, watching Kane chugging up the near wing: “Might be an odd-man rush…” Paulie, effortlessly catching up with Kane, overtaking him, then chopping the puck away to safety: “Or not.” PaulieMartinNation: “Swoon!”
0:00 Whew! Awesome period! And we get an interview with Travis and his aerobic eyebrows. He and his brows are very happy with being 20-goal scorers. But modestly and Travisly so, of course.
FIRST INTERMISSION
Gel-O tries to sound all smug that Dano apparently believed Travis had 20 goals in him this season. Hey, now. We thought he had 25 in him last year. (We’re… not very smart.)
SECOND PERIOD
19:47 Paulie is too hot to handle (and too cold to hold) behind the Devils net, and draws a tripping penalty to Troy Brouwer. (No, we’d never heard of him either, and Doc explains why when he tells us he was a 13th-round pick in 2004.)
19:08 Patty comes thisclose to the big scoring record that everyone’s talking about, but Khabibulin makes a snappy glove save off Patty’s quick wrister on the rush. He rolls his head with a surprisingly mellow smile. He’s really not putting his all into the Patty Head Roll at all, is he?
17:30 We get our first of the promised Devils’ dogs pictures, this one of Barclay Shanahan, who is an adorable grinning chocolate lab who turned eight years old today. Stupid Shanahan and his stupid endearing dog. And this was only brought up immediately after Doc and Chico had a few words to spare about Pando, reopening PandoNation’s wounds that Pando doesn’t get to be in a potentially history-making game tonight.
16:34 Paulie leaves his feet to block a shot and ends up watching the play go on around him while he lies helplessly on his belly. See, Paulie? Don’t leave your feet.
13:37 The Iron Boar does champion’s work with the greatest “standing behind the net holding the puck while just watching time blink off the clock” snooze-out we’ve ever seen. The cameraman even ends up pulling back to give us a vista view of the arena to distract us from the total absence of action here during the “play”.
13:14 We come back from commercial to get a stats screen of fun Marty factoids. Included on there is this stat: he’s won 237 one-goal games. Two hundred and thirty-seven. That’s over 43% of his wins. Yeah it’s just the system.
10:57 Doc and Chico notice that Whitey is missing from the bench and hasn’t played in this period. They have no idea why. This is not good news.
9:26 As the crowd is getting restless (constructively so, though), and Doc remarks that this is a Devils “lull,” the Devils ice the puck. And then after the ensuing face-off, Mottau takes a tripping penalty on Byfuglien behind the net. With no Whitey on the bench? We’re dooooooomed!
8:51 Patty, Gio and Paulie sprint up the ice on a rink-length three-on-one on which Patty gets the shot… and the entire building is ready to just go up for him… and he fires wide. The Hawks then wheel up the other way on their own three-on-one on which Marty coolly bests Campbell. This game? Awesome.
7:47 The crowd has been keeping up a “MARTY! MARTY!” chant pretty well throughout this whole game, and it’s building now.
7:13 Chico tells us the truck is reporting Patty got a shot on the three-on-one, but Khabibulin got it with his blocker. Sounds like home cooking scorekeeping there on the shot clock to us.
6:40 Chico informs us that Marty has faced 21 shots so far, stopped them all, and is leading 2-0. Then he, insistent he’s not superstitious and neither is Marty, hastens to add, “I’m not saying it!”
5:15 The Blackhawks are warming to the task. Marty is being tested, and the chants are picking up again. But Chico wasn’t saying it, you know. (We are so tense here at stately IPB Manor it’s almost ridiculous. Schnookie: “I’m so not ready for the playoffs.”)
4:11 Oduya decides to spice things up by grabbing the puck out of the air and tossing it behind his back. Sigh. He goes to the box for closing his hand on the puck, and we start rocking in place in fetal positions.
3:29 Playing the role of Whitey on this PK so far? The Iron Boar. He very calmly stakes his turf in the crease, then is there to blast a loose puck the length of the ice after Marty leaves a little rebound in his feet. Pookie: “He’s the Iron Boaracho. He’s stolen Havelid’s entire A-C-H-O.”
3:04 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new all-time leading Devils scorer!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Patty makes a gorgeous play to corral a bouncing puck at the point, then sprints up the far wing, leaving three Hawks in his wake, then laces a glorious backhand pass to a streaking Gio, who fires a shorty home to make it 3-0 Devils. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2:32 Oh come on, Blackhawks. What are you thinking? Would it have killed you to let this one go? They score on a point shot on the PP, and it’s 3-1 Devils. Meanwhile, the crowd is going crazy cheering Patty, and the “MARTY!” chant has turned into a “PATTY!” one. What a night.
1:55 The announcement of Patty’s scoring record over the PA brings the crowd to its feet. We get a look at Patty on the bench, and it looks like it’s pretty dusty down there. He makes a show of shouting some “Come on, boys!” exhortations to make it look like he’s not getting choked up. Meanwhile, Doc’s voice is cracking on the play-by-play. This is adorable.
0:48 Now the crowd is chanting “PATRIK ELIAS!” with the *clap-clap-clapclapclap*. We love this crowd tonight. (We do not love that the Blackhawks are having way better of the play in the last few minutes.)
0:00 The period ends with the crowd rising to their feet again. In other news, Madden’s also apparently hurt, too. Hm. We hate to take anything away from this moment, but we don’t like that news along with the Whitey missingness.
SECOND INTERMISSION
“Chico Eats!” tonight features corned beef and cabbage from Hobby’s, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, then poutine (they sell poutine at The Rawk?) to celebrate Marty.
THIRD PERIOD
18:53 Still no Whitey/Madden updates. Meanwhile, it seems like Paulie’s played every single minute of this game.
18:40 Boomer: “What, have Madden and Whitey been sent out for the cake and champagne?” Pookie: “Yeah, they went to get the donuts. They’re squeezing themselves into the donuts, so they can jump out of them during the celebration.” Schnookie: “Ew. I don’t want a donut that Whitey’s jumped out of.”
18:31 Oh. There’s Madden. No wonder Doc didn’t mention him. Here he is taking a penalty behind Marty’s net for holding. Madden? You’re fired.
17:12 A Blackhawk stands at the far point with the puck, and on the bench next to him, Weekes recoils a little and puts his glove up in front of his face. Schnookie: “I think Weekesie has one of those hypnotizing spiral things in his glove.”
16:24 The penalty expires without a shot for Chicago, but in bad news, Whitey’s out for the rest of the night with “lower body”.
16:05 Eager slashes Rollie’s stick out of his hands, setting the Devils PP on its earth-scorching way.
14:31 Yowza! Are the guys just a little fired up tonight? Langer hooks Versteeg to stop a shorthanded break, Versteeg goes down like a sack of bricks, and then all kinds of hell breaks loose as the Devils go after Versteeg for the dive and Versteeg goes after Langer in a preemptive strike. A wee donnybrook ensues, but the long and the short of it is that both Langer and Versteeg go to the box.
14:02 BOOOOOO!!!! Khabibulin gets the benefit of a really quick whistle (perhaps an even up for that time in the first period that he was forced to keep playing a puck he shouldn’t have had to), and Patty has a goal waved off. It’s a good thing Patty got 702 earlier, or we’d be losing our minds right now. Him too, probably.
11:31 We have now entered the part of the game where play is mired in the neutral zone and the clock ticks sooooooooooooo slowly. The crowd has quieted, and everyone seems to be marking time now.
10:14 Kane knocks the net off the moorings during a not-very-tense bit of Chicago pressure, the whistle blows, and then Eager and Rupp suddenly fight for no good reason. This is not the highlight of the game so far. During the replay, which shows the players trading punches, Chico says, “I should think this will be two each.” What? Chico, are you even watching anymore?
9:23 Ahhh. There’s the “MARTY! MARTY!” chant again. Just because.
8:25 A bunch of broken defensive plays inside the point by the Devils suddenly turns into Travis leading a two-on-one with Zach… that sadly gets snuffed out by a superb, stand-up defensive play by a Blackhawk.
7:43 Chico uses a replay of a typical calm Marty save to explain to the very slow why Marty faces so few shots – because he controls the rebounds and doesn’t give up second chances. It’s really not that hard a concept to grasp, people.
6:24 Doc and Chico concluded the rebound illustration by going on about how Roy and Marty are both great goaltenders and both “in the same solar system”. Pookie, jokingly: “Yeah, but Roy’s, like, Pluto and Marty’s, like, the Sun.” Pause. “And I mean Pluto when it’s not classified as a planet.” Schnookie: “Yeah! Like the Pluto that’s just a cold hunk of rock that people sometimes mistakenly think is better than it is.” Pause. “No, that’s Curtis Joseph.”
5:02 The crowd is, as Doc points out, having a hard time figuring out how to deal with the pacing on this game. Some are restlessly getting the “MARTY!” chant going again, and some are holding off, as if it’s too soon. Finally the Blackhawks get a long-range shot that Marty easily catches against his chest, and he gets a thunderous ovation.
3:04 Doc tells us when the crowd gets going, the play-by-play is going to shut up. He and Chico can’t decide when to stop talking. A tentative “MAR-TY! MAR-TY!” starts up, but it’s not the one that’s going to grow into the crescendo.
2:04 BOOOOO!!!! Marty’s clearing attempt hits a skate and kicks out in front in the high slot, where Byfuglien is there to wheel a shot in. It’s 3-2 Devils.
1:22 Zach gets tripped while cutting across the Chicago zone, but there is no call.
0:55 There’s an empty net now. Chico wants Marty to score. We just want Marty win.
0:08 The puck deflects off the glass out of the Devils zone. You can hear our hearts pounding right now. We are FREAKING. THE. FUCK. OUT.
0:03 Just to keep things interesting, Marty has to make one more lightning-quick save to hold the win…
0:00 And there you have it. 552.
Amazing.
There is no dopey skating him around on anyone’s shoulders – instead the team swarms him, then forms a skatearound-style semi-circle facing the net and they give Marty a stick-tapping round of applause. Then everyone, including Marty, spends an hilariously long time cracking up while Marty discovers exactly how hard it is to cut a net off an NHL goal. First Weekes steps in to help him, and finally Langer takes over while Marty takes a victory lap.
When Marty is named the first star, we are reminded of two things: first, that every one of those 552 wins was in a Devils sweater, and second, we have no idea how many times we’ve heard the name Martin Brodeur announced over the Devils’ PA system just like it is now. We are so lucky to have been here for Marty’s career, to have been able to enjoy his brilliance and thrill in the victories.
(And it should also be noted that when Patty is named the second star, he skates out in a green plastic leprechaun hat that he doffs jauntily to the crowd. We love Patty so much and can’t possibly imagine why Sutter wouldn’t want a goofball like him as the captain.)
And we want to say one more time here – major, major kudos to everyone who made their way to Newark for the game tonight. That was an awesome crowd that really did New Jersey proud.
Dear Devils,
Please beat the Hawks tonight so we can have home ice advantage. There’s some of BC’s best pot brownies in it for you.
XOXO
Canucks
Dear Canucks,
I’ll do my best. Just don’t forget your end of the bargain.
XOXO,
Paulie
Dear Canucks,
Pot what-now?
XOXO,
Travis
Oh, and, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems whenever I’m awake for games, my first comment is the same.
Well, that was fast.
Isn’t it strange? I never think of the Devils as being a scoring-quick-goals kinda team, but they totally are. It’s weird!
YAY! Go Devils!
I just realized I posted a comment hoping for home ice advantage. This time last year I was in a pool of my own puke watching the Canucks season go down the toilet. WOOOOOOOO! This season is SO much more fun! Playoffs!!!!!!!!!!!1
It’s weird!
It is. It’s kind of rocking my world.
OMG. The Poppers. I want to take them all to the prom :D
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
alix, I’m so glad your season is going so much better!
MAR-TY! MAR-TY!
Ouch. 2 goals on 6 shots is not a pretty stat. Heh.
I HEART THE POPPERS (and especially Travis) SO MUCH!!!!
Woah, I just got back from the store and you guys are up 2-0. That didn’t take long!
Oh, and why do people ask me why I’m not wearing green? I’ve got a head of red hair and my skin is basically translucent. Do I really need to wear green today?
I’ve got a head of red hair and my skin is basically translucent. Do I really need to wear green today?
I guess so.
Go Devils! And Sabres! And any other team that is not the Rangers, Panthers or Hurricanes.
I’ve got a head of red hair and my skin is basically translucent. Do I really need to wear green today?
I’m right there with you, mcguffers. It’s like, “Yo, I was essentially born wearing green. Back off.” :P
Do you think when Doc retires he’s going to spend all day on wikipedia adding every story he ever collected about everyone’s hometown?
EJGRgunner, HAHAHAHAHAHA! I’d expect nothing less from Doc! He’ll also add the pets of all NHLers.
mcguffers, I’ve got one question — why aren’t you wearing green?!? (I felt a little ashamed that I wore green today, but it was because I thought I was teaching a St. Patrick’s Day themed computer class today.)
I’ve got a head of red hair and my skin is basically translucent. Do I really need to wear green today?
I think you’re in the clear. That’s pretty obvious. That said, one of my best friends is a redhead and pale like a ghost, but has no Irish in her. Don’t judge a book, blablabla, I guess.
Do you think when Doc retires he’s going to spend all day on wikipedia adding every story he ever collected about everyone’s hometown?
I’d love to see that.
I’m right there with you, mcguffers. It’s like, “Yo, I was essentially born wearing green. Back off.” :P
Amen, sista.
mcguffers, I’ve got one question — why aren’t you wearing green?!?
It doesn’t go with my Clemmensen jersey :P
(ew, I just grossed myself out with that… sorry, that’s not even funny!)
Huh. I also accidentally wore green today. And thought it was so interesting that a coworker and I were wearing the same color. Way to be up on the fact that it was St. Patrick’s Day, Schnookie. My grandparents would be appalled. :P
Do you think when Doc retires he’s going to spend all day on wikipedia adding every story he ever collected about everyone’s hometown?
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It doesn’t go with my Clemmensen jersey :P
(ew, I just grossed myself out with that… sorry, that’s not even funny!)
Even with the apology, I think you might be banned. :P
mcguffers, I’ve got one question — why aren’t you wearing green?!?
It doesn’t go with my Clemmensen jersey :P
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I wore erm, a lot of green. I could’ve been a shrubbery, it was that much green.
Oh, Patty’s head roll. Stupid Khabibulin.
OH.MY.GOSH! Travis is even more adorable than I remember! With his sexy voice and those cheekbones and his charming little prairie “You Knows…”
Mags, the funny thing is my red hair comes from my German side of the family
Travis surprised me with his adorableness in that interview, too, and I’m even supposed to be fully aware of it at all times! His speech patterns are prairie-riffic? How cute!
I feel bad for Madden. He must have to play with ankle weights so that Holik and Rupp can keep up with him.
Even with the apology, I think you might be banned. :P
I honestly do try to behave!
Mags, the funny thing is my red hair comes from my German side of the family
I think mine is too! *Mentally riffles through the family ancestors* Okay, maybe not — there are some red-headed Irishmen in there too. I’m not sure. Never mind.
Wasn’t that an interesting story?
Mags, the funny thing is my red hair comes from my German side of the family
Not the fire-clown side? Unexpected.
WHOOO! Pommerdoodle has been found! Kibble and chew toys for everyone!
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
POMMERS ISN’T DEAD YET!!!!
Way to go, Pommers! Is it because I saw the neighborhood labradoodle not once but twice today?
He must have to play with ankle weights so that Holik and Rupp can keep up with him.
Yeah, and that’s saying a lot since Maddog’s not exactly a speedy-speedster himself these days!
Not the fire-clown side? Unexpected.
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He must have to play with ankle weights so that Holik and Rupp can keep up with him.
HAHAHAHA! Knowing Holik, he probably wears ankle weights just to force Madden to have to skate even slower.
HAHAHAHA! Knowing Holik, he probably wears ankle weights just to force Madden to have to skate even slower.
Nah. When he wants to get Maddog’s goat he just takes a penalty.
“Oh. Hey John. Sorry about that… have fun on the pk (smirk)”
Not the fire-clown side? Unexpected.
The fire-clown side have mutated a gene that created permanent baldness. It make it easier to wear the wigs. Fortunately I didn’t end up with that trait!
Wasn’t that an interesting story?
I laughed and cried and begged for more!!
Carey Price is being all foxy. Unfortunately so is the Effing Prawn.
Wasn’t that an interesting story?
It was riveting :D
I have to say I kind of love the music they’re playing at the Rock today. All jig-ish and fun.
We have a lot of French and Polynesian in the family, but I appear to have gotten none of those genes. I’m all blondness and sunburns, where the rest of my family is dark, flowing locks and olive skin. Fascination, no? ;)
YAY POMMERS. (sorry, I’m slow)
The fire-clown side have mutated a gene that created permanent baldness. It make it easier to wear the wigs.
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When he wants to get Maddog’s goat he just takes a penalty.
HA! You know it! I wish he didn’t have such a burning desire to get Maddog’s goat so often.
Pommers has an assist and a goal so far on our two goal lead. Maybe he likes playing with Connolly. *glaring at Timmy* That better be the only scoring he’s helping Pommers with…
Where’s Whitey? I’m a little concerned about that.
Oh dear. Harry Neale is wearing a tam-o-shanter during his interview with Kevin Sylvester.
YAAAAAAAAAY :D A shorty for the shorty and GO PATTY!
Amy, I can’t believe I’m missing that to watch these Ottawa idiots.
They were slagging Lalime because it the Sabres’ “most important game of the season” so far and Ruff started Tellqvist. Dudes. Delusional and uninformed?
Damn Hawks.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
PAT-TY! PAT-TY! PAT-TY! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Oh. Rats. Poop. But still! Patty! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Mags, we haven’t heard why Whitey’s out. But he’s the straw the stirs the drink, so I’m very, very worried.
Dude, the crowd at the Rawk is AWESOME tonight!
“Avery just rode Mike Komisarek into the net.”
Man I wish I was…. ech. No. I don’t love Komisarek enough to wish I was Sean Avery.
I’m delighted that the Devils are winning and all because I would be tickled for Brodeur to break Roy’s record on St. Patrick’s Day and all, but the Peons would really appreciate it if they didn’t score eleventy-billion goals on Khabibulin. I’m just saying.
Not that I’m complaining, but why is Parise getting so many double shifts?
mcguffers, I’m glad you draw the line somewhere! :D
Meg, hmmm… Nah, I’m going to go with eleventy-billion!
I’m guessing the fact that Madden’s out is why Parise’s out there so much? I’m so not into this whole no-Whitey, no-Maddog thing.
But he’s the straw the stirs the drink, so I’m very, very worried.
I know. Come back soon, Whitey!
Dude, the crowd at the Rawk is AWESOME tonight!
That they are, oh yes.
Meg, hmmm… Nah, I’m going to go with eleventy-billion!
Somehow I’m not surprised. :D
I know, Meg, I’m very predictable! I was just saying earlier to Schnookie that the BoxPanners are just like the Caps — we’re losing in the playoffs because our goaltending SUCKS.
I can’t believe I’m missing that to watch these Ottawa idiots.
I’m so sorry. We were also treated to footage of Crunchy skating. He was grinning like an idiot, especially when he tried to do a puck trick or two
Brodeur to break Roy’s record on St. Patrick’s Day
I vote that if Marty breaks the record tonight, this also be known as Marty Day.
A 2-0 lead is now GONE. I’m starting to hate my team again.
Man I wish I was…. ech. No. I don’t love Komisarek enough to wish I was Sean Avery.
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I’m so not into this whole no-Whitey, no-Maddog thing.
We need some tea! Tea cures all ills!
We were also treated to footage of Crunchy skating. He was grinning like an idiot, especially when he tried to do a puck trick or two
Don’t mind me, that was just my head exploding.
Then again, that might have been because of Ottawa tying it up.
A 2-0 lead is now GONE. I’m starting to hate my team again.
Well shoot. That’s no good. Come on Sabres!
Marty Day, I like it! It’ll be celebrated by people wearing red and binging on donuts!
It’ll be celebrated by people wearing red and binging on donuts!
Nice. Less green vomit by me. (Thanks a lot, Long Island folks. Why can’t you drink in your OWN neighborhood)
I know, Pookie. It’s shocking when I’m able to show some sense of decency!
Spezza and Alfredson’s roster pictures look stupid on the screen together. They both have that dumbass guy look that says one of them just farted but won’t admit it.
Speaking of dumbasses, hey Sabres and Habs. Fuck you both thankyouverymuch.
I’m convinced Chico has an eating disorder. He should be 300 lbs by now. This whole “Chico eats” is just tragic.
Chico’s also a liar! Marty’s favorite dish isn’t poutine! It’s honey’d dormic a la donut! :D
Bad Maddog!
Matt just said Whitey has some sort of lower body injury and won’t be back tonight. Piss it.
I say Bobby made Madden snap. “There’s no way I’m killing off another one of that *&@#^’s penalties.”
Marty’s favorite dish isn’t poutine! It’s honey’d dormic a la donut!
With a Sprite chaser.
I just read the 2nd period recap y’all did. I cannot get over how charged up the crowd is at The Rock. Wow.
Fuck. That’s NOT good news about Whitey. If there’s two things we’ve learned this season it’s a) Clemmer is no Marty and b) we don’t win without Whitey. (OK, fine, we don’t win as much without Whitey.)
Amy, the crowd is crazy! I have zero interest in getting to and from the game, and less than zero interest in paying the insane prices for tickets, but man I wish I was there!
I’m glad the crowd is so great for such a big game for the Devils!
What the phonk is going on here?!?
Versteeg! Diver! BOOOOO!
BOOOO!!! This game has gotten insane all of a sudden!
Argh, stupid referees! That’s BS!
Ugh. These refs fleetingly made me long for Koharski. At least I could understand why he’d screw us.
Habs scored and Komisarek just broke the camera in the penalty box. This game is going a little batshit right now. I think I like it?
Guys, I am so nervous right now!
MFers. That’s all.
Once again I blame Bobby for diving lumbering around in front of Parise’s shot.
I’m not sure I can remember how to breathe…
It’s always Blobby’s fault!
::pukes copiously with nervousness::
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
OMG.
Cutting from Marty to Lou was perfect.
Good job, Marty! :)
Okay, the cutting of the net was not the best way to mark this moment. :P
DAMN YOU NHL RADIO! They cut off the broadcast!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
OMG, the dad taking pics, the coach is choked up, the players in a circle tapping the ice and Marty cutting the net.
I.LOVE.IT.
YAY!!! YAY!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Go Marty!!!
*Hands Paulie his pot brownies*
MARTYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
Oh, hi again IPB!
What a good captain.
Marty is such a fox.
I think I will never see a thing as funny as Captainbrunner cutting the net.
Yay, Marty!!!!
I’m crying. I’m sure I’m not the only one, but I had to share.
Mags, don’t worry. I shed some tears, too. I’m sure they’ll continue at some point during the rest of the post-game show.
It looks like the myp2p stream just switched to Washington/Florida. They’re already talking about it in game.
Nope, Mags, you’re not alone! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I’m sorry I just… am totally overwhelmed! That game was waaaaay to close for comfort there at the end! Whew!
I think I will never see a thing as funny as Captainbrunner cutting the net.
That was the CUTEST thing ever!
Genna, thanks. I feel better about being an emotional sap now :)
I guess I’ll just have to get some donuts tomorrow, even though it’s not the weekend :D
What Pookie, you didn’t like Patty coming out with that green hat?
Wait, I lied — the cutest thing ever was Elias coming out for the second star in a plastic green hat!
The Devils have already updated their website to congratulate Marty and focus on him. It’s a very snazzy photo and banner.
I loved the little bowler hat. That was super cute :D
LOLS. They’re streaming the Canucks warm up online, and the DJ is playing shake your tail feather. Right when the camera did a close up on Myspace Pyatt.
Sooooooooo COOOOOOOOL!!
Congratulations, Devils fans! I can imagine you’re all all choked up.
What Pookie, you didn’t like Patty coming out with that green hat?
Hee, sorry, Genna! Didn’t see your comment! How’s it going? Long time no see!
I can imagine you’re all all choked up.
Just a wee bit!
There might be a little choked-up-edness in the WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!s right now. A little bit.
I am deeply, deeply in love with the Devils right now. That’s my story.
Hey, Genna!
Well, it’s going pretty freaking awesome right now.
Overall though, pretty freaking crappy. Unfortunately, when school starts up I don’t get as much time to read IPB. This semester I’m taking neuro and anatomy, so I have zero free time. I should have been doing work instead of watching the game, but come on I had to watch the game! So much so that I called up Time Warner today to order the sports package for the NHL Network since I didn’t see the game on the guide (turns out they actually did an overflow).
How have things been at IPB Manor and nation?
Aw, Devils. The whole celebration sounds ADORABLE.
This semester I’m taking neuro and anatomy
Oof! Good luck with those!
Things here are, like you said, pretty awesome right now! :D But all in all, they’re going swimmingly!
Hey Patty!
Mmm, yea how about those courses. I need all the luck I can get.
This semester I’m taking neuro and anatomy, so I have zero free time.
Oh, poor Genna. My best friend/ sometime-roommate is taking that in Vet school right now and I hear it’s miserable. I’m glad you took a break to see this game though.
Heya Genna, good to see you! Good luck with school, I know how hard those two subjects can be.
I should have been doing work instead of watching the game, but come on I had to watch the game!
Same here. I have to be at practice in 4 hours, but I figured it’d be worth it. And it totally was. So. Much. Love.
The Sabres lose to the Senators.
The Canadiens lose in a shoot out to the Rangers with a final shot by Chris Drury.
Please don’t let me get alcohol poisoning tonight.
On a brighter note, thank God for Marty Brodeur. Or, thank Marty Brodeur for Marty Brodeur?
Freakin Leafs. TSN won’t show my game until Leafs are done.
Or, thank Marty Brodeur for Marty Brodeur?
OK, you’re un-banned! Sorry about your teams, mcguffers.
alix, that’s terrible! The Leafs ruin everything.
Heh, Genna, I read that wrong, my best friend is taking neuroanatomy, not neuro and anatomy. That sounds awful!
This is officially my first MSG+ Devils post-game show. And to think I was initially ANNOYED that the NHL Network had picked up the game off Center Ice. (At least I found out last night, so I could program the game to record properly.)
NHL Network is apparently showing a tribute show to Marty’s career playing Thursday (7pm ET), Saturday (4pm ET), and Sunday (8pm ET).
I read that wrong, my best friend is taking neuroanatomy, not neuro and anatomy.
Yeesh. All three sound awful!
Hey! Wasn’t Morrison a Canuck back in the day?
OK, you’re un-banned! Sorry about your teams, mcguffers.
Thanks, Pookie :)
On a brighter note, Eff those bastards! I love spring, and I don’t need those whiny little jerks ruining my time. So eliminate yourselves, ass clowns. I hope you all get into some crazy golf cart accident. Then Joe Sakic runs you over with a snow blower.
Turco just tripped Raymond that little bitch!
Please! Raymond took a flying leap over Turco’s stick when he was poking at the puck!
LOL! Suck it Turco! *Sorry Patty*
Then Joe Sakic runs you over with a snow blower.
Man, if we get nothing else out of the 08-09 season…
HAHAHAHAHAHA! MSG is interviewing Denis Brodeur (again, ::eyeroll::) and he totally forgot Clemmer’s name! He’s all, “That goalie who replaced Marty… I can’t remember his name… The one who replaced him… uh…” Gel-O had to supply the name Clemmer! HAHAHAHA!
So eliminate yourselves, ass clowns. I hope you all get into some crazy golf cart accident. Then Joe Sakic runs you over with a snow blower.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s the spirit! And you’re right — you’re better than they are! You don’t need them! Spring is happy and fun and awesome even WITHOUT your a-hole teams!
Oh Meg, it is absolutely awful especially when I have tests in both courses in the same week (with an anatomy lab quiz). This semester has been crazy. I’ve never studied this much in my life, but it’s probably making up for the prior 21 years I barely studied. Pretty much, I have no life. Additionally, I moved off-campus (roommate issues) in the beginning of Feb. and I’m still not unpacked. That’s how busy I am.
Sorry about the Sabres, mcguffers! I was hoping they could win after I saw the game was tied.
Otter. Heh.
Please! Raymond took a flying leap over Turco’s stick when he was poking at the puck!
Totally dude.
Ott you little shit head…
HAHAHAHA!!
Tiny Chris Conner knocked Salo down.
Sorry about the Sabres, mcguffers! I was hoping they could win after I saw the game was tied.
Yeah, they blew a 2 goal lead en route to losing 4 to 2. Stupid assholes.
Girls, girls, settle down!
Did Danny Sedin really just get a roughing penalty? The world is surely ending…
HEE! I luffs him.
Myra, you better stand in front of Ott if Demitra is injured…
Myra, you better stand in front of Ott if Demitra is injured…
Eeek.
Thanks for the support everybody! I’m over it. I have a very quick recovery time :) Especially when alcohol and cookies are involved.
Genna, anatomy lab tests were the worst! I completely feel your pain! The worst part for me was motivating myself to learn all the random bones in the foot or all the muscles in the legs when I’m planning on being a dentist. And neuro too? sheesh. Just sheesh.
Ack, Pookie, I missed you post about Marty’s dad forgetting Clemmer’s name in this flood of comments. That’s fantastic.
You guys, that was the foxiest MSG+ postgame show EVER. First they had Travis languorously rolling his neck while wearing a sweaty t-shirt, then proceeding to nervously fidget with his water bottle throughout the entire interview so the crinkling of the plastic bottle was picked up on his mic, and then they cut away from Marty’s sassy press conference to a be-suited Paulie! With a riot of fluffy, spiky blond hair! And a tie that Boomer posited was tied at the start of the season and hasn’t been untied since — he just loosens it and slips it on and off over his head.
I know you were all wondering how the postgame Devils hotties were going. :P
Myra, you better stand in front of Ott if Demitra is injured…
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Ouch, the Giraffe better leave the Elf alone. He’s like twice the Elf’s size. Unfortunately, Elf doesn’t seem to know he is half the size of the other players.
Yeah, they blew a 2 goal lead en route to losing 4 to 2. Stupid assholes.
They like doing that.
The alix/Patty/Myra show is extremely entertaining.
Dangit, not Begin!!!
The alix/Patty/Myra show is extremely entertaining.
I know! Get out the popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the show!
REAL DEAL NEAL!
Ouch, the Giraffe better leave the Elf alone. He’s like twice the Elf’s size. Unfortunately, Elf doesn’t seem to know he is half the size of the other players.
Shitttt that hit was hott. I think I took my shirt off. :D
But, but, but Elf has the prettiest blue eyes and long eyelashes. Even Hub wants to have Elf’s eyes.
NO HIT ELF.
I wouldn’t call that goal a soft one!
Ott you little shit head…
He is not, he is a strawberry blonde. :P
(My computer locked up so I got behind.)
Speaking of hott, I’m really liking Bégin. So he had BETTER be okay after that elbow to the nose.
That period flew by.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Hey guys, just got home from The ROCK… What. A. Game. It was amazing. It was amazing. I really can’t put into words what it was like to be there other than to say that I still have goosebumps.
For all the cynicism I have about Devils fans, tonight I was impressed. From the moment I walked into the building to MARTY chants on the streets of Newark post-game, it was incredible.
P.S. – How cool was it when Patty came out with the hat on?
Speaking of hott, I’m really liking Bégin.
I hope he still does interviews in French even though he’s in Dallas now. I never have any clue what he says, but it’s. so. hot.
I can’t comment on the hotness of dudes, but I will say on behalf of the Patrick Roy-hating Red Wings nation, congrats to your boy and enjoy the celebration. We saw the last 1:30 of it on Versus when they cut into the Wings game, and the crowd was indeed electric. Marty’s the man.
I never have any clue what he says, but it’s. so. hot.
He’s pretty danged hot in English with the French accent. And yes he better not be hurt. :(
Tim, I’m so glad you were at the game! It sounded amazing — I was getting goosebumps from watching it on TV! I’m so jealous that you were there!! Oh, and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
(That was HOPELESSLY adorable and totally typically Patty when he came out with the hat. I love that guy. :D)
And thanks for the kind words, Tyler! I think that’s pretty cool that Versus cut away to show the end of the game.
Hey guys, just got home from The ROCK… What. A. Game.
So. Jealous! :D I’m glad you had a great time! It was electric on the TV. It doesn’t always convey, but tonight, it totally did. Great job, Jersey!
I will say on behalf of the Patrick Roy-hating Red Wings nation, congrats to your boy and enjoy the celebration.
Hee! Thanks! It’s nice to know we can all agree to hate Patrick Roy!
I never have any clue what he says, but it’s. so. hot.
I watched his goodbye interviews on the Canadiens site back when he first came here and it was very nice. I watched all 4 parts. I picked out a few words. I got the part about how he asked to parle à Bub. :D
[...] being way to distracted. I’ve been trashing talking with the above mentioned alix over on Interchangeable Parts. They are having an extended celebration there over Marty Brodeur’s record breaking win. [...]
It’s nice to know we can all agree to hate Patrick Roy!
Amen!
Con-grat-u-fucking-lations.
Ok, now I’ll return to my dark room and my weeping. O Sabres, why have you forsaken me?
Thanks, Erin! I know how much that hurt you to say it, so it means an awful lot. :D
(And I’m so sorry about the Sabres. I’ve kind of not been paying that much attention to the other games tonight, but I’m getting a vague inkling that most of the wrong teams won this evening outside of Newark.)
I got the part about how he asked to parle à Bub. :D
The Habs do this fun little “Get to know the Canadiens” thing where they ask them some random question. I want to learn French just to know what he’s saying, cause he always seems to crack himself up. I hope he does well out in Dallas. He’s good people.
RAWWWWWWWR!
Kesler and Demo are SO.FUCKIN.HOTT!
Poopy, poopy pants.
No really, good on Marty. I’m looking forward to how far he’ll go with his new record. It’s exciting. And since I had a horrible time at the Blackhawks game I went to this year I’ll say, I’m glad the Devils won tonight. Yeah, glad.
And since I had a horrible time at the Blackhawks game I went to this year I’ll say, I’m glad the Devils won tonight.
Ah yes. Revenge really is a dish best served cold. :D
Then everyone, including Marty, spends an hilariously long time cracking up while Marty discovers exactly how hard it is to cut a net off an NHL goal. First Weekes steps in to help him, and finally Langer takes over while Marty takes a victory lap.
This was the Greastest.Thing.Ever!
As you know, I don’t get NHL Network. So tonight I went to a sportsbar that does. The majority of the people that were there tonight went to watch the UK Wildcats basketball game. This particular bar, Buffalo Wild Wings, had more than enough large screen televisions to allow me to watch the game on one. Of course, I wore my Brodeur jersey. When Marty started cutting the net, a bunch of people came to me to ask why. And as the good ambassador of hockey that I am, I explained that Marty just broke the record for the most wins by a NHL goaltender and that they just witnessed history. I didn’t bother mentioning that I was there because the NHL screwed me over until it was just one Red Wings fan, one Flyers fan, and I still shooting the shit.
Who wrote those questions for Steve? he gets to interview Brodeur immediately setting history and he asks these stupid questions?
retirement? he asks Brodeur an injury/retirement question? what a fucking dolt. Break Roy’s cherrished record? why not just say, gee Marty, you just put Roy on suicide watch, how do you feel? no mention from stevie about how much the fans appreciate him?
my god what a mini-smirking embarassment. and good for Elias for the bitch slap. and oooh steve has the same hat, they gave them out in the press-room, free. and steve, here’s hint, when every player and every coach says over and over, year after year, “we play one game at a time” that means theres no point asking questions about 13 games left they probably win 10 and what do you feel bleat bleat bleat.
steve HAS to have incrimanating photos of someone with a shaved goat in stilletos 3 spatulas and peanut butter.
ok thats off my chest, But my god, congrats to Brodeur!
Well, shit.
Ack, Ack, Ack.
**the sound of me choking**
Non, nom, nom!
My team are a bunch of hot bishes!
Frisby, that sounds like a really fun way to have been able to watch the game, actually! I’m so glad you were able to find a place that would have it on. And WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
KenF, tell us how you really feel! :P I just loved how giddy all the Devils sounded afterwards. Or maybe I was just projecting my own giddiness. Heh.
and for craps sake, my 3 year old daughter has a pair of those same safty craft scissors.
someone get him a real set of shears, or one of those ribbon cutting scissors. electric shears maybe. or just give the guy the whole damn net, posts, crossbars and rubber pegs. he’ll return the in-net camera as soon as he can.
Oh yeah, I forgot, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Every time I see that Johnny Canuck logo, I think of Grrrreg’s picture of him running away from Youppi!
Oh! I meant to tell you Ookies! I was at the bar on Saturday, and this guy went to grind up on me, you know, usual night for me, but when I turned to actually look at him, he was wearing a Marty sweater! HAHAHAHA.
i’m giddy too. when i’m giddy i type. (insert Mutly laugh here)
I love that picture!
or just give the guy the whole damn net, posts, crossbars and rubber pegs. he’ll return the in-net camera as soon as he can.
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and for craps sake, my 3 year old daughter has a pair of those same safty craft scissors.
I know, right!? The first thing I said was to yelp, “They’re going to make him cut that entire net with a pair of Fiskars????” Being a bit of a scissor aficionado, I was horrified at his choice of cutlery. You’d think someone would have armed him better for that.
alix, that’s AWESOME that Devils/Marty fans are representin’ so classily up in your neck of the woods!
It actually was a lot of fun, Schnookie. They say everything happens for a reason. Maybe this whole exclusive NHL Network deal was the hockey gods way of saying that I need to get out more. ;)
Maybe this whole exclusive NHL Network deal was the hockey gods way of saying that I need to get out more. ;)
The hockey gods work in mysterious ways!
Maybe this whole exclusive NHL Network deal was the hockey gods way of saying that I need to get out more. ;)
Dear god. That’s TERRIBLE. What cruel, cruel gods the Hockey Gods are. :P
or just give the guy the whole damn net, posts, crossbars and rubber pegs. he’ll return the in-net camera as soon as he can.
Let him keep it. He’s earned it.
I was at the bar on Saturday, and this guy went to grind up on me, you know, usual night for me
Me too!! Only instead of bar, it’s Wal mart. And instead of guy, it’s a transvestite hooker.
Only instead of bar, it’s Wal mart. And instead of guy, it’s a transvestite hooker.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I can’t believe the Flyers are cheating on me with you, mcguffers.
I can’t believe the Flyers are cheating on me with you, mcguffers.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Thats probably why the Habs are tanking! The Sabres are annoyed about the Habs, but it’s a different country, so, ya know, doesn’t count. But the Habs are like, “Really? The dudes who eliminated us from the playoffs? Seriously.” And my mom’s all like, “Atta girl! Jeff Farter’s hot!” And Timmy Connolly’s like, “Even I think transvestite hookers in Wal mart is trashy. Transvestive hookers. Ok. Wal mart? WTF?”
mcguffers, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Timmy: “I’m more of a Target man, myself.”
Even I think transvestite hookers in Wal mart is trashy. Transvestive hookers. Ok. Wal mart? WTF?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Wow, when you put it that way, it really does sound trashy.
Timmy: “I’m more of a Target man, myself.”
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Roy-z: “Pottery Barn. Definitely Pottery Barn.”
Crunchy: *death glare* “Hello! Shop the Refinery! Dot com!”
Razor does 60 seconds with… during intermissions and he always asks our Swedish players, Target? or Ikea? and they always say Ikea.
And that is my story. Thank you.
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Matty: Cabs. With leather seats. And rhino of affairs.
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*wipes eyes*
Oh man. Was there even hockey on tonight?
ahem, refinery* I’d say I don’t want Crunchy kicking my ass for spelling his store wrong, but that’s a lie. I WOULD like to see at least one Sabre kicking ass.
Crunchy: *death glare* “Hello! Shop the Refinery! Dot com!”
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s where only the most stylish hipster tranny hookers go to grind up against people.
I want to take this penalty kill behind the school and get it pregnant.
Sorry alix, but your penalty kill is really not that great. It’s our power play that is really that bad. It’s confusing, I know.
Now if your a stylish hipster brain eating zombie, you should go to Hot Topic to grind up against people. Right Staffy?
It had to be fuckin Ott.
I’d say I don’t want Crunchy kicking my ass for spelling his store wrong, but that’s a lie. I WOULD like to see at least one Sabre kicking ass.
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It’s our power play that is really that bad. It’s confusing, I know.
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It had to be fuckin Ott.
Hehehe. Yes, yes it did.
Myra :^:::::::::::::::::::::::: I like the reverse method of trash talking. Trash your own team there by calling the other team crap
Hey Hillary Duff! Yeah, your boyfriend isn’t all that great. Our team blows! yeah, you too Carrie! Jessica Simpson called. She wants her press box pouty face back!
mcguffers, I learned it from the best, right Ookies. ;)
The Ookies should teach a class
mcguffers, I learned it from the best, right Ookies. ;)
I was so proud of you when I read that comment, Myra. It’s like my little baby birds have finally left the nest to fly on their own. :P
mcguffers, I learned it from the best, right Ookies. ;)
Awwwww, thanks!
I mean, you’re really terrible at trash talk, loser! Yeah! Oh man, I am SO bad at trash talk. I suck.
:D
But you are so awesome at reverse trash talk, Pookie!
Argh. And that sucked big time. I think James Neal was about to cry on that one.
Purrrrrrrrrrr! My team is SO.FREAKIN.HOT! I think I just had a hockey orgasm. LOL. Sorry! Too much Jameson’s…
OMG! AHHHHHH!
Heh, no hurt Loui! You already have the game won, you big thug. No need to hurt someone just because he is prettier than you.
And yeah, I said it. Loui is prettier than Mattie.
OH YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT!
*Brawls with Myra!*
ahhh. I better get to bed. I have to be awake and functioning soon. Even though my teams suck major donkey balls, I had a very enjoyable evening!
g’night everybody!
AND SO IS OTT! :P:P:P:P:P
And yeah, I said it. Loui is prettier than Mattie.
*Hushed inhalation of breath*
Wow. Things are getting UGLY over here.
And by ugly, I mean Loui and Matty! ZING!
(Just kidding. @@@@@)
Good night, mcguffers!
I just spat jameson’s alll over my lappy top screen! I hope you’re happy!
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CHICK FIGHT!
You WANNA go, SCHNOOKIE?!? Hee!
EEEEEEEEEE! 10 home wins! 10 home wins! My team is HOTTT bishes!
LOVE YOU IPB!
OH MY GOD. Big Bear is the most fuckin adorable interview ever!
“I have smiles on mah faces”
10 home wins! 10 home wins!
Us too! Heh heh. Quit trying to steal our thunder, beeyotch! :P
That’s okay, boys! We can get the next one! There’s still plenty of Brahms to be played! *sobs*
*Bitchslaps Schnookie*
Feels bad. *Hands her a pot brownie*
Hee! The Devils and the Canucks both RAWK!
*Bitchslaps Schnookie*
Feels bad. *Hands her a pot brownie*
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: This is how every good St. Patrick’s Day should end — a drunken brawl and then pot brownies.
And Patty, you’re right — there is SO much Brahms left to be played. Tons of it.
This is how every good St. Patrick’s Day should end — a drunken brawl and then pot brownies.
SO TRUE!
*Bitchslaps Schnookie*
On that note, I think I’m off to bed. :D
Good night!
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Exactly!
Night ladies!
Sorry, Patty!
BEST St. Patricks Day EVER!
Can we all b-slap our power play before we all go to bed please? Please?
Well, Hub has tomorrow off and the Kid is on Spring Break but I have to go to work tomorrow, so I’m off to bed.
Congrats again to Mr. Brodeur and all you Devils out there!
The Stars are going to lick our wounds now.
Good night.
Good morning, everyone! I hope we’re all enjoying this first full day in the “Marty As The Winningest Goalie Of All Time” Era. Heh.
I had to be in the office at an ungodly hour, so I can’t really say this new age of gods and monsters is going all that swimmingly, actually…
I hope we’re all enjoying this first full day in the “Marty As The Winningest Goalie Of All Time” Era.
I am. I’ve accepted that Marty is awesome. I’ve accepted that Smiley Marty is wonderful. I even found an asparagus recipe I want to try. That part has nothing to do with Marty specifically, but it’s still good.
I almost choked on my banana chips reading the transcript of last night’s Irregular Chick Fight and Pot Brownie Party.
Crunchy: *death glare* “Hello! Shop the Refinery! Dot com!”
You know Pommerdoodle would be all about the trip to Petsmart. Until it came time for the trip to the groomers. But Goose would be there to calm him with kibble and chew toys.
I even found an asparagus recipe I want to try.
Oooh! That’s a great thing to have done today! (What’s the recipe for? I love asparagus.)
And Pommerdoodle loves that trip to Petsmart right up until the transvestite hookers are grinding against him while he’s waiting for his turn at the groomers. The tranny hookers at Petsmart are the very worst of all of them. Thank heavens for Goose and the kibble and chew toys. :P
What’s the recipe for? I love asparagus.
It’s for Roasted Asparagus with Sundried Tomatoes and Spring Onions. See the full recipe here.
http://www.buffalonews.com/185/story/611341.html
Oh man, thank you SO MUCH, Amy. That recipe sounds DELISH. Now I’m going to spend all day fixating on asparagus!
Pommerdoodle at Petsmart! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Good morning everyone! The birds are singing so sweetly this morning! They’re chirping “dooon-NUT! dooon-NUT!”
Good morning!
And we want to say one more time here – major, major kudos to everyone who made their way to Newark for the game tonight.
Aw, thanks! The whole game was incredible. It really felt like a playoff game, even before we got there, there was a playoff vibe to the day.
And my mom thought I was on TV during the Chico Eats segment. She called me and was like “I saw you in your green fighting sioux Parise jersey!” And I said “Mom, I was wearing a white Brodeur jersey!”
I’m so glad you got to be there for the game, Pam! How totally awesome!
She called me and was like “I saw you in your green fighting sioux Parise jersey!” And I said “Mom, I was wearing a white Brodeur jersey!”
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s like the time I got featured in the “close-up shot of cheering fans” clip at the end of a highlight package of a Devils/Rangers playoff game our first year with tickets. It was the standard game recap highlight package they ran on ESPN and ESPN2 during their rundown of the night’s sports, you know, where they show all the goals, then have the shot of cheering fans, then the score screen comes up. So there I was right in the middle of the TV, waving my little pom pom and screaming like a maniac, in my game-worn Scott Stevens sweater, a superstar on ESPN, and Boomer goes, “Look! It’s the people who were sitting in front of us tonight!” Thanks for noticing me, Mom. :P
I said “mom, you dont recognize your own kid!” She claims it panned by quickly and that the girl looked like me. Hhmph!
I also thought that the net cutting down ceremony was hilariously awkward, and yes, I noticed Patrik’s hat as I was leaving.
BTW Schnookie, it’s cool that you were in a highlight montage!
She claims it panned by quickly and that the girl looked like me. Hhmph!
Heh. I think she just admitted that she now just recognizes you by your clothing. :P
And the net-cutting cracked me up. The Devils are such a bunch of goofballs, aren’t they? I loved that MSG+ kept panning over to the bench, where the coaching staff was trying to figure out whether they should be laughing or trying to look serious while they waited… and waited… and waited for Marty to finish up. :D
It was funny because everyone in the crowd was standing and cheering, and waiting for Marty to wave the net around or something. It felt like an eternity. They even had a close up shot of the scissors on the big screen. The victory lap gave us something to focus on other than the clowns trying to cut the net down.
Oh yes, and I’m proud to report that the crowd was well aware of Patty’s record before it was announced by PA guy.
I’m proud to report that the crowd was well aware of Patty’s record before it was announced by PA guy.
That’s what I loved about the ovation for Patty — the crowd knew it immediately, went nuts, and then went nuts all over again when it was announced. It was an AWESOME crowd.
The guy sitting next me to told me that he camped out since 7:45 that morning to buy tickets for the game. (You can only buy the $10 seats on game day). [Yes, my $25 seat is literally right next to a $10 seat.]
I love the idea of people “camping” for Devils tickets.
Btw, I would never do that. I would shell out an exhorbitant amount and buy them on Stub Hub or Ticket Exchange.
Congrats to Marty and all Devils fans!
The majority of the people that were there tonight went to watch the UK Wildcats basketball game.
IN THE NIT!!! Heeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
*ahem* Sorry ’bout that. In-state rivalry and whatnot. Yes, the first time my Cards get the overall #1 seed is also the first time in 17 years UK doesn’t make it to the NCAA tourney. And they’re a 4 seed in the NIT!
I try not to be cruel… but it is delicious tasty schadenfreude.
Okay so a couple of things:
1. I was at the Coyotes game (unfortunately) instead of watching the Devils and so I missed the game (but of course I taped it) and I knew the score and that Marty won and all but WOOO! That was awesome.
2. Travis is so adorable. I loved the intermission interview. I also love NHL network for actually showing me the post-game stuff and giving me the second Travis interview. We’re so lucky to get two Travis interviews in one night.
3. Marty and Patty are the best! I loved Patty’s green hat that he wore when he came out as the second star. And Marty is just Marty and was adorable.
Anyways I love those boys. :)
IN THE NIT!!! Heeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::: That must be delicious!
KG, I’m so glad you got to see both Travis interviews!
Pam, if there’s one thing Devils fans excel at it, it’s not needing the PA announcer or scoreboard to tell us when to cheer! :D
IN THE NIT!!! Heeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Rutgers would kill to play in the NIT this year!
::sob sob::
It must be nice to regularly qualify for the NCAA’s!
Fantastic game and crowd last night, felt like the playoffs. Now I hope even more I get to see a game at the Rock in May. The whole game put me in such a good mood that I can only find two things to complain about this morning:
1. Will someone please teach David Clarkson to skate? I swear the guy has fallen down 2-3 times each game for the last 2-3 games. Pando sits for this?!?
2. Chico mentioning Clemmensen as Marty was doing his victory lap/goal trimming celebration. Clemmensen has nothing to do with this! I felt so much love in the building when watching that I forgave him immediately though.
I wish the playoffs would start tomorrow, I haven’t been this enthusiastic about the Devils’ Cup chances in years *glances around nervously waiting for the Hockey Gods to throw fire, brimstone, Clemmensen’s hockey mask (the Hockey Gods love irony, you know) at me*
Mike, it’s frightening how much you sound like my sister and me…
Will someone please teach David Clarkson to skate? I swear the guy has fallen down 2-3 times each game for the last 2-3 games.
We were talking about this at the game last night.
Clemmensen has nothing to do with this!
Who’s Clemmensen?
I haven’t been this enthusiastic about the Devils’ Cup chances in years *glances around nervously waiting for the Hockey Gods to throw fire, brimstone, Clemmensen’s hockey mask (the Hockey Gods love irony, you know) at me*
I am constantly trying to give myself a reality check, but it’s hard. This will be the most disappointing early playoff exit ever for me.
I wish the playoffs would start tomorrow, I haven’t been this enthusiastic about the Devils’ Cup chances in years *glances around nervously waiting for the Hockey Gods to throw fire, brimstone, Clemmensen’s hockey mask (the Hockey Gods love irony, you know) at me*
::knocks on wood frantically for Mike::
I went through the “It’s a foregone conclusion!” enthusiasm for the Devils’ playoff chances last week, where I was like, “EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! I just know it is going to happen!” But in the last few days I’ve returned to my always-bitter, always-bleak outlook and have decided I’m actually dreading the playoffs because I suddenly love this Devils team so much that it’s going to be especially painful when they bow out early. I think this is a much healthier approach. :P
Mike, it’s frightening how much you sound like my sister and me…
Did you and your sister constantly yell “$^&$% Oduya!” at the TV/rink in the first half of the season last year after his many miscues? If so, then we might be related :D
I am constantly trying to give myself a reality check, but it’s hard. This will be the most disappointing early playoff exit ever for me.
Me too, I expected the playoff disaster last year but this year has a much better feel to it and I will remain optimistic and not listen to Schnookie :P *Tries hard to forget the Ghosts of Disappointing Playoffs Past that strangely sound like Schnookie’s voice* That being said, I’m afraid that tonight will be an inevitable letdown game and the Devils will lose like 5-1.
*Tries hard to forget the Ghosts of Disappointing Playoffs Past that strangely sound like Schnookie’s voice*
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hey, I’m just speaking the truth. :P
And there is NO WAY we don’t lose and lose big tonight. The team’s been on this crazy run, they’re starting to play a little bit sloppier of late, they’ve had so many emotional games with so many guys hitting milestones, and they played last night. It’s almost impossible to imagine a win tonight. But I am totally cool with that. :D
Big congrats for all the Devils fans in the house! What a fantastic night for you guys. (Not so hot for the Sabres and Sharks, but whatever).
I wasn’t watching personally, as I was doing irish carbombs while watching the Sabres tank their playoff hopes, but it sounds like there was a great mix of humor and reverence. Awesome.
And happy day after St. Patty’s Day everyone!!! (aka my birthday)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDREW! *tosses andrew-colored confetti*
I wasn’t watching personally, as I was doing irish carbombs while watching the Sabres tank their playoff hopes
Sounds like the right way to approach the Sabres these days. I think Ruff probably wishes he could be doing Irish carbombs behind the bench these days.
That being said, I’m afraid that tonight will be an inevitable letdown game and the Devils will lose like 5-1.
I’m calling 7-2 Carolina. You heard it here first.
Also, I’m also settling back into resigning myself to an early exit. I know this will happen because yesterday I was told that I’ve been registered for a recurring training program that’s five Thursdays from April-June. I.e. 5 Thursdays that I won’t have access to the interwebs during the playoffs. And 5 Thursdays that will make it so it won’t be as easy to switch my late night shift if needed. And because I’m freaking out about this now, I know it will end up unnecessary later. It always is.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDREW!!! WOO HOOOOO!!! (Do you have any awesome plans? Why aren’t you taking the day off?)
*tosses andrew-colored confetti*
Haha…speaking of pasty and pale.
And thanks, Pookie!
Sounds like the right way to approach the Sabres these days.
God, no kidding. Yesterday was some of the worst hockey I’ve ever seen them play. I don’t know if this is our year, Meg. I’m starting to have some doubts.
(Do you have any awesome plans? Why aren’t you taking the day off?)
Thanks Schnookie!
Nah, no big plans today. We went to Lake Tahoe this past weekend so that was my big birthday celebration. Last night got a little wild, so that was really my birthday party. Can’t really do a lot tonight because I’m on the 6:00 am flight out to LA tomorrow morning, for work.
happy birthday andrew!
If you guys let the hurricanes win tonight, after the devils beat the habs last week, I’m gonna be very mad at you.
I don’t know if this is our year, Meg. I’m starting to have some doubts.
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And what’s all this about a 6:00 a.m. flight? Yeesh. I was at work before 8 this morning and I feel like I’m being put through some kind of grueling torture. 6:00 is just plain wrong. That said, it sounds like you did the birthday pretty well, andrew. :D
If you guys let the hurricanes win tonight, after the devils beat the habs last week, I’m gonna be very mad at you.
Have pity on us, Grrrreg! It was the crest of emotion and history at work! I mean, you didn’t really expect Marty not to win 551 in Montreal, did you? And you can’t possibly expect the Devils to look even remotely engaged tonight, can you? :P
And thanks, andrew, for the Marty congrats! It was such a good night for the Devils that I managed to completely overlook that everything else in hockey went pretty much wrong. Heh.
you can’t possibly expect the Devils to look even remotely engaged tonight, can you? :P
Oh yes I can! And I’m sure the sabres fans can too!
Oh yes I can! And I’m sure the sabres fans can too!
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hey, we’ve won something like 22 of our last 27. It’s hard work keeping that up all the time. A team’s got to rest sometimes. :P
And what’s all this about a 6:00 a.m. flight?
I know! Lame isn’t it? The good news is that I’m on the 2:00 flight back, so at least I’ll be home by my normal time. (just have to get up 2 hours early *grumblegrumble*)
It was such a good night for the Devils that I managed to completely overlook that everything else in hockey went pretty much wrong.
Yeah, but it’s cool, you had a great excuse!
i was just thinking it would be pretty funny if Friday Marty comes out for pre-game warm-up and theres his goal minus the net. just the frame.
A team’s got to rest sometimes.
Well rest against the leafs, the lightning, or some western team, but not against the canes please! :P
Oh yes I can! And I’m sure the sabres fans can too!
Eh, those shithead Sabres players don’t deserve to be in the playoffs, anyway.
Happy Birthday, Andrew!!
i was just thinking it would be pretty funny if Friday Marty comes out for pre-game warm-up and theres his goal minus the net. just the frame.
HAHAHAHA! That would be awesome. Or Lou docks his next paycheck for the cost of the replacement net.
Eh, those shithead Sabres players don’t deserve to be in the playoffs, anyway.
For. Effing. Real.
I just don’t understand how they can only muster 13 shots for an entire game! That is obscenely lazy.
Happy Birthday, Andrew!!
Thanks Meg!
I just don’t understand how they can only muster 13 shots for an entire game!
Well hello there Canucks from last season! *Shudders*
Happy Birthday, Andrew! WOOOOOO!
And Happy day after Canucks 10th consecutive home win and Matty’s standing ovation for being the Canucks leading defencemen scorer, IPB!
I just don’t understand how they can only muster 13 shots for an entire game! That is obscenely lazy.
You know, this is why I’ve been laughing so hard at Darcy Tucker since 2000. After that playoff game where the Devils held the Leafs to 6 shots, Tucker whined that the scorekeeping was wrong, and the Leafs had, in fact, managed 13 shots. In an elimination game. Which just proved how AWESOME they’d been in the game. Ahhh, Darcy Tucker. Good times, man.
It was so much easier to get your ire up against the Leafs and their crapitude when he was there. They’re so damn bland now.
They really are bland now, aren’t they? In fact, they’re so yawn-worthy that it’s kind of hard to remember the quaint old days when you could get a really good hate on for them.
Go Canucks! Woo! (And thanks alix!)
Darcy Tucker should be fired. From a cannon. Into the Sun.
They really are bland now, aren’t they? In fact, they’re so yawn-worthy that it’s kind of hard to remember the quaint old days when you could get a really good hate on for them.
So true, one of my favorite Maple Leafs moments was in the ’94 playoffs versus the Canucks where Doug Gilmour got really mad and wanted to fight someone but of course everyone was bigger than him. After thoroughly checking everyone’s height on the ice, he finally went after Vancouver’s Cliff Ronning (who was somewhere around 5’7″ as I recall) and still lost the fight. It’s true, I don’t like the Leafs!
I try to forget Gilmour was ever on the Devils in one of the poorer trades Lou has made. When the Leafs lost Tucker, Roberts and Domi (all players I despise), they became very boring and even worse on the ice. With Burke at the helm of Toronto however, I’m sure he will goon them up soon and we can all get back to hating them like we’re used to.
Happy all-that-good-Canucks-news Day to you too, alix! :D
From a cannon. Into the Sun.
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And Mike, I still have nightmares about the Gilmour Era of the Devils. ::Shudder::
Thanks Andrew and Schnookie! YAY!
I laughed and laughed in the Canucks/Avs game this week when Matty high sticked Tucker accidently, but then Tucker ended up getting a penalty instead after he whined like a little bitch. Ahhhhhh. Good times.
but then Tucker ended up getting a penalty instead after he whined like a little bitch.
That’s our Tucker, at least we know no matter what happens, the Stanley Cup is not in his future.
What a great night for the Devils! Marty’s record, Patty’s team record, Lou smiling, Sutter smiling. Amazing. As someone who has had some sort of season tickets since ’93-’94. It just killed me not to be in the building for this one, but fatherly duties called.
Still, I thought Doc called a great game, and Chico and Dano were giddy for the post game it became infectious at home. If I can’t make a game like this, I sure a hell want Doc calling it (on MSG).
Here’s to a well rested Marty shoulder to shoulder with the Poppers, Patty, Gio, Rollie, Pauile and his D-men friends, and all the red and black storming the playoff castle to find that bloody Cup.
If I can’t make a game like this, I sure a hell want Doc calling it (on MSG).
Word. It really is the next best thing! :D
And, um, I’m not touching the last part of your comment. *Looking up at the sky, whispering* The Hockey Gods are watching. :P
Oh, speaking of Patty’s team record — did anyone watch NHL On The Fly last night? When the talking head (I can’t remember which one it was) went on and on about how Elias drives the Devils offense and if you shut him down, you shut down all the offense? I felt like I was in a time machine to 2001. But hey, if other teams are going to target Elias and overlook Parise, that works for me! :D
I appreciated them saying nice things for Patty, but that was pretty hilarious.
Well, the media is confused. They’ve spent so long overlooking the entire NJ team, now they had to report on Brodeur and the Elias thing just happened to be there as well (great hat, Patty) and this caused them to completely forget Parise because their minds can only hold the names of so many NJ players at once. All others simply fall out of both short-term and long-term memory.
So, you see, in the minds of the media, Parise no longer exists and for him to be re-inserted into their conscious minds, either Patty or Marty will have to be removed.
The upside of this is that Clemmer has also been wiped from memory for these guys.
About your issues with having to banish hopeful playoff thoughts, I had to do the same thing. I had to give myself the same speech I give my cats when they are doing something forbidden (of course, the cats don’t listen at all): “No!!! What part of NO don’t you understand, the ‘N’ or the ‘O’?” I am now fully prepared for the inevitable early-round exit. =)
Eh, those shithead Sabres players don’t deserve to be in the playoffs, anyway.
So much word.
But on the good side, at least Crunchy took some shots (the puck kind, not the liquor kind) at practice today.
But on the good side, at least Crunchy took some shots (the puck kind, not the liquor kind) at practice today.
Given that Crunchy is one of about 2 Sabres players I don’t despise today that is delightful to hear!
So, you see, in the minds of the media, Parise no longer exists and for him to be re-inserted into their conscious minds, either Patty or Marty will have to be removed.
:^:::::::::::::::::: I think you’re onto something there!