RESPIETO

March 25, 2009 by Schnookie

After reading this story about Alex Ovechkin’s latest effort to keep Don Cherry relevant, we have to think this is a new low. Seriously, does it get more pathetic than ripping off Yaya’s “RESPIETO” t-shirt act from ANTM Cycle 3? That’s just weak. Someone please just steal Ovie’s powerbars, lie about him to Tyra, and pour beer on his weave so we can all call this storyline dead and move on.

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on March 25, 2009 at 7:11 pm mcguffers

The fucking Sabres are going to win tonight. I feel it. (it worked for the Habs.)

Oh, and in a battle between Ovie and Grapes, who do you root for when both are douchy?
on March 25, 2009 at 7:13 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’d LOVE it if somebody poured beer on his weave!
on March 25, 2009 at 7:24 pm Amy

Before the beer pouring and Powerbar stealing, can we at least let Ovie go through the makeover round? Imagine how much fun the Jays would have with him.
on March 25, 2009 at 7:28 pm Schnookie

Dude, Tyra would mercilessly break Ovie down with the most brutal makeover of all time! I can’t wait! :P
on March 25, 2009 at 7:29 pm mcguffers

I’ve never actually watched ANTM. that’s the one with Janice Dickenson right? Did Avery date her?
on March 25, 2009 at 7:30 pm Schnookie

mcguffers, you’re missing one of modern cultures high-water marks in ANTM. (And yes, it used to have Janice. Not anymore, sadly.) (And if Avery didn’t date her, I’ll eat my hat.)
on March 25, 2009 at 7:33 pm mcguffers

I don’t watch any reality tv. I have a really bad attention span. I do like The Soup though, so I get some high lights there. Didn’t some girl pass out? From “stress”? Or maybe not eating?
on March 25, 2009 at 7:35 pm mcguffers

This game is a freaking mess. After the Habs last night, this game feels like sloppy seconds. (I’m going for a few more Avery references)
on March 25, 2009 at 7:36 pm Schnookie

I don’t watch any reality tv.

I don’t either. :P

(ANTM totally doesn’t count.)
on March 25, 2009 at 7:39 pm Grrrreg

Oh you’re there! I was alone in the old thread, struggling with a comment that refused to appear… :P
on March 25, 2009 at 7:42 pm Schnookie

Oh, hi there, Grrrreg! Sorry to abandon you! And to leave you all alone with Senor Spam? Even worse!
on March 25, 2009 at 7:46 pm Amy

WHOO! Buffalo’s Captain FTS scores his 2nd goal of the season.
on March 25, 2009 at 7:46 pm mcguffers

Holy cow! The Sabres, who are 1/27 for power play goals, just scored….ON A POWER PLAY!!! Hawt Damn!!
on March 25, 2009 at 7:46 pm Grrrreg

I was talking about that video of Malkin cooking. It was on puckdaddy today, and I found it really fun.
on March 25, 2009 at 7:52 pm mcguffers

I just got done making grilled cheese (which I made last night) and I’m wearing my teams colors (which I did last night) and I just tripped over my sneakers (which I do every day).

Evening Grrrreg! A Sabres win tonight also helps keep the Panthers off the Habs’ ass for a little while longer.
on March 25, 2009 at 7:59 pm Grrrreg

I’m a little sad that I have to root against the panthers these days. I was really hoping they would make the playoffs. Now I would still like to see them in, but if they make it, it could very well be at the habs expense so I’m not cheering anymore!
on March 25, 2009 at 8:00 pm Pookie

I don’t watch any reality tv.

I don’t either. :P

I personally find ANTM transcends reality TV. Also, it offers up a surprising amount of cross-over commentary for hockey.
on March 25, 2009 at 8:10 pm Amy

ANTM just proves that it’s Tyra’s world and we’re all just living in it.
on March 25, 2009 at 8:11 pm mcguffers

I’m a little sad that I have to root against the panthers these days.

Yeah, I suppose I’m supposed to show some loyalty now that they’re the Amerks’ only parent team.
on March 25, 2009 at 8:14 pm mcguffers

Oh, yeah. And I can’t stand Tyra Banks. That’s why I don’t watch ANTM.
on March 25, 2009 at 8:21 pm Schnookie

Can’t stand Tyra Banks??? The horror! :P
on March 25, 2009 at 8:23 pm Pookie

And I can’t stand Tyra Banks.

GAAAAASP! BANNED!

Just kidding! It’s funny you mention “The Soup” because I was totally against the very thought of ANTM until I saw a clip on “The Soup” of Tyra demonstrating some model terms: “dead eye” and “model eye”. They looked exactly the same but she was so deadly serious about it! It would have been like turning on On The Fly and having Sid Crosby seriously demonstrate the difference between “arguing a call” and “whining” but simply standing there and talking to the ref in the same tone of voice for both examples.
on March 25, 2009 at 8:31 pm mcguffers

It would have been like turning on On The Fly and having Sid Crosby seriously demonstrate the difference between “arguing a call” and “whining” but simply standing there and talking to the ref in the same tone of voice for both examples.

Derek Roy: “I don’t see why that’s funny. There is a distinct difference between explaining to the ref why his call was incorrect and helping him see things from your point of view and simply just being a baby.”
on March 25, 2009 at 8:33 pm mcguffers

OMG!! Rick J: “Gaustad tangles with the goal post and it’s a tie. Hopefully he’s okay, cause that cross bar is tough.” Ooooh! Goose, Rick just burned you!
on March 25, 2009 at 8:41 pm Amy

They looked exactly the same but she was so deadly serious about it!

My favorite is when Tyra starts waxing poetic about “model pretty,” “ugly pretty,” and “pretty pretty.” The latter is the worst thing that can happen to you on ANTM is to get the “getting by on the pretty pretty” label.
on March 25, 2009 at 8:47 pm Schnookie

The latter is the worst thing that can happen to you on ANTM is to get the “getting by on the pretty pretty” label.

Absolutely! When she gets going about that, I find myself thanking my lucky stars that I was born too ugly to be “pretty pretty”. (Speaking of which, this cycle’s “pretty pretty” girl looks EXACTLY like Zach.)
on March 25, 2009 at 9:01 pm mcguffers

I have no idea what any of those mean but I’m guessing it’s something like model pretty=anorexic, ugly pretty=like a pug, so ugly they’re kind of cute, and pretty pretty=looks like a 13 year old boy?
on March 25, 2009 at 9:04 pm mcguffers

You know what’s grotesque and not pretty? This game.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:07 pm Amy

Sigh. I’m going to start fixing the snacks to pay for my admission aboard the Sabres bandwagon.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:10 pm Amy

Double sigh. Make that the Devils playoff bandwagon. These idiots have got me so out of sorts, I don’t know who I’m supporting anymore.

At least Crunchy is back on Friday.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:14 pm mcguffers

I really love the Celino and Barnes commercials with Derek Roy where they pledge to donate $1000 to pediatric diabetes for every goal he scores. So that’s, what, like $50 so far?
on March 25, 2009 at 9:15 pm mcguffers

Holy flirking schitt!!
on March 25, 2009 at 9:16 pm Schnookie

Happy now, you doubters? :P
on March 25, 2009 at 9:18 pm Amy

Ouch, Cullimore just pushed Goose into the post. Goose and posts are not getting along tonight.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:19 pm mcguffers

Happy now, you doubters? :P

ANOTHER POWER PLAY GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes, yes I am :D
on March 25, 2009 at 9:23 pm mcguffers

By the way, I believe I did say I had a positive feeling about this game. I do not, however, redact my statement about this being an ugly game. It is butt ugly. But I’d stick a bag over it’s head and take it behind the barn. :P
on March 25, 2009 at 9:26 pm mcguffers

Oh, and Roy still sucks and blows.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:28 pm Schnookie

But I’d stick a bag over it’s head and take it behind the barn. :P

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I gotta say, all kinds of hockey games have been hanging around here lately, hoping you’ll pick them to take behind the barn.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:35 pm mcguffers

I gotta say, all kinds of hockey games have been hanging around here lately, hoping you’ll pick them to take behind the barn.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Sharks/Blackhawks game can just leave now, cause there’s no way I’ll ever be that desperate
on March 25, 2009 at 9:35 pm alix

So you’re saying this game has a butter face, mcguffers?
on March 25, 2009 at 9:40 pm mcguffers

So you’re saying this game has a butter face, mcguffers?

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

I love Rob Ray. “Yeah, and nobody likes fighting. Listen to this crowd!”
on March 25, 2009 at 9:41 pm Amy

I kind of want to take Craig Rivet behind a barn right now. I haven’t seen spunk and teammate defense like that from a Sabre in a heckuva long time.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:43 pm mcguffers

When Max Afinogenov is fighting, er, falling on the ice and protecting his head, you know the game’s out of control.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:47 pm alix

Ooooh! Maybe Peters will run Voukon. Heh.
on March 25, 2009 at 9:49 pm Heather B.

I can’t see my comment so I apologize if this posts twice…. WOOOOOOOO! STANLEY CUP! STANLEY CUP! STANLEY CUP! STANLEY CUP! STANLEY CUP! STANLEY CUP! STANLEY CUP!
on March 25, 2009 at 9:53 pm mcguffers

Definitely Heather! Plan the Parade!! :D
on March 25, 2009 at 9:53 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m a huge fan of The Soup! That’s where I keep up with ANTM. In tiny little bites.

I could have sworn that Janice Dickenson’s show was a whole different one. It was ANTM??
on March 25, 2009 at 9:53 pm Kristin

Oy. This Pens game is putting me to sleep…
on March 25, 2009 at 9:55 pm Schnookie

I think you’re totally on-base with that, Heather!

Patty, Janice had her own show, after her success on ANTM. Her show was WAAAAAAY trashier and less watchable and boringer than ANTM. I watched a marathon of it when I was stuck in a hotel in Hyde Park for a week.

kristin, the Blackhawks/Sharks game actually is interesting, but it put me to sleep. I’m not sure I’m in any shape to be judging tonight… :P
on March 25, 2009 at 9:59 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh, okay. Thanks for clearing that up, Schnookie! I thought I was nuts.
on March 25, 2009 at 10:00 pm mcguffers

If I could afford a hockey team, I would only draft players who didn’t speak English as a first language. Interviews are so much better that way.
on March 25, 2009 at 10:00 pm Heather B.

Somewhere tonight Jerry Sullivan is taking credit for Tim Connolly’s GWG.
on March 25, 2009 at 10:00 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh, my gosh! The Pens have had ten shots at the empty net and missed them all!

Fleury even gave it a shot, but Malkin stole it out of the air.
on March 25, 2009 at 10:02 pm mcguffers

Incoherent interviews:

Tellqvist. Check. Afinogenov. Check. Where’s Spacek? Get him over here. Is Sabretooth allowed to talk or will it just sound like Kenny from Southpark? Eh, bring him too.
on March 25, 2009 at 10:03 pm alix

Come on Penguins! Come on!
on March 25, 2009 at 10:11 pm mcguffers

I certainly hope tomorrow’s game is favorable, because the Habs play Vinny and some other guys. Now THAT game, I’d let take me back to his place and video tape.
on March 25, 2009 at 10:36 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Ugh. The Ducks are spanking the Avs. I don’t like that.
on March 25, 2009 at 10:47 pm Pookie

Hey, the Devils clinched! Thanks, Sabres for beating the Panthers!
on March 25, 2009 at 10:47 pm Schnookie

WOO HOOO!!!! First-round matchup with the Rangers, here we come! :P
on March 25, 2009 at 10:51 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Woo Hoo! (I still hold out the faint hope the Rangers will miss the playoffs. I’m a sucker for lost causes.)
on March 25, 2009 at 11:02 pm mcguffers

Thanks, Sabres for beating the Panthers!

It’s nice when other teams do something you ask of them… :P
on March 25, 2009 at 11:25 pm Morgan

12 straight years of playoffs! Woo-hoo!
on March 26, 2009 at 5:18 am humminggiraffe

WOOOOOOOOOO!

I love you IPB!

Ahhhhhh. Remind me never to say yes to free booxe.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:45 am Amy

Thanks, Sabres for beating the Panthers!

Glad we could be of service. :)
on March 26, 2009 at 10:02 am Schnookie

Good morning, everyone! How are we all doing today? I’m fairly confident that I saw a sign of the end of all that is good and fun about hockey this year — the Hockey Gods ate our crocuses again last night. They did this last year, and look how that turned out! (And no, I refuse to believe it was deer. It was the Hockey Gods, stripping my world of beauty and joy.) (I actually dreamt this morning that the Devils fell to 4th place…)
on March 26, 2009 at 10:23 am Erin

Good morning! Along the lines of hockey gods or otherwise ruining pretty flowers: every year I wait eagerly for my parrot tulips to come up and then the night that they’re going to turn from green to orange/red whatever a deer comes and eats the flower and I’m left with a long green shaft. Well I thought it was a deer but now I know it’s really Lindy Ruff or Max Afinogenov.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:28 am Schnookie

Yeah, it’s SO not deer eating our flowers. I had actually completely forgotten about accusing the Hockey Gods of doing it until Pookie stumbled across this post from our archives over the weekend. It actually made me feel a lot better about this season, seeing how bad things were at this time last year…
on March 26, 2009 at 10:30 am Erin

Oh you Devil’s fans!!! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BAD. If last year was bad for you, I’m so so so sorry!! :P I’m going to pour beer in YOUR weave soon.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:39 am Amy

I know it’s really Lindy Ruff or Max Afinogenov.

So that’s what they were arguing about on the bench last night: where to find the best tulips to munch on.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:40 am Erin

Why do I love that Max and Lindy were arguing? I want Max to stay around. I can’t help myself.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:44 am Schnookie

YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BAD. If last year was bad for you, I’m so so so sorry!!

Trust me — I would have taken flat-out missing the playoffs over the in-division March swoon and first-round loss to the Rangers. I would have taken it ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:49 am Erin

I’ll have to take your word for it that losing in the first round is worse than not making the play-off’s at all! Still might pour that beer in your weave though.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:53 am Schnookie

I’ll have to take your word for it that losing in the first round is worse than not making the play-off’s at all!

Heh. There are plenty of first-round losses that aren’t as bad as missing the playoffs. But after losing 7 of 8 regular season games to the Rangers, most of them in the final two weeks of the season, then bowing out in 5 of the worst playoff games I’ve ever seen? THAT was worse than missing the playoffs. It was so bad that even Marty said afterwards that he just wanted to spend a lot of time having nothing to do with hockey. He kind of spoke for all Devils fans when he said that. That was, BY FAR, the most beaten-down I’ve ever been as a hockey fan. And it’s why I’m dreading this year’s playoffs. I really, really, really don’t want to deal with that again.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:58 am Erin

The playoffs for the Devils this year are going to be AWESOME. Even I’m looking forward to it! Just let the Devils lose to the Sabres pre-playoff and then I’m on the Devil train all the way to the Cup finals! My Marty crush will take over full-steam and it’s going to be a fun, fun spring. You have my guarantee.
on March 26, 2009 at 11:07 am Schnookie

it’s going to be a fun, fun spring. You have my guarantee.

*Uncertainly* O-kaaaaaay. But if it’s EVEN THE TINIEST BIT like last year, I’m coming after you, all right? :P
on March 26, 2009 at 11:12 am Erin

I’ll choose my words wisely as to not upset the very wise and giving hockey gods: I’m feeling very……………positive……….when I think about……….a certain ice hockey team from New Jersey…………….getting…………………..uh, far……………into the playoffs and……………..being on skates on an ice rink on or about the final round.
on March 26, 2009 at 12:05 pm alix

Thanks for not commenting on my extremely drunk comment :)

Having been through the Canucks swoon last season, missing the playoffs sucks more shortterm. Longterm, little baby Hodgson is ripping shit up. High draft picks are good.
on March 26, 2009 at 12:15 pm Schnookie

alix, I love your extremely drunk comments. :P

I think it’s all relative, the misery of missing the playoffs or bowing out early. I mean, when you make the playoffs all the time, your expectations change, right? And again, there are lots of times I’ve seen a first-round Devils loss as a mercy killing (2004 comes to mind)… Meanwhile, surely the Thrashers fans out there wouldn’t see that 2007 playoff push as worth it in hindsight. Yes, obviously it sucks to have a bad team, but plenty of teams that make the playoffs aren’t any good either. So does it mitigate the pain to stretch the sucktitude out over the regular season? Or is it sometimes worse to condense it all into a shorter stretch? It kind of depends on the team and the situation, I guess. :D
on March 26, 2009 at 12:17 pm Morgan

I too am dreading the now seemingly inevitable Devils Rangers first round match up. It is such a drag to attend these games with the Ranger fans. Liz won’t go with me to these games, so I have to sell or eat the extra ticket, and no matter what the outcome, the Devils are toast in this match up. They either let the Rangers get in their heads and lose, or they get so jacked up that they’ve got nothing left for the next round.

Sigh.
on March 26, 2009 at 12:20 pm Pookie

They either let the Rangers get in their heads and lose, or they get so jacked up that they’ve got nothing left for the next round.

Exactly. So really, why bother? If they draw the Rangers, they should just forfeit. We’d all be happier in the short term and the long term!
on March 26, 2009 at 12:23 pm Morgan

Oh, and having said that I would always rather make the playoffs than miss them. Two reasons, the regular season that one has to endure to miss the playoffs is excrutiating. When the Devils last missed the playoffs, they hung around until the final day of the season. They never played well enough to inspire hope, but never badly enough to flat out quit on them. This went on for months! My other reason is that I hate the “What If” of a missed playoff. I’d rather be crushed emotionally in a quick easy kill of a first round debacle then the long drawn out torture of a bad season or a “That could have been us!” playoffs.
on March 26, 2009 at 12:32 pm Mike in Idaho

And again, there are lots of times I’ve seen a first-round Devils loss as a mercy killing (2004 comes to mind)

I just saw something very depressing on yahoo, if I wasn’t so old I would know how to link it for everyone. In the last 4 seasons, the Devils have lost their final playoff series 4-1. Last year and ’04 was in the first round, ’06 and ’07 were in the second round. I don’t think I like yahoo anymore :D

And it’s why I’m dreading this year’s playoffs. I really, really, really don’t want to deal with that again

But this year will be different *hopes he doesn’t sound too much like Charlie Brown talking about his baseball team*

P.S. Thanks everyone for your kind words about my Clemmensen expose, it took me a while to ~~write~~ transcribe. IPB audiences are the greatest audiences in the world! I was so outraged by the post here about his award I just couldn’t let it go. Well, outraged by the news in the post I mean, the post itself was great :D
on March 26, 2009 at 12:41 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m not used to missing the playoffs, but I’m not used to making anything out of them, either. I think, though, that as of right now, I’d much rather make the playoffs and get swept in the first round by Detroit than to miss the playoffs altogether. Which is what’s going to happen.
on March 26, 2009 at 12:43 pm Schnookie

I’d rather be crushed emotionally in a quick easy kill of a first round debacle then the long drawn out torture of a bad season or a “That could have been us!” playoffs.

I don’t mind the quick easy kill of a first round debacle… most of the time. I would have MUCH preferred missing the playoffs to the way things played out last year, though. Not just the first-round loss, but the weeks leading into it… *Shudder* I’m still deeply scarred by that.

In the last 4 seasons, the Devils have lost their final playoff series 4-1.

I love that this proves the Devils are too proud to accept being swept, but not too proud to pretty much completely roll over. :P
on March 26, 2009 at 1:18 pm Pookie

Well, outraged by the news in the post I mean, the post itself was great :D

:^::::::::::::
on March 26, 2009 at 1:30 pm Amy

My other reason is that I hate the “What If” of a missed playoff.

Same here. I “what if’d” myself to death during the beginning of last year’s playoffs and I’d rather not do it again.
on March 26, 2009 at 1:38 pm Schnookie

I’m not much of a “what if” kind of fan. I have a tendency to think, “Well, the Devils weren’t good enough to win the games they actually were in, so why would these other games be any different?” I think we’ve established I’m a pretty bitter, cynical fan, though. :P
on March 26, 2009 at 1:45 pm Pookie

The only time I “what if” is if a bad team makes it to the second or third round on the strength of a good draw, I’ll think the teams they beat are that much suckier for losing a series I think the Devils might have won. But I never think of it terms of “oh, if only the Devils had made it!” It’s much more a “Ha-ha! That teams sucks SO BAD! HAHAHAHA! Losers.” But I think we’ve established I’m a very bitter, cynical fan.
on March 26, 2009 at 2:18 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I always do the what-ifs when Detroit goes out early.
on March 26, 2009 at 2:28 pm Schnookie

I’m actually sitting here kind of stunned at the notion of “what if”ing. It had never really crossed my mind to think that way. Now, granted, my brain is kind of made up of rocks today, but still — my mind’s been blown by this concept! :D
on March 26, 2009 at 2:35 pm Schnookie

I am in such dire need of a pick-me-up that I just bought M&Ms from the breakroom candy machine. And I opened the bag flat, so I could see my little pile of M&Ms… and realized I just paid 90 cents for 54 M&Ms. I’m… not sure I paid a good price for this.
on March 26, 2009 at 3:13 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’ve long debated with myself whether it’s better to mete them out a couple at a time through a tiny hole in the corner of the bag, or open the bag and see them all at the same time.

Both options have their pluses and minuses. Seeing how few you have right up front is kind of annoying, but so is eating the last one without realizing it. :D
on March 26, 2009 at 3:16 pm Schnookie

Yeah, normally I go with the “meting them out through the tiny hole” approach, but today just called for carefully unfolding the wrapper until it was a flat square, and then being horrified that I paid for these M&Ms as if they were solid gold. I don’t see myself making that same mistake again. Way too depressing.
on March 26, 2009 at 4:05 pm mcguffers

The Fucking Habs are winning tonight! I feel it!

It’s worked twice now, so every day the Sabres and/or Habs play, you guys are getting a comment where I call them the “Fucking [insert team name]“. I will also be eating a lot of grilled cheese.

Saturday is gonna be tricky…
on March 26, 2009 at 4:08 pm Pookie

I will also be eating a lot of grilled cheese.

I could really go for a grilled cheese sandwich today. I got put through my paces today in an element of my job that I hate, so I’m like, “Comfort food! Please, someone, give me comfort food!”
on March 26, 2009 at 4:15 pm mcguffers

I got put through my paces today in an element of my job that I hate, so I’m like, “Comfort food! Please, someone, give me comfort food!”

Aww, I’m sorry the hateful element is making for a sucky day, Pookie. You can’t get much more comfort than grilled cheese! :) With tomato soup. Oooh. And peanut butter cups… I’ll start my ice girls diet next week.
on March 26, 2009 at 4:19 pm Amy

Ooh, grilled cheese with tomato and maybe some bacon sounds delightful. Instead, I will just sit here and eat my banana chips.
on March 26, 2009 at 4:24 pm Pookie

I’ll start my ice girls diet next week.

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

Peanut butter cups, eh? I think I’d pay 90 cents for 2 peanut butter cups right now.
on March 26, 2009 at 6:19 pm alix

HAHAHAHA. Mats Daddy and Demo are trying to convince Kes to shave his head so their whole line will be bald.
on March 26, 2009 at 6:33 pm mcguffers

I think I’d pay 90 cents for 2 peanut butter cups right now.

I just got back from the store. EVEN BETTER! REece’s peanut butter easter eggs! I know they’re just peanut butter cups shaped like an egg, but I don’t care! I’m so ready for this game!

alix, I hope Kes’s girlfriend/wife/tranny hooker/goat is able to talk him out of that.
on March 26, 2009 at 6:44 pm alix

Yeah, he mentioned that’s why he’s not doing it. Because of his wife. :D They’re adorable.

But it would be pretty damn epic for the playoffs.
on March 26, 2009 at 6:53 pm Schnookie

I know they’re just peanut butter cups shaped like an egg, but I don’t care! I’m so ready for this game!

That’s the spirit!

And alix, that’s so cute about the baldy line! Good for Kes holding out.
on March 26, 2009 at 6:56 pm Schnookie

And speaking of having bad days at work, I was so groggy and still-on-the-tail-end-of-being-sick that I actually cried at my desk when I couldn’t get power point to do what I was asking it to. Yes, I fully recognize how pathetic that is. I used it as Exhibit A in my argument for why it was okay that I went home an hour early. :D
on March 26, 2009 at 7:07 pm mcguffers

Jeebis Schnookie! What you and Pookie need is a good night of hockey. I hope Tranny Brides bring a bright spot in your day.
on March 26, 2009 at 7:18 pm Schnookie

Thanks, mcguffers. I’m all happily ensconced in front of the TV, waiting on pizza delivery, and actually getting the game in HD. Everything else is just gravy! :D
on March 26, 2009 at 7:30 pm Schnookie

Oh, and obviously, since I’m gorging on pizza tonight, my Ice Girl diet is also waiting for a later date.

Bummer. Come on, Tranny Brides. I’m a sicky-sickster!
on March 26, 2009 at 7:31 pm Schnookie

The Trannies clearly don’t realize they are supposed to be my tonic on a day in which power point made me cry. :P
on March 26, 2009 at 7:34 pm Pookie

Power Point makes Beaker and Farter cry all the time.
on March 26, 2009 at 7:37 pm Schnookie

Poor Farts. All Coach Foxy has to do is tell him he’s in charge of putting together a presentation for the next PK meeting, and he just crumples to the floor in tears. It’s not even like they actually use power point, but don’t tell Farts that. It’s how Coach Foxy keeps him in line.
on March 26, 2009 at 7:41 pm mcguffers

Oooh, pizza!

Power Point makes Beaker and Farter cry all the time.

I have a weird feeling that Farter thinks Power Point is the name of a penalty.

I have to give the Habs credit for their opening. The Sabres home video opening looks cheesy and there is not enough Goo Goo Dolls. The Habs have excellent use of Coldplay, kids waving flags and cheering. I’m pumped and I’m not even there. I can’t imagine what a game in the Bell is like.
on March 26, 2009 at 7:46 pm Schnookie

I feel the very best opening thingies for hockey games involve the Yanni song the Devils recently brought back. It was the opening all the years we had our season tickets in the 4th row, then they took it away and it was like a part of my hockey fandom died. Now we’ll hear the Yanni in the background during Doc and Chico’s opening chitchat, and it makes me so happy. I feel like I’m a young kid of 20 again, back before I got jaded. :P
on March 26, 2009 at 7:48 pm Schnookie

Okay, we’re getting the Panthers feed of this game, and I just have to complain about whoever it is who does their station identification voiceover. He stresses his words all wrong. It’s “Fox Sports Flori-DA, home of the Pan-THERS.” It makes my ears bleed.
on March 26, 2009 at 7:56 pm mcguffers

yeah, I’m not a fan of over pronouncing announcers. Or anthem singers who over exaggerate the song.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:01 pm Schnookie

Over-the-top anthem singers are THE WORST.

So how’re things going for the fucking Habs game? Is it looking to get any time behind the barn this evening?
on March 26, 2009 at 8:06 pm mcguffers

So how’re things going for the fucking Habs game? Is it looking to get any time behind the barn this evening?

Let’s just say this fucking game is gonna have trouble walking tomorrow when I’m done with it. I think the shots on goal are something like 304-2 favoring the Habs. And Kovy just scored on a power play. Oh yeah. This game is gettin some.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:09 pm Schnookie

Let’s just say this fucking game is gonna have trouble walking tomorrow when I’m done with it.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m glad this evening is going well for you two! This Tranny Brides game is going to have trouble walking tomorrow when I’m done with it… kicking it in the nuts. Stupid Trannies. :P
on March 26, 2009 at 8:15 pm mcguffers

This Tranny Brides game is going to have trouble walking tomorrow when I’m done with it… kicking it in the nuts. Stupid Trannies.

Those Trannies had better win! Florida can’t get any more points! EVAH!!

Markov and Komisarek are like those two flapper things in a pinball game right now keeping the puck in and slapping it at Ramo. I don’t think Price has been on the screen in like 10 minutes.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:19 pm Schnookie

Pookie just made the unfortunate comparison between Farter and Rita from “Arrested Development”. We can’t stop singing “Hot Potato” now. Heh. He just argued a call, and we decided he was telling the official that he can’t wait to have pop-pop with his tiny teddy. Poor Farts.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:23 pm Schnookie

HOT POTATO!
on March 26, 2009 at 8:23 pm Pookie

WOOO! Go Rita-Farter! Plastic fruit for everyone!
on March 26, 2009 at 8:24 pm Schnookie

BOOO! Stupid Trannies! That’s what I get for stopping kicking them in the nuts.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:27 pm mcguffers

That was quick. Stoopid Panthers.

It’s okay. The Sabres came back and beat the Panthers in the third.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:30 pm mcguffers

I should probably rent “Arrested Developement” now
on March 26, 2009 at 8:31 pm Schnookie

Boomer likes to constantly remind us that the Trannies are a third-period team, so hope does spring eternal. It’s Hartnell wig night! How can they lose on wig night? (I can’t believe how far in I am. I’m in WAY too deep this season. :P)
on March 26, 2009 at 8:33 pm Pookie

Have you not seen “Arrested Development”, mcguffers? Because it has your name written all over!
on March 26, 2009 at 8:34 pm mcguffers

I can’t believe how far in I am.

that’s what he said! (sorry, “she” doesn’t work as well.)

Now they have to win! You don’t want to see a rink full of beer soaked Hartnell wigs.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:37 pm mcguffers

Have you not seen “Arrested Development”, mcguffers? Because it has your name written all over!

I’ve heard that a lot actually. And “30 Rock.” I have a lot of Netflixing to do this summer.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:40 pm mcguffers

Price just made his 3rd save of the game. In the second period. Usually that means he’s let in about 6 goals. But no. Still no goals for Vinny.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:48 pm alix

Oh I meant to mention that Scott Hartnell night might be the greatest thing I’ve ever heard.

30 Rock is magical, mcguffers.
on March 26, 2009 at 8:49 pm Schnookie

that’s what he said! (sorry, “she” doesn’t work as well.)

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Thanks for accepting the alley-oop pass on that one. :P

I have heard about “30 Rock” so much that I REFUSE it now. So I don’t want to push “Arrested Development” too hard. I hate when people tell me how much I’ll love a television show. Nothing makes me hate a show more than hearing that. :D
on March 26, 2009 at 8:51 pm Schnookie

@@@@ Oops! I didn’t mean for that to sound like I was REFUSING your recommendation of “30 Rock”, alix! You left your comment while I was ranting mine! :P
on March 26, 2009 at 8:59 pm alix

Oh whatever, Schnookie. You’re a classless beeyatch :P

Hee! No worries! Luckily no one told me about 30 Rock before I watched it.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:01 pm mcguffers

I think my only hesitation on “30 Rock” is Alec Baldwin. Just don’t like the dude. Everyone else on the show is great. Love me some Tina Fey.

oh, 23-5 shot advantage for the Habs. This game needs to be banged in the locker room during the second intermission.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:04 pm Schnookie

Oh whatever, Schnookie. You’re a classless beeyatch :P

It’s true. There’s really no two ways about it. :D

And this game needs to he hit in the nuts with a baseball bat. NOT COOK, TRANNIES. How is it that they play really well against us, but suck against the shitty PanTHERS?
on March 26, 2009 at 9:06 pm Schnookie

The Tranny Brides are all fired. Each and every one of them. But they don’t get to have their exit interviews until AFTER I hit them in the nuts with a baseball bat.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:09 pm mcguffers

But they don’t get to have their exit interviews until AFTER I hit them in the nuts with a baseball bat.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::: Don’t forget to give them their COBRA paperwork
on March 26, 2009 at 9:11 pm Schnookie

Don’t forget to give them their COBRA paperwork

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: One of the nice things about having the Flyers as your Tranny is that they’re the Flyers. They don’t expect COBRA. They’re just happy that I’m keeping the blows from the baseball bat below the waist. (I suspect exit interviews with Bobby Clarke are a lot like the baseball bat scene in “The Untouchables”.)
on March 26, 2009 at 9:13 pm mcguffers

If it meant that “Komisaurus” would have to take me down, I would punch Carey Price in the face too.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:15 pm Pookie

The Flyers don’t get COBRA. They get cobras. The Flyers witchdoctor staff uses them to cure concussions.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:16 pm mcguffers

They get cobras. The Flyers witchdoctor staff uses them to cure concussions.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That explains Lindros.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:16 pm Schnookie

The Flyers don’t get COBRA. They get cobras.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Beaker: “AAAH! COBRAS!”
on March 26, 2009 at 9:17 pm Pookie

The fact that the cobras cure concussions but cause night terrors is immaterial to the witchdoctors.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:27 pm Schnookie

Sigh. Stupid Briere. I should have known HE’D be the reason I don’t feel any better now, and am still crying over power point.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:27 pm alix

Ahhhhhh. The Flames are really melting down recently. Maybe there really is a Santa Clause.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:30 pm Schnookie

Dude, the Flames are a wet mess, aren’t they? The only problem I have with tonight’s shellacking is that I didn’t decide to bench Kiprusoff while I was ahead in goaltending stats. Now I’m going to lose to the Soldering Iron Boars thanks to Kipper’s sterling 7.84 GAA.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:30 pm mcguffers

Atlanta just scored! (They’re playing the Rangers and they just tied it up.)

Briere is a night terror.

Is everyone playing tonight but the Devils?
on March 26, 2009 at 9:33 pm Schnookie

Is everyone playing tonight but the Devils?

I believe so. I was looking forward to a nice evening of not being deeply emotionally bound to any of these games, but now I’m a mopey wreck about the Trannies. I think my recent illness has left me unusually vulnerable. Heh.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:40 pm alix

Dear flippin Swede. How about you not give up 2 goals in 2 minutes, including a shorthanded breakway, Canucks!
on March 26, 2009 at 9:45 pm mcguffers

I am so torn right now. I kind of want to take things slow with this game, cause we may have a future. But then the other half of me wants to do things to this game that are completely illegal, unethical, and unsanitary.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:49 pm alix

Burr has 25! 25! I honestly never saw that happening. WOOOOOO!
on March 26, 2009 at 9:55 pm mcguffers

*Throws exactly 25 pieces of Burr colored confetti*

Sorry the Trannies were little bastards tonight Ookies! That is not cook. Not cook at all.

This game is starting to show a dirty side. Artyukhin is a jerk. A big nasty jerk.
on March 26, 2009 at 9:56 pm Heather B.

I think my only hesitation on “30 Rock” is Alec Baldwin. Just don’t like the dude. Everyone else on the show is great. Love me some Tina Fey.

Wait… WHAT?! I can’t even FATHOM not loving Alec Baldwin. You should give 30 Rock a try, especially if you love Tina, because dude, Alec is MAGICAL on that show. (Tina’s pretty good too :P)
on March 26, 2009 at 9:58 pm Heather B.

Oddly enough, I chose the word “magical” before seeing that alix used that exact word. So you know it really IS magical now :P
on March 26, 2009 at 10:01 pm alix

Oh yeah. I wasn’t an Alec Baldwin before 30 Rock, but he is epically, epically MAGICAL on 30 Rock!
on March 26, 2009 at 10:03 pm Pookie

It is Alec’s illusions that seem so magical?
on March 26, 2009 at 10:03 pm alix

That should have said I wasn’t an Alec Baldwin FAN before 30 Rock. I know I was never an Alec Baldwin.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:04 pm mcguffers

Fuck me. Listen up game. I’m starting to “get a headache.” Stop fucking around, or your sleeping on the couch… with your hand.

Wait… WHAT?! I can’t even FATHOM not loving Alec Baldwin.

I can’t even explain why. I just have never been a huge fan of his. I kind of liked him in Beetlejuice I guess.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:12 pm mcguffers

Overtime. This is not what I expected.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:16 pm mcguffers

That should have said I wasn’t an Alec Baldwin FAN before 30 Rock. I know I was never an Alec Baldwin.

:^::::::::::::::::::: I was going to tease you about using a line from “Clueless.”
on March 26, 2009 at 10:17 pm mcguffers

YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

No shootout!
on March 26, 2009 at 10:19 pm Pookie

No shootout is like music to my ears!
on March 26, 2009 at 10:27 pm mcguffers

Carey isn’t quite so good with the shootouts. Plus Ramo was a beast tonight. Who the heck is that dude?
on March 26, 2009 at 10:27 pm Pookie

Ugh, Ramo. I feel like he’s beat the Devils 9,000 times.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:33 pm mcguffers

Ramo’s the only reason the Lightening didn’t get killed. Not counting the last 10 minutes of the third period, the Habs embarrased the “Bolts.” I didn’t even see Vinny, and the only time I noticed St. Louis is when the announcer made a joke that he completely veered away from Komi rather than challenge him for the puck. Artyukhin was a pain in that balls, and Malone was good for a couple penalties. Seriously, their 3rd shot on goal was five minutes into the 2nd period. WTF?
on March 26, 2009 at 10:35 pm Pookie

I haven’t noticed Vinny in any of the Lightning Bolts games I’ve seen this year.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:36 pm Schnookie

I’ve actually never noticed Vinny in Lightning Bolts games. Not even in that playoff series two years ago where he was scoring from the corners at will.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:40 pm mcguffers

Are you guys twins?
on March 26, 2009 at 10:41 pm alix

I just see Vinny in the shower. And in my bed.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:47 pm Schnookie

I just see Vinny in the shower. And in my bed.

Well… yes. That goes without saying.

And mcguffers, we share a brain. It’s better than being twins. :P
on March 26, 2009 at 10:48 pm mcguffers

alix, :^:::::::::::::::::::::: Watch out though. From what I’ve seen he and St. Louis come as a package. I would NOT want him in the shower.
on March 26, 2009 at 10:50 pm alix

Well you know what they say about midgets…
on March 26, 2009 at 10:52 pm Schnookie

Well you know what they say about midgets…

Are you TRYING to get stranded at the Saskatoon Airport?
on March 26, 2009 at 10:54 pm mcguffers

Do you think Vinny carries him around on his shoulders when they’re out in public?
on March 26, 2009 at 11:00 pm alix

I guess I am, Schnookie :D

Swede on a meatball that game was terrible.
on March 26, 2009 at 11:03 pm Schnookie

I’m so sorry, alix. It turned out to really not be a “take the game out behind the barn” night for any of us, did it?

We’re watching the Coyotes now (because we think Scottie Upshall is hot — we’re SO lame and PROUD OF IT!), and Darren Pang just said, “It’s not all peaches and gravy up here in the NHL.” Pookie goes, “No it’s not. It’s peaches and screams.”
on March 26, 2009 at 11:06 pm alix

Pookie and Darren Pang for the win!
on March 26, 2009 at 11:08 pm mcguffers

It turned out to really not be a “take the game out behind the barn” night for any of us, did it?

I might throw my game a bone (pun intended) for winning in overtime, but we’re not snuggling afterward seeing that they did give away a 2-0 lead in the third.
on March 26, 2009 at 11:10 pm Schnookie

Do you wonder at all whether your game intended that? Like, maybe it’s not big into snuggling, and it’s just using you?
on March 26, 2009 at 11:11 pm mcguffers

Woah. They just interviewed Vinny. He’s taking advantage of the Montreal press by doing the interview in French. Vinny speaking French is. just. awesome.
on March 26, 2009 at 11:14 pm mcguffers

“No it’s not. It’s peaches and screams.”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::: I’m totally using that!

Schnookie, yeah, cause my game’s that smart. *rolls eyes* I like ‘em dumb and slightly disturbed. If I liked the thinkers, I’d be watching Red Wings games. :P
on March 26, 2009 at 11:14 pm Schnookie

Vinny speaking French is. just. awesome.

Yeah, when he started spouting off in French at the award show last year, my ovaries spontaneously combusted.
on March 26, 2009 at 11:18 pm Schnookie

If I liked the thinkers, I’d be watching Red Wings games. :P

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

(And for the record, Pookie stumbled across “Peaches And Screams” when she was tidying up the stacks at work in the Mysteries section. Heh.)
on March 26, 2009 at 11:20 pm mcguffers

Schnookie :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I watched the whole interview with a gaping jaw.

Wow, I have no idea what was said, but the Flames sucked tonight. In French. (Yup, I’m still watching RDS. In French)
on March 26, 2009 at 11:22 pm alix

Man. Vinny talking French is more than a direct call to my ovaries. It’s like a 911 emergency call to my ovaries.
on March 26, 2009 at 11:26 pm mcguffers

Sheesh. And the Stars lost. I’m sorry if in order for my teams to win, every one else must lose.

*pauses* *whispers under breath* not that sorry…
on March 26, 2009 at 11:28 pm Pookie

*pauses* *whispers under breath* not that sorry…

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

On that note, I’m exhausted. Good night, everyone!
on March 26, 2009 at 11:33 pm mcguffers

G’night Pookie!

I think it’s time for me to go to bed, too. A Vinny-less bed. :(
on March 27, 2009 at 8:24 am Amy

“It’s not all peaches and gravy up here in the NHL.”

So in Panger’s world, peaches and gravy go together? That’s just gross.

I like ‘em dumb and slightly disturbed. If I liked the thinkers, I’d be watching Red Wings games.

I like the thinkers. That’s why Crunchy’s blog makes me all atwitter. There’s something about analysis and multisyllable words that gets me right here.
on March 27, 2009 at 9:09 am Grrrreg

A Vinny-less bed. :(

Vinny didn’t really deserve you yesterday, mcguffers.

We have a winning streak! WOOOO!
Hum, uh, wait no… this is not what is sounds like… This is not optimism, not in any way. This is just, uh… you know, perfectly reasonable and measured satisfaction that my team was able to win two games in a row, at home, against crappy teams. I’m not having dreams of the cup again. I swear!

Oh, and I’m glad to see speaking French seems to provoke so many ovaries explosions around here. I know it helps if the person speaking is gorgeous too, but still!
on March 27, 2009 at 9:17 am Pookie

So in Panger’s world, peaches and gravy go together?

I think Strader called him on that and Panger was like, “Oh right. I meant french fries.” Hee!
on March 27, 2009 at 9:22 am Pookie

I know it helps if the person speaking is gorgeous too, but still!

Yeah, with Vinny, the French is really just the gravy on the peaches. :D
on March 27, 2009 at 9:51 am Schnookie

I know it helps if the person speaking is gorgeous too, but still!

As you would know, right? (You are gorgeous, right, Grrrreg? Because we have a very strict “gorgeous-only” rule around here…)

And who doesn’t love peaches and gravy?
on March 27, 2009 at 10:07 am Amy

And who doesn’t love peaches and gravy?

I half expect it to show up on a Sandra Lee show any day now. I’m picturing canned peaches grilled (since fresh ones would take hours to prepare) and served with either a can of Franco-American beef gravy or a side of Prego, depending on how you interpret the word “gravy.”

And I think I just grossed myself out with that last paragraph.
on March 27, 2009 at 10:12 am Grrrreg

You are gorgeous, right, Grrrreg? Because we have a very strict “gorgeous-only” rule around here…

Of course I’m gorgeous! I’m by far the most gorgeous habs blogger from Paris. It’s not even close.
on March 27, 2009 at 10:13 am Schnookie

(since fresh ones would take hours to prepare)

Oh, totally. Who would grill FRESH peaches? That’s just preposterous! And I am now DYING to see that episode. What do you suppose peaches and gravy is a side dish for? Some kind of meatstuff that comes out of a crockpot, I hope.
on March 27, 2009 at 10:15 am Schnookie

I’m by far the most gorgeous habs blogger from Paris. It’s not even close.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s a relief to hear, because I was going to have to ban you if you weren’t. :P
on March 27, 2009 at 10:24 am Mags

What do you suppose peaches and gravy is a side dish for? Some kind of meatstuff that comes out of a crockpot, I hope.

One would think.

Hey IPB. How are the gorgeous folks today? Good I hope!
on March 27, 2009 at 10:29 am Schnookie

How are the gorgeous folks today? Good I hope!

Heh. I wouldn’t say I’m good, but at least I still have my gorgeousness. (My advice to all of you? Don’t get whatever this bug is. This has been the most annoying sick week OF MY LIFE.)
on March 27, 2009 at 10:35 am Mags

My advice to all of you? Don’t get whatever this bug is. This has been the most annoying sick week OF MY LIFE.

Sorry to hear about that! But hey, you’re gorgeous right? Think of all the the people people who have to get through life without that, regardless of their health.
on March 27, 2009 at 10:36 am Schnookie

Think of all the the people people who have to get through life without that, regardless of their health.

It’s so true. And the schadenfreude really makes me feel that much better about myself. I’m so much more gorgeous than most! :P
on March 27, 2009 at 10:48 am Mags

the the people people

*headdesk* I clearly have not had enough sleep today.

And the schadenfreude really makes me feel that much better about myself.

I know! Nothing beats laughing at someone else’s misfortune. There’s this Dutch proverb “Geen schoner vermaak dan leedvermaak”, which loosely translates “There is no enjoyment more beautiful than schadenfreude”. I reckon they’re totally right ;)
on March 27, 2009 at 10:54 am Pookie

Some kind of meatstuff that comes out of a crockpot, I hope.

Hearty beef stew because it goes with grilled peaches so well.
on March 27, 2009 at 11:27 am Caitlin

Morning, IPB! Re: this post, I’m sorry – now every time I see Ovechkin, I see Jaws. Grinning and waving and smiling like a simpleton.

(And I’m slowly converting to the dark side of the -Ookies irritation with Ovie. Even Ovechkin’s Russiantastic aspects aren’t enough to keep the slow build of annoyance at bay. Can he just…stop, already?)
on March 27, 2009 at 11:32 am Schnookie

I’m so glad you’re converting to the dark side! That’s what this blog is all about! :D

Can he just…stop, already?

Dude, seriously. More than that, though, could the hockey media make it so it’s easier for me to just ignore him?
on March 27, 2009 at 11:35 am Amy

Hearty beef stew because it goes with grilled peaches so well.

That it does.

TSN is running a poll on whether Zach or Sid is having the better season. I think it’s a pretty obvious answer, don’t you?
on March 27, 2009 at 11:38 am Caitlin

More than that, though, could the hockey media make it so it’s easier for me to just ignore him?

He should go back and be on that cuckoo Russian game show he was on for a while. That would staunch the flow of Ovie-centric news (I hope). And we’d get to see Ovie making an ass of himself. Everyone wins!
on March 27, 2009 at 11:38 am Schnookie

I think it’s a pretty obvious answer, don’t you?

Well, Sid’s got more points, and in fewer games. (Was he the obvious answer?)
on March 27, 2009 at 11:39 am Caitlin

I’m so glad you’re converting to the dark side! That’s what this blog is all about! :D

Yes. Some dark sides. Other Tranny Bride related dark sides, I just don’t go there.
on March 27, 2009 at 11:40 am Amy

I was looking at it as in Zach was doing better because there’s less of an expectation on him. He’s a pleasant surprise, while Sid is expected to have a good season based solely on the fact that he’s Sid.
on March 27, 2009 at 11:40 am Schnookie

And we’d get to see Ovie making an ass of himself.

Please. We get to see him making an ass of himself every time he celebrates a goal. Or goes out in public in his everyday street clothes. :P
on March 27, 2009 at 11:43 am Schnookie

I was looking at it as in Zach was doing better because there’s less of an expectation on him.

Right! I see your point. :D I gotta say, I love Zach to pieces, and I love what he’s done this season, but I wouldn’t kick Sid’s season out of bed either. Can I vote for both of them? To be Devils? :P

My opinion of Zach right now is skewed by the fact that he seems like he’s NEVER GOING TO SCORE A GOAL AGAIN. Hmph. And because the last game I saw him play actually made me fall ill. (I started to feel sick literally the instant the game on Monday ended.)
on March 27, 2009 at 11:45 am Caitlin

Or goes out in public in his everyday street clothes. :P

Yes, but does it compare to the hilarity of watching Ovechkin forced to waddle around in an enormous foam penguin suit?

It’s like you can hear Crosby’s cackling across the continents…
on March 27, 2009 at 11:51 am Amy

but does it compare to the hilarity of watching Ovechkin forced to waddle around in an enormous foam penguin suit?

Ovie is Iceburgh?
on March 27, 2009 at 12:01 pm Caitlin

Ovie is Iceburgh?

He sort of looks like it. I wish I had the YouTube clip handy but Ovechkin was what appears to be a Russian, Double-Dare-esque show where they made him dress up as a penguin and compete in these stupid games. He basically…looked like an idiot.
on March 27, 2009 at 12:05 pm Mags

He basically…looked like an idiot.

Nothing new then.
on March 27, 2009 at 12:08 pm Pookie

I think Zach is having a better season because he’s handled adversity better. Rather than coach killing, he almost single-handedly made it so that the Devils could stay in the race. That said, Sid’s a considerably better player, and thus I can definitely support voting for him, too. Also, I want Zach to fly under the radar. So… VOTE SID!
on March 27, 2009 at 12:40 pm Schnookie

Unrelatedly, someone just put a meeting on my calendar for 8:30 on Monday morning. What? The? Hell? Who DOES that?
on March 27, 2009 at 12:50 pm Mike in Idaho

where they made him dress up as a penguin and compete in these stupid games

Damn it, I like penguins! Why couldn’t they have made him dress up as a hyena or some animal I don’t like? You know whenever you go to the zoo, those hyenas always think it’s all about them…

WARNING to NY/NJers: Tonight’s game is on MSG Plus 2. Sure would suck to have to watch that instead of watching it in HD from the Chicago channel :D
On the good side, you won’t have to hear Ed Olzcyk going on about player’s physicality. I was very disturbed to find that according to dictionary.com, physicality is actually a word. I would have sworn it was something he made up.
on March 27, 2009 at 12:51 pm Schnookie

Man, what a bummer about MSG Plus 2. And Comcast’s HD picture is so kick-ass, too. AS IF IT WASN’T BAD ENOUGH THAT THE DEVILS MADE ME SICK IN THEIR LAST GAME, NOW THEY’RE MAKING ME WATCH IN STANDARD DEF??? :P
on March 27, 2009 at 1:18 pm Morgan

Re: Sid vs. Zach. I thought the Devils fans settled this during Sid’s first offical NHL game. Didn’t we tell everyone “Parise’s better!”? Geeze people!
on March 27, 2009 at 1:27 pm Pookie

Morgan, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Man, this week just gets worse and worse! The Devils aren’t in HD tonight?!? I think I might just go home, go to sleep, and not wake up until next week. :D
on March 27, 2009 at 1:33 pm Mike in Idaho

AS IF IT WASN’T BAD ENOUGH THAT THE DEVILS MADE ME SICK IN THEIR LAST GAME, NOW THEY’RE MAKING ME WATCH IN STANDARD DEF???

Now you’ll need an eye exam in addition to your other meds! And as to your Monday morning meeting, you’re probably too sick to attend :D

I think I might just go home, go to sleep, and not wake up until next week.

Give yourself even more sleeping time, the game Monday night is on Blersus :(
on March 27, 2009 at 1:35 pm alix

I may be in love with Geno after seeing that perogie special on Puck Daddy. He wasn’t even playing hockey! I may be very ill…heh.
on March 27, 2009 at 1:36 pm Schnookie

Give yourself even more sleeping time, the game Monday night is on Blersus :(

And against the Rangers. Thanks, I’ll pass. :P
on March 27, 2009 at 1:43 pm Amy

the game Monday night is on Blersus

Dollars will get you donuts that the Avery/Marty fiasco from last year will be brought up approximately 700 times during the game.
on March 27, 2009 at 1:53 pm Pookie

Good point. Sleeping until Tuesday it is!
on March 27, 2009 at 2:22 pm Schnookie

Dollars will get you donuts that the Avery/Marty fiasco from last year will be brought up approximately 700 times during the game.

I can’t wait.
on March 27, 2009 at 2:29 pm Grrrreg

Hey, I just stumbled upon something awesome (click click the link!), hand-made by the super cool EP at “Shifts and Sets” (a habs blog that I really really like).
on March 27, 2009 at 2:34 pm Schnookie

Hee! That’s such a cute little voodoo doll!
on March 27, 2009 at 2:54 pm Pookie

Poor Sid! Fortunately, I’m sure there’s an Ovie doll somewhere out there to counteract it. Heh. (It’s an adorable little doll, though.)
on March 27, 2009 at 2:57 pm Mags

Cute yes. I think I might make a (insert whoever has been good for the Habs lately) doll. It’s only fair.
on March 27, 2009 at 3:06 pm Amy

Dollars will get you donuts that the Avery/Marty fiasco from last year will be brought up approximately 700 times during the game.

I can’t wait.

But if it’s a Doc game, maybe Doc can counteract some of the Avery-ness that will permeate the broadcast.

I think I need to make a Bucky voodoo doll. If only because he’s writing yet another round of “what would have happened if Briere, Drury, Dumont, McKee and Grier had stayed Sabres” for Sunday’s paper.
on March 27, 2009 at 3:49 pm Pookie

I just had a coworker explain to me that Abraham Lincoln was a famous American president and then they asked me if I remembered the Civil War. I’m telling you, I’m going to sleep and not waking up until Tuesday. At the earliest!
on March 27, 2009 at 4:13 pm Erin

Abraham Lincoln is the name of my chihuahua mix, so tell you co-worker she’s way off base.
on March 27, 2009 at 4:35 pm Mike in Idaho

I’m telling you, I’m going to sleep and not waking up until Tuesday. At the earliest!

Tell your coworker the story of Rip Van Winkle and ask if they remember the Revolutionary War. Then explain you will be part of a somnambulistic research project to better understand the habits of 18th century citizens until at least next month . Your coworker will have to cover for you of course.
on March 27, 2009 at 7:37 pm Pookie

Mike, that’s brilliant!
on March 27, 2009 at 7:54 pm Meg

The Sabres just actually succeeded in scoring on a 2-on-1. I think I might be in shock.
on March 27, 2009 at 7:57 pm Schnookie

That’s awesome! They’re totally having the Crunchy Bump! WOOOOOO!!!! (Also, we just got up from a nap and got around to starting a thread for tonight’s games… Just bein’ the town crier here. :D)