Great news, Gentle Reader! It’s raining cats and dogs here at stately IPB Manor, so maybe we’ll be spared having to watch this game by our satellite reception blinking out! Or not.
Gel-O and Chico lead things off with Chico saying “I guarantee that the Devils will win [tonight], because I can’t imagine how they would lose.” Considering that the thinks they played well in Pittsburgh, we’re not sure he’s really the best judge of how the Devils go about losing games.
And the rain stops completely in time for us to see the piles of ugly gifts the NHL and team give Marty to celebrate 552. Every one of those Tiffany plaques is worse than the one that preceded it – this one they give him tonight doesn’t even have a nice font on it for the writing around the etched picture of Marty. And seriously, if the Devils ever have an Ookies Night and give us a bunch of those wacky montage paintings, we’re not going to be able to not laugh at it when they unveil it.
FIRST PERIOD
19:36 So far so good – the Devils can’t clear the puck out of their zone.
17:19 Schnookie got up a few minutes ago to get dinner out of the oven. Pookie asked as she walked out of the room, “Want me to pause the game?” We both laughed uproariously. Upon returning to the room, Schnookie discovers it’s 1-0 LightningBOLTS!, and Chico apparently said that the Devils have fallen behind earlier than they wanted to. Yeah, Sutter’s probably pissed that they didn’t follow his instructions to fall behind only later in the first period.
14:22 We think Doc might be talking about how it’s hard to be a LightningBOLT! player this year. We’re not sure, though, because we’re too busy talking about how hard it is to be a Devils fan right now. Dude, this team blows, after having been championship-caliber two and a half weeks ago. And you know what? We kind of just don’t care anymore.
13:18 Pookie wins the “Master and Commander” reference of the night when she cracks of Ramo’s ugly mask, “Sutter hates playing against Tampa because Travis keeps coming back to the bench and saying, ‘Are them his brains, Doctor?’”
11:36 Chico tells us the matchup in this game is like those rankings-paddings games top NCAA football programs schedule. As he says it, we watch a two-on-one for the LightningBOLTS! followed by the Devils not being able to skate through the neutral zone and nearly icing the puck. Chico continues that the Devils are facing a tough defensive posture in the neutral zone as well as a hot goalie. Pookie: “Also, they suck.”
10:13 Rolton follows a Tampa skater into the near corner, holding him the whole way. Schnookie: “That’s not a penalty?” Pookie: “The refs don’t want to watch this game any more than we do.”
8:23 After some jockeying for the puck in the Tampa zone, the whistle blows, and no one’s sure who got called for a penalty. It seems, based on possession, that it should be the LightningBOLTS!, but based on recent history, it really should be the Devils taking a profoundly dumb penalty in the offensive zone. And sure enough, it’s Madden for boarding.
7:26 Chico tells us that the Devils PK has been scored on in five of the last six games, but they’re doing great so far. Pookie: “Chico, this game isn’t even half over. Give them time.” Schnookie: “Chico, this penalty kill isn’t even half over.”
4:49 There is a strange combination of forwards on the ice (they’re actually playing in the Tampa zone, too – WE KNOW! Shocking!), and Doc makes some snide remark about it. Pookie: “They’re out there because Sutter doesn’t give a fuck anymore.” Schnookie, who is not paying attention, asks who was out, and Pookie says slowly, “Um… Zubrus… and Zach… and… someone.” Boomer: “Sutter’s on the bench like, ‘Each of your names is on a button, and I’m going to put all the buttons in this bag…’”
2:11 Craig v. Clarkson. Yawn.
0:00 Will this parade of poop ever end? We’ll see, in the second period. We aren’t holding out much hope.
FIRST INTERMISSION
We spend our intermission talking about the fascinating series, “Whose Father Was He?” by Errol Morris in the New York Times this week. If you haven’t read it, you should. Fascinating, fascinating stuff.
SECOND PERIOD
19:02 Weekes twists awkwardly on a save on a long shot, and he stays down, twitching in pain. Chico can’t figure out how he could have gotten injured on the play, but even after a bunch of replays have elapsed, Weekes can’t get up at all. Marty makes his way into the crease, and frankly, of all the shitty things to happen to the team this year, Weekes deserves better.
17:01 This is the first time Marty’s come in in relief in 11 years. That’s insane. We can’t believe, considering how bad Marty’s backups have been, that he hasn’t had to do this more often.
16:25 To celebrate Marty being in the game, the Devils proceed to let the LightningBOLTS! fire on him at will.
15:41 The Poppers get a shift in the offensive zone just as Chico is telling us that with the way things are going lately, the Devils just really need something to help them turn the tide. “Like a goal,” he suggests. Schnookie: “Or the LightningBOLTS! forfeiting. I think that’s more likely to happen than a goal.”
15:25 And to conclude his shift in the offensive zone, Langer takes a profoundly idiotic penalty. We contemplate what we could get for him in a trade this summer, and decide asking for a sack of pucks might be too much.
14:51 After the PKers spend a few minutes whipping their heads around helplessly watching Tampa fire passes all through the zone, Stamkos gets Marty back for the sassy pokecheck Marty threw his way earlier. It’s 2-0 Tampa.
13:41 We’ve just figured out what Sutter was doing with his lame dressing room shake-up. Since he seems to have kept the guys all sitting in the same order, just on different sides of the room, he was probably trying to convince them it’s Opposite Day.
13:35 Chico wonders aloud what would happen in this game if Marty gets hurt too. Schnookie: “Chico, shut up.”
12:22 Dear lord! It’s a penalty, taken while the Poppers are in the Tampa zone, and it’s on the LightningBOLTS!. Langer’s probably appalled that it wasn’t on him.
11:23 Chico: “Devils’ second power play unit, coming out onto the ice now…” Pookie: “Quick, everyone! Pull up your chairs to the TV!”
10:33 Boos rain down from the crowd as Langer is stripped of the puck on an attempted wraparound.
9:31 You know what sucks? The Devils. You know what doesn’t suck? That Errol Morris series of blog posts we mentioned in the intermission. You should go read that now.
9:08 Blobby decides things aren’t stupid enough yet tonight, so he takes a goaltender interference penalty. Yup. That’s what our evening was missing. We go to commercial with Pookie on a rant: “You guys, I’ve decided the quilt I’m working on now is bad luck, because they started sucking when I started working on it. So I’m sitting here thinking about how I moved all the materials for my other quilt into the other room. And I’m thinking I can get up during commercial and put this quilt away and get the other one to work on instead. And then I’m thinking, ‘Wait a sec. I can think of things that might be causing a problem and I’m capable of trying to solve that problem. So why can’t the Devils???’”
We come back from commercial to find out that Halpern jumped Blobby on his way to the penalty box, and somehow the penalty situation shook out that Halpern and Blobby have matching minors, and Artyukhin somehow got an extra one. None of us has any idea how that happened.
7:22 The Devils very nearly score on the doorstep, but Ramo manages to blindly, fallingly sweep the puck out from behind him, and Mottau is too oblivious storming in from the slot to put the rebound away. The crowd starts booing again.
6:53 Oh great. Ramo throws his stick like a complete raging moron when the puck kicks crazily off the end boards out in front of the vacated net. There is a review of the save Ramo made moments earlier, and sure enough, it’s no goal. (Pookie suggests goalies should play with invisible gloves, so you can see if the puck’s over the line when they’re inside or underneath the glove.) But yay! The most exciting play in hockey! Shanahan penalty shot.
We’ll be damned. He scores. 2-1 LightningBOLTS!.
6:33 Doc and Chico promise us a very special “Chico Eats!” today. Pookie: “Please be funfetti. Please be funfetti.”
5:10 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Look who’s the new Fuck This Shit now? LOOK WHO! Suck on that Sutter! Pando gets sprung on a two-on-one that turns into a Pando-on-one when Zach decides to bail on it, so Pando just blasts the puck over Ramo’s head and into the net. It’s a 2-2 game now, and PandoNation, or the parts of our hearts that used to be PandoNation, even though they’re small and we’ve forgotten the last time we used them, rejoices.
3:03 Artyukhin must be trying out for the Devils, because he takes an idiotic penalty behind Marty’s net.
2:04 Chico tells us Shanny is “a double threat.” We have no idea what that means. Pookie: “Shanny’s like, ‘Yeah, I can walk and chew gum!’”
1:28 WHA-HUUUUUHHHH???? Captain Steaming Pile Of Puke flutters a shot through a Travis-ly screened Ramo, and it’s 3-2 Devils. We didn’t see that coming.
0:00 Doc tries to give Blobby credit for the turnaround in this game, saying it was Blobby drawing those penalties after his goalie interference that did it. We disagree. That PP sucked. The game turned around when Ramo lost his mind and threw his stick at a puck around which there were no Devils. It had nothing to do with Blobby.
SECOND INTERMISSION
Boomer points out that the bald guy on those greatest sports moments in New York history commercials is like the homeless man’s Benny Ninja. Pookie: “These commercials would be so much better if that really was Benny Ninja. How can we make that happen?”
THIRD PERIOD
Our special “Chico Eats!”… isn’t so special. They’re having birthday sandwich and cupcake for Stan at Hobby’s.
19:01 We get an update on Weekes, that he apparently blew out a knee.
17:22 Malone scores without any effort on a breakaway. Chico hastily makes excuses for Marty on it, and basically blames the goal on Paulie having been sort of halfway back on the play. He seems to think Marty would have stopped it if it had been a breakaway without any defenders anywhere in the picture, but considering how Marty looked utterly lost on the play, we kind of doubt that. 3-3 game.
15:46 Marty makes a save on a soft, mid-range shot, and Pookie cheers derisively. This is met by silence in the living room at stately IPB Manor, as Boomer and Schnookie are just too beaten down to say anything. Pookie: “Too soon?”
14:24 Boomer: “Did you guys enjoy that brief, floating fifteen minutes where you thought the Devils might actually win?” Us: “Yeah. That was nice.”
12:33 The Poppers put together a sassy shift, perhaps the first one from Zach we’ve seen since that Boston game, and it’s all kept alive thanks to a really cool keep by Paulie under pressure from three LightningBOLTS!. Langer promptly turns the puck over, though, to make up for it.
9:17 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Once again the Poppers do some good work after an offensive-zone draw – Travis keeps a puck alive in front of the crease, and Langer is there to punch it home. It’s 4-3 Devils, and we’re just not sure what to think anymore.
5:54 We are busy looking up life expectancies of ants, and then look up in time to see the Devils completely losing all hope at defensive-zone coverage to give the LightningBOLTS! a clear shot at an empty net. Yup. It’s a 4-4 tie. Christ, this Devils team is terrible. We’ll eat our hats if they can get out of this game with a point.
3:22 Doc has been saying a name that we’ve assumed, all evening, was “Chuchurra”. Turns out it’s “Szczechura”. Just an interesting factoid. If by “interesting” we mean “not at all interesting.”
2:00 Pookie floats our previously-unspoken concern: “I think Zach’s having a Hooters Baby.” Schnookie: “I’m not sure what to say to that. The whole team seems to be having one.” This gets us thinking, and we conclude that the entire team, in celebration of Marty’s 552nd win, went out to celebrate and one of them accidentally killed a hooker during the festivities. Then the entire team collectively agreed to cut off her hands, feet and head, bury the body in the woods, and then throw the identifying body parts in an incinerator. Basically, all of them were involved in something terrible, all of them participated in some terrible decision-making, and now all of them are paying the price.
0:32 Ramo falls over at the side of the net, but three Devils hammering away at the puck can’t find a way to get it past him into the goal. Schnookie: “They are the dictionary fucking definition of ‘sad fucks’.” (We’re trying to decide which Devil is going to be the first to crack, move into the attic, and drill peepholes all over the ceiling. Pookie thinks Paulie. Schnookie thinks maybe Oduya.)
0:00 Okay, so the Devils manage to get a point. We’d eat our hats, but it’s not like the Devils ever follow through on anything. (We also have decided that Paulie and Oduya would both move into the attic with peepholes because, as Pookie points out, “You can’t break up the cliques.”)
OVERTIME
3:39 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zach isn’t never going to score again! Even without Patty on the ice with him, he manages to bury a great shot after Travis feeds him perfectly in the high slot. 5-4 Devils, and the team goes completely nuts like they’ve just won a playoff series. We can’t decide if that’s a sign that maybe they’re capable of turning things around, or that it’s a sign that this team is really a lost cause.
Okay realistically I know this was supposed to be about Marty but Zach was so cute just standing on the ice without his helmet. And Patty cleans up so nice in a suit.
But anyway, Doc’s speech brought tears to my eyes…sadly.
Those things are always about the guys without their helmets on. At least, they are for me. :D
I thought Doc did a really nice job, though!
Yeaaaah. I’m standing by my 7-0 score.
“Those things are always about the guys without their helmets on. At least, they are for me. :D”
Yes it is nice. I was disappointed Zach was the only one without his helmet. I mean couldn’t Travis stand there without his helmet too?
Speaking of Travis, last night I was talking to someone and he was saying that Keith Yandle of the Coyotes looked like a blind squirrel looking for nuts and I was like you mean acorns? And then I started to laugh and think of Travis and I got a really weird look.
Hee hee! Well, somewhere out there Travis knew you were laughing with him.
I was about to say that I’m not wasting my “fucking Sabres are gonna win blah blah i feel it blah blah” cause I don’t feel it. Then they took the lead. Little brats. Fine Stupid heads. Use your reverse psychology on me. Sabres suck hairy balls. How about that? Now you’ll go and win??
(Uh, no. Then a Sabre turns and shoots on Miller. Assholes.)
The Sabres are masters of reverse psychology. The Devils just plain suck.
Zach is looking like his normal self tonight. He looks like he might actually score.
The Sabres are masters of reverse psychology.
I think you’d be hard pressed to find a Sabre who could define reverse psychology.
I have the Sabres/Caps on tv and the Bolts/Devils on Yahoo sports. So white/blue vs red and white blue vs red. Sort of confusing.
Hey, Ooks. Haven’t stopped by in a while. What the hell has happened to the Devils (no pun intended — HA! — I slay me!!) But seriously, WTF? I like it when the ‘Canes beat the Devils and all, but still … this endless spiral of NJ losses feels wrong. Even Doc sounds a little blue.
I’m concerned. Please advise. I have pinecones ready to go.
Rochester Rocket? Really? That’s what the call him?
Hey Pokecheck! Long time no see! Please pass the pine cones over here so that I can throw them at myself. Maybe I’ll knock myself unconscious so I can skip the rest of this game. Heh. Your Canes are on quite the tear, aren’t they?
No, mcguffers, that’s what Chico calls him. It… hasn’t caught on.
Oh by the way, with the new locker configuration that Sutter put forth this morning, Jamie is probably pissed he’s still next to Zach.
It… hasn’t caught on.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::: I don’t think it will. Besides, he’s from Greece, NY. They could at least try “Greece Lightening.”
I’m not sure it can be called a new locker room formation if all the same guys are still sitting next to each other. Basically all it’s done is give Mottau a better view of the TV! :P
I cannot believe “Greece Lightning” hasn’t been suggested before!
Yeah the ‘Canes have Nature Boy Rick Flair going WOOO a lot these days, but nothing is written in stone as far as the playoffs go. Five games left for Carolina and other teams have games in hand so it’s nail-biting time.
Pookie, I’d lob a cone in the general direction of NJ, but I’m throwing all of them at Toronto right now. Maybe a few will hit you on the way. I have awful aim.
They could at least try “Greece Lightening.”
A few weeks ago I would have laughed, but right now there’s nothing funny about Gio. NOTHING. *Death glare at the Devils* :P
Pookie, I’d lob a cone in the general direction of NJ, but I’m throwing all of them at Toronto right now. Maybe a few will hit you on the way. I have awful aim.
We’re very near Philadelphia, so I’m hopeful you’ll hit us. :D
Schnookie: “That’s not a penalty?” Pookie: “The refs don’t want to watch this game any more than we do.”
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Are you guys ready for this??!! Roy gets a delayed penalty and while the penalty is, uh, delayed, Spacho gets a penalty!! That’s so awesome I can’t even explain how awesome it is!! Er, no. What’s the absolute opposite of awesome?
Yeah!!! We’re down 5 on 3 and…. WE GET ANOTHER PENALTY!!! WOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!! The penalty box is like a collection of brain dead assholes right now! No offense Penalty Box Official.
mcguffers, let’s throw another penalty in there for good measure. Because penalties are how hockey games are won.
I like the name on the button in a bag thing. All coaches should so totally make their lines like that!
Erf. Weekes is writhing. Literally and figuratively.
I know, right, Amy?? At least it gave Sergei Federov a chance to let everyone know he’s still playing hockey!
Uh oh. Weekesie can’t get hurt. I love him and we can’t blame any of the Devils’ troubles on him like we can with everyone else.
“Could be groin.” Thanks, Chico.
Yikes! Players writhing on the ice is always so disconcerting.
Sutter could just be using those Lotto ping pong balls and calling players as their balls pop up. (heh. balls pop up. heh)
I think Weekes is just pissed that his own teammate sprayed him in the eye while he was down.
Oooh, that’s a great plan, mcg! Then he could wing the lotto balls at the guys’ heads when they’re going over the boards for their shifts!
Alright, time to lighten the mood. Anyone see Sutter go over and start talking to Zach while Weekes was being helped into the tunnel. I could totally see Zach going:
“But coach, I’m not talking to Travis. He said a mean word to me this morning before the morning skate.”
Sutter: “Well too bad Zach, you have to play with anyway and talk to him on the ice.”
Zach, shaking his head: “I’ll play with him but I’m not going to talk to him. And I’m going to trip him and steal the puck from him.”
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Chicho, stop making fun of my baby Steven Stamkos!
Players writhing on the ice is always so disconcerting.
So are fans writhing on the living room floor.
Way to send an outlet pass to the guy without a stick! The Devils are friggin awesome!
Weekesie can’t get hurt. I love him and we can’t blame any of the Devils’ troubles on him like we can with everyone else.
Somewhere in Lowell, Clemmer’s cackling with glee at the thought of his goalie voodoo doll working out after all.
Sutter could just be using those Lotto ping pong balls and calling players as their balls pop up.
Paulie: But I’m not a forward. I play defense. Why am I playing with Zach and Pando?
Sutter: Shut up. The balls have spoken.
KG, :^::::::::::::::::::
Frisby, the Devils are the dictionary definition of “friggin awesome”.
Wtf?! I definitely told Stamkos (or the TV) that if he scored tonight I would hate him forever and not root for him and burn his jersey. But does he listen to me? Nooooooooo. Well fine I hope you fall on your face on the way to the locker room Steven.
his own teammate sprayed him in the eye while he was down.
that’s what she said…
Then he could wing the lotto balls at the guys’ heads when they’re going over the boards for their shifts!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::: it’d be Pando’s job to go out and collect the balls for the next line change.
I think I found the problem: Zach has no shots in this game, and Paulie has 3.
Sutter: Shut up. The balls have spoken.
it’d be Pando’s job to go out and collect the balls for the next line change.
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Is it just me, or is that Spongebob commercial 10 times louder than everything else?
Is Spongebob playing in the Hurricanes game?
Traivs you suck! *Throws an acorn at his head*
At this point, I’d trade Langer for Spongebob. Oh hell, I’d trade Langer for Patrick Star.
Yeahhh!!! Another penalty against Buffalo!! Another 5 on 3! I hope the latch to our penalty box is well lubricated or else the box official is gonna get carpal tunnel tonight.
Okay Blobby sucks too. I think we may just have to throw acorns at everyone tonight. Even Zach.
Oh hell, I’d trade Langer for Patrick Star.
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I really don’t want to see Sutter cry.
And oh yeah Holik just interferred all over Ramo just then.
Woo! Way to go Blobby!
Wait…goalie interference isn’t a good thing?
Acorns? Get with the program, people. Pine cones HURT. Acorns are just annoying.
How about we throw that sterling silver goalie stick?
How the hell did the Devils end up with a PP?
it’d be Pando’s job to go out and collect the balls for the next line change.
And Pando would do it dutifully, not even minding when some nefarious teammate and/or coach rigged it so that all the ping pong balls would fall on his head after each practice (a la Captain Kangaroo).
I’d trade Langer for Patrick Star.
Heh. I like Patrick. He’s so empty headed but loveable.
How about we throw that sterling silver goalie stick?
Great idea! *wings sterling silver goalie and giant painting of Marty at Langer*
He’s so empty headed but loveable.
Yeah, it’s the “lovable” part that makes it a good deal for us. It’s an upgrade.
Wtf is this?
Pine cones HURT.
How about traffic cones?
If there is a penalty shot is Motts going to have to take it? Because I really don’t want him to take it. Can Zach and Motts just trade jerseys for a moment or a so? And this came has gotten a bit out of control.
What the hell?! Shanny actually scored?!??!
WOOOOOO! I can’t believe I’m woooing for Shanny.
WOOOOOOOO!!! SHANNY!
This game has rendered me speechless.
And Old Man Shanny comes through! And Doc lets us know he wants a snack.
Yeah, Chico, Shanny was picked up just for that one penalty shot.
Luke Schenn got a gordie howe hat trick!!
PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
PANDONATION LIVES!
This game has rendered me speechless.
Everything about both these games is cracking me up. There is no way I can take hockey seriously right now.
OK, now that will get a WOOOOOOOO! out of me! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Lotto ball that, Ramo!
PANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The funny thing is my girlfriend walked in during the penalty shot and said, “They’re going to a shootout already?”
WOOOOOOOOOO!!! Captain FTS!!!
Frisby, that’s another sign that the shootout is evil. Heh.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Way to go, Patrick Star!
WOOO!
The new locker room formation may actually be working for the moment.
Way to go, Patrick Star!
Who’s going to explain to Zach that Patrick Star is not the same thing as Plastic Star?
I can’t believe I’m actually going to have to miss the third period now. Before I was like whatever, but noooo.
KG, all you’re going to miss is Tampa scoring two quick ones in the first five minutes of the next period.
Amy, gosh, that’s going to be tough. Zach’s going to be trying to Langer on his mantle tonight!
Oh dear god. Pando’s become the player Stan spends his intermissions pleading to get ice time. He’s the Rupp of two years ago. That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever heard.
Stan is 198 years old, apparently.
There’s one of the two quick ones within the first five minutes…
Ovie’s a douche. Crunchy agrees.
As does Pookie.
I love seeing pissed off Crunchy make an appearance on the ice.
Do the Caps fans have cowbells or something? The background noise is giving me a headache.
WOOOOOOOOOOO!! The Star is living to make me look like a fool!
The background noise is giving me a headache.
That’s just the sound of the bestest fans that ever were fans and that enthusiasm that only they have for their always-beloved team. Barf.
Do the Caps fans have cowbells or something? The background noise is giving me a headache.
I thought their PA system was BY FAR the loudest in the league during last year’s playoffs.
That’s just the sound of the bestest fans that ever were fans and that enthusiasm that only they have for their always-beloved team.
And I’m just a classless Buffalo fan, so what do I know.
Poop. I keep getting sucked in and thinking these sad fucks might actually win this stupid fucking game. POOP!
I’m a little late, but WOOOOOOOOOOOOO PANDO!
If this is the best they can do against the worst team in the conference, well…the future doesn’t look so bright.
Frisby, yeeeeeeah. Well, at least the first round should be short. And then we’ll have a nice long summer without these sad fucks.
So Weekesie had to leave the game? That poor guy’s got no luck!
I think I want to take Pommers out behind a barn right now and do my part to increase the population of Pominville.
Take that Saskatoon airport!
Saskatoon Airport: Well, I never! That’s the fifth monocle I’ve broken this week!
Well, I guess I’ll give them a little WOOO!!!
Yeah. Woo. I dunno. I mean… It took overtime to beat Tampa. That’s… BAD. But… Maybe it’s like that overtime game against Florida in the last game of the season in 2000? Sigh. Who knows. This is one of those results that I won’t know how to feel about it until I see how they play tomorrow night. If they build on this, then great! If they don’t, then I hope they feel like idiots celebrating like that for an overtime win against Tampa.
The one thing I will say is that Zach is a streaky scorer. Maybe this will break him out of his slump.
Oh gosh, look at that goal celebration by Zach. Can’t he show a little bit of class?
f they build on this, then great! If they don’t, then I hope they feel like idiots celebrating like that for an overtime win against Tampa.
And if they fail to build on it tomorrow then they increase the (itty bitty) likelihood that the Rangers miss the playoffs in favor of the Sabres. Silver lining!
Oh gosh, look at that goal celebration by Zach. Can’t he show a little bit of class?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, seriously. It’s the LightningBOLTS!, Zach. Act like you’ve been there before.
And if they fail to build on it tomorrow then they increase the (itty bitty) likelihood that the Rangers miss the playoffs in favor of the Sabres.
Hm. I’m feeling better about our chances of winning tomorrow, since the Devils have NEVER been able to do ANYTHING that’ll help put the Rangers away. :P
Hm. I’m feeling better about our chances of winning tomorrow, since the Devils have NEVER been able to do ANYTHING that’ll help put the Rangers away. :P
Heh. And the Sabres soooo aren’t making the playoffs, so it doesn’t really matter.
And the Sabres soooo aren’t making the playoffs, so it doesn’t really matter.
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Crazy play in Chicago: Preds were changing lines and Chicago player clears the puck up the boards along the benches and the Preds player, Zanon, jumps into the Blackhawks bench to avoid a too many players on ice penalty. Awesome.
You know, Frisby, I’ve been watching hockey for a really long time now, and I’ve never seen anything like that. That’s HILARIOUS!
Dude! That’s so cool! I’ve never seen that!
Ladies and Gentlemen, let us now put our positive vibes and excess energy into all things Hurricanes. The Devils are in the playoffs — that’s done. The Sabres may or may not be (I’m hoping not). Toronto is SO NOT (or SNOT, if you will). The fucking Flyers (aka the F’Tards) are in the mix. And don’t get me started on the Rags (hate them and the horse they rode in on). But the ‘Canes are the team that truly deserves some love from all hockey fans, near and far. So cheer for the ‘Canes, please and thank you and damn it.
Pokecheck, I have to admit, I’ve had quite a soft spot for the Canes since 2006 (even after beating us), so I’m not lying when I say I’m hoping for good things for them. :D
Yeah, normally if a player ends up in the other teams bench it’s because he got checked into it. Watching a player just leap into it like that on his own was crazy. It took Bubba and Crispy about five minutes to compose themselves and continue calling the game.
It’s intermission and their showing replays now, if you click over you might catch it.
Yeah, normally if a player ends up in the other teams bench it’s because he got checked into it. Watching a player just leap into it like that on his own was crazy.
That’s nuts. Wish I’d seen it.
I’m, um, watching something I tivoed on cable right now. Can’t flip over. :P
The Hurricanes are my least favorite team in the NHL. Yes, worse than the Rangers AND Capitals.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! PANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Well, that was sort of fun tonight at the Rock… The crack Prudential Center staff gave me an extra “Marty 552 Poster”… I’d be happy to send it along to my favorite Devils Bloggers at IPB Mansion… Let me know if y’all would like it…
PANDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!
Aw, Tim, that’s so sweet! If you’d like to send that our way, we’d be happy to give it a stately home! :D
And WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I’m so glad the guys actually managed a win for you! And a Pando goal!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
You got it! I’ll stop at the Post Office tomorrow on my way to school… Shoot me an e-mail (timothy.debruyne@gmail.com) with your guys address…
You, know it feels kind of weird that tonight’s victory of the Bolts! has a similar feeling to Langer’s OT winner against Pittsburgh on Doc Emerick Night… You know it’s bad when wins against Tampa Bay feel monumental…
I sent you an email, Tim! Thanks again!
And seriously, if you’d told me three weeks ago that we’d be falling on an OT win against Tampa like water in the desert, I’d have laughed in your face. SIGH. :P
Oh my god! I can’t believe the Devils actually won! And I’m so happy Travis set up Zach in OT. That was a beautiful feed by Travis. And Zach can jump high! He’s not supposed to be able to jump that high, he’s white and small.
And Marty is sooo lucky, he gets to smack Zach’s ass at the end of the game. :P
Also, it totally looked like Jamie was kissing Zach’s neck in that little goal celebration.
Ok, I don’t know if anyone is still awake at stately IPB Manor to read this, but I instantly thought of you when I read it:
From a game recap of the Lowell Devils v. Portland Pirates:
“The Pirates regained the lead off another odd goal as Darche was credit with a goal when Scott Clemmensen’s clearing attempt deflected on a skate back into the net.”
Oh Clemmer, you old so-and-so.
“Oh Clemmer, you old so-and-so.”
Oh joy. This is the guy that’s going to be back with Devils tomorrow.
Anne, HAHAHAHAHAHA!
KG, sigh.
I relaly thought were rid off him for the season but I guess ’08-’09 still has some surprises in store for us all, eh?
Oh Clemmer, you old so-and-so.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And really, the only thing that can make these swooning Devils even MORE fun to watch is Clemmer. So, wooooo! :P
If anyone else is watching the Rangers/Bruins game right now, they just showed Tortorella on the Rangers bench, and Pookie very calmly said, “Anyone wearing that tie should not be allowed to coach in the NHL.”
Awe, last night was Jeff Carter’s first NHL hattrick. That’s so adorable.
“Anyone wearing that tie should not be allowed to coach in the NHL.”
I whole heartedly agree with her. That thing is Baaaaad.
Yeah, it was a happy day for Farts. Or I’m guessing it was. He’s quite the flatliner during interviews, so his official response was to kind of go, “Yeah. It was fun. I just want to keep shooting the puck and having fun.” Heh.
And seriously, what is UO with Torts’ tie? It’s like camouflage as reinterpreted by a faux expressionist.
Go! Bruuu-ins, Go! Bruuu-ins, Go! Bruuu-ins…
*cabbage patch dances*
I’ve only had it on in the other room. I need to go check Torts’ tie.
For the love of all that’s holy, DON’T look at the tie!
It’s kind of a shame Milan let up on Antropov there. That could have been Stevens-esque.
MY EYES!!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I warned you! It’s a monstrosity! :P
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i guess the rangers didn’t like the tie either, and refused to score for the entire game :D ( i guess if the devils are going to play poorly i’ll have to take comfort in the rangers playing even worse)
WOOO! That was an exciting end to that game!
Avery’s a peach, all right.
Why are hockey pads so sexy? I don’t get it!
don, I agree. And have, many years, taken solace in the old, “Yeah? We lost in six in the first round? Well at least the Flyers lost in five and the Rangers didn’t make it!” thing. Heh.
And yeah, that “Shirts Off Our Backs” schtick always kills me. Mmmmmmmm…
Ahem. The fucking Habs are winning tonight. I can feeeeeel it!
(I’ll keep the fucking Sabres part to myself, cause that would just be rude. Although, they do whatever the hell they want anyways so…)
And apparently it’s hurricane season in the western upstate area.
And apparently it’s hurricane season in the western upstate area.
Say WHAT???
And, well, yes, the Sabres are going to win tonight. Heh.
Any ANTM fans in the house also watching March Madness right now and giggling every time they say the name Sutan? Anyone? Anyone?
And apparently it’s hurricane season in the western upstate area.
Tell me about it. I almost blew away this morning. Add that to yesterday’s rain that made me seriously consider building an ark, and you get a couple of crazy weather days in WNY.