So that knot we’ve had in our stomachs for the last couple of weeks? That ever-expanding pit of disgust we’ve been trying to live with since the wheels fell off the Devils after 552? Well, it’s finally gone, thank heavens. It’s been replaced with an even more unpleasant feeling, albeit a familiar one – that’s right! It’s the playoffs! And we wanna puke! Let’s get this started already so we can stop being so anxious.
Our blissfully non-Blersus feed kicks off with shots of fans arriving at The Rawk and being handed… towels! WOOO! Way to rock it old-school, Devils! Pookie: “Thank heavens it’s not Fuckerstixx. Thunderfuxx.” Indeed.
Doc tries to tell us in his intro that the regular-season numbers for these two teams’ respective special teams have evaporated, and that somehow that’s good news for Devils fans. Schnookie: “The numbers might be reset to zero, but the performance remains the same.”
Oh, and before our spirits get broken, we want to revel in a little jubilation: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Blobby’s benched! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
FIRST PERIOD
20:00 Before the drop of the puck MSG+ shows us prolonged shots of both coaches on the bench, and we pass the time by impersonating Cam Ward’s dinosaur noise from one of those brilliant “Ask The Canes” videos on the Hurricanes website. Those videos are comedy gold, if you’re looking to pass some time, but if you’re not willing to dig around in the archives for it, suffice to say that Ward’s dinosaur noise is not unlike the sound a sleepy kitten makes.
19:24 The first half minute of the Devils playoffs goes swimmingly, with lots of skating and hitting and not giving up a goal on the first opportunity for the Canes, and then suddenly the Devils are on the PP for a Carolina too many men infraction.
18:33 The teams trade chances (which is not as good as it sounds what with the Devils having the man advantage), and while we wait for a faceoff after Ward freezes the puck, Pookie starts fiddling with the volume. “Does it sound like they’re talking to us from the moon tonight, or is it just me?” It’s not just her.
17:47 Pookie: “Between the mention of the word ‘greasy’ during that Hawks/Wings game on Sunday and now Cam Ward’s water bottle not being in its cozy, I’m being reminded that the playoffs are entirely about some little, inconsequential thing just driving me completely fucking batty.”
16:41 Paulie artfully walks through the forechecking Canes, then manages to get the puck on a miracle onsides play to Travis, and then Travis artfully walks through the defending Canes in front of Ward… but he runs out of real estate and doesn’t have the presence of mind to bank the puck in off a surprisingly oblivious Ward from behind the net.
14:01 Just as Chico is telling us what a great story it was that Ray “Kazoo” Whitney won the scoring title this year (later he adds, “For his team”. That’s a very small qualifier), the Canes cough up the puck in the slot while the Poppers are pressing deep in the zone, but the play unfolds slowly, and Ward is calmly able to shut things down.
11:26 Paulie and Oduya decide they don’t want to win tonight, and put on a masterclass of turning the puck over behind their own net. Honestly, in a 15-second span, they combine for no less than 17 turnovers.
10:28 Madden looks like he’s lost the puck against the near boards in the neutral zone, but somehow punches it ahead in stride, leaving the camera behind as he charges into the offensive zone. Schnookie is stunned: “Madden was just too fast for the camera.”
6:54 As the Canes start picking up a head of steam in the Devils zone, Doc tells us ominously that the Canes were only even at 5-on-5 this year, while the Devils were +31. Schnookie: “Well, the Devils can regular-season stat into one and and spit into the other, and see which hand fills up faster.”
6:07 To answer for the increasing Carolina pressure, Zach heads up the other way and draws a penalty on Babchuk while doggedly working behind Ward’s net. It takes some wild play in the Hurricanes zone before the whistle even gets blown on the PP, and we suddenly have hope. Pookie: “I still don’t think we can win a game in this one, but I’m wondering now if we might not score a goal…”
5:13 After the Devils give up the zone without a fight and then struggle to get it back, Pookie sighs, “Hm. I may have to amend my bullshit statement.”
3:50 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ward plays the puck up the boards directly to Applemotherfuckingsauce at the point, and Mottau deftly waits for room while a defender passes by in front of him, then fires a wrister through a thicket of players that beats Ward’s glove. 1-0 Devils, and Pookie learns a painful life lesson: unexpected playoff goal + hiccups = disaster. But anyway, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*hic*OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
3:19 The Shanny/Madden/Pando line is absolutely flying, but comes up short when Shanny takes a rebound right in the mush, but just hops back up off the ice, blood streaming everywhere, and skates determinedly off the ice for repairs. We grudgingly admit that since Pando’s gotten his job back, we really don’t mind Shanny all that much anymore. Pookie: “And one other thing I’ll give Old NHLer Island is that those guys are tough.”
2:01 Zach works frenetically all over behind the goal line, then lasers a feed from a spot well to Ward’s right up to a creeping-down-from-the-point Paulie. Paulie then seems to scream, “No, no! You take the puck back, Zach. You’re doing great!” and fires a shot so far off target that it essentially works as a pass right back to Zach.
0:00 It’s no secret that we are really glad this series isn’t getting any national attention, but ever since the matchup got set, we’ve been really excited for how well-played this series should be Of all the first round matchups, we suspect this one’s going to be the most fun to watch. And if this period is any indication of what’s to come, we were right. That was just a fun, fun, fun 20 minutes. And the fact that the Devils have the lead is just the icing on the cake.
FIRST INTERMISSION
We get an interview with the president of the Devils Fan Club; she’s being interviewed by an MSG employee we have never seen before. After a few puzzled minutes, Pookie finally figures it out: “I know who that guy reminds me of! He reminds me of Face!” We spend the rest of the intermission singing the A-Team theme song over whatever it is Dano and Gel-O are talking about.
SECOND PERIOD
20:00 We come back from intermission to a big, gooey shot of Shanny’s pulpy face. It’s truly horrific, even moreso than his non-pulpy face. All around his giant wooden false teeth he’s got swollen, stitched-up lips, and then his long, horsey chin is all scraped up and bloodied. Our inane statement for tonight is that it would totally suck to have to deal with that.
18:58 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Poppers get an advantageous matchup thanks to a Canes icing, and Zach spends a few moments thoroughly dominating Hooters before walking out along the goal line and whipping a shot through a stunned Ward. It’s 2-0 Devils, and we can almost hear the sad little dinosaur sound from here. WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
17:44 Replay of Zach’s goal shows Ward just completely froze up on the near post, going into a confused half-butterfly and forgetting about covering the other side of the net. Schnookie: “Wow. He really was channeling his hero on that one.”
17:17 Ward isn’t rattled after giving up a bad goal, and stays focused during some relatively functional crease-crashing by the Devils fourth line. We can’t remember the last time the Devils went to the net, now that we think about it, so it’s probably not that hard to stop them when they do.
14:59 This game is wild — there are Devils other than Zach who are forechecking.
14:20 A Cane hits Paulie in the far corner, but Doc points out, “He didn’t get him entirely.” Pookie: “Oh, you can’t get Paulie entirely.” Pause. “He’s like Lamborghini Lightning out there.”
13:51 Marty looks sharp shutting down a Joni Pitkanen shot, which is more than we’d ever be able to do, because we’re always too busy laughing at the name “Joni”. What can we say? We’re 12.
11:48 The pace has not abated yet in this one, and the Hurricanes dart up the ice after a Patty/Zubrus/Gio line parry into the Carolina zone. Samsonov ends up with the puck just below the near faceoff dot with Paulie defending him, and as he tries to throw every move in the book at Paulie, he manages to get him to bite on exactly zero of them. Paulie’s so cool. Pookie: “He’s Mr. Kiss Kiss Pancake.”
9:58 The Devils are now buzzing around Ward’s net, with the great crowd in full “Let’s go Devils!” chant, and we’re puzzled. Pookie: “What is this… ‘puck pursuit’?”
9:18 Zach chases the puck down on the far boards in the Carolina zone, then rips a pass to Travis all alone in the high slot. Travis then canons a one-timer that whistles just over the net, as Ward crouches down in a little kittenosaur ball to save himself from decapitation.
8:36 Okay, we made fun of Ward for looking like Marty on that shitty goal he gave up to Zach, so we’ll give him a lot of credit for deftly swinging his stick back in a Marty-esque break-up of a wraparound chance for the Devils.
8:27 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gio just walks up to Brind’Amour in the corner to Ward’s right, yoinks the puck away from him, and tosses it back to Patty above the faceoff circle. Patty then rips a shot through a screen that just kisses the net inside the crossbar and it’s 3-0 Devils.
5:52 The crowd gets going with a “Cam Ward!” taunt, and Pookie’s hesitant about whether she’d be participating in it if she were there. It quickly shifts to a “Marty’s better!”, and Schnookie says happily, “Now that I’d chant.” Pookie: “I wake up every morning chanting that, even when I hate his guts.” Meanwhile, we go to commercial with it looking for all intents and purposes that the Canes are going to the PP (Doc tells us so, too).
We come back from commercial to find out that it was actually The Kazoo getting called for a totally phantom holding penalty, and it’s actually the Devils on the PP.
4:40 Patty misses an easy shovel-in attempt on a frantic little rebound on the doorstep. Schnookie: “Patty, you’re fired.” Pookie: “Yeah. What have you done for me lately?”
1:36 There is a bit of broken play deep in the Devils zone, and Marty is called on for the first time in recent memory to make some saves. He looks good on them, too. This is period has been the polar opposite from the Devils’ last 10 games of the season.
1:00 The Patty/Zubrus/Gio line is flying again, managing to best the slow-moving Canes with a molasses-uphill-in-January-speed cross-ice pass at the Carolina blue line, then they beat a handful of defenders in the far corner, and then Zubrus and Gio both lunge after a loose puck just in front of the net, but manage to fall all over each other as Ward freezes the shot. The two Devils then have a good giggle about it as they lumber back to their feet, and honestly, things have changed so much in Devils Land since this time last week that we can giggle about it too.
0:00 The period comes to an end on a delayed penalty to the Iron Boar. That period? Was insane. The Devils were a complete juggernaut. Who knows what the third period will hold, but for now, we’re just delighted that we’ve gotten 40 solid minutes from our boys. It’s 40 more good minutes than we got from them in the playoffs last year.
SECOND INTERMISSION
In this intermission, Face is interviewing some old-school fans up in the last row of section 231. Yeah, they’ll go up to the last row in the new building, but did anyone ever climb those stairs to interview us in the last row at the Meadowlands? Of course they didn’t. You had to have a death wish to climb those stairs. Hmph.
THIRD PERIOD
18:00 One way to not let the Canes score on the PP is to not let them set up in the zone. It seems like they learned something from that last game.
17:22 We kind of feel like internet-commentary discussion of future playoff beards has jumped the shark a bit, but we never tire of admiring actual fully-grown beards. So we’ll take this moment to say that, in the playoff beard department, the Devils have found a fantastic replacement for Scott Niedermayer in Johnny Oduya. He’s practically got an owl living in his beard already.
16:46 The Poppers start another puck-hungry, buzzing-around-the-net sequence on which we learn, once again, that Zach is the guy who should be shooting, not passing. Pookie channels her Alec Baldwin from Glengarry Glen Ross and says, “Zach, always be shooting.” Pause. “ABS.” Pause. “Zach’s like, ‘Anti-Lock Brake System?’”
13:55 Pookie admires someone behind the Devils bench who is wearing their playoff towel like a neckerchief, and Schnookie starts expounding on how she would have brought some sort of kerchief accessory to be able to really Dale Evans it up with her towel. Pookie: “Like a napkin ring?” Schnookie: “Yeah. A big wooden one with jungle print from Pier One.” Pookie: “And you’d look so cool in it! And I’d go sit on the other side of the arena so I’m not seen with you.”
13:29 Play is continuing much as before. Pookie: “I don’t even know how the Devils are getting the puck, but they just are!” Schnookie: “I know. It’s like they’re puck magnets. It’s like they are magnets for the puck. No one has ever made that analogy before.” Pookie: “Nope. And this just in: Marty’s like a fifth defenseman out there. Fourth. Fuck. No, third. Third defenseman.”
11:26 Uh oh. Is this the dreaded prevent defense? The Devils aren’t exactly giving up their zone with ease here, but they’re also not exactly pursuing it much further past their own blue line.
10:38 Yes, it is prevent defense! And you know what prevent defense does? It prevents you from winning. (Thanks, Barry Melrose.) The Devils all stand around after a draw to Marty’s right, watch the puck bounce around a bit, and then everyone sags when The Kazoo punches a goal home. 3-1 Devils, and Pookie sighs, “We are so not going to win this.” We can’t help it – it’s been a rough few postseasons these last couple of years.
10:06 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At one end of the ice there is nothing but wretched defensive-zone scrambling by the Devils, and then all of a sudden it becomes a three-on-two the other direction, and Langer, as the trailer, whips a perfectly-placed shot over a collapsing, screening pair of defenders to find the top corner of the net. 4-1 Devils, and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, so maybe we are going to win this one. Heh.
7:28 Gio decides to make things a bit more interesting, loses ground to The Kazoo on the rush in the Devils zone, and takes a tripping penalty. We don’t feel as optimistic about this kill as we did about the one at the start of the period.
5:45 The Canes finally get set up on their PP, but then lose the blue line when a Cullen point shot drills off Brind’Amour in the high slot and bounces out to the neutral zone. We’ll take it. Brind’Amour, meanwhile, kind of wishes they’d drawn that play up differently.
4:36 Chico tells us, “Lest the Devils fans get too excited… The Devils have dominated the Hurricanes tonight, but the Hurricanes are much better than what we’ve seen here.” Quit raining on our parade, Chico!
3:36 PaulieMartinNation is all aquiver – it seems the MSG team is applying for citizenship. Chico informs us that Gel-O, when asked before the game which player would be the impact guy for the Devils, chose Paulie. And Chico thinks he was right. So do we. *Swoon!*
3:06 Play is still going on, but Doc is busy positing that Applesauce is going to be giving Nellie the pug extra hamburger in celebration of tonight’s goal. Chico adds that Mottau has said that he showed Nellie the tape of her appearance on TV, and ever since she’s had a big head. Meanwhile, the Devils get called for consecutive icings.
1:07 The arena has fallen pretty silent as many fans have departed to catch their trains. And a feeling of content satisfaction settles over everyone left as Gio draws another Canes penalty out in front of the net while his linemates are mildly cycling.
1:00 The crowd looks substantially bigger when the last minute of play announcement goes up, and they rise to their feet to cheer and wave their towels.
0:00 And the game comes to a close with a surprisingly raucous house celebrating what was, from start to finish, awesome, awesome, awesome. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was not at all what we were expecting after the season series between these teams. It seemed like the Devils had the puck for basically the entire time; they were faster, harder-hitting, hungrier, smarter, and all-around dreamier than the Canes tonight. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wait, there’s a game tonight?!?
You are SUCH a good fan, kristin! :P
Kristin, I think your game’s tomorrow night! :P
Okay, Coatesy’s playoff beard is going to make me throw up.
(See! I am watching the Flyers! And how sad that the Blersus feed is blacked out!)
Coatesy’s beard is HORRIFYING! (I love him. Coatesy’s Corner is HIIII-larious. We’ve really been marveling at what a crazy, crazy alternate universe the Flyers feeds are compared to what we’re familiar with. Which is why I’m glad we’ve got the cable so we DON’T have to watch Blersus. I bet Blersus didn’t show Beaker in his underarmour, putting on his pads. [I'm going to watch that in slo-mo rewind over and over again, so it's like he's getting undressed. :P])
Paulie Martin was quoted in an article about defensemen in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated. Most of the article was about Mike Green and his white Lamborgini, carefully glossing over the ridiculously large amount of stupid penalties he takes and the horrendous turnovers he commits at his own blueline, but whatevs.
But they mentioned Paulie and how much he’s been jumping in on the rush all season now that he no longer fears he will be shot by Brent Sutter or management for leaving the neutral zone. As a new member of PaulieMartinNation, I swooned.
Paulie’s a TOTAL dreamboat!
Paulie believes Sutter won’t shoot him because that would mean Sutter wouldn’t get to ride in Paulie’s new white Lomborghini.
Paulie believes Sutter won’t shoot him because that would mean Sutter wouldn’t get to ride in Paulie’s new white Lomborghini.
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I have the hardest time getting used to the playoff thing every year. I hang on every single shift like it’s life or death, and just completely lose all sense of perspective that series end after four wins, not one. Heh.
and so it begins. the wheels fall off marty early this year….
the wheels fall off marty early this year….
No, they’re falling off as usual. They just stayed on late last year. :P
I can hardly wait for the beachball behind Marty in the net pics to start appearing. Those always make me laugh!
And hey, at least he’s not Carey Price!
and so it begins. the wheels fall off marty early this year…
Which Marty? Tranny or Devil?
And hey, at least he’s not Carey Price!
There’s always a silver lining!
I’m so pissed! Bouche is scratched tonight, so I was working up my Pens hate, hoping they’ll lose as long as he’s out. Then Sid scores and I involuntarily yay-ed. Dammit.
And hey, at least he’s not Carey Price!
There’s always a silver lining! :D (I love the beach ball pictures. It should be done to death now, but it really is always funny.)
And you know what I’m not sorry about? I’m not sorry we didn’t get the Pens. At least I can handle losing to the Canes. (On that note, time to flip over to the Devils.)
Our 40 goal scorer is better than the Canes.
Patty, you’re a wreck!
(And we TOLD you — DON’T cheer for the Pens. Not even for Bouche. :P)
Oops! I hope I didn’t spoil it for anybody!
Our 40 goal scorer is better than the Canes.
Too bad their d-corps is better than our 40-goal scorer’s teammates! :P
I hope I didn’t spoil it for anybody!
No worries here. We’ll be keeping an eye on the Tranny Brides score while the Devils game is going on.
I hate everything about them, Schnookie, except Sid and Bouche. And I should be hating them because of Bouche. I’ll keep working on it.
Maybe I’ll switch to the Devils game.
Was Chico’s breakdown of the PK cogent, or am I just delusional?
Good luck, ladies. I’ll look forward to your brilliant commentary throughout the series. It’s not your fault that you root for the wrong team ;)
-d
Center Ice said the Devils game was on Game4, but the channel guide showed nothing on. Whew, the channel guide was wrong.
Maybe I’ll switch to the Devils game.
Good plan! It’s a lot less loathesome. (I say now. It’s easy to say that before play’s even started. :P)
And we TOLD you — DON’T cheer for the Pens.
I’m not Patty, but I have to cheer for the Pens in this round solely because of the complete insanity that will happen in this town if Briere advances far into the playoffs. After this round, all bets are off.
And holy moly, did Crunchy look good during his appearance at the NHL store. I’d totally take him behind a barn, if I wasn’t worried about injuring his ankle further.
Was Chico’s breakdown of the PK cogent, or am I just delusional?
No, it really was cogent! Of course, the mistakes the PK was making are pretty elementary, so it doesn’t take a lot of insight on Chico’s part. It’s sort of “Lousy Penalty Killing 101″. Heh.
It’s not your fault that you root for the wrong team ;)
Heh. Good luck to you, too, David! May the best team win! No wait, may the team wearing the most red win. D’oh! May the team from further north win! Yeah, that’s the ticket!
I just caught some of the Canes pregame stuff and they were finishing up an interview with Paul Maurice. The guy said, “Thanks for your time and I hope your start is as sharp as your tie.” And Maurice chuckled. Kinda cute.
Chico’s stepped up his game for the playoffs… Fischler not so much. When have we ever had a defenseman who could bomb from the blueline on the PP?
I definitely thought the Devils got the penalty and I was like “Oh God, here we go.”
I’d totally take him behind a barn, if I wasn’t worried about injuring his ankle further.
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When have we ever had a defenseman who could bomb from the blueline on the PP?
Sheldon Souray back when he could be relied on to hit Gionta to the tune of 15 games on the IR at least once a season.
Oh, Travis! He’s never going to score again!
Travis! Ugh! That’s what you get for putting nair on Zach’s face every night.
Sheldon Souray back when he could be relied on to hit Gionta to the tune of 15 games on the IR at least once a season.
But Souray was traded before Gionta joined the club….
And did we even let him work the PP back then?
Swear, there has been this mutual lovefest between the Devils and the ‘Canes for the last 4 days. They like each other. Awwwww.
But Souray was traded before Gionta joined the club….
No way, really? I guess so… Wow. I’ve been having trouble with my Devils history lately. The other day I was thinking about last year’s series with the Rangers but attributed it to 2006. Isn’t that strange? But if it wasn’t Souray, who was it who hit Gio and broke his face? Oh, it was probably Whitey!
Swear, there has been this mutual lovefest between the Devils and the ‘Canes for the last 4 days.
Was it Pensblog this morning that was talking about how thank God we’ve finally gotten to Game 1 when the teams can stop saying nice things about each other? Heh.
Swear, there has been this mutual lovefest between the Devils and the ‘Canes for the last 4 days. They like each other. Awwwww.
Hee! You gotta think the Canes are like, “Sure, we LOVE the Devils” while secretly thinking, “Because they’re easy for us to beat”, and the Devils are like, “And we love you, too!” and then muttering under their breath, “Because at least you’re not the Rangers.” :P
And we’ve had the first baby mention of the playoffs: Chris Kunitz is now the proud father of Zachary, born at 9:20 this morning and the staggering weight of 9 lbs, 2 ounces. Hopefully, Versus won’t beat this blessed event into the ground like it did with Chris Neil’s kid’s birth a couple years ago.
If the ‘Canes have any “rivals” other than the useless Panthers, those rivals are certainly New Jersey and Montreal, because they are always great contests … that the ‘Canes usually win!
It’s definitely pinecone-throwing time!
Wait, wait. The Great Chris Drury isn’t playing tonight? Who’s going to score that clutch goal?! The Rangers are doomed.
Zach! Oh my goodness. Zach’s never going to score ever again.
The Rangers are doomed.
Just for tonight! There’s still hope for Game 2!
The Devils have to win this series. I don’t care so much about the Cup, I just want to see Travis with a full beard.
Zach’s never going to score ever again.
Guilty skates have got no rhythm.
(I swear, I will kill all the “ZINGSA” with incessant Careless Whisper jokes)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Woooo! Wow what an unlikely candidate to score the first goal.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
What happened?! Who scored?! What’s going on?!?!
I don’t know, Chico, it looked like it may have deflected off of Madden’s shin.
“ZINGSA”
What a catchy acronym!
What happened?! Who scored?! What’s going on?!?!
Oh, sorry, Heather, I forgot you’re stuck with Versus! Mottau scored! Woooo! How unexpected!
Eww! Blood! :P
Thanks, Pookie. Versus finally gave us an update. Go, go Mottau! Wait! I picked the Canes in Frisby Bowl. Crap!
Shanny bleeds. HE BLEEDS.
No more talk about White’s shot into anybody’s face, please.
I picked the Canes in Frisby Bowl. Crap!
No worries there. There’s still puhlenty of Brahms left.
So…when was the last time a Devils defensman led the league in playoff scoring?
No worries there. There’s still puhlenty of Brahms left.
True. I do need you guys to win a few games. Okay, carry on :P
2-0 Pens.
Stupid Washington scored! That sucks!
2-0 Pens.
Poop.
Applesauce needs to talk to Shanny about doing interviews with Stan.
And Gomer may have just scored a controversial goal to tie the game.
Versus showed us the Caps goal, mentioned that Gomez had tied it up on a controversial goal and then went back to this game. So yeah. I didn’t really want to see that controversial goal anyway, Versus.
How was that goal controversial?
Dunno. Versus hasn’t shown us the Gomez goal.
How was that goal controversial?
Well, I’d tell you but I still haven’t seen it.
It wasn’t the goal itself. It was that the other Rangers on the ice probably committed two penalties that weren’t called before he scored it (one of which allowed him to break in alone on the goalie, I think).
Ah, thanks for the update, Sue!
Hatcher! You can say what you want about him, but he has GREAT hair. And really nice skin.
I haven’t watched that Dinosaur noise video by the Canes in a while and I decided to watch it again since you guys mentioned it. It’s still the funniest thing ever.
Ah, thanks for the update, Sue!
Even Sam said to Joe (or the other way around), “The Rangers got a break there.” so it was pretty blatent.
You can say what you want about him, but he has GREAT hair. And really nice skin.
I was thinking the same thing. And I’m impressed by Scott Hartnell’s hair. That’s the first time I’ve really seen it in it’s shaggy, mussed up glory.
I haven’t watched that Dinosaur noise video by the Canes in a while and I decided to watch it again since you guys mentioned it. It’s still the funniest thing ever.
ISN’T IT? Honestly, I just can’t hate Cam Ward anymore after that. I’m going to spend this period making that kitten sound now. It’s just TOO FUNNY!
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOO! Zach!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cam Ward is so making that kitten sound in protest.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For those of you watching Versus, Zach just scored on a gorgeous shot!
I love how Zach just like pushed his way through Eric Staal. He’s like: Get outta the way dude. Come on, mooooove.
I love the way Rupp dished to Rolston and crashed the net. “Here, you take this. Ima go start some shit.”
Hatcher! You can say what you want about him, but he has GREAT hair. And really nice skin.
Patty, is Hatcher playing again for the Flyers or is he just being shown at the game? I didn’t remember him returning, but I haven’t kept track.
I never noticed his skin, but his hair wasn’t bad. And, either his teeth or his saliva did something to help Travis score after ‘the bite’.
“Here, you take this. Ima go start some shit.”
He’s like: Get outta the way dude. Come on, mooooove.
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is Hatcher playing again for the Flyers
He’s joined the coaching staff (sort of). He’s being asked to travel with the team to work with the coaches and to be a calming veteran presence in the dressing room.
Travis equaled his playoff points from last year with that assist! Woo! I actually don’t know whether to be happy about that or really depressed because then it just reminds me how bad last year was.
“And, either his teeth or his saliva did something to help Travis score after ‘the bite’.”
I love the interview Travis did after he got bitten, he was like “No it’s not a big deal he bit me.”
be a calming veteran presence in the dressing room.
In other words, he’s not biting people.
In other words, he’s not biting people.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Or teaching Mike Richards and Jeff Carter how to bite people. It is the Flyers coaching staff telling him what to do.
I think you’ve all got it wrong. I’m betting Hatcher’s behind the bench so that he can bite people in the event of a brawl. I bet he’s looking over at Sid and doing the Top Gun Val Kilmer bite thing every ten minutes.
Rollie is never ever ever going to score.
Gah! My GameCenter is vomitting funfetti!
I bet he’s looking over at Sid and doing the Top Gun Val Kilmer bite thing every ten minutes.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s totally creeping Sid out. :P
It’s totally creeping Sid out.
Sid: Pierre? Is that you?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Elias, with a goal!
WOOOO! See Stan, Patty won’t stay hidden for long.
Dear Patty,
WOOOOOOO!!
Love, Patty
Damnit… I missed Patty’s goal.
Or teaching Mike Richards and Jeff Carter how to bite people. It is the Flyers coaching staff telling him what to do.
Hatcher is turning the Flyers into vampires?
Does it look like Travis is trying to grow a beard? Or did it look like he had just shaved an hour ago? (Or at intermission, either or).
I don’t think Patty is lonely at all (from earlier tonight)
Dear Patty,
Thank you wery wery much!
XOXOXO, Patty
Really too early to be egging the goalie.
It’s really hard to tell how things are going, when I don’t know either team well. Is Cam Ward giving up softies, or is he the reason it’s not ten to none?
I don’t think Patty is lonely at all (from earlier tonight)
Heh. Yeeeah.
Wow, that really was a very pretty cool by Zach. Nice.
Whoops. That should be pretty GOAL.
I’m watching the Canes feed and they just showed a shot of Razor back in his Whalers booth days!
I don’t think Ward has been bad, Patty. He never saw the first one, the second one was a very good shot by Zach.
Patty, the Devils are just playing really, really well, and the Canes are playing like poop. I’m… shocked. Well and truly shocked. This is the Devils team I love to watch! I don’t think they’ll keep it up, but for the time being, it’s fun! I think Ward’s made some really nice saves, but the Canes skaters aren’t getting to pucks.
Fuck, I feel like I shouldn’t have left that comment. I feel like I’ve probably jinxed them! Dammit! Everyone ignore that comment. The Devils suck! A lot!
I think Ward’s made some really nice saves, but the Canes skaters aren’t getting to pucks.
Yep. The funny thing was, they were getting to them for a while in the first period and it still wound up 15-7 in shots for NJ and 1-0 Devils. Ward has been fine.
Yup, totally jinxed them. Fuck. Sorry, guys.
:P
Ha Zubie. Just hit Gio upside the head.
Gamecenter tells me the Caps tied it up.
Sorry! I shouldn’t have set you up like that!
Yeah, Patty, it’s all your fault!
Is Zach trying to do the whole soul patch thing? or was that a shadow?
Oh Marty. 3-0, Pens off of Geno shooting around a down and sliding Marty.
Do you think Gel-O knows how creepy he sounded saying “…Stan Fischler downstairs, and the man who has caught his eye is Brendan Shanahan.”
Also, he totally just said “30 second shits.”
This was on ESPN:
10. Which player will be least successful at growing the traditional playoff beard?
Burnside: Jonathan Toews. What the Blackhawks captain will put up is an insult to peaches everywhere.
Hradek: Zach Parise. He doesn’t seem like a beard guy to me. I don’t think that will stop him from being a dynamic force for the Devils, though.
LeBrun: Patrick Kane. I mean, is the guy even 18 yet? I sure hope he’s not allowed in Chicago bars. I love this one story from his rookie season. Kane scored a shootout goal on Dominik Hasek. Afterward, Kane, a big Sabres fan while growing up in Buffalo, went over to see Hasek and asked to take a picture with him. At first, I believe Hasek thought Kane was some kid wanting an autograph.
Poor Zach, he’s in the running with two twenty-year olds who can’t grow beards either! I am surprised though Zach didn’t bust out his fake mustache to wear.
Do you think Gel-O knows how creepy he sounded saying “…Stan Fischler downstairs, and the man who has caught his eye is Brendan Shanahan.”
Gel-O is the KING of totally creepy statements. I mean, he’s the guy who, in the opening game at The Rawk, stood there giving a sideline report about one of the restaurants, flanked by the dance squad, and said of the female companionship, “This job! I’m really growing on it!”
Fucking Rangers are back up on the Caps.
…pretty quiet all of a sudden.
I’m getting too nervous to type!
Funfetti.
!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Fuck! This!! Shit!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Way to go Captain!
And Washington lost! WOOOOO!!!
Can you woo a Rangers playoff win? Is that even legal?
“And Washington lost! WOOOOO!!!”
WOOO? But doesn’t that mean the Rangers won? I know you hate Ovie but did I miss something? :P
Can you woo a Rangers playoff win? Is that even legal?
It’s not the Ranger win. It’s the Caps loss. Don’t make me overthink it!
It’s not the Ranger win. It’s the Caps loss. Don’t make me overthink it!
That series is, for me, all about the road team winning. I want all those fanbases going home unhappy. :P
That series is, for me, all about the road team winning.
Exactly! Which means, WOOOOO!!! :D
Chico, Steve picking Paulie to make an impact isn’t hard. Paulie after all is Paulie. That cut on his nose is adorable. :P I’m sure Paulie had a bunch of brownies before the game. He must have shared them with his teammates but those ones also included energy drinks like Rockstar.
WOOOO! We can’t get swept!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I was NOT expecting that from the Devils tonight! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! What a game!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeee. Zach is so adorable.
“Sorry it took so long.” Hehehe. It’s okay Zachie, as long as you keep giving cute interviews. Btw, he had a very weird red forehead baby.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Now THAT’S the Devils I love! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! (I really hope Carolina doesn’t remember how to play hockey again any time soon.)
So… the Rangers won WITHOUT Drury? Are they allowed to do that?
And go Devils!
That was an awesome game! Mike Mottau? Are you kidding me?!
By the way, was I the only one who got kind of sick of watching Shanny bleed? He looked like a vampire, and not the sexy Robert Pattinson kind either. I was like, jeez, Shanny, how many times do they have to tell you, stop biting the other players? They’re going to start making you wear one of those plastic face cages (like the one Tomas Vanek wore when he came back from breaking his jaw) as a muzzle.
I have to say, this postseason elation, this feeling of seeing my team play well in the playoffs — I haven’t felt this way since the first round in ’06! I mean, we won that Tampa series in ’07, but that was because the Lightning played worse than the Devils, not because the Devils played well. This game tonight was CRAZY!
I hate Ovechkin too. He’s in a neck-and-neck race with Blobby Holik for the-NHLer-who-most-resembles-a-cro-magnon Award. What an idiot.
And wanna know what’s kind of ridiculous? Gomer worked his tail off tonight, scoring a goal and assisting on two others, but Yahoo! still gave Ovechkin, who only had two assists, first star. LAME.
but Yahoo! still gave Ovechkin, who only had two assists, first star. LAME.
Well, he DID have more fun.
Because having fun for Ovie doesn’t hinge on winning. ZING!
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASP! PAULIE!
I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that you hate Ovie and the Caps more than Avery and the Rangers? The Rangers, whom we’ve listened to you rail against for how long now? I’m so confused.
What the heck happened to Paulie’s nose? (I love the expression on his face right now as he’s being interviews by Stan, by the way. Oh, Paulie. You really *are* dreamy.)
“GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASP! PAULIE!”
Is Paulie naked or something? :P
Oh and CONGRATULATIONS DEVILS!!!
Because having fun for Ovie doesn’t hinge on winning. ZING!
:^:::::::::::::::::::: Boo-yah kashaw rickatah!
Unfortunately no. He was wearing a grey t-shirt, which I think is as unclothed as Lou allows his players to get whenever cameras are in the vicinity of the locker rooms.
Is Paulie naked or something? :P
For him he was. He didn’t have his usual “I have terrible body image problems” muumuu on — he was wearing a t-shirt! Showing arm skin! Miles of pallid, gleaming-white arm skin! He was surprisingly sassy and adorable.
And Myra, I was looking at the Rangers/Caps series and thinking, “Oof. I’m choosing ‘neither’.” But then I read that DREADFUL post on Japer’s Rink where the guy was waxing poetic about how this is their season of destiny, and how they’ve got the Cup in the bag, and how “the Hockey Gods are with us now” and I thought, “I just can’t.” I don’t want the Rangers to win. Not at all. But I do want the Caps to lose. If that makes any sense. It’s very delicate.
That must have been one seriously dreadful post to have overcome your longstanding Ranger hate. :P
Oh, look! It’s Paul Maurice traying to prove he has a better I’m-so-disappointed-in-my-team-because-they’re-losers face than Brent Sutter.
I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that you hate Ovie and the Caps more than Avery and the Rangers?
Oh, and I should add that I don’t hate Avery nearly as much as I hate Ovechkin. I don’t hate any single Ranger that much. I mean, I hate the Rangers as a whole that much, but not any one of their current players. :D
I don’t want the Rangers to win. Not at all. But I do want the Caps to lose. If that makes any sense. It’s very delicate.
There are things in play that go far beyond just Avery and Ovechkin. It’s a very complex situation that requires being flexible in one’s thinking. Or requires cheering for the road team. Heh.
That must have been one seriously dreadful post to have overcome your longstanding Ranger hate. :P
Oh, I haven’t overcome ANY of my Ranger hate. I just hate this year’s Caps more.
It’s Paul Maurice traying to prove he has a better I’m-so-disappointed-in-my-team-because-they’re-losers face than Brent Sutter.
He’s like, “All those years of practicing this face in Toronto are finally paying off!” :D
Oh, I haven’t overcome ANY of my Ranger hate. I just hate this year’s Caps more.
EXACTLY! The level of my Rangers hate stays constant. But the Caps and everything that goes along with them have pushed me to hate them at a level above that of my Rangers hate.
Wow. That is a very complex hate hierarchy.
Wow. That is a very complex hate hierarchy.
Heh. It’s no different than any “Two teams I hate playing each other in one round? What do I do?” decision-making process. Everyone goes through it this time of year — it’s just not often your two LEAST FAVORITE teams facing each other. :P
More importantly, though, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! It’s been a billion years since I’ve been so excited for a Devils playoff game!
What are y’all gonna do if the Devils go far? You’re gonna be totally unprepared! :P
WOO! Devils!
What are y’all gonna do if the Devils go far? You’re gonna be totally unprepared! :P
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Pish posh. (And that’s a problem I’d HAPPILY take on. :P)
WOOOOOOOOOOO!! YAY Devils!!
Dear god. I forgot how FUCKING AWESOME playoff hockey is.
At the end of the period CBC had an oops moment and picked up Kesler trashtalking and he said
“Give your balls a tug, you fucking pussy!” AHAHAHAHA.
“Give your balls a tug, you fucking pussy!”
OH MY GOD! That’s AWESOME!
(And isn’t playoff hockey grand? I’d forgotten, too. :D)
“Give your balls a tug, you fucking pussy!” AHAHAHAHA.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s motivational speaking right there!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
That. Was. Awesome.
Hey Tim! Were you at the game?
Ok, my tale of weird. I woke up in time to listen to the Hurricanes/Devils game and saw Mottau score, which was awesome and I cheered a lot. And then promptly fell asleep at 2:30 and had the WORST nightmare of losing with a heartbreaking 4-3. Imagine my surprise when I woke up and saw 1-4! Today is awesome!
“Hey Tim! Were you at the game?”
Yeah, me and Pops were there. It was awesome. I know it was a “sell-out”, but there were a lot of empty seats. That being said, it was an incredible crowd. I’ll go as far to say, the atmosphere was as good as 552 night…
And then promptly fell asleep at 2:30 and had the WORST nightmare of losing with a heartbreaking 4-3. Imagine my surprise when I woke up and saw 1-4! Today is awesome!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! What a wonderful emotional turnaround! (I hope it wasn’t a vision of the future…)
That being said, it was an incredible crowd. I’ll go as far to say, the atmosphere was as good as 552 night…
It sure SOUNDED like a great crowd! Great work! And how nice of the Devils to just dominate for you. Those tickets were money well spent! :D
P.S. – walking out, there was a little kid on his Dad’s shoulders chanting “15 More! We Want The Cup!”
I’m not one for little children, or any kind of children (despite the fact that I’m barely more functional than a child) but it made my day…
I’m not one for little children, or any kind of children (despite the fact that I’m barely more functional than a child) but it made my day…
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And I agree — kids normally make my skin crawl, but that IS pretty hilarious.
My playoffs gets to officially begin now! I get home in time to watch alix’s batshit crazy game. I love the Blersus guys, “In the forty minutes we’ve played so far, less than 20 have been at even strength” and “If you don’t play on special teams, you’re probably not getting much ice time tonight.” alix, WTFs going on with your Swedish goons?
Oh, and congrats to all the Devils fans. “Wah, our team blows, ehh, our team will NEVER beat the ‘canes. Awww, feel our pain. Come drown your sorrows in funfetti.” I call bullshit… again. V.E. Mats probably left to find a real underdog to root for. Bienvenue a Montreal, Mats.
Hello everyone!
mcguffers, I couldn’t agree more with that last comment. You nailed it.
Anyway, congrats to the devils and the canucks! And boooo to the penguins and to the rangers. I’m NOT gonna woooo for the rangers. In that series, I’ll dare to say it aloud, I’m rooting for the caps.
“Give your balls a tug, you fucking pussy!” AHAHAHAHA.
That’s amazing. Thank you CBC for accidentally bringing us that gem.
Grrreg, I won’t woooo for the Rangers either. But I am resigned that I am a minority on this board.
They are my least favorite team. I even root for other teams I dislike to beat them, even when a Rangers’ win could help NJ.
However, I think the Caps’ defence and goaltending may be just bad enough to sink them. If I were Boudreau (and I’m not, he’s older, male and I still have all my hair) I’d put Fedorov on D. It can’t be worse than what happened last night.
V.E. Mats probably left to find a real underdog to root for. Bienvenue a Montreal, Mats.
I never said that we were an underdog! I just said that we sucked! There’s a difference there! (And really, we DID suck. Not a single other EC playoff team had a worse record in the last 10 games of the season! And we were 1-3 against the Canes this year! I’M NOT MAKING THAT UP! :P)
As for the Rangers/Caps thing… sigh. It surprised me to no end that, when push came to shove, this year’s Caps are less pleasant to me than this year’s Rangers. *Shrug* What can you do? I’m not WOOOOOO!-ing for the Rangers to win — I’m WOOOOOO!-ing for the Caps to lose. And that will all change when the series shifts to MSG. Heh.
I am unapologetically rooting for the Caps in the first round too. The only cup Avery should be touching is his own. And maybe Gomez’s. After the first round, I can’t think of any team I wouldn’t want to beat the Caps.
Grrrreg, I’m ready for tonight. I’ll miss the first two periods, but I’ll be mentally playing the game in my head while I’m at work. Hopefully the Habs can at least pull off a win in my imagination.
And, BARRY MANILOW IS COMING TO ROCHESTER JULY 7th!! I hope they seriously didn’t schedule his concert to take place after the Calder Cup playoffs, just in case.
I am unapologetically rooting for the Caps in the first round too. The only cup Avery should be touching is his own. And maybe Gomez’s. After the first round, I can’t think of any team I wouldn’t want to beat the Caps.
That’s pretty much where I am. Uh . . . unless they’re playing the Flyers. Then it might be a toss up.
I didn’t see any of the action last night. I got back from a Hawksley Workman concert last night around 8:45, went to check my email, and promptly fell asleep. Clearly I am not in playoff condition.
The only cup Avery should be touching is his own.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
I nearly spit my coffee all over the laptop.
Truer words may not be posted all day, mcguffers.
Clearly I am not in playoff condition.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Pookie used to do playoff training in the last few weeks of the regular season, where she’d practice staying up later and later each night. You should have been doing that, Meg!
And, BARRY MANILOW IS COMING TO ROCHESTER JULY 7th!!
WOO HOOO! :D
I’d put Fedorov on D. It can’t be worse than what happened last night.
Avery made a fool of Green last night with that pick. On the other hand, it gave Versus some great material as they only showed the clip 5 or 6 times during the Flyers game.
You should have been doing that, Meg!
I should have! I think part of the problem was that I was up until about 2 on Tuesday night doing my taxes. That takes it out of a girl! (I did them twice because I realized that TurboTax would cost me like $70 and that wasn’t going to happen.)
You know, I’m not entirely convinced that Green wasn’t kind of kicking his skate out in Avery’s path as well. Maybe he was just moving to skate back but I dunno.
(Please don’t misconstrue that as me defending Avery. He blows.)
Oooh. Taxes. Yeah, that’ll do it. But now that’s behind you, you’re well-rested, and it’s time to focus on some hawt Habs/Bruins action this evening! WOOO HOOO!, right? :D (I’m actually really excited for the hockey tonight. Huzzah for playoff series in which you have no vested interest, but still have a vague rooting interest! No offense to alix, but I was a little yawny through the late game last night…)
What a game! I am going Friday with the undefeated sister (no pressure) and I can’t wait! The ‘Canes, I dare say it, looked like the Devils did down the stretch. They seemed to have lost their game a bit. I can only hope they need two weeks to find it again like we did. Is this too much to ask?
But now that’s behind you, you’re well-rested, and it’s time to focus on some hawt Habs/Bruins action this evening! WOOO HOOO!, right? :D
So right! And then the end of the Calgary-Chicago game. (I’m not sure about the Sharks-Ducks game. I might have to work my way up to that one.
You know why my dog is awesome? Because all she needs to entertain herself why I blog is a friggin’ ice cube. I’ve never seen anything like it.
I just realized that I haven’t even seen any of the highlights from the games I didn’t watch last night! HAHAHA! We simply had to watch ANTM after the Devils, so I never really got around to watching the Blersus intermission shows or On The Fly. I have NO IDEA what happened in the Rangers/Caps and Flyers/Pens games, other than the first Pens goal. Heh. I’m such a bad playoff-watcher. I was just so thrown off by the Devils playing well. (Do they not realize it’s mid-April???)
The ‘Canes, I dare say it, looked like the Devils did down the stretch. They seemed to have lost their game a bit. I can only hope they need two weeks to find it again like we did. Is this too much to ask?
I was (very quietly) thinking and hoping the same thing. Isn’t this just their post-playoff-clinching swoon? Isn’t this the stretch where they let their foot off the gas after the big stretch-run push? Isn’t it??? Heh.
I’m not sure about the Sharks-Ducks game. I might have to work my way up to that one.
This is why the Hockey Gods invented naps. I can’t WAIT to take a little power nap when I get home, so I’m ready for late-night playoff hockey! WOOOOOOOOO! (Plus, this is my fourth-to-last chance to watch Getzi this season. :P)
You know why my dog is awesome? Because all she needs to entertain herself why I blog is a friggin’ ice cube.
I am not a dog person, but I do have to admit that dogs and ice cubes crack me up. Our great-aunt’s berserker yellow lab was crazy about ice cubes.
Because all she needs to entertain herself why I blog is a friggin’ ice cube. I’ve never seen anything like it.
Aww, that’s so cute. I love easily entertained puppies. :D
My last dog loved ice cubes. They wouldn’t have entertained her for long though. She liked to sit in your lap with her head on your mouse-arm when you were at the computer (she was a Boxer, so this made it a bit hard to do things like type).
Oh, and I meant to say to Morgan that if things don’t work out on Friday, I am TOTALLY blaming your sister! :P
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Just think everyone, Blobby may have already played his last game in a Devils uniform since if the team keeps playing like this or even close, there’s no way he’ll get back in the lineup.
She liked to sit in your lap with her head on your mouse-arm when you were at the computer (she was a Boxer, so this made it a bit hard to do things like type).
Awww! That’s so cute! Rollie the cat likes to do that, too, but she only weighs 8 pounds, so it’s really not that much of an impediment.
Usually Marlowe just crunches on any ice cubes we give her but for some reason she’s decided to play with this one. She’s batting it all over the living room which is very humorous because she has these huge paws that she doesn’t have pinpoint control of yet. She keeps pinning it under one paw and then looking confused about where it went or how to get it back.
So I guess I realized I really do want the Caps to lose more than I want the Rangers to lose. I wasn’t entirely sure how that would shake out. Still not sure how I’ll feel actually watching a game either.
I’m not sure about the Sharks-Ducks game. I might have to work my way up to that one.
Meg, I can assure you, it’s going to be a wild game. They played a home and home at the end of the season…Perry ran both Sharks goalies, stepped on one of them, and high sticked Pickles in the head while he was laying on the ground (so hard that his stick actually flexed). Pickles crosschecked Getzy so hard it knocked his helmet off. Getzy was pissed, he tried to fight every Shark on the ice…he was reeeeed, which is funny ’cause he’s bald. Looked like he was wearing a pink yamaka. But I digress. Should be an awesome game.
Speaking of awesome games, go Devils! Ookies, I know it was only one game, but did I tell you the Devils were going to show up?! No one believes the guy on the west coast!
Just think everyone, Blobby may have already played his last game in a Devils uniform since if the team keeps playing like this or even close, there’s no way he’ll get back in the lineup.
Oh my god! I hadn’t even CONSIDERED that! That would be SO AWESOME!!!!
She keeps pinning it under one paw and then looking confused about where it went or how to get it back.
AWWW! How adorable! She really is just impossibly cute, isn’t she?
I know it was only one game, but did I tell you the Devils were going to show up?! No one believes the guy on the west coast!
I know! Stupid ingrained EC bias of mine… So you were spot-on about game one — what feeling do you have for G2? :D
And I am SO looking forward to Ducks/Sharks tonight. Those last two regular-season games were awesome to behold, so this should be a seriously, seriously fun series.
She keeps pinning it under one paw and then looking confused about where it went or how to get it back.
How adorable!
I’m looking forward to the late game tonight, since I may be able to watch a good chunk of it and not feel guilty about staying up late. I’m taking tomorrow off to chill.
what feeling do you have for G2?
Devils win 2-1.
I predicted the Canes would win 3 games (for Frisby Bowl), but I really wouldn’t be surprised to see the Devils knock them out in 5 or 6. Even with the mighty Kazoo out there.
And I am SO looking forward to Ducks/Sharks tonight.
Oh man….it’s going to be insane.
Even with the mighty Kazoo out there.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s hard to imagine, isn’t it? But anyway, I’m going to take your word for it and go wager my life fortune on a 2-1 Devils win. You better be right…
I’m taking tomorrow off to chill.
Oooh! Good thinking! Pookie’s taking tomorrow off, too… I should have done the same.
It’s hard to imagine, isn’t it?
It is! I love the Wiz, but I think the Canes are all out of Go Juice.
I’m going to take your word for it and go wager my life fortune on a 2-1 Devils win.
I better get a cut! 10% off the top!
Amy, that’s very wise. I like your style. I’ll be taking time off if any games go into double or triple overtime.
Heather, Marlowe’s too funny. I can imagine he’s pretty entertaining. Ice is the best. We trained our dogs from day one that ice is a treat, now they can’t get enough of it. They’ll hover when anyone is at the fridge getting ice water, just in case a piece falls on the floor.
andrew, I gave Marlowe an ice cube on a whim one day when she was panting really heavily and now she adores the stuff. She recognizes the sound of the ice tray. Hey, it’s a lot cheaper than the stuff at the pet store so I’ll take that.
This Ducks-Sharks game sounds like potential madness! I’m gonna be pissed now if no one bleeds.
that’s very wise. I like your style.
The only thing I have to do tomorrow is take Roy the car in for an oil change. The rest of the time is going to be me time. I need it.
Rollie the cat likes to do that, too, but she only weighs 8 pounds, so it’s really not that much of an impediment.
Yeah, I think her head weighed about 8 pounds. :D
Heather, Marlowe sounds adorable (I want to see more pictures).
Andrew, it sounds like a potentially great game. I’ll try to stay awake for it.
Meg, more pictures I can do! I actually need to take a few more recent ones. Gotta fill the blog this summer somehow, Sabres :P
I love the Wiz, but I think the Canes are all out of Go Juice.
I SO hope you’re right!
And it cracks me up how dogs can be trained to regard ice cubes as treats. The berserker yellow lab was the same way. She’d get way more excited for ice cubes than she would for regular dog treats, and yeah, every single time you’d open the fridge, there she’d be, begging for an ice cube. Crazy dogs. :P
Hey, it’s a lot cheaper than the stuff at the pet store so I’ll take that.
And that’s the key. I’m right there with you on that one.
The only thing I have to do tomorrow is take Roy the car in for an oil change.
Amy, is your car named after Rob? ‘Cause if so, that’s pretty funny.
I’ll try to stay awake for it.
Fair enough! That’s all I can ask. (If you can’t, don’t sweat it. I’m more than positive this series will go to 7 games, so you’ll get your chance.)
She’d get way more excited for ice cubes than she would for regular dog treats, and yeah, every single time you’d open the fridge, there she’d be, begging for an ice cube. Crazy dogs. :P
That’s sort of like my cat . . . jumping into the tub every time I walk past or into the bathroom. Except I didn’t actually train him to like drinking warm bath water. Heh. I wish he loved ice cubes instead.
Except I didn’t actually train him to like drinking warm bath water.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Rollie is a sink-faucet kinda gal, and she’ll scream at you to turn on the sink if you so much as look at the bathroom. She’s actually trained Favre to do the same; he doesn’t really understand what the big deal is, but if she’s getting all het up about it, he will too. Meanwhile, Matsui is obsessed with jumping up and sitting in open windows in bathrooms, so basically every trip to the bathroom at stately IPB Manor is a minefield of leaping-up-out-of-nowhere cats demanding all manner of special treatment. No amount of explaining, “I just came up here to floss” makes a dent. :P
is your car named after Rob?
Sadly my car is named after the bedazzled wonder, Derek Roy.
Sadly my car is named after the bedazzled wonder, Derek Roy.
Please tell me your car is also bedazzled…
Please tell me your car is also bedazzled…
It is not. But I do have a little Sabres goalie guy hanging from my rearview mirror. That’s the only adornment.
We need to work on the bedazzling in Roy the Car. Clearly the mismatch between real-life Roy and automobile Roy is causing the Sabres to falter. :P
Sadly my car is named after the bedazzled wonder, Derek Roy.
That’s not sad. That’s cool. Does it spin wildly out of control and freak out whenever another car passes too closely?
Does it spin wildly out of control and freak out whenever another car passes too closely?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I am going to be SORELY disappointed if it doesn’t. :P
andrew :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m so glad I didn’t name anything after Derek Roy. I’d find myself wanting to regularly punch it.
I’m so glad I didn’t name anything after Derek Roy. I’d find myself wanting to regularly punch it.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, that is a concern when you name things after athletes. It’s like my all-slag-faced whore voicemail PIN. GREAT choices of player numbers, Schnookie. Those are JUST the guys you want to be reminded of every single morning when retrieving your messages at work.
I’m so glad I didn’t name anything after Derek Roy. I’d find myself wanting to regularly punch it.
That’s why I name stuff after characters in movies. That way their punching destiny lies in my hands, and will not change from the outset. Only those inanimate objects that truly deserve my scorn will be treated as such. It really is a foolproof system.
Wow. You’re so much smarter than I am, andrew!
EEEEEEEEE!! Sorry to interuppt, but guess who’s going to be on CBC radio Vancouver tomorrow??
The Caps lost to the dreaded Rangers, despite outplaying them. But don’t worry. Every time they mentioned Gomez, I said “Screw you, Gomez.”
See? I am am there for you.
Wow. You’re so much smarter than I am, andrew!
Uuuhhh yeah, I’m not so sure about that one.
guess who’s going to be on CBC radio Vancouver tomorrow??
That is bitchin’ rad! Way to go alix! You’re climbing the ranks.
alix, that is AWESOME! Congrats! You are SUCH a superstar!
See? I am am there for you.
Hee! Good to hear it, Steve! :D
Does it spin wildly out of control and freak out whenever another car passes too closely?
No, but it did get stuck in the slush on the side of the road this winter.
Thanks andrew and Schnookie!
I’ve never been on the radio. Hopefully I don’t sound like a doofus.
I’ve never been on the radio. Hopefully I don’t sound like a doofus.
alix, I’m gonna tell you straight up…You will probably think you sound goofy on the air. Everyone does. It just sounds so different from how you hear yourself.
The good news is that your recorded voice is actually how everyone hears you, so it’s really no big deal to them. (at least that’s how I got over it)
I’ve never been on the radio. Hopefully I don’t sound like a doofus.
alix, that sounds awesome! Just tell them to keep the “bleep” button handy in case they’re pickier than the Saskatoon airport.
The good news is that your recorded voice is actually how everyone hears you, so it’s really no big deal to them.
Thanks, andrew! That’s good to remember.
mcguffers, heh! Good call.
Grrrreg, I’m ready for tonight. I’ll miss the first two periods, but I’ll be mentally playing the game in my head while I’m at work. Hopefully the Habs can at least pull off a win in my imagination.
Sorry to dig up an old comment from this morning, but I’ll have the same tactics, mcguffers. I won’t watch the habs game because I have to wake up pretty early tomorrow, but I’m sure they will shut up the bruins fans and win game 1 in my dreams!
Whoa, alix, that is RADICAL! Are you going to be on with other Canucks bloggers? That’s so AWESOME!
Thanks, Pookie! Nope. Apparently just me. They liked that I was a female and in the NYT. Heh.
alix, that is awesome. Break a leg!
alix, that is so cool! I’ve always wanted to be on the radio! I’m sure you’ll sound fine. Are you going to talk with shock jocks?
Thanks, Pookie!
Thanks, Patty! It’s the CBC morning show, so I think they have a sports segment, but they’re a little more fancy than shock jocks.
I’m so glad it’s NOT shock jocks. You deserve something classy, alix. :D
Break a leg tomorrow, alix! I know you’re going to be fantastic.
So wait a minute — what’s on Blersus tonight?
Detroit, I think, aren’t they one of the teams Blersus bows down to?
Detroit/Columbus, then joining Calgary/Chicago in progress, then joining SJ/Anaheim in progress.
Stupidest scheduling I have ever witnessed.
Dude, the Detroit game isn’t even in HD???? The PHONK? Well. I guess we’ll stay on NESN, then. (And seriously, that is the stupidest scheduling in the history of all time. I better not miss the big-ass line brawl in the Sharks/Ducks game!)
I guess Blersus figures fans would like it more if they get to see a little bit of a bunch of games, rather than the entirety of a few games. Genius.
I better not miss the big-ass line brawl in the Sharks/Ducks game!
Watch, after all this hype, the series is going to be totally timid.
I think VS. subscribers are going to miss the first period of the SJ/Anaheim game. CI folks should be fine though.
I got the night off, and I’m going to start my trash talking now while the score is still tied and I’m not crying. You know those Darwin charts that start with a monkey and end with modern day man? Some of the Bruins look like they’ve only made it half way through the chart. (I’m looking at you Lucic)
glad I got that in before the Apes scored.
(I’m looking at you Lucic)
I’ll have you know Lucic has an honest-to-gosh medical condition that makes him look like the mid-point of a Darwin chart! You’re probably making him cry right now!
Watch, after all this hype, the series is going to be totally timid.
It better not be! (Of course, it’ll probably be a wild affair… right up until Blersus joins it.)
And WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Go Bruins! :PPPP
(I happen to love that Lucic is a hunchback. SO THERE!)
I’ll have you know Lucic has an honest-to-gosh medical condition that makes him look like the mid-point of a Darwin chart! You’re probably making him cry right now!
He’s either crying or throwing his own feces. Whichever.
glad I got that in before the Apes scored.
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OK, the feces-throwing is not a side-effect of a having a hunchback. Looch is on his own on that one.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Go BruinApes!
the Detroit game isn’t even in HD?
It looks like it’s in HD on my set, but kind of dark.
All that joining of games in progress is enough to make me dizzy.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! And you’ll be happy to know, mcguggs, that Jack Edwards just told us that your boyfriend Milan just “took over the game”.
He’s either crying or throwing his own feces. Whichever.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, Milan has a hard time not doing that. He’s not really safe yet for polite company.
I can’t see anything. I have to work downstairs logged into the workstation tonight, the TV with access to Blersus and Center Ice is upstairs. Bleh.
But, since this is for a project worth about $250K to us, I guess I should complain – too much.
Aww, it must be hard with their little monkey hands to keep hold of those big hockey sticks! Better stick with bananas.
Shouldn’t, I mean. Argh.
OK, the feces-throwing is not a side-effect of a having a hunchback. Looch is on his own on that one.
If he beats his chest this game, I’m throwing up.
From what I’ve heard of Jack Edwards, I think I’m glad I have to watch this game in French.
Bergeron and Komisarek in the corner is a lot of pretty in one area.
Weird. Our DirecTV VS is an HD-quality picture (albeit a bit dark), but squished into the standard def frame. Our cable VS is normal. Huh. Thank goodness we resubscribed to cable! Otherwise these intermissions would be annoying!
From what I’ve heard of Jack Edwards, I think I’m glad I have to watch this game in French.
mcguffers, do you get CBC? The game is on there in English.
From what I’ve heard of Jack Edwards, I think I’m glad I have to watch this game in French.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Jack Edwards is a national treasure. Mine eyes have seen the glory, indeed. :P
Mine eyes have seen the glory, indeed.
Vomit.
Amy, I get an RDS feed. I usually just listen to the radio online with Greg Moffett and Murray Wilson, but my computer’s a bit lazy today. It’s kind of a nice break to not have to listen to the announcers jinx the game *glares at Harry Neale*
I miss fat Keith Jones.
Jack Edwards is a national treasure.
Like he should be kept in an air tight vault?
I miss fat Keith Jones.
Me too! When we turned on the cable for the first time I was like, “Eek! Where did Keith Jones go?!?” It’s different. And I don’t like it.
Jack Edwards is a national treasure.
I’d love to know what he did to make his obnoxiousness levels increase so much from his time at ESPN.
I miss fat Keith Jones.
You know, we’ve watched so little Blersus this year that I hadn’t really seen him at all most of the season. Then we got our cable back, and he works the Flyers games on Comcast, so he popped up in our first trannies game on it, and we were like, “EEK! He’s WASTING AWAY!”
Like he should be kept in an air tight vault?
EXACTLY like that. :D
Keith Jones should be smooshy. It was his best feature!
Keith Jones should be smooshy.
I know! What’s next, a skinny Rick Nash?!
Keith Jones should be smooshy. It was his best feature!
That, and his hair doesn’t look like something he ran over with his car on the way to work.
I know! What’s next, a skinny Rick Nash?!
(softly) omg. that’s awful.
omg. that’s awful.
I’m getting in my car and driving to Detroit right now just to make sure Nash is still puffy. I’m worried about him now!
I know! What’s next, a skinny Rick Nash?!
(softly) omg. that’s awful.
It is awful. It’s the most terrible thing I’ve ever heard.
That, and his hair doesn’t look like something he ran over with his car on the way to work.
I know! What’s next, a Rick Nash without a neck beard?
What’s next, a skinny Rick Nash?!
Never. Chris Drury will get a personality, first.
That, and his hair doesn’t look like something he ran over with his car on the way to work.
It’s so weird. It’s almost like he doesn’t LIKE being fat and ugly. It makes me sad.
What’s next, a skinny Rick Nash?!
Never. Chris Drury will get a personality, first.
Heh. I’d like to add Ryan Miller getting fat to that list as well.
I know! What’s next, a Rick Nash without a neck beard?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::: Cause I would be totally shocked one day if we find out there are performance enhancing drugs being used by hockey players. There are NO signs of goofy side effects. Anywhere.
Could the Habs plead with refs to not call penalties on the Bruins? Our power play is dangerous… to us.
Okay so I just saw Paulie’s interview last night with Stan, that was adorable!
I’d like to add Ryan Miller getting fat to that list as well.
A skinny Rick Nash and a fat Ryan Miller? Up is down and black is white!
It’s almost like he doesn’t LIKE being fat and ugly. It makes me sad.
I KNOW! What is his PROBLEM? Being fat and ugly has served me really well!
mcguggs, hockey players don’t use performance enhancing drugs. Don’t be ridiculous. I keep hearing from other hockey fans that PEDs don’t help with the athletic elements that make up hockey, so it’s TOTALLY not a problem in OUR sport. :P
KG, Paulie was in fine form last night, wasn’t he? I loved him saying to Stan, “Yes, I remember that play. I just saw it now when you showed it to me.” Heh.
Cause I would be totally shocked one day if we find out there are performance enhancing drugs being used by hockey players. There are NO signs of goofy side effects.
You mean those “nutritional supplements” really aren’t wheat germ and curds and whey and whatever else players say they are? I’m shocked.
This Detroit / Columbus game is kind of fun.
This Detroit / Columbus game is kind of fun.
What’s going on over there?
“Paulie was in fine form last night, wasn’t he? I loved him saying to Stan, “Yes, I remember that play. I just saw it now when you showed it to me.” Heh.”
Yeah that was cute. I also was surprised to see his bare arms, I was definitely guessing he had a bunch of tats on his arms. :P
“Yes, I remember that play. I just saw it now when you showed it to me.”
Obviously, the ‘brownies’ are having no ill effects on Paulie’s memory, or his sarcasm.
What’s going on over there?
Good goaltending, lots of scoring chances and C-bus answering Detroit’s goal after :52 with one of their own.
Why do these Boston announcers say “Chair-a”? Is that how it’s pronounced?
Of course by PEDs, I meant Weight Gain 2000 and Vicks Vapor rub. And of course Amy’s wheat germ, curds and whey (the Little Miss Muffet diet).
Though I do wish the Habs would lay off the meth, er, flaxseed.
Katebits, never, ever assume the Boston announcers are right about anything. Ever.
Hey wait. I’m watching CBC. I’m blaming “Chair-a” on the Boston dudes, and it’s not right.
(the Little Miss Muffet diet)
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Heh. Kate, I was about to say, the Canadian guys say “Chair-a” too. Let’s just say the Boston guys taught the Canadian guys how to say it, so they’re still at fault.
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttttttttttttttttt!!!!
Butt indeed. :P
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH! He sounds SO intelligent in interviews.
You deserve something classy, alix. :D
Break a leg tomorrow, alix! I know you’re going to be fantastic.
Thanks you two!
Looch has scoliosis, I think. One time a kid on Everett called him a hunchback and then got his ass kicked in by mostly Looch and some of the other Giants. IT WAS HOTTT! God. I love junior hockey. They should call it the Cougar Hockey League.