The big news from Gel-O to kick off the broadcast is that Samsonov is out for the Canes with a lower-body injury, and Babchuk is a healthy scratch. Huh. Meanwhile, Chico’s still apologizing for Marty for the non-interference call at the end of Game 4, and bitching about how the very fabric of society is going to unravel if those kinds of calls are allowed to stand. We’re exhausted already – Chico? Not another word.
FIRST PERIOD
Before the drop of the puck, we get a look at Sutter walking down the bench and barking briefly into each guy’s ear. He’s probably doing a last-minute check to make sure that all of his skaters realize that the team with the most goals at the end of the game wins. We then see Madden talking to Clemmer, and Boomer loses her mind: “What is he doing talking to Clemmer? Don’t talk to him, Madden!”
18:16 The teams are in that Game Five kind of “we already know each other pretty well, so let’s just see how this game is going to unfold” feeling-out process, so we have nothing really to remark upon except that our new favorite dasher ad, in the absence of the Swedish Fish one, is the one for Hoboken Lock. If we lived in Hoboken, we’d be calling them right now.
17:36 Clarkson cartwheels over Ward, and gets called, rightly, for goaltender interference. Chico tries, during several replays, to show us that he was pushed in, or Ward wasn’t in the crease, or somehow it’s just all cosmically unfair, but he’s full of it.
15:36 The PP was good, and so was the PK. We’re not sure who has the edge yet.
14:43 Okay, the Hurricanes might have the edge – they get a flurry of shooting chances while the Devils stand around worriedly. But maybe the Devils have the edge – all the shots go wide.
14:26 Is it just us or is Gio looking like he’s trying to fit an entire contract year into one playoff series? He’s had more jump in the last four games than he showed all season. And on this shift, some gentle-giant forecheck by Zubrus tries to turn into a turnover, but Gio manages to accomplish enough of a shot on goal that Ward has to freeze it.
13:31 The fourth line brings some offensive-zone swagger to the ice, and draws a roughing penalty to Seidenberg. Commence with the scorched earth, PPers.
12:16 Doc curses the Devils by pointing out that there has only been one shortie in this year’s playoffs so far.
11:28 Clarkson kills off the final fifteen or so seconds of the PP by refusing to play the puck in favor of trying to draw penalties. We’re trying to decide now how, exactly, Clarkson’s going to cost the Devils this game; regardless of the specifics, we’re fairly confident it’s going to happen.
9:57 Paulie is fairly well bested by Cullen while chasing a two-on-one (Marty and Oduya manage to hold strong, though), and Pookie creates a new composite word out of “putrid” and “ass” when she sighs, “Paulie is putr-ass tonight.”
7:32 The Madden/Pando/Shanny gets a fantastic flurry, with Ward diving out of the net, and Madden almost having a chance to squeak a bad-angle shot into the vacated net, but the Hurricanes survive it. And then the play breaks up completely when Paulie can’t hold the point. He really is the dictionary definition of putr-ass.
6:11 Zubrus and Gio take turns handing the puck to Hurricanes in the Devils zone when they could have cleared it. Gio follows his turnover by hooking, holding, and then wrestling the Cane to the ice. There is, curiously, no call.
5:30 We have no idea what is going on tonight. The Madden/Pando/Shanny line continues to be the best one for the Devils, and after forcing a turnover in front of Ward’s net, Madden makes the most of a “getting pushed by a defender into the goalie” opportunity and makes himself at home lying on top of Ward in the crease. The official is barking something at one of them (Chico thinks he’s lecturing Ward), but play continues.
4:50 Marty skates out to the hashmarks to play the puck, and LaRose takes the opportunity to crash, skate-first, into him. Marty goes down in an injured-looking heap, then realizes play is still going on and has to race back into his net to try to dive after an incoming shot. He’s lucky the Canes were as panicky on that play as he was, and they shot wide.
4:28 Now that he’s well-distracted, rattled, and pissy, Marty takes an interference penalty. Some composure would really help, Marty.
3:46 Chico keeps our optimism going strong by telling us Marty looks like he was cut on the ankle or foot on that collision with LaRose, and keeps flexing his foot. Meanwhile, Marty is making very strong saves on the PK. We don’t know what to think anymore.
2:08 Pookie: “It kind of looks like both teams are playing international soccer here. Everyone is just flopping over all the time. It’s like an entire ice sheet of Zambrottas.”
1:00 Doc’s play-by-play of a sequence in the Carolina zone includes him saying that a defender “can’t get [the puck] away from the reach of Havelid.” Pookie: “If you can’t get it away from the reach of Havelid, you should just hang ‘em up.”
0:00 At the buzzer we rewind a few seconds to watch Pando’s attempt at being an Italian soccer star. He skates toward the Carolina blue line and then, when a defender comes near him, falls over and literally rolls twice. It’s dazzling.
FIRST INTERMISSION
Blah blah blah.
SECOND PERIOD
18:33 The Poppers start the period off with a fantastic shift full of hard work down low, sassy shooting and Ward looking totally unbeatable. Hm. We liked the first two parts of that list more than the third.
18:19 And to finish off his great shift, Zach draws an interference penalty for Gleason picking him at the side of the net.
17:24 Cole decides he’s going to give Doc that shortie he’s been talking up all night, but Rolston drapes himself all over him on his rush up the far wing, taking a holding penalty in the doing.
15:21 Oduya remembers that this is the Hurricanes, his coast-to-coast team. And so he rounds up the puck deep in the Devils zone in the waning seconds of the PK, and then smoothly swaggers his way through almost all the skaters on the ice before settling on a weak backhand shot from a bad angle. It was a good try, though.
14:35 Pookie, watching the fourth line try their shooting-gallery best: “Ward is surprisingly athletic.”
13:15 We are discussing the officiating in this game, and we ultimately agree that the calls have been very even, but that the refs seem to be letting all kinds of stuff go. Schnookie: “It’s like the league suddenly realized they might have to put this series on NBC Sunday, and they asked the officials to turn this into a powderkeg.”
12:41 Jokenin takes a point shot that pinballs into Marty, bounces off his glove, off the pipe, off his back, then stops on the line before Marty covers the puck with his glove. Pookie: “See, I’m the kind of person who looks at that and thinks, ‘There’s your even-up after Game 4.’”
12:16 Carolina puts on its best offensive-zone shift in some time, and just when we’re thinking the Devils are going down a goal, Marty makes a snappy glove save on a LaRose shot from the point. It’s nice to see the composure back again.
10:09 The officials have now tilted the “bullshit call” decidedly in the Devils’ favor, as Eaves gets called for tripping in the corner to Ward’s right after Zubrus takes a dive that would embarrass even the Italian national soccer team. We guess that’s what the Canes get for having had, as Doc informs us now, the last eight shots of the game.
8:38 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Clarkson’s going to have to work extra-hard to cost the Devils this game now. Greener lasers a perfectly-tippable shot from the right point that Clarkson, parked right on top of Ward, gets his stick on to make it 1-0 Devils. And since that was a complete joke of a call to put the Devils on the PP, we can safely say that the Hockey Gods have evened up whatever lingering injustice might have existed from Game 4, if you believed there was any. Which we do not.
5:59 The Poppers are taking a turn being pinned in their own zone. We don’t like it when the tables are turned like this.
5:17 The Madden/Pando/Shanny line takes the ice to calm things down after the Poppers’ defensive failures, and they get a great chance for Shanny off a smartly-conceived rush by Pando. The Hurricanes are unimpressed and resume setting up with ease around the perimeter in the Devils zone.
4:26 The puck finally gets deflected off the ice, and we get a whistle after what seems like about a half an hour of end-to-end free-wheeling hockey. We hear rumors that Blersus is going to be joining this game in progress when the Pens finish off the Flyers, so the teams better get the interesting hockey out of the way before then.
4:01 Doc, as a breakaway play unfolds: “Brodeur!! With the long pass!!! And here comes Mike Rupp!!!!!” The expected happens. Pookie: “And there goes Mike Rupp.”
2:18 Madden takes a long shot from way outside off the rush, and it goes just wide. Schnookie: “That’s funny. Those used to go in against Cujo.”
0:53 Whitey skates up to a Cane scrumming for the puck at the near boards and basically just punches him in the throat. Carolina goes on the PP.
0:21 Marty makes a great save in traffic while all manner of guys in white sweaters fall on top of him. This series is getting comical.
0:00 The buzzer sounds after a wild end-to-end exchange of chances by both teams. Whew! As we watch Madden take down Hooters as the clock winds down, Pookie remarks, “That’s weird. Hooters doesn’t wear a visor.” Boomer, very quietly, says in her Staal-brother voice, “Hooters is tough sod farmer. Don’t need eyes.”
SECOND PERIOD
That weird Face guy interviews a trio of the Devils dancers in the gift shop. And while that’s going on (us with the sound off) a little subliminal Chuck the Duck graphic pops up in the lower corner of the screen. We wonder if that made sense when there was sound.
THIRD PERIOD
18:36 The Devils finally touch on a delayed penalty after Oduya cross-checks Hooters in front of the net on a PP-ending scramble. This period’s going great!
18:23 Marty makes a great, improvisational save on a triple-deflection. Fine, Marty – we’re sorry we made fun of you for losing your marbles the way you have over the last 48 hours. But you’re still on notice. There’s plenty of Brahms left to be played in this game.
16:32 The kill comes to a successful close thanks in large part to Jokinen’s steadfast refusal to take a shot from above the near faceoff circle no matter how much space the Devils are giving him to do it.
15:36 Zach is Andy Greene-killing. The Devils set up deliberately in the Carolina zone, and after some cautious passing, Zach looks directly at the point, then shuffleboards the puck up to it… despite the fact that Greene had moved centerward. It’s like Zach specifically waited to make sure Greene wouldn’t be there for the pass. On the bench, Sutter is probably grinning and thinking, “Excellent! I hate that Greene kid!”
14:37 The Devils D has entered its “isn’t it hilarious how many turnovers we’re coughing up!” phase of the game, but Marty is scrambling really well. He’s not, as Chico points out on the replay of the sequence, catching the puck well, but he’s doing a great job of just staying in front of it.
13:43 Are the Devils planning to try to sit on this 1-0 lead for the rest of this game? Because we know how that’s going to end.
12:29 Madden and Pando get a two-on-one, with Madden carrying the puck under a lot of backchecking pressure, but Madden doesn’t even manage a shot (or think of passing).
11:31 The Hurricanes send a rush down toward Marty in response to Travis’s attempt at a slapshot, and what ends up happening is that a mass of humanity skates at the net, Marty makes a save, and sticks go flying everywhere. We have no idea what just happened. Perhaps the teams wanted to get one last bit of fun in before Versus joins us.
8:38 LaRose splits the D as he darts down the crease, but Marty is calmly (and amazingly) totally unimpressed by the shot attempt. As an aside, this period has been just amazing. We’re having a hard time diarizing because there’s too much hockey going on.
7:27 Eaves gets called for his second bullshitty penalty, this one for holding while Travis is falling over next to him. During the stoppage MSG+ shows us a replay of the LaRose chance, and Chico calls it “a rabby-doo”. Pookie: “I thought a rabby-doo was a fight.” Schnookie: “Maybe it just means ‘something good’.” Pookie: “Oh, so it’s the opposite of funfetti. Travis is like, ‘This rabby-doo is going to make our cake look awesome!’”
5:27 That power play was decidedly not rabby-doo.
5:09 PandoNation is ready to completely lose its collective mind when its emperor-god gets a clear breakaway from the Carolina blue line, but alas, Ward is no Lalime.
4:21 Marty is super-alert on a puck coming in through traffic off a fantastic set-up for LaRose, and just swallows up the shot, sending us to commercial. As MSG+ is about to cut away, Chico exults, “Excellent save, and he keeps the shutout alive!” We immediately scream with extreme annoyance at the TV, “Chico!!!” For the record, we weren’t the ones who said it. Or thought it.
3:20 The Hurricanes try to set Madden up with a turnover with a mile of real estate at the blue line, but he isn’t alert enough to receive the puck. Carolina promptly thanks its lucky stars and heads down the other way for a great chance for Hooters.
2:09 The great crowd sending up a full-throated “Marty! Marty!” chant.
1:00 The roof is ready to blow right off the building on a flurry of chances Patty and Madden have with Ward out of the net, but the puck stays out of the net. We. Are. Losing. Our. Minds.
0:23 Devils icing. The “Marty! Marty!” chant is coming at a frenzied pace. Carolina calls a time-out.
Before that wacky Patty/Madden flurry a few moments ago, we were discussing how this has been, flat-out, the most evenly-played high-level hockey game we have ever seen. Chico takes this opportunity to echo our sentiment.
0:19 The Canes win the draw, and get the play they wanted. Marty makes the save and freezes the puck. Devils time-out. Chico takes this opportunity to tell us Paulie is “up there with the elite defensemen. I know he doesn’t have the shot. Or the finish. But…” PaulieMartinNation wholeheartedly agrees. But without the “but…” Shots and finish are overrated.
0:15 Pando blamed himself for the GWG in Game 4, for not blocking the point shot, and here he dives out at the point man to throw a sliding, smothering block that kicks the puck to center ice.
0:00 Marty holds fast in the waning seconds, and gets the 44-save shutout , which MSG+ tells us is his playoff career high for saves in a game. We thought he was going to fall apart after getting himself pissy about the LaRose collision in the first period, but damn if he wasn’t amazing tonight.
And seriously, this game was the dictionary definition of awesome. This was hockey at its absolute finest. It was like a pissing contest between two great goaltenders, and two skilled, skating teams just throwing everything they absolutely could at each other. It was thrilling, from start to finish, 1-0 final score and all. Damn. We really, really, really love hockey.
(Oh, and Greene, Clarkson and Marty are the three stars. We’ll go on record saying Ward deserved better.)
WOOO! There’s a game in twenty minutes. :) Finally some real entertainment today.
So we just flipped over to MSG+ to see the end of the pregame, and they were doing their “around the league” rundown. You know what I’d completely forgotten about? The Detroit/Columbus series.
You know what I’d completely forgotten about? The Detroit/Columbus series.
So did Columbus! ZING! (Sorry, Karen.)
You know what I’d completely forgotten about? The Detroit/Columbus series.
Every single time someone mentions the Red Wings, I get the “Oh yeah” face because I keep forgetting they’re playing. And even then the series is Detroit vs. someone else. Sorry BJs.
Chris Simpson is going by “Christine” now. Can’t fool me. I’ll still remember her as wearing Michael Jackson’s wardrobe last playoffs.
Hi, may I join you for tonight’s game. I hear this blog has the best gentle readers EVAH!
Doc says we’ve seen very few cracks defensively this series. Clearly he doesn’t read IPB game threads. Or 2MA. Or the internet.
Marty’s temper tantrum? :P Why do I picture Marty in a grocery store on his stomach kicking and screaming about not getting the candy bar he wants?
Only if you pass the supersecret series of tests we have in place for new Gentle Readers, “notFrisby” (if that is your real name)!
I can’t believe Doc doesn’t read us as his research before every game!
I get the feeling this game is going to be relatively wild.
(if that is your real name)!
Use my real name on the internet? Are you crazy?
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Poor Clarkie.
I see this isn’t one of Clarkson’s better days.
Ah, the real Frisby shows his face! And yes, Clarkson is driving me bonkers. He’s lucky he didn’t get called for a dive.
Funfetti! If they couldn’t score there…
I love how Chico always paraphrases the Geico quotebook.
MARTY!!!!
…fat pigs, all of them.
I love how Chico always paraphrases the Geico quotebook.
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I’m not thrilled that Marty’s losing his shit so much. This is so not cool.
One can only hope the Devs can channel some “us against the world” spirit from this.
Gosh, how old is Andy? That do is re-ced-ing.
Zach has got to be pissy about Greene’s beard. It’s so much thicker than Zach’s peach fuzz.
Anyone else feel like the refs are being less than equitable
Actually, I’m surprised with how much the refs have been letting go.
Isn’t that a song from Karate Kid?
What they were just playing at the arena, that is.
Best Around. Indeed, it is from the Karate Kid.
What, you don’t have the Karate Kid soundtrack playing in your head at all times?
OK, now I’m thinking the refs aren’t being equitable to the Canes! Heh.
I hope more people get tripping penalties cause the little funky chicken dance the ref just had to do was awesome.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOO! We finally got one.
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WOOOOOOOOO!!! As Doc would say, “There is no hockey justice” in them scoring on that bad a call, but whatevs! WOOOOO!!!!
Rut-roh. Blersus has just theatened to join the NJ-Canes game in progress and ‘follow it to its conclusion’ after the Pens/Philly game is finished. That is never good.
Oh, and WOOOOOO!!!! I started posting before the goal.
Clarkson and Greene get us our first PP goal in forever. Expect to see Leach and PL3 playing in their place next game.
Expect to see Leach and PL3 playing in their place next game.
Now we’ll find out if Sutter reads IPB to get his ideas!
Sue, I don’t like the sound of that “joining in progress”. Come on, guys, no whistles, no whistles!
…They better not screw over the GameCenter crowd if that happens.
Something tells me I’d rather be watching the Detroit/Blue Jackets game. (that’s not a slam on NJ cause I’m “watching” the Flyers)
I’m mentally constructing Sutter’s quotes for when he benches Greene again.
“It’s not just about points. He did a good job stepping up to fill in on the PP, but he’s got to be more focused. I’d like to see him play with more of a chip on his shoulder.”
mcguggers, I can’t believe you’d slam NJ like that! (That DET/CBJ game looks awesome. I’m happy for the Columbus fans that they’re getting to see such a wild game.)
I’m mentally constructing Sutter’s quotes for when he benches Greene again.
I thought he’d go with “I don’t like his beard”.
That’s scary, EJGRgunner. You sound exactly like him. In fact… Brent? Is that you?!
Obviously I’m not Brent. Everyone knows they don’t have the internet in Red Deer.
Tranny Brides now up 2-0, btw
Everyone knows they don’t have the internet in Red Deer.
First Carolina, and now Red Deer!
As for the Trannies — woo hoo! :D
That was a foxy deflection by Clarkie. Isn’t that his second goal of the playoffs? He’s turning into a clutch playoff performer. I just hope he doesn’t turn into Claude Lemieux. At least we already know he doesn’t turtle when challenged to fight.
I think I can live with the Pens losing, just don’t make it Boucher’s fault!
There’s still plenty of Brahms left to be played, though.
There’s still plenty of Brahms left to be played, though.
Who’s side are you on?!? Oh. Right.
The funniest thing in the Tranny game so far was when Malkin kicked a goal in and pretty much everyone knew it was kicked in, but, it was taking forever for it to be reviewed. The announcers were wondering what was taking so long and I was thinking, “They are trying to find some way to make it legal, you frigging idiots”.
Can’t we all pick a non-Devils playoff team to get behind? Is there a series where none of us have a rooting interest?
I’m happy for the Columbus fans that they’re getting to see such a wild game.
Happy… Jealous… yeah, whichever….
Patty did you appreciate the “Carter’s playing so much better after Boucher took him out!” Clearly that was what Boucher intended.
Who’s side are you on?!? Oh. Right.
I’m on Bouche’s side! And Sid’s. That Malkin guy’s getting on my nerves.
Did you see that monster hit Boucher stuck on one of the Trannies while the Pens were on the power play, Patty? That was made of awesome. It makes me wonder why he’s been a healthy scratch for the past four games of this series. And then I look at Kris Letang and get distracted by how pretty his hair is.
Can’t we all pick a non-Devils playoff team to get behind? Is there a series where none of us have a rooting interest?
I believe that after this round we have sort of agreed it will be “whoever is playing the Rangers” – if they take out the Caps. But, I’m not sure.
“They are trying to find some way to make it legal, you frigging idiots”.
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Is there a series where none of us have a rooting interest?
Really, DET/CBJ is the only first round series where I don’t care who wins.
Clearly that was what Boucher intended.
Yeah… no. :P
Really, DET/CBJ is the only first round series where I don’t care who wins.
How about the Blackhawks? Anybody got anything against the Blackhawks? They can be our Tranny Arranged Marriage.
“whoever is playing the Rangers”
For sure! They just need to take the Caps, but once the Caps are out of it, there is no one I’d rather see lose more than the Rangers. No question about it. Plus, they’ll be playing the Tranny Gentleman Callers and sweet, sweet Milan. Heh.
And though I know it will probably get me banned from Interchangeable Parts for life, I’m rooting for the Pens. I just can’t get past the hatred of all things orange and black that has been ingrained in me since childhood. And Scottie Hartnell and his Sideshow Bob haircut don’t make it any easier.
I’m on board with the Blackhawks!
I think a lot of people around here are cheering for the Hawks. As long as they have Patrick “Mr. Beefy” Sharp, I’m on board with that.
…I’m confused by Gel-O. After that Devils Dancers bit, did he just stutter “And all this time… it’s been Fischler throwing it to me” like he’s trapped in an abusive, loveless relationship?
Steve: And all this time Stan has been tossing it to me.
HAhahahahahahahahahaha
They can be our Tranny Arranged Marriage
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I’m all for the Blackhawks, too! I think Heather’s the only contrarian on that series, but really, majority rules, right? :P
I think a lot of people around here are cheering for the Hawks.
I think I’d have to turn in my Buffalo residency card if I didn’t root for Pat Kane and the Hawks.
Bonus point: the Blackhawks have Duncan Keith. Which sounds like Duncan Sheik. And didn’t we all love “Barely Breathing.”
Was that Knuble goal Bouche’s fault? :P
Just got in! What did I miss? :-) And why are they taking so long to tell me how…wait! Jersey’s ahead? Yay! Okay. Got it.
I believe that after this round we have sort of agreed it will be “whoever is playing the Rangers”
I never thought there’d be a day when I might question that. Fucking Habs. Ugh. Yeeeesss. Fine. Go Bruins. *throws up a little in mouth*
Do you guys get this stupid Bud Light commercial about too many graphics. They really play it too many times around here.
Was that Knuble goal Bouche’s fault? :P
Nope. That Fleury guy needs to make a stop once in a while. :P
Wow, Oduya, a leaping crosscheck? seriously?
That Fleury guy needs to make a stop once in a while. :P
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Warning…don’t watch the Ducks Jibjab video linked on Puck Daddy. It…just..brain bleach…now.
And I cannot believe that there is still a half an hour to go in this stupid Greys Anatomy episode before I can rescue my TiFaux and watch some hockey.
Go Bruins. *throws up a little in mouth*
Wow, mcguffers, that’s impressive! No one’s expecting you to say that so soon after the carnage of that series!
They really play it too many times around here.
The ones with the guy drawing white lines on the screen? Yeah, I hate that one. I especially hate seeing on Canadian tv. I feel like when we get commercials from your neck of the woods they should be different from ours! Like the crazy PSAs we used to get from PEI on our HNIC feeds on the dish.
Did anyone see Fleury get his helmet knocked off last game? He’s channeling Ethan Hawke with his crazy hair and goatee. I wonder if he’s like Brodeur and can’t grow a full beard?
I’m all for the Blackhawks, too! I think Heather’s the only contrarian on that series, but really, majority rules, right? :P
I think you mean “Heather’s the only one cheering for the correct team.” :P
(I am cheering for the Flames – for Iginla really – but I don’t have anything against the Blackhawks. I would be fine with them advancing as well.)
(That said, go Flames!)
I think you mean “Heather’s the only one cheering for the correct team.”
I think you mean, “Heather’s a classless beeyotch”. (It’s been a while since we’ve tossed the classless beeyotch around here. We’ve not been meeting our quota as stated in the bloggers handbook.)
I hate the Red Wings. I need to call Rick Nash and apologize for joining the game and jinxing the BJs.
I think you’re the classess beeyotch for calling ME a classless beeyotch the day after Gentle Reader Appreciation Day. Classless beeyotch.
a little subliminal Chuck the Duck graphic pops up in the lower corner of the screen.
Wasn’t that just so cute? :P I love Chuck.
I know they weren’t going to hurt the Red Wings, but that was a bullshit too-many-men call at the end of this game.
Yeah, Pookie, the Canadiens interviews today had a surprisingly calming effect on me. Bob Gainey made me laugh.
However, my ultimate goal is for Avery and Lucic to have some sort of cosmic collision of douchy-ness.
Amy, when Izzie started doing a ghost, that’s when I freed up my recorder. Taking a game behind the barn is one thing. Writing a plot about a living character having sex with her dead fiance’s ghost is a completely different type of crazy.
Trannies won. There will be a Game 6, so they can be eliminated at home.
Don’t say it. Zach knows what you think.
I think you’re the classess beeyotch for calling ME a classless beeyotch the day after Gentle Reader Appreciation Day.
Hey, that’s a 24-hour holiday. Now we’re back to the other 364 days of the year: Heather’s A Classless Beeyotch Day. *shrugs* Sorry, but you can’t fight City Hall. :PPPPPPPPPP
Zach knows what you think.
Zach: Pookie, I know you know what I’m thinking.
Pookie: Meow, meow, meow…
I missed Chuck the Duck. This ruins my night. Seriously.
Zach: Pookie, I know you know what I’m thinking.
Pookie: Meow, meow, meow…
And with that, Zach has redefined the phrase “empty headed but loveable.”
Uh, while I don’t agree that we need to trade the entire Sabres line-up for Iginla, I wouldn’t mind if the Flames won.
Heather’s A Classless Beeyotch Day. *shrugs* Sorry, but you can’t fight City Hall. :PPPPPPPPPP
Oh, Heather. What a bummer!
Now we’re back to the other 364 days of the year: Heather’s A Classless Beeyotch Day.
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Rabi-doo, Chico? Don’t ever change.
Awwwww. The Blue Jacket broadcast gave the game’s third star to the Blue Jacket fans. Isn’t that sweet?
Goddamit, Chico! You freakin… *mutters*
So I was listening to the game on satellite on the way home from work, and I actually stayed in the car in my condo parking lot to hear all of Zach’s interview with Sherry Ross in the 2nd intermission. I learned these things, which I thought you guys might be interested in knowing:
1. Zach is missing his front 4 teeth.
2. Zach’s favorite junk food is raw packaged cookie dough, and yes, he does buy it and keep it in his fridge.
3. He can name all Seven Dwarfs with zero hesitation.
4. After some thought, he named 5 of the 7 Sutter brothers, missing Rich and Ron (but getting Gary).
5. If he had to choose a sport besides hockey, he’d want to be a catcher in AAA baseball. “You know, pretty good, but not quite good enough for the big time.”
6. (We knew this one) On the plane, he plays cribbage. The team rankings are 1. Zach, 2. Travis, 3/4. Jamie/Jay battling for 3rd.
7. If forced to choose between an evening at the opera, ballet or symphony, he reluctantly chooses the symphony.
8. He bought a truck with his signing bonus.
9. An item on his ‘Bucket List’: Sky-diving. Not because he wants to do it, but if he were going to die anyway…
10. Vegas and Cabo are his favorite vacation spots.
11. Besides a cat or dog, he’d have a monkey as a pet.
12. The Devil that would make the best US President: “Definitely not Gio, he gets bullied all the time. Maybe Weeksie, he could sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo.”
Goddamit, Chico! You freakin… *mutters*
I KNOW! He’s SUCH a jerk about that!
;11. Besides a cat or dog, he’d have a monkey as a pet.
Clearly he didn’t read the recent article in the NYT about the dangers of keeping monkeys as pets!
Heather, haven’t we been over this?!?!?!
I could write you a whole series of your and Celine Dion’s epic romance…
You’re going to end up on the red mile flashing Iggy your titties at this rate :D :D :D
WOOOOO! The trannies winning is going to help me in the Frisby Bowl!
Paulieeeee!
Clearly he didn’t read the recent article in the NYT about the dangers of keeping monkeys as pets!
He bought a truck with his signing bonus. He’s officially NOT in the NYT demographic. The people who are believe he’s evil incarnate.
my ultimate goal is for Avery and Lucic to have some sort of cosmic collision of douchy-ness.
HOW DARE YOU compare Looch to Avery in levels of douchy-ness! Looch is an absolute delight off the ice. He helps little old ladies across the street and rescues kittens from trees.
Zach’s favorite junk food is raw packaged cookie dough, and yes, he does buy it and keep it in his fridge.
That’s kind of adorkable.
On the plane, he plays cribbage. The team rankings are 1. Zach, 2. Travis…
Hmm. I wonder if Staffy is also a member of the UND Alumni Cribbage Club that Zach and Travis seem to have inadvertently started.
just consulted the glossary for clarification of the Trannies. It’s Philadelphia, right?
Ha!
Done and done! Yay Jersey!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Zach’s favorite junk food is raw packaged cookie dough, and yes, he does buy it and keep it in his fridge.
That’s kind of adorkable.
Even better, it has totally justified me keeping cookie dough in MY fridge for the rest of the playoffs. Official Playoff Snack, Endorsed By Zach Parise
Oh sweet Jeebus. We needed that.
That was a serious FTS game from Marty.
Is Marty growing a Jaromir Jagr Playoff Chin Brazilian? Ew.
Well, that was a surprise. Or, as I just said to my cats, “Shit, they actually did it”.
85 saves between those two.
To continue a meme from last game: “Oh god, the hope is everywhere! It’s in my racoon wounds! Oh god!”
and rescues kittens from trees.
Then Looch eats them.
“Is Marty growing a Jaromir Jagr Playoff Chin Brazilian? Ew.”
I know, right? It looks like a landing strip.
“That was a serious FTS game from Marty.”
It was. He just totally slammed the door in the Hurricanes’ faces. If Jamie doesn’t come back soon he is in danger of losing his FTS title to Marty and his badass Chin Brazilian.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
That was a serious FTS game from Marty.
EXACTLY! I was trying to put my finger on it, but you nailed it! I was so sure he was going to completely lose focus after that run-in with LaRose, but then he was just a beast the rest of the way! That game was INTENSE!
It’s Philadelphia, right?
Yup! It all started in this post from last season’s playoffs.
Teehee. Chin Brazilians? You guys are killing me!
He bought a truck with his signing bonus. He’s officially NOT in the NYT demographic. The people who are believe he’s evil incarnate.
Aww, I like Zach and I’m totally a Times reader. I even know one of the dance critics (she’s a lovely person). So see, some times readers aren’t snobs.
It’s in my racoon wounds! Oh god!”
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Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Everybody hug!!!!
Everybody hug!!!!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Patty Elias: OK!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That game was AMAZING! Holy flirkin’ schnitt!!!!
“Oh god, the hope is everywhere! It’s in my racoon wounds! Oh god!”
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I could totally see Clarkie and Paulie draving pick-up trucks, but I pegged Zach for something a little more high-brow. He does have a turtle butler, after all. Perhaps Boxworthy’s salary forced him to lower his budget for the obligatory post-signing bonus vehicle splurge?
And if I got I signing bonus, I would buy a Dune Buggy. I have no idead why. I just think they’re really cool.
Why hasn’t the Sharks game started??!?!? WHY?!
Oh. It’s at 9:30. Never mind!
Everybody hug!!!!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TOTES! WOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!
And WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! HUGS!!!!!
Don’t forget the ass grabs!
Aww, I like Zach and I’m totally a Times reader. I even know one of the dance critics (she’s a lovely person). So see, some times readers aren’t snobs.
Heh. I’m a Times reader too, and I love Zach! (Also, he bought a sports car with his RFA contract. The truck was his signing bonus. Whatevs. I wouldn’t expect a player from Minnesota NOT to have a truck. :P)
The glossary is a great read. Raccoon wife! Hooter’s Baby!
Don’t forget the ass grabs!
Isn’t that the whole point of the hugs? Wait, were these originally conceived as non-ass-grabbing hugs? EWWWW!
I want to make love to all the Devils. I feel I should point out I am a man. And with that – good night kids!
Carol, I’m so glad you’re enjoying the glossary! It’s a good thing to have, since a lot of those jokes are so ingrained that it’s hard for us to remember where they came from. Heh.
Aww, I like Zach and I’m totally a Times reader. I even know one of the dance critics (she’s a lovely person). So see, some times readers aren’t snobs.
Actually, I didn’t mean the demo they are trying to reach – which you may or may not be part of – even though you read it – are snobs. He bought a truck. He’s ruining the environment, which makes him evil incarnate. It’s actually part of my job to read all the automotive articles and, in fact, the comments that go along with them and the opinion of the NYT demographic is pretty clear on this issue. For people who generally don’t support the death penalty, they’d like to impose it on truck and SUV owners.
I wouldn’t expect a player from Minnesota NOT to have a truck. :P)
Our player from Minnesota bought a truck, but only after Turco took his ’97 Sunbird away from him.
I want to make love to all the Devils. I feel I should point out I am a man. And with that – good night kids!
HAHAHAHAHA! Nice, RoShaCla! And seriously, if I were a dude, I’d totally want to make out with them, too. Hey, wait a sec…
Wait, were these originally conceived as non-ass-grabbing hugs? EWWWW!
Before Old Wax Hands came into the league, hugs were ass grabless. But he brought it in along with increased meatball eatage. That’s why he’s going to the HOF. They just want you to think it’s for his statbitties.
I need to go back and read the glossary myself! Some of those jokes have been archived in my memory.
Before Old Wax Hands came into the league, hugs were ass grabless. But he brought it in along with increased meatball eatage. That’s why he’s going to the HOF. They just want you to think it’s for his statbitties.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Wow. Where would we be without OWH? He’s brought such joy and light to the world!
Don’t forget the ass grabs!
WOOOO!!!
*grabs ass*
Good game!
*continues on down the line*
Isn’t that the whole point of the hugs? Wait, were these originally conceived as non-ass-grabbing hugs? EWWWW!
What’s the point of hugging people if you don’t grab some ass, right?
For people who generally don’t support the death penalty, they’d like to impose it on truck and SUV owners.
Alright, alright, enough about Zach’s truck and liberal politics! Let’s go back to the awesome game tonight, eh?
WOOOO!!!
*grabs ass*
Good game!
*continues on down the line*
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WOOOO!!!
*grabs ass*
Good game!
*continues on down the line*
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The glossary has some outdated stuff it, stuff that’s kinda died out, and it’s probably missing good stuff (I’ll be adding a “funfetti” entry this weekend).
FUNFETTI! Secret taste test??? Doh!
For people who generally don’t support the death penalty, they’d like to impose it on truck and SUV owners.
It’s ok, Sue. I understood. :D I like to pretend all hockey players are Prius drivers even if I know it’s not true.
And woooooooooooooooooooo! (This series is so going 7.)
Where would we be without OWH? He’s brought such joy and light to the world!
It’s so true. I’m not a religious person, but he should really be named St. Old Wax Hands and his icon can be a pair of wax hands grabbing an ass. Or a meatball…
Secret taste test???
Hmmmmmm? You’ll all just have to wait and see!
FUNFETTI! Secret taste test??? Doh!
Heh heh heh. And shhhhh… It’s a secret. :P
I like to pretend all hockey players are Prius drivers even if I know it’s not true.
I do too. :D (And they all like to read. Poetry. When they’re not writing it. Right? Right?)
(This series is so going 7.)
*Wide, innocent eyes* Wait, we’re not winning on Sunday? :P
Are you going to update the About the IPB Irregulars section too?
Yay for Marty!! Yay for the Devils! And I actually mean that.
And they all like to read. Poetry. When they’re not writing it. Right? Right?
Oh, of course. They’re quite erudite when they’re not kicking ass.
Are you going to update the About the IPB Irregulars section too?
That’s all wiki — we didn’t put that stuff in there. If you want to have info put in there, or if you want to make updates to the glossary itself, we’d be delighted to either put in the changes anyone requests, or we can try to figure out again how to make accounts for people. Just shoot us an email!
They’re quite erudite when they’re not kicking ass.
Yup! Zach was just pretending when he said in his post-game interview that he didn’t know what peripatetic means.
Of course they are all Prius drivers. Now that Toyota has that interactive feature which shows them exactly how they can load in the hockey equipment and the golf bag…they have no more excuses. I can just imagine Marty trading in the Bentley for a Prius now….yeah, maybe not.
They’re quite erudite when they’re not kicking ass.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s why hockey’s such a great sport — all the foxy players are TOTALLY my soulmates. :P
Btw, I’m not sure if you noticed but I’m never here during the day anymore. That’s because the IT guys at the corporate office are jerks. And that’s all I’m going to say about that. :P
Are you going to update the About the IPB Irregulars section too?
Yeah, we need to get that notFrisby guy in there! :P
That’s because the IT guys at the corporate office are jerks.
You and andrew are both fighting interweb crackdowns! That sucks! Don’t they know it’s playoffs time?!
Yeah, we need to get that notFrisby guy in there! :P
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That guy was awesome!
And that BLOWS about your IT guys, Frisby! I keep waiting for my employer to pull the plug… *Keeps fingers crossed that it never happens*
Zach was just pretending when he said in his post-game interview that he didn’t know what peripatetic means.
I hope he doesn’t know what it means, or well more importantly, that he doesn’t become paripatetic.
That does suck, Frisby. I fear I won’t be far behind you. Mainly from fear more than from the IT guys blocking me.
We are just enjoying a slice of Canucks Asparagus cake. I iced it with cream cheese frosting. Mike called it Ass cake.
Mike called it Ass cake.
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Mmmmmmm ass grab cake. Raise a piece for Old Wax Hands!
Mmmmmmm ass grab cake. Raise a piece for Old Wax Hands!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: alix, I love that you always know how to take things to the next level. I am SO making an ass grab cake this weekend.
I’m so glad that reading blogs is actually included in my job. They can’t crack down! Phew.
“Raise a piece for Old Wax Hands!”
Here’s to you, Old Wax Hands! And squeeze on the bum. A gentle squeeze.
Marty: This ass grab is going to make our cake look hot!
I’m so glad that reading blogs is actually included in my job. They can’t crack down! Phew.
You’re so lucky!
alix, I love that you always know how to take things to the next level. I am SO making an ass grab cake this weekend.
Thanks, Schnookie!! That’s one of the nicest compliments I’ve ever had! HAHA.
Here’s to you, Old Wax Hands! And squeeze on the bum. A gentle squeeze.
Marty: This ass grab is going to make our cake look hot!
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You’re so lucky!
Oh, I know. I mean, people review books on blogs!
SHOUTOUT FROM RAZOR!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! SHOUT OUT!!! SHOUT OUT!!!! SHOUT OUT FROM RAZOR!!!!
I mean, people review books on blogs!
Thank goodness people also write about libraries on blogs. Do I read them? Hellz no, but it justifies having Google Reader open, even if everything I’m reading is filled with pictures of hockey players.
Lots of Java forums have pictures of hockey players on them! (Just play along.)
Lots of Java forums have pictures of hockey players on them!
I’ve heard that! And Mike Richards was a speaker at Computers in Libraries this Spring.
Lots of Java forums have pictures of hockey players on them! (Just play along.)
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: So do all the internal sites I use. Like our corporate travel site. And the Purchasing software. They’re FULL of hockey stuff.
This Ducks/Sharks series has been SOOOO cleanly played! :P
The worst part is that while they are installing all this new blocking & monitoring software that they keep taking servers down. I’m actually getting less work done because most of our software uses network licenses. I’m fairly sure that I wasn’t one of the culprits that caused this because they specifically mentioned Myspace and Facebook as the main places people were surfing.
You should be able to get exempt from it since you don’t go to those sites. Can I write a letter to your boss for you? :D
I’m fairly sure that I wasn’t one of the culprits that caused this because they specifically mentioned Myspace and Facebook as the main places people were surfing.
Dude, don’t you HATE that?! Ugh. I’m SO sorry. It’s like how for so long I couldn’t watch hockey highlights online at work — hey, I’m not the asshole who was watching porn during business hours! :P
That. Was. AWESOME.
I’d like to go on record as saying that was the finest hockey game that I’ve attended in my 24 years.
“(Oh, and Greene, Clarkson and Marty are the three stars. We’ll go on record saying Ward deserved better.)”
I was SHOCKED. I’d go as far to say appalled that the “attending media” didn’t know better. Full disclosure, I’m a Cam Ward homer, even though I despise the Hurricanes. If for some reason the series goes 7, I will go to the game with a blowup picture of Staal’s mug shot and wear a neck-brace during warm-ups and taunt the Hurricanes.
13 More.
People watch porn during business hours? *blink*
Yeesh. Just thinking of people in my office watching the pron while on the job. EW.
This California game is a little dull. Come on, someone! Fight or something! Or score!
Tim, I’m jealous you were at that game! It must have been awesome to have been there! Wait, was that the game that Pam and Val sold their tickets for? D’oh!
People watch porn during business hours? *blink*
A kid was watching porn on one of the computers at the library the other day and one of my male colleagues decided the best way to handle it was to walk behind the kid and say, “Oh, man, she is way outta your league.” The kid just bolted out of the library. It was awesome.
I’d like to go on record as saying that was the finest hockey game that I’ve attended in my 24 years.
This was one of the rare games where I’ve been kind of jealous of the people who were there for it. It’s the kind of game that’s just an honor to get to watch — I’m so glad you were there, Tim! (And quit it with that countdown — we need ONE more for the time being. :P)
People watch porn during business hours? *blink*
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I had a job candidate once who sent me all the receipts from his travel for his interview for me to get reimbursed for him, and right there on the hotel bill was his, um, video entertainment. Honestly, people are so stupid. :D
And really, this game has been quite a snoozer so far. I expect MUCH better in the next period.
hey, I’m not the asshole who was watching porn during business hours! :P
Oh, the really really funny part, they sent guys to every plant to check out where all the bandwith was going, it turned out to be somebody at corporate.
“This was one of the rare games where I’ve been kind of jealous of the people who were there for it. It’s the kind of game that’s just an honor to get to watch”
Maybe I’m biased here, but this entire series has been phenomenal. After this series, finals start for me so the amount of hockey watching I get to do becomes nill, but I’ll be extremely satisfied with the hockey that both teams have played. It’s quite refreshing to watch this series play out and hear the coaches both be above the petty b.s. (cough… Mike Keenan… cough…) and say, “You know, both teams played great hockey tonight”
“And quit it with that countdown — we need ONE more for the time being. :P”
You got it. 1 more!!!!!
“video entertainment”? LOLS! One time my mom was visiting and she was scrolling through the TV schedule, trying to find something to watch and suddenly she said out loud, “Hey, what’s Army of Ass”? I guess she hit the pay per view section.
I steered her clear of that one.
Oh! Corey Parey interview on the CBC!
That guy in the commercial that wanders the arena peeking into locker rooms kind of creeps me out.
they sent guys to every plant to check out where all the bandwith was going, it turned out to be somebody at corporate.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Nice! My company cut $500 million in operating expenses in one year, then set up to do it again in the next year. It was lots of “you can’t order paper clips anymore” and “no more catering at all-day meetings” and shit like that. Finally, after every single corner had been cut, and massive layoffs had come down from on high, the honchos finally conceded that it was time to lose the jet fleet. I was like, “Really? We all had to put up with this crap for the last two years and only NOW you’re cutting fat in the JET FLEET???” Gah.
Maybe I’m biased here, but this entire series has been phenomenal.
No, I don’t think it’s the bias talking — this series really HAS been amazing. It’s just been incredible hockey. I loved Maurice saying tonight that it’s two teams looking for an edge, but there doesn’t really seem to be one. What a FANTASTIC matchup, and how hilarious for the NHL that they haven’t bothered broadcasting any of the games nationally. (I bet that changes on Sunday.)
“Hey, what’s Army of Ass”?
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s MARVELOUS! (And to Corey Perry, I say “CoreyPerry”. :D)
Oh, one more bitch about work and then I’m done. I couldn’t go out east this week like I planned to because apparently it’s turkey season. Almost half of the office took vacation so they could go hunting. If they let me go on vacation, then there would have been only one person left in my department, and well, that’s enough.
That guy in the commercial that wanders the arena peeking into locker rooms kind of creeps me out.
I KNOW! Especially the way he goggles before they cut to the shot of Ovechkin. It’s like they told him, “Your motivation in this shot is that you’re seeing ACTUAL match-fixing happening in the back room. Look scandalized! And disgusted! Maybe they’re ritually slaughtering puppies, too.”
The HELL? An earthquake??
and well, that’s enough.
er, um, I meant, “that’s not enough.”
Frisby – This “I couldn’t go out east this week like I planned to because apparently it’s turkey season. Almost half of the office took vacation so they could go hunting.” simply cannot be true.
It’s not, is it? Really? Turkey hunting? SNORT!
And exactly how much sex are people supposed to be having during the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Every other commercial is for Viagra or Cailis. Is that the same for you guys, too, or is that just the CBC?
You didn’t get to go on vacation because of TURKEY HUNTING SEASON? Wow, Frisby, that’s rough.
And what’s all this about an earthquake? Huh?
“Your motivation in this shot is that you’re seeing ACTUAL match-fixing happening in the back room. Look scandalized!
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I thought turkey hunting season was in November! :P
They said there was an earthquake during the intermission.
This was an amazing game, and I don’t even mind being on the losing end.
I hated the defensive change that Mo made. Kaberle is a trainwreck, and he has no business being inside the building let alone on the ice. I didn’t like the shuffling of the lines either, but the bottom line is that Marty was one better than Cam.
Good luck on Sunday.
And exactly how much sex are people supposed to be having during the Stanley Cup Playoffs?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And it’s exactly the same for us, but we’re lucky if it’s Viagra or Cialis commercials. We get the “not approved by the FDA” supplement commercials most of the time instead. Those make me wish for the old fogeys sitting on the beach in their separate claw-foot tubs (and seriously, thank god Cialis gives four-hour erections, because you gotta think that’s how long it takes for grandpa to get out of his tub and into grandma’s…).
Thanks, David! Good luck to you guys, too — I hope we can have one more game like this one (I’d say “a couple”, but one’s enough :P), because this series is exactly what playoff hockey should be all about.
They said there was an earthquake during the intermission.
Oh! Well. I’m clearly paying close attention. :P (I’m relieved it was in California. I was worried it was an earthquake in Dallas. I was going to be like, “Wait, you guys get tornadoes AND earthquakes? Why do people even live there???” Heh.)
Ohh, according to VS, the Ducks have the first lead by a home team in the series.
Ohh, according to VS, the Ducks have the first lead by a home team in the series.
That’s right! And pretty hilarious. This series is just wackadoo.
Oh, and David, thanks again for having such kind words on your blog about IPB! :D
Good luck on Sunday.
And to you! Cam Ward was unbelievable tonight! He’s perfectly welcome to be a bit more beatable on Sunday… :D
Wow, that’s a piece of glass you don’t see shattered very often.
Yeah, it seems the Ponda (I was about to call it the Duck Tank. Heh) was woefully unprepared for fixing that glass, too. Huh. Maybe they need to do more “between the benches glass repair” drills.
What the hell’s going on here? I was distracted on the webs and never heard the game start. Did the foundation crack during the earthquake? Shouldn’t all those people get into a doorway?
Shouldn’t all those people get into a doorway?
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This is the glass repair delay from hell. I wonder if andrew being in the building is bringing this game bad luck?
This is taking far too long to get back to the game. COME.ON!
Wait, they’re wiping the broken glass up with towels? Wouldn’t a wet/dry vacuum work better?
I love Razor outlining, in excruciating detail, the doomsday scenario that would happen if there are pieces of glass still on the bench — “You’d lose an edge, then fall over and miss a check, and it would lead to a breakaway, and a game-winning goal…” Not to put too fine a point on it or anything.
Or you’d lose and edge and go off-sides and the whistle would blow. Hm. That’s a little less dramatic.
Or you’d lose and edge and go off-sides and the whistle would blow. Hm. That’s a little less dramatic.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: But no less terrible.
I think the Sharks have already lost their edge.
I think the Sharks have already lost their edge.
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Clowe is Newfie!
True story.
I’m sorry, Blersus announcer, the Brookbank deal looked minor at the time it was made, and STILL looks minor.
Clowe is Newfie!
Does he have a lustrous black coat and webbed toes? :P
Ha! Schnookie! Yes, Clowe has a lovely coat and webbed feet for swimming.
Sorry, can’t figure out the stupid italics thing. I will, though.
The italics thing is hard to explain because it doesn’t let you type out the symbols. What you wanna do is use the little greater-than and less-than signs to make brackets around your tags, and for italics you just use “i”. So imagine the the greater-than and less-than signs where the brackets are, and it’s like this: [i]italicized text[/i]
If that makes any sense. :P
[i]If that makes any sense. :P[/i]
Yup. Sure does. Thank you.
CRAP! I stink.
I just emailed you, Carol! It’s much easier to explain when you can actually type it all out. Or when you’re not an idiot at explaining things. :D
CRAP! I stink.
Shnookie is an excellent HTML teacher. Thank you!
Check it out! You’re the bombdiggity, Carol! :D
Correction, the bomdiggity.
Aw jeez, you guys are up late. Oh well. One more sleep until the weekend.
It’s late, but thanks to a well-managed post-work nap, I’m so up for the rest of this period! I don’t feel like I have to go to work tomorrow, when in fact, I have to go in early and then sit through a staff meeting first thing. I might have to wear glasses with eyes drawn on them.
I work six minutes from stately IPB Manor, so I can get out of bed after 9:00 and still be in the office by 9:30. So staying up late isn’t too hard for me. :D
I have to say, this game has gotten a lot more interesting. Although I feel bad for andrew. I hope he’s been able to at least get his drink on. I mean, they gave him that long glass-repair break to replenish his beer. Or two. Or three.
Good goal.
Pookie, I hate my work staff meetings so much, I refer to them as staphylococcus meetings.
I wish I had thought of the eyes on my glasses thing, though. I had to resort to “hanging out in the bathroom for a really long time” instead.
I had to resort to “hanging out in the bathroom for a really long time” instead.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s a clever ruse! I might try that one next time I have a staphylococcus meeting…
It’s a good one, mainly because, as my says, “it’s not nice to bother someone while they’re in the bathroom.” Most people respect that “rule”.
staphylococcus meetings
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hanging out in the bathroom is a great idea! My problem is they always, always, always run long, so at least I scheduled myself to be in a virtual meeting 90 minutes after it starts, so I’ll have a valid reason to bail just as it’s getting unbearable.
Roenick’s out. Heh.
And there you have it. Game over.
A pleasure, as always. You guys are excellent hostesses.
See you later!
Wow. That game was crazy. This was a crazy night all around! And I’m TOTALLY pooped, so good night! See y’all tomorrow! :D
Aaaaaaaand good morning, everyone! How are we all doing today? I, for one, and totally exhausted. What a draining week of hockey it’s been! :D
Good morning! I feel like I’ve finally learned the valuable never-bet-on-the-Sharks-in-the-playoffs rule.
I feel like I’ve finally learned the valuable never-bet-on-the-Sharks-in-the-playoffs rule.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, totes. If I sound like I’m picking them in Frisby Bowl III next year, somebody slap me, okay?
Good morning! I’m sorry I missed the game, but I’m thrilled with the results! (The baseball game was awesome too.) Val was strangely prophetic last night. Everything she said she wanted to happen in the ballgame happened – she even called two inning-ending double plays before they happened. After that, she said “I want the Devils to win too!”
Good morning, IPB!
Part of me is wondering if the hockey gods were trying to send a message with the earthquake during the Ducks game last night.
I’m glad the ballgame was a good one, Pam!
Amy, you’re probably right — I mean, how can an earthquake during a playoff game NOT be a message? Although is it really all that earth-shaking to have the Sharks get upset? (Sorry, andrew…) :P
I felt like I was gonna hurl (and it’s only the first round!) when we got home and looked up the score. Playoff hockey is not good for your health.
Also, we will be spilling blood at the Rock tomorrow for the American Red Cross Blood Drive.
It was actually a surprisingly mellow game for me. I mean, normally 1-0 would have left me writhing in agonized nervousness until the final buzzer, but the game last night was just such a GOOD game. It was such fun to watch that I mostly forgot to be tearing out my hair with nervousness. :D
Speaking of writhing in agonized nervousness, apparently that was the first 1-0 playoff win for them since the ever-famous Game 3 of the ECF in 2003. (Aka the missed Pando goal). I was at that game, and it was probably the most nervous I’ve ever been at a hockey game.
Good morning! I’m so bored at work. I have a ton of stuff to do but I don’t feel like doing any of it. Can’t some kind of hockey related scandal happen? Can Max Afinogenov go on a shooting spree or something? Can Baby Crunchy be caught doping? Anything?
You guys were there too, right? I think we may even have been in the same section…228, or around there?
From Fire and Ice:
The other three came in 1995…2000…and 2003
So clearly this game means…
NOTHING!
So clearly this game means…
NOTHING!
Well I’m certainly not thinking it! :P (:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::)
And yeah, we were at that ECF game in 2003! Practically sitting right next to you! Yeah, that was a REALLY nervous game. Heh. (Although I was more mad the whole time than nervous. Kerry Fraser, you OWE Pando!)
I was next to this weird kid wearing an american flag as a cape. He was on his phone, and all hyper, he screams to me “Jay Pandolfo scored a goal!!!” Then sometime later, some guy looks up at the clock, and there was 16:00 left in the 3rd. “Sixteen minutes of hell,” he proclaimed. I’ll never forget it. It was intense.
(epilogue, that weird guy sits in 233 now, very close to us in 232)
Hey I missed this before
our new favorite dasher ad, in the absence of the Swedish Fish one
I liked the Swedish Fish ad too. For some reason I was greatly amused by it!
Also, Ookies, I have an odd request…Is it possible to gather up all the cats, and take a group picture of them with VE Mats (and JD Clemmer)? I think the IPB community would benefit from this amusing display of photography!
HA! Gather up the cats for a group picture? I think not! I mean, that would be like literally herding cats. Heh.
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I figured it would be a high degree of difficulty. And then, once all the cats are in place, getting VE Mats and JD Clemmer to cooperate could be impossible!
Yeah, the herd is not into following directions. Or sitting still. Or cooperating. Hee!
I can’t believe I just survived that staphylococcus meeting. I hope PP and PK meetings aren’t that boring.
Sutter: The PP needs to be better.
Zach: [raises hand]
Sutter: [sigh] Yes, Zach?
Zach: I just wanted to say that once, I played on this PP, and it was really good. And I just want everyone to be that good. Because it was really good. And it was a PP.
Sutter: Right, whatever. What is it, Paulie?
Paulie: I think we should have a team party. In my basement. With lots of, er, brownies.
Paulie and Oduya collapse into a giggle fit which encourages everyone else to start talking to the person sitting next to them.
Sutter: That’s it, I’m going back to Red Deer.
Zach’s going to be on NHL live today.
KG, what are the odds he says something goofy and embarrassing?
I’m thinkin’ those odds are probably pretty good. :P
Oh God. The 1-0 2003 ECF game. That one took six months off my life minimum. I since I was sitting with the Ookies for that one, I can confirm much Kerry Fraser wrath.
Someone just IM’d me, and I just started a reply “erry Fraser wrath.” I think that deserves a: Heh.
Last night, I could not attend the game, so I sold my tix. The game was hard enough to watch in my living room. I might have died at the Rawk.
Morgan, I sold mine too. (I bought the baseball tickets long before I knew game 5 would fall on that night) I probably would have had heart failure if I watched it at all.
Pookie, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You KNOW that’s what their meetings are like. Heh.
Someone just IM’d me, and I just started a reply “erry Fraser wrath.” I think that deserves a: Heh.
HA! Nice! And really, that entire 2003 ECF took YEARS off my life. That one was a laugh a minute, wasn’t it? :P
that entire 2003 ECF took YEARS off my life
Tell me about it. I was sitting at Val’s horrendous rainy graduation ceremony, and people were using newspapers at hats and umbrellas. Right by my chair was the sports section of one of those papers with the cover story being about how Ottawa won (I don’t recall which game). It caused me to have an embarrassing outburst of ripping the paper and throwing it on the muddy ground. Of course people saw me.
My dad was next to me, and when people looked at me kinda funny, he just sheepishly said “Um, she’s a Devils’ fan…” They still thought I was weird.
[PS - Val, if you browse the comments at any time today, your graduation sucked! It was so uncomfortable and boring! We hated it!]
Pookie, I think I was in a PK meeting myself! Mine are just like that!
Except there’s always somebody on the phone that “didn’t catch the question.” (read: watching TV at home)
Zach is a Lady Byng Finalist.
Zach is a Lady Byng Finalist.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Except there’s always somebody on the phone that “didn’t catch the question.” (read: watching TV at home)
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: On the rare occasions that I have to call into meetings, that’s always me. Only it’s less “watching TV at home” and more “was reading the comments on IPB”. Same difference. :D
And I guess if Zach’s a Lady Byng finalist that means he’s not winning the Hart, eh? :P
And I guess if Zach’s a Lady Byng finalist that means he’s not winning the Hart, eh? :P
Probably, but you know Zach’s thrilled. You just know he’s swooning and cheering and trying to figure out how to make the Zach Parise Lady Byng Winner 2008-2009 shirts.
Can Zach show up to get the Hart and still not show up for the Lady Byng? Only losers accept the Lady Byng in person, right?
Only losers accept the Lady Byng in person, right?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Datsyuk is like, “Well I never!” (He did win it last year, right? Am I making that up?)
And I guess if Zach’s a Lady Byng finalist that means he’s not winning the Hart, eh?
I’m not a big fan of debating who should win the Hart and I don’t expect Zach to win it or even be a finalist, but here’s the thing, all Hart arguments fall into two categories: either you’re arguing that the Hart should go to the best player in the league (who is pretty much inarguably Malkin) or you’re saying some version of the most valuable to the player’s specific team. If you’re argument is the second, there is no player who was more important to his team this year than Zach. I’m sorry, but it wasn’t Clemmer who carried the Devils this year. I’m not going to argue this with other fanbases who shall remain nameless, but Zach went above and beyond on a team that was otherwise going to fail completely and utterly (i.e. didn’t have great other players whose names may or may not rhyme with “Bleen” and “Blbackstrom” and “Blemin”).
Zach is a Lady Byng Finalist.
So does Lady Byng trump Plastic Star on the awards hierarchy?
Only losers accept the Lady Byng in person, right?
Zach’s going to send Mogilny to pick his up.
There’s no way that the powers that be in the NHL will allow someone who plays for NJ to win the Hart.
MVP awards are generally bullshit because they usually end up going to MOP’s instead. (Most Outstanding does not equal Most Valuable).
Datsyuk is like, “Well I never!” (He did win it last year, right? Am I making that up?)
I think he’s won it more than once and didn’t show up when that was all he was nominated for. Or maybe I’m making that up. It seems every year that there are just photos for that award and no audience members. :D
I think Brad Richards won it one year and showed up.
It seems every year that there are just photos for that award and no audience members. :D
Zach’s totally going to show up for it and then be so disappointed when he doesn’t win and he’s the only one of the three that showed up.
Datsyuk has won it three times but I don’t recall him ever showing up for it.
I totally tune out the Hart trophy talk. It’s usually the same person that scored the most. I never like MVP awards. Too many are ignored because their games aren’t watched by all the voters. It goes to glamour picks.
One thing I do like about the NHL awards that I find highly unstable about the NBA awards, is that they don’t announce them during the playoffs! I think finding out you won (or lost)the Hart at around game 3 of a contentious first-round series is bound to throw you off.
(Most Outstanding does not equal Most Valuable)
Exactly. They should reclassify the trophy.
Unrelatedly, I have to say it’s completely cracking me up that NBC is choosing to go with no hockey at all on Sunday if there won’t be a Caps/Rangers G6. I mean, not that the Devils/Canes series has been awesome or anything. It would be better just to not have a game if it can’t be Ovie and the Rangers. *Eyeroll*
Hehehe. Mr Lamoriello. Zach’s very “honored” to be nominated.
It would be better just to not have a game if it can’t be Ovie and the Rangers.
Representatives of the league will be dropping by every Devils and Canes fan today with their complimentary “Kick Me” sign.
Representatives of the league will be dropping by every Devils and Canes fan today with their complimentary “Kick Me” sign.
Wow! That’s way more recognition from the league than I was ever expecting!
Well, they only printed out three signs. Figuring they’d have plenty of extra. So you might not get one after all.
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Representatives of the league will be dropping by every Devils and Canes fan today with their complimentary “Kick Me” sign.
Wow! That’s way more recognition from the league than I was ever expecting!
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Datsyuk showed up for the Lady Byng last year (and gave a funny little acceptance speech) but I think that was the first time he showed up. I think Zach might be lacking in the at-home-thousands-of-miles-away excuse department though.
Although I think that they’ll just give the award to Datsyuk again by default.
I totally just realized, even if Zach wasn’t nominated for an award he would probably show up. After all, we know Vegas is one of his favorite vacationing spots.
Probably, but you know Zach’s thrilled
I think Zach would be thrilled to be nominated for ‘Miss Congeniality” at a beauty pagent he didn’t enter. Or at least, he’d tell everyone he was, because he doesn’t want to disappoint anyone, but, of course, in that case, Travis and the boys would have set him up again.
NBC won’t show NJ/Canes if it’s the only game? You know what? Given the results when NJ gets national coverage…diss away, NBC. Don’t show the game. Does that mean we get Doc back for the PBP?
I remember when Mogilny won the Lady Byng, didn’t show up and sent someone else to accept it for him. And, it wasn’t because he was in Russia, he pretty much lives in the US now. He just couldn’t be bothered.
Am I the only one who feels Zach was nominated for the Lady Byng to make up for the fact that even if he is nominated for the Hart, the stupid hockey writers would never give to him over Evgeni Malkin the Great 8 (who invented fun)? Which doesn’t make sense because it’s not like he’s going to win the Lady Byng, either. They’ll give it to Datsyuk, even though Marty St. Louis is probably the most deserving recipient for at least giving a crap while Oren Koules and Len Barrie put on a clinic on how to dismantle a former championship-winning franchise all around him. Poor Marty. If I were him, I would have demanded a trade. Or thrown myself off the piers.
Is Sunday Game 6 or Game 7 of your series?
I can’t believe that the network would turn down a good hockey matchup just because it’s not containing Sid, Ovie or Sean Avery.
“I can’t believe that the network would turn down a good hockey matchup just because it’s not containing Sid, Ovie or Sean Avery.”
Game 6. And I can’t tell if you were being sarcastic or not, but that last part made me smile.
I think Zach might be lacking in the at-home-thousands-of-miles-away excuse department though.
He’s booking his flight to Mongolia now!
Game 6. And I can’t tell if you were being sarcastic or not, but that last part made me smile.
There was some sarcasm in the statement.
Why not let Marty and the gang have center stage? In NHL math, is Marty + Zach < Ovie? (Don’t answer that.)
I suspect that the Rangers will “take” about eleventy-kajillion penalties tonight and the NHL will get its precious Sunday NBC game.
Yeah, you’re probably right, Morgan. Stupid Caps are going to win. Grumble grumble grumble.
Pookie-
You’ll know something’s up when one of the refs for the game is Dick Bavetta on skates.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=419977
But even Parise, while obviously flattered, was at a loss to explain why he was bestowed the honor of Lady Byng consideration.
“Lack of penalty minutes?” Parise said with a laugh. “I’m polite to referees.”
Awe cute little Zach won’t talk back to the refs.
“I’m polite to referees.”
I think that falls into the category of “gentlemanly play.”
I just read somewhere – Puck Daddy? – that the reason NBC/the NHL would like to air the NJ game Sunday if they need to but that the regional networks are reluctant to hand the game over to a national broadcast. To which I say, suck it regional channels, I wanna see some hockey.
I’ve always liked the Lady Byng for some reason. I think it’s because it has a funny name. (Zach should totally be a Hart finalist, absolutely.)
All right, fine. Keep your stupid game. I didn’t mean to offend everyone :P
HAHAHA. Poor, Heather.
Hey, does anyone know how to use a built in web cam?
Sutter: The PP needs to be better.
Zach: [raises hand]
Sutter: [sigh] Yes, Zach?
Zach: I just wanted to say that once, I played on this PP, and it was really good. And I just want everyone to be that good. Because it was really good. And it was a PP.
Sutter: Right, whatever. What is it, Paulie?
Paulie: I think we should have a team party. In my basement. With lots of, er, brownies.
Paulie and Oduya collapse into a giggle fit which encourages everyone else to start talking to the person sitting next to them.
Sutter: That’s it, I’m going back to Red Deer.
That. Was. Awesome. I could totally see Johnny Oduya being Paulie’s special brownie partner in crime. He is from Sweden after all, which is second only to the Netherlands in terms of its…alternativeness.
To which I say, suck it regional channels, I wanna see some hockey.
To which I say, “get Center Ice”. :PPPP
This game sucks my ass. Guess we’re gonna watch our tivoed Tranny Bride game instead. :D
You’ll know something’s up when one of the refs for the game is Dick Bavetta on skates.
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This game really does suck. Come on, Caps, start losing! NOW!
To which I say, “get Center Ice”. :PPPP
Awwwww, you can suck it too :P
Hey, it’s a simple solution. :PPPP
Semin scores.
Sam Rosen: How’d you know that was going to happen?
Boomer: Because NBC called.
Sam Rosen: How’d you know that was going to happen?
Boomer: Because NBC called.
Heh. Not that Washington was given a message to play harder and NY told to roll over for this one.
Not that Washington was given a message to play harder and NY told to roll over for this one.
WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING??? [/shocked]
:P
Sorry! :-D
This game blows. I can’t believe it’s the only one on tonight. Ugh.
I LOVE this game!
Patty, you can suck it too! :P
I’m really bringing up the level of conversation here at IPB tonight.
I can’t believe it’s the only one on tonight.
What, you didn’t TiVo the Flyers game from last night? You’ll just have to chase this hockey with more of Season 4 of the Wire. Compared to the pain of watching the Caps win, it’ll be a laugh a minute! (Kidding! Kidding!)
Thanks Patty!
I’m really bringing up the level of conversation here at IPB tonight.
Yeah! Give back your flowers and your Olive Garden gift card!
Pookie, I made the mistake of stopping the roll I was on with season 4. I’m having a hard time getting myself started again.
Heather, I can totally see how that would be a problem. Maybe it was a good thing we watched it when it was on HBO. Having a week between episodes helped, I guess.
Magnificent game last night, and a game diary to match. Thank you (as usual), Schnookie. On another note, poor Zach. A finalist for the Lady Byng. What an embarrassment. Zach had better go out and elbow some poor Cane Sunday.
I would so not be able to start up Season 4 if I stopped it. Ouch.
What an embarrassment. Zach had better go out and elbow some poor Cane Sunday.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Maybe Zach sees his finalisting for the Lady Byng as a sign that they’re toughening the trophy up a bit. :P
(And thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the diary. It was a hard game to write about — we just wanted to keep saying, “This game is awesome,” over and over again.)
WOOOOO!!!
Way to got Torts! Getting in a fight with a fan is classy.
Okay, we’re watching the Tranny Bride game from last night, from the Trannies’ feed. And midway through the first, Bill Clement offered up this nugget of wisdom: “Best-case for the Flyers is to come out of this period with a lead. It’s okay for them to come out of it tied. What they don’t want to have happen is to come out of it behind.” THEY PAY HIM FOR THAT INSIGHT.
I missed it? I missed the whole thing? CRAP.
Hi guys…from Wax Hands City!
I dunno if that game is really worth being bummed about missing. Unless you’re a big Caps fan. *Shudder* :P
And how are things going in Wax Hands City? Are you, Mike and Oscar having a happening Friday night?
Schnookie, I clearly remember Clement saying that. We made massive fun of him.
Torts was fighting with a fan? I am kind of sorry I missed that. We changed the channel.
Oh yah, we, here in the city of Wax Hands, are having an excellent evening of M&M Pizza (baking in the oven right now). I’m hanging with my buddies in Jersey and other cities, Mike’s playing WoW and Oscar is looking out the window.
Enter the excitement.
Is is okay to like Ovetchkin on open thread night? Heh.
Please say, yes. I can’t help it! He’s amazing to watch and doesn’t need an agent. Why bother when you’re going to stay in the same place for 13 years?
Are you, Mike and Oscar having a happening Friday night?
By the way, Carol, I was going to leave a comment over on your post today about Mike and Oscar sharing food but then chickened out because I was afraid it was too disgusting. Boomer once ate a cold cuts sandwich while her cat Mahmoud sat on the table. Boomer tooks bites out of one side of the sandwich while Mahmoud chowed down on the cold cuts out of the other side of the sandwich! It was like Lady and the Tramp. Only disgusting. Heh.
LOLS! Well, now Mike and Oscar may have to reenact that Boomer/Mahmoud moment. I just may be able to convince him to do it.
Carol, I’m narrowing my eyes unhappily at your fondness for Ovechkin. But I’ll let it slide. This time. :P (He’s… not a favorite of mine. :D)
And it sounds like life in the city of Wax Hands is a lot like life at stately IPB Manor. We had the most beautiful spring day today and the cats have been most excited to have open windows to sit in. Of course, Pookie’s also doing the binding on her giant, queen-sized quilt, so she’s got heaps and heaps of quilt in her lap. Which means Favre and Rollie are thrilled to have the irresistible combination of lap AND quilt. Basically, we’ve lost Pookie under an enormous pile of fluffy fabric and cats.
And yeah, we missed the Torts fight, too. We were watching last night’s Trannies. Heh. You know what I love best about getting their feed instead of the Versus one? We get to see chummy interviews between their sideline guy and Beaker, in which they do lots of back patting and calling each other “Richie” and “Coatesie”. Beaks is so adorable.
Basically, we’ve lost Pookie under an enormous pile of fluffy fabric and cats.
Send help! Hee!
Wait! Did you not see the commercial where Ovechkin orders all that room service and pretends like he’s Sidney Crosby? I think that’s when I started liking him.
Mike just informed me that due to the fact that his dad was a vet, it is impossible to gross him out with cat sharing sandwiches stories.
But he did giggle.
Yeah, I liked Ovechkin back in the days of that commercial — it was pretty charming. Alas, I watch so much hockey and consume so much of the hockey media that I’ve just gotten tired of hearing about how Ovie is the only guy in the league who has fun at what he does, and how he’s just so exuberant (which is why he can’t help but hit dirty), and I’m basically a cranky beeyotch anyway, so… I’m now in the anti-Ovie camp.
Oh, so it’s medically okay to share sandwiches with cats? That’s good to know. Tell Mike thanks for sharing the veterinarian approval of Boomer’s eating habits! :D
I hope Mike also approves of the times when Boomer lets Mahmoud drink alcoholic milkshakes. That’s always fun!
What time do the festivities start tomorrow at IPB? I don’t want to miss anything!
I was shocked to see you guy chatting throughout the day when I checked in around 3:30 at work. I could have been making comments all the live long day!
The first thing I do every morning at work is log in here! (I’m a very dedicated worker. It’s amazing I haven’t been fired yet.) :D
We’re heading over to the nursery tomorrow to get some more raspberry canes for the grounds here, so we probably won’t be getting started online until closer to game time (at 3 Eastern Time). I don’t know if anyone else will be around earlier, though.
I only watched the first period of the Capitals drubbing of the Rangers before switching over to old History Channel specials that have been on my DVR for decades. I wonder if John Tortorella still thinks Henrik Lundqvist is the best goaltender in the NHL after watching him give up a shortie to some fourth line grinder I have never heard of before in my life before surrendering a second goal in a matter of minutes to the same guy on a bad angle shot from where the goal line meets the dasherboards.
Don’t get me wrong, I want the Capitals to lose too, but I love the shellshocked expression you can see peeking just out from underneath King Henry’s mask after he gives up a bad goal. Tonight reminded me of that shortie he gave up to Pando to open the goalscoring in the 8-5 Devils victory over the Rangers a couple of months ago. That was glorious.
I definitely want the Caps to lose that series, but out of that context, I’m CERTAINLY delighted to see the Rangers lose. Heh. It always warms the cockles of my heart to see Prawn sucking.
Okay. Great…that means…I’ll be around a bit later, but I’ll be here. W00T!
I, too, am a dedicated worker. First thing in the morning I read the gossip blogs and then the photography blogs and then check my gmail. And don’t forget Flickr.
Hey, is Pookie okay? I thought I may come out and help with the pile of quilt and kitties. I’ll come get the quilt, okay?
I know. I’m always thinking of others.
The Prawn! That’s pretty good. I refer to Lundqvist as ‘King Henry’ in my head. Whenever he’s mentioned I mentally sing that thoroughly annoying song, “I’m King Henry VIII I am, I’m King Henry, I am, I am, I’ve been married seven times before….”
First thing in the morning I read the gossip blogs and then the photography blogs and then check my gmail. And don’t forget Flickr.
I’ve got a very specific and orderly system, too. I have all my essential workday reading assignments to do, and then I get to my work inbox at around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Especially during the playoffs, there’s a lot of content on the interwebs that needs to be reviewed, yo! I’m glad to hear you’re just as dedicated as I am, Carol. :D
And I’m glad you’ve warned us you’ll be around a bit later — we won’t have to send someone up to Wax Hands City to make sure you’re okay. :P
Replace “gossip blogs” with “hockey blogs” and “photography blogs” with “fabric or gardening blogs” and that’s my morning!
I’ll come get the quilt, okay?
Right now, you’re welcome to it! The binding is a bitch! It’s all these stupid hexagons and they’re driving me bonkers. Plus, I have to pin the edge with all these lethal pins sticking straight out along the edge of the quilt. The other night I froze in my bed because I was afraid to pull my blankets up because I was dreaming they were all filled with pins. I’m a wreck.
We started calling Lundqvist Prawn during the All-Star Game. I think it was mcguffers who came up with it. Someone suggested we should call him whatever the opposite of “King” is, and “Pawn” was suggested. She misread it and was all, “Prawn? The hell?” So Prawn it is. Heh.
I’d like to see the Rangers lose, too. Just so I can stop hearing about stupid face Avery. So. Over. That. Guy. Stop it!
And Naslund doesn’t get much press on that team. Not like when he was here. He was just as popular in the press as Luongo is now.
Marsha Marsha Marsha!
Plus, I have to pin the edge with all these lethal pins sticking straight out along the edge of the quilt. The other night I froze in my bed because I was afraid to pull my blankets up because I was dreaming they were all filled with pins. I’m a wreck.
Me, after reading this comment: “Why don’t you put the pins in going the other direction, so they don’t stick out at you?”
Pookie, after a frustrated silence: “Because this is easier.”
:P
The other night I froze in my bed because I was afraid to pull my blankets up because I was dreaming they were all filled with pins. I’m a wreck.
Oh no! Poor Pookie! I can just imagine that. Pokey poke poke.
Gotta go. Watching a zombie movie! See you tomorrow!
Marsha Marsha Marsha!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And it’s really funny how you never ever ever hear about Naslund, isn’t it? He’s lucky Redden’s been such a wet mess this season, so no one has to bother looking past just that signing to find the Rangers’ hugest free-agent bust. Naslund’s probably like, “Thanks, Wade, for taking that bullet for me. If you just keep on sucking, no one will ever notice how crappy I’ve been!”
G’night, Carol! Have fun with the zombie movie! Give Oscar a “pat pat pat” for me! :D
Enjoy the zombie movie, Carol!