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Pens/Wings SCF – Game 2

May 31, 2009 by Schnookie

Here we go again, more stupid Wings and stupid Pens. Yawn. Join us, will you, for the all the thrills and chills?

Posted in Open Thread, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals | 137 Comments

137 Responses

on May 31, 2009 at 8:08 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I don’t know why I love a sport so much that gives me such misery! I hate half the players, half the coaches and half the broadcast!

Go Pens, I guess.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:10 pm Schnookie

Patty, I agree whole-heartedly. As this broadcast started up, I was like, “Wait, why do I watch this, again?” I have no idea. I guess I’m a glutton for punishment.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:11 pm Schnookie

Oooh, good thinking Pookie! (She just jumped hard on the mute button when Pierre and Milbury showed up on screen. She’s so well-conditioned.)
on May 31, 2009 at 8:13 pm Amy

Mother of pearl, Don Cherry is being delivered to the arena in a Coast Guard boat and he’s wearing a flamingo pink jacket. Words are failing me.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:13 pm Myra

I’m backing the Pens even though they are doomed. :P

I’m crushing on Dan Bylsma.

Besides it stopped being about hockey long ago for me and is all about the cute players (and coaches) now.

Go Mr. Boucher, the Lovely!
on May 31, 2009 at 8:14 pm Pookie

She’s so well-conditioned.

Yup! The best part, though, was that I left the commercial for dropping celebrities into the jungle un-muted even though I realized it was annoying me. That’s how awful Milbury and McGuire are.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:15 pm Schnookie

Besides it stopped being about hockey long ago for me and is all about the cute players (and coaches) now.

Sadly, all the ones who were cute enough to make me cheer for their teams are long gone. :P
on May 31, 2009 at 8:15 pm Pookie

Besides it stopped being about hockey long ago for me and is all about the cute players (and coaches) now.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Go Sid! Go Coach Also-Foxy!
on May 31, 2009 at 8:16 pm Myra

They get Cherry in a Coast Guard boat and flamingo pink jacket and we get Milbury and McGuire. Bummer.

At least we have Doc and Panger. Sigh.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:17 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Booo, Bouche is scratched! I hate hockey.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:20 pm Myra

I swear the Red Wings are a bunch of clones. They all have the same beards and I can’t tell any of them apart.

And they complain about Sid not being interesting? Have they listened a Red Wing interview?
on May 31, 2009 at 8:20 pm Amy

I’ve flipped over to NBC now. CBC’s beginning’s are so much more tolerable than the Pierre and Mike show.

And I got to see Foxy Sid in a suit, which was a bonus.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:22 pm Myra

Boucher is scratched? Poopy
on May 31, 2009 at 8:27 pm Pookie

I guess the Wings were playing possum up to this point. To think I honestly gave the Pens a chance in this series as recently as yesterday evening! Oops!
on May 31, 2009 at 8:28 pm Schnookie

You know what I’m looking forward to when the off-season finally starts (among other things)? Not having to hear about how great Darren Helm is.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The Wings don’t even have to worry about automatic penalties like high-sticking.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:33 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Not having to hear about how great Darren Helm is.

Word.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:44 pm Pookie

“Helm-like speed”?! Someone just shoot me.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:46 pm Myra

What’s the general opinion of Joe Nieuwendyk around here? I know I’ve heard comments about him but can’t remember if they were good or bad.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:48 pm Amy

The Wings don’t even have to worry about automatic penalties like high-sticking.

What’s a little high sticking amongst friends?
on May 31, 2009 at 8:49 pm Amy

Whoo! Geno!
on May 31, 2009 at 8:50 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOO!!
on May 31, 2009 at 8:51 pm Schnookie

Wow, the Pens are trying REALLY hard not to win, aren’t they? They literally just scored in spite of themselves. Heh.

And Myra, I know that Patty is VERY pro-Nieuwendyk. :D (He was a Devil for a few years. And won a Cup with us. We… kind of laugh at him, though. It’s a long story. That said, he was a great Star!)
on May 31, 2009 at 8:51 pm Myra

Haaaaaaaaa!!!

Nothing better than a Wing scoring on themselves!
on May 31, 2009 at 8:53 pm alix

I do have a soft spot for Darren Helm because I saw him in the Memorial Cup final when he was just a wee little one. But I do agree with this annoyance of the broadcast focusing on a single player with the determination of a Swede at threesome.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:54 pm Myra

I wasn’t sure how the news that Nieuwy is our new GM would go over here.

I don’t really know much about him other than most Stars fans love him.

I’m mostly just ecstatic that Hull is no longer part-GM.
on May 31, 2009 at 8:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Patty is VERY pro-Nieuwendyk.

That’s very true. :P

Although I have no idea what he’d be like in charge. It doesn’t seem as nutty as hiring your own backup goalie. Or Brett Hull. :D
on May 31, 2009 at 8:58 pm Patty (in Dallas)

As a typical cube-bound corporate drone, I find those Cisco commercials adorable.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:00 pm Myra

In the other column, the Blo-Daddy commercials just keep getting creepier and creepier.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:02 pm Amy

As a typical cube-bound corporate drone, I find those Cisco commercials adorable.

I do too. Except now I have “I Will Survive” playing in my head.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:05 pm Schnookie

We actually decided to spend intermission watching a House Hunters on our tivo. And the episode we picked was a young American dude who moved to the Cayman Islands to be a CPA. He could not possibly be a bigger douchebag, and the houses he’s looking at are boring. What we’re learning is that laundering money for Krusty the Clown pays well, and there actually is something on television that’s worse than Pierre and Milbury during intermissions.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:11 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Are the House Hunters cameras just part of an FBI sting operation?
on May 31, 2009 at 9:16 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Nice elbow from that Red Wing. I wonder if that falls under Babcock’s definition of headhunting.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:17 pm Schnookie

Are the House Hunters cameras just part of an FBI sting operation?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I wish. It was nowhere near that interesting.

And Babcock’s definition of headhunting ends at the winged wheel. Please.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:18 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I bet his definition of diving does, too. :P
on May 31, 2009 at 9:18 pm Schnookie

Malkin’s fired.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:21 pm Patty (in Dallas)

BOOOOOOOOO.

I have run out of words to describe how much I loathe the Red Wings.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm Pookie

Since I clearly can’t ask for Fleury to know how to stop pucks, can I instead ask that Pierre not preface EVERY SINGLE COMMENT with “Edzo”.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:25 pm Schnookie

Boomer decided last night that Pierre is probably not allowed to speak to Doc, and that’s why he addresses EVERY SINGLE COMMENT he makes to Edzo. So when he ejaculated after the Wings goal, “Edzo, that was off the icing!!!!” Pookie wailed, “Why is he doing that?” And Boomer and I said in unison, “Because he’s not allowed to talk to Doc.” So Pookie snaps back, “But he’s allowed to talk to us, isn’t he?”

And that’s my story.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:27 pm Patty (in Dallas)

So when he ejaculated after the Wings goal…

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

Exactly.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:27 pm Schnookie

I’ve started a new quilt tonight, and it’s so weird to be watching the playoffs and not working on Squaresville. That’s my other story. I’m sure you were all wondering.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Squaresville is SO COOL! The playoffs miss it, too.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:31 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Why do we even have refs?
on May 31, 2009 at 9:33 pm Schnookie

I think the playoffs do miss Squaresville. (And thanks!) Of course, this year’s playoffs, since the second round, don’t deserve something as nice as Squaresville. :P
on May 31, 2009 at 9:47 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Okay, that wasn’t even SUBTLE interference. That was blatant.
on May 31, 2009 at 9:50 pm Schnookie

Well, Edzo has to say it’s subtle because it wasn’t called. If it had been blatant then it would have been called, right? :P

And this game is just as shitty as I probably should have expected. What a drag. Would it kill the Hockey Gods to give us an interesting SCF?
on May 31, 2009 at 10:09 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Edzo did point out that the Wings are the kings of un-called interference. But he was wrong when he said most people don’t realize it.
on May 31, 2009 at 10:14 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Even if it didn’t go in, he can’t close his hand like that, can he?
on May 31, 2009 at 10:15 pm Schnookie

I’m not sure why I’m still watching this.
on May 31, 2009 at 10:16 pm Schnookie

And now I’m not still watching this. Bring it, Columbo!
on May 31, 2009 at 10:17 pm Patty (in Dallas)

You know? I’m going to bed.
on May 31, 2009 at 10:18 pm Schnookie

This was the funnest game open thread ever! Heh. :P
on May 31, 2009 at 10:18 pm Myra

I’m not sure why I’m still watching this.

Funny, Schnookie, I was thinking the exact same thing.

And Detroit just scored again.

I think I’m done for tonight. Have good night everyone.
on May 31, 2009 at 10:24 pm Schnookie

G’night, Myra.

Sigh. Maybe next year will be more interesting. :P
on May 31, 2009 at 10:40 pm carolbrowne

Hi guys. Just got in from the garden and turned on the game. Clearly, I missed nothing.

Detroit’s strategy at this point is very gladiator-like – “Finish them.” That’s about it.
on May 31, 2009 at 10:42 pm Schnookie

Yeah, I think that’s the story, Carol. Oh well. There’s always next year. :P

(How’s the garden going?)
on May 31, 2009 at 10:44 pm carolbrowne

Mmm…I HEART Malkin right now. RAWR!

Garden is going well even though I planted everything late! My zucchinis are sprouting already. Yahoo! I just planted them last weekend.

Zucchinis=instant gratification (in the gardening world, anyway.)
on May 31, 2009 at 10:54 pm Schnookie

Zucchinis=instant gratification (in the gardening world, anyway.)

They really are instant gratification, aren’t they? WOO HOO! I’m sure your late-planted garden will be wonderful, even if it is a bit remedial. What did you end up putting in?
on June 1, 2009 at 9:50 am Caitlin

Good morning, IPB…

I give up on the Pens. Damn you, Pens!

How exciting that you’re starting a new quilt, Schnookie!
on June 1, 2009 at 9:56 am Schnookie

Good morning Caitlin!

And yeah, I think this year’s hockey is a lost cause. I can’t believe it took me this long to figure it out. But now we can all get down to the business of looking out for our own teams’ fortunes! The 2010 Cup run starts today, right? Right? :P

And it’s super-excited to be starting a new quilt, especially because I started it because I finished one, instead of just impetuously starting for the hell of it (which is most often the case).
on June 1, 2009 at 10:11 am Caitlin

The 2010 Cup run starts today, right? Right? :P

Hey, I feel a lot better and have a lot less tightness in my chest now that Hull & Jackson are gone and Nieuwendyk is in their place. It’s all up from here, right?! (Nieuwy better making resigning Zubov & Lehtinen a priority.)

And it’s super-excited to be starting a new quilt, especially because I started it because I finished one, instead of just impetuously starting for the hell of it (which is most often the case).

Woo! So is it going off to the other person to be backed and everything? That is so cool! I showed my mom Pookie’s newest quilt project and I believe her response was “so many small triangles, argh!”

I can’t wait to see it! Y’all really do make excellent choices in patterns and fabrics, so I’m sure it’s super awesome.

I miss stitchy stuff. I’ve been so swamped (and committing myself to so much stuff) that I’ve had no time just to sit and mess around with crafty stuff.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:14 am Mags

Good morning everyone. Happy June!

I think this year’s hockey is a lost cause.

No kidding. I haven’t even bothered watching the past 2 games. So. Bored.

And it’s super-excited to be starting a new quilt, especially because I started it because I finished one, instead of just impetuously starting for the hell of it

Yay new quilts! I do that whole “impetuously starting” thing with knitting. The way I see it, that was you can never have project separation anxiety. There’s always something to entertain you, should the old project incur your wrath.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:23 am Amy

The 2010 Cup run starts today, right? Right?

Whatever you say, Schnookie. If it’s true, the Sabres Cup run has started with three of their minor leaguers heading to Russia and rumors that their little Swedish minor league goalie – the heir to the Crunchy throne, if you will – may be heading that way too. Not a great start to this Cup run.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:23 am Pookie

The 2010 Cup run starts today, right? Right? :P

RIGHT!

“so many small triangles, argh!”

4,000+ to be exact. What was I thinking?!? I keep picking projects where the pieces are too small to show off the fabric well. Me so smrt.

There’s always something to entertain you, should the old project incur your wrath.

Such a great point!
on June 1, 2009 at 10:31 am Schnookie

The way I see it, that was you can never have project separation anxiety.

That is SUCH a great approach! I’m totally going to run with that.

Not a great start to this Cup run.

Pish posh! Those players were all dead weight! The Sabres are leaner and meaner for letting them go! (See? I can be glass-half-full in June. :P)
on June 1, 2009 at 10:39 am Caitlin

4,000+ to be exact.

WHHAAAA?

You’re a brave lady, Pookie. I can’t even imagine tackling that.

Not a great start to this Cup run.

I’m sorry, Amy! They were all jerks anyway and didn’t deserve to be Sabres, I’m sure. Hmph.

I do that whole “impetuously starting” thing with knitting.

You must have a TON of knitting needles, Mags. Goodness.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:44 am mcguffers

Morning everyone! I got to a tv with 4 minutes left in game 1 and then 40 seconds left in game 2. I honestly had to wonder if they were replaying game 1 when I saw the score, but then I saw two funny looking Europeans “fighting” and realized that wasn’t in game one.

But I am thoroughly enjoying my “Why are the sound people playing this song for the Red Wings?” game:

Round 1: “Don’t stop believing” – hmmm, has anyone ever stopped believing in the Red Team? Ohhhh, “just a small town boy, growing up in south Detroit.

Round 2: “Livin’ on a Prayer” But isn’t Bon Jovi from the other Red Team’s city? Is Detroit desperately finding God to help save their team? Ohhhhh, “We’re half-way there.” Series 2-0. Get it.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:49 am Sherry

Morning IPBers, I’m coming to you live from the Blarlies office. This may be the only time I risk the wrath of the spies upstairs but…hey, I missed you guys.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:49 am Schnookie

But I am thoroughly enjoying my “Why are the sound people playing this song for the Red Wings?” game

My god, they have the WORST music in Detroit. I’ve spent a goodly portion of all the playoff games this year that I’ve seen from Detroit asking Pookie, “Please explain why they’re playing this. Does this song still work where they come from? Because here it’s been done to death.” And Pookie has to just shake her head and tell me some questions just don’t have answers.

(I don’t understand why anyone other than the Devils would play Bon Jovi. The Flyers seem to play them a lot, which is especially suspect. I mean, sure, if you’re in, say, Denver, you’re probably not going to be all, “Saaaaay… shouldn’t this be Devils music?”, but in Philly? I just don’t get it. That and “Runnin’ With The Devil(s)”. That one seems pretty Devils-specific too. Heh.)
on June 1, 2009 at 10:51 am Schnookie

Hey Sherry! How’s it going? Tell the Blarlies I say hi, by the way… Oh. They can hear me? Okay. Hi, Blarlies.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:53 am Sherry

My god, they have the WORST music in Detroit.

I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt because they had one or two songs that were pretty good but last night just killed it for me. Isn’t Detroit supposed to be a pretty good music town? What was with the atrocious choices these last two games? Steph, you’d better be able answer for them!

Okay. Hi, Blarlies.

The Blarlies say hi to you too. It’s the off-season for us and I’m…considerably less busy as expected.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:54 am Amy

The Sabres TV intro music is the Berlin Philharmonic version of “Rock You Like a Hurricane.” If that doesn’t make the bizarre music choices list, I don’t know what will.
on June 1, 2009 at 10:56 am mcguffers

I hear ya, Schnookie! I’m still pissed at GE for using “Better Days” by the Goo Goo Dolls. Especially during the playoffs. Hey GE, clearly those guys wrote the song for the day when the Sabres would hoist the cup, NOT for some day when there’s energy efficiency, clean water, and non-polluted air!! Gawsh, where’s your sensitivity chip, jackweeds??
on June 1, 2009 at 10:58 am Sherry

The Sabres TV intro music is the Berlin Philharmonic version of “Rock You Like a Hurricane.”

…I find that oddly awesome for some reason. I think any Philharmonic version of anything automatically makes it better.

When I went to see the Sens in March, their skate-out music for warm up was “Ghost Town” by Shiny Toy Guns. I was mildly impressed… somebody in the Game Ops crew has a satellite radio!
on June 1, 2009 at 10:59 am mcguffers

The Sabres TV intro music is the Berlin Philharmonic version of “Rock You Like a Hurricane.” If that doesn’t make the bizarre music choices list, I don’t know what will.

Especially when we play the Furry Canes. (I just really like the intro to the song. So I’m a hypocrite. Sue me)
on June 1, 2009 at 11:07 am Schnookie

I, um, don’t know what the Devils’ intro music is. I think they reverted back to the Yanni of yore. Which I love. That’s the intro music from my good old days, back before the Devils became my cross to bear. It’s nice to be reminded, in little background snippets sometimes audible over Doc and Chico’s pregame banter, of better days. :P
on June 1, 2009 at 11:08 am Caitlin

I don’t understand why anyone other than the Devils would play Bon Jovi.

…I don’t understand either. Huh. That’s weird.

The Stars play pretty generic stuff, save for the skate-out song that was specially done by Pantera (local boys) and when we win, we get Stevie Ray Vaughn (since both Dallas and Austin get to claim him).

My god, they have the WORST music in Detroit.

Seconded. I think the last time I was subjected to THAT much Journey / ’80′s rock was in the womb.
on June 1, 2009 at 11:19 am Amy

I just really like the intro to the song.

I do too. I just think it’s odd that we use a song so predominantly used by another team in the league.

I do like the version of “Dirty Water” that they play in Buffalo, substituting Buffalo for Boston in the song. I wish I could find that somewhere to DL.
on June 1, 2009 at 11:25 am Pookie

I’m so crotchety about arena music that I get very annoyed when the songs are supposed to be pun-y about whatever’s happening in the game (“Bananaphone” excluded). I just want arena rock, okay? I don’t need the music to offer commentary, too!
on June 1, 2009 at 11:28 am Sherry

I get very annoyed when the songs are supposed to be pun-y about whatever’s happening in the game (”Bananaphone” excluded).

Oh me too. As much as I love “Get Over It” by OK Go, I don’t need it played everytime the opposing team scores a goal. I do enjoy “Ring My Bell” every time Brendan Bell scores though. Because it’s not very often.
on June 1, 2009 at 11:35 am Caitlin

I just want arena rock, okay? I don’t need the music to offer commentary, too!

This is probably strange, but it always drives me nuts that the Stars’ music guy plays Flight of the Conchords’ “Business Time” at least once a game. THAT’S NOT WHAT THE SONG IS ABOUT. I mean, I know the chorus fits, but if you listen to the whole song, it is just wrong in the context of a hockey game.
on June 1, 2009 at 11:38 am Mags

SHERRY! *glom*

I just want arena rock, okay? I don’t need the music to offer commentary, too!

I don’t have a problem with the music being punny, so long as there is a mix between the punny and the “regular” music.
on June 1, 2009 at 11:51 am Sherry

This is probably strange, but it always drives me nuts that the Stars’ music guy plays Flight of the Conchords’ “Business Time” at least once a game. THAT’S NOT WHAT THE SONG IS ABOUT.

Not to mention completely inappropriate for children present!

*also gloms*
on June 1, 2009 at 12:09 pm Schnookie

Unrelatedly, I’m starving. Also, I actually know very few of the songs that get played at arenas. I’m always stunned when a song I know comes on. I am a pop-culture ignoramus.
on June 1, 2009 at 12:27 pm SueNJ97

I’ve been trying to decide whether I can root for or against anyone in this series (I’m sick of them both) and I’ve decided on the following:

1. I still hate Butthead

2. I don’t want to hear about either team over the summer

3. I really hate Pierre and he loves both teams and I hate to see him happy

This just sucks. I just hope it ends quickly.

I think Joe Nieuwendyk has to be an improvement. He’s got a functioning brain and I believe he even decides to use it every once in a while. I doubt he just closes his eyes, points to the roster and says, “Gee, think I’ll trade HIM today” – which seemed to be BH’s GM style.
on June 1, 2009 at 12:42 pm Schnookie

This just sucks. I just hope it ends quickly.

Exactly. Very well summed-up. :D
on June 1, 2009 at 12:56 pm Grrrreg

Hello!

We got a new coach! Welcome, Jacques Martin.
He speaks French, so at least the media should shut up a little bit. I don’t know that much about him, I just know he’s been in Ottawa forever and then in Florida, and I heard he’s a defense first guy. What do you people think? Should I be excited or worried?
on June 1, 2009 at 1:01 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I think the last time I was subjected to THAT much Journey / ’80’s rock was in the womb.

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

Also, *sigh*.

I don’t mind the punny stuff if it’s funny. But it’s a fine line. And thanks for excluding “Banana Phone”! Because that’s the BEST.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:02 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Should I be excited or worried?

Ottawa and Florida, huh? Hm. :P
on June 1, 2009 at 1:03 pm Pookie

Ottawa and Florida, huh? Hm. :P

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on June 1, 2009 at 1:03 pm KenF

well, he does speak French.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:05 pm Patty (in Dallas)

well, he does speak French.

That’s what matters.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:08 pm SueNJ97

Should I be excited or worried?

Since he’s defense first, everyone will complain that the team doesn’t score enough. But, at least Martin will be able to argue with the press in French. He should be good for at least 2.5 seasons. I’m not sure where that ranks on your worried/excited scale.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:08 pm Grrrreg

well, he does speak French.

That’s what matters.

Well yeah, but so do I, and yet they somehow never called me back. I don’t know if they lost my application letter or if they only considered French Canadians… Weird.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:10 pm Grrrreg

I’m not sure where that ranks on your worried/excited scale.

At least that’s not Patrick Roy. That’s pretty much the only thing I’m excited about.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:11 pm Schnookie

Ottawa and Florida, huh? Hm.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m not sure I’d be immensely worried, but I can’t think of any reason anyone would ever be excited about Jacques Martin… :P
on June 1, 2009 at 1:13 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I can’t think of any reason anyone would ever be excited about Jacques Martin… :P

At least that’s not Patrick Roy.

There is that. Not being Patrick Roy is a huge mark in Martin’s favor.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:14 pm Patty (in Dallas)

And hey, Sherry! Great to “see” you! Stop being such a stranger! :D
on June 1, 2009 at 1:17 pm carolbrowne

I think Joe Nieuwendyk has to be an improvement.

I was in the Saddledome elevator once with Joe Nieuwendyk back in the 80′s. With my mom. I was all swoony and nervous. We had just finished lunch at the restaurant in the Saddledome.

And that’s my Joe Niewendyk story.

You can thank me later.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:21 pm Sherry

Hi Patty!

Jacques Martin, eh? Prepare for some extremely boring defensive hockey and stifling of your young stars.

And that’s my Joe Niewendyk story.

You can thank me later.

That’s slightly better than my Joe Nieuwendyk story. I met him a couple of months ago when we were taking a tour of the floor where all the hockey operations/important executive people’s offices are. He was in the hallway talking to some people and we were introduced to him. He shook my hand and said “Nice to meet you, Sherry”. He’s very tall.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:21 pm Schnookie

Carol, that story is amazing! I imagine he frequently mentions it to other people too. “I was in the Saddledome elevator once with Carol Browne,” he reminisces, “I was all swoony and nervous…”
on June 1, 2009 at 1:22 pm Schnookie

He shook my hand and said “Nice to meet you, Sherry”.

Oooh! That’s super swoony and nervous!
on June 1, 2009 at 1:23 pm Sherry

Oooh! That’s super swoony and nervous!

Oh! And he also said “How are you doing”? That makes it extra swoony, I know.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:25 pm Mags

He’s very tall.

That’s what she said ;)
on June 1, 2009 at 1:25 pm carolbrowne

He shook my hand and said “Nice to meet you, Sherry”. He’s very tall.

SWOONY! EEP! He even said your name and everything. Ahhh…

“I was in the Saddledome elevator once with Carol Browne,” he reminisces

Wait! You forgot something. He would say, “I was in the Saddledome elevator once with Carol Browne and her mom. They smelled like Caesar Salad.“
on June 1, 2009 at 1:27 pm Mags

They smelled like Caesar Salad.

Well that’s just not worth mentioning. Everyone in elevators smells like Caesar Salad. Or too much perfume…
on June 1, 2009 at 1:27 pm Amy

At least that’s not Patrick Roy.

Would Roy have been stupid enough to take the head coaching job with the Habs, knowing that it could potentially tarnish his legacy with that organization?
on June 1, 2009 at 1:28 pm Schnookie

“I was in the Saddledome elevator once with Carol Browne and her mom. They smelled like Caesar Salad.“

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Right! Nieuwy gets all hot and bothered when he thinks about Caesar Salad to this very day.

We rode in an elevator once with Eric Lindros. Just me, Pookie, Boomer, and Lindros. He smelled fantastic. And was 800 feet tall. And he said to us, “How ya doin’?” Pookie and I responded by nearly dying on the spot, while Boomer was unflappable. She calmly said to him, “Good luck in the game tonight”. (This was before the ASG in ’97.) Boomer’s so suave.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:29 pm mcguffers

Since he’s defense first, everyone will complain that the team doesn’t score enough.

Cause that’s never been a problem for the Habs. Er, you meant score goals and not score with hookers, didn’t you?
on June 1, 2009 at 1:29 pm SueNJ97

Would Roy have been stupid enough

Roy/stupid….was that a question?

Oh, wait, you did mention something about his legacy. Hmmm. Tough call.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:31 pm carolbrowne

She calmly said to him, “Good luck in the game tonight”.

Man. I wish I was cool like Boomer in these situations.

Boomer’s so suave.

She sure is!
on June 1, 2009 at 1:31 pm mcguffers

Would Roy have been stupid enough to take the head coaching job with the Habs, knowing that it could potentially tarnish his legacy with that organization?

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

Oh, and Amy, I believe you were the one who mentioned Coinstar doesn’t charge you if you get a gift card. I thank you, and Amazon is going to thank you when I spend my $85.47 with them. :)
on June 1, 2009 at 1:36 pm Schnookie

Would Roy have been stupid enough to take the head coaching job with the Habs, knowing that it could potentially tarnish his legacy with that organization?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Man. I wish I was cool like Boomer in these situations.

Me too. It was all Lindros could do to keep his clothes on. Boomer’s coolness was driving him wild! :P
on June 1, 2009 at 1:38 pm Mags

Man. I wish I was cool like Boomer in these situations.

I do too. Boomer is the bomb.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

He shook my hand and said “Nice to meet you, Sherry”.

Oh my gosh. I’m getting all swoony and nervous just thinking about it.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:45 pm KenF

He’s very tall.

Caesar Romero is tall.
on June 1, 2009 at 1:50 pm Schnookie

Caesar Romero is tall.

Marshal Dillon was six-foot-five. (:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::)
on June 1, 2009 at 1:51 pm Amy

I thank you, and Amazon is going to thank you when I spend my $85.47 with them.

You’re very welcome. :)

It was all Lindros could do to keep his clothes on. Boomer’s coolness was driving him wild!

So Lindros was the original “oops my shirt fell off” dude?
on June 1, 2009 at 1:51 pm Mags

So Lindros was the original “oops my shirt fell off” dude?

:^::::::::::::::::::: Please say it isn’t so!
on June 1, 2009 at 1:55 pm Schnookie

So Lindros was the original “oops my shirt fell off” dude?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Goodness no! He was just charmed by Boomer’s feminine wiles. I mean, a middle-aged woman in a Devils sweater wishing him good luck in the All-Star Game that night? He’d never seen so dreamy a thing as that! :P
on June 1, 2009 at 2:00 pm mcguffers

So Lindros was the original “oops my shirt fell off” dude?

My first freshman year roommate (a cruel joke by the housing dept) heard I was a hockey fan and bought me an Eric Lindros poster as a move-in gift. I didn’t want to hurt her feelings so I hung it up and had to look at him for the whole month we lived together. After she moved out and my friend moved in, we decided to keep him up but, uh, added some creative touches (she’s a Pens fan). To this day, Eric Lindros is my ultimate symbol for well meaning but inappropriate gifts.
on June 1, 2009 at 2:01 pm Schnookie

To this day, Eric Lindros is my ultimate symbol for well meaning but inappropriate gifts.

I think in a way that’s a pretty solid legacy for Lindros. :P
on June 1, 2009 at 2:05 pm Sherry

To this day, Eric Lindros is my ultimate symbol for well meaning but inappropriate gifts.

Nice.

I used to like Lindros when I was in elementary school and at our school book fair I really really wanted a poster of him and I begged my mom for the money to buy it and she relented but she told me “You’ll regret it”…and sure enough because my mother is never wrong…I’m sure that never would have happened had she not said it. I’m SURE of it.
on June 1, 2009 at 2:13 pm Pookie

I think “you’ll regret it” is the Lindros family motto.
on June 1, 2009 at 2:15 pm Schnookie

Sherry, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Who knew that the cause of the entire tragic Lindros Saga was your mother? Amazing!
on June 1, 2009 at 2:22 pm mcguffers

Sherry, that is further proof that mothers will go to any extreme to be right.
on June 1, 2009 at 2:26 pm SueNJ97

I think “you’ll regret it” is the Lindros family motto.

I wonder what Bobby Clarke’s family motto is?
on June 1, 2009 at 2:33 pm Sherry

I wonder what Bobby Clarke’s family motto is?

“Slashy-slashy”?
on June 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm Amy

I wonder what Bobby Clarke’s family motto is?

“It’s only a flesh wound?”
on June 1, 2009 at 2:42 pm Schnookie

Perhaps Bobby Clarke’s family motto is “You’ll regret the Lindros family”?
on June 1, 2009 at 2:50 pm Sherry

“You’ll regret the Lindros family”?

Gosh, I hope so.

Actually, Bobby Clarke is responsible for one of my favourite moments in the history of ever: “The Philadelphia Flyers select…oh, wait…I forget”.
on June 1, 2009 at 2:57 pm Schnookie

Bobby Clarke is responsible for a lot of my favorite moments in the history of ever. Heh. Heh heh heh. HAHAHAHAHAHA! *Happy sigh*
on June 1, 2009 at 3:02 pm Morgan

Bobby Clarke’s family motto is “By Any Means Necessary, Except of Course Signing a Proven Goalie” or BAMNECSPG for short.
on June 1, 2009 at 3:05 pm Amy

By Any Means Necessary, Except of Course Signing a Proven Goalie” or BAMNECSPG for short.

A motto that the Flyers still somewhat follow to this day (sorry, Marty).
on June 1, 2009 at 3:49 pm SueNJ97

Bobby Clarke’s family motto is “By Any Means Necessary, Except of Course Signing a Proven Goalie” or BAMNECSPG for short.

AKA “Always shop retail”.

“The Philadelphia Flyers select…oh, wait…I forget”.

I loved that. I figured Bobby was in the not-so-early stages of what my Dad refers to as “Can’t Remember Shit”, or CRS.
on June 1, 2009 at 5:17 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Ottawa and Florida, huh? Hm. :P

I just realized that I shouldn’t be throwing stones. Nieuwy trained with Florida and Toronto. *shudder*
on June 1, 2009 at 7:02 pm Schnookie

Nieuwy trained with Florida and Toronto. *shudder*

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, I’m not sure he’s been learning from the great GMs in the game…