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Another Devils Season, Another Devils Coach

June 9, 2009 by Pookie

After an afternoon of contemplating the news out of Newark today, here’s our official stance on Sutter’s decision to step down as head coach of the Devils: Meh. A big, fat, hairy “meh”. Or, since it’s Sutter we’re talking about, a “meh” that looks like Edward Gorey’s Beastly Baby. In any event, the whole thing is just another chapter of our lives as Devils fans when the team didn’t win shit. We can’t get too worked up over losing a coach that led the team to two straight first-round losses. We can, however, start day-dreaming about who Lou will bring in to replace him. No, we’re not talking Carbonneau, or Nolan, or Johnny Mac (now that would be the stuff of nightmares) — we’re talking some newbie AHL hidden treasure like Pete DeBoer or Dan Bylsma. Youngish, bookish-looking, more likely to appreciate Pando more than Rupp, and maybe even willing to strip to Langer of his C. Yeah, that’s the ticket!

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on June 9, 2009 at 7:41 pm Heather B.

For some reason I always think Sutter is better looking than he is. And then every time I see him again I think, “Hunh. Guess I was thinking of someone else.”
on June 9, 2009 at 7:52 pm don

speaking of ‘looks’ the flyer fan i see at work told me that she and her mother — flyers season ticketholders for 20 years–both knew that sutter would quit long before his ‘homesickness’ ever reached the papers by the very unhappy expression that always seemed to be on his face….interesting
on June 9, 2009 at 7:53 pm don

and brent sutter prolly doesn’t like his passport of driver’s license photos either :D
on June 9, 2009 at 7:58 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Y’all really run hot and cold on Langer, don’t you? :P

Maybe because he runs hot and cold.
on June 9, 2009 at 8:11 pm Pookie

I think, “Hunh. Guess I was thinking of someone else.”

brent sutter prolly doesn’t like his passport of driver’s license photos either

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Patty, when Langer’s being all Fuck This Shit, he’s a-okay. But… he doesn’t really do that much anymore.
on June 9, 2009 at 8:12 pm Amy

How about Randy Cunneyworth? He did a pretty decent job with the Baby Sabres in RhaChaCha.

And if I may borrow a line from a fellow blogger regarding tonight’s game: Flower, bloom where you’re planted and plant your ass in net. That is all.
on June 9, 2009 at 8:19 pm Schnookie

and brent sutter prolly doesn’t like his passport of driver’s license photos either

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Of course, he should just blame Carol — that’s what the rest of us do.

Patty, I think I’m done with running hot on Langer. Have me forgive you for being a lousy team leader during a first round collapse once, shame on you. Have me forgive you for being a lousy team leader during a first round collapse twice, shame on me. :P
on June 9, 2009 at 8:20 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Langer and Joe Thornton should get together.
on June 9, 2009 at 8:21 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That’s what he JUST SAID, Pierre! GAH!
on June 9, 2009 at 8:21 pm Schnookie

Dear NBC,

The goal cam is really not a very good replay option when you’re trying to show a goaltender interference infraction.

xox,
Schnookie
on June 9, 2009 at 8:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Kennedy’s all, “Serpentine, serpentine!”
on June 9, 2009 at 8:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

It seems like there are 10 refs down there. So many pucks hit ref skates.
on June 9, 2009 at 8:46 pm Schnookie

I haven’t been paying any attention since that first penalty. Have I missed anything?
on June 9, 2009 at 8:56 pm Pookie

I haven’t been paying any attention since Game 1. Have I missed anything?
on June 9, 2009 at 8:56 pm Schnookie

Pookie, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on June 9, 2009 at 9:02 pm Myra

I’ve been watching NCIS. I have a feeling I made the right choice.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:04 pm Pookie

Today’s been gray and gloomy and dreary — it would only be fitting if the Wings won tonight. (Not that I really want the Pens to win anymore. I think I just want hockey to go away for a little while.)
on June 9, 2009 at 9:07 pm Schnookie

(Not that I really want the Pens to win anymore. I think I just want hockey to go away for a little while.)

Yeah, I’d be lying if I said I was cheering for the Pens.

Myra, NCIS sounds like a delightful foil to this yawnfest. (Wait, I think the plot right now is that it’s a tense, scoreless chess match. Not a yawnfest at all.)
on June 9, 2009 at 9:07 pm Schnookie

Oooh, exciting. It’s not scoreless anymore. Your move, Chessmaster Babcock.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:08 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Don’t give it back!
on June 9, 2009 at 9:11 pm Pookie

Your move, Chessmaster Babcock.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Great, now I’m going to be expecting to see Babcock at the Crazy Chess Man table at work!
on June 9, 2009 at 9:11 pm Patty (in Dallas)

What a faker! Osgood’s got his helmet diving for him now!
on June 9, 2009 at 9:12 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Great, now I’m going to be expecting to see Babcock at the Crazy Chess Man table at work!

He’ll fit right in!
on June 9, 2009 at 9:16 pm Myra

What a faker! Osgood’s got his helmet diving for him now!

Hasn’t he done this at least once in each series?
on June 9, 2009 at 9:20 pm carolbrowne

Osgood’s got his helmet diving for him now!

Heh. You said “helmet”. Heehee. I love it when they bump helmets. Hehehehehehe!
on June 9, 2009 at 9:20 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Heh heh. Heheheheheh.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:21 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That was actually a heh heh for Datsyuk getting hit, but that was funny, too, Carol. :D
on June 9, 2009 at 9:22 pm carolbrowne

Really not a big fan of the spitting. Really not.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:23 pm carolbrowne

Aww…thanks Patty (in Dallas)!
on June 9, 2009 at 9:24 pm Schnookie

Really not a big fan of the spitting. Really not.

*Stops spitting* *Whistles innocently*
on June 9, 2009 at 9:30 pm Schnookie

I took a monster nap this afternoon and this game is not helping me wake up.

And that’s my story. :D
on June 9, 2009 at 9:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

You know? Malkin sometimes needs to be reminded that there are other guys on his team out there with him. Oh, and that they’re wearing black.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:33 pm alix

Mmmm I think the spitting is kind of foxy.

*Alix is weird*

I’m excited the bebeh Canucks beat the bebeh Caps. I don’t really care about Pens/Wings.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:33 pm Schnookie

Oh, and that they’re wearing black.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Malkin’s like, “All this time I just thought it was embarrassing that we were all wearing the same thing!”
on June 9, 2009 at 9:33 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’ll be glad when Maltby and Draper retire.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Malkin’s like, “All this time I just thought it was embarrassing that we were all wearing the same thing!”

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on June 9, 2009 at 9:37 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Blecch. Pierre quoting Osgood to me might be too much to take.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:39 pm Schnookie

Zetterberg is a really good hockey player. You heard it here first.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I like how Franzen sets a pick then takes two strides and accuses a Pen of setting a pick.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Zetterberg is a really good hockey player. You heard it here first.

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on June 9, 2009 at 9:40 pm Schnookie

Dude, I have reached my absolute limit with Pierre. He is making me want to kill someone. And I mean other than just him. It doesn’t count as a homicidal rage if I’m just offing Pierre, does it? (And if I’d said that about Ovechkin, would Ted Leonsis have called the police by now?)
on June 9, 2009 at 9:41 pm alix

It would be funny if Hossa got screwed twice though. Lol.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:42 pm Pookie

(And if I’d said that about Ovechkin, would Ted Leonsis have called the police by now?)

Almost certainly yes.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:44 pm alix

(And if I’d said that about Ovechkin, would Ted Leonsis have called the police by now?)

Most definitely. And Caps fans would tell you you’re trying to destroy all the fun in the world. And kittens. And cause World War III.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:46 pm Patty (in Dallas)

It doesn’t count as a homicidal rage if I’m just offing Pierre, does it?

TOTALLY doesn’t count. It’d be called “doing the world a favor.”

Did you hear him ask Staal why he decided to shoot instead of pass on his goal? Staal said, “I’m a shooter, not a passer.” Heh.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:48 pm Pookie

All that was missing was Staal adding, “Pierre, you ignorant slut.”
on June 9, 2009 at 9:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

All that was missing was Staal adding, “Pierre, you ignorant slut.”

AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
on June 9, 2009 at 9:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Gronk is growing on me.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:56 pm carolbrowne

All that was missing was Staal adding, “Pierre, you ignorant slut.”

LOLLERSKATES!
on June 9, 2009 at 9:58 pm Schnookie

Gronk is growing on me.

*Shudder* You should have that looked at by a medical professional. It might still be early enough that they can do something about it.
on June 9, 2009 at 9:59 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Doctor, I noticed this gronk on my arm! Will I be okay?
on June 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm carolbrowne

Oh no. I gronked my pants again. Drat.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Pierre is so pathetic! Come on, guys! Don’t you agree with me? Isn’t that a great point I’m making? Come on!
on June 9, 2009 at 10:04 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Pierre is going by what Osgood thinks about Detroit.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:06 pm Schnookie

Oh no. I gronked my pants again. Drat.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And yeah, gronking your pants sucks, but it’s not really so bad that it warrants more than just “drat”.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:07 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
on June 9, 2009 at 10:07 pm carolbrowne

OMG. Pittsburgh is going to win this game! Chachacha!
on June 9, 2009 at 10:08 pm carolbrowne

Haha! Pierre gronked in his pants! Hahaha!
on June 9, 2009 at 10:13 pm Pookie

The Wings are so going to win this game. That’s their MO. They play like poop until the final 10 minutes and then BLAMMO! they’ve won.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:13 pm carolbrowne

Fleury kinda stinks. He’s a bit too flail-y for my liking.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:13 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Pierre makes me want to kill myself.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:15 pm carolbrowne

The Wings are so going to win this game. That’s their MO. They play like poop until the final 10 minutes and then BLAMMO! they’ve won.

I’m such an amateur.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:16 pm Schnookie

Fleury kinda stinks. He’s a bit too flail-y for my liking.

I have a very hard time living in a world in which a goalie as crappy as Fleury is a 40-game winner. I’ve NEVER understood the notion that he’s NHL-caliber, and I’ll GO TO MY GRAVE not understanding. Even if he ends up in the HOF. Heh.

Pierre makes me want to kill myself.

He’s why I want the Wings to win this and put us all out of our misery. NO MORE PIERRE!
on June 9, 2009 at 10:19 pm carolbrowne

Hey Schnookie! Mike wants me to tell you he whole heartedly agrees with your Fleury comment and wanted me to type this for you:

Fleury = Cloutier = Turd Sandwich = Swiss cheese
on June 9, 2009 at 10:20 pm Schnookie

Fleury = Cloutier = Turd Sandwich = Swiss cheese

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

Mike is a philosopher of hockey, I think. He’s a genius.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:22 pm Pookie

Mike should replace Pierre.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:24 pm carolbrowne

“Pierre McGuire = Bald bespectacled know-it-all douchenozzle.”

– Mike Browne
on June 9, 2009 at 10:26 pm Schnookie

Mike’s ON FIRE! (That’s one way to get rid of gronk, by the way. Burning it off.)
on June 9, 2009 at 10:33 pm Pookie

Wow, I really did think the Wings would pull this out. Huh. Game 7, eh?
on June 9, 2009 at 10:38 pm Patty (in Dallas)

We’ve already established a couple of times that putting your hand over the puck is okay in the playoffs.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I’m happy! I’m not ready for hockey to be over! WOOOO!
on June 9, 2009 at 10:39 pm Schnookie

SIGH. Well, now we get to try to stay focused for another two days and do this all over again. Thanks for NOTHING, Wings. This just means MORE PIERRE.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:39 pm carolbrowne

The hell? No game until Fridee?

Hey, do you guys take a break over the summer at IPB?
on June 9, 2009 at 10:40 pm Schnookie

Pierre, to Scuderi: “Where’d you learn to play goal, Rob?”
Pookie, as Scuderi: “Up your ass, Pierre.”
on June 9, 2009 at 10:42 pm Schnookie

Hey, do you guys take a break over the summer at IPB?

Take a break??? US????? Of course we don’t! (Two years ago we posted every day of the summer. Sometimes more than once. We… don’t do that anymore. But we’re here, every day, all year round!) (Why? Were you hoping we do? :P)
on June 9, 2009 at 10:42 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Pierre, to Scuderi: “Where’d you learn to play goal, Rob?”
Pookie, as Scuderi: “Up your ass, Pierre.”

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on June 9, 2009 at 10:43 pm Pookie

Hey, do you guys take a break over the summer at IPB?

We’re here all Summer. Our posting habits get pretty pathetic (as you’ve seen for the last… um… 6 weeks?) but we’re still around.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:44 pm carolbrowne

No way! I was thinking as I was typing my question:

**please say no! Please say no!**

Yahoo! No breaks. And I just may learn something, too.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:44 pm Patty (in Dallas)

If Sid were to punch Pierre, he’d go down and bounce right back up. His feet are full of sand.
on June 9, 2009 at 10:46 pm Schnookie

And I just may learn something, too.

Well I should certainly hope so! IPB is VERY dedicated to education. Particularly in educating fans across the NHL of all the valid reasons to hate the Devils. :P
on June 9, 2009 at 10:47 pm carolbrowne

I wonder of Detroit is just going to give the Penguins a HUGE smackdown on Friday. Just cream them – like 5 – zip in game 7?
on June 9, 2009 at 10:50 pm Pookie

If Sid were to punch Pierre

I have NO idea why, but when I read this I thought you wrote, “If Sid were a couch, Pierre”… I was like, “Pierre would do what?!?”
on June 9, 2009 at 10:52 pm Schnookie

I was like, “Pierre would do what?!?”

Please. You know that old joke about lacrosse teams.

I wonder of Detroit is just going to give the Penguins a HUGE smackdown on Friday. Just cream them – like 5 – zip in game 7?

I should certainly think so. Considering how shitty the Pens have been in Detroit so far…
on June 10, 2009 at 8:45 am Amy

Good morning, everyone!

If Sid were to punch Pierre, he’d go down and bounce right back up. His feet are full of sand.

Now I kind of have this image of NHL teams requesting to have a Pierre shaped punching bag in their locker room. How much fun would that be for the guys?
on June 10, 2009 at 9:07 am Mags

Now I kind of have this image of NHL teams requesting to have a Pierre shaped punching bag in their locker room. How much fun would that be for the guys?

A while ago, when I accidentally caught a broadcast that involved Pierre, I got the unfortunate impression some of those guys actually LIKE him. I know, crazy right? So I don’t know how a Pierre shaped punching bag would go down.
on June 10, 2009 at 9:32 am Pookie

Good morning, everyone!

Yeah, Mags, I agree — I’ve seen Pierre working the benches during skate around in person and the guys all seemed happy to talk to him. Maybe they’re all really good actors? I hope that’s the case. I don’t want to live in a world where the guys actually like Pierre.
on June 10, 2009 at 9:48 am Schnookie

Good morning, everyone!

And I third this disturbing notion that it seems everyone inside the hockey universe likes Pierre, while everyone stuck on the other side of his TV broadcasts is writhing in agony. It was the single most disturbing “tearing down the fourth wall” experience I’ve ever had, watching hockey players in skatearound ENJOYING talking to him.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:05 am KenF

If you all keep talking about Pierre like this, he’ll end up the next Devils coach.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:05 am Schnookie

KenF, I think you just discovered who our next coach is going to be. That’s even WORSE than Blobby.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:12 am Caitlin

Please. Can’t we make Pierre go flip burgers somewhere? Ship him to Abu Dhabi like Garfield used to do to Nermal? Convince the Mossad Pierre is actually an old Nazi war criminal hiding out on television on a regular basis?

I just want him to go away. Forever.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:15 am Mags

If you all keep talking about Pierre like this, he’ll end up the next Devils coach.

Thanks for the mental image, Ken. Thanks so much.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:17 am Schnookie

Ship him to Abu Dhabi like Garfield used to do to Nermal?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I am so glad you just suggested that, Caitlin, because I was worried that Pookie and I were the only people alive who bothered with making Nermal jokes. I’m glad that Garfield isn’t beneath ALL of us. :P
on June 10, 2009 at 10:22 am Caitlin

I am so glad you just suggested that, Caitlin, because I was worried that Pookie and I were the only people alive who bothered with making Nermal jokes.

Right after I posted that, I thought, “Man, I was probably the only little kid that looked forward to and read Garfield on a regular basis.” I was hoping someone remembered Nermal!

So internet high-fives, -Ookies!

In conclusion: Fuck LuAnn.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:25 am Amy

Ship him to Abu Dhabi like Garfield used to do to Nermal?

Can we make it a bulk ship and throw in a few other NHL related personalities?

I used a Ducktales reference in a meeting the other day and got a laugh from half the room and blank stares from the other half.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:26 am Schnookie

Caitlin, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I used to have quite the collection of Garfield books. I think I would buy them from the Scholastic book order sheets we got in class during elementary school? The ones where if you ordered more than three books, you got a free poster of a kitten or a horse or something like that? Does that make sense? Pookie, help me out here — was that where my Garfield books came from? Whatever the case, I devoured those books like so much lasagne. :P
on June 10, 2009 at 10:29 am Schnookie

Can we make it a bulk ship and throw in a few other NHL related personalities?

And by that you mean “the entire Red Wings and Penguins organizations”, right? :P
on June 10, 2009 at 10:29 am Pookie

Pookie, help me out here — was that where my Garfield books came from?

No, that’s where the Babysitter Club books came from. I think the Garfield books came from mom and dad. I seem to remember getting them from that weird B.D. Walton in the Quakerbridge Mall. Kids still ask for them at the library, which floors me.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:29 am Caitlin

The ones where if you ordered more than three books, you got a free poster of a kitten or a horse or something like that? Does that make sense?

YES! Oh god, my parents used to send me with a $20 to those suckers because they knew A) it was the only school fundraiser I participated in B) I could buy enough books to read for… a week without getting into trouble in school for my choice of reading materials.

(My mom had to have a throwdown with my Catholic school principal over reading material once. It was not pleasant.)

Whatever the case, I devoured those books like so much lasagne. :P

Wooo, Schnookie! We had one of the big coffee table Garfield “collection” books that I loved. I used to read that, Bunnicula, and I also think we embarrassingly had every Where’s Waldo? book they ever did.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:33 am Caitlin

No, that’s where the Babysitter Club books came from.

Not to double post, but holy COW, I need to get those BSC books again just for a trip down memory lane. I was going to hell even as a kid, because the one book that was about Stacey’s diabetes made me laugh. (That’s probably really mean, but it did. It’s cause she passed out in a bowl of soup!)

Did y’all have the complete Babysitter Club collection? They really need to release those as a set, much like the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:34 am Amy

Bunnicula

Flashback here!

I think I mentioned here before that they’re releasing the Babysitters Club books in graphic novel form. Since you know, they were such difficult reading to begin with. Kids these days. :::old lady headshake:::
on June 10, 2009 at 10:48 am Caitlin

think I mentioned here before that they’re releasing the Babysitters Club books in graphic novel form. Since you know, they were such difficult reading to begin with

Why on earth would they do that?

So are they going to update Claudia’s totally late 80′s, early ’90′s fashion sense? Five bucks says they draw Logan to look like Zac Efron.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:49 am Pookie

I loved Bunnicula!

Also, I did not have the complete BSC because I outgrew them while Ann Martin was still writing them. I actually read them for a lot longer than I should of, but finally I did have to admit that it was time to move on. The most exciting ones to get were the big special editions that had chapters written by the different characters, including Logan.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:51 am Pookie

So are they going to update Claudia’s totally late 80’s, early ’90’s fashion sense?

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on June 10, 2009 at 10:56 am Caitlin

I loved Bunnicula!

I loved Bunnicula too, but I can’t remember much about it, for some reason – aside from the veggies with the fang marks in them?

The most exciting ones to get were the big special editions that had chapters written by the different characters, including Logan.

WORD! And they were bigger than the rest of the series – and they came with the white covers, right? Also awesome were the ones that were like Lifetime movies – like the one where Claudia had the heavy breather that kept calling her or whatever, and she was freaking out about being stalked? Awesome. Heh.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be like Claudia and wear crazy clothes and jewelry and have candy stashed all over my room. Now I just have tons of hockey merch and booze stashed everywhere. That sorta counts.
on June 10, 2009 at 10:57 am Schnookie

Dude, I read the BSC books WELL into high school. I loved them. Nay, I still love them! (Of course, I haven’t read the ones written by the BSC factory. I only read the Ann Martin ones.) (She’s from our town. She came to talk at our school once. I nearly died from the excitement.)

So are they going to update Claudia’s totally late 80’s, early ’90’s fashion sense?

Why ever would they need to do that? :P
on June 10, 2009 at 10:59 am Schnookie

Now I just have tons of hockey merch and booze stashed everywhere. That sorta counts.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’d never really realized it, but you’re right — we are all living the Claudia dream. (I was also really jealous of Claudia. She was so cool. And artistic and all. Although I’m not really sure which one of them I most closely identified with. I think I was too old to identify with any of them — loving those books was my shameful secret. I had to pretend I was reading them all ironically. :P)
on June 10, 2009 at 11:01 am Caitlin

Also, I did not have the complete BSC because I outgrew them while Ann Martin was still writing them.

Of course, I haven’t read the ones written by the BSC factory. I only read the Ann Martin ones

I had totally blanked that someone is ghostwriting now under Ann Martin’s name and I feel nominally depressed about that. She was the shitttt. But man, BSC makes me feel old now. I can remember feeling really envious of Claudia because she had her own dedicated phone line.

(She’s from our town. She came to talk at our school once. I nearly died from the excitement.)

OH MY GOD! I would’ve died too! That would’ve been too cool for words. I never had anyone cool come to my school, and the only person who grew up in the same town as me is LeAnn Rimes. And I went to the same high school as David Koresh. Woo.

Guys, Judy Blume has a blog! My mind, it is blown. I effing love her! Coolest lady ever. (And she grew up in NJ too?!)
on June 10, 2009 at 11:04 am Caitlin

I was also really jealous of Claudia. She was so cool. And artistic and all.

I have yet to find anyone that actually liked Stacey or Kristy. Mostly everyone seemed to like Claudia and felt like Mary Ann. Heh.
on June 10, 2009 at 11:07 am Schnookie

I can remember feeling really envious of Claudia because she had her own dedicated phone line.

Dude, that was the coolest thing of all time. (I have to confess that when I think about my idea of the nostalgia-laced “my favorite season” sort of Autumn, there are heavy overtones of BSC books involved. Both the feeling of reading them during the early school year, but also the incongruously thunderstorm-filled late October in one of the early BSC books. I can’t remember which one it was, but whenever I think of rainy fall days, I always think of that particular book, and the BSCers all hanging out in Claudia’s room [before the club was bastardized by Mallory and Jessie], eating stashed-away candy and waiting for the phone to ring. I’m pathetic. What can I say?)

And Ann Martin is SO from our town that Stoneybrook has elements that seem very recognizably Princeton-y. I might be reading into it, but when Kristy moved to the poncy side of town, I was like, “I KNOW WHERE THAT IS!”
on June 10, 2009 at 11:09 am Pookie

Stacey was too cool for me, but I did like Kristy. One of my friends in college looked just like Dawn. I was always jealous of Jessie’s ballet talent. Mary Anne was a dolt.
on June 10, 2009 at 11:09 am Schnookie

Mostly everyone seemed to like Claudia and felt like Mary Ann. Heh.

Yeah, I didn’t want to admit it, but as I was wondering if I was like any of the BSCers, I was like, “EW! I was closest, I guess, to stupid dorky girly idiotic simpering Mary Ann. That’s TERRIBLE.” (I wasn’t anything like her, other than socially incompetent and only likable because of my very few friends. :P)
on June 10, 2009 at 11:14 am Mags

Aaah, BSC books. I erm, may still have a few of those. I had a hamster named Frodo because one of the girls in the books had a hamster named Frodo…

Y’all, I just walked out of a philosophy lecture. Just packed my stuff and walked out. I feel so empowered.
on June 10, 2009 at 11:15 am Schnookie

WOOOOOOOO! Way to go, Mags! You’re better off without that lecture!
on June 10, 2009 at 11:18 am Caitlin

And Ann Martin is SO from our town that Stoneybrook has elements that seem very recognizably Princeton-y.

See, that’s so cool! In contrast, King of the Hill’s town of “Arlen” is based on the town where I went to school/grew up.

I wanted to live in Stonybrook SO BADLY when I was a kid that now I feel a little jealous of y’all. Hmph. ;) Instead, I live in a town with the Hank Hills of the world.

[before the club was bastardized by Mallory and Jessie]

GOD. Seriously! What was up with that? I wanted to dropkick them both to China.

Schnookie, that is the best description of what was great about the BSC right there… so cool.

Mary Anne was a dolt.

EW! I was closest, I guess, to stupid dorky girly idiotic simpering Mary Ann. That’s TERRIBLE

I went through a Mary Ann phase in middle school. I think a lot of girls did (or at least a lot of girls I went to school with). I still apologize to my parents for the Mary Ann phase.
on June 10, 2009 at 11:20 am Mags

You’re better off without that lecture!

Ha! I sure hope so ;)

Anyway, have we decided on a new Devils coach yet? I think I might just settle on Pierre. It could happen, and then I’ll be prepared for the hideousness to come. Or it could not happen, and life will be all puppies and kittens!
on June 10, 2009 at 11:23 am Pookie

Instead, I live in a town with the Hank Hills of the world.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on June 10, 2009 at 11:23 am Schnookie

I’ve decided that if we had Pierre as a coach, at least we’d never run out of things to write about. :P
on June 10, 2009 at 11:24 am Caitlin

Mags, if your professor was acting out of line in any way, then goooo you! Suck it, Mags’ professor!
on June 10, 2009 at 11:26 am Caitlin

I’ve decided that if we had Pierre as a coach, at least we’d never run out of things to write about. :P

Also, you would need to stock up on soldering irons by buying in bulk.

I would not want IPB Manor to become Stately (Also Blind) IPB Manor.
on June 10, 2009 at 11:26 am KenF

For a few months I worked out in San Ramon in the building where Dilbert’s Scott Adams worked, his cube was turned into a shrine after he got famous and left.

I used to read Dilbert and see some resemblences to people i worked with, but after working at that company for a few months, it turns out it Dilbert is actually a documentary and Scott Adams just wrote down what he saw on a daily basis.

and thats my brush with fame story.
on June 10, 2009 at 11:32 am Mags

I’ve decided that if we had Pierre as a coach, at least we’d never run out of things to write about. :P

Which is an important thing to consider, when choosing a head coach :P

if your professor was acting out of line in any way, then goooo you!

Oh he was. If someone read the required material and has a specific question about the text, and you answer that question with “why are you even here? You clearly haven’t given this an iota of thought” well, frankly, you can go fuck yourself.
on June 10, 2009 at 11:37 am Amy

Judy Blume has a blog! My mind, it is blown. I effing love her! Coolest lady ever.

My mind was blown when I realized that Judy Blume wrote adult books in addition to the kids ones she’s best known for.
on June 10, 2009 at 12:07 pm Patty (in Dallas)

it turns out it Dilbert is actually a documentary and Scott Adams just wrote down what he saw on a daily basis.

I’m a huge Dilbert fan. Although I hardly read it any more since I don’t read an actual paper and I’m too lazy to find out why they stopped sending me the daily comic in my email.

I always feel like if I whipped my head around, I’d catch Scott Adams looking over my shoulder and taking notes. Not only does the stuff he write happen in my office, it’s usually stuff that’s happening in my office RIGHT NOW.
on June 10, 2009 at 12:16 pm andrew

here’s our official stance on Sutter’s decision to step down as head coach of the Devils: Meh. A big, fat, hairy “meh”.

So everything’s tickety-meh in IPB land. Glad to hear it.

Instead, I live in a town with the Hank Hills of the world.

That’s awesome. I love Hank Hill.

My hometown is like another planet. We went back this past weekend and apparently they’re in the midst of an ammo shortage crisis because everyone thinks Obama’s coming to their house to take their guns. Yeah. And my parents wonder why I left.
on June 10, 2009 at 12:23 pm Caitlin

That’s awesome. I love Hank Hill.

If you think that’s awesome, I know about five Boomhauers.

We went back this past weekend and apparently they’re in the midst of an ammo shortage crisis because everyone thinks Obama’s coming to their house to take their guns.

I actually heard someone going on about running to the feed store to stock up on antibiotics, etc. because “you know that socialist Obama will have us in a hole in no time and I am going to be PREPARED, dammit!”

Uh, yeah. I feel you, andrew. I can’t say we’re running low on ammo, though, since our local Wal-Mart has half an aisle of ammo that’s continuously well-stocked. :D
on June 10, 2009 at 12:26 pm Morgan Doninger

Oh Ookies, y’all are being way too cold to Langer! He had his best goal scoring year ev-ah this year, he came back from knee surgery within days during the playoffs, and he is intrigral in the Zach/Travis two-handed cribbage tournaments!
on June 10, 2009 at 12:29 pm andrew

If you think that’s awesome, I know about five Boomhauers.

Haha…my brother in law is originally from Arkansas. He has an uncle that they all call Uncle Boomhauer.

I can’t say we’re running low on ammo, though, since our local Wal-Mart has half an aisle of ammo that’s continuously well-stocked.

That’s funny. I guess there’s a state congressperson here who is sponsoring a bill that will require all Californians to show ID and provide a thumbprint whenever they buy ammo. The thing will never pass, but all the gun nuts are freaking out regardless.

Whatevs. Good game last night, eh?
on June 10, 2009 at 12:35 pm SueNJ97

My hometown is a very nice place, just boring. That’s why it was kind of interesting for me to find out that the head designer for Tesla (electric car company) grew up there – he’s just much younger than me. It’s sort of unusual, the school system is excellent but tends to produce doctors, lawyers, etc., etc., not car designers.
on June 10, 2009 at 12:48 pm Schnookie

So everything’s tickety-meh in IPB land. Glad to hear it.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yup. There’s a whole lot of tickety-meh going on around here.

He had his best goal scoring year ev-ah this year, he came back from knee surgery within days during the playoffs, and he is intrigral in the Zach/Travis two-handed cribbage tournaments!

Yeah, yeah, whatever. *Eyeroll* :P (I think there should be a bill requiring an ID, a thumbprint, and a two-week waiting period before I’m allowed to write anything about the Devils anymore.)
on June 10, 2009 at 1:03 pm carolbrowne

My hometown is Calgary. Hey. Stop laughing. My sister still lives there and she said it was snowing last weekend.

I now live in a very nice city (Vancouver) with a 3rd world transit system. AH BOO.
on June 10, 2009 at 1:12 pm Schnookie

My hometown is Calgary. Hey. Stop laughing.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (No. I will not stop laughing. :P) (Just kidding. I’m sure Calgary is a very nice place to be from. Other than the snow in June.)
on June 10, 2009 at 1:21 pm alix

My hometown is Calgary. Hey. Stop laughing.

Lol. It could be worse! Technically my hometown is Regina. *Shudder* But I spent the majority of my growing up time in Saskatoon/Victoria/Vancouver so I don’t think it actually counts.
on June 10, 2009 at 1:31 pm Pookie

Technically my hometown is Regina.

You and Getzi could be neighbors!

So everything’s tickety-meh in IPB land.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Tickety-meh is when the funfetti runs out.

I think there should be a bill requiring an ID, a thumbprint, and a two-week waiting period before I’m allowed to write anything about the Devils anymore.

So true. Why won’t Obama come and take my team away!
on June 10, 2009 at 1:33 pm Schnookie

Why won’t Obama come and take my team away!

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well he’s not going to do it if you make it sound like that’s what you want. I mean, come ON.
on June 10, 2009 at 1:35 pm Morgan

I visited Calgary in the late ’90′s and I had a great time. My sister was going to the Alberta college of a Art at the time, and I was helping her find a room/ basement/ apartment for rent. The people we met through that search were very nice to us. One family even went so far as to offer to let sis and me tag along on their weekend trip to Banff.

I also spent a good chunck of my honeymoon in Vancouver, and also really enjoyed my time. I can attest to the transit system though.
on June 10, 2009 at 1:46 pm andrew

So true. Why won’t Obama come and take my team away!

HAHA!

Also, snow in June is insane. I’ve never been to Canada, but we definitely plan to someday. Maybe road trip up there and hit a Canucks game or something.
on June 10, 2009 at 1:58 pm Amy

So if anyone wants a Detroit Red Wings SC 2009 Champ shirt, they’re on sale now at the NHL Store.

I now live in a very nice city (Vancouver) with a 3rd world transit system.

You can’t beat the Buffalo rapid transit. It’s one train on one street. It’s only good for getting to the hockey arena and that’s it. It’s like the next level below third world.
on June 10, 2009 at 2:00 pm andrew

So if anyone wants a Detroit Red Wings SC 2009 Champ shirt, they’re on sale now at the NHL Store.

Gross, dude.
on June 10, 2009 at 2:02 pm Schnookie

So if anyone wants a Detroit Red Wings SC 2009 Champ shirt, they’re on sale now at the NHL Store.

HA! Nice!

I was about to complain that I feel like I’m forgetting something important I need to do, and was going to ask you all if you knew what it was, but now I realize I forgot to wait and see who won the Cup before releasing the t-shirts to the public. (I hope the Pens win so the Wings can blame the league-wide conspiracy for prematurely issuing those t-shirts.)
on June 10, 2009 at 2:21 pm SueNJ97

It’s only good for getting to the hockey arena and that’s it.

There’s a problem with these priorities?
on June 10, 2009 at 2:23 pm SueNJ97

I hope the Pens win so the Wings can blame the league-wide conspiracy for prematurely issuing those t-shirts

I hope both teams are kidnapped by the Obama administration and there is no SC winner.
on June 10, 2009 at 2:30 pm andrew

I hope both teams are kidnapped by the Obama administration and there is no SC winner.

Barack Obama stole my hockey team and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.
on June 10, 2009 at 2:54 pm Schnookie

Barack Obama stole my hockey team and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s more than the fans whose team was stolen by Jim Balsillie will be able to say…
on June 10, 2009 at 3:04 pm carolbrowne

I had a co-worker tell me today that they hoped Detroit would win the Stanley Cup because their town is so down and out right now. She said they need someone to cheer for. A pity Stanley Cup for Detroit?

Oh for shame!

What do you think about that?
on June 10, 2009 at 3:07 pm Schnookie

A pity Stanley Cup for Detroit?

ANOTHER one? Come on — enough’s enough. They’ve already got FOUR pity Stanley Cups. :P
on June 10, 2009 at 3:07 pm andrew

What do you think about that?

I think that’s the worst thing I’ve ever heard.

Detroit can go be happy about the other 11 cups the team has already won. Jerks.
on June 10, 2009 at 3:11 pm carolbrowne

Teehee…thought you’d like that!

Stupid bleeding heart Detroit pity fan!
on June 10, 2009 at 3:30 pm Schnookie

The only fan I’ve got sympathy for nowadays is me.
on June 10, 2009 at 3:32 pm andrew

The only fan I’ve got sympathy for nowadays is me.

Seriously.

Between the Sabres and the Sharks, I already have to shower myself with waaaaay too much pity. No time for Wings fans.
on June 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm Caitlin

The only fan I’ve got sympathy for nowadays is me.

Concurred, madam. And I have no sympathy for a team that’s won five Cups since ’97.

Barack Obama stole my hockey team and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.

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

Jim Balsille would have succeeded if it hadn’t been for that meddling president.
on June 10, 2009 at 3:36 pm Pookie

The only fan I’ve got sympathy for nowadays is me.

Damn straight!
on June 10, 2009 at 3:47 pm Schnookie

Between the Sabres and the Sharks, I already have to shower myself with waaaaay too much pity. No time for Wings fans.

Concurred, madam. And I have no sympathy for a team that’s won five Cups since ‘97.

We’re a sad, sad lot, aren’t we? Heh.

By the way, it’s just occurred to me this afternoon that Sutter leaving the Devils means a new coach who might not be very Sutter-ish. I was going to get all excited about what that could mean for the Devils, but then I realized that this is, well, the Devils. They’re ALL Sutter-ish.

And that’s my story.
on June 10, 2009 at 3:52 pm Mags

Jim Balsille would have succeeded if it hadn’t been for that meddling president.

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

I reckon Obama is the least of Balsille’s problems. Not being a petulant child might be harder for him.
on June 10, 2009 at 4:09 pm SueNJ97

but then I realized that this is, well, the Devils. They’re ALL Sutter-ish.

Lou needs to change the Kool-Aid formula to de-Sutter the troops.

Jim Balsille would have succeeded if it hadn’t been for that meddling president.

Maybe what he needs IS some meddling. Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy at 9am this morning. And yet the Phoenix saga drags on. Then again, maybe everyone involved needs to be slapped upside the head.

Not being a petulant child might be harder for him.

Possibly, but the CEO of Fiat is fairly petulant and it didn’t seem to stop the Fiat/Chrysler deal. He’s even sort of Canadian (born in Europe, raised in Toronto, Mom still lives there, Toronto press gets very excited when he stops in to visit Mom).
on June 10, 2009 at 4:44 pm alix

Detroit can go be happy about the other 11 cups the team has already won. Jerks.

The only fan I’ve got sympathy for nowadays is me.

Word. I’m still waiting for just one freakin Cup. Detroit can suck it.

SQUUEE! John Oliver is following my on twitter. I think I swooned.
on June 10, 2009 at 4:46 pm Pookie

alix, the real John Oliver? Like everyone’s Daily Show crush John Oliver?!?
on June 10, 2009 at 4:53 pm alix

Pookie, I’m pretty sure! It’s got his picture and everything. Although it could end up being a parody account…we’ll have to wait and see.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:00 pm Matt

Too lazy to read the thread, but don’t forget: Pierre McGuire has experience and he’s available!

Don’t forget: You can always go past Rock Bottom.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:14 pm alix

Stars folks, have you heard anything about Dave Tippet being fired? TSN is reporting he has been…

And supposedly they’re talking to Marc Crawford. *Shudder* Good luck with that.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:16 pm Caitlin

Stars folks, have you heard anything about Dave Tippet being fired?

NO, PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS BE TRUE.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:20 pm Caitlin

Oh.. oh… I feel woozy. I need a paper bag. And a drink. Okay, ten drinks. Dammit, Nieuwy, you’re already on my bad side!

If you’ll excuse me, I have a pathetic freakout to attend to.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:22 pm alix

I’m so sorry, Caitlin. I can teach you a drinking game involving Marc Crawford’s hair and voice though.

Geez. I actually wanted my coach fired and no dice.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:30 pm Caitlin

I’m so sorry, Caitlin. I can teach you a drinking game involving Marc Crawford’s hair and voice though.

It’s okay… well, I’m stopping by the store on the way home to pick up a couple bottles of wine.

Poor tiny Tipp. -Ookies, I hope NJ hires him.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:30 pm SueNJ97

Stars folks, have you heard anything about Dave Tippet being fired?

Joe may be stupider than I thought he was. At least Hull didn’t fire Tippett.

Hmmm…maybe Lou could hire Dave.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:32 pm Mags

Poor tiny Tipp. -Ookies, I hope NJ hires him.

I’m with that plan. Tipp or Carbo. Or Pierre.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:33 pm Caitlin

Joe may be stupider than I thought he was. At least Hull didn’t fire Tippett.

No kidding. Tipp’s a great coach, and it’s not like he lost the players or anything.

…Honestly, I was pissed and then I moved into rage mode when I saw they were talking to Marc Crawford. What a joke. Flames, flames on the side of my face.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:33 pm alix

Although Marc Crawford would stop making my ears bleed on CBC… so win for me
on June 10, 2009 at 5:38 pm Caitlin

so win for me

That would be a win. Then again, we would all win if we could stuff Crawford into a rocket and shoot it into the sun. I vote for that plan.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I just heard on The Ticket that they fired him! I’m very upset.

CRAP!
on June 10, 2009 at 5:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

If you’ll excuse me, I have a pathetic freakout to attend to.

Me, too.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:41 pm SueNJ97

Then again, we would all win if we could stuff Crawford into a rocket and shoot it into the sun.

And, we could collect data while we did it. So, more of a win. I vote yes!!!
on June 10, 2009 at 5:42 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Please don’t let it be Crawford.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:42 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Or Keenan.
on June 10, 2009 at 5:50 pm Caitlin

I vote yes!!!

Don’t worry. I know a place where we can get military surplus; I’ll find a rocket.

Me, too.

::freaks out with Patty:: I heart ya, Patty.

Or Keenan.

I just threw up a little in my mouth.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:00 pm Pookie

I’m so sorry, Stars fans!
on June 10, 2009 at 6:03 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m upset about Tipp being fired, that’s for sure, but now I’m getting scared about what might come in as his replacement.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:04 pm andrew

Yowzers. What a stupid move.

Sorry Stars fans. I thought with Avery and Hull gone the theatrics would cease.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:06 pm Caitlin

but now I’m getting scared about what might come in as his replacement.

::sob:: Agreed.

I’m so sorry, Stars fans!

Well just think, Pookie – it’s a windfall for the Devils! Maybe Lou won’t hire Pierre after all. ::swigs vodka::
on June 10, 2009 at 6:08 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Maybe Lou won’t hire Pierre after all. ::swigs vodka::

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

*sobs*
on June 10, 2009 at 6:13 pm andrew

Man, Tipp is gonna get snatched up in a second. I bet Lou already has him on the phone.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:14 pm Myra

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m terrified of what is to come.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:18 pm Pookie

Maybe Lou won’t hire Pierre after all

I’m convinced he’s going to hire Lemaire. That’s the pattern he’s been following lately.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:19 pm Caitlin

I bet Lou already has him on the phone.

I’d rather see him go to the Devils than any place else.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:19 pm SueNJ97

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Sums up my thoughts about most of this season and the off-season, so far.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:20 pm Schnookie

I’m convinced he’s going to hire Lemaire. That’s the pattern he’s been following lately.

Wait, is Jim Schoenfeld available?

(And I am SO sorry, Stars fans!)
on June 10, 2009 at 6:25 pm Caitlin

Sums up my thoughts about most of this season and the off-season, so far.

Agreed. Please God, don’t let our new season suck… I had so much hope for it.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:25 pm SueNJ97

Wait, is Jim Schoenfeld available?

He’d have to beg and bribe Schoeny to coach which seems to be Lou’s preference these days (begged Larry to return, bribed Malakhov to come back, etc).

So, when will Lou announce Schoeny’s return behind the bench and what will NJ owe the Rangers as compensation? (that’s how you know this can’t happen, no way Lou voluntarily gives NYR/Sather anything)
on June 10, 2009 at 6:25 pm andrew

I’m convinced he’s going to hire Lemaire.

Can’t happen. Impossible. The media would most certainly implode on itself in a frenzy of masturbatory Devils-Lemaire-trap bashing. Needless to say, it would be terrible. And gross.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:29 pm Schnookie

Can’t happen. Impossible. The media would most certainly implode on itself in a frenzy of masturbatory Devils-Lemaire-trap bashing.

Heh. At least we’d deserve it if he was back behind the bench, as opposed to the trap-bashing we get when it doesn’t apply. I suppose it would be better for my mental health that way. :P
on June 10, 2009 at 6:36 pm Schnookie

Hey! I just thought of something that should make all of us worried coachless fans a tiny bit happier — at least Gretzky’s still ostensibly stuck with the Coyotes, right? Heh.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:37 pm carolbrowne

And supposedly they’re talking to Marc Crawford. *Shudder* Good luck with that.

Oh God. That’s just mean. No one deserves that.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:44 pm andrew

At least we’d deserve it if he was back behind the bench, as opposed to the trap-bashing we get when it doesn’t apply.

Ha. True.

The media is stupid anyway. They’re going to bash the Devils forever because of the trap, deservedly or not.

Oh! That reminds me of something that has been killing me all playoffs long…I hate the media’s overhyping of Pavel Datsyuk. He was a piss-poor to average career playoff performer before last year. Every writer out there keeps talking about how he’s going to break out any minute now….well he’s not. He sucks and is just reverting to his old ways. There I said it. Had to get that off my chest.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:46 pm Amy

Stars fans, I’m so sorry. If big changes happen in threes, who’s the next coach to get fired/resigned/hit by a bus?
on June 10, 2009 at 6:46 pm andrew

at least Gretzky’s still ostensibly stuck with the Coyotes, right?

Ha! Yeah, at the bargain basement price of just $7 million a year. No wonder that team is in the shitter.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:48 pm Schnookie

Every writer out there keeps talking about how he’s going to break out any minute now….well he’s not. He sucks and is just reverting to his old ways.

Tell us how you really feel! (And I agree. I’m glad you’ve opened the floodgates for all of us to concur.)
on June 10, 2009 at 6:49 pm mcguffers

Wow. I have to say I am thoroughly enjoying my drama-less Sabres right now. (*glares over at Habs* Don’t even. No one’s talking to you guys.)

And I just got a courtesy security call from my bank, but I have to get my friend Rashi to translate the 36 digit reference number the operator gave me for my case.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:53 pm Schnookie

*glares over at Habs* Don’t even. No one’s talking to you guys.

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

And what’s going on with your bank, mcguggs?
on June 10, 2009 at 6:56 pm mcguffers

And what’s going on with your bank, mcguggs?

No idea. I just got home. This happened before though. A bunch of us were issued new debit/credit cards after they had a “security breach” of some sort. I’d be more alarmed except any identity theft who wanted to steal my credit is too stupid to get very far.
on June 10, 2009 at 6:57 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m glad you’ve opened the floodgates for all of us to concur

Me, too! I’d have said the same thing, but I’m trying to keep my bitter Wings-hater-ness to a minimum in public. :D
on June 10, 2009 at 6:58 pm Schnookie

I’d be more alarmed except any identity theft who wanted to steal my credit is too stupid to get very far.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, I hear that. :D
on June 10, 2009 at 7:00 pm andrew

Tell us how you really feel!

I know, I get charged up about the stupidest things.

Me, too! I’d have said the same thing, but I’m trying to keep my bitter Wings-hater-ness to a minimum in public.

Let the hate flow, Patty! It’s the Red Wings. It’s allowed!
on June 10, 2009 at 7:06 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Let the hate flow, Patty!

It tends to slop over occasionally, no matter how hard I try to contain it. :P
on June 10, 2009 at 7:11 pm mcguffers

It tends to slop over occasionally, no matter how hard I try to contain it.

That’s what he said?

Oh, and I didn’t get to see game 6 last night, BUT The Hangover is hysterical and I highly recommend it! Terminator was okay if you don’t pay too close attention to plot and just stare at Sam Worthington and Christian Bale.
on June 10, 2009 at 7:14 pm alix

Arghhh. I wish the Wings had a different coach than Babcock. That wasn’t friends with my Uncle and from Saskatoon and let my cousins meet Zetterberg. And had less Swedes. Then I could hate them fully.
on June 10, 2009 at 7:26 pm carolbrowne

…and let my cousins meet Zetterberg.

RAWR! Zetterberg! And you have an uncle is Saskatoon? Cute! My Grandma lives there. My mom is very proud that Saskatoon is Gordie Howe’s home as well. My mom’s all swoony over GH. LOLS!

I come by it honestly.
on June 10, 2009 at 7:27 pm Schnookie

I come by it honestly.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Whenever Boomer gets swoony over hockey players (which is often), it makes me happy to know this acorn didn’t fall far from the tree. :D

(And we met Gordie Howe at the All Star Game in 1997. He was SO sweet.)
on June 10, 2009 at 7:29 pm carolbrowne

(And we met Gordie Howe at the All Star Game in 1997. He was SO sweet.)

I’ll tell my mom that so she can get all swoony over how classy he is. It will totally make her day. :-)
on June 10, 2009 at 7:35 pm Schnookie

You should tell your mom that Gordie was still carrying his own hockey bag through the hotel lobby when we saw him. Even though there were scads of flunkies hoping to have the chance to do it for him.
on June 10, 2009 at 7:36 pm carolbrowne

AWWWW!!!
on June 10, 2009 at 7:36 pm alix

And you have an uncle is Saskatoon? Cute! My Grandma lives there.

My grandma lives there too! And my grandpa.

My mom is very proud that Saskatoon is Gordie Howe’s home as well. My mom’s all swoony over GH.

Hee! He’s a legend there for sure. He also owns part of the Vancouver Giants. When they won the Memorial Cup my uncle and cousin got to meet him. He’s the nicest man ever. My uncle was thrilled because Gordie was his childhood idol. All the other Wright children were Leafs fans but my uncle was the rebel Wings fan because of Gordie.
on June 10, 2009 at 7:40 pm SueNJ97

GH knew if he chose one flunkie, he’d disappoint all the others.
on June 10, 2009 at 7:47 pm Schnookie

He’s the nicest man ever.

He pretty much is. :D
on June 10, 2009 at 10:45 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The Hangover is hysterical and I highly recommend it!

I agree!
on June 11, 2009 at 1:57 am carolbrowne

Hey Ookies, have you ever been to the Scone Pony? I’m not sure how big a state NJ is, but it’s in town called Spring Lake. It sure looks dreamy…
on June 11, 2009 at 9:23 am Pookie

Carol, Spring Lake is over an hour away from stately IPB Manor, but Scone Pony does look dreamy! Also, that’s a fantastic name for a bakery. At least for a bakery near Asbury Park! :D

Good morning, everyone! I am so fucking sick of all this rain!!! I swear I haven’t seen the sun in a week! I dreamt this morning that there was water coming out of all the electrical sockets in the house. NO MORE RAIN!
on June 11, 2009 at 9:30 am Schnookie

Ooooh, the Scone Pony looks AMAZING. And also? That is the best name for a bakery EVAH.

And I second the motion of no more rain, Pookie. This is getting ridiculous. I feel like our summer has already come and gone. It’s making me want regular-season hockey to start again! ME! Wanting to watch the Devils again! THAT’S how madness-inducing this rain is!
on June 11, 2009 at 10:53 am Morgan

Crawford in Dallas? I am so sorry Stars fans. On the bright side, Dallas now has the inside track on signing Bertuzzi…
on June 11, 2009 at 11:15 am Myra

Yep, it’s official, they fired Tipp and hired Crawford.

I’m.not.happy.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:19 am Patty (in Dallas)

Is there another team near here I could follow? I need a break from this circus.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:21 am SueNJ97

THAT’S how madness-inducing this rain is!

hmmm…that’s bad.

Yep, it’s official, they fired Tipp and hired Crawford.

Is it raining in Texas, for days on end the way it has been here? Maybe it made Joe go nuts.

If this weather keeps up, nobody here really needs to go visit London. Their weather has picked up and moved here. Of course, the tourist attractions and the pubs are not here. Neither is the train and bus service. OK, I take it back. But, when you go, can you take the weather back with you?
on June 11, 2009 at 11:22 am Schnookie

Oh man. I am SO sorry, Stars fans. SO SORRY. That’s just impossibly bad.

On the bright side, like someone mentioned yesterday, at least the Stars are likely to be among the first teams to fire their coach next season, right?

(And the Bertuzzi thing is a tough call — I mean, don’t the Leafs have the inside track on that, what with Burke and all?)
on June 11, 2009 at 11:23 am KenF

Environmentalist are saying the US East coast will be a rain forest by 2043.

As if our mosquitoes werent ferocious enough.

over on northjersey.com they’re saying Mike Haviland should be a good choice for the next Devils coach since he’s from Jersey and wouldnt get homesick.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:28 am Patty (in Dallas)

It’s been raining hard since about 3am here, but it’s only the second day. I think Nieuwendyk brought the rain.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:31 am Pookie

I’m so sorry, Stars fans!

I have to say, on paper, Mike Havliand has all the requirements for what I want in our new coach — AHL guy with no NHL experience! However, he’s missing the “foxy” part. Maybe I can pretend his proximity to foxy Duncan Keith from their AHL days is enough?
on June 11, 2009 at 11:32 am Schnookie

But, when you go, can you take the weather back with you?

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

I hadn’t considered that this weather could be adversely affecting Lou’s psyche too. Hm. I’m glad the Stars beat him to the Crawford punch, thereby saving him from doing something REALLY stupid.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:37 am SueNJ97

I’m glad the Stars beat him to the Crawford punch, thereby saving him from doing something REALLY stupid.

Yep. Maybe someone (not us) should send Joe a ‘thanks for taking him off the market’ fruitbasket.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:42 am Patty (in Dallas)

Thomas, the ticket guy with the Stars? Just called me! I kind of lit into him about the coaching thing. He said they were kind of having the same feeling. (Sure, a salesman would always agree with me but I think he really agreed with me.)
on June 11, 2009 at 11:44 am Myra

Is there another team near here I could follow? I need a break from this circus.

Hub has broaden his job search and one of the places we are looking is Atlanta. After this season and post-season, maybe being Thrashers fan wouldn’t be so bad.

We’ve had thunderstorms non-stop since 3 am. I’m getting really jumpy from lack of sleep and thunder and lightning.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:44 am Patty (in Dallas)

I’m TOTALLY not going to name my next kitty Nieuwy. He’s burned that bridge! Take that, Joe.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:47 am Amy

Is there another team near here I could follow? I need a break from this circus.

May I recommend the Sabres? Of course, we’re our own little circus with crazy fans, wacky players and management that probably would have to get caught with a little kid in order to get fired, but other than that, we’re a great little team to follow. Goose and Crunchy and even sweet little Pommer would love it if you became a fan. ;)

And the Bertuzzi thing is a tough call — I mean, don’t the Leafs have the inside track on that, what with Burke and all?

Does anyone else think Burke is trying to make the Laffs into the Ducks: Eastern Edition?
on June 11, 2009 at 11:50 am Patty (in Dallas)

It’s raining so hard, I can’t see the ground from my 8th floor window. Let alone see across the street.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:51 am Pookie

Take that, Joe.

Yeah, but now you’ve gone and made Joe cry! That’s good. Teams win Stanley Cups when he cries. Heh. Heh heh heh.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:52 am carolbrowne

Oh dear. I can’t believe it. Crawford in Dallas?

Sorry Stars fans. I didn’t think that rumour was true. Not even remotely true. Whoa. Nelly.
on June 11, 2009 at 11:55 am Caitlin

You know, they fired Tipp.

Then my Friday date turns out to be a total weirdo.

This morning I was driving to work in the torrential rain and nearly got stuck in high water, managed to nearly stall my car and came out of it with an overheated car and a check engine light. It’s now sitting at the service place, being checked out. I’m sure my boss is thrilled.

I slept about an hour and a half last night due to sinus problems.

And then the icing on the proverbial cake is MARC EFFING CRAWFORD BEING HIRED?

Look, this may be the lack of sleep, horrible day and lack of booze talking but FUCK THAT NOISE.

Is there another team near here I could follow? I need a break from this circus.

Let’s interview candidates, Patty, because I am VERY WITH YOU AT THE MOMENT.
on June 11, 2009 at 12:06 pm Patty (in Dallas)

They fired Mark Lamb, too. I thought they were going to let him coach the Texas Stars down in San Antonio.

I’m really anxious to hear where Tipp goes next. If it were I, I’d sit on my couch for a year and spend Hicks’s money. Just to spite him. And also because my GOAL is to sit on my couch and get paid millions. So I might be different from Tipp in that way.
on June 11, 2009 at 12:12 pm Schnookie

So, we’re going to be living in a rain forest within the next 30 years? Huh. I suppose I should get used to this weather then, eh?
on June 11, 2009 at 12:14 pm Caitlin

So, we’re going to be living in a rain forest within the next 30 years?

If it keeps raining, Texas will just be gobbled up by the Mississippi River.

They fired Mark Lamb, too.

Not Mark Lamb! Dammit.

I’m really anxious to hear where Tipp goes next. If it were I, I’d sit on my couch for a year and spend Hicks’s money.

Poor Tipp. I hope he doesn’t get depressed; I hope he just spends a lot of time working on his motorcycle and throwing darts at pictures of Hicks, Hull and Co.
on June 11, 2009 at 12:18 pm Morgan

Still so sorry for Stars fans.

I finally gound a picture of Mike Haviland and if “foxy” is a deal breaker, then he’s not your man. I can picture Lou at the interview:

“Wellllllll Mike, you have impeccable credentials, however the Devils now have a new, uhhh, foxiness quota that we have to meet. I’m terribly sorry.”
on June 11, 2009 at 12:20 pm SueNJ97

Let’s interview candidates

I’m interested in the interview questions.

Caitlin, sorry about the date, car, weather and sinus problems – with all of that, it really isn’t fair that Joe not only fired a perfectly good coach (and the assistant coach) but hired Mark fucking goon-it-up Crawford.
on June 11, 2009 at 12:23 pm Caitlin

Aww, thanks, Sue. Sorry to vent but I just got home and grr! argh!

I probably shouldn’t be so knee-jerk, but damn, dude. I hate to be one of those fans that’s full of bitchery and whine, but what the hell is going on?

however the Devils now have a new, uhhh, foxiness quota that we have to meet.

Erm, Lou should probably check out Tippett and Carbonneau. I always thought Tipp was pretty damn foxy.
on June 11, 2009 at 12:23 pm Schnookie

“Wellllllll Mike, you have impeccable credentials, however the Devils now have a new, uhhh, foxiness quota that we have to meet. I’m terribly sorry.”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s exactly how it’s going to go, because Lou has ALWAYS been so good at listening to our demands. Heh.
on June 11, 2009 at 12:27 pm Pookie

“Wellllllll Mike, you have impeccable credentials, however the Devils now have a new, uhhh, foxiness quota that we have to meet. I’m terribly sorry.”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I can’t see why Lou wouldn’t want to take that into consideration!
on June 11, 2009 at 12:31 pm Amy

“Wellllllll Mike, you have impeccable credentials, however the Devils now have a new, uhhh, foxiness quota that we have to meet. I’m terribly sorry.”

Heh, but could he make the argument that the foxiness of some of the players cancels out the unfoxy behind the bench?
on June 11, 2009 at 12:44 pm Schnookie

Heh, but could he make the argument that the foxiness of some of the players cancels out the unfoxy behind the bench?

If Haviland is as good as people seem to think, he would. :P (Of course, I find his name troublingly similar to “Havelid”. I don’t like it one bit.)
on June 11, 2009 at 12:48 pm Pookie

(Of course, I find his name troublingly similar to “Havelid”. I don’t like it one bit.)

Maybe he’d be the Iron Macho!
on June 11, 2009 at 12:52 pm Schnookie

Please. I’m sorry, Virginia, but there is no Iron Macho.
on June 11, 2009 at 12:54 pm carolbrowne

Sure there is! Mark Crawford’s voice = Iron Macho. RAWR!
on June 11, 2009 at 12:55 pm Schnookie

Mark Crawford’s voice = Iron Macho. RAWR!

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well, if we want to say the Iron Macho WAS Nic Havelid, then yeah, I guess Marc Crawford’s voice is the aural equivalent of that… :P
on June 11, 2009 at 12:58 pm carolbrowne

Oh totally. That’s exactly what I meant. Um. Yah.

But also, don’t you think that Mark Crawford’s voice is super macho? Iron macho, even?
on June 11, 2009 at 12:59 pm Myra

Erm, Lou should probably check out Tippett and Carbonneau. I always thought Tipp was pretty damn foxy.

Tipp is even more foxy in person. Sigh. I just hope he goes to a good home. Heavy Sigh.

Sure there is! Mark Crawford’s voice = Iron Macho. RAWR!

I’m afraid to even ask what that means.
on June 11, 2009 at 1:06 pm Schnookie

But also, don’t you think that Mark Crawford’s voice is super macho? Iron macho, even?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Um, yes? :P (I have to say, I am now no longer going to have to avoid the late HNIC games on the satellite. We seriously would opt to watch no hockey at all over watching hockey narrated by Marc Crawford. Yeesh. I realize the idea is to have color commentary by successful former players/coaches, but shouldn’t one of the barest essential job qualifications for being a TV personality be that your voice not be literally uncomfortable for other humans to have to listen to?) (And come to think of it, shouldn’t one of the second essential job qualifications for being a TV personality be having, well, some personality? Sakes alive, but Crawford was a TERRIBLE fit for that job.)
on June 11, 2009 at 1:23 pm SueNJ97

I just hope he goes to a good home.

I just had this picture of DT in one of the animal adoption commercials (which always make me cry and wish I weren’t technically in voilation of my association rules on animals already).

“Please, NHL GMs, can’t you give Tipp a good home? Don’t let him go to Blersus, or, worse, to the NHL administrative offices. Save him from this awful fate. Please, save him now, don’t make him become…the next Colin Campbell!!!!”
on June 11, 2009 at 1:27 pm carolbrowne

Crawford was a TERRIBLE fit for that job.

Yup. Crawford has a knack for landing jobs that just don’t suit him. BOMP.

What I don’t understand in this situation is why he was selected. I really don’t understand how anyone could see him as a competant coach. I know he desperately WANTS to be a good coach. Maybe the people hiring him felt sorry for him? I know I kinda do. A pity hire? Do they do that in the NHL? Heh.
on June 11, 2009 at 1:27 pm Amy

And come to think of it, shouldn’t one of the second essential job qualifications for being a TV personality be having, well, some personality?

Scott Oake had some great tweets during these playoffs poking fun of Crawford. The hair gel, the old suits…it was all fair game.
on June 11, 2009 at 1:29 pm Myra

I just had this picture of DT in one of the animal adoption commercials

Well Tipp does have classic puppydog eyes. :)
on June 11, 2009 at 1:30 pm Schnookie

Crawford has a knack for landing jobs that just don’t suit him. BOMP.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ZING! And yeah, I can only assume he is getting jobs out of pity. Or NHL GMs are just way more out-of-touch than we think. Dear heavens — what if Nieuwendyk actually thinks Crawford is good? What if this ISN’T a pity hire? That’s almost too terrible to contemplate. Heh.
on June 11, 2009 at 1:32 pm SueNJ97

Or, Crawford has an awful lot of dirt on an awful lot of people. Yeah, that must be it. But, on Nieuwy? Hmmmm…
on June 11, 2009 at 1:35 pm carolbrowne

Or, Crawford has an awful lot of dirt on an awful lot of people.

Oh. This suddenly seems very dastardly. I just. Don’t. Get. It.
on June 11, 2009 at 2:29 pm KenF

And come to think of it, shouldn’t one of the second essential job qualifications for being a TV personality be having, well, some personality?

well, i guess now we know what Brent Sutter’s next job will be.
on June 11, 2009 at 2:51 pm Schnookie

well, i guess now we know what Brent Sutter’s next job will be.

HAHAHAHAHA! That sounds almost as miserable as listening to Crawford!
on June 11, 2009 at 3:00 pm Caitlin

Dear heavens — what if Nieuwendyk actually thinks Crawford is good? What if this ISN’T a pity hire? That’s almost too terrible to contemplate. Heh.

I’m thinking I need a better tranny bride team than the Caps! …Shit.
on June 11, 2009 at 3:16 pm alix

Stars fans, I’m SO SO SO sorry! (You guys can stop reading here)

WOOOOOOOO!! Thank you crazy Stars for hiring Marc Crawford and getting him off my TV!! EVERY SINGLE Canucks game on CBC was with Crawford. My ears were trying to jump off my head and commit suicide.
on June 11, 2009 at 3:22 pm Schnookie

alix, I agree 100%. Crawford being on CBC was cruel and unusual punishment. He would make a girl wish she was listening to Pierre McGuire instead. *Shudder* I’m so glad your long national nightmare is over.
on June 11, 2009 at 3:30 pm Caitlin

He would make a girl wish she was listening to Pierre McGuire instead. *Shudder*

Press conferences are going to rawk! But alix, I’m glad too that your nightmare is over. Hopefully you won’t get evil Brian Hayward as a replacement.
on June 11, 2009 at 3:36 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Maybe Pierre can fill in the void left by Crawford! I’d feel sorry for all-a y’all up in Canada, but I’d feel much better.
on June 11, 2009 at 3:58 pm Myra

I’m so glad your long national nightmare is over.

And ours is just beginning.
on June 11, 2009 at 4:06 pm Schnookie

Hey, you never know — he might turn out to be the right coach for the Stars the way they’re built right now. I mean, he was the right coach for the Avs in ’96, wasn’t he?
on June 11, 2009 at 4:09 pm Schnookie

(I don’t actually believe a word of what I just said, by the way. :P)
on June 11, 2009 at 4:14 pm alix

Maybe Pierre can fill in the void left by Crawford! I’d feel sorry for all-a y’all up in Canada, but I’d feel much better.

Heavens no! The adorableness of Kelly Hrudey counteracts Don Cherry. But I don`t think even Kelly Hrudey could counteract a human penis AND an old senile xenophobic asshole.

Crawford will give you no visible defensive plan and will ride your top line like a delivery pony. It might end up being fun! You never know.
on June 11, 2009 at 4:16 pm alix

But alix, I’m glad too that your nightmare is over.

I’m so glad your long national nightmare is over.

Thanks ladies!
on June 11, 2009 at 4:35 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Crawford will give you no visible defensive plan and will ride your top line like a delivery pony.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::: Awesome.

All the players that have been hounded to be defensively responsible are gonna get yelled at. :P
on June 11, 2009 at 4:36 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I want Kelly Hrudey to coach the Stars!

Or RudyKelly, for that matter. :P
on June 11, 2009 at 5:11 pm andrew

Or RudyKelly, for that matter. :P

Speaking of…his post on the subject made me laugh, because it was exactly the way I felt. Sorry Stars fans, it’s not very nice, but man, that division rivalry’s a beyotch.
on June 11, 2009 at 6:26 pm alix

I`m thinking Dany Heatley is even more perfect for Vancouver than I thought after reading Mike Chen`s post on Kukla`s. Lol.
on June 11, 2009 at 6:36 pm carolbrowne

I want Kelly Hrudey to coach the Stars!

Oh man. The Stars would have the greatest hair ever. I picture part of his team building strategy to get cool haircuts just like his.

I HEART Kelly Ha-Rudee. I like saying the H.
on June 11, 2009 at 8:50 pm alix

Fair warning: My tweets will be in British. “twitter” = “twitteur”

LOl! I love Joh Oliver <3