Woolgathering In July: We’re Getting Punchy

Gentle Reader, it’s like a switch has been flipped here at stately IPB Manor, and we’ve now entered the second phase of the off-season. Phase One involves a lot of grumbling about how much we hate hockey and hope to never see it again, and any mention of any Devils players prompts us all to [...]

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Birthday Wishes By Zach

Dearest Diary, I did not receive a card from you today, Diary, so I believe it is safe to assume that you have forgotten it is my birthday. It is an understandable mistake, as Boxworthy assures me I do not look a day over 13. I take that as a compliment. It must be hard [...]

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Talking Hockey On A Lazy Summer Afternoon

1. Yesterday afternoon something really strange happened here at stately IPB Manor — we had a long, rambling conversation about the Devils roster. It’s been about a year since we’ve done that, since all of our conversations last season were all about how much of a disconnect we had from the team thanks to a [...]

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TravisNation Rejoices!

WOO HOOO! Travis re-signed for this many years: for this much money: TravisNation is so excited that its young emperor/god is sticking around! And you know what else this means, Gentle Reader? It means we’ve got four more years of Travis to help make up for the next four years of Rolston! WOOOOOOOO!

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How Much Longer Can We Go On Like This?

This week Pookie worked the late shift at the reference desk on Monday instead of Wednesday. And so it was that Boomer and Schnookie found themselves sitting in the living room at stately IPB Manor for hours on end this evening, bored out of their gourds. Why, oh why, can’t it be the hockey season [...]

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Deep Thoughts From Boomer

Boomer, thinking deep thoughts. Boomer is normally pretty reserved about the Devils, at least compared to us. She will occasionally hit a giddy high or a mopey low, but for the most part she plays her cards close to her vest. Recently, though, she has become almost despondent about them, and the reason for that [...]

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HOW DID WE NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS?!?!

We have learned a valuable lesson today, Gentle Reader, about the dangers of letting yourself disconnect completely from popular culture. Behold: Okay, we never watched “The Sopranos”. And while we were vaguely aware of what the opening credits were like, it wasn’t until today that we actually watched them. (As an aside, the reason for [...]

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