Devils vs. Canucks, 12/2/09

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Devils vs. Canucks, 12/2/09

December 2, 2009 by Schnookie

Tonight we’re trying something we’ve very rarely done since starting IPB — we’re not tivoing a Devils game while Pookie is working the late shift at the reference desk. In the past we’ve always recorded the games on her late nights, gone on radio silence, and then watched them starting after 10:00 when she gets home. A couple of weeks ago, though, when Pookie realized she was working on the night of a Devils/Canucks game, we thought long and hard about our usual arrangement. And then we thought long and hard about what happened last time we didn’t save the game until after she got home — the Devils beat the Capitals in Washington in what ended up being an awesome game that was an early-season turning point as the Devils started to really come together as a good team. Then we thought long and hard about all of the Devils/Canucks games we can remember watching and realized that not a single one of them springs to mind as being a positive experience. So we decided to see if we can capture that Devils/Caps magic again tonight. With Pookie unable to see the game, and flying without a tivo net, can the Devils play their best game of the season? Stay tuned to find out!

Posted in New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks | 109 Comments

109 Responses

on December 2, 2009 at 7:09 pm Mags

*prods it* make hockey go?
on December 2, 2009 at 7:11 pm Schnookie

Hockey: “Which I’m getting to it, ain’t I?”
on December 2, 2009 at 7:12 pm Schnookie

Awww, I just thought Corrente was Clarkson. 32, 23, they’re all the same to me. :P
on December 2, 2009 at 7:15 pm EJGRgunner

Apparently GameCenter won’t play this game… I’m stuck with the TSN coverage. It’s like listening to Larry, Daryl and Daryl call the game.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:17 pm Mags

Listen hockey, I’m probably going to only last one period before I fall asleep! And since it’s all about me, get a fucking move on!
on December 2, 2009 at 7:17 pm Schnookie

It’s like listening to Larry, Daryl and Daryl call the game.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well, so far you’ve missed Doc and Chico marveling that the Sedins are the highest-paid twins in NHL history, and Chico informing us that Luongo can’t remember anything about being an Islander, and only barely remembers anything about being a Panther. Which makes me wonder how much he was drinking during his time with those teams.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:18 pm Schnookie

Well that was stupid.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:18 pm Mags

32, 23, they’re all the same to me. :P

Po-tay-to, po-tah-to, whatever.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:18 pm Pookie

Luongo can’t remember anything about being an Islander, and only barely remembers anything about being a Panther.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Good times, good times.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:19 pm Mags

Well shit.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:20 pm Schnookie

I guess Marty doesn’t want to go to the Olympics. Works for me. Heh.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:20 pm Mags

Yeah, he can come to Worlds instead. The Devils aren’t going to be in the playoffs by that time anyway.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:22 pm Schnookie

Yeah, he can come to Worlds instead. The Devils aren’t going to be in the playoffs by that time anyway.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I don’t care what he wants to do AFTER the season, but I would like a minimum of Devils playing in the Olympics. They always come back injured, and the whole affair just seems dumb to me. (Have I ever mentioned that I hate the NHL participation in the Olympics? :P)

And poop. I guess the Hockey Gods didn’t fall for our diabolical scheme to manipulate the outcome of this game by not tivoing it.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:24 pm EJGRgunner

Aww crap. Peters is playing? Who are the scratches?
on December 2, 2009 at 7:25 pm Schnookie

I… don’t remember who the scratches are. I’m sorry.

Ew! This game is so shitty! What the fucking fuck?
on December 2, 2009 at 7:25 pm EJGRgunner

…

What… the… fuck.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:25 pm alix

*tiny voice*

wooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
on December 2, 2009 at 7:25 pm Schnookie

SHUT UP, ALIX! :P

Heh.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I once failed to TiVo a game (well, TiVo was the one that failed) and my beloved Philipped Boucher got his first and only hat trick. And I missed it. :(
on December 2, 2009 at 7:26 pm Schnookie

I think I’m going to hop in the car and drive to Pookie’s library so I can work the late shift with her instead of watching this dreck.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Philipped? I should go home, shouldn’t I?
on December 2, 2009 at 7:27 pm Amy

I just turn on the game and it’s already 3-0? How does that work?
on December 2, 2009 at 7:28 pm alix

Heh. Sorry Schnookie!
on December 2, 2009 at 7:31 pm Schnookie

Philipped? I should go home, shouldn’t I?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I thought going home was a good idea tonight, but then I caught sight of this game and, well, it might be time to rethink my priorities. :P

I just turn on the game and it’s already 3-0? How does that work?

Heh. It’s this little thing we like to call “funfetti”.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:31 pm mcguffers

Um, H. Sedin’s 3 assists and +3 have just closed andrew’s lead on the Fire Clowns to 4-3.

Note to self: That won’t make any of the Devils fans present feel better.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:32 pm EJGRgunner

Bor! Bor! Bor!
on December 2, 2009 at 7:32 pm Schnookie

Boomer just declared that if she was attending this game in person, she’d be saying right now, “Let’s beat the traffic and this bad weather and just leave now.”

Wait, is that… signs of life? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
on December 2, 2009 at 7:33 pm alix

Ooooh Lou. That was slutty and lame.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:33 pm Schnookie

Note to self: That won’t make any of the Devils fans present feel better.

It makes me feel EVER so much better, mcguggs! (Because I can’t count and have no idea what you just said…)
on December 2, 2009 at 7:37 pm Schnookie

Okay, I think Marty’s quote about really wanting to vote is pretty charming (because voting is an important thing, Zach…), but I have just one question — does Canada not have absentee ballots?
on December 2, 2009 at 7:37 pm EJGRgunner

Note to self: That won’t make any of the Devils fans present feel better.

How do I let them know because of the unfreezing process I have know internal monologue?
on December 2, 2009 at 7:39 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ACORNS!!!!!!!!
on December 2, 2009 at 7:40 pm EJGRgunner

does Canada not have absentee ballots?

To the Canadian government, trying to mail anything to New Jersey is like trying to mail something to Antarctica…

WOOOOOO!!!!!!

…to Canadians it’s all a barren wasteland starting at Buffalo and heading south.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:42 pm alix

Canada doesn’t even have in town ballots. According to our voter turnout :P

This game is RIDICULOUS!
on December 2, 2009 at 7:43 pm Schnookie

To the Canadian government, trying to mail anything to New Jersey is like trying to mail something to Antarctica…

WOOOOOO!!!!!!

…to Canadians it’s all a barren wasteland starting at Buffalo and heading south.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Can’t they just put the ballots on the bus? Isn’t that how they ship stuff up there? :P

And Stan CLEARLY needs to start reading IPB because he just declared that he’s nicknaming Andy Greene “the Catalyst”. Stan, Greener already has a nickname. It’s “Game Over”. Heh.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:43 pm mcguffers

Because I can’t count and have no idea what you just said…

Seriously, Schnookie. You’re never going to learn the routine if we can’t work on your counting!

How do I let them know because of the unfreezing process I have know internal monologue?

Heh heh. Throw me a freakin’ bone here. :)
on December 2, 2009 at 7:45 pm alix

Awww! They interviewed the quieter soft peeper.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:45 pm Schnookie

Canada doesn’t even have in town ballots. According to our voter turnout :P

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

And this game IS ridonk! That’s what the NHL gets for touting this as the big Team Canada Goaltending Showdown. If I was head coaching both of these teams, we’d be watching the big Team Canada’s Goalies Sitting On The Bench For The Rest Of This Game Showdown.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:45 pm Amy

because voting is an important thing, Zach…

Sigh. Boxworthy needs to up the civics lessons for young Zachary.

And nice effort by Travis on that goal.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:46 pm Mags

I know for a fact that Canada does absentee ballots just fine, because that’s the way I’ve always voted. Although I suspect they’ve never actually counted my vote…

Anyhoo, I’m typing this from my phone because the internet zonked out. I’m taking this (and the score on the game) as a sign that I ought to go to bed. You guys have a good time!
on December 2, 2009 at 7:47 pm EJGRgunner

If I was head coaching both of these teams, we’d be watching the big Team Canada’s Goalies Sitting On The Bench For The Rest Of This Game Showdown.

Worst Price is Right game ever.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:47 pm Schnookie

G’night, Mags! And good on you for being a better citizen than Marty ever was! :D
on December 2, 2009 at 7:49 pm Amy

Team Canada’s Goalies Sitting On The Bench For The Rest Of This Game Showdown.

Worst Price is Right game ever.

Does that come with the same music that accompanies the little mountain climber up and over the cliff?
on December 2, 2009 at 7:52 pm EJGRgunner

Should I order Papa John’s or Chinese for dinner? My appetite is completely apathetic.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:54 pm EJGRgunner

Does that come with the same music that accompanies the little mountain climber up and over the cliff?

Unfortunately no. It’s just the sad “loser” music they play when everyone goes over on their bids.
on December 2, 2009 at 7:58 pm Schnookie

Oh good grief. I guess it’s not a Devils game unless we’re losing a top-six forward, is it? :P
on December 2, 2009 at 7:59 pm mcguffers

Both, after you eat the Chinese, you’ll be hungry for pizza an hour later.

And “What’s the first thing you think of when you see a guy’s legs pulled out like that? Groin!” Yes, Chico. You’re right. That is what I think of.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:01 pm Schnookie

Both, after you eat the Chinese, you’ll be hungry for pizza an hour later.

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

And “What’s the first thing you think of when you see a guy’s legs pulled out like that? Groin!” Yes, Chico. You’re right. That is what I think of.

Me too. :P
on December 2, 2009 at 8:04 pm EJGRgunner

Chico’s got a smutty mind. Also a little creepy… like a character from Oz.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:04 pm Schnookie

Did Chico just call Vignault “Elaine”?
on December 2, 2009 at 8:13 pm EJGRgunner

Have they told us how long Patty is going to be out yet?

I’m putting the over/under at 5.5 weeks.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:15 pm Schnookie

Have they told us how long Patty is going to be out yet?

I’m putting the over/under at 5.5 weeks.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::: Dr. Chico just informed us that Patty’s groin looks fine. But that no one will know for sure until Patty wakes up tomorrow morning. Um, thanks Chico.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:18 pm mcguffers

Ew. I do not want to think of Chico getting a first hand look at Patty’s groin.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:19 pm Schnookie

I do not want to think of Chico getting a first hand look at Patty’s groin.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: To be fair to Chico, he was making this diagnosis based on watching Patty’s stride on the backcheck. I’m just horrified at the thought of Chico thinking about Patty’s groin first thing in the morning.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:25 pm mcguffers

I’m just horrified at the thought of Chico thinking about Patty’s groin first thing in the morning.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Let’s just open that up to thinking about Patty’s groin ever.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:27 pm alix

Marty sure is a virile one, isn’t he?
on December 2, 2009 at 8:28 pm Schnookie

Let’s just open that up to thinking about Patty’s groin ever.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on December 2, 2009 at 8:29 pm EJGRgunner

He’s the Shawn Kemp of hockey.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:31 pm EJGRgunner

Willie Mitchell’s one of ours, right?
on December 2, 2009 at 8:36 pm Schnookie

Willie Mitchell’s one of ours, right?

Yeah, good ol’ Willie Bitchell. (I always thought that was what Doc was saying whenever he said his name.)
on December 2, 2009 at 8:38 pm EJGRgunner

He was around during the Bombradir years, right? Bombardir was probably my favorite Devil’s name of all time. Every time he carried the puck I’d lean to my brother and whisper “Locked on target… just need a little more time…. just… a… little more… time”
on December 2, 2009 at 8:40 pm Schnookie

“Locked on target… just need a little more time…. just… a… little more… time”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I think Bombardir was Doc’s favorite Devil name too. He always imbued it with a little extra gusto. (And yeah, I think Bomber and Bitchell were sort of from the same era…)
on December 2, 2009 at 8:51 pm EJGRgunner

This feels a lot like the Dallas game. Why is it that whenever we play a team that an irregular roots for, we play a wacky catch-up game?
on December 2, 2009 at 8:56 pm EJGRgunner

This is a terrible birthday gift.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:57 pm Schnookie

Is it your birthday today, Gunner?
on December 2, 2009 at 8:58 pm EJGRgunner

Tomorrow
on December 2, 2009 at 8:58 pm Schnookie

Oh, and it seems I picked the right time in tonight’s game to get up to make corn muffins. Sheesh. I leave the room for a few minutes and all of a sudden it’s the first period again.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:58 pm alix

Ummm holy balls that was pretty.
on December 2, 2009 at 8:58 pm Schnookie

Well happy early birthday, then!!! I hope it’s a good one (although this game is definitely not a good start…)!
on December 2, 2009 at 9:00 pm mcguffers

Is everyone on the Canucks going to score except for Hank?? Bastard.

Happy early birthday EJ!! (Sorry, I need to abbreviate cause my typing AND spelling sucks)
on December 2, 2009 at 9:03 pm alix

Oh and there’s the old stupid penalty taking Canucks I “love”
on December 2, 2009 at 9:04 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Patty’s out again?! I finally got him back off the bench!
on December 2, 2009 at 9:20 pm Schnookie

Patty’s out again?! I finally got him back off the bench!

No, he was being a drama queen and looking very injured, but he ultimately didn’t miss a shift. (Unless he’s left again since I got up to make the muffins…)
on December 2, 2009 at 9:20 pm Schnookie

And I have to say, I’m stunned to see the comeback has fallen short. :P
on December 2, 2009 at 9:27 pm alix

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SUCK IT FATYY!!! DEV1ls suczzzzzzz LOlslolslolslosl

Heh. Sorry. Got a little carried away.
on December 2, 2009 at 9:36 pm Schnookie

Yeah, yeah, alix. Just wait. You’ll get yours! :P
on December 2, 2009 at 9:58 pm alix

Oh I know I will, Schnookie.

I’m a Canucks fan :P
on December 2, 2009 at 9:58 pm carolbrowne

Oh hai guys, I just got in from work and….

HELLZ Yah!

The soft peeper scored! Yay! And it sounds like just about everyone else on the Canucks did, too.

How are the corn muffins?
on December 2, 2009 at 10:02 pm Schnookie

Oh I know I will, Schnookie.

I’m a Canucks fan :P

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well, enjoy your win tonight then. *Grumble, grumble, grumble*

And the corn muffins look good, but probably are laced with the melancholy flavor of defeat. :P
on December 2, 2009 at 10:03 pm carolbrowne

Dude, how can you be sad on a night like tonight? Steven Seagal, Deputy Sheriff is on A&E! It’s awesome. I’m sure your corn muffins just cheered up a little.
on December 2, 2009 at 10:13 pm Schnookie

Update: the corn muffins are DELISH!

Dude, how can you be sad on a night like tonight? Steven Seagal, Deputy Sheriff is on A&E!

Normally that might cheer me up, but not on a night the DEVILS lost to the Canucks. THAT WIN DIDN’T HAPPEN IN A VACUUM, CAROL! *Sobs* :P
on December 2, 2009 at 10:19 pm carolbrowne

THAT WIN DIDN’T HAPPEN IN A VACUUM, CAROL! *Sobs* :P

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

Oops. Sorry, Schnookie. It must be the full moon.
on December 2, 2009 at 10:22 pm Schnookie

Oops. Sorry, Schnookie. It must be the full moon.

A likely story. :P
on December 2, 2009 at 10:27 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I know what’ll cheer you up, Devils fans! On ABC Family they’re showing Pixar shorts! I’m cracking up.
on December 2, 2009 at 10:38 pm Schnookie

Heh, thanks, Patty. We’re catching up on some tivoed Daily Show, and I think we might have a Mythbusters to watch…
on December 3, 2009 at 9:26 am Myra

Good morning IPB. So sorry about the game last night. Since we don’t have NHL Network, we couldn’t get it. Maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing.

We are going to a Christmas concert tonight so we won’t be watching the Stars in real time. That might not be a bad thing either.

But yeah for Christmas concert!
on December 3, 2009 at 9:36 am Schnookie

Thanks, Myra. Your sympathy is appreciated. :D

And WOO HOOOO! for a Christmas concert! That’s DEFINITELY worth tivo-delaying a Stars game for!
on December 3, 2009 at 9:52 am Myra

Also, my big shiny brand new upright freezer got delivered yesterday. My boss said, “Did you ever think when you were younger, you would be so excited about getting a new freezer?” No, no I did not. BUT I AM!
on December 3, 2009 at 10:31 am Schnookie

My boss said, “Did you ever think when you were younger, you would be so excited about getting a new freezer?” No, no I did not. BUT I AM!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I know that feeling so well! And congrats on the new freezer!! I love getting new appliances!! Is it amazing? Can it hold a dead body?
on December 3, 2009 at 10:43 am KenF

Can it hold a dead body?

in one piece?
on December 3, 2009 at 10:46 am Myra

Can it hold a dead body?

At least one!

It’s an upright so it would be a little harder to put it in there and get it to stay. :P

I see a trip to Sam’s (warehouse store) in my future! It’s been nearly six months since the old one went out. Bleh.
on December 3, 2009 at 10:50 am Schnookie

It’s an upright so it would be a little harder to put it in there and get it to stay.

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

And I just LOVE stocking up our dead-body freezer. A trip to Sam’s will be so fun!
on December 3, 2009 at 11:08 am Myra

I decided I just couldn’t make it through the holidays without one. Meanwhile, my mother-in-law has never had a big freezer. I think it speaks to who is the better cook, don’t you? (Ok, sorry Hub, that was tacky. This used to be a lot easier before he started reading IPB.)
on December 3, 2009 at 11:13 am Schnookie

I think it speaks to who is the better cook, don’t you? (Ok, sorry Hub, that was tacky. This used to be a lot easier before he started reading IPB.)

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I was never a freezer person until I got my farm share, so maybe she’s a perfectly cromulent cook who doesn’t buy or produce in bulk? [/diplomatic]

Heh.
on December 3, 2009 at 11:37 am Amy

“Did you ever think when you were younger, you would be so excited about getting a new freezer?”

Me moving into my aunt’s flat has excited my mother because she can “rent” my freezer to make pickles in the summer. (Her logic is that I’m one person and don’t take up much freezer space.)
on December 3, 2009 at 11:58 am Meg

(Her logic is that I’m one person and don’t take up much freezer space.)

That’s certainly true for me. Then again, because I live alone and have grocery stores very nearby my fridge is also generally more empty than not. I basically have the fridge you see in movies to indicate that a character is sad and lonely (milk, condiments, leftovers in a container). All I need is half empty cartons of Chinese takeout and I’m set!
on December 3, 2009 at 12:14 pm mcguffers

I basically have the fridge you see in movies to indicate that a character is sad and lonely (milk, condiments, leftovers in a container). All I need is half empty cartons of Chinese takeout and I’m set!

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m with ya sister. I have take-out soy sauce packets. Does that count?
on December 3, 2009 at 12:25 pm Myra

That is pretty much what my freezer/frig looked like when I was single and lived alone. But once I got married and had the Kid, my frig turned into my mother’s. And it’s not pretty.
on December 3, 2009 at 12:40 pm Schnookie

I basically have the fridge you see in movies to indicate that a character is sad and lonely (milk, condiments, leftovers in a container). All I need is half empty cartons of Chinese takeout and I’m set!

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s what ours looks like in the wintertime, when we have no produce. We got a ginormous fridge just because we need that much space in it during the garden/farm season, but all winter long, we eat out of our dead-body freezer, and I feel terribly wasteful refrigerating all that space in the fridge.
on December 3, 2009 at 1:14 pm Pookie

All I need is half empty cartons of Chinese takeout and I’m set!

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

In a similar vein of being excited for a freezer, I’m having a very exciting day at work! I’ll have worked here 5 years come March and I’m only just getting a real desk today! Wooooooo!!! I’m so excited to arrange all my stuff anew!
on December 3, 2009 at 1:21 pm Myra

Wahoo to a new desk, Pookie! Does it feel like you should be getting back to school supplies for it?
on December 3, 2009 at 1:24 pm Amy

we eat out of our dead-body freezer

If someone new just read that sentence, they’d be running for dear life. Heh.

And yay for Pookie’s new desk!
on December 3, 2009 at 1:27 pm Pookie

I should totally be getting back-to-school supplies! Finally I’ll have hanging file folders! I’ve been storing a lot of my papers in portable file folder holders that are stashed up high in a cabinet. It’s been really, really annoying, let me tell ‘ya.
on December 3, 2009 at 7:09 pm mcguffers

.5 seconds into the Sabres/Habs game and a ref has already been killed. This should be good.
on December 3, 2009 at 7:28 pm Schnookie

Oooh, what happened to the ref?
on December 3, 2009 at 7:29 pm Schnookie

We’re watching Trannies/Canucks, and I honestly can’t believe the idiotic penalty the Canucks just took. Of course, after the way they beat the Devils last night, if the Canucks lose tonight I’m going to cry.
on December 3, 2009 at 7:35 pm Amy

Oooh, what happened to the ref?

Something to do with Tyler Myers. That’s all that was said; it wasn’t caught on camera.
on December 3, 2009 at 7:37 pm mcguffers

Oooh, what happened to the ref?

Apparently we’ve blinded him because he doesn’t seem to be able to see all the Sabres getting thrown to the ice.

The Habs don’t look like a team that’s been around for 100 years. They look like a team of 100 year olds.
on December 3, 2009 at 7:37 pm Schnookie

Something to do with Tyler Myers. That’s all that was said

How mysterious! It’s like a Dan Brown novel!