Perhaps the most amazing development for tonight’s match, according to what we’re learning from the pregame, is that it’s in Newark, not Dallas. We had no idea. This 7:00 start time is really taking us by surprise!
Also surprising? That LandZharkNation’s military assault on ClarksonNation was so effective. Clarkson’s out for 2-3 more weeks? Seriously? What is going on with the Devils this season?
FIRST PERIOD
We’re busy putting dinner together when the game starts. Honestly, this would have been so much easier if it started at 8. On the one hand, spaghetti and meatballs is so worth it. On the other hand, we seem to have missed an injury to Rolston. Seriously, what is going on with the Devils this season?
14:19 Okay, we’re all settled in. And just in time to hear Doc talking about that “12-game goal-scoring drought” Travis is in. AcornsNation narrows its eyes at Doc and hisses, “What drought?”
12:54 Our Geico Quotebook is Turco praising Marty, and Chico tells us that it means a lot because Turco is “one of the greats to ever strap on those big pads”. This elicits a round of gobsmacked “What???“s around the living room at stately IPB Manor. Pookie generously suggests that maybe Chico just means “relative to the other guys playing at the same time he was”, but even that seems a stretch.
11:25 Huh. It seems Rolston wasn’t too badly hurt, as he’s busy being the worst hockey player alive right now.
10:57 Ribeiro is such a ninny that he has no idea that Rolston’s the worst hockey player alive, because he trips him “accidentally” while the Devils are on their way out of the defensive zone. Chico actually thinks this shouldn’t have been a penalty, because Chico’s bringing the crazy tonight.
9:29 Chico’s been chortling through this entire ineffectual PP about how Zharkov has developed a habit of passing to places on the ice where no one is. Pookie starts discussing how that’s not a funny joke, and Boomer snipes, “It’s not funny if you don’t check to see if anyone’s home before you ring the doorbell, Land Zhark.” Schnookie says forlornly, “Candygram.”
3:47 Whoops! We’ve been focusing on eating dinner and sharing notes about our days, not on game diarizing. Shots are even, the scoreboard’s even, play looks even. Carry on!
1:57 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Way to carry on, Devils! Hambone leads the way on a nice breakout from deep in the defensive zone, then Rolston gets all “I’m not the worst hockey player alive!” inside the Stars blueline, losing the puck, then getting the puck, then losing the puck, then getting the puck, then getting the puck toward the net through a thicket of Stars up high, and Patty’s there in the slot to tip the shot through Auld to make it 1-0 Devils. Chico promptly curses the outcome of this game by telling us the Devils are 13-0 when they’re leading after the first period this season.
1:06 Pando suddenly finds himself in alone on Auld, but can’t score. Pookie: “I’d say that he’s never going to get a better chance than that, but he’s pretty good for about 10 of those a year.”
0:18 Perhaps the Devils don’t want the pressure of that 13-0 record leading after one period, because they get pinned in their own zone for the last minute of the period, and Niedermayer (the Lesser) takes a hooking penalty.
0:00 What we liked about that period was that both teams kind of waited for us to get settled in before doing much of anything. That, and Fistric gives us the heebie-jeebies. (Hi Patty!)
SECOND PERIOD
18:18 Oh, penalty killing. How we love you so.
17:27 It looks like the Devils are about to put together one of those awesome relentless-pressure offensive-zone shifts, but then Patty attempts a Land Zhark Special (a pass to no one), and the Devils lose the zone. Somehow it’s cute when Zharkov does it, but a lot less so when Patty does.
15:18 Langer has five of the Devils’ last eight goals? Really?
15:17 Patty takes a penalty for cross-checking Ott in the head off an offensive-zone faceoff. Because Patty’s bringing the stupid tonight. MSG+ gives us some replays showing Ott’s usual douchebag schtick leading up to the cross-check to the head, so he probably deserved it, but still.
14:15 Marty demonstrates what it looks like when a goalie actually is one of the greatest to strap on those big pads.
13:01 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Patty’s sorry he took a stupid penalty. And he knows exactly how to make up for it, while also delivering another figurative cross-check to the head. After getting out of the penalty box, he carries the puck up the far wing with Langer on a two-on-one, doesn’t have a pass, and just lasers a shot over Auld’s lamely flapping glove. It’s 2-0 Devils, and that’s one hell of a “fuck you” unassisted goal.
11:39 We’re busy dealing with a runaway meatball emergency when the Stars take a penalty. We’re such good diarizers!
10:24 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! ACORNS! ACORNS! TRAVIS ZAJAC!!!! The PP moves the puck sharply around the perimeter, and suddenly Travis just walks a few steps down and cranks up a shot that blows through Auld (possibly tipped in front, but AcornsNation hopes by a Star, not by Boogerfors), makes the game 3-0 Devils, leads to a Dallas timeout, and gives us the marvelous play-by-play sequence of Doc telling us the Stars have taken a timeout, followed immediately by Chico saying, “I don’t know what the delay is – Oh, I know! The Stars have taken a timeout!” WOOOOOOO!!!!
9:28 We come back from a commercial to see Stan interviewing Steve Kelly on the sidelines. Yeah. Steve Kelly. We’re sorry, but any manufactured event that celebrates Steve Kelly is not classless.
7:59 In the Steve Kelly interview, Steve mentions that the intermission film about the 2000 Cup run included the Stevens/Lindros hit. That, and the three-goal lead, have clearly wound up this feisty crowd, because we are treated to a mighty “Rangers Suck!” chant right now. Keep up the good work, fans!
4:51 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zach blocks a shot in front of Marty, and faster than anyone can even register it, the Poppers are flying up the ice thanks to Zach’s sassy outlet pass. Travis dishes to Langer, and then Langer catches Zach trailing the play, and Zach beats Auld to make it 4-0 Devils. We love it when the Poppers have their shit all together! Also, we love it when, after a replay of a Devils goal, Chico informs us that the other team’s goalie is looking rattled.
1:49 It’s another Devils PP, apparently on a hooking infraction by Robidas. We were too busy chanting “Rangers suck!” to notice the play.
0:00 We are discussing whether we should have hot chocolate tonight, and Schnookie insists we should, because she spent half an hour outside in downtown Trenton today, in the frigid, windy, terrible cold, waiting for her ride home from jury duty. Boomer thinks we should because she walked halfway across Princeton in the frigid, windy, terrible cold to pick up our two growlers of beer from Triumph. And Pookie thinks we should, because it would celebrate how “right now — right now — this game is Swagger City.” That’s the best of the three reasons.
We get an interview with Patty, and Pookie says, “I can say this because he’s in the dressing room right now and can’t hear me: I love Patrik Elias.”
THIRD PERIOD
17:10 This period is boring. The Devils haven’t scored in it yet.
15:54 Doc’s warming the cockles of our hearts by regaling us with tales of Scott Stevens’s 2000 ECF. He goes on and on about how Scotty was doing such stalwart work making great defensive plays and helping Marty out and all that stuff. Pookie: “And scaring the shit out of all the other Flyers.” Heh. That series was the best, wasn’t it?
14:44 Patty continues his mastery of the Ott situation by hitting Ott in passing on his way up the ice, and then staying cool when Ott comes back after him at the other end. Ott ends up getting a roughing minor, and Patty ends up getting a delicious assy little smirk in and then skates to the Devils bench. It’s a beautiful thing.
12:34 We’re singing “Hambone” over and over again, and cracking ourselves up doing so, when suddenly we hear Chico say, “This could go on as long as the chinchilla story if I don’t get it all in now.” That’s such a fantastic comment to hear out of context; we don’t want to know what he was talking about.
11:11 Even back at even strength, the Devils continue to play in the Stars zone as if they were on the PP. The crowd roars approvingly.
9:35 Whoa. We come back from commercial now to get a sideline Stan interview with Ken Sutton. Pookie: “Now Ken Sutton I remember.” He describes the 2000 Cup run as “neat”. Yes. It was “neat”. Among other things.
7:11 Rolston fires a slapshot from the high slot that comes off the glass so fast that it reminds us of the Mythbusters we watched last night where they were trying to create a scenario where someone would fire a gun, have the bullet ricochet off three surfaces, and end up bouncing back and killing themselves. That shot was hard, yo.
6:41 Speaking of self-inflicted wounds off three ricochets, the Devils cough up the puck behind their net, it tic-tac-toes around the perimeter of the slot, but then Marty manages to make an out-of-position save that we totally didn’t see coming.
6:31 The phonk? Niedermayer (the Lesser) decides he’s had just about enough of Jamie Benn, and they scuffle. Replay shows Benn hit Niedermayer (the Lesser) near the benches, then continued after him with some little swats to the face before Niedermayer (the Lesser) upgraded the situation to a full-blown shoving match.
5:59 Pookie, sighing happily: “This game is my favorite game of 2010.”
4:34 The Hambone-led group looks like they’re putting together some four-on-four offense, but Fraser ends up bobbling the puck at the point. Pookie snaps, “Fraser! You’re…” Pause. “Cute. You just keep on mishandling that puck at the point, if you want to.”
3:34 On a delayed penalty, Doc mentions Fistric in his play-by-play. Pookie corrects him, “Fistric skates down the wing with a whole bunch of overdue library books that he’s never going to return!” Oooh, burn. (We fail to note who took the penalty and for what. This game diary is like the Versus version of this match.)
2:00 Blandy leads a shorthanded three-on-one. His option to pass to is Pando, though, so nothing comes of it.
1:34 Oh, penalty killing. How we love you.
0:53 There’s a stoppage right after the PA announcement of the last minute of play, and MSG+ edits the moment perfectly, as Doc says, “He announced one minute left in the game…” Pointed pause. “But you can see at the top [of the screen]…” Pointed pause. Cut to a close-up of a smiling Marty. “53 seconds left.” What are you trying to tell us, Doc? Heh heh heh.
0:00 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! That. Game. Rocked. And honestly, how awesome is Marty? How awesome are our Devils right now? SQUEEEEE!
Woo! Dano and Peppe sighting during the pre-game show! I’m trying to think of anything more awkward then hearing Claude Lemieux talk about how he had to change in the back of the car on the way from the airport while simultaneously not trying to blind your mind’s eye by picturing said scene in your head. I think I’ve been traumatized for the rest of the evening.
We have a PL3 sighting. If he can put his jersey on right he’s miles better than Peters.
Oh, gross, Steve Lepore is on Defending Big D tonight. I may throw up or scratch his eyes out. I’m not sure. Maybe both.
If he can put his jersey on right he’s miles better than Peters.
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Alex Auld. That bastard’s been driving me crazy on Sporcle all day.
Hub: Grossman really clutching and grabbing on Parise.
Me: Do you blame him?
I thought it was funny that TG said in his mid-season grades that he couldn’t figure out why Peters gets such a bad rap with the fans. Uh, TG? Seriously?!
Off the ice, I’d want Petey in my corner. On the ice, not so much. He means well, but he’s just not that good. But he has a cute dog and a pretty wife, so he must be doing something right.
Myra, I can only hope Steve’s like, “Oh shit, oh shit, it’s that chick who rightly chewed me out!” Heh heh heh. Anyway, uh, good luck with that!
Alex Auld. That bastard’s been driving me crazy on Sporcle all day.
Um. Explain to the old lady what that means, please.
Myra, I can only hope Steve’s like, “Oh shit, oh shit, it’s that chick who rightly chewed me out!” Heh heh heh. Anyway, uh, good luck with that!
If only, but I doubt it. Bleh. He just really pushes my buttons.
On the other hand. I think Auld and his big bald head are quite sexy.
Alex Auld. That bastard’s been driving me crazy on Sporcle all day.
Um. Explain to the old lady what that means, please.
Um. Explain to the 31-year-old what that means, please!
Amy, I’m sure Petey is a good guy and all, but that doesn’t mean he should get a good grade as a hockey player! :P
It’s so odd to know who most of the roster is for both teams.
I’m sure Petey is a good guy and all, but that doesn’t mean he should get a good grade as a hockey player! :P
I know. But Lou obviously saw something in him. :p
I know. But Lou obviously saw something in him. :p
Pity. He saw pity. I kid, I kid.
Myra, it is strange to know all the names and numbers! You’ve probably figured out that your knowledge of the Devils might be the tiniest bit skewed. I mean, chances are Zach Parise might actually score again, contrary to what you hear here. :D
http://www.sporcle.com/games/refuse/startinggoalies
Yeah, I learned a long time ago that my impressions of the Devils learned from IPB might be a tad bit skewed. :P
Eh gad, Gunner, that looks hard.
Oof, gunner, that game looks brutal!
Stars took a field trip to see the Empire State Building this morning. Me thinks we have a lot of really young players.
I mean, chances are Zach Parise might actually score again, contrary to what you hear here. :D
Not if Travis, who is nursing a pretty lengthy dryspell of his own, has anything to say about it.
Sporcle is mighty addicting. The thing is, you look at that for a minute and you think “Hey I know that team, and that team, and that team.” so you give it a try. Then you’re hooked.
Good point, Kellyn. It might not be a joke anymore! (Kidding, Zach, kidding.)
Does anyone remember that game at the beginning of last season when Dallas came and played at the Rawk before Sean Avery was sent into ‘Sloppy Seconds’ exile and Marty hit him with the puck when he went behind the net to clear it out of the Devils zone? That was funny.
Hey, Kellyn, is that you comment on Defending Big D tonight?
Yup. I’m feeling hyper tonight, so I’m hopping around on all the different forums interjecting randomly.
http://www.sporcle.com/games/stanleycup.php is surprisingly easy. You just guess the Canadiens then the Red Wings then the Maple Leafs then Rangers/Bruins/Blackhawks (though there might be a Maroons or Senators at the beginning there) until expansion, then you get a bunch of dynasties and then you’re up to he point where you can remember (probably).
I will have to catch up during the comments, but I just want to say that I can’t WAIT to read the game diary tonight. (Who can be expected to be all the way home from work by 6pm??)
Just a caveat, though, Ookies. Don’t say anything mean about Mark Fistric. :P
Poopie.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Brian Rolston earned himself a reprieve from “worst hockey player in history” with that play!
I was just thinking isn’t Rolston supposed to be the worst hockey player in history? Humph.
The Stars have the Devils right where they want them! :P
That’s true, they do play better when they are behind. :P
83/150 on the goalie quiz. I completely blanked on Andrew Raycroft. I knew his name was Andrew and he used to play for Toronto and is now in Vancouver and was quite the sieve, but darned if I could remember his name.
You think the Devils want some cheeeeeese?
My damn wifi keeps crapping out. I saw almost none of the second half of that period. And I missed the goal. Fortunately, I also missed the creepy Rolston wink.
Amy, you should have been able to trade in all that Raycroft knowledge to get the same points as knowing his last name!
gunner, missing the wink would be motivation enough for me to wish our satellite would go out!
I know. But Lou obviously saw something in him. :p
That’s never an indication of anything with the goons Lou signs. He’s got a weakness for cement-handed, terrible-fighting goons. I think he feels the roster is never complete without one of those bottom-feeders. I mean, Oliwa, anyone? Cam Janssen? It’s definitely not a feather in Peters’s cap that Lou “saw something in him”. Heh. :D
That, and Fistric gives us the heebie-jeebies.
HEY!
That, and Fistric gives us the heebie-jeebies.
HEY!
Heh heh heh. :P
Turco is “one of the greats to ever strap on those big pads”. This elicits a round of gobsmacked “What???“s around the living room at stately IPB Manor.
Are the Fire Clowns in your living room?
Just kidding Patty, Myra, and Hub!! (…. but not really…)
I actually liked Cam Janssen. I mean, if you ever liked Hulk Hogan you’ve got to like a hockey player that does the whole “Hulking Up” fist pumping thing before he fights.
Riddle me this, Batman. I checked out Defending Big D and Brandon says “how classy” in regards to the Devils celebrating the 2000 Cup. WTF? When did “classy” cease to mean what I thought it meant?
I think it’s the whole “Hey! Remember when we beat you?! THAT WAS AWESOME!” aspect of the fact that the Devils do this when the Stanley Cup loser is in town. Hence the sarcasm.
In Brandon’s defense, he was responding to Steve Lepore.
Chico actually thinks this shouldn’t have been a penalty, because Chico’s bringing the crazy tonight.
It’s Chico. I thought that was in the dictionary for “bring the crazy”. Then again, maybe he just thought it shouldn’t be a penalty because it was done to Rolston. I would have agreed.
Turco is “one of the greats to ever strap on those big pads”. This elicits a round of gobsmacked “What???“s around the living room at stately IPB Manor.
Did Chico mix up his Marty’s or something? Have one too many Bloody Martys and honeyed dormice before entering the booth for the night? I mean, Turco’s good, but he’s not “one of the greats” like a Parent or a Dryden. I’m probably not making my point well, but you get my drift. :)
I’m going to be flipping between the Devils and the WJCs. Good games all around tonight.
I think you’re all D-bags. And you all fuckin (sic) suck. I wish Cool was here. He’d bring the classy.
And it is kinda rubbing our nose in it. Just sayin.
Well, it’s only natural, if you’ve got the Wings, Stars, and Ducks visiting, to do a Cup event each time. I think it’s annoying for the other team’s fans, but hardly “classless”. Also, it’s NHL history. When the Devils play the Avs, I don’t expect the Avs to be respectfully silent about 2001! Classless is throwing batteries at Santa Claus, not celebrating when a sport team wins. Gah!
I think you’re all D-bags. And you all fuckin (sic) suck. I wish Cool was here. He’d bring the classy.
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And it is kinda rubbing our nose in it. Just sayin.
Y’all are so hypersensitive! It’s not rubbing your noses in it — it’s a marketing ploy to try to draw fans. It happens that all three WC teams the Devils beat for Cups came into The Rawk this year, so they made a little series out of it to help sell tickets! Sheesh! You Stars fans have such thin skin! :P
I think you’re all D-bags. And you all fuckin (sic) suck. I wish Cool was here. He’d bring the classy.
You’re so right. Sigh. I miss Cool so much.
And it is kinda rubbing our nose in it. Just sayin.
I’d agree with you if the Devils were in Dallas and held a 2000 reunion at center ice. But in NJ? Come on! :D (To be honest, this bitterness is almost entirely coming from the first comment on Defending Big D about how NJ is trashy and smelly. It’s called the Garden State for a reason. Patty can tell you that our neck of the woods is decidedly NOT trash and NOT smelly! SO THERE! ::runs away crying::)
Classless is throwing batteries at Santa Claus
And throwing recyclables at Farter! (though that fan did have remarkably good aim)
And who’s Steve Lapore?
Cam Janssen had one semi-redeeming feature, and only one, before the trade. That was his ability to infuriate somke Ranger players by semi-legal hits. He had a tendency to hit late and sometimes leave his feet, however, unlike some coaches, NJ coaching staff actually felt the need to speak to him about it and it wasn’t to tell him to keep doing it – they were concerned he’d keep taking penalties.
However, I did appreciate the fact that Lou was somehow able to extract the Iron Boar out of St. Louis for Janssen. I believe that was because Janssen was from StL and they had never had an area native play for the team.
Wow. I wonder what Otter said. It can’t have been good. Eek.
Classless is throwing batteries at Santa Claus, not celebrating when a sport team wins. Gah!
It’s a nice marketing trick by the Devils and nothing more. I had a bigger issue with the Hurricanes scheduling their Cup banner raising in 2007 for the game they played against the Sabres the next season. That’s rubbing salt in a wound.
Ott probably said the fried mussels at Crazy Igor’s Oyster Shack are better than the oysters. Heh.
Sorry, I wasn’t around when they were talking about Jersey or I would have defended your state. I promise!
Whatever Ott said, I think Elias is over it now. WOOOOOO!!!!
Well, whatever Ott said to Elias, HE BETTER NOT SAY IT AGAIN. SHEESH.
Who’s Steve Lapore?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
And throwing recyclables at Farter! (though that fan did have remarkably good aim)
HAHAHHAHAHAHA! I’d forgotten about that! That was priceless, not classless!
And who’s Steve Lapore?
He’s a Devils blogger who used to comment over here. He’d give constant play-by-play updates. To people watching the game. It was pretty annoying. Anyway, he left a very bizarre comment that was very out of place and Myra smacked him down for it. It was pretty funny. Myra’s been my hero ever since!
Poop!
This is not uncommon. Lots of zone time for Stars, seemingly in control, then a bounce sends it out and the opposition goes all the way down and scores.
…I was in the middle of making a comment about Elias getting the last laugh. Then Chico said “Checkmate. Elias certainly wins the battle” or somesuch.
Am I turning into Chico Resch? I don’t wanna start going bald! I can’t pull of a horrible toupee like that!
I had a bigger issue with the Hurricanes scheduling their Cup banner raising in 2007 for the game they played against the Sabres the next season. That’s rubbing salt in a wound.
They didn’t raise the banner at their home opener?
I would have defended your state. I promise!
I know, I know! And I frequently talk up the wonders of Dallas to people at work, particularly the awesomeness of the Texas State Fair.
I can’t pull of a horrible toupee like that!
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Am I turning into Chico Resch? I don’t wanna start going bald! I can’t pull of a horrible toupee like that!
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ACORNS FOR EVERYONE!
Well, this game is just delightful.
I’m so sorry, Myra! There’s still a lot of Brahms left to be played.
They didn’t raise the banner at their home opener?
Sabres/Hurricanes was the home opener. So maybe my beef was more with the league scheduling gods than the Hurricanes. But I can still have a beef with them, right?
But I can still have a beef with them, right?
Absolutely.
I thought it was a law or something.
Amy, you can totally have a beef with the scheduling Gods! Those idiots are such jerks! :D
I had a bigger issue with the Hurricanes scheduling their Cup banner raising in 2007 for the game they played against the Sabres the next season. That’s rubbing salt in a wound.
Waitaminute. (WOOOO!!!) The Canes beat the Oilers for the cup. If they’d raised an Eastern Confernce Championship banner against the Sabres that’d be one thing, or if they’d waited for the Oilers to come to town.
I’m not sure that’s a legitmate beef.
Myra’s been my hero ever since!
Who doesn’t name Myra as one of their heroes?!
Well, this game is just delightful.
I think there’s some sarcasm there.
I’m not too surprised. They should have played Turco tonight and Auld against the Rangers. I do not know why they went with this order.
And as they said after the goal before on DBD, games over, you aren’t going to get 3 (or now 4) past Brodeur.
I know this is a total delayed reaction but yay! Travis did score again after all!
You know what the Stars’ problem is? They REFUSE to scratch Barch! When Brian Sutherby is there to replace him! I DO NOT GET IT!
Why are they booing?
I must admit, my smackdown of Mr. Lepore was one of my better smackdowns.
Who the hell is Steve Kelly? I have 0 memory of him. And I can remember vadim sharifijanov.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ACORNS FOR EVERYONE!
It’s been awhile since Travis has given us an occassion to give out free acorns, hasn’t it? It’s about time Travis. We can’t just horde acorns forever, waiting for you to score.
Patty, I think Razor said that Sutherby is out sick tonight.
I’m not too surprised. They should have played Turco tonight and Auld against the Rangers. I do not know why they went with this order.
Well, based on Doc’s explanation of the booing, it seems everyone in Dallas thought they were playing the Rangers tonight. Honest mistake.
I must admit, my smackdown of Mr. Lepore was one of my better smackdowns.
It was a thing of beauty! Thing. Of. Beauty.
Also, if we have to be scored on, having it be Elias and Acorns is not so bad.
And I think we better pull Alex now.
And add Zach to the list above.
Patty, I think Razor said that Sutherby is out sick tonight.
Well. Hmpf. That’s not a good enough reason. :P
Someone call 911! Zach AND Travis scored! Surely one of the Ookies must have fainted!
Steve Kelly was… uh… kinda like Brad Bombadir? But better? Worse? I can’t remember.
I never understand the calls for Auld to be our new number one goalie. No offense to Auld fans.
I agree, Patty. Sudsy better really be sick and Crow better not be just making that up.
Who the hell is Steve Kelly? I have 0 memory of him. And I can remember vadim sharifijanov.
Steve Kelly is a former 1st round pick (somewhere in the top 10, I think) of a team other than NJ, who never amounted to much and who bounced around the NHL, the AHL and the former IHL and landed in NJ and in the 2000 cup year but barely played in the regular season but played several games in the playoffs. I think he stuck around for at least part of the next year and then went back to his tour through the world of hockey leagues. But he did win a cup w/NJ. As I recall, he was very grateful.
And WOOOOOO!!!! Zach!
Surely one of the Ookies must have fainted!
Ah got tha vapahs!
Plus, Myra, I know he hasn’t been sick all this time. (This is my new inexplicable crusade. I am so tired of Barch spending 5 minutes a game shanking passes and dumping the puck, just so he can have a pre-scheduled fight.)
Two things before I forget:
1) In the Christmas aisle at Wegman’s they were selling ornaments that were golden acorns. I giggled every time I saw them.
and
2) I’m been on my father’s computer for the past two weeks, so in order to get to IPB I’ve searched for some random things such as “Fuck you Travis and your block crayons.” You guys are the first search result for that.
Plus, Myra, I know he hasn’t been sick all this time.
This is going to end with you checking to see if his glands are swollen every day, isn’t it?
Aww, yay Travis! More acorns!
This is going to end with you checking to see if his glands are swollen every day, isn’t it?
I’m willing to do that. :P
I’m not sure that’s a legitmate beef.
It was a beef because the Sabres were so. damn. close. that year. It was just another way our poor, persecuted fan base felt the league was screwing the team over.
“Fuck you Travis and your block crayons.”
Travis: “But I gave you an acorn.” (lower lip quiver).
in order to get to IPB I’ve searched for some random things such as “Fuck you Travis and your block crayons.” You guys are the first search result for that.
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Travis: “But I gave you an acorn.” (lower lip quiver).
:^:::::::::: A gold glittery acorn!
Patty, maybe you should write another post about the Sudsy/Barch issue. Crow listened last time.
Razor: Thanks for doing this, Stéphane, I know you’d rather be in the room.
Robidas: No, no, no, no. I’m good! Let’s keep talking!
(I might be paraphrasing Robi’s reply.)
Ooh, Myra, you might have something there.
(I might be paraphrasing Robi’s reply.)
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I can’t believe “ZZ Pops” has actually stuck as an official line name. ::shakes head sadly::
I am shot. I was posting on the old thread. God I need a vacation.
Here’s my post:
Hey all!!!!! How things been?
Two things:
1) Mom loved her Chuck the Duck. He chills on the table right in front of the TV to watch the games :)
2) I was in the shower listening to the radio broadcast when the Devils fans were booing in the second period? I thought he said that they were booing Avery who was in the crowd? Is this correct?
Oh, and bad news in my land-o-hockey. Was going to order a 60×40′ tarp to build a rink in my back yard – but white tarps are sold out across the country! Stupid cold snap across the continent!!!
Hey Jarhead! I’m so glad that Chuck the Duck went over well for Christmas! (Although really, how could he not?)
I didn’t even notice the fans booing. I have nothing to report on that front. Heh. Maybe they were booing the lack of white tarps?
I don’t want to read the diary any more. :D I’m afraid to look.
I don’t want to read the diary any more. :D I’m afraid to look.
Shit! I forgot to add anything about Fistric! I’m a bit in my cups right now. Just assume I said something hilariously mean about him. :P
Hey, Jarhead! Sorry about the thread mix-up. Sometimes we’re a little slow to put up a fresh thread for the game. I’m so glad that the Chuck the Duck was appreciated and has a good home now! As for the tarp, can you get a blue tarp and pretend you’re holding one of those bizarre AHL fund-raiser games?
At least if they’re going to humiliate us, The (Not)s get some points from Patty.
At least if they’re going to humiliate us, The (Not)s get some points from Patty.
That’s so bittersweet!
That’s so bittersweet!
Actually, just bitter. :P
I’ve decided to look forward to next season.
It’s weird to see our fourth line out against Modano and not panic.
Yeah, pretty sure it was Avery in the crowd put on the jumbotron. They said that whoever it was was a Ranger, “scouting” for tomorrows game perhaps? But friends with many old teammates. MUST have been Avery
Ouch. Thanks Gunner.
It’s weird to see our fourth line out against Modano and not panic.
OK, now that’s rubbing salt in their wounds! :D
Oh boy, Ovie got the C. This should be… interesting.
This Ott not to be happening. Oooof.
What is it between Otter and Elias? This is even extreme for Otter.
Ott’s like, “I’ve never heard that one before!”
I remember being at game 5 in 2000 and shitting a brick every time Modano came onto the ice in overtime. And then having that same feeling for game 6. It’s like going to a class reunion and meeting the “scary teacher” again, only now between the ear hair and the wrinkles you just kind of wonder “what the hell was I scared of?”
The Stars already went back to the hotel.
It’s weird to see our fourth line out against Modano and not panic.
That’s because he’s got FRICKIN’ BARCH on his line! GAH!
They were just commenting on DBD that they think this is the first time they’ve seen someone really get under Otter’s skin. Is there a history between Ott and Elias that I don’t know about?
It’s really hard to get cross-checked in the head and come out of the night as the bad guy, but Ott sure is trying.
And my Modano point is this: It’s weird to revisit adolescent fear ten years on.
It’s like going to a class reunion and meeting the “scary teacher” again, only now between the ear hair and the wrinkles you just kind of wonder “what the hell was I scared of?”
OK, that’s a good analogy. That’s how I feel about Scott Niedermayer this year, which is why I’m not sure how I feel about the conjecture that Lou’s going to bring him back this year.
Gunner, I think you should stop now. You just digging the hole deeper now, hon.
Is there a history between Ott and Elias that I don’t know about?
No, there’s no history other than Ott drawing a penalty and then Elias scoring on his next shift. Elias just beat Ott at his own game; it doesn’t happen that often because most players aren’t disciplined to not fall for a pest’s pestiness!
And my Modano point is this: It’s weird to revisit adolescent fear ten years on.
Oh, I know. Modano’s not what he was ten years ago, but he’s no chopped liver. :D He’s just dragging chopped liver up and down the ice with him.
…it doesn’t happen that often because most players aren’t disciplined to not fall for a pest’s pestiness!
Or at least get it back after they fall for it. :P
He’s just dragging chopped liver up and down the ice with him.
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Sorry. 90% of my real life conversations follow this pattern:
Me: Confusing generality
Them: :confusion and/or shock/anger:
Me: Explication by way of convulted metaphor and/or simile.
Them: :futher confusion:
Me: Clearer generality.
Them: :frowns:
Or at least get it back after they fall for it. :P
Salient point. :D
Or at least get it back after they fall for it. :P
Exactly! That’s the key here tonight. Ott had the upper hand, and then Patty came back and turned the tables on him. It’s a sight to behold! :D
Hey, gunner, I get what you’re saying! And seriously, every fanbase deals with aging greats! I mean, we were just lucky that there was no internet when Scott Stevens was slowing down, you know?
Ott had the upper hand, and then Patty came back and turned the tables on him.
Basically, Patty looked at Ott and smiled. Ott: “Why are you smiling?!” Patty: “Because I know something you do not know. I am not left-handed.”
Yah, it’s going to get ugly around here in a couple of years when Marty loses it.
Me: Clearer generality.
Them: :frowns:
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I gotcha (mostly) at the beginning! :D
Yah, it’s going to get ugly around here in a couple of years when Marty loses it.
Pretty much 100% of my Negative Nellie personality is self-defense for the day when Marty’s giddy-up doesn’t giddy-up anymore.
Patty: “Because I know something you do not know. I am not left-handed.”
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You tell ‘im Benner!
Basically, Patty looked at Ott and smiled. Ott: “Why are you smiling?!” Patty: “Because I know something you do not know. I am not left-handed.”
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Agreed Rgunner. Unless we can find whatever medication Dick Clark is on. After surviving a friggin stroke he still looks like he is 30 (speech problem aside)
Mark Fistric is the only Stars player who’s played more than 10 minutes who’s not a minus. Just sayin’.
Poor Baby Benn getting roughed up by mean old Nieder the Lesser.
My secret guess for Marty is this: he’ll be good enough to win a Cup through next season, and if Lou drafts really really well this year (and drafted really really well last year) the year after as well.
Oh. Right. That’s why I was scared of Modano.
Basically, Patty looked at Ott and smiled. Ott: “Why are you smiling?!” Patty: “Because I know something you do not know. I am not left-handed.”
That would be really funny if it weren’t about Otter…and if my team weren’t losing really really badly. :(
But I do love Princess Bride.
Ptui.
Stars fans, look at that hobo!
Devils fans, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! That game was AWESOME. Travis is going again, Elias looks like the superstar he is, and Marty gets another shut-out. Insane!
It always seemed like Modano killed Marty by coming up the boards on breakaway or semi breakaway. Lots of guys are good up the middle of the ice, but Modano always seemed to score from the boards three strides inside the blueline.
My feed cut out. Who are the three stars?
That would be really funny if it weren’t about Otter…and if my team weren’t losing really really badly. :(
Aw, I’m sorry your team lost, Myra! I was waaaaay down when the Devils lost to Dallas earlier in the year, so I feel your pain.
Who are the three stars?
3. Zach
2. Patty
1. Marty
Stan interviewed… Bryce Salvador. Heh.
It seems like the home team in the Stars-Devils rivalry always wins big.
It seems like the home team in the Stars-Devils rivalry always wins big.
It’s crazy that way, isn’t it?
Please tell me we don’t play again this season. I hate it when my A team plays my B team.
I miss Dave Tippett.
And Nik Hagman.
I hate it when my A team plays my B team.
That always blows, doesn’t it? You go in thinking, “I can’t lose! I like both of these teams!” But if your A team loses, you just come out thinking, “Right. That’s why they’re my B team. I hate those guys.”
I miss Steve Kelly. And Ken Sutton.
I miss Steve Kelly. And Ken Sutton.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You’re such a good liar, Pookie.
I miss Dave Tippett.
And Nik Hagman.
Me, too. If I had a time machine I’d go back to that summer and NOT get Avery and KEEP Hagman. I keep imagining where we would be now, if they had done that. That’s probably not healthy, huh? Stupid Hull.
That’s probably not healthy, huh?
Probably not, but I do that, too.
I miss Steve Kelly. And Ken Sutton.
I don’t know those people.
Kidding! I was kidding!
*crickets chirping*
I don’t know those people.
Heh heh. That’s the point. No one knows those people! :D
And not to go off-topic or anything, but… ::happy sigh:: They might be peaking too soon, but I don’t care. I heart the Devils right now.
And Ken Sutton.
I remember Ken Sutton from his Sabres days.
I miss Steve Kelly. And Ken Sutton.
I don’t know those people.
Ken Sutton and Steve Kelly: Well, we never! ::leaves in a huff::
Ken Sutton and Steve Kelly: Well, we never! ::leaves in a huff::
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They might be peaking too soon, but I don’t care. I heart the Devils right now.
I can understand that! When the Stars meet the Devils in the Finals, I hope we have home ice. :P
I’ve switched over to the WJC.
We’ve got Ducks-Wings on. It’s Getzi’s grand return!
Getzi’s picking up right where he left off, taking a dumb penalty! That’s my Orange captain!
the rangers suck chant in the second was actually because a ranger fan was waving his jersey around in front of sec 233. that whole half of the arena noticed and started chanting.
he was sitting in the first row up there, and the fans started chanting “jump! jump! jump!” at him pretty soon after
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!
Hey,the Devils did pretty well tonight too! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I can’t believe you didn’t mention that Brodeur swapped out the MB30 mask (something on it broke) for the old mask at 9:40 of the first period. He did come back with the MB30 to start the second period though. Or maybe you are like me and figure that by now he’s earned the right to wear whatever freakin mask he wants, as long as it’s black, red, and white.
Good morning!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!
That was a heck of a game last night. I can only hope that next year’s tournament in Buffalo is just as fantastic as this year in Saskatoon. And the kids all singing along to the Star Spangled Banner still makes me atwitter.
Or maybe you are like me and figure that by now he’s earned the right to wear whatever freakin mask he wants, as long as it’s black, red, and white.
Yeah, that’s pretty much it. I noticed he switched masks, but didn’t notice the old design. Me so obsrvnt.
he was sitting in the first row up there, and the fans started chanting “jump! jump! jump!” at him pretty soon after
Heh. Thanks for the update, Paul! Both time I’ve been to the Rock this year I’ve been a little saddened by the lack of hearty “Rangers Suck!” chants. It was good to hear such a lusty one on the tv last night! I guess that kind of thing picks up as the season goes along.
Good morning, everyone!
Yeah, I just finished reading the rest of last night’s game diary. It was too soon…..sniffle….
Did you have to be so happy about it???…sniffle….sniffle….
Go ahead, kick us while we are down…. sniffle…… sniffle…. sniffle…..
***reaches for more tissues***
Both time I’ve been to the Rock this year I’ve been a little saddened by the lack of hearty “Rangers Suck!” chants.
Wait, you mean there’s “Rangers Suck” chants at Devils games even when the Rangers aren’t playing?
I have to recognize the awesomeness of the Devils. Leading the conference is no small feat.
Sorry, Myra, but it had to be done. You’ll feel better as soon as the Stars kick Ranger butt.
Wait, you mean there’s “Rangers Suck” chants at Devils games even when the Rangers aren’t playing?
Doesn’t everyone? :D
Here’s my game diary for Stars/Pens:
Devils up 1-0 when my little guy demands the TV off.
Play with little guy, put him to bed.
Turn on TV.
See Mike Rowe. (Tivo season pass for Dirty Jobs. Whoops.)
Get back to game. Devils up 4-0.
Missed Steve Kelly AND Ken Sutton.
The End.
Go ahead, kick us while we are down…. sniffle…… sniffle…. sniffle…..
Take that, and then substitute Canada for Stars and USA for Devils and you know how I feel. Stupid USA Junior team. *sniffles*
*smallvoice* But yay Devils!
Poor Morgan! Missing Steve Kelly AND Ken Sutton! :D
Sorry, Mags! I think you have me beat on that one. That Canada loss must have stung.
Wait, you mean there’s “Rangers Suck” chants at Devils games even when the Rangers aren’t playing?
Doesn’t everyone? :D
I think someone once tried to start the chant, “Drury don’t you wish you were still with the Sabres now that you’ve learned the hard way the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts?” but it didn’t flow as well.
I actually like when the Leafs fans infiltrate the HSBC because the Sabres fans put their whole heart into the “Let’s Go Buffalo” in order to drown out the “Go Leafs Go!” On tv it sounds like a really loud “Blow Blow BlowBlowBlow Blow Blow” which is sometimes pretty accurate.
I think someone once tried to start the chant, “Drury don’t you wish you were still with the Sabres now that you’ve learned the hard way the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts?” but it didn’t flow as well.
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Oh man, chanting “Blow Leafs Blow” in 2000 and 2001 was one of my favorite hockey moments of all time. It’s not quite “Rangers Suck” or “Heexxxxxtaaaaaal”, but it’s up there! (Or it was back when the Leafs had a shot at playing in the playoffs.)
That Canada loss must have stung.
Losing on your home turf always sucks.
And sorry about your Stars. Getting shut out isn’t much fun either.
Or it was back when the Leafs had a shot at playing in the playoffs.
I think the Leafs have a good shot at playing in the playoffs this year. As in, the Leafs that get traded to other teams have a good shot. Sorry Komi!!
I think the Leafs have a good shot at playing in the playoffs this year. As in, the Leafs that get traded to other teams have a good shot.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And yet, stranger things have happened. Like the Coyotes being second in the West right now.
Like the Coyotes being second in the West right now.
Correction: I was misinformed by my Maternal Unit. Second in the PACIFIC, 4th in the West.
On tv it sounds like a really loud “Blow Blow BlowBlowBlow Blow Blow” which is sometimes pretty accurate.
I have decided Jordan Eberle shall be the Sabres captain in 2020. I wonder what we’d need to throw to Edmonton to make that happen.
Heh. I meant to :^::::::::::::::::::::::: to the Leafs bit, but I got distracted.
I meant to :^::::::::::::::::::::::: to the Leafs bit, but I got distracted.
A likely story!
I’m watching NHL Live on the NHL Network (because I work retail and thus have no life). Anyway, today’s hosts are Rob Simpson (does anyone even know if Rob Simpson ever had anything remotely to do with hockey? I can’t recall him ever actually mentioning playing hockey at all, much less playing in the NHL) and Stan Fischler, which was hilarious because Zach Parise was one of the guests they interviewed on the show via telephone, so lucky Zach not only got harassed by Stan last night after the game, but also on his day off. Somewhere Travis is cackling with evil glee.
And speaking of Travis, Rob Simpson asked Zach if he and Acorns ever watched the World Junior Championships or any other sporting events together, and if so if they argued over who was better (because Zach is American and Travis is Canadian). Zach, loathe to break from the party line that he and Travis are total BFFs, said that when they watch television together it’s more like good natured ribbing. From that, all I can picture is the two of them rolling around on the floor grappling for the remote as Travis pulls on Zach’s beautiful hair (so painstakingly coiffed by Boxworthy, his trusty turtle butler) as Zach hisses something about Travis’s recent goal draught. Oh boys. I love you. Don’t ever change.
I think the Leafs have a good shot at playing in the playoffs this year. As in, the Leafs that get traded to other teams have a good shot.
I will take joy in Kessel not making the playoffs. Dude always looks bitter and pissy.
said that when they watch television together it’s more like good natured ribbing.
They’re so sweet. Maybe the cautionary tale of Goose and Pommer’s bet on the remote control spread around the league. Long story short, they bet control of the remote on the results of a football game and for two weeks, Goose was subjected to French Canadian programming.
From that, all I can picture is the two of them rolling around on the floor grappling for the remote as Travis pulls on Zach’s beautiful hair (so painstakingly coiffed by Boxworthy, his trusty turtle butler) as Zach hisses something about Travis’s recent goal draught.
I’m imagining the Turtle of Affairs luring poor Travis into increasingly foolhardy bets.
Hah! Poor Goose. But that is adorable.
Anyone else ticked off at Razor’s column about low-attendance for Devils games? Dude, look at the ticket prices. I can’t believe anyone in this economy would ignore ticket prices as a reason why a team — any team — wouldn’t be drawing full houses this year.
they bet control of the remote on the results of a football game and for two weeks, Goose was subjected to French Canadian programming.
That’s why you never bet on the Seahawks.
Like the Coyotes being second in the West right now.
Someone probably showed them a picture of the Northeast right now and told them to play well or they’d be living here next year.
I will take joy in Kessel not making the playoffs. Dude always looks bitter and pissy.
He really does. Dude! You’re young, how can you be so bitter already!?!
the rangers suck chant in the second was actually because a ranger fan was waving his jersey around in front of sec 233. that whole half of the arena noticed and started chanting.
he was sitting in the first row up there, and the fans started chanting “jump! jump! jump!” at him pretty soon after
Thanks for the report, I was wondering what was going on there as there was certainly nothing in the game to complain about. Well except for Marty playing too many games. The way they’re playing right now, if they would even start Denis 1 out of 10 games I would shut the hell up.
Hi guys! Congratulations to the US Junior Hockey Team. Well done, team!
All of Canada is moping today because we came in second place. :-(
Do you guys watch the hockey Olympics? I miss the foights, but I watch despite that lack of violence.
All of Canada is moping today because we came in second place. :-(
Meanwhile, the majority of the US is asking exactly what this “hockey” thing is all about.
Do you guys watch the hockey Olympics? I miss the foights, but I watch despite that lack of violence.
I watch the shit out some Olympic hockey. Although I’m a little disappointed that they’ll be playing on NHL sized ice this year. I like watching games on the huge international rinks.
Yay Andrew!
I like watching games on the huge international rinks.
Me, too!
Do you guys watch the hockey Olympics?
Hells yeah. I’m hoping Komisarek will love playing with Miller so much he’ll demand a trade to the Sabres.
There’s a documentary on hulu called “Pond Hockey” in case anyone’s interested.
Do you guys watch the hockey Olympics?
Nope. I can’t handle cheering for players that aren’t Devils, and I can’t handle cheering for Devils playing on a team with non-Devils. :D (Also, I watch the shit out of the rest of the Olympic events, so I don’t have time for the hockey!)
Hey everybody! I’m done with jury duty! Someone learned a hard lesson about filing a frivolous personal injury lawsuit when Schnookie’s running the jury foreman beat. Heh heh heh. That’ll learn that woman!
How’s everyone here?
Glad you’re done with jury duty, Schnookie. That woman surely learned the error of her ways once she ran into Schnookie and the Jury of Doom.
I love my hockey team. They were winning by 3 with only 2:15 gone in the game.
OOH! How did the trial go? Did you send them to the firing squad?
Someone learned a hard lesson about filing a frivolous personal injury lawsuit when Schnookie’s running the jury foreman beat.
Did they really try to sue the pothole? (“I’m innocent your honor, cause I’m a pothoooolllle. Soooooo”)
The Sabres scored 3 goals in .5 seconds. Oh Tampa Bay. I hate that you have a cup and we don’t. *sigh*
Ooops. I jinxed them.
I love my hockey team. They were winning by 3 with only 2:15 gone in the game.
Well that’s DEFINITELY a reason to love your team! How awesome!
And we were TOTES the Jury of Doom. The plaintiff claimed permanent injury to her neck and back as the result of a car accident in which a guy rear-ended her. In 2004. (Yeah, it only hit the courts this week. Yeesh.) Anyway, it turns out that she successfully filed a suit against someone in 2001, after she slipped and fell on the sidewalk on their property. In that case, she proved permanent injury to her neck and back. And was now claiming that that permanent injury had healed, and this was a NEW permanent injury. It literally took us 20 seconds to deliberate. (We shot the shit for about a half an hour, though, because the court aides had just put in our drink order, and we didn’t want them to have wasted the money. Heh.)
Oh Tampa Bay. I hate that you have a cup and we don’t. *sigh*
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (And wait, you jinxed them? Did the BOLTS! score 3 in .5 seconds to tie it up?)
Oh snap.
Not quite .5 seconds, but they’re 3-2 now. This game is gonna be an effing free-for-all and I get to watch the Tampa feed. woo.
The BOLTS! have scored two already. My hockey team is now getting stern glares from me.
We shot the shit for about a half an hour, though, because the court aides had just put in our drink order, and we didn’t want them to have wasted the money.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Of course it won’t be funny when she sues you guys for the permanent neck damage she suffered when you came back so quick it made her head spin.
Of course it won’t be funny when she sues you guys for the permanent neck damage she suffered when you came back so quick it made her head spin.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s so true. Fortunately, her lawyer sucks. I think I can take them.
And that’s the shitty part about going up by a lot really quickly in a game — it gives the other team plenty of time to come back. :(
Way to go Schnookie! I was on a jury for a case like yours but it went quite differently. A fellow juror saw the plaintiff wearing high heels which she said the plaintiff would not be wearing if she was suffering the kind of pain she claimed. Despite that, the deliberations over how much money to award turned into lots of people telling sob stories of how they wanted to give the plaintiff $200,000 because they stubbed their toe when they were little and it really hurt and nobody cared about them. It’s kind of scary when you see how some people decide things. Anyway my much more rational vote was cast aside as in my stupid state they only need 9 out of 12 votes to decide a civil case verdict.
And that’s my (long) story.
I hate my hockey team. We are making a rat look good while our goalie looks like a stone.
We are making a rat look good while our goalie looks like a stone.
Any chances that “stone” is Auld and not Turco?
Anyway my much more rational vote was cast aside as in my stupid state they only need 9 out of 12 votes to decide a civil case verdict.
Oof. We only had six jurors deliberating, and only needed a 5-1 vote. It actually seemed kind of scary to have the responsibility to decide the award, if we’d voted in her favor, since they didn’t offer any guidelines. Fortunately, though, the general agreement was that if we HAD to give her money, we’d go with $24. Two bucks a month for a year. Heh. (After voting hastily against her, the really serious discussion we had as a jury was whether we had the right to make her pay the defendant’s legal fees. We decided we didn’t.)
I hate my hockey team. We are making a rat look good while our goalie looks like a stone.
Aw, BOOOOOO! I’m sure you’ll come back, though! I’m sure of it!
Oooh, B-Rad with an assist AND a goal! That Clown’s on FIH-YAHH!
I’ve been summoned for jury duty twice and both times was told I didn’t have to report. My uncle, however, has gotten stuck doing it 3 or 4 times.
This game’s stupid.
That Clown’s on FIH-YAHH!
Don’t go thinking you’re awesome or anything if you pull ahead tonight, because I just happen to have no one playing this evening. Just sayin’. Not whining. Sayin’.
And as for jury duty, I’ve now had a TON of fun BOTH times I’ve gone (the first time I didn’t get to actually be on a jury, but spent all day in jury selection, rather than the “sitting around doing nothing” stuff everyone hates [which, let's be honest, I'd love]). I would happily do this as a full-time job. Jury duty RAWKS.
because I just happen to have no one playing this evening. Just sayin’. Not whining. Sayin’.
Please. It makes up for the night I had no one but Pickles playing. Which is like having a negative number of players for the night. So Wah.
Please. It makes up for the night I had no one but Pickles playing.
No, I believe that particular night was all about how AWESOME the Oranges are. I mean, come ON.
We just saw a commercial for Wawa (like our 7-11) “breakfast hoagies”. Because there’s no healthy way to start your day quite like a footlong cheesesteak topped with scrambled eggs.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I just noticed “Fudge you, Travis, and your block crayons!” Awesome.
Because there’s no healthy way to start your day quite like a footlong cheesesteak topped with scrambled eggs.
How about a footlong cheesesteak topped with raw eggs?
No, I believe that particular night was all about how AWESOME the Oranges are.
I don’t think awesome means what you think it means.
I just noticed “Fudge you, Travis, and your block crayons!” Awesome.
HA! Yeah, the last one we had up didn’t get any comments, so we weren’t sure you’d notice. :D
How about a footlong cheesesteak topped with raw eggs?
Well, I eat that every day, and goodness knows I’m not healthy…
I don’t think awesome means what you think it means.
::Runs to look up “awesome”:: Huh. You’re right. It doesn’t mean what I thought it meant.
I just noticed “Fudge you, Travis, and your block crayons!” Awesome.
Thank you for coming up with it! :D
As for Wawa, a co-worker today was complaining about how her green tea wasn’t very tasty.
Her: My green tea with honey tastes nasty.
Me: I’m sorry!
Her: Yeah, it’s probably because it’s Wawa-brand green tea.
Me: Yeeeah. I’d definitely blame the Wawa tea, not the honey.
Her: Well, the honey was from a packet. From Wawa. It’s Wawa honey.
Me: Yeeeah. I’d blame the Wawa. For everything.
footlong cheesesteak topped with scrambled eggs
I think my arteries hardened just reading that.
Thank you for coming up with it!
Anything to keep the standards high here. :D
I just saw an interview of Vinny in a skin tight t shirt and then his commercial for his pediatric cancer ward. I think I forgot what team I’m rooting for…
I think my arteries hardened just reading that.
I can run out to Wawa to ship one to you if you want, Amy! :P
I just saw an interview of Vinny in a skin tight t shirt and then his commercial for his pediatric cancer ward. I think I forgot what team I’m rooting for…
Dude, just the thought of that has made me forget what team I’m rooting for, too.
Okay, I listened to the first & second at work/in my car, so I’m not sure I heard these things correctly:
“Tallinder and who-the-eff-cares are mixing it up”
“St Louis just took down Mair”
No way did those things happen, right?
The only time I was called in for Jury Duty, I called and told them I couldn’t do it because I was going on ski trip (for a course I was taking at the time.).
Dude was all, “Okay.”
And I didn’t have to go.
And that’s my story.
Also, I am loving Hartnall’s hair the whole goonsquad action the Flyers are bringing. Totally awesome.
Dude was all, “Okay.”
Nice! The people on my jury were all trying to get excused because they’re teachers, and teachers are only supposed to get called during the summertime. And the dudes were all, “Tough shit.” They are hard-asses down at Trenton jury duty central. :P
The Flyers are DELIGHTING me tonight!
I can run out to Wawa to ship one to you if you want, Amy!
I’ll pass, but thank you for the offer.
The Flyers are DELIGHTING me tonight!
What’s the opposite of delighting? Because that’s what the Stars are doing to me tonight.
I am SO sorry, Patty.
The suckitude of the Stars right now is beyond comprehension. And that is bad, folks.
Oh Myra! That’s terrible! I’m so, so, so sorry! Sucktitude beyond comprehension is some big-time sucktitude.
I will recite six “Fuck you, Chris Drurys” on Patty and Myra’s behalf tonight.
I will recite six “Fuck you, Chris Drurys” on Patty and Myra’s behalf tonight.
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Thank you, Kathleen.
And yes, Schnookie, that is some big-time suckitude. It’s one thing to have your team suck but a whole other level to not have a clue as to why they are sucking so bad. (But I’m stongly considering it could be something that rhymes with Blarc Blawford.)
And good night all.
That’s the worst, Myra. When on paper the team should be awesome but then when they get on the ice, they can’t help but suck. Like, say, every Devils playoff series since ’03 (with one exception, of course). I really wish I could think of something to say that would cheer you up about the Stars!
I really wish I could think of something to say that would cheer you up about the Stars!
Turco’s snark on Avery from last night might start Dallas fans down the path to cheering up.
This will cheer people up! Sam Mendes is directing the next James Bond movie (WTF?!) so Slate came up with the titles for old Bond movies if Mendes had directed those:
JAMES BOND TITLES
I think “Casino Banal” is my favorite. :D
I’m pretty fond of “Yardraker” myself :D
Good morning everyone!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That list is HILARIOUS! I can’t choose between “Thundernoballs”, “Live and Let’s Play Tennis”, “Room With A View To A Kill”, or “Die A Little Bit Inside Another Day”.
[i]I really wish I could think of something to say that would cheer you up about the Stars![/i]
At least they aren’t the Blue Jackets?
Sam Mendes is directing the next James Bond movie (WTF?!)
That is pretty much a giant WTF. But that list is rad. My favorite has to be “Diamonds are for Symbolizing Domestic Entrapment”
That being said, I loved Away We Go. I also liked Road to Perdition, but I haven’t seen it in forever.
At least they aren’t the Blue Jackets?
Yeeeeeah. Sorry, Karen. We watched a ton of their games in the first half of the season and as a result, I’ve been reading Puck Rakers. I don’t know how you deal with the GM, coach, and players all saying the same thing every day: “That game was terrible, I think we’ve hit rock bottom.” And then the next game is even worse. Man, what a mess. I can’t believe Hitchcock hasn’t been fired yet.
I don’t know if I’ve ever actually seen a Sam Mendes movie other than the last 20 minutes of “American Beauty”. Those 20 minutes sucked! He’d better not screw Bond up!
Yeeeeeah. Sorry, Karen.
Seriously. Sorry about your team Karen…what the heck happened to Mason this year? Poor guy. I do like Stralman though. I think he’ll turn out alright.
I don’t know if I’ve ever actually seen a Sam Mendes movie other than the last 20 minutes of “American Beauty”. Those 20 minutes sucked! He’d better not screw Bond up!
Jarhead and American Beauty were both overrated. I didn’t like either, really. Away We Go is fun and cute and a just little bit heartwarming (although a lot of people seem to dislike it). Road to Perdition is a pretty good gangster movie…if you like Tom Hanks.
Truth be told, I haven’t been impressed by a Bond movie in a loooong time. But I will keep my fingers crossed for you two!
Sam Mendes is directing the next James Bond movie (WTF?!)
“American Beauty” made me mad at Kevin Spacey for doing it. And the only two scenes of “Jarhead” I liked were the two with John Krasinski, but I do use the quote “Welcome to the Suck” regularly. That might be fitting in a Mendes/Bond movie.
So Conan is doing his monologue last night and says something like “Recent polls have shown that 50% of women settle for mediocre sex.” Then goes, “You’re Welcome.” I laughed for about 5 minutes because I pictured Timmy saying it instead.
I laughed for about 5 minutes because I pictured Timmy saying it instead.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Timmy’s like, “‘Mediocre’? That’s my best review yet!”
And I am VERY wary of this Mendes/Bond connection. Because Sam Mendes is one of those people whose movies I haven’t seen, but about whom I have strongly held opinions. And they’re NOT GOOD. Heh.
I liked were the two with John Krasinski
mmm John Krasinski.
I’ve only seen bits and pieces of Jarhead the movie, but Jarhead the book was really good.
Oh, I did see Jarhead. That was before Fabio Cannavaro ruined Jake Gyllenhaal for me.
Timmy’s like, “‘Mediocre’? That’s my best review yet!”
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Keep on living the dream, Timmy!
Keep on living the dream, Timmy!
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That was before Fabio Cannavaro ruined Jake Gyllenhaal for me.
Hee! Yeah, the 2006 World Cup was when Pookie and I were trying to figure out how to describe Cannavaro and came up with “If Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Jarhead’ was a man.” Heh.
That was before Fabio Cannavaro ruined Jake Gyllenhaal for me.
Hee! Yeah, the 2006 World Cup was when Pookie and I were trying to figure out how to describe Cannavaro and came up with “If Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Jarhead’ was a man.”
I just googled him. Gooood Lord. Vinny who?
I’ve only seen bits and pieces of Jarhead the movie
Me too, and I was very underwhelmed.
Jake Gyllenhaal is totally unappreciated! He was a shining beacon of cinematic light in Bubble Boy!
Gooood Lord. Vinny who?
I KNOW! There’s a reason why that World Cup stands as one of my favorite sporting events ever. Heh.
He was a shining beacon of cinematic light in Bubble Boy!
:^:::::::::: I did like him in “The Good Girl”, so there’s that.
I did like him in “The Good Girl”, so there’s that.
The Good Girl…aka Soldering Iron, The Movie.
That flick was so depressing!
Yeah, it was. It’s not one I’d watch these days, that’s for sure.
aka Soldering Iron, The Movie
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, there was a time when we were strangely into those kinds of movies. It probably helps explain why we’re Devils fans. :P
The Good Girl…aka Soldering Iron, The Movie.
Ha! I didn’t totally hate the movie, but my boyfriend at the time found it extremely disturbing. And he owned “Johnny Mnemonic” if that says anything.
It probably helps explain why we’re Devils fans. :P
I’m guessing Rangers fans like those Ernest movies.
I’m guessing Rangers fans like those Ernest movies.
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Yeah, there was a time when we were strangely into those kinds of movies. It probably helps explain why we’re Devils fans.
HAHA!!!! That’s awesome.
I’m guessing Rangers fans like those Ernest movies.
HAHA!! Also awesome.
Incidentally, I’ve never met a Sharks fan that dislikes Titanic. Huh, that’s odd.
Incidentally, I’ve never met a Sharks fan that dislikes Titanic. Huh, that’s odd.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Purely coincidence, I’m sure. ::shifty eyes::
I’m guessing Rangers fans like those Ernest movies.
Because Ernest Goes to College is the closest some of them will get to higher education.
Too much?
And I kind of love Jerry Sullivan right now for saying Timmy isn’t a profound speaker and using the phrase “insinuating himself into the dirty areas” in an article.
“insinuating himself into the dirty areas”
Timmy: “I have no idea what ‘insinuating’ means, but you’re weeeelllllllcome.”
Incidentally, I’ve never met a Sharks fan that dislikes Titanic.
Sabres fans keep renting those Epic Movie and Date Movie things because they believe that one of them will be a winner.
Too much?
It’s never too much for Rangers fans. :D
Devils fans just go out and buy a gallon of the slowest-drying paint they can find in the least interesting color.
Devils fans just go out and buy a gallon of the slowest-drying paint they can find in the least interesting color.
Hey, I’m not Drury! Devils fans would at least go for the second to least interesting colour, to watch while eating the second to least white rice, with the next to whitest tofu/chicken/whateverboringproteinsourceyouareokwith, coupled with almost the drabbest boiled cabbage. But never the most boring. No, no, Chris wouldn’t stand for it.
:^::::::::::::::::::::, good point Mags!
So, in hockey related news I made a kick ass trade with some dude in a Yahoo public league. I gave him Mike Richards, Backstrom (G Backstrom, not C Backstrom), and Erik Johnson for Marty Broduer and Brent Seabrook.
At first I thought I gave up too much, but then Marty tossed up 3 shutouts in his next 7 games. I’ve been patting myself on the back for falling into such a lucky trade.
Wow! What kind of moron would make that trade with you, andrew? Nicely done!
What kind of moron would make that trade with you, andrew?
A moron that needed some offense! He also has Luongo, so he’s set in goal. But I have H Sedin and M Koivu at center, so Richards was expendable. Worked out for everyone.
To his credit, he actually traded me Rob Blake, who is dookie. So he thought he was getting the better deal, but I saw that he was dropping Seabrook to clear up roster space, so I said yes to the trade and just swapped Blake out when it was done.
I’m guessing Rangers fans like those Ernest movies.
The only time I went to see an Ernest movie, my boyfriend and I were the only ones in the theatre. True story. But don’t tell Mike. It was BMB (beforemikebrowne). Please note: I did not laugh too much during this movie, therefore, I am NOT a Rangers fan. I just want to be clear about that.
Jake Gyllenhaal is Donny Darko forever.
Jarhead was the worst – why make a movie about something where nothing happens? WHY? WHY? WHY?
I did not laugh too much during this movie, therefore, I am NOT a Rangers fan. I just want to be clear about that.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Suuuuuuuure. (And I’m glad to hear that the guy who took you to an Ernest movie is NOT the guy you ended up marrying. :P)
Jarhead was the worst – why make a movie about something where nothing happens? WHY? WHY? WHY?
That’s a pretty good summary of it, I think.
Please note: I did not laugh too much during this movie, therefore, I am NOT a Rangers fan. I just want to be clear about that.
Whew, that’s so good to know! For a split second, I was like, “Oh noes, Carol had to go!”
Whew, that’s so good to know! For a split second, I was like, “Oh noes, Carol had to go!”
By the skin of my teeth!