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Devils! Trannies! Saturday! Open Thread!

January 22, 2011 by Schnookie

WOOOOO! It’s a huge-ass Saturday of hockey! With Devils and Trannies playing each other! Yay!

Posted in Open Thread | 36 Comments

36 Responses

on January 22, 2011 at 1:11 pm SueNJ97

Hmmm. Hedberg, no Marty. And the first penalty of the afternoon. Not a promising start. I’d fire Patty but there’s no point.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:12 pm Schnookie

I’d fire Patty but there’s no point.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s funny because it’s true. Also, I’ve been trying to fire Patty for the last 15 years, and to no avail. It’s just not worth bothering anymore.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:12 pm Pookie

Yeah, let’s not fire anyone. With the Islanders getting Nabokov, I’m feeling better about the Devils ability to hang on to the best chance on the #1 pick. :D
on January 22, 2011 at 1:14 pm SueNJ97

With the Islanders getting Nabokov, I’m feeling better about the Devils ability to hang on to the best chance on the #1 pick. :D

Are we sure they aren’t going to trade him to Detroit?
on January 22, 2011 at 1:15 pm SueNJ97

OK. Can someone explain what just happened?
on January 22, 2011 at 1:15 pm Schnookie

Yeah, I gotta agree with you, Sue. I don’t think the Islanders are claiming Nabokov to keep him. Heh.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:16 pm Schnookie

OK. Can someone explain what just happened?

I think everyone is as confused about that as you are. WTF?
on January 22, 2011 at 1:16 pm Pookie

Yeah, but it proves they care, right? Right? Listen, the Devils getting the first overall pick is the only thing keeping me going as a Devils fan. Please don’t make me think rationally about the machinations of other teams!
on January 22, 2011 at 1:19 pm SueNJ97

Yeah, but it proves they care, right? Right?

I wonder if they got a call from the league after they sat pretty Ricky and put a minor league goalie in against NJ and were told, “Try not to be so obvious about it”.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:19 pm Schnookie

Who is this team and what have they done with the Devils??
on January 22, 2011 at 1:20 pm SueNJ97

Tedenby’s going to be in Jacques’ doghouse for that one. He deserves it.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:21 pm Schnookie

I wonder if they got a call from the league after they sat pretty Ricky and put a minor league goalie in against NJ and were told, “Try not to be so obvious about it”.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, I was hoping that if they continued too much on that track that the League would call them on the tanking.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:25 pm SueNJ97

Somewhere along the way, someone put the “go to the net” gene back into NJ. Was it missing from the Kool Aid earlier in the year?
on January 22, 2011 at 1:28 pm Schnookie

Dude, it’s been AGES since “go to the net” was part of the Kool Aid mix.

This game is nuts! What the heckin’ heck is going on here?
on January 22, 2011 at 1:28 pm Pookie

Johnny Mac was mixing his own Kool Aid to put his stamp on the team. Turns out his special ingredient was forgetting to put in the water.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:29 pm SueNJ97

You know it was a bad goal if Chico won’t defend the goalie. That looked like something Marty was letting in earlier in the season.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm Mags

*blinkblink* Whaaa-aat?!
on January 22, 2011 at 1:31 pm Schnookie

That looked like something Marty was letting in earlier in the season.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: JJ and Jonesy didn’t have anything good to say about Boucher on that goal, either. Of course, this is Philly, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise when they blame the goalie…
on January 22, 2011 at 1:31 pm Schnookie

*blinkblink* Whaaa-aat?!

I KNOW! And if you’re still swine flu-y, I want to assure you that this is NOT a fever-dream!
on January 22, 2011 at 1:34 pm Mags

I want to assure you that this is NOT a fever-dream!

Believe me, it is a possibility I considered.

Tallinder? And PATTY? SERIOUSLY?
on January 22, 2011 at 1:37 pm SueNJ97

Tallinder? And PATTY? SERIOUSLY?

Yep. It’s like the hockey gods suddenly realized that NJ had a shot at the #1 pick and decided to do something completely insane to stop it.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:44 pm Schnookie

That’s the only explanation that makes any sense.
on January 22, 2011 at 1:53 pm Amy

I’m not seeing the game, but Twitter tells me that Mair is playing on a line with Kovy. Is that really true?
on January 22, 2011 at 2:00 pm Schnookie

Keith Jones just informed us that the Flyers are going to try to “take advantage” of Whitey not being on the bench. I would think that losing Whitey can only make the Devils stronger.
on January 22, 2011 at 2:01 pm SueNJ97

Not sure, I didn’t see the lines at the beginning of the game, but Zharkov and Palmieri are both out (Land Zhark is ill and Palmieri has an “upper body injury”) so there has been line shuffling.
on January 22, 2011 at 2:03 pm SueNJ97

It’s comforting to see that the PP still sucks.
on January 22, 2011 at 2:05 pm Amy

so there has been line shuffling.

Makes sense. I wouldn’t think the Devils would be desperate enough to purposefully put a scorer with a mucker and see what happens.
on January 22, 2011 at 2:16 pm Schnookie

I wouldn’t think the Devils would be desperate enough to purposefully put a scorer with a mucker and see what happens.

Well, this is Jacques Lemaire we’re talking about. Heh. (Actually, I think Johnny Mac was skating muckers with scorers on purpose, but Johnny Mac is demonstrably an incompetent coach, so there’s that.)
on January 22, 2011 at 2:25 pm SueNJ97

How was that not a penalty? Not that it would do any good since NJ’s PP is completely incompetent.
on January 22, 2011 at 2:36 pm Mags

but Johnny Mac is demonstrably an incompetent coach

I was going to come to Johnny Mac’s defence… but no, that’s true.
on January 22, 2011 at 2:55 pm SueNJ97

Why was that a penalty when the hit on Sestito wasn’t a penalty?
on January 22, 2011 at 2:57 pm Schnookie

The Flyers broadcasters were wondering the same thing, Sue. And if they’re wondering, it’s a really legitimate question.
on January 22, 2011 at 3:00 pm SueNJ97

The Flyers broadcasters were wondering the same thing, Sue. And if they’re wondering, it’s a really legitimate question.

Ok, now I’m just scared. I’ve never known the Flyer announcers to make sense.
on January 22, 2011 at 3:05 pm SueNJ97

2 shots? That doesn’t seem right. There’s been an awful lot of time spent in the NJ end and some pretty good scoring chances – but not that many shots. Odd.
on January 22, 2011 at 3:08 pm Schnookie

The Devils are almost disconcertingly functional in this game. It’s making me nervous.
on January 22, 2011 at 3:28 pm SueNJ97

I got so used to the losing that I feel like something’s wrong when they win – especially when it’s against a good team.