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Wherein We Discover The Difference Between Johnny Mac And A Hall-Of-Famer

February 9, 2011 by Pookie

Driving home from a wine-soaked dinner out, we began to discuss, as most Devils fans are these days, the remarkable turn-around the team’s put together since Jacques Lemaire took over. What we concluded is that the difference in how effective Lemaire is and how ineffective MacLean was is almost exactly the difference between two of our favorite crime-fighting superheroes:

Yup, that was Johnny Mac telling the PP “just go out there and pop a wheelie to throw mud in their eyes” while Jacques’s the one telling them, “oh, we’ll just summon a hoard of angels”. We can only hope that next season, the replacement coach isn’t Gymkana Girl.

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on February 9, 2011 at 8:37 pm SueNJ97

Hilarious. Both these guys have much more hair than either coach.

Have you seen the brawl (including both goalies) that they just finished sorting out in the Habs-Bruins game? The penalty boxes are SRO. What I don’t understand is how they managed to have this free-for all without someone slugging Pierre.
on February 9, 2011 at 8:38 pm Kathleen

“At the end of the day, it’s all about results.”

I bet Jacques got a paperweight that says that. Heck, I want that hung in the Sabres’ dressingroom, Chris Drury-style.
on February 9, 2011 at 8:42 pm SueNJ97

Actually, I’d like to see Jacques show up for a game dressed in those flowing white robes. I could see him doing it, standing behind the bench, chewing his gum as usual and then refusing to answer any questions about why he was dressed like that and whether it was against the NJ dress code, with a little smirk on his face.
on February 9, 2011 at 8:43 pm Schnookie

Both these guys have much more hair than either coach.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s a salient point.

And we didn’t see the Habs/Bs brawl! We’re only kind of just now settling in; I hate when we miss the interesting stuff! I also hate when Pierre doesn’t get beat up in brawls. Hmph.

I bet Jacques got a paperweight that says that.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yup. Lou has one too. It says that on one side, and “the ends justify the means” on the other.
on February 9, 2011 at 8:44 pm Schnookie

I could see him doing it, standing behind the bench, chewing his gum as usual and then refusing to answer any questions about why he was dressed like that and whether it was against the NJ dress code, with a little smirk on his face.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You know, that’s a surprisingly easy visual to conjure up.
on February 9, 2011 at 8:44 pm SueNJ97

There is no defense or goaltending in the B’s-Habs game.
on February 9, 2011 at 8:46 pm Kathleen

It says that on one side, and “the ends justify the means” on the other.

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

The # of goals already in this game is bizonkers. Remember last year, when Boston hardly ever scored more than 2? What happened to that?
on February 9, 2011 at 8:48 pm Kathleen

Woah, ref. That is a serious mustache.
on February 9, 2011 at 8:52 pm Pookie

Actually, I’d like to see Jacques show up for a game dressed in those flowing white robes.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That would be so awesome. (Less awesome would be Johnny Mac in the day-glo BMX Bandit outfit.)

I have a bunch of scorers in that Mon-Bos game and I’m playing andrew this week! Sweet!
on February 9, 2011 at 9:03 pm Kathleen

Less awesome would be Johnny Mac in the day-glo BMX Bandit outfit.

Well, at least that would’ve gotten their attention…
on February 9, 2011 at 9:10 pm Pookie

Good point, Kathleen. It might have distracted the other team into letting in a few more goals.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:13 pm Kathleen

HAH! Pierre just called Looch “the beast needing to be fed.” I can’t say he’s wrong about that.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:20 pm Pookie

Looch is the ATM needing to be fed a stray kitten.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:24 pm Kathleen

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on February 9, 2011 at 9:24 pm SueNJ97

Someone needs to explain Looch’s diet to Pierre. That might shut Pierre up for about, oh, 30 seconds.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:35 pm SueNJ97

Gomez has been benched? But he’s only a -4, there’s so much more room for him to completely screw up.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:37 pm Pookie

Yeah, we want to see how low can he go!
on February 9, 2011 at 9:40 pm Kathleen

Okay, so Looch is a SMART monster.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:42 pm Pookie

Kathleen, did you ever doubt that? (Don’t answer that.)

Boomer’s sad that the Boston fans aren’t signing “ole, ole, ole, ole”. Heh.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:44 pm Kathleen

Heh. They’ll probably think of it tomorrow. Too bad.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:45 pm SueNJ97

Jacques Martin has standards? I think someone should let JM know this has been announced.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:47 pm Pookie

Jacques Martin has standards?

I have to say, that might be my favorite Gomez commentary ever. “We haven’t seen Gomez in quite a while. Jacques Martin does have standards.” HAHAHAHAHAHA! It’s like music to my heart.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:48 pm Kathleen

“We haven’t seen Gomez in quite a while. Jacques Martin does have standards.”

Buuuuuuuuuuurn.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:50 pm Kathleen

Oh Spacho. Don’t you remember what happened last time you fought?
on February 9, 2011 at 9:50 pm Schnookie

You know what I love? I love hockey. Heh.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:51 pm Kathleen

Aww, the ice is so festive-looking littered with all those gloves and sticks.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:52 pm SueNJ97

No, Cam, you can’t go down there and join in.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:52 pm Kathleen

BWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!! I love how TimTom is collecting all the gloves on top of his net.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:56 pm Kathleen

To say that most guys don’t want to fight Chara is half the story. The other half is that Chara won’t fight anyone who does want to.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:58 pm SueNJ97

The other half is that Chara won’t fight anyone who does want to.

I don’t know. Gionta was always willing to fight him….and did…if you can count a mis-matched slap-fest as a fight.
on February 9, 2011 at 9:59 pm Kathleen

8-6 is winning with authority?
on February 9, 2011 at 9:59 pm Kathleen

Slap-fights do not count. (Even though they’re Chara’s favorite.)
on February 10, 2011 at 7:23 pm EJGRgunner

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Toronto crowd sound so listless. It sounds like an AA meeting is being interrupted by a hockey game.
on February 10, 2011 at 7:25 pm Schnookie

It sounds like an AA meeting is being interrupted by a hockey game.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I feel like that’s a pretty apt description of their last few seasons. And honestly, I’d be listless if I was at tonight’s game, too.
on February 10, 2011 at 7:29 pm EJGRgunner

I guess the Leafs-fan relationship is pretty co-dependent at this point. They can’t even make breakfast without getting abused.
on February 10, 2011 at 7:31 pm Schnookie

When anything shitty happens to me in life, hockey-related or not, I generally find perspective by reminding myself that at least I’m not a Leafs fan.
on February 10, 2011 at 7:42 pm Schnookie

That Kovalchuk stat screen there was just the numerical representation of the difference between the Angel Summoner and the BMX Bandit.
on February 10, 2011 at 7:47 pm Tim

Mitchell and Webb! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
on February 10, 2011 at 7:47 pm SueNJ97

That Kovalchuk stat screen there was just the numerical representation of the difference between the Angel Summoner and the BMX Bandit.

In additioning to summoning angels to take care of local problems, Jacques must have them do long distance delivery as well – someone dropped Langer in Dallas.
on February 10, 2011 at 7:52 pm Tim

Brian Burke looks like he stole Will.i.am’s Super Bowl chrome Gumby hair.
on February 10, 2011 at 7:56 pm Schnookie

In additioning to summoning angels to take care of local problems, Jacques must have them do long distance delivery as well – someone dropped Langer in Dallas.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BURN! (I’m sorry to our Dallas friends… it’s nothing personal.)

Brian Burke looks like he stole Will.i.am’s Super Bowl chrome Gumby hair.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on February 10, 2011 at 7:58 pm Pookie

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to both of you, Sue and Tim!
on February 10, 2011 at 8:44 pm Tim

This has been the single most exciting sporting event I’ve ever seen ever.
on February 10, 2011 at 8:58 pm Schnookie

Yeah, it’s the dictionary definition of “scintillating”.
on February 10, 2011 at 9:02 pm Tim

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
on February 10, 2011 at 9:09 pm Pookie

See? All you had to do was say it was the most exciting sporting event ever.
on February 10, 2011 at 9:17 pm Tim

Guess who’s going to the Devils-Rangers game next Friday? This guy!
on February 10, 2011 at 9:18 pm Schnookie

Good grief, Tim. Why would someone do that? Are you being punished for something?
on February 10, 2011 at 9:18 pm SueNJ97

See if you can get Lundqvist pulled again.
on February 10, 2011 at 9:26 pm Tim

I’m doing it for the chance we’ll beat them thanks to our hot streak and I can relentlessly mock my Rangers fan friend all the way through the game and on the ride home, like when I went to the Caps blowout with a fan of theirs.

Also to see if I can get Hank pulled.
on February 10, 2011 at 9:30 pm Pookie

Bring your vuvuzela and toot out “Hello Interchangeable Parts” in morse code so we’ll know you’re at the game.
on February 10, 2011 at 9:36 pm SueNJ97

What’s morse code for shut your yap, Dion?
on February 10, 2011 at 9:40 pm Tim

What’s morse code for shut your yap, Dion?

I’d be grumpy if here were slandering me too.
on February 10, 2011 at 9:41 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 10, 2011 at 9:41 pm Tim

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
on February 10, 2011 at 9:41 pm Pookie

Holy shit! That shot was… Wowza.
on February 10, 2011 at 9:43 pm SueNJ97

Wow…and Jacques (sorry, the Angel Summoner) even looked happy. That won’t last.
on February 10, 2011 at 9:47 pm Pookie

Gymkana Girl (Adam Oats) looked happy, too! Happy 600th, Angel Summoner!
on February 11, 2011 at 4:47 pm Mike in Idaho

So you all’s boyfriend Getzlaf took out my new defenseman Hamhuis for an undetermined amount of time. I replaced him with someone named Fowler from the Ducks. The combination of Fowl and Ducks was too much to resist, I’m definitely an awesome fantasy manager.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:15 pm Schnookie

Mike, I derive an almost ridiculous amount of delight from Fowler being a Duck. That’s just too perfect. And I apparently have a simple brain. Heh.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:29 pm SueNJ97

I suppose he could be a Penguin (aka Ice Chickens) but it’s not quite the same.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:31 pm Amy

The combination of Fowl and Ducks was too much to resist

I wouldn’t be able to resist either.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:34 pm Tim

All this talk of Fowlers and Ducks is making me sad that Miroslav Satan never wore the Devils number 6.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:38 pm Schnookie

I suppose he could be a Penguin (aka Ice Chickens) but it’s not quite the same.

Yeah, that’s too big a jump for me. I just don’t think penguins are as fowl-y as ducks are. They’re like where fowl and fish meet.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:40 pm Schnookie

Our new TV makes hockey in HD look unbelievable. Likewise, it makes hockey in low-def look exceptionally crappy. ::shakes fist at MSG+ 2::
on February 11, 2011 at 7:49 pm Tim

I prefer to shake my fist at CSPAN2 for crappy non-HD hockey because it makes me feel politically involved.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:57 pm Tim

2 shots? How’d you do that? Heck, I’m not even mad; that’s amazing.
on February 11, 2011 at 7:57 pm SueNJ97

I have no HD TVs. I have one TV I bought in 1992 which gets used 2-3 times a year and one which I bought in 1997 which I use all the time. There’s no $$$ for new TVs. There was no $$$ for Center Ice this year.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:03 pm Schnookie

I prefer to shake my fist at CSPAN2 for crappy non-HD hockey because it makes me feel politically involved.

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

I have to confess that I was reading Martha Stewart Living’s gardening issue during the first period, so I didn’t really see the two-shot effort. It’s pretty impressive on paper, though.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:05 pm Pookie

Dear Martha,

My hockey team only manages two shots in the first period? Do you have any advice on how to improve their performance?
on February 11, 2011 at 8:10 pm Schnookie

Andrew Peters retired yesterday???? No wonder I was in such a good mood!
on February 11, 2011 at 8:10 pm Tim

Andrew Peters’ career is over? Woe is me! Woe, woe, woe.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:15 pm Tim

The heck? There’s an MSG2? I thought there was just MSG, MSG+ and CSPAN2. I assumed the Rangers weren’t playing, not that they’d be knocked to a non-channel despite being the best team in the region.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:15 pm SueNJ97

The Cooke suspension must have just crushed the Pens. Losing to the Isles 4-0! That’s something the Devils from 1st half would have done.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:20 pm SueNJ97

The musical channels is all because the Knicks are on MSG.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:22 pm Schnookie

I refuse to believe that there are more people who want to watch the Knicks than want to watch the Devils. I mean, the Knicks? Her?
on February 11, 2011 at 8:23 pm Schnookie

I also refuse to believe either of these two teams knows how to play hockey. Dude, Sharks, how aren’t you winning yet?
on February 11, 2011 at 8:28 pm Tim

Dude, Sharks, how aren’t you winning yet?

They left their teensy-weensy shark-shaped helmets and rocket skis at home.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Are y’all pounding the Sharks yet? I’m afraid to look. It would be awesome if you did.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:31 pm Tim

The Red Wings have experience, the Capitals have explosive offense, and the Sharks have microcephalic apex predators.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:31 pm Schnookie

They left their teensy-weensy shark-shaped helmets and rocket skis at home.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: This is what they get for thinking rocket skis would help them on dry land!

And Patty, no, we’re not pounding them. If they were even remotely competent, they’d be pounding us. But they’re not, so it’s a scintillating 0-0 heading into the second intermission. Whee. :P
on February 11, 2011 at 8:33 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The Red Wings have experience, the Capitals have explosive offense, and the Sharks have microcephalic apex predators.

Have they figured out how to attach frickin’ laser beams to their heads?
on February 11, 2011 at 8:37 pm Schnookie

The Red Wings have experience, the Capitals have explosive offense, and the Sharks have microcephalic apex predators.

Have they figured out how to attach frickin’ laser beams to their heads?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to both of you! And their heads are too small for frickin’ laser beams.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:46 pm Patty (in Dallas)

(I meant to add :^:::::::::::::::::::::: to Tim’s quote up there.)

Your game could be worse, Schnookie. You could have given up two goals in the first 5 minutes.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm SueNJ97

You could have given up two goals in the first 5 minutes.

Well, you know who we think you should blame for that – whether or not he was on the ice.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm Kathleen

Wow. The Ice Chickens are terrible at hockey.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm Schnookie

You could have given up two goals in the first 5 minutes.

Yeeeeeeeeeah. They just mentioned that on our game. ::cringes::
on February 11, 2011 at 8:54 pm Tim

I might not make it through this game. My cat is doing his favourite thing of being my pillow, so my head is full of the relaxing, repetitious purring, driving every other thought from my mind.

Also, this hockey’s fucking boring as shit.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:55 pm Schnookie

Also, this hockey’s fucking boring as shit.

Yeah, seriously, don’t try to pin the blame on your cat pillow. It’s not the cat’s fault at all.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm Tim

Boooooooooooo.

Haha, he said “in the pants”.
on February 11, 2011 at 8:59 pm Pookie

Around behind in the pants?
on February 11, 2011 at 8:59 pm Schnookie

Am I further admitting what a simpleton I am when I say that this Hockey Night Live commercial cracks my shit up?
on February 11, 2011 at 9:00 pm Tim

Don’t be disgusting Pookie.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:01 pm Tim

You have to be a great stickhandler to get Marleau in the pants.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:05 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 11, 2011 at 9:05 pm Tim

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Who’d have thought the impotent mix of a Devils power play and Winky would pay off?
on February 11, 2011 at 9:05 pm SueNJ97

You realize what just happened is actually possible, since NJ scored on the PP.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:06 pm SueNJ97

Sorry, it’s NOT actually possible. I’m just in shock, I can’t type.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:08 pm Schnookie

I’m just in shock, I can’t type.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Don’t apologize — we’re all feeling the same way.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:09 pm Tim

Everything is possible with R^), the Devils PP, and zombo.com.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:13 pm Schnookie

Everything is possible with R^), the Devils PP, and zombo.com.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Truer words were never spoken.

And yikes! I just looked at the Isles/Pens boxscore. That game doesn’t look like it’s been as boring as watching cans of paint play chess, Devils/Sharks.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:18 pm Tim

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 11, 2011 at 9:18 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 11, 2011 at 9:19 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Purring cat pillows for everyone!
on February 11, 2011 at 9:21 pm Tim

Uh oh, we don’t need another one-eyed player. Whitey’s more than enough.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:25 pm Tim

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 11, 2011 at 9:25 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Wow!! I totally didn’t see this coming tonight!!
on February 11, 2011 at 9:28 pm Pookie

What a — dare I say it? — pleasant surprise!
on February 11, 2011 at 9:31 pm SueNJ97

I wonder if Jacques will tell them, “So, mandatory practice tomorrow, boys” just to see the reaction (since they have 4 days till the next game and any ordinary human would give them a day off).
on February 11, 2011 at 9:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Did the Devils win?! DID THEY WIN?!

It’s nice, but it’s not going to help the Stars as much as I’d hoped. Since we’re about to lose another one.

I blame Langer. He’s a “leader that leads by example,” so all the rest of the team are trying to play like he did the other night. :P
on February 11, 2011 at 9:37 pm Pookie

I blame Langer. He’s a “leader that leads by example,” so all the rest of the team are trying to play like he did the other night. :P

I shouldn’t laugh but… :^:::::::::::::::: I’m so sorry, Stars fans.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:38 pm Schnookie

He’s a “leader that leads by example,” so all the rest of the team are trying to play like he did the other night.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That sounds just like him! (I’m also so sorry.)
on February 11, 2011 at 9:40 pm Myra's Hub (not in Dallas)

Can I be a Devil’s fan? Losing is no fun, especially when you are down 3 before the first period is over.
on February 11, 2011 at 9:43 pm Schnookie

Dave, you can totally hop aboard the Devils bandwagon! It’s completely Langer-free! (I’m so sorry the Stars are sucking tonight.)
on February 11, 2011 at 9:51 pm SueNJ97

I blame Langer. He’s a “leader that leads by example,” so all the rest of the team are trying to play like he did the other night.

I read this and had a vision of the scene from Animal House when Stork grabs the baton and leads the band down the alley with no exit….

So sorry Patty. I wanted him gone…but to some team where we didn’t know and like any fans.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:01 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Thanks for the sympathy! I need to keep in mind that Marc Crawford is no help, either. :P

It’s my theory that the good part of this season was all the players and the fresh air in the room and the embarrassment about not making the playoffs. And now that that emotion is starting to wane, and it falls back on coaching, we can see that it’s not that good.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:04 pm Schnookie

And now that that emotion is starting to wane, and it falls back on coaching, we can see that it’s not that good.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, coaching is kinda playing more heavily in the post-Langer trade picture than we necessarily want to give it credit for. I was just saying to Pookie that I’m more than happy to blame Langer for the Stars’ schnide, but I’m giving Lemaire all the credit for the Devils’ resurgence.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:05 pm Kathleen

I blame Langer. He’s a “leader that leads by example,” so all the rest of the team are trying to play like he did the other night.

I read this and had a vision of the scene from Animal House when Stork grabs the baton and leads the band down the alley with no exit….

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on February 11, 2011 at 10:06 pm Kathleen

I think the Pens-Isles game might outdo that Flyers-Sens game for penalty mins. Whoa.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:10 pm Kathleen

Upon further investigation, maybe now. 419 minutes in unfathomable.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:12 pm ted5th

I am more impressed that the Pens only had 2 guys left on the bench for the final 2+ minutes.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:13 pm SueNJ97

but I’m giving Lemaire all the credit for the Devils’ resurgence.

See, I truly believe Langer was blocking Jacques’ ability to summon the angel hordes.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:15 pm SueNJ97

I am more impressed that the Pens only had 2 guys left on the bench for the final 2+ minutes.

I’ll have to watch the replay of this one – which, of course, makes me exactly the kind of fan that people who hate the NHL (and Gary Bettman) want to make go away.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:16 pm Schnookie

See, I truly believe Langer was blocking Jacques’ ability to summon the angel hordes.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I suspect you’re right, and I should never lose sight of that. Langer was all, “Angels are stupid! I could just pop a wheelie in their faces.”
on February 11, 2011 at 10:16 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That Pens game does sound biwhonkers.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:18 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Razor said that Morrow did the “Captain Morgan” in front of the net. :P

(He lifted one foot so the puck could go past him.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:19 pm Kathleen

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on February 11, 2011 at 10:19 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Aaaand, close parentheses. *eyeroll at myself*
on February 11, 2011 at 10:22 pm Pookie

Langer was all, “Angels are stupid! I could just pop a wheelie in their faces.”

And drop sugarcubes at their feet.

Sue, I was thinking the same thing about the highlights! I was so charmed by how ridonkulously stupid that Bruins-Habs game was. It was the perfect game for mid-Februrary! Then I watched PTI and listened to Wilbon go on and on about how it was terrible for the NHL. Yeah, one game where the teams go nuts is sooooo bad for the NHL. ::looks at NYI-Pens:: Yeah, two games where the teams go nuts is sooooo bad for the NHL.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:24 pm Myra's Hub (not in Dallas)

Anyone for the Pens bandwagon? Easy on since the wheels are totally off.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:25 pm Schnookie

Sue, I was thinking the same thing about the highlights! I was so charmed by how ridonkulously stupid that Bruins-Habs game was.

You’re so right, Sue! We spent much of the end of that Bruins/Habs game (which we only turned on because of the reports of the melee-ishness of it) just spontaneously exclaiming, “Dude, I LOVE hockey!”
on February 11, 2011 at 10:27 pm Schnookie

Easy on since the wheels are totally off.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 11, 2011 at 10:28 pm SueNJ97

Pookie, you have to remember that the only thing I have ever agreed with Wilbon on re: the NHL was that Marty was correct in not shaking Avery’s hand that time in the playoffs and, in fact, he should have kneed Sean in the groin. Otherwise, nothing MW has ever said about the NHL has ever made sense.

People who whine about games like the Bruins-Habs game will never watch the NHL even if it becomes the hockey equivalent of touch football. They just use this as the excuse not to watch it – but they won’t watch it anyway – and those of use who understand that this is actually part of it’s charm, that it goes ballistic occasionally – don’t want it to be touch football on skates.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:32 pm SueNJ97

BTW, one of my friends who is a huge NBA fan, occasionally calls me and says, put such and such a channel on, and it’s because the teams are having what we would call a slap fight. She finds it hilarious. But they don’t actually slug each other – they look like Alex Semin and the “bongos” incident, just more of them. Wilbon generally doesn’t think the world is ending when this happens.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:32 pm Schnookie

People who whine about games like the Bruins-Habs game will never watch the NHL even if it becomes the hockey equivalent of touch football. They just use this as the excuse not to watch it

It’s so true. But those are also the people who will, years after the fact, chortle mightily about that time those two teams went ballistic and there were only two guys left on the benches. It’s just in the moment that it gives them an excuse to clutch their pearls and try to sound more meaningfully anti-hockey than just admitting they don’t care for the sport.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:33 pm Pookie

Otherwise, nothing MW has ever said about the NHL has ever made sense.

I know, I know. It just struck me as really funny after such a delightful game. I mean, if you can’t enjoy that Bruins-Habs game, what can you enjoy?! :D
on February 11, 2011 at 10:37 pm SueNJ97

I mean, if you can’t enjoy that Bruins-Habs game, what can you enjoy?! :D

I know…I finished watching that game and I was grinning. Now I admit that part of it was the Gomez benching, but that was just a tiny piece of it. It was just tremndously entertaining.
on February 11, 2011 at 10:49 pm Myra's Hub (not in Dallas)

The Stars are actually back in the game with 2 goals by our “A” guys and the tying goal by our Captain. However, still bummed. Myra and the Kid were supposed to be on the last flight out, but still at the airport.
on February 11, 2011 at 11:00 pm Patty (in Dallas)

They’re headed your way, Dave? How come they’re still at the airport? It can’t be because of snow!
on February 11, 2011 at 11:02 pm Pookie

That sucks about Myra and the Kid! I hope they get in the air soon!
on February 11, 2011 at 11:02 pm Schnookie

What’s the holdup at the airport???
on February 11, 2011 at 11:06 pm Myra's Hub (not in Dallas)

How come they’re still at the airport? It can’t be because of snow!

The reschedule put them on the really late flight and now its at least 45 minutes late- no flight crew.
on February 11, 2011 at 11:08 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Yikes!
on February 11, 2011 at 11:13 pm Schnookie

That totally blows!
on February 11, 2011 at 11:15 pm Myra's Hub (not in Dallas)

That totally blows!

Yes, yes it does.
on February 11, 2011 at 11:20 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WE WON! What the PHONK!
on February 11, 2011 at 11:30 pm Myra's Hub (not in Dallas)

WE WON!

The Stars were 3 for 3 in the shoot out and Morrow was the first one.
on February 11, 2011 at 11:38 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I hope Morrow and Turco can still be friends after Morrow made Turco look so awful.
on February 11, 2011 at 11:50 pm Myra's Hub (not in Dallas)

I hope Morrow and Turco can still be friends after Morrow made Turco look so awful.

Wonder if Joe told them to put Morrow first in SO. A way to tell Turco that we didn’t resign you because even Morrow can score on you these days.

In the good news, Myra and the Kid are in the air! Also, the Devils beat the Sharks and the Stars leaders actually took the team on their shoulders with two unassisted goals and the tying one. I Love Hockey.
on February 12, 2011 at 1:13 pm Amy

That Pens game does sound biwhonkers.

So bizonkers that the NHL is taking its disciplinary kangaroo court on the road to Buffalo so that hearings may be conducted in person tonight in order for any suspensions to be handed down before tomorrow’s BUF/NYI game.