Finally! The Game Everyone’s Been Looking Forward To!

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Finally! The Game Everyone’s Been Looking Forward To!

November 21, 2011 by Schnookie

DeBoer vs. the Panthers! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

It’s reassuring to know that no matter what happens in this game, no one other than the very select few who watch Devils/Panthers games will notice.

Posted in Open Thread | 59 Comments

59 Responses

on November 21, 2011 at 7:13 pm suenj97

Bleh. They just interviewed Clemmer on the pre-game show. I turned off the sound.

Yes, it must amaze the NHL that some of us could be more interested in DeBoer vs. his former team than the glorious (?) return of Sid’s caboose. The Isles are sacrificing a rookie Swedish goalie against the Pens.
on November 21, 2011 at 7:21 pm Schnookie

I have to be honest — my cold, black heart has melted a bit with happiness at Sid’s return. I don’t know what’s come over me. :P
on November 21, 2011 at 7:31 pm suenj97

Rut-Roh. Egg is back in the line-up. It’s not like Palmieri was doing anything great, but I my heart sinks seeing Pelley’s name in the line-up.

I’m just glad the when-will-Crosby-return saga is over. Of course, now we have the, can-Sid-take-a-legal-hit narrative (since there was nothing illegal about collision with Steckel).
on November 21, 2011 at 7:36 pm Schnookie

Well, at least with Palmieri not playing we’ll be rid of the curs’d number 12.
on November 21, 2011 at 7:41 pm Myra's Hub

I thought the big story of today was whether the Stars can win again.
on November 21, 2011 at 7:42 pm Schnookie

I was just massively confused by Chico calling Pelley “Rod”. I was like, “What is he calling Egg?”
on November 21, 2011 at 7:43 pm EJGRgunner

I offer up readings from the holy playbook, for you Schnookie:

Submit yourselves therefore to Larsson. Resist the Crosby, and he will flee from you.
–Jakob 4:7

I will put my defensive responsibilities within them, and I will write it upon their hearts; and I will be their blue-liner, and they shall be my people.
–Jarmo 31.31-34
on November 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm EJGRgunner

That’s almost certainly a concussion.
on November 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm suenj97

Excuse me, but the NJ defenseman winds up lying on the ise, bleeding from the hit and NJ gets the penalty? Who was it? Did Volchenkov get 2 minutes for bleeding?
on November 21, 2011 at 7:46 pm Schnookie

Submit yourselves therefore to Larsson. Resist the Crosby, and he will flee from you.

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And I have to agree that that definitely looked like a severe injury to Volchenkov’s glass jaw.
on November 21, 2011 at 7:47 pm EJGRgunner

The league offices must have been very displeased to see the Devils get so many penalties last game.
on November 21, 2011 at 7:47 pm Schnookie

Who was it? Did Volchenkov get 2 minutes for bleeding?

Was it Kovalchuk for his needless “retribution” for the hit? (I have no patience for idiotic roughing after unpenalized hits.)
on November 21, 2011 at 7:49 pm suenj97

That must have been it. But they never told us.
on November 21, 2011 at 7:51 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on November 21, 2011 at 7:51 pm suenj97

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
on November 21, 2011 at 7:53 pm EJGRgunner

WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Also, if that check isn’t an illegal blow to the head, then I don’t know what is.
on November 21, 2011 at 7:53 pm suenj97

Double WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
on November 21, 2011 at 7:53 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was all Larsson!
on November 21, 2011 at 7:55 pm EJGRgunner

PETR SYKORA BELIEVES IN SECOND CHANCES!!!!!
on November 21, 2011 at 7:55 pm suenj97

And I have to agree that that definitely looked like a severe injury to Volchenkov’s glass jaw.

Did he have the glass jaw on the Sens or is this something that has started since he’s joined NJ?
on November 21, 2011 at 7:57 pm suenj97

WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
on November 21, 2011 at 7:57 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know who should win the Hart Trophy this year? Zubrus!
on November 21, 2011 at 7:58 pm EJGRgunner

WHO IS THIS UNSTOPPABLE JUGGERNAUT?
on November 21, 2011 at 8:00 pm EJGRgunner

Apparently some of the Russians who played for the Panthers last year REALLY hate DeBoer. Said he was too much of a taskmaster. This has got to sting.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:05 pm Schnookie

WHO IS THIS UNSTOPPABLE JUGGERNAUT?

I have no idea, but I’m afraid that if I move I might startle it and it’ll run away. Don’t leave me, unstoppable-juggernaut Devils!

As for DeBoer being too much of a taskmaster, if I was a Panthers fan I’d have wanted to hear those players were bag skating every single day for the last ten years. Yeesh.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:07 pm suenj97

Said he was too much of a taskmaster.

Now we know what attracted Lou.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:14 pm EJGRgunner

Well that was gratifying.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:20 pm Schnookie

We don’t have to play any more periods of this game. I’m wholly satisfied with that first one.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:21 pm Myra's Hub

Chico on the Panthers feed. Sorry you guys are missing it.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:23 pm suenj97

I read the article in the Sun Sentinal where DeBoer gets ripped by some of his former players (and one of the Russians is the most vocal). The interesting thing is that if what they say is accurate there is no way we should see what is happening with either Larsson or Henrique. They say if you make a mistake you are too scared to continue because he’ll rip you for it – especially the young players. But, we’ve seen both Larsson and Henrique make some major mistakes out there and come back and play – with confidence – on the next shift, in the next game.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:26 pm suenj97

We don’t have to play any more periods of this game. I’m wholly satisfied with that first one.

Game called on account of happiness?
on November 21, 2011 at 8:30 pm Schnookie

Chico on the Panthers feed. Sorry you guys are missing it.

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Game called on account of happiness?

Absolutely! That should be allowed!!

And that’s really interesting about the criticism of DeBoer. If he really was like that in Florida, he’s clearly learned from his mistakes.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:37 pm EJGRgunner

Say what you want to about Egg, but that was an impressive display against a much larger fighter.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:39 pm Schnookie

See? We should have just stopped after one period.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:52 pm Schnookie

Is it just me, or is it getting funfetti here?
on November 21, 2011 at 8:52 pm EJGRgunner

Ok, now I’m unhappy. Dammit
on November 21, 2011 at 8:53 pm Myra's Hub

And that’s really interesting about the criticism of DeBoer.

The Panthers feed also had Blandy who said that DeBoer is black and white and if you don’t do it his way, you don’t play. The Devils probably understand the philosophy more than the Panthers did.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:56 pm EJGRgunner

Chico must be hallucinating, Versteeg touched it once. Fayne touched it three times.
on November 21, 2011 at 8:57 pm suenj97

Chico must be hallucinating</i?

I thought that was Chico's natural state.
on November 21, 2011 at 9:00 pm Schnookie

I thought that was Chico’s natural state.

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The Devils probably understand the philosophy more than the Panthers did.

That’s a good point. The Devils are a team that has historically responded pretty much only to the Lemaires of the world…
on November 21, 2011 at 9:07 pm suenj97

DeBoer might want to ask them WTF they thought they were doing in the second period. I know Marty is playing better recently, but they pretty much just left him out there to dry.
on November 21, 2011 at 9:32 pm Schnookie

How did the Panthers not score there? And, more importantly, why weren’t we able to call the game done at the first intermission?
on November 21, 2011 at 9:41 pm EJGRgunner

FUNFETTI
on November 21, 2011 at 9:43 pm Schnookie

Very, very large funfetti.
on November 21, 2011 at 9:43 pm Schnookie

I guess the juggernaut was stoppable after all. :(
on November 21, 2011 at 9:48 pm EJGRgunner

What the bloody hell is happening in Florida? It’s like watching 20 men develop Alzheimer’s extremely rapidly.
on November 21, 2011 at 9:58 pm EJGRgunner

Mudder fucker
on November 21, 2011 at 10:02 pm Schnookie

It’s like watching 20 men develop Alzheimer’s extremely rapidly.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That made me laugh through my tears. And my retching. That was horrid. Talk about the thrill of victory quickly giving way to the agony of defeat.
on November 21, 2011 at 10:02 pm EJGRgunner

That was horrible
on November 22, 2011 at 1:01 pm Mike in Idaho

I guess Versus showed the right game after all, I know I wish I wouldn’t have watched the Devils last night. I was especially disappointed with the great Elias, namesake and founder of the mighty Elias Sports Bureau, whose lazy backchecking left the Florida guy wide open for the tying shorthanded goal.
on November 22, 2011 at 7:42 pm Schnookie

Wait, Mike, was Patty’s lazy backchecking also your fault? Are you a bad witch again??
on November 23, 2011 at 6:35 pm Frisby

No tonight’s game against Columbus is the one everybody has been looking forward to. If the Devils can actually keep from losing 8-2 to the worst team in the league, I’ll have something to be thankful for. You know, something other than the great hockey messiah’s twig and berries returning to Pierre Mcguire’s lips.
on November 24, 2011 at 12:06 pm Myra's Hub

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We don’t name names but someone got a nice b-day present last night when their favorite player scored the overtime goal (Wh-OTT a game winner) and they got to see it in person.
on November 24, 2011 at 12:24 pm Mags

I hope everyone’s having a great Thanksgiving!
on November 24, 2011 at 2:10 pm Mike in Idaho

Happy Thanksgiving all!
on November 25, 2011 at 12:00 pm Myra

Tryptophan is strong stuff.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We are most thankful that Dave’s sister is responding well to her weekly chemotherapy and was able to come for the festivities yesterday. (She had a double mastectomy at the end of September.)

Double hugs to everyone from Mama Myra!
on November 25, 2011 at 3:14 pm EJGRgunner

Happy Thanksgiving to IPB. Here’s to the Devils beating the New York Knicks Hockey team today and tomorrow.
on November 25, 2011 at 7:11 pm Amy

Happy belated Thanksgiving to everyone (and a belated Happy Thursday to the non-Americans in the house). Here’s to hoping all of our teams come out of their turkey comas in time to play some good, clean, winning hockey.
on November 27, 2011 at 2:41 pm Pookie

Happy belated Thanksgiving! I’m glad to hear everyone’s doing well!

Well, other than Devils fans after that game yesterday. Gah! So close!