The Soundtrack Of The Devils Power Play

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The Soundtrack Of The Devils Power Play

February 19, 2012 by Pookie

On Hockey Day In America, we spent our afternoon watching this:

What are the chances today’s game will be more palatable?

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on February 19, 2012 at 6:01 pm EJGRgunner

On Hockey Day in America, I’m forced to watch illegal streams of Canadian broadcasts of the game because GCL blocks out all NBCsports games. I think that makes me more American than everyone else here today.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:01 pm Pookie

Has Zach ever managed to look intense?
on February 19, 2012 at 6:02 pm Pookie

I think that makes me more American than everyone else here today.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: We did actually have the Sabres game on for a bit today. It was just enough to hear Pierre inform us that the reason so many great American NHLers have come from Minnesota is because — get this — it’s cold there.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:03 pm Schnookie

I think that makes me more American than everyone else here today.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You definitely win that one! (Although we made a real holiday of it and grilled burgers for lunch today. Nothing like grilling on a February afternoon to start making me really antsy for summertime…)
on February 19, 2012 at 6:06 pm Amy

I think that makes me more American than everyone else here today.

It might be a moo point now, but the online home of NBCSN was streaming all of today’s games. I did hear that the quality wasn’t the best though.

It was just enough to hear Pierre inform us that the reason so many great American NHLers have come from Minnesota is because — get this — it’s cold there.

You can’t get much past Pierre.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:08 pm suenj97

I’m listening on radio today. No Blersus (or whatever it is now).
on February 19, 2012 at 6:08 pm Schnookie

Dear Blersus (you’ll always be Blersus to me, NBCwhatever),

Your pre-game highlight package of the earlier action from the day has not been enhanced by your pointing out to me which players are American. Even as infected with the spirit of Hockey Day in America as I am, I really don’t give a shit.

Hugs,
Schnookie
on February 19, 2012 at 6:10 pm EJGRgunner

Canadiens honoring Gary Carter right now. They’re doing this awesome thing where they’re projecting images onto the ice. And now they’re doing a video tribute to “New Kid in Town” by the Eagles.

D’awwwww.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:12 pm Schnookie

You can’t get much past Pierre.

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

So they’re doing nice shit in Montreal right now, Gunner? I wouldn’t know. Blersus is busy interviewing all the American participants in this game.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:16 pm suenj97

The prsentation for Carter sounded very nice on the radio. At least, it sounded much better than listening to Pierre interview anyone. Even Zach.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:16 pm Amy

Gunner, I thought Youppi! coming out in his original Expos gear was a really, really nice touch for the Carter tribute.

Even as infected with the spirit of Hockey Day in America as I am, I really don’t give a shit.

I’m pretty sure that during the Sabres game they referred to Paul Gaustad as the American player most likely to be traded before the deadline. That’s taking national pride a wee bit too far.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:17 pm Schnookie

I’m pretty sure that during the Sabres game they referred to Paul Gaustad as the American player most likely to be traded before the deadline. That’s taking national pride a wee bit too far.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: U-S-A! U-S-A!
on February 19, 2012 at 6:17 pm EJGRgunner

Who is this “Matt Tore-o-meena?” When did we sign him?
on February 19, 2012 at 6:19 pm Schnookie

Who is this “Matt Tore-o-meena?” When did we sign him?

Seriously! “Tore-o of Power” doesn’t even rhyme. What’s wrong with this guy? :P
on February 19, 2012 at 6:21 pm suenj97

On radio, NJ’s PK is sponsored by Ecotech pest elimination. That actually seems appropriate.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm Schnookie

These Blersus guys need to stop talking about how DeBoer is letting the Devils players open up a bit, because I’ve been assuming that the only reason that’s happened this year is because no one told Lou. Don’t ruin it for us, Blersus guy!
on February 19, 2012 at 6:35 pm Schnookie

Blersus: “This should be a great goaltending matchup tonight, between 39-year-old Martin Brodeur and 24-year-old Carey Price.”

Me: “How on earth is Carey Price only 24?”

Pookie: “How on earth is Marty only 39?”
on February 19, 2012 at 6:44 pm suenj97

Pookie: “How on earth is Marty only 39?”

Bleh. I remember when he played a few games w/NJ in the 1991-92 season because of injuries. The fact that he’s still playing makes me feel ancient.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:46 pm Schnookie

I remember when he played a few games w/NJ in the 1991-92 season because of injuries. The fact that he’s still playing makes me feel ancient.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I still feel like I’ve come to hockey relatively recently, but I’ve noticed lately that when I see some ye olde highlights from the vaults, they’re from games I remember watching. But I can cling to the fact that at least Marty was around before me. :P
on February 19, 2012 at 6:48 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! No joke, this is the exchange we had immediately before the goal:

Pookie, noticing the music the Montreal arena is playing during the pre-faceoff stoppage: “Why are they playing Bon Jovi?”

Me: “Seriously! I don’t understand why any arena outside of New Jersey plays them. They are our life force. They only make us stronger.” ::Devils promptly score:: “SEE?”
on February 19, 2012 at 6:49 pm suenj97

Oy vey. The radio announcers are waxing nostalgic about…Blobby.
on February 19, 2012 at 6:51 pm Schnookie

The radio announcers are waxing nostalgic about…Blobby.

Good grief. What on earth could they be nostalgic about??
on February 19, 2012 at 6:55 pm suenj97

Good grief. What on earth could they be nostalgic about??

I’m not sure how they got there, but they wandered from the discussion of the Parise goal to some kind of discussion of Devils’ goal scorers and then somehow it turned into how Holik was only remembered as part of the Crash Line when he scored lots of key goals. My thought was, “No, he’ll be remembered for his unibrow, voice and inability to admit anything was his fault…and his ability to get that contract out of Sather.”
on February 19, 2012 at 7:11 pm EJGRgunner

“No, he’ll be remembered for his unibrow, voice and inability to admit anything was his fault…and his ability to get that contract out of Sather.”

So many hockey players have gotten a contract out of Sather that it’s not really an “ability” at this point. It’s kind of like lacing up one’s skates: you assume any hockey player can do it.

Also when a hockey player can’t do it, you know he’s seriously injured and/or a a tragic shell of his former self.
on February 19, 2012 at 7:13 pm Schnookie

Also when a hockey player can’t do it, you know he’s seriously injured and/or a a tragic shell of his former self.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Although when you look at the Redden/Gomez era for Slats, being able to get that kind of contract out of him was generally a fantastic indicator that the player was a tragic shell of his former self…
on February 19, 2012 at 7:18 pm EJGRgunner

http://www.metsblog.com/2012/02/19/tribute-to-gary-carter-at-the-canadians-game-tonight-ripkid/

A MetsBlog post with photos from the Gary Carter tribute including the cool “images on the ice” bit.
on February 19, 2012 at 7:18 pm suenj97

Given what’s happened to DiPietro, I have to wonder if it was Sather, not Wang, who signed that contract.
on February 19, 2012 at 7:20 pm Schnookie

Things I am thankful for today:

That I don’t have a mouth wound like Volchenkov’s.
on February 19, 2012 at 7:21 pm Schnookie

Given what’s happened to DiPietro, I have to wonder if it was Sather, not Wang, who signed that contract.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on February 19, 2012 at 7:22 pm EJGRgunner

Things I am thankful for today:

That I don’t have a mouth wound like Volchenkov’s.

Why so serious?
on February 19, 2012 at 7:24 pm EJGRgunner

Formatting fail.
on February 19, 2012 at 7:28 pm EJGRgunner

When the hell did “compete level” become an acceptable phrase? It strikes me as all kinds of awkward, and incredibly non-descriptive. Is it supposed to describe the competitiveness of his team? Wouldn’t “intensity” or “energy” cover that?
on February 19, 2012 at 7:32 pm Pookie

Formatting fail.

Someone’s copyedit level was too low on that one.
on February 19, 2012 at 7:32 pm Schnookie

Why so serious?

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And I could not agree with you more about the idiocy of the term “compete level”. In fact, it was just last night that we were watching a game during which the announcers used it and I completely went off on it. I feel like it was Pierre McGuire who first started using the term, which infuriates me doubly. I mean, for starters, it’s a completely stupid, faux-corporate-speak, “look at me, I’m so coach-y” term, and second, it was introduced to hockey by Pierre fucking McGuire. THERE IS NOTHING GOOD ABOUT “COMPETE LEVEL”. It makes my rage level sky-high.
on February 19, 2012 at 7:40 pm EJGRgunner

I object to it even more on literary grounds. “Level” is normally WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! used after a noun to form a descriptive phrase: “Energy level,” e.g.
on February 19, 2012 at 7:49 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

And look at you with your grammar and shit. I’m all, “Ugh, Pierre,” and you’re all, “I actually understand this language we speak.” :D
on February 19, 2012 at 7:57 pm Pookie

No one can be blamed for losing basic language skills when confronted with some who makes as much a mockery of speech as Pierre does.
on February 19, 2012 at 8:02 pm Schnookie

Oh, right — third period. Sigh.
on February 19, 2012 at 8:13 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! TAOR OF PAOR!!!!!!!
on February 19, 2012 at 8:13 pm Pookie

My WOO level is sky high!
on February 19, 2012 at 8:17 pm EJGRgunner

I haven’t really been paying attention. Is this another one of those nationally televised games where the commentators all assume that the Devils only win because of the trap?
on February 19, 2012 at 8:25 pm Schnookie

Your guess is as good as mine, Gunner. At some point last season, when Doc stopped doing most of our games, I lost my ability to actually hear what the commentators are saying. (Boomer will frequently respond to the commentators and I’ll have to ask her what they said so I can appreciate her jokes. Maybe I should check with her…)
on February 19, 2012 at 8:27 pm Schnookie

Boomer says that no, they haven’t been saying the Devils are a trapping team. It’s a red letter day!!
on February 19, 2012 at 8:27 pm Pookie

I also don’t listen any more, but I chalk it up to self-defense against Chico. It’s hard to convince my brain that Chico isn’t calling this game.
on February 19, 2012 at 8:27 pm Schnookie

And to think, the first time Blersus didn’t call the Devils a trapping team, none of us were paying any attention. :P
on February 19, 2012 at 8:32 pm EJGRgunner

Call me crazy, but that NBC “wipe to/from highlight” sound is exactly the same sound you heard in either GuitarHero or Rockband whenever you activated Star Power.
on February 19, 2012 at 8:33 pm Schnookie

that NBC “wipe to/from highlight” sound is exactly the same sound you heard in either GuitarHero or Rockband whenever you activated Star Power.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Now I’m going to have to listen for that.
on February 19, 2012 at 8:35 pm EJGRgunner

Well I seem to recall Roenick talking about how the Devils are “frustrating” and “defensive.” I also think someone was talking about how it was “layer after layer” when going against the Devils.
on February 19, 2012 at 8:35 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 19, 2012 at 8:35 pm Pookie

I don’t think I ever activated Star Power in Guitar Hero. I didn’t like any of the songs, so I would mute the TV and listen to Bonnie Prince Billy or Baby Bird instead and then chalk up my inability to score well on my general lack of rhythm. It wasn’t until after I swore off the game forever that I realized it probably would have been easier if I’d been actually listening to the song I was supposed to be “playing”.
on February 19, 2012 at 8:35 pm Schnookie

Well I seem to recall Roenick talking about how the Devils are “frustrating” and “defensive.”

Well, that’s Roenick. I mean, SURELY NBC has a disclaimer that any opinion voiced by him doesn’t reflect those of the network, right?
on February 20, 2012 at 12:56 pm Mike in Idaho

Why can the Devils beat everyone but Clemmensen? This question is going to keep me up nights.
on February 21, 2012 at 7:07 pm Schnookie

This question is going to keep me up nights.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It really is one of life’s great (and terrible) mysteries.
on February 21, 2012 at 7:08 pm Pookie

I read a tip today that if you’re having trouble falling asleep, you should work out Fibonacci’s Sequence in your head. I’m pretty sure that goes 0, 1, 1, 2, FUCK YOU CLEMMER, 3, 5…
on February 21, 2012 at 7:09 pm suenj97

Clemmer is an awful reason for insomnia.
on February 21, 2012 at 7:16 pm Schnookie

Clemmer is an awful reason for insomnia.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Also an awful reason for losing. It’s so rough, being a Devils fan when he’s still lurking out there, just… waiting. :P
on February 21, 2012 at 7:22 pm Schnookie

I have to say, I don’t like living in a world where the Leafs might make the playoffs. This is very disconcerting.
on February 21, 2012 at 7:23 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 21, 2012 at 7:23 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
on February 21, 2012 at 7:24 pm EJGRgunner

Have you guys forgiven Sykora yet? I saw him outside the Rock the other night holding a sign that said “WILL SCORE GOALS FOR LOVE”
on February 21, 2012 at 7:31 pm Pookie

Have you guys forgiven Sykora yet?

Do pigs fly yet? He’s going to have to score a lot more goals. A LOT. Like, game-winning playoff goals.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
on February 21, 2012 at 7:32 pm EJGRgunner

WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
on February 21, 2012 at 7:33 pm EJGRgunner

BOOOOOOOOO
on February 21, 2012 at 7:33 pm Pookie

A non-hockey friend emailed a recipe for funfetti cake tonight. I blame that goal on her.
on February 21, 2012 at 7:33 pm Schnookie

I saw him outside the Rock the other night holding a sign that said “WILL SCORE GOALS FOR LOVE”

As long as he keeps working on that, maybe he has hope. (Don’t tell him there is no hope. I don’t want him to stop scoring.)

I had to tend to dinner for a moment and missed “WOOOOOOOOOO!” and then “BOOOOOOOO!”
on February 21, 2012 at 7:36 pm EJGRgunner

Wait, isn’t this Boulton’s role? Or Palmieri’s apparently?
on February 21, 2012 at 7:44 pm Pookie

Zach prefers a handsomer henchman, so Boulton doesn’t get to defend his honor. Boulton’s there to fight for all the other players.
on February 21, 2012 at 7:54 pm EJGRgunner

Good god, what quack of a doctor gave Marty those hair plugs?
on February 21, 2012 at 8:01 pm Schnookie

Wait, wait — we went to watch the Ducks during intermission and missed hilarious hair plugs?? Dammit!!
on February 21, 2012 at 8:31 pm Schnookie

This game blows.
on February 21, 2012 at 8:31 pm Pookie

That recipe my friend sent linked to a recipe for double-glazed, double-funfetti donuts. I blame that goal on those damn funfetti donuts.
on February 21, 2012 at 8:36 pm Schnookie

No one ever, ever, EVER let Marty know there is such a thing as a double-funfetti donut. (Although I figure Game 7 from the most recent Devils/Hurricanes playoff series counts as a double-funfetti donut, so obviously Marty already knew about them…)
on February 21, 2012 at 8:38 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 21, 2012 at 9:00 pm suenj97

I really need to get some of whatever Gel-O is either smoking or drinking. That he could even suggest that the Pony’s goal might be the ‘death blow’ when NJ still has an evil 3rd period to play…
on February 21, 2012 at 9:18 pm Schnookie

Maybe Gel-O meant the death blow if the game ended after the second period?
on February 21, 2012 at 9:23 pm suenj97

Maybe he thinks there’s a mercy rule in hockey. But, in this case it would be a mercy if NJ didn’t have to play 3rd periods.
on February 21, 2012 at 9:29 pm Schnookie

Sue, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

We’re currently playing with a laser pointer for our cat. I wonder if Clarkson is similarly fascinated by laser pointer dots? Like, can DeBoer never use them in team meetings, because Clarkson enthusiastically chases them?
on February 21, 2012 at 9:33 pm Schnookie

This result! So shocking! ::eyeroll::
on February 21, 2012 at 9:33 pm Pookie

I can’t believe they sucked me into believing they had this in the bag.
on February 21, 2012 at 9:34 pm EJGRgunner

Funfetti
on February 21, 2012 at 9:36 pm suenj97

Evil, Evil 3rd periods.

And, yes, Devils meetings are laser-pointer free zones. Otherwise, Clarkson would be exhausted from all that chasing.
on February 21, 2012 at 9:39 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 21, 2012 at 9:39 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! That was crazy!!!!
on February 21, 2012 at 9:39 pm EJGRgunner

woo? How did that happen?
on February 21, 2012 at 9:40 pm suenj97

WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
on February 21, 2012 at 9:40 pm suenj97

How did that happen?

Blinded the Leafs goalie with a laser pointer?
on February 21, 2012 at 9:40 pm Schnookie

I’m so glad that Gustavswhatever (I can’t be bothered to make sure I know how to spell his name) was there to make sure that shot that was going wide would end up in the net instead. Thanks, lousy goalie! I appreciate that!
on February 21, 2012 at 9:41 pm Schnookie

Blinded the Leafs goalie with a laser pointer?

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Or perhaps he also has a laser pointer chasing problem, and the Leafs accidentally had one in their pregame meetings, and he was left way too tired for OT?
on February 23, 2012 at 12:51 pm Mike in Idaho

Woohoo, the word out of Toronto is that Burke was so mad after the Devils won Tuesday that he is now looking for a new goalie. I love when Toronto and Philadelphia turn inwards and destroy themselves from the inside.
on February 23, 2012 at 10:16 pm Schnookie

I love when Toronto and Philadelphia turn inwards and destroy themselves from the inside.

I know! That’s music to my ears about Burke!!
on February 24, 2012 at 1:20 am Alix

Welp…my team hasn’t even left Detroit yet! Enjoy your win tomorrow Devils lovelies ;)
on February 24, 2012 at 9:30 am Amy

the word out of Toronto is that Burke was so mad after the Devils won Tuesday that he is now looking for a new goalie.

It’s hilarious how fast Burke went from “nope, not going to be active in the trade market” to “ZOMG need goalie. Want goalie. Find goalie.”

And while we’re talking trades, I love how everyone’s first reaction to the Kings trading for Carter is that putting Carter & Richards together in LA is a recipe for off-ice disaster.
on February 24, 2012 at 6:50 pm suenj97

the word out of Toronto is that Burke was so mad after the Devils won Tuesday that he is now looking for a new goalie

This isn’t unusual. There were a few years where the Bruins made major moves right after losing to NJ. Joe Thornton to the Sharks happened the day after a loss to NJ. It’s like…lose to NJ, destroy your team. Obviously, the Bruins have made no major moves this year because they haven’t lost to NJ…no matter what other issues they might have, they can still say that.
on February 24, 2012 at 7:15 pm Tim

Yay Doc
on February 24, 2012 at 7:17 pm Tim

Woah, lot of Emric nepotism in the Devils clubhouse.
on February 24, 2012 at 7:26 pm EJGRgunner

Oookies noticeably absent. Maybe they went to the game?
on February 24, 2012 at 7:28 pm suenj97

Possibly. Or, it is a Friday night. Maybe they have..a social life.
on February 24, 2012 at 7:31 pm Tim

What losers.
on February 24, 2012 at 7:34 pm Schnookie

We TOTALLY don’t have social lives! The reason we’re late to the game here is because we both overslept on our traditional Friday after-work naps. So… the opposite of having lives? How was the Doc ceremony?
on February 24, 2012 at 7:36 pm Pookie

What is this “so-cial li-fe” of which you speak?
on February 24, 2012 at 7:37 pm suenj97

Well, you have something in common with Marty. He looked like he was asleep throughout the ceremony (which was perfectly nice – Mrs. Doc really liked the car gift). I thought Marty might be in a food coma.
on February 24, 2012 at 7:37 pm Tim

It….was MAGICAL
on February 24, 2012 at 7:40 pm Schnookie

I thought Marty might be in a food coma.

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And this game is POOPY! I got out of bed for THIS?
on February 24, 2012 at 7:41 pm EJGRgunner

Damnit.
on February 24, 2012 at 7:43 pm Pookie

I wish I could get on a “Do Not Show” list for those “The Garden Transformed” commercials. And this is only Year One. ::shoots self::
on February 24, 2012 at 7:46 pm Schnookie

I’m starting to feel like the Canucks are a better hockey team than the Devils.
on February 24, 2012 at 8:05 pm Schnookie

Okay, Mrs. Doc is adorable.
on February 24, 2012 at 8:10 pm Pookie

I can’t believe it’s already been six years of Dano as an analyst!
on February 24, 2012 at 8:27 pm EJGRgunner

You could kind of feel this game coming since the All Star break; you knew at some point some team was going to dissect the Devils with the mildly detached demeanor of a Law and Order medical examiner.
on February 24, 2012 at 8:31 pm Schnookie

you knew at some point some team was going to dissect the Devils with the mildly detached demeanor of a Law and Order medical examiner.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The positive I’m taking away from this game is that splendid analogy. This really is clinical, isn’t it?
on February 24, 2012 at 8:34 pm suenj97

Buh-bye Foster, we hardly knew ye.
on February 24, 2012 at 8:34 pm Schnookie

Hm. Zidlicky? I have no opinion of him. I had no opinion of Foster either, but now I like him. Why’d he have to go so soon?
on February 24, 2012 at 8:38 pm suenj97

If Minny wants someone to be defensively responsible, I don’t think Foster is their man. Farewell, Palmieri.
on February 24, 2012 at 8:39 pm Tim

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
on February 24, 2012 at 8:40 pm Schnookie

Huzzah! (Look at how the Devils are celebrating the departure of Foster and Palmieri. I had no idea they were holding the team back so much. :P)
on February 24, 2012 at 8:40 pm Pookie

Foster and Palmieri were clearly cancers keeping the team down!
on February 24, 2012 at 8:51 pm EJGRgunner

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/illustrated-guide-minnesota-wild-misery-marek-zidlicky-plays-163832001.html
on February 24, 2012 at 8:56 pm Schnookie

Wow, thanks for that link, Gunner. That’s very… encouraging? (I think I have an opinion of Zidlicky now. Sigh.)
on February 24, 2012 at 9:01 pm EJGRgunner

On the other hand, behindthenet says his Cors Rel is +9.5
on February 24, 2012 at 9:08 pm Tim

That seems an awfully expensive deal for an old, crappy guy.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:09 pm EJGRgunner

Also positives: Foster and Vellieux were basically scrap heap players – Foster only cost Egg and Fraser to acquire (and came with a goalie), and Vellieux was a minor league free agent. And Palmieri played himself out of the lineup, and is going to the other conference which will prevent too many possible back-to-bite-ya moments.

I’m a little bothered by giving up the picks though. A 2nd seems high, and the conditional better be lower than a 5th or we got hosed.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:12 pm Tim

If Chuck’s jersey isn’t retired, blood will spill.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:13 pm EJGRgunner

CHUCK!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

DAMN YOU DOC!!!!!! YOU MADE ME LOVE AND THEN YOU BROKE MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SHAVED MY BEARD FOR YOU, DEVIL-WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 24, 2012 at 9:14 pm Schnookie

Yeah, I’ve got no problem cutting Vellieux and Palmieri loose, but draft picks don’t grow on trees, Lou! (Especially since we still have to give up whatever the Kovalchuk penalty picks were…) Also, is Zidlicky –

WAIT, THEY’RE RETIRING CHUCK???????? WHAT??????

– never mind. I forgot what I was going to say. I’m too broken up about losing Chuck.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:14 pm Pookie

If Chuck’s jersey isn’t retired, blood will spill.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It would have to be proportioned correctly to the other retired #s.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:15 pm Schnookie

So that’s it? We just let Chuck go? Nothing in return? Not even one more game from Doc? This is the worst Devils transaction EVER.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:18 pm Tim

So that’s it? We just let Chuck go? Nothing in return? Not even one more game from Doc? This is the worst Devils transaction EVER.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE
on February 24, 2012 at 9:20 pm Schnookie

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

That is absolutely the only correct response here. There are bad transactions, and then there are rip-the-soul-out-of-the-franchise transactions, and encasing Chuck in carbonite and giving him to Jabba — er, Doc, is one of the latter. I predict this is the turning point for the Devils this season. They can’t come back from this.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:20 pm suenj97

I don’t understand why they couldn’t give Doc either Stan or Chico and keep Chuck.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:20 pm EJGRgunner

A CONDITIONAL THIRD??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on February 24, 2012 at 9:21 pm Schnookie

I don’t understand why they couldn’t give Doc either Stan or Chico and keep Chuck.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on February 24, 2012 at 9:21 pm Pookie

In return for Chuck, I’d accept one more game from Doc (from his JD Era), or never having to hear Stan Fischler on my tv ever again, or removing all Rangers/Garden commercials from Devils broadcasts. Nothing less than one of those things.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:23 pm Pookie

Maybe we could replace Chuck the Doc by taxidermifying PJ Sykora and dressing him up in a little boater and a cigarillo?
on February 24, 2012 at 9:28 pm suenj97

A CONDITIONAL THIRD??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you seen the conditions? From Puck Daddy:

the Wild get conditional 3rd rounder pick in ’13 if the Devils make East Final in 2012 and Zidlicky plays 75 percent of their games in the 1st two rounds of the playoffs

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/minnesota-wild-trade-marek-zidlicky-devils-actually-something-020231215.html;_ylt=Am5XSR9h82vMKoPK4YfrtoiRbcp_;_ylu=X3oDMTFja3NwYTFmBG1pdANCbG9ncyBJbmRleARwb3MDMQRzZWMDTWVkaWFCbG9nSW5kZXhUZW1w;_ylg=X3oDMTFvcGs0cnBnBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANibG9nBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

I can’t see them making the east finals this year and if they do, then I’m guessing they will see the trade as a success.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:32 pm Schnookie

I can’t see them making the east finals this year and if they do, then I’m guessing they will see the trade as a success.

Gotta agree with that. If Zidlicky’s playing a lot and the Devils go deep in the playoffs, I’ll be pleasantly surprised enough to be willing to part with a third-rounder.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:33 pm Schnookie

Wait, why are they asking Lou about Zidlicky? Does Lou not know what the broadcast team did with Chuck just moments ago??
on February 24, 2012 at 9:36 pm suenj97

Concentrating on Zidlicky is Lou’s way of dealing with loss.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:37 pm suenj97

It’s really a shame that the Canucks have actual goaltending.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:40 pm Schnookie

Concentrating on Zidlicky is Lou’s way of dealing with loss.

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It’s really a shame that the Canucks have actual goaltending.

I know. I’m still stuck in the Leafs game, so I’ve been wondering when the other team’s goalie is going to put the puck into his own net for the Devils.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:42 pm Tim

I think someone’s been Zidlicking toads.
on February 24, 2012 at 9:47 pm Schnookie

I think someone’s been Zidlicking toads.

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