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April 15, 2012 by Pookie

There seems to be some mystery surrounding the design of the Devils playoffs gear. We think we have the answer…

It’s the Numberwang Code!

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on April 15, 2012 at 7:02 pm suenj97

Do the Devils realize the history of the franchise can be summed up in a series of British comedy skits?
on April 15, 2012 at 7:23 pm Amy

Tooch? Does the Devils playoff gear come complete with booty shorts with complementary butt pads?
on April 15, 2012 at 7:28 pm Schnookie

Do the Devils realize the history of the franchise can be summed up in a series of British comedy skits?

Heh. They do if they bother reading IPB!

Does the Devils playoff gear come complete with booty shorts with complementary butt pads?

You better believe it! I mean, would you expect anything less from Kovalchuk?
on April 15, 2012 at 7:30 pm Pookie

I’m hoping Cam Janssen refused to wear the butt pads and we won’t be seeing anything from him again.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:35 pm suenj97

I mean, would you expect anything less from Kovalchuk?

I just had a vision…of Kovy winning the Conn Smythe (which would really piss off Bettman to start), and coming out to accept it in the shorts w/the butt pads.

The problem is, suddenly, it would violate some other non-existent rule in the CBA (let’s call it the “don’t violate Gary’s sense of decorum rule”) and NJ would lose another draft pick.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:39 pm Schnookie

Sue, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You’re so right that it would totally cost NJ another draft pick. And now that I think about it, which player would most likely come out to accept a Conn Smythe wearing “booty tooch” shorts with butt pads? Captain Hugs, of course!
on April 15, 2012 at 7:40 pm Schnookie

Couldn’t the MSG make-up people have done a better job with Dano’s head?
on April 15, 2012 at 7:42 pm suenj97

I was thinking that Dano looks like he has a spray-on tan.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:42 pm Schnookie

Well, this one’s fun so far.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:42 pm suenj97

Yuck
on April 15, 2012 at 7:43 pm EJGRgunner

This is not numberwang.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:45 pm Pookie

This is not numberwang.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: This game is going to end up with a paper bag over it’s head.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:50 pm Amy

This game is going to end up with a paper bag over it’s head.

I think all of the paper bags have been delegated to the Pens and their fans after today’s cluster bomb of a hockey game.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:51 pm EJGRgunner

Also, although I have no proof of anything, I think it’s mighty suspicious that Frisby is leading the eponymous bowl.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:53 pm Pookie

Ugh, that Pens-Philly game was depressing.

I think it’s mighty suspicious that Frisby is leading the eponymous bowl.

it’s rigged! I should be winning! I picked the Pens to go all the way to the SCF! I should be winning!
on April 15, 2012 at 7:56 pm suenj97

I think all of the paper bags have been delegated to the Pens and their fans after today’s cluster bomb of a hockey game.

What’s amazing is that Bryzgalov has been a sieve and the Flyers are till up 3-0.

At some point it just looked like the Pens stopped trying to win and decided to take as many Flyers off the ice as possible. I don’t have much respect for the Flyer organization but the Pens are ridiculous.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:57 pm Schnookie

Dude, Frisby is TOTALLY cheating!

And yeah, the Pens and all of their fans should be DEEPLY ashamed. What a travesty. Heh.
on April 15, 2012 at 7:58 pm suenj97

When you lose a footrace to Madden (now) you have an issue.
on April 15, 2012 at 8:01 pm suenj97

Ranger fans will pitch a fit. Hagelin get a 3 game suspension.
on April 15, 2012 at 8:02 pm Schnookie

I love being a grown-up. Dano just told us that the Devils can control getting better dumps in the Panthers zone, and Pookie and I both cracked up. He said “dump”! Heh.

And if Rangers fans think Hagelin doesn’t deserve that suspension, they’re stupid. Oh, right — they’re Rangers fans. Never mind!
on April 15, 2012 at 8:25 pm Tim

DANO’S ORANGE!!!
on April 15, 2012 at 8:26 pm Tim

Also, I’ve been away for way too long. Hello, everyone!
on April 15, 2012 at 8:29 pm Pookie

Welcome back, Tim!
on April 15, 2012 at 8:31 pm suenj97

Wait…isn’t Tim the Larsspope? You were needed to perform your official duties last game.
on April 15, 2012 at 8:34 pm Tim

I was on my air force weekend last game, defending freedoms and sitting.
on April 15, 2012 at 8:36 pm Schnookie

defending freedoms and sitting

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I can’t think of someone I’d rather have on that job. (And welcome back!)

And Dano’s orangeness is, in my opinion, the biggest story of this game so far.
on April 15, 2012 at 8:41 pm suenj97

Here’s what will really send Ranger fans into orbit: Carkner only got 1 game.
on April 15, 2012 at 8:49 pm Schnookie

Hey, remember back when the Devils were good at killing penalties?
on April 15, 2012 at 8:53 pm Tim

The Devils were never good at killing penalties. The Devils were never good at killing penalties. We have always been at war with Eurasia.
on April 15, 2012 at 9:01 pm Pookie

Remember when the Devils were ever good at anything?
on April 15, 2012 at 9:02 pm Schnookie

The Devils were never good at killing penalties. We have always been at war with Eurasia.

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

And this game sucks. I hate the playoffs. I hate everything. ::sobs::
on April 15, 2012 at 9:21 pm Schnookie

SERIOUSLY, ISN’T THERE SOMETHING THEY CAN DO WITH DANO’S ORANGE HEAD???
on April 15, 2012 at 9:25 pm Pookie

At the very least, they could add some orange to his sunglass tan part to make it all consistent.
on April 15, 2012 at 9:30 pm Pookie

WOOOOO!!! That’s getting closer to Numberwang.
on April 15, 2012 at 9:30 pm EJGRgunner

Finally
on April 15, 2012 at 9:30 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
on April 15, 2012 at 9:31 pm Pookie

WOOOOOO!!!! The board is slowing rotating!
on April 15, 2012 at 9:32 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA????????
on April 15, 2012 at 9:32 pm suenj97

Ummmm….who are these guys?
on April 15, 2012 at 9:32 pm EJGRgunner

NUMBERWA

WE’RE ALMOST THERE!!!!!
on April 15, 2012 at 9:37 pm Schnookie

NUMBERWA

WE’RE ALMOST THERE!!!!!

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Everybody knows the NG is the hardest part to get.
on April 15, 2012 at 9:39 pm Tim

Wha? We caught back up? I need to take more shower breaks.
on April 15, 2012 at 9:40 pm Schnookie

Tim, get the hell out of here — they were doing great without you!
on April 15, 2012 at 10:07 pm Pookie

That’s wangernumb.
on April 15, 2012 at 10:07 pm suenj97

Bleh
on April 15, 2012 at 11:49 pm Frisby

So I was very orange in making my picks. Let she who is without sin cast the first stone.
on April 15, 2012 at 11:50 pm Frisby

and as much as that Devils game sucked, that episode of Mad Men totally made up for it.
on April 16, 2012 at 10:22 am suenj97

that episode of Mad Men totally made up for it.

I was sitting there thinking, why did it take 5 seasons for someone to kick the crap out of Pete?
on April 16, 2012 at 7:56 pm Schnookie

So I was very orange in making my picks. Let she who is without sin cast the first stone.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Touche.
on April 16, 2012 at 8:09 pm suenj97

Pierre just asked Dale Hunter if he was surprised that Holtby was so calm. Of course, he said no. Just once, I’d like to hear a coach say, “Of course not, Pierre, we pumped him full of Valium before the game.” Or, “Yes, Pierre, I’m shocked. Quite frankly, I had no idea whether or not he’d melt down and spear his own defensemen. So, I’m pleased.”
on April 17, 2012 at 7:10 pm Pookie

Oh my gosh, Arlette and I are wearing the same eye-shadow!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:11 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:12 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

And “Of course not, Pierre, we pumped him full of Valium before the game.” Or, “Yes, Pierre, I’m shocked. Quite frankly, I had no idea whether or not he’d melt down and spear his own defensemen. So, I’m pleased.”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on April 17, 2012 at 7:12 pm suenj97

I guess Zach got tired of the ?s about why he’s not scoring.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:15 pm suenj97

The image of Marty smooching his helmet (where his kids’ initials are) was interesting. I hadn’t seen that one before.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:15 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:16 pm suenj97

Shit. They unleashed the power of the little person. Oh, and WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:16 pm Pookie

I hadn’t seen that one before.

I think he’s done that all along. Speaking of his kids, I can’t believe Anthony’s in high school.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:19 pm suenj97

I know he’s had the initials on there all along. I’ve just never seen him kissing them before. Maybe I never paid attention.

Yes, I know it is strange how old Anthony is. I am beginning to wonder if Marty is trying to pull a Gordie Howe and hang around until NJ drafts him and he can play w/his kid. Lou: please, no.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:21 pm suenj97

Captain Hugs!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:21 pm Pookie

Lou: please, no.

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

Also, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:21 pm Pookie

Wait, Clemmer?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:22 pm suenj97

Oh, fuck. Clemmer.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:22 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am beginning to wonder if Marty is trying to pull a Gordie Howe and hang around until NJ drafts him and he can play w/his kid. Lou: please, no.

The other day Pookie told me about Anthony being at Shattuck, and that was the first thought I had — that Marty’s going to hang around to play with him in Jersey. I guess that’s the price we’ll have to pay for his greatness, right?
on April 17, 2012 at 7:22 pm Schnookie

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo! NOT CLEMMER!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:26 pm suenj97

I guess that’s the price we’ll have to pay for his greatness, right?

He can hang around…the rink, to watch him practice. Marty’s not playing another 5-6 years in the NHL…which is the earliest Anthony could reasonably make it to the NHL…if he’s a prodigy.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:29 pm suenj97

You know, the way we reacted to the goalie change, a person looking in would think ‘Clemmer’ is a communicable disease. Sort of like the sign in San Jose that said “Kasparaitis can be cured in our lifetime”.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:31 pm Schnookie

Sort of like the sign in San Jose that said “Kasparaitis can be cured in our lifetime”.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That hypothetical person would be almost on the mark, but let’s be honest — Clemmer is even WORSE than a communicable disease.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:36 pm Anthony

cablevision is crap does anyone have a feed? MSG+is a black screen for me!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:37 pm Schnookie

You know what I hate? When goalie-switches work. This game was going so well until they took Theodore out. Hmph.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:37 pm suenj97

Clemmer is even WORSE than a communicable disease.

I did my senior history thesis on the economic impact of the Bubonic Plague. Are we saying he’s the NHL’s version?
on April 17, 2012 at 7:38 pm Schnookie

I did my senior history thesis on the economic impact of the Bubonic Plague. Are we saying he’s the NHL’s version?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! He’s certainly been a plague on this game so far. :P (That sounds like it was a really interesting thesis.)
on April 17, 2012 at 7:38 pm Pookie

Sorry, Anthony, I got nuthin’ on other feeds.

Are we saying he’s the NHL’s version?

He’s worse than that! That’s right, I’d rather get the Bubonic Plague than listen to how great Clemmer is!
on April 17, 2012 at 7:39 pm suenj97

Captain Hugs should have known better.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:40 pm Schnookie

Seriously, why are the Devils so shitty at killing the Panthers’ power play? This sucks.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:41 pm Tim

Blargh, I finally get home from work, get my dinner ready, sit down to miss all three Devils goals and now this? Blargh, I say! Blargh!

(With a little Woooo! For already having three goals. Unless the Devils are secret Pens fans).
on April 17, 2012 at 7:42 pm Amy

I’m turning Nashville/Detroit on. I just got home and turned on the Devils game, and Florida scores. I’ll just mosey my remote along so as not to bring on any more bad juju.

Quite frankly, I had no idea whether or not he’d melt down and spear his own defensemen. So, I’m pleased.”

I’m pretty sure I’ve heard Lindy Ruff give a variation of this interview.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:43 pm Schnookie

Amy, you and Tim are NOTHING but bad juju!

Clemmer got an assist? OF COURSE HE DID.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:44 pm Tim

I know on channel 139 there’s a Connecticut Whale – Manchester Monarchs replay from the 13th on. Don’t know if Cablevision’s got that going outside CT though.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:44 pm Pookie

I’ll just mosey my remote along so as not to bring on any more bad juju.

Yeah, you do that! Git outta here! :D
on April 17, 2012 at 7:45 pm Schnookie

It’s time for DeBoer to bench the next guy to take a penalty. And throw a garbage can at his head.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:47 pm Tim

Okay, that’s it. I’m going to watch the Whale game.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:48 pm suenj97

It’s time for DeBoer to bench the next guy to take a penalty. And throw a garbage can at his head.

The Larry Robinson theory of playoff coaching. Well, it did work.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:50 pm Amy

Yeah, you do that! Git outta here!

Fine! Me and my chocolate oatmeal stout ice cream will just go to another blog and hang out then! :P
on April 17, 2012 at 7:51 pm Tim

chocolate oatmeal stout ice cream

…………I need new pants.
on April 17, 2012 at 7:57 pm Schnookie

chocolate oatmeal stout ice cream

…………I need new pants.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Amy, you can go, but just… leave the ice cream with us, okay? We’ll take good care of it while you’re gone. ::shifty eyes::
on April 17, 2012 at 7:59 pm Pookie

Whoa, Amy, look over there! Crunchy and Staffy are riding a tandem bike down Chippewa! ::grabs ice cream and runs::
on April 17, 2012 at 8:07 pm Schnookie

If Chico and Gel-O don’t stop talking about Clemmensen soon, I’m muting my TV.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:09 pm Schnookie

Hey, remember how Sue said a bit earlier in the comment thread that Marty didn’t have 5-6 more years in him? It turns out he didn’t have 5-6 more minutes in him. For FUCK’s sake.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:10 pm suenj97

I’ve moved over to The Biggest Loser. As leaked out earlier in the year, this is the episode where the contestants – who are some of the nastiest ever to appear on this show – are all threatening to quit. I really hope they send them all home , but it’s not likely to happen.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:11 pm suenj97

It turns out he didn’t have 5-6 more minutes in him. For FUCK’s sake.

Well, then DeBoer shouldn’t be sentimental. Put in Moose.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:12 pm Pookie

Put in Moose.

He did. SIGH. Why am I watching this?! Why couldn’t this be Wednesday night so I could switch over to ANTM?!
on April 17, 2012 at 8:14 pm Pookie

OK, that’s it, Sykora gets benched!
on April 17, 2012 at 8:15 pm Schnookie

How convenient — Sykora gets benched now in my alternate Devils reality.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:18 pm Schnookie

Aw, look at the Devils, building those indelible playoff memories in their new building, just like Gel-O said they would at the start of the game.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:22 pm Schnookie

Why are our broadcasters repeatedly using the word “shocking” about this? It looks like every other playoff series since 2006 for the Devils.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:24 pm suenj97

Gulitti tweets:This game is not over. Devils have to realize that.

Has he been watching this team in this series???? They score goals and figure they’ve done their work. Play the rest of the game???? We have to do that?
on April 17, 2012 at 8:30 pm Schnookie

Has he been watching this team in this series????

In this series, in the series two years ago against the Flyers, in the series three years ago against the Hurricanes, in the series four years ago against the Rangers, in the series five years ago against the Senators, in the series six years ago against the Hurricanes… This is nothing new for us.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:55 pm suenj97

Apparently Gulitti’s blog crashed and he lost all the game description from the first period and a half. I don’t think it occurred to him that the blog itself quit in disgust over NJ’s suckiness.
on April 17, 2012 at 8:59 pm Pookie

He should just repalce it with “It was awesome and then it sucked. And then it sucked worse. And then everyone should have turned on The Biggest Loser.”
on April 17, 2012 at 9:00 pm Schnookie

I don’t think it occurred to him that the blog itself quit in disgust over NJ’s suckiness.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, the internet was just like, “Sorry, can’t keep just sitting here wearing that game description.”
on April 17, 2012 at 9:10 pm suenj97

I was glad to see Hedberg throw his own player out of the way there. One of the better moves since NJ stopped scoring.
on April 17, 2012 at 9:36 pm Pookie

Fuck that shit.
on April 17, 2012 at 9:38 pm suenj97

Well guys, I think this series is over. NJ pretty much packed it in after they went up 3-0. Now it’s gone.
on April 17, 2012 at 9:39 pm Mike in Idaho

We need some kind of emoticon to display levels of disgust. This was absolutely pathetic. At least DeBoer wasn’t afraid to pull Marty but it’s not good when that’s the only good thing I can say.
on April 17, 2012 at 9:42 pm Frisby

as the shop foreman at my plant says, well…fuck
on April 17, 2012 at 9:44 pm Frisby

oh my f****n ***! Now the Preds are getting screwed too! I hate hockey.
on April 17, 2012 at 9:45 pm Frisby

wooooo
on April 17, 2012 at 9:54 pm Pookie

We need some kind of emoticon to display levels of disgust.

How about just typing all the sweater numbers of every single Devil?

as the shop foreman at my plant says, well…fuck

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on April 17, 2012 at 9:55 pm Schnookie

I agree, Sue. This one’s definitely over.

And I also just don’t have words to describe my disgust.

At least DeBoer wasn’t afraid to pull Marty but it’s not good when that’s the only good thing I can say.

Yeah, when the highlight of the game is having your goalie pulled… Well, it must be a Devils playoff game.

Man, Frisby, you’re having a rough night!
on April 17, 2012 at 9:57 pm Frisby

woooo
on April 17, 2012 at 10:02 pm Frisby

Well, we all knew it was going to be over for the Devils once Clemmer went in. I looked at my girlfriend and said, do you recognize him from the preseason game we went to in Hershey? Her response, I thought that was against the Capitals? Yes it was, but he didn’t play for the Capitals. Then who did he play for? *head-desk*
on April 17, 2012 at 10:04 pm Schnookie

Her response, I thought that was against the Capitals? Yes it was, but he didn’t play for the Capitals. Then who did he play for?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: If only we could all have such childlike innocence about Scott Clemmensen.
on April 17, 2012 at 10:43 pm Frisby

Preds win! wooo! Hopefully I get to see a handshake on Friday!
on April 17, 2012 at 11:14 pm Schnookie

That would be so awesome, Frisby! I’ll stop wasting any of my mental energies on the Devils series and focus on you seeing a handshake line.
on April 18, 2012 at 10:13 am suenj97

I thought about it some more last night and I believe I’ve said this before, but it’s worth saying again. If the players don’t care, why should I? That’s been the problem these past years – not that they lose…that, I can handle, if they were working their asses off and they were just not good enough. But, they just don’t care.
on April 18, 2012 at 12:48 pm Mike in Idaho

The more I think about last night’s disaster, I become more convinced that the church of Larsson has sent a biblical plague on the Devils for their scratching of him. Let my Larsson go!
on April 18, 2012 at 12:50 pm Mike in Idaho

that, I can handle, if they were working their asses off and they were just not good enough. But, they just don’t care.

It’s the constant choking that gets me. This team has really been coasting on past success for many years now and any time the going gets tough, they just go home. I know I’m old and the years are flying by but it has been 9 years now since the last cup and any meaningful playoff run at all.
on April 18, 2012 at 1:10 pm suenj97

It’s the constant choking that gets me

You’d think I’d be used to it, I’m a Jets fan (It’s December? We have games scheduled? Who knew?) and a Mets fan. So, teams throwing seasons away is really something I’ve come to accept…but the NJ organization didn’t used to accept this crap, they used to at least expect that the team would try.

Elias seemed to realize that he screwed up, as for the rest of them, they seem unfazed.

Well, as of now I’m no longer a Jets fan. I declared myself a free agent after they acquired Tebow. I’m auditioning new teams in the pre-season. The Devils are really, really pushing me. I’m hoping Lou retires and they blow the team up in the off season.
on April 18, 2012 at 2:04 pm Mike in Idaho

I’m auditioning new teams in the pre-season.

I would advise you to not allow the Chargers on your audition list. The many different ways they have pulled defeat from the jaws of victory make my head hurt.
As for the Devils, I have said it for a few years now but Brodeur really needs to retire or accept a mentoring role. He became bigger than the team and his now average goaltending plus his determination to play a zillion games a year has hurt the Devils the last few years.
on April 18, 2012 at 2:26 pm suenj97

Brodeur really needs to retire or accept a mentoring role.

I agree…but it would have been helpful if NJ had done some succession planning. Then again, maybe they can blow up the team and trade for Cory Schneider in the process. I’d be OK w/that.

No Chargers…thanks for the advice.
on April 18, 2012 at 8:12 pm Schnookie

the church of Larsson has sent a biblical plague on the Devils for their scratching of him. Let my Larsson go!

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

And I agree that the complete lack of any apparent self-examination or regret for their failure is just so defeating as a fan. I really (and stupidly) hoped that missing the playoffs last year, and then getting all these young new players, would have shaken things up now. We got rid of so many of the old guard (and the dead weight), so now it seems a lot more clear that the problem really is Lou and Marty. (Sue, I’m so with you that losing in the first round isn’t the issue. I don’t legitimately expect the Devils to be Cup contenders every single year. It’s fine to be not as good as other teams in the league. But to be losing because they’re just giving up? Year in and year out? It makes me honestly wish they’d just miss the playoffs instead. Let me get on with my summer right off the bat, just the way the players seem to be trying to do.)
on April 18, 2012 at 8:52 pm suenj97

If you listen to the interviews, except for Elias, who is basically doing a self-flagellation, it seems to be one big variation on, “We weren’t THAT bad…well, I can sleep at night”. Christ, Blobby has infected them all.
on April 18, 2012 at 9:37 pm Schnookie

Christ, Blobby has infected them all.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s either him or the ghost of Langenbrunner haunting the franchise. (Elias is always the one who’s on, like, suicide watch in his interviews. It still galls me that fucking Sutter stripped him of the C.)
on April 18, 2012 at 9:42 pm Carol Browne (@carolbrowne)

Just got home in time to see the Penguins ahead 9-3. What the heck happened? LOLS!
on April 18, 2012 at 10:06 pm Schnookie

We were watching ANTM, but had the box score for the Pens/Flyers game on. Each time we checked it, there was another goal. Heh. Must’ve been a fun night for the fans in Philly. :P
on April 18, 2012 at 10:21 pm suenj97

It still galls me that fucking Sutter stripped him of the C.

Me too, but Patty doesn’t want it anymore. Not that I blame him. Would you want to try and lead this bunch? It’s one thing to appreciate a challenge, it’s another to attempt the impossible. Patty’s good, but he doesn’t seem to have supernatural powers…which is too bad. Someone who is around this team needs to acquire them, and start using them, indiscriminantly, on players and staff alike.
on April 18, 2012 at 10:31 pm Schnookie

Well, obviously the Captain Hugs ship has already sailed, and there’s no going back. But in some alternate universe he got to stay captain and the team was much different. :(
on April 18, 2012 at 10:34 pm Pookie

What shocks me is that Zach doesn’t seem to have supernatural powers. A few years ago, it seemed like he was primed to develop them. In a different altnerate universe, he never had to play with Langenbrunner, and thus didn’t learn any bad habits of not caring enough.
on April 18, 2012 at 10:48 pm suenj97

They are the Devils. They should be able to test – and draft – for supernatural powers. Do we have to think of everything?
on April 18, 2012 at 10:49 pm Pookie

Sue, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on April 19, 2012 at 1:37 pm Mike in Idaho

If you listen to the interviews, except for Elias, who is basically doing a self-flagellation, it seems to be one big variation on, “We weren’t THAT bad…well, I can sleep at night”.

I stopped listenening to interviews years ago since nobody ever says anything beyond cliches for fear of offending someone, giving bulletin board material to the other room or for fear of sounding interesting. Whenever I am a little slow with the fast forward button and I caught a little interviewing, Elias has always given the most honest sounding assessments of anyone so it is good to hear he is being consistent. I also think it was outrageous that he got stripped of the C, he has always been one of my favorite Devils players and seeing the specials on his charity work gave me a whole new respect for him.
One of my favorite memories of the last few years was during the Clemmensen reign of terror a couple of years ago where they were destroying the Rangers by like 5 goals but Clemmensen’s pathetic goaltending let the Rangers back in the game. He scored a goal to make the game like 8-5 and finally put the game away and the look of disgust he had was hilarious, like “Why in the hell was this even necessary, this game should have been put to bed long ago.” Now that’s a captain!
on April 19, 2012 at 4:18 pm suenj97

Elias is my favorite Devil of all time…not Marty, not Stevens, not Dano, not Nieds, although they all have their fine qualities (though I’m so annoyed right now, I admit that I am being unfair and most of Marty’s are escaping me at this moment). I actually felt terrible that, although he was partly to blame for giving the Panthers life, he was sitting there saying the loss was ALL his fault.

Patty, please. That loss was completely and totally a TEAM effort.

It does warm my heart to see that Clemmer is still, well, Clemmer. Yeah, Scott, you can beat Marty, but he sucks now. But you can beat ANY NHL goaltender??? I always thought Marty had an ego. Did Clemmer take it with him when he went to FL???

http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/fireice/comments/clemmensen_believes_he_can_beat_any_nhl_goaltender_including_brodeur/P75/