Monday, March 14, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Loss Marrs Sellout Streak
The Pens played their 200th consecutive game in front of a sold out crowd today but unfortunately got blanked by the stupid Habs. God dammit.
New Twitter-ers
Ryan Whitney and Taylor Hall (obv from the Oilers) both have joined Twitter and are joking about, since they are gimps, they have nothing else to do haha
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Bye Bye Go-Go :(
The Pens traded Alex Goligoski to Dallas in exchange for James Neal and Matt Niskanen. I am tres saddened by this but also find it humourous that Matt Niskanen is coming. Recall his last encounter with the Pens...?
Friday, February 18, 2011
Eff You Burke
I swear to God, I am approaching the end of my time as a Leafs fan.
WHYYYYY!!
Boston is absolutely STACKED now. Stanley Cup Finals, here they come.
WHYYYYY!!
Boston is absolutely STACKED now. Stanley Cup Finals, here they come.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Post-Valentine's Day Dates
The day after Valentines Day… you know what that means. Everything is half off. In other words, you can get twice as much for the same price. And really, sometimes it’s 75% off, so you get FOUR times as much. That is what we are going to go with. So here are the post Valentine’s Day date options!
Beach Date
This really only works if you live in one of those weird non-cold hockey markets like in California. But you know what, I would totally go for a Lake Ontario in February date if any of these guys were there waiting for me.
Just kidding, not Dion Phaneuf, he looks like an ogre.
Themed Party
Hockey players are known to be partiers, are they not? So who wouldn't want to go to one of their parties! Maybe it’s a Bright and Tight party, maybe it’s a costume party, maybe it’s even a “One-Year-Since-Vancouver-2010” party. The options are gloriously endless!
Another Sporting Event
Well, let’s be serious, they are professional athletes so why wouldn’t they want to go see another sport?
Justin Bieber's presence is not included.
Dinner
There are endless options when it comes to dinner - maybe he will even cook for you!
And finally... Dancing!
Nope, no "four times as much" for dancing in terms of four different options. You get four times as much Kaner and the Kaner Shuffle.
Two Years!
Happy Two Years since Disco Dan became the head coach of the Pens!
The Pens website has a great time-line of all he has accomplished in the two years:
Feb. 15, 2009 – Penguins hire Dan Bylsma as interim head coach.
Feb. 16, 2009 – Bylsma coaches first game with Penguins, 3-2 shootout loss, at Nassau Coliseum against New York Islanders.
Feb. 19, 2009 – Bylsma records first victory as NHL head coach, 5-4, over Montreal Canadiens at Mellon Arena.
Feb. 27 to March 8, 2009 – Penguins record the best road trip in franchise history with a five-game sweep at Chicago, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Florida and Washington.
April 7, 2009 – Penguins and Bylsma clinch playoff berth with 6-4 victory at Tampa Bay.
April 11, 2009 – Penguins end season with a 3-1 win at Montreal to finish the season with an 18-3-4 run under Bylsma, and locking up the fourth seed and home-ice advantage in the opening round of the NHL postseason.
April 15, 2009 – Penguins open playoffs with a 4-1 win over cross-state rival Philadelphia, Bylsma’s first postseason win as head coach.
April 25, 2009 – Penguins eliminate Flyers and advance to second round with a 5-3 come-from-behind win at Philadelphia in Game 6 – Bylsma’s first playoff series victory.
April 28, 2009 – Penguins GM Ray Shero removes the “interim” title from Bylsma, making him the official head coach for the foreseeable future.
May 26, 2009 – Pittsburgh records 4-1 win and a four-game sweep of Carolina Hurricanes in Eastern Conference finals to advance to the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup, and second in two seasons.
June 12, 2009 – The Penguins defeated the Red Wings, 2-1, in Game 7 at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena to claim the organization’s third Stanley Cup title. Bylsma becomes only the third head coach to lead Pittsburgh to a Cup championship.
Bylsma also becomes the 14th rookie head coach, and just the fourth in the past 50 years, to capture the Stanley Cup. Of those 14, only Montreal’s Al MacNeil (1970-71) took over mid-season.
Sept. 12, 2009 – The Penguins open 2009 training camp, the first camp run by Bylsma as an NHL head coach.
Oct. 2, 2009 – Penguins open the season with a 3-2 victory against the New York Rangers as the team raises its 2009 Stanley Cup banner.
Nov. 3, 2009 – The Penguins beat the Ducks in Anaheim to open the season with a 7-0 road record, tying the franchise record for consecutive road wins.
Jan. 24, 2010 – Penguins defeat Philadelphia 2-1 at Mellon Arena for Bylsma’s 50th career victory behind the bench. He becomes the eighth-fastest coach in NHL history to 50 wins (78 games).
April 11, 2010 – The Penguins defeat the New York Islanders, 6-5 in overtime, to finish their first full season under Bylsma with a 47-28-7 record and 101 points – topping the 100-point barrier for the sixth time in team history.
April 24, 2010 – Pittsburgh eliminates the Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of the quarterfinals with a 4-3 overtime triumph. The series win is the fifth straight for Bylsma, and his five series victories ties him with legendary coach Scott Bowman for most in team history.
May 8, 2010 – Bylsma’s Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, to record his 23rd career postseason victory – trying him with Bowman as the franchise’s winningest coach in playoff history.
Nov. 17, 2010 – Pittsburgh defeats Vancouver, 3-1, igniting a historic run in team history.
Dec. 11, 2010 – The Penguins defeat the Sabres in Buffalo, 5-2, for their 12th straight victory and stretches their unbeaten streak to 15 games (14-0-1). The 12 consecutive wins ties for the second-best streak in team history, and ties for eighth longest in NHL history.
The Penguins also win their seventh-straight road game, trying the franchise record previously done twice. Of the three times Pittsburgh has won seven consecutive road games, twice have come with Bylsma as head coach.
Jan. 25, 2011 – The Penguins blank the New York Islanders, 1-0, to record Bylsma’s 96th career win. That victory moves him into third place on the franchise’s all-time wins list, surpassing Bowman (95).
Feb. 10, 2011 – The Penguins knock off the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1 in overtime, for Bylsma’s 100th career victory. He becomes only the third Penguins coach to hit the 100-win mark. Bylsma is the fastest Penguins coach to 100 (163 games), while he ranks as the fifth-fastest in NHL history.
To be continued...
The Pens website has a great time-line of all he has accomplished in the two years:
Feb. 15, 2009 – Penguins hire Dan Bylsma as interim head coach.
Feb. 16, 2009 – Bylsma coaches first game with Penguins, 3-2 shootout loss, at Nassau Coliseum against New York Islanders.
Feb. 19, 2009 – Bylsma records first victory as NHL head coach, 5-4, over Montreal Canadiens at Mellon Arena.
Feb. 27 to March 8, 2009 – Penguins record the best road trip in franchise history with a five-game sweep at Chicago, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Florida and Washington.
April 7, 2009 – Penguins and Bylsma clinch playoff berth with 6-4 victory at Tampa Bay.
April 11, 2009 – Penguins end season with a 3-1 win at Montreal to finish the season with an 18-3-4 run under Bylsma, and locking up the fourth seed and home-ice advantage in the opening round of the NHL postseason.
April 15, 2009 – Penguins open playoffs with a 4-1 win over cross-state rival Philadelphia, Bylsma’s first postseason win as head coach.
April 25, 2009 – Penguins eliminate Flyers and advance to second round with a 5-3 come-from-behind win at Philadelphia in Game 6 – Bylsma’s first playoff series victory.
April 28, 2009 – Penguins GM Ray Shero removes the “interim” title from Bylsma, making him the official head coach for the foreseeable future.
May 26, 2009 – Pittsburgh records 4-1 win and a four-game sweep of Carolina Hurricanes in Eastern Conference finals to advance to the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup, and second in two seasons.
June 12, 2009 – The Penguins defeated the Red Wings, 2-1, in Game 7 at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena to claim the organization’s third Stanley Cup title. Bylsma becomes only the third head coach to lead Pittsburgh to a Cup championship.
Bylsma also becomes the 14th rookie head coach, and just the fourth in the past 50 years, to capture the Stanley Cup. Of those 14, only Montreal’s Al MacNeil (1970-71) took over mid-season.
Sept. 12, 2009 – The Penguins open 2009 training camp, the first camp run by Bylsma as an NHL head coach.
Oct. 2, 2009 – Penguins open the season with a 3-2 victory against the New York Rangers as the team raises its 2009 Stanley Cup banner.
Nov. 3, 2009 – The Penguins beat the Ducks in Anaheim to open the season with a 7-0 road record, tying the franchise record for consecutive road wins.
Jan. 24, 2010 – Penguins defeat Philadelphia 2-1 at Mellon Arena for Bylsma’s 50th career victory behind the bench. He becomes the eighth-fastest coach in NHL history to 50 wins (78 games).
April 11, 2010 – The Penguins defeat the New York Islanders, 6-5 in overtime, to finish their first full season under Bylsma with a 47-28-7 record and 101 points – topping the 100-point barrier for the sixth time in team history.
April 24, 2010 – Pittsburgh eliminates the Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of the quarterfinals with a 4-3 overtime triumph. The series win is the fifth straight for Bylsma, and his five series victories ties him with legendary coach Scott Bowman for most in team history.
May 8, 2010 – Bylsma’s Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, to record his 23rd career postseason victory – trying him with Bowman as the franchise’s winningest coach in playoff history.
Nov. 17, 2010 – Pittsburgh defeats Vancouver, 3-1, igniting a historic run in team history.
Dec. 11, 2010 – The Penguins defeat the Sabres in Buffalo, 5-2, for their 12th straight victory and stretches their unbeaten streak to 15 games (14-0-1). The 12 consecutive wins ties for the second-best streak in team history, and ties for eighth longest in NHL history.
The Penguins also win their seventh-straight road game, trying the franchise record previously done twice. Of the three times Pittsburgh has won seven consecutive road games, twice have come with Bylsma as head coach.
Jan. 25, 2011 – The Penguins blank the New York Islanders, 1-0, to record Bylsma’s 96th career win. That victory moves him into third place on the franchise’s all-time wins list, surpassing Bowman (95).
Feb. 10, 2011 – The Penguins knock off the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1 in overtime, for Bylsma’s 100th career victory. He becomes only the third Penguins coach to hit the 100-win mark. Bylsma is the fastest Penguins coach to 100 (163 games), while he ranks as the fifth-fastest in NHL history.
To be continued...
Monday, February 14, 2011
Ummm..Whaaa?
So, two games into his comeback to the NHL, Peter Forsberg is going to announce...he is retiring.
Carrie-Gate
Finally moving on to something other than my disgust in Friday night's Pens-Islanders matchup:
Mmm Ottawa = not so happy Mike Fisher got traded to Nashville. And while it may've just been a happy coincidence that he got traded to wifey's homeland, guess how many people actually believe that?
Zero.
Yep. MostOttawa..ians... people from Ottawa are saying that Mrs. Fisher had quite the heavy hand in why this trade occurred and they are pissssssed. Cue one Ottawa radio station banning all Carrie Underwood music from their airwaves.
On the plus side, the always-classy (i.e. never belonged with the Senators actually, my hatred quota is filled with the Islanders team right now, I'll leave the Sens alone) Fisher took a full page ad out in the Ottawa Citizen saying thank you to the fans for his 11 years with them.
UPDATE: Silver Seven Sens posted the text of the goodbye letter. Fisher is a classy guy.
Mmm Ottawa = not so happy Mike Fisher got traded to Nashville. And while it may've just been a happy coincidence that he got traded to wifey's homeland, guess how many people actually believe that?
Zero.
Yep. Most
On the plus side, the always-classy (
UPDATE: Silver Seven Sens posted the text of the goodbye letter. Fisher is a classy guy.
Dear Senators Fans and Fellow Citizens of the Ottawa Area,
For the past 11 years I have had the pleasure of calling Ottawa my home. I have matured here both as a hockey player and a person. Throughout my time in Ottawa the fans of the Senators and the entire community have been a tremendous support to my teammates and I through good times and bad. It was my honor to be able to give back in some small way by working with Roger’s House and many other worthy groups, individuals and causes in and around Ottawa.
I am extremely blessed to have had the privilege of being a member of your community. The friendships I have forged here are ones that I will truly cherish forever.
Ottawa is a tremendous city and I will miss playing in front of you every night. Though I am sad to be leaving, I am very grateful to the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club for giving me the chance to realize my dream of becoming an NHL player. In particular, I would wish to thank Mr. Eugene Melnyk and Mr. Bryan Murray for their respect, professionalism and the generosity that they have shown to me and my family through the years. It was a lot of fun playing in front of some of the greatest hockey fans in the world, and that will never be forgotten.
For everything that you have done for me and my family, I did not want to leave Ottawa without expressing my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the entire community.
On behalf of Carrie and I and our families,
Thank you Ottawa….For everything.
Mike Fisher
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Super Mario is NOT Happy
So Mario Lemieux released a statement in regards to the whatever-Friday-night-was and one word: yikes.
“Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be. But what happened Friday night on Long Island wasn’t hockey. It was a travesty. It was painful to watch the game I love turn into a sideshow like that.
“The NHL had a chance to send a clear and strong message that those kinds of actions are unacceptable and embarrassing to the sport. It failed.
“We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players. We must make it clear that those kinds of actions will not be tolerated and will be met with meaningful disciplinary action.
“If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of the league, I need to re-think whether I want to be a part of it.”
“Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be. But what happened Friday night on Long Island wasn’t hockey. It was a travesty. It was painful to watch the game I love turn into a sideshow like that.
“The NHL had a chance to send a clear and strong message that those kinds of actions are unacceptable and embarrassing to the sport. It failed.
“We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players. We must make it clear that those kinds of actions will not be tolerated and will be met with meaningful disciplinary action.
“If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of the league, I need to re-think whether I want to be a part of it.”
Update
They've announced the suspensions from the game Friday night's game:
What a class act. Elbow someone in the head and then let's punch them when they are defenseless and continue to punch them when they are down on the ice.
- Eric Godard (Penguins) - 10 games (for leaving the bench to join the fight)
- Trevor Gillies (Islanders slash absolute douche fuck) - 9 games
- Matt Martin (Islanders) - 4 games
What a class act. Elbow someone in the head and then let's punch them when they are defenseless and continue to punch them when they are down on the ice.
The Islanders were also fined $100,000 because of the deliberate attempts to injure
Un-friggin-believable.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
WTF?!
So more stuff about about last nights game wrestling match.
So like everyone knows, Eric Godard left the bench to join the fight when Haley and Johnson dropped the mitts and was in line for an automatic 10 game suspension.
Well an automatic suspension was given but it wasn't to Godard (who remains unsuspended at least for now). Nope, Byslma (head coach, obv) got an automatic suspension pending review and a $10,000 fine for him leaving the bench.
Bleacher Report has a really good article on the whole game and yeah, that is an embarrassment. Yeah, the Islanders are getting kicked around and being called doormats but they were out for blood tonight and seemed to want revenge first, with the win in the back of their minds.
Oh boy, there will probably be more suspensions to come....
So like everyone knows, Eric Godard left the bench to join the fight when Haley and Johnson dropped the mitts and was in line for an automatic 10 game suspension.
Well an automatic suspension was given but it wasn't to Godard (who remains unsuspended at least for now). Nope, Byslma (head coach, obv) got an automatic suspension pending review and a $10,000 fine for him leaving the bench.
Bleacher Report has a really good article on the whole game and yeah, that is an embarrassment. Yeah, the Islanders are getting kicked around and being called doormats but they were out for blood tonight and seemed to want revenge first, with the win in the back of their minds.
Oh boy, there will probably be more suspensions to come....
Pens vs Islanders...Battle?
Okay seriously, since when do the Islanders score 9 goals in 9 games, let alone in one game... against the effing Penguins! Add in about 300+ penalty minutes and 7 billion fights and yeah, that's what I call a hockey game (hmm that makes it sound like I am happy the Islanders won. Never.)
Vitale totally won.
The ref literally shoved Tanger off the ice. Oh hellllls no.
This Michael Haley guy is baaaaaaaaallsy. Who goes after a friggin goalie? Yeah yeah, he broke your goalie's glass-boned-face but yikes. Godard jumped off the bench and came to Johnson's aid and is looking at the possibility of an automatic 10 game suspension for coming onto the ice to join in a fight but ahhh coming to the aid of a player in goalie equipment getting in a fight with a non-goalie may give some wiggle room in that rule
Basically they are saying that a crap load of suspensions may be doled out for this game. We shall see!!
Vitale totally won.
The ref literally shoved Tanger off the ice. Oh hellllls no.
This Michael Haley guy is baaaaaaaaallsy. Who goes after a friggin goalie? Yeah yeah, he broke your goalie's glass-boned-face but yikes. Godard jumped off the bench and came to Johnson's aid and is looking at the possibility of an automatic 10 game suspension for coming onto the ice to join in a fight but ahhh coming to the aid of a player in goalie equipment getting in a fight with a non-goalie may give some wiggle room in that rule
Basically they are saying that a crap load of suspensions may be doled out for this game. We shall see!!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Mr Carrie Underwood Heading to Nashville
Well Mike Fisher made numerous comments that he wanted to stay a Senator his entire career but he was just traded to Nashville. That is tres convenient for Mr. Carrie Underwood, no?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Darryl Boyce's Nose Fell Off
So I saw when Darryl Boyce hit the boards when the Leafs were playing Carolina and didn't really clue in to the fact that he hit the camera hole in the glass and then when I saw him again, he had stitches and a full mask on for the game last night but I never really looked in to it futher
Well then during my creeping today I saw that he had posted a picture of the injury prior to him getting fixed up. HOLY BALLS!!! (I made the pic small just in case someone has a weak stomach but click on it to enlarge)
The National Post interviewed him about the injury:
How does it feel?
“At the time, I just went in, and it was a real hard, blunt shot. I just picked myself up and I could see blood just leaking from my face. I immediately went right off to the dressing room. I just had to keep looking forward because, if I looked down, I could see this flap of skin just hanging down.”
What was going through your head?
“I didn’t know if I had a nose left, to be quite honest. I didn’t know if it peeled right from the top of my nose, right down. As soon as I got into the doctor’s chair I just closed my eyes and just started asking them questions, instead of looking at it myself.”
The pictures were …
“I guess that’s the best use I’ve had for Twitter so far. It seemed to get a lot of sportscasters on my side. At the end of the day, it’s just a cut and a broken nose. I’ve gone through a lot of other injuries in my career that really sidelined me for good, where you really can’t strap something on and get out there and play. I thought this was a great opportunity to just throw something on and get out there.”
Can you breathe?
“I’ve just got one side sort of blocked here. I’ve got lot of stitches on the inside of the nostril. It’s a little tough, breathing out the one side, but you just deal with it. You breathe out your mouth a little bit more.”
What did your family say?
“Mum, I called her on the way to the hospital, during the third period. I was pretty shocked, the way she was acting. I talked to my aunt at the hospital. I said: ‘Mum was pretty cool about it. She didn’t seem too worried. That’s not like her.’ And then after, at 11:30, she finally told me she’d been pacing the house for the last two-and-a-half hours, not knowing what was going on. She put up a strong front.”
News News News
Geno has to get surgery to repair the MCL and ACL tear and will be out for six months. Whyyyyyyyyyy
The Leafs traded alternate captain Beachemin to the Ducks in exchange for Joffery Lupul, Jake Gardiner (a defensemen yet to play for the NHL) and a draft pick in 2013. I'm just wondering who is going to replace him as alternate captain! Army for the win!!
Volchenkov also got a suspension (3 games) for elbowing poor lil' rookie Zach Boychuk in the head.
Angry "Leafs fans" (this article is from Ottawa I totally believe Sens fans are setting us up) vandalized Kris Versteeg's $150,000 car, writing stuff on it and spitting on it, but he still loves playing in Toronto he says
The Leafs traded alternate captain Beachemin to the Ducks in exchange for Joffery Lupul, Jake Gardiner (a defensemen yet to play for the NHL) and a draft pick in 2013. I'm just wondering who is going to replace him as alternate captain! Army for the win!!
- I take back the "Army for the win!!" comment. I want the "A" given back to Kaberle and Komisarek's A to go to Army. If the next trade announcement is that Kabby is leaving the Leafs, my soul is going to die.
Volchenkov also got a suspension (3 games) for elbowing poor lil' rookie Zach Boychuk in the head.
Angry "Leafs fans" (this article is from Ottawa I totally believe Sens fans are setting us up) vandalized Kris Versteeg's $150,000 car, writing stuff on it and spitting on it, but he still loves playing in Toronto he says
- Also, the stupid Ottawa Citizen likes to twist its facts. The article states "And it came one day after a survey of National Hockey League players revealed Toronto was one of the teams they would "least like to play on."....More than 300 players were involved in the survey, which was conducted by the National Hockey League Players' Association and the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. More than a quarter of respondents listed the New York Islanders as their least desirable destination, followed by Edmonton (20%), Buffalo (8%) and Atlanta (7%), with Montreal and Toronto close behind (5%)" - Just saying, Toronto and Montreal sitting at 5% compared to 25% of players not wanting to play in the Islanders is not really "one of the teams they would least like to play on"
Hockey Player Vacay!
Sidney Crosby being sidelined with a concussion is old news but his little tropical escape may not be common knowledge. Captain Crosby headed home to Nova Scotia to visit with his parents and they apparently jetted off to an "undisclosed warm climate location" for a lil' fam vacay slash cheer up time.
This obviously makes us think of the other vacations some hockey players have taken in the past...
Olympic Break - Tropical Getaway to Set Up a Proposal
What girl wouldn't want to get whisked away to Hawaiismack dab in the middle of the frigid winter (umm she lives in California doesn't shee, strike that) anytime for your boyfriend to propose to you with a million dollar ring? Obviously Lizzie McGuire Hil Duff wasn't complaining one bit when Mike Comrie busted this move out for her. She clearly was lovin' it, based on the thank you she gave him...
All-Star Break - Blow Off Some Steam
Two words: Vegas and BizNasty. Winning combo, no more description needed.
Summertime - Head Home!
After a long season, who wouldn't want to return to their hometowns in the summer? Whether it is come the end of the regular season for the 12 teams that *just* missed the playoffs and the Oilers and Leafs who were mathematically eliminated back in November or after their playoff elimination slash Stanley Cup win, players depart their homes for 8ish months of the year and head to their hometowns. Then, come October, they head back to their team cities. Most people fly back to those cities... Some may drive... Dion Phaneuf...uh... runs...
Olympic Break - Tropical Getaway to Set Up a Proposal
What girl wouldn't want to get whisked away to Hawaii
All-Star Break - Blow Off Some Steam
Two words: Vegas and BizNasty. Winning combo, no more description needed.
Summertime - Head Home!
After a long season, who wouldn't want to return to their hometowns in the summer? Whether it is come the end of the regular season for the 12 teams that *just* missed the playoffs and the Oilers and Leafs who were mathematically eliminated back in November or after their playoff elimination slash Stanley Cup win, players depart their homes for 8ish months of the year and head to their hometowns. Then, come October, they head back to their team cities. Most people fly back to those cities... Some may drive... Dion Phaneuf...uh... runs...
"Gives Toronto Wings". Interesting. Not that I'm not a phan euf Phaneuf (ahahahah get it? Phan euf? Fan of? Yeah, it's clever, I know), but come on, as if a Leafs fan really needs a reminder of the last time we won the Cup. That's not going to make me believe Phaneuf is giving us wings. It's going to make me angry and wonder why Phaneuf drinks Red Bull after working out. Gross.
1967 to Toronto. Thanks Tips.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Seriously, Where Have I Been
Okay I'm clearly quite happy living under my stupid rock but I hadn't heard that this happened. Geeze, I need to get with the game!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Kessel Gets Caught With His Foot in His Mouth
So yesterday at Leafs practice, the Toronto media brought up Kessel's 10-game goal drought. Kessel obviously knows that the Toronto media isn't really into hockey and doesn't really care much so he decided to say "Maybe it’s just not working out here I guess. I can’t get anything going.... “Maybe it’s time for a change or something.”
Oh whoopsies, my bad, the Toronto media WILL jump on anything a Leaf says so obviously the GTA was abuzz with anger that Kessel wants out of Toronto apparently (blah blah, he took it back, too late). Mmm, I'm not a fan of Kessel at all, I think he's the worst thing to happen to the Leafs (and yep, you are welcome Boston) considering how much we gave up for him but you know, people flub up in interviews and on the job all the time. Let's look at some prime examples...
Captain Serious Drops a Huge F-Bomb
Who doesn't swear now and then, really. But mmm swearing in front of a camera? Well, that's a different story. Actually, its still amazing but Johnny T's face at the end says it all... his momma's gonna be mad at him...
Oh whoopsies, my bad, the Toronto media WILL jump on anything a Leaf says so obviously the GTA was abuzz with anger that Kessel wants out of Toronto apparently (blah blah, he took it back, too late). Mmm, I'm not a fan of Kessel at all, I think he's the worst thing to happen to the Leafs (and yep, you are welcome Boston) considering how much we gave up for him but you know, people flub up in interviews and on the job all the time. Let's look at some prime examples...
Captain Serious Drops a Huge F-Bomb
Who doesn't swear now and then, really. But mmm swearing in front of a camera? Well, that's a different story. Actually, its still amazing but Johnny T's face at the end says it all... his momma's gonna be mad at him...
Asking for a Trade and Not Remembering that Edmonton Has a Team...
Dany Heatley, we're lookin' at you buddy. Who can blame him for wanting to leave the Ottawa Senators? Some Swedish guy guaranteed that your team was going to win a Cup and then nothing... But make sure you remember where all the teams are located before you ask for a trade to any other team
Note: As a Leafs fan, I have nooooo grudge whatsoever towards Heatley for demanding a trade from Ottawa. This picture is just funny. Also, Ottawa needs to be the one to suck it up and get over their grudge
Making Guarantees that You Can't Follow Up On
How's that Stanley Cup doing Senators?
BONUS: Not only do you guarantee a Stanley Cup win, but you also go into the first round of the playoffs against the Little Crosby that Could and Co. and post a huge mural outside their locker room of your team beating theirs the year before. That is surely not going to piss them off and make them want to beat you that much more...right?
Anyone recall how that series went?
Being a Bit Too Much of a Superstar and Overshadowing Your Teammates
Tsk tsk Jordan Eberle...
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Depression.
Well now that Malkin is out again, plus Letestu's injury from the other night, three of Pittsburgh's four top centres are injured. Thank God Staalsy is back... that being said, I totally just knocked on wood.
Anyways, suffice to say, Pens fans may be getting slightly depressed. Silver lining is that the rest of the team is hiking up their hockey pants and givin'er and still managing to win games. Still, if you are feeling a bit blue, like me, this will bring a wee smile to your face.
Anyways, suffice to say, Pens fans may be getting slightly depressed. Silver lining is that the rest of the team is hiking up their hockey pants and givin'er and still managing to win games. Still, if you are feeling a bit blue, like me, this will bring a wee smile to your face.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Nooo Genoooo!
Karma is being a mother effing bitch to Evgeni Malkin (and the Pens) who was finally back in the lineup tonight after missing numerous games and the All-Star game. His return was marred by...another injury.Whyyyyyyyyy
UPDATE: Yeah, he's like, really injured. As in, tore both his ACL and MCL. WHYYY!
Whoopsies...
Rick "Glass Bones" Dipietro is out for 4 to 6 weeks with broken facial bones from the one timer shot to the face from Johnny.
As a side note, it's a big weekend for football fans obviously. I couldn't care less about football itself but I will be cheering for the Steelers because they are besties with the Pens. And what better a way to get ready for the cheering than with a Sloppy Roethlisberger, a la my fellow Canadians
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Absolutely. Amazing.
There are just too many amazing things to comment about this. Johnny sticking up for Cookie. Flower just absolutely smiling from ear to ear. One punch knock-out. Just amazing.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Staal Sticks Up for Roomie
In tonight's Pens game, Brandon Prust gave Tyler Kennedy quick the hit and TK's road roomie Jordan came to the defense. In the scrum that ensued, Staalsy gave Prust a lil' punch to the face that knocked him down immediately. He was given a match penalty, a misconduct and may face further disciplinary action
Prust is actually being pretty mature about it - he's not being a whiner about getting punched in the face, he is saying it like it is. "I think it was just all reaction. I came in and hit a guy, he kind of came in to stick up for him. He just threw a punch and happened to connect."
I don't think Staaly should get a suspension, that's for sure. It was a scrum, he happened to punch the guy in the face, there didn't seem to be any intent to injure so come on.
However, what I do find ridick humourous is the close up of the punch when you can see that Marc Staal is sitting on the bench right in front of it, watching his broskie punch his teammate in the face. And his jaw just drops. Muahahahah
UPDATE: Nope, he's not getting a suspension and will be available to play tonight's game against the Islanders. Whew.
Prust is actually being pretty mature about it - he's not being a whiner about getting punched in the face, he is saying it like it is. "I think it was just all reaction. I came in and hit a guy, he kind of came in to stick up for him. He just threw a punch and happened to connect."
I don't think Staaly should get a suspension, that's for sure. It was a scrum, he happened to punch the guy in the face, there didn't seem to be any intent to injure so come on.
However, what I do find ridick humourous is the close up of the punch when you can see that Marc Staal is sitting on the bench right in front of it, watching his broskie punch his teammate in the face. And his jaw just drops. Muahahahah
UPDATE: Nope, he's not getting a suspension and will be available to play tonight's game against the Islanders. Whew.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Extended Version of Team Doan vs Team Bissonnette Draft
Doan: "I feel for the guy that's picked last." Turns to BizNasty "What's it like getting picked last?" Hahaha
Check it out
Round Two
Team Doan chose Carey Price “Gotta keep it in the family”
Team Bissonnette “My boy Dustin Byfuglien”
Round Three
Check it out
Round Two
Team Doan chose Carey Price “Gotta keep it in the family”
Team Bissonnette “My boy Dustin Byfuglien”
Round Three
Team Doan – Jonathan Toews
Team Bossonnette – Patrick Sharp (“never met a bad guy from Thunder Bay and Taylor Pyatt vouches for him”)
Round Four
Team Doan – Shea Weber
Team Bissonnette – “”I’m getting nervous here! Sweating like Shane Doan at a spelling bee!” – Ace Venture Pet Detective Brent Burns (apparently Brent Burns ahs a lot of animals)
Round Five
Team Doan – Rick Nash
Team Bissonnette – Brad Richards
Round Six
Team Doan – Corey Perry
Team Bissonnette – Anze Kopitar (because of his tinted visor and Bisonnette “will be joining him and wearing a tinted visor…probably because I’ll be hung over”)
Round Nine
Team Doan – Jonas Hiller
Team Bissonnette – Tim Thomas (“I heard he likes his hamburgers and I like hamburgers”)
Round Ten
Team Bissonnette – Marc Staal (“another guy from New York City, maybe he knows some good bars…and he is from Thunder Bay AND he knows Taylor Pyatt. I love it!”)
Round Eleven
Team Doan – Alex Ovechkin (Bissonnette is not impressed)
Round Seventeen
Team Doan – Claude Giroux (BizNasty: “He took him because I wanted to take him!”)
Team Bissonnette – Loui Eriksson
Round Eighteen
Team Doan – Phil Kessel
BizNasty’s Response: “So I get stuck with Backes? No no, I actually don’t mind him…(makes a face)… I’d rather swap that for Cam Janseen, my dancing partner!”
Lil extras at the end:
BizNasty - (for one of his choices) *I* don't play against him a lot but *my team* plays against him
Doan - Gotta pick one of the Sedins, I don't know which one, I'll just go with the one that has more goals.
BizNasty - Stop name dropping.
Doan - I'm going to go with Zdeno Chara
BizNasty - That's a rookie mistake cause he's such a big guy, that's gonna be an expensive bar tab the night before
BizNasty - Marc-Andre Fleury, played with him!
Doan - Surprise, I can't believe you want the Pittsburgh guy (huge sarcasm)
BizNasty - Played 15 games with Pittsburgh the year they won the cup so technically I'm a Stanley Cup champion with him. So he's on my team.
Doan - Matt Duchene, gonna be a good player
BizNasty - Another rookie mistake! Young guy, probably can't handle his booze, [Doan's] gonna have to take care of him all night
Lil extras at the end:
BizNasty - (for one of his choices) *I* don't play against him a lot but *my team* plays against him
Doan - Gotta pick one of the Sedins, I don't know which one, I'll just go with the one that has more goals.
BizNasty - Stop name dropping.
Doan - I'm going to go with Zdeno Chara
BizNasty - That's a rookie mistake cause he's such a big guy, that's gonna be an expensive bar tab the night before
BizNasty - Marc-Andre Fleury, played with him!
Doan - Surprise, I can't believe you want the Pittsburgh guy (huge sarcasm)
BizNasty - Played 15 games with Pittsburgh the year they won the cup so technically I'm a Stanley Cup champion with him. So he's on my team.
Doan - Matt Duchene, gonna be a good player
BizNasty - Another rookie mistake! Young guy, probably can't handle his booze, [Doan's] gonna have to take care of him all night
- BizNasty is clearly a genius as Matty did overindulge in the vodka!
Matty Matty Matty...
Oh Matt Duchene, you lil' 20 year old wonder. Apparently you celebrated with the big boys after the draft on Friday night...
What's the drinking age in the States again? Rebeeeeeeel!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
All Star Game - The Game!
6:56 - Team Lidstrom wins the All-Star Game 11-10
-Team Lidstrom came back from a 4-0 start to the game to win 11-10
-Thomas is mic-ed up so you get to hear all the guys congratulating each other
-3 Stars of the game:
6:54 - Team Lidstrom leads 11-10
-Captain Staal puts his team within one with his second goal of the night!
-34 seconds to go!!
-crowd is going wild for their hometown captain
-Skinner is out on the ice for one last chance at a goal
-Eric Staal mic-ed up "COME ON SKINNY!!"
6:53 - Team Lidstrom leads 11-9
-Lundqvist left the net to give Team Staal an extra attacker but within a few seconds, Eriksson gets his second of the night - an empty netter - to put Team Lidstrom up 2 goals
6:50 - Team Lidstrom leads 10-9
-Ovechkin had a bad giveaway and Kaner snapped it up for a breakaway but Lunqvist made the save
6:49 - Team Lidstrom leads 10-9
-big play by Keith to block Eric Staal's shot from Letang to keep his team in the lead
6:47 - Team Lidstrom leads 10-9
-Rick Nash scores to make it a one goal game
-Unfortch, Lidstrom was on the ice so he's back down to an embarrassing +7. Tsk, Tsk
6:45 - Team Lidstrom leads 10-8
-Marty St Louis beats Lundqvist to give Team Lidstrom a 2 goal lead
-Lidstrom was on the ice for the goal - he is now +8. Holy. Crap.
6:41 - Team Lidstrom leads 9-8
-Danny Briere's kid is getting interviewed - he looks SO MUCH like his dad!
"Did you think your dad was going to score two goals in the game"
"No"
6:38 - Team Lidstrom leads 9-8
-I couldn't even finish writing about Briere's goal when Captain Serious scores!
-Toews does a nice lil' spin-o-rama, kick to stick and goal on Lundqvist
-holy crap, Weber and Lidstrom were both on the ice for Toews' goal - they are both sitting at
+7 now!!
6:37 - Teams Tied 8-8
-Team Staal didn't hold that lead for long - Danny Briere gets his second of the night as well
-on the goal, Weber gets his fourth assist of the game, giving him a +6 rating (also gives Lidstrom a +6 rating as well)
6:35 - Team Staal Leads 8-7
-LETANG SCORES HIS SECOND!!!
-looked like Letang was going to pass to Skinner who was in on the rush but he whipped it past Thomas
-Skinner got an assist to give him at least a point in his first all star game, the youngest player ever to play in an all star game of the four major North American sports
6:29 - Teams Tied 7-7
-HNIC was chatting with Price and they asked about his conversations with Fleury yesterday, makingly regarding the game winning celebrations
-Price said that they were just making light of it and that they were planning on both doing it at the end of the breakaway challenge (but never got the chance)
6:27 - Teams Tied 7-7
-Duchene got a break away and Ovechkin decided to try and stop him....by just chucking his stick at him hahaha
-needless to say, Duchene is getting a penalty shot
-Lundqvist makes the save!
6:26 - Teams Tied 7-7
-Ovechkin took a little tumble crossing the blue line
6:25 - Teams Tied 7-7
-Tim Thomas made a huge save on Skinner before but the hometown crowd got their excitement with a big goal from Eric Staal, tying up the score (assisted by Perry and Nash)
-HUGE cheer for the announcement of Staal's goal
6:23 - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
HNIC - "You know how badly they want that kid to score right?"
Thomas - "I know! I just don't want to look too bad!"
6:19 - Start of the Third - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-here we goooooooo
-Lundqvist and Thomas are in net
-Thomas is mic-ed up and doing some commentary for HNIC. He is just chatting up a storm - focused on stopping goals and talking it up, what a superstar.
5:57 - End of the Second - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-Rude! They took away an assist from Patrick Sharp!
-despite the robbery, Sharp still leads in points with 3 (1G,2A)
-Shea Weber and Nick Nidstrom are both +5
-Marc Staal is -4 (during the game, they played Eric yelling at someone for being "at least -5" [I think was the number he used], pretty sure it was broskie ribbing)
-shots are 31-30 for Team Lidstrom
5:52 - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-breakaway central! Eriksson gets a breakaway one way and his denied and then Nash gets a breakaway the other way and is robbed as well
5:51 - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-Jeff Skinner had a quasi-break away and almost got that goal but Hiller denied him. Give him a goal!
5:50 - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-Danny Briere gives Team Lidstrom their first lead of the game on a goal assisted by Captain Canuck
5:47 - Teams tied 6-6
-Stamkos gets his first all-star goal of his career for Team Lidstrom assisted by TB teammate Marty St Louis (and Brad Richards)
5:46 - Staal's Team leads 6-5
-Eric Staal is a jack-of-all-trades for this game - he's giviner on the ice and he is also mic-ed up and is an on-bench AND on-ice commentator (at least for HNIC)
-the commentators joked that they were going to get Staal to do this for the playoffs and he just laughed: "Yeah that's not gonna fly"
5:44 - Staal's Team leads 6-5
-during the commerical break, Letang went over to apologize to Hiller for the accidental face shot. What a classy guy!
5:42 - Staal's Team leads 6-5
-right after getting hit in the face, Hiller makes a huge save on Jeff Skinner
-Team Staal REALLY wants to get Skinner a goal
5:40 - Staal's Team leads 6-5
-wow a 3-0 for Team Lidstrom leads to an easy goal for Kopitar but Price nearly makes the save!!
-it's Kopitar's second goal of the game
-Letang tried to get his second goal of the gae and hit Hiller RIGHT in the face. Whoops.
5:36 - Staal's Team leads 6-4
-Carey Price has already made 10 save so far. He's a wall!
-Toews almost ruined Price's 1.00 save percentage thus far but he hits the post!
5:33 - Staal's Team leads 6-4
-TANGER SCORES!!!!
-Oveckin fired down the ice, passed to (Daniel) Sedin to passed it to Tanger who whipped it past Hiller to give his team a 2 goal lead!
5:28 - Staal's Team leads 5-4
-Patrick Sharp gets his first goal of the game to add to the 3 assists he has to give him at least a 4 point game for today - he is on fiiiiiiiiiiiire!
-TEAM THUNDER BAY!
5:26 - Start of the Second Period
-here we gooooooo
-Carey Price is on for Team Staal; Jonas Hiller is in net for Team Lidstrom
5:00 - End of the First - Tied 4-4
-teams are tied 4:4 after Team Staal had a 4-0 lead and Team Lidstrom battled back
-Game leaders thus far: Patrick Sharp with 3 assists; Paul Stastny with 1 goal and 1 assist; David Backes with 2 assists
-shots are tied at 14 for each team
-first intermission entertainment is 3 Doors Down
4:55 - Tied 4-4
-Ward and Fleury are now both 8/12 on saves (each has allowed 4 goals on 12 shots)
-Team Staal really wants to get Jeff Skinner a goal - he has had some great opportunities and shots but Fleury has denied him. The arena is going to go NUTS if he scores!
4:52 - Tied 4-4
-Duchene brought Lidstrom back into the game!! Assisted by his capitano!
-Team Staal has now "squandered" a 4-0 lead (as HNIC says - in an all star game, I don't think a 4 goal lead means much, they are *all stars*, stuff happens quick)
-Fleury has made some big saves since letting in the original 4 goals, allowing his team to come back
4:51 - Team Staal leads 4-3
-Team Lidstrom is fighting back
-Fleury made a huge save on Kesler and Ovechkin coming at him
4:38 - Team Staal leads 4-0
-WHERE ARE FLOWER'S D-MEN!!
-Sharpie is already at 3 points in the game (3A)
-Team Lidstrom came back from a 4-0 start to the game to win 11-10
-Thomas is mic-ed up so you get to hear all the guys congratulating each other
-3 Stars of the game:
- Patrick Sharp (MVP!! and with it, a newww carrrrr)
- Eric Staal
- Loui Eriksson
6:54 - Team Lidstrom leads 11-10
-Captain Staal puts his team within one with his second goal of the night!
-34 seconds to go!!
-crowd is going wild for their hometown captain
-Skinner is out on the ice for one last chance at a goal
-Eric Staal mic-ed up "COME ON SKINNY!!"
6:53 - Team Lidstrom leads 11-9
-Lundqvist left the net to give Team Staal an extra attacker but within a few seconds, Eriksson gets his second of the night - an empty netter - to put Team Lidstrom up 2 goals
6:50 - Team Lidstrom leads 10-9
-Ovechkin had a bad giveaway and Kaner snapped it up for a breakaway but Lunqvist made the save
6:49 - Team Lidstrom leads 10-9
-big play by Keith to block Eric Staal's shot from Letang to keep his team in the lead
6:47 - Team Lidstrom leads 10-9
-Rick Nash scores to make it a one goal game
-Unfortch, Lidstrom was on the ice so he's back down to an embarrassing +7. Tsk, Tsk
6:45 - Team Lidstrom leads 10-8
-Marty St Louis beats Lundqvist to give Team Lidstrom a 2 goal lead
-Lidstrom was on the ice for the goal - he is now +8. Holy. Crap.
6:41 - Team Lidstrom leads 9-8
-Danny Briere's kid is getting interviewed - he looks SO MUCH like his dad!
"Did you think your dad was going to score two goals in the game"
"No"
6:38 - Team Lidstrom leads 9-8
-I couldn't even finish writing about Briere's goal when Captain Serious scores!
-Toews does a nice lil' spin-o-rama, kick to stick and goal on Lundqvist
-holy crap, Weber and Lidstrom were both on the ice for Toews' goal - they are both sitting at
+7 now!!
6:37 - Teams Tied 8-8
-Team Staal didn't hold that lead for long - Danny Briere gets his second of the night as well
-on the goal, Weber gets his fourth assist of the game, giving him a +6 rating (also gives Lidstrom a +6 rating as well)
6:35 - Team Staal Leads 8-7
-LETANG SCORES HIS SECOND!!!
-looked like Letang was going to pass to Skinner who was in on the rush but he whipped it past Thomas
-Skinner got an assist to give him at least a point in his first all star game, the youngest player ever to play in an all star game of the four major North American sports
6:29 - Teams Tied 7-7
-HNIC was chatting with Price and they asked about his conversations with Fleury yesterday, makingly regarding the game winning celebrations
-Price said that they were just making light of it and that they were planning on both doing it at the end of the breakaway challenge (but never got the chance)
6:27 - Teams Tied 7-7
-Duchene got a break away and Ovechkin decided to try and stop him....by just chucking his stick at him hahaha
-needless to say, Duchene is getting a penalty shot
-Lundqvist makes the save!
6:26 - Teams Tied 7-7
-Ovechkin took a little tumble crossing the blue line
6:25 - Teams Tied 7-7
-Tim Thomas made a huge save on Skinner before but the hometown crowd got their excitement with a big goal from Eric Staal, tying up the score (assisted by Perry and Nash)
-HUGE cheer for the announcement of Staal's goal
6:23 - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
HNIC - "You know how badly they want that kid to score right?"
Thomas - "I know! I just don't want to look too bad!"
6:19 - Start of the Third - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-here we goooooooo
-Lundqvist and Thomas are in net
-Thomas is mic-ed up and doing some commentary for HNIC. He is just chatting up a storm - focused on stopping goals and talking it up, what a superstar.
5:57 - End of the Second - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-Rude! They took away an assist from Patrick Sharp!
-despite the robbery, Sharp still leads in points with 3 (1G,2A)
-Shea Weber and Nick Nidstrom are both +5
-Marc Staal is -4 (during the game, they played Eric yelling at someone for being "at least -5" [I think was the number he used], pretty sure it was broskie ribbing)
-shots are 31-30 for Team Lidstrom
5:52 - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-breakaway central! Eriksson gets a breakaway one way and his denied and then Nash gets a breakaway the other way and is robbed as well
5:51 - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-Jeff Skinner had a quasi-break away and almost got that goal but Hiller denied him. Give him a goal!
5:50 - Team Lidstrom leads 7-6
-Danny Briere gives Team Lidstrom their first lead of the game on a goal assisted by Captain Canuck
5:47 - Teams tied 6-6
-Stamkos gets his first all-star goal of his career for Team Lidstrom assisted by TB teammate Marty St Louis (and Brad Richards)
5:46 - Staal's Team leads 6-5
-Eric Staal is a jack-of-all-trades for this game - he's giviner on the ice and he is also mic-ed up and is an on-bench AND on-ice commentator (at least for HNIC)
-the commentators joked that they were going to get Staal to do this for the playoffs and he just laughed: "Yeah that's not gonna fly"
5:44 - Staal's Team leads 6-5
-during the commerical break, Letang went over to apologize to Hiller for the accidental face shot. What a classy guy!
5:42 - Staal's Team leads 6-5
-right after getting hit in the face, Hiller makes a huge save on Jeff Skinner
-Team Staal REALLY wants to get Skinner a goal
5:40 - Staal's Team leads 6-5
-wow a 3-0 for Team Lidstrom leads to an easy goal for Kopitar but Price nearly makes the save!!
-it's Kopitar's second goal of the game
-Letang tried to get his second goal of the gae and hit Hiller RIGHT in the face. Whoops.
5:36 - Staal's Team leads 6-4
-Carey Price has already made 10 save so far. He's a wall!
-Toews almost ruined Price's 1.00 save percentage thus far but he hits the post!
5:33 - Staal's Team leads 6-4
-TANGER SCORES!!!!
-Oveckin fired down the ice, passed to (Daniel) Sedin to passed it to Tanger who whipped it past Hiller to give his team a 2 goal lead!
5:28 - Staal's Team leads 5-4
-Patrick Sharp gets his first goal of the game to add to the 3 assists he has to give him at least a 4 point game for today - he is on fiiiiiiiiiiiire!
-TEAM THUNDER BAY!
Sharpie deserves some stars for the game today for sure!
5:26 - Start of the Second Period
-here we gooooooo
-Carey Price is on for Team Staal; Jonas Hiller is in net for Team Lidstrom
5:00 - End of the First - Tied 4-4
-teams are tied 4:4 after Team Staal had a 4-0 lead and Team Lidstrom battled back
-Game leaders thus far: Patrick Sharp with 3 assists; Paul Stastny with 1 goal and 1 assist; David Backes with 2 assists
-shots are tied at 14 for each team
-first intermission entertainment is 3 Doors Down
4:55 - Tied 4-4
-Ward and Fleury are now both 8/12 on saves (each has allowed 4 goals on 12 shots)
-Team Staal really wants to get Jeff Skinner a goal - he has had some great opportunities and shots but Fleury has denied him. The arena is going to go NUTS if he scores!
4:52 - Tied 4-4
-Duchene brought Lidstrom back into the game!! Assisted by his capitano!
-Team Staal has now "squandered" a 4-0 lead (as HNIC says - in an all star game, I don't think a 4 goal lead means much, they are *all stars*, stuff happens quick)
-Fleury has made some big saves since letting in the original 4 goals, allowing his team to come back
4:51 - Team Staal leads 4-3
-Team Lidstrom is fighting back
-Fleury made a huge save on Kesler and Ovechkin coming at him
4:38 - Team Staal leads 4-0
-WHERE ARE FLOWER'S D-MEN!!
-Sharpie is already at 3 points in the game (3A)
More ASG Weekend Updates - Day 2
Alex Ovechkin is a sneaky little devil...
People aren't pleased with the Blackhawks dynamic duo. Both of them weren't on the ball for their accuracy challenge (Toews vs Sharpie and Kaner vs Eric Staal). Toews started late and, as he said "had only gotten 2 shots off by the time Sharpie had hit all four targets" so he got a redo and then beat Sharp (people are calling him a baby) and then basically the same thing happened with Kaner and Staal, with Kane beating Staal in the redo (umm home town crowd? Diiiiispleased)
NHL.com is comparing people's love of Jeff Skinner with Bieber status. How dare you insult Jeff Skinner in such a way. (This gal does *not* have Biever fever. If you do... yikes). Favourite part of the piece that they did in it (watch it here) is at the end when one tween says: "I like your shoooooooooooes!"
He IS such a little cutie - he just looks so happy and excited!
PK Subban tried some nifty moves for the breakaway challenge - that being donning Jeff Skinner's jersey to get the crowd on his side. The crowd loved it. Flower... well, he might've thought it was funny, but not funny enough to let Subbam get the puck past him. (Flower also spun like a ballerina. Love him)
During the hardest shot competition, Ovechkin took a lil' tumble but managed to just make fun of himself. Then on his second attempt, he broke his stick so when he got to go again, instead of taking a stick from the trainer, he took Kris Letang's stick (he likes taking Penguins' sticks - anyone remember his breakaway challenge accessories last year?) THEN his first attempt with Tanger's stick didn't register so he had to go AGAIN. What did you think happened then? Yep, didn't register again. (The video is just his fall though lol)
Speaking of falling, during the fastest goalie competition, Tim Thomas also fell. But umm hi, have you seen what those guys wear? I would have fallen trying to put my helmet on.
Did you miss any of the Super Skills events from last night? This YouTube channel has all the events uploaded.
Flower and Ovi Both Shine
Flower was Ovechkin's goalie for the breakaway challenge, and while Ovi might've won, Flower was stealing some spotlight with his jumping jacks and sprawling save attempts
Speaking of Fleury, he was a Chatty Cathy today.
"Price Price Baby" and Flower's rebuttal long forgotten
Besties even when against one another!
Friday, January 28, 2011
ASG Draft Highlights
-I think by now everyone knows the major news from the draft - Cam Ward was the first overall pick and Steven Stamkos was the second first round pick. The Sedin brothers have finally been broken up. Jeff Skinner is the cutest thing alive. Sharpie bragged about getting picked one before Toews. Kessel was dead last.
But there are a few that you might of missed:
-They did SO many closeups of Johnny T leading up to him getting drafted and he was clearly an impatient lil guy. But the close ups did reveal something about Captain Serious: Johnathan Toews is a weirdy type...
But there are a few that you might of missed:
-They did SO many closeups of Johnny T leading up to him getting drafted and he was clearly an impatient lil guy. But the close ups did reveal something about Captain Serious: Johnathan Toews is a weirdy type...
-Poor Letang was nervous and almost tripped on his way up to the stage when he was called
-Kessel was picked last and made everyone cringe and feel awkward (or at least did it to me) when he walked up the steps and made it all the way to his seat and fully sat down before he realized that he was being called repeatedly for an interview
- speaking of which, DownGoesBrown had a hilarious tweet from right before Kessel was chosen (at least I giggled)
-Marc Staal jokingly publically called his broskie out for not picking him first round and said he'd never buy him a Christmas or birthday present again and called him classless (Big Bro Eric responded by saying his next pick for the draft was "...from the New York Rangers!!...Henrik Lundqvist!") but I am lovin' the Staal bro's reunited (also, Team Thunder Bay reunion with Sharpie on the team!)
-Speaking of Sharpie, Patrick Sharp's parents are basically the cutest things ever and made it through hell and high water (is that the saying...?) to get to Raleigh to cheer on their son (they flew from Thunder Bay to Minneapolis and then to Newark but their connection from Newark to Raleigh was canceled! They met some new besties on the flight and they all rented a van and drove down to Raleigh together - from midnight to 8 am to make it from Newark to Raleigh)
-Subban is a wee bit jumpy...
-Flower and Tanger are going to be facing each other, being on opposite teams. In the post-draft interviews, Fleury donned a "Kris Letang" name tag and pretended to be him, saying "I'm really scared to shoot on Fleury, he's got some good moves". French jokester!
PS - The Pens website just gave an update on Crosby and he's been cleared for light workouts. Yesssssssssss. I'm still being optimistic and hoping he will be back to play Tuesday. I dream big.
Way to Go Toronto
If you're not in first place, you're in last place (You should remember that Ovechkin)...
Kessel gets a car for getting picked last. Ovechkin gets a face punch for being a dick.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Team Biz Nasty for the Win
Watch this mock draft with Doan and Bissonnette as captains. Hilarious!
I LOVE BizNasty's reaction to Ovechkin being drafted.
I LOVE BizNasty's reaction to Ovechkin being drafted.
Amazing Article
Great interview with Ray Shero. Give it a read!
Some highlights:
"Before the 2008 draft, there was a story going around that we had a deal going with L.A. to trade Evgeni Malkin...So it was funny because I got a call the day before the draft from Dean saying, “Ray, obviously, we’re supposed to be talking about Malkin. Should I be calling you?” [Laughing] I said, “Nope, you shouldn’t be calling me.” That’s exactly how far that went."
"When someone says something about Evgeni, I mean *points up to the rafters at CONSOL Energy Center*, there’s the Stanley Cup banner."
(in response to asking if players ever get mad about the rating Shero and Bylsma give them after games) "Some guys have a really bad game and they get a one! Tough. What are they gonna do, call their mom? This is hockey. They'll get over it."
Some highlights:
"Before the 2008 draft, there was a story going around that we had a deal going with L.A. to trade Evgeni Malkin...So it was funny because I got a call the day before the draft from Dean saying, “Ray, obviously, we’re supposed to be talking about Malkin. Should I be calling you?” [Laughing] I said, “Nope, you shouldn’t be calling me.” That’s exactly how far that went."
"When someone says something about Evgeni, I mean *points up to the rafters at CONSOL Energy Center*, there’s the Stanley Cup banner."
(in response to asking if players ever get mad about the rating Shero and Bylsma give them after games) "Some guys have a really bad game and they get a one! Tough. What are they gonna do, call their mom? This is hockey. They'll get over it."
Alternate Version of the Super Skills Competition
What with numerous All Stars getting hit by the injury bug and people not happy with their favourite players being left out slash their least favourite players being included, perhaps no one will be totally happy with the final roster come Friday's draft. However, this alternate version of the super skills competition allows for loads of more players with involved with the All Star weekend. The categories are slightly different and they are not necessarily "skills"...
Best Fake Smile
All players are included in this competition because, really, pretty sure they've all gotten at least one or two teeth knocked out over the years. However, secretive Sallies that they are, it's hard to tell what a lot of them look like with the missing teeth! As a result, the winner of this competition is one that is a bit more open about his hockey life...
Best Vehicle
Hockey players make a lot of money at a young age. What do most guys love to spend the dollar bills on? Cars. And good ones. We've got a lot of good participants in this category: Sidney Crosby has a Range Rover, Marc-Andre Fleury has a Lambourghini, Mike Rupp has a monster truck, Kris Versteeg has an Audi, JS Giguere has a Lexus SUV... Teemu Selanne has 23 cars! But who is the clear winner?
Best Genes
No, I don't mean another way of saying "Hottest Player". There is no way I would pick any other player than Crosby. I'm talking about the genes they pass along - i.e. players with the cutest kids. There are loads of possibilites since hockey players seem to start having kids at like 20 years old (seriously, Mark Letestu looks like a lil' baby and he is fully married to his pregnant wife). So who has the cutest kid??
Best Movember/Playoff Stache-Growing Ability
Staches are a big part of the playoff rush and some guys excel (Max Talbot's fumanchu anyone?) while other's fall short (sorry Sid... you're still smokin hot but ew). But who leads the pack?
Best Fake Smile
All players are included in this competition because, really, pretty sure they've all gotten at least one or two teeth knocked out over the years. However, secretive Sallies that they are, it's hard to tell what a lot of them look like with the missing teeth! As a result, the winner of this competition is one that is a bit more open about his hockey life...
Winner: Paul "BizNasty" Bissonnette. Thank god he has a dental plan.
Best Vehicle
Hockey players make a lot of money at a young age. What do most guys love to spend the dollar bills on? Cars. And good ones. We've got a lot of good participants in this category: Sidney Crosby has a Range Rover, Marc-Andre Fleury has a Lambourghini, Mike Rupp has a monster truck, Kris Versteeg has an Audi, JS Giguere has a Lexus SUV... Teemu Selanne has 23 cars! But who is the clear winner?
Winner: Mike Green and his Vespa Scooter
(because it takes a certain kind of guy to let an HBO documentary show film him on his little thing, whilst wearing moccasins.. oh right, also driving it in the wintertime.)
Best Genes
No, I don't mean another way of saying "Hottest Player". There is no way I would pick any other player than Crosby. I'm talking about the genes they pass along - i.e. players with the cutest kids. There are loads of possibilites since hockey players seem to start having kids at like 20 years old (seriously, Mark Letestu looks like a lil' baby and he is fully married to his pregnant wife). So who has the cutest kid??
Winner(s): Well, all kids are cute (that is not true at all but we'll pretend) but there has to be a a winner. It's a three-way tie between Pascal Dupuis, Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa. How can you beat a kid in either full sound-blocking earmuff/head phones and little kid's in their dad's jerseys and toques. Adorable!
Best Movember/Playoff Stache-Growing Ability
Staches are a big part of the playoff rush and some guys excel (Max Talbot's fumanchu anyone?) while other's fall short (sorry Sid... you're still smokin hot but ew). But who leads the pack?
Winner: Cal Clutterbuck and the "Clutterstache"
(the stache is a phenom one, but what put him atop everyone else is the fact his stache has his own Twitter page)
-Honourable mention goes to George Parros, of course, for his always phenom stache growing ability. However he always has a stache, lessening its impressiveness during the playoffs. Now, if the category had been "Best Porn Star Stache", a certain Montreal Canadien would've taken the cake
Best Snuggle Partner
Hockey players are kinda pretty much studs. Who wouldn't want to date a hockey player? (What? They have reputations as being huge players that bang anything that moves? Okay, someone made the mistake of fooling around with the porn star above this and is just bitter...) That being said, lots of hockey players have quite the snuggle buddies to go home to: Mike Comrie has Lizzie McGuire Hilary Duff; Mike Fisher has Carrie Underwood; Scottie Upshall has Melanie Collins; Mike Modano has Willa Ford; not to mention all the guys who've got beautiful girlfriends/wives from their hometown slash college days. So who has the best snuggle buddy?
Winner: Sidney Crosby (who could get any girl he wanted... at least in Canada)
(Note: Please stop visualizing yourself as the Stanley Cup. Only I'm allowed to do that)
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