First, Scott Gomez was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Chris Higgins. Other prospects were involved but those were the names that were what we cared about.
Henrik is beyond excatic about the trade. She has always disliked Gomez and thinks that the Rangers will be better off without him and his obscene contract.
We agree because she knows what she's talking about when it comes to the Rangers.
Second, the USA Olympic tryout roster was named. And Noodles was jumping up and down at work when she saw that Ryan Whitney was going. She needs help, that's for sure.
USA is going younger and faster. They hope that is enough to beat the Russians.
And third is that we are going to be doing our best to liveblog tomorrow and by liveblog we mean scream at the television and type random things in this window.
Hope everything foes well for Free Agency Day and also Canada Day, which we are celebrating like true Canadians.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tracking It All
Some news...
- Craigsy was signed for two years. LeTude texted us in all capital letters out of excitement. We got her text message before the official Pens one. She's crazy.
- Matt Duchene is the cutest boy ever. And we are proud to have him as a son.
- Grandpa Guerin also signed for a year. We know someone who is excited *cough* Cappy *cough*.
- The Blackhawks signed Dave Bolland for five years. Let's just say that he makes more than Alex Goligoski and they were both rookies...hmm.
- The only two teams that even care that Dany Heatley wants to be traded are the Edmonton Oilers and (surprise, surprise) the New York Rangers. Not surprised at all.
We also really like the picture that TSN used, the hole in his shirt and all. It's really classy.
- As you all know probably, the Panters traded Jay Bouwmeester's 'rights' to the Calgary Flames for like picks. Whatever, Bouwmeester's such a primadonna.
- The meaningless ESPY Awards are coming up soon and the Penguins are up for about sixty awards. We will still watch them.
- The Penguins have a new championship shirt. We absolutely love it.
Grandpa Guerin totally came up with that slogan, we know it. He wanted it to say, "Obama can't bail you out this time Detroit" but they told him to calm it down a little because they didn't want the shirts to be too mean.
- Last thing is that TSN has a Free Agent Tracker which we depend on for at least three days after July 1st. It's the best thing ever during this time.
- Craigsy was signed for two years. LeTude texted us in all capital letters out of excitement. We got her text message before the official Pens one. She's crazy.
- Matt Duchene is the cutest boy ever. And we are proud to have him as a son.
- Grandpa Guerin also signed for a year. We know someone who is excited *cough* Cappy *cough*.
- The Blackhawks signed Dave Bolland for five years. Let's just say that he makes more than Alex Goligoski and they were both rookies...hmm.
- The only two teams that even care that Dany Heatley wants to be traded are the Edmonton Oilers and (surprise, surprise) the New York Rangers. Not surprised at all.
We also really like the picture that TSN used, the hole in his shirt and all. It's really classy.
- As you all know probably, the Panters traded Jay Bouwmeester's 'rights' to the Calgary Flames for like picks. Whatever, Bouwmeester's such a primadonna.
- The meaningless ESPY Awards are coming up soon and the Penguins are up for about sixty awards. We will still watch them.
- The Penguins have a new championship shirt. We absolutely love it.
Grandpa Guerin totally came up with that slogan, we know it. He wanted it to say, "Obama can't bail you out this time Detroit" but they told him to calm it down a little because they didn't want the shirts to be too mean.
- Last thing is that TSN has a Free Agent Tracker which we depend on for at least three days after July 1st. It's the best thing ever during this time.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
If You Know What's Good For You
Sonny Boy loves Patrick O'Sullivan.
And we have adopted Matt Duchene as our new son. His father is Bill Compton from True Blood.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
We went to Columbus to watch the draft as you all know and it was a hell of a time. We found a Tim Hortons and harrassed the poor attendant then made fun of Steve Mason because we could.
Things we learned while being at the draft...
- Kim and Zoe from the PuckHufffers joined us on our way to the draft as well as Macke from Edmonton. We had a very full car.
- In Columbus, we took ridiculous pictures and then ate at Boston's Pizza where Noodles and Henrik got a little tipsy before 5 pm.
- The Blue Jackets ran out of t-shirts before we even made it to the door and we weren't that far back. They said the first 500 fans would get a shirt and we were totally in the first 500.
- Before anything even started, the Ducks traded Chris Pronger to the Flyers for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and three picks. What a lopsided trade.
- Thank Gary that John Tavares was drafted first.
We could feel the wind from the Isles fans screaming in Long Island. He looked so freaking excited.
- Why does Victor Hedman look like a man?
He's only 18 but has been living on his own with a girlfriend since he was like eleven. That's pretty insane.
- Matt Duchene has been officially adopted by us.
When he rattled off the kinds of sticks that the Avalanche players use, we knew that he had to be our son. Only someone related to us would be able to do that.
- Did you know that RJ Umberger had a baby? We didn't and were surprised that someone let him violate them like that.
- The Jackets pick is cute. We loved hearing the arena cheer for him.
- We toured the Blue Jackets locker room and it was awesome.
There were hair products in the bathroom and names on the lockers for the boys coming to the prospect camp.
- Macke approved of the Oilers pick.
- Steve Mason was interviewed by the Jackets radio and we just did our creepy wave and screamed random things at him.
- There are no points to Pierre McGuire's stories. He just tells them so that people will know that he touches the young boys.
- The Nashville blueline is going to be insane. The Preds are hogging all the good blueliners as if they're going out of style.
- We were kicked out of the arena after the 25th pick and had to get text messages to find out who was drafted in the next five spots. That sucked and we were kind of mad that we had to leave.
- The Pens pick was Simon Despres.
We approve.
- The Tim Hortons trip was insane.
We had five separate checks going through the drive-thru and Macke apologized by saying that she was Canadian, as if that changed things.
- At Timmy Ho's, the lobby/restaurant part was closed but somehow Henrik got in. She took a picture of Sidney Crosby's ad for the restaurant and then we were locked out.
- There were so many Swedes taken in the first round. We could tell even without Pierre McGuire telling us because of their hair.
- What a draft day.
Things we learned while being at the draft...
- Kim and Zoe from the PuckHufffers joined us on our way to the draft as well as Macke from Edmonton. We had a very full car.
- In Columbus, we took ridiculous pictures and then ate at Boston's Pizza where Noodles and Henrik got a little tipsy before 5 pm.
- The Blue Jackets ran out of t-shirts before we even made it to the door and we weren't that far back. They said the first 500 fans would get a shirt and we were totally in the first 500.
- Before anything even started, the Ducks traded Chris Pronger to the Flyers for Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and three picks. What a lopsided trade.
- Thank Gary that John Tavares was drafted first.
We could feel the wind from the Isles fans screaming in Long Island. He looked so freaking excited.
- Why does Victor Hedman look like a man?
He's only 18 but has been living on his own with a girlfriend since he was like eleven. That's pretty insane.
- Matt Duchene has been officially adopted by us.
When he rattled off the kinds of sticks that the Avalanche players use, we knew that he had to be our son. Only someone related to us would be able to do that.
- Did you know that RJ Umberger had a baby? We didn't and were surprised that someone let him violate them like that.
- The Jackets pick is cute. We loved hearing the arena cheer for him.
- We toured the Blue Jackets locker room and it was awesome.
There were hair products in the bathroom and names on the lockers for the boys coming to the prospect camp.
- Macke approved of the Oilers pick.
- Steve Mason was interviewed by the Jackets radio and we just did our creepy wave and screamed random things at him.
- There are no points to Pierre McGuire's stories. He just tells them so that people will know that he touches the young boys.
- The Nashville blueline is going to be insane. The Preds are hogging all the good blueliners as if they're going out of style.
- We were kicked out of the arena after the 25th pick and had to get text messages to find out who was drafted in the next five spots. That sucked and we were kind of mad that we had to leave.
- The Pens pick was Simon Despres.
We approve.
- The Tim Hortons trip was insane.
We had five separate checks going through the drive-thru and Macke apologized by saying that she was Canadian, as if that changed things.
- At Timmy Ho's, the lobby/restaurant part was closed but somehow Henrik got in. She took a picture of Sidney Crosby's ad for the restaurant and then we were locked out.
- There were so many Swedes taken in the first round. We could tell even without Pierre McGuire telling us because of their hair.
- What a draft day.
Friday, June 26, 2009
On To Columbus
Goals for today:
1. See John Tavares get drafted.
2. Take a tour of the Blue Jackets locker room.
3. Make friends with a fan or two.
4. Point and laugh at a Red Wings fan.
5. Play inappropriate music and games on the way to Columbus.
6. Go to a Tim Hortons.
7. Try not to get abducted.
We shall see how successful we are.
1. See John Tavares get drafted.
2. Take a tour of the Blue Jackets locker room.
3. Make friends with a fan or two.
4. Point and laugh at a Red Wings fan.
5. Play inappropriate music and games on the way to Columbus.
6. Go to a Tim Hortons.
7. Try not to get abducted.
We shall see how successful we are.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Day Before The 2009 Draft
If you've never watched the Real Housewives of New Jersey, we recommend that you do. It's a barrel of laughs, for reals.
The one housewife, Danielle, we affectionately call 'LeatherFace'.
While looking at pictures from the various events going on today for the NHL, we came across LeatherFace's husband.
Now we know why Chris Chelios wants to come to the East Coast. (Not true at all but it was funny.)
We're getting ready to go to Columbus tomorrow and we can't wait. Any kind of draft party is awesome even if we can't make it to the real one. Plus, we get to meet Steve Mason. Booya!
The one housewife, Danielle, we affectionately call 'LeatherFace'.
While looking at pictures from the various events going on today for the NHL, we came across LeatherFace's husband.
Now we know why Chris Chelios wants to come to the East Coast. (Not true at all but it was funny.)
We're getting ready to go to Columbus tomorrow and we can't wait. Any kind of draft party is awesome even if we can't make it to the real one. Plus, we get to meet Steve Mason. Booya!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
I Am Vampire
Nothing new to report but we like to talk about stuff anyway.
The Olympics are the next big thing for hockey. We remember 2006 and everything that happened. It was a fun and exciting winter.
- Mike Babcock is the coach for Team Canada.
- His assistants are Lindy Ruff, Ken Hitchcock and Jacques Lemaire. Interesting choices.
- Pierre McGuire tells readers who he thinks should be on Team Canada's blueline. Nothing really earth-shattering in that article but we like to read about how awesome Shea Weber is so that's why we waste our time.
- The Hockey Hall of Fame inductees were announced. They are Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Luc Robitaille.
- Scott Burnside goes into details about the best free agents on the market July 1st.
Forwards. Defensemen. Goaltenders.
Off topic but we thought that it had to be discussed anyway...
The main character on True Blood is named Sookie Stackhouse and another character, Vampire Bill, says her name in the craziest way possible.
And someone made a montage of all the times that Bill has said her name. It's incredible.
The Olympics are the next big thing for hockey. We remember 2006 and everything that happened. It was a fun and exciting winter.
- Mike Babcock is the coach for Team Canada.
- His assistants are Lindy Ruff, Ken Hitchcock and Jacques Lemaire. Interesting choices.
- Pierre McGuire tells readers who he thinks should be on Team Canada's blueline. Nothing really earth-shattering in that article but we like to read about how awesome Shea Weber is so that's why we waste our time.
- The Hockey Hall of Fame inductees were announced. They are Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Luc Robitaille.
- Scott Burnside goes into details about the best free agents on the market July 1st.
Forwards. Defensemen. Goaltenders.
Off topic but we thought that it had to be discussed anyway...
The main character on True Blood is named Sookie Stackhouse and another character, Vampire Bill, says her name in the craziest way possible.
And someone made a montage of all the times that Bill has said her name. It's incredible.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Slower Than Molasses
Answer to yesterday's Guess That Hair: Henrik Lundqvist.
Thanks to everyone who participated. It was an easy one but we hope that you had to think about it anyway.
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- The Anaheim Ducks have a quiz on their site that is all about the drafts that the Ducks have taken part in since their first one. Ducks Draft Quiz.
- Ten best plays of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Macros...either you love them or hate them. And we love these ones.
There are 60 more. Genius.
- Bloopers! These are from the Kings site and Heidi Androl's laugh is insane.
Thanks to everyone who participated. It was an easy one but we hope that you had to think about it anyway.
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- The Anaheim Ducks have a quiz on their site that is all about the drafts that the Ducks have taken part in since their first one. Ducks Draft Quiz.
- Ten best plays of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Macros...either you love them or hate them. And we love these ones.
There are 60 more. Genius.
- Bloopers! These are from the Kings site and Heidi Androl's laugh is insane.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Guess That Hair #1
Welcome to the first installment of Guess That Hair! The game is pretty basic. We give you a picture and three hints then you guess who it is.
Good luck!
Hints:
1. Swedish
2. Won an Olympic medal
3. Was in a band called Box Play
Who do you think has that hair?
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Some links...
- The Penguins are featured in Impact! Magazine. Link to read.
- Brent Sutter..new coach of the Calgary Flames? Should be an interesting fit in Calgary.
- Patrick Kane is the face of EA Sports NHL10.
We are happy to see that his white mouthguard makes an appearance on the cover.
- Joe Starkey believes that the players and executives and coaches that were not with the Penguins when they won the Cup helped the boys eventually win it. Article.
- Been wondering about Free Agency? Rob Rossi breaks down who he thinks should go and who shouldn't.
- Entry Draft Day is almost here.
Good luck!
Hints:
1. Swedish
2. Won an Olympic medal
3. Was in a band called Box Play
Who do you think has that hair?
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Some links...
- The Penguins are featured in Impact! Magazine. Link to read.
- Brent Sutter..new coach of the Calgary Flames? Should be an interesting fit in Calgary.
- Patrick Kane is the face of EA Sports NHL10.
We are happy to see that his white mouthguard makes an appearance on the cover.
- Joe Starkey believes that the players and executives and coaches that were not with the Penguins when they won the Cup helped the boys eventually win it. Article.
- Been wondering about Free Agency? Rob Rossi breaks down who he thinks should go and who shouldn't.
- Entry Draft Day is almost here.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
New Features
Like we said in the previous post, it's summer. And summer means new features to keep us busy.
We shall give a tiny preview of what you should expect in the following months. We hope that you will enjoy it.
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Date Night
It's back. We took a hiatus because of the play offs but we love doing it and really missed objectifing players for our entertainment.
We were thinking of adding one or two new categories to get to know the date but we aren't sure how they will work out.
For Your Information
Another older feature that we are bringing back from the dead.
There are certain words that we believe everyone should know. These are words that we constantly use on the blog and in real life. We aim to define them and how they were coined.
Day With Stanley
As the summer drags on, the pictures and stories will be rolling in as each Penguins player spends the day with Lord Stanley's Cup.
We cannot wait to see and hopefully discuss what each one decides to do on his day. Should be fun.
The Jersey Dictionary
This feature is all about a fan's most prized possession: the jersey/sweater. Most hockey fans have the jersey of their favorite team/player and they treat it as a family member.
We will attempt to explain why people buy certain jerseys and what that purchase says about your personality. It's all speculationof course but that's what makes it fun.
Guess That Hair
Probably the funnest and newest feature is this one. Henrik thought that it would be a fantastic idea to crop pictures of hockey boys and have us guess who it is by the hair style.
At first she wanted to do it with eyebrows but that would have been a little creepier than the hair. You will be surprised by how easily you will guess the player just by the hair.
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We are hoping to keep up with these features throughout the season as well. And we also hope that everyone likes what we are doing here.
Friday, June 19, 2009
More Stuff For Us To Buy
Thanks to timmycanjump24 for this link...t-shirt.
Now that's a shirt.
We are so going to get them and wear them in Southside and do this
You me him me you him?
Ah, fun times.
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It's almost officially summer and we are planning a few things just to keep us entertained and hopefully you as well.
By the way, are we the only ones that are shocked that it's almost July 1st? Like, it seems that only yesterday it was March and we were arguing over what game we were going to watch that night.
Anyway, Date Night is coming back as are two or three new features that we are going to test out. And we are working on a potential Top Moments from the NHL season and the Penguins. (It's potential because those kinds of lists always get us arguing and we never finish them.)
We are going to be a very busy blog this summer so buckle in kiddies.
Now that's a shirt.
We are so going to get them and wear them in Southside and do this
You me him me you him?
Ah, fun times.
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It's almost officially summer and we are planning a few things just to keep us entertained and hopefully you as well.
By the way, are we the only ones that are shocked that it's almost July 1st? Like, it seems that only yesterday it was March and we were arguing over what game we were going to watch that night.
Anyway, Date Night is coming back as are two or three new features that we are going to test out. And we are working on a potential Top Moments from the NHL season and the Penguins. (It's potential because those kinds of lists always get us arguing and we never finish them.)
We are going to be a very busy blog this summer so buckle in kiddies.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
2009 NHL Awards: I Want To Thank My Teammates And Stuff
The NHL is in Vegas. The Stanley Cup is in Vegas. Why are we in Pennsylvania? We must be crazy (and poor).
We are watching this after we taped it. And giving comments about everything that happened.
Some comments we had about the event:
- Max Talbot looks drunk. What else is new? And Dan Bylsma is a cutie. They all looked good in their suits.
- Oh my god, when did Patty Kane get so old? Holy crap. He looked like a fifty-year-old car salesman.
- Nice speech, Fat Steve. We fell asleep in our Big Macs. We bet that the end of his written speech had "Now raise the award and says, 'Time to celebrate' while smiling."
- Larinov looks like a puppet. We think it's because he's Russian.
- "Geno" chants before the Pearson was presented, nice. We wonder what Ovechkin thought of that.
- Kirk Muller had a weird accent for a moment before he cleared his throat. Zetterberg totally dressed his boyfriend, Pavel Datsyuk but the polka dots and stipes do not match at all. Sigh, Europeans.
- Patrice Bergeron should have been nominated for the Bill Masterson. What a shame. Does Chris Chelios even deserve a nomination for being old? That's not even fair.
- Is Steve Sullivan's wife related to Brooks Orpik? Did you see those eyes? Scary.
- Why was Ben Roethlisberger on this television? That was a waste of time.
- William M Jennings. A sham of an award. Manny Fernandez cracked us up by telling Tim Thomas to get a burger so he could thank some people.
- Let's give the Lady Byng to Alex Ovechkin because he epitomizes what the trophy is about: grace and class. Not.
- Gerry Dee is best. When he made fun of Patrick Kane by saying that he won like a bunch of things last season and nothing this year.
- Oh my god Glenn Anderson. "I thought I was down the street at the Russian Awards." He's so bad, haha.
- Aw, Ethan Moreau! Oh man, his pupil is f-ed up in the right eye. Must have been from the high-stick in the regular season. He's a FILF.
- JR's shirt is insane. He looks like a homosexual cowboy, wait, is that redundant?
- Roberto Luongo as the Scotiabank Fan Fav winner? How did that happen? Oh, Ryan Kesler's hair, beautiful.
- Vezina. At least Martin Brodeur couldn't win it. All of Tim Thomas's saves are him out of position and diving around. Haha, that makes us laugh. Did Timmy marry a transvestite stripper? We don't make fun of wives but it's not like she will ever read this.
- How was this show an hour and a half? Bull.
- Claude Julien won something in his life. And Pat Burns called him his "mon ami". Hmm...
- First sighting of Brian Burke. His mouth was shut, shockingly.
- Zach Parise's girlfriend. What a hottie.
- Mark Messier tries to stay relevant in the NHL so he gives out some meaningless award. Jarome Iginla won it. Whatever, his speech was boring.
- MIKE GREEN DID NOT TOUCH THE NORRIS!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAAYA!!! This is the best day ever!!! (Noodles note: Oh my god, Mikey looks gorgeous. That bow-tie, damn. What a looker.)
- Zdeno Chara's wife is a cutie.
- Malkin and Ovechkin are on the stage together.
Shocking. Malkin's speech was adorable. And of course Ovechkin had to make fun of him. We need to get Malkin a sleeping dictionary. As they walk away, Malkin whispers to Ovechkin "I won the Cup." And Ovechkin doesn't care about the Hart.
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Jean Beliveau.
- Hart Trophy: Ovechkin's English is very short. We knew it all along
We are watching this after we taped it. And giving comments about everything that happened.
Some comments we had about the event:
- Max Talbot looks drunk. What else is new? And Dan Bylsma is a cutie. They all looked good in their suits.
- Oh my god, when did Patty Kane get so old? Holy crap. He looked like a fifty-year-old car salesman.
- Nice speech, Fat Steve. We fell asleep in our Big Macs. We bet that the end of his written speech had "Now raise the award and says, 'Time to celebrate' while smiling."
- Larinov looks like a puppet. We think it's because he's Russian.
- "Geno" chants before the Pearson was presented, nice. We wonder what Ovechkin thought of that.
- Kirk Muller had a weird accent for a moment before he cleared his throat. Zetterberg totally dressed his boyfriend, Pavel Datsyuk but the polka dots and stipes do not match at all. Sigh, Europeans.
- Patrice Bergeron should have been nominated for the Bill Masterson. What a shame. Does Chris Chelios even deserve a nomination for being old? That's not even fair.
- Is Steve Sullivan's wife related to Brooks Orpik? Did you see those eyes? Scary.
- Why was Ben Roethlisberger on this television? That was a waste of time.
- William M Jennings. A sham of an award. Manny Fernandez cracked us up by telling Tim Thomas to get a burger so he could thank some people.
- Let's give the Lady Byng to Alex Ovechkin because he epitomizes what the trophy is about: grace and class. Not.
- Gerry Dee is best. When he made fun of Patrick Kane by saying that he won like a bunch of things last season and nothing this year.
- Oh my god Glenn Anderson. "I thought I was down the street at the Russian Awards." He's so bad, haha.
- Aw, Ethan Moreau! Oh man, his pupil is f-ed up in the right eye. Must have been from the high-stick in the regular season. He's a FILF.
- JR's shirt is insane. He looks like a homosexual cowboy, wait, is that redundant?
- Roberto Luongo as the Scotiabank Fan Fav winner? How did that happen? Oh, Ryan Kesler's hair, beautiful.
- Vezina. At least Martin Brodeur couldn't win it. All of Tim Thomas's saves are him out of position and diving around. Haha, that makes us laugh. Did Timmy marry a transvestite stripper? We don't make fun of wives but it's not like she will ever read this.
- How was this show an hour and a half? Bull.
- Claude Julien won something in his life. And Pat Burns called him his "mon ami". Hmm...
- First sighting of Brian Burke. His mouth was shut, shockingly.
- Zach Parise's girlfriend. What a hottie.
- Mark Messier tries to stay relevant in the NHL so he gives out some meaningless award. Jarome Iginla won it. Whatever, his speech was boring.
- MIKE GREEN DID NOT TOUCH THE NORRIS!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAAYA!!! This is the best day ever!!! (Noodles note: Oh my god, Mikey looks gorgeous. That bow-tie, damn. What a looker.)
- Zdeno Chara's wife is a cutie.
- Malkin and Ovechkin are on the stage together.
Shocking. Malkin's speech was adorable. And of course Ovechkin had to make fun of him. We need to get Malkin a sleeping dictionary. As they walk away, Malkin whispers to Ovechkin "I won the Cup." And Ovechkin doesn't care about the Hart.
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Jean Beliveau.
- Hart Trophy: Ovechkin's English is very short. We knew it all along
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Sean Avery Beats Up Jimmy Fallon
Not really but we thought it would be a catching title.
- Video
Jimmy calls him "the Martha Stewart of the hockey world." We're surprised that Avery didn't just punch him and walk out.
- The Penguins site have new backgrounds up of each player holding the Cup. Noodles is seriously disappointed that Alex Goligoski was not included.
- Speaking of the rookie defenseman, the Penguins signed him to a three year deal. And he is really freaking happy about it.
- As the Penguins are winning the Cup, other NHLers are playing poker for charity in Vegas.
- Events that the players/NHL people are going to be doing in Vegas. There's a party at the Playboy Club and several players are confirmed to attend. And ladies get in for free. We are so there.
- We're a little late but this article is about how happy Petr Sykora was to finally hoist the Cup with his teammates. What a happy human.
- The Hockey Hall Of Fame has a picture journalset up already for the Penguins Summer With The Cup. We can't wait to see what the boys do with it this summer.
- NHL.com has a feature on the rookies up for the Calder and a little highlight reel of their best goals and saves.
- The NHL Network is playing all seven games of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. They're calling it "Saturday With Stanley" and it's starting at eight in the morning.
- Grandpa Guerin is a softie. We bet he cries at night as Cappy holds him and tells him that winning the Cup with him is amazing.
- Fat Steve Mason is blogging about his experiences in Las Vegas. We think that's pretty nice of him. Walking Around Town For The First Time.
- Video
Jimmy calls him "the Martha Stewart of the hockey world." We're surprised that Avery didn't just punch him and walk out.
- The Penguins site have new backgrounds up of each player holding the Cup. Noodles is seriously disappointed that Alex Goligoski was not included.
- Speaking of the rookie defenseman, the Penguins signed him to a three year deal. And he is really freaking happy about it.
- As the Penguins are winning the Cup, other NHLers are playing poker for charity in Vegas.
- Events that the players/NHL people are going to be doing in Vegas. There's a party at the Playboy Club and several players are confirmed to attend. And ladies get in for free. We are so there.
- We're a little late but this article is about how happy Petr Sykora was to finally hoist the Cup with his teammates. What a happy human.
- The Hockey Hall Of Fame has a picture journalset up already for the Penguins Summer With The Cup. We can't wait to see what the boys do with it this summer.
- NHL.com has a feature on the rookies up for the Calder and a little highlight reel of their best goals and saves.
- The NHL Network is playing all seven games of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. They're calling it "Saturday With Stanley" and it's starting at eight in the morning.
- Grandpa Guerin is a softie. We bet he cries at night as Cappy holds him and tells him that winning the Cup with him is amazing.
- Fat Steve Mason is blogging about his experiences in Las Vegas. We think that's pretty nice of him. Walking Around Town For The First Time.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
News And Notes
- Alex Ovechkin is the new face of NHL 2K10. We vote for them to use this picture.
- Todd Richards was hired as the new coach for the Minnesota Wild. That leaves only about twenty-eight other teams without a head coach.
- TheStar.com had an article about Sidney Crosby that we liked. Of course it's pro-Cappy because we love him. Sidney Crosby shows true colors.
- The Oilers locker room after a win.
Denis Grebshkov dancing and clapping. What a fun room. (Thanks to Macke for the link.)
- Derian Hatcher has finally retied and is now working for the Flyers as player development coach. That's awesome, let's foster more players like him. Was that mean? We can't help it, we're Pens fans at heart.
- Despite getting swept in the Conference Finals, the Hurricanes want to keep Paul Maurice as their head coach. The deal is for three more years.
- Cabbie running rampant during the celebrations after Game Seven.
- We thought that Grandpa would retire but he wants to stay. We don't blame him for wanting to stay.
- Gonchar played with a partiually torn MCL. Ouch. We knew it.
- A few weeks ago, the Chicago Blackhawks (remember them?) showed up at a White Sox game and waved to the fans. They also participated in batting practice.
This video is from batting practice because it was funny.
- We forgot about this but Henrik was reading an article a few weeks ago and she read this aloud to us...
“He just used me like pony,” Datsyuk said. “He was on top of me. I don’t like being the pony. I want to be on top.”
Throughout the play offs, that was all we could think of every time we saw Datsyuk on the ice. What a quote.
- Todd Richards was hired as the new coach for the Minnesota Wild. That leaves only about twenty-eight other teams without a head coach.
- TheStar.com had an article about Sidney Crosby that we liked. Of course it's pro-Cappy because we love him. Sidney Crosby shows true colors.
- The Oilers locker room after a win.
Denis Grebshkov dancing and clapping. What a fun room. (Thanks to Macke for the link.)
- Derian Hatcher has finally retied and is now working for the Flyers as player development coach. That's awesome, let's foster more players like him. Was that mean? We can't help it, we're Pens fans at heart.
- Despite getting swept in the Conference Finals, the Hurricanes want to keep Paul Maurice as their head coach. The deal is for three more years.
- Cabbie running rampant during the celebrations after Game Seven.
- We thought that Grandpa would retire but he wants to stay. We don't blame him for wanting to stay.
- Gonchar played with a partiually torn MCL. Ouch. We knew it.
- A few weeks ago, the Chicago Blackhawks (remember them?) showed up at a White Sox game and waved to the fans. They also participated in batting practice.
This video is from batting practice because it was funny.
- We forgot about this but Henrik was reading an article a few weeks ago and she read this aloud to us...
“He just used me like pony,” Datsyuk said. “He was on top of me. I don’t like being the pony. I want to be on top.”
Throughout the play offs, that was all we could think of every time we saw Datsyuk on the ice. What a quote.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Stanley Cup Parade: They Were All Drunk
At seven in the morning, we were up to participate in the Stanley Cup Parade. And it was amazing. We had so much fun despite being smushed in a crowd of screaming, sweaty people and the searing sun on our faces.
We were standing second row from the front and by the time noon rolled along, we were hot, excited and surly.
But the first glimpse of a car got our spirits up. Evgeniya's mother was texting her updates on who was in what car and when we would expect them.
LeTude took several pictures for our own use and to post on the blog. We can't believe that they were taken by her Blackberry. We didn't know that they took such great pictures.
Anyway...
We hope that everyone had fun at the parade. We sure as hell did. The boys were high-fiving fans and jumping into the crowd. It was amazing.
Cappy wouldn't let go of the Cup so Talbot stole one from a fan (then gave it back). Kunie was running around as well, being crazy.
We think they were drunk. Which isn't such a bad thing.
We were standing second row from the front and by the time noon rolled along, we were hot, excited and surly.
But the first glimpse of a car got our spirits up. Evgeniya's mother was texting her updates on who was in what car and when we would expect them.
LeTude took several pictures for our own use and to post on the blog. We can't believe that they were taken by her Blackberry. We didn't know that they took such great pictures.
Anyway...
We hope that everyone had fun at the parade. We sure as hell did. The boys were high-fiving fans and jumping into the crowd. It was amazing.
Cappy wouldn't let go of the Cup so Talbot stole one from a fan (then gave it back). Kunie was running around as well, being crazy.
We think they were drunk. Which isn't such a bad thing.
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