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Monday, December 14, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
LET'S GO BUFF-A-LO!
I worked last night.
The Sabres beat the bejesus out of Montreal, 6-2. We had three goals before they had three shots. Grier scored, Pominville scored, Roy scored, Kennedy scored, Clarkie scored, and SEKERA EVEN SCORED.
Oh, and Lalime was sent to Portland for a conditioning assignment.
Life is pretty sweet. That's it.
The Sabres beat the bejesus out of Montreal, 6-2. We had three goals before they had three shots. Grier scored, Pominville scored, Roy scored, Kennedy scored, Clarkie scored, and SEKERA EVEN SCORED.
Oh, and Lalime was sent to Portland for a conditioning assignment.
Life is pretty sweet. That's it.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Ryan Miller- LIKE A BOSS.
Hey! Sorry I've been kind of slacking the last week and a half. I had off all Thanksgiving weekend and thus, was out and about laying down the boom. Whatever the hell that means. I DID get to watch a bunch of hockey, and the Sabres played a few games in there! We didn't quite win against Washington- got shut out, 2-0 actually. That game was kind of rough to watch- especially after Ovie got more board on Kaleta than Tony Hawk (Of note- I once had an argument with Katy about the Ottawa/Buffalo brawl. I was 110% certain that it was Adam Mair who had talked shit to Dany Heatley and NOT Patty Kaleta, because I remember Mair apologized after the game. I was looking for a picture of the brawl online when I stumbled upon this- http://artvoice.com/issues/v8n46/adam_mair#SlideFrame_0 THANK YOU. That's a win).
The Philly game started off wonderfully! Drew Stafford scored a goal and we killed a 5 minute penalty (because Kaleta must've been pissed he was taken out, he decided to follow suit and got kicked out Friday) and then about eight milliseconds later, we let in two goals to end the period. Thanks, guys. Luckily, those would be the only two goals Miller let in- and also lucky for us, we remembered how to score goals. Or rather, Paul Gaustad and Tim Connolly remembered- which is good, because TC needed to remember, as he was in a little bit of a slump. And remember he did, since he had two goals and two assists. Miller played spectacular to end the game and the Sabres won 4-2. Time to go back home and play Carolina.
Boy, what a freaking game that was.
The game started off a goaltending duel. Minus a craptastic Tyler Myers turnover that led to Matt Cullen roofing the puck over the shoulder of Miller, the two goalies were dictating play. By now everyone and their grandmother and their grandmother's bridge club has seen Miller's wonderful save on Brind'Amour, so I'm only going to say this- it was MUCH better in person. I can honestly say I haven't seen a standing ovation for a save and heard cheering that loud for that long for a save since the days of Hasek. It was insane. And then the game itself pretty much changed in the favor of Buffalo. Mike Grier scored the tying goal two minutes into the third, and after that it was all Buffalo. The Sabres made Michael Leighton look like Kathleen Leighton in the third period, and after Grier scored, Clarkie, Roy, Hecht, and Vanek all scored. For the second time in two days, two things happened. We won, meaning we won our second back-to-back. I think we might've won two all last year, come to think of it. And for the second time in two nights, Carolina let in five in the third period. I'm thinking that's some sort of record.
Toronto Monday was next. Toronto was coming off of two wins (against Tampa and Florida, but you take what you can get), and was supposedly hot from what Versus tried telling me. And for the first 30-something minutes, it looked like it. And then we realized who we were playing and Tim Kennedy scored, and then Hank opened up the third (read: twenty seconds in) with a goal and Jochen scored AGAIN. And Miller... yeah, he let in zero goals. This is always good if you want to win games, not letting the opponent score, and he ACTUALLY GOT ANOTHER SHUTOUT. Actually, he leads the league in SO. And goals against average. And save percentage. And he's third in wins.
This leads me to my next point- while Miller is THA BOSS, I really wish we had a competent back-up for him. I do NOT think Lalime is the answer at all. He's been absolutely brutal since we signed him- and come to think of it, he was brutal between his Ottawa stint and his fluke year in Chicago the year before we signed him. I've gone over a million times- I like the guy, I dislike the player. He's a great guy, but Jesus. We can do better. Call up Jhonas, claim Valiquette from waivers, do whatever the hell you can. But PLEASE DO SOMETHING. If we make the playoffs (there's that Buffalo optimism shining through- IF), I don't want Miller to burn out. I like long playoff runs. No, I LOVE long playoff runs.
And that's it.
The Philly game started off wonderfully! Drew Stafford scored a goal and we killed a 5 minute penalty (because Kaleta must've been pissed he was taken out, he decided to follow suit and got kicked out Friday) and then about eight milliseconds later, we let in two goals to end the period. Thanks, guys. Luckily, those would be the only two goals Miller let in- and also lucky for us, we remembered how to score goals. Or rather, Paul Gaustad and Tim Connolly remembered- which is good, because TC needed to remember, as he was in a little bit of a slump. And remember he did, since he had two goals and two assists. Miller played spectacular to end the game and the Sabres won 4-2. Time to go back home and play Carolina.
Boy, what a freaking game that was.
The game started off a goaltending duel. Minus a craptastic Tyler Myers turnover that led to Matt Cullen roofing the puck over the shoulder of Miller, the two goalies were dictating play. By now everyone and their grandmother and their grandmother's bridge club has seen Miller's wonderful save on Brind'Amour, so I'm only going to say this- it was MUCH better in person. I can honestly say I haven't seen a standing ovation for a save and heard cheering that loud for that long for a save since the days of Hasek. It was insane. And then the game itself pretty much changed in the favor of Buffalo. Mike Grier scored the tying goal two minutes into the third, and after that it was all Buffalo. The Sabres made Michael Leighton look like Kathleen Leighton in the third period, and after Grier scored, Clarkie, Roy, Hecht, and Vanek all scored. For the second time in two days, two things happened. We won, meaning we won our second back-to-back. I think we might've won two all last year, come to think of it. And for the second time in two nights, Carolina let in five in the third period. I'm thinking that's some sort of record.
Toronto Monday was next. Toronto was coming off of two wins (against Tampa and Florida, but you take what you can get), and was supposedly hot from what Versus tried telling me. And for the first 30-something minutes, it looked like it. And then we realized who we were playing and Tim Kennedy scored, and then Hank opened up the third (read: twenty seconds in) with a goal and Jochen scored AGAIN. And Miller... yeah, he let in zero goals. This is always good if you want to win games, not letting the opponent score, and he ACTUALLY GOT ANOTHER SHUTOUT. Actually, he leads the league in SO. And goals against average. And save percentage. And he's third in wins.
This leads me to my next point- while Miller is THA BOSS, I really wish we had a competent back-up for him. I do NOT think Lalime is the answer at all. He's been absolutely brutal since we signed him- and come to think of it, he was brutal between his Ottawa stint and his fluke year in Chicago the year before we signed him. I've gone over a million times- I like the guy, I dislike the player. He's a great guy, but Jesus. We can do better. Call up Jhonas, claim Valiquette from waivers, do whatever the hell you can. But PLEASE DO SOMETHING. If we make the playoffs (there's that Buffalo optimism shining through- IF), I don't want Miller to burn out. I like long playoff runs. No, I LOVE long playoff runs.
And that's it.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
My, My, Mister Danny Pie
Yeah, I'm pretty clever when I need to be.
So tonight, I went with my friend Kristina to the Sabres/Bruins game. It was Daniel Paille's first game back in Buffalo after being traded from the Sabres to the Bruins a few weeks back. This was one of the main reasons I wanted to go to this game. But surprisingly, in what can only be described as insanely ironic, guess who was pictured on tonight's ticket?
WEEEEIRD.
Lo and behold, much like numerous other Sabres/Bruins games I've been to before, we lost. Come to think of it, we are something like 1-6-2 with a tie or two thrown in when I've seen them play, but the LAST one I went to we won in OT (on a Clarke MacArthur goal, if memory serves me correctly). No such luck, as we lost this one in OT 2-1. Had to be that jackass ginormous oaf Chara scoring the goal (Sorry Zdeno, but I'd like you much more if you weren't constantly playing for teams I despise) in OT. But FAHHHKIN LOOCH (aka Milan Lucic) scored the Bruins regulation goal, and anyone who knows me knows how I love the Looch. And Goose scored for the Sabres! I think it was just Bad Asses Scoring Night at HSBC Arena. I also was pretty disappointed with both the large number of Bruins fans in our section and the fact that during the second period we took a bunch of crap penalties and decided we'd take a whole THREE SHOTS. I think in the third, we had three shots in the first two minutes. No joke. Anyway, we play Ottawa tomorrow night. I'm praying Lalime doesn't play but at this point, I think we should let him play A game, because then we can have fresh things to bitch about. :)
The Canes won AGAIN. They took a SO win against Toronto last night, which really isn't too much considering Toronto is the only team that sucks worse than the Canes right now. But for those who didn't hear about it, here's what happened (via highlights I watched of the beginning- since I was at work, and watching the rest online)- Canes go down 3-0 after one. At this point I check the score and want to put my head through the wall. Score two in the second. I get excited. I get home, and it's 4-2 and I'm thinking, great. A freaking loss to Bore-onto. Then Tim Gleason comes out like a freight train (I saw from here on) and scored two in roughly four minutes and bam, tie game. So it's 4-4 and there's about forty-five seconds left, and I go upstairs for A MINUTE so I don't burn the house down making dinner. I come back, and it's OT. At 5-5. I am puzzled. Ian White had scored with exactly 30 seconds left to make it 5-4 Toronto, and then Erik Cole scored with three effin' seconds left to make it 5-5. Then shootout, with goals by Ruutu and Jokinen, and another win. I think this is going to do wonders for their confidence- hopefully they can overtake the Islanders soon.
And the Flames... uh... got killed last night. I got home and they were losing by about four so I just went back out. haha
And that's it. Sabres play the Caps, Flyers and Canes next week. Sabres/Canes should be interesting- you can find me in Section 109 with my friend Stephanie in my Lindy Ruff jersey. Should you be there, say hello!
To cap this off, I must state this for the good of the blog. This week, I went to my new favorite sports memorabilia purchasing center, First And Goal on Niagara Falls Blvd. I bought many a neat item- a newspaper from Gilbert Perreault's retirement, a Sabres "Crunch Towel" from god knows how long aback, and the highlight- in tribute to the blog- this poster.
That's the man himself, Mike Foligno, on the left. My wall = HAS MORE MIKE FOLIGNO. And add in some Dave Andreychuk and John Tucker and you've got the BUFFALO SABRES TOP GUNS (circa 1986 when this poster was made, apparently haha).
Now that this blog has more Mike Foligno, I'm out. Later!
So tonight, I went with my friend Kristina to the Sabres/Bruins game. It was Daniel Paille's first game back in Buffalo after being traded from the Sabres to the Bruins a few weeks back. This was one of the main reasons I wanted to go to this game. But surprisingly, in what can only be described as insanely ironic, guess who was pictured on tonight's ticket?
WEEEEIRD.
Lo and behold, much like numerous other Sabres/Bruins games I've been to before, we lost. Come to think of it, we are something like 1-6-2 with a tie or two thrown in when I've seen them play, but the LAST one I went to we won in OT (on a Clarke MacArthur goal, if memory serves me correctly). No such luck, as we lost this one in OT 2-1. Had to be that jackass ginormous oaf Chara scoring the goal (Sorry Zdeno, but I'd like you much more if you weren't constantly playing for teams I despise) in OT. But FAHHHKIN LOOCH (aka Milan Lucic) scored the Bruins regulation goal, and anyone who knows me knows how I love the Looch. And Goose scored for the Sabres! I think it was just Bad Asses Scoring Night at HSBC Arena. I also was pretty disappointed with both the large number of Bruins fans in our section and the fact that during the second period we took a bunch of crap penalties and decided we'd take a whole THREE SHOTS. I think in the third, we had three shots in the first two minutes. No joke. Anyway, we play Ottawa tomorrow night. I'm praying Lalime doesn't play but at this point, I think we should let him play A game, because then we can have fresh things to bitch about. :)
The Canes won AGAIN. They took a SO win against Toronto last night, which really isn't too much considering Toronto is the only team that sucks worse than the Canes right now. But for those who didn't hear about it, here's what happened (via highlights I watched of the beginning- since I was at work, and watching the rest online)- Canes go down 3-0 after one. At this point I check the score and want to put my head through the wall. Score two in the second. I get excited. I get home, and it's 4-2 and I'm thinking, great. A freaking loss to Bore-onto. Then Tim Gleason comes out like a freight train (I saw from here on) and scored two in roughly four minutes and bam, tie game. So it's 4-4 and there's about forty-five seconds left, and I go upstairs for A MINUTE so I don't burn the house down making dinner. I come back, and it's OT. At 5-5. I am puzzled. Ian White had scored with exactly 30 seconds left to make it 5-4 Toronto, and then Erik Cole scored with three effin' seconds left to make it 5-5. Then shootout, with goals by Ruutu and Jokinen, and another win. I think this is going to do wonders for their confidence- hopefully they can overtake the Islanders soon.
And the Flames... uh... got killed last night. I got home and they were losing by about four so I just went back out. haha
And that's it. Sabres play the Caps, Flyers and Canes next week. Sabres/Canes should be interesting- you can find me in Section 109 with my friend Stephanie in my Lindy Ruff jersey. Should you be there, say hello!
To cap this off, I must state this for the good of the blog. This week, I went to my new favorite sports memorabilia purchasing center, First And Goal on Niagara Falls Blvd. I bought many a neat item- a newspaper from Gilbert Perreault's retirement, a Sabres "Crunch Towel" from god knows how long aback, and the highlight- in tribute to the blog- this poster.
That's the man himself, Mike Foligno, on the left. My wall = HAS MORE MIKE FOLIGNO. And add in some Dave Andreychuk and John Tucker and you've got the BUFFALO SABRES TOP GUNS (circa 1986 when this poster was made, apparently haha).
Now that this blog has more Mike Foligno, I'm out. Later!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Sabres Post-Game- v. Florida, 11/18/09
Here's my recap.
Sabres score. Panthers score three.
Sabres score again. Panthers score three again.
Simple recap. We looked like crap, but it isn't the end of the world because HEY GUYS WE LOSE SOMETIMES. I'd rather not lose to Florida. By Four. But hey, maybe this will be good motivation for Boston, and we can level the boom... I hope. Please?
Also, the Canes kept it close but *gasp* *shockedness* LOST IN A SHOOTOUT. WHAAAAAAAAT? An OT loss? Go figure. And Calgary last night didn't even make it to OT, they just lost 3-2. But they're still sick, and that was their first regulation loss of the month, so whatever I'll take it. These things happen. Just hopefully not often, please. I like wins. :)
Sabres play Boston and Ottawa this weekend, then play Washington, Philly, and Carolina next week. I will be at the Carolina game because SOMEHOW, by some act of God, I am not working Black Friday or the day after. Don't ask me how I got those off because yes, I work in retail, but thou shalt not complain when thou art bestowed a gift. If we can come out with four of six points I'll be pleased. Six for six? Sexy time.
Done!
Sabres score. Panthers score three.
Sabres score again. Panthers score three again.
Simple recap. We looked like crap, but it isn't the end of the world because HEY GUYS WE LOSE SOMETIMES. I'd rather not lose to Florida. By Four. But hey, maybe this will be good motivation for Boston, and we can level the boom... I hope. Please?
Also, the Canes kept it close but *gasp* *shockedness* LOST IN A SHOOTOUT. WHAAAAAAAAT? An OT loss? Go figure. And Calgary last night didn't even make it to OT, they just lost 3-2. But they're still sick, and that was their first regulation loss of the month, so whatever I'll take it. These things happen. Just hopefully not often, please. I like wins. :)
Sabres play Boston and Ottawa this weekend, then play Washington, Philly, and Carolina next week. I will be at the Carolina game because SOMEHOW, by some act of God, I am not working Black Friday or the day after. Don't ask me how I got those off because yes, I work in retail, but thou shalt not complain when thou art bestowed a gift. If we can come out with four of six points I'll be pleased. Six for six? Sexy time.
Done!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thank you Jesus.
The Canes won a game. Albeit, they blew two three goal leads. And allowed two goals in less than 20 seconds. And even though more than halfway through the second they were up 4-1, twenty minutes later it was tied. And it took them until a shootout to win.
But a win is a win, and this one was WELL NEEDED. Because let's face it- fifteen games would've been unacceptable. I'd still like to think that they won solely because of Rachel's birthday. That's why Brandon Sutter scored, anyway, and without his goal it's a 4-3 loss. Just sayin'.
Also, the Sabres swept a back-to-back. Against Calgary and Philly, nevertheless! Friday's game was tough, a real back-and-forth battle. Calgary struck first, with Langkow getting a goal just over a minute in. At that point I feared the worst, but Miller (as he usually is 85% of the time) was on his game and was solid from then out. Roy even got a goal. ON THE POWER PLAY. What are the odds? We took it all the way to the shootout at 1-1, and then Pominville and Roy scored in the shootout and Miller stopped three of four shooters and laid the boom on Rene Bourque, settling the score at 2-1.
Much to the chagrin of a certain blogger who shall remain unnamed, the Sabres decided not to go to Lalime for the second game of the back-to-back. Now, I'm all for the backup goalie- with the exception of the Sabres' last two- but seriously, I don't think Lalime would've fared good at all. With the way the Flyers play, and the way they played last time we played them (and yeah, I know Miller was in net), we needed to ride that hot game by Miller on Friday into Hotladephia. It was a risk that paid off handsomely. Drew "Sicktastic City" Stafford was out with a hip flexor, so the Sabres called up Tyler Ennis. And that move also paid off, since Tennis The Menace scored his 1st NHL goal in the second to give us a 2-0 lead. Miller played sicktastic himself, gaining the first star of the game and making some saves that brought severe levels of thrash in the process. Goose even scored, which pretty much spelled to me EPIC WIN even though we gave up another goal on OUR PP, and we won 3-2. All in all, a wonderful weekend.
We play the Panthers, Bruins, and Sens this weekend. Hopefully we can pick it up and get four points at the least (I'd like six, but I'll settle for four).
Also, while reading the blog of the blogger who shall remain unnamed, she mentions this quote-
"...you must have forgotten that this is the Buffalo Sabres. We don't use our back ups until someone gets hurt, and THEN you play them and THEN you yell at them for being rusty."
Last I checked- and I could be wrong here, as I have before- Marty Brodeur has been doing that for a large amount of years. Miikka Kiprusoff too, as well as most goaltenders who are completely awesome without having long streaks of sucktitude.
Part of being a backup goaltender is that you can come into a situation where your starter either needs a rest or is not faring so well and you can hold the fort down. Lalime was a pretty good starter, sure, but his time is gone. She usually ALWAYS uses the excuse that he was the best goaltender in Sens history (which is not saying much when your goaltenders include Tom Barrasso in his twilight, Ron Tugnutt, Damian Rhodes, and Don Beaupre). That's grand, but what happened AFTER he left Ottawa?
(Key note- this blogger in question has also told me that stats are useless. Okay, sure. They just keep track of things like goals, assists, goals against, and WINS just for kicks. Stats are sometimes useless, but definitely not when you see these!)
4-18-8 for St. Louis. Sent to the AHL where he finished 6-6-1 for Peoria.
4-6-1 for Chicago in 06-07. Played also in the AHL for Norfolk, 3-1-0.
16-12-2 for Chicago in 07-08, which is why I didn't mind us picking him up at first, but then again I hadn't seen his previous stats.
5-13-3 last season in Buffalo.
That makes him, in the NHL the last four years, 29-49-14. Take away Chicago in 07-08 and he's 13-37-12. That is unacceptable for a backup either way. But yeah, we should start him in an important game against the hated Flyers. Good luck explaining that one when we get absolutely effing hammered to oblivion.
And I'm done.
LET'S GO HOCKEY!
But a win is a win, and this one was WELL NEEDED. Because let's face it- fifteen games would've been unacceptable. I'd still like to think that they won solely because of Rachel's birthday. That's why Brandon Sutter scored, anyway, and without his goal it's a 4-3 loss. Just sayin'.
Also, the Sabres swept a back-to-back. Against Calgary and Philly, nevertheless! Friday's game was tough, a real back-and-forth battle. Calgary struck first, with Langkow getting a goal just over a minute in. At that point I feared the worst, but Miller (as he usually is 85% of the time) was on his game and was solid from then out. Roy even got a goal. ON THE POWER PLAY. What are the odds? We took it all the way to the shootout at 1-1, and then Pominville and Roy scored in the shootout and Miller stopped three of four shooters and laid the boom on Rene Bourque, settling the score at 2-1.
Much to the chagrin of a certain blogger who shall remain unnamed, the Sabres decided not to go to Lalime for the second game of the back-to-back. Now, I'm all for the backup goalie- with the exception of the Sabres' last two- but seriously, I don't think Lalime would've fared good at all. With the way the Flyers play, and the way they played last time we played them (and yeah, I know Miller was in net), we needed to ride that hot game by Miller on Friday into Hotladephia. It was a risk that paid off handsomely. Drew "Sicktastic City" Stafford was out with a hip flexor, so the Sabres called up Tyler Ennis. And that move also paid off, since Tennis The Menace scored his 1st NHL goal in the second to give us a 2-0 lead. Miller played sicktastic himself, gaining the first star of the game and making some saves that brought severe levels of thrash in the process. Goose even scored, which pretty much spelled to me EPIC WIN even though we gave up another goal on OUR PP, and we won 3-2. All in all, a wonderful weekend.
We play the Panthers, Bruins, and Sens this weekend. Hopefully we can pick it up and get four points at the least (I'd like six, but I'll settle for four).
Also, while reading the blog of the blogger who shall remain unnamed, she mentions this quote-
"...you must have forgotten that this is the Buffalo Sabres. We don't use our back ups until someone gets hurt, and THEN you play them and THEN you yell at them for being rusty."
Last I checked- and I could be wrong here, as I have before- Marty Brodeur has been doing that for a large amount of years. Miikka Kiprusoff too, as well as most goaltenders who are completely awesome without having long streaks of sucktitude.
Part of being a backup goaltender is that you can come into a situation where your starter either needs a rest or is not faring so well and you can hold the fort down. Lalime was a pretty good starter, sure, but his time is gone. She usually ALWAYS uses the excuse that he was the best goaltender in Sens history (which is not saying much when your goaltenders include Tom Barrasso in his twilight, Ron Tugnutt, Damian Rhodes, and Don Beaupre). That's grand, but what happened AFTER he left Ottawa?
(Key note- this blogger in question has also told me that stats are useless. Okay, sure. They just keep track of things like goals, assists, goals against, and WINS just for kicks. Stats are sometimes useless, but definitely not when you see these!)
4-18-8 for St. Louis. Sent to the AHL where he finished 6-6-1 for Peoria.
4-6-1 for Chicago in 06-07. Played also in the AHL for Norfolk, 3-1-0.
16-12-2 for Chicago in 07-08, which is why I didn't mind us picking him up at first, but then again I hadn't seen his previous stats.
5-13-3 last season in Buffalo.
That makes him, in the NHL the last four years, 29-49-14. Take away Chicago in 07-08 and he's 13-37-12. That is unacceptable for a backup either way. But yeah, we should start him in an important game against the hated Flyers. Good luck explaining that one when we get absolutely effing hammered to oblivion.
And I'm done.
LET'S GO HOCKEY!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
OMGBLOGOSPHERE
Hey guys! So it's been a few days. Let's recap!
The Sabres won, beating Edmonton 3-1. This game was pretty sweet, actually, since most of you know already that I absolutely HATE the Edmonton Failures, being the Flames fan that I am. Even sweeter was that former Flame Steve Montador scored the GWG. Thanks, guys!
In not so sweet news, Carolina is still losing games. AND Manny-Fucking-Legace (Pardon my language. I have to say it like that because when I picked up on the Blues a while back he was their starter, and the last year he played he was so bad that that was automatically what I called him) is their goalie now, so God save us all. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, we can beat the Islanders tomorrow? Please?
Calgary is doing pretty fantastic. Missed the game against Montreal because I have had a lot of family insanity going on, but I caught most of the replay on NHL Network. Holy crap, Miikka. I'm really excited for tomorrow night's game- Flames/Sabres. THIRD ROW. That's going to be a goaltending duel to the max (I hope, but as long as the Sabres win since my loyalties ALWAYS lie with them).
People need to stop crying about hip checks.
Saw the Portland Pirates tonight with my friends Stephanie and Kristina. Sick game, 6-3 Portland win. My older brother Matthew this past summer at training camp would always say to me, "Check out this Paul Byron kid. Next big thing, I think." and ironically enough, he scored tonight. I laughed. But then a lot of people scored tonight, the Italian Stallion included. SICK. And Rochester has some pretty annoying fans- the girl behind us spouted some "hockey knowledge" that apparently we only beat them because they played all weekend blahblahblahblahblah. Yeah toots, you played no games the rest of the week besides Friday/Saturday/Tuesday (note the two days off) and tonight, and all the games were close so there was no travel really involved. Teams in the NHL do that, actually. Quite often. Get a clue.
I don't know. That just bothered me (and Stephanie as well, so I wasn't the only one at least).
Well, I have a very early morning tomorrow, so I shall bid you all farewells! Sorry this is kind of out there and choppy, I'll save my later work for after the Flames game. I shall be sitting third row in my Lindy Ruff jersey, so feel free to come down and say hello even though the only person I know of who reads this is at Clemson and thus, will not be watching. I actually think she's going to the Canes game for her birthday, which is Sunday, so IF BY ANY CHANCE someone else reads my blog, go to thehurricanesiren.blogspot.com and wish my lovely friend Rachel a Happy Birthday on Sunday. She's gonna be the big 2-1!
Please, Canes. Win one for Rachel's birthday, if nothing else because losing to the Islanders is unacceptable. As is losing to the Wild after you've lost to the Islanders. PLEASE. PLEEEEEEASE.
Done!
The Sabres won, beating Edmonton 3-1. This game was pretty sweet, actually, since most of you know already that I absolutely HATE the Edmonton Failures, being the Flames fan that I am. Even sweeter was that former Flame Steve Montador scored the GWG. Thanks, guys!
In not so sweet news, Carolina is still losing games. AND Manny-Fucking-Legace (Pardon my language. I have to say it like that because when I picked up on the Blues a while back he was their starter, and the last year he played he was so bad that that was automatically what I called him) is their goalie now, so God save us all. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, we can beat the Islanders tomorrow? Please?
Calgary is doing pretty fantastic. Missed the game against Montreal because I have had a lot of family insanity going on, but I caught most of the replay on NHL Network. Holy crap, Miikka. I'm really excited for tomorrow night's game- Flames/Sabres. THIRD ROW. That's going to be a goaltending duel to the max (I hope, but as long as the Sabres win since my loyalties ALWAYS lie with them).
People need to stop crying about hip checks.
Saw the Portland Pirates tonight with my friends Stephanie and Kristina. Sick game, 6-3 Portland win. My older brother Matthew this past summer at training camp would always say to me, "Check out this Paul Byron kid. Next big thing, I think." and ironically enough, he scored tonight. I laughed. But then a lot of people scored tonight, the Italian Stallion included. SICK. And Rochester has some pretty annoying fans- the girl behind us spouted some "hockey knowledge" that apparently we only beat them because they played all weekend blahblahblahblahblah. Yeah toots, you played no games the rest of the week besides Friday/Saturday/Tuesday (note the two days off) and tonight, and all the games were close so there was no travel really involved. Teams in the NHL do that, actually. Quite often. Get a clue.
I don't know. That just bothered me (and Stephanie as well, so I wasn't the only one at least).
Well, I have a very early morning tomorrow, so I shall bid you all farewells! Sorry this is kind of out there and choppy, I'll save my later work for after the Flames game. I shall be sitting third row in my Lindy Ruff jersey, so feel free to come down and say hello even though the only person I know of who reads this is at Clemson and thus, will not be watching. I actually think she's going to the Canes game for her birthday, which is Sunday, so IF BY ANY CHANCE someone else reads my blog, go to thehurricanesiren.blogspot.com and wish my lovely friend Rachel a Happy Birthday on Sunday. She's gonna be the big 2-1!
Please, Canes. Win one for Rachel's birthday, if nothing else because losing to the Islanders is unacceptable. As is losing to the Wild after you've lost to the Islanders. PLEASE. PLEEEEEEASE.
Done!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
The Dirty Dozen
So guys, here's a joke-
Q- What's worse than losing your twelfth game in a row?
A- Losing your twelfth in a row. TO COLUMBUS. After your starting goaltender gets his thigh sliced.
Cam Ward is out a month it looks like according to reports. Could be more.
CROWN ROYAL, COMMENCE!
Q- What's worse than losing your twelfth game in a row?
A- Losing your twelfth in a row. TO COLUMBUS. After your starting goaltender gets his thigh sliced.
Cam Ward is out a month it looks like according to reports. Could be more.
CROWN ROYAL, COMMENCE!
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