Comments on: Faraway, So Close!

By: Kaitlin

Kaitlin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:50:42 +0000

And I think the Kings do something too… but still, it should be a league wide initiative…

Definitely out of my price range but I can appreciate the pictures and save my pennies.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:38:53 +0000

The downside of Casino Night is that tix are crazy expensive ($500-$2000). Someday…

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:53:05 +0000

The Penguins do Skates & Plates annually – where the boys dress in tuxes and serve dinner to fans on the floor at CEC. It’s also a fundraiser for the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, the Mario Lemieux Foundation and the Western Pennsylvania chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=658753

By: Kaitlin

Kaitlin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:24:46 +0000

Thanks for the update! Glad to hear the prognosis is good so far. I hope it stays good!!!!!!!!

Ah Casino Night. I think it should be mandatory for all NHL teams…

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:28:53 +0000

The eye doctor and the facial bone doctor think that Staal will recover from the face injury fine, which is great news. There is currently no announced timeline for his return. But given his concussion record, there is concern that the impact of the shot could bring some of those issues back. Obviously the last 2 points are of great concern to Rangers fans.

On a lighter note, Nash has been an absolute stud (except for those few games he was out when the team was awful). I am personally looking for answers as to why we wasn’t at Casino Night. Not that I was there, but I was hoping to see Nasher all dressed up with the boys. This year the fashion was a little more understated than in previous years, but Boyle was sporting some pretty sweet purple velvet shoes. He must have some kind of Costanza-like velvet fetish – last year he was rocking a burgundy velvet jacket.

Pix here: http://blueshirtsunited.com/photos/2642/casino-night-the-collection#.UTgI9jfm6mw

Also, Chicago: stop hogging all the wins!

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:56:08 +0000

OH. Also.. you are probably aware of these already, but I can’t even handle all the trade rumours that are starting to surface! Are the Pens REALLY trying make a trade for Jack Johnson happen? Would Iginla accept a trade to the Pens? And if Iggy and JJ are both options for the Pens.. WHICH ONE OF HIS BROMANCES DOES SIDNEY WANT TO BE HIS NEW TEAMMATE? His Golden Goal assister or his SSM baseball and hockey buddy?

Will Alfie and Chara be reunited on the Bruins? Does anyone even want/need Luongo anymore?

SO MANY QUESTIONS.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:42:07 +0000

top notch reference to the “i’m so excited” saved by the bell episode. there is no time! its almost every day that i’m racing out of work to try to make it home before the puck drops. and i have been totally shamless when anyone tries to make plans with me… lots of things like “want to get dinner wednesday night?”–“sure, but only if we go somewhere that will have the game on.” or “want to come over on friday after work?”–“sure, but only if you get the MSG channels”. i’m just a junkie like jessie trying to get my hockey fix.

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:26:42 +0000

This year’s crop of rookies are great. Tarasenko, Conacher, JSchultz, Yakupov, Huberdeau, Hamilton.. just to name a few. So many potential Calder candidates! And I think it’s great that it’s not just the top draft picks that are getting people talking. Hopefully Tarasenko will be coming back soon from injury. He was playing so, so well for the Blues.

But the one problem with rookies.. when I remember their average age and then start feeling like Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused.. “That’s what I like about these NHL rookies. I get older, they stay the same age.”

(Big thanks to Conacher for being 23 and JSchultz for being 22 and upping the average rookie age this season.)

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:45:01 +0000

This whole season. THIS WHOLE SEASON. I never thought I’d say this but BLESS THE LOCKOUT. Because now I LOVE HOCKEY AGAIN. Now I appreciate EVERY game again. I never knew what I had before, and every moment is a blessing. I’m savouring every moment because of how it was taken from us and am truly appreciative now that we have it back – it’s a whole new lease on hockey life. This might be the best season EVER.

By: Kaitlin

Kaitlin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:07:37 +0000

::flyers fan wanders off to sob in the corner:: Actually, I wasn’t feeling well so I went to bed super early. Which was clearly a solid life choice. Any word on Marc Staal in Rangers country? We in Flyers fandom haven’t heard anything and are anxiously awaiting news and keeping our fingers and toes crossed hoping that it wasn’t half as bad as it looked.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:29:10 +0000

Rick Nash is fitting in just fine with the Rangers 🙂 Just watch this video of his two goals against the Universe last night.

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:20:35 +0000

My biggest surprise has been Kaner. Patrick Kane is having an unbelievable year. Everything is coming together for him. I am one of the fortunate ones that gets to see all the Hawks games. Watching hockey has never been so much fun for a Hawks fan. These guys truly believe they can win any game. I also love that Coach Q still tells it like it is, “We played terrible the first period.”

I am a bit disappointed in the Oilers. They seem to be loaded with talent yet are still struggling.

By: canuckles

canuckles — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:13:19 +0000

Geno’s first game back post-concussion. What a beast

http://video.penguins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=212767&cmpid=pit-fb-penguins