So ends the 2013 season. One lockout. Zero Winter Classics, 24/7 episodes, All-Star Games or NHL Awards ceremonies. One Stanley Cup. credit: sportsmockery I’m sure Chuck will do a post about the Bruins when she’s ready. For now we send her and our other Bruins fan friends love. We’ve all had teams lose before, but […]
Let’s start our first Mikey Monday in a while by hoping everyone in Mike’s hometown of Calgary is safe and well. We’ve seen a lot of photos this weekend, like the Saddledome underwater, and we’re thinking of you guys. Mike is still in DC, Tweeting about car shows and country concerts (ah, summer). He recently […]
The last Friday of the 2013 NHL season is upon us. Proving that they are foxy to the end, we have featured so many Hawks and Bruins over the last few years that almost none are left! Off-season, bring us reinforcements. Foxy Fridays have a way of coming true on the ice. More than once […]
It’s here… #BeardWatch2013’s Beard of the Year! I had to do this one solo, as Chuck is away, but I’m sure she will appreciate it from her European Vacation. There were so many possibilities this year – manly beards as far as the eye can see. An excellent problem to have. Read it here: Yahoo Puck […]
Did I say yesterday that Game 4 would go to overtime? I was really proud of my predicition until I remembered almost every Blackhawks playoff game goes to overtime. And lately, Brent Seabrook’s been ending them. Look at Seabs’ hair post-game. Was there a full moon last night? He’s about to chew through the […]
It’s going to be a long summer of Tumblr and Instagram and whatever you guys send us, but doesn’t it make you happy to know that even in summer things are the same? Somewhere in California, Sidney Crosby is assaulting pockets in a sports store where he never expected there to be a girl. (Source: […]
Remember the NHL Awards? Cringe-inducing awkwardness and mispronunciation, doled out by people whose titles must precede their names for recognition? “… and actor (that guy who played Ed back in the day)….” It turns out I really miss those. The NHL handed out their awards over the weekend while I had no internet and no […]
Remember me? I was visiting my parents last week and there are no interwebs in the woods. Also there is no NBC Sports Network so it’s a good thing I was at a Lady Antebellum show instead of trying to watch Game 2! The outcome was also much better. Chuck is on vacation and I […]
Please enjoy the hold photo while Pants deletes everything she previously wrote about disliking tattoos. Better, whole photo courtesy of @Laurrrr_41. Not only did she survive this but she’s followed by The Backstreet Boys. The girl’s a hero. Lindsay called for pictorial evidence (not pectoral, though that is also on display) that Neal’s tattoo is getting […]
I was going to write a whole Pens eulogy as soon as my emotions stop looking like splatter paint and just wash away. Some of that post would have been along the lines of, “Crosby is not the only player on the Penguins, everyone needs to get a freaking grip.” Then Amanda sent us this. […]
Battle of the Blog: Game Three For me, last night was: Oh sorry, wrong photo. Double OT loss. Hell of a game to put the Penguins down 3-0 in the series. You saw it though, right? The moment? Crosby with no helmet, sweaty curls and bangs whipping, busted jaw set in sheer determination, battling around […]
A Metaphor for the Playoffs by Duncan Keith Stick to pretty face In another life stay friend Call when it’s summer The Kings rebounded to beat the Hawks last night. Just sayin’.
Battle of the Blog: Game Two The Penguins had a game last night. Sort of. I won’t talk about what went wrong because: a) I would be here all day. (The defense!) b) Everyone has already said it. (The passing!) c) I refuse to put more bad mojo into the universe about the Penguins right now. […]
Battle of the Blog: Game One Since Chuck and I are not talking, I have no idea if she’s planning to write this same post today. You guys can tell me later. So, Saturday night was exciting, yes? Too exciting. Run-and-gun hockey is fun to watch only if: the puck goes in the net. it’s […]
By popular demand, this week’s Foxy Friday is Wednesday’s playoff hero: Brent Seabrook Brent Seabrook, bastion of blueline presence for the Chicago Blackhawks, had some unprecedented struggles at the start of the Hawks’ Western Conference semifinal vs. Detroit. He was not the only one. But when Seabs could hardly be there for himself, when he […]
So this is it: If your team won a Stanley Cup in the last four years, remain in your seat to ride the roller coaster again. If not, you probably hate this. It’s like playing original Monopoly, before they swapped the iron for a cat, and thinking, “Oh great, the old shoe won again.” (Seriously, […]
Over the weekend, things got very interesting out west. First the Sharks and Kings repeated the Capitals/Rangers dance of winning every home game to take their series to seven games. I hope the trend of that series continues… which would mean the Sharks win Game 7. The Kings got to be bearded longest last […]
As much as I like intensely battled hockey games, it’s nice to get a big win once in a while. It’s nice to take a 3-1 playoff series lead. Last night’s Pens/Sens game significantly reduced my risk of a heart attack. Malkin said Neal was ready to bust out of his scoring slump [link], […]
If you want something in life, it’s best just to ask for it. Today, I’m asking for a lot: BE SMARTER. In case you missed the late night (Eastern time) Twitter riot , the LA Kings gave control of their account to KROQ radio host Kevin Ryder for the second period of Game 4 vs. […]
Just when there’s no time for any blogging today, the Hawks put Viktor Stalberg back into the lineup. And I find time to send you this: Here’s the story from NHL.com. The Hawks were the Hawks in Game 1, winning 4-1 over Detroit. Then a Freaky Friday (though it was Saturday) body-switching catastrophe happened and […]