Welcome to the NHL Playoffs. Where all friendships are suspended and The Battle of the Blog really begins. The Bruins and Capitals begin their playoff series tonight. Chuck and I have called a time out on fifteen years of watching “So I Married an Axe Murderer” and 3 AM pizza deliveries. All those *N Sync concerts […]
I thought an all-consuming work event on the first night of the NHL Playoffs was a terrible thing. Instead it saved me from having to watch the Penguins blow a 3-goal lead and lose in OT to the Flyers. Even my phone and Blackberry died when it was 3-0 – I should have seen the […]
Damn you, post-season! I am having a hard time saying anything for fear of being a jinx. Let’s try this… How many Monday home games has Mike Green played this season? ONE. Did the Caps win? YES. Was it also his/my birthday? YES. (October 10, close enough.) Were Gator and I there? OBVIOUSLY. And now, […]
Saturday was an epic hockey marathon featuring every team in the NHL. Some games were for playoff position, others were a last hurrah. For me, not even that killer Caps win came close to seeing Steven Stamkos score his 60th goal of the season. And get a pie in the face. Stop looking at Ran […]
We don’t watch as much Western Conference hockey as we’d like – it’s past our bedtimes. For those who do, and whose teams ended their 2011-2012 seasons last night, this one’s for you. The Dallas Stars finished in 9th place last year too. Frustrated but the hopeful. The ultimate hockey fan emotions. Flames fans are […]
Listen people, we need to win. The Caps are down two goalies after Michael Neuvirth injured his leg and left last night’s game in the second period. Their PR guy dressed as backup goalie for practice this morning! Have I mentioned the playoffs start next week? Cue Braden Holtby. Holtby has been the backup-backup goaltender […]
For some teams, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are about building on a season’s worth of experience. For others, the post-season is about forgetting how you got there and starting over. Before we get to ahead of ourselves, let’s take a moment to appreciate the NHL teams whose seasons will end tomorrow. Buffalo has been giving […]
Oh my God, they made it. The Washington Capitals are in the playoffs. Gator and I were extremely underdressed last night by wearing our 74 and 19 shirts in a swanky bar, but we still cheered and screamed. You can’t take us anywhere. Just when you want to be relieved for a minute, there’s still […]
Uh, there’s something missing from your post Chuck. James Neal’s 40th goal of the season! The Nealmobile was honking like mad last night as James hit this milestone. His previous career-high was 27 goals in 2009-10. How fun it must be to play alongside Geno (105 points this year) and sometimes Sid (22 points in […]
Mike Milbury is talking crap again. In other news, water is wet. He made some derogatory remarks about Sidney Crosby is a Philly radio interview discussing the brawl at the end of Saturday’s game. He called Sidney a “punk” and a “goody two shoes” among other things that you can read about on ESPN.com [link]. Let me […]
Saturday night was Fan Appreciation Night at Verizon Center, and they gave us plenty to love. First, Nicky B returned. I wish you guys could have heard the cheer when they announced the starting lineup! Mike looked a little extra happy too, showing off with a between-the-feet move to end warm-ups (he missed). Just seeing Nicky […]
If you weren’t watching the Penguins/Flyers game yesterday afternoon, you probably wondered what that noise was. It was the rest of us screaming. I could (and will) watch this all day. The amount of awesome cannot be expressed. Even Pierre is speechless. I wish they’d kept his mic live so we could hear Laviolette screaming. […]
Last night was not good for anyone. Sidney took a puck to the face. I’ve said “not the face!” many times, but never at such volume. Sid bled everywhere and then did what hockey players do best, let it stop and kept playing. Well, it didn’t totally stop. He will play tonight against Buffalo, a […]
How’s your day going? There’s so much happening – Will Nealmobile get 40 goals? Will Stamkos get 60? Will the Sabres ever lose? – and I’m buried in real-life work. I’m also in a fight with the Caps and not answering their calls, except from Backstrom. Kris Letang is day-to-day with a lower body injury. […]
I spent a portion of Saturday night fighting off a panic attack that the Caps had dropped to 9th place in the East. That was after Gator, Deb (@DLF1021) and I watched them blow a three goal lead to lose in OT on Friday night. Hockey is why I don’t keep snacks in the house, I’d […]
Allow me to set a scene, one I bet happened in each of your very early histories: Doctor: “Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Parents of Future WUYS Reader. You’re having a beautiful baby girl.” Mom and Dad: “Yes!” Dad quickly adds: “We will never live in Thunder Bay, Ontario.” Taylor and Tom Pyatt, brothers and fellow […]
The Blackhawks have won five in a row, including an OT nail-biter against Vancouver last night. Their next game is Sunday vs. Nashville – a big one for playoff position. Too bad they’re going to have to do it without Duncan Keith: No question that’s a dirty play. Daniel Sedin struggled back to the bench, […]
Ohhhh, HAT trick. I thought you said PANT trick. That’s how my jeans ended up on the ice. Could I have them back? Nealmobile had a hat trick last night! It was the second of his career and first with the Penguins, for a whopping 37 goals on the season. Goal #1: Stand There, Look […]
It can be tough to explain fighting to someone who doesn’t watch hockey. Try explaining this: Three seconds into the game (yes, first period), the Rangers and Devils had three simultaneous fights break out. That’s barely enough time to make a “Yo Mama” joke! Gloves and helmets, report to the ice surface. So what’s […]
The Capitals had a case of the Mondays all weekend. And not the kind of Monday we like. This is supposed to be the positive, ‘We can do it!’ place but frankly, my optimism is a little flat. So I’m going to say nothing and wait for tonight’s game against Detroit. Then I promise to […]