Ryan Kesler in ESPN Magazine’s annual “The Body” issue. You know the part in National Treasure when they light the little pool of oil and it spreads 10,000 feet of fire and illuminates a gazillion dollars in gold and stuff? That’s what happened to the internet when this picture was posted. You’re gonna have to […]
The moment you’ve all been waiting for has almost arrived. The NHL 2011-2012 season kick off tomorrow, and it’s about damned time. We’re are packed and ready to go: Pants survived a pre-season crisis at the Capitals/Blackhawks game when she felt compelled to cheer for the Caps. Over the Hawks. Tazer/Kaner vs. Nicky/Mikey? This is […]
Sean Avery has been placed on waivers by the Rangers. It’s like the episode of 24 where Kim Bauer went hiking in Los Angeles, got cornered by a cougar and had to be rescued by a hillbilly in a bunker. If she were real, she’d still be dating this jackass. Read all about it on […]
Mike had a goal and an assist in last night’s Caps vs. Blackhawks game, just to make sure I had something to cheer about. Mike talked afterward about30-35 min/game being too much at the pace of today’s NHL – he’s had issues with mental and physical fatigue because of total TOI. It’ll be interesting to […]
Someone had a big night last night. Not just goals, but beauties! And a little hows-your-mother with his old pee-wee teammate PK Subban there at the end. Don’t get between Stamkos and the net, kindergarten. Meanwhile, in the Squats Department: Does that say what I think it says – he can squat 450 lbs? Like […]
Oh Geno, freaking everyone out and sending the Pens PR staff into a tizzy…
In another edition of players we can only like until the season starts… Ryan Kesler will appear nude in ESPN Magazine’s “The Body” issue. More than 20 athletes will do the soap opera strategically-cover-your-business to pose for the annual issue – here’s the list [link]. Kes wanted to get a jump on the competition, so […]
It’s like Christmas, when you wake up to presents and the high likelihood of someone getting drunk and being publicly inappropriate! Patrick Kane is on Twitter: @88PKane We believe that Kaner has grown up (not too much!) and probably won’t suffer from what I like to call “Don’t Drink and Hockey.” Symptoms include having to […]
Last night, we picked up Chuck at the airport and made the trip to Montreal for today’s Lightning vs. Canadiens game (Note: We didn’t. Do you think they’d actually let us into Canada?) . We drove all night (it’s not that far), had poutine for breakfast (win) and lined up hours early for the Bolts […]
I’m just going to get this out of the way now. We miss you, MAX TALBOT and wish you lots of happiness, pool boy commercials and mustaches. (Well, Dawn doesn’t.) But starting in 7 days, we’re going to have to kick your ass. On the bright side, it seems Max is being embraced by the […]
Welcome to the 2011-2012 Chicago Blackhawks season. Also known as Patrick Kane’s 10th birthday party. Patrick is *really* excited because him mom got him a new Huffy bike and the double chocolate peanut butter ice cream cake that all the cool kids had last year. Duncan is psyched because he stole that kid’s cake and […]
I downloaded the NHL Player Tracker app [link] for my Blackberry, so these guys can keep me amused at all times. Does anyone know of teams with apps? I could only find the Blackhawks because they were in the Top 50.
The Capitals Convention was Saturday – Gator and I are now we’re double-extra-super excited for hockey season. Oh, and this. No big deal. The day started with Gator and Slapshot fist-pumping around 11 AM (it’s never too early). As you can see we are already holding beers. Liz got to see a real live Red […]
The Penguins hosted a town hall-style meeting today for the season ticket holders and any woman under the age of dead. You can watch the highlight video [link] and bask in the combined happiness of these guys. No one bothers to ask Geno why he’s wearing Ovi’s jeans. Watch Sid take the ice… we see […]
Sometimes I talk to myself in Geno-speak. It only lasts a few minutes because I’m cracking up.
The Dallas Stars signed Mike Modano to a one day contract so he could retire as a member of the team he played with for 20 seasons. CLASS ACT. Modano will officially announce at 2 PM ET today and you can watch it live on NHL.com. NHL Network will premiere “Mike Modano: American Icon,” a […]
The October 3rd ESPN Magazine comes with this cover: The feature “Why Boston is Better than You” notes that the Bruins (and most NHL teams in general) do not use advanced metrics as a statistical model for designing teams. My favorite part: “The Stanley Cup they won last year, while a lovely capstone for Boston […]
A bunch of you sent us this link and I’m so sorry that I’m slow in posting. I was laugh-crying so hard I couldn’t type. Some gems from this fantastic game show: Most Uncomfortable: Intern Jeff Skinner’s “short shifts” apparently translate off the ice. Is he old enough to be making these jokes? Best Admission […]
There was panic in loveland when Patrick Kane moved his locker stall from next to Toews’ to across the room. Aw, did somebody stay out too late and have to sleep on the couch? You know Kaner drinks right from the OJ carton too. Tazer hates that! Okay, I had a whole post going in […]
Wouldn’t it be great if I could do one of these for every team? Chuck’s in Scotland, Intern Jeff Skinner keeps calling in “hockey” and I am all busy while the Lightning get tan and play cards. (Actually on a work conference call now, and we’re talking about monkeys. Seriously.) Vinny Lecavalier hosted a Celebrity […]