Last night around midnight, just before I turned into a pumpkin, Twitter was all ablaze with the news that Crosby will have arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist this summer. While he claimed to be in perfect health throughout his much-maligned playoff performance, it appears that was somewhat untrue. Well, duh. No one is 100% […]
To celebrate the occasion of Chuck’s birthday, let’s go back to that time Tyler Seguin didn’t wear a shirt under his jersey, on the day he knew he’d be taking said jersey of in front of the whole arena and handing it to someone. Some gifts (and gifs) just keep on giving. Happy Birthday, Chuck! (Thanks […]
Whew! That a day that was. It felt like the every NHL player got dumped into a bingo spinner and names were plucked at near-random. Toss in a few hours of top-stress soccer and Tuesday never wore me out so much. The carnage is far from complete, but look who made a new life plan […]
Before anything major can happen today (we should have about 10 minutes, or unit Jason Spezza is official), let’s talk about what has already happened to our lives. I was out Friday night/most of Saturday with no phone. I apologize to those who texted and Tweeted , only to assume I’d retreated with a gallon of ice […]
Two posts in two days? This place is like Santa’s Workshop! Last night was the annual NHL Awards, or as we like to call it: the NHL A(wk)wards. Normally an unfunny, bumblingly-hosted, C-list celebfest, last night’s show was most of those things again. But better, no? I confess to liberal use of the mute button, […]
Welcome back, hockey people we haven’t seen in a long time! (Forgive our over-excitement. Our teams can solve this problem by winning more/longer next year.) The NHL Awards are tonight – on a Tuesday. Let that sink in… Tuesday. Rock and roll. We’ll take it, of course, desperate and starved as we are. But not to […]
I watched the Kings/Rangers game Wednesday night. I said I wouldn’t, but I’m visiting my parents and watched with my dad exactly the way we did in 1994 when last the NYR won the Cup. Total time machine. After twenty years what has changed? Absolutely nothing. My anti-Rangers yelling at the TV is just more colorful and my father […]
I never imagined I’d thank the Rangers for anything, but the day has come. Reminder: Chris Kreider went to BC. See also: I hate myself. The Rangers took to the beach in Venice to shake off their Game 1 OT loss and work on their tans. Pale guys with beards – that’s what playoff hockey is all […]
The Kings’ win over the Blackhawks last night ended hopes for a Stanley Cup Final I would actually care about. While Sad Kaner Face is something I cannot handle today, I will admit that this is brilliant: We all know that I hate the Rangers, but I am surprised to admit that I don’t hate them […]
Hi strangers! Sorry we’ve been a invisible lately, but the holiday weekend brought sunshine and beer even if it couldn’t bring our hockey teams back to the playoffs. In fact, I’m not watching much hockey these days. If your team is still in, I envy you. If your team is out but you’re still watching anyway, […]
It’s days – or Conference Finals – like this when I wish the Blackhawks were my favorite team. Wouldn’t that be fun? I like the Hawks a lot, and they bailed me out of some frustrated west coast years when I couldn’t watch Eastern Conference teams. But it’s not the same, cheering for someone you […]
The season is officially over for both of us. We may have that summertime sadness, but it doesn’t mean we can’t be awesome. As the writer Hal Borland said, “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips it’s turn.” In fact, the off-season is what some people do best. Maybe they’ve been hanging around, waiting for us […]
Allow me to pour my heart into a post in the very moment the Penguins have lost a Game 7. For starters, I hate the Rangers with a passion that you can’t understand unless you’re in your 24th year of hating a team with a fire of a thousand suns. 1990 was the year I […]
Unusual is the day Chuck & I can be equally depicted by a single .gif: GAME SEVENS FOR ALL OUR TEAMS! We’re supposed to love it, right? This is what sports are all about? YES. PUNCHING. I will see you guys tonight. For additional inspiration, enjoy this video – and Sid’s beard, which I really do […]
Penguins love me back, lead series vs. Rangers 3-1 It was another good night at Camp Pants, but let’s not get too excited yet. I mean, in-game it’s fine to look like this picture I found by searching “Gibbons gif:” It’s exactly what Penguins’ fans looked like after the gif I really wanted: He meant to do […]
It’s hard to believe three weeks of playoffs are in the books! In some ways, I appreciate being down to just a few games per night. Some nights I can even play hooky from watching. That means catching up with NHL Network though, and there’s nothing worse than hour after hour of only 2 games […]
I had a good night. Did you guys have a good night? Fleury throws another shutout, Pens lead Rangers 2-1 MAF had his second shutout in as many days, standing on his head at times to keep the NYR off the board in Game 3. Not bad for a goalie who has playoff confidence problems, right? […]
Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone! I got to wear shorts and a tank top this weekend AND the Penguins won last night, so I don’t even hate Mondays. It’s Day 20 of the playoffs, and if you spent the past few days enjoying the sun, here’s what was happening on TV: Penguins and Rangers series […]
Round 2 is upon us like prom season, and everyone finally has their dates. How are you feeling? Like the prettiest girl in the room? Anyone afraid someone else might wear the same dress? I’m nervous and we definitely need a chaperone. We bid Round 1 farewell with this announcement: I am no longer 100% right. Thanks […]
If I had Photoshop at work, I’d make a picture of Jonathan Toews wearing a pair of Olympic gold medals and a pair of bootyshorts, standing atop two Stanley Cups, a Conn Smythe trophy, the city of Chicago and your boyfriend’s hopes and dreams of ever being good enough. Since I don’t, this ought to […]