The Blackhawks needed a big weekend and they got it. Sunday it took a shootout for them to beat the Pens 3-2 and claim the desperately needed extra point. It almost wasn’t enough. Monday, the Hawks ended up down 2-0 in the first period to St. Louis. In the intermission, Captain Serious went all Miranda […]
The long weekend is over, it’s back to work and you know what I feel like? Chuck loves it too: I tried to watch the Heritage Classic, but I couldn’t focus my eyes on the bizarre non-color of the Flames shorts. Is that taupe? Nude, maybe? If you’re going to commit to sweaters and socks […]
If you are the Colorado Avalanche, your morning went like this: Matt Duchene is out indefinitely with a hand injury [link]. He is the Avs leading scorer this season (21 G, 26 A). The Avs are in the midst of a franchise-worst losing streak (8 straight) and play against Pittsburgh tonight. He was hit by […]
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville has been hospitalized with an undisclosed (non-cardiac) medical condition [link]. Coach Q won the Cup with the Hawks last year. He also won as an assistant coach with Colorado in in ’96, and has been head coach of the Avs and Blues. Always the Moustache Master, Coach Q played 7 seasons […]
Mike didn’t play in last night’s loss to Phoenix, though the Capitals said nothing before people realized he wasn’t on the ice at warm-ups. Now they’re telling – it’s “inner-ear trauma” resulting from the slapshot to the head on 2/6 [link]. All we can say is at least it’s not a concussion. Get well soon, […]
“I know you can be overwhelmed and I know you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?” “I think you can in Europe.” – 10 Things I Hate About You (WUYS all-time fave) And in Sweden. This afternoon, Peter Forsberg will announce his re-retirement from the NHL. Well thanks a lot, Indiana […]
It’s been a wild week of fights in the NHL and we’ve been loving it. Then something like this comes along. People always argue about fighting in hockey. I’m confident that those who know and love the game understand and respect the role that fighting plays. But it’s like Russian Roulette and sometimes, you get […]
Shut the front door. Peter Forsberg will play tonight when the Avalanche take on the Blue Jackets. If you were me, and it was any year before 2005, you would be freaking out right now. ACES! When I first moved to the west coast and experienced the annoying concept of time zones and TV schedules, […]
Mike Fisher was traded from Ottawa to Nashville today! Did you think that’s strange since he’s married to Carrie-Fisher (NOT PRINCESS LEIA)-UNDERWOOD of American Idol fame? She of many many Grammy’s fame and CWA fame and basically all-around cutie-patutie-talent-pie. Not that she didn’t land herself a hot hunk of hockey man meat. Jealously all-around please. When they married and […]
While I’m sending positive energy all over the NHL lately (Pens, Tanguay, Green…), I don’t want to leave out the Blackhawks. The Hawks won 4-1 over Edmonton last night – they had to. They’re 5-4-1 in the last 10,which is not going to get you through the tight pack at the middle of the Western […]
So what do the San Jose Sharks do on their one day off before handing the Washington Capitals a giant goose egg? Well, this is where the fun begins. You guess and then I guess. Then we discover together the correct answer of how those wacky fun loving Sharkies spend their valuable time off when they’re […]
It’s no longer a question. This is just crazy. Flames’ Alex Tanguay is out indefinitely with a concussion. No individual hit has been identified as the culprit, but Tanguay last played in the Flames win over Chicago on Monday night. He missed practice Tuesday and Wednesday before the announcement was made. I am the world’s […]
I finally have to talk about Sid and his concussion. I’ve been avoiding it hoping he would turn up at practice one day, bringing unicorns and wrist shots and 22-game scoring streaks. I’d even take back the mustache. As the silence becomes deafening and the Penguins are dropping like flies, it’s time for a post. […]
I watched Sunday’s Pens vs. Caps game at 9:30 AM in Las Vegas. Do you know how hard it is to organize 10 people before breakfast at a bachelor/bachelorette party? For hockey? My dedication knows no bounds. Mr. Pants insisted I bet on the Caps, which I did not. It’s sacrilege. Of course now the […]
Mike Green takes a puck to the head! As I write this at the end of the first period, Mike Green stops a hard straight on goal shot from Orpik, drops like a sack of potatoes in a pool of blood. He did skate off under his own power but went straight to the locker […]
Ok, I swore I would stop writing posts about the Penguins because there are so many other things in Hockey to write about but damn it, they keep doing things that are news worthy. First off, Malkin just injured himself AGAIN – YES – AGAIN. He went into the boards and hurt himself in the […]
Evidently Brent Johnson’s back-up back-up job should be golden glove boxing because the ex-beauty contestant Rick DiPietro is now out 4-6 WEEKS with a fractured jaw. Great googley-moogleys! One punch Johnson they call him from now on and I bet you he’ll get a wide birth in the Pen’s locker room. Pssst… Brent. I have […]
The Penguins are on a holy terror and they are HANGRY! Have they been drinking their Ensure? Or are they just amped up for their game against the Caps this coming Sunday because bejesus! This wasn’t a Mike Green-style slap fight. While Cookie took a dive after a tap from DiPietro, Johnston called DiPietro out and then […]
Fire up your synthesizer! Here we are, post All-Star break and there are 67 days left in the regular season. Since we’re quite used to telling everyone what to do (and being ignored), here are a few things we’d like to offer for consideration: Penguins: If you stay at #2 in your division and end […]
Dude, remember that time Jordan Staal knocked you to the ice with a single punch? You went down like shot of tequila. From here it looked like this: Staalsy got a 5-minute major, then a match penalty. He’s automatically suspended for the Penguins next game unless the NHL intervenes. We say Prust could steal Natalie […]