There are times I will reluctantly admit I like Alex Ovechkin. It’s usually while leaping out of my seat at Verizon Center, trying not to toss my nachos on everyone. This didn’t come easily to me – nor did becoming a Caps fan when I moved here – but sometimes… sometimes (when he wears shorts). […]
John Tavares wants to control his emotions: That is, assuming he has any. I certainly can’t control mine – this ad campaign gives me the stupid giggles, defeating the obvious intention to hypnotize me with John’s voice. I half-heard it while dozing off, but I’m suddenly inspired to buy a lot of shaving cream […]
We know it’s not possible to be great at everything, and there are certainly times when you don’t want to show off. Like Crosby rolling a gutter ball at the annual Pens & Pins charity event – that’s socially appropriate struggling. He’s being a good sport. Then watch James Neal have a go at the […]
Or something like that. Allow me to share my unpopular American opinion: I am pro-Canada when it comes to Olympic men’s hockey. I don’t care if the NSA turns their cell phone recorders on me, but my heart goes with my favorite players on their biggest stage. We Americans win a lot in every Olympics. […]
Someone in the Penguins PR department is developing our sense of humor. While the San Jose Sharks still win for the best ever fake Christmas CD [video], followed by the Blackhawks and Toews’ HOF derp-face [video], this year’s holiday effort by the Penguins is pretty hilarious. Video: Pittsburgh Penguins 2013 Holiday Card Made during Movember, […]
Did Saturday’s Bruins/Pens debacle really happen? I kept hoping to wake up and find that it was all just a horrible dream. But alas, it was not. That mess really did happen. I’m disgusted in both teams because they are better than that. They have really made me mad. Like flames on the side of […]
I suppose we need to talk about this. I really don’t want to. I hate the Bruins. Chuck hates the Penguins. And while there’s plenty to shout about the opposition in last night’s debacle, it left more than enough responsibility for our own teams. Two incidents, two aggressors, two outcomes. I’ll leave it to Chuck […]
Last night was Bruins vs. Penguins so you knew that both of us were going to have to weigh in. The two best teams in the East faced off last night and the over arching theme was resiliency. After the Penguins tied it up with 0.3 seconds left to send it to OT, some teams […]
We have referred to ourselves as JamesNeal.com in the past, and I think we’ve done a pretty good job cheerleading our favorite gingerbeard. Now there is actually a JamesNeal18.com and honestly, it rhymes. The whole glorious homepage is a Real Deal rhyme scheme. I cannot compete with that. What James’ new official site does not […]
SCENE: Thursday, 1 A.M. Too tired to sleep and still punch drunk from watching the Penguins in person, Pants scrolls through Instagram. CUT TO: Point of view shot of Pants’ phone. CUT TO: Reaction shot. Hold for 20 minutes. END SCENE. Sometimes, I just lose it (ex: Matt Niskanen and That is Not a Turtle) […]
Er, Chicagoans for Chicago? You know what I mean. I was going to call this post “Cup(s)” but I don’t have time for all the Pitch Perfect jokes today. (Hard pass.) The Blackhawks visited DC yesterday to bring the Cup to the White House a second time. While I should have been peering through fences and avoiding […]
If you’re the NHL’s First Star of the Week, you’re already having a time. It’s not really fair that you also look like this: Hi-res left/right Jeez, Stamkos. Leave something for the mere mortals. These are (again) from the Sharp for Men November ’13 issue photo shoot. You can download the issue for your iPad […]
Puppies? BAH. That’s not enough. James Neal noticed that some of you had regained consciousness after the pet calendar shoot yesterday, so he went to the Boys & Girls Club. Video: James Neal Boys & Girls Club Visit If you can’t play, this is a really great way to show off your hair and hoodie. […]
You may recall a while back when I got really excited about this. Like whooping, twirling and scaring Intern Jeff Skinner excited. (We don’t let him work the Halloween Party.) Then yesterday, more screams were heard ’round the world as Lindsay and Alison whipped these around the internet. Alison found this teaser: And she […]
We keep saying #isitOctoberyet?!?! when really, summer has been great. It allowed me to forget that Danny Briere is now a Montreal Canadien. Don’t get me wrong – this is better (for me) than Danny Briere being a Flyer. Even if it gave him a sad and that hurt my heart. I could get used […]
#CAMP may be over, but camps are just beginning. Invitees for Team Canada’s Olympic camp were arriving in Calgary all weekend, as documented by this airport employee: Source: Twitter There is a space for volunteers. AND IT IS BLANK. Alas, the enterprise of TSN is not to be underestimated. They were live on the scene […]
Do you remember the year Ray Bourque left the Bruins for the Avalanche? The next season he won the only Stanley Cup of his incredible career, then retired? It was flag-waving, heart-soaring, Disney-worthy stuff. A Boston sport radio station bought billboards in Denver to wish Ray luck. If you weren’t crying, you were the Devils. […]
Holy Hannah. Every time I refresh Twitter, someone has been given a zillion dollars! Since we have all summer to look at the crazy things NHL teams are doing, let’s start with our own favorites. Ladies and gentlemen, the Pittsburgh Penguins: While I enjoy a gleeful shopping binge every once in a while, the bill […]
Hockey is a taskmaster. It does not care that we’ve put off our lives for the last six months. It has no sympathy for my split ends, ragged cuticles or pile of overdue library books. Hockey doesn’t pause just because Jonathan Toews is on a bender and I want to watch the Blackhawks parade. Patrick […]
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 […]