Mike comes off long-term IR tomorrow and is eligible to return to the lineup vs. Philly tomorrow night. Obviously we want Mike to wait till he’s really ready. And to be careful. We suggest some protective measures, but we’re not quite sure if it’s time to bring this back: This is from an old Caps’ […]
Sidney Crosby skated today. Did you hear that? CROSBY SKATED! (You should see me dancing.) To celebrate, NHL.com made two entries into the Most Underwhelming Content of All Time contest. First, the video of Crosby skating [video]: And this headline graphic. Somehow I don’t think this covers it: This return to the ice may have […]
The Caps are disproving Dawn’s theory that they can’t win without Mike Green (8 in a row!), but she doesn’t mind. Mike, however, is bored. What to do if you can’t come of long-term injured reserve until March 22? Get a new job in the Caps PR department. Mike participated in Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” […]
This is for all you Penguins fans. And I won’t make any snarky remarks about Sidney or MAX TALBOT. They are thanking their fans for their 200th sell out, which is awesome. Congrats. But where is Letang? For a player who was a popular write-in for the all-star game, it isn’t a stretch to ask. […]
At the Caps game last night, we sat 10 or so rows back along the zamboni entrance. During the first intermission, guess who did a little interview right below our seats? Mike Green. Srsly. The best part of this story: I missed the whole thing! I was in the bathroom. Mr. Pants took this video – […]
Shut the front door. Even Charlie Sheen isn’t winning like the Blackhawks – 6 in a row with 25 goals scored in that stretch. I can’t not post these! For some reason, it makes me want to sing this: Also the Sharks are on a crazy tear, and that’ll get a post this weekend. They’ve […]
So busy… can’t stop working… WAIT. Jonathan Toews was named the NHL’s February Player of the month. Huzzah! FIRST STAR — JONATHAN TOEWS Toews led all scorers in February with 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) and posted a +13 rating as the Blackhawks (34-23-6) collected points in 10 of 13 games (8-3-2) and climbed […]
It turns out The Force is not strong in this one. It only works on Jonathan Toews. For all my attempted mind control, the Blackhawks won yesterday but so did all the teams I wanted to lose. Alas, two points are two points and it makes the win even more important. It certainly didn’t come […]
I love the playoff race. I love teams making a last, desperate stretch, like diving headfirst into home plate for that go-ahead run (to mix my sports metaphors). Most years, the defending Cup champ makes the playoffs (last 10 years = 1 miss: Carolina ’07). In ’08 and ’09, it was the same two teams […]
If one more sportscaster talks about Crosby and Malkin being out like they just decoded the news with their Enigma machine, I’m going to throw a shoe at my TV. WE KNOW. What you should be talking about is how freaking clutch some of our guys are coming up these days. Guys like Tyler Kennedy. […]
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 […]
Dawn and I are going to our first Caps game tonight in San Jose. Dawn will be wearing the aforementioned Ovechtrick head-to-toe ensemble. And she’s bringing me Caps gear. I might even wear it. At the very least I have consented to a red & white hoodie (from BU, gotta keep some of my dignity). […]
I was going to dedicate Mikey Monday to a hilarious trove of photos of Mike & Niklas Backstrom challenging Kaner & Toews for Bromance of the Millennium. Then I saw this: Marilyn Denis is a Canadian talk show host. That should be my job! She had Cabbie on the Street (Cabral Richards) on today with […]
Happy Birthday, Superstar! Once a Foxy Friday, always a Foxy Friday. Max Talbot is 27 today and everyone but Dawn just loves him. The reasons are simple: 1) Sometimes taking one for the team can change everything. 2) Max is the Pens’ class clown, which can only be pulled off when you are dead sexy. […]
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, […]
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. […]
When I saw this photo, I nearly burst my spleen laughing. WHO DOES THESE? Either brilliant or tragic, you decide. Yah00! Puck Daddy caption: “Dude, senior prom was weird this year.” My first thought was: This is how they make their moves on the ladies. Let me dim the lights by throwing my jersey over […]
Now what kind of hockey bloggers would we be if we didn’t do our own Mock Draft for NHL All-Star Game? Terrible ones, that’s what kind. Just to preface, this draft was conducted via Gmail chat and remained mostly civil and professional, with the exception of when Pants drafted Sharp and when Chuck drafted Letang. […]
Mike talked about his All-Star Game alternate captaincy before the Caps went out and spanked the Leafs [Video]. They play the Rangers today on Versus… damn, I wanted to watch Elk Hunter. The real All Star is Mike’s cowlick though – how do you even get a helmet on over this hair? And because you […]