Paulina Gretzky did male hockey fans a favor by getting frisky all over Instagram this week. If you heard DC’s Elliot in the Morning today, it was a gem. But it’s a little unfair, don’t you think? They get bikinis and we get beards? Ladies, don’t worry. Sweden never lets us down. No really, they […]
The Blame Mike Green Train has left the station with all NBC announcers aboard. I hope it derails (off a bridge) and only Liam McHugh’s career survives. Mike had a rough day Saturday. He was -2 with no points and only 1 shot. He fanned on a couple of power play set-ups from the point. […]
Happy 24th birthday, Tazer! Captain Fill-in-the-Blank, fearless leader of the Chicago Blackhawks, is celebrating a birthday. Do you think he eats cake? I think he does today. A whole cake, in front of the TV, yelling at the Flyers/Devils game sounds about right. I might do the same – you know, in solidarity. Then we […]
I wish you guys could have seen me last night. In a bar with twelve tables, eleven were filled with Bruins fans. My dad and I, in my Backstrom shirt, were at the other. The waiter didn’t bother to ask, he just kept the beers coming. When Joel Ward scored, I jumped out of my […]
So here we go. 7:30pm tonight. Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins. Battle of the Blog: Pants vs. Chuck – The Final Showdown. Remember back to your history class when they talked about the gun battle at the OK Corral? Tonight’s Bruins vs Caps game is going to be just like that. Only with hockey sticks […]
Since Pants loves to blame her Caps obsession on me, I can only return the favor by blaming my Kris Letang obsession on her. I would have NEVER known about ANY Pittsburgh Penguin EVER if she hadn’t e-mail bombed me relentlessly photos of Kris Letang. And now I am helpless, helpless I tell you. So a WUYS HAPPY 25th […]
For a few days after something bad happens, you don’t want to be cheered up. You want to drown in a cocktail shaker or eat an entire wedding cake. If you’re me, you picked a bright orange heavy bag and kickboxed the crap out of it a la Captain America. Then life goes on. Other […]
I was at the Universal Studios Orlando theme park today and in the Dr. Seuss store, I found this: Coincidence? Or the only explanation for this: Mike scored a goal yesterday, for the first time since October 22. I yelled something inappropriate while watching the game with my dad. He just laughed. It didn’t matter […]
Chuck and I are not talking about the Bruins/Caps series. At all. It’s actually working out, as we restrict ourselves to screaming at televisions and telling our problems to bartenders, strangers and anyone unlucky enough to gchat us. I have discovered a hatred for the Bruins that I never knew existed, and I can only […]
That moment when the Washington Capitals my most consistent team… … and running hard like they really belong in this race. The Bruins and Capitals have played 144 minutes of hockey and scored a combined four goals. The Flyers/Penguins are averaging four goals per period in their series. Needless to say I’m a bit high […]
I was beginning to think I was me. When the Pens, Caps and Hawks all went down 0-1 in their playoff series, I wondered if I might be cursed. Then Friday’s debacle in Pittsburgh had me panicking – should I sit on the couch or the floor? But I did that last time! Jersey or […]
Damn you, post-season! I am having a hard time saying anything for fear of being a jinx. Let’s try this… How many Monday home games has Mike Green played this season? ONE. Did the Caps win? YES. Was it also his/my birthday? YES. (October 10, close enough.) Were Gator and I there? OBVIOUSLY. And now, […]
Saturday was an epic hockey marathon featuring every team in the NHL. Some games were for playoff position, others were a last hurrah. For me, not even that killer Caps win came close to seeing Steven Stamkos score his 60th goal of the season. And get a pie in the face. Stop looking at Ran […]
Uh, there’s something missing from your post Chuck. James Neal’s 40th goal of the season! The Nealmobile was honking like mad last night as James hit this milestone. His previous career-high was 27 goals in 2009-10. How fun it must be to play alongside Geno (105 points this year) and sometimes Sid (22 points in […]
Saturday night was Fan Appreciation Night at Verizon Center, and they gave us plenty to love. First, Nicky B returned. I wish you guys could have heard the cheer when they announced the starting lineup! Mike looked a little extra happy too, showing off with a between-the-feet move to end warm-ups (he missed). Just seeing Nicky […]
Ohhhh, HAT trick. I thought you said PANT trick. That’s how my jeans ended up on the ice. Could I have them back? Nealmobile had a hat trick last night! It was the second of his career and first with the Penguins, for a whopping 37 goals on the season. Goal #1: Stand There, Look […]
The Crosbot is back. That’s right, the hottest team in the League is getting back the best player in the League just in time to play the top team in their division. In mid-March. I would think we’re in a Disney sports movie if I didn’t have to work on all the Disney movies for […]
I hope I didn’t exhaust the #sorrychuck tag this weekend, because it needs one more outing. Steven Stamkos scored his 50th goal of the season last night in Tampa Bay’s 6-1 rout of the Bruins. I was #Landeskoging all over even though I wasn’t watching the game. Stammer was the first star, naturally. Enjoy this […]
What’s that? I can’t hear you over my screaming. The Captain is back (again). Let’s hope for good this time. Pittsburgh is 4 points behind New York for the top spot in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference. The Pens are idle till Thursday, but the Rangers play tonight vs. the Hurricanes. If EStaal […]
Mike is currently in detention, serving his 3-game ban for a hit to the head. He spoke to reporters yesterday [video link] and was pretty contrite about it. This is a classy way to disagree with a ruling but still take your lumps. Well handled, Mr. Green. Roman Hamrlik has replaced Mike in the last two […]