Newsies: Big Weekend

- Posted in Randomness

Right?  It seemed like Saturday alone had 100 games.  Thank God  for StarCraft II or Mr. Pants might want to watch some TV and I’d have to tell him no.

Goalies were giving away hat tricks this weekend – Semin, Richardson, Stamkos, Borque (he almost got 2!) plus Tavares and Alfredsson, both earning me big fantasy hockey points. Dawn is angling for a new job as Semin’s Russian translator.  For someone who lives so close to Siberia, we think her love for Russia should be investigated by authorities.  Here’s Tavares’, because his third is a beauty and it’s my favorite celebration move.

Scott Hartnell cut off his hair for the Locks of Love charity (after reading our post) .  We applaud Scott’s generosity and shudder at the thought of someone else having to wear his hair.  See the photo comparison at FanHouse.

There goes his Hagrid Halloween constume.

Kovalchuck was a healthy scratch Saturday night vs. Buffalo, which negates any guilt I might have about sometimes being useless at work.  Bruins’ Johnny Boychuck broke his arm and will miss 4 weeks (sad Chuck).  The Blues’ Roman Polak was injured Saturday in their 1-0 win over Pittsburgh.  It appeared Crosby’s skate may have cut him, and Polak literally ran off the ice holding his wrist.  No blood, but very scary.  Blues say he’s being evaluated but not expected to miss much time.

Jonathan Toews got only his second goal of the season Saturday, so we’re hoping that’s the floodgate breaking.  The Hawks still lost 3-2.  In a super-awkward setup, Jon was videotaped giving a radio interview with WGN.  I was going to screencap it, but then I found this other post-game interview where Jon is literally dripping sweat.  I’d say “get the guy a towel” but I really, really don’t want you to.  Too bad he’s talking about a loss…

it's getting hot in here

Since we’re 2.5 weeks into the season, the NHL is talking about Goals of the Year.  Okay.  Oilers’ rookie Jordan Eberle has 2 goals this season – both shorthanded.  The goal against San Jose on Saturday was all EDM would get in a  6-1 rout by the Sharks, but it sure was pretty.  My vote is still for his first one, and for the TSN joke story as Clip of the Year.

WUYS TV Highlight:  History Channel’s Pawn Stars featured a mini hockey stick signed by the entire 1980 US hockey team, including Herb Brooks.  They ended up not paying the $5k asking price, but we want this!

I Have a Question

- Posted in Dawn Loves, Randomness, Well OBVIOUSLY.

Yes, I’m going THERE …AGAIN.  Here is a direct quote from for NHL guidelines with regards to player contact with fans.

Following is an excerpt from the section that addressed “Contact with Fans”:

“Under no circumstances are Club personnel — either players or non-players — permitted to have physical contact with fans, or enter, or attempt to enter the stands. Even where a fan is verbally abusive, intoxicated, or profane, Club personnel should either ignore the conduct or, where appropriate, seek the assistance of police or security personnel at the arena.

“Accordingly, please be on notice that all Club personnel (management, coaches, trainers, and/or players) who engage in any form of physical contact with fans, including the squirting of water, will, on a going forward basis, be subject to discipline in the form of a suspension.  The Club involved will also be subject to a fine.”

Now, Pants knows from various off-line chats we have, well, let’s just say I an active imagination and maybe some NSFW comments. But what if say Pants, or Chuck or I, were to lure one of our favorite players away before, during or after a game but still on-site would they still be fined for contact with a fan? Does this cover that kind of contact? What if it’s consensual? Because if I got that close to Ovi,  Miika, Brodeur or Fedorov, I’m pretty sure it would look something like this:

Does Winnipeg Really Exist?

- Posted in Dawn Loves, Fauxnadian, Randomness

To add to the recent debate over all things Canadian, I was watching The Soup (shout out to our Seattle native Joel McHale – our homey!) and the Kick Ass Clip of the Week was from – wait for it – CANADA! It led to a lively debate between Mr. Cherrie and I as to whether or not this was even real. I think if our political ads were like this, I would welcome them! Even if it’s not real, it’s fricken’ priceless and led to this other clip. Either way, it’s highly entertaining.

Newsies: Ring My Bell

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Update: Vancouver Canucks’ Rick Rypien has been suspended 6 games for his attack on a fan in Minnesota.

Please watch this video of George Parros fighting with Jody Shelley.  Yes they fight all the time, mustache vs. girls’ name, but listen to the background noise at 0:12 – is that the sound of a boxing bell?  It’s playing in the arena, right?  OMG, it’s the first and only thing I’ve ever loved about the Flyers.

Let's get ready to...

I can’t get past the Flyers’ jersey nameplates.  It looks like something a soccer mom made with medical tape from the AAA first aid kit in her minivan.

Marc-Andre Fleury was back in goal for the Pens last night vs. Nashville, and had a very close call in OT.  The puck went over his shoulder and bounced around at the goal line before Pascal Dupuis cleared it with a diving save.  Whew! Flower looked okay, not great, and you know Brent Johnson’s on the bench licking his chops. Love ya, Johnny but I still believe in Flower Power.

Yes, that's the doorstep.

Fifteen seconds later, Kris Letang buried a beauty of a slapshot for the winner.  He scored the same goal on Monday vs. Ottawa.  Also, Letang’s misconduct penalty for the 10/15 hit to Isles’ Comeau was rescinded because I said so.  Way to go, Team Tanger!

Johan Franzen said “In your face!” to last Fridays’ foxy Mikka Kipprusoff – and he meant it.  Franzen banked the puck off Kipper’s mask for the game-winning goal last night in Detroit.  If hockey doesn’t work out he could always get a job in Vegas playing trick-shot billiards.

Face/Puck

The Coyotes’ Lee Stempniak scored a hat trick in Phoenix, where they downed the Kings 4-2.  Only 6,706 attended the game.  The one and only BizNasty had this to say on Twitter: “Guess we actually had more then 5000 fans for our game. Didn’t realize it was dress like a seat night. Close to a sell out.”  It looked like this (AZ Republic):

If the goal light goes on and there's no one to see it...

The latest in Phoenix’s financial despair is best distilled at Yahoo!’s Puck Daddy, but frankly the whole thing is too depressing to read.  They need an NHL-assisted suicide. Let’s just decide where they should move to already – suggestions?  Re-open franchises in Quebec City or Winnipeg?  (This guy wants it.)  Think of it this way – the Minnesota Wild had their first ever non-sell out in team history for an exhibition game on 9/23.  That’s right, they sell out EVERY GAME, including 27 home pre-season games leading to this one.  You could put a new team in the Wild’s parking lot and consistently sell more tickets than Phoenix.  So what are the other options?  Milwaukee?  Seattle (Dawn!)?

Foxy Friday: John Buccigross

- Posted in Chuck Loves, Foxy Friday

For this week’s edition of Foxy Friday, I’m decided to buck tradition and select a non-hockey player, ESPN anchor and columnist John Buccigross.  He might not lace up the skates and bury pucks in the back of nets, but he is every bit as Foxy.

Foxy AND Funny - a perfect combination

So what makes him so foxy?

  • he’s wicked tall
  • he wears glasses (the WUYS girls love guys in glasses)
  • he has wicked sense of humor and ain’t afraid to show it (Foxy!)
  • his favorite hockey player name is Hakan Loob (it might be ours too!)
  • most importantly, his column on ESPN.com is witty and insightful and something I always look forward to reading (uber foxy)

Plus probably the #1 thing that makes him so foxy is that I emailed him once about my beloved Boston University Terriers Hockey team and he posted it and his response on his ESPN.com column.

The only strike against Bucci’s foxiness might be this jersey…

Nice...hat?

Had it been a Bruins or Terriers jersey, then it might have been a whole different story.

Follow John on the twitter – http://twitter.com/Buccigross
Read his column on http://espn.go.com/nhl/
Email him at john.buccigross@espn.com

P.S. DawnCheerie – this one‘s for you…

Maximum Failure

- Posted in Chuck Loves, Epic Fail, Fauxnadian

A few weeks back, Texas Matt, a good friend of mine and Pants, send us an email informing us of a little bar he discovered in the city of Athens, Georgia (the home of the University of Georgia) known as THE MAX CANADA. And anyone who knows us, knows how much Pants and I love our great neighbor to the North.  We are totally Fauxnadians.

Where the Canadian Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski hang out

So last weekend, when I went down to GA to visit Texas Matt, I insisted he take me to this bar.  In my head, I envisioned a place packed with Canadian ex-pats, wearing Roots gear and lumberjack outfits and drinking Molson or Labatt’s Blue while hockey games played on every single television.  During the commercial breaks, the entire crowd would break into song, singing the Canadian national anthem or the entire Barenaked Ladies catalog. My own little version of heaven.   Sort of like this…

 

*cue angelic choirs*

What I got, however, left me seriously disappointed.  Not only where there NO Canadians there, there was no Canadian flags, no hockey jerseys, and not a single one of the TVs showing any of the hockey games!

Uh, guys – your bar is called The Max CANADA and you don’t even show ONE hockey game?  Seriously?  Epic epic FAIL.

I know you are located in Athens, Georgia, where UGA football is basically a religion and this guy is the preacher…

The Reverend Uga

But if you’re going invoke our great neighbor to the North in your establishment’s name, the least you could do is incorporate SOME of the awesome things we love aboot Canada.

Maybe a Tim Horton’s coffee machine?

I Might Stab My Eyes Out: BOTB Update

- Posted in Hall of Shame

Or my ears might bleed out next week all for the sake of bringing you a Battle of the Blades update. I just visited the CBC website to see what little sparkley Canadian nuggets they were going to provide for this week’s theme and I found out a couple of possibly seizure inducing gems: Theo Fleury is going to skate to his own song and this week’s them is ‘country music’ – God save me – please. If it weren’t for Val Bure, I don’t think I could take it any more. I may not survive another Kelly Chase hip thrust, 80’s collar-turned up, gyration-infestation. And Scott Hamilton is the guest judge. Please please please be a bad dream. What did I do to deserve this? I am sorry for saying that fan was stupid. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Karma’s a bitch!

let's hope this week's outfit is better but with a country theme me thinks not

even johnny wants to crawl away from the announcement

Newsies!

- Posted in Newsies

Not the epic movie musical, just the stories that I felt like sharing today…

Jonathan Toews took a puck to the face last night.  I yelled “NOT THE FACE!” so loud the neighbors thought I was watching Top Model. I’d prefer he not get hit anywhere, but let’s leave the facial sacrificing to Duncan Keith.  There’s video of him shaking it off like a man and not leaving the ice.  He got a goal in the shootout and the Hawks won.

Canadian Gladiators

I picked up John Tavares and Patrick Sharp for my fantasy team.  The Islanders are killing it and have the 3rd highest goal total in the League (CI cheers in the background).  Sharp had 3 game-winners in a row before last night and has 6 goals in 7 games.  Now that they’re playing for me, they will immediately stop producing points of any kind.  Sorry guys.

Teemu Selanne (40 and Foxy!) and his round helmet scored their 609th career goal, putting them at #16 on the all-time scoring list (video).  The Finnish Flash scored for a team (Ducks) that didn’t exist when he started with the NHL against a team (Blue Jackets) that didn’t exist then either. He misses Paul Kariya something awful, and so do I.

Movin' on up

Mike Green won’t play tonight when the Caps take on Boston.  He didn’t even make the trip to see Chuck, which is kind of rude.  His injury is “undisclosed upper body” and Dawn is cursing him via text every 8 minutes for leaving the Caps D with their pants down.  Mike left the game on 10/13 and has missed 2, listed as day-to-day.  We here at CSI: NHL have deduced the injury is to Mike’s right (shooting) side.

Not what I meant by "hold on tight"...

He attended the Caps Season Ticket holder party at Six Flags on 10/18 looking all J. Crew and rode the roller coasters.  Video is here, where a fan calls Fidget out for being “too chicken to put his hands up on the Superman ride.”  Bitch please – no questioning Mike’s manliness is allowed at WUYS.  We’re going to blame that on his injury: he lifts his left arm in the video, so you do the math.  Hurry back, Mike, or I’m sending you my phone bill.  Dawn is annihilating my data plan with expletives about your teammates.

A Better Way For Fans To Handle Their Aggression

- Posted in Well OBVIOUSLY.

I was educating myself on the past history of fans vs players. I am also not necessarily referring to the Vancouver incident – I don’t want anyone hurt at a game – not a fan or a player. But perhaps agro fans should stay home and work it out privately than bother the rest of us who pay good money to see our boys play. I don’t think hockey players should be subjected to belligerent fans who feel they can berate them, spit on them, pour beer on them, scream obscenities and otherwise irritate and treat the players as less than human because they paid to watch them play or because they have them as a captive audience in the penalty box. Not cool. Can’t we all just enjoy the game? I know … kumbaya.

And now, a therapy suggestion for those fans. And no Pants, I did not create this. I don’t have the technical capabilities to but it’s a suggestion for those who should stay home and work it out. Privately – Please. Sean Avery – that means you too! HA!

You Make the Call

- Posted in Dawn Loves, Hall of Shame, Newsies

Last night against the Wild, Canuck Rick Rypien attacked a fan on his way to the locker room after getting a 10 minute major for his second fight. Personally, I think if you taunt a NHL player who has exhibited this kind of behavior, it’s like stabbing an angry tiger that’s just been stung by a thousand wasps – and you get what you pay for. If you have to pay with your body, then cash it in baby. Stupid is and stupid does. But I like hockey fights and it’s even better when it’s a stupid fan.

Then I have to add this classic clip of Ti Domi when a drunk Philly fan fell into the penalty box for your entertainment.

I Have a Dream

- Posted in Dawn Loves, We Love, Well OBVIOUSLY.

Ok, bare with me. No, I didn’t dream this but I REALLY want this to happen. While I was watching Battle of the Blades last night, my cat was digging at me trying to get under my snuggie and he has the cutest butt! Then I was watching ValKat skate and I was mesmerized by Val’s retired but hot ass. Which then took me back to the first time I realized I was a Hockey Ass Girl (note to Mr. Cherrie – that is a shirt for you.)

not a hockey ass

I was watching a behind the scenes clip of Ovi playing soccer in running tights before a game and I literally fell off the couch and gasped – much to Mr. Cherrie’s dismay. His ass puts Michael Angelo’s David to shame! Unfortunately, Youtube won’t let me download the classic clip so you’ll have to cut and paste because there is alot of hockey ass to view from Semin to Ovi to Fedorov to Huet…

So here is what I propose to the NHL. The NFL has Lingerie Football – right? They should turn the Winter Classic and/or the All-star Game into a shirts and skins game where the players only wear their under armor and running tights! YES! So we can see all those beautiful hockey asses that are normally covered up with all those pads and they would only allow women to come to the game! It would the NHL’s way of paying all the females back for the crap clothing choices for so many years!

So what do you say? Are you a hockey ass girl? Come on … I know you are. Own it!

Lobster Watch

- Posted in Pants Loves

This post was alternately called “I am a Jerk,” because I am.  You may recall in September I posted a little prayer for Alex Tanguay to succeed in Calgary, because he is my lobster.  Well, someone was listening.

That's even lobster read.

Alex got 2 goals and an assist on Sunday night vs Edmonton.

I was at Jimmy Buffett, but Dawn and I watched the game rerun.  It brought me great joy for Alex and Score: A Hockey Musical was discovered.  Here’s the longest AT interview I have ever seen.  So cute, so French!

“Alex Tanguay was a trending topic on Twitter Canada.” [read story]

Back on Sept 21 I tried to start #AlexTanguay.  I did that!  You know how well it worked.  Also, Canada has it’s own Twitter? What the what? I need to transfer over immediately (I use Yahoo Canada b/c I am crazy) and perhaps my Tweets will make sense to more than the 125 spambots who follow me.

I dropped Alex from my Fantasy Team on Sunday morning.

That’s the real truth, ye of little faith!  I waived Alex for someone who sure as heck didn’t earn 11 points that night.  This is what happens when you cheat folks; Carrie Underwood takes a Louisville Slugger to both headlights.  He hadn’t notched a point in days and I am a cold-hearted faith-failing traitor.  Sorry Alex, you showed me.

So now, do I put him back on my Fantasy Team?  There’s no right move.  It’s still very early and I’m emptying my wallet into the wishing well in hopes that this is just the beginning of a comeback season for Alex.  But am I willing to bet on it again?  Iginla says Alex gets 70-80 points this year.  Does it matter when my FTeam is so bad anyway?  I’m torn, and either way I’m still a jerk.

He might be Iggy's lobster too. I can share.

Canada – Russians Do it Better – Sorry!

- Posted in Dawn Loves, Well OBVIOUSLY.

i can skate - even in this shirt!

Again this week they put ValKat in the bottom two when they are by far and away the best skaters – which makes me think Canadian’s are Russian skater-haters! Seriously, I don’t think my blood pressure can take many more of these episodes. Patrice and Shae-Lynn had a far less difficult routine but scored the highest so far this season – but riddle me this Batman? ValKat have done two firsts in three routines for BOTB – double lutz and a double throw. So how can they be continuously in the bottom two? Even in this shirt smokin’ hot Val does not deserve to go home and thank god – he didn’t! My life will go on! But my inner publicist says – Val – don’t let them show you having a snit. Not good PR. Next week think warm and fuzzy! Keep it hot – you know how to! 😉

If Canada would allow US residences to vote, I think this would have a completely different result but they won’t allow us to – which totally blows!

As I write this, Mr. Cherrie is watching Men with Brooms, another Canadian show and the vending machine is tormenting one of the characters – with a RUSSIAN ACCENT – OK – don’t make me go there – again – I will turn to Johnny Weir! While words really can’t do justice to anything Johnny-Weir-esque: He looks like a bastard child of Ziggy Stardust and something Sarah Palin shot down from a plane in Alaska and God bless him for it! Now that’s entertainment…

Around the NHL News and more …

- Posted in Dawn Loves, Newsies

Ok, Pants can totally attest to the fact that I came up with this earlier and I’m not sharing my idea here but IN THE NEWS … the NHL is partnering with Stan Lee’s SLG Entertainment LLC to create new comic heroes modeled after each team in the league. I am only going to report on this because I promised not to make fun of a certain player and this would be like shooting fish in a barrel. But I will note that I CAN’T WAIT to see what they do with Ovi! SQUEEL! I think I just set off all the dogs in the neighborhood again … oh well. They are used to it.

i just like him ... well, maybe the russian chicken dance?

In other news, last night in BATTLE OF THE BLADES, Valeri wore the most atrocious outfit on earth! But even he can work that and work it he did! He is by far the best technical skater. Are they trying to get him voted off? OK – don’t answer that because we know they are. But he could have said no – I think. Plus, the practice video showed him having a full-on Russian snit-fit. I’m sure the translation wasn’t “Darn …”

I also have to note that if Kelly Chase doesn’t finally go home after yet another Viagara induced spasmodic jerky-freak out, I might kick in my television because that is enough to cause birth control for all of Canada!

BUT! that best part is TONIGHT, TONIGHT … cue them from “Westside Story” because I have only two names to drop for you and then you have to wait for tomorrow’s glorious post: Johnny Weir skates to Lady Gaga’s JUST DANCE … oh yes, I just wrote that!


 

Mike Green Paid for This

- Posted in Mikey Monday, Pants Loves

First, let’s all wish Mike Green well.  He didn’t play Saturday night and according to Dawn’s text: “They need Fidget, badly.”  Don’t we all? Hopefully he’ll be back for tomorrow night’s game vs. Boston, which Chuck hopes he loses.

Mike Green Paid for This – Episode 4: The Fireplace

I was tempted to call this episode “The Living Room” because there is more than one eye-popping thing going on here.  But let’s start at the top:  Mike’s fireplace is a television.  Right underneath his real television.

Double vision.

Disregard the fact that his real TV is currently acting as a frame for a piece of Renaissance artwork – you brain will short circuit like a Fembot if you try to grasp all of this.  Technically, how do you suppose the fireplace TV works?  It is also hooked up to cable, or does it serve only one purpose – to play this DVD?

Warm and cozy?

These DVDs are all over Walgreens at Christmas for $2.99.  What I can’t get past is the fireplace is completely fake – not a filled-in, formerly functional one, but it’s added onto the wall.  So they built a fake fireplace to serve only as a fake fireplace.  Remember that episode of Trading Spaces where they covered the lady’s fireplace and she started crying hysterically?  I feel her tears returning.  When the science of the fireplace TV becomes too much to consider, turn your eyes to the matching black ceramic urns with painted twigs, or perhaps the vaguely metallic drapes.

Okay, okay, sorry Mike.  We don’t like your living room.  But we would totally come over the watch a movie (or two, at the same time – or play Dark Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz) if you asked.  So call us.  Really.

Awwwwww.

Get well soon, Mike. We miss you!  And continue doing good deeds, like charming the pink ski coats off future fangirls while wearing really comfy-looking moccasins.

Yes, folks, they do play hockey in Georgia

- Posted in We Love

We here at WUYS are fans of all sort of hockey teams – mites, squirts, bantam, college, professional, beer league.  No matter where you are in the world, if you’re playing hockey, we’re cheering for you.

So we wanted to give a big shout out to the University of Georgia Ice Dawgs for keeping it real and spreading the hockey love all over the South.  I happen to meet two of the players (Bill and Brian?) on Saturday while they were selling t-shirts to raise money for their team.   I bought one and thought I’d give them a little plug on this little blog of ours.

Now they may only be a club team at a school where football is a religion, but we give them mad props.  Keep at it, boys!

Follow UGA Hockey on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/ugahockey

Score: A Hockey Musical

- Posted in Newsies, Pants Loves, Well OBVIOUSLY.

Every single one of you is fired as my friend because you did not tell me about this!  Thank God for NHL Center Ice and the Calgary/Edmonton game I’m watching in reruns, or I might have missed the single greatest thing ever created – Score: A Hockey Musical.

I’m like David After Dentist right now, asking “Is this real life?!” Yes, it’s real – a hockey movie with choreographed dancing.  Apparently created during the same brilliant blackout period where I masterminded the Jonathan-Toews-does-squats commercials, Score opens on October 22.  Who will explain to Mr. Pants why he’s alone at a Halloween party because I’m in Canada on Friday night?

Synopsis: Seventeen-year old Farley (Noah Reid) has the stick-handling skills of the next Sidney Crosby. Not that Farley has any idea who Crosby is. He’s led a sheltered life, homeschooled by parents (Olivia Newton-John and Marc Jordan) whose idea of homework is trips to an art gallery or ashram. His best friend is Eve (Allie MacDonald), the girl who’s lived next door since they were both three. Much to the dismay of his parents, Farley loves to play shinny with the local rink rats (Dave Bidini, Hawksley Workman et al.). To their even greater dismay, Farley is signed to a major hockey league, where he achieves instant stardom, throwing him into a world of hype. Farley soon finds that hockey fame comes with a price, including the expectation to fight. Throw in a changing relationship with Eve – and Farley is losing his way.

Why am I being forced to work on Academy Award-caliber films when I could be working on this?! It’s Newsies x Hockey Night in Canada + that time Chuck and I got fined a dozen donuts for skipping broomball to see Westlife at the mall in Saugus, MA.

Clip: The Locker Room

 

Best Picture: 2011

 

I’m buying tickets now.  Chuck, you bring the popcorn and Dawn, you bring Twizzlers.  CI, pack your dancing shoes and leave your dignity at home.  It’s WUYS Night Out at the Movies.

Five for Frustrating

- Posted in Newsies

Listen, bitch. My email is TeamTanger so I’m all over you if you give Kris a hard time.  Like a 5 minute major and automatic game misconduct for a totally clean, shoulder-to-shoulder, yard sale hit on Blake Comeau that prevented a dangerous scoring opportunity Friday night.

Thank God the Pens hung on and won this one in overtime. Tanger has not had the greatest start to his season  – none of the Pens have, hence tonight’s start by Brent Johnson.  I would hate for this mis-call to have cost Pittsburgh the game and fallen on Kris’ shoulders.

As Chuck will attest, we applaud the refs for protecting players and we love the League’s focus on eliminating head shots from the game.  And that’s exactly when the League should should reverse the game misconduct that accompanies Letang’s 5-minute major.  Call it like it is NHL, and do the right thing when you get it wrong.

Dawn & Don Say …It's about Passion AND Fashion!

- Posted in Dawn Loves

 

it's always about passion

 

Take it from one who knows about fashion and passion, you can combine them both just ask my hockey husband Don! He is the Shiz of the Hockey Fashion and Passion! But as Pants said, I got my whole outfit already worked out down to my wallet and key chain for San Jose.  So for me, it’s both fashion and passion but I’m not conflicted. I know what I want and I want a hot Russian bear with the number 8! He’s so cute I can now put him in my pocket!

 

excellent birthday present - thanks kristin!

 

Lunchtime Poll: Fashion vs. Passion

- Posted in Randomness

What’s the consensus on wearing gear for a player you love on a team you hate?  I have zero problems we’re at Toews shirt, since they’re not even in the Penguins conference.  And if I were famous, I think Taser would wear a shirt with my name on it.  But what about Washington?  When Dawn and I see Mike and Ovi play in San Jose in February, she will be decked out in head-to-toe Ovechkin (even her wallet – for reals!).  I need a plan.

They’re scarlet, like my letter A.

Dawn promises not to tell Sid and the Pens if I wear Mike’s number.  But I don’t know – is it going to itch like a hair shirt?  Will I get poisoned and die like the Queen’s attendant in Elizabeth?  I don’t know if I’ll be able to look at myself in the mirror from the front, only from the back.  I could always iron off the Capitals logo and write Fidget Fan Club in it’s place.  Then when the game starts, I could pull my (free!) Sharks jersey on over top.

Share your opinion with us – players or teams?  Which allegiance is more important?  Feel free to consider the $25 shirt price tag in your argument – and whether I really like Mike Green more than I like 3 beers at the game.