It’s 8.7 and that can mean only one thing… Happy birthday, Sidney Crosby! Those of us who love Crosby know there are many, many moments of this: And more than a few of this: When Sid is on the ice. But if he wanted us to base our opinions only on this: He shouldn’t have […]
Back on Monday, Steven Stamkos and James Neal played in the RBC Canadian Open. As always, golf is just an excuse to make questionable fashion decisions and work on your aim. Like any good night out. Stammer took this opportunity to wear this: Source: Twitter What is this math?! I see constants – hideous sponsor-required […]
Oh for heaven’s sake. Come home from tropical vacation, depressed about going back to work? Sidney Crosby to the rescue. [Sorry y’all, copyrighted photos from this post were removed by request. You’ll have the survive on screencaps from the CTV interview linked below.] Sid and Brand Marchand took part in the Phoenix Night of Champions […]
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 […]
Please enjoy the hold photo while Pants deletes everything she previously wrote about disliking tattoos. Better, whole photo courtesy of @Laurrrr_41. Not only did she survive this but she’s followed by The Backstreet Boys. The girl’s a hero. Lindsay called for pictorial evidence (not pectoral, though that is also on display) that Neal’s tattoo is getting […]
Let me preface this by saying that I’m not typically a girl that goes to bars alone. Mainly, because it makes me feel more acutely single than I already do and also because I try not to drink alone. Last Friday, I set aside my rule and ventured out to my local in the pouring […]
I was going to write a whole Pens eulogy as soon as my emotions stop looking like splatter paint and just wash away. Some of that post would have been along the lines of, “Crosby is not the only player on the Penguins, everyone needs to get a freaking grip.” Then Amanda sent us this. […]
Patrice Bergeron certainly has a flair for the dramatic, doesn’t he? First, his game tying and then game winning OT goal verses Toronto in Round 1 and now this. While credit goes to Bergeron for scoring the goal, mad props go to Jaromir Jagr for making it all possible. His play on Evgeni Malkin […]
Battle of the Blog: Game Three For me, last night was: Oh sorry, wrong photo. Double OT loss. Hell of a game to put the Penguins down 3-0 in the series. You saw it though, right? The moment? Crosby with no helmet, sweaty curls and bangs whipping, busted jaw set in sheer determination, battling around […]
Battle of the Blog: Game Two The Penguins had a game last night. Sort of. I won’t talk about what went wrong because: a) I would be here all day. (The defense!) b) Everyone has already said it. (The passing!) c) I refuse to put more bad mojo into the universe about the Penguins right now. […]
Battle of the Blog: Game One Since Chuck and I are not talking, I have no idea if she’s planning to write this same post today. You guys can tell me later. So, Saturday night was exciting, yes? Too exciting. Run-and-gun hockey is fun to watch only if: the puck goes in the net. it’s […]
“We need a hero. We’re holding out for a hero to the end of the night. He’s gotta have a beard and he’s gotta have fuzz. And he’s gotta be fresh from the ice.” ~ Chuck & Pants It’s Conference Final time, and every hockey fan knows it’s often a new guy, a third-liner or […]
So this is it: If your team won a Stanley Cup in the last four years, remain in your seat to ride the roller coaster again. If not, you probably hate this. It’s like playing original Monopoly, before they swapped the iron for a cat, and thinking, “Oh great, the old shoe won again.” (Seriously, […]
As much as I like intensely battled hockey games, it’s nice to get a big win once in a while. It’s nice to take a 3-1 playoff series lead. Last night’s Pens/Sens game significantly reduced my risk of a heart attack. Malkin said Neal was ready to bust out of his scoring slump [link], […]
I’m not into reality TV (besides sports), but may I suggest a new program? Penguins Bachelor Auction – Talent Competition Episode One: Sidney Crosby’s sex hair vs. James Neal’s ginger beard Somewhere, Pierre weeps. Neal’s Strategy: Curls for the girls. I’m just saying – NBC Sports Network is showing cycling reruns when there is money […]
The Penguins have won Round One. It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t even pretty. Well, maybe Game One, but otherwise the Penguins generally had their asses handed to them by the 8th seed upstart Islanders. At times the Pens beat themselves, but as the series went on the Islanders were winning. Fair and square they were […]
I got home last night and Mr. Pants asked how the Penguins game went. After a withering glare, and admitting to the 2-2 series score, he asked if I thought the Penguins would still win. Yes, I do. Of course I do. They’re my team. My optimism took a beating last night, and I couldn’t […]
And now, a dramatic reenactment of Games 1-3 in the Penguins/Islanders series. By Britney Spears Not exactly what Britney meant. Game 1: Penguins 5, Islanders 0 Oh yeah. Everything they say about me is true, look how unstoppably hot/young/talented/perfect I am. Sid: Are you talking about us? Remember Flower’s wedding? Game 2: Penguins 3, Islanders […]
The NHL wants to make up for the lockout, draw casual fans back into hockey and perhaps attract some new ones in a less turbulent year, because we’re still really mad at them. Right? Not now, girls. Er, we may be feeling warmer and fuzzier and playoff-ier… Seriously! Hold it together. Then someone says: from […]