Happy Veteran’s Day!

November 11, 2009 at 12:50 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Detroit Red Wings, Players, Randomness | 1 Comment
  • No school = awesome. Just remember that, kids.
  • The Sabres are playing the Oilers tonight. I think I’m pretty sure I already mentioned that they need to pull it together, win, etc., so I won’t say it again. But they better.
  • The Caps play the Islanders. If they choke against them AGAIN I will punch a baby.
  • Michael Nylander might finally be gone. He seems like a nice guy, but things just got so messy in the end and he really needs a change of scenery. Best of luck with your beautiful Swedish children, Michael.
  • The Red Wings claimed Drew Miller off waivers…possibly…? Well, if they had, at least now they’ll have one Miller. Just not necessarily the one they want.
  • Alex was on TMZ. Ahahahahaha. Hahaha. Ha. Ha. This really amuses me. No specific reason why. It’s just funny. Bless his little Russian heart.

Whoa, Did Not See That Coming.

November 9, 2009 at 3:28 pm | In Adam Mair, Alex Ovechkin, Buffalo Sabres, Chris Butler, Dan Paille, Paul Gaustad, Randomness, Tyler Myers | Leave a Comment

Um, Adam Mair got traded.  That came out of nowhere.  Darcy, are you up to something?  Are there plots being plotted?  I sincerely hope so, because I always sort of liked Adam and just waiving him for the sake of waiving him makes me sad.  I realize that now that Danny is gone and he didn’t have to babysit him anymore there really wasn’t any point in keeping him around, but still.  Best of luck in the world, Adam.  I hope you find a loving home somewhere.

In other news:

  • The Catwalk for Charity was last night.  I’ve already seen lots of pictures, and it looked like a lot of fun.  Christopher never fails to make me love him.  Tyler looked adorable with the puppy.  Paul looked kind of drunk.  Maybe he is human after all!
  • Butthead that he is, Alex thought he’d be all funny and freak me out and say he’d be 4-5 weeks.  So not funny, Alex. And it only reinforced my belief that your sense of humor is lame.
  • Everyone I know who was at the games over the weekend said they were even worse in person.  That scares me.  Sabres, let’s fix things for Wednesday night.  Remember when you scored ten goals against the Oilers last year?  That was tons of fun.
  • Totally unrelated, but that was the same night Chara tried to kill Alex.  There’s a freak-out in the post I linked above.

What A Mess.

November 7, 2009 at 10:08 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Dan Paille, Detroit Red Wings, Jhonas Enroth, Lars Nicklas Backstrom, Losing Sucks, Mike Green, Mike Knuble, Players, Stick a fork in it, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Winning Is Totally Awesome | Leave a Comment

The Sabres played the Bruins tonight.  They needed to rebound after a poor showing against the Flyers.  They needed to show they can win in front of their backup.  They needed to show they can play good teams and not just bad ones.  (Although I don’t know if I’d necessarily call the Bruins a “legitimate contender” so far this season.)  They needed two points taken in convincing fashion.

Too bad no one told them that.

This game was not fun.  The Bruins were last in the league on the power play and Buffalo let them score more than once with the man advantage.  Jhonas didn’t get a win.  They kept showing Pie and it made me very sad.  The Sabres let an “offensively challenged” team score four.  It was a mess all around tonight and I’m starting to worry that this is where it all starts to go downhill.

Toronto beat Detroit 5-1.  I don’t even know what to say to that.  I’m speechless.

The Caps beat the Panthers 7-4.  Smiley face!  The Caps were winning then they were tied then they were losing then they were winning then they were tied then they won.  The Lars-Flash-Mikey line was intense.  They were scoring and assisting and being general badasses.  Supposedly 13 Caps had points tonight.  That’s spectacular, especially considering that Alex is still, alas, wounded.  That’s not spectacular is that Semin didn’t have any.  You suck, Sasha.  I don’t like you.

Michael and Alexander were unable to play tonight, however, we were provided our fix of them thanks to Michael’s Twitter:

53287fb703e8db1247190b1b6686cbe1_viewThey’re too cute.

Michael has his stupid skinny tie on again.

I always liked that pink shirt of Alex’s.

He’s looking a little chunky.

I miss him.

We’ve got a few days off until the Sabres play again, and I’m really hoping they figure things out and decide who they want to be and all that sappy garbage.  I don’t want them to fall apart.  I like when they’re good.  It’s more exciting.

I Think This Is Some Sort of Alternate Universe.

November 6, 2009 at 3:08 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Buffalo Sabres, Huh?, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

Tonight the Caps and Sabres are both playing. This is nothing unusual. The unusual part is that I want to bake all the Sabres cookies and I want to rip all the Caps’ head off (except Lars and I suppose Alex, for obvious reasons).

Right now the Sabres are pretty awesome and the Capitals make me want to gouge my eyes out. What is this? It’s so weird. It’s almost always the other way around. Is there some happy medium where both of my teams are good? Do the Caps play solid defense in this place? Is it merely a fantasy in my head?

Um, don’t answer that last one.

I hope the Sabres game tonight is fun with lots of Sabres goals and a Sabre win. Philly is a good team, but I have faith in Buffalo. I can’t believe I just said that.

My only hope for the Caps is that they get their shit together. Alex deserves better when he gets back, yo.

P.S. I’m happy for all the success Kopitar is having out in LA, but dude, slow down. The convenient thing about Malkin getting hurt was that my Russian could win the scoring championship. I want Kopi to do well and I like LA, but if he beats Alex I might cry.

Here’s To A Win!

November 4, 2009 at 3:12 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals | Leave a Comment

Tonight I’m going to be a responsible student and blow off the buttload of work I have in order to go to the Sabres game. If they don’t play a stellar game that sees them win 16-0, I’m going to be very unhappy. I don’t think I’m being at all unreasonable.

The Caps also play their first game of the Injured Alex Ovechkin Era. I won’t be able to see it, but if they suck I will flip shit.

On a related note, apparently Alex is feeling better today? What does that even mean?! I don’t want him to rush back and play hurt but I don’t want him to be out for a long time. Could it be that he’s healing faster than expected? One can only hope.

Well, here’s hoping for no sucking tonight. Go Caps/Sabres!!

To Recap:

November 3, 2009 at 10:27 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Bobbleheads, Buffalo Sabres, Jason Pominville, New York Islanders, Randomness, Washington Capitals, What Is Up With All These Injuries? | Leave a Comment

Pommer’s baby’s name is Jayden John. The only way this could be cuter is if little Jayden popped out wearing a beanie with a propeller on the top holding a lollipop.

The Sabres better kick some Islander butt tomorrow night, because while I saw nothing of the last time the two teams played each other, it sounds like it wasn’t pretty.

Usually I don’t mind posting on my phone, but tonight the lack of bullets bothers me. Stupid computer hogs in my family.

It sounds as though the Sabres are recovering from their bout with the swine. That’s always a good thing.

Alex is still hurt and I am still greatly distressed about this. Were they serious when they said two weeks? TWO WEEKS??! Holy hockey gods, that is INSANELY LONG.

His interview from today warmed my heart.

Here’s Mini Alex. He also suffered an upper body injury. (Um, the picture is at the bottom of the post. Sorry. That would be my phone’s fault.)

I’m scared for the Caps to play the Devils tomorrow. It’s going to be a bloodbath.

I’m also scared that Saturday night was the start of a downward spiral. When did the Sabres fall apart last year? Was it because of the Islanders??

I Didn’t Think It Could Get Worse…

November 2, 2009 at 8:58 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, What Is Up With All These Injuries? | 4 Comments

…but it did.  This must be what it feels like to be a Tim Connolly fan.  It’s not fun, let me tell you.

 

Happy Things/Sad Things/Lame Things

November 2, 2009 at 3:56 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Happy!!, Jason Pominville, Lindy Ruff, Randomness, This Irks Me, What Is Up With All These Injuries? | Leave a Comment

Happy: Pommer’s a daddy!! Aww, congratulations, Jason!  (By the way, this child will most likely be the cutest child to ever walk the face of the Earth.)  (I also happen to love the way Lindy phrased it.  You’re too cute, Mr. Ruff.)  I know I give you a hard time, but I still love you lots and lots and I’m so happy for you.  My friend and I would like to offer our babysitting services, in exchange for tickets.  We provide excellent child care and we’d be willing to teach your baby both French and English.  Think about it.  Talk it over with the missus.  Get back to me.

Sad:  Alex is still hurt.  It’s awful.  I’m distraught.  I don’t want him to rush back because I don’t want him to play hurt and get even more hurt and have that affect him later on, but I shudder to think of a Caps team that doesn’t include him.  In addition to having no defense, half of their offense would be missing too.  Yikes.

Lame:  We’re in the swimming unit in gym.  As an ex-swimmer, I happen to have a very good stroke.  We were swimming freestyle widths today and I don’t need to take a breath for those.  My gym teacher discovered this, became irate, and docked participation points.  This has nothing to do with hockey, but I was flabbergasted at how livid she was.  She took off points in the swimming unit because I know how to swim.  WhatEVER, crazy lady.

Excuse Me While I Freak Out For A Minute.

November 1, 2009 at 8:53 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Losing Sucks, That was absolutely terrible., This Irks Me, Washington Capitals, What Is Up With All These Injuries? | 3 Comments

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD ALEX GOT HURT AND HE DIDN’T COME BACK AND HE’S PROBABLY DEAD AND THEY’RE JUST AFRAID TO TELL ME.  I MEAN, WHY ELSE WOULDN’T HE COME PLAY THE THIRD PERIOD, ESPECIALLY WHEN HIS TEAM WAS SUCKING ASS??  I CAN’T BELIEVE HIS ARM WAS VICIOUSLY RIPPED FROM ITS SOCKET.  THAT’S DESPICABLE.

AND ALL THE REST OF THE CAPS WERE SUCKING AND THEN BROOKS DECIDED TO BE AWESOME AND THEN THEY BLEW IT BECAUSE THEY SUCK.  AND DON’T KNOW DEFENSE.  BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY SUCK.

AND ALEXANDER IS STILL HURT.  THAT IS BAD.

I think I need to go to bed before I hurt someone.  Mini Alex and I will probably have to cling to each other as we cry ourselves to sleep.

Third Periods Are Problematic.

October 29, 2009 at 9:37 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Happy!!, Ilya Kovalchuk, Lars Nicklas Backstrom, Tyler Myers, Washington Capitals, What Is Up With All These Injuries?, Winning Is Totally Awesome, Zach Bogosian | Leave a Comment

I think third periods must have slept with the Caps’ girlfriends or something, because this team does not like them and do not play well in them. They’re really lucky that Varly came through for them and managed to prevent Zachity Zach from single-handedly winning the Thrashers.

I wish Alex would just score a hat trick already.

The Thrashers don’t look as good without Ilya. I hope he comes back soon.

Lars is so good at hockey.

I hope this doesn’t happen when they play the Islanders tomorrow night. That would be quite upsetting.

In other, Sabres-related news: TYLER IS STAYING!!!!!!! AAAHHH!!! TYLER! I LOVE YOU!

This wasn’t a surprise to me, but I’m still insanely excited. TYLER YOU SHALL SAVE US ALL!

Not that we’re putting to much pressure on him or anything.

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