I Am Tired And I Am Cranky.
November 6, 2009 at 11:18 pm | In Buffalo Sabres, Derek Roy, Empty Threats, Jose Theodore, Lars Nicklas Backstrom, Lindy Ruff, Losing Sucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Players, Randomness, Ryan Miller, That was absolutely terrible., This Irks Me, Tim Kennedy, Tyler Myers, Washington Capitals, What Is Up With All These Injuries?, Winning Is Totally Awesome | Leave a CommentThe Sabres lost 5-2 to the Flyers. This is pukey and disgusting and gross and yucky and I don’t ever want to talk about it ever again. End of story, goodbye.
Well, no. I’m just tired and by extension, I’m not in the best of moods. I wanted the Sabres to compete tonight and play hard and at least make it a close one. Yes, Tyler scored to make it 4-2, but I didn’t see that goal and they still ended up losing. Not cool, Buffalo. Not. Cool.
After the second period I kind of gave up on them and flipped over to the Capitals game. Whatever. At least they won.
Ryan Miller has been really good so far this season, but if he’s in net tomorrow night I will flip shit. Lindy, STOP PLAYING HIM. OMG HE’S GOING TO BREAK.
Jose has been really good too. This makes me happy, but this confuses me. Jose, you’re supposed to suck and make me want to hurt people. What is this?
I’m glad Derek finally started scoring. Thank you, D. I appreciate it.
Tim Kennedy is just good at life. He and Mike Grier are so awesome together.
I wonder how many posts I’m going to write this year that involve the sentence “Timmy K and Mike Grier rock my socks when they play together on a line.”
I’m a bit perplexed by the Flyers. First, they’re so good and they’re amazing and they could ever win the Stanley Cup! Then they’re a one-line team. They certainly have a few injuries, but I don’t like using that as an excuse. It seems like such a copout. Half the players are going to be injured by the time you get to the Cup finals; you need to suck it up and be able to get past injuries during the regular season.
I like Mo the Second.
The Capitals are all breaking one by one. If something happens to Lars I don’t know what I’ll do with myself.
This post is very rambly. I apologize. I’m watching last night’s “Project Runway” and I’m really worried that Christopher is going to make it to Fashion Week.
Hurray For New TVs!!
October 30, 2009 at 3:48 pm | In Buffalo Sabres, Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Jason Pominville, Lindy Ruff, Olympics, Paul Gaustad, Players, Randomness, Ryan Miller, Tim Connolly, Tim Connolly must be made of toothpicks and chewing gum, Tyler Myers, Washington Capitals, What Is Up With All These Injuries? | Leave a CommentAs I’m sure you inferred from the title of this post, we got a new TV. It’s big and beautiful and I am salivating at the thought of watching hockey tonight. Both of my teams are playing really bad teams, so I’m sure both the Caps and Sabres will lose. It’s bound to happen at some point.
Everyone’s feeling the love for Ryan Miller (as am I), and rightly so. The dude’s been on fire lately. He’s going to be pretty BAMF for Team USA in February. I’m choosing not to think about what will happen after the Olympics, when he’s too tired to even make it to the crease. We’ll get there eventually.
(And just for the record, no one believes my theory that Lindy keeps playing Ryan to exhaust him in an attempt to sabotage Team USA. Yes, I know Lindy doesn’t like backups and trusts Lala about as far as he can throw him, but still. He’s the coach of Team Canada. Ryan is the presumed starter for Team USA. It’s always possible.)
Jason is one of the several Sabres leading the team in scoring. I like this. It made me really, really sad last year when he sucked.
Poor, poor Goosie has the flu. I hope it’s not swine, Paul! Feel better soon and beware the pig!
Timmy sat out practice with “minor bumps and bruises” (according to The Buffalo News), which means he’ll be out for the next 6-8 weeks with an undisclosed upper-lower body injury.
Derek Roy needs to get on that whole “I haven’t scored a goal yet” thing stat. Not scoring goals is BAD, Royzie. You must fix this immediately, or else.
Happy birthday, Drew! I always thought it was fitting that he’s an almost-Halloween baby, since he’s kinda, well, out there….and reminds me of Halloween…uh…this sounded better in my head. I apologize.
I have absolutely no intention of watching the game tomorrow night. I will be trick-or-treating, because anyone who has an awesome costume and passes up on free candy is lame.
I’m afraid to wear my Caps jersey because last time I did, they were in the midst of that awful, painful losing streak. They’ve won six straight and I don’t want to jinx that, but like I said. I want to wear it. Bad.
I wish my stupid Lars t-shirt wasn’t backordered. The hockey gods seriously do not want me to own this shirt.
I’m really excited for the first game of the Tyler Myers era. I sincerely hope that his play over the first nine games had nothing to do with him having to impress the coaches and everything to do with how he normally plays. (Does that sentence even make any sense?) I don’t want him to be a fluke. I want to know that he’s actually a really talented player.
I’m writing an article for the school paper on the swine flu and I’m interviewing my dad for it. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem, but after his brief appearance on Channel 2 Monday afternoon, he keeps telling me I have to call public relations to get an interview with him. I plan on hiding the remote right before the Sabres game starts and blackmailing him into giving me some quotes on how the oink-oink can affect a high school environment.
Go Sabres/Caps! Woo!
That Was Awesome.
October 13, 2009 at 9:32 pm | In Buffalo Sabres, Derek Roy, Detroit Red Wings, Happy!!, Patrick Kaleta, Ryan Miller, Thomas Vanek, What Is Up With All These Injuries?, Winning Is Totally Awesome | Leave a CommentTo say I was apprehensive going into this game would be a pretty accurate statement. Yes, the Sabres hadn’t lost yet in overtime, and yes, Detroit hasn’t looked quite as lethal as they have in years past, but still. I’m a Sabres fan, therefore I’m realistic.
That game rocked.
Like, it was so enjoyable to just watch the Sabres completely manhandle the opponent. As I’ve already said, the next week and a half are crazy for me. It was so nice to be translating Latin passages and to look up after each sentence to find that the Sabres weren’t playing with their eyes closed. They actually looked really good, specifically in the second period. Ryan Miller was pretty solid and he stopped a penalty shot (the most exciting play in hockey!). We got offense from the players who were supposed to provide offense. Tyler Myers continued to look great. I know it’s WAY too early to start thinking about things like this, but would it completely shock me if he at least challenged for the Calder? No. It would not.
Thomas Vanek’s health is definitely a concern, and I hope keeping him outbqas just precautionary. We really need him. The world without Thomas is a scary, scary place.
Patrick Kaleta was just so darn cute after his goal.
Derek pleased me tonight. I hope he has another killer season.
As a bit of a Chris Osgood fan, I’m a little sad we chased him. But not that sad.
The next game is against the Islanders. 1.) They better beat them. 2.) I probably won’t be able to watch, and after seeing how they handled a good team, I would love to see them play a crappy team.
Then again, they might do a typically Sabre thing and play an absolutely horrific game. It wouldn’t surprise me if that happened.
A Post Previewing the 2009-2010 Buffalo Sabres
September 26, 2009 at 12:00 pm | In Buffalo Sabres, Chris Butler, Dan Paille, Derek Roy, Frostee Does Predictions!, Henrik Tallinder, Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Mike Grier, Nathan Gerbe, Patrick Kaleta, Paul Gaustad, Players, Ryan Miller, Thomas Vanek, Thought-provoking Stuff, Tim Connolly, Tim Connolly must be made of toothpicks and chewing gum, Tim Kennedy | Leave a CommentSo. The time has come to prepare a post previewing the Sabres. Where to begin? The Sabres were a mess last season, to be perfectly honest. Playoffs two years in a row, then no playoffs two years in a row, then they beat the Red Wings and the Caps in the preseason. Yes, I know we lost Drury and Briere, but seriously, dudes? Get over it. They weren’t the only players on this team.
The thing with these Sabres is that I can never decide if any of them have individual talents, or games like that 10-2 win over Edmonton are just a complete fluke. Yes, Thomas Vanek is good at putting the puck in the net. Yes, Tim Connolly is fabulous when he’s not lying in a hospital bed in a full body cast. Ryan Miller is frustratingly inconsistent, but when he’s on, good grief, is he on. Patrick Kaleta isn’t half-bad at throwing hits. Sir Christopher has a bright future ahead of him.
But I’m not sure if these Sabres are good enough to take the next step. Yes, if Gomez hadn’t taken out Miller we probably would have made the playoffs. But after seeing how the other teams played in the postseason, there’s an excellent chance that the Sabres would have been slaughtered in the first round. It would have painful, and it would have been ugly.
Darcy promised big changes this summer, so he let my Caveman go and signed Steve Montador in his place, and he brought back Mike Grier. Woo. Way to go, Darcy. Grier will (hopefully) be able to keep the whiny brats on this team in line, but that’s about it. He also signed about 27 enforcers and “gritty” players, so, you know, watch out, league. (I actually have a theory that Darcy watched Slapshot one too many times before free agency started and he wanted to be like the Chiefs and just beat up every team. If it’s old time hockey we’re going to be putting up with, I at least want a Killer.)
One thing Darcy didn’t do that we were all expecting was dump some of our dead weight. Yes, Max is gone, but we still have Hank and Jochen. Man, did those two frustrate me last season.
You know who else frustrated me? Jason Pominville. Jason effing Pominville. He was all cute and adorable and point-producing two years ago and then last season he completely sucked. It was awful.
Thomas Vanek was on track for fifty goals last season (remember when I was all freaked out that he would score more goals than Alex? Heh.) and then he broke his jaw. He’s definitely our best goal-scorer and I’d appreciate it if he could keep that up this year. I’m also counting on Derek Roy to be our best point-producer. Come on, Royzie. Do it for Kyle.
I’d really like some of the Portland kids to get a chance up here, but I’m not sure if that’ll happen or not since we don’t exactly have loads of roster space to give away. Gerbe and Kennedy might be ready to make the jump, but it really depends on who plays well in training camp and who else undergoes surgery right before the start of the season. Adam Mair.
Another concern is the Olympic Break. Yes, it will give some of our guys a chance to rest up, but not Ryan Miller. It became rather apparent two seasons ago that our fragile little goalie can’t handle playing a long season. The Olympics are kind of intense, and they’re going to exhaust him if he ends up being named the starting goalie.
I’m not going to make any predictions about this team, because I honestly don’t know where they’ll end up in the conference. What I do know is that they really are quite similar to the team we saw last year, and that team didn’t do a whole heck of a lot. Out of the playoffs is out of the playoffs, no matter what place you’re in.
Just a few personal letters to some of the players:
Dear Paul,
You just keep doing what you’re doing.
With Love,
Frostee
Dear Timmy,
Don’t break.
With Love,
Frostee
Dear Jason,
Come back.
With Love,
Frostee
Dear Jochen,
We gave you that contract extension because we believed in you, but you were kind of awful last season. Let’s just put the past in the past and move on. You can play better than you did. I believe in you.
With Love,
Frostee
Dear Mike,
Keep the little bastards in line.
With Love,
Frostee
Dear Sir Christopher,
I decided to make you my project this year, which means I love you even more and pay extra special attention to you. Not that there’s any pressure, I promise. I thought you were chivalrous and great player last year, and with even more time to grow and develop, you’ll get even better. Good luck, my young knight. May the force be with you.
With Love,
Frostee
Dear Danny,
Don’t forget your toothbrush on the road trips, sweetie!
With Love,
Frostee
Paul “The Goose” Gaustad Has Not Actually Killed A Goose
June 24, 2009 at 1:09 pm | In Derek Roy, Happy!!, Paul Gaustad | 3 CommentsI’ll be honest: I haven’t exactly been paying that much attention to the Sabres Lunch Express this year. The last time I watched was when Pat Kaleta was on (or Pie, whoever was the second of the two). Part of that’s because I’ve just been so busy, and part of it’s that I keep forgetting to go on the Sabres website. When I got the email reminding me that Paul Gaustad would be on, however, I made sure to clear my schedule.
Anyone who ever tells you they don’t see what’s so special about Paul Gaustad is either lying or lacking a soul, because let me tell you something: this man is perfect. No, he is. In every way imaginable.
Let’s start with that polo. Seriously, Paul? Way to show up EVERY SINGLE MAN in Buffalo, most likely in New York State, and possibly even on the east coast. How does he look that good? I mean, how can a guy who is teammates with DEREK ROY (speaking of him, I have a little story when I’m done with Paul) be that good of a dresser? The wonders never cease.
Then, you know, he got asked about his nickname and he had to be all adorable and say how he “wishes he had a cooler story, like killing a goose or something.” Oh, dear, sweet Paul. Killing geese isn’t “cool,” and I certainly wouldn’t consider it a cool way to get a nickname. Fear not, Women of Buffalo, Paul is not a vicious killer of animals. He is, however, a loving son who had to explain to his mother that he wasn’t being booed, but rather, the fans were cheering his nickname.
I don’t even remember the rest of what he said. All I know is that I haven’t seen the Sabres since, like, March, and I’ve been all concerned about the Jaro situation (if he’s at the Draft Party on Friday, I plan on getting down on my knees and begging him to stay. I might even cry a little), so seeing Paul like this was so nice. Oh, Sabres. I really have missed you.
Whoever found this blog searching “is backstrom’s first name lars or nicklas” is my new best friend, and that’s not an exaggeration.
My brother was spending the day with my grandfather today, and since nothing brings about bonding like a trip to Wegmans, that’s where they went. My brother then called me to inform me that he had seen Derek Roy there. Now, my brother isn’t exactly the hugest of hockey fans, but my grandfather is and recognized Derek and sent my brother over to talk to him. Bless Ben’s heart, he told Derek that his sister is “a huge fan.” Derek told him that’s “cool.”
I was a bit disappointed in my brother when he couldn’t tell me what Derek was getting (only that he was in line for lunch) or what he was wearing or if he was with Kyle. Because, as my kind, loving brother told me, “I’m not a creeper like you are.”
It’s actually probably a good thing I wasn’t the one with Grandpa, though, because knowing him, he’d drag me over to Derek and inform Derek that I’m a huge hockey fan and I just love him, even though “that Russian fellow” is my favorite player. Because that’s the sort of thing my grandparents do.
Just A Few Things
June 20, 2009 at 6:04 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Andrew Peters, Buffalo Sabres, Derek Roy, Jaroslav Spacek, Randomness, Sergei Fedorov, Sidney Crosby | 5 CommentsI’m really sick. Last week my brother had a mild case of swine flu virus and he passed it on to me. He assures me that after one day of feeling kind of crummy and another day of feeling like a piece of crap, I’ll be back to normal. I can’t wait until tomorrow. This complete lack of motivation/total exhaustion is annoying. For example, it took me four hours to work up the strength and drive to drag myself out of bed and downstairs, and that was only because after 24 hours I was finally a little hungry and because my friend wanted me to send her a picture of Alex’s dye job. But coming downstairs tired me out so I’m thinking I’ll have to rest a few more minutes until I dig up some crackers.
Since I feel as though I’ve neglected the Sabres over the past few, erm, months, I thought I’d watch a few Sabres-themed videos to lift my spirits. I started with Odd Jobs.
In retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have watched this while I was sick because it made me laugh and then I started hacking/weezing again. It was really sexy.
Then I watched this for the eight millionth time:
Don’t let his kind smile and love for children trick you, parents of Western New York!! Sabretooth is a vicious, vicious animal!!
Then I remembered that the tenth anniversary of No Goal very recently passed. As you probably know, I’m a high school student. I was rather young when No Goal happened, so I didn’t exactly stay up to watch it. I do remember how sad everyone was, and I do remember that as soon as I was a bit older, I realized that Buffalo was colossally screwed over. I’m sorry I couldn’t commiserate with you, Fans of Buffalo. If it had happened more recently, however, rest assured that I would have been appropriately enraged.
Then I went looking for a good picture of Alex for my friend. I found this one.
This picture makes me very sad. That’s all I have to say about it.
This picture, on the other hand, is actually really cute. Oh, Sid. You lead such an exciting, action-packed life.
So, Darcy, did ya sign Jaro to a ten year deal yet?
My head hurts and all this typing has me tired again. I hate being sick.
Peace out, yo.
This Game Is Kind Of Huge
May 4, 2009 at 2:50 pm | In Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Derek Roy, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals | Leave a CommentI realize it’s only Game 2, but still, consider this: the Pens win and they even up the series before heading back to Pittsburgh. Washington wins, and they capitalize on home ice and take a 2-0 advantage in the series going into the Igloo. As we learned against the Rangers, 2-0 leads in series aren’t safe, but these Capitals are a bit different than the Rangers.
A lot of people have been praising David Steckel’s line, and, um, I am too. They. Were. Awesome. They dominated on Saturday, and if the Caps keep getting support from players like that in this series, they’ll have a serious advantage. Coming in at a close second for Awesomest Stuff The Caps Did During Game 1 is the penalty killing. I’ve always worried about their penalty killing, but they were perfect on Saturday. Against Pittsburgh. That’s huge. If they can keep that up, it’ll be another huge advantage.
Also, happy birthday to Derek Roy! He and my mom are birthday buddies (just as Varly and my dad are birthday buddies), and every year she tells me to write him a letter and ask him to have a joint party with her. Mom, not the best idea. I doubt Derek Parties are the kind of parties you’re thinking of.
So, Caps, this is usually the game where I ask the Sabres to win for my mother (remember Drury’s goal with 7 seconds left, and then Max’s OT goal? Yeah. These are the kinds of things I used to be able to rely on the Sabres for on my mother’s birthday), but since that obviously won’t happen, could you do me a huge favor and get the W for her on her special day? I’d appreciate that.
P.S. Carolina shut out Boston last night, and Anaheim beat Detroit in the third overtime. I was thrilled Marchant got the winner, but I was crushed that it didn’t go to six extra sessions like I had hoped. And, Drew Miller, did you have money on the Wings, or something? Those are a lot of breakaways you missed on.
Whoa, Danny. I just…wow.
March 20, 2009 at 4:36 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Andrej Sekera, Close Encounters, Dan Paille, Derek Roy, Frostee Loves Way Too Many Guys, Happy!!, Jaroslav Spacek, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Players, Ryan Miller, Tim Connolly | 1 CommentAs today was a conference day and the last thing I wanted to do was study for eight straight hours, the lovely Cari from Sabre Chaser and Clare from All Hawks Hockey and I decided to go to the Sabres practice this morning. We had a wonderful time watching the man child fall, Miller and Jaro play baseball (badly) and discussing the Blackhawks. After we decided to hit Chef’s for lunch, because we were hungry and we thought the Sabres might be there.
Now, Cari was quiet disappointed that neither Timmy nor Derek practiced. When we pulled up to Chef’s we looked for their cars. Timmy’s was already parked there and we saw Patty getting out of his. Excited, we went into the restaurant to see what we would find.
(I should probably mention at this point in the story that I have never seen any hockey players out and about in Buffalo, so I wasn’t sure what to expect.)
We walked into Chef’s, and the very first thing I saw right in front of me was Reggie Sekera in all his bald glory (unfortunately, I could not tell if he had his metallic pants on). To his left was Timmy, in a hat and his douche bag jacket from his contract extension interview. I was puzzled by the man to Reggie’s right, however. He was gorgeous and I couldn’t recall seeing him before.
You know who it was? One Mr. Daniel Paille. He may have had The Look we all love so much, but he also happened to be totally hot. The man child is beautiful in real life. It still blows my mind.
The three of us were led to our table, where we quickly sat down and began frantically giggling and tweeting. We were the picture of subtlety, Dear Readers. Pkaleta walked in behind us and sat down next to Timmy. We all kept looking over there despite the text messages telling us not too, and Cari and I both called our mothers to tell them.
After several minutes, we realized that Timmy, who had finished eating and was leaning back in his chair, was watching us all. Leering would actually be more appropriate. You know that grin he has? Well, he was shooting it our way. We’re pretty sure that he was just waiting for one of us to go over and talk to him.
While we were looking over at Timmy I made another startling discovery. I know I tweeted about it but I have to ask again. Daniel Paille, where have you and your broad shoulders and incredibly muscular back been all my life? Hot damn, boy. That’s crazy.
At that point Kim (also of Sabre Chaser) walked in and we no longer had any excuse for staring over in that direction. Did we stop? No. I was highly amused to discover that Patty had to concentrate on his plate of pasta as he ate, and studied each forkful intently before consuming it. At one point another player walked in, but as he had his hat on and the angle he was sitting at was bad, we assumed it was Patches.
Cari called Anne of Sabretooth’s House, and while we waited for her to arrive we continued to, err, gawk over at the players. Timmy continued to grin back until he, Patty, and (sigh) Danny got up to leave. Reggie had left a few minutes ago. (Mind you, this was very shortly after Patty K had arrived. I thought I was a fast eater, but no. He scarfed that plate of pasta.) After Patches (or so we thought) paid the bill, he got up to leave.
That’s when we realized it was Princess D, and that’s when I made a few jokes about him writing down his calorie in-take in a notebook. We also hoped he hadn’t heard when we (loudly) explained to Kim that Clare had brought cookies to use to taunt Derek on the ice.
Anne showed up then and we hung out for a while. After paying we got up to leave, and as we were walking to the cars we saw several familiar-looking guys walking into the restaurant. It was hard to place them in their beanies and coats, but we were sure they were Flyers. We proceeded to shout, “Let’s go Buffalo!” before getting in the car.
We headed over to Starbucks then (with a brief drive-by of Derek’s house, during which we learned that Kyle was there) and hung out while we waited for Anne. When she came, we all poured over Clare’s iPhone trying to figure out who the Flyers were. We’re pretty sure one was Knuble and one was Parent, but we don’t know who the third was. Maybe a trainer?
So…that was my day. It was a ton of fun, and we’re thinking of making going to the practice and Chef’s a tradition when Clare and I don’t have school (but seriously, Cari, we’re treating next time). I love those Sabres, even the creepy ones who appear to be contemplating having sex with us. What would we do without Timothy?
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I feel it is my duty as Alex’s Biggest Fan to touch on the whole celebration thing from last night. Dear Readers, you know how much I love his celebrations. It’s refreshing to see a player get so excited and I was furious when Don Cherry said those things.
All that being said, I still think he took things a tad bit too far last night. I’m psyched that he finally got his fiftieth, but what he did with his stick afterwards was a bit much. Jose, stop suggesting Alex pretend his stick is hot, hot, hot. Michael and Nicklas were kind of right to decide not to do it, and I’m glad Bruce had a talk with Alex. I don’t want him to stop celebrating goals, but I do think he needs to be a little less excessive. That’s all.
It’s Awfully Quiet…
March 2, 2009 at 5:02 pm | In Alex Ovechkin, Buffalo Sabres, Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov, Patrick Kaleta, Randomness, Sean Avery, Thought-provoking Stuff, Tim Connolly, Trading Madness! | 2 CommentsNo Sabres have been traded yet. I didn’t expect Darcy to deal anyone today, but you never know. At this point, I don’t even know who will be traded. I honestly can’t see the Sabres trading Timmy but if they can’t lock him down and if there’s a good offer he might be gone. Max made it quite clear in the paper yesterday that if he’s not going to play he wants to be traded, and I just kind of shook my head when I read that.
Dear Max,
Um, HELLO, no one wants to trade for you. Darcy tried. No one wants you wasting roster space. I’m a bit surprised there isn’t a single team out there who would take you for the “excitement” factor (end to end rushes that NEVER end in a goal!!), but hey, that’s life. Please, stop sounding like such a victim.
With Love,
Frostee
Yesterday Clare and I got together at Starbucks. It was a ton of fun. We talked about hockey and she did not say one single time, “But I don’t care if he sucks! He’s hot!!!!!!!” At one point she did say that our good ol’ friend Soupy hasn’t exactly been getting along with his coach. Heh. If Chicago trades him I might just die laughing.
Sean Avery is back on re-entry waivers. Awesome. I think we should all place bets on how long the new Sean lasts before he gets back to his usual antics.
Don Cherry was bashing Alex. Whatever. I usually respect everything he has to say, but this time I kind of had to disagree. Some people might say that he’s gloating, but I personally think it’s just because he loves the game so much.
My friend Nicole met Derek Roy yesterday. Apparently he didn’t act gay, and was just wearing a blue shirt and “slacks.” I was kind of hoping he would be wearing another one of those lovely sweaters he has.
My other friend Corinne knows a girl who ran into Pkaleta at the mall trying on shoes. Like, literally ran into him. I’m pretty sure if I did that I would break something.
All day people kept coming up to me and saying, “Your hair is shorter!” Yes. I am aware of that. I was there when it was cut.
Semin’s game-winner against Boston was totally BA on Saturday but the game yesterday was terrible. 6-2? Seriously, Washington? AND Pittsburgh won, so the Sabres are currently out of the playoffs. It’s Camp Fun and Games for the Sabres fans right now.
Shutouts and Super Bowls
February 1, 2009 at 11:01 am | In Buffalo Sabres, Dan Paille, Derek Roy, Football, Happy!!, Jaroslav Spacek, Jochen Hecht, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ryan Miller, Thought-provoking Stuff, Tim Connolly, Tim Connolly must be made of toothpicks and chewing gum, Toronto Maple Leafs, What Is Up With All These Injuries?, Winning Is Totally Awesome | 1 CommentLast night’s Sabres game was awesome. Just great. I loved the game against Edmonton because, um, who doesn’t love it when their team scores TEN GOALS in one game? The game against Calgary put me in a poor mood, but yesterday had been going so well for a hockey fan that I hoped the Sabres wouldn’t disappoint me.
They didn’t.
Where do I start? With Ryan Miller and his REAL shutout, which was great? I really think it’s all mental with him. People in Buffalo like to beat him up for being a mediocre goalie, but he really just has to flip that switch. He looked great last night. I always got the feeling that he doesn’t do shutouts, but he’s already got four on the year. Woo!
Speaking of Ryan Miller, that article in the paper was really great. The picture on the front was a liiiittttllle creepy, but other than that I liked it a lot. Hearing what his parents had to say about him was nice. I know what it feels like to lose someone really close to cancer, and it really sucks. I think it’s incredible that he managed to turn that into a successful charity. It’s all very cool. I fully expect a call from my grandmother this afternoon reminding me that Ryan really is “a very nice boy,” and that I should DEFINITELY marry him. I absolutely love how my 86 year-old grandmother has a crush on Ryan Miller. It’s even cuter than her crush on Michael Phelps. (And just for the record, Grandma? You know I would marry him! He’s just a little old for me. It would be a lot less creepy if Alex and I got married. Plus there’s that thing Mom has with his eyebrows.)
You know who else is totally amazing? That would be Derek Roy. That pass last night was beautiful. He did a great job just throwing that puck to Pie to set up that goal. He was getting knocked down so there was a really good chance that the puck would go flying the wrong way or Pie would miss it, but the fact that Derek managed to get it to him and Pie managed to score was great. I got all excited and started jumping around after that goal.
Pkaleta came back and got in a fight! I was so excited that he was back in the lineup, but I freaked out when he got in that fight. PATRICK. You have been walking around in a NECK BRACE for the past two months. BE CAREFUL. He lost, but, you know, a fight is a fight, and I’m just glad he didn’t fall apart.
Jaro and Jochen did, however, fall apart. I hope they both get better quickly. I don’t want to hurt Jochen’s feelings, but I’m a little more worried about Jaro. Aside from the fact that our defensive corps consists of like two players at this point, Jochen hasn’t really been a huge contributor out there. He’s kind of been getting on my nerves this season.
Patches’s fight was really cute. That’s the only way I can describe it.
I have a confession to make. Tim Connolly is really good at hockey. See, I have this mental state where it’s easier for me to just loathe Timmy, because then when he gets hurt I can say, “Oh, well, he’s a loser and I dislike him strongly so whatever.” But Dear Readers, Timmy is really, really good at hockey. When he’s healthy and playing like he’s been playing these past few games, he’s such an asset to the team. The Sabres really can’t keep him because there’s such a risk of him getting hurt, but can you imagine if he was always healthy? I get excited just thinking about it. Maybe Darcy could sign him for a lot less? Because If we could get him for a bargain it would be great to have him around…he’s just such a liability. He has to realize that he couldn’t make as much as he’s worth though because of his injury history. Hmm. This will be tough. As it’s the second half of the season, I’ve been thinking a lot about which UFAs the Sabres should keep. Max is gone, but I almost think they should keep Al, even if for no other reason than to have him around for shootouts. Timmy..I don’t know about him. There would be pros and cons if he stuck around.
The Leafs beat the Pens last night (thank you Luke Schenn and your amazing hitting powers), so now there’s a four point cushion between the Sabres and the Penguins. Only three points between the Sabres and the Panthers, and the Hurricanes somehow managed to sneak back in and are only two points behind. It’ll be another huge game in Anaheim tomorrow night. The Sabres need all the points they can get.
One quick question: Why does Wayne Gretzky always look so EXTREMELY peeved when he’s coaching? If he’s not careful, his face is going to freeze with him looking majorly pissed like that.
Tonight we will all be settling in to watch the Super Bowl. I am rooting for Arizona for two reasons:
1. I love a good underdog. I rooted for the Giants last year because I wanted the underdog to win. (I also rooted for them because I love the Manning brothers unconditionally and because Tom Brady is a douche, but that’s not important now)
2. Remember the teacher I mentioned a few days ago, the one we all hate? Well, he has a major man-crush on Ben Roethlisberger and absolutely loves the Steelers. To put it in perspective: his love for Big Ben makes me look like I’m mildly interested in Alex Ovechkin. He had tickets to a Steelers game a few months ago and was actually kissing them before the bell rang. His computer desktop is a huge picture of Ben Roethlisberger. (Frostee’s Mom: Well, you have a picture of Alex on your desktop, and you have tons of pictures of hockey players on your walls. Frostee: Yeah. I’m also a teenaged girl. Not a 30 year-old married man. Frostee’s Dad: *snorts on his water*) He even got into a huge argument with one of the kids in class on Monday when the boy suggested that the Cardinals would win this year because they’re the underdogs like the Giants were. My dear teacher spent a good ten minutes yelling about how this Super Bowl will be won by the team with the best defense, and that is OBVIOUSLY the Steelers. It was absolutely hilarious watching him.
So, Cardinals! May the best defense team win! I will be watching the Sens/Caps game working on my debate and helping with the pizza bread until then. (Yesterday’s post game interview was SO CUTE because when Alex was talking about why 12:30 games suck he mentioned “sleeping before…in a bed.” Oh, Alex. What would we do without you always clarifying where and why certain things happen?)
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