The Cup in Long Island with The Piece

Summary of his day (it was Friday the 17th) here. Is it weird that it annoys me that he has to share a journal entry with Ray Shero? I'm not bitter towards Shero anymore. Or at least I didn't think I was until I saw his name with Rob's on the journal. That certainly left a bitter taste in my mouth. But that picture up there makes all the bad taste go away.

Jordan has the Cup today. I wonder what kind of crazy things he's doing with it. I bet most of the happenings will not be commented on.

Is it hockey yet?

Not quite yet but it's getting close! The new schedule is up. First regular season game is October 2nd @ NY Rangers.

November 3rd @ Ducks

November 5th @ Kings (Scudsy!)

And then the Ducks are here on November 16th?

That is just mean.

Now that it's officially official

The Penguins have signed Jay McKee to a one-year.

“Jay is a strong defensive defenseman who will bring additional experience to our lineup,” Shero said. “He has great size and is an outstanding shot-blocker, and his veteran presence will help in the continued development of our young defensemen.”

I've been watching him. I'm happy to hear Shero worked his magic on him. Nice.

TK and Kris

Tyler and Kris attended the screening of the DVD on Monday night. They met with fans afterwards and were just being their awesome selves. Yesterday morning, before the craziness of the DVD signings, they went to KDKA studios and did weather forecasts.

Kris Letang is afraid of penguins.


TK had his day with the Cup last week.



Those boys are adorable.

Kris says he is ready for a bigger role on the team.

We are supposed to trust Ray Shero. How could we not, right? I am just anxious to see what his answer for losing our shut-down defense is. I'm not sure if things aren't going his way or if he's not making any attempts. I guess it's not my business to know and I'm okay with that. Just curious about who is going to tuck me in at night during hockey is all. *bites nails* We still have Mark Eaton, thank goodness.

In the midst of my Scuderi-induced depression, I neglected to mention an important signing that Shero did make happen. Ruslan Fedotenko has signed a one-year. yay Feds!

The Blackhawks held onto Versteeg. I was wondering about that when they had their flurry of activity the other night.

hey! Remember Fleury? I miss him.

When is hockey?

Stanley Cup DVD

It comes out today. Kris Letang and Tyler Kennedy are signing autographs. Kris is signing at some Giant Eagle in some town I never heard of from 12 to 2. I wasn't about to call off work to go so I suggested we go see Tyler at Dick's from 6 to 8. This idea has never been a popular one with my husband. I just talked to him on the phone and said, "I don't really know if I'll feel like driving there after work and standing around in line for two hours (like we did to get a signed football from Troy Polamalu). You know what I mean?" He's all, "oh yeah. I know what you mean." But I feel like I should go. But I also know it is not something I feel like doing. hmmm. (edit: it is 1:15 and I am leaning strongly towards not going)
(edit: 2:03 - definitely not going. I just called my husband. He said he is upset because he had his clothes all picked out... he was kidding of course.)


The LA Kings are being pretty awesome about acquiring Superman. I would expect nothing less but I'm pretty famous for always expecting too much. Their home page nearly brought a tear to my eye.


No more being underappreciated and underpaid (from underpaid to overpaid... it's only fair... it all evens out). I'm not sure how much we'll actually hear his name but it's good they know what he is and how much he can bring them.

Max Talbot shoulder surgery? Four or five months seems like forever but we'd rather he heals completely before bringing his sexy ass back onto the ice. "Max has played with this problem for quite a while and we all agreed it was best for him to have the surgery at this time," Penguins general manager Ray Shero said in a news release. "Although he will miss training camp and the start of the season, the doctors expect him to make a complete recovery."

From Superhero to King

This is old news now.



but it still huuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttts meeeeeeeeeeeeeee right in the heart. That's the thing about hockey that doesn't exist (for me) with other sports. (Except Plaxico of course. He is an exception to just about every rule ever in existence.) It can raise you up so high and then just slam you back down. My heart dropped out of my chest when I heard he signed himself to the other side of the country. I almost lost the ability to drive which was worrisome since I was about to pull onto the parkway. We will live. I realize this. The Penguins will still be the Penguins and I will still love them all. Now I just have to love a Los Angeles King... which is annoying to me. *shakes fist at Ray Shero*

No, no. I get it. Of course I get it. You don't have to explain it to me. Business. Salary cap. Gonch. Letang. Extensions. Jordan=win. yadda yadda Would I be willing to sacrifice either of my baby boys? Absolutely hell to the no. I told my husband (after he yelled at me to "get used to it" as if that's even possilbe) if there is ever a time before I die that this organization toys with the idea of trading Jordan Staal, I will go on a killing spree. I don't even like to think about it. The good thing is that I know the idea of trading Kris Lelover will never even enter their heads. Right? RIGHT?!?!?!

Here is a short Q&A with Rob where he says things such as, "I was hoping to stay with Pittsburgh". That little bit makes me sob uncontrollably. Sorry Superman! We apparently value Alex Goligoski way more than you right now! That is just sickening. This kid better be, like, the second coming... or Spiderman.

Now. Can we please have somebody that knows how to help out our goalie since we got rid of the two people we had that knew how to do that?

I like hearing people say, "so much for the hometown discount..." Hello? 1.4 million dollars per year is quite a discount. Especially for somebody who has been criminally underpaid, underappreciated and underrated for so long. I'm glad he cashed in. I will miss him like nobody's business but I'm happy for him and his family.

It will be strange to see him in purple.

Still a superhero. Now he'll be saving lives on the left coast. Congratulations to all the Kings fans. Have fun feeling safe! I know I did.

*pout*

hmmm

Anybody know how to import posts from one blog to another? I can't seem to figure out if I can do that or not. It'd be pretty convenient!

Okay... I'm just doing it the hard way.

If anybody would like my new (real) blog address email me. It's a temporary quick fix right now but I'm going to be changing the name of it altogether...

hi

just holding this place. I'll explain and get it fixed soon!

Let's just say I'm adding another blog. This one will likely be a bunch of local sports things that most of you don't care about.

I'm going to take some time and see how I can put things back together.


P.S. Rob Scuderi left me. We knew it was going to happen. The real bummer of the situation is that I am not a fan of the LA Kings emblem thingy.

I'm sure it will grow on me. It's gonna have to.


Naked Scudsy drinking from the Stanley Cup? I'm not sure how it could get sexier than that. Congratulations on finally getting a paycheck that you deserve, Rob! I, for one, will miss you tremendously... I'm sure MAF will too.

Free Agency is nightmarish

It's just terrible.

THERE IS STILL NO MOVEMENT WITH SCUDERI. How is that even allowed? How are they allowed to do this to people? (Namely me of course.) I have said I don't care how much money he wants. I will pay him out of my own pocket. I have about $5 right now but I can get more. I'm sure there is some rich person somewhere who feels my pain.


*sigh*


We lost Hal Gill because we wouldn't give him two years.

I will miss hearing Bob Errey (whom I love dearly... in case you have forgotten) talking about how long his stick is.

I will miss seeing photos like this from inside the Penguins locker room.

I will miss him being tall.

I will miss (the breathtakingly gorgeous) Jordan (I mean damn! he's gorgeous) tweaking his nipples.


Most of all though, I will miss him being a monster for our team. Best of luck to you, Hal. Thank you for playing so hard for us every minute of every game. Thank you for being a HUGE part of us winning the Cup. I'm sorry I haven't shed a tear for you (yet). I'm saving them up. Let's just hope they end up being happy tears.


I need a hug!


I have gone on record (as much as a blog can be a record... as in a record of an event. the event of people playing music in a room. now everything is cross-marketing. its about sunglasses and shoes. or guns and drugs. you choose.. oops, sorry, my head was flying away on an ani difranco song). What? oh.


I have gone on record saying how much I appreciate Rob Scuderi. I have called him a superhero many times. I have called him many things. All good things. I will remain a fan no matter what this ridiculous free agency crap brings. I am afraid I will feel unsafe without him. (I'm feeling pretty unsafe right now. Please hold me, Scudsy!) I need THE PIECE to make me feel safe.


Breaking news: Bob Errey likes Mike Rupp. That's certainly all I need to know. Welcome to Pittsburgh, Mike. I'm sorry you are a Cleveland Browns fan (poor guy). I'll save you a piece of my birthday cake!


In Shero we trust and blah blah blah. Whatever. If I saw him right now, I'd punch him right in his balls. And then I would probably get him some frozen peas and thank him for being so awesome and getting us the Cup.



How is there still no news?

Per Rossi's Twitter: Camp Scuderi: Not necessarily expecting to reach agreement with anybody today.

Seriously. Seriously?





He's not coming back, is he?

This just in.
SCUDERI UPDATE: Add the Kings to a list of teams in the hunt for D Rob Scuderi. Minnesota and the Penguins also remain in the hunt, but I’m told the Kings are above $3 million annually on a long-term deal.
That Scuderi hasn’t accepted yet proves either: A) he is legitimately torn given the Penguins offer ($2 million annually at four or five years), of B) he, like other NHL players, can’t make enough to head west.
To play off what one of his teammates told me, “What is Scuderi waiting for?” Penguins cannot get to $3 million annual for him, or anybody.


So then OFFER HIM 20 YEARS! And HELLO! he is easily worth 2.5 AT LEAST. Surely we can do 2.5.

This is terrible. And it looks like it's going to eat my weekend. I hope Rob's wife has a nice BBQ planned because if I am busy being wrapped around her husband's legs, I'm going to need to be fed at some point.

I'm jumpy!

I'm listening to ESPN radio (it's a sickness) and I only really hear things when they talk about hockey or football (it's a sickness). Free Agency opens up at noon so I'm waiting for last minute signings or whatnot. They're talking some nonsense about basketball or baseball (which is not as nonsensy as basketball but my goodness what are the Pirates doing?) and there's a buzzer sound that goes off every few seconds. Every time it buzzes, I jump.

Maybe I should go to Rob Scuderi's house and attach myself to him. Like just wrap all my limbs around his legs and weep onto his knees. He couldn't sign a deal with somebody else while I am crying all over him. Could he?



I thought I was all good. I thought I had come to terms with the idea of him leaving. Obviously that is not the case. The closer it gets to noon, the more jumpy I get.

::vomit::

I clearly am not supposed to watch sports.

Edit - 5:10 p.m.
Hal Gill got picked up by Montreal. Does that mean I should feel like a Scudsy resign is more likely? I do feel that. Cautiously optimistic. Bye bye Hal. I'd pout but we can't keep all of them. Though his size will surely be missed.

Penguins signed Mike Rupp? That was unexpected... and weird. And not that it matters but he shares my birthday. (YES he is years and years younger but the day is the same.) Also he is from Cleveland. So, like, if we want to have birthday cake together, it's pretty convenient! And as told by Rob Rossi on Twitter, Rupp's son used to wear a Malkin jersey to Devils games. that is awesome.

5:51 Edit
Minnesota signed Zanon... this sounds like more good news for me and Scudsy. I just smacked my husband. I'm getting my hopes up too much now, huh?

6:23 edit
no more live feeding. Checked the Twitter. It says at 6:09 that we're expecting movement from Scuderi like "now". That was 14 minutes ago!

11:47 edit
Rob Rossi on Twitter said that Rob Scuderi is calling it a night. "calling it a night"? How is that possibly an okay thing to do? How am I supposed to sleep? I have a meeting in the morning.