Round One

Some of the Round One games are completed.

Penguins beat Senators 4-2. ::happy::

Canucks beat Kings 4-2. ::sad::

Flyers beat Devils 4-1. ::amused::

Sharks beat Avalanche 4-2. ::neutral::
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Caps are currently leading Habs 3-2.

Bruins are currently leading Sabres 3-2.

Blackhawks are currently leading Preds 3-2.

Red Wings and Coyotes are tied at 3 a piece. Go Yotes!


I was sad the Kings lost last night. As the series went on, I fell more and more in love with the team. I found out they have more going for them than Rob Scuderi and a sweet 3rd jersey.
Getting into the playoffs was a step in the right direction for the team. They have the talent to get there every year for quite a while. Drew Doughty has become a favorite of mine. The dude is 20 years old and a Norris Trophy finalist along with Duncan Keith (and that joke from Washington). I think it's Keith's this year but I wouldn't be totally surprised if Doughty takes it.

Also working their way up my love list is the Phoenix Coyotes. They are fun to watch, Wolski is one to keep an eye on, and I have a soft spot for Pyatt. I'm crossing my fingers for them in Game 7.

But let's talk about the Penguins. This was a fun series. I have tremendous respect for the Senators. Well, all but one of them...

They battled their hearts out. I am possibly in love with Anton Volchenkov... Beast.

Twelve Penguins scored at least one goal. Crosby had 5. Malkin had 4. Cooke had 3! Letang, Guerin and Kunitz had 2. Adams, Staal, Dupuis, Talbot, Ponikarovsky and Goligoski had 1. The triple overtime in game 5 was thrilling and stomach-turning. I am so proud that they came back from a three goal deficit in game 6 to tie it up (thanks to Cookie's two goals) and get the game and series winner in overtime. JStaal did some fine work in the offensive zone to get the pass to Dupuis who hail Mary'ed it over Leclaire's shoulder. Awesome work from all of our boys.

Now we wait to see who we're facing in Round Two.

Let's Go Pens!!!!

Can you believe this?

What is wrong with these people? Why would anybody do such things?
Insanity? Too many bad drugs? Not enough good drugs? Not enough anger management classes? Or just no class? I think it must be drugs.

Love this picture. I hated the sequence of events that led to it but just look at Rupp, Adams, and Kunitz and Malkin! ready to take his head off. Talbot looks disgusted and shocked that he is so gross.

FINALLY! Some pictures of LeLover's tattoo (and arms) have surfaced.

so very lovely.

rooting for the Kings is easy to do

Thank goodness my hero went to a team I can really get behind. I am loving them.

This picture is amazing. I'd like a huge wall poster:

Their 3rd jerseys sweaters are fucking sweet:

The more I see them, the more I like them. So, like, buying a Scuderi jersey is looking like something that's become a priority instead of a struggle.

waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh. I miss him. Especially on those 5 on 3's.

They lost last night. Series is tied 2-2.

LET'S GO KINGS!!!!

the only thing

you should take away from last night's game is this:

I freaking lost my mind when he scored. I KNEW that was going to happen. I might have to Blingee that picture. ::floaty hearts::

I'm going to try to post some pictures later (this weekend).

Led Zeppelin, Baby!

And Brent Johnson signed for two years. Yay!

Gah!

somebody just asked me if I wanted tickets for the game tomorrow. I said, "YES!" I have no idea where the seats are located or how I am supposed to pay for them but I am super excited... to the point where hyperventilation is a serious concern.

More details later....

I'm excited

So I'm doing my normal Saturday stuff. You know, laundry, dishes, all that domesticated stuff with maybe some extracurricular activities thrown in for good measure. I'm in the middle of doing another load of laundry and I get excited for tonight's game. I just feel really good about these next two regular season games, and that makes me excited for the playoffs. I get this feeling that the boys are turning it on. That "switch" that we hear so much about. Most people don't think there really is a "switch". Perhaps they're right in that it's not something you just simply turn on and off. It's this thing inside you that you have to believe is there somewhere waiting for you to find. You get excited and that makes you want to reach it, grab it and hold onto it. That's what I feel like these guys must be doing. That's how they view these next two games. If they can grab these last four points and end the regular season doing everything they could possibly do to end the season on a positive and they actually do it? That, my friends, is that "switch". The confidence. The attitude. The swagger. They all come back. Our boys have all the ability in the world. We know they do. We've seen it.

What if they don't play like the champions they are? What if something is "off"? What if they go into the playoffs with two, or even one loss? It would break my heart. It would kill my enthusiasm. It would crush me. It's happened before and it will likely happen again. But I have to believe that it won't happen this time. I have to be excited. I have to believe in them. Because the feeling you get when they succeed is such a good feeling. It's a high like nothing else. If I go into this feeling like they can't do it, what's the point? What's the point in being a fan if you never feel that raise? I have no idea what it feels like to watch them win when I didn't expect them too. Maybe that's a great feeling too. I have no idea. But how does it feel when they lose when you expected them to lose? I mean, I have no idea, but it must feel like shit. To be beaten when you went into it already defeated? Yuck. That is not something I ever want to feel. You have to believe in your team.

Now try to imagine how they feel.

Let's Go Pens!

Let's do this.

I'm kind of speechless

I had all these words yesterday but I didn't blog them. Then last night happens and all I'm left with are these amazing pictures in my head. Honestly, I just don't know what to say right now. The last regular season home game at the Mellon Arena. Forever. I wish I could have been there but...

OMG. I got sidetracked! I just remembered a picture from the "shirts off our backs" portion of the postgame festivities. DID KRIS GET A TATTOO? Why does he insist on getting sexier all the freaking time? Enough already. Damn, boy. When Geno was giving his jersey to that lucky fan, Kris was in the background signing his jersey for that dirty whore (just kidding!) who was lucky enough to get picked for that. I looked, did a double-take, and rewound it and said, "DID KRIS GET A TATTOO?!?!" My husband was all, "Calm down, honey" as I'm slo-mo'ing. hee. *LeSigh* And Good Lord the look on his face when Coffey came out was incredible... not in a sexy way but in a childlike way. He is just beautiful.


Anyway. I wish I could have been there but I felt privileged just to watch it on television, just to be a part of this amazing city. We are truly blessed.

Sid scores his 49th and 50th goal of the season. But the 50th is taken away and given to Billy G. Puck must have hit a thread on his jersey on its way past him. Still Sid makes his 500th career point on a four point night. The goal that would have been his 50th, by the way, was given to Billy G at Sid's urging. He didn't want credit for something he felt wasn't his. Amazing. *bows to our great Captain*

Geno. He does things that nobody else can do. To have both of these guys on our team is crazy. We have been spoiled. We are blessed.

A few pics... will add more later.

Mark Eaton was playing like the champion that he is.

After Geno's goal.

T-shirts the guys wore under their jerseys.


Oh! I almost forgot. Poni has a hearing today, I guess. :(


(Edit for more pictures)

average ordinary everyday superhero

I fell asleep watching the Kings v. Canucks game. Then? I had a dream about Rob Scuderi. It is weird how much I love that man. I still don't think it's weird how much I miss him though. *sigh*



I dream about hockey a lot. Sometimes my dreams are bizarre, like most of the Jonas Hiller ones. Sometimes they are normal, like the one where we were hanging out with Matt Cooke on our patio. This one falls under the normal category. It wasn't about anything in particular (that I can remember) just that Scuds was there (wherever "there" was). Do you think it has something to do with leaving the NHL channel on while I slumber?

"Try to make it look easy, gonna make it look good
Like anybody would

I'm just your average ordinary everyday superhero
Trying to save the world, but never really sure
I'm just your average ordinary everyday superhero
Nothing more than that, that's all I really am

I'm just like everybody else
After all the hype it's hard to tell
I keep my game face on so well

I'm just your average ordinary everyday superhero
I'm trying to save the world
I'm just your average ordinary everyday superhero"



Anyway. I need this year's superhero to come forth pronto. Maybe it will be Leo? Poni? Lelover? Cookie? Geno? JStaal? It's up in the air, boys. I have favorites but I promise not to be biased when it comes to choosing my new hero. This is too important to give anybody an unfair advantage. And by all of this, I mean a new Penguin flavored hero. Scuds is still and will always be a superhero in my eyes.

Good things I forgot to mention yesterday:

-Ruuuuuupppppppppp. Mike Rupp is good things.

OMG! I forget what the other ones were that I forgot.

the good things

After a stupid loss to the stupid Tampa Bay Lightning, I feel it is important to look at the good things. I just need a minute to think of something.



ha! Just kidding.


-Letang's contract has given him confidence. That confidence maybe made him look a little sloppy last night but the whole team, minus a few, was sloppy. He has all the potential in the world and I, for one, am happy to wait. Watching him progress has become one of my favorite things to do.

-MAF. He made some pretty amazing saves last night.

-The Power Play. I know it looked ugly last night, probably uglier than ever. It was so all over the place though, that I have to at least pretend that it's because we were trying different things.

-Duper. He is great night in and night out. Always a highlight.

-Jordan Staal is amazing. There was a slight blunder or two last night but... what can you do? He always makes up for it a half a second later with something unreal.

-Bill Guerin did a few really good things last night. He has been doing some nice stuff to counter the old and tired stuff.

-Brooks Orpik. He has become one of my favorites this season. They're all my favorites but he's worked his way into my core. He's become essential for my sanity.

-Ruslan Fedotenko came back onto the ice after that nasty facer into the boards and made some spectacular plays. (edited to add scary picture)


-Craig Adams is a fucking monster and it's only a matter of time. Only a matter of time. He's so incredible that I bet that time will come when none of us are expecting it.

-Malkin and Gonchar should be back on Saturday.

-Matt Cooke is the best thing. I am proud to have him on our team.

Okay. So let's not lose anymore. 8:30 practice this morning. They were supposed to have an off day but they have to work at not sucking.

Let's Go Pens! Do this.