Congratulations Marty! OMG JORDAN!!!!!!!!

This is another loss I am unable to feel upset about. I mean, shit, who likes to get shutout? But yet...

if somebody's going to shut you out, who better than the best.goalie.ever to play the game? And when better than when said goalie is breaking a record. His 104th career shutout. wow. Hey, thank you for letting us be a part of that, Marty. *snort* No. Seriously. How cool that it happened in a building that he will never play in again. Mellon Arena is a part of that. Very cool.

OMG Jordan! This is why you should wear a shield.
So much blood. I was sick for the rest of the 2nd period. They didn't mention him during intermission. They didn't mention him until he came back on the ice in the 3rd period. Way to let the sickening feeling linger, guys. Thanks for that. There was so much blood, I had no idea how bad it was going to be. (I hid my face in a pillow until he was off the ice and hugged the pillow until he came back on.) I was horrified.

If this was any other goalie in the NHL, I would wonder if maybe this little commemorative puck was the one that broke Jordan's gorgeous face. But Marty is too classy for that.

What an awesome accomplishment. Congratulations Martin Brodeur on 104.

Pittsburgh can't have everything, I guess

The Steelers and the Penguins on the same night? uhhh... I choose hockey please thank you. The Steelers are busy this season trying to make me hate football. I'm not sure why they would do that. I had almost no interest in watching that game. But. My husband said I had to. Also, I have trusty Big Ben on my fantasy football team. I wasn't going to play him because his receivers aren't interested in catching any balls he throws to them these days. But it's the playoffs in FF land and I said (to my husband who wisely advised me to play Carson Palmer, who I love more than anybody we have on our team... well, except Heath Miller), "I would rather lose because I played him than because I didn't. If that makes any sense." My husband said it made sense. He didn't agree with my decision but he knew where I was coming from. In the end, he got me 9 points. Far from FF championship-winning QB points, but also not as few as it looked like he would get me while watching (fast-forwarding) through the game. Come on. Kansas City? Oakland? And now Cleveland? The NFL is too fixed to enjoy. It has to be, right? I'm serious. I feel like I'm watching professional wrestling. The storylines, the underdogs playing like champions, the champions playing like... like, well, playing like the Cleveland Browns. Take it for what it is, Cleveland. You certainly didn't beat my Steelers. My Steelers catch balls and make tackles.

But hey. Look. The Penguins beat the Habs 3-2. And one of those goals was scored by Matt effingCooke. What more could I ask for? (I mean, besides Kris Letang scoring... and Craig Adams and Ruslan Fedotenko getting long overdue goals.) The Steelers were never going to win the Super Bowl this year. But the Penguins could win the Cup again. They are the real Steel City Champions for sure this year. If there are people who doubt that, they should watch hockey instead of or in addition to football. At least this season, I mean. They'll be much happier. Trust me.

LET'S GO PENS!

Blackhawks

If I didn't like the Blackhawks so much, I might be a little more upset about them beating us. Captain did not play because he "has a groin". I think that means he was *ahem* partying *winkwinknudgenudge* with bitches too hard but I'm not sure. Hossa was booed. Hossa scored. Duncan Keith tried to make me break up with him. He laid Cookie out with a nasty shot to his head. Two-minute penalty. Wait. What?Two minutes?Are you kidding me? FSN couldn't block out Matty's profanities. He could be heard in the background for pretty much the rest of the night. Bob Errey told us the refs suggested Cooke handle Keith the right way. Nothing will happen to Duncan because he hit Matt Cooke, who is not a superstar. Keep in mind, please, that they just gave us back our Cookie after a two game suspension for accidentally *ahem* bumping a guy in his head.

About a minute and a half left in the game. Still 1-0. Mike Yeo got out the dry erase board and drew up a play. Jordan Staal pays attention in class and follows directions well. 1-1. And then I had imaginary sex with Staalsy for approximately the one millionth time.

Overtime. Fleury is busy with Toews. Versteeg gets sneaky. I guess TK was tired because he wouldn't let Fleury stop the puck this time. This act of trickery by President Kennedy made our defensemen throw up.


Letestu had a great game. Deserved a point of his very own. He won that HUGE faceoff that resulted in Jordan's goal.

Blackhawks win, but not without us getting a point out of it. Great game. Two points would have been better but Captain didn't want them, I guess.

Oh. And no, I have not broken up with Duncan but we are fighting right now.

Pens and Paws

I ordered mine. Did you order yours?

I am refraining from posting a wildly inappropriate comment about the way Lelover handles that cat.

Good stuff

Pens vs. Avs. 4-1. Three more points for Captain. That'll make 11 in three games. Malkin posts three assists. Jordan got an goal and an assist.

Lots of blocked shots (more than I'm sure they got credit for). Speaking of not getting credit for things. Kris Letang blocked a shot in front of the net like the hero he is, went to the bench, Gonchar came out. Steigy says Gonchar blocked the shot and went to the bench. .05 seconds later he says, "Gonchar is back on the ice." It had me really irritated, perhaps irrationally so. But listen. I know most people don't pay that much attention and I don't like Kris not getting the credit he deserves.

But there was a lot of funny commentating too. At one point, after an Avs goal... ha ha ha... I'm sorry. I meant to say, after the Avs goal, Bob Errey was saying that McKee did all he could do to stop the puck from going in and how Fleury was out of position but still you'd have thought somebody could have stopped the puck from going in and Steigy goes, "like the goaltender, Bob?"

Lots of giving and sharing.

MAF broke his stick. Eaton gave him his and took Jordan's.

Jay McKee was being incredible and then decided to sit on the ice and hold the puck between his thighs. The refs wanted it back in play. So what did McKee do? He did this.
That? is very trusting. Please Sid, don't let them break Jay's goodies with their sticks. Oh my. That photo is going to haunt him forever.

Fleury handed the puck to the Avs, left his net wide open and went for a skate around the ice. Kris Letang and Jay McKee hustled over to make sure nobody broke in while MAF was out stretching his legs. I almost fainted because it was so.fucking.sexy. Simultaneous defensive brilliance. Now that's teamwork. I can't be positive but it looked to me like the puck came dangerously close to Lelover's face while he was sliding across the ice. No photographic evidence of this particular act of heroism exists. I am salivating just thinking about it, so maybe it is a good thing that I don't have a picture to look at all day. I'll keep checking though. I may need that picture for future reference. oh that sexy slide. rowr.

Anyway...

In an act of surrender, the Avs left their net open for Jordan.
But that wasn't enough for the Avs. They wanted to reward our boys some more. In a truly magnificent play that is one for the highlight reels for the rest of all times, Malkin, Crosby and JStaal walked the puck up to the net. A gentelmanly Av escorted them the entire way as they passed the puck back and forth between each other. Sid kept trying to give it to Jordan but Jordan would have none of it. Finally, Captain just tossed it into the net.

Jay McKee is third in the league in blocked shots. It is necessary to note that he has played in six less games than the guy in first (Brett Clark, Avs) and five less than the guy in second (Seidenberg, Panthers).

Suspended Ovie

Well, Alex Ovechkin got suspended for two games.

CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY STUPID MIKE RICHARDS DID NOT GET SUSPENDED? I really hate the Flyers. Like. Really. Their ridiculous leader tries to decapitate somebody and that grotesque Hartnell (it hurts me to type his name) tried to bite Lelover's finger off. Why are they allowed to exist? That is a serious question. Why? I want to know.
This is going to piss me off until the end of time... and I don't even particularly care about David Booth. Here is a reminder:


I cannot wait until December 15th. Of course, I thought there was going to be some extracurriculars on Monday night. Awesome that we talked with the goals instead of Eric Godard's fists, but I really hope we do both against the Flyers. I'm allowed to hope for that, right?

Hello Mr. Rupp

Nice to have you on our team.


A hat trick? Are you freaking kidding me?


Incredible.

And he hugs baby boy like he's meant to be hugged.
Amazing.

Penguins vs Rangers. Back-to-back games. 13 goals. Two hat tricks. Captain and Rupper respectively. 4 points.

Also? Keith Ballard is horrible.

Of course it was an accident. But wow. I feel terrible for both of them. This being the teammate of the guy who lost his stick and then picked up the puck and threw it to the other end of the ice. There are some anger-management issues that need worked out there, guys.

Suspended Cookies

Well. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about Matt Cooke's suspension. I mean, I'm pissed that he's not playing for two games but I get that it was a dirty hit. However, if he wasn't Mr. Matthew Cooke, I'm certain that he wouldn't have been suspended. He has a "history" you know. And by "history", I mean he has a history of being named Matt Cooke. bah.

Lelover was back in action on Saturday night. He returned to the lineup with his boyfriend, Gogo and Mr. Tyler Kennedy. Letang and Gogo got two assists a piece and Mr. Kennedy got a (Kris Letang's) goal. Nice. 8-3. That's what we like to see. Welcome back, gentlemen.

Rangers again tonight. Should be interesting.

Perhaps my newest lover, Jay McKee, in the lineup? Ummm... I have to link Saturday's episode of Inside Penguins Hockey. It was amazing. Jay McKee and Mike Rupp were hysterical and beautiful.

what happened was

they found our number and started calling it repeatedly. The only thing we can do the next time somebody gets our number is have it changed. I mean, wow.



A few positives:

1. Jordan's first goal was ridiculous. He plays pretty well with Dupuis, eh?

2. We got another PP goal.

3. Sergei Gonchar and Max Talbot are back. Max brings a lot to Fleury. That cannot be underestimated. Gonchar is our Daddy. That cannot be underestimated either.

4. Eric Godard broke a man's face!



One really bad defensive play can turn a game around.If you are not going to find a way to remove a body from your goalie's vision? You should TRY to STOP the puck yourself. Good lord, man. He can't see it. Skoula is certainly not the only person on our team to play in front of our goalie so horrendously on occasion. But. Good lord.

The minuses are piling up all over our roster. I don't even want to talk about stats right now.

We'll get it all back. One game at a time.

Kris Letang's Playlist (from Penguins HD radio):

Wherever I May Roam -- Metallica
Sad But True -- Metallica
Around the World -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
For Whom the Bell Tolls -- Metallica
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) -- Metallica
Freak On a Leash -- Korn
Falling Away from Me -- Korn

That's incredibly sexy to me. Yikes. Like I needed to find him any sexier than I already do.

Bundle-up with Penguins

The Penguins and Dick's got together for their annual Project Bundle-up event. They received an award for their efforts. Marc-Andre Fleury and Kris Letang (!) accepted the award on behalf of the organization.

I was looking through the gallery pictures to see who all got involved. I was flipping through, making comments in my head... "aw look how adorable DaddyGonch is" "Craig Adams!" "how lucky is that kid with Eric Godard?" And then I saw it. Be still my heart.

I had no idea how much I truly miss him until I saw that picture. My first reaction, naturally, was just how incredibly gorgeous he is. I mean seriously. It's unreal. But the realization of how much he is missed on the ice came quickly after. I keep telling my husband how I would love to hear about his progression or see pictures of him on the ice at practice. He said, "maybe he can't practice." I said, "well I know he wasn't at first but I thought by now... maybe..." Sometimes he says mean things just to cause me heartache but I think he felt it too that time. Do get well soon, love.



WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!?!

Jay McKee out 2-4 weeks.

Head coach Dan Bylsma announced after practice Wednesday that defenseman Jay McKee will be sidelined the next two-to-four weeks with a finger infection.


"Jay McKee has an infection in his finger and he needed to get that cleaned up and it’s going to be two-to-four weeks," Bylsma said.


Also from the Pens Report:

While Gonchar looks forward to getting back into games, Letang was happy just to be back on the ice.


"It feels good to be back," Letang said. "But I’m in the red jersey. I’ll just keep working hard to get back to where I was. It’s day-to-day. But I’ve been getting better every day."

Letang went on to praise the efforts of Deryk Engelland, Ben Lovejoy and Nate Guenin, recent recalls from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton who have stepped up to deliver winning performances on defense with all the regulars missing.

"I think we have five D-men out right now. Obviously the (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) guys did a great job so far. It’s always nice to see that they can fill in and do the job. It’s tough to see (injuries), but you can’t do anything about it. But right now we’re doing good things and getting better."



I'm happy to see Kris is back on the ice. But my goodness. No Jay now? And Mark Eaton left practice early? I have no idea how I'm going to live the next few weeks. If you need me, I'll be sitting in the corner, hugging my knees, rocking back and forth.

good times

1. Matt Cooke. First goal of the night. Unassisted (on the scoresheet).

2. Billy G. Buried it. Nice.

3. JStaal. Shorty.

4. Martin Skoula. Thank you! That was sweet.
5. Matt Cooke... empty netter... because that Jordan is a fine young man.

Matt Cooke, ladies and gentlemen. First and last goals of the night.



I will continue to badmouth Billy G. because that apparently makes him stop sucking. When Matt scored that first goal, my husband said, "you didn't even say it today." So in addition to continuing to badmouth Billy, I have to stop saying Matt Cooke is going to score every game. I will stop now. Well, I mean at least until I get that feeling again. heh.

I'm not understanding why the organization wants me to fall in love with Deryk Engelland if they are just going to take him away from us. Four games. Fifteen hits. Three blocked shots. And a spectacular assist on Jordan's short-handed goal. He is a man. I may or may not have a crush on him.



Oh and Nate Guenin? One game. Five hits. Two blocked shots. He was a pain in the ass to play against in Philthy, so we grabbed him for ourselves. Good call.

Mr. McKee is back on top in blocked shots at 69. (Really good to know we have reliable d-men in the AHL to bring up when the inevitable happens there.) Please protect yourself, Jay. Your safety is important to us. He is so aware out there. Always looking to see where everybody is to get a feel for where the puck is going to end up instead of just where it is. I really, really like him.

Gonchar is out of the red jersey now. I may or may not be excited about this. I'm not sure yet.

Goligoski, as expected, is out for two to three weeks now. Though he is out with a "lower body" injury instead of "dude, he's fucking exhausted".

That empty netter at the end of the game was Jordan's for the taking. Instead, he gave it to Matt. I want those two to play together forever.

I love this team.





No Hiller. They put Giguere in net. He hasn't had a win this season, folks. I would have been super bummed to be at that game and learn that Jonas wasn't in goal.

The Ducks made a lot of stupid mistakes. They took a lot of really stupid penalties. At one point, they tried to throw Bourque through the boards. It was a little scary. He seemed fine, if not maybe a little less drunk-looking afterwards. I want little Bourquey to get a goal soon. He deserves one. All in all, it ended up being good news that my sweet Jonas didn't have to take this loss.

In Rob Scuderi news. He left Saturday's game in the first period and is wearing a protective boot on his foot and lower leg. X-Rays came back negative. He is day to day.

Hey, remember Kris Letang? I miss him. What's the timeframe there? When can I expect to see him again? Will they take Engelland away when he does come back? Nobody ever talks about him.

Let's talk about Jay McKee

and all the ladies he impregnated on Saturday night.

What the hell was that all about, Mr. McKee? It is incredibly sexy to me when defensive-minded defensemen go all offensive. So hot. I just love the defense in hockey. Goals are just a bonus. A delicious, orgasmic bonus.

Mark Eaton too.

Are you freaking kidding me!?!?! I wept tears of joy. Thank you, Mr. Eaton.

Matt Cooke getting an assist that shows up on the scoresheet
and not just in my bedroom. iykwim

Ben Lovejoy throwing himself in front of our net and slapping pucks to their net. Are you serious right now?

Deryk Engelland getting in fights and being yummy all over the ice? I'll take it.

Christopher Bourque reminding everybody (again) why he's on our team? Yes, please. Some people need a lot of reminding in this area. I'll keep him, thank you.

That Letestu fellow? Nicely done.

And tying the game with less than a half a second left in the game when you were so sure we lost the fifth one in a row? So intense. But that's hockey. It raises you up so high when it's not breaking your heart. Hockey romances you and makes you fall in love with it. All the excitement and speed and danger and intensity. All the sexiness of it. Then it makes you come crashing down and it tries to make you break up with it. It tries to push you away because it will never break up with you. But you don't. You can't. You deal with it because you love it. You see, you know there is going to be a time, maybe when you least expect it, when it is going to bring you flowers and tell you it loves you as much as you love it and that it is sorry for hurting you. You deal with it. You have to because life is... life is less fulfilling without that glorious and wonderous raise. You have spent too much time smiling because it is part of life. Nothing worth having comes without struggle. Life somehow means less without hockey.


Thank you, Geno. Seriously, thank you. And thank you too, Mr. Guerin.

Oh and overtime? Easy. Jordan stole Timmy's lunch money and gave it to Duper. And I have a feeling that was exactly how Skoula planned it when he slapped it up there.


That Jordan is such a thoughtful young man.

(And Eric Godard. Always Eric Godard. How do you not love him? Hey! Remember Max! I miss Max.)

In scary news, things aren't looking too good for Goligoski right now. That man is tired, guys! *sigh* Poor baby needs a break. I was hoping we could hold him together until Letang or Gonchar came back but I don't know if that's going to happen now.

Tomorrow Anaheim. I was asked what game of any game this season I would like to go to. By two people. I said this one. I love Jonas Hiller. I love the Penguins. It'd be like a two for one. For a minute, I was worried that I'd end up with two sets of tickets for Monday's game. Instead, I ended up with none. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd go to ANY of the games. I just got excited about the idea of going to this one is all. Chicago on December 5th. I'd go to that one. That one could be dangerous because Duncan Keith is always trying to convince me to live my life following him around. (Duncan Sheik is on the radio right now... bwahahaha... that might be only funny to me.)

sympathy pains

my body aches. Every muscle feels like it has been building a house, hit by a truck, or body-checked too hard. None of that happened. Or at least not recently. It must be sympathy pains. My right ankle has been bothering me for months. I blame Jay McKee and his heroic shot-blocking. (Thank the angels he's still in our lineup though.) Sometimes when I go to take a step, one of my legs will decide to take a rest and I get off balance a little bit. This has happened since I was young. Happens to my sister too. We call it doing a grandma (because our grandma did it all the time, duh). "oops. I did a grandma there." Now I just call it sympathy for Orpik. I have carpal tunnel. My right wrist hurts like the dickens whenever it feels like it. Now? sympathy for DaddyGonch. Whenever I have a mysterious pain in an unidentifiable part of my body? Sympathy for Mr. Kennedy. My body even checked itself into the wall last night (doing a grandma on my way to let the dogs in). Hurt my shoulder a bit. It's okay now but still a bit sore if pressed or touched or thought about. So yeah. You get the idea.

I was telling a friend of mine how it's been... strange for me these last few games. I went into this season wanting to dislike or distrust Alex Goligoski because of my bitterness about Scuderi. I remember how I felt when GoGo signed that contract. I had a sinking feeling. My mouth had that bitter taste of doom and lots of goals against for a while (however long it took to send Scudsy to the other side of the country and for me to get over it... which hasn't really happened yet obviously. And you know what? SO WHAT if it never does? My heart may dwell on it forever. Leave me alone about it, man). I wanted to hate him and I wanted him to be terrible. I was worried about McKee but not really. I liked the idea of him and when we signed him I saw a rainbow. It was a faint rainbow, but it was colorful and pretty if I squinted and looked real hard through the darkness and bitter clouds of Scuderilessness. (If you notice, I even referred to McKee's play as heroic. A giant step for mankind... or at least penguinkind.) Anyway. So they're teamed together on the blueline. I'm cautious for, oh, 15 or 16 games while they're on the ice. And then Saturday's game came. No DaddyGonch, no Letang, no Malkin, no Kennedy, no Talbot. Lots of stomach turning and eye-watering. I found myself screaming 'WHERE IS MCKEE! PUT MCKEE OUT THERE!' 'WHERE IS GOGO! CAN HE COME BACK ON THE ICE PLEASE SO THESE IGNORANT PEOPLE WILL STOP SCORING GOALS?' So you see? There that is.

Look! The Penguins Game Day Report is up!!!!
Black is my favorite color.

Forwards Evgeni Malkin and Maxime Talbot have been cleared for contact and participated in the practice without their red jerseys. We will get an update from coach on their progress as well, but at least it's one small positive step for a team that has been ravaged by injuries.

shhh. Listen. That's the angels singing.

OH MY GOD! Malkin and Talbot are going to come back (someday?) and be saviors. I have an incredible urge to stand up and sing "You Are My Sunshine". Was that the song that somebody told me was about stalking? I forget. I don't care. Malkin in a black practice jersey makes me happy when skies are gray. HEY WHAT IF LETANG CAME BACK AT THE SAME TIME? Can you imagine? The very thought is making my eyes want to leak big happy tears.

It makes me think of this.

You know. Because the angel comes to save her.

So now no Orpik for two weeks. I wouldn't call that our biggest loss. Maybe 4th or 5th of the 6. 4th I guess. No 5th. Possibly even 6th. He's been playing like... nothing anyway. So whatevs. Maybe there is a curse on the temporary 'A's. They gave Billy G one and he stopped playing. I mean, like seriously, we would be better off being short-handed than having him on the ice at this point. Literally. The only thing he does when he is on the ice is give the puck to the other team.

Matt Cooke is going to score tonight. And I don't just mean in the sexual way. I mean he is going to get at least one point. I have been saying this for a while now. So it has to happen tonight. I have that sweet taste of Cookie in my mouth. I didn't mean that in the sexual way either but now I'm... wow. *pauses for daydream* What? Oh yes. Matt Cooke is going to score tonight. Remember Grease 2? You know the song. Sing it with me. Oh and please do feel free to replace any bowling references with the appropriate hockey ones. I'm too lazy to do it right now but I will when I sing it to make my husband go crazy.

Come on everybody, gather round.
I'm gonna show you how to knock 'em down.
When I'm on the ball, I'm the number one.
And I'm gonna show you how it's done.
Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock-'n-roll.
Hey, come on, let's get this show on the road.
Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock-'n-roll.
We're sittin' on a bomb that's about to explode.
We're gonna score tonight, we're gonna score tonight.
If you're lookin' for a fight, then the time is right.
We're gonna wipe the floor with you tonight.
We're gonna score tonight, we're gonna score tonight.
We're gonna rock, we're gonna roll,We're gonna bop, we're gonna bowl.
We're gonna score, score, score, score, score tonight!
Johnny: Screams... Hey Paulette, take a look over here, I'm your kingpin, honey, and I'm gettin' in gear!
Paulette: Hey Johnny, Johnny, go bowl that strike, and I just might be your baby tonight!
Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock-'n-roll.
Hey, come on, let's get this show on the road.
Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock-'n-roll.'
Cause the stakes are high, and the winner takes all!
We're gonna score tonight, we're gonna score tonight.
Don't get sore when you lose tonight,
We're gonna show you how to do it right.
We're gonna score tonight, we're gonna score tonight.
We're gonna rock, we're gonna roll,
We're gonna bop, we're gonna bowl........

Today is my dad's birthday. I don't think he would lose his shit if we lost another game (that'd be four in a row, folks). But. I would lose mine. And my daddy wants me to be happy.

*good vibes to the boys*

Let's get this done.

I can't even pretend I'm upset

that we lost last night. It's only one game. And now, this morning, the first song I hear when I turn on Sirius channel 20 (Octane)... three guesses. It was my Rob Scuderi song. I had to giggle a little bit. I rooted for my boys for the entire 60 minutes. I even rooted for them when Scudsy was on the ice. That's something I didn't think I'd do. But I did. I was proud of myself. Still, when it was over, I was happy for the Kings. It was one game. We'll get it back.



Observations:

-We're 12-4 now. We've lost to the Coyotes, Devils, Wild and Kings. That's still pretty darn good.

-Jay McKee sooooo wants to be my favorite. I said that many times last night. He was awesome. Going up high. Blocking shots... he has 50 now. Just super yummy.

-Not to compare, but in comparison to McKee's 50 blocked shots, Scuderi has 31.

-Tyler Kennedy didn't play last night. It was a last minute thing. We fastforwarded through some of the pregame stuff so if they said why, we missed it.

-Chris Conner got drunk with Christopher Bourque before the game. They're kind of awesome though.

-Jordan! scored a goal that nobody thought should have happened.


-myTanger had a few moments of ACK! last night. Maybe he got drunk with Conner and Bourque. If so, it doesn't work for him quite the same way. He is still leading the team in TOI now though (I think it's seven minutes more than GoGo). That's going to start taking a toll. Or it already did.

-Rob Scuderi is a minus one now. (He was a minus two going in.)

-They babied Captain like a big baby on the bench when he got a bloody nose and it was weird. I was waiting for them to put a bib on him because they couldn't get the blood out of his sweater. Just bizarre. Also it will do nothing for all those people who think he IS a big baby.

-Also towards the end of the game (I'm pretty sure when it was still only 3-2), it looked like Scudsy was trying to communicate with Captain but Captain just had bitch on his face and appeared to ignore him. Now don't get me wrong. I love our Captain, but I have seen some things that have made me go ew a few times. (I'm not blaming the babying on the bench on him unless I learn otherwise.) He needs to chill and be a leader instead of a bitch when it looks like we're going down.

-Goligoski is a PLUS FOURTEEN now. Crazy. Leading the league.

-Matt Cooke is in 11th place in hits now (he was in 5th). Brooks Orpik is in 6th (he was well below that before).

-My husband told me that he heard on the radio, when Scuderi was asked which of the Penguins he'd like to (I forget what the exact wording was here, so we'll say...) hit, he said Jordan Staal because they always goof around. And he did. He wiped him out in the corner.

-Jay McKee soooooo wants to be my favorite. On that Jordan goal, McKee flew up the middle in between Conner and Staal. He was on his way to the front of the net when Jordan slapped it from up high. He jumped over the puck and it went in the net. The whole sequence was very sexy on everybody's part. Well, everybody except Quick (who was fantastic the rest of the game).


-And the Ducks won last night! 4-0! Jonas got a shut out! The save percentage is .921 now. And yet no photographs worthy of posting were taken of him last night. So I will post this one of him from the 10th Annual Dux in Tux.



Next up, San Jose.

Let's go Pens!

LA Kings

So here we are. It's the night I've dreaded since the schedule came out.

Looks like Jordan got his way. The third line skated as the second line this morning. That's my way too. Jordan got my way.

Kunitz-Crosby-Guerin

Cooke-Staal-Kennedy

Dupuis-Adams-Fedotenko

Bourque-Rupp-Godard

Yes, I did indeed wear black and purple today. I'm not rooting against the Penguins. Of course. I'm reminding myself to never get too attached to having these people on my team. Or at least that's what I'm trying to do. It's just that I will never stop rooting for Rob Scuderi.

Some quotes from Rob Scuderi I saw in this article:
"There's no bitterness, no nothing. I think the only thing you can call it is mutual respect."

"It was a tribute to the chemistry we had as a group in Pittsburgh. Hopefully they haven't lost that and that's something that we're trying to build here."

"We're a team that's hoping to become what they are."


And one from Anze Kopitar:
"I'm sure that's going to be pretty special for Rob," Kopitar said. "It's one of those games where emotions and good memories come in, so we'll definitely try to help him beat them."

Ducks are scary

Did you ever get chased by a duck? They can be surprisingly viscious. Or was that a goose? Anyway, whatever. We won. Kris scored, proving magic still exists (that could be because Lehair has had some time to heal). Jonas Hiller's save percent is still honorable (.911).

Jonas played like beauty for a nice long while. Pretty enough to show my husband why I love him so much, I think. (Okay, I just talked to him, uh my husband not Jonas, on the phone and I asked him if he loved Jonas now and he said, "not enough to follow him. I don't care that much.") I don't like to see him get scored on. But he has the most adorable reactions when he does. I want to squeeze him. If I am ever going to have a pet duck, it would be him.


Other observations:
-The Ducks' practice jerseys are ugly. They look like the inside of my gray jacket.

-Pascal Dupuis is out to prove a point.

-Alex Goligoski is a plus thirteen now. He also has thirteen points. oh and also, his number used to be 13 but Billy G. stole it. If it was still his number, I would consider buying a Goligoski jersey. I'm pretty surprised by that.

-I didn't notice the mark on Jordan's face. I just noticed how flustered he seemed. I wish he wasn't because he is magnificent. The goals will come, dear Jordan. You just keep doing what you're doing.

-Matt Cooke is so.damn.sexy. *rowr*

-Jay McKee is starting to give me that feeling I had with Scuderi. You know, like it's okay to breathe when he's on the ice and the opposition is near Fleury. I told my husband yesterday that I love him... and Jay McKee. hee. It's okay, he knows it's exaggerated. Or rather, he thinks it's exaggerated. He's nicer looking than Scuds. That makes the tucking me in at night images a little different.

-Mark Madden apparently talked with Rob Scuderi yesterday. I missed it. *sad face*

-They played that 3 Doors Down song in Anaheim "if I go crazy then will you still call me superman..." I just quoted that song when I read that article about Scudsy getting his ring. If they play it in LA tomorrow night, I may start crying.

-Captain displayed some heroics yesterday. Stacking the pads.

-The Ducks looked pretty good.

-When Rupp scored that goal, Hiller was so annoyed. I'm not sure if the puck hit him in the side, if some of his gear got jacked up, or if he was just so irritated that his pants bothered him and needed adjusting. All I know is that it was adorable. I was okay with that goal because it tied the game at one.
No photographs of that particular adorableness exists from last night. This is the only picture of Him I could find.
(I totally didn't meant to capitalize "him" but I found it amusing when reading it back so I'm leaving it.)

-I was happy Letang scored. I was good with that goal too because it put us ahead. Also it was after he got hit in the gorgeous face by a stick and almost(?) had a tooth knocked out. But my guess is that Kris scored because he wants to make sure I love him more than Jonas.
(heh. Skoula couldn't be bothered to care about Kris Letang's pretty face)

-A note from my October 21st entry: Anyway, I thought maybe Tanger being so awesome would make everybody stop sucking on Alex Goligoski long enough to take notice. But then. Guess what happened. Goosey slapped one right in Conklin's net. Sweet. Is it weird that I have such a distaste for GoGo? I try to like him. Truly I do. I just can't get that feeling out of my gut that he's trying to steal the TangerThunder.
So is it funny that Goosey (Hey! maybe it is geese that scare me!) scored after myTanger? I mean, of course, is it funny for you? Because it is not funny for me. What a glory whore that guy is, eh. hahaha*sigh*

-I wish the Ducks wouldn't have kept coming back to tie it because that just meant we had to keep scoring and messing up my favorite (non-Penguins) goalie's GAA.

-For some reason, Bob and Steigy felt it was necessary to mention that the four goals were scored by two French Canadians and two Americans.

-And by the end of the game, all I cared about was us winning. So that was nice.

Late nights with Ducks

*sigh*

Tonight? The Ducks. Thursday night? The Kings. I'm curious to see how I handle our boys (who I love so much) scoring on Jonas (I totally adore him, I can't help it) and/or scoring while my superhero (I still say he is the real superman) is on the ice. I feel like it's going to cause some nervous ticks. So yeah. And not only that, but also the game tonight starts at 10:00 and Thursday's starts at 10:30. blah.

I'm dutifully wearing Pens gear today. Now it is their duty to make me forget that I am maybe more than a little bit in love with Hiller.

I just watched this again, to help that along:

Seriously, if you aren't already in love with Eric Godard, I worry for you. But. If you watch this video and by 4:09 you are not sobbing uncontrollably and yelling "I love you, Eric Godard!" at the computer screen, well then I feel sorry for you.

Bad news:
No Geno.
No DaddyGonch.
Letang's hair hasn't grown back yet.
Jordan still has a mark on his face from the bad man's stick.

Good news:
Mr. President Kennedy may play tonight.
Our drunk little boy, Bourque, has had a couple moments where I thought I saw that he could maybe have some potential.
That Martin Skoula is a hockey player.
Mike Rupp is a stud.
Jay McKee wants me to love him. (Come on, 44 blocked shots? I mean, he's practically begging me to make sweet, sweet love to him at this point.)
Alex Goligoski is a +12 (a PLUS TWELVE, folks).
Kris Letang, even without hair, is so, so pretty.
Bob Errey has a teleprompter.

But I'm wearing purple on Thursday. Yes, I am that stubborn.

hat tricks and Kunitz

yay! Sorry for embarassing your new team, Mr. Gill. 6-1? That's nuts. Jordan's face getting hit with a stick? That's prison sentence worthy.

Anyway, Rob Scuderi got fined for that hit on Chinchilla the other day.

What are the Kings anyway? 8-4-1? Sounds good... even if Superman is a -2.

I just died a little inside

Why would Lelover do this to me?



He cut the SEX off.

oh my heart hurts.

It's like cutting the horn off a unicorn! Why would anybody ever do such a thing?

All the magical healing powers... gone.

I will get over this. I know I will. Someday.

*cries*

Can somebody help me find the real Jonas Hiller?

I need him back before November 16th.

3rd line humor

From yesterday's Penguin's report:

1:14 PM:
Jordan Staal fielded some questions from reporters in a scrum, but there was a special guest taking part. Matt Cooke, weilding a microphone, chimed in with a question to Staal.

Cooke: Jordan can you tell us why you refuse to score with your linemates?
Staal: I don’t like them. I really don’t.

OMG! I hate my life!

They're saying that Daddy Gonchar is going to be out four to six weeks with a broken wrist. I guess I jinxed him with the love I have been heaping on him lately.

At one point during the game last night, I got really irritated with one of the idiotic Versus announcers. I kept it all bottled up until it bubbled over and finally let 'er rip. "THESE IDIOTS ARE SO STUPID! That one said McKee's a former Bluejay. They're the BLUES not Bluejays." My husband laughed at me and said the other stupid guy's name is Jay. So he said, "He's a former Blue, Jay." I was all, "oh. Well I still hate listening to games on Versus."

Kris Letang was a little ball of fire last night. Two assists. One of them was a sweet slapper that Mr. Matthew Cooke re-directed into the area of the net. Thank you for the help, Cookie. That was sure to be a pinger if he hadn't touched it with his magic stick. They were the first and third stars of the night. Star number two was Geno. FINALLY I can't argue about the chosen stars. Anyway, I thought maybe Tanger being so awesome would make everybody stop sucking on Alex Goligoski long enough to take notice. But then. Guess what happened. Goosey slapped one right in Conklin's net. Sweet. Is it weird that I have such a distaste for GoGo? I try to like him. Truly I do. I just can't get that feeling out of my gut that he's trying to steal the TangerThunder. Or that sick memory of how I had that sinking feeling about them not re-signing Scuderi once Goligoski signed his contract. Not that the two can be compared at all, like, ever.

Speaking of Jay McKee. I may or may not be a tad bit in love with him. When we are winning the game by three or four goals, one might think that he wouldn't be out there trying to block EVERY SINGLE shot. But. He does. I'm pretty sure the score could be 20-0 and he would still try his hardest to get in the way of every puck flung in Fleury's direction.

I realize the season is still pretty fresh but Marc Andre Fleury is a perfectly stunning 8-0-0. He wasn't in net for our 0-3 loss against the Coyotes. Sometimes I like to pretend that didn't even happen.

8-1-0

oooh that sweet sweet swagger.

I'll keep you by my side with

my superhuman might.

I was reading this article about Rob Scuderi getting his Stanley Cup Ring and I was okay about it... until I let my mind go off and do that thing it does. It only took about 2.3 seconds too. I've been finding it difficult to watch the multiple games that I wanted to watch. Penguins, Ducks, Kings, Blackhawks. It's harder than it sounded to me. Thank goodness for the NHL channel and NHL on the Fly. Watching the Kings highlights makes me feel really happy and sad all at the same time. It's so gratifying to see my Superhero doing good things but it's so upsetting that he's doing it for somebody else now.

The Ducks lost to the Rangers yesterday (3-0) and I said to myself, "I guess Hiller sat this one out." Sure enough, he did.

Scotty Hartnell is free to bite as many people as he wants to. The league did nothing to him because there wasn't enough evidence. Teeth marks and blood don't mean you've been bitten, I guess.

Penguins are 4-1 and that's all that really matters.

And Eric Godard is still awesome.

What a man.

The tone is set

Thanks to, oh yeah you guessed it, that douchebag Hartnell.

Letang bitten by Hartnell? from Dagger on Vimeo.

Is it wrong that while my poor baby was having his finger tended to... because he was bitten by a supposed man... mostly all I could think about was how fucking unbelievably gorgeous he is? wow. My husband always turns it back to that too. I can't comment on how awesome Letang is without him saying something about the way he looks. I CANNOT HELP THE WAY HE LOOKS! He is dropdead but he also has great hands and is smooth as buttah.

Our first of six games against Philthydelphia this year.

oh, you thought Craig Adams couldn't get any sexier? ha! Fooled you.
Notice the time of this fight.



Captain helped Geno get a goal without getting credit... except, of course, for the "Crosby sucks" chants.
Jordan Staal had a sweet goal. His first of the season... already... in game four. I hope that sets a tone for him. He used his entire body for it. It was delicious.
Billy G had a sexy goal. The Flyers basically let him fly solo with the puck exactly long enough to make Emery cry too hard for him to stop the puck from going fivehole.
Cookie and Craig set up mylittlepony, Tyler Kennedy, for a well earned goal.
DaddyGonch played like sex.
The Philthy goalie, Emery, off a pass from Coburn, kicked the puck in the goal for us. Alex Goligoski got the credit for it.

It might be a little bit ungood how in love I am with the Ducks.

We play them twice in November. They're here on November 16th and I must have tickets. Or maybe I shouldn't go to that game because it will be tough for me to not CHEER INSANELY every time Jonas Hiller makes a sweet save.

Man, I love hockey.

I will get more into the posting when other things calm down.

swords, islands and 20 cents

Dude. No town I have ever lived in has ever had a sign with my name on it.

I have never been driven in a mf'ing helicopter to my party of 50,000+ people wanting to celebrate with me.

And? Nobody has ever let me use a sword to cut my birthday cake.

You better believe my family is going to see Sidney's birthday party pictures.

What is up with Patrick Kane? Obviously, his cousin is a bad influence. This is just terrible.

"The report stated that at about 5 a.m. EDT, the cousins took a cab from Chippewa Street, an area in Buffalo known for its nightlife, to Eastwood Place, with the fare totaling $13.80. The men handed over $15, but when Radecki gave back a dollar and said he didn't have the 20 cents change, James Kane tore the money from his hand and both men began punching the driver in the face and head, according to the report."

yikes. I think I'll hold off on purchasing Kane merch. (Duncan Keith is my 'Hawk anyway.)


And here goes Daddy Gonch turning me into pudding again. I was reading his entry in the Cup journal. First of all, the dude lives on Fisher Island, which is pretty cool. Second of all, he played with a partially torn ligament in his knee. Third of all, he signed pictures for a $20 donation... proceeds going to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. What a man.

hmmmm. Which definition...

1. to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
2. to appease: to pacify one's appetite.
3. to reduce to a state of submission, esp. by military force; subdue.

... fits best when this man is wearing this shirt?

"I pacify you. You pacify me."

I know. Right. *le sigh*

There is a whole big photobucket account with pictures from Kris LeLover's day with the Cup.

Don't ask me how I found it.


Steelers v. Cardinals this Thursday. Yay football! That means it's getting close to hockey. *gets out pom poms*

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.