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*