NHL Season 08-09

[Absolutely Virtue]

Gad- I hear you on jinxing the team. The Caps lost 9 games at home all season, and I was at 3 of them. I'm staying the fuck away from the Phone Booth.

Brill- I hear you on game 7. We lost one last year against the Flyers at home, just won at home against NYR, and now have tonight. I'm getting too old for this shit. Somebody fucking sweep somebody already.

Pens fans- thought you might find this interesting. The Caps blog on the Post is doing a poll of least favorite Pen. ATM there are 535 votes in. Crosby has 68%, Orpik has 27%. Interesting that Malkin only has 1%.

Capitals Insider - Poll: Least-Favorite Penguin?

[Arnwulf]

Sorry I meant the Hurricanes not the Ducks, oops haha. Anyway, can't wait for the Caps-Pens game 7 tonight, going to be an awesome game.

[Mizango]

The Canes are pissing me off.

fin~

[Brill Weave]

Oh come on we all knew they would hate Crosby the most Virtue lol. Everyone outside of Pittsburgh hates Crosby according to everyone else. They hate Orpik because he was outspoken about the Gonchar hit. They don't hate Malkin because he's underachieving right now.

Is it bad that I hope tonight's game is a blow out in the first period? I just don't want to see another one goal game lol.

[Absolutely Virtue]

Oh the Crosby thing is a given (surprised it's not higher, tbh). But I thought Malkin's big ugly mug would get more votes.

Would Pens fans vote OV 100%? I bet 90% at least. Maybe token votes for Semin because everybody hates him (including a shitload of Caps fans). Maybe Boudreau makes the list.

[Sepukku]

Some videos to stir up some good luck for tonight:

YouTube - Alex Goligoski Pop-Up Video
YouTube - Orpik 4 hits in 15 second in game 3 SCF
YouTube - Fleury GREAT GOALIE SAVE, Pittsburg vs Detroit Game 5
YouTube - Petr Sykora NHL Overtime 3 stanley cup Pittsburgh Penguins

#2 and #4 still give me the goosebumps, #2 more than anything else, ever.

[Absolutely Virtue]

We've past the point of getting anything done at all today. Six hours til faceoff and I'm usless. Just need to pretend to work for the next five hours and not get caught reading hockey blogs. Is it too early to start drinking?

EDIT- oh fuck I almost forgot. My wife called this morning to tell me she knew I really wanted to see the game tonight, so she scheduled a spinning class and gave me a pass on dinner. The missus is a keeper.

Spinning class might very well mean "I'm gonna go blow some dudes who don't care so much about fucking sports." But that's okay. It's fucking game seven. I'll forgive her.

[Brill Weave]

You lucky bastard lol.

[Bregor]

We've past the point of getting anything done at all today. Six hours til faceoff and I'm usless. Just need to pretend to work for the next five hours and not get caught reading hockey blogs. Is it too early to start drinking?

EDIT- oh fuck I almost forgot. My wife called this morning to tell me she knew I really wanted to see the game tonight, so she scheduled a spinning class and gave me a pass on dinner. The missus is a keeper.

Spinning class might very well mean "I'm gonna go blow some dudes who don't care so much about fucking sports." But that's okay. It's fucking game seven. I'll forgive her.

I just lol'd at the spinning class thing.

Unfortunately I have the day off from work, and nothing else to do besides ponder the game sevens of seasons past. I was gonna log on to XI and meirt or camp Shaman's Cloak or something, try to occupy my brain with something else, but maintenance just killed that...

And no, it's not too early to start drinking.

[Brill Weave]

I'm probably going to play Call of Duty or Infinite Undiscovery until the game starts just to make the time pass. Or clean the spare bedroom before my wife's half-brother comes into town to stay with us.

[Abraxas]

im gonna de-flower my grill tonight and cook some turkey burgers and watch the game. i dont normally get excited for other teams' games, but this one should be good

[Ishido]

I actually didn't think Niedermayer instigated anything, I just disliked the elbow to the face of Pavel. Getzlaf and Perry on the other hand...

And I'm also absolutely surprised that Pronger hasn't been involved really in anything more than normal penalties during this series. Given what he's done to Wings players before, I'm actually kind of shocked.

[KoalaTrap]

sorry caps fans this one must be hard to watch

[tyven]

this is why people should never become emotionally invested in DC sports teams. i hope virtue took his wife out instead of watching this beat down.

[Absolutely Virtue]

Well, at least I don't have to worry about overtime.

Way to not bother to show up, Caps.

[Alderon527]

I came into this game just hoping to not to be shutout, because the caps can not beat the pens in the playoffs. EVER

[Selamis]

This went from instant must watch hockey to "Eh, they're recapping this season of Lost before the finale, I'ma watch that."

[Izzy]

This went from instant must watch hockey to "Eh, they're recapping this season of Lost before the finale, I'ma watch that."

Yea, I'm not even remotely psyched for this game.

[Absolutely Virtue]

I gotta admit I'm stunned. I've been through all the horrible Caps playoff losses, but this is just ridiculous. Caps might indeed be cursed.

DC teams have won 5 championships in my lifetime (Bullets, Orioles, Redskins 3 times). I may /never/ live to see a Caps championship, lol.

[Izzy]

5-0 lol