Well alrighty then. Flyers lose.

Okay, the sky is falling, everyone wants John Stevens head on a post, we suck, etc etc. It's easy to get caught up in the negativity after a game like that. It's just hard to watch the same thing happen over and over again. Instead of the new guys elevating the core guys play, the core guys are dragging the new guys down to the same mediocre/inconsistent level. I'm not ready to press the panic button yet. A few wins or better efforts and we'll all be praising Homer and Stevens again, right?

Anyhow, on to the questions:

How many Caps goals will Coburn be a direct factor in? I didn't have to use my #iblamecoburnforeverything hashtag on twitter, so I guess he must not have been as bad as usual. Poor Kimmo on the other hand....

Will Mike Richards play nice with the media after the game? Not sure, as I have not seen or heard any post game rumblings other than Stevens saying the boys will practice tomorrow instead of having the day off.

Will I watch the entire game, or lose interest halfway through the second? I stuck with it most of the way through the third. After the Caps took the lead, I knew it was over. Now that my laptop is fixed and I can use it in front of the TV, I am more easily distracted...

Will Steve have to hang his head in shame on the walk out of the Verizon Center? I'm guessing that there may have been some head hanging or maybe even some leaving early....

Another game? Sheesh.

This dude is hungry for more. I mean, uh, relentless.

It's almost like it's hockey season or something. Now that the Flyers seem to be on some sort of a regular schedule, I guess I'll have to pay more attention.

After Sunday's lackluster performance, let's hope these guys can bounce back with a win, or at least a non crappy performance. NHL.com is cranking up the hype machine, using headlines with the word "barnburner" and sentences like " This is an early season rematch most NHL fans have been waiting for." Hmmm. Let's hope it can live up to the hype and not become a snoozefest like the San Jose game. I know Jeff Marek will be watching, since he called the first matchup of the season a "game of the year candidate." Remember that warm fuzzy feeling we all had after that game? Ah, good times.

Questions to be answered:
How many Caps goals will Coburn be a direct factor in?

Will Mike Richards play nice with the media after the game?

Will I watch the entire game, or lose interest halfway through the second?

Will Steve have to hang his head in shame on the walk out of the Verizon Center?


PS Halak! Halak! Halak!

No suspension for Richards?

Early word on the street is that Captain Crankypants "has been cleared" after his hit on David Booth Saturday night. I'm a little surprised, since my prediction was 3 games. I know the argument is "it's Mike Richards, and he's not dirty" but usually "he's a Flyer" carries more weight in a situation like this.

What do you think of the hit?

Suspendable or not? Dirty or not?

Oh Richie...

I love this post and all the brouhaha going on over Richards' refusing to talk to the media.

I'm still not over Richards' whining last year about how "it's just one loss...sheesh" so I love seeing him dig himself into a deeper hole! Keep it up Richie, and see how fast people will turn on you....

Oh crap!

I haven't posted since the 11th?!?! What on earth is wrong with me?

If last night's game was a preview of what we can expect from the Winter Classic, I'm more than happy to stay home and sleep through it on the couch like I normally do.

Balanced scoring is good, but it'd be nice to see some action from the top line too.

Is it just me, or is this team still figuring each other out? Hopefully three games in four days will help the chemistry get going a bit.

Oh, the Habs won too, but it was against the Isles with Biron in goal. Does that still count as a win?

The Flyers are playing tonight. Remember them? I almost forgot!

Okay, that's more like it!

There's the team we know and love! Get out to an early lead, take foot off gas in third and blow it. Thank goodness they're back, I was starting to worry!

And seriously, what's with our shootout strategy? All three shooters go low? Uh, what?

You can't win em all.

(Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
I'm not gonna lie, The Pronger's water ritual during warmups is the highlight of the game.

The honeymoon is over.

Ryan Parent is this year's Randy Jones.

What the hell was wrong with Coburn?

What the hell was wrong with the D?

The Pronger hulking out on Kunitz was my favorite part of the game.

Can someone really bite you through a hockey glove?

Thank god I don't have season tickets this year...clunkers like this game make me really appreciate that!

Zippy is home and recovering. He has a Gator smile now!

When is the next time we play the Pens? I will have to make sure I schedule myself to work!

That's more like it! I'm familiar with this feeling. Looking forward to the Hartnell suspension!

who says Pens fans are stupid?

Flyers fan in car to Penguins fan in crosswalk on the way out after the game: "Penguins suck!"

Pens fans response: "So do you, that's why you're leaving!"


Uh, we're leaving because the game is over....nice comeback, George Costanza!

Oh good, the Pens. We are so great at beating them.

Clicking my remote into the wee hours of the morning brought me a little gem: Sudden Death was on last night. You know, the one where Iceburgh gets killed? I'm not gonna do any voodoo rituals on my stuffed Iceburgh today, because that hardly ever results in a win for the Flyers.

The Pens lost last night to the Coyotes, and if you saw them play, you know that they were just saving their energy for tonight's game. They even started Brent Johnson to give Lil flower some rest.

I hope to be at the game tonight. I have great seats in section 207 row 1. Nobody in front of me! My cat is having surgery today, and depending on how well he recovers, I may have to stay here and comfort him. So keep Zippy and me in your thoughts today, and send us good vibes so he'll be fine and I can go to the game.

Game of the year candidate

heh. listening to HNIC Radio on Sirius and Jeff Mre

Game of the year candidate

heh. listening to HNIC Radio on Sirius and Jeff Marek just called the Caps/Flyers game a "game of the year" candidate. Nice.

So, my tivo recorded the game, but without any volume. My tivo has a terrible track record of recording big games. If you ever left a game and said "Wow! I would love to watch that game again tonight, and over and over again through the years," chances are that my Tivo didn't record it. Two and a Half Men, no problem. Epic hockey games, not so much.

Let's steal a page out of BSH's book and answer my questions:


Should I wear my Pronger shirt that I wore for the first two games? I decided not to. But it's where I left it and unwashed.
Should I wash it first? no
Which socks will turn out to be lucky? some orange and black stripes
How many margaritas should I have? I had none, because I had an iced venti soy caramel macchiato about an hour before the game. Didn't see that meshing well with the margs.
Will I be removed from the Wachovia Center in a wheelchair due to said margaritas? Phew, dodged a bullet there.
Will I be able to take pictures, or will I be rendered frozen by The Pronger? I took pictures of the Flyers during warmups for the first time in a year!
How many snot rockets will I see Ovechkin blow? zero, as I watched warmups from the Flyers side
Will I make it home in time to see the late habs game? Since the "late" game started at 9, no. But that's fine.

When the Flyers took their foot off the gas in the third, as they often do, you could see the frustration on Pronger's face. He was not happy. Wonder if he said something to the boys so they took their heads out of their asses.

Not a fan of the defensive miscue that led to that Ovechkin goal in the second, but overall The Pronger was awesome.

money well spent (the game, not The Pronger!)

More on the game later, for now I gotta go watch it on tivo. Great game.

Get Ready for Knuble's first hat trick as a Cap!

You know he's gonna punish us! Just accept it now!

Questions for tonight's game:

Should I wear my Pronger shirt that I wore for the first two games?
Should I wash it first?
Which socks will turn out to be lucky?
How many margaritas should I have?
Will I be removed from the Wachovia Center in a wheelchair due to said margaritas?
Will I be able to take pictures, or will I be rendered frozen by The Pronger?
How many snot rockets will I see Ovechkin blow?
Will I make it home in time to see the late habs game?

Home Opener Eve

This blog is not funny. Pick a team.

I don't know if I'm going to be able to sleep tonight! I took the day off of work because lord knows I wouldn't be able to concentrate. (That, and going to a game straight after work smelling like cheese really stinks...)

Tomorrow, I will be in the second row of section 106 to watch the Flyers take on Ovechkin. My plan originally was to shoot warmups from my sweet seats in 106, but after all those Pronger teasers on Versus tonight, I think I'm in the mood for some swooning. I'm thinking I'll try for my old seats over in 119 so I can get a swoonful look at The Pronger. And what was up with The Pronger's ensemble? Striped suit, plaid-ish shirt, paisley tie? Yes please.

See you back here tomorrow after the game.

Kristin is unfamiliar with this feeling.

So is Marty.

The only thing missing from this game was someone kicking David Clarkson's ass. Next time, maybe.

Flyers win two, Habs win two. I don't know what to do with myself.

That game did not suck.

Right?



Question of the game, posed by Rod after Andrew Alberts' massive hit on Jeff Carter: "why didn't Alberts hit anyone like that when he was a Flyer?" Good point Rod, good point.

So, about those Habs...

I spent most of the day yesterday thinking how nice it was that my fling with the Habs was over. Sure, it was expensive and a little embarrassing, but these things happen, right? I even told Rod that he didn't have to order Center Ice this year, since I have a lot going on right now and wouldn't get to watch too many games.

Fast forward to 6:57 pm Thursday evening.

So, about those Habs...

I spent most of the day yesterday thinking how nice it was that my fling with the Habs was over. Sure, it was expensive and embarrassing, but it's over and we can all move on. I even told Rod that he didn't have to order Center Ice this year, since I wouldn't be needing to see all those Habs games.

Fast forward to 6:57 pm Thursday evening. I go into full panic mode. The Habs are playing the Leafs? I need to see that game.

I tune in online in time to watch the very boring pregame festivities. Booooo! Then I see the Habs in their jerseys. I think I'm in love with the Habs logo. That's the problem. Anyhow, this torrid love affair is clearly not over. I'm distraught. The game was very hard to watch online (cough, Center Ice Rod...cough) but Price still makes me nervous. I guess he had a good-ish game since he faced five million shots and stopped most of them. Gosh, I hope the Flyers can win me over on Friday night. Yeesh.