Day Four as a Devils fan: thank god it's over!

Well, I give up. Although liking the Devils seems like a good idea on paper, there is just something so wrong about it! I really felt dirty, and honestly the excessive showering to clean the ick off my hockey soul was just getting to be too much!

Also, I just couldn't bring myself to lay down cash for a Devils hat, even in the name of blogging! Imagine me posting pictures of myself in a Devils hat! What would the neighbors think?

*sigh*

I feel so relieved!

Day Three As A Devils Fan: Oops!

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My favorite Devil makes a splendid save!

Oh crap, there was a game yesterday? I forgot to watch it! But we won, so...*yay*! I'm so happy that my new favorite team is on such a wonderful winning streak!!

Day One: Life as a Devils fan

6:55 PM
I make my way to the couch to watch the Flyers Devils game. Oh good, we're playing the Senators. We're sure to lose to them. Wait. I think that is the Flyers fan in me hoping for a Devils loss.

I turn on the TV, but for some reason the Flyers game comes on. Hmm, that's weird. Must be something wrong with the remote. Well, I might as well watch this game for a few minutes. Gotta keep track of what the enemy is doing, right? Whatever I miss in the Devils game I can always catch up with on IPB. Oh great, they're not doing a game diary for this game.

7:20 PM
I finally turn to the Devils/Sens game. I have trouble telling which team is which, since both teams colors are red/white/black. What kind of stupid color combination is that? I get excited about one of our guys laying a hit on the other team, but it turns out to be a Sen hitting a Devil. Why can't one of these teams have a different color scheme, say maybe orange and black instead of red?

7:21 PM
Ooh! Fight! Oh, Clarkson! He's my *favorite* Devil! And he's so *dreamy*.

8:00 PM
After taking a break, I come back to watch the Flyers Devils game. But again, my remote seems to be broken and I can't get it to change from the Flyers game. Oh well. Looks like those Flyers chumps are gonna lose again.

8:12 PM
I manage to find the Devs/Sens game again, but I am still confused by the colors. Crap! Woohoo! Devils score!

9:00 PM
Aw, crap, I gotta get ready for work. Yeah, that's right, it's 9 o'clock on a Saturday night and I'm headed to work. I'm bummed that I will miss the third period of the Flyers Devils game, but what can ya do?

So far this transition is going pretty well! I love the Devils! I love wearing Red and Black! I love Brodeur!!!

Let the Great Experiment Begin!!!

Yeah. So. Things look a little different over here. Don't panic!

I was wondering the other day what it would be like to be a Devils fan. God knows I've had enough of being a Flyers fan for awhile. So for the next few days, I will live my life on the dark side.

Please, no comments about fairweather fan, blah blah blah. I was a Flyers fan through the shittiest season ever, so I'm not abandoning them this year. I just want to live life as a Devils fan for a few days.

I announced my intentions at work yesterday:

me: I think I'm gonna start rooting for the Devils

co-worker: yeah you and five other people are Devils fans.

Hmm. If that's the worst barb I have to deal with as a Devils fan, I think I can handle it.

Okay, I'm off to buy some Devils gear. Wait...do Devils fans wear Devils gear? Crap. This is gonna be tougher than I thought...

Stay tuned...