The hand of God...

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I have developed this bad habit of sleeping during the games. I fall asleep somewhere towards the end of the first and start to wake up with about 4 minutes left in the third (just about the time the crowd starts getting noisy if it looks like the Flyers are going to win). If it is a home game, I usually hear when the goals are scored.

On Saturday, during the Bruins game, I woke up to the sounds of Jim Jackson calling the play. I though to myself, "It kinda sounds like the Bruins are putting a lot of press-" Oh shit the Bruins scored. Flyers then went on to lose in OT.

Tonight's game was pretty much the same: fall asleep, hear the goal horns while sleeping, wake up towards end of game. I could hear the crowd starting to get cheer-y. And once again, listening to the play by play, it sounded like Atlanta was gonna score. And then they did.

I jumped up and grabbed the remote, ready to change the channel, but Rod told me not to. "But Rod, I can't handle it if they tie it up. I'll just kill myself." (I'm starting to get a bit dramatic about these things...)

And the Flyers almost fucked it up again. The hand of God came down and pushed Nitty into postion and he somehow accidentally kept that last goal from going in.

Now the question is, why the fuck was Kovalchuk standing right in front of a wide open net?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I'm not sure this Flyers thing is the thing for me....

Craig Anderson is trying to crush your playoff hopes!

I can only hope that Anderson continues his domination of Atlantic Division teams over the next month. (And thank god we're done playing Florida for the season!!!!)

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...

I'm not gonna lie...

The Pronger makes me swoon!

Wow, two western conference games in one week! I got to see Kopitar on Tuesday, and I am pretty sure my crush on him is over. His raccoon eyes were just as bad in person as I was hoping they wouldn't be. Oh well.

I was excited to see the Ducks, because they are one of my other teams. I have always liked Pronger, since he is a bit of a douche and is 6 foot 6. You know how I can't resist tall assholes!

Well I had no idea of the bizarre hypnotic properties of The Pronger. I was unable to take pictures of any other player on the ice! (Were there other players on the ice?) Honestly, it was very weird. He is so tall. And he is all legs! And so slick with that hair! And that gap toothed mouth! By the end of warmups, I decided I was rooting for the Ducks! Really! It was weird. And when I got home, I couldn't even delete any of the crappy pictures of The Pronger! Even if they were out of focus and all you could see was the 25!

Lucky for me, The Pronger gets about 300 minutes of ice time per game, so I got to see a lot of him.

Oh yeah, wait, there was a game too! Oh, um, hmm, let's see...the Flyers won with a hat trick from Knuble and a shut out from Marty. Wooooooohooooo!

I have yet to watch the replay, so I can't tell you how well the boys actually played. In person, it seemed like the power play sucked (except for Knuble's third goal) and the boys still seemed to be shaking off some of the crappiness from Thursday's suckfest.

Oh, and Riley got his ass handed to him by Parros. Don't mess with the stache, Riley!

Breaking News: Downie suspended for Laraque hit!

Colin Campbell announced this morning that the NHL is suspending Steve Downie for 6 games, because he was hit by Georges Laraque.

Campbell said, "After close review of the incident, it is obvious that Steve Downie was asking for it. Just look at the way he was dressed! And his history speaks for itself."

Although some in the league counter that it was actually Laraque's fault, Campbell disagrees: "Look at the way Downie is skating in front of Georges, just begging to be hit. Downie is obviously looking to draw a penalty. Laraque gently nudged him into the boards."

When reached for comment, Laraque said, "He made me do it. I couldn't help myself. I'll cut a bitch if I have to."

What was Downie's reaction to the suspension? "Well, I wasn't really surprised. Since I got up and continued to play, I figured I was somehow to blame. And once I fought in the third, I figured it was all over for me. I was surprised at the length though...I figured I'd get at least 10 games!"

Wow. Eager is gone...

Now I guess I have to change the name of the blog. Maybe Roberts to go Psycho?

Bye bye Eager...

And what the heck do we need another defenseman for if we keep scratching Kooky every night?

Dear Riley,

You got lucky. I watched the hit last night, and if that dude had embellished that at all, you'd be out for 20 games.

Of course, to me, it looked like you didn't even make contact, but I guess the dude's helmet flying off indicated otherwise.

Look, I know I'm just a silly girl, but if the first two suspensions of the season never happened, that dude just puts his helmet back on and skates off. End of story. No match, no review, and you just keep on trucking.

Anyhow, enjoy your days off. My prediction for the next suspension: Briere or Upshall.

Oh, and for those of you who may not have seen the "hit"...

again?

Can't someone find me an example of another hit like this from this season? This is getting to be a bit much...

Hartnell suspended for two games...