ONE MONTH

Okay so you all know I like to try to keep the girl-y teenage ‘OH he’s cute’ moments down to a minimum because after the first couple times it gets pretty freaking annoying however I just have to bring this up because I was rather caught off guard by this photo from the Russian Olympic camp: (I’m not sure the pictures going to show up my computers wonky today but I found it originally on Puckdaddy, ugh, Puck Headlines for today)

Okay so I scanned this photo looking for familiar faces you know like Pavel, Illya, the two Alexanders, you know the usual suspects. I spotted Mr. Ambassador really easily but I wasn’t seeing any one else. I looked at it a little more carefully because it caught me as surprising Semin wouldn’t be near his BFFF then I realized he was right next to him. Holy crap. Whaaaaat? That’s Semin? Semin? ‘Magic Helmet’ Semin? With out said ‘magic helmet’ looking well… good? I mean I love Semin as a player but as a looker? No. Absolutely not. But, with his hair not a complete mess he looks cute. I was just really surprised.

Green Life 52 continues to amaze and horrify. I have yet to hear if its real or not but the website still holds an almost morbid fascination with me.

A big thanks to Hockey is My Boyfriend blog for the shout out over there!

UPDATE:I just saw Punch in the Face blog also gave us a mention so thank you!

Okay so as if my day could not get more Penguins bashing terrific this little gem came from a Malkin interview also on ugh, Puckdaddy;

Q. Did you speak with any of your teammates? How did they spend their day with the Cup?

I didn’t call anyone. Not even Sidney Crosby(notes). By the way, it was his birthday yesterday. Let’s wish him a Happy Birthday through the media. Let’s wish him health and happiness. [Geno was wrong actually. Crosby's birthday is on August 7.]

What will you give Crosby as a present?

What do you mean “what”? Me, of course!

Way to get the birthday about a month off. HELLO, its Anna’s birthday too on the seventh. Here is a little trick she taught me, and by taught me I mean she said in disgust; 8-7 as in 87 like the number he wears, these Russian lately bejeezus.

Then the gay jokes that would be slightly offensive and little raunchy roll of my tongue but I won’t type them. Note mental image: Him jumping out of giant cake; scaring shit out of Crosby. Teehee hee.

Catching Up

At this very moment I’m supposed to be reading and writing an essay about the current creativity crisis in America in preparation for class in three weeks. Stimulating stuff I know but I decided education be damned;

• First I will do something you will not see ever again I will now applaud a Pen’s fan. A particularly crafty one did the old attach your self to someones who’s actually supposed to be there and got not only on the post Stanley cup celebration ice but into the locker, took some pictures with the guys, RAISED the Stanley cup, and pretended to be one of the players relatives.. As someones whose used that trick in smaller scale things like lines for amusement park rides I applaud you sir I do however say your lucky your Crosby jersey didn’t tip someone off seeing as the relatives usually wear the jersey of the player their related to.
• I do not applaud security at the game.
• I also do not applaud the fact that now that you used that trick I have to come up with a new one because surely the security will be on to it now.
• A belated birthday shout out to Evgeni Malkin whose birthday was on the 31st I didn’t post that day cause it was my birthday.
• Juice arbitration ended in a ruling of 1..3 million dollars for a year. I have two bones to pick; 1. The decision was handed down after midnight which I’m pretty sure breaks some rules 2. While I love Juice I think that is just a bit more than he’s worth.
• Did you hear the one about the AHL beat writer and the prostitution ring? Oh wait that isn’t the start of a joke that’s a true story…
• A healthy does of delayed karma was almost doled out on my head when for no logical/laws of science abiding reason the little plastic Cap’s helmet I have from a few seasons ago when I lied about my age on “kids get free sundaes” day fell of the shelf it was on missing my head by centimeters while I was asleep. The noise of plastic narrowly avoiding smacking my face woke me up of course.

2010 Olympics

We all know invitations have gone out for the 2010 Olympics orientation camps. Lists of the invited players have been released, and it is making it seemingly hard to choose which team I’m going to root for. At first, I was going for Team Russia. I like the Russian style of play, and regard the Russian hockey players as some of the best, but looking at the list of 46 players invited to the Team Canada camp, things are going to be difficult.

With the likes of Cam Ward, Marc-Andre Fleury, Martin Brodeur, Mike Green, Brent Seabrook, Rick Nash, Corey Perry, Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews, Martin St-Louis, Eric Staal, and Jordan Staal, among many others, on the list for the potential team, it will be hard for me to choose between Canada and Russia.

Especially with the likes of Ovie, Sasha, Geni, Feds, Nikita Filatov, and Pavel Datsyuk being potentially on Team Russia.

And don’t even get me started on Team USA with my precious little Kaner, but the chances of meeting rooting for my home country are slim, and since John Tortorella is slated to help on the coaching staff, those chances are slimmer.

So, the decision is between Russia and Canada. When rosters are finalized, I’ll let you know. I may have to cave and root for both…

- Anna

*sigh*

It has been a slow few days in the hockey world, though I swear if the fan-updated Capitals twitter posts ONE MORE TWEET about how apparently, the Capitals have something in common with the Cavaliers or that they drafted six skaters, I’m going to kill someone. Seriously! Stop blocking up my twitter!

Anyway, I was perusing random hockey message boards, looking for nothing in particular, and found this gem of a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsxyODIdXJM

While the Penguins’ win of the Cup is STILL a sore subject for me (I try to ignore all things Stanley-related), this video made me laugh ridiculously hard. I mean, it’s obvious it was done by a guy, and I’m wondering why he spent so much time on the rap and video. Meghan and I are wondering who he has a bigger mancrush on, Crosby or Malkin. If someone asked, they’d TOTALLY make my day XD

In other news, free agency begins soon, and while management has been unclear, GMGM did mention he would be watching the market. I hope if the Caps do accquire someone, it’s not someone gross. Haha. Also, it is a question who is going to be staying in Washington. The UFAs are Brashear, Giroux, Johnson, Kozlov, Fedorov, and Kronwall. We all know Kozzie and Feds won’t be back, and it is in question whether Brash will be back. I adore Brashear, honestly. He’s just amusing to me, and I’m afraid if he leaves the Caps, no one else will put up with his crap. I know I wouldn’t put up with it if I was in management’s position. When it comes to Johnson, Meghan has touched on the subject. She has more of an attachment to him, though I don’t have a problem with him. I just wonder if he sticks around, will he be even played? At this point, Varlamov and Neuvirth have proven themselves as being future star goalies, even at the age of 21. We all watched Varly dominate during the playoffs, and Neuvirth helped lead the Bears to a Calder Cup.  Both are amazing players, and if Johnson sticks around, he may not even be played. Remember, we still have Theodore… unfortunately.

We’ll just have to see what happens.

In news of renewed contracts: Bourque, Fehr, Gordon, Jurcina, Morrisonn, Pinizzotto, Schultz, and Wilson are returning to the club for the 2009-2010 season. Honesty, the only ones I care about are Bourque, Fehrsie, Gordon, Juicy, and Mo. I absolutely adore Mo, Juicy, and Gordon, and I am glad to see they’re going to be back :]

- Anna

After the Award Show

Good morning… Kind of.
1. Before we talk awards lets talk the clothes. Frankly last year I hated Ovie’s whole suit/slicked back hair combo. This year with the foxy gray suit and not slicked back hair very classy and gentlemenly looking.
2.Green… While I’m not sorry I was mad at you all is now forgotten. Whether it was you or somebody else who suggested the bow tie it was the CUTEST thing I had seen all day even all week. And, I am very upset with the lack of photo’s of you in it on the internet because I could find only the one. (nhl.com best dressed gallery btw)
Now for my angry rant for the day:
3. HOW DID MIKE NOT DESERVE THE NORRIS? The voting was done PRE playoff crap run and stint in playoff vacation land. Does record setting seasons (most goals by a defence men in a single season) mean nothing? But instead of my ranting from emotion I decided to actually look up that stats between the winner Chara and our Greener and here’s what its says:

The things Green lead in by a LOT were: Goals, Points, Assist and Power Play Goals (sounds like the real important stuff huh?)

Things Chara lead by a LOT were: Games Played (Good but doesn’t that make what Green did more impressive?) and Penalty Minutes (good thing?)

Things with smaller margins:
Green lead in +/- by only one point (24 to Chara’s 23)
Green lead in short hand goals by 1 to Charas none
Green lead in game winning goals 4 to Chara’s 3
Green lead 12.8 in PCT to Chara’s 8.8

I don’t know I guess I just don’t understand how Green can lead in pretty much everything and doesn’t get it. And I didn’t even look at Lidstrom.

5. I knew Ovie would win all his awards so no complaints here.
6. Malkin ohhhh Malkin Malkin Malkin… I just can’t like you the way I did anymore. You’re still cute and all but I’d probably boo you if I saw you in the street. Or on tv like last night. (I saw a little glimmer of pride in Papa h’s eye when I did that he just hates you so much)
7. I really like Datsyuk I’ve decided but not cause he’s good looking (his head well it looks like a up side triangle) but cause he’s kinda adorable. I didn’t have an adorable Russian up until now but now I do. And Ovie make fun of your english was very cute.
8. Tim Thomas… Let poor Manny speak! Jeez you were blah-dy Blah-ing on and he was just kinda hovering. Do I sense a bit of tension when you made that joke “Hey should I thank your wife for you?” lol… maybe.
9. We get very random guest for the award show. I mean good guests but not people I think of hockey when I think of them. Micheal Buble? Nope hockey is not my first thought.
10. Sloan and Collin’s extended their contracts. Great I like Sloan and I hope to see him up in the big leagues a lot more.

Update: Rock the Red. net You rock my socks! Thank you for the mike green bowtie picture and your current obsession with it. (bowtiegate? What about Yanigate?)

So cute! So fashionable! #4 Best dressed (as via NHL.com) but #1 Best Dressed in my heart (Ovie was #3 BTB #2 in my heart)

Untitled I’m too Pissed to be Witty

Don’t read this by the way if for some reason you don’t know or don’t want to know who won the Stanely and/or Calder Cup last night.

So somehow I’m just super pissed at the Caps. How could they do this to me? What kind of people hurt their fans like this? You’re not the Browns guys. I’m so mad at you all. If you had beat them in the first place I would not be in this situation.

Dear Detriot,
GOD DAMN YOU! YOU ALL SUCK AND I HATE YOU AND I HOPE YOUR DYNASTY FALL TO DUST! Go curl up and franchisely DIE.

Dear Pens,

Dear Ovie,
How do you feel this morning? Were you in Russia when you woke up screaming? Did your hands burn when Crosby touched the Cup before you? Did you feel my heart break? Bet you didn’t. Stub your toe you.

Dear Bears,
I LOVE you. You guys are the best freaking team ever. You never let me down. I LOVE you. L-O-V-E you all. Calder champs. Calder Cup Champions.
P.S. This is to Neuvirth: WOW 4-1 almost a shut out.
P.S.P.S. This is to Varly: You better watch out! Neuvirth sounds pretty awesome and he’s kind of adorable too…

Memo to self: Get nickname for Neuvirth.

Dear Nicki,
Just so you know when I say I’m mad at the Caps I don’t mean you. I can’t be mad at you ever. You’re just too adorable.

Dear Geni,
*sigh* You couldn’t of chocked TONIGHT?

Dear Lemieux,
Though I did not see it I heard you had a moment where you ranted on how awesome it is that Crosby lives with you. Though I did not see it I understand it was either A. Egotisitical (like oh my epicness is rubbing off on him) or B. Majorly creepy. You’re a hockey legend I don’t want to hear about you being creepy and/or egotisitical. It’s not attractive.

I must say that was cathartic.

Oh well that just made me happier. Tricked my Crosby loving friend who I’m arguing with to open an email (I sent it earlier this week) full of Ovie pictures by putting the subject as Taylor Lautner. She was maaad.

Game 7

So tonight’s game 7. It should be starting tonight at 8, but we all know NBC decides to talk for a million-kajillion hours about stuff no one cares about, so the game REALLY won’t start until 8:30ish, maybe a little before. Ugh, I friggin’ hate games on NBC. The annoucers couldn’t be more obnoxious, and I hate Pierre McGuire with every fiber of my being. I miss my MAMTs so badly. Hell, I just miss the Capitals.

Anyway, tonight’s game could go either way, because as much as I hate to admit this, the Pens are essentially a good team…at times. But I think the Wings have more talent (except for my little Geni), even though I cannot stand them. I’m just hoping for a good start to my summer, which began today, which means I can kinda-sorta-almost-maybe call myself a senior now! But that has absolutely nothing to do with hockey…. SOOOOOO

Let’s keep our fingers crossed that the Wings come out victorious for another year, and Ovie&gang have a chance of getting the Cup before stupid Crosby&gang ( sorry Geni :[ ). I’m sure I’ll update this post during and/or after the game in (hopefully) good spirits.

- Anna

EDIT: FML. This is ridiculous. Way to ruin my summer, Detroit. I’m pissed off now, and it’s going to build up overnight. People better watch out tomorrow. But congrats to Geni. Maybe next week I’ll be actually excited for you…

Retching…

So I realized today just how much I have invested emotionally in to a series up to this point I hadn’t given a care about. The mere thought of Sidney and the Pens holding up the cup truimphantly wants to make me violently ill. Violently. Ill. I couldn’t tell you exactly why. I don’t even hate them THAT much. But the pure mental image makes my stomach churn. Then I realized that means Crosby would have a Cup before Ovie and I knew all those smug little Crosby lovin’ way too much fans out there would just be too pleased. And, I would be VIOLENTILY ILL. VIOLENTILY ILL. I don’t even want the Wing’s too win I just don’t want Crosby and the pens (no matter how much Geni is AMAZING)to have the Cup I don’t care if God has to make a TWO asteriods fall down in a near by empty fields and the radioactive-ness means everyone in the cities of Detriot and Pittsburgh has to be evacuated. It must be done. And, I believe due to some obscure NHL rule they can’t play a decisive game 7 in another city. (I may be confused on that) But, I’m sure Bettman would come in and save his babies but what ever. Just no NO NO NO! No cup for you Pittsburgh. It’s not allowed until Ovie has one. I’m petty and cruel but whatever. If they do you’ll find me tommorow morning laying a pool of my own crushed dreams muttering WHY? WHY MERCIFUL GOD WHY? Not even Papa H’s Malkin impression could cheer me up. (It’s that serious)

Also that video of Alzner and his dad is very cute. I’m very much looking forward to more son/dad type videos over the summer. Though I have to say when Alzner said his dads name was gunter I pictured a shot, roundish, lederhosen wearing, big moustache wearing type of guy and he was well not that though he did have a big moustache.

I also really like the Ovie 2k10 cover its very well Ovie.

Oh You Hockey Boys You…

In case you hadn’t noticed I’m a girl (no matter what that drunk women at the family gathering was implicating) and as a hockey lovin’ girl I like my hockey guys. Boredom being the mother of invention (necessity my butt) here are few of  my (or anna’s) favorite hockey guys whether it be  by cute-ness, skills, or adorable-ness. (There is in fact a difference between adorable and cute trust me) Its in no particular order and its defiantly not all of them.

Of course inbetween the two of us pretty much all of the caps (there are a few exceptions) are on the list but heres a few in particular.

  Nicki Backstrom- He’s beyond adorable. And by adorable I mean not necessarily good looking (the blond hair, blue eye thing isn’t my taste) but has skill and personality that just can’t be ignored. Is it his boyish man/child attitude? Was it his stumbling English in the ladies man video “He is a very good man… for woman” or the fact I imagine him in the bunny pyjamas from A Christmas Story? Or the fact he does not appear to own a comb? I want to take him to the zoo to see the pandas and buy him a aballoon.

 Semyon Varlamov – Oh Cookie Monster you’re just so amazing. You have the boyish charm, the incredible feats of epic goal tending, the general awesome-ness. The fact you seem very intense. I think Bruce just powers you down after games and sticks you in a dark room where all you think about is hockey and watch tapes of games. Maybe its the fact you remind me of a puppy sometimes.

 Brooks Laich and David Steckel – I’m only grouping them together cause I love that picture I just want to say the piggy back ride your doing it wrong. Yup Brooks Laich is designated all the creepy middle-aged women (like my mom) caps fans crush and it totally adorable with the fact he loves his team mates more than I’ve seen anyone love anything. There’s his first cribs video with Mike Green then his second on with his way too large house are equally cute. Then there’s David Steckel who looks like a not gay boy band member and has a lot of unnoticed skill. He’s married though so sorry ladies.

  Evgeni Malkin- So I know Le GaspI’m such a trader but I resist at first and come on! He’s so cute and he has the same birthday as mine. And my Dad’s impression of him his HI-larious his accent is terrible and its rather mean (no matter how many time I tell my dad no I really like Geni and my dads like Ba Humbug) He also never gets as much credit as he should I think. So if you ever get out of Pittsburgh Geni-O’s give us at the Caps a call. (yeah like we can afford him with damn Theo and Nyls fricking up the cap)

 Partick Sharp-  Yeah *sigh*, one of the few western conferences favorites of ours. (well Anna and I both like Toews and Kaners but in different ways) Besides the crazy skill he has and the fact he’s like the Boyd Gordon (double sigh I know I know he’s married) of the western conference.

 The Staal Brothers- This is more Anna then me. I mean I don’t even know their names besides Eric (that’s right Pen’s Staal in your face) and their chin/jaw bone structure freaks me out. When I’m mad at one of them I spell their name StaLL to annoy people. They do have mad skills and Cabbie is their older brother so they are too cool.

 Henrick Lundqvist- I’ve yet to meet a girl yet who doesn’t think Lundy is cute. Even my friend who creeps on only guys over forty was like “Whoa.” And, he is a beast goalie. I wish he wasn’t on a team that sucked so bad. (sorry rangers fans no offense I just don’t see any skill there)

P.S. Happy 35th birthday Caps! I’d bake you a cake but you don’t deserve one until you win a cup.

Haha.

I should not be enjoying Game 5 so much. I hate both teams, though my hate is stronger toward the Penguins, and I find the finals extremely, extremely boring. I haven’t been looking forward to the games during the finals, and not just because I’m not a fan of either team. Usually, I can watch any hockey game, and be entertained, but there is something about this series…

Yet tonight, I’ve found myself barely able to take my eyes away from my television screen. Hell, I didn’t even mind the stupid NBC announcers. The Penguins were CRUSHED by Detroit tonight. 5-0 has never been so sweet. I love watching Pittsburgh fail epically almost as much I love to watch my Caps succeed epically. I honestly should not have enjoyed the game as much as I did.

And where did my precious Geni go tonight? Did he join Mike Green, Eric Staal, and Sidney Crosby in Usuckistan? That would be sad. He, Greenie, and Staal had better tie Crosberry to a tree, and find away out of there ASAP. I need my Greenie next season, and Staal when he’s not playing the Caps, and Geni so he makes Crosby look bad. XD.

Bring on Game 6! Let’s hope for another defeat like last year!

- Anna