The 2008 Winter Classic

Tomorrow's game is the Winter Classic; a nationally televised NHL game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The game is played outdoors unlike traditional NHL contests like the game was originally played. Due to the wind that is caused by playing outdoors, play will be stopped in the 3rd period to allow both teams the wind at their backs.

Be sure to tune into the winter classic to see two of the NHL's most exciting teams. The Penguins showcase the young stars of the league while Buffalo has a very successful veteran team together.

Check out the Pensblog for all kinds of coverage on this game.


Image courtesy of Empty Netters

Happy New Years

Hey all. I'm spending my New Years like a true loser. In the past I've been to high heights; puking, in the big city, living it up.... you name it. But not this year. I've been reduced by adulthood to sitting at home, with WWE Wrestling on my television; fucking FOX Sports radio on in the background, playing online poker. And of course this.

Tomorrow many people are looking forward to the Bowl Games. I'm looking forward to the Penguins and Sabres. I think this is the game that the Penguins show why they're America's Team and honestly I have thought for a while now (since before Fleury got hurt) that they can make a run at the Stanley Cup. With Crosby & Company, the sky is the limit.

Tomorrow I'll try and tune into the end of the Pens game, played outdoors at Rich Stadium in Buffalo, as well as the Rose Bowl at 4:30.

Will Weather Set Pitt Back in Outside Match

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=rm-winterclassic122807&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

With the weather for this Tue to be questionable in Buffalo, the upcoming game to be played outside is going to be qustionable aswell. Read the above articale its a good one.

Biggest Attendence For a US Hockey Game

This coming tuesday January 1, 2008 will break the record for the largest attendence for a U.S. Hockey game. The Buffalo Bills football field is being turned into a large outdoor hockey rink for the first hockey game of the New Year. It will be the Buffalo Sabers against Clint's Pitt Penguins. The tickets for this game were sold out in less than half an hour. The NY Yanks were asked to turn the baseball diamond for a NY Rangers/NY Devils match up that silly George said no to. The Penguins game is rumored to have about 77,000 to watch the game. Sorry to all about the joking but gosh it had to be done!!!!

Back to Hockey talk

There was a jokester (Jake) at the controls today while I was at work. I do like that picture of my college baseball coach (less than a father figure); and all day I spent pondering why he had a spoon in his popcorn. You do not need a spoon for popcorn.

I'm going for a workout, and hopefully I'll catch the end of the Pens game. I'll be back for a wrap up. It's almost the weekend and you gotta love that shit.

Help on the way for Crosby & Co.

Ever heard of Angelo Esposito? You will soon enough. He's a poor man's Sid Crosby, a 'centre' who is 18 that the Pens selected 20th overall in the NHL Entry Draft this year.

Read about him and the other Pens prospects in the PPG.

Sidney Crosby's 1st fight

You knew this was coming for quite some time. I know Jake and I talked about this for a while; and it finally happened. Hockey Fights (best.site.ever.) says that Crosby won the fight. Ya bitches.

A hockey player you dont mess with

Islanders and Fights

What is it withe NY Islanders and there need to purposley injure players. The latest is NYI Foward Simon punching a Pitt Penguin player...

Snowed in with NHL 2008 on the Box

I'm snowed in; and that there's only one thing left to do: play NHL 2008 until my eyes pop out and throw in huge dips.

I just scored 5 goals in 1 game with Sidney Crosby. My Pens are unstoppable I tell you. Unstoppable.

Crosby of course, Jordan Staal, Evegny Malkin, Gary Roberts, with Gilbert Brule, Nikolai Zherdev, and Jeremy Roenick added in? It's over. Fuggudaboutit

The League's Best of the Week

Calgary outlasts Tampa Bay in a barn-burner; 9-6

When I first began to get into hockey as an adult, Jarome Iginla was the player I think I most enjoyed watching. This was before Sid the Kid burst on the scene, and the Flames were in a Stanley Cup Finals battle with these same Lightning.

Iginla was dominating, scoring at will and creating opportunities on the shot, as well as drawing in penalties and mismatches. Any hockey fan knows what Iginla can do and how dangerous of a player he really is. I think he's the best pure scorer in hockey all things considered at this time. Tonight he scored 3 goals and added an assist.

If you play fantasy hockey, and I don't; this was a game of interest. Nearly every guy who found the ice filled his stat sheet. Vinny Lecavalier had a goal and 2 assists to pad his league lead over Crosby. Dion Phaneuf had 5 assists. This was a game that simply had to go on record on this blog, because it is the first extremely high scoring competition since Light the Lamp was born.

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Spezza's Big Night Lifts Sens over Pens

Yeah, so Ottawa kind of ruled shit tonight. Jason Spezza scored 2 goals and tallied 2 assists, while Dany Heatley scored 2 of his own (see picture), as the Senators dumped the Penguins 4-1.

The win was the fourth straight for the streaking Senators. The rough night added up after 3 periods for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby shot again and again (9 SOG) but failed to score, while Dany Sabourin allowed 4 goals in his 21st career start. Crosby also talled a -2 for the night and spent 2 minutes in the penalty box.

Sabourin tallied 21 saves; but he'll need to step it up in the months to come as he now becomes Pittsburgh's most important player in the absence of cornerstone goaltender Marc Andre Fleury.

Some Pens fans like over at the Sweater Ted believe that this is going to be a long and brutal couple of months. I think the Penguins can actually become a more complete team without their former #1 overall pick goalie. I think they must play better 2 way hockey and avoid costly mistakes that young teams do such as looking ahead beyond the next game. For these young Penguins, the game they are playing that night is a one game season, and they need to scratch and claw for every second opportunity, as well as every zero they can hang each period.

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The Greatest Scorer of All-Time?

Hey guys check out those vids. My pick for greatest pure goal scorer of all time.

Hey guys

whats up guys. Im new here but it looks like this is a pretty great place to discuss hockey and make fun of clint.

Im curious what you guys think on who you believe will end up with the scoring title at the end of this yr? You think Vincent will hold on or Crosby or Thornton gonna take it?

Im saying Crosby takes over.

I'm Sorry, Hilary Duff

I'm sorry, Hilary Duff, for telling you at first that we'd wait until marriage. I know when we first met that was the plan; I mean it's what I really wanted I swear. Things just don't always work out the way they're planned. Sometimes I think they work out for the best, though.

I'm sorry, Hilary Duff, for ruining your parents high thread count bed sheets with your virgin blood. I didn't mean to bust your cherry for the first time with my index finger. I know you said it hurt; but I promise I wasn't pressing or touching any harder than I normally do. Honest.

I'm sorry also for repeating the feat, only worse by busting your cherry again with my hammer-head cock. I didn't mean to pump to hard and I know when you said the first time was the most important, I felt that too. I'm also really sorry for asking if I could shove a Miller Lite bottle up your ass. I know you aren't that type of girl. I thought that by asking if I could try a finger, maybe you'd ease up a bit and let your hair down. That didn't work. I'm sorry for pushing your limits.

I'm sorry for calling out 'fuck me' when things were 'in the heat' of the moment. I thought that we were, you know; on the same page. I know you were mad because you told me after I said that, that 'only porn stars 'fuck', and that 'we make love'. If that is what you want to call it, then that's what I think we should call it also. As long as you let me say I'm fucking you, like, every once in a while.

I'm sorry, Hilary Duff, about the time that I told you that I'd like to have a 3-way with you and your sister. I knew you guys were close, and, it was honestly just a big joke. Just forget about it. Besides, 3-way can mean a lot of things. I'm also sorry ahead of time if I ever happen to wonder into her bedroom when I'm drunk; and then into her bed, and then my head up her shirt. I honestly won't mean it. I'll be thinking of you the whole time--if that ever happens.

I'm sorry that instead of getting you flowers when you cried, I gave you a used up weed-scented candle. I know that isn't what most girls are into. I know when I light it, it makes me cheer up and smile. I'm sorry that you didn't get what you wanted.

I am sorry, Hilary Duff, for making you say that you feel abused. I don't mean to do it on purpose. You know what? You can just ignore me if you want. Yeah, that's right. I'll just sit here, up against your bedroom wall over here. Just pretend I'm like that lampshade. Don't even bother acknowledging me. Throw your shirts on me. Just make sure you're wearing a skimpy bra when you do it. Ok, I'm sorry. I'm not trying to be a pervert, I just really need to stick my tongue in your ass! Wait, come back here. I didn't mean that. I'm sorry. I can't help it sometimes. They don't call me 'Coms' for nothing, you know.

So how about that Mercedes I bought you baby?

Penguins dominated in Philly, 8-2

Six points? Six f--kin' points?

Joffrey Lupul's two quick goals got him on a fast track for the Philadelphia Flyers' first hat trick at home in two years. R.J. Umberger made the fans' wait much shorter for another one.
Lupul notched a hat trick and had six points and Umberger added three goals and five points to snap Philadelphia's five-game winless skid at home and lift the Flyers to an 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.

You know, after that dominating of the Canadian coastline put on by Crosby & company, I knew it had to end sometime. I knew this couldn't continue forever. The Pens were destined for this type of letdown to their rivals and hopefully it grounds them and realizes that they can't continue on a meteoric rise through the rest of the league--just yet.

Of course, Crosby notched two more assists on feeds to Ryan Whitney and Petr Sykora.

More then anything, very bad news for the Pens today in the way of their goaltender, Marc Andre Fleury. Fleury has a sprained ankle and will be out for 6-8 weeks. In hockey, that's a huge amount of time to miss. Hell it's a big amount of time to miss in any sport. When I heard that, I said to myself 'thats a serious sprained ankle. that is the cadillac of sprained ankles'. Two things to note, this means Dany Sauborin really has to step it up for this team, and I don't know if this team will be able to make a run to the Stanley Cup Finals or even Semifinals as I thought they would.

Ben Eager is a coward; Pens lose. [The Pensblog]

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This is for you Clint

I've been MIA in Mexico.... a recap

Thanks for holding down the fort Jacob. I appreciate it. I'll be back soon and in full force. If you want a full recap of my Mexican adventure, go here.

In the meantime, I can't wait to get back on US soil to watch Hockey, Football, and all things American. Four days out of the USA is too long for me.

Congrats to that Faggot Tebo for winning the Heisman. Great year, and I don't care if I spelled his name wrong. He's not going to be good enough for me to worry about it. This kid is going to have a SHIT NFL career.

Devils

The New Jersey Devils are coming back, right now they have won the last 9/10 games. They have been a power house. The last game they beat the Washington Capitols 3-2. I feel that the Devils always start the season off shacky and now here come my NJ Devils back to take the Lord Stanleys Cup back to the "Dirty Jerz."