Showing posts with label rant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rant. Show all posts

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Pens 3, Isles 2

Yeah, so I'm a little bit behind on watching the recorded games. Well, at least now everyone can shut up about Consol being cursed.

1. It was kinda strange seeing Test Tube on the fourth line.
2. Also interesting to see Adams out and Godard in. Bylsma must know something that we don't.
3. Godard did have a nice fight with Gilles though, so I have to give him some credit.
4. I can't stand watching DiPietro play. First off, if I was an Isles fan, I would probably have a heart attack any time anyone came within 300 feet of him for fear he would get injured again. A fly could land on that man and he'd be out for half the season. Second, he should have been penalized for hitting Kunitz in the nuts with his stick. You can try to get someone out of the front of the crease, but that's just a low blow (literally).
5. Martin and Test Tube continue to impress me.
6. With the exception of the OT goal, the power play continues to suck ass. I think Mike Yeo is still coaching, but he's just hiding under the bench so no one can throw shit at him.
7. Mike Rupp was playing like a man possessed.
8. Tangradi finally got his first NHL goal! Yay!
9. The 2nd period was really when the Pens got a fire lit under their asses. That's more of the play we need to be seeing from them.
10. I'm not generally one to complain about the officiating, because I realize that these guys have a really tough job, but it was incredibly awful this game. Letang should have never gotten a 5 minute major and game misconduct for his hit on Comeau. It was a solid, shoulder-on-shoulder, clean hit. There were also plenty of calls that should have been made against the Isles that were just ignored.
12. By the way, after Letang was given a game misconduct, did anyone else hear the crowd chanting "bullshit", or was I just imagining things? Speaking of the crowd, how huge was their involvement? Nice to see everyone finally waking up.
13. I will openly admit that Bailey had a really nice goal.
14. Goligoski is having a really strong start. Hopefully he can keep it up. He started out well last year, but gradually fizzled out. To be honest, and I'm normally not like this, but I was ready to write him off last year.
15. Comrie really needs to start producing...we all know he has it in him.
16. See what happens when you shoot the puck...you score goals. Imagine that.

Avs 3, Devils 2

So this was just a great night overall!

1. It still feels strange watching a more offensive-minded Devils team.
2. Speaking of offense, even though they won this game, the Avs really need to start getting more shots to the net. (This sounds familiar...almost like I was just writing that about another team not too long ago)
3. The Avs defense needs to step it up a little bit. Craig Anderson is like a brick wall in net, but they need to stop relying on him quite so much. They are allowing too many shots.
4. Honestly, the Devils should have won this game. If not for the amazing play of Anderson and some luck, the Avs probably wouldn't have won. The Devils were clearly the better team.
5. And yet another game misconduct for the night. McLeod scored the Avs first goal, only to be followed shortly after by getting a 5 minute major and game misconduct for boarding. The Avs' analyst hit the nail on the head when he said that he understood why they kicked him out, but his only problem was that the NHL wasn't being consistent. Now it makes you wonder with every check whether the player is going to be sent off for it or not.
6. Killing off the McLeod penalty was a huge relief.
7. The Avs' scoring depth is absolutely amazing! This early in the season they already have goals from 10 different players.
8. Early in the game, the Avs had some real problems with puck possession. One common theme I've noticed in all of their games so far is a brutal number of turnovers, and not the yummy pastry kind. (Sorry, I'm hungry)
9. My man T.J. Galiardi scored his first goal of the season, and later got cracked with a high stick. Typical game for him.

Rant of the day:
I may have mentioned this last season, but I hate when the Pens games are shown on NHL Network. For some reason, Time Warner Cable thinks that I live in the viewing area for FSN Pittsburgh, and the game gets blacked-out. I'm about to call and bitch about that, since I missed the game last night because of it. Heard it was a good one too... Avs/Isles recap later tonight. Have a good one kids, now you can put away the matches.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Give me a fuckin break.

To anyone who hasn't seen this atrocity, I only recommend it if you're some kind of masochist. If you had to study all night to be able to answer the question of what 3 years the Pens won the Stanley Cup, you have no business even being within 20 miles of Consol. Most horrible quote: “My hockey question was to name my favorite player,” Corteal said. “I said (Marc-Andre) Fleury because who doesn’t love Fleury? He’s like the best goaltender ever. I just love his accent.” Like, oh my god, gag me with a spoon. Oh my god, I thought the shovel I would have to carry would weigh more than 5 pounds and I would break a nail having to carry it. This is why I don't like most of the women I meet. Man up, cupcake. So there you have your rant of the week. I hope you've enjoyed it. Now for some music...

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Canucks win...ugh.

The Canucks have taken the first game by storm with a 5-1 victory over the Hawks. I don't have much of a vested interest in this series, other than the NHL Playoff Challenge (tryin' to win that sweet bubble hockey table). It just makes me sick thinking about all of the Canucks fans gloating over tonight's victory. This might get me some hate mail (or worse, a beer bottle broken over my head or laser pointer shined into my eyes), and I know that not all Canucks fans are douchebags, but there are some of you who have just made a bad name for your team and city. From the Rink does a great job of pointing out this fact. Calm down...you are starting to rank up there with Flyers fans. And Canucks Day, even though you've only made it into the second round of the playoffs? Give me a break. Learn a lesson from the Caps fans, and please don't have the audacity to think you have already won the Cup. You may be sorely mistaken.

As if I needed another reason to hate NBC

So earlier, I went through the guide on my cable to set the Pens game to record tomorrow since I won't be able to watch the game live. Imagine my surprise when I noticed that the game will be preempted by the Cleveland Indians game. I would rather watch the game on that channel that calls itself a "sports channel", Versus. I would rather be reminded of who the commentators are, and which game of the playoffs is being played every two seconds (Anyone else watching the Pens on Versus notice this too?). Now I'm going to have to wait until 4 a.m. to watch the replay. Guess I'll take a nap during the day. Thanks NBC, you rock!