Veilleux’s sick, Boogey’s hurt, Manny’s moody, Schultzie’s funny
Posted on January 6th, 2009 – 11:32 AMBy Michael Russo
Good day from Beantown, where Russo’s refreshed, although his ears are still ringing from a maniacal Canada fan rooting on his favorite team and nation last night.
Stephane Veilleux is sick. Derek Boogaard has an upper body injury that’s keeping him out of a second straight game tonight.
This means Benoit Pouliot is back in, and it sounds as if John Scott’s getting a second straight nod over Erik Reitz. As members of Russoville have dubbed, Reitz is chained inside ”Chatteau de Bow Wow.” But Pouliot emerges — at least for one day.
Manny Fernandez is 13-2-1, 13-1-1 in his past 15 decisions and has won five straight entering his start against his former team last night. The guy’s playing awesome now that he’s healthy, but we couldn’t ask him anything this morning because Moody Manny struck again, showed how things haven’t changed (at least off the ice) and reminded me just how lucky I am to be covering Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding (and reminded me how great it was to deal with guys like Dwayne Roloson and Roberto Luongo and Trevor Kidd and Chris Mason and Trevor Kidd and (even) Mike Vernon and on and on and on).
Fernandez, who’s got to be the Comeback Player of the Year if there was such a thing, wouldn’t talk this morning. In fact, the always-classy Tom Reid went over to say hi, and Fernandez not only wouldn’t look at him, he basically treated him with disdain. What’s Tom Reid ever done to the guy?
Then when the PR guy came over to play traffic cop, my colleague from across the river said, “Oh, come on Manny,” and Fernandez made some snide remark. I said, “Manny, it’s a positive story about how well you’re playing,” and he mumbled something about, “Yeah, positive stories for the last eight years.”
Oh, that Manny Fernandez. Always a pleasure. Maybe the Wild can sign him back if it loses Backstrom.
Manny did talk to my pal Bob Harwood from VERSUS though.
Talked with Blake Wheeler for awhile. Talk about a well-spoken kid, not to mention, solid player. Talked with Phil Kessel, too, who’s got 24 goals and should be an All-Star Game pick in a few days. The interview was just a bit bland, so that you might not be reading in tomorrow’s paper. His younger brother, Blake, plays up at New Hampshire, which is only about 90 minutes from here. So the Kessels are able to see each other pretty often, and in fact, got together yesterday.
Speaking of the All-Star Game, the West team will be announced tomorrow at noon, so we’ll know if Mikko Koivu and/or Backstrom will be heading to Montreal. Koivu’s on the team, I’ve got to think. If Backstrom doesn’t make it, it’s a crime.
Name me a West goalie that’s been better, especially since Columbus’ Steve Mason is probably a YoungStar. Evgeni Nabokov probably has the second goalie spot behind starter J-S Giguere.
Jacques Lemaire continues to say good things about Krys Kolanos, but Lemaire wants the good play to continue. Kolanos is a former Boston College star. In fact, I once watched Kolanos play in the Beanpot tourney (BC, BU, Harvard and Northeasten) in this very arena because the Panthers played the next night. In fact, I’ve got to look it up, but I think BC won the tourney that year (2000 or 2001).
Couple funny things:
– Canadian Nick Schultz made a fifth-place medal for assistant equipment manager Brent Proulx, who is back with the Wild after working with the U.S. team at world juniors. Proulx was taking a lot of jabs. One Canuck said, “Thank God you guys didn’t win because then we’d have to see another ‘Miracle’ movie. We’ll just be trying to win our sixth in a row next year.”
– P.R. guy Ryan Stanzel was mistaken last night by two kids as Owen Nolan. As somebody kidded, “That’s embarrassing for our team, and Nolan.”
– Speaking of Nolan, Jacques Lemaire called everybody over at the end of the skate for a quick huddle, but Nolan didn’t realize, and he left the ice. When Lemaire saw this, he just said, the heck with it, and sent everybody to the locker room. As one player said to a laughing Nolan, “What a wily veteran move.”
– The team may have whiplash. As players commented about how fast the bus driver was backing up in the TD Banknorth Garden this morning, the guy nailed a dumpster.
149 Responses to "Veilleux’s sick, Boogey’s hurt, Manny’s moody, Schultzie’s funny"
Boogie jacked his back up in that fight with Shelley, didn’t he?
Or maybe a just a broken hand from crushing his helmet with his fists.
Third game for Scotty.
And from the last thread:
Go give Cal some love, Russoville. Near the lower right corner of the main <a href=”http://www.nhl.com/”NHL.com page. Biggest hitter in the league. And, fellas, don’t go voting for Ovechkin just because you think he’s hot with his shirt off.
John Scott is getting a second game.
wouldn’t it be 3rd game? didn’t he play vs detroit and colorado? i could be crazy, i mean i do think marney is hot.
Ah boogers. NHL.com
From last thread:
Blades:
He is eligible. Cannot play in 25 games in any previous season, NOR, more than 6 games in any two previous professional seasons.
Nolan was traded for Ozolinsh.
Green*: Wikipedia has destroyed the trivia game. Although Russobucks to anyone who can name the restaurants that Nolan owns in San Jose.
Brittania Arms - he’s a co-owner with John McKay and Mike North.
Actually, he’s co-owner of more than one Brittania Arms Restaurant. 
Thanks DB. Any thoughts on who would be awarded rookie year as of this point in the season? Steve Mason perhaps?
*edit*
“rookie OF THE year”
Versteeg (Chi) has been more than solid and even local boy Wheeler (Bos) has been very good. What is he, something like a plus-25?
Imagine this. A fight between Scott and Zdeno Chara. SRV has looked horrible as of late. He is not fast, that is for sure
I’m calling a Pouliot goal tonight. I know that’s kinda a lot to ask… But you know how it goes with him. As soon as he gets too comfortable, Lemaire has to remind him whos boss, keeps him out for a few, then he comes back and plays like he should. He’s got mad talent, you can’t deny that. He just needs realize he in the NHL and can’t ride on talent alone. He has to work for it
Greenstar: from Wikpedia … He was drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, and played with them until 9 games into the 1995–1996 season (this was the first season the team played in Colorado as the “Avalanche”), when he was traded to the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh. This is what was in the Tribune on Sunday too.
nooooo Benny the Poo!
I’d assume Pool-e-ot will be mostly at wing, but with JL running the asylum…
i didn’t read the sunday trib article. I did see the trade on tsn.com
does wiki have anything on his suspension?
i’d love to see scott fight chara tonight.
if the wild give ‘em a good game i’ll be happy, but it would be great if they could win because if not it’ll be a loooong ride home from boston because i’m going with two boston fans…i’m so sick of hearing how good they’re doing around here. u wouldn’t even know boston had a hockey team last year until the playoffs and now theyre almost bigger than the celtics.
also, can’t wait to rock my new cal clutterbuck road jersey at the game tonight. hopefully he throws a big hit or wins a fight to make up for the abuse i’m gunna get haha.
Yes, it did.
More on his suspension:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/02/09/sports/main270894.shtml
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/news/2001/02/17/suspension_upheld_ap/
Sounded like Manny didn’t want to talk to Russo or Shipley.
Chara and Scott aren’t the kind of guys strolling around the ice looking for a fight.
My comment is waiting for moderation, but if you Google “Owen Nolan suspension”, it pulls up a bunch of stuff. Apparently, he retaliated against Grant Marshall (Dallas) after being boarded. He hit Marshall with an elbow and forearm and knocked him out (gave him a concussion). He got 11 games, Marshall was out one.
Greenstar, I was wrong about the suspension, it did not seem to be there. Not sure where I read about it recently.
Here is from CBS News, February 2001.
AP) Owen Nolan must serve his full 11-game suspension after the San Jose Sharks’ appeal was denied Saturday.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman refused to reduce the ban Nolan received earlier this month for his hit on Grant Marshall of the Dallas Stars. Nolan, the Sharks’ second-leading scorer, won’t be eligible to return until San Jose’s game in Ottawa on March 1.
The Sharks appealed the suspension at a 2 1/2-hour hearing Friday. Nolan, Sharks general manager Dean Lombardi and team president Greg Jamison met with Bettman to argue that the punishment was too severe.
“After giving due consideration to the evidence and arguments presented to me on appeal of Mr. Nolan’s suspension, I have concluded that the original determination regarding the length of Mr. Nolan’s suspension was warranted and appropriate,” Bettman said in a statement released by the league.
“Accordingly, Mr. Nolan will serve the full 11-game suspension.”
Lombardi, who said earlier that Bettman harbored an “intense dislike” for him that may have affected the earlier ruling, was conciliatory on Saturday.
“We consider this matter over,” Lombardi said. “We accept Commissioner Bettman’s ruling on our appeal and want to take the opportunity to thank him.”
Nolan, furious after Marshall boarded him earlier in the first period, floored Marshall in a game Feb. 1, hitting him in the head with his forearm and elbow.
Marshall was knocked unconscious and removed from the ice on a stretcher. He was hospitalized overnight with a concussion, but he missed only one game.
“One thing that needs to remain clear, and seems to have gotten lost in the rhetoric, was that our actions were done to protect our player,” Lombardi said of the Sharks’ controversial decision to appeal. Such appeals are rare - and rarely successful - in the NHL.
“While we felt the punishment was unjust, our players need to know that we’ll go to bat for them as hard as they go to bat for the organization,” Lombardi said. “It is all about the jersey, not just Owen Nolan. The matter is closed and we are moving on.”
scott and chara dont fight much, true, but it would be fun to watch if they did fight. im not counting on it, but it would be cool.
If Scott can get Chara off the ice for 5 minutes I’m all for it.
re: Scott vs Chara
My first thought is that it would be cool, but after thinking about, big, experienced fighters tie up each other more than they hit each other.
Plus, you lose perspective of their size when they are the only two in the camera frame.
I know, just call me Buzz Killington.
Buzz Killington
Ok then, how about Cbuck against Chara?
Ok then, how about Cbuck against Chara?
I thought we liked Cal?!
hahaha… id love to see them get in a good fight where they don’t even defend themselves, just constant punching.
of course i dont wanna talk about it anymore becuase i dont wanna get too excited over something thats probably not gunna happen…and i have to leave for the game soon if i wanna eat before.
I think Nolan vs Chara is much more likely than Scott vs Chara.
Scott and Chara are both D - the likelyhood of them involving in pushing and shoving (the type of stuff that tends to get fights started) during the normal course of the game is small.
Nolan goes to work where Chara goes to work…
It would be bad for Nolan to get pushed out of the game for 5 minutes. Bad.
Zdeno Chara wears Owen Nolan pajamas to bed.
Where the heck is SotB? I want my Russobucks!
I tend to agree though it does depend on the circumstances. If Nolan were to go for 5 and say take one of their top D off for 2 and 5 then maybe not so bad, though Nolan would be off for the ensuing power play…
re: the updated snack above
*tap tap tap %feedback% tap tap tap*
Uh, is this thing on?
*clears throat*
Um, Mr. Fernandez, sir? So glad you’re playing well and that knee isn’t bugging you and you haven’t stepped on any pucks in practice lately…
…But, with the attitude? Yeah, uh….GET OVER YOURSELF!
Marshall was knocked unconscious and removed from the ice on a stretcher. He was hospitalized overnight with a concussion, but he missed only one game
again, create the image of near death on the ice and you will be severely suspended. break a guys leg with a two handed chop and you get a slap on the arse cheek.
no i have seen nolan’s trangression. it was suspendable. my point is there have been as bad or worse done in the league but because it didn’t result in a guy on a stretcher, little to no suspension.
no = now
And folks want to label Gaby a prima donna. Hope Manny gives up a trio of softies again tonight and gets yanked after 2 periods with his squad trailing 4-1.
GreenStar says:
January 6th, 2009 at 11:44 am
i could be crazy, i mean i do think marney is hot.
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Not crazy at all IMHO……
Ever since I first saw her on FSN telecasts I’ve thought she was very sexy and wondered how fun it would be to….uhhh….well, you know….
You don’t think her husband would mind do ya?
Is it just me or does Owen Nolan have a Chuck Norris quality to him…
Is it just me or does Chuck Norris have an Owen Nolan quality to him…
Fixed.
heather…simple explanation:
my browser wishes it had something intelligent to post, and it’s stuck with my drivel.
Deep…fat kids do not run through Krispy Kreme, they loiter.
Scott v Chara is like Godzilla v Mothra…does anyone really win in a fight like that?
“ann carroll looks like she’s been in a few fights though. dont’ get me wrong, she’s good looking, just a bit ‘used.’”
Back on the farm this look was referred to as: Ridden Hard and Put Away Wet.
Is it just me or does Owen Nolan have a Chuck Norris quality to him…
if IJ didn’t have the chuck norris thing sewn up, i could agree.
You don’t think her husband would mind do ya?
why bring this up?
now i’m kj
signed, Green*
I gave Clutterbuck my vote on nhl.com. Thanks for the heads up on that Ms. C. Here’s hoping for a win. Not much other insight or anything to add at the moment.
this is cool. i’ve always wanted to be a rock star
Back on the farm this look was referred to as: Ridden Hard and Put Away Wet.
Down in NYC, this look is referred to as “Heidi Fleiss, Two Years Later.”
…or Hamptons Homewrecker
Nolan is Chuck Norris on skates.
And $100 Russoville bucks that Weller plays 4 more minutes than Pouliot tonight.
In St. Paul in the 70’s that look was referred to as:
“She goes to Harding, doesn’t she?”
LMAO @ kj!!!
In Detroit, really anytime, that look is referred to as:
“8-Mile Mama”
Did you hear how God created the giraffe?
He had Chuck Norris uppercut a horse.
Badum Bump!!
Did you hear Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer?
Too bad he never cries.
Badum Bump!!
“She goes to Harding, doesn’t she?”
i sense some jelousy there kj
It was simply a rhetorical question GreenStar….
I’m willing….and as long as she is also, it really doesn’t matter what he thinks (just as long as he doesn’t find out!)
i sense some jelousy there kj
Nah, I dated a lot of gals from Harding… 
YAY! Brusty and Locker made the AHL All-Star Canadian team! 
I’m so tickled for Brusty.
not a manny fan. a when roloson pretty much took over, manny refused to sign an autograph for my 8 yr. old goalie cousin. ever since then, i lost respect for him. i mean, how difficult/time consuming is it to sign an autograph for a kid!?
Without any scientific proof to back it up, it should take approximatley 2.37 seconds to sign an autograph.
a when roloson pretty much took over, manny refused to sign an autograph for my 8 yr. old goalie cousin. ever since then, i lost respect for him.
see, it’s stories like that that make me feel like Manny’s just a little bithc. Seriously. I know the majority of your job is to just play hockey, but who do you think pays your salary?
bad game? Your team only got you 2 goals? Roli takes the #1 job from you? And you’re going to pout about it? That makes you a bithc in my book.
I am playing Manny tonite on my fantasy team hoping that means he will lose.
well, maybe he just needs to get laid. marney must have turned him down!
NiNY…I think the proper term is
beeeeyooootch!
Ha ha. Owen Nolan killed a JL huddle simply by leaving the ice. This guy really is an IGoW.
Bruce Lee kicked Chuck Norris’ ass.
I always sign my autograph requests. What the hell is wrong with Manny?
Wow, Russo. Way to name-drop on the goalies!
Maybe I’ll see you tonight. I’ll be there in my Walz sweater, hopefully *not* being beaten by Bruins bandwagon-jumpers.
JL: Okay guy, dat’s good. Now before we hid da shower, bring it on in here and take a knee, okay…
IGoW: *skating through center ice, radiating power*
That does not please the Irish God of War. The Irish God of War rejects that, and will instead proceed to the room of respite to allow his attendants to remove his battle armaments so that he may cleanse himself of the dew of exertion.
JL: *watches IGoW skate off*
Oh. My. Lord. Dat guyze good. Okay den, I guess were troo here boys. Hit da shower.
Cal got my vote. Day dragging, want to leave early, have to stick it out till at least 4, list of things to do not getting shorter (I think there are gremlins adding to the list when I’m not looking). If Boogie needs an owwie fixed I’m up for a trip to Baastun, where they paak tha caar in tha caar paark at Haavard yaard (read the above sentence with an accent like Norm and Tommy have on This Old House). Moody Manny must not have gotten very many good Christmas presents and is taking it out on Russo and Reid. Don’t know why he’d be a prick to Reid, he’s uber nice everytime I’m in the bar and he’s there.
“Dew of Exertion” FTW!
Your JL accent is impeccable, Nick. I mean, impeccable.
Nick, stop making me laugh, the boss will get suspicious.
Don’t let the Manny story get you down on hcokey players. Quick story. My son was 6. His first mite team was the Ducks so he loved the Anaheim Ducks for obvious reasons. We went to the Ducks game at the “X” 2 years ago. We usually sit by the visitor bench during warmups. He likes to “bump gloves” and get pucks from the visitors. Anyway, he saw Ryan Shannon (when he was still a Duck) in the tunnel. Politely asked him for a puck. Shannon responded with “we can do better than that” and handed my son one of his sticks. We then watched warmups and after the warmup was over, my son was sitting there with Shannon’s stick, JSG skated over to the glass and handed his goalie stick over the glass to my son. Made it tough to watch the game that night with the two sticks in the seat, but both are now on our wall in the basement. Unbelievable memory for both me and my son. No real point to this, really, aside from noting that Manny is clearly the exception rather than the rule when it comes to hockey players and their attitudes.
that’s a great story, Deep. How cool that must have been for your son! I think anyone who’s been around hockey for any amount of time - pros included - knows that hockey players are far more likely to be like Shannon/Giggy were to your boy than Manny seems to be to everyone.
DB, the guys I’ve had a chance to meet were uber nice. Burnsie and his girlfriend spent 20 minutes talking to me in a Pet Co once. Of course we were talking about his dogs, and it was before he lost that front tooth so I didn’t recognise him until it was to late. Manny’s just a throwing one of his childish little fits that gave him the nickname Moody Manny.
i would agree with you DB. i’ve never had an issue/sour moment from any NHLer other than manny. i’ve met several and i thought all were exceptionally pleasant.
My dad and I bs’ed with Walzie for 15-20 minutes at the State Fair booth while there wasn’t a line a few years back. He’s a good guy too.
Agreed. I remember talking to one of the bartenders at Pazzaluna and he said he served football, hockey and basketball players and the hockey players were by far the best. Before the smoking ban apparently Tremblay would head over there after games have some food and drinks and smoke and was apparently a very nice guy.
You just can’t say stuff like “getting down on hockey players.” I’m nearly biting a hole in my tongue to keep it clean here.
*clearing throat*
Anyway, hockey players are awesome about giving back to fans from everything I’ve seen. I just get jealous because the kids get the cool stuff. Dammit, I want a stick! The only thing I ever got at an Aeros game was a puck that the penalty box guy gave me because there weren’t any kids around. Turned out okay though. Got it signed by Cal and sent it to one of his fans from his Oshawa days. Knocked out my good deed for the year with that.
As a side note to the stick story. A few weeks later that season, my wife and I are in Ahaheim to watch the Wild lose 3-2. Anyway, a lady that my wife was sitting by was somehow connected to the Ducks’ community relations department. We told this lady the story about what had happened with my son. She asked for my wife’s business card. About a month later my wife got a package in the mail that had an 8×10 color picture of both Shannon and JSG autographed by each player. Both are framed and hanging on the wall next to the sticks.
geez, Deep! Although I wonder if the story would be different if they hadn’t pwned us in the playoffs…..twice. 
DB, i’m not a ducks fan, but that would be sweet.
Band, just be careful while in Boston to not accidentally lose your khakis. I hear locksmiths in Boston are quite spendy.
your restraint is duly noted, ms.c.
regretted, but noted.
Thanks Nick. I’m all about restraint.
Uh oh!
Anyway.
Speaking of Boston, I had CHOWDAH! for lunch. But I’m wearing my Wild shirt to cancel out any misinterpretation by the hockey gods that I might be supporting Boston by eating CHOWDAH!
Geeze DB, you had the best luck.
My friend H says when we go to the game on her birthday she want to try to get a puck so I guess we are getting there early and watching warm-ups, and I’ll stand behind her and make faces while she holds a sign asking for a puck because it’s her birthday. Cool by me, maybe I can get a picture or 2 of some of the guys. Of course that’s not till April.
Don’t worry ms. c, I’m sure I can snag a Brusty stick for you before the season is out. He got $50 bucks out of me for the big win over Hershey so I don’t think it is too much to ask.
Wild shirt aside that is still a pretty risky snack choice.
If any of my goalies play against the Wild, I always start them. I am about 90% sure that the Wild would get no more than 2 goals so my GAA and SA% would still be decent.
Sad but true.
So Manny is moody. What’s really new? I would be more shocked if he actually was nice for once.
CHOWDAH! Sounds good, except I hate clams and stuff. Maybe I can stop and pick up some potatoes and make ham and potato CHOWDAH! for supper tonight. I’m wearing a nonteam specific hockey shirt under my nice sweater. It’s got a toothless guy on it and below the guy it says Have an Ice Day. Kinda cheesey but the first shirt I’ve bought in a long time smaller than a large. Yippy!!
Just incase my babbleing has killed the blog let me get things rolling again…… Shirtless Burnsie!! ….. Did it work?
wow sunshine way to take one from the team… 
Letting your mind wander with your puns MissConduct? So sometimes being down on someone is a good thing.
Actually, Anne Carroll is not so bad on the eyes either. I would not characterize her as “ridden hard and put away wet”, though I did when she first appeared on FSN.
She is thin and maybe that exaggerates her looks that direction.
She did a show last summer with Smalley which showed a warm side.
Whomever said Allie Lucia is blond must be confused. She has dark hair. In person she is very attractive.
It’s not clam CHOWDAH! Just sweet corn and chicken CHOWDAH!
I want that shirt, BG.
That CHOWDAH ain’t Boston.
Oh and Aaron, that would be sweeter than sweet. I’m definitely sending my friend to the autograph thing they do for STHs to get him and Nolan to sign my goalie stick. I should probably send my skates and pants and mask, too. I need all the damn help I can get.
Sunshine, my problem is that while it is true that save pctg is good against the Wild it is hard for me to cheer for the opposition. Last night was difficult because I had Roli going against the Isles. When the Oil were down 2-0 I was thinking keep it at that Roli but lose. Then the Oil won 3-2. Helped my fantasy team but not the Wild.
I didn’t say it was Boston CHOWDAH! Just CHOWDAH! And CHOWDAH! must be said with a Boston accent or else You’re Doing It Wrong. But I think I’m in the clear with the hockey gods just the same.
Now, my shrine to Chara, OTOH….
My friend H has a shrine to Mikko… sort of (she definately has a shrine to a certain Twins first baseman with the initials J.M. who wears #33, but we aren’t allowed to discuss him because he’s getting married). But she says she doesn’t need incense or candles, it can’t be a shrine without incense or candles can it?
BG - great T-shirt! My favorite generic hockey one says on the front “Jesus Saves” and on the back “Passes to Noah, he scores!!”
I saw a shirt once that said “Be kind to animals, hug a hockey player.” I never did find that one in stores.
I have a Jesus Saves goalie shirt. I think my husband’s getting sick of that and my Wild shirt, I wear them both so much. I really really need that Have an Ice Day shirt though…
Got it from a store in the Mall of America called Relaxadasical. It was in the mens section. The Mr got one with a guy grillin’ on it that said Life is Good.
Noy sure you can say CHOWDAH with a Boston accent when it is not clam chowdah as it is not then a Boston dish. In Boston CHOWDAH has only one meaning.
That is “not sure”–my fingers aren’t working right.
BG,
hope this works:
http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/hug-a-hockey-player-ash-grey-tshirt/15712010
Yeah, I’ll never find one in Houston. I’ll look online. Though really, if I’m buying another hockey shirt, I desperately want the old school Hextall t-shirt. I don’t even care that I’ll probably look terrible in solid orange.
JMP, that’s the one.
I saw a shirt at a game one time that I could tell the girl had gotten made for herself. It had a big #24 on the back and on the front it said, “The only Boogyeman I want under my bed.” I had this strong urge to beat her up and steal her shirt, but I controlled myself.
boogs better be “BACK” for the flyers game. We need him for that game.
Does anyone look good in solid orange?
I’ll be back later for the game. Not getting jack done around here, so I might as well head out since I’ve gotta stop and get dog food. Later people.
I don’t think so, BG. But certainly not pasty red-heads like me.
Wood, don’t argue with me on the CHOWDAH! If it’s chowder, it’s CHOWDAH! But then, really, any excuse to make fun of Bostonians is okay by me.
Speaking of T-shirts…
Three of the best non-hockey shirts I’ve seen are:
Procrastinators of the World Unite! (Tomorrow!)
Democrats are Sexy. Whoever heard of a hot piece of elephant?
Stick that in your juice box and suck it!
Does anyone look good in solid orange?
I do.
You’ll have to trust me on this one.
And give me the orange Flyers over the black Flyers any day.
Ms. C,
I won’t argue with you about CHOWDAH, if you promise to never argue with me about BBQ.
Deal?
mmmm…bbq. now i’m getting hungry! skipped lunch today.
see…I’m not sure I can just trust you on that toivo. That’s what digital cameras are for…
JMP, I’m gonna have to use that juice box one when I make a good save.
I’m gonna trust you, Toivo. And I’m sorry, but I most certainly will argue with you about BBQ. I am the Texas Commissioner of BBQ after all (self-appointed). Now, I won’t argue about pulled pork but I will argue about brisket and ribs.
Ummm. Texas BBQ. Tried the North Carolina version with vinegar. Ok but not Texas.
wood, totally agree with you there. memphis has some great BBQ too. can’t beat corky’s and rendezvous.
Not been there. Do like Southern BBQ but not as much as the central Texas variety.
Oh snap! The damn Hextall shirts are sold out except in 2XL. 
Yep, Central Texas is where the good stuff is. Salt Lick…. nom nom nom….
Oh I can’t even tell you how disappointing the lemon herb chicken I have planned for dinner is going to be. *sigh*
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Nice story about the Ducks players, DB. Back in the early days, I was the beneficiary of quite the show of support. I had eye surgery when I was almost 4. It sucked, and the post-op stuff was the worst, wearing an eye patch, and new glasses. My dad was a season ticket holder back then, and used to take me to just about every game. Anyway, he knew Lou Nanne a bit, and asked him if he’d come stop by and see if he couldn’t cheer me up a bit.
Well, Louie came by to see me, but so also did Jude Drouin and JP Parise, on different nights. In fact, JP came by before Gump’s going away party. My dad never asked for all of them to show up, from what I was told later, they heard about what Lou was gonna do and asked if they could stop also.
They all gave me a couple sticks, took some pictures, and spent about a half hour at my house with me. And that was back in the 70’s when players earned squat.
Manny should take a lesson - when someone asks for your autograph, it’s because they look up to you. Don’t disappoint some young fan of yours because you’re in a bad mood.
If anyone happens to run into Manny - ask him for Tim Thomas’s autograph instead
Puckit,
Nice use of the word “BACK”.
Gaborik-”Lower Body Injury” = Groin/Hip
Boogie-”Upper Body Injury” = Back Spasms
Nolan-”Lower Body Injury” = No Real Injury
Wonder how long they will last this season?
In my personal experience, BBQ is perhaps the best-ever distraction technique. We could have been having one of those Gaby/DR things, and I coulda said, “I made these amazing ribs last weekend,” and poof! Gaby who? I want ribs!
Mustard based pork BBQ in South Carolina is the best.
I haved lived in Kansas City since this summer and they have good BBQ here. I love it.
And for the record, I love it any and all styles of BBQ.
This ‘n’ That…
Best BBQ is any that’s free.
Ms. C: 2XL Hextall = sllep shirt. ‘Nuff said.
Manny Fernandez: Screw you if you can’t take complimentary publicity. You were a head case then, you’re a head case now. Go sit on a land mine if you can’t deal with being on a decent team. Help your teammates out, be kind to the media. If you haven’t learned by now the realities of being a multi-millionaire hockey player, quit. If usso and/or Shipley had really wanted to trash you, they wouldn’t have needed to even come to you. They’re doing their job. Do yours, Manny.
Just sweet corn and chicken CHOWDAH
my costco has chicken noodle not chicken corn CHOWDAH. disappointed.
Ms. C: That’s ’sleep shirt’…
New groin alert >>>
“Demitra missed practice on Monday with a slight groin injury, but he’s expected to practice on Tuesday and play Wednesday against the Oilers, TSN.ca reports.”
Might he be seeing a certain doc in Colorado?
Hey Bandgeek, let me know when you and your birthday friend are coming to a game. Since you are both big Wild fans, I’ll try to make sure you guys get something. P.S. That doesn’t mean everyone else in here that’s coming to a game can ask me for something. My general rule is, if you ask, or demand, you don’t get. But if you seem like you’re nice and would appreciate a Wild momento, especially if you are a kid or a big fan, chances are you get something. BTW, Justin comes to alot of games and hangs out afterward by the locker rooms. He’s friends with Tony DaCosta, the Wild equipment manager. Justins a very cool guy. Always says hi and talks to people. The opposite of Manny.
“He nailed the dumpster…”
yeah but was it good for the dumpster?
Russo- nice to see you got your groove back. Very entertaining blog post.
I thought about that WRT but I’m not paying $30 for a sleep shirt. Maybe since they were so popular, they’ll make more. Or maybe I’ll have Boogie beat the snot out of someone wearing one in a Large and send it to me while they’re in Philly.
“Dear Ms. C, I ripped this off the lifeless body of some a-hole Flyers fan. Sorry about the blood. Shout should get it out. Sincerely, Derek P.S. Ouch, my back!”
Good to see Boston has another poster boy for happy! Didn’t they just get rid of another Manny-being-Manny?
Ms. C: +1. OK, I’ll give you that. But I don’t want Boogaard wasted on just some (bleep)ed-up Flyers fan. Now, if he beats the crap out of, say, Bobby Clarke, I’d take that. In a second.
I wonder how the Flyers are doing in attendance? I keep getting e-mails from them ‘Buy this, buy that’…
Scott can barely stand up. Have u ever seen a Chara fight? The ambulance stretcher ain’t big enough for Scott!
He didn’t mean to kill him, WRT, it’s just that Flyers fans are so weak. He just snapped like a twig. Oopsie!
Scott can stand up just fine. For heaven’s sake. But whoever said it would just get tied up and turn into a non-fight is probably right. Don’t expect Scott to fight unless he’s mad. He won’t go for fun. If he does, lord help us. He’s a boring fighter when he’s not mad about something.
Hey Heather,
I’m running a tab with NiNY that should help you maintain a nice buzz throughout tonite’s game.
Have him start you off with a Czech’s Mix. You draw a tall cold Zhidlitsky then drop in a shot glass full of a nice Eastern European vodka.
Great hockey stories DB and MuN. My son met Bill Bakers mother during the pre Olympic schedule at the old Met Center.
We live in their town and she recognized his stocking cap while waiting for autographs … so she told my son to call their house after the Olympics and Bill would give him a signed picture.
He called and got invited over to his house. He got to hold the Gold Medal, he got a bunch of stuff autographed, and got a nice color picture.
Gametime thread available
For the record, it isn’t Ann Carrol it is some new blond chick who has been at the Goph game broadcasts this year. At least she was early. It’s like Ann Carroll, let me upgrade ya grade ya.
Nice. PP.
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At the risk of getting hockey pucks thrown at my head I am going to point out that Manny was nothing but nice every time we asked for pictures and autographs. I’ve seen him give away his stick to a kid at the end of a game and pucks as well. I’ve seen him take the time to talk to fans during practice.
What’s more, he has been nothing but positive in Boston — very cordial with the media and fans alike. He had such horrible publicity while in MN he’s not about to talk to the Twin Cities media. The Pioneer Press has typically been the worst and you can’t talk to Russo or Reid and skip Shipley. There’s no such thing as a positive article here — Shipley, at least, wouldn’t know how to put one together.
