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Smack my bitch up
Which would be a grand summation of what the Sharks did to the Avs last night, though after that first goal at the beginning of the first period things could have gone the other way in a big hurry. Thankfully they did not, and the Sharks spanked them good and proper on home ice to an enthusiastic response from the crowd. I was actually bouncing up and down and crowing with glee with Marleau put the game away, I'd been chanting "Marleau needs a goal." for a good hour and then, voila, he does it. Ok, now I'm getting the Marleau jersey.
The only downside of the entire game was the two ESPN announcers acting like hormonal school girls over Colorado. They'd rave over any little thing an Av did while completely ignoring the incredible play of Owen Nolan, and the dogged determination of Ricci, not to mention the sniper-like accuracy of Teemu Selanne. If a puck made it past Roy they'd wail and gnash their teeth like it was a sign of the apocalypse. Yeah, he's a great goalie, no question, but he's not the son of god. Actually he's a fucker, but not quite as big a one as Blake. Oh I want Marchment to wipe that smarmy smirk off his face at some point this round.
Oh I should mention that I didn't get to class last night after all. At 6 I got nervous about my ride showing up so I gave her a call. Turns out I woke her up. Ah well, at least it gave me a chance to get some laundry done, and with the way my week's going, that's probably for the best. And I got to watch the entire game which made me happy. I also took some time to practice the veil moves we'd learned in the last class I attended and did about 30 extra abdominal exercises so the night wouldn't be a total bust. I also finished my mom's afghan and got back to work on my own. I'd say I'm about 2/3 of the way through mine, go me!
Crunches: 90 regular + 30 abdominal twists
Hockey Fandom Level: willing to bear Marleau's child
The only downside of the entire game was the two ESPN announcers acting like hormonal school girls over Colorado. They'd rave over any little thing an Av did while completely ignoring the incredible play of Owen Nolan, and the dogged determination of Ricci, not to mention the sniper-like accuracy of Teemu Selanne. If a puck made it past Roy they'd wail and gnash their teeth like it was a sign of the apocalypse. Yeah, he's a great goalie, no question, but he's not the son of god. Actually he's a fucker, but not quite as big a one as Blake. Oh I want Marchment to wipe that smarmy smirk off his face at some point this round.
Oh I should mention that I didn't get to class last night after all. At 6 I got nervous about my ride showing up so I gave her a call. Turns out I woke her up. Ah well, at least it gave me a chance to get some laundry done, and with the way my week's going, that's probably for the best. And I got to watch the entire game which made me happy. I also took some time to practice the veil moves we'd learned in the last class I attended and did about 30 extra abdominal exercises so the night wouldn't be a total bust. I also finished my mom's afghan and got back to work on my own. I'd say I'm about 2/3 of the way through mine, go me!
Crunches: 90 regular + 30 abdominal twists
Hockey Fandom Level: willing to bear Marleau's child
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Angie and I are planning on putting in jersey orders in June after I get back; want in on it, to share shipping costs?
As much as I like ESPN's website, some of the announcers are rabidly biased--East Coast, big name teams. Which is why I like Barry Melrose, who has been on the Sharks bandwagon for several years now, and John Buccigross, who will also go on record to toot the Sharks' horn.
I'm so sorry you missed class, and wish you could've gone to the game. You *need* to go to a playoff game, if you can get a ticket later
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Ellie--I kept hoping and hoping that O'Marleau would score again, and that you were watching when he finally did. And I wish you could have come to last night's game!
Oh, and I definitely want you along for any Brittania Arms outings; I figure you can catch the guys' eyes and we'll go from there. Maybe they have a costume event, and you can go in that amazing belly dance costume. ^_
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There was one moment in the game last night where he tripped Ricci to earn a penalty. The Sharks shot the puck in low, Ricci went for it, and Blake got a knee up and a stick between Ricci's legs, and Ricci went ass-over-teakettle.
It wasn't like Blake skated over and blatantly decked his defensive assignment, and possibly unintentional -- he is a defenseman, after all, and his job is to keep the other team's forwards from getting to the puck -- and maybe Ricci even embellished a little. But it was a trip, and the official's arm goes up, and eventually play stops. It was the right call, and I don't just say that out of homerism.
Blake, as he's skating over to the box, is shaking his head and complaining about the "bullshit penalty", as if the evil, mean-spirited officials are just out to get poor, innocent, misunderstood Rob who gives money to orphanages and helps little old ladies across the street and would never sink to actually tripping somebody like those low-brow, Neanderthal Sharks.
It wouldn't surprise me to learn that Steve Levy and Darren Pang actually did blow him after the game.
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But, honestly, what do you expect? Colorado has all the big name, big money players. Everyone knows how great they are. What are the Sharks going to counter with? Mike Ricci's hair and "who the hell is Patrick Marleau?"
So. I'm not that surprised.
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And sure Nabby wasn't having a stellar night, but he made a couple of very good and important saves and all they could rhapsodize about was how great the chance to score had been. It's one thing when the local announcers get all gooey over the home team, you expect that and appreciate it if you're a local. But when supposedly "neutral" announcers are practically worshipping one team and ignoring the other I tend to get a bit offended.
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But it's apparently unreasonable to expect that from Steve Levy and Darren Pang.
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"Silly me thought, until this evening, that the purpose of ESPN commentators was to both call the play-by-play and provide context for the game. Now that I've seen Darren Pang and Steve Levy call game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal between Colorado and San Jose, I understand that the aim of commentary is to provide a love-fest atmosphere for whomever is the favorite team of the commentators.
"Look, it's indisputable that the Avalanche are a terrific team with a lot of skilled players. It's indisputable that Rob Blake is an elite defenseman, one of the best in the NHL.
"But it's also indisputable that there are *two* teams playing in the game tonight. If Pang and Levy can't supply more even-handed commentary about a hockey game, then perhaps they ought to be behind a desk rather than behind a mike."
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I disagree. Colorado has a lot of big name, big money players. The Rangers, however, have a metric assload of 'big talent' players, and they've sucked ass for several years running. At least Colorado /wins/ with their big name guys. Ricci got his Ring with the Avs, after all. :)
And ellie, I have to disagree with the 'spectacular playing of Owen Nolan'. He's been sucking lately, and he even admits it. Up until last night, he'd done squat. :)