Monthly Archives: April 2009 - Page 2

Oh Wow

Posted by on April 22, 2009 No comments

Penny Arcade: Rockband Nirvana

(via Penny Arcade)

Capitals v. Rangers – Game 3

Posted by on April 20, 2009 3 comments

7:18:44 PM: They are underway at MSG. Ovie just whacked someone in the face on a shot follow through.

7:24:10 PM: Semin with a wrister. Caps up 1-0.

7:24:42 PM: That sounded dirty.

7:40:43 PM: Caps up 2-0. Semin is a beast. Caps buzzing and looking good.

8:40:19 PM: Yup, I still suck at liveblogging. Caps up 3-0. Avery should just stay in the box.

8:50:01 PM: 3-0 after two. Caps playing like they should be. They seem to have solved Lundqvist. Hope I’m not speaking too soon.

9:07:51 PM: Rags looking hungry this period.

9:23:06 PM: Caps looking a little sluggish in the third. 5 minutes left.

9:40:25 PM: Varlamov with the shutout. Caps win 4-0 and guarantee I get to watch live hockey on Friday :)

9:41:04 PM: Bruce: keep Varly in goal, keep Shultz and Nylander scratched.

Capitals v. Rangers – Game 2

Posted by on April 18, 2009 No comments

12:56:03 PM: Let’s try this again.

1:10:11 PM: Rumor has it rookie goaltender Simeon Varlamov gets the nod today. He was first out for warmups today.

1:16:23 PM: Here we go! Go CAPS!!!

1:22:32 PM: NBC-televised game = prolonged TV timeouts.

1:23:14 PM: http://twitpic.com/3j6or

1:36:19 PM: Caps dominating shots 6-2. Rags up 1-0 :( #caps #capstwackle

1:59:48 PM: Looks like we are in for another round of shoddy officiating. End of Period 1. Caps down by 1

4:11:01 PM: Another defeat. 1-0 Rags. 2 games to 0. Looks like it’s going to be a short series.

Capitals v. Rangers – Game 1

Posted by on April 15, 2009 No comments

7:35:36 PM: Still tied nothing nothing. Caps dominating with shots 12-2. Rags have had a couple good chances. #caps #capstwackle

7:44:46 PM: Tied up 0-0 after one. Shots 14-4. #caps #capstwackle

8:12:30 PM: Ovechkin with a beauty! 1-0 Caps

8:13:06 PM: And… NY ties it.

8:38:38 PM: 3-2 Rags after 2. Theodore looked not-so-good that period.

9:19:01 PM: I suck at hockey liveblogging. Caps down 4-3.

9:39:40 PM: Caps lose 4-3. :(

Second Season Starts Tonight!

Posted by on April 15, 2009 3 comments

The NHL Playoffs. The wheat has been separated from the chaff. Now we separate the men from the boys.

Everyone is back to a 0-0 record. The regular season no longer matters. Anything can happen in the playoffs, and it normally does. The next several weeks will be all joy and despair and triumph and and heartbreak as games are won and lost on grit and skill and a little bit of luck. Sixteen teams now battle for what is arguably the hardest earned privilege in team sports. It takes sixteen wins in four seven-game series to hoist the most coveted trophy in professional sports; The Stanley Cup.

Here’s my bracket. I’ve got some upsets, some things I see as sure things, and yes some wishful thinking. To be honest, all of it can go any number of ways. So it goes with the NHL Playoffs. The fun begins in a little under seven hours.

2009 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

(Bracket created at Rinkotology)

I’ll be using @thisismash‘s Twitter LiveBlog plugin to liveblog from some of the games, if I think about it. Chances are I’ll start a liveblog post and then completely forget about it, being completely enthralled with the game. :)