Bill Guerin is a pimp

The picture speaks for itself, really.

I love Billy G. The man is awesome. Happy birthday champ.

In random news... does anyone think that there might be something wrong with Sid? I think it was during the Kings game that he was handling the puck and he just lost it between his legs and gave it up. It was really weird to see. Sid is the best puck handler in the NHL, or one of the best anyways, and it just didn't look right to me. I hope he's ok and not nursing an injury or something. I wouldn't be surprised if he was and didn't want anyone to know while Malkin is still out. Goddddd we need Geno back so bad right now. Our PP has been murdered by these injuries and the PK isn't much better off. I'm not blaming our injuries as the reason why we lost two in a row, but it certainly is a factor. We need healthy guys to step up and be great at times like these. People like Mark Eaton, Billy G, and Staalsy- I'm talking to you. I don't think Jordan has had a bad game, he's just not converting his chances into goals as often as I'd like. I'm not forgetting that he had one of the two goals scored against the Kings on Thursday night.

Steelers play tonight against the Broncos and it's at Denver. Blah. Ryan Clark is going to miss this game because of his Sickle Cell Anemia that almost killed him last year. I agree he shouldn't play. It's one game- not worth your life. He will be missed though. Santonio Holmes apparently has Sickle Cell too, but as far as I know he will be playing tonight.

San Jose: Vom City

I think I spent most of the game curled up in a little ball in my seat with my head burried into my hands. Pens were suckage Saturday night. I wore my Letang jersey and now he's injured. FML.

5-0 that one is going to sting... I won't forget it. Officially hate the Sharks and their fans after that game. Some fans were leaving when it was still 4-0. Dude, if I paid for a seat to watch live hockey, I'm not leaving before the clock winds down to 0:00. You just don't do that. Then, after we got our asses handed to us, their fans decided to be classless jerks and rub it in as we were leaving. A simple, "and how many cups do you have?" took care of them. That shut them up real quick. The "go back to Pittsburgh" comments were unnecessary. I'm from San Diego, bitch.

I will say this, the fact that they skate out of a giant shark head is kinda cool. Then it became not cool when it didn't go away completely, but lingered around the top of the arena instead, emitting smoke whenever the Sharks scored. Wtf? That makes no sense. PS, the San Jose has a terrible goal horn. Don't get me started on the stupid chomping the fans do with their hands.... wow. As for the mascot, I wanted to kill Sharkie. I want to kill the lion from the Kings more, but Sharkie had an effing drum that was really loud, so loud that I thought I was going to go deaf. That damn shark was banging that drum right next to me in the aisle of our section and the sound was deafening. I seriously wanted to grab the drum and beat him senseless with it. The only cool thing Sharkie did was be suspended from the ceiling by a rope and get lowered down to the ice. Iceburgh, take notes dear.

TK was out for this game. Gogo was tired, but played anyways. Kris went out midway through the second period. The only thing we were good at was racking up penalties. Rupp, McKee, and Goddard did a good job of that.

Speaking of Cupcake, have you seen this? It's awesome, especially the part where he runs over Heatley.

Thanks to GhostWalker40 for the video.

Whatever. Shake it off boys. You're going home. I'm sorry this West coast leg didn't work out better for both you and I. At least I was in good company this weekend. I'm spoiled for going to three live hockey games in a row- all in one week! Now I have to get used to watching on tv again. It's just not the same...

Boston Tuesday.

On a happier note, I want to wish Billy G a very happy birthday tomorrow. He'll be 39 years old. He is in great shape for how old he is, I think. Billy G still can be very effective, we just need to get our shit together and get some momentum back. It just so happens to be my birthday tomorrow too. Woooooo for sharing the same birthday as Guerin! I love you and I hope you score lots of goals for me <3

Pens-Kings recap

Greetings from San Jose! This post is a bit late because I didn't get home from LA until 4 in the morning on Friday, slept 3 hours, then went straight to work. As soon as I got home (took off early, too) I packed for San Jose and was on the road for 10 hours.


I don't have any pictures from the game to post right now because I am not on my own laptop. I'll post any good ones later in the week- if I even have any good pictures from that game...


The day didn't go exactly as planned. Got off to a late start by not getting picked up until 3:30 PM and got stuck in typical LA traffic. Got to the game a little late, but ended up sitting in box seats. Meh. I think I'd rather be on the lower level general admission. I don't have the greatest eyesight so really, the box did nothing for me. I ended up walking down to visit friends sitting in general admission at the end of the 1st period, but by the time I managed to get down there and find them the 2nd period had started. So I basically missed that whole period because I was standing outside of the section trying to watch on the jumbotron. I missed almost every goal scored in the game. By the time I got into the arena it was already 1-1. So happy that Staalsy was the one to put points on the board for us! Love you, Jordy. The only goals I saw where the last 2 scored by the Kings because they were down by my side of the ice. Lame.


I will tell you this though... I deserve an award for what went down as I was trying to find my friends.


AWARD FOR MOST AWKWARD HELLO EVER


My friend who gave me a ride to the game has some connections. He got to go into the locker room on Tuesday night at Anaheim and meet basically 3/4 of the team. So jealous. Anyways, he supposedly met everyone from Sidney to MaxTal, Kris, Ruslan, Kuni, Billy G, Gonch, TK, Disco Dan, Ray Shero, and Sidney's dad and agent. This story does have a point to it, I'm getting there. So, if this is true, then maybe there could be a slight chance that one of the guys he met would remember him right? Maybe, but probably not. Those guys meet new people all the time.


We're practically running down the hallway outside of the suites because I'm trying to get to the other side of the arena and go downstairs to meet my friends when my friend stops short all of a sudden, goes over to some big guy in a suit and shakes his hand saying, "Hi, remember me? We met Tuesday night." The guy doesn't really say anything, but shakes his hand. I'm standing there looking around thinking this is just some random guy or security for someone or something like that. Me = worst fan ever. I wasn't even paying attention. My friend then points at me and goes, "This is my friend, Caitlin." So I immediately turn towards him then look at the guy I'm being introduced to. I go to shake his hand and I say, "Nice to meet you." I have no clue who this guy is! I don't really know what happened in those few seconds. We did some awkward dance where we didn't shake hands and I don't remember him speaking to me but my friend claims he said "Nice to meet you" back to me. I don't know why we ended up not shaking hands. I wish we had. It was SO awkward. We walk away because this guy is with two other suits and as we're walking my friend goes, "You know who that was, right?" And I just give him a blank stare. "Troy Crosby. That was Sidney's dad!" I proceeded to give him the biggest punch in the arm ever. I hope it left a bruise. You never want to have an awkward introductioon with any person, it could be Joey bag of donuts and I wouldn't want it to go down like that. And of course it ends up being Troy Crosby. So WOW. FAIL. I don't even feel like I really met him. So awkward. He's so quiet. I don't remember him responding to anything or speaking in general. I would have still been cool and chill if I had recognized him, but probably would have actually paid more attention to what was going on, I think. I would have looked at him more than I did. I had no idea he was such a big guy. Sorry guys, I don't stalk Sidney and know what his parents look like. I feel pretty dumb after that, though. Let me tell you that I was wearing my Crosby jersey too that night because my Letang hadn't been delivered yet. So yeah, epic fail by me. But, I think I have to share this award with Troy because I could not have done it alone. Thank you.


Sharks tonight. Dany Heatley better watch out. I think I'm gonna rep Letang tonight. Just love that boy. So happy to be here in San Jose. Oh, and what's even better is that I am staying with a friend, a Pens fan who I just met Tuesday night at the Ducks game. I bond with people so well. After spending 10 hours in a car with someone though, they are no longer a new friend. Feels like I've known this guy my whole life, especially the way we argue. haha. You gotta love it. Excited for the game tonight!


Let's go Pens!

Pens-Kings tonight

Hey guys, I'm on my way to the Staples Center for the Pens-Kings game! I'm so excited to see Bobby Scuds! I miss him, have no resentment towards him for leaving for more money, just saddened by it. Currently I am sitting in the car while my friend is in the Honda Center getting his debit card that he left here on Tuesday night. Oye vey! Ihope he gets it. We have to still pay for our tickets to the game tonight! We haven't even picked those up yet and I am concerned that we won't get to considering the girl we ordered them from left her office at 5 PM and it is now 5:25. We still have to drive to LA also from Anaheim. Pray for us that we get our tickets and make it to the game on time, please.

I was disappointed earlier today. I had ordered a Letang jersey and I have been tracking it all week long. UPS said the truck was "out for delivery" today but it didn't come before I left my house at 3:30 PM for the game. Sadness. I really wanted my Letang for the game tonight, but oh well. I be rockin' my Cappy tonight again :)

It's going to be an epic matchup tonight with Crosby, TK, Staalsy and everyone else on the Pens trying to get past Scuderi on defense to score.

Let's go Pens!

Pens-Ducks recap

Ok, so I appologize, but this is not going to be a good recap at all, more like a picture expo. Take it or leave it. These late nights are killing me. Enjoy.

Arrived at the Honda Center and there were a ton of Pens fans walking in. I was surprised. There wasn't a Ducks jersey in sight! Not until I walked in the doors did I spot any. I immediately felt like I had died and gone to Pitt heaven. It's not often you get to see so many Pens jerseys out here in SoCal. It was a glorious sight, much like when Staalsy scores a goal.

Sights around the arena:

There was a guy wearing a jersey that had "NOTRE DAME" across the back and I was like, "really dude, really?" Is there something I'm missing here? If so, please do tell cuz I was sure it was a jersey foul of some kind. I tried to take a picture of him, but it came out all blurry.

View from my seat which was actually really good. Plus it was seat number 11. Yeahhh Staalsy :)

This guy knew exactly what he was doing when he put on this old Mighty Ducks Sykie jersey.

I was not happy when I watched him hi-five some Ducks fan after they scored a goal.

This was floating around prior to the puck drop. Wtf? Giant creepy sheep.

Yeahhh Zambonis.

Btw, the Rubios at the Honda Center was selling fish tacos for freakin' $4.50 apiece! Rip-off! It was a Tuesday too, hello- Taco Tuesday. They had a shitty beer selection too. I opted for water and they gave me a giant cup full of ice to go get water from the drinking fountain. Really? Fail.

Oh, hey there, Mr. President

Good to have you back.

Puck drop

For Candy Man Fan

God, I love seeing Brooksie wearing an "A"

Pens bench

Danny Balls looking BAMF

Some notes:

- Letang got a goal yeahhhhhh! I immediately yelled, "That's my boy!"

- Gogo's goal was so sweet.

- There was at least one time there was a total slash not called by the refs when Crosby's stick broke. I watched it happen. Such BS.

- There was definitely at least two high-stickings that didn't get called either. Tanger got one really bad up against the boards and Matt Cooke did too!

- Sid had a crazy save! There were bodies all flailing around the net. I couldn't see anything as it was down at the other end of the ice. People were cheering and I feared that the Ducks had scored even though there hadn't been a goal horn yet.

- Speaking of unreal saves, MAF had some last night as well. Champion goalie fer sher.

- Staalsy was the third star. Yay.

- Kris was the second star!!!!

It was a fun night. I am supposed to be going to LA tomorrow, but I don't know if my friend is going to pull through with tickets and my ride or not yet. I will be pissed if he falls through. I want to see Bobby Scuds! I can't NOT go! I will be devastated if I don't. I need to say hi to Courtney too. Also, I do actually have real friends going to this game who I haven't seen in years and if I don't get to see them I will be pissed. Working on San Jose next.

Let's go Pens!

Chris Kunitz used to play for the Ducks

For reals? I didn't know that. Wow. Please keep reminding me all night. (Alright guys, please sense my deep-seeded sarcasm.)

It was actually pretty cool of the Ducks to acknowledge Kuni on the scoreboard for his time spent in Anaheim and when they won the cup in 2007. They flashed a nice pic of him raising the cup from that year.

Um, it's late. I just got home. I have to be at work in a few hours. Totally worth it, but not enough time for me to charge my dead camera, download all the pictures I took, and sort through them to put together a somewhat decent post tonight. I know this is going to post with the 4th as the date. If I knew how to backdate these, I would. I know this is a sucky post. I'm sorry. I just want to give you a quality one, but that is not going to happen tonight.

Pens win 4-3.

Letang got a goal. I was too busy trying to take a picture of him that I missed it. Ugh, fail. I saw Gogo's sweet slapshot down at my end of the ice though. It was beautiful. Pictures to come tomorrow (later today?)

I leave you with this:

Did you need me to kiss it, Tanger? Gladly ;)

Road trip!

The Penguins have arrived in California. They are in SoCal. They play Anaheim tomorrow and I'm going to the game. Technically, this will be my first live Pens game. So naturally I'm all giddy (yes, giddy, like a damn schoolgirl) about representing the 'burgh out here. I will try to post some pics/recap after the game, but realistically, I will have to go to work in the morning so count on it being Wednesday instead. Oh yeah, and in case you cared, I'll be sitting in section 225, row P. Come say hi.

Mr. President practiced today. I really hope he is good enough to return to the ice tomorrow night. Really want to see him play considering I won't get to see Gonch, Geno, or Superstar. HC Danny Balls said Tyler "looks pretty good for tomorrow."

This isn't new, but I like it enough to post for those who have been living under a rock for the past several weeks. Remember, I've been playing catch-up myself.

Not like you needed another reminder that Malkin is a total BAMF, but here it is.

"I stick needles in my Sidney Crosby bobblehead"

Malkin is not amused. Geno will stalk you and kill you in the night.