Masterton Finalists Announced

One of them this year makes me laugh.

The nominees:

Jason Blake - He was diagnosed with leukemia at the beginning of the season and played 82 games while getting cancer treatments.

Fernando Pisani - He suffered from ulcerative colitis at the beginning of the regular season. I’ve read up on this, and apparently a lot of people die from it. He somehow gets better, regains all the weight he lost, and comes back to play all the Oilers’ games from December to the end of the season.

Chris Chelios - He’s old.

Thanks NHL.

Amy

Turcolicious

Wow this is absolutely the funniest thing ever; I love Razor…really. I need about 1390746246724 of those shirts..so if you’re in my way to getting a shirt this Wednesday, watch out! This just has to be re-posted for everyone’s viewing pleasure:

TURCOLICIOUS - THE LYRICS

 

Word has reached Razorland that a silly lexicological superlative I uttered during a game has “grown legs”.
It’s a jumbotron song.
It’s a ringtone. (Thanks to Jeff K)
It’s soon to be a t-shirt.
In a nutshell — it’s a marketing bonanza. (And for Marty — a way of life)
Anyhoo, I give you “Turcolicious”:

Turcolicious (To the beat of “Fergilicious”)
by Raz I Am

Four, tres, two, uno
Listen up y’all, cause this is it
The beat that I’m bangin’ is delicious.

Turcolicious definition make them shooters loco
They want some treasure so they seek their pleasures from my little five-hole.
You could see me, you can’t beat me
I ain’t easy, I ain’t breezy
I got reasons why I tease em
Shooters just come and go like seasons

Turcolicious (so delicious)
But I ain’t pernicious
And even if you was lubricious
All that open net’s fictitious
I force misses (mmmwwahhh)
That gets them scribes to talk, talk
And they be lining down the press box just to watch what I got (four, tres, two, uno)

So delicious (it’s hot, hot)
So delicious (I get them wags to talk, talk)
So delicious (them other targets wanna taste of what I got)
I’m Turcolicious (t-t-t-t-t-tasty, tasty)

Turcolicious def-
Turcolicious def-
Turcolicious def-
Turcolicious definition make them shooters crazy
They always claim they’ll beat me
Comin in to test me Marty (Hey, Marty)
I’m the T to the U, R, C, the O, O
And can’t no other goalie post a more stylish zero.

I’m Turcolicious (so larcenicious)
In OT my body stay vicious
I be up in the gym just workin on my fitness
JJ’s my witness (ooh eee)
I get yo’ boys to talk, talk
And fans be lining down the block just to watch what I got. (four, tres, two, uno)

So delicious (he’s hot, hot)
So delicious (I meet them wags and talk, talk)
So delicious (them targets wanna taste of what I got)
Turcolicious (hold, hold, hold, hold, hold up, check it out)

Maybe, maybe, maybe
If you really want to beat me
Homey get some patience
Maybe then you’ll get some space
But I’ll be hasty, hasty
I’ll be zest with zesty
I’m so tasty, tasty
I’ll make you crazy

T to the A, to the S T E Y –man, you’re tasty, T to the A to the S T E Y — man, you’re tasty
D to the E, to the L I C I O U S, to the D to the E, to the, stop it Marty

All the time I melt it down the brothas gather round always poking up and down lookin’ for my vulcan rubber (uuhh)
I just wanna say it now — I ain’t tryin to spark the drama, little pushin’, little shovin’
And I know I’m coming off just a little bit conceited and I keep on repeating how my boys are gonna make them eat it.
But I’m trying to simply tell, that I can’t be beaten like the other masked clientele
‘Cause they say he…

Turcolicious (so delicious)
But I ain’t pernicious
And even if you was lubricious
All that open net’s fictitious
I force misses (mmmwwahhh)
That gets them scribes to talk, talk
And they be lining down the press box just to watch what I got (four, tres, two, uno)

I’m Turcolicious (my glove’s delicious)
In OT my body stay vicious
I be up in the gym just workin on my fitness
JJ’s my witness (ooh eee)
I get yo’ boys to talk, talk
And fans be lining down the block just to watch what I got. (four, tres, two, uno)

So larcenicious
So larcenicious
So larcenicious
I’m Turcolicious
I’m so meracious
So larcenicious
So larcenicious

I’m Turcolicious

Razor’s Blog

 

Go Stars and Believe!

 

Sarah

Game 1 and Sad Jeffy News

Game 1 is tonight guys! For all of you going to the watching party at AAC, have lots of fun for me! I’ll be watching the game while I study for my stats final… doesn’t sound nearly as much fun as being at the AAC.

In other news, Jeffy is out 6 to 8 months with a ruptured ACL, a torn MCL, and a torn meniscus. I didn’t know that much could happen to your knee in one play! I hope he gets well soon, and if he needs anyone to care for him over the summer, my mom and I are completely available

In other Lightning news, it’s rumored that Tortorella will be headed to Toronto and Barry Melrose will be taking over as coach for the Bolts… I have no idea if these rumors are true, but I hate Barry Melrose with a passion. I’d find it pretty amusing if 3 guys I really cared about weren’t involved with this disaster of a team.

GO STARS!

BELIEVE!

Amy

51:00, 19 Hits, 7 Shots,

ONE goal, and one very tired Amy!

Wow, words really can’t even come close to describing what it was like to be at the game Sunday night/Monday morning.

My parents and I got to the AAC around 6:15. I like to get there early - you will never see me walking in halfway through the first period. My mom and I went down to the ice for the pregame skate. She’s the alternate Sign Girl when Sarah isn’t there. We were on the jumbotron a few times and I flipped when Hagman just stared at me. It was some intense staring too

Before the 3rd period, a nice lady sitting a few seats down from me informed me that a bunch of the young guys were sitting 2 suites away from our seats… so I spent a good chunk of the 3rd period looking at Nisky, Connor, Barch, Neal, and Pushkarev wishing I could be in the suite next to them. I actually missed San Jose scoring their goal (so it definitely didn’t happen in my book) because I was taking pics of them. It was cute how Connor and Barch had their playoff beards going even though they haven’t been playing.

I wasn’t surprised that Mittens scored. He may not score a whole lot, but that was his 6th goal that he’s scored this season when I’ve been at a game! The Finns always seem to do well when I go… maybe they know my secret desire to get a mail-order Finnish husband!

Holy Freaking Crap! We’re in the WCF!!

WOW that game 6 was wonderful/terrifying/frustrating/exciting and any random superlative you can think of!!

And now, off to the Joe!

Discussion, opinions?

 

More to come later.

(I may not get to write much of anything until Thursday after my organic chemistry final….be patient! :)  )

 

Sarah

Dear Stars (Round 2),

You have the chance to eliminate the Guppies again tonight. Please do so, because as much as I want to see you in person Sunday night, I don’t want you to lose 2 in a row. You win tonight, and our tickets for the second round can easily be exchanged for some in the conference finals.

Zubie, please don’t try to make any really pretty passes to Patrick Marleau tonight. His birthday is very far away, and it’s not Christmas. I am really glad to see you back, but please play better.

Loui, where did you go, my adorable little Swede? I miss seeing how happy you get when you score a goal. Please start scoring again soon.

Marty, good job so far except it kinda sucks that you’re 0-for-the-playoffs on breakaways. Please keep playing the way you are and slap Zubie if he lets another pass get away.

Brenden, you are the current Conn Smythe winner and my favorite player ever. Please keep doing everything just the way you’re doing it.

Please don’t let this game into overtime and be close. My mom’s favorite score is 4-1, and I’d love to see that because then I might be able to breathe and function like a (semi) normal human during the game.

Love,

Amy

GO STARS!!!

BELIEVE!!!

Otter Here for 2 More Years

The Stars have signed Otter to a 2-year contract today. I haven’t seen anything on the Stars site yet, but this was on TSN.

I’m glad to have him around for another two seasons. Hopefully they can get something worked out with Hagman ASAP.

GO STARS!!!

BELIEVE!!!

Amy

Artful vs Asinine

Thanks to the lovely station that is Versus, I didn’t get to see game 1 and since I don’t have Center Ice I didn’t get to see game 2….so, my views about the first two games are pretty much limited to what I could see on replays. Let’s give this a shot…

We’re up 2-0 in the series (again)! I am happy with this result, obviously, but I’m not quite satisfied with the performances the Stars have been putting out. “WHAT?!?!” you say? I’m not happy we won an OT game and blasted the Sharks out of the water last night? No, I’m just saying that I don’t want the team to just limp into games and manage to scrape out a win. Please, for the love of everything that is hockey, play from the first face-off! That’s all I really want. I think many fans would love to see the Stars close out the series at home on Wednesday, and that is very possible if the guys do come out to play the way they can. I’ve heard musings on the Stars lulling the Sharks to sleep and then dominating the 3rd period (and OT), but I’m not so sure that was the game plan.

Let’s take a look at a few keys in the series so far:

Goaltending

The Artful: Marty’s play has been great so far this series; he’s kept his eye on the puck and made many of what Razor would call his “cerebral” saves. Smarty Marty, indeed! Nabakov has been great as well; he certainly isn’t out of this series and no one should count him out because of a game of crappy play.

The Asinine: Jonathan Cheechoo, I HATE you. Yes, you. You and your predilection for sitting on Marty in the net is just not cool. He doesn’t need a lap dance, Mr. Cheechoo. Goaltender Interference, anyone?

Forwards

The Artful: The center trio for the Stars has performed admirably in the past two games, netting 6 points just in game 2 alone. Ribsy, Mo, and Richards have been a force on three strict lines, but now that one or more of the guys will be double-shifting while we play with 7 D-men, a whole new set of opportunities may arise. And as always, our lovely Captain has been his usual self. If you need me to explain that one, you must live on Mars.

The Asinine: There’s not much to say except, WAKE UP BEFORE THE 3rd PERIOD!

Defense

The Artful: Ahh, wasn’t it nice seeing the DMN Stars Blogtell us Zubie was in right before the game last night? I almost threw my laptop on the ground when I jumped up in surprise/happiness at the news. And that spin-o-rama no look pass to Mo. Simply beautiful. The d has played well this series, but I’d like to see more.

The Asinine:Daley, Daley….don’t crap out on us! Against the quackers, Daley used his speed and his brain to great avail….but this series, no dice. Daley had multiple defensive brain farts in game 2, one of which ended up in the net behind Marty. Nisky still isn’t up to his potential, but at least he’s been invisible rather than sticking out like a sore thumb. Is this a sign of an upturn in his play? I hope so; he can do so much better.

PK/PP

Everything so far has been pretty neutral. The PK’s of both sides have triumphed and faltered, not much news there. Here’s hoping PK and PP for the Stars drifts towards the artful category in games 3 and 4.

Sarah 

ZUBIE IS BACK!!!

Go Stars!

Believe!!!

Really NHL.com?

I’m not gonna lie. A lot times, I think the Stars get screwed out of a lot of the recognition they deserve. They’re in Dallas, and I realize that’s not a “hockey hotbed” in the eyes of most everyone else in the league. We rarely get mentioned in a positive light on Versus, NBC, nhl.com, etc. I’m okay with “analysts” not picking the Stars to advance in the playoffs. Hell, how many people picked the Stars to win in 1999? I don’t remember it being very many. I don’t care if they pick us to win or not, but they deserve more respect.

Yes, we eliminated the defending Stanley Cup Champions. I still don’t believe the Ducks are on the Cup, but I guess I’ll prove it to myself next time I get some one-on-one time with the Cup in the Hall of Fame (AMAZING trip by the way… every hockey fan should go to the HHOF at least once).  Most of the talk on the Internet and TV is more about the Ducks losing than the Stars winning. It doesn’t seem much of a surprise with the way defending champs have been performing in the past 5 years or so. Yet, almost every article not on a Stars-related site speaks more of the Ducks losing than the Stars winning.

What makes me the most upset is this article I read on the NHL’s website while perusing the upcoming series. It’s a preview for the upcoming Avs vs. Wings series. I wanted to see this series because those two teams have such a great rivalry with each other. A rivalry that wasn’t manufactured by league making teams play each other 8 times a season.

I made it to the second paragraph before I got angry and quit reading.

From 1996 to 2002, the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings ruled the Western Conference. As a result, they met an astounding five times in the playoffs during that stretch. Colorado won three of those five series and took 17 of the 30 games.

No, the Avs and Red Wings did not ”rule the Western Conference” from 1996-2002. Yes, they played many series against each other and the rivalry was amazing. But do not write that sentence and neglect to include the Stars.

They neglect to mention that, in 2 of the 3 series Colorado won, they went right on to lose to the Stars in the conference final. For two seasons, the Stars (not the Red Wings or Avs) were the West’s representative in the Finals. They also forget to mention that the Stars, not the Avalanche or Red Wings, won the President’s Trophy 2 of those years.

The Stars will never be the babies of the NHL (hello Pittsburgh, Anaheim, etc), and I’m fine with that. At least give them the respect they deserve. Detroit, Colorado, AND Dallas didn’t just dominate the Western Conference those years - they dominated the league.