Chalk it up to a lighter jersey, lifted of letters. Or maybe Patty was just told he can have fun again. Or maybe it was getting halfway to the 500 goal mark, or perhaps Dino set Elias up with some good calzone at lunch time today. I’m merely [...]
Archive of posts tagged czech
Starting Simple
One of our youth hockey coaches likes to tell the kids to pick simple goals for each year: Don’t worry about the league playoffs, or Districts, or scoring 20 goals, but instead pick some simple things on which to build. Skating speed, slap shots, giving and receiving body checks, defensive positioning, thinking about [...]
Winner, Eleven
Winner, eleven — that is, on the eleventh goal of last night’s Devils-Thrashers game (11 goals? In a Devils game?? Hello, Coach Sutter!). I was hoarse from yelling at the television and radio broadcasts but all’s well that ends well. In this case, there was ample material [...]
Devils Power Player Application
I’ll admit it: I like dressing up as a mascot. I’ve been Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus and on two occasions, an Arabian dancer (don’t ask) at various times in an assortment of ice rinks, office buildings and downtown Manhattan subway stations. I am also a rather loud fan, as anyone who [...]
Elias Head, Hands and Feet
Minor props to Santana in the title: if you haven’t listened to “Head, Hands and Feet” off of the Moonflower live album (ok, CD), you should.
Elias using his feet, me using my head (to yell): Was out of the country for the last week and didn’t want to miss any broadcasts, so I picked them [...]
Study In Contrast
Study in Pennsylvania contrast: Sidney Crosby has 10 points in his last two games. Two goals on two shots, and a snowman worth of assists. It’s one thing to notch an assist from a shot that gets redirected, quite another to make the laser-like, tape to tape passes that seem [...]
Rather Be In Philadelphia
All due credit to WC Fields, he’d rather be in Philadelphia (as opposed to his final resting place), and I believe most teams in the NHL feel that with the Flyers looking one step out of the grave, they’d rather be visting in Philadelphia as well. So it goes for the Devils tonight, [...]
Lucky Is As Lucky Does
Two and a half hours to puck drop. An hour until we leave for the great swamp. I’m pulling out all of the stops, all of the swag, everything I can think of, do, or conjure up to send luck to the boys in red and black tonight. [...]
Pure Six, Elias Nejlepsi
Game one commentary, literally, “Elias is the best”. At least the number 1 star of the game, for being part of every one of the Devils’ six goals today. Six points – two by Mr. Czech Republic (Elias, not Jagr, dear readers), and four assists. The Devils even [...]
Happy Birthday Patrik
Happy 30th Birthday, Patrik Elias. Welcome to unrestricted free agency. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, the age for UFA drops to 30 years old as of July 1st, and Patrik glides in like a Little Leaguer who gains an another year of eligibility under the new age rules.
With last week’s [...]
