God’speed and I hope they have Versus in that rainy city

Posted by johnnygloveside on 04/26/07 at 07:06 AM ET

Gee Chief:  Hope you have smooth sailing and clear skies to the rainy city.  Might have to round up reward points from the crew if (make that when) the Wings smoke the fish tonite.  Don’t want to mess with the fickle superstitions now do we!!!!

Happy Lnading!!!

Posted by Jeff - - OklahomaWingNut from Never-Never-Land on 04/26/07 at 08:09 AM ET

Fu@# Sh#$ and Damnation:

Bruce MacLeod of The Macomb Daily reports that Hank is not at the morning-skate today.  W.T.F.!!!  Wings are starting to look thinner than—oh hell—I’m too freaked out to insert a witticism here.

I’m hearing funeral bells for tonite already, and have seen the Reaper’s shadow!!!  Drat, Damn, and Pi@#!!!!

Posted by Jeff - - OklahomaWingNut from Never-Never-Land on 04/26/07 at 10:01 AM ET

Safe travels!  I hope your streak holds up!  Uh, if we’re looking for streaks, I’m 1-0 when I have to TiVo the game (which I have to do tonight, my daughter has a concert).  So maybe I’ll streaks will hold out? 

Jeff, that is bad news that Hank wasn’t at the morning skate.  I’m sure he will play but this is nerve wracking.  All these injuries!

Posted by hockeychic from Denver, CO on 04/26/07 at 10:45 AM ET

Agh, must proofread before I post, that should read “so maybe our streaks will hold out?”

Posted by hockeychic from Denver, CO on 04/26/07 at 10:46 AM ET

HockeyChic—Yes Please TIVO the game!!!!  Hope you enjoy the concert too!!!  No messin with superstition allowed!!!  Whatever works!!!!

Posted by Jeff - - OklahomaWingNut from Never-Never-Land on 04/26/07 at 10:58 AM ET

Hmmmm…This means I have to visit the grocery store after work.  I was munching on Kit-Kats during games 1, 2, and 6 of the Calgary series.  I’m also almost out of Diet Mountain Dew, and that can’t be allowed to happen to someone who wonders if caffeine should be considered one of the food groups if sheer volume of intake is considered. 

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 04/26/07 at 11:09 AM ET

Bruce Macleod just updated on Hank’s status:  He will play.  Babs is, apparently, considring Swingin Sammy or Calder to take Homer’s (DOH!) spot on #1 Line.

Wing Nation, Plead further with the hockey gods for Calder.  As I opined elsewhere, Sammy couldn’ hit an open cage with a sniper rifle!!!

Posted by Jeff - - OklahomaWingNut from Never-Never-Land on 04/26/07 at 11:51 AM ET

Hmm…is it considerd a streak when during every game they’ve won so far, I’ve watched while rocking back and forth and feeling naseaus? Especially considering that’s what I was doing when they lost too?

Or how about this? For the whole Calgary series, even though he didn’t play, I had to put away my lucky #25 McCarty jersey as I didn’t want to confuse the hockey gods…but it’s my lucky jersey. Do I bring it back out?  Do I burn it?

Hmm…maybe I need to look at the bigger picture.  The last time the Wings and Sharks met in the semis, I was a struggling musician with hair down to my waist.  Considering the Wings swept that series, maybe I should quit my job and go get some extensions?

Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 04/26/07 at 12:12 PM ET

Ahem… an ode to Mr. Murphy…

,,l,,,,l,,

Take your bad luck elsewhere.  You’re not welcomed here!

Thank you

Posted by cementslinger from Midland MI on 04/26/07 at 12:34 PM ET

Gabriel—

I think you won’t confuse the hockey gods if you bring out the lucky McCarty jersey again.  Calgary is out, and San Jose doesn’t have any red on their uniforms, so you should be OK.  I think it’s bad karma to burn any lucky charm, unless it has become so corrupted that it no longer functions.  If you noticed that it did the complete opposite of what it was supposed to, then I would burn it.

Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 04/26/07 at 12:59 PM ET

Ya know cementslinger, I was really baffled for like 5 minutes trying to figure out what the hell your problem was with Larry Murphy…

Seriously.

Now that it dawns on me what you’re saying, I second that.

And Baroque, I think you’re right.  Though I cringe when you use “no longer functions” when thinking about my McCarty jersey.  I feel bad for Mac.

Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 04/26/07 at 01:57 PM ET

I wore my Probert jersey through the first five games before I realized that I wasn’t supposed to wear it for away games. I didn’t wear it for game six…

Gee I hope my wife didn’t wash it!

Posted by Beerme on 04/26/07 at 05:14 PM ET