Well it seems that it's time for me to pay off of a bet according to the rules set forth by Rocket Jones' - Hockey Whoopass Jamboree rules.

As a few of you might know, the Red Wings beat the Rangers 4-3 in a very agressive but fair game. Unfortunately for the Rangers, Brian Shanahan, having scored 2 goals, got out of his slump just in time to contribute to a win.

Unfortunately for my Rangers, Darius Kasparaitis absence due to a freak injury during the pre-game warmup, as a result of what I like to call it the curse of the Red Wings, was one that affected the Ranger line up and psyche through out the afternoon. All I saw during the game was a Rangers team that didn't play their usual masterful game, becoming instead a team that reacted to the aggressive Red Wing offense. This allowed the Red Wings to dominate the ice and ultimately the game. Proof of this can be seen in the high number of shots on goal the Red Wings had versus the Rangers. In spite of the loss though, I did enjoy the game and the frenzied/mad trash talk via text messaging w/Jon. Until the next one!

See, and you all thought I was just another pretty face in the family that just had some good fashion sense and not much else. Fooled you didn't I?

Anyway, being the kind of gal that I am, I will be paying my Jamboree dues and holding up my bet with Jon by displaying the Red Wing logo not for 1 day, as per the rules, but for 3 days as Jon and I agreed to in our bet. Yep, for the next 3 days I'll have to live with the logo on the left. I can put up with it only because it reminds me of a Harley Davidson logo and not that of an opposing hockey team.

Posted by: Michele at 01:48 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 The red, it burns.

Posted by: Ted at January 15, 2006 08:16 PM (+OVgL)

2 That's an awesome logo. I gotta save that one. Thanks! btw, it's *Brendan* Shanahan. My mom calls me every time he scores. She called me twice that day, ThankYouVeryMuch.

Posted by: _Jon at January 15, 2006 10:43 PM (/R7YK)

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First I need to say that I'm sorry to see Messier retire, he will be missed!

I'm spending quality time with my son watching while teaching him all about hockey. It's the first publically televised game of the season so I'm really glad for this opportunity, aside from the fact that it's expected to be a very good and agressive game.

Personally, I hope the Rangers draw blood first and get their 8th straight win! Lundquist is expected to protect our turf magnificently. It's been seven years since the Rangers have won on Detroit dirt and I pray today's the day!

My two main reasons for wanting to see the Rangers win: ice/league supremacy AND to see their beautiful logo on my opponents website. Jon, has already accepted my challenge, what about you Machelle? And maybe, if you guys are not too afraid, loser gets to sport a tshirt or jersey provided by the winner? What say you????

Score right now: Rangers 2 - Wings 3

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1 heh, I didn't realize you meant hockey at first. "Blood wings", in the Army, is part of the tradition of the promotion ceremony. Basically, the rank is pinned to your collar, but the backs are not put on. Then the officer conducting the ceremony hits your rank badges hard enough to push the pins on the back through your shirt and break the skin. It's a "how tough are you" type of thing. Anyhow, sometimes it's also called "red wings" or "blood stripes". It took me a minute to adjust my thinking after I got past the post title. :-)

Posted by: Eric at January 14, 2006 05:24 PM (KBCux)

2 Your goalie kept it from being a blow-out. The Wings always seem to bring the best out of an opponent. I can't tell you the number of times I've heard that a goalie has played his "best game all season!" - against us. It was a tough break losing Darius during warmups. That hurts the NYR defense a lot. I'm spoiled - not just with a winning team and TV every game and tickets to 15 home games - but with good play. Detroit plays a "puck possession" style (vs "dump and chase" - which I think sucks eggs). I enjoy watching us play - as long as the refs let us play. I'm rejuvinated this year because the new rules are working. It was fun taunting you during the game. I'll dig up a logo for you straight away....

Posted by: _Jon at January 14, 2006 09:52 PM (/R7YK)

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