Wait... what?

So apparently Rivet was named Captain. And it's not like I dislike him in the slightest (only I totally do), but what the hell?! I mean really, he's been with the team for how long? Three minutes? And he's all like "Hey, I'll take number 52 just because it's soooo close to 51 that it makes Anna upset to see it." Yep, he's totally doing it to upset me. Just so I go "OMG SOUPY!!!!!1111!! Oh wait... that's 52." What can I say, I love Soup. ):

"Initially, Rivet was not keen on the idea of coming to the Sabres."
Initially, Anna was not keen on the idea of Rivet coming to the Sabres. Oh wait, she still isn't.

But really, I thought that it would go to like the lovable Pommerdoodles... or Yo-Yo. But noooo, Super New Guy (and that's super as in 'very' not super as in 'amazingly cool'). Blah. Apparently it was a team vote, though. So that means he must have bribed them all. Pommerdoodles with doggy biscuits, Goose with bread crumbs, Spacey with driving lessons (though you're welcome to hit my parents' cars, I'm all for getting your autograph) and so on.

In other news, saying Super New Guy made me think of the old New Guy (aka Steve Bernier). Which reminded me, I never got to gloat about me being right. When Soupy was traded for him (tear), I was all "wow, we totally got ripped off. We probably won't even keep Bernier and now we don't have any d. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID." And people were all convinced we would keep him. And then we didn't. So HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

In other, other news, Webby was sent down. Boo. So who's our d now?

Well, that's it. (:

Woah.

I know you're wonder what's with the pictures and who that guy is. But it's not one guy; there's two different guys. Gasp! The first one is Matthew Ellis and the second is good old Nolan Pratt. And that was the point. Pratt and Ellis are like twins. And according to wikipedia, they both weigh 207 lbs. It's a sign; they really were twins lost at birth!

STUFF

Okay, so I've got some stuff to say.

First, ewww, the game. So I didn't actually watch it, but was informed about some stupid "Hey, your goal counted but we're not gonna count it. YAY," thing. It makes me think of the playoffs a while ago. It was against like the Rangers or Islanders, and I'm watching it at my grandparent's house with my uncle. So the Sabres score and we're all like YAYYYY. And then the refs are like FAIL, NO GOAL. And we're like, wow, that was obviously a goal. The stupid people in Toronto that decide goals are stupid and prejudice against the Sabres. I honestly thought for a while that they'd like flip a coin to decide goals. Or go "Hey, which team do you guys like better? The Rangers? Okay, no goal." Seriously, dude.


Second, I was like majorly sad when the guys got sent down on the 3rd. Seriously, I like hit something. And then I was all "oww, that hurt." But incase you're lame and don't know who was sent down, it included: Tim Kennedy, Mathieu Darche, Nathan Gerbe, Mark Mancari, Dylan Hunter, Marek Zagrapan (awww), Chris Butler, and Mike Funk. Booo.

Third, I watched Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and it was idiotically funny. Hahaha. I suggest watching it if you haven't.

Lastly, I possibly want to go as the Sabres/hockey players for Halloween, so talk to me if you're interested. I think my cousins might be in on it already. We would go in my neighborhood and possibly see some Sabres; last year we saw Teppo & kids!

The Big Book of Nicknames

Sooo, the title pretty much explains everything. Here's where all the hockey nicknames go, organized into two categories; Sabres and non-Sabres. It will be updated as names are changed/created. I'd like to mention that not all of the names are my own invention, though some of them are. So, if you came up with it (or think you did) feel honored that I use your nickname!

Sabres
Maxim Afinogenov- Max, Maxy, Maxarena
Chris Butler-
Tim Connolly- Walking Hazard, Timmy
Mattieu Darche-
Matt Ellis- Matty
Jhonas Enroth- Frosty the Goalieman
Paul Gaustad- Goose, Goosey
Nathan Gerbe- mini-Roy
Philip Gogulla- Googles, Googly
Marc-Andre Gragnani- Lucky Seventeen
Jochen Hecht- Yo-Yo
Patrick Kaleta- Pina Kaleta
Tim Kennedy-
Patrick Lalime- Limey
Toni Lydman*- Ludeee, Toni the Tiger
Clarke MacArthur- Cake Maker, Sir. Cake Maker, Sir. MacArthur
Adam Mair- Mairsy
Ryan Miller- Millsy, Ry-Ry, Crunchy
Dominic Moore- Domino, Moor, Domino the Moor
Teppo Numminen*- Nemo
Nathan Paetsch-
Daniel Paille- Pie YAY, Pie-Pie, 3.14
Dennis Persson-
Andrew Peters- Petey
Jason Pominville*- Pommerdoodles
Craig Rivet- Super New Guy, SNG, Ribbet
Derek Roy- Royzie, Roy-boy
Andrej Sekera- Sekera-Sekera
Jaroslav Spacek*- Spacey, Mr. Pigeon
Drew Stafford- Staffy
Henrik Tallinder*- Tally, Hank
Mikael Tellqvist- Telly, Vista, MikaVista
Thomas Vanek*- Vans, Van, Van-Van, Tommy
Mike Weber- Webbed, Webby, Webster
Marek Zagrapan- Zaggie, Zig Zaggie

Non-Sabres
Brian Campbell- Soupy
Ales Kotalik- Koda

* Waterford players; just felt like marking them, ha.

Pre-Season Game Numero CLASH IN COLUMBUS

I'm not really entirely in a game note mood, but I'll give it a try. They might suck even more than usual tonight. xp

1. Anyways, Limey's in goal! This is bound to be a good game.
2. So, I hear that the next (and final) pre-season game is gonna be on MSG! Hooray.
3. Columbus score. What's up with the Sabres lately? As said by Neale, this 'giving up the first goal' is becoming a bad habit.
4. I feel the need to mention my goal to see Wayne Gretzky as president of the USA. After all, he was really born in the US and Canada just bribed them with maple syrup and mooses to erase all documents proving that, then promptly moved his family to Canada and pretended that he was born there (they bribed the family too). That was all when he was still really little, so he wouldn't know. It's all because Canada saw the future and knew he would be amazing and the USA just didn't understand. Just goes to show you, don't get bribed by Canadians.
5. Columbus had too many men on and the ref didn't care? Or do I not understand correctly?
6. Dude, the Bluejacket's hive has a cannon in it. And they fire it off before games. And it scared RJ "out of his shorts." Hahahaha.
7. Fight, fight, fight!
8. Oh wait, it's Peters. Suckishhhh.
9. Wow, if Peters just gets five minutes now, it'll be his forty-second. Penalty minutes, that is. Guess he won't be winning the "Most Gentlemanly Player" award and I really thought he would; he was in the running for about... five minutes.
10. I just thought I should inform you I'm going to die since I forgot my Euro binder and there's a test tomorrow. And I missed whatever happened in the past... I dunno how long.
11. UGHH. That memory loss commercial.
12. Hecht scored! With assists going to Pommerdoodles and Pie YAY.
13. Umm, I kinda lost like 7 things I wrote... oops?
14. So pretty much, the second period stuff was like "hey dudes, let's actually play well for once- just to mix things up." And then the Sabs scored twice, thanks to Van-Van and Koda. Then there was a big fight that I couldn't see. And I was doing math homework, so it was hard to pay attention. Especially since I had no idea what the hell I was doing and still need help since my parents don't know how to do this stuff either. One's a proof, by the way. That shows you how much you'll need proofs later on in life.
15. I wish I could've seen the fight. Limey was in on it. See, Limey rocks; Ry-Ry wouldn't of fought.
16. Just took a look at Willful Caboose; hilarious. I recommend reading Thumb Drama. HONK HONK (that means 'violas rock' in goose).
17. Did Tempo just score? Gasp. Two of the Waterford players have scored tonight!
18. Wow, the Sabres are leading 4-1? Cherry to my pie.
19. I think the Sabs are doing well to try and cheer me up; my day turned crappy. First the whole "I hate you all" thing from Aquilina then "I forgot my Euro stuff" then "I can't do these freaking math problems."
20. Why do hockey players all-minus a few- have weird names? What's wrong with like... Jordan Smith? I hear that guys with that name are outrageously hot. But really, they're all weirdly named.
21. GERBE SCOREDDDDDD! Marry me, Gerbs? (:
22. We're up 5-1, that's nearly dance worthy. I need a Gerbey song. Hmmm. Ipoding.
23. For some reason, Kelsey by Metro Station is in the running for Gerbey's song. Ha.
24. So the songs that are in the running are: Pictures To Burn- Taylor Swift, Kelsey- Metro Station, Nine in the Afternoon- Panic at the Disco, Only the Strong Survive- McFly, You'll Make It- Faber Drive or 24 Story Love Affair- Faber Drive. What do you think?
25. Ew, the Bees scored.
26. I've decided that the Sabres official song is now Our Time Now- Plain White T's. We'll see how long that lasts. Still need help with Gerbey's song.
27. "Meeting of the minds." BEST. TERM. EVER. Gotta love RJ.
28. You know what I just noticed? There's two Nathans on the team. It seems like everyone has a name twin on the team. Well, minus the weird European players with names like Teppo or Jochen.
29. One minute left. Dun dun dunnnnn.
30. I don't wanna jinx anything, but I'm pretty sure we're gonna win. Unless they score three goals in this less-than-a-minute.
31. GERBE FIGHTING! Divorce me and marry me again?
32. Game over, we win. YAY, YAY.

BEST OF THE NIGHT:
3. Pominville. He's just good.
2. Koda. Hello, he's a big lovable bear.
1. Gerbe. Well, I married him, I'm a little biased.

BOOO:
3. Peters. Blah.
2. Commodore. His name bugs me.
1. Nash. He is just annoying.

Pre-Season Game Numero UGHH.

1. Sooo, it's another game against the Wilds. Greatttt.
2. I still have a love/hate thing going on with Niklas Bäckström, by the way. I mean, just look at his name, how can you not love him? But he plays for an evilll team.
3. Okay, if we lose this game, it's not because of me making fun of the anthem-singer-person. This dude rocks. But I am missing the Canadian anthem, aren't you?
4. "Clash in Columbus" nice ring to it, eh? Go RJ and your alliteration.
5. Hooray, Harding's in goal instead of Bäckström. That is good, right?
6. Wow, it's like Neale was answering me or something. He was just talking about how Harding's the back up. Thanks to Neale and his somewhat-useless rambling.
7. Okay, does anyone else think of Madagascar when they say "The Wilds?" No, it's just me? I guess you don't start singing "I like to move it, move it," either....
8. "That and 10 cents gets you nothing in the league." Ha. I like that saying.
9. In the past 2 minutes, I've realized that a lot of my favorite players are playing. And the Sabres got a power play. Which doesn't really give me hope since our power play kinda sorta sucks.
10. See, the whole giving it up to the other team and giving them a two-on-one chance is sorta why I think of power play sucks.
11. Nice try, Sekera-Sekera.
12. I changed my mind, having this Harding dude in goal doesn't seem like such a great thing.
13. Goal for Madagascar Wilds. I don't have high hopes for this game, by the way.
14. Wow, they announce the goal scorers freaking fast. At HSBC it takes agessss.
15. Okay, is anyone else a little annoyed by the constant memory loss commercial? I wish I could lose the memory of that commercial.
16. Yay Cake Maker for almost scoring. He's sweet like that.
17. Penalty to us. Blah.
18. Madagascar is 3/27 on the power play, which I now know thanks to Neale. But that doesn't make me feel any better because sometimes the Sabres seem to like taking naps during the game.
19. See, they scored. We suck.
20. You may be starting to think I hate the Sabres, but it's not that. I just am honest in admit when we're not doing well. So don't think I hate them.
21. Sabres on the power play again.
22. Okay, we really, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY suck right now. In other words, we're down 3-0 and the last goal was shorthanded. Can you understand why I'm afraid of power plays both way? This is like the fourth shorthand we've given and it's not even regular season yet.
23. Is it me or does RJ say Mancari wrong?
24. So wait, the Sabres took Matt Ellis to sorta make up for Goosey being out? Well, what are we gonna do with him when the Goose is honking again?
25. Well, if I hadn't said it enough, we sucked up the first period.
26. I missed like six minutes of the second period. Oops.
27. Am I imagining things or is some guy's name Puma?
28. And do all the names sound like French verbs to me just because I didn't study yet? Either that or there's really a Pouvoir on the team.
29. Pie scored. YAY. =) By the way, I've been pretty much ignoring the game.
30. Haha, it was the 20th shot for the Sabres. Ironic.
31. Penalty to Madagascar? Ehh.
32. I like how there was 25 notes for the first period, then six for the second. Haha.
33. I'm oddly cheerful for some reason, but quite tired anyways. Who has Sophomore Stories? I want to write in it sometime soon.
34. Harding is a tool. Go jump in a lake. A cold one. With sharks in it.
35. Wait, Van-Van's second penalty? Lemme give you some advice, dude. Play better or everyone will blame you again. That's the price of being payed a lot.
36. Hmm. Thinking about it, maybe Van's just not doing well because little mini-Vanek is keeping him up all night with his crying.
37. And there goes Lydman. What do we blame that on?
38. ANOTHER PENALTY?! This is prejudice or something. It's just not cool, dude. Like it would make mini-Vanek cry, that's how uncool it is.
39. So, is mini-Vanek illegitimate or not? His parents are married, but they weren't when he was born....
40. Fighting or something? Wasn't paying attention.
41. Okay, this time it really was fighting of some sort. Wish I could see it.
42. I'm totally lost with all the penalties, but there's some more and we've got some. Whatevs.
43. You know what, as long as mini-Vanek's cute, his legitimacy doesn't matter (though I think he's not). Do you think the fact his name is Blake means he's destined to be hot?
44. Aww, stupid Harding. Pie YAY could've scored again.
45. BOOOO. That dude should've gotten a penalty. He hit our precious Pie-Pie.
46. You know, once you don't really care about winning or losing, the game is so much more enjoyable.
47. Hearing all these weird last names (or imagining I am) made me think of Harryeeta Sandwich. Yeah, I'm not naming /anything/ that, Jules Vern.
48. So pretty much Madagascar is composed of Helen Burns, Harding, Nolan (not Pratt), Backstrom, Schoola, Puma, Shepard, Pouvoir, and more French-sounding stuff, yeah? Interesting.
49. BOOO, don't you hurt our Spacey.
50. So the Sabs have taken 30 shots and gotten one in? Someone go pull Harding out of the lake, take him up to a bridge and push him off. It will be much more satisfying watching him go SPLASH into the lake.
51. Koda gets a penalty? Did you not get the memo, ref? He's a big LOVABLE bear. Even RJ & Neale don't see the penalty.
52. No goal. In your faces. That comment's gonna come back to haunt me, yeah?
53. And a penalty to Madagascar? That's the cherry to my pie.
54. Wide of the net? Haha. But we still lose, so whatevs.
55. Cherry, cherry, cherry PIE.
56. Key lime PIE.
57. SEKERA-SEKERA SCORESSSSS.
58. Don't matter, we lose. But it's time to sing the Sekera song. (:
59. PIE, PIE, PIE. Cherry, key lime, apple, chocolate, blueberry, boston cream, pumpkin, lemon.
60. Why isn't there orange pie? I like oranges.

TOP THREE FAVORITE PLAYERS OF THE NIGHT:

3. Zaggie. He was doing really well.
2. Cake Maker. He's such a hardworking good player dude.
1. A tie between Pie-Pie and Sekera-Sekera. Both goal scorers of the game. Both determined sweetly amazing dudes.

BOOOOO:
3. Nolan. I kept going "OMG PRATT." Then "waitttt, not him."
2. Harding. He's a dork.
1. The Blue Jackets. Get out the bug spray, they're tomorrow's match up.


THE ENDDDD.

Delay of music.

Have you ever heard a song and loved it, so you go around and mention it to people and they're like "umm, no. Never heard it." So you deal with it. Then a few weeks-months later, everyone knows that song and they all 'love' it. And then you're like "I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT FOREVER AGO. IT'S AN OLD SONG!" Yeah, well, that annoys me. Case closed. xp

I just happened to think about it because lately the radio is obsessed with Picture To Burn by Taylor Swift, which even I knew of last year. Andddd everyone's been obsessed with Check Yes Juliet by We The Kings, which I also knew of forever ago. I heard them both on the radio within a span of 10 minutes. What's up with this? Is it because songs are being re-released or everyone's just really slow?

Even if it is because they're being re-released, I guess most people just are music failures and don't know many songs except what they play on the radio- which is probably 80% crap, if you're listening to Kiss anyways. z101 is slightly cooler because they play Hedley. And 99.9 is good to hear a mix of recent and older songs, plus there's good bands that only Canadian stations tend to play like Faber Drive and State of Shock.

Well, that's enough of me ranting about music. Go Sabres! I think I'll be doing game notes tonight, maybe I'll even post them as the game goes so you can read them while it's happening if you have nothing better to do. Gasp.

Oh and one last thing, I may be putting up a list of Sabre nicknames (or maybe hockey player nicknames in general) due to a suggestion to do so, and just because it'd be easier for me, not having to explain nicknames. S'all for now.