Game 51; Pens vs. Thrashers

Wait...did the lineup show that Chris Thorburn was playing right wing on the Pens fourth line? That marks the second time this year Thorburn has been erroneously listed during a Pens game (the other came during a fight earlier in the year for a "tale of the tape")


Steiggy: "He is a boy mayor. He makes Luke Ravenstahl looks like David L. Lawrence!" (worst...analogy...ever...)


"...for the blue shirts...I guess the Rangers are really the blue shirts. This is blue land (??? No idea what the last word he said there was). I don't know what color that is, Steiggy. Do You? You gotta be an interior decorator to know what kind of color that is!"


"I see McCarthy is in the box for the noogies on the back of the noggin of the Finnish Crash." (Side note to the Ruutu ejection: worst...call...ever...)


Just to clarify...is there anyone in the league whose stick Errey does not believe to be "long"? Toby Enstrom, congrats on joining Jordan Staal, Chara, Letang, and Malone in the Hall of Long Sticks.


"One of those slick Christensen handsy moves..."


Has anyone tried to go six-hole on a goalie yet tonight?

Game 50; Pens vs. Devils

"Therrien's gotta keep shuffling those bingo balls."


Steiggy: "Newark...not the most attractive city in America..."


"A power move to the net and he ties the game at one!" (Oh yes, that was Staal...)


Wow...Errey really, really loves Mike Rupp...


"An absolutely sick goal by Erik Christensen!"


"So much for next goal wins. It might be last goals wins with this one!"


Courtesy of Ryan: "Maybe it's a meatball!"


Errey: "The stat guy here at the building credited the Penguins with three
hits after two periods. I don't know...he must be watching some
tiddlywinks game or something."
Steiggy on Orpik: "...and he ain't playing tiddlywinks!"


"Salmon Arm...a salmon doesn't even have an arm!"


"Oh I'm just having a little giggle, Steiggy..."


A few additions courtesy Mr. Rogan:
"[They're] hovering like bees around a hive." (Hovering?)


Mike Rupp - "the human tripod"


Errey referring to play by Scuderi - "He read that like a cheap novel."

Game 49; Pens vs. Flyers

So if you hadn't seen this game, who would you think this quote was talking about? Answer later in the post: "His stickwork is almost unparalleled here on the Penguins defense."


"Some beautiful footsie playing by Evgeni Malkin."


"Speaking of statues, I have one next to me in the booth in the form of Keith Primeau, the former Flyer."


"Can you believe that, Keith Primeau?"


"Threw the lure in the there and picked up that big puck and did a little fishing!"


"The attack of the goaltenders here in Philadelphia!"


Answer: Robbie Scuds


"Sweet move though, was it not? A power move to the backhand, spun around to the forehand for Staal!"


Quetions: Will Flyers fans flip out about the Laraque push and fail to realize it was almost the same as the Randy Jones hit on Patrice Bergeron. Oh yeah...Downie was back in the game and Bergeron's season is over and career threatened...but Jones was innocent, it was all Bergeron's fault. This is surely a dirty play by Laraque...

(Alternate question: if Laraque is not suspended, will this be "conclusive proof" that the league is only out to get the Flyers and not other teams?)

Game 48; Pens vs. Caps

Watched this at a bar (side note: some random 50-year old woman told me I was "fun to watch the game with."), so no quotes. It was called the Versus B-Team anyway...

I think I could watch this clip all day long and be thoroughly entertained though...

Game 47; Pens vs. Habs

Prior to this season, I never thought the following quote would be said in a positive manner at any time in the NHL unless another Conklin broke into the league:
"Those are Conklin-like numbers!"


On Colby's injury:
Steiggy: "He could have hip pointer."
Errey: "He could have a butt pointer!"


"If that puck went in, I lost my eyesight."


"We always talk about stickhandling in a phone booth...I think Kovalev and Kostitsyn could stickhandle in the same phone booth at the same time!"


"Kostopoulos had him lined up from here to China!"


And while not said in the broadcast, the following quote from Jeff Taffe is amazing:
"Georges is such a big guy, but he's more of an offensive force than people think," said Taffe. "It's fun playing with him. You get him the puck behind the net and he thinks he's Wayne Gretzky."


And now that Jarkko is finally getting his minutes (a year and a half later...) we're finally seeing the full impact of his annoyingness. And I love every second of it...

Game 46; Pens vs. Johnny Torts

I was at the game, so I got nothing (a quick guide to when I'm at games: if Errey is between the benches, I somehow seem to be at all of these games...).

This one comes courtesy of Nick though:
"A lot of hockey players have fingers that are different sizes than the other ones."

And another courtesy of Trish (which, I should add, was left on my office voicemail):
"Staal ran him over like a roll of sod!" (not sure on the exact wording)

Game 45; Pens vs. Rangers

Doc Emrick with his best Errey impression, reflecting upon the chemistry between Malkin and Crosby:
"You get the feeling that these two could be driving side by side on the Parkway East here in Pittsburgh and know exactly where each other was going without using turn signals."

...and the reply by "Not Edzo" (aka guy with horrible Boston accent):
"Yeah, but they'd be doing it at 90 miles per hour!"