The Montreal Canadiens came to town and with them was a former son of Blueland, Brent Sopel. I went down to the Habs side with a sign for him that said "Thank you, Brent."
Montreal added some size with Paul Mara.
Plekanec must use the same height chart that St. Louis does, he claims to be 5'11''.
PK Subban has been rubbing folks the wrong way in the NHL. I like him, he's on my fantasy team.
Another big boy on the blue line, Hal Gill.
Brent zooming around. I hope he saw mys sign. I appreciate all of the hard work he put in while with the team.
Looks like some other Habs fans were excited to see Sopes, too.
Carey Price in net.
Swarming the goalie.
PK is all smiles.
Time for the anthem! Mason has a little friend.
Mason made sure he removed his mask for the anthem.
Then hit him with his stick.
Looks like the kid is giving him hell! Kid: I'm not taking any shit from you, have you seen your SV%?? Toby: I'm not getting into this one.
Baby Goalie fell down a few times, but did well. Mason gives him his mask.
Stuart and Boltsy guarding the crease.
Hainsey pushing Gionta around. hahahahaha like that's hard.
Sopel doing what he does best, blocking shots.
Lots of folks in the Habs zone.
In the 2nd period I got to do something very very cool. My friend Randy got the privilege of going to sit in the radio booth with Dan Kamal, the voice of the Thrashers. He was nice enough to invite me along. We were high above the ice and view was amazing. Dan also said our names over the radio. COOL!
Don't be a pussy, buy a real drink. If you are not in the tropics or on Bourbon Street, there is NO excuse in a grown man having this as a drink.
Speaking of drinks.
Mason makes a stop.
Speaking of drinks, I need one. Another loss in our 5 game homestand.
Last week I posted about Carey Price's thug pose after winning the shootout against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Well the Pens found themselves back in Le Centre Bell to face the Habs again. The outcome was different this time with the Pens winning 5 to 3. Marc Andre Fleury decided it was his turn to strike a pose.
You can Flower strike a pose here and also hear him discuss it. Price still gets the style points and his lean was a little more gangsta. Fleury gets mad props for giving it back to him though.
Neither is being a goalie in Montreal. Carey Price takes so much heat being the starting goal tender in Montreal, he deserves a bit of fun. After stopping Chris Kunitz in the Habs' shoot out victory over the Penguins, Price strikes a pose and mean mugs for the camera.
Last Friday, the Montreal Canadiens paid Blueland a visit. We usually seem to have a surprisingly large amount of Habs fans come to these games to support the bleu, blanc et rouge. Atlanta was on a three game win streak and we were hoping to keep it up!
I’ve personally never had any issues with a Habs fan. All of those I’ve encountered have been friendly and are excited to cheer on their team. That’s fine by me. The “Go Habs Go” chant is irritating, but it’s my home arena, so it’s our job to shut them up. I’m super jealous of this guy’s glasses. They had blinking lights on them.
On the Thrashers end, I had my Toby Enstrom sign. Michelle was awesome enough to get a picture of it for me. I drafted Toby for my fantasy team this season and he has been a little pocket of Swedish GOLD! So far this season Toby has played in all 24 games (of course) and gotten me 3 goals, 17 assists, 6 penalty minutes, 13 power play points, 12 hits and a phenomenal 46 blocks and is a +1. Tack så mycket, Toby.
For my friend Candice, Big Hal Gill humping the ice.
Thor doing his stick twirly thing. While most of the guys look funny with a moustache, I think Thor looks like a pirate or a gypsy, especially with the hair.
Johnny putting a shot on net.
TOBY! Over here! Hey Swede!
Pevs looks excited!
Toby cruising in to the net. I know you see me, you little Swedish bastard!
Do not roll your eyes at me, young man! Okay Okay Okay, I'll stop yelling and waiving.
Buff likes my sign.
Sorry Buff, someone already picked you in our fantasy team draft. I'll make you another sign later though.
Swarming the goalie.
One last Oduya shot!
Opening face off!
Pavs tracking the puck.
Release the Pevs! Pevs got an interference call.
Moen up to no good in front of Pavs. In addition to getting a penalty, Pevs also got a goal in the first period and the Thrashers went into the second period up 1-0.
Ladd in front of Auld.
Shake it off, PK! It looked like he got hit in the ear....OUCH! He's another of my fantasy team studs!
Bergy trying to get a puck in the net.
Le douche! Sit down Dbag. Your friends don't see you. The game is going ass clown.
Some discussions going on in front of the net.
Discussions in front of the other net. Lots to talk about!
Well! We should have more opposing fans like this! This is a "fantasy team" of a different sort! Revenir à n'importe quel moment gentelmen!
Auld tracking the puck.
Chillin' like a villain, Big Buff waits during a break.
Sir, I don't care what your granddaughter says, you are too old for those pants. The second period belonged to the Thrashers with goals from Toby (woo hoo fantasy points) and another from Pevs. The Thrashers go into the 3rd period up 3 to 0!
Toby getting me yet another block!
Pavs making a fantastical save.
More discussions in front of Auld.
Zack and PK decide they need a little longer to talk things over.
The boys are barking at each other.
Zach wants PK to take his helmet off. PK doesn't want to. Zach, ever the gentleman, helps him out with that.
Helmet off, now the fun starts.
If by fun you mean hug-fest.
PK gets a punch in.
Zach's turn.
Zach gets him down. Some punches were thrown, but mostly hugging and spinning.
Pavs protecting his shut out.
Pavs' rebound control has really improved.
Our boys defending the zone!
Complete douche bags. Play is on. There are people behind them. Yet they stand up and wave. The people behind them were asking them to sit down. Yet they stand up and wave. We were yelling "SIT DOWN." Sit the fuck down.
Thrashers win!
Post game time! Looks like Kinkade has had enough of Dan Kamal's shit! HA! Just kidding, everyone loves Dan.
Post game show guest is star of the game with two goals, Rich Peverely! My favorite part of this picture is that Pevs needs to do laundry, he has a spot on his sleeve.
Pevs talking about what a bad ass he is. Of course this isn't true, Pevs is the most humble guy out there.
Woo Hoo, four in a row! I don't know what to do with all of this winning!
I'm a 39 year old rabid hockey fan in Atlanta. I'm originally from Mobile. I've been devastated by the loss of my Thrashers, but I'm trying to keep this blog going. I love to take pictures at hockey games. If you like crappy pictures, puckbunny comments and dumb jokes...you'll love my blog.
