Happy Birthday, Duper! You are a Pens fan favorite for so many reasons. Someone on Twitter has the handle “Dupweeeeeeeeee” which is what I yell when you score! And all the members of your fan club have matching tattoos (including me): You’re an awesome team dad (thanks 24/7 for loving the dads): You’re perfect for […]
But that doesn’t mean we don’t have bunches of sweet love for you! I scored first place in my fantasy Caps hockey for the month! I’ve never ever done that! And the trade deadline’s past and YOU’RE STILL A CAP! THANK MOTHER RUSSIA! I was totes sweatin’ that one. Instead GM GM gave you some […]
Happy Birthday, Superstar! Once a Foxy Friday, always a Foxy Friday. Max Talbot is 27 today and everyone but Dawn just loves him. The reasons are simple: 1) Sometimes taking one for the team can change everything. 2) Max is the Pens’ class clown, which can only be pulled off when you are dead sexy. […]
Way back in November, we posted that Stammer should call us when he no longer needs a fake ID. Well that day has arrived. Happy 21st birthday, Steven Stamkos! Okay, we’re a day late. But I totally invited Steven Stamkos to Vegas for his birthday. Maybe next year. We’re really happy about Steve coming of […]
True story, circa 2006. The setting: Casa Vega restaurant, Los Angeles. We’re outside waiting for our table. I’m turned to the side talking to someone. The front door opens, people come out, I do not look up. A full 30 seconds later: Lisa: Shannon! Did you see? That was Wayne Gretzky! Me: WHAT?! NO! Why […]
We interrupt your regularly scheduled episode of Mike Greek Paid for This for a special occasion – Happy Birthday to Everyone! Okay, not everyone – Happy Birthday Pants (today) and Mike Green (tomorrow). For my birthday, Mike decided to roll up his sleeves and fight Ilya Kovalchuk on Saturday night. It wasn’t a great fight […]
Happy 22nd birthday, Jordan Staal! So you didn’t grow up next to the Staal’s sod farm in Thunder Bay, Ontario? Neither did we – and they don’t make ‘boys next door’ like this in the US. Jordan’s done a lot in his 22 years: drafted 2nd overall, in his rookie year he was the youngest […]