tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88597782009-02-21T00:58:13.924-05:00Rants about hockey (especially the Carolina Hurricanes) from an Adopted Southerner.The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151809462747401412006-07-01T23:01:00.000-04:002006-07-07T09:30:36.866-04:00

I've moved the Virtual 'Cue Shack to new digs:http://acidqueen.projectremains.com/Adjust your bookmarks accordingly, peeps.

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151769333518552632006-07-01T10:01:00.000-04:002006-07-01T11:55:33.583-04:00

Happy First Day of Free Agency, hockey fans--and for our Canadian brethren, a very happy Canada Day. I'll be sure to light off some firecrackers in your honoUr after I get off work tonight.Soanyway.Here's how it stands right now for the Hurricanes:Matt Cullen and Aaron Ward are more than likely gonzo--which is sad, but we have to look at the hard reality of things. Cully, when he was on, was a

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151681475643535192006-06-30T11:07:00.000-04:002006-06-30T11:36:10.853-04:00

So on teh LGC, there was a thread about a third jersey (I say "was", because it's locked now). In response to a couple posts, I chimed in with the reasons why the franchise can't incorporate anything from the Hartford days, and got this response (which IMO was a very good one, and in response to a Whale-bashing post from a fellow fan):I don't think we should incorporate Hartford colors, ect.,

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151640157695691392006-06-29T23:38:00.000-04:002006-06-30T00:02:37.776-04:00

The fact that Chris got to go to Origins, or this wicked cool-looking game that he discovered there.I've got my own idea for a game, but somehow I don't think the NHL will allow it to be licensed--which is really too bad, because it would really be even more fun than the Charge of the Rubbermaid Brigade that I used to run every March up in Virginia./geek

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151609333367241172006-06-29T15:22:00.000-04:002006-06-29T15:28:53.566-04:00

I've been studiously avoiding talking about the seedier side of the Chris Pronger affair, in a shocking departure from my usual willingness to get down and dirty with the crassest of 'em.Until now.I just have to laugh, at this point. I mean, really--if this is true (and we'll never find out the real tr00f, no matter how many e-mails some random mediot at TSN sends out about it), can you just...

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151588450726956602006-06-29T09:34:00.000-04:002006-06-29T09:40:50.756-04:00

Jeremy Roenick wants to play in Canada, claims he's given up the party-boy life and become a "kinder, gentler player".In other news, the City of New York has announced the impending sale of a quaint little bridge and a copper-plated statue to a Floridian developer of swampland.

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151509834255427372006-06-28T11:41:00.000-04:002006-06-28T11:55:21.850-04:00

When I read in the paper at work this morning that Mark Cuban joined a group trying to buy the Pens from Mario Lemieux and his group, I almost exploded with glee.Friends and neighbours, if it happens this is possibly the best thing that could happen to the NHL ever in terms of getting the League back on the map here in the States. Mark Cuban may be annoying (if you're not a Mavs fan--and

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151508021151023962006-06-28T11:07:00.000-04:002006-06-28T11:20:21.376-04:00

I was dinkin' around teh intarnet today, and came across this little gem on a hockey board from some random Florida bitterman:Good Luck you fans in Vancouver. Luongo was a great goalie here in Fla but the incessant whining about his contract grew quite old!! He got bad advice from his agent and now he has to deal with it. He and his agent thought they could milk the Panthers out of millions he

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151446892764165982006-06-27T17:42:00.000-04:002006-06-27T18:31:37.916-04:00

...for four more yearsAt least, until they decide to trade him at the Kalends of November--not that I'm still a teensy bit bitter about Black Friday or anything.Anyway. The length isn't so bad, but the money is kinda stupid for a defenseman--just in me opinion. And before ANY of you mooks say anything, I did make a similar comment about another defenseman's contract back last summer (in a post

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151365712243398062006-06-26T19:06:00.000-04:002006-06-26T19:48:32.333-04:00

Back in December 2000, I was watching Sportscenter--back when they actually gave ten minutes a show to hockey. You know, the high and far-off times when dinosaurs roamed the earth.Anyway. They showed a highlight from a Nashville-Detroit game; specifically, a fan in the stands who had a sign that said "Dear Santa, for Christmas all I want is to beat the Red Wings".Nashville won that game, by the

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151363126250777322006-06-26T18:47:00.000-04:002006-06-26T19:05:26.323-04:00

So I got the following comment on me previous post:I am all for honoring the Whale part of the team's history...something I wish the Canes would do more [of]...There's actually a two-word answer to this:They can't.They can't honor the team's history very much, because of Pete Karmanos and that wonderful temper of his. The guy was in such a hurry to flee Hartford that he signed an exit agreement

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151279177720647212006-06-25T19:25:00.000-04:002006-06-25T21:52:01.553-04:00

After many trials and travails, I finally got my CAMEDIA camera to cough up the pictures that I took at Tuesday's celebration in the RBC Parking Lot.It was balls hot that day, by the way.So I get this call from my pal Brian, who says "Get some clothes on, you're going to the party." (I'd just gotten out of a post-work shower)I said "What?" Because a mild hangover plus still being in shock from

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151166545999783392006-06-24T12:22:00.000-04:002006-06-24T12:29:07.206-04:00

This was posted on teh LGC by MeanGene (who, for the folks outside the Caniac Nation, is the big black dude on the Storm Squad), and is posted here with his permission:I talked to [Georges Laraque] during the Finals after just about every game. Mainly by email, but also in person. Anyway I thought it would be good to get some pictures of a black hockey player becasue I am hoping to start an

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151120087344410022006-06-23T22:53:00.000-04:002006-06-23T23:40:34.516-04:00

I go to work, and everything goes about 10 different kinds of crazy.First:As has been broken by half the freaking blogsphere (and TSN), Mike Keenan has taken total leave of what's left of his senses and traded FLORIDA PANTHERS FRANCHISE GOALIE Roberto Luongo to the Vancouver Canucks for....Todd Bertuzzi, Alex Auld, and a used jockstrap cleverly masquerading as a defenseman Bryan Allen.(Apologies

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1151087569755045902006-06-23T13:35:00.000-04:002006-06-23T14:32:49.863-04:00

...please hush about Lavi not getting the Jack Adams.And all you other Caniacs pissin' and bitchin' that Lavi didn't get the Jack Adams need to hush too.It's a jinx, that trophy is, and I'd much rather our coach NOT get it--besides, he's got something far nicer (even if Wally Tatomir was klutzy and dropped it--bad Wally, no cookie). I didn't even want Chairman Mo to get it in 2002--actually, yes

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150990424551684682006-06-22T11:30:00.000-04:002006-06-22T11:33:44.566-04:00

Carolina Residents Confused, Terrified As Victorious Hurricane Players Riot In StreetsThey forgot Char-Grill (BEST FRIES IN THE WORLD) and iHop.God I love the Onion.

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150931499113105362006-06-21T19:10:00.000-04:002006-06-21T19:12:26.020-04:00

Alanah at VCOE sent me this link yesterday evening. I just now stopped laughing.Hockey BBQ BuzzNot quite as funny as Hockey Roomers, but still funny.OK, now I'm officially done with The Fraud.

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150922821821933212006-06-21T16:01:00.000-04:002006-06-21T16:47:01.933-04:00

Before I wrestle with my digital camera to get the pictures from yesterday's parade and party (I missed today's celebration because I got called in to work), it's time to take a look at who goes and who stays for next season.Chris makes some good points with regard to our defense, but I'll chime in.Personally? I think that My Evil Twin is pry going to retire--at most he'll stick around for one

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150827570181816352006-06-20T13:34:00.000-04:002006-06-20T14:19:30.293-04:00

I was at work this morning, still kind of in a state of numbed shock. I was in the middle of counting up the previous day's safe drops when I turned and asked my boss "Did the Hurricanes really win?"She nodded and said "Yeah, they won the Stanley Cup."Did I hear you say that this is victory?It was like a fireball going off, burning away the surreal fog that almost had me convinced that I was

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150777781707027212006-06-19T23:33:00.000-04:002006-06-20T00:29:41.780-04:00

I have been in the revenge business so long. Now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life.(quote courtesy The Princess Bride)I never, never in a million years, thought I would ever see this day. Ever. I'm sitting here in front of my computer holding a one-person sumbel with that bottle of cherry mead, and just kind of soaking it all in. I suspect that at about 2:00 AM,

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150725227760086282006-06-19T09:43:00.000-04:002006-06-19T09:53:47.816-04:00

All we have left now is faith, fellow Caniacs. Faith in our team, faith in ourselves, faith that the Hurricanes will win.I believe in them. Wholeheartedly, totally. This isn't a time to be wishy-washy. This is a time for will--perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure. We must be resolute in our determination, unshakable in our faith. We must rise up, fellow Caniacs, and with one voice and

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150651279881588222006-06-18T12:52:00.000-04:002006-06-18T13:21:19.960-04:00

I'm still upset about last night--that was just...it was like the aliens that lived in Richard Trottier's helmet in 99-00 came and brought back the 2002-2003 Hurricanes. I don't even want to watch the DVR, not even to see Erik Cole back on the ice, though I might go back and watch it tomorrow if I'm 1) intoxicated enough and/or 2) the game has a happier ending (for me). Da Chief has his Punch in

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150598988669898742006-06-17T22:48:00.000-04:002006-06-17T23:54:48.893-04:00

I got nothin'.The 'Canes got nothin' too, apparently.I tell you what, people--ONLY THIS TEAM COULD CHOKE A THREE GAMES TO ONE LEAD IN THE CUP GODDAMN FINALS. Perhaps I should have saved my big vent of anger for after Game 5. Perhaps I should have gotten my hair cut on 6 June. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.I'm just crushed, now. It is said that you always hurt the ones you love. Well, the ones I love

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150544398069694332006-06-17T07:34:00.000-04:002006-06-17T07:39:58.080-04:00

http://www.newsobserver.com/796/story/451713.htmlI won't even link to Toolbag Junior's latest attempt to provide aid and comfort to the enemy. Ned, STFU.Anyway. Tonight it comes down to this--Canes win, they bring home the Cxp. Oilers win, they force a seventh game. It's that simple.BTW, The Pregnant Motie Warrior apologizes to the Caniac Nation for not watching the game (and thus ensuring a win)

The Acid Queennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8859778.post-1150514369655490222006-06-16T22:46:00.000-04:002006-06-17T09:37:54.153-04:00

I have a confession to make, kids (aside from the realization that all this petty bickering is just getting stupid):I'm half-redneck....on my paternal side.I've got a few relatives that live in double-wides--and yes, one of them has a car or two up on blocks in the yard.I once lived in a double-wide. I've even spent the night in a double-wide during a tornado watch.One of my paternal uncles was

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