Not very often..

I could probably count the times I have turned off a hockey game (deliberately that is, not because of some other committment) on one hand.. but tonight it was too much to take.

I was tired going into the game, it's been a long busy day- we had people over this morning to do Pisanki which was fun.. they stayed until 1ish, then I made chex mix (mmmm mmm good) and cooked food for this dinner tonight at church. Went to the dinner, helped clean up, came home (heard the first Pens goal on the radio boo hiss) and turned the game on (oh bless you Rick Jennerant, for making it so I can be doing dishes and STILL KNOW WHAT THE EFF IS GOING ON IN THE GAME BY LISTENING!) while I cleaned the train wreck of a kitchen from all the cooking earlier.

Then I settled down to watch some hockey in the 2nd period. A nice respite from a long busy day.. HA. They were only down by one goal! buttt... After watching them (willfully at times I swear) squandering the hell out of a 5 minute major and allowing 2903823958073457 chances for the Pens while doing so, then taking a penalty of their own and allowing another goal, then fialing to clear the puck repeatedly and passing it to Penguins and missing passes and playing like IDIOTS, I couldn't take it anymore. So I turned it off. (the dvr is still working so if something amazing happens I can come back and watch it.) Yeesh.

I am not a casual, fairweather fan. I've watched hockey with passion and intensity for 14 years (that is more than half of my life- and hockey is NOT something that I grew up with at all- one day I'll tell the story) but every once in a while there are things that are too painful.

I still love the Sabres. I am still cheering for them heart and soul... I just couldn't handle this display of shitty hockey for another night. Plus I'm reading a FANTASTIC book right now (The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay- book 2 of the Fionvar Tapestry and some of the best fantasy I've ever read-) so that made it a little easier to walk away.

Holy whoa I just checked and the score is 4-2 Pitt in the 3rd. guess the Sabres decided to show up.. for a while at least.

Oh and can anyone tell me why when Buffalo had a 5-minute major PP to work withv(but seemed to forget about), then got a penalty of their own,when Pitt scored Buffalo didn't get their player back? It was 4-on-4 because Pittsburgh already had a guy in for the 5-minute on the hit on Paestch but after Pittsburgh scored on what would have been a PP had they not had a man in the box, Buffalo didn't get their player back and Pitt still had a minute of PP time.. that was JACKED UP. Nobody seemed to be spazzing so I guess it somehow made sence but not by any rule I've ever heard of. grr.

Enough. I'm off to chex mix and my book. Yay!