SQUIRREL part deux.
Who knew that "SQUIRREL" was such an insult. P Bruins squirrel of the game Brad Marchand knew it. From the King's opening salvo of, "Marchand you're a squirrel.  A SQUIRREL."  It was on. During the pre-game warmup, he started chirping back.  "I'm not a squirrel, YOU ARE!"  Which caused the rejoinder "I'm rubber, you're glue." Hey, if a player kicks it grade school style, we're ready, brother.At one point it looked like he was going to climb over the glass.  He had to be restrained by teammates going down the tunnel.He was talking to the Kings all game.  He spit at the boys during the second perio

SQUIRREL!!!
Last night was DisGraceland Night at the Giant Center.  Not officially, of course, but it sure seemed planned.Ranger Scratch dropped the ceremonial puck dressed as Elvis.  I've been told that Scratch is a lynx, but honestly he could be any furry mammal.  Seeing him dressed in a black jumpsuit with a huge pompadour was amazing.Greg Mace from ABC 27 filmed a teaser at our tailgate.  Then he filmed the boys entering the GC, the Royal Processional around the concourse, and interviews with the King and yours truly. Then he miked up the King for the first two periods of the game. &n

DisGraceland on TV.
A local television station is doing a piece on DisGraceland this Saturday.  They will be filming while the boys are pumping up the fans, pregame, on the rail. We'll be tailgating by the blue arrow on the map below.  Tailgate will be from 3:30 to 5:30 followed by the Royal Processional of the Kings into their castle.Come on out and join us, usual tailgate rules apply.  Who knows you might make the news.

Can a brother catch a break?
A Bears favorite does it again.  Quintin Laing stopped a Michal Rozsival slapshot in the Rangers/Caps game last night with his face. The result is a broken jaw and he'll be out for several weeks.  You may remember that Lainger lacerated/ruptured his spleen playing for the Caps last year.  It was months before he was healthy enough to play again.  He plays the game with reckless abandon so accidents are bound to happen, but it's sad that such a nice guy has

Nylander saga coming to a close.
To some of us in Bear country, the name Michael Nylander doesn't mean too much.  He's a center for the Caps who hasn't played much.  That's about it. For others, the mere mention of his name sends them in to uncontrollable fits of rage.Here is a little background on the story in case you don't know it.  Nylander was signed as an UFA (unrestricted free agent) by t