08 February, 2012

Category Archives: Schadenfreude

February 6, 2011: Washington’s Super Bowl of Schadenfreude

7 February, 2011

I’m declaring February 6 a new and permanent holiday, unique to Washington: Shit the Bed Sunday by the ‘Burghers. Or, the Super Bowl of Schadenfreude. Let us have commemorative flags for all our autos — black and gold in color, obviously — calling out the feats of infamy yesterday carried off by the heroes of [...]

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Schadenfreude in Seven: Habs 5 / Pens 2

12 May, 2010
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Schadenfreude Special on Versus Tonight

14 October, 2008

Winless Philadelphia visits the city in need of more Hair Cutteries tonight; Versus has the broadcast at 7:30. With another defeat, in regulation, the Orange and Black would fall to 0-3 on the season. A regulation loss by Sid & co. would author an unimpressive 1-2-1 start by the defending Eastern conference champs. The game [...]

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Schadenfreude Special on Versus Tonight

14 October, 2008

Winless Philadelphia visits the city in need of more Hair Cutteries tonight; Versus has the broadcast at 7:30. With another defeat, in regulation, the Orange and Black would fall to 0-3 on the season. A regulation loss by Sid & co. would author an unimpressive 1-2-1 start by the defending Eastern conference champs. The game [...]

Also filed in Media, National Hockey League, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, TV, Versus | Comments (1)

Hey Ref! The Finalists Await Your Votes

13 August, 2008

First OFB readers shared their favorite Capitals moments. This time we see Capitals fans creatively directing their passion at the game’s zebras ‚Äî with often hilarious results We’ve listed our top 6 OFB reader submissions below. Your votes will determine the winners; the top two vote-getters will receive a selection of OFB loot. Polls close [...]

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Ref, You Suck! Insulting Hockey's Men in Stripes

6 August, 2008

The hockey-less heat of August provides one welcome relief for the NHL fan: freedom from the often egregious and grotesque officiating of NHL referees. Though no stripe-clad man is currently jobbing the Capitals, we can still use this time to hone our taunting skills. Bellowing at refs is a long-standing tradition . . . and [...]

Also filed in NHL Rules, OFB Polls, Puck Sodas, Video Clips | Comments (54)

Another Solid Draft Hauling in Adherence with the Blueprint

23 June, 2008

So how did the Caps do at the draft this weekend? One answer is, a lot better than the Islanders and especially Pittsburgh. Here’s a Hockeysfuture reflection from an Isles’ fan attending a Friday night draft party, grading out his team’s labor in Ottawa: “NYI-On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being the worst they [...]

Also filed in DraftGeek, Entry Draft, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Prospects, Washington Capitals | Comments (11)

A Draft Hole Impacting the Washington-Pittsburgh Rivalry Years Hence?

16 June, 2008

Below you will find the order of selection for next weekend’s first four rounds of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, held in Ottawa. You will note from our highlighting in bold the wealth of selections the Capitals enjoy — six picks among the first 93 of the draft. This draft is universally regarded as distinctive [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Calder Cup, DraftGeek, Entry Draft, Hershey Bears, National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals | Comments (8)

Stephen Colbert Solves the HNIC Theme Controversy

13 June, 2008

Stephen Colbert ruminates on global warming’s impact on the melting ice caps, and what treasures might be unearthed. One that he thinks the U.S. might steal is the HNIC theme. As Colbert puts it, “The theme to ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ makes everything more exciting, especially American things.” Punching beavers in the face! [If the [...]

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Finals' Agony Is the Order of the Spring in PA

11 June, 2008

We’d be remiss if we failed today to congratulate the Chicago Wolves on doubling the pleasure of our Schadenfreude Spring, in sending yet another Penguins’ team — last night it was Pittsburgh’s affiliate in Wilkes Barre-Scranton — to a playoff finals disappointment. The Wolves claimed the American League’s Calder Cup 4 games to 2 over [...]

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