Written on April 29th, 2009 by goatdieselone shout
First things first, whoever taped that fake Rangers game last night and somehow transferred it to my PVR, GOOD ONE!!! I thought for a minute there, the Rangers actually lost to Caps last night Ha Ha Ha….Ok, so maybe it wasn’t a big joke but that slimy goal Semin scored sure was a big joke. Ovechkin may be the best player in the game but god damn can he please start wearing a full visor and tint that mothereffer blacker than tar. Because if I have to stare at that putrefying mug while he celebrates for at least another 4 games, I either have to stop eating 6 hours before a game or just listen to games on the radio instead.
Sin City had his choices for the first round and did pretty damn good, going 5/8 and he was 1 goal from being right in the Rangers series (think I’m bitter???). Well since my computer was pooched I never got to call my picks for the first round (I was 7/8 by the way…that was a blatant lie) now I will give you my 2nd round choices and I encourage Sin City and even our baseball guru The Sheik to get in on the fun, HECK, all of you should chime in too!!!
ROUND 2, LET’S GET IT ON!!!
Vancouver vs. Chicago- Let me tell you first off, this series is my favourite and my least favourite at the same time. Favourite because I love both the teams and least because I want them both to be in the Western finals, which is obviously impossible. Both Chicago and Vancouver looked fairly sexy in their respective first round series with goaltending as opposed to goal scoring being the difference in both series. But in this series, I like the ‘Nucks. Better goalie, more experience and the only Canadian team left. Vancouver in 7.
Anaheim vs. Detroit - What can you say about Anaheim? No one in their right mind thought they would actually help fulfill San Jose’s destiny as playoff choke artist but they did! What does that mean in their next series against the boys from Motown? The same thing War means to Edwin Starr, “ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, HUH!!!”. Detroit in 5
Pittsburgh vs. Washington – Let me tell you right now, if the NHL was a 13 year old boy, the series would be Miley Cyrus in a shower. Gary Bettman must be harder than a slab of marble tile right now just thinking of having Sid the kid vs. Ugly Alex for a possible 7 games. As for me, I will get a bucket ready for all the close ups of Ovey and a pillow ready for all the interviews with Sidney Crosby. Either way, this series will be great for the young NHL superstars and for creating some excitement for hockey in the States in a time that it desperately needs it. Pens in 7
Boston vs. Carolina – Two teams with two very different first rounds will be meeting in this match up. Boston will have been off for over a week before their first game on Friday, while Carolina will only have 2 days off. So I guess this story comes down too, who do you think has the bigger advantage? The team who came back from a 3-2 series deficit to beat the favoured team at their own rink? Or the team who swept a team that squeaked in the playoffs? For me, when it comes to the playoffs and hockey, I gotta believe the more rest the better.
If you didn’t see it yet…WAKE UP. Everyone is all abuzz with Ovechkin’s goal celebration from the other night after netting his 50th of the season. Why you ask? Some people seem to think that making hockey exciting is a bad idea? First they want to take fighting out of the league (bad idea #1), then they want to move Canadian teams to places like Nashville who are in the playoff race every year, yet have no one to watch them (bad idea #2) and now people are telling the BEST PLAYER (suck it Crosby) in the league that he can’t celebrate when he scores his 50th goal of the season? Its ridiculous! People like my buddy Coletrain, who is a hockey die hard, say they don’t have a problem with the celebration, its the fact that it’s pre-meditated. I can live with that I guess but so are all of Sid the Kids interview answers and I don’t complain…ZING!!! See the problem with the NHL die hards is they want their young guys to play like the old guys. Now don’t get me wrong I LOVE tradition and hockey is one of the sports with the deepest traditional values (FIGHTING) and I love that about hockey but today’s viewing audience isn’t the same as it was back in the black and white days. People these days want everything 20 minutes ago, 3 times faster and 5 times bigger. Sure watching Orr, Richard and the boys flying end to end was fun but so was watching Theron Fleury ride his stick like a horse. People need to calm down and let this kid do his thing, I mean its the least the NHL can give us, I mean they don’t want us watching fights anymore, so you might as well let us see some goals and celebrations.
Here’s the clip and just so you know it was a 1 on 4…UNREAL!!! Celebrate OV CELEBRATE!!!
What did you think? Too much? Not enough? Keep it coming?
Written on February 19th, 2009 by Shaun Sinclair2 shouts
Concerns about Tavares’ development will be all for naught if he comes in next year and tears it up like Sidney Crosby did as a rookie. If he stumbles, however, you’ll start to hear some skepticism about how his situation was handled. Crosby didn’t play major junior hockey at 15. Instead, he spent a year at a private school in Minnesota renowned for developing young hockey talents. After two years in Rimouski, Crosby was definitely ready to move on to bigger and better things, but it never felt like he was wasting his time there. Obviously, the jump from junior hockey to the NHL is a massive one, even if you are an elite prospect. Tavares may suffer from his extensive time in the OHL if he’s too accustomed to playing against that level of competition. Undoubtedly an “exceptional player,” his key development years may have arrived sooner than other players his age, and if he wasn’t challenged enough during this time, will he reach his full potential at the NHL level? Only time will tell. (more…)
Written on February 10th, 2009 by Shaun Sinclair2 shouts
Kobe and LeBron
I don’t give a rat’s ass. That was Kobe Bryant’s response when a reporter asked him how he felt after Lebron James overtook his title of “youngest player in the history of the NBA to reach 12,000 career points” (Lebron reached the mark just after his 24th birthday, while it took Kobe until he was 25). This reaction fell perfectly in line with how I’m used to viewing Kobe – he’s an arrogant, self-centered megastar who can’t be bothered with the suggestion that another player might just be better than he is. To Kobe, he doesn’t owe it to anyone to give a more “politically correct” response. He’s not the type to give us one of these gems we’re so used to hearing from more humble athletes: “Uhh, yeah, you know, Lebron is a great player. I can’t believe how he’s so, umm, dominant at such a young age… I’m not sure who’s a better player, but, you know, individual stats don’t matter and it’s all about the team.” Like him or not, Kobe’s telling us how he actually feels. He doesn’t give a rat’s ass. He thinks/knows he is a better player than Lebron James, and he won’t beat around the bush just to seem like a nice guy. He’s too good for that. (more…)
