Season 2011-2012 | The First

It has been a while. And I apologise to all my followers! Yes, to the both of you! You know who you are ;)

After the shock of entering hockey draught, which left me feeling lost for a while, I actually welcomed the thought of having a little break from this blog. The final weeks of the regular season were frantic. The World Cup was really interesting. The Stanley Cup run kept me on the edge of my seat. Not to mention the craziness of Free Agency Day. I spent hours and hours each day writing stuff up! So a little time off from the blog? Why not?!

During the first few weeks, like the hockey addict that I am, I was on the look-out for hockey-related topics to write about anyways. August came and the withdrawal symptoms had subsided quite a bit and I could finally enjoy the holiday. Then September came and I was ... *gasp* ... only mildly looking forward to the pre-season games. I was a wee bit worried about myself at this time ;)

Then the regular season started and I went straight back into hockey addict mode! Timewise it is difficult for me to actually watch the games (being located in Europe and all) and I have noticed I need my sleep over the weekends too. So far no all-nighters to catch a Leafs or Flyers game live. And come on NHL, throw a European a bone and have some interesting early games over the weekends! I had a look at the next few weekends and it's hardly a ball. So I will just have to go with the recaps and whatever people care to write about.

But getting into blogging mode again, that is taking quite some time. So here is to the first one of the season. Empty when it comes to real hockey information or some of my amazing insights ;) ... but at least it is a start. And since blog-wise I missed the first month, the next article I write will be filled with my views on how the first month went ;)

Beware! ;)

IIHF World Championship | Day 10 | May 8th, 2011

My hockey week is shit! Pardon the expression, but it is. Why must Russia and Switzerland add to my hockey sorrow? Oh well, Russia is still in the running, but the Swiss are pretty much out of the race.

[Czech Republic-Russia] 3-2. I managed to catch bits and pieces of this game. Was at my parents' place for Mother's Day, so could not sneak away for too long to watch hockey ;) ... but what I saw was gritty, aggresive, intense, almost emotional mixed up with moments of the complete opposite. Weird game. And it is never right when one guy stands out for aggresive behaviour. Quoting Jaromir Jagr on Yevgeni Artyukhin: "He’s just a huge guy. It’s tough to stop him when he wants to hit somebody, because he’s like a huge monster coming after you. One [hit] was pretty bad because our guy didn’t have the puck." I admit this guy is rough lol ... but would not mind him on my Flyers, with a bit of polish ;)

[Sweden-Switzerland] 2-0. *sighs* I like the way the Swiss play, so why do they forget how to be offensive when it really matters? Sweden have qualified for the Quarter Finals and the Swiss have a tiny sliver of hope, but lets face it, it is not going to happen for them. Again. I tried to figure out what scenario they would need, but the standings and schedules have been set up so awkwardly on the IIHF site that I let this endeavour go. If someone has it figured out, please leave me a note lol {edit: Sven figured it out, thanks ... the Swiss would have to beat the USA, and Norway would have to lose to France ... sounds impossible!}

[Slovenia-Belarus] 1-7. Poor Slovenia. That was some ass-kicking they suffered and with a score like this it is not hard to tell who dominated ;) This was one of the two Relegation Round finals. Basically it was who wins stays, who loses drops to Division I. And lets just say Belarus safeguarded their spot in the Top Division with some fury ;) ... as for Slovenia, well not even sure if Anze Kopitar could have saved them, but I am sure his presence would have helped the Slovenians along. Back to Division I for them, but it was a good run.

[Latvia-Austria] 4-1. Another pretty conclusive score in the second Relegation Round final. Could not find a stream for this one, nor for the other game, so just summing up a few things I have read: Latvia was the more accomplished team, creating chances, whereas Austria had very little scoring chances. Which is much in keeping with the rest of their tournament.

Tomorrow a busy sked. Six games and it is as if everyone is playing lol ... will be scorewatching at work, it is crazy to have very early games on a Monday! So finally I get to watch a tournament with some normal European times and they still manage to make it impossible for me to watch ;)

IIHF World Championship | Day 9 | May 7th, 2011

Still reeling from last night's Playoffs shenanigans, but was ready for some World Championship action and I just finished watching Norway-Canada. It was like a little band-aid for the hurt hockey soul ;) *exit dramatics*

Anyways, here today's round-up!

[Austria-Slovenia] 3-2. Austria manages to win one and makes the last game of the Relegation Round exciting. The two teams that win their next game will earn their stay in the top division. Fun when teams fight like that.

[Belarus-Latvia] 3-6. A haphazzard World Championship for both countries. Win a few lose a few, no real consistency in sight. But hey, a game with this many goals is always fun. And the upside is that because Austria won as well, tomorrow's final games of the Relegation Round will be truly exciting as each team can either win a stay in next year's World Cup or be relegated to the First Division.

[Denmark-Germany] 4-3. Germany already qualified for the next round, so this outcome is acceptable for them. And although the Danes managed to win this one, their World Cup is over as they needed a regulation win to stay in the running. Instead this game went all the way to SO and we have seen the last couple of games that the Danes keep their cool in this situation and can turn it to their advantage.

[Norway-Canada] 2-3. I watched this one and I must admit that it was a nice soothing game. Canada was playing a calm and collected game and halfway through the third period the score was 3-0. Then the Norwegians woke up and increased pressure and suddenly this turned into a game again! At 51:36 the score was 3-1. At 52:49 it was 3-2 and I must admit that I sat up a bit straighter and got just a tad anxious. But the Canadians hung in there and have secured their spot in the Quarter Finals! Yay!

[Finland-Slovakia] 2-1. Chose to watch this one over USA-France, thinking it would be the more exciting of the two. Well, two periods into the game, a 1-0 lead for the Slovaks and I was bored so much I continued writing this article rather than concentrating on the game. At some point in the third period the players started to skate a bit faster, there was more puck movement and what do you know? The Finns scored, twice in succesion, to clinch the win and their place in the Quarter Finals. Oh, both goals were scored by Ruutu. And the Slovaks had dreams of medals and what not but it was not meant to be. The sad faces of the Slovak fans were making me go 'Awwwwww' :(

[USA-France] 3-2. Hmm, not much to report here. Some crazy reporting going on and I cannot make much sense of it. A 3-2 win over France does not sound very commanding to me, but the IIFH site suggests that the French were outclassed by far. I feel like shrugging a bit. And as I type this the Flyers tweet that JVR will be joining Team USA. Sounds like an excellent idea, they can use some offensive power! But OK, the French have no chance at moving on to the Quarter Finals and can start packing. Team USA has plenty of opportunity and I hope they take it.

Tomorrow my faves are playing - Russia and Switzerland - I hope they will win their respective games :) ... and I hope to see Ovi in good spirits!

IIHF World Championship | Day 8 | May 6th, 2011

Guys, did not get around to watch any of today's games, so really just a quick update so I have all the days covered when I read this back in a while :)

[Germany-Finland] 4-5. Whoa, the first loss for Germany this tournament. But against the Finns who of course have a repute to protect. But the reports tell me the Finns had no walk in the park and had some goaltending issues. And the game had to go all the way to SO to be decided so there is no shame in losing for the Germans. Plus I learnt something today: a player can appear twice in the SO lol ... did not know that, or is it an IIHF rule only? If - unlike me - you do have a clue, please drop me a comment about this!

[Canada-USA] 4-3. Ahhh the good old rivalry. I remember many a Winter Olympics with these two teams headlining *nods reverently*. But this Team USA hardly sets my heart aflutter, whereas Team Canada sports some of my fave NHL Players and is looking pretty good out there. I was not sure what to expect. But we got pace, hits, goals and it went all the way to SO. Speaking of hits, Dion had a big one heheh. If I find it somewhere I will add it for enjoyment! Anyways, in SO Eberle scored as well as ♥ Rick Nash ♥ ... so from my point of view ... good stuff and I am sorry I had to miss it :(

[Czech Republic-Slovakia] 3-2. The Czechs are on a nice roll as they notch down another win. Our NHL-buddies Elias and Havlat did great for the Czech Republic with various assists and goals. And on the whole this must have been an interesting game by the looks of it, with both teams generating chances. In the end the Czechs clinched it and they are looking good.

[Sweden-France] 4-0. Nothing like a a three-goal lead in the first period to kill the opponent's will. It takes a strong team to get back from such a tough start and the French just were not cut out for it. The Swedes simply dominated and smoothly sailed through this one. 

Just checked the sked for tomorrow and how we are going to make it through the day, I do not know! Six games tomorrow you crazy hockey fans!

IIHF World Championship | Roster Upgrades | May 6th, 2011

So the teams are allowed to add two more players to the roster. So a quick look tells me ...

♦ Canada adds Vermette of the Blue Jackets. OK.
♦ USA adds Jack Campbell of the Windsor Spitfires. Who?
♦ Russia adds Ovi.

So looking at the list above ... who else had to laugh at the American addition? lol

Click here for the full article on the IIFC site!

IIHF World Championship | Day 7 | May 5th, 2011

Today I could not decide on an evening game to watch, so I ended up watching bits of both Russia vs Denmark and Switzerland vs Norway.

[Slovenia-Latvia] 5-2. Relegation Round. This is the first time Slovenia beat Latvia on a World Championship! And by no meager numbers either, while in previous meetings the Slovenians hardly got to score a goal. They were eager, while Latvia was playing a bit under par. Jeglic thought it may have to do with the fact that the Latvians had not anticipated to play in the Relegation Round in the first place. Whatever the case, the Slovenians took a right step in the direction of staying in the top division today.

[Belarus-Austria] 7-2. Relegation Round. In the Preliminary Round Belarus hardly managed to score at all, so it was a big relief to the guys to finally get going and net some pucks! My Leafie Grabovski also scored and all in all the guys played a relaxed, loose game. That is probably the ticket to wins as it is. The minute a team gets too nervous the flow sort of stagnates. So glad to see Belarus got their groove back.

[Russia-Denmark] 4-3. Although the Russians found themselves trailing 2-1 after the first period, in the end it was a smooth game for them. They recovered in the second period by adding two goals to the scoreboard and in the third period they made it 4-2. The Danes tried to get back into the game and after a bit of effort managed to score to make it 4-3. But honestly, the Russians did not even put in very much effort. They just seemed very much in control. And I am thinking that maybe at times they did not even take this game too seriously ;) ... cause I witnessed some fun and playful moves towards the end. Afinogenov went behind the goal, then chipped the puck over the goal to a teammate in front of the Danish goalie and said Russian tried to bat it in ... did not work out, but it was fun to see!

[Switzerland-Norway] 3-2. Qualification Round. I missed the first period, but tuned in for the second and I was disappointed for two reasons. First of all, I like Norway, but during the Spengler Cup I grew a liking to the Swiss teams attending. They played a fast, action-packed game. So I was hoping to see the Swiss do well, but instead they were trailing. And second of all, it was a boring game! The Swiss did not show the enthusiams I was expecting and the Norwegians seemed happy with how things were going and hardly did anything to make it a more exciting game. So I switched to Russia-Denmark instead. But there you have it, Norway kept the lead and is looking good in terms of points!

Interesting games tomorrow. Especially looking forward to Canada-USA! And I wonder how Germany will fare against the Finns. Exciting times I hope!

IIHF World Championship | Day 5 | May 3rd, 2011

And so Day 5 comes to a conclusion. Had planned to watch Canada-Switzerland and Russia-Slovakia, but due to a long day at work I was happy enough to catch the second game. Wish I had seen Canada-Switzerland too though, the reports are interesting. Anyways, as the day winds down, let me write up a quick overview of the games played.

[Slovenia-Germany] 2-3. Well well well, those Germans did it. For the first time since 1930 they started the World Cup with three wins in a row. I know this because the guys at the IIHF site said so. Do not worry! I have not magically turned into a stats-crunching, trivia-spewing blogger ;) ... anyways, the guys had to take it to SO, but a win is a win and the Germans are first placed in their group and moving on to the Qualification Round.

[Canada-Switzerland] 4-3. I am truly sorry I missed this gem. After Russia, Switzerland is my fave European team and I am glad they made things difficult for Team Canada. But Canada of course holds a special place in my heart. I prefer the outcome as it is, but I would not have minded too much if the Swiss had won this one. It took an OT goal to decide the victor of this game. Canada is first in Group B and the Swiss have secured second place. I am content.

[Russia-Slovakia] 4-3. Yeah, Russia won! It was an exciting game to watch and the tension of it all made me go walk around my place a few times. One such walk occured after the Slovaks made it 2-3. And because of it I missed Nikulin make it 3-3 ;) ... he scored two of the goals. Kovi also scored one; he played a good game. Russians are in second place in their group, right after those pesky Germans!

[France-Belarus] 2-1. Another OT game. I apologise, but I just could not get excited about this game. France is through to the Qualification Round, whereas Belarus will have to fight for survival in the Relegation Round. Next!

Oh, that was it for today. But here a pic for fellow Reimer fans! My buddy Ferd is in Slovakia to watch some games. Hell yeah, of course I am jealous. Hahah, I must also add that he is a fellow Flyers fan but he remembered my ramblings about Reims, so just for me - I like to think hahah - he took some pics! :D

IIHF World Championship | Day 4 | May 2nd, 2011

Today's games have been played, so time for my end-of-day update.

[Czech Republic-Denmark] 6-0. Well, that was just a beating the Czechs dished out to the Danes. Specifically hectic second period where the Czechs scored four of the goals. And eventhough things might have been a bit different if the Danes had scored early in the second period when they had a two-man advantage, I wonder if that is really true. How do I even come to this assumption? Havlat said it: "Had they scored on the 5-on-3, it would have been a different game." :D

[USA-Norway] 4-2 Norway was still high on beating the Swedes and continued euphorically by scoring two goals in the first period and hanging on to that lead throughout a rather boring second period. Palmieri finally put Team USA on the scoring board. The puck went in via his skate though, so it took a bit of debating by the refs, but ultimately it was deemed a good hockey goal. Phew for the USA. Just before the 15 minute mark the Americans scored again. Jack Skille got this one and this is where the Americans started to believe in it too, while the Norwegians hardly even got anywhere near Al Montoya. A third goal followed 6.5 minutes before end of play, Palmieri again. And Smith closed up with a goal in final two minutes. {edit: had Stepan for the goal, but he ended up with the assist I just noticed and also I had to ammend the first sentence, they were of course high on beating Sweden, thanks for that one Mike, phew}

[Latvia-Finland] 2-3. I watched the other evening-game, but I caught the shoot out. The Finns nailed that one. I was score-watching throughout though and at some point I thought the Finns would lose this one. Lets just say they managed to win it, but it definitely was not pretty.

[Sweden-Austria] 3-0. Missed the first period as I was cleaning my place lol, but was ready for the rest of the game. Picked this one over the Latvia-game because I thought it would be more interesting. But frankly, it felt like watching a morning skate, but without the fun. It was not exciting at all. Sorry Sweden or Austria fans, but even the goals did not excite me. I wish I could write more or find something great to focus on, but no. Just a snoozefest.

Ha, that is it for today. Looking forward to Canada-Switzerland. I think the Swiss might be my European favourites and I wonder how they will play against Canada. Wonder if the German will continue their winning streak and oh, Russia playing too. Interesting hockey day!

IIHF World Championship | Day 3 | May 1st, 2011

My quick end-of-day update!

[Russia-Slovenia] 6-4. Hmm, you would expect Russia to have a little less trouble with Slovenia. Slovenians were happy with their game despite the loss. I wish I had been at home for this game, especially for the third period where it rained goals ;) Kovalchuk was doing his thing, so was Afinogenov and it is fun to see Nabokov in goal. Still suspended from the NHL as he refused to report to the Isles when he was picked up on waivers earlier this year lol

[Canada-France] 9-1. My word, that is some serious ass-kicking. Spezza got one, Skinner scored twice and ♥Nash♥  scored too. Reims of course had a great game. He got replaced by Dubnyk for the last 14 minutes (at which point it was 7-1). I checked why - got worried maybe Reims got injured or whatever - and apparently it was to get Dubnyk some ice time too. Makes sense. Oh, and Phaneuf was pronounced best player of the game for the Canadians. Nice going my Leafies. I had a look at the game stats. Yes, it is true. I can hardly believe it myself ;) ... and it was fun to see all Team Canada guys were plusses ;)

[Slovakia-Germany] 3-4. I got home in time to see the Germans lead 4-0. Seconds later the Slovaks made 4-1, then the Germans almost let the game slip ;) ... like Jurcina put it: "We said that if they can score three in a period, so can we. With a few more minutes, we probably would have tied it." Sort of like that saying 'We did not lose the game, we just ran out of time' ;) Anyways, the Germans probably surprised everyone by already having secured their place for the next round. Oh, Hossa, Gaborik and Hanzus are the other three NHL'ers playing for Slovakia. Just so you know. {edit: I forgot to mention Marian Gaborik in this list at first, thanks for setting me straight Sven!}

[Switzerland-Belarus] 4-1. Suppose things are not looking great for Belarus and Grabo will not go far in this World Cup. But good for Switzerland. I watched some Swiss teams during the Spengler Cup in December and I liked what I saw. Goran Bezina played well, I remember him from that tournament where he took a puck in the face doing some D work. I like that kind of dedication.

A fun World Championship so far!

IIHF World Championship | Day 2 | April 30th, 2011

Just a short update for you guys who are stuck safely and soundly in the Playoffs.

[Finland-Denmark] 5-1. Expected, hoped for and gotten after last year's opening game upset, where the Finns for some reason lost 4-1 to Denmark.

[USA-Austria] 5-1. This year the Germans upset the Russians in the opening game, by beating them 2-0. Last year the USA suffered a similar fate when the Germans unexpectedly beat the USA 2-1 in OT. Ha, Team USA was having none of it this year facing Austria and smoothly won this one 5-1.

[Czech Republic-Latvia] 4-2. Very much expected. Havlat and Elias scored two of the Czech goals. It was not pretty and apparently the Czechs were a bit surprised that the Latvians managed to get into the game.

[Norway-Sweden] 5-4 SO win. Wow. I did not know this, but since 1950 - when they first met - Norway never won a game and managed to tie a game only once when playing against Sweden. So this was a pretty historical occurence! Mark it in your hockey trivia book ;)

Did not manage to catch any of the games myself, but might tomorrow! Hopefully some interesting games!

IIHF World Championship | Day 1 | April 29th, 2011

Do not expect the same addiction-induced scriblings for the World Championship. It is fun enough, but nothing can trump the Playoffs! But I will be watching as much games as I can and I will share my little musings with you ;)

Today four games were played. I managed to watch Belarus vs Canada. Eberle scored twice and Tavares and Skinner got a goal each. Stepanov scored for Belarus. Dion was a beast, getting in all sorts of hits, not all legal so he spent a fair amount of time in the penalty box, but all is good! And Reimer was his cool awesome self. The guys continues to make me proud. Anyways, that was a 4-1 win and great start. Oh, I have to say that another Leafie did great too. Grabovski played a good game for Belarus :)

I must admit that I do not always know which country is most likely to win a game. I think that Switzerland's 1-0 win over France is to be expected, and I am quite positive that Slovakian hockey is more evolved than Slovenia's so the 3-1 win for Slovakia sounds plausible. But hell! Who would have expected Russia to get beaten by Germany with a 2-0 game? Shutout too! Not me! Not even my German buddy Sven and he knows German hockey like no one else I am sure. I am a lifelong Russia fan, since the USSR times, so this is not a very pleasing result. But I can certainly appreciate the epic effort shown by the German team. Gut gemacht, Jungs! :D

Poetic Announcers | March 19th Bruins-Leafs | April 14th, 2011

Although the Playoffs extravaganza has started and there is a lot of current stuff to write about I would like to reminisce a bit about the past season and share one of my favourite moments. On March 19th I tuned in for the Bruins-Leafs game. And then I was just bowled over by the poetic introduction to the game! I tell you, I rewinded it several times to hear it again - do you love your DVR as much as I do? - and I loved it so much, that I transcribed it!

And here is where things get shaky. I do not know who actually did the introduction hahah. Ron MacLean or Joe Bowen? In either case the guy said he was inspired by Tom Petty and some Irish author. I have tried to decipher the name of said author, but without success!

Anyways, here goes!

[disclaimer] I have no rights to these words at all, so hands off anyone who wants to make a buck out of it! Or something along these lines anyways [end disclaimer]

What time is it?
It's later than you think,
And the earth tilts and reboots your personal northern hemisphere
Your heart, your head,
There is a look on your face
And there is something lucky about the place
And your memory,
Your private story
As it must ... turns the page


Springtime! Something good coming for you and me
Something good coming
There has to be
We often accept the temporary peace over a more difficult and distant justice
We're buying time
Winter thinking
Then comes the sun, springtime!
Set aside the memories
Engage your imagination
And in pace ... with renewal


What time is it?
It's spring time!
Time to enjoy yourself
It's later than you think

BEAUTIFUL!

{edit May 2nd} Someone uploaded it! Now for the full experience check this:

And maybe it gave the Leafies good vibes too, because we beat the Bruins 5-2 :D

Oh, if anyone recalls this moment and knows who that Irish author that served as inspiration is, drop me a line! And if you could tell me if these words were spoken by Ron MacLean, Joe Bowen or even someone else, that would be even better!

Complacency ... Will Bite You In The Ass Every Time! | April 9th, 2011

Just a few months ago my Flyers were riding high. Top of the conference, maybe even the Presidents' Trophy up for grabs. A Stanley Cup looming on the horizon. What a difference a few months can make. Today, we are hoping to clinch the Division. We sure lowered our standards!

No need to go into the possible scenarios, we all know what is going on here. And no need for me to analyse what is going on. Many an expert has done just that. 

*ponders* 

OK maybe a bit of amateur analysis! I just wonder what happened! Why did they get so complacent? It really made them lose large chunks of that energy that got them to the top of the Conference in the first place. Lack of motivation as they were so far ahead of the rest? Boredom? Was the Versteeg trade a really good one? It went downhill when he joined the ranks. Who would have thought that moving out the Steegster and adding Lupul to the roster would be so beneficial to my Leafies? *chuckle*

Anyways, tonight we need to beat the Isles. Normally I would have laughed at the idea of losing against them (we have won 20 out of 21 of the last after all), but right now, any opponent scares me!

Have not lost hope mind you, the talent is there, injured players are on the mend and according to a fellow fan (thanks Lori!) they played with heart yesterday! So let me end a rather depressing start of this article on a positive note. I know my guys can overcome this and they will be ready to face any team in the Play-Offs. So lets just end the regular season and forget about standings. Lets look forward to a great SC run!

I hope. *chuckle*

PS Feel free to share your musings ;) ... just no hating please, that is just obnoxious :)

Random Thought #3 | The BKK

Some teams just make me mad for some reason. The Sabres are one of those! I don't even call them The Sabres. I have this need to taunt them. So I call them the BKK.

Ha!

[B] lunt
[K] itchen
[K] nives

*wink*

So much happened in the past month ...

I will never be able to catch up and share all The Highs & The Deeps. Maybe I will try for my next post. In short: Flyers are second in Conference, with Caps in first. Two games to go. And there was a time I was hopeful they would clinch the League, feel a bit delusional in hindsight xD ... Leafies are out for the post-season, but what a memorable post-ASG run! Will forever be proud of the current roster just for that.

Today I have nothing of great interest to share lol ... but I was conversing with a mate and expressed my hopes for the Canes to keep the Rags out the play-offs. He asked me why I have this love affair with the Canes. So I went on a little rant (slightly adapted for easier reading hahah).

I do not have a love affair with the Canes at all. It really is just a matter of me hoping that the Rags will not make it to the play-offs! But there are a few teams out there that do not bother me and get me to go "Awwwwwwww". I do not care so much what happens with them in the standings though. In no specific order:

{The Oil} Such little troopers, abysmal year, bless them!
{Canes} Just nothing to hate about them and I liked the way they hosted the ASG
{Ducklings} What's not to like about Ducklings? And it is hard to dislike what once were the Mighty Ducks. Who has not seen that movie? And bear in mind I am based in the Netherlands!
{Yotes} Must be hard to skate out there in the desert and people hate them just for being there lol ... awwww (see!)
{Bolts} Nothing to hate, like the way they play.
{Jackets} They have Rick Nash ♥ lol ... that guy should find a real team, his talent is wasted there. Once he leaves, this team is off this list hahah.

If I do have a love affair it is with these:
{Red Wings} Any team with Datsyuk on roster, is OK in my book. What a dangler & deker! They are my favourite Western Conference team and should they win the Cup? No hard feelings!

{Isles} Hahah, this would be like a dirty affair with a hot cabana boy xD (not that I ever had one, but it works as an analogy) ... since that memorable game vs the Pens and their not too bad streak after that game I just like these guys! I know I should not like them, but hahah, I do lol ... I don't care if they are successful or not and do I ever want them to win the Cup? Nah.

{Caps} I blame it on that HBO documentary: Road to Winter Classics. Ovi is cool in a crazy superstar kind of way and the Caps are just cool. Will not be too upset if they win the Cup.

Speaking of the Winter Classics documentary. It is pure evil! It even made me like some of the things about the Pens :S :S >.< :((( *gasp*

But. All of the above is nothing compared to the true love for my Leafies and Flyers hahah - it is just a case of really liking the game and appreciating there are other interesting teams out there :)

Random Thought #1

So I want the teams I hate to burn in hell! *buuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrn*
Random thought:

We cannot send the Devils to hell, they would enjoy it as it is home to them. Do we send them to Heaven instead?

Also. Not so Lady-like today lol

Another crazy week | March 9th, 2011

It's a good thing this is more like a diary than a blog worthy of following xD


Because after a few very bad games by mainly the Flyers, I couldn't find the inspiration to write things up. Absolute low point: Flyers 7-0 loss to the Rangers. The Rangers!! And just a day earlier they had lost 5-3 to the Sabres. Not only do I hate both teams, but my top Flyboys couldn't even help my Leafies by destroying these two teams. If it were up to me, the Sabres and Rangers would burn in hell ... *feeling particularly evil*


The Leafies did not win all their games either, but hell, they definitely won more than the Flyers and they had some OT points too. Did not like the 5-3 loss to the Blackhawks. And I certainly wish they had gotten the OT point vs. the Isles yesterday. Considering my Leafies were constantly trailing ... glad we got the one point though. The Isles. Just can't hate them since that memorable game against the Pens (apologies for constantly referring to this game lol) ... and they play a very liberated game at the moment. They really have nothing to lose and it's showing in their brawny play. That makes them a rather quirky opponent to play against. You just can't tell what will happen. Anyways, when I first saw the result I was like "Now we're never going to make it!". But hey. The Sabres lost to the Pens and really, anything can still happen. So I will just keep on hoping. Seeing my guys in 10th place is cool anyways, considering they were in 14th place just a few months ago.


Poor Reims by the way! Early in OT it looked as if he injured his hand. Even looked like Giggy would go in. But thank god all was good! A quote:
"My hand is fine,'' he said, a bag of ice covering it. "Shot caught me in the right spot. When I pulled my hand out, I was expecting my finger to be in a couple pieces.''


Hahah, damn, I love that guy.


And then I had to laugh a bit when I read this - Comeau about the play-offs:
"We're not out of it yet,'' Comeau said. "As long as we keep winning, crazier things have happened."
Ah see, there is no end to the amusement provided by the Isles.


OK, back tot he Flyers. YAY Flyers! They finally won again. Read the recap just now though and by the looks of it, they still need some work there. A quote: "The Flyers dominated the first period, outshooting Edmonton 17-1. They were outshot 24-9 the rest of the way, and needed some big saves from Bobrovsky."


By the looks of it they sort of let things slip in the 2nd and 3rd again, but they were still scoring and winning! I'll take it! To make things even more peculiar, we got all three stars :S ... I need to watch this one to form a better opinion.


And what kind of hockey world are we living in when I think stuff like:
- Thanks Habs for keeping the Bruins at bay?
- Thanks Pens for beating the Sabres?


lol disgusting xD

Now remember that game that made me so nervous in my previous post? Leafs-Flyers? Well, my Leafies won and they need the points to get to the play-offs. I was at the same time over the moon for the Leafies and in total despair for the Flyers. And to make matters worse, they meet again next Thursday. Still need the Leafs to win, but I hope that they win in OT or SO.


Just reread this post and I apologise for the lack of order hahah. My thoughts are all over the place!