Read if you want, comment if you like. I'm a sports nut...my Dad has even told me so! Here's what I think on random sports topics, games, matches, tournaments, and opinions made by others!
Today is the day! Game 7: Detroit Red Wings host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Winner Takes All. Leave everything out on the ice! You've waited your entire life for this moment! This is what you've been working for your entire life! Every hard practice you went through! Every hit you took and gave! Every goal you scored! Every pentaly you took! Every kid you beat out to make it on this team! You've earned the right to be here. Don't screw it up! ...--you know all those famous last minute sports sayings that you hear in the movies!
It all comes down to tonight! The past years work is on showcase tonight, folks! And I'm freaking out! So what do I do when I freak out?? Ashley called and said let's go play golf--so I'm gonna go play a few holes after work and then probably go to downtown Ann Arbor with my coworker Jennifer! Should be a good time, but I won't stay for the entire game. I don't want to scare anyone since I'll be yelling and screaming at the television tonight and continuing to freak out...this can't be normal! What am I going to do without hockey?? Probably play more golf! Ohh and football is right around the corner. But tonight is all about hockey...tomorrow I can start thinking about football! And miss hockey!
Jen (my coworker) has invited me to go to the bar tomorrow night to watch the game! I have informed her that I will not be a fun person to be around tomorrow night because I am so intense when it comes to games like this. She says there will be guys there...no wait...she just stopped to say "hot guys". I have told her that there won't be hockey guys there. (Not that I am looking for a hockey guy or want to date a hockey guy, but I need to be surrounded by hockey guys right now to talk to...the rest of the population just doesn't understand the playoffs!!)
She's telling me I need to lower my standards! And now we're laughing! Great way to end the work day!
On a side note...I'm off to go see THE HANGOVER!!! Sooo excited!!! :)
UPDATE:I saw The Hangover! GREAT MOVIE! If you have not seen it yet, you need to check it out! It had my Mom and I in tears we were laughing so hard!
I would just like to point out, that there is a stunning resemblence between Bradley Cooper with the way he wears his hair and his beard and Adam Burish...has anyone else picked up on this?
1) I shot 38 last night. 8 pars and 1 double bogey. I wasn’t happy about the double because I just played the hole like crap, but the other 8 holes were great! I really like my new clubs.
2) I was told last night by a few people sitting at my table in the 19th hole at the club that I need to become a sports broadcaster. This is not the first time I’ve heard this. This is, however, the first time I have heard it from a former NFL player! Maybe I should quit the teaching gig and head off into the sunset with my first love of sports…naw! I love teaching far too much! And sometimes you just need a break from sports all together—how can you take one if it’s your job? When I played college golf, the summer season after my senior year I think I played golf 30 times the entire summer! I used to play golf practically every day! I needed a break. I think that’s the same way with a job! Too much of a good thing…is usually a good thing, but sometimes not! Let’s stick with teaching!
3) The game last night. The Penguins won 2-1. I think that they were the better team last night. They played all out, desperate hockey for the entire game. The Red Wings only showed up for the final 28 minutes of the game. It was almost as if they weren’t even at Mellon until the third period. I don’t know if they got lost or were sleeping or what, but they looked like crap. I was very disappointed. I think Marc-Andre Fleury made some INCREDIBLE saves! He was outstanding! For a guy who has been a bit shaky this playoff season as well as the regular season, he looked every bit an all-star goalie last night! In addition, I have to grant the same praise to Chis Osgood! He kept the Red Wings in the game far longer than they deserved to be! Ozzie—you’re the man once again!
I loved seeing Jonathan Ericsson take some shots last night and loved it even more when Draper got the rebound and put in an amazing goal! I love seeing Drapes on the score sheet! And as much as it pains me to start oogling over players on my serious sports blog, Jonathan Ericsson is seriously hot! Sigh…I feel a bit better! Got a few butterflies in the tummy, but all is well! I hope he’s on the roster at the beginning of the year come October!
Here’s a cabbie treat for you featuring Jonathan Ericsson! He’s one sweet Sweede!
By the way, I’m sick and tired of the media saying that the wings lost this game on purpose so they could win it at home. Anyone who believes that is a COMPLETE IDIOT!! There is no way the wings would throw a game that has this much importance. If anything Gary Bettman has done a wonderful job of making sure there are 7 games in this series! If you’re going to say the Wings threw the game, I’m going to say Bettman fixed the playoffs to have the Penguins in the finals and have it go 7 games! Yeah, that’s how stupid this argument is, although it wouldn’t really surprise me if Bettman really did do this because the Penguins are his baby!
4) I have a good friend who has 4 tickets in the 6th row behind the opposing player’s penalty box. I have asked for a couple tickets to the next game when the Wings play the Blackhawks. He has agreed to give me the tickets!! I am super excited about this! I can’t wait for the schedule to come out to see when I get to go to the game!
Also, he was offered $1,500 a ticket for Game 5. He sold them. For game 7, he was offered $5,000 a ticket! So a grand total of $20,000 for giving up his tickets to game 7. He didn’t really want the wings to win last night, and I understand completely, however, I would love Stanley to be covered in champagne and hanging around Detroit all day today rather than being packed away for another trip to Hockeytown where there is a possibility that the Wings may not be celebrating! Yeah, I went there! If they don’t get their heads in the game, Sidney Crosby will be skating around the ice with tears in his eyes and the cup over his head! It’s an image I do want to see—ONE DAY—but not on Friday night!
5) I’m looking at deadspin this morning and trying to catch up on all that I have missed the past few weeks. Turns out the Jonas Brothers were on Sportscenter to present the top 10 plays. That’s right…I wrote the Jonas Brothers! How they have anything to do with sports, I haven’t a clue! Reminds me of a mouthpiecesports.com video where Sarah Spain is asking the Blackhawks to say the first word that comes to their mind when they are shown a picture. Adam Burish is shown a picture of the Jonas Brothers and his response is something along the lines of not being able to comment because it wouldn’t be PG enough! Here’s the video for your enjoyment. Glad to hear they are playing golf though!
6) I saw this on SI.com’s Extra Mustard today. Apparently someone has hacked Tony Romo’s facebook account. I laughed so hard I nearly cried. Then I saw it again, and I laughed again! Enjoy! Pacman shot him 914 times with an ak-47? Nick Lachey is telling him not to call him anymore because he doesn't know how to handle Jess! Jess' Dad is telling Tony he got US Weekly to pay $4.5 million for the wedding pictures! He's only going to give Tony $3 million though...how is that fair??
Great news...I’m up and about!! After spending the afternoon in bed since I went home from work early, I am now feeling much more like myself! So much so, that I’m back on the computer!
So this weekend was amazing! I made my first trip to Canada since I was 11 and went to Toronto on the class trip—we watched red wing playoff games on that trip too! They didn’t win the cup though that year. I went my old teammates wedding. If there’s one thing about playing a college sport or any sport in general, your teammates really do become family. When I received the invitation for Lindsay’s wedding, I had to accept! The wedding was beautiful! Mark is a great guy, and the two of them make a great couple! I have never been witness to sooooo many golf and hockey puns in my entire life—needless to say I felt right at home!
I met a few guys who were not convinced I knew anything about hockey. Honestly, that kind of pissed me off. They were kinda creepy though. I ended up going back and forth between the bar and the reception with the fiancé of one of my other teammates! My Mom was also texting me score updates throughout the reception—thanks Mom!!
I really didn’t see that much of the game! What I did see was rather enjoyable, let’s be honest! The wings looked like the wings. I didn’t see any break down in their play. They played smart and fast hockey. They didn’t look tired or old like so much of the media was portraying them to be. Things I did notice from watching the highlights on Canadian sportscenter:Pittsburgh fell apart. They reminded me so much of the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 it was depressing. They took stupid penalties over and over again. Geno looked like a fool on skates instead of his MVP self. Sid whacking Zetterburg really wasn’t necessary. Neither was Talbot whacking on Pavel Datsyuk in his first game back!
I think Ozzie played outstanding once again! He had a shutout, big deal! I’m more excited with the stops he made! He looked poised and in control while in net which you need to be in order to win a cup! Congrats to him and the team for helping him out!
Pavel Datsyuk…oh how I have missed you! I really didn’t realize how much because I was enjoying the play of our younger players! I know you’re not old by any means, 30 is the new 20 afterall, but you presence changed the game for the better!
Niklas Kronwall, not only can you skate, beat guys up with your massive hits, but you can skate with the puck and score! Your goal, the third of the game, was an absolute beauty! Congrats! So Game 6 is tomorrow night in Pittsburgh. I will be playing golf and then watching the game. Hopefully I’ll be done well before the 8pm start, but I doubt it. I can’t figure out why I agreed to sub in league…
I WANT STANLEY!! LET’S GO WINGS!!
On a side note...Dad has written on my facebook photo album that he thinks I look so good in the mercedes that he's thinking about getting me one!! Hot Diggity Dog! :) New golf clubs, new mercedes, I live on a golf course in Michigan and in Florida...I am one spoiled sports nut! Now I know it will not happen...Dad wouldn't even buy himself a mercedes let alone me, but it's the thought that counts, right? I love you Dad!!
Just for laughts...here's Denver playing with the penguin!! hehe
I am winning the race to be the worst blogger on the planet...I'm at work right now, and I totally want to recap you on the weekend and the game, but I feel like absolute crap right now!
I got home last night and went to bed for 2 hours then was up for 2 hours before going back to bed for the night. Right now I have a massive headache. I have no idea why...just a constant pounding behind my forehead! I don't know how much longer I am going to last here at work, but I promise I will do my best to get a post up before tomorrow nights game!
So I only watched the first two periods and then went to bed--I've got a wedding to go to in Canada this weekend so my health was a bit more important than the game ::sigh:: and Mom kept telling me to go to sleep! It was probably a good idea becuase I slept really well last night and actually feel a bit more like myself this morning!
What I noticed of the game was that Pittsburgh looked like the better team. They were playing tight hockey and making good passes. Detroit was making sloppy passes and falling down for some odd reason whenever they went to chase a puck! It was kinda humorous if it had been any other game! They looked tired and slow. That happens. We can sit here and make excuses about it, but I still think they should have gone another game with the Blackhawks to take the extra rest!
I called out Sid for being and idiot to Maltby...now I'm calling out Maltby for being an idiot to Sid! Yes, I do my best not to be biased!
Kirk, What the heck are you thinking? You're the older guy so you need to teach the younger guy a lesson? There's no reason to wack Sid while he's on the bench! You're better than that, Kirk! You are there to harass him, but on the ice! You just make yourself look like an idiot! It was uncalled for! Do better for me and show everyone that you're the good guy you've always been! Hugs, Melissa
Okay, back to work now. It's been crazy so far, and I need to get back into the grind. Feels good to take 5 mins to talk about sports though!
I will be in London, Ontario this weekend for my old teammates wedding! Love you, Lindsay! Pictures to come!! :)
Oh and hopefully watching game 5 with a Boston Bruin!! He hates Sid...so this could be entertaining!
Sorry for my lack of posting. I have been fighting a headache since Monday so I haven't wanted to focus on anything! Work has been difficult enough!
I didn't really see much of game 3. I was at the club and we were watching the CBC broadcast which was difficult to see due to the way the sun was setting and the colors cbc uses. Versus is easier to watch because it is a clearer picture. I also got caught up talking football with a former NFL player...my love of football is getting ready to make a comeback now that hockey is almost over! That's bittersweet.
From what I did see of the game before I nearly fell asleep on the couch during the third period due to my headache...yay, I know!...I thought Pittsburgh played a much better game. They dominated the parts that I saw, but their were a few wings possessions where MAF came up huge. Had he not, it would have been a different story.
Drapes is in tonight for Abdelkader (I'll miss you Justin but I love Drapes!) Datsyuk took morning skate and a warm up skate but is not in the lineup. I'm still thinking that something is broken in his foot or at the very least fractured!
Hope you enjoy the hockey game tonight! Right now the headache is in my upper neck area so I'm hoping it will go away soon!!
