There is nothing worse than being friends with Red Wings fans. When the Blues and Red WIngs aren’t playing each other, I have no problem listening to the cocky comments from Wings fans. They have earned that right with championships. But apparently all’s fair in love and war. So on days like this… when the Blues lose 5-2 to the Wings - it gets down right ugly.
We battled hard and showed lots of fight in us, but it just wasn’t enough to win this one. That doesn’t mean the Blues CAN’T beat the Wings, it just means they didn’t beat them this game. But if we continue playing as hard as we did against the Sharks and win games like that, we’ll make that playoff spot we’re trying so hard to get.
I don’t know what was worse today… having to deal with the shit talk from my Wings friends, or the fact that I am losing to one of those Wings fans in my fantasy league. Guess Friday the 13th carried over to today.
If Ovechkin’s goofy getup in the skills competition wasn’t enough entertainment, the shots and goals in the game made up for it. What an intense display of true grit and skill from every guy on the ice. From the young boys just starting their careers to the vets at the end of theirs.
Kudos to Zdeno Chara for breaking Al Iafrate’s hardest shot record. Very cool to witness.
I have decided that Tim Thomas is absolutely amazing and I underestimated the talent in the East. Nice win!
I played my commissioner (and boss) in fantasy hockey this week. He’s leading the league so I really wanted to win this week… and I didn’t. Unfortunately (but fortunately) I have Louie but his comeback week was anything but spectacular =(
I’m still waiting on getting Selanne back and Sundin is getting his feet back (hopefully). Parise has been solid and most of my other players have been too, but injuries have been an issue. Now that I’ve got Louie back, hopefully my points will increase and I can get back into 2nd place next week. But as my brother said to me (as my teammate) “We’re not shooting for second place…”
Unfortunately, flights were too heavy so I couldn’t make it to St. Louis to meet my brother. He made it and although the Blues lost both games he went to, his friends and he had a great time!
As we approach 2009, I’m thinking how the 2008 part of this season has gone thus far for my Blues. Not so good =( We’ve been plagued by injuries, starting with Erik Johnson’s off-season golf-carting accident (can’t make that kind of stuff up) and it has just gotten progressively worse since.
So my wish for the New Year is for all my boys to get healthy and start winning some games!
My Christmas present from my brother is a free flight to St. Louis! It’ll be a quick in and out trip (which are always fun) to catch the Blues play the Ducks at the Scottrade Center on Sunday, Dec. 28 and back to Colorado on Monday. How awesome is that? I’m stoked and am really looking forward to seeing my brother =) It’ll be him, my best friend’s brother (practically my own brother) and two of his friends. That’s right… me and the boys! How appropriate =)
Even though the Blues are hurtin’ right now (literally and figuratively) it’ll definitely be a good game. Nieds, Prongs and the rest of the boys from Anaheim are always entertaining to play against. And hittin’ the Landing afterwards for some party time will be fun whether I’m celebrating a win or drowning my sorrows over a loss…
Haven’t written in FOREVER (I know, I’m a slacker). But I’ve joined a fantasy team this season so I will definitely need this outlet to talk some smack. My brother, Tommy, is my teammate in the league I’m doing with my boss (he’s the commish) through sportsline.com. I wanted to use my previous fantasy hockey team name (F the Red Wings) but since my boss/the commish is a HUGE Wings fan, I wasn’t allowed. So I settled for… take a guess? Yep, you got it — TheHockeyChick. It is the best name after all
More to come this week… here’s my brother’s and my team:
There isn’t a team I dislike more than the Detroit Red Wings. But I am also a true hockey fan and have to say they really have an amazing team. But that’s not to say the Pens don’t have a chance. They showed they can hang with the big boys in Game 3. They need to keep that momentum going to keep that chance alive. Fingers crossed for Monday at the Joe.
Adding Doug Armstrong to the front office is just another big move in the rebuilding of the Blues organization. John Davidson has made much progress and the young prospects they’ve signed, give me much hope for the team’s future.
All the talk about Barry Melrose becoming the next coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning may be just that… talk. We’ll see in the next few days though. He does have a cushy job with ESPN and that would be hard to leave. But if coaching is his passion, he shouldn’t pass it up. Although I’m not sure he’s the right fit in TB. He’ll have some good basic foundation to work with but there is definitely a lack of chemistry and that is the most important thing to fix.
So I honestly never thought I’d see the day that I would be rooting for the Colorado Avalanche… but that day has come. Because I live in Boulder, I am kind of forced to root for the home team (well, I haven’t necessarily been forced by anyone other than my friend, Mona, but…).
Games one and two are behind us and I can only pray for the best to come for my boys back home at the Pepsi Center. Smyth is out with an injury, as is Wolski so we’re definitely feeling the heat from injuries. However, Forsberg is probable and Hannan is back in.
Theodore better be on his game or I will be cursing him and Quenneville and martyring Peter Budaj. Go Avs! (It still feels weird to even type. But I’ll get over it. I’m not leaving Colorado anytime soon.)
Anyone who has seen an incident like this while watching a game knows how gruesome it is. Your heart stops and your mind races hoping it isn’t a serious injury. Some can’t even stomach it. I know it’s hard for me to watch the Malarchuk incident from years ago. And the one incident I saw while watching a game was the Trent McCleary incident which made me twinge quite uncomfortably.
I wasn’t watching the Panthers game that night, although they are my native home team. Having done an internship for them, I certainly feel I have a connection with the organization and it’s players. My heart and thoughts go out to Richard’s family and to Olli as well. I’m sure that’s hard on him. Although it was obviously an accident, it still hurts for the player that caused an injury like this one.
Good luck in your recovery, buddy! Hope to see you back on the ice!
