Even though my home team is getting an early start to tee times for the summer, my roots have me interested in one or two of the playoff series. Particularly the PA showdown between the Penguins and Flyers ( Read more... )

It looks like the Wild are still trying to make up for having such a strong start this season by dropping yet another game... this time to the Penguins. While I am conflicted about the results, seeing as I grew up in PA, I am still cheesed that the Wild's play has devolved so much so quickly ( Read more... )

It was another wonderfully spring evening last night. I was taking full advantage of it by firing up my grill for the first time this season. However, for all of the elation of better weather and the promise of grilled meatstuffs for dinner, it was tempered by a sort of melancholy ( Read more... )

As you may have picked up from Squid's post, I recently made the switch to HDTV. My tax dollars at work, per se. The process in its own was interesting. From doing the research, making the actual purchase, the uncertainty of the set actually fitting in Eris ( Read more... )

( I must be having fun )

The Wild have been playing pretty strong of late. I've actually been hesitant to mention it because any time I point out there successes they seem to find themselves in a slump. Last night they played the Canucks for the last time in the regular season and a lot was riding on the outcome. Had the Wild won in regulation, they would have overtaken ( Read more... )

The curse has lifted, maybe. captain_squid and I went to see the Wild host Calgary on Friday and actually saw some very entertaining hockey. Usually, we seem doomed to watch our team come out flat-footed and bumble-sticked. Sure there was a little rust as both teams were coming back from the all-star hiatus, but they still looked pretty fresh out there ( Read more... )

I have to confess that I find it a bit ironic that most of my updates of late have involved sports of one sort or another. Those who knew me in my formative years probably would have been hard-pressed to fathom that I had any interest in sports at all. Life has an insidious way of sneaking that stuff in there, when you least expect it.

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The Minnesota Wild are certainly living up their name. Just went I felt they couldn't find their way out of the basement a couple of weeks ago with a string of loses that would make a sewage attendant blush, they turn it around to win five in a row. That's a team record for straight wins folks. People were talking playoffs again ( Read more... )

Well, captain_squid and I just hit the second of the four Wild games we got tickets for this season.

( Getting there is half the fun )