Hockey!
I haven't posted about hockey very much at all this season, and I think it's far overdue. So, here:
First of all, I would like to say that I have not been very happy with this years' Stanley Cup Playoffs. At all.
Both my Canucks and my Penguins are in danger of being swept in round one tomorrow! This is both stupid and ridiculous and I don't like it. The only good thing that might come out of this for the Canucks is that they might finally get rid of their stupid coach, Alain Vignault (or AV for short). All the guy does is publicly humiliate members of his team that he doesn't like to the press, and then just stand around during every game and chews gum. He just chews and chews and chews, no matter what happens in the game. It's very frustrating! It would be nice to have a coach who didn't play favorites and actually seemed to give a damn!
The good thing for the Canucks has actually been Luongo. He's been playing really well! Which is great, because everyone usually ends up blaming him every time the Canucks lose (especially during the Playoffs). The rest of the team, however, can't seem to figure out how to get the puck into the L.A. Kings' net and kinda just end up skating in circles and getting out played. :-/
As for the Pens, they had a total meltdown during their game yesterday (the third in the series), which was really dumb and kinda embarrassing. I just really hope that they pull it together before tomorrow's game! They are much better than they've been playing, especially now that they have Sidney Crosby back! I really don't even know what more to say about them. The weird thing is, I actually kinda like the Philadelphia Flyers (except for Chris Pronger!) now that I've seen them "behind the scenes" on HBO's "24/7" special and if they were playing anyone besides my Pens, I would actually be happy that they were winning! However, given the circumstances...
I'm watching the San Jose Sharks/St. Louis Blues game right now (the Sharks being my third favorite team) and the Sharks are losing 4-1 with just under 15 minutes left in the third. In other words, it's not looking good. At least they have won one game already though, so they're still doing better than the Canucks and the Pens (not that that really says much...).
The only team I've really been happy about so far has been the New York Rangers. They're up 2 games to 1 in their series against the Ottawa Senators. Unfortunately, I happen to like the Sens, too, so even this is a bit bittersweet for me.
I find myself cheering for the Washington Capitals over the the Boston Bruins simply because I dislike the Bruins so very, very much (I'm a Canucks fan, so I think it's to be expected...plus, I think the Bruins are over-rated thugs who have gotten away with a lot more than any other team has been allowed...). Sadly, though, the Bruins are up two games to one in that series. Poo.
As for the other three series (Detroit Red Wings/Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks/Phoenix Coyotes, and Florida Panthers/New Jersey Devils), I don't really care enough about any of those teams to have strong feelings one way or the other. If I thought that there was a chance that the Canucks would be moving onto round two, I'd be rooting against the Blackhawks simply because I wouldn't want the Canucks to have to face them *again* in the Playoffs. However, I'm pretty doubtful that the Canucks are even going to make it to round two, so I don't really see as it matters so much. Also, the Coyotes losing might make the chance of that team eventually being relocated to Seattle that much better, so I suppose I should be rooting for the Blackhawks...I just have a really hard time doing that since I don't like them.
I suppose I would root for the Red Wings over the Predators, just because I think southern hockey is stupid, which means that I would have to root for the Devils over the Panthers, too. So, there you have it.
I doubt that anyone's read this far but, if you have, kudos to you! I'll post something more interesting in my next entry, I promise, it's just that..well, here:
First of all, I would like to say that I have not been very happy with this years' Stanley Cup Playoffs. At all.
Both my Canucks and my Penguins are in danger of being swept in round one tomorrow! This is both stupid and ridiculous and I don't like it. The only good thing that might come out of this for the Canucks is that they might finally get rid of their stupid coach, Alain Vignault (or AV for short). All the guy does is publicly humiliate members of his team that he doesn't like to the press, and then just stand around during every game and chews gum. He just chews and chews and chews, no matter what happens in the game. It's very frustrating! It would be nice to have a coach who didn't play favorites and actually seemed to give a damn!
The good thing for the Canucks has actually been Luongo. He's been playing really well! Which is great, because everyone usually ends up blaming him every time the Canucks lose (especially during the Playoffs). The rest of the team, however, can't seem to figure out how to get the puck into the L.A. Kings' net and kinda just end up skating in circles and getting out played. :-/
As for the Pens, they had a total meltdown during their game yesterday (the third in the series), which was really dumb and kinda embarrassing. I just really hope that they pull it together before tomorrow's game! They are much better than they've been playing, especially now that they have Sidney Crosby back! I really don't even know what more to say about them. The weird thing is, I actually kinda like the Philadelphia Flyers (except for Chris Pronger!) now that I've seen them "behind the scenes" on HBO's "24/7" special and if they were playing anyone besides my Pens, I would actually be happy that they were winning! However, given the circumstances...
I'm watching the San Jose Sharks/St. Louis Blues game right now (the Sharks being my third favorite team) and the Sharks are losing 4-1 with just under 15 minutes left in the third. In other words, it's not looking good. At least they have won one game already though, so they're still doing better than the Canucks and the Pens (not that that really says much...).
The only team I've really been happy about so far has been the New York Rangers. They're up 2 games to 1 in their series against the Ottawa Senators. Unfortunately, I happen to like the Sens, too, so even this is a bit bittersweet for me.
I find myself cheering for the Washington Capitals over the the Boston Bruins simply because I dislike the Bruins so very, very much (I'm a Canucks fan, so I think it's to be expected...plus, I think the Bruins are over-rated thugs who have gotten away with a lot more than any other team has been allowed...). Sadly, though, the Bruins are up two games to one in that series. Poo.
As for the other three series (Detroit Red Wings/Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks/Phoenix Coyotes, and Florida Panthers/New Jersey Devils), I don't really care enough about any of those teams to have strong feelings one way or the other. If I thought that there was a chance that the Canucks would be moving onto round two, I'd be rooting against the Blackhawks simply because I wouldn't want the Canucks to have to face them *again* in the Playoffs. However, I'm pretty doubtful that the Canucks are even going to make it to round two, so I don't really see as it matters so much. Also, the Coyotes losing might make the chance of that team eventually being relocated to Seattle that much better, so I suppose I should be rooting for the Blackhawks...I just have a really hard time doing that since I don't like them.
I suppose I would root for the Red Wings over the Predators, just because I think southern hockey is stupid, which means that I would have to root for the Devils over the Panthers, too. So, there you have it.
I doubt that anyone's read this far but, if you have, kudos to you! I'll post something more interesting in my next entry, I promise, it's just that..well, here: