Month: June 2011

  • Draft: Oh, What a Night

    Oh, how wrong I was. I thought, what’s the point?  Why pay attention to the draft?  What could possibly happen that’s all that intriguing? I went to skate for a bit before running home, and then to the Mile High Hockey party, and that’s when things got interesting. Liles traded to Toronto: You know what?…

  • Draft Day Decisions

    Like the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica, I had a plan.  Unlike the Cylons, it didn’t involve wiping out an entire species, but hey, if it happened, then whatever.  I was going to be prepared for the first round of the draft.  I picked up the draft issue of The Hockey News at the airport for…

  • The CBC Is Not Impressed With Thomas

    Oh, CBC.  How cute you are: Less than perfect?  Sure, that is certainly the case, with any goalie.  Goalies let in pucks, they get scored on.  Tim Thomas only set a record for regular season save percentage.  I mean, that’s it?  He didn’t stop a speeding train? If you read the article on the CBC…

  • NHL Awards: Wake Me When it’s Over

    I just don’t care about the awards show.  There, I said it. I feel like the NHL Awards show is just something to placate us at the end of the Stanley Cup Finals.  If this were happening mid-season, would anyone tune in to watch it?  So much effort is put into such a bad production,…

  • Jagr: Whoop-De-Do

    Can someone wake me when Jagr actually signs somewhere?  Because until then, I could care less. For all the speculation and hype surrounding our next veteran savior, it doesn’t mean a damn thing until he signs the bottom line.  And even then, it probably makes little difference. Jaromir Jagr wants to return to the NHL…