Author: James Gralian

  • Game 6: Can I Get a Hey Now

    My plans for the night were initially to watch game six with an aquaintance here in Toronto.  I wasn’t looking forward to watching the game in Canada, as I figured it would be fraught with the classic signs of the Canucks fans already tasting silver: the call of the Lou for every save made, complaining…

  • Why Milbury Has A Job

    Last night, I got home from work and turned on the Tony Awards. Yes, that’s right. I rarely watch the Tonys, but there was no hockey on, basketball holds no interest for me, and I am a theater person. It also helped that Neil Patrick Harris was hosting, and Sutton Foster was nominated for Best…

  • Can’t Argue Much With That

    Last week, I took Tom Benjamin to task for his commentary on the Nathan Horton hit. But he nails it when it comes to the Lapierre / Chara idiocity: 1) I don’t like the “embellishments” any more than anybody else. Not only are they bush, they are proving to be counter-productive costing far more calls…

  • Getting Ready For The Blow

    There is a remote possibility, a smidgen of a chance, that the Vancouver Canucks could win the Stanley Cup this year. It chills me to the bone, just to think about it.  Which, you know, it probably shouldn’t.  I’ll get into that tomorrow. Since the lockout ended, only one Stanley Cup has gone to the…

  • Game 5: Not a Good Night For A….

    I got to see a total of seven minutes of play tonight.  SEVEN!  Something is wrong with that.  Something is very wrong with that.  It’s times like this I question some of the choices I have made in my life.  How am I missing this much of the Finals?  That changes for the next two…