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SCF Game 1 is Coming: Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife
Game one of the Stanley Cup Finals is tonight (Final? Finals? Who cares?), and I’m still steeling myself for it. The previous rounds have been intense, and there is no reason for this round to be any different. Colorado have been firmly out of the playoffs this year since 2009 or so (it seems like…
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One and Done: A Tale of Two Opposite Playoff Teams
In one moment, I was happy. Elated. The Bruins won game seven to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. A team that I like mostly, I’ll admit, because of Tim Thomas. If ever there was a goalie I could describe as ‘plucky,’ it’s Thomas. For me, he’s been the comeback story of the year. Last…
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Thomas May Be My New Favorite Goalie
Look, I don’t do many pure youtube posts anymore. But this is too good. Tim Thomas is my new favorite goalie. I always had a fondness for the guy. His story of how he got to the NHL is compelling, but his play has sold me in the past. Acrobatic, as well as entertaining, Thomas…