What better to pull UTTR out of hibernation than a playoff game 7?
Yes, I've been AWOL for a while now, as the Hurricanes' season died with a whimper, and I was left speechless for most of the last few weeks/months of the season. But I suppose every new endeavor has it's fits and starts. Why should my feeble attempt at blogging be any different. Sometimes, life just gets in the way, but I guess I should be glad I have a life away from my hockey obsessions. We move on. That which doesn't wipe us out competely, just makes us stronger. Or something.
I've slowly come to terms with the bitter pill that was the Canes limping down the stretch to add their names to an infamous short list of defending champions to miss out on the playoffs. But hey, at least I can take solace in the fact that a couple of those teams on the short list - Montreal and New Jersey - moved on from disappointment to do some pretty special things. I guy has to have a dream, right? And hey, guess what, we WON THE F#@KING STANLEY CUP!! So there.
Surprisingly perhaps, having my favorite team hitting the charity golf circuit and secondary international competitions early has not seemed to dampen my appetite for playoff hockey. And one can just ask the lady UTTR for confirmation...I have not stopped watching. I'm still obsessed. And there has been some exciting stuff already this year as the first round comes to a close...San Jose, Anaheim and Buffalo have looked strong...New Jersey and Ottawa have looked steady...the Rangers were so quick to dispatch the Thrashers, who did not put up much of a fight, that I'm not sure how they looked...Detriot pulled a Jeckel & Hyde act, home and away, against a scrappy (and at times down right dirty) Calgary club...kudos to the Islanders who actually managed to make the Buffalo series feel closer than 4-1, even thought they were completely outmatched...I'm sure we will be seeing plenty more of Sid the Kid and his Penguin extrordinares in the years to come...just getting their feet wet, probably a little ahead of schedule even.
And then there's the epic struggle of offensive ineptitude that has been Dallas v Vancouver...are these goalies this good (maybe) or are both of these teams just completely inept offensively (perhaps) or are both teams playing incredible defensive hockey (there you go)? Tonight we find out who moves on in the first game 7 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Let's hope it's not the last. The DVR is cranking as I sit down to watch sans commericals...wonder how late I will be up?
Going into the playoffs I had Buffalo and Vancouver as my picks for the finals.
Wonder what that will look like in a few hours?
-martin
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