never gonna happen

you know, i'm really pulling for the washington capitals.

yeah, i know it's highly unlikely that they'll go far in the playoffs... and as it stands they're not even in the postseason for sure, but you know what? they're exciting. alexander ovechkin is exciting. i feel like he's the player everyone says sidney crosby is. of course sidney crosby is incredible, but he bugs the crap out of me. i really, really like ovechkin, though. and they way they just turned their season around is amazing.

yeah all my favorite teams are in the west, and all the likely cup winners, but i'm hoping for success for the caps out east. even if that means they bump the flyers out of the 8th spot. they've been more exciting than the flyers... and besides, philly's done some pretty gross stuff this season.

ok, that's all. ooooh how about a ducks/capitals match up in the end? fun!

one more thought: i really don't like the sharks. it would definitely be cool if they made it to the finals because it would be geographically feasible to go see them play. but you know what? they kind of bore me. i don't like the team id. i can't pinpoint what it is about them, and i feel like i should love them, but nope. i'll figure it out eventually i'm sure. but just in terms of the pacific division, i think they're the most boring team to watch. who knows though, they'll probably go far considering they keep cranking out win after win (they went 18-0-2 [18 wins, no losses in regulation, two overtime losses] before yesterday when the kings handed them their first regulation loss in 20 games [so proud of them for that one!!!], so obviously they've become tough to beat [nabokov is amazing]). (<~~~ that was an amazing sentence, by the way).

so:

in the west (since i can speak with more authority given that the spots are all locked up):

would love to see detroit or anaheim go far.
as i said before, would like san jose to go far more so i could go than any other reason.
dallas or colorado i'd be ok with.
minnesota (so boring), nasville (so unlikely), calgary are yucky.


in the east:
i know a lot less about this conference. in general, the penguins are the most obnoxious team ever. ok, sidney crosby is obnoxious. i don't think i could take it if they made it deep into the playoffs because every single fucking story would be about the amazing mr. crosby. k BYE.
i like montreal and i like washington.
the rangers are decent fun to watch
poo for ottawa and the devils.