you know what hasn't been rude? the playoffs!!!
i've had a chance to sample every series, and without a doubt the detroit-columbus series has been my favorite. philly-pittsburgh and chicago-calgary get honorable mentions. but detroit... holy hell. i've been loving it. there was a lot out doubt surrounding them because they finished the season with 3 straight losses. i never doubted them though. osgood haters gtfo-- how about that .50 goals against after 2 games?
anyhow, game 1 was really good. but game 2 made me lose my mind. that was one of the best hockey games i have seen in a loooong time. AND I MISSED THE FIRST PERIOD!!! >:O so i'm hoping to find a torrent or something. but anyhow, it was perfect, sexy red wings hockey. the blue jackets just looked pathetic and powerless against them. columbus completely fell apart, taking 11 penalties and basically crying as they left the ice. i'm curious to see how they'll respond in game three on home ice.
so far, columbus and st. louis have looked terrible. i already discussed columbus, but how about st. louis? they went on an incredible run to even get into the playoffs, and now they're just like... done. DONE! vancouver is making them look like a bunch of little punks. i know they ended up the 6th seed, and columbus the 7th and anaheim in 8th-- but i knew when those standings went final that 1st place san jose was going "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck." nobody wanted to take on the "8th place" ducks. yeah, the ducks had their struggles but they're obviously the best hockey team of the three. yeah, congrats to columbus on their great run to the playoffs-- but without mason being a god in goal, and with rick nash in a scoring slump, they pretty much don't have anything to brag about. the thing is, the way the things worked out in the west, anybody could have been in the last three slots since everyone was sucking it. columbus and st. louis and anaheim could have been nashville or minnesota or dallas or la. those teams didn't really prove a whole lot. anyhow, so what do you have to rely on? previous experience and who's got the best team (that maybe just had a rough season). so yeah, it makes sense that the ducks are winning and st. louis and columbus are, uh, not. if it had been nashville or minnesota in those positions, they'd have been losing too.
ok, and i've gotta comment on the sharks choking... AGAIN! I KNEW IT!!! when they won the president's trophy this season, i was upset because i didn't want them to clinch home ice throughout the playoffs. but then i realized they would probably choke and then home ice would go to detroit anyhow. i love how the #8 seed is upsetting the "#1" seed (though i've explained why anaheim at #8 doesn't actually reflect where they should be). i love a good "fail" story, but also i've kind of had it in for san jose ever since that huge mid-season game between them and the wings when joe thornton interrupted one of his teammates mid-interview to proclaim the sharks the best team in the league. it was like, o rly?! because i could swear you fuckers choke every year in the playoffs. predictably, the sharks are down 0-2 in the series and dear old joe thornton has been invisible. AT HOME.
you see, mr. thornton, the ACTUAL best team in the league (detroit, duh) won at home when it mattered most. their best players elevated their game and have been wonderful. did you happen to catch zetterberg's goal, mr. thornton? maybe you could take some notes. your sharks have a looooong way to go before they can ever consider themselves the "best team in the league," my dear. step one? winning a cup.
at first i was hoping for a long series, but the sharks are playing such unemotional and boring hockey that i want them to get swept. then it'll more than likely be detroit-anaheim in the second round, and that will be guaranteed fun. why? because anaheim likes to take penalties and detroit likes to score on power plays.
ok, i'm done talking about hockey for now. it's just that the first round is so exciting that i can't contain myself.
but yeah, this weather? it better not fucking be this hot when the nin shows come around next month because that is going to be one miserable pit experience.
3 comments:
LOL "it was like, o rly?! because i could swear you fuckers choke every year in the playoffs."
i don't know why this cracked me up so much, i would be SOOO sad if i was on a team and someone said that to me. you would be the best hockey commentator that ever lived. and you'd make everyone cry and the rest of the people would laugh! it'd be awesome. i totally see why you have a grudge against that guy, that's such an arrogant move, "look at me i'm the BEST!"
one more thing. when i first saw that gif i really thought it was photoshopped, but the more i look at it i'm realizing that it's real? did that actually happen? lol. oh top model. i'm really behind, i'm not even sure who i last saw go. oh wait, it was the lady who dated some race car driver. but yeah, i hope it's still as over the top as ever. and i hate celia!
haha, yeah it's totally real. they announced they were going to brazil and then jay started doing dances with maracas (sp?). it was pretty hilarious.
i would not last as a commentator, sadly. i wouldn't be able to be entertaining without getting a million fcc fines. :(
it was SO annoying, though. they were interviewing his teammate and he was saying that he thought they were holding their own against the best team in the league and stupid joe thornton like FLIES over to go "No... WE'RE THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE!!!" rude! the sharks did win a game, though. i reeeeeally hope they don't end up coming from behind to win the series. that would be ultra-annoying.
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