Okay, I know I said "Penguins in 6 games" in this post, but now I really, REALLY don't want them to win.
See, there is this guy in the NHL now named Sidney Crosby. If you follow the sport even casually, you know who I am talking about, but just in case you don't and you are actually going to read this post, I'll enlighten you. The guy is an amazing player, certes: fast, agile, handles the puck in ways that would put The Great One to shame, and sees the ice like he's watching highlights. He is a scoring, moving, passing machine.
However, he hurt himself back in January--he gets moving with such a head of steam that if he loses his edge (wipes out, for you non-hockey speaking readers), he can slide right into the boards feet first. Which is roughly the equivalent of jumping off a building and landing square on your feet. Ouch. So he goes and does that, and gets a severe 'high ankle sprain', and suddenly the Penguins are not so happy. But what happens is that this amazing Russian player who has been living in Crosby's shadow rises up and leads the team to secure a playoff spot.
Then, Sid the Kid returns to the roster just in time for the playoffs, and suddenly it is all about him. Everyone stops talking about Evgeni Malkin, stops talking about the other teams in the race, and it all becomes about Crosby. Even in the current series (which is for the championship), the TV coverage will focus on something the Kid did which is in no way important, instead of focusing on something else (like the fact that Detroit has 23 championship rings in their locker room). Mostly it's the same as when you hear a good song, but the radio station plays it so much you end up hating it. Hence my loathing for the Pens.
Anyway, last night was game 5 of a best-of-seven series, and the Red Wings were up 3 games to 1 and playing at home. I was hoping for a shutout. Alas, they played halfway into the third overtime and lost. THREE OVERTIMES. Holy crap. That's like you or me going to work for 16 hours in a day.
Game 6 is in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Watch it.
5 years ago
2 comments:
Pfffffft...I never thought "The Great One" was so great anywho. Frickin crease camper...
Yeah--I think we had this discussion before (and I certainly believe it will eventually wind up on this blog). Gretzky was good--but he set the records he set because of the change of tide in the NHL, and because of that big ass McSorley wreaking savage vengeance on anyone who so much as used harsh language in Gretzky's presence. Not to mention that Yari Kuri, a key component of the Finnish Olympic team, was an AWESOME player, Paul Coffey was no slouch...blah, blah, blah.
Your comment made me LOL, howev.
Post a Comment