Wednesday, June 06, 2007
The Absolutely Final "Final Game" Tonight?
Ottawa Senators 
Scott Burnside,one of ESPN's hockey writers, on interpretation of an interview.
"What they said:
"Our focus is just on the game. Obviously, the end result is there, but we've worked too hard and we've sacrificed too much to lose focus at this point." -- Veteran Todd Marchant on not thinking too far ahead.
What they meant:
"Have you ever heard what (coach of the Anaheim Ducks, Randy )Carlyle sounds like when he gets angry? He makes Al Pacino in 'Scarface' look like Howdy Doody. So, we'll just pay attention to the game until he tells us it's time to open the champagne, and not before. I've been in the league since 1994 and he still scares the bejeebers out of me.""
Anaheim Ducks
No team has blown a 3-1 lead in a Best of Seven format in 65 years. In 1942, a team known as the Toronto Maple Leafs came back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Detroit Red WIngs in 7 games. That team resembles the current Maple Leafs in that both were/are based in Toronto.
Should be an entertaining game as the Senators may actually have their sticks checked for incorrect curvature thereby resulting in at least 50% of their shots to be on the Ducks' net rather than on the hot dog guy selling his wares. The big question is, "When will Alfredsson get clocked for that meathead play at the end of the 2nd period in the last game where he mistook Scott Niedermeyer for a hot dog vendor and shot at him with a slapshot?". Mr. Frozen (cuz he's beyond cool), Scott Niedermeyer's pulse was reported to have risen from 25 to 27, a major emotional display on his part.
I'm still rooting for the Senators...but that Alfredsson play is starting to sway me.
Scott Burnside,one of ESPN's hockey writers, on interpretation of an interview.
"What they said:
"Our focus is just on the game. Obviously, the end result is there, but we've worked too hard and we've sacrificed too much to lose focus at this point." -- Veteran Todd Marchant on not thinking too far ahead.
What they meant:
"Have you ever heard what (coach of the Anaheim Ducks, Randy )Carlyle sounds like when he gets angry? He makes Al Pacino in 'Scarface' look like Howdy Doody. So, we'll just pay attention to the game until he tells us it's time to open the champagne, and not before. I've been in the league since 1994 and he still scares the bejeebers out of me.""
Anaheim Ducks
No team has blown a 3-1 lead in a Best of Seven format in 65 years. In 1942, a team known as the Toronto Maple Leafs came back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Detroit Red WIngs in 7 games. That team resembles the current Maple Leafs in that both were/are based in Toronto.
Should be an entertaining game as the Senators may actually have their sticks checked for incorrect curvature thereby resulting in at least 50% of their shots to be on the Ducks' net rather than on the hot dog guy selling his wares. The big question is, "When will Alfredsson get clocked for that meathead play at the end of the 2nd period in the last game where he mistook Scott Niedermeyer for a hot dog vendor and shot at him with a slapshot?". Mr. Frozen (cuz he's beyond cool), Scott Niedermeyer's pulse was reported to have risen from 25 to 27, a major emotional display on his part.
I'm still rooting for the Senators...but that Alfredsson play is starting to sway me.
Labels: Effluvia, Self-Therapy
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"That Alfredsson play", as you put it, definitely turned me into a Ducks fan. Pronger's Medieval elbows are one thing; but a captain being churlish like that is something else altogether.
But I was also growing weary over how thoroughly Ottawa was being humiliated. I'm hoping that, like the Oilers in '86, this will put some sand in 'em for next season. In the meantime, heartfelt congrats to Carlyle and the Anaheim Ducks.
But I was also growing weary over how thoroughly Ottawa was being humiliated. I'm hoping that, like the Oilers in '86, this will put some sand in 'em for next season. In the meantime, heartfelt congrats to Carlyle and the Anaheim Ducks.
WP,
You are too gracious. This is the third year in a row that a Canadian based team has been skunked, right?
I'm rooting for the Canadiennes next year, with the Devils as my back-up choice. I heard there's a possibility that Lou L. may actually be a left winger this coming season. He'll back up his verbal opinions with some physical ones.
You are too gracious. This is the third year in a row that a Canadian based team has been skunked, right?
I'm rooting for the Canadiennes next year, with the Devils as my back-up choice. I heard there's a possibility that Lou L. may actually be a left winger this coming season. He'll back up his verbal opinions with some physical ones.
I meant Canadiens not Canadiennes, though I wouldn;t protest loudly to see some women's hockey games as their passing skills have always been admirable.
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