to update y'all

We did not get there early enough for warm-ups, thus I did not get to drool over my boy Sharpie all up close and personal. That will have to wait.

We did have a great time though, of course. The Blackhawks won the game 5-1 and there was much rejoicing. As I enjoy both teams, I was not dismayed by this score, and joined in the revelry. (and I was wearing my friend Emmy's Kyle Calder Blackhawks jersey so it would have looked a bit odd for me not to be cheering. I'm pretty sure it was the only #19 jersey in the place that didn't have Toews on the back. ;) )

So I did not manage to get any pictures of my boy, but the game was fun and I did acquire some souvenirs. I purchased a Sharp t-shirt and the Winter Classic dvd. I am very excited about both things, and already watched the dvd. It made me cry. yes, I'm a sap, but I WAS THERE! I am especially excited about the dvd because I had seen it advertised on the Blackhawks website (when I was there for illicit rendezvous with my secret lover team that's really not such a secret anymore) but it is not available online, only at the Blackhawks store or their kiosk at some mall. Well I was quite saddened my this, as I was not (at the time) planning a visit to Chicago any time soon and was considering placing an order with a friend and having it shipped. But then fate intervened in the form of Emmy inviting us up for what has sort of become an annual tradition- visit to Chicago for New Year's. And not only was it a visit, but it involved a Blackhawks game so I could procure said dvd myself and all is well.

I also purchased a Patrick Sharp bobblehead from ebay today. I've been wanting one for quite a while now and just decided to go ahead and buy it. :)

And, while we're having the SharpieLoveFest, I may have a plan. My sister Brett has invited the young nephews and I to a Blue Jackets game. We haven't picked a date yet but my brilliant self has decided that we need to see the Blackhawks- and lo- they play in Cbus on February 14- AND the kids have no school the following Monday. So it might actually work and I can think of a lot worse ways to spend Valentine's day than staring at one of my favorite non-Sabre hockey gentlemen. Sounds pretty great, eh? We'll see if we can pull it off. I'm rather excited about the idea though. :)

creative i guess

You can tell that my life has gotten busy in the last few months by the number of posts I have (haven't) been posting. I had 27 in Jan, 21 in Feb, 14 in March, 7 in April and only 4 so far in May. Well this is #5 but still. Yikes.

I am really busy though.. but that is no excuse. There is still hockey going on, even if it's not the Sabres and so I am still watching and should be commenting. I have a lot to say, but no time in which to post it right now. So it will all wait. I'll save it up for a boring summer day when I am wishing for some ice.

In the meantime, I do have a kinda mean (but true) hockey SAB for the week.


-Mike Green of the Capitals

AND



-The Invisible Man

Separated at Birth? (at least in the playoffs) YOU Be the judge. The same could be said about Alex Semin. He's like Malkin of last year's Finals.. forgot to show up. WHOOPS!

Tonight's game was brutal, what I saw of it. Obviously the score tells most of the story 6-2. By far the most lopsided game of this series. The Caps fell behind and never got it back. Sad but true. They did a lot of good things in the series and made it further than last year, on a rookie goalie and missing some serious talent who decided not to show up so there is surely an upside here. They just got out-played by a desperate, talented, and fireing on all cylinders Penguins team. It happens.

I thought it was really cool how the fans applauded for the final 2 minutes. That was classy of them. Even when your team is getting destroyed, to show your support and thanks for a great season in a vocal way like that was really cool. It almost made me cry. I'm a bit of a sap, and I could just feel the emotion in that building. I've been there before- at what you know to be your team's final game until October. And it hurts like hell but then you have to show 'em some love because you do love them, whether it's game 82 of the regular season, game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, game 7 of the finals, or anywhere in between. They are YOUR boys and you love them. And that's why you keep watching and keep coming back. So kudos to the fans in Washington. That was cool. (not that this is in any way exclusive to Washington, but they were on tonight and it was a sweet example.)

And on that note, I need some sleep. Goodnight.