tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31091150634289317452011-07-25T13:57:19.932-04:00hockey for the feint of heartmernoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-9813795905142031392010-01-29T05:21:00.008-05:002010-01-29T14:48:42.674-05:00

Especially flukey winners in red and white and black and gold.The last time Ottawa won eight games in a row, it was October and November of 2007 and the second streak of the season that gave them the best 14-game start to a season in NHL history. That season they went from the very top of the league standings at Christmas to 7th in the east in time for playoffs and choked to the 2nd place

mernoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-12866301462112621362010-01-15T20:10:00.006-05:002010-01-15T23:23:54.318-05:00

So, I'm sick and what better to do when you're sick than do what gets your heart-rate up: in my case, by reading Jack Falla.I bought two books -'Open Ice: Reflections and Confessions of a Hockey Lifer' and 'Saved'- almost a year ago after my friend Susan introduced me to the magic that is the late Jack Falla. Despite immediately reading (and loving) his novel 'Saved,' I'm only now reading his

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Best part is at the two-minute mark.

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What did I need? This. That's what I needed. (Click on that link. Now. GO! You will NOT regret it!)It's just been the crappiest week. To begin with, I don't like November. There are a lot of reasons why, but it certainly isn't aided by the fact that it's the darkest month of the year that doesn't have CHRISTMAS as a bright spot on the horizon.Then, the 21 year-old starting quarterback on

mernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-19810322615579202142009-11-11T14:00:00.007-05:002009-11-11T15:15:54.154-05:00

NHL Suspensions Explained (thanks to Down Goes Brown):Kris Letang's haircut:(he looks like a deranged porcupine...)Eastern Conference Standings, by division:There is no need to point out that 80% of the Atlantic Division has more points than the Northeast Division leader. I can see that. Being in the 2nd weakest division in the league does not change the fact Ottawa is still second in their

mernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-79435017095068512642009-11-06T15:04:00.002-05:002009-11-06T15:08:46.706-05:00

Ben Fanelli was upgraded from "critical but stable" to "serious but stable" condition the other day. No word on what this actually means. Michael Liambas has been suspended by the OHL for the remainder of the season and the playoffs, eliminating his last possible season in junior. Bob McKenzie wrote an excellent article about it (and all of the debates you might want to engage in). Read it.

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October is supposed to be a good, fun month in hockey. At least, I think it should be. It's the beginning of the season (woohoo, hockey's BACK!!!), everyone's (usually) back and healthy and high-energy after a summer off, and the games aren't MUST WIN, because, well, it's the beginning of the season. Nothing is Do or Die in the first month of the season.So, why is it that this has been the

mernoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-70723537722301209462009-10-28T04:28:00.002-04:002009-10-28T04:36:23.100-04:00

Mer entered this contest thinga. She had to write 500 words. (Whatever, took 10 minutes... okay it actually took 3 hours, but whatever.) She's writing in the third person (can you tell she's tired?)VOTE HERE!I'm going to be honest: it's not the best thing I've ever written. I can name a chapter of my book that's better. I can also name Peachy posts that are better. But they were not 500

mernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-1769165489755769622009-10-09T16:09:00.003-04:002009-10-09T16:13:38.204-04:00

Please note numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 15.Laugh. Laugh as hard are you like. It's kind of awesome. Revel in it while you can. Pens are top of the Altantic, Caps are top of the Southeast, and the Sens are top of the Northeast. And the Toronto Maple Leafs are dead last in the east. Now that is something to be thankful for. :PHappy Canadian Thanksgiving, everybody!

mernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-67069820069083985332009-10-08T11:01:00.001-04:002009-10-08T16:56:40.651-04:00

Since Mike Green wasn't coming to me any time soon, I had to go to him, and that's exactly what I did. I sold my soul to the hockey devil and went to the Inaugural Washington Capitals Convention - all for the love of Mike Green.This all started back on July 14, when I saw on the Caps webpage (yeah, I visit their webpage; don't jugde me) and saw that they were having a Convention. It was sneak

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Alive, but sick. Ew. I HATEHATEHATE being sick. The Sens made me proud by redeeming themselves (somewhat) by winning their second game of the season, and ensuring that today was not a total loss. It was the first time in a long time I got to watch them win. Most of the games I watched last season were losses. It was a nice change. Run with it, guys.Dear Alexei Kovalev,Originally when I

mernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-86481735438043012092009-10-04T17:23:00.011-04:002009-10-05T04:40:37.786-04:00

This weekend was the beginning of the hockey season. Let's all bow our heads in prayer and give thanks that Max Talbot made it through the off-season without dropping the Cup on anyone's head, breaking anything (bones, laws, or otherwise), or contracting syphilis. (Okay, we can't be sure about the last one, but we're hoping he didn't get syphilis... he's crazy enough without it.)Yesterday was

mernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-34189907348222910662009-10-01T16:43:00.008-04:002009-10-01T17:28:30.313-04:00

On October 1st, 1999, Daniel Alfredsson was named Captain of the Ottawa Senators.Also the day the city officially gave up on Alexei Yashin. (Several years too late, in my opinion...)Regardless... Happy Cappiversary, Alfie!In other news, Jim Balsillie didn't win his case to get the Coyotes... and neither did the NHL. Shocking. I know.This is my surprised face.Tonight is the official beginning of

mernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109115063428931745.post-67317599658159653122009-09-28T03:57:00.008-04:002009-09-28T06:16:36.627-04:00

I was checking the stats on one of my kittens (Robin Lehner, Sens goal-tending prospect who's been sent to the Canadian Soo to play in the OHL) and started doing that thing where I begin scanning through junior stats and figuring out who's got potential for the U20 national team for this year's World Junior Championship (which gets underway in three months less two days!) and who's in the

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