Games I will be watching for:
Flyers v Pens @ 7 pm
Blackhawks v Avs @ 10 pm
Ways to watch? Both games are slated to come on Versus so that's a plus. I haven't been able to make my mom see the benefits of getting the NHL channels via Comcast...yet. I still have faith that it will happen before I move out. It has to happen.
Also, there will be an ESPN gamecast up for each game. I can't resist and it gives me time to re-yell at players for stupid things.
The match ups during the Flyers/Pens game will be interesting. I'm looking forward to some trash talking and all around rough play. From the Flyers at least.
I don't put much into the Pens. In fact my enthusiastic donations mount to a whopping negative 2,000. If I don't respect your captain, I don't respect your team. The Staal brother is the only reason I can type the team name.
I actually spent a good portion of my Monday ticked off over a friend's opinion of the Pens. It's a fact that if you like the NY Rangers, you don't like the Pens. The way Lundy and that excuse for a captain go at it is proof enough. You're either backing the goal or bailing the "captain" out of a fight. His mouth gets him into the mess, his fists should get him out.
Rant over. For now.
The Blackhawks/Avs game will be extra interesting. The Hawks are starting this season out with a lot of new faces. Their winning team was split because of salary cap issues (which sucks a LOT).
I don't follow the Avs so no comments there. They looked good in the few games I saw of theirs last season though.
Friday's games you ask?
Thrashers v Caps @ 7:30 pm
This will be the most interesting game of my week. It falls on my mom's birthday. I don't think I will make it to the game because of a family dinner but believe you me that I will be getting texts to my phone and trying to hold my screams at the dinner table.
Ironically, I got into it with that same friend mentioned above over Ovechkin. Once I heard he like these two overrated players, I knew something was up. I wanted to smack the stupid out of him but I resisted. Plus he was saved by distance since this was a text message conversation.
He'll never know how lucky he was that day.
I'll be honest. I look forward to seeing Ben Eager on the ice. He's a blue-eyed hunk of man meat that I can't help but squeal inwardly over. I also want to see my other former Blackhawks. I've fallen in love with the Thrashers during the off season so of course I want to see them all play.
As for the Caps...well they were at the top of their division last season but they were ousted from the playoffs in the initial rounds. That has to mean something.
I'm hoping the Thrashers can pull a W even though they lost all their preseason games. Something I still haven't really recovered from, mind you.
Other games I'll be watching for:
Rangers v Sabres @ 7 pm Saturday the 9th (Killed it in the preseason!)
Stars v Islanders @ 7 pm same day
After these games, my routine starts over with the Thrashers/Lightning game at 7:30 pm on Saturday.
Hopefully I can keep track of all the games to give y'all a faithful telling of events.
I'm sure you'll get my faithful ranting either way it goes.
See you on the other side!
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