Oh hockey...

So me and a friend were talking about sports to day. We discussed how much drama surrounds the players outside of the actual games.

I was just reminded of how much I love hockey and why I love hockey. The players tend to keep their disputes on the ice. They may not always speak highly of each other's actions but they usually have something nice to say about the rest of the guys in the league.

But every so often.....something like this comes up.

It's not really "drama" per se but it is off the ice and not friendly. Tortorella was, in my opinion, telling Thorton to stuff it. Which I think he had the right to do. As a couple commentators on NHL-Network said, he could have done without the jab at the lack of Lord Stanley in Thorton's achievement bank, but eh.

He defended his team. A team he was probably already peeved with. Thorton got some of that attitude.

No big.

In other news: Avery is back! Me gusta. He's "little." He's a prick. He's awesome.

Duncan Keith is day-to-day with an upper body injury. That's balls. (or pucks....)

The Flyers.... I'm enjoying Talbot. I know he's not the whole team, but I feel like he's meshing well. Claude Giroux is showin out and I love it! They're playing well.

I've officially adopted the Hurricanes as my division team. They've adopted GA as part of their market and I don't see that as a problem. The other options were TBL or the Preds. No and no.

I've been getting myself acquainted with the Canes and I have to say that I like what I see. I've already picked my players (Ponikarovsky, LaRose, Ward, Skinner, Stewart, Allen. In that order. The rest of the team is collectively in 7th place).

(FYI, in the Rangers/Ducks game....Rangers struck first! Woywitka....who then got in a fight.)

Anywho. I am enjoying the Canes. I think I'm going to like being part of their family.

I have to be honest. I don't pay attention to the Wings until playoff time. That's probably bad but meh.

So the list has been re-made. 1. Rangers. 2. Flyers/Canes 3. Blackhawks/Wings. It doesn't make sense. But....I don't really care. It's the order of games I watch. Well most nights. I've been favoring the Flyers and Canes because the Rangers are making me mad.

GO PACK!

And I think this is long enough. So until next time mes amies. Au revoir et à bientôt.