I am getting pretty excited about today’s Wings game, it will the first time the group has gotten together for this first-round playoff series and it just isn’t the same watching them at home and keeping up with comments by texts. Note to the NHL…move us out of the Western Conference so the games don’t start at 10 or later. And it’s much harder to bet on who get’s the goals over the phone, plus, it’s hard to see the bet pile get bigger and bigger. I hope the OT is open today (that’s the bar we go to..shortened from Our Tavern) since I am making guacamole for snacks and I think they like to have us idiots there. Well…need to get the guac going so it will be cold before the game starts so that’s it.
That was an odd game last night, But the Wings won so that is good but to give up 4 goals to the Coyotes is not acceptable; at least the way I see it. But, as I said Friday, I probably wouldn’t remember much of it and I was right. Have to stop going out to the bar before the games but it was fun hanging out with G. Can’t wait for Sunday’s game and I think I will take it a little easier; will probably even remember some of it. Oh, and Hank got a hat-trick so I won a dollar!
One last thing…no more coffee shop…my DSL is fixed….yay!
Well…feel kind of lousy today for a couple of reasons; one being the fact that the Red Wings lost their first playoff game to the Coyotes and the other that the day was way too much fun. Had to look for the score on the computer this morning since I couldn’t remember the game too much. I do remember that I won the night shooting pool…yay…but I had lost the previous three weeks so I guess maybe I was due. Yeah, I know…getting too old for that crap…but I saved my liver for my whole life so it is time to use some of it, right?
Well…an interesting week that ended with the Wings getting to 5th in the west…Phoenix should be tough but we should win it in 5 or 6….hmmmm with the preponderance of superstitions that the players have, I probably shouldn’t have made that prediction. Oh, well…have to start the playoff beard Wednesday but it is going to be hard to watch with the first two not starting until 10 pm. But Sunday’s is on NBC at three in the aft so there will be beer involved; and probably some Black Velvet. I just hope we are up 2-0 by then.
Just a short one before I work out and get a bike ride in….thank you Blackhawks for beating the Flames. We’re in the playoffs for the 19th straight year! Thank you Wings and let’s get going for the playoff run. Osgood looked rusty but I still think he should get some games in before the playoffs.
Well…this weekend was pretty terrible for the good guys…the Wings lost two and then Michigan State went down…but congrats to Butler..hope they win it all. Don’t know why I want them to win but when my teams go out, I’ll take the underdog to be the one. Not logical but that’s that’s just how it is for me.
At least the Formula One race was kind of interesting but verged on being Napcar. I am a huge Nascar fan but over the past few seasons, we have taken to calling it Napcar…since you can start the race, see about 50 laps or so, then take a nap, and wake up for the last 50 laps and you will be able to get the gist of the race. Used to be a big fan when the teams were allowed to be innovative (read cheat) and the cars were not identical. Loved it when, I think it was Curtis Turner, took his 67 chevelle race car and cut 8 inches out of the center to make it narrower and thus faster. Back then, and into the 70′s and 80′s, it was always interesting to read about the sport and who got caught; then you could marvel at their creativity. Now people get caught for a bolt missing from an oil tank or being off from one of the templates by a 16th of an inch…just not the same.
Well, that was a little disappointing to get to overtime by a great goal by Pavel with 36 secs to go, only to lose it 16 secs into overtime. But a great game, we got a point, and Nashville only has 2 games left and we have 4. so, Go Wings! Can’t wait for the playoffs to start. I think we Wings fans can finally stop holding our breaths.