turn off the lights, the party's over

Last night, my beloved Boston Bruins season came to a crashing halt, thanks to the All European Diving Team Montreal Canadiens. You're all breathing a sigh of relief, hoping that the frequent NHL posts will now die down. (you may be right)

I entered this season on a mission to regain interest in the NHL. I had low hopes for the mighty B's, as they have been less then stellar the past few seasons, and have done a masterful job of trading away, or allowing all their high profile players to sign elsewhere. It is tough to root for them at times. But I guess that's what makes you a fan. Sticking with your team during the lows and the highs. (right Philadelphia sports fans?)

As I mentioned briefly in a previous post, I purchased the NHL Center Ice package so I could watch my out of town team, and any other big games that weren't nationally televised. Hold on to your pants...there wasn't a plethora of nationally televised games. (one of the many issues with the current set up of the NHL. This may be a topic for a combined Cheese and Dr. T post in the near future)

To further drive our self interest back into a sport we really enjoy, the good Doctor and I set up a fantasy hockey league. Needless to say all of us involved were clueless as to who we were drafting or what stats were good. The combination of the fantasy interest, and a scrappy Bruins team overcoming injuries and making it to the playoffs, made for a very enjoyable season for me.

Unfortunately that enjoyment came to an abrupt stop last night. I knew this was going to happen though. The Sports Guy, who loves everything about Boston, divorced himself from the Bruins years ago. So what bandwagon did he decide to jump on yesterday and write an article about? You guessed it. He jumped on so hard, that after 6 games he decided he might want to get a jersey of the player I've been raving about all season. I knew then that we were doomed. It was a massacre. A Boston Massacre. If that didn't make the night hard enough...well, I don't even have the heart to get into the fiasco it was finding a way to follow the game last night, due to mega lame NHL blackout rules. I just googled "Versus Sucks" and got 367,000 results. I might not be alone in this feeling.

Dr. T is in the same situation I was in, with the Flyers having a big game 7 tonight. You know the NHL wants Ovechkin vs. Crosby in the Eastern Finals, so hopefully the refs aren't too whistle happy on the Flyers tonight. Misery loves company, so when they get bounced, feel free to come over and we'll light ourselves on fire.

Since my hockey posts may be light from here on out, I'll leave you with two more youtube gems:

Here's a 13 year old kid with some sick moves. (link courtesy of Ira)



Here's some local AHL action....Hershey Bear/ Philly Phantoms lovefest