Posted in Playoffs April 22nd, 2009
How sweet it is!
Yes I’ve been an absent owner who would be imprisoned if he neglected his kids the way he neglects this blog. Ironically, I’ve watched more Bruins hockey this year then ever before and, obviously, I haven’t been disappointed. Those are the benefits of being unemployed (after a lifetime of working the night shift) and also having the NHL Center Ice package. Even though I haven’t been blogging much, I’m still very active on Facebook and on Twitter (doobie77) and kind of dig being able to send updates in a hit & run fashion. But I’m not here to make excuses, I’m here to talk hockey. More importantly, lets talk Bruins playoff hockey.
For those of you you follow me on Facebook, let me repeat the mantra I’ve maintained about playoff matchups, even before the Montreal series. First of all, I never wanted to see the Canadiens in any round, mostly because of the voodoo curse associated with that jersey. It often seems that you can put your local high school hockey team in the bleu, blanc et rouge and they’d manage to upend the Bruins in a playoff series. However, the bottom line is this: you play in the playoffs to prove you’re the best team in the world. If there is a team…ANY team…that you cannot beat in seven games, then you are not the best team and you don’t deserve to have your name etched on the cup.
That all being said, HOW ‘BOUT THEM BRUINS??? Taking it to the Canadiens and sweeping them! On Montreal ice! Ending their centennial season!
Some notes from tonight’s game:
- Dear God, David Krejci is good. The pairing of Ryder and Krejci looked more magical tonight than ever. Priority 1a in the offseason needs to be getting Krejci signed to a multi-year contract. Kessel, to me, is priority 1b. That’s certainly not a knock to Kessel but Krejci to me seems the more valuable player of the two. Kessel’s a damn good scorer, but Krejci has been more of a two way player. Every time he’s on the ice, you know it. If he doesn’t already have the puck, his stick is in there trying to get it. And if a goal is scored on his shift, you know he had something to do with it. He is a person that this team cannot afford to lose.
- I knew that if the game started to get out of hand Lucic would be dropping gloves with someone. How nice that Komisarek tried a rematch with him and lasted one punch. ONE PUNCH! HAHAHAHAHA!! And then his late game high-stick on Lucic? Lucic one-upped him at every opportunity during the season and he apparently didn’t like all the humiliation. What a pathetic jerk.
So who’s next? Part of me wants the Rangers to knock off the Capitals since I’d rather skip the possibility of playing Ovechkin, Semin & Mike Green in the playoffs, no matter how one-dimensional and goalie-less they are. But then I remember the mantra: “If there is a team that you cannot beat in seven games, you don’t deserve to have your name etched on the cup.” So bring it on. The Bruins tonight casually shrugged off the only big monkey they had on their back. There is, however, a smaller monkey in the New Jersey Devils who are 3-1 in playoff series against the Bruins and have won their last three. God I hate the Devils. But, again, the mantra…
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