As the play-offs for big boys begin, one has to wonder who will be the underdog that surprises this year. The first round of the NHL play-offs is one of the great carnivals of team sport. There's always some team that shouldn't, but does, which is often against a team that should have but doesn't. …
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1980’s Washington Caps – They Couldn’t Win In The Playoff
When I think of really good teams that just couldn't win in the play-offs, the Washington Caps of the '80's come to mind. They had some great teams, and finished very high in the standings many years. I think they actually were tops in the league once or twice. They had some great players - …
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Iggy and Sid and the Legacy of Butch Goring
The trade deadline has been a media frenzy for years. The Iginla trade was a big a deal as I can remember in the past few years. I love the deal. The Pens have added a class act and a great player without giving up a player from this year's roster. Clearly, they are …
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Why Do Some Root For The Leafs?
Ok, I admit, I find myself rooting for the Leafs. Not often, not blue-maple-leaf tatoo's on my chest but I do find myself wanting them to win when I'm watching them on TV. I'm not a true fan because I actually take some perverse pleasure in them losing, consistently, painfully, year-after-year, decade-after-decade. But I grew …
I Get to Play Hockey Every Day
I did something last night I don't do often. I watched a Leaf game from drop of the puck to the end point. The fact that Crosby was playing influenced me to some degree as I've always loved watching top athletes compete in their prime regardless of the sport. I enjoyed watching every aspect …
50 Mission Cap
As a big Tragically Hip fan, this song is one of my fav's. Barilko of course, is the stuff of legend, made more so by the tragedy that ended his life so quickly after him reaching such a wonderful pinnacle of sport at such a young age. Imagine scoring the overtime winner against the Hab's …
Ovie, We Hardly Knew Ya
Watched a bit of a game this past week with the Caps getting beaten handily by someone. It was actually sad watching Ovechkin buzzing helplessly around the perimeter, rarely getting a shot, rarely looking dangerous. I hope it was just a bad game for him because he's far too young to have his abilities drop …
Last Minute of Play in this Period
A couple of posts ago, I dug up a memory on Roger Doucet, the Habs Anthem singer. On the same night this memory popped to the surface, we also dug up that famous nasally voice that used to announce the goals and penalties at Leaf games and of course, notify one and all thrice …
Gretz
215 points in one season. 92 goals in one season (but he wasn't really a goal scorer). 50 goals in 39 games. 4 Stanley Cups. I know it was a different era and the goalies wore driveway hockey equipment but seriously, they wore the same stuff in the 70's and no one put up those …
Hockey on Television
I remember really vaguely watching games on TV on Sunday afternoons when I was a kid. As I've said before on this blog, this is going way back. Old Detroit teams playing someone, maybe the Blues. Stan Makita against Gary Unger. Or maybe the New York Rangers with Eddie Giacomin in the cage for the …
Rink Tales 