03-15-2007, 05:48 PM
Unfortunately, I can't say much about the Western Conference. Living on the East Coast, I don't get much of a chance to see televised the Western Conference teams play unless they are over on a visit to the Eastern Conference. Moreover, unless they are playing the bruins, I have no shot at seeing them in person. I read the NHL feeds on ESPN, and the paper articles, but it's too far in between to make any comparison.
*Grumbles about the new NHL schedule*
With that aside, I'll make a few perfunctory remarks now and leave my opinions on the playoffs till a bit later. Afterall, it's rare I get to spend a few minutes on my NHL thoughts. So please humor me for a bit;)
I'm pleased to see the Pen's finally hammer out a deal with the city, especially after a few weeks ago when Mario said negotiations were dead in the water. Although I always grew up in the New England Area, I didn't grow up a bruins fan. As a little kid nothing enthralled me more than watching the Pens/Flyers rivalry. On that same note, I'm quite disappointed that the Flyers offered their GM Holmgren a two year extension on his contract - wasn't this year enough suffering already? Do they really think Holmgren can turn the team around? Ugh. In other Eastern Conference news, I'm glad to see Chris Drury recovering from that incredible fight fest a few weeks back. Moreover, It's good to hear Rick DiPietro only has some lingering neck pain from this weeks game - did I mention I care because they're both Boston University Alums? :P
As I said, I'll return a bit later to give my playoff predictions/hopes. But for now I'm pumped to have Pens/Bruins tickets in my hand for March 29th. Moreover, that Boston University is on the road to defending its Hockey East Title this week. With a BC/BU game Friday, and a probable BU/UNH final on Saturday, oh man, does hockey get any better than this time of year?
Cheers,
Munk
*Grumbles about the new NHL schedule*
With that aside, I'll make a few perfunctory remarks now and leave my opinions on the playoffs till a bit later. Afterall, it's rare I get to spend a few minutes on my NHL thoughts. So please humor me for a bit;)
I'm pleased to see the Pen's finally hammer out a deal with the city, especially after a few weeks ago when Mario said negotiations were dead in the water. Although I always grew up in the New England Area, I didn't grow up a bruins fan. As a little kid nothing enthralled me more than watching the Pens/Flyers rivalry. On that same note, I'm quite disappointed that the Flyers offered their GM Holmgren a two year extension on his contract - wasn't this year enough suffering already? Do they really think Holmgren can turn the team around? Ugh. In other Eastern Conference news, I'm glad to see Chris Drury recovering from that incredible fight fest a few weeks back. Moreover, It's good to hear Rick DiPietro only has some lingering neck pain from this weeks game - did I mention I care because they're both Boston University Alums? :P
As I said, I'll return a bit later to give my playoff predictions/hopes. But for now I'm pumped to have Pens/Bruins tickets in my hand for March 29th. Moreover, that Boston University is on the road to defending its Hockey East Title this week. With a BC/BU game Friday, and a probable BU/UNH final on Saturday, oh man, does hockey get any better than this time of year?
Cheers,
Munk