Game 4 preview

Game 4 of the Habs-Philly game is tonight.
Big game tonight for both teams. The Flyers are leading the series 2-1. A win by them puts them up 3-1. But they were up 3-1 last series, and needed to win in overtime in Game 7 to pull off that series. So a Habs loss doesn’t mean [...]

What I always wanted to do

This post is going out to friends and family.
A colleague of mine has found an old list that she had about 100 things she wants to do before she dies. That got me thinking that I want to create my own list, especially now that I’ve turned 31.
I’ve been a best man in a wedding, [...]

Like a punch to the face

At the end of the Montreal-Philly game on Saturday night, Montreal player Tom Kostopoulos punched Flyers defenceman Kimmo Timonen in the face. This happened right after the Flyers were gloating over the 4-2 lead they now had.
I say, good for Kostopoulos.
Montreal has been seen as a team with no grit for a few years now, [...]

The definition of irony

A piece of odd news today, taken from Yahoo:
 
South Africa blackout hits power protest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African union was holding a public conference protesting against the country’s power crisis on Thursday when the lights went out.
“It was symbolic,” Solidarity union spokesman Jaco Kleynhans said.
The Solidarity trade union was hosting a briefing on its possible [...]

More snow?

Right now, the weather forecast for Ottawa is calling for the possibility of snow on Tuesday and Wednesday.
While this may be making some people upset considering the near-record breaking winter we just had, I’m looking forward to it.
I want Ottawa to break the record. I want years from now to be able to tell our [...]

Online petitions

Everyone say it with me now: Online petitions just don’t work.
The Riverside South Community Association (www.riversidesouth.org) is looking to get a postal outlet established in Riverside South. Since the closest one is 20 minutes away, it’s a good idea. So they decided to start a petition and are asking residents to sign. But instead of [...]

Round 2 picks

After getting six of eight right in the first round, I thought it was only fair to post second round picks so you all know who to cheer for.
Montreal beats Philly in 6
Pittsburgh beats the Rangers in 6
Colorado beats Detroit in 7
Dallas beats San Jose in 5
I originally had San Jose in the finals, but [...]

Riots

I’m as much as a Habs fan as the next guy, but what is up with the people in Montreal rioting because the Canadiens won a first round series?

While I believe there wouldn’t have been a riot if Montreal won in five games (mainly because there was extra tension in a [...]

Get off the Habs bandwagon

As Montreal is one of two remaining Canadian teams left in the Stanley Cup playoffs, I’ve seen a lot of non-supporters jump on the bandwagon.
I would appreciate it if you jump off.
Don’t get me wrong. If you followed the team, or have Hab players in your hockey pool, cheer them all you want.
But if you [...]

Inspiring

This is one of those sports moments every fan should know about. Make sure you watch the full thing. It’s about an autistic high school student that finally gets his chance to play in a game. It’s a couple of years old, but still great to watch.