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Heatley Traded To The Habs!

bullshit Dany Heatley has been traded to the Montreal Canadiens! We finally got rid of the bum! I heard from a reliable source that Heatley was traded to the Habs, and in return the Sens will get Kirk Muller and BoB Gainey, who are expected to come out of retirement and lace up their skates once more. The Sens will also get 600 pounds of Montreal style smoked meat in the deal.

My source, a sanitation engineer at Scotiabank Place who happens to be my cousin’s hair dresser’s son’s babysitter’s 2nd cousin states that the Habs originally offered Carey Price instead of the smoked meat, but Murray was stated as saying “I don’t like swiss cheese”.

Now where’s my interviews? Where’s the hits to my website? What I posted above has as much merit as any of the dozens upon dozens of rumours that so called legitimate websites like ESPN, TSN, Ottawa Sun, etc.. have posted over the last few months. Hey guys, guess what? We’re sick and tired of seeing every BS rumours reported on. Don’t bother us until you have concrete, verified trade news (not rumours). The worst of the bunch being Bruce Garrioch and Don Brenner of the Ottawa Sun. I used to mostly respect their views and insights, even though I didn’t always agree with them, but their articles over the summer on this Heatley situation has tossed out every single ounce of respect I may have had for those 2 so called journalists. I’m more tired of the media than the actual Heatley situation. You should be ashamed.

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Luc "Sandman" G.
Hockey

2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2

So my previous predictions were way off the mark. Only Montreal made it to the 2nd round. I hope I do better this time around. Here are my thoughts on the first round, and my predictions for the 2nd round.

I was saddened to see my home team get swept in 4 games. Realistically, I did not really expect them to win, but I was hoping that they would take a game or 2. Alas, this wasn’t the year for the Ottawa Senators. Kelly and Fisher were out for the entire series, Alfredsson played 2 games with a level 3 torn MCL and a cracked vertebrae, and Stillman and Spezza played with a level 1 torn ACL. This was not a healthy team. We played some good games, so at least the team didn’t go down without a fight. Surprisingly, Gerber was pretty solid in nets, so he cannot be faulted for the loss.

It was also sad to see the Calgary Flames get extinguished in the 1st round. They fought a hard battle, taking the series to a deciding 7th game. Unfortunately from the parts of the 7th game that I saw, San Jose was in control most of that game. With Ottawa and Calgary out of the running, that only leaves the Montreal Canadiens as the last remaining Canadian team in the playoffs. As proud as I am to be a Canadian, there’s no way I can root for the Habs. In fact, there’s no team out there that I want to root for, there are only teams that I want to cheer against, and the Habs are one of those teams.

Why not cheer for the Habs you ask? There’s a few reasons. Firstly, the Habs and the Sens are developing a big rivalry now that the Canadiens are  competitive.  Cheering for the Habs would be like asking me to cheer for the Leafs. It’s not going to happen. Secondly, the Hab fans have to be the most annoying and arrogant fans after Leaf fans. It’s sickening to see all these supposed Habs fans crawl out of the woodwork. At least Leaf fans openly support their team even when they suck. The majority of Canadiens fans in this region only seem to make themselves known when their team is playing very well. I can count on one hand how many Habs bumper stickers and flags that I’ve seen in the last 5 years. However, this spring, you can’t see 10 cars without seeing at least one Habs flag. And lastly, there’s that stupidly moronic Ole song that the fans sing at the Bell Centre. I’m all for supporting your team, but singing that stupid Ole song 5 minutes into the first period? Give me a break. That’s what I meant by arrogant.

Out of the remaining teams, the series that interest me the most are the Sharks vs Stars and the Rangers vs Penguins. Those two series are bound to be exciting to watch, as these probably contain the 2 teams that will make it to the finals.
My round 2 predictions:

Luc "Sandman" G.
Hockey

Sens vs Pens: Pre-series Thoughts

Sens vs Pens

Tonight the Ottawa Senators are taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. This is going to be an exciting series to watch, as both a fan of the Sens and a fan of hockey. In one corner you have a healthy Penguins team with the likes of Crosby, Malkin and Hossa. In the other corner you have a hurt Senators team, with Alfredsson, Fisher and Kelly out of the line up.

Can the Sens overtake the Pens in the first round like they did last year? Its pretty much unanimous from sports broadcasters that the Sens don’t stand a chance. Bah I say! I will admit that without Alfie, Fisher and Kelly in the lineup that the Sens are missing 3 very important players, but I have little doubt that the Sens can come out of this series triumphant. I believe that we will see a united Senators team that will display both a strong offense and a strong defense, better than we’ve seen all year. The playoffs are a completely new season, where all bets are off and where we often see the underdog take down the favourites. The Sens will bring forth a physical game that will wear down the young Pittsburgh team. Forechecking and backchecking will chip away at the Penguins, not only bruising their bodies but also bruising their egos and their chances of coming out of this series a winner.

I fully expect players like Vermette, Spezza, Heatley, Stilman, Neil, Phillips, Volchenkov, Meszaros, Commodore, Donovan, Bass and Lee to come out with guns blazing, bringing their A game and not letting up. This is the team that made it to the Stanley Cup finals last year and they now know what it takes to win. Heck, we might even see Redden show a bit of passion and get back to the form he was regarded for a few years ago (but I’m not going to hold my breath on that one).

As much as I have faith in my team, I do think this will be a long one. I expect this series to go to 6 games. I predict the Pens will come out with only 1 win in the first 2 games. The Sens will then win the 2 games at home, followed by a loss back in Pittsburgh, but winning the series at home on the 6th game. You can take this prediction to the bank! 🙂

For the other teams, here are my predictions:

There you have it folks. My predictions for the first round. Now I have to go find a bookie 😛

Luc "Sandman" G.

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