Anyone who has seen an incident like this while watching a game knows how gruesome it is. Your heart stops and your mind races hoping it isn’t a serious injury. Some can’t even stomach it. I know it’s hard for me to watch the Malarchuk incident from years ago. And the one incident I saw while watching a game was the Trent McCleary incident which made me twinge quite uncomfortably.
I wasn’t watching the Panthers game that night, although they are my native home team. Having done an internship for them, I certainly feel I have a connection with the organization and it’s players. My heart and thoughts go out to Richard’s family and to Olli as well. I’m sure that’s hard on him. Although it was obviously an accident, it still hurts for the player that caused an injury like this one.
Good luck in your recovery, buddy! Hope to see you back on the ice!
The last meeting between the Blues and Stars was certainly nothing short of exciting. This contest was only diffferent by the final score. The Blues played hard and hit the net as much possible and their effort paid off. Kariya was on point as was Walt. We got great play out of our vets and our babies. That’s the way they need to keep playing if we want to be playoff contenders. Nice fight by King. And of course the two goals by Boyes never hurts. These boys are playing hard and it’s great to watch.
I got the chance to meet a fellow Blues fan at the local sports bar I watched the game at. So that’s cool and now I have a buddy to cheer with me next game I hit up.
Last year sucked for me, personally, so I’m looking forward to a brand spankin’ new year. So far I must say it’s started off pretty nicely. My Blues are looking so much better this season and I’ve already won a lunch from my boss who is a Red Wings fan (ugh!).
I already have my Valentine’s Day planned accordingly… at the Pepsi Center for the Blues/Avs game. I didn’t make it to the first game they played here (didn’t miss much).
To my commenter who asked where I watch Blues games in the Mile High City, I don’t have any particular place cuz I’m in Boulder. But would totally love to find a Blues group to watch games with. Shoot me an email to thehockeychick@gmail.com.
Next game is Tuesday against the Blue Jackets who we haven’t had the best luck against. But the Blues are still awesome to watch no matter what. Hope everyone had good holidays!
He’s already known as the franchise player, but now he’s sealed the deal. Mike Modano breaking the record for most points by an American-born player isn’t much of a shock. Anyone who watches hockey had a feeling this day would come.
Not that this isn’t a huge feat, it’s quite the opposite. And he didn’t just quietly break the record… oh no. He went to the extreme by tying and breaking within 4:24.
I’m just glad the Sharks and their fans were more respectful than the Predators =)
Certainly a big congratualtions to Mike and the Stars on the win and he truly is the face of American hockey.
It’s been a long time… but there have been many changes in my life which have interrupted my love for hockey. But no longer.
Unfortunately, I can’t afford the hockey package this year, so I will have to find a new favorite sports bar in Avs territory to watch Blues games (everyone pray for me, please).
That will begin tonight, but I will be able to watch from the comfort of my own home since the Blues are playing the Avs (in St. Louis, of course or else I’d be at the Pepsi Center).
Those of you that have frequently checked back to see if I’ve updated, thanks for your support. I will not be taking another hiatus of that extent again.
With that said, I will be posting my reaction to tonight’s game tomorrow. Stay tuned…
Is this a conspiracy or what? Pronger getting suspended for Game 4 in the Detroit series and now in this series… quite the coincidence. Did he deserve these punishments? Personally, I don’t think so. He’s a big guy. He didn’t hit anyone with ill-intent. I don’t believe he’s a dirty player. I think he doesn’t know his own size and strength. I’m sure many of you will disagree with me. What do you think?
Timing in the playoffs is everything. Which is why Sean Hill getting suspended for 20 games doesn’t quite help the Islanders. Especially since they’re facing elimination tonight against the Sabres. I’m an Islanders-hater, so it doesn’t effect me much.
The Rangers came charging out of the gate, which not many expected (except the Rangers fans of course, but I think even they may have been surprised). Congrats on the advance, although I was hoping for a better series from those teams.
I don’t like the Lightning or the Devils… but I dislike the Lightning more, so I hope the Devils win that series.
Minnesota fought hard, but the Ducks are just a stronger team. I called them to end up in the finals. So we’ll see…
As a Blues fan, you’ve seen plenty of top-notch and barrel-bottom players come through the Gateway to the West. In recent years, you’ve seen plenty of coaches come and go as well. But there is one guy who has proudly hung around for the past 10 years. Jamal Mayers had six teams looking to get him this past trading season. But Blues president, John Davidson, was smart enough to keep him to himself.
“When you have six different teams call looking for him and making good offers, that tells you something,” Davidson said. “If we allowed him to go, we would need more than one person to replace him because he does too many different things for us. You can’t replace people like that. And if you go to the free agent marketplace to do that, it costs you a lot more money.”
That’s what you call respect. And I’m glad to see J.D. is giving Jamal some with a new contract. He deserves it. The guy gives it his all on the ice, has a presence in the locker room, and makes plays happen. What else can you ask for? The team just wouldn’t have been the same without him.
So I didn’t get a chance to blog about the APPALLING display of officiating for the Blues/Senators game this week. But at this point, I’m over it. I’m not even going to bother. And I missed the Wild game, but after checking the score in the morning, I didn’t miss much. So, let’s regroup and move ahead. I know the entire team was beyond infuriated, but let’s not let the lack of vision by the refs get us down.
The video goodness of Fedoruk getting his clock cleaned is priceless! Check it out here. Thanks for having that available to those of us slackers that didn’t catch the game.
Mikey broke the American-born players record quicker than I expected. And I know Dallas was PO’ed about the lack of acknowledgement when it happened, but Mo doesn’t seem like the type of guy looking for attention like that. So let it go. It’s a fantastic accomplishment! Congrats!
As one of my favorite players, I’ve got to give a shout out to Mike Modano. Not only is he a true franchise player, he’s a tremendous two-way player. He’s a forceful guy with the skating finesse of a pro figure skater. Not to mention he’s an attractive man. He scored his 500th goal last night making him the second American-born player to achieve that feat and 39th NHL player overall. Joe Mullen sits as numero uno American player with 502 in 17 seasons. But the Stars still have 13 games to play. So don’t be surprised if you see that number one spot changed before the season is over.
Well-deserved Mike. Hope you enjoyed the celebration.
