Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Open Ice Hits Guide to this Series

This series has been fantastically dead even. It's been great. The ups have sent us soaring, the downs have been lower than low. Being nervous and twitchy from school and the stresses of playoff time, I've decided I can't wait to see how this puppy gets decided, I'm taking things into my own hands.

We have here some of the players from each team. Phaneuf? Lombardi? Roenick?




It's obvious. Phaneuf and Lombardi win this for sheer angelic looks, and of course, for posing with gold medals in their hands.

Roenick loses for looking like a doofus.

Next, let's look at the leaders of both teams.



Jarome Iginla is all business. He has his eye on the goal.

Joe Thornton is still stuck prying breakfast out of the toaster.

Flames all the way.

One of the most important (yet still unrecognized) parts of making it through the playoffs is the ability to stay loose.



Now, on one hand, we have a stolid, family-friendly, and yes, cliche-ridden, stuffy holiday party. On the other hand, we have a rookie really gettin' down. I know which party I'd rather slit my wrists rather than sit through.

This round to the Flames also. See a pattern?

That's all I have to say about today's game. We're the full deal, obviously! Now, we just have to play some hockey.

Posted by leanne at 10:11 a.m.

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8 comments:

  1. walkinvisibleApril 22, 2008 at 11:39 a.m.

    i was a bit upset to see that photo of last year's worlds on here, after the dream i had.

    i guess the good news is that if the flames don't win tonight, canada's lookin' good.

    boo !!!

    GO FLAMES GO !!!

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  2. KirstenApril 22, 2008 at 11:46 a.m.

    This is the greatest post ever. I see now who I should cheer for, even though Joe Thornton does make me giggle, especially when he asks
    "do these pants make my butt look big?"

    I think Canada's looking pretty good anyway. Too bad Lecavalier has to have shoulder surgery, but the additions of M. St. Louis and Rick Nash that I spotted the other day will be good.

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  3. leanneApril 22, 2008 at 12:53 p.m.

    WI... it's all good. Dion and Lombo have been there, done that, and got the T-shirt. They ain't goin' back.

    Kirsten: Welcome to the dark side! :)

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  4. KirstenApril 22, 2008 at 1:05 p.m.

    Thanks. I feel like I'm doing something really bad, being an Oilers and Wild fan, but you showed me that picture of Lombo from the Worlds last year, and it made me remember how much I squeed during that tournament. I feel like you cheated somehow it worked so well. I also like Rhett Warrener.

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  5. walkinvisibleApril 22, 2008 at 1:49 p.m.

    Joe Thornton does make me giggle, especially when he asks "do these pants make my butt look big?"

    not sure if they showed it on the telly but there was a person at the dome the other night with a sign that said "HEY JOE, THOSE PANTS DO MAKE YOUR BUTT LOOK BIG"

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  6. MacSApril 22, 2008 at 5:28 p.m.

    These are the intangibles the main stream media just refuses to acknowledge.

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  7. MacSApril 22, 2008 at 5:29 p.m.

    not sure if they showed it on the telly but there was a person at the dome the other night with a sign that said "HEY JOE, THOSE PANTS DO MAKE YOUR BUTT LOOK BIG"

    He won the sign contest!

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  8. leanneApril 22, 2008 at 6:09 p.m.

    Kyle: Fortunately, I have no intention of being taken seriously as a bona fide media source...

    Kirsten: It's ok. I like Warrener too. Just not on the ice much, please, these days...

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