| sharon's profile◦ s h a r o n a t o r ◦PhotosBlogLists |  Tools  Help |
|
|
trading time!so i was right, the Ducks DID win the cup! ha! oh well, good for them...
it's trading time in the world of hockey!! draft picks happening today... some interesting trades to come.
the Canucks prolly wont come out with a bang like they did last season with the Bertuzzi-Luongo trade, but look for Nonis to try to come out with some sort of mini-bang.. he's looking for goal scorers and a faster and stronger team. We got beat by Anaheim in the last round and i mean LITERALLY beat up so Nonis is also going to look for some strong guys. Again, strength isn't everything.. speed and scoring is key.
One of the main things on my mind is what they decide to do with veteran Linden... will they offer him one more year or will he call it quits? I propose they offer him another year just based on his performance in the playoffs and prior to that.. he's really proven himself. He's the type of guy that will stand aside if it's for the betterment of the team.. very unselfish in that sense and not looking for a buck. He's all about the team and everyone respects that. I say he's still got a year or two in him... YAY LINDEN!
anyway, should be interesting to see what happens over the next few days. Stay tuned... Semi Finalsyea so the canucks are out. let's not get into that right now.
now we're into the semi finals of Stanley Cup playoffs...
so, here are the predictions:
Detroit VS. Anaheim... I'm bitter about losing to Anaheim, but I do give credit where its deserved. Anaheim is a great team and deserved that win. I predicted Anaheim to win the cup back in October so i'm sticking to my guns. Of course this is not what i want. I want the Red Wings to win... but I don't see it happening. Ducks in 6.
Buffalo VS. Ottawa... This should be a very entertaining series, regardless of the outcome. I say, Sens in 7.
**I hope I'm wrong about the Ducks winning the cup because I really want either Detroit or Ottawa to win it.. Detroit to win because of Bertuzzi (obviously)... if those 2 meet in the final, I'll be happy no matter who wins. Hockey is fantastic, ain't it?!  First round predictionseastern conference:
buffalo vs. ny islanders = Sabres
new jersey vs. tampa bay = NJ
atlanda vs. ny rangers = Rangers
ottawa vs. pitsburgh = Sens (after all, Sid is just a kid)
western conference:
detroit vs. calgary = fLamers lose, Bertuzzi eats Iginla
anaheim vs. minnesota = wild Ducks
vancouver vs. dallas = Canucks (obviously)
nashville vs. san jose = Preds nhl 06-07 season"It's the most wonderful time of the year... the hap-happiest season of all!..."
HOCKEY OFFICIALLY STARTS TOMORROW (well, for the Canucks)
... summer was far too long
... every year i actually look forward for skool to start in september because i know, in one month i will be reunited with my love, my passion.
... oh hockey, how i missed thee!
**let the games begin** Cup Of LifeDo you really want it
Do you really want it Do you really want it The cup of life, this is the one Now is the time, don't ever stop Push it along, gotta be strong Push it along, right to the top The feeling in your soul is gonna take control Nothing can hold you back if you really want it I see it in your eyes, you want the cup of life Now that the day is here, gotta go and get it Do you really want it (yeah) Do you really want it (yeah) Here we go, ale, ale, ale Go, go, go, ale, ale, ale Tonight's the night we're gonna celebrate The cup of life, ale, ale, ale The cup of life, it's do or die It's here it's now, turn up the lights Push it along, then let it roll Push it along, go, go, go And when you feel the heat, the world is at your feet No one can hold you down if you really want it Just steal your destiny right from the hands of fate Reach for the cup of life 'cause your name is on it Do you really want it (yeah) Do you really want it (yeah) We're gonna get it Do you really want it We're gonna get it Do you really want it Yeah The feeling in your soul is gonna take control Nothing can hold you back if you really want it I see it in your eyes, you want the cup of life Now that the day is here, gotta go and get it (yeah) Do you really want it (yeah) Do you really want it (yeah) Un, Dos, Tres, ole, ole, ole Un, Deux, Trois, ale, ale, ale Tonight's the night we're gonna celebrate The cup of life, ale, ale, ale Do you really want it Yeah -Ricky Martin-
ITALY REALLY WANTS IT
WORLD CUP 2006
~ FOREVER ITALIA ~
 "OIL SPILL on aisle EDMONTON SUCKS!"some say a picture is worth a thousand words... I think this one-worded-picture pretty much sums up the Edmonton Oilers...
 ahh yes, the spOilers lost in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final just as the fLamers did in 2004. Bittersweet.
Am I really a hater?
Sure, call me what you like but 2nd place never got anyone a Stanley Cup. oh, and how many times have I heard this one:
"You're not a Canadian!" HOW DARE YOU PEOPLE QUESTION MY LOVE FOR MY COUNTRY! I love my country and I have no shame in declaring it to the entire world! I am a true patriotic and I don't have to prove that to anyone! For goodness sakes people, I cry during every god damn singing of our nation's god damn anthem!
"Cheer for the Canadian team... the only hope for us."
In the Olympics, I cheer for Canada. In hockey, I cheer for MY teams. If they happen to be American, so be it. If good hockey is being played by an American based team that doesn't mean I'm an "American-lover"
BELIEVE ME, I'm far far faaaar from loving America. *shudders* by the way...
Corey Stillman: Peterborough, Ontario. Glen Wesley: Red Deer, Alberta. Aaron Ward: Windsor, Ontario. Ray Whitney and Mike Commodore: Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Eric Staal: Thunder Bay, Ontario. Cam Ward: Sherwood Park, Alberta. Justin Williams: Cobourg, Ontario. Andrew Ladd: Maple Ridge, BC Mark Recchi: Kamloops, BC and Rod Brind'Amour: Ottawa, Ontario Toss in six Americans and a few key Europeans and you have the Carolina Hurricanes.
"Give Carolina GM Jim Rutherford credit; he has assembled a team filled with Canadian stars... the Hurricanes are a darn good hockey team. A team built around players from Canada." -Jim Lang of Sportsnet News
The Carolina Hurricanes deserved their first ever Stanley Cup, there's no doubt about that. Cam Ward? Don't get me started on that kid. one word: WOW What a story... born in Edmonton... raised watching Edmonton... admired all hockey stars from Edmonton... and then goes on to BEAT Edmonton! Bittersweet.
For all you spOiler fans... too bad, so sad. For the "Canadian" hockey fans, don't worry... the CANUCKS will be YOUR team next season.
CONGRATULATIONS CAROLINA HURRICANES predictions...alrighty...
first things first: calgary vs. anaheim:
 -anyone who knows me already knows how much i hate the flamers so we wont go into depth on how extatic i was when they lost in the first round. All i have to say is that the team who rightfully won this series did so and that team wasn't the calgary flames. It was the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim... who deserved that game 7 win over calgary any day. *props go out to brian burke for totally changing this young team around... he's done a fine fine job and i know this is only the beginning for this guy. way to go burky!
secondly, i find this to be quite interesting:
in the west, the top 4 seeds have been eliminated in the first round (doesn't apply in the east where the bottom 4 are out and top 4 have moved on)... this is very rare and you probably wont ever see it again anytime soon. it's most interesting because it makes you think... why fight for the division title? home ice advantage - is it really that important? all of that and the tight race in the west seems kinda pointless with the results of this first round.
now on to 2nd round and beyond playoff predictions:
West
-Edmonton vs. San Jose = bye bye oilers.
no need to dwell, but joe thorton (who I absolutely LOVE), Cheecho and co. are gonna rock the oil sockets outta edmonton. no ifs, ands, or buts about it. sure, edmonton beat the #1 team in the league in 5 games (Red Wings), but in my eyes, it wont happen again. Oil fans should celebrate while they can because soon it will all be over.
  -Anaheim vs. Colorado = kinda hard for me to say but I'm gonna say the ducks are probably gonna fly. Kelly Hrudey from the CBC says the ducks can take it in 5 if they play like they have so far... especially like how they played in game 7 tonight against the flamers. And I couldn't agree more. Even though Burnaby Joe and his little first line crew with Brunette have been quite the force, I don't think they can beat this young Anaheim team.
 In other words, in the West its all about CALIFORNIA LOVIN' and quite frankly, I don't mind it one bit... I actually prefer it. Send some of that love this way is all I gotta say! lol
 East
-Ottawa vs. Buffalo = some really entertaining games. These games will not only be very entertaining, but also full of scoring... something NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will surely enjoy. I say the sens just barely take it with a game 7 win... but its another tough call - i think its more of my "canadian-nation's capital-patriotism-thing" talking. If the youngster Emery can keep it up, there's no stopping Alfredsson, Heatley, and co. (and OMG I think I've converted into Chara fan... I just cant get over how tall the dude is! ahahaa)
 -New Jersey vs. Carolina = the devils are something like 16-0. enough said. they are on fire and no hurricane is about to stop them. BUT, having said that.... carolina is also VERY underrated. Everyone says that they should be respected more because they are one of those teams that just kinda come up behind you and then BANG! its over... and i think that this might even happen to new jersey. It's unlikely, but if the Hurricane goalie Cam Ward can keep up his crazy antics, he could even outdo the future Hall of Famer, Martin Brodeur. Personaly, I just love brodeur and despite all these young goalies taking series in the first round (i.e. Ottawa's Ray Emery, Anaheim goalie Illya Bryzgalov, etc.), I still think goalies with playoff experience matter... not only that, they have to be talented and not choke in stressful situations (*coughs* Miikka Kiprusoff in Stanley Cup Final 2004 and again this year in game 7 vs. Anaheim lol). Martin Brodeur is all that and more...but don't overlook those hurricanes... they could be as deadly as the devil.
 As for looking really, really forward into the future... I see the San Jose Sharks meeting the New Jersey Devils in the 2005 Stanley Cup finals. I'm biting my tongue by saying that because I'd rather have the Ottawa Senators make it to the finals over the Devils anyday... but it's probably not going to happen considering the devil record.
But of course, this is playoff hockey and anything is possible. The ducks are perfectly capable of making it all the way as are the sabres. I am probably wrong about my predicitons but we'll just wait and see what happens in the 2nd round and then i'll make my predictions accordingly.
IGINLA SPOTTED CAR SHOPPING... errr, carT shopping
 to bad, iggy... the good ones are already taken by the canucks!  CANada's GOLDen girls2006 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS
 Canada's women's hockey team beat Sweden 4-1 to claim their second straight Olympic gold. The Canadian side may be the best women's team ever assembled. They won all five of their games in the tournament, scoring 46 goals overall and only surrendering two.
 they should teach the guys a thing or two about how to win... Dear Leafs - you suckIf you hail from Hogtown, dust off your now-unused earmuffs and cover your leathery, frostbitten ears: Toronto would surely be a superb place to live - if it was on the West Coast of Canada and called Vancouver.
Think about it: Bone-numbing winter weather wages war for what seems like most of the year, finally acquiescing to a summary of a summer that soaks shirts and sears the soul. Surely the founders of T-dot were suffering from the same kind of midwinter hypothermic delusions currently affecting those Torontonians (read: all) who believe the Maple Leafs can win the Stanley Cup. But please, don't get your double-knit CN-Tower toque in a twist just yet; we love Toronto. We really do. We just hate those Maple Leafs.
REASONS TO HATE THE LEAFS (like u really need any) Why you ask? Because we hate the Leafs. Did we mention that? - That annoying Canadian Tire guy is a Leafs fan for sure. You don't want to be like him, do you? - That transplanted Leafs fan named Tony whose business card says he "rakes leafs" for a living. Arguably, two reasons why he rakes leaves for a living. - Darcy Tucker. Little [insert rhyme here]. - Tim Horton's doughnuts. Full of holes, just like the Leafs' defence.
- That guy on the team who's had, like, 88 concussions. What was his name again? No, seriously, he wants to know. - Their mascot is a polar bear named "Carlton." Total loser. - "Leafs" blow. Call Tony. - The only difference between the Maple Leafs and a cigarette machine is ... you can get Players in a cigarette machine.
source: *24 HOURS NEWS*
*throws hands in air* what am i to do? ok, i give up...my team stinks!
"crushed leaf" tres funny!EXTRA! EXTRA! Read All About It! ~FLAMES REAK~ "After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Calgary Flames, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone." ahahahaaa, those flamers....  7
"For the people that don't believe in cycling -- the cynics and the skeptics -- I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry that you can't dream big, and I'm sorry that you can't believe in miracles, but this is one hell of a race," Armstrong said, addressing the huge crowd gathered on the historic Parisian boulevard, the Champs-Elysees.
American Lance Armstrong cycled into the record books Sunday, as he closed his remarkable career with an unprecedented seventh consecutive Tour de France win. It was Armstrong's last ride as a professional, closing the 144.5-kilometre, 21st stage into Paris from Corbeil-Essonnes.
"I was lucky enough to live, lucky enough to live to be here and lucky enough to win seven..."
way-to-go lance! your legacy lives on
LiveSTRONG, forever!!
it's OFFICIAL! NHL Players Association executive director Bob Goodenow says 'I'm pleased to announce that the NHL players have voted today, and ratified the agreement.'
That's right, hockey is OFICIALLY back in order! go ahead, kiss somebody!
Some said this day would never come... IDIOTS
The greatest game of all time is back... and it's here to stay! Keanu's got the right idea RAWK ON!!
hockey, is that you?!FANTASTIC NEWS!
HOCKEY IS BACK!!...well, technically not yet....but a deal has been reached and the battle is over (with most say a win by the owners).
I'm just glad I get my hockey back...now all I need is Don Cherry!
For the love of the game...and what a game it is!
   FRIENDS AGAIN!!
...at least for the cameras!
All I have to say is IT'S ABOUT PUCKING TIME! |
|
|
