Monday, March 16, 2009

Is it tomorrow yet?

Currently, the only really exciting thing happening in the NHL is Martin Brodeur tying Patrick Roy's record for all time wins. And let's face it, it only matters to most Red Wings fans because they want to see any trace of Roy on top in the history books destroyed. Hopefully he breaks the record tomorrow, on St. Patrick's Day. That would be beautiful. So congrats, Marty. But try not to get any more shutouts. That would be nice.

Tomorrow's game against the Flyers is on Versus, so we can all look forward to the riveting conversation between Brian and Screaming Keith. But does anyone really listen to what they say? In all my experiences with Versus, the intermissions usually look something like this:
1. Ignore the fools and have a serious discussion with my sister about the evolution of Brian Engblom's hair.
2. Worry about whether or not the Wings will be able to break the "Brian on the right, Wings logo on the right" losing curse (I don't have the actual numbers to back this up, but I've been paying attention, and the team Engblom sits behind on Hockey Central tends to lose the game).
3. Turn the game on silent and watch how badly the subtitles are butchered (I've seen the phrase "a good black slave" before, and during Doc Emerick's call of the 08 Eastern conference finals, something was rendered "MAGICAL MOONPIE MARIAN HOSSA", a name we still sometimes use for sheer ridiculousness)
Repeat.

The last time the Flyers won at the Joe was three weeks after Trisha's second birthday. I wasn't even close to being born yet. Holy crap.

Happy early St. Patrick's Day, Hockeytown. (Good luck Marty. Go beat Roy.)

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