Here’s the idea I had. I think it’d be cool if Sunday evening before the late games start, I can do a Goonblog weekly wrap up. I’m thinking it can be some odds and ends stuff we on staff may have missed, or just some things on my mind. This week will be a little different because there aren’t any late games, but MOL is watching Desperate Housewives, so I pretty much have nothing better to do anyway.
The NHL regular season got underway with all the fanfare of a new Dunkin Donuts opening in Massachusetts. One day there was no Dunkin Donuts, the next, there was. They pop up so often around here no one notices anymore. My point being, the new season started and I bet if you asked 100 people, I’d say maybe 5 would know the season is underway. I have Center Ice once again, so I got Saturday’s game, and I found it to be a sloppy, Special Teams affair. I love the new NHL! Not. This just in NHL, in order to grow your product, you need to advertise, and make sure what you are selling doesn’t suck. Negative on both.
Saturday night I got my first live game of the season. MOL and I had a prior engagement. When our plans changed, I went to the Devils and Soundtigers pre season tilt in Lowell. It was a fairly decent game actually. We had decided we were not going to the Bruins on Sunday due to Thank You cards, and a visit with my mother, so I was especially happy to be in the building. There was even a fight which was a pretty good tilt. Does anyone know what is up with Gordie Dwyer and the Islanders? I saw he didn’t play today, or yesterday for them. I don’t think he played Friday night either. Was he released? Sent to Bridgeport? I didn’t see him in Lowell with the scratches, or on the ice. Any info would be appreciated.
Sunday I watched the nationally televised (if you can call VS. national) debut of NHL ’08. This game was equally sloppy, but at least we saw some even strength goals, and hey, there was even a fight. George Parros and Scott Thornton got into it in the second with the Ducks up big and Thornton trying to spark his Kings. Thornton I think won the battle, landing some very good punches. Parros landed a few of his own, and got the takedown, but I scored it for Thornton for more thrown and landed. Alas, the Ducks won the war winning 4-1. They are back on VS. Wednesday against the Red Wings, while the Kings are off until Saturday. I like the Kings. They have some young talent worth watching. They will be a West Coast favorite I feel. I also love the Ducks in your face style. I will keep tabs on them as well.
Finally we have the Steve Don’t Call Me Gord Downie issue. Frequent reader, poster, and Goonblog friend, Todd St. Louis sees it as a guy in the show trying to finish a check. I agree with him to a certain degree. Downie is a young guy trying to make a team, and to do so, he needs to finish checks. On the other hand, I feel he did a little more than finish a check there. He left his feet to do it, and hit a guy in the head hard enough to bounce him off the boards. I am 1000% sure he didn’t mean to hurt McAmmond, and has called to apologize, but it doesn’t change the fact he could have very seriously hurt Dean McAmmond.
Steve Downie has had a very rocky road to the NHL. The kid has a shit load of talent, and I see him as a Sean Avery type player. The type of guy that gets under your skin in a big way. Right now, he’s just trying to make the club and is doing whatever he thinks he needs to do to get on the NHL roster. When looking at it over and over, I think what he did was cheap, and is the wrong way to go about making the Team. There is finishing a check, and there is a cheap shot, and I think Downie laid a big cheap shot on Dean McAmmond. If and when he gets up to the NHL, I suggest he have his head on a swivel when facing the Senators. They will most assuredly be after this youngster.
So that’s the week that was. Off to the office tomorrow for my first day back in a week. I’m pumped. I hope you are picking up my sarcasm. Lots of games this week. Killer, bring the wings Friday for the Bruins, I got plenty of beer. We’ll need it for this edition of the Bruins.
I agree. Downie laid out a cheap shot. 20 games though? Every player in the league jumping ship on him? Not cool. McCammond says “I don’t think I have concussion problems. I have a history of guys giving me traumatic blows to the head, that’s what I have a problem with,” I say Downie has a problem with not keeping his head up.
About the Downie hit. Back when i played i was known to throw a cheap shot here and there. Once i gave a hit Gordie how would of been proud of. The Bad thing was i ended this poor guys career. At the time i didn’t feel bad about crushing his face with my elbow. But looking back now i kind of do.
Thats the style of game i played old time hockey!
And loved every minute of it!
For every cheap shot i gave i got two back against me. So what goes around comes around eventually.
It’s part of the game!
Once a goon always a GOON!
And i love being a fucking GOON! LOL
That’s why we love you Screwy. No apologies. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Guys, I am ready for another season but like Killer said as a B’s fan I am embarrassed by this roster. GO PENS!!! As for the Downie hit, I liked it. The kid is trying to make the roster and that wuss McAmmond had his head down. Keep it on a swivel Dean or your gonna get popped. I looking forward to tonights Versus broadcast and about 10 Sam Adams Oktoberfests!!!!
Guys what happened to Stan Chistov?
Chistov signed with a team in Russia back in the summer. Too bad it was a wasted 3rd round pick. I think he missed the vodka from his homeland.
Chistov signed with a team in Russia back in the summer. I think he missed the vodka from his homeland. Too bad it was a wasted 3rd round pick.
In between innings of the Sox game I switched over to versus to catch the Wings and the Ducks game and I thought it was Halloween…christ has anyone seen Brian Engblom’s hairdo these days? WTF???
I was watching the Habs and Canes en fracais on Center Ice. Freaked me out a little.
That’s ee francais. Or in French. I’m a veg.
I thought the clowns on versus were bad but these guys from TBS doing the MLB playoffs are as KSpecial likes to say….a giant DISGRACE!
TBS really dropped the ball. The gotta call Remy and Orsillo ASAP. Hockey in HD was solid last night.
Orsillo is doing the Phillies vs. Rockies series for TBS and Rem Dawg (just voted in as Red Sox Nation President) is doing pre and post game work for NESN.