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Also, I would like to preface this by saying that I am NOT wearing my Colorado Avalanche t-shirt today. Quite the contrary, I am reppin’ the Wings in an office-appropriate manner with a bright red skirt. I even ironed it, which is saying something.
Anyway. If you’re anything like me and happen to be a recently-graduated, working-full-time, highly immature grownup (although even if you aren’t any of the above), you probably enjoy fun things like these to get you through the day until 99% of the population of the State of Michigan has a date with the boys wearing the Winged Wheel tonight.
There is a severe shortage of caffeine in this office today. Actually, there is NO caffeine. Sure, there’s an overflowing box of decaf coffee packets in the copy room, but there are NO MORE packets of caffeinated coffee. Which means that this girl, who doesn’t have the time or money to grab Biggby on my way into work, is thinking 9pm ET is looking pretty darned far away (although this blog post and a gigantic coffee on lunch break might help that situation).
So I’m taking quick breaks throughout the morning for hockey-related pick-me-ups that induce giggles and giddy spasms of nerves for the game tonight. Which may or may not be a good thing.
First of all. How much do we love Jimmy Howard for this? Poor guy, rendered speechless by a legend. I mean, this spry-looking old man has a statue and an entrance named after him in the Joe Louis Arena. And all he had to say was, “forwards don’t like this guy,” and Jimmy was stumbling over words and forgetting what he was going to say.
And there’s this gem of an article from one of my favorite columnists with ESPN, who lists 50 REALLY FABULOUS reasons to love the NHL. For someone who is constantly arguing with diehard, fight-you-tooth-and-nail basketball and football fans, this list is an arsenal of comebacks and things about hockey that just can’t be duplicated in any other sport.
And here’s proof of Mike Babock’s slap on the wrist to our pal Justin Abdelkader, who just can’t seem to stop taking silly, easily avoided penalties at nerve-grindingly critical times in the game. Come on, Justin. Go back to scoring in the clutch (as we all know you can do) rather than taking penalties in the clutch! How many times do I need to remind the world of THIS:
Holy moly what I wouldn’t give to see that happen again.
Random question, though. At the end of the article about Abdelkader and his penalties, Bertuzzi is quoted as saying that he’s never seen guys so excited to spend seven hours on a plane. Is a direct, chartered flight from Detroit to San Jose REALLY seven hours? How have I not known this? I would’ve said five, maybe.
Speaking of five…only FIVE…TIMES TWO more hours.
In Other News:
The Colorado Avalanche re-signed Milan Hejduk yesterday. The contract is only for one year, though. Some people were saying that they would keep doing that until he retired, because, at 35, he’s gettin’ up there. In the hockey sense, at least. Although he seems like the type who would play into his forties if you ask me. Either way, I’m glad they’re keeping him around. Now that their captain (and the last remaining Avalanche player to have played for the Quebec Nordiques before they moved to Colorado) has retired, they’re desperately short on those father-figure type players.
Hejduk aside, I already have my sights set on who I want to be the Avs’ captain next year. But I don’t really get any say in it. Hejduk would make a great captain. But so would John-Michael Liles. Laugh all you want, but he’s a Spartan and, well, you know what they say about Spartans:
“Spartans will change the course of history.”
Aside from making anybody who has called Michigan State University home for their college career feel like a total BAMF, this makes sense. After the season the Avalanche had, they need someone to turn them around. Therefore, JML, a SPARTAN, will CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE AVS’ HISTORY.
That’s supposed to be funny.
More later, folks.
P.S. A friend of mine on Twitter posted this video in regards to the outcome of tonight’s game. Watch and laugh.
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