For Ottawa Senators fans ....today is just like Christmas morning!!! DAY ONE OF THE PLAY-OFFS!!!! Its the most wonderful time of the year!
At least I think it is. I really can't imagine NOT being an Ottawa Senators fan (or a fan of NHL hockey, any team for that matter) . It can be a very l-o-n-g spring if you are not watching or listening to hockey games, especially if your city's team is playing. At work, they're talking hockey. At the store, they're talking hockey. At church, the priest is praying for the team. On the bus...at the park...on the train...at the restaurant...everyone is talking hockey at this time of year. And if you're not into it, good luck trying to change the subject. You may convince someone to talk about the weather for a moment or two, but the talk will inevitably go back to play-off hockey. Remember that old saying...'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'? Go ahead, try it. Watch some games and just try not to get involved. I bet you'll be screaming at Chris Neil to 'throw down' before you know it.
Its also 'hockey pool' season and that starts tonight too. Did you get the 'picks' you want? I'm not in a play-off pool, but I 'was' in an NHL season pool, my very own version. It was called the 'Hotness Pool'. Bob FM listeners (ok, female listeners) voted at the start of the season for their favourite 'hot' hockey players, and we entered the list of 9 players.
Here are the results:
HOT PLAYER POINTS
Mike Fisher 47
Joe Sakic 40
Sheldon Souray 36
Sidney Crosby 72
Wade Redden 38
Chris Phillips 18
Antoine Vermette 53
Ray Emery 0
Cheechoo (never got his
first name) 37
HOTNESS TOTAL 341 points
What's it all mean? Don't know. I don't exactly have anything to compare this to. Anyone else have a 'hotness pool'?
