Elephants and other things
Oct. 7th, 2007 01:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cmk418Yes, the Cubs lost. Were eliminated. 99 years without a World Series win. Let's move on, shall we? I'll root for the Yanks and if they go, then I'm out for the rest of the post-season. I really have no interest in any of those teams (including, should they actually stave of elimination, the Anaheim Angels - I don't buy into the other name)
On the positive side, I saw my first hockey game of the season. It was very nice. Kings played well for about a period (not enough to win) and the Blues managed to dominate play the rest of the time. The only thing was that I really couldn't be hyper-critical of the Kings play because I didn't mind so much when the Blues got the puck. (This will all change next week Sunday against Detroit, when the Kings had better increase their level of play, or else I will be quite unhappy with them.)
Speaking of the Wings (hee!), apparently, and this is only according to the scoreboard, they seemed to dominate the Hawks in two periods of hockey.
It was not enough
When I settled into my seat at the Staples Center, the first thing I did was check the out-of-town scoreboard. 2nd period, Hawks down 3-1. The next time I checked, it was with 11 or so minutes to go in the 3rd. Hawks down 3-2. So I'm begging them (because I'm on a wavelength that can carry all the way from L.A. to Chicago) to score one or two more goals and keep Detroit from scoring. Chicago tied it up got all the way to the shootout (and little 18-year-old Patrick Kane sealed the deal). 4-3 Hawks. Good points - they did it without the services of Martin Havlat (shoulder problems), they won on home ice (home ice has not been an advantage for my Hawks in recent years) and they came from behind to beat Detroit (they had a 1-7 record against the Wings last year). All in all, I'm very pleased. (They still could get a few more shots on goal though, but as long as they top 25 a night, I won't complain too loudly).
On the positive side, I saw my first hockey game of the season. It was very nice. Kings played well for about a period (not enough to win) and the Blues managed to dominate play the rest of the time. The only thing was that I really couldn't be hyper-critical of the Kings play because I didn't mind so much when the Blues got the puck. (This will all change next week Sunday against Detroit, when the Kings had better increase their level of play, or else I will be quite unhappy with them.)
Speaking of the Wings (hee!), apparently, and this is only according to the scoreboard, they seemed to dominate the Hawks in two periods of hockey.
When I settled into my seat at the Staples Center, the first thing I did was check the out-of-town scoreboard. 2nd period, Hawks down 3-1. The next time I checked, it was with 11 or so minutes to go in the 3rd. Hawks down 3-2. So I'm begging them (because I'm on a wavelength that can carry all the way from L.A. to Chicago) to score one or two more goals and keep Detroit from scoring. Chicago tied it up got all the way to the shootout (and little 18-year-old Patrick Kane sealed the deal). 4-3 Hawks. Good points - they did it without the services of Martin Havlat (shoulder problems), they won on home ice (home ice has not been an advantage for my Hawks in recent years) and they came from behind to beat Detroit (they had a 1-7 record against the Wings last year). All in all, I'm very pleased. (They still could get a few more shots on goal though, but as long as they top 25 a night, I won't complain too loudly).
