Where do I start?

Guys I'm so rusty. I didn't realize how rusty I was. There are too many games to deal with!!!

Two of my favourite people. (Ron MacLean and Peter Mansbridge.)

Destruction.

Ok, starting with the Montreal-Toronto game. Montreal dominated, (understatement), the final was 6-1. There was one point when the game was close, I think it was the first five minutes of the game. Toronto had a couple good chances but Jaroslav Halak shut them down.

I was perplexed about Carbonneau's decision to start Halák instead of Price (mostly because it would've been a guaranteed win, and I have Price in my pool). But I figured they probably wanted to rest price after playing last night where the game went the full legnth to the shootout and Price handled 36 shots. A friend also pointed out that Montreal needs to "showcase their trade bait."

False Hopes.

I haven't spoken to any Leafs fans yet tonight. Most of them are huddled in their dark basements quietly sobbing, i'm sure. Anyway, judging by the reaction that is usually garnered by the result of the first game of the season, I can't help but think that Toronto fans were excited after the big win against Detroit. Oh well.

Tanguay.

Gave all proof in the world that the difference between a good player and a bad player can be the playing style of the team they're on. Tanguay looks like he's been playing in Montreal for five years — he fit right in. 4 points (a goal and three assists) says it all.

Cherry.

Geez Don. I was on your side when you called Sean Avery a jerk. But i'm not on your side with this one. Cherry complained after the game that Montreal had their "top powerplay line on the ice with a couple minutes left and the game was out of hand". Well Don, it's the beginning of the season and Carbonneau is going to take the in-game practice for the line when he can. Second, if you don't want to play against the top power play line. Stop taking penalties.

Palin.
The Alaska legislative panel released their report into Sarah Palin's abuse of power allegations yesterday. So in classic Palin style, she did something hockey mom related to brush it off. Sooooo she dropped the puck at the Philadelphia Flyers home opener accompanied by the winner of some ridiculous "ultimate hockey mom" contest. On top of it all they gave out lipstick to the hockey moms in attendance.

Oh there was something else I was suppose to mention... umm... what was it... Oh yes, Flyers owner Ed Snider gave donations to the Republican campaign. That's good. Using your NHL team as a political pawn.

Kippers self-destruction.

Calgary was leading 3-1. At home. Home opener. Lost 5-4 in overtime. Todd Bertuzzi was a disaster on skates, hitting from behind and elbowing in the head... I think the fans in Calgary probably wished they were in Toronto. (now that's really sad.)

I found my kid's skates today, how hard can it be to find Osama Bin Laden?

A friend just forwarded this to me... My favourite is "Can you tell a heartwarming hockey mom story?"

I get so mad.

Does this infuriate anyone else?

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is using the fact that she's a "hockey mom" as a qualification for her to be second in line to lead the free world? And considering that John McCain is 72-years-old there's a good chance that she'll end up leading the free world, it becomes that much crazier. (If you haven't seen the Matt Damon video... do youself a favour and GO... i'll be here when you get back.)

Ok, now that i've lost most of you to that video of a 16-year-old kid doing the dance to Soulja Boy and other YouTube wonders... i'll continue...

Since when do hockey moms agree on things? Last time i checked hockey moms spend their time yelling at the other team's hockey moms. And when they're tired of that, they get catty with their own team's hockey moms or the coaches... canteen kid... stick boy... you get the point.

So how is it possible that a wide-ranging cross-section of the nation all agree that gee-golly let's all go vote for Sarah Palin because she is a hockey mom. How do hockey moms feel about being misrepresented? I'm sure there are hockey moms that love Barrack Obama... or don't give a flying poo. I suppose I should stop wondering and actually show you that there are such people, check out this blog post.

Finally, here's a newsflash. She's from Alaska. What else do you have to do there? You're probably not going to be a soccer mom.

I once saw a clip of Barack Obama sinking a three-pointer. I did that once. I'm going to start a group... people that have ever sunk a three-pointer for Obama.