Sunday, April 23, 2006

Quick Disjointed Thoughts About Hockey

The huge throngs of people working their way to the arena 45 minutes before game time. The fans who bust out in song and or cheering in hallways, on the escalators, and in the bathroom for no reason other than it's the playoffs. HUGE LINES for the bathroom. The "BULLSHIT!" chant. The pure energy in the building created by a full house. Honking your horn "Let's Go Buffalo!" in the parking ramp and in the streets of downtown Buffalo. This is Sabres playoff hockey.

OOH AH SABRES ON THE WARPATH! Daniel Briere and Ryan Miller saved our bacon. Mike Greer is an unsung hero- the unquantifiable X-Factor who's grit and unquenchable spirit made and makes the difference. Ludman should be scratched for the rest of the playoffs, his performance tonight, his continued efforts TO GIVE THE GAME AWAY was an absolute travesty. Thos refs fucking sucked balls: 3 times Hitchcock got away with having 7 guys on the ice, that was a clean hit, and they couldn't even handle the icing calls. And that was the best check I have ever seen. Campbell KILLED that dude and it was clean as hell. 2 overtime periods is 2 too many- exciting as hell but just as stressful. I cannot wait for Monday.

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