Sunday, June 18, 2006

Marbles. All of them.

Oh yes, the hockey fanatic in me has crept out and will be alive for one more game in the 2006 NHL campaign. This is the last possible game of the season, and it will be electric. First of all, the entire playoffs have been a blast. OLN, ESPN, NBC... ratings... I don't care. If you like hockey, you watch it. If you don't, you don't watch it. Ok, I don't care about ratings. The game isn't going anywhere. The league won't fold. It'll be on TV. I don't care, along with other hockey fans, if a repeat of CSI on Spike TV beats out a cup playoff game.

Now that game 7 has arrived, the Oilers should be favored to win. They are not on home ice, but they won the last time they played in Carolina. They won the last time they faced the Hurricanes. They have momentum. They have a hot goaltender. The have a hot defense. I am biased, and will pick the Oilers, to win in OT, 3-2. If the oilers are to win, Samsonov has to do something. Something.

So, Edmonton is a hockey town. That is why I like them so much. They hit, they skate, their fans know the game. What is even better is the crowd before the game starts.

Enjoy the video, and if your interest dares to take you close to the 2:30 sec mark, enjoy it even more. Don Cherry...well, he always has an interesting fashion sense, but this one tops them all.