I suck at this...
Luckily, it hasn't been as long as I thought it has since I last posted.... just.... about four months. whoops.
We've lost a couple of our amigas along the way this season... our cousins (the two that are sisters) have love interests now so they kinda leave Amanda and I hanging. It's hard for me to keep up with everything on my own. And now Amanda is trying to get me into baseball... I barely learn one sport before she wants me to learn another. So far, baseball players just aren't as appealing to me as hockey players are.
Amanda had been trying to get me interested in the Blackhawks all season because she is a huge Toes fan (yes, I misspelled it on purpose). So I gave in... now I regret it. I bought a Versteeg shirt around about the end of March, right before playoffs because we figured we might get to go to Nashville and see the Hawks play in the playoffs if all things went our way (unfortunately the games ended up being during the week and we couldn't go). I fell in love with Versteeg, Ladd, Buff... the underdogs for me. I'm more of a personality type of girl. I don't want the ones that stick out. So I was feeling all swell about my decisions to like the Hawks... I mean, they honestly had a lot of amazing players... I was even bringing myself around to Hossa (granted, I knew nothing about hockey when all the crap went down in Pittsburgh with him... so you can't hold it against me.) But now I just realize that Hossa's 100 year multimillion deal just meant that the Hawks would have to get rid of the heart and soul of their team. All my favorite players- minus the cute Swede and the Thunder Bay native- have all moved on to other teams. It makes me uber sad. I'm not sure how I'm feeling about the Hawks these days...
At least Versteeg is with Toronto. A team that I can appreciate. And Ladd and Byfuglien are just a few hours away in Atlanta, so we could probably catch some games. I might could even bring myself to appreciate the Thrashers if Evander Kane didn't play for them... but I just don't like him.
On another note... Jared Staal is now a member of the Carolina Hurricanes... which is way awesome. That means that he is now on the East Coast and at the least, only four hours away! Amanda is a huge fan so this is good for me because...? BECAUSE.... the Albany River Rats (an affiliate of the Canes) are becoming the Charlotte Checkers. And....? AND.... when Cam Ward was hurt the Canes brought up a goalie named Justin Peters who I just absolutely fell in love with... and I figure at the least, he'll be playing in Charlotte for the affiliate team.... THUS... I can con Amanda into going to Charlotte to watch him and Jared Staal play. :) And if both should be called up... then at the most all we would have is a six hour drive to see them. It's not like we haven't driven to Raleigh a million times to watch games anyway!
Sad news.... the Penguins lose Gonchar, Eaton and Leopold... among others (but I really liked those three.) Maybe that means we can sign Marc Staal...? Hey, a girl can dream can't she?
Like I said... I suck at this. You would think since I'm a teacher and off during the summer that I could actually maintain this blog. You would be wrong. Sorry. lol
Anyway... I hope everyone is doing well in the offseason. Hang in there... just a few more months till hockey.
Till next time. Peace, Love & Hockey.
~Brittany
P.S. If you are that bored, you should watch TrueBlood. I've become addicted. I bought seasons 1 & 2 and I'm halfway through all the books. You can do things like this when you have nothing else to do in the summer. And lucky for me... the guy that plays Eric Northman- Alexander Skarsgard-is actually Swedish! Those darn Swedes... they give us everything good! ;)
Examples: Victor Hedman, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Henrik Lundqvist, Alexander Skarsgard. :)
Enough Said.
