Steve Mason is ‘Da Bomb’
Columbus Blue Jacket’s rock star rookie goalie Steve Mason is DA BOMB! Bad pun? Too soon? Whatever, I’ll get to that later.
Anyway, last night Mason recorded his 10th shutout of the season as he blanked the Calgary Flames 5-0. Every time I see this kid do something magical like that I have to keep reminding myself that he is actually a rookie, and not a seasoned vet that is having a great season. This kid is having an unreal season, and 100% deserves the Calder this spring at the NHL awards ceremony.
Now why is he the bomb? Well apparently there is a Flames fan in Ohio… yeah, WTF was my first reaction to reading that as well, but anyway, this guy got jacked up last night when his beloved Flames were getting whipped by Mason and the boys down in Columbus. So much so that he ended up calling the arena making all kinds of threats towards the building and the Blue Jackets! This guy went on to say things along the lines of wanting to “shoot” and “bomb” Steve Mason.
Apparently the angry Flames fan made numerous calls so that set off a little bit of a panic at the arena until the police were able to attend his residence and arrest him for what they call “inducing panic.”
Too bad there wasn’t more posted about this right now because I’m curious to find out what this clowns deal was. Was he a legit crazy that was off his meds, or did he love his Flames that much that he thought his phone calls would actually make Mason and boys let in a few softies to appease him? Either way, this is ridiculous and doesn’t belong in any city in the NHL, or any sport, or ANYTHING for that matter.
Now back to what really matters. Steve Mason, 10th shutout of his rookie season… you da bomb!
Hemsky’s D Sucks – Oilers Lose
Tonight the Edmonton Oilers fell 3-2 to the league leading Detroit Red Wings soley due to Hemsky’s shitty defensive play. Hemmer was awful all night on the PK, and when sent out to shadow the likes of Hank or Marian, he just didn’t live up to his pest potential. Hemmer should also be embarrassed as even Steve Staios blocked more shots than him.
WAIT AN EFFIN MINUTE!
I just about went into traction this morning when I read the following quotes from Hemsky: Read more
Roots NHL Jackets
Just in time for the playoffs, or the summer where you won’t need a jacket… Roots has unveiled their new NHL team jackets.
A few days ago I was contacted by one of the marketing people at Roots asking for little tidbits of information on each team that they have a jacket for. I obliged and it turns out they were nice enough to link to this website, and also my twitter account, so I figure what the hell, may as well show some love back and point the hockey fans towards Roots new offerings.
What do you think of the new jackets? Would you buy or wear one?
Tuukka Rask Loses His Mind
Tuukka Rask of the Providence Bruins does his best impression of you name it, Hextal, Thomas, Roloson, whatever goalie you can think of first that frequently snaps in the crease.
Friday night the Bruins played the Albany River Rats, and teams took it to a shootout. Below is the video of how this all started, but I’ll give you the play-by-play:
Forward: Skate skate skate, aw shit I lost the puck.
Rask: Hah he lost the puck, I’m just gonna flop around here and cool my back on the ice.
Forward: Maybe I’ll just shoot it anyway.
Rask: WTF?
Ref: It’s still forward motion buddy, so it counts.
Next shooter: Zing!
Ref: Goal!
Rask: That hit the post! This post you goof!
Rask: That’s it, I’m gonna smash my stick on the glass so hard that I scare the fans. I still need something to throw… how about this milk crate? I hate milk crates… who’s drinking milk during the game anyway? This thing is OUTTA HYAR!
Ovechkin Pots 50 – Shut Up Kypreos
First off, way to go Ovechkin! Nice work snagging your 50th goal of the season tonight.
Now, to the rest of the media, how about you shut it? Ever since Don Cherry, who I still think is awesome btw, brought up that he thinks that Ovechkin celebrates too much after scoring a goal, everyone else has been jumping on the bandwagon too.
I’ve tried to ignore this whole thing so far, but tonight when almost everyone on SportsNet got into it, Kypreos the worst, I figured that I’d have my say. Read more
Brodeur to Pay Nasty Alimony
Just as we were all singing the praises of the winning-est goaltender of all time, news is just in today that Martin Brodeur has been ordered to pay alimony to his ex-wife Melanie DuBois.
How much? How does $500,000 a year until 2020 sound? Are you kidding me?!?!?!
That’s $5.5 million if he has to pay up for this year… Marty said that he planned on retiring in 2012 and requested that he only have to pay till then, but the judge insisted on the extra eight years.
So now what does this mean? Will Marty have to slug it out for one more year just to pay off his ex? Or will he be able to dig deep into the bank to pay for that many years after retirement? Either way, $500,000 a year sucks. I feel for you Marty!
552 Wins for Fatso
Congratulations to Marty “Fatso” Brodeur for breaking the NHL all time record for goaltender wins last night! Marty took out the Blackhawks last night 3-2, en route to his 552nd NHL win. Marty definitely proved that he was the best tender out there by making a massive save off Troy Brouwer with only seconds to go.
Apparently Gary Bettman was touched by the whole thing and decided to pen out a heart felt press release:
“Martin Brodeur is the gold standard of goaltending — the model of character, consistency and commitment to the craft. A champion. A winner above all. It is difficult to imagine any player who is more universally, and deservedly, respected. The National Hockey League is extremely proud of Martin, his historic achievement and his enduring contribution to our game.”
Really? If you were so proud of his contribution to ‘our game’ then why did you paint a trapezoid behind the net to prevent puck handling tenders like Marty from playing the puck?
I’m not disputing Bettman’s claims here, but seriously, why does it take for a massive accomplishment like this for the little man at the top to praise his own league?
Whatever, I don’t want to make this about that little turd at the top, so I’ll end this one quickly with another “Congrats Fatso!”
NHL Hockey Betting
I don’t mean to brag, but I think that I may be onto something here, and figured that I’d share it with everyone. I started to get back into sports wagering this week and so far have done pretty good. So good that I’m thinking of maybe dedicating a section of this website to my picks and to post my win/lose results.
Early in the week I deposited $200 at Sports Interaction, and am now up to $621.04 after only a few days of betting. Here are my bets so far this week, cut and paste directly from Sports Interaction:
As you can see from the above chart, I’ve jumped from my initial $200 on March 10th to $621.04 as of last night. That’s a $421.04 gain in 5 days!
If you look closely you’ll see that I’m not betting every game, and in fact only picking the teams that are classified as long shots. Those +190 and +180 odds from last night with Tampa Bay and Ottawa were definitely nice, but so far the nicest win was Tampa Bay over Toronto on March 12th. Am I a big Lightning fan? Nope. Did I see a team that was way undervalued? You bet I did, and that’s why I jumped all over it.
Anyway, I’m not claiming rocket science with this, just saying that there is money to be made if you are smart and patient enough not to want to bet on every single game out there. If you want to make some cash betting on the NHL, any other sport, or hell even American Idol then be sure to hit up Sports Interaction and start the winnings.
Now, what do you think I should do? Should I share my picks beforehand for you guys? Or will that jinx me? Let’s hear it!
Ticket Scalpers Chap My Ass
Scalpers chap my ass, they really do. There are few things that get on my nerves more than someone trying to take ridiculous advantage of something like sports tickets and the people that want them.
I don’t have season tickets, so I have to rely on local classifeds, ebay, friends or whatever to try and get my Oilers tickets, and unless they are coming via the friends route I usually find myself pulling my hair out.
Tonight the Avalanche are here to play the Oilers, so Dad and I decided that we’d see what we could find. So I scour the local sites to try and find something and decided to contact a few sellers:
1) Ticket Scalping Scum #1
Me: “Hey, you still have your tickets you advertised on Kijiji?”
Him: “Which ad are you talking about? I have a few.”
Me: “The one in section 213.”
Him: “Those are gone, but I have section 207. $250 for those.”
Me: “Face value for those is $200″
Him: “But they are isle seats so I will get more.”
Me: “Good luck…”
2) Ticket Scalping Scum #2
Me: “Still got em?”
Him: “Yeah”
Me: “Ok, I’ll give you the $200 asking price you have for them.”
Him: “Actually demand for these has been high so now I’m holding out for $300″
Me: “click”
Finally on the third attempt I got a nice old man that legitimately couldn’t use his season tickets tonight, and flipped them for what I’m sure is LESS than face value. No messing around, no trying to jab anyone, just a nice guy that wanted to pass his tickets on to another nice guy.
Here in Edmonton, every game has been sold out for what seems like 28 years, so getting tickets through the regular channels is pretty much impossible. What is it like in your city? Have any entertaining scalper stories to share?
Slats Bails Out Pocklington
I’m sure you’ve all heard the news now that Peter Pocklington was arrested a few days ago for bankruptcy fraud. Today though it looks like Peter Puck’s old buddy Glen Sather bailed him out to the tune of $1 million.
Slats doing this proves that no matter who trades (sells) who (Wayne Gretzky), your friends are always your friends and you have to help them when they are in need. Pocklington is obviously as dirty as they come, but it still shows highly of Slats to dig into his own pockets and put up the million to help out his buddy.
Now, in a few weeks I hope that I’ll be able to write a post with a title like this: “Peter Pocklington and Glen Sather sought by Dog The Bounty Hunter.” Haha, can you imagine the Dog chasing after those two? Something deep inside of me hopes that they put up a fight when Dog and his boys show up 
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