The Bench Boss has a few bones to pick and would like to weigh in with his own thoughts in response to some of the things that the O-Dman said about the cup finals. 1. Huet isn’t good just because he made one nice save. He is terrible and that is why he has never [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 28, 2009
Wings and Pens for the Stanley Cup: Part Two
Following Detroit’s well-earned 2-1 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks last night, we hockey fans are being treated to a rematch of last year’s Cup final. When I say “treated,” I mean it. While I may be an anti-Detroit fan, I readily admit that they are the class of the NHL in terms of pure [...]
May 26, 2009
Pittsburgh v. Carolina Live Blog
7:26 pm EST – Good evening hockey fans. Both The Bench Boss and Offensive Defenceman are here for tonight’s Game 4 action between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Obviously, we’re both hoping that Pittsburgh squashes these Hurricane idiots, or else this blog will get nasty very quickly. As any proud Canadian, we’ll be [...]
May 26, 2009
Live Blog of Tonight’s Game
Just a little note to all you readers out there, tonight myself and the Offensive Defenceman will be conducting a live blog of tonight’s game 4 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Carolina Hurricanes, much like our very own Big Aristotle did during the Pens-Caps series. The festivities get under way at 7:30 ET so [...]
May 25, 2009
Mission Accomplished
“…with the journey hoping to culminate some time in May with the Memorial Cup.” http://distinctkickingmotion.com/2009/03/18/ready-for-take-off/ Those were the words the Bench Boss spoke now more than two months ago when the Windsor Spitfires were beginning the OHL playoffs, and as fate would have it, that is exactly what happened. Yesterday, the Spitfires beat the Kelowna [...]
May 23, 2009
Michael Jordan at Chicago Blackhawks game, and other news
Okay, so I may have come off as a bit of a homer with my last post on how the Kronwall hit on Havlat was not a penalty (though I still stand by that). That being the case, here is a post dedicated to your beloved Chicago Blackhawks. I start with Michael Jordan being at [...]
May 23, 2009
Kronwall’s Big Hit on Havlat
I say: 1. It was not interference. 2. Kronwall did not leave his feet prior to hitting Havlat. 3. Clean hit. The Chicago scrum afterward was more dangerous (in terms of inducing injury on Havlat) than the hit itself. Judge for yourself:
May 23, 2009
2:00 For the Fun of It
Well, I am moving back to Windsor, having lived there for all of my life save two years. I have that Detroit-Windsor spirit in my blood, and this post is it bubbling to the surface. 2:00 For the Fun of It is a feature that the Detroit Red Wings display on the JLA Jumbotron druing [...]
May 22, 2009
Roenick: Babcock Anti-American and Anti-Chelios
…but he is just trying to give his Blackhawks an advantage. Make things interesting. Dig it: Via MSN Sports: The outspoken NHLer charged that an anti-American bias from Detroit coach Mike Babcock is keeping 25-year veteran defenceman Chris Chelios out of the Red Wings lineup. “The coach just doesn’t like him,” Roenick said. “I think [...]
May 22, 2009
Windsor: Stand Proud
The Windsor Spitfires downed host Rimouski Oceanic Thursday night to qualify for the Memorial Cup Semi-Finals. Should the Spits win tonight against Drummondville, then they would face Kelowna in the final. Dale Mitchell, a Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick, scored 3 goals in the 3rd period over a 3:33 time span for a natural hat trick. [...]
May 22, 2009
Malkin Magic
What a perfortmance by the man they call Geno. Once again Evgeni Malkin was by far the best player on the ice and simply dominated the entire game, picking up a hat-trick en route to leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a game 2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. When he comes to play, the Bench Boss now believes [...]
May 19, 2009
Babcock on Jim Rome is Burning, Chicago @ Detroit Game 2 preview
Until I figure out how to embed ESPN videos, click here for the clip. I predict that the Wings win by a single goal. 4-3 or something like that. Why? Well… From Jeff OKWingnut of Abel to Yzerman: Cliche or not; your best players have to be your best players? Probably more true for CHI [...]
