Scooter Chronicles

The second part of the questions are as follows ……

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From our friend John:

What do you think the Blackhawks chances of a second (back to back) cup are?

I think they are very slim. That’s not to say that the Hawks aren’t a formidable team. They are and will be for the prolonged future. But they had to let so many character guys go, plus Niemi, due to the salary cap, that I think this hurts them in the short term. The new faces will have to get acquainted with each other and it will take some time to build that chemistry with the core of Toews, Kane, Keith, and Seabrook. So I don’t think...

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Here are the answers to the questions from Roger:

Who will be the participants and winners of the next World Series, Super Bowl, and Stanley Cup.

Wow! These are tough. Especially the Super Bowl. The season hasn’t started and I’m not what you would call a huge, knowledgeable fan. But I’ll take a crack at them.

World Series: I’m going out on a limb and saying it will be a repeat of 2008 – Philadelphia Phillies v. Tampa Bay Rays. Betting against the Yankees is probably dumb, but what the heck. I just think the Rays are better managed, and that’s saying something since the Yanks’...

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So our season finished up this Sunday. I mentioned in a POST a couple of weeks ago that we had a play-in game. We won that 5-1. We looked really good in the game, and shut out the league’s leading goal scorer. So this past Sunday was the two semi-finals games, with the championship game to follow 45 minutes or so after.

We were up against the team that finished in first. They beat us twice during the season 13-1 and 6-0. There was a big difference between the two games. We were only down 2-0 in the second game after two periods, having done a great job in shutting down this high scoring team. And two of there total six goals came in the last few minutes...

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I know he’s past his prime, but I am rather geeked about the Wings signing Modano. I think playing in front of his hometown will do him a world of good. And I think the Wings’ style of play and putting him on the third line with Hudler and Cleary will lead to good things.

For those that don’t know, or haven’t heard the stats, Modano is the highest scoring American in NHL history. He has amassed 1,359 points, 557 of those goals. He certainly...

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I mentioned before that I joined a dek hockey team here in the area. It’s actually run by Shawn, the guy that sits next to me at work. I originally was the team’s goalie, but have been playing defenseman the last two games. We have a play-in game for the playoffs this Sunday.

(Somebody took pictures one weekend …… we didn’t know until they showed up on the league’s Facebook page.)

While I enjoyed playing goalie and always have, I have...

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Two shockers in the class this year. Those of you that are hockey fans are like me, and many others, surprised that Joe Nieuwendyk wasn’t given the call. And many other were debating the merits of Eric Lindros. Yet, Dino Ciccarelli, whom I recently mentioned had scored 0ver 500 goals (actually, over 600) in his career, and wasn’t in the Hall. Now he is.

Dino Ciccarelli

Dino was a fan...

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Uh, OK. Here are some.

As you can see, I have a lot of books. I am also only showing you “my side” of the room, because I tend to be more organized then the one that shares it.

I then have two pictures hanging, though I have more that I have just set aside. The first one is my autographed Steve Yzerman lithograph.

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No Marian Hossa curse this year.

Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Stanley Cup Finals
So we’re all set. The Blackhawks and the Flyers. Quite a combination. And both teams have fans that are friends.

The Flyers may have just sneaked into the playoffs, but they were a team that was one of a few in the East that was expected to be there. And all hockey fans know that the Hawks were the team of the future, and were favored to win the West.

I think this is going to be a hard fought series, though not necessarily meaning that it will go seven. Might not even go six. But each game, I believe and hope, should be some of the most intense hockey we have seen in a long time. I am looking forward to it.

Thank You and Good Luck Stevie Y
Steve...

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After being away from it for about nine years, I am playing hockey again. Goalie to be more specific. The guy that sits next to me at work plays a couple of dek hockey teams (floor hockey). I told him that if one of the teams ever schedules a practice and they want another goalie so they could scrimmage, I would volunteer. A few days later he invited me to just such a practice. And a couple of days after the practice, I was officially asked to join the team.

The team is co-ed and there must always be one female on the floor. They figured a great way to deal with this was find a female that wanted to play goalie. One of the female players said she would play, but was more then happy to step aside and have me play goal.

This...

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