Thursday (Night) Hockey

Oops, forgot to make a post.

Anyway, here's a hastily typed series of observations about the Olympics:

* I'm not convinced Russia is going to medal. Their D and goaltending are suspect (has Nabokov ever accomplished anything in a playoff?), and half the team is made of KHL players. The politics of representing Russia's league on Canadian soil could be this team's undoing. Prediction: 5th place.

* The NHL-sized rink could prove to be the Achilles' Heel for the finesse teams such as Sweden and Finland. Although the Swedish team has a lot of NHLers in its ranks, ones who've proven themselves in the playoffs. The reigning gold medalists should at least get bronze.

* While I think Canada comes up with Gold this year, I think the US is going to give every team a very good fight. Finland could be another surprise, as could Slovakia.

Game of the Night: Washington at Ottawa

WHY: Both teams, until recently, were riding franchise-best winning streaks.

WHY NOT: I hate them both.

Prediction: Capitals 6, Senators 3


Alternate Game: Boston at Tampa Bay. Potential playoff positioning?


NHL Video Game Music of the Week:



Pretty emo, but this fucker gets so stuck in my head every time I hear it. From NHL07.

- Matt