2109
Third bottle of wine and the Wings have lost. That sucks. But I think it will still be fine. Two pastings followed by one very close game. Ah well, I'm signing off.
1919
Spent most of the 2nd period drinking wine and talking to Chet's friend from work, Nick, who is an Australian Frenchman working for a British Company. Seems to have been a good choice, given the way the game is going. Still, only 1 goal down, I remain hopeful.
1758
And here I was, just about to forgive Brad Stuart after last game.
1731
Both teams playing decent to start. Pitt is definitely showing some more intensity. And the holding calls have been chintsy, but there's been one on each side, so I guess it balances out. But calling obstruction every time two players come in contact and some hand-checking is involved probably favors the Pens.
1725
Nice touch bringing Scotty out for the puck drop. He looks good.
1720
For those unfortunate enough to be watching from the States, I'll report that Don Cherry is wearing a pastel colored suit arrayed in a checkerboard pattern, which is quite stunning on CBC-HD.
1715 (Pacific Time)
Just got off the Alaska Marine Highway's Motor Vessel Columbia on Monday, and hanging out with Chet in Vancouver. Should be done sailing for a while, and thought I'd try to take some time to blog the game since I'm generally just drinking beer and watching the game from the 33rd floor of Chet's condo (interestingly right next to General Motor's Place where the Canucks play).
So I'll update this on occasion through the game, but I'll be busy with ribs and beer so it won't exactly be a comprehensive review. Some preliminary thoughts... I don't really expect the Pens to continue lying down for us, especially at home. I expect them to take at least one of these next two. Of course, part of that is because I'd really like to back in Detroit when they win it all, which will likely only happen if it goes 7 games (which I don't expect). But maybe I can make a weekend parade. Anyway, the Wings have looked incredible so far, even with some questionable officiating, and its been on the back of great defense which is even more impressive. Anyway, I'll sign off for a few now.