Orpik Undergoes Successful Surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik underwent successful sports hernia surgery today.
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik underwent successful sports hernia surgery today.
At the start of the Series, the Flyers (7th seed in the East entering the playoffs) weren’t supposed to be able to compete with the #2 in the West Blackhawks, according to some, and claims of “Chicago in 5″ ran rampant.
The majority of people around the game of hockey stress the importance of goaltending… and rightfully so. The last line of defense can carry you through tough times during the season, and also make or break your playoff chances. But how important is it to have ‘the guy’ between the pipes?
The pinnacle of the sport is the silver chalice that is won every summer. Lord Stanley hasn’t called Canada home for over a decade and a half now, as the Montreal Canadiens were the last team from the hockey-driven country to win the Cup… way back in 1993.
As usual, I will be hosting a live playoff chat over at Versus.com. We will be kicking things off at 7:00pm EST and taking you all through until 10:00pm EST!
So I was watching the Tour of California bicycle race last night on the Versus Network . Really.
First off, sorry for the lack of content the past couple of days. I ran into a few issues… all is resolved and good to go now. Look for some new FTP content starting late tonight, early tomorrow morning. We will also be introducing a couple of new FTP team members. I am definitely excited…
Fleury talked about the fact that he is going to hit the road for a vacation. He then cracked a joke, as only he can, saying that: “I don’t want to go back to Montreal and deal with all those fans yet,” which brought laughs from all of the gathered media.
Sidney Crosby was in better spirits than I thought he would have been on Friday morning when we got our final crack at the Penguins’ captain.
In listening to Sarge today, you really get a feel that he could be back in Black and Vegas Gold before it is all said and done.