Around the Net – your morning skate around the league
The flowers are blooming, the birds are tweeting and spring has officially arrived in Pittsburgh which means one thing – Playoff hockey is right around the corner.
The flowers are blooming, the birds are tweeting and spring has officially arrived in Pittsburgh which means one thing – Playoff hockey is right around the corner.
Considering that the Penguins won the game and I already banged out 2,600 words of good and bad during the “live game” blog, I will utilize this space to share some positive thoughts on the day…
It’s Friday, you ain’t got (bleep) to do… so why not enjoy this edition of Around the Net, including a Song O’ the Morning to you!
Before we get moving with today’s Around the Net, I wanted to give you a quick update on Henry Rollins last night.
The warm-ups are in the books and the two teams are back in the rooms making their last minute preparations.
The Penguins and Leafs came together at this year’s NHL trade deadline to swap a couple of wingers. One would help the Leafs rebuild, while the other would help the Penguins compete for back to back Stanley Cup Championships.
With that let’s get to the topic at hand… your morning skate around the league! Around the Net!
“So all due respect to them, a team that’s as experienced and as good as we are, we shouldn’t be losing games that way.” – Brooks Orpik
The season started much like any other. Most of the statistical prognosticators were looking at Sidney Crosby as one of the most complete players in the league, but the most dangerous scorer projected to be Alex Ovechkin.
Today is an important day for the Penguins. A measuring stick of where they are at the given moment. The Birds head into Washington for a huge match-up with the Capitals – a team that has beaten them on two occasions this season and has already clinched their division. This is the type of game…