Tony
06-06-2013, 09:10 PM
Steve Rushin writes an amazing cover story in this week's Sports Illustrated. Many outstanding phrases and references are cleverly composed, including describing Zedno Chara as "an Easter Island statue on casters"!
Covered topics include beards, OT, pain, Kronwallings, "urgency", game 7's, teeth, "airborne seafood in Detroit", handshakes, and many other themes faithful fans are fond of.
I can't find the whole article online yet, just get a hold of the issue.
YMMV, but I call it a must read.
In a similar vein, here is another writer's 20 reasons why hockey is the best postseason in sports:
http://nhl.si.com/2013/06/05/the-20-reasons-why-the-nhl-playoffs-form-the-best-postseason-in-sports/?sct=obinsite (http://nhl.si.com/2013/06/05/the-20-reasons-why-the-nhl-playoffs-form-the-best-postseason-in-sports/?sct=obinsite)
The Bees look awful good while putting the hurt on Cindy Crosby and the vaunted Pens.
Kings trying to get back into it vs. the Blackhawks.
Wings win a game 7 against the 2-seed Sharks, then lose a painful overtime game 7 against the top-seeded Blackhawks.
In the first round the Maple Leafs pull off what was, arguably, the worst collapse in the history of game 7's...giving up 3 goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation and losing in overtime!
Covered topics include beards, OT, pain, Kronwallings, "urgency", game 7's, teeth, "airborne seafood in Detroit", handshakes, and many other themes faithful fans are fond of.
I can't find the whole article online yet, just get a hold of the issue.
YMMV, but I call it a must read.
In a similar vein, here is another writer's 20 reasons why hockey is the best postseason in sports:
http://nhl.si.com/2013/06/05/the-20-reasons-why-the-nhl-playoffs-form-the-best-postseason-in-sports/?sct=obinsite (http://nhl.si.com/2013/06/05/the-20-reasons-why-the-nhl-playoffs-form-the-best-postseason-in-sports/?sct=obinsite)
The Bees look awful good while putting the hurt on Cindy Crosby and the vaunted Pens.
Kings trying to get back into it vs. the Blackhawks.
Wings win a game 7 against the 2-seed Sharks, then lose a painful overtime game 7 against the top-seeded Blackhawks.
In the first round the Maple Leafs pull off what was, arguably, the worst collapse in the history of game 7's...giving up 3 goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation and losing in overtime!