Homers unite! (Alright!)

As the first Chilean miner is tubed out of his 2-month underground prison, I'm actually watching the Thrashers play the Kings on terrible LA ice. It's not that I don't care. Really, I'm very happy for them and very happy that they're finally out of that damn mine safe and somewhat sound. It's just that I'm milking this Center Ice free preview for everything it's got 'cause there's no way in hell I'm paying for it later.

Also I hate CNN. And it'll be on the news in the morning anyway.

Come to think of it, this game sucks ass for a home opener. You know it's bad when the only goal comes from CHRIS THORBURN. He of face punching fame. On a semi-breakaway. Seems the Kings blew their energy in the first period, and spent more time trying to hit people than hit the net.

(Oh, looks like they've settled down in the 3rd. Just scored two goals in two minutes. All they needed was an ice breaker, I guess).

With the Habs home opener tomorrow, I only hope the energy and emotion of our boys doesn't lead them to do the same. I also hope they don't get someone like Slash to guitar the anthem. Jimi is not pleased, Slash. Especially since you didn't trash the guitar nor set it on fire.

Didn't even wear a royal purple.

Of course knowing our luck we'd probably get Eric Lapointe......

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Are you as wary as I am at the Habs giving the fans the power to select the 3 stars of the game? I honestly don't think they could do a worse job than the media. However one worries about people voting for their favourites. Guess we'll find out with how many Lapierre gets.

Of course maybe, just maybe, this will be a turning point in maturity for the current flock of Habs fans as they're given a sense of responsibility to do right by the game.

Oh who am I kidding...

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Habs are also allowing a 30 minute segment on (I guess) each player's personal and professional life. We've already seen Lapierre build his house. We've seen the NHL do little segments like this before, like the pizza-making one with Sheldon Souray. I'm game for this.

If anything maybe now some silly fans who falsely characterize some of these guys (punks, brats, mafioso) can realize they're not how they seem. Or realize they're just guys who play hockey and have families. Yea, think about their families next time one of you droogs boo them...

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Looks like the media has run out of things to bother the players with! I mean, Price is playing well so there's nothing there to bug them on... Guess it's time to bother PK Subban with Don Cherry's silly comments after the win on Saturday about respect. Dearest PK, I hope you ignore it all and continue to play the way you play and chirp the way you chirp. You could already write a book about respect (and props for the highly intelligent answer). But shame on the reporter who asked him about such a dead, non-issue and one that PK really didn't need to hear.

Here's to a good home opener. Hamr looks to be back (which means Picard is out, hurray). And may you chirp at Vincent all game, PK. (Also watch out for his tendency to spear Plekanec in the gut).

Home is where the heart is...

...and where the bills must be paid.

I'm frightened to look at my account to see if said bills were automatically paid while I was playing with baby horseshoe crabs on a beach and hiding them from evil little children. But I'm home now, resting from a long day of driving and ready to start cleaning. Work tomorrow. Stanley Cup game Friday. The weekend better be sunny-ish.

So Heater wants out of Ottawa. This is why I frown upon the extremely long-term deals of high monetary kind. If a young stud signs for a reasonable price at 3-5 years, it doesn't hurt as much and to trade him isn't a heavy burden on both teams involved. But when a player's salary might possibly strap a team with 15% of it's cap space dedicated to one guy (especially when that cap space is going down), you got the home team scrambling and the buying team uneasy. Of course, it's Heater so I don't really care. I hear he's aiming West. Is beer and pizza involved in helping him move?

I think I'm in love with the judge that's dealing with the circus over the Coyotes. How can you not love a man who deadpans how wrong Bettman and the League in general are? For that matter, has anyone read this so-called Constitution of the NHL? Hail Kommissar? And was I the only one who cracked up laughing when Bettman appeared in court while the Pens/Wings were playing their lives out? "This warrants my personal attention" like someone was adopting his only child after a bitter divorce. Oh right. Well there was another Fuck You Winnipeg, eh guys?

I understand Bettman though. You can't get the guy to admit he was wrong. My father is like that. He'll find every possible angle and every possible excuse to refute against any accusation of being wrong regardless of how apparent it is.

So Alexei Emelin decided to stay again in Russia. Well...that sucks. Not much you can do about it, as disappointing as it is and as disappointed Trevor Timmins must be after hearing from the kid how annoyed he was being an NHL-style player in the KHL where he would be in the box more than he'd like. But the mysetrious circumstances leads one to wonder... Was it Emelin? His agent seemed rather surprised by him signing again. Or did he get the old "my dad signed me this contract" like Tank? Either way, it's an unfortunate blow but the idiots blamming Gainey are well, idiots. Blame the KHL and the rules of the NHL regarding entry contracts. Either way, it gives more room for Subban, Weber, Carle, Belle, Mcdonagh, Fisher, and the whole squadron of Dmen we have, one more extra shot to move in. (Though I don't think Weber needs to worry). With the draft coming in, I can't see them going for another Russian unless he's a player in the various North American junior leagues, but those that are will probably be snatched up before they get a chance to do so if they haven't already been drafted.

Time to do some work. Today we find out if GG is selling and if Quebecor will ruin our lives forever. Oh and Flyers, good luck with that basketcase Emery.