Saturday, April 19, 2008

Oakland A's Suck

Chronicles Of A Playoff Beard: After Round 1 Update



Some Round 1 Thoughts...

1. Round 1 MVP: Marc-Andre Fleury. He was simply stellar. From his shutout in Game one to his performance in hostile Ottawa, he was indeed the man!

2. The Pens were indeed fired up to sweep Ottawa. I would be too if there is a huge picture outside of the stadium of your defeat from last year.

3. My favorite moment of round 1 wasn't the sweep. It was the resiliency of the Penguins in Game 2. Blowing a 3-0 lead in the regular season is forgivable, but in the playoffs, it can be damning. Great showing of maturity from the Pens.

4. Gary Roberts owns everything. Life, hockey, Ottawa, your girlfriend, playoffs. There is nothing this man can't do. OK. Gary Roberts and a hurricane... Who wins? Before you say anything, the Hurricane's name is Gary Roberts?

5. Sid was "quiet" in the first round in my opinion. Yeah he had 4 assists in Game 2 and scored the winner in Game 4, but to me he's still quiet. Wait until he busts out with Geno and Hossa. Scary!

6. Big ups to the role guys: Talbot, Ruutu, Laraque, Orpik, Mr. Kennedy etc. Their energy not only got them big time momentum, but it also chipped in a goal or two.

7. Who does Shanezoola want in the 2nd round? The New York Rangers. I want a piece of Sean Avery. Plus it would be great seeing the present and future Pens team play the Pens of the past who helped the team in their last glory playoff days.

8. My beard is irritating! I hate facial hair! But I have to reach into my inner Gary Roberts (yes everyone has one) and suck it up for the team!

See you in ROUND 2!