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Fantasy Hockey '06 Playoffs
posted by GJ on March 18, 2007 @ 9:34PM

Congrats to Kristen, she manhandled Abby to move on to the second round and face Darcy. Good luck with that. ;)

Steve has opened a 5-2 lead on Geoff tonight, but most of the games are still late in the second period, and their match up is close. I still don't know who I'm beating next week.

11:22pm. Oh boy. Steve and Geoff are tied, 3-3. Tie break system goes into effect. Ties are broken by:

1. Goals. nope, still tied.
2. Assists. Poof. Steve wins. Thanks for playing, Geoff.

So, round 2 is set. Darcy vs Kristen, and GJ vs Steve this week.

5 comments | Tags: fantasy, sports, hockey

 
     
     
 

Early End to a Dynasty?
posted by GJ on March 24, 2007 @ 8:53AM

Going into the weekend, the Motor City Madmen have the listless Dragons in a 9-2 vise grip. Without a minor miracle, the Dragons won't even have a chance to defend their title in next week's championship, and thus a new champion will arise this year.

In other news...the Neanderthals have a slight lead over the Dirty Germans, and the Dark Wildcats are taking our their frustration on the Super Media Men rather effectively.

Watch here for further developments--by Sunday night, the championship teams will be set!

Update: The Motor City Madmen held off a furious last-minute charge by the Dragons, and the Dirty Germans held out against the Neanderthals in a barn-burner. Both games came down to the last NHL game of the weekend.

Congrats to Steve and Kristen--they'll be competing for the chance to bring the trophy home over these next two weeks.

16 comments | Tags: fantasy, hockey

 
     
     
 

Fantasy Hockey '06 Playoffs -- Finals
posted by GJ on April 2, 2007 @ 9:35AM

At the end of week one, Steve appears to have a healthy lead on Kristen for his first-ever Fantasy Hockey Championship. Can he hold on?

In the other inconsequential games, two teams are winning and two losing. I'm so depressed about being out of the finals I don't really even care. ;)

So, Kristen & Steve--you have seven days remaining of your contest. May the best player win!

2 comments | Tags: fantasy, hockey

 
     
     
 

Heartbreaking story of abuse, just in
posted by GJ on April 5, 2007 @ 2:47PM

Edmonton, Canada - A seven year old boy was at the centre of an Edmonton courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge initially awarded custody to his aunt, in keeping with the child custody law and regulations requiring that family unity be maintained to the degree possible.

The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried out that they also beat him. After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.

After two recesses to check legal references and confer with child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Edmonton Oilers, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.

2 comments | Tags: hockey, funny

 
     
     
 

Congratulations to the Champs, and NHL Playoff Predictions
posted by GJ on April 9, 2007 @ 1:18PM

Congratulations to the Motor City Madmen, champions of the 2007 Baumbach Fantasy Hockey Cup. I'll post the final overall standings soon, but Steve managed to both knock off the defending champ in the semis and then demolish his opponent in the finals. This marks his first win.

OK, time for my first round NHL Playoff predictions:

Western Conference:

(1) Detroit vs (8) Calgary. I'll take Calgary in six. Hands-down, Detroit is going to lose this series.

(2) Anaheim vs (7) Minnesota. Anaheim in seven, though it wouldn't be a shock to see Minnesota in seven.

(3) Vancouver vs (6) Dallas. You're kidding me, right? Vancouver in five.

(4) Nashville vs (5) San Jose. This will be the best series in the West. Nashville in seven....or San Jose.

Eastern Conference:

(1) Buffalo vs (8) New York Islanders. Buffalo is a scary, scary team. New York isn't. Buffalo in five.

(2) New Jersey vs (7) Tampa Bay. I think the last second coaching change is going to hurt the Devils...in the second round. New Jersey in six.

(3) Atlanta vs (6) New York Rangers. New York is hot. Atlanta is not a playoff team. New York in five.

(4) Ottawa vs (5) Pittsburgh. On paper, this series is pretty close. On ice, it's not. One reason: Ray Emery. Pittsburgh in six.

1 comment | Tags: fantasy, hockey, playoffs

 
     
     
 

Glass cleaning 101
posted by GJ on April 10, 2007 @ 9:09PM

6 comments | Tags: hockey, video, funny

 
     
     
 

Funny Commercial #1
posted by GJ on April 11, 2007 @ 4:56PM

1 comment | Tags: hockey, video, funny, commercials

 
     
     
 

In case you were wondering why....
posted by GJ on April 13, 2007 @ 1:00PM

...the Oilers failed to win five Stanley Cups in a row, feast your eyes on the actions of one Oiler, Steve Smith (#5 in the video), who was celebrating his birthday on April 30, 1987 when THIS happened:

Calgary and Edmonton were tied 2-2 with about 10 minutes left in this game, Game 7 of the Smythe Division Finals. The much vaunted Oiler offense couldn't score another goal, and their quest for a third cup died. Calgary went on to the finals but lost to Montreal (sporting their still-unknown goalie phenom Patrick Roy).

Listen to the home crowd go from loudly cheering...to something that could best be described as wailing. :)

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Update on GJ's predictions
posted by GJ on April 22, 2007 @ 10:05PM

Let's see how everybody's favorite know-it-all did with his predictions:

Western Conference:

(1) Detroit vs (8) Calgary. I'll take Calgary in six. Hands-down, Detroit is going to lose this series.

Hmmm...somebody won this in six, all right. It just wasn't the Flames.

(2) Anaheim vs (7) Minnesota. Anaheim in seven, though it wouldn't be a shock to see Minnesota in seven.

Close series, Minnesota just didn't win much.

(3) Vancouver vs (6) Dallas. You're kidding me, right? Vancouver in five.

Marty Turco caught fire in the postseason for the first time ever. Add to that the fact that Vancouver is adept at losing series once they have a team by the 3-1 choke hold, and you have a Dallas team that will likely win Game Seven tonight.

(4) Nashville vs (5) San Jose. This will be the best series in the West. Nashville in seven....or San Jose.

Ouch. Can't get much more wrong than I did with this one.

Eastern Conference:

(1) Buffalo vs (8) New York Islanders. Buffalo is a scary, scary team. New York isn't. Buffalo in five.

Hey, I got one!

(2) New Jersey vs (7) Tampa Bay. I think the last second coaching change is going to hurt the Devils...in the second round. New Jersey in six.

Hey, I got two!

(3) Atlanta vs (6) New York Rangers. New York is hot. Atlanta is not a playoff team. New York in five.

Pretty close--I got 2.5!

(4) Ottawa vs (5) Pittsburgh. On paper, this series is pretty close. On ice, it's not. One reason: Ray Emery. Pittsburgh in six.

Wow. The Sens and Sabres will meet in the conf finals, what a series that'll be.

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Stanley Cup Predictions, Round Two
posted by GJ on April 24, 2007 @ 10:40AM

Last round was interesting, and the Western Conference was unpredictable (which is the only thing you can predict, haha). Let's see what my crystal ball says about the quarterfinals:

Buffalo vs New York: Wow, the Rangers just totally dismantled the Thrashers, and Buffalo beat the Islanders with some hard work. I think this one will come down to goalies--Ryan Miller didn't look as good as I know he can play last round, and Henrik Lundquist is giving the Rangers a far better season than the rest of their team really can ask for. I'll take Buffalo in six.

Ottawa vs New Jersey: Ottawa really pounded the crap out of Pittsburgh, but the Devils will prove to be a far bigger test. Is this Ottawa's year? Dunno--but I think Ottawa may win in seven.

Detroit vs San Jose: If San Jose can shoot the puck and their goalie tandem stays hot, Detroit is in a lot of trouble. Of course, if they can't stay out of the sin bin, Detroit will eat them alive on the power play. Sharks in seven.

Anaheim vs Vancouver: Vancouver barely survived Dallas...and showed that they aren't much more than a goalie and one line. Anaheim is far stronger than Dallas and will likely make short work of Vancouver. Ducks in five.

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