Peace, Love and Hockey

These two matchups confuse the hell out of me. It's hard to look at any of the four remaining teams and determine any advantages held. Lets just get right to them: Eastern Conference Final: (2)Boston Vs. (5) Tampa Bay: Everything about this series screams "7 games". Great goaltending, forward depth on both sides and stingy d-men. Difference makers? Zdeno Chara controls a game like very few defenders can. On Tampa's side you have to be aware of the amazing Martin St. Louis and the way he steps it up come playoff time. The goalies are great but I'm secretly hoping for a bunch of barn burners. Personal opinions about the teams aside, I think this one is going to be fantastic!! Looking forward to it!!! Prediction: Tampa Bay in 7 Western Conference Final: (1) Vancouver Vs. (2) San Jose: I'm not going to lie, I'm so starved for a Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup that I'm almost bias in this particular pick. Vancouver is a fantastic team, and if the Se

I've been meaning to blog for quite some time, I constantly want to portray my opinion about the sport I'm pretty sure I'm clinically obsessed with, because I feel as though my individual opinion is unique and would cause the limited number of people who read this blog to maybe change the way they think about issues that concern the incredible sport that dominates our country at this time of year (lets be honest when does hockey and in particular the NHL NOT dominate this country's proverbial thought process. Not a day goes by when hockey is not covered by the mainstream media in some way shape or form). However whenever I do come up with an idea to write about I second guess myself, I doubt what I'm writing in the sense that I'm aware that the topic I will be discussing within my blog has already been argued and debated well before I get to it, and even if it hasn't it most certainly will be discussed by individuals who are far more qualified to speak on th