With new hockey unavailable to us until the owners decide they need money to fill their tropical fish tanks entirely with Perrier, HBO has decided to reair the old 24/7 series that highlighted the Pittsburgh Penguins for four weeks during their magical streak of 12 games and lowlighted the Washington Capitals during their losing streak of 7 games as they both prepared for the ultimate game that decides who's the best team of all time, the Winter Classic. This exists as an ultimate matchup until Gary Bettman can get a Capitals-Penguins Stanley Cup final (I know that this is next to impossible. The inherent flaw in this plan is that the Caps have to make a final).
This series taught us a lot of things about both teams. Bruce Boudreau and Dan Bylsma both know about fifty different derivations of the f-word, including its ancient roots in Middle English and Elvish (critical knowledge at crucial points in games and if hockey is ever fought at Hastings or Helm's Deep). Mike Green showed us that if you're supply of man cards is just overwhelming, one can easily rectify this problem with the smallest, pinkest scooter around. If an age-old race of sentient ice-cream creatures comes to Earth to exhaust our entire supply of syrup in order to dominate the galaxy, Bruce Boudreau will be there to save the day (this would also make an interesting filler episode of Doctor Who).
I can't wait to rewatch this series. It's like watching old reruns of Survivor, trying to stay surprised for the ending and waiting for John Erskine to get voted off the team. If I recall correctly, the editing was really good. It made the Capitals look like a really solid offensive team.
This series taught us a lot of things about both teams. Bruce Boudreau and Dan Bylsma both know about fifty different derivations of the f-word, including its ancient roots in Middle English and Elvish (critical knowledge at crucial points in games and if hockey is ever fought at Hastings or Helm's Deep). Mike Green showed us that if you're supply of man cards is just overwhelming, one can easily rectify this problem with the smallest, pinkest scooter around. If an age-old race of sentient ice-cream creatures comes to Earth to exhaust our entire supply of syrup in order to dominate the galaxy, Bruce Boudreau will be there to save the day (this would also make an interesting filler episode of Doctor Who).
I can't wait to rewatch this series. It's like watching old reruns of Survivor, trying to stay surprised for the ending and waiting for John Erskine to get voted off the team. If I recall correctly, the editing was really good. It made the Capitals look like a really solid offensive team.
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