Note to NBC: You Suck Horribly

It seems two hours of pregame is what is needed for a horse race that no one really cares about. The only people who should care about The Preakness are the drunk people at the race. They probably don't even have any idea there is actually a race going on.

So, NBC why do you switch away from a tied NHL playoff game going into overtime to show two twats talking about horses? I know they showed the rest of the game on Vs., but it took about 10 minutes for Vs. to switch away from monkey bowling or whatever the fuck they were showing. Is this really what is has come to for hockey? A possible series clinching game is going into overtime and the network switches to a marginal event at best? I don't know about anyone else but that makes me incredible sad. I mean the NHL these past few years after the lockout has been extremely exciting and enjoyable (more so then let's say the NBA) and the networks are screwing it over.

Maybe I am just projecting because the Sabres lost and now I have to root for the Ducks. Really? God I hate Canada.

In review:

1.) Canada is full of jacktards.

2.) NBC should be firebombed.

3.) People who care about horse racing don't exist.

Rangers/Sabres: Live

So amazingly I got a call at 10am on Sunday morning asking if I wanted to go to the Sabres/Rangers Game 6. Uh yes I think I would quite enjoy that.

So I slipped on my new Sabres shirt (with the unfortunate buffaslug, seeing as I couldn't find anything with the old school design) and headed to the shitshow that is MSG. I found something out wearing a Sabres shirt in the city: Buffalo people are really friendly. I don't really remember them being that friendly when I lived there. Maybe it was the four years in Boston followed by the four years here in Hell, err NYC, that caused me to be wary of anyone smiling and take that as a sign they want to eat my spleen. Anyways, I talked to more strangers than I have in awhile and went into the game feeling good (with my spleen intact, I think).

Once inside that went away quickly since Rangers fans are bitter new yorkers with a chip on their shoulders. The guy behind me keep yapping about how the Rangers should have won the two games they lost and how the refs are giving the series to the Sabres. Ok fella, sure.

When the game started, I really could notice how crazy the playoffs could get. The energy in the place was awesome, like the soup Nazi was giving away free soup or something. The first period scared the crap out of me though. The Sabres had outplayed the Rangers but were down 1-0. They had to turn it up and take the crowd out of the equation.

Apparently Lindy can read my thoughts (he might be a warlock), and the Sabres came out and had an offensive explosion all over Lundquist's face. That really took the crowd out of it. Except for the fact that the Ranger's seemed to score on every power play, the rest of the game was just as exciting and I finally got to see one of my teams clench a series before my very eyes. I left after I bowed to Chris Drury (he is some sort of god) and to jeers of "Go Ottawa" from the guy behind me.

All in all, a satisfying experience. Bring on Ottawa and their slightly insane goalie.

Sabres/Islanders Game 3

Couple of things from the game I just watched that the Sabres won 3-2.

1.) The announcers on FSN are awful homers. Just terrible. I mean almost worse than YES. That goal in the second period by Vanek was clearly in on review. When they do the close up of the goal line and you see the puck on the white side, that means the Sabres scored. Don't pretend like you can't see it. I mean, come on now kids...just give it up.

2.) You stay classy Islanders fans. Come on, it was a bad pentalty I will admit, but act like adults. Throwing bottles make you look like Flyers fans. No one in their right mind wants to look like Flyers fans, not even Flyers fans.

So, the Sabres are up 2-1 in the series and Jack Bauer has gone AWOL while President Dave Chapelle is brain damaged. Oh noes.

Sabres/Islanders Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Game 1 in the Sabres/Islanders series.

The Sabres are heavily favored, mostly because I think I am scheduled to be in goal for the Islanders.

That scares me. But then again, everything about any sort of playoffs scares me when it comes to Buffalo. Thanks scarring memories!

I went messing around on the NBC Hockey website (I think I am their first hit), mostly because I heard that Don Cherry is going to be a commentator during the playoffs. Which is awesome. If you aren't Canadian or didn't live obscenely close to the Canadian border, Don Cherry is the long time commentator on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. Plus he has awesome taste in suits as can be seen above. He is just as stupid as American commentators but he hates French Canadians, so that is a plus in my book.

So, while searching around on NBC's site I found the following:

http://www.nbcsports.com/bellowingmoose/1316670/feature.html

Some sort of blog by the "Bellowing Moose". Holy sweet christ. I had flashes of Scooter and passed out. I hope they don't animate this thing for the playoffs. I might stab everyone.

PS I found out that in the 70s NBC had Peter the Puck. So it seems stupidity isn't a new thing for the guys over at NBC.