The Flames are out but I’m still watching NHL playoffs, especially with a bunch of games going to game seven and/or overtime which is always exciting. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sequence like the one that happened last night – Vegas Golden Knights leading the San Jose Sharks 3-0 with about ten […]
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Flames Flame Out: 10 Thoughts on An Early Exit
After their best season in a generation and winning the Western Conference, I was super-stoked for a long playoff run by my Calgary Flames. Unfortunately, they flamed out in the first round losing to the 8th seed Colorado Avalanche in five games, shutting out the Avalanche in the first game but then losing four in […]
Friday Fun Link – The NHL’s Best Team Was Swept in Four Games…
..which makes the fact that the NHL’s second-best team, the Calgary Flames, lost in *five* games after a disastrous performance tonight only slightly less painful. I guess I’ll always have the regular season. 🙁
Best Overall Team in Regular Season, Tampa Bay Lightning, Swept In First Round of Playoffs
I occasionally do a post with my picks at the start of the NHL playoffs. I forgot to do so this year but it’s probably not worth it as quite a few series aren’t going the way I’d expected – my Calgary Flames are struggling after winning the Western Conference title in the regular season, […]
Bowling Birthday
Her actual birthday is on Tuesday but we had great fun at Sasha’s “bowling birthday” today. (And as an aside, as someone who dabbles in creative writing, I love studying the ebbs and flows in the popularity of names from generation to generation.)
Grit & Glory: Celebrating 40 Years of the Edmonton Oilers
I saw this book in my library today and had a good chuckle. I mean, the Oilers sucked for the first couple years of their existence, they sucked for the last decade plus and they have as many sub-.500% seasons as ones where they’ve won more than they’ve lost. So, at best, it’s maybe 20 […]
WWE Makes History At Wrestlemania 35
Tonight’s Wrestlemania 35 was the first to have a main event featuring women wrestlers – Ronda Rousey who was a former star in UFC, Charlotte Flair who is the daughter of one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time and an accomplished athlete in her own right, and Becky Lynch who is the ultimate underdog but […]
Flames Clinch Western Conference!
Back in October, I wrote a post about the things I was excited for this season. There was lots to be excited about but I doubt many Flames fans predicted the season the Calgary Flames would end up having. I was optimistic that they’d be in the playoff hunt and hoped they’d be in the […]
Friday Fun Link – Early Contender for Pace’s Next Birthday Party?
This is one of those times where you convince your child that they really want something that secretly, you as the dad really want!