| 08 March 2010
Hockey season is finally upon us. But damn it, weekends exist all year round. And just because the NHL has decided to schedule games on said weekend doesn’t mean our schedules are magically freed up for 24/7 snark. We’ve got basements to clean, and our respective mothers learned everything they know from Mike Keenan. So on Monday mornings, you will get a recap post and a picture of noted thespian Terry Kiser. Enjoy.
Last night, Jeff Bridges took home an Academy Award for his leading turn in the movie Crazy Heart. Right off the bat, you realize that Bridges is a Hollywood veteran that is probably deserving of an award the minute he does any role with a little gravitas. What you don't realize is that he's been nominated 4 times before. Three of them came at a time when the NHL had 21 teams, with the fourth being The Contender in 2001. Regardless of those four pictures, Bridges is best known for The Big Lebowski, and the reason he didn't get nominated for The Big Lebowski is that in that picture he wasn't acting at all. He was playing himself.
Had his acceptance speech been simply, "The Dude Abides." and then walk off the stage, he'd be my favorite actor for the rest of my life.
Red Wings 5, Blackhawks 4 - This Sunday afternoon NBC telecast will likely earn lower ratings than the game in this slot last Sunday? Why? Easy. America hates Swedish people.
Penguins 2, Bruins 1 - Matt Cooke watches Sandra Bullock movie, insists Marc Savard does the same in a Pittsburgh win.
Hurricanes 4, Thrashers 0 - Carolina win's their eighth in nine against a Thrashers squad trying to make the playoffs. This goes to prove one thing: Brian Pothier is a WINNER.
Flyers 3, Maple Leafs 1 - You're officially a bad hockey team when you let Daniel Carcillo play well enough to be one of the Three Stars of the Game.
Canadiens 4, Ducks 3 - Saku Koivu welcomed his old team to town, whereby Montreal proceeded to track dirt in on the rug, break his XBox, and eat the last of the chips and salsa in an overtime shootout decision.
