Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Lawn Gnome's and more!
So I've slacked in posting the picture of the lawn gnomes as they have been called. So without further ado here they are.
You can see the Blake in that third shot. Also you can kind of see the size of the damn things. They are huge really.
Penguins stay in Pittsburgh
Well the two sides finally decided not to dance around the subject and just get it done. This was like one of those cheesy love movies. You know they love each other and they will not go anywhere else. They test the waters and try new things and in the end they find love in each others arms. ::Tear:: Cue cheesy porn music.
The arena will be financed through the Penguins and revenue made from slot machines. Obviously this is important for the city of Pittsburgh and the Penguins. My belief is still shame on the City of Pittsburgh. They were able to get new arena's for the Steelers(Heinz Field) and Pirates(PNC Park) but they basically screwed the Penguins over for many years. The Penguins arena has been dilapidated for the better part of 10 years now. Not only that it was originally built for Opera. Also whoever buys the naming rights should make sure it's the Igloo. Pittsburgh 9th National Bank Igloo!
Chris Simon suspended 25 games.
This one was quite obvious that it was going to be a huge suspension. I happened to be watching the game live when it occurred and my first thought was Hollweg is dead. Of course he was not dead, thankfully, but I still think that he embellished the play. While it was a serious play for a cut on the chin he sure stayed down for a while. Maybe it's just me I've seen people take pucks to the face and get up quicker then Hollweg did.
Simon was given a 25 game suspension. There are 15 remaining Islanders games in the regular season so Simon will miss the next 10 Islanders games whether in the playoffs or at the start of the 07-08 season. It was a stupid play by Simon and he knows it of course but his emotions took the best of him at the moment. Personally when I saw it I said that it was a 15 game suspension. I still think 25 was a little bit much but it is still the right call by Gary Bettman.
NHL Draft Change
The general managers decided the draft is now decided by where teams finish in the playoffs. The 14 teams that do not make the playoffs still play by the same rules. The 16 teams that make the playoffs now are based by Division leaders and where they end up in the playoffs. It's complicated and until the playoffs are finished I have no damn clue how it really works. The article I read does not really do a good job of describing it. When I understand it I'll let you guys know.
That's all for now
SC
You can see the Blake in that third shot. Also you can kind of see the size of the damn things. They are huge really.
Penguins stay in Pittsburgh
Well the two sides finally decided not to dance around the subject and just get it done. This was like one of those cheesy love movies. You know they love each other and they will not go anywhere else. They test the waters and try new things and in the end they find love in each others arms. ::Tear:: Cue cheesy porn music.
The arena will be financed through the Penguins and revenue made from slot machines. Obviously this is important for the city of Pittsburgh and the Penguins. My belief is still shame on the City of Pittsburgh. They were able to get new arena's for the Steelers(Heinz Field) and Pirates(PNC Park) but they basically screwed the Penguins over for many years. The Penguins arena has been dilapidated for the better part of 10 years now. Not only that it was originally built for Opera. Also whoever buys the naming rights should make sure it's the Igloo. Pittsburgh 9th National Bank Igloo!
Chris Simon suspended 25 games.
This one was quite obvious that it was going to be a huge suspension. I happened to be watching the game live when it occurred and my first thought was Hollweg is dead. Of course he was not dead, thankfully, but I still think that he embellished the play. While it was a serious play for a cut on the chin he sure stayed down for a while. Maybe it's just me I've seen people take pucks to the face and get up quicker then Hollweg did.
Simon was given a 25 game suspension. There are 15 remaining Islanders games in the regular season so Simon will miss the next 10 Islanders games whether in the playoffs or at the start of the 07-08 season. It was a stupid play by Simon and he knows it of course but his emotions took the best of him at the moment. Personally when I saw it I said that it was a 15 game suspension. I still think 25 was a little bit much but it is still the right call by Gary Bettman.
NHL Draft Change
The general managers decided the draft is now decided by where teams finish in the playoffs. The 14 teams that do not make the playoffs still play by the same rules. The 16 teams that make the playoffs now are based by Division leaders and where they end up in the playoffs. It's complicated and until the playoffs are finished I have no damn clue how it really works. The article I read does not really do a good job of describing it. When I understand it I'll let you guys know.
That's all for now
SC
