The website has been up and down due to a hard drive failure on the server. The provider has restored the files, but it appears that there are still some issues being ironed out.
On to my main topic, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings will begin the duel for the Stanley Cup tonight. This is a sequel, that I’m not entirely happy with. They played each other in the final series last year. With 30 teams in the league, it seems improbable for the same teams to make it to the final series two years in a row. I’m not a huge fan of the Red Wings to begin with and it doesn’t help that they’ve already won the Stanley Cup eleven times.
The Red Wings are not happy about the re-scheduling done for the playoffs. There was going to be a bit of a long break between the two rounds. In order to keep fans interested, the NHL moved the games up and scheduled two back to back games this weekend, one today and one tomorrow. The Wings have players that are injured or playing hurt and would have benefited from more days off. I think this is the best idea the NHL has come up with in a long time. Two consecutive games should make for interesting hockey and spark more interest.
| Game 1 | @ Red Wings | Sat. 7 p.m. |
| Game 2 | @ Red Wings | Sun. 7p.m. |
| Game 3 | @ Penguins | Tue. 7 p.m. |
| Game 4 | @ Penguins | Thu. 7 p.m. |
| Game 5* | @ Red Wings | June 6, 7 p.m. |
| Game 6* | @ Penguins | June 9, 7 p.m. |
| Game 7* | @ Red Wings | June 12, 7 p.m. |
* if necessary
4:46 pm, May 30, 2009dad /
I will watch you blog to see what happens in hockey. I don’t get it.
10:50 pm, May 30, 2009Paul /
Well, the Penguins lost the first game, but I don’t know if I’ll post about the game or not.
12:28 pm, June 4, 2009Martha /
I know you aren’t thrilled with it being the Wings and Penguins, but hey give us a break. Michigan NEEDS some good news with everything happening to the auto industry and all. The Stars will get their chance next year.