Give It Up For the Octopus!!

HAHA! I just read an article in the Detroit Free Press about t kid from Cleveland and die hard Detroit Red Wings fan who got into Melon Arena and threw an octopus on the ice! I was talking about this before the game with a buddy from Detroit. We were figuring out how you could sneak an entire octopus into a game and get it on the ice. Well check the link and the dude does it just how we planned. But he goes an awesome step further and has a backup scalped ticket ready to get back in after he is kicked out! Marvelous! Check the comments at the end of the blog too. Funny.
So I'll have my Red Wings jersey on at the ESPN Zone tonight to hopefully see the Wings bring the cup back to the Joe. Go Wings!!
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080601/SPORTS05/806010703/1053/SPORTS05

Penguins /Flyers Heating Up!

The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are really heating up now. I caught the Penguins/Flyers game last night and couldn't break away from it (so why did I go to bed with 3 min left in the game?). I could only imagine the rugged playing that would come from a state rivalry like Philly/Pitt and I was not let down. Within the first 5 min of the game they were already scraping pools of blood off the ice. I haven't seen that much blood on the ice in quite a while. I hope that Braydon Coburn is alright. The Flyer took a slapshot to the face and did not return. That was a shot heard round the rink. But that did nothing to soften the game of either side. There were more fights than goals scored last night and I was on the edge of my seat. Not because of the fights but because I just didn't know what was going to happen next. I was pulling for the Flyers but they couldn't pull it off as they lost 4-2. I guess I'm more of a Flyers fan than any other team in the area. I can't believe they weren't showing the Red Wings game though. That's where my allegiance lies. Hopefully I can catch a wings game before they send to Stars packin' for the season. Dallas...hockey...huh? I'm not a fan of hockey towns who don't have naturally occurring ice in their area. And then they win the Cup to boot! Blasphemy! 'eh?