"Hopefully This Year Will Be Better Than The Last"
The Counting Crowes song Long December has a line it “… Maybe this year will better than the last” well I am sure most hockey fans will be saying that to themselves if they thought about the year that past in the confines of the sport.
Some people think I can be a too pessimistic and okay that’s true but even an optimistic person would have to agree that it wasn’t a very kind year to the world of hockey.
Roger Nelson lost his long battle to cancer.
Herb Brookes coach of the Miracle on Ice team fell asleep behind the wheel crashed and died.
Former Flyer Rob Ramage was impaired crashed his car and killed a fellow former NHL player in the process.
Danny Heatly on his way to superstardom was goofing around with his buddy Dan Snyder and driving recklessly and lost control of his car. Snyder eventually died as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident and Heatly not only has to carry around the burden of the guilt of ending a friend’s life, but his legs were severely messed up in the accident.
To make matters worse I have lost almost all confidence I had about avoiding the lockout next season. When I first started hearing about it I really wasn’t at all worried. However more and more I am wondering if the puck will drop at all let alone on time next fall. Both sides are being idiotic I guess its part of the negotiating BS, but if they are so far apart on reaching an agreement why not just sit down and talk now?
In addition by my count it could be the last season for 20-25 big name players this season. Most plays have already made public their plan B for next season either joining the WHA 2 or playing over seas. Most the older player will likely just retire instead of getting involved in the mess, and frankly it seems that many of them don’t care either way. It could get interesting because both Brett Hull and JR aren’t exactly union men and can see it getting ugly.
Meanwhile the product on the ice isn’t nearly as entertaining it was years ago. I will go as far to say the games entertainment value is at its lowest that I can recall. Of course I still love the game, but the fans seem like their love is fading given all the empty seats around.
Oh yeah their was the moronic move not to televise the outdoor game between Edmonton and Montreal which makes me wonder if there are any brains running the NHL. Oh yeah Peter Forseberg told ESPN magazine that he most likely wont be back after this season especially if there is a strike I would imagine. Pavel Bure flunked his physical and I guess is off running around with the Russian Mafia somewhere. Super Mario is so banged up I don’t know he passed his. He cant even climb into a car on his own, his hips are so messed up. The only reason he played at all was to try to keep the penguins a float. Shrewd trades have turned into almost down right depressing salary dumps, Straka, Konowalchuk, and Comrie were all dealt for well under their value.
Well hopefully we don’t have to have anymore touching tributes for fallen members of the hockey world, and we can t control the lock out so we might as well enjoy it while it lasts. Just try to watch some of the great players because it might be your last chance to catch most of them.
Friday, January 02, 2004
Monday, December 29, 2003
""Vote for the Story!"
Time to vote on story of the year! You have Two Weeks to Vote just email me at MST3Keith@AOL.com and put the story of the year in the mail and I will tell everyone what it is in two weeks! STARTING NOW!
A. Well what can be said about this one? Price going to war was pretty big, and made him the Tucker’s World person of the year. He saw some serious action in Iraq. Thankfully he returned in one piece. For more information you can read the Tucker’s World Man of the Year.
B. Jay and Jenna who earned the story of the year for last year were at it again in 2003. They decided that their love was true, and the result making a baby! Tucker’s World found out early the game about the pregnancy but had to keep it hush, hush until her stomach ballooned so much that is obvious.
Well not obvious to everyone, you see Lima Beanz who worked as a long term sub for a few months before becoming unemployed neglected to tell his parents that Jay and Jenna were BLESSED. Beanz grew increasingly more irate by the situation. Jenna who previously would just quote Chinese Proverbs after Beanz was bashed had a break down on her blog.
She begged Lima Beanz to change his ways. Myself and Mosco also cried foul on our blog which resulted Beanz threatening to beat both of us up. He wanted to PUNCH JOHN in the face. It never happened and Jenna eventually cooled off. A few weeks before the first grandchild was born Jays parents figured it out. Hunter was born and lives with Jenna’s family and her parents spend a large amount of time with the kid since Jenna works long ours at Sears.
Meanwhile Beanz works a few days a week as a sub-teacher for Sterling, and his occasionally employed at a temp job. Everyone worried that things would change with his crew time, but after a month or so things went back to normal almost Jenna just brings Hunter over to Dukes for the big gatherings as long as no one smokes. Then she leaves and Lima Beanz hangs out When Hunter is put to be bed at Jenna’s Beanz is free to go out for the most part. I am sure life has changed for them below the surface though. How hard it must be to raise a kid! Regardless the despite Jenna hating her job she has embraced the role of the mother of Jay’s child. Who would have thought that Beanz would have started family?!? Beanz bonds with the kid more than most people thought and touchs poop on a regular basis. What a year, just wait until the little tyke starts walking and talking! What do these two have in store for 2004?
C. Ryan flaked out in the year 2003. He was a no show for my graduation party, Christmas Eve at the Arters, Dan’s engagement party, and several other huge events. Not only absent but was unavailable by phone usually after given his word to be on hand. He hasn’t talked to Beanz and Jenna since long before their child was born (first of many?) despite his own mother giving them a gift.
I guess he had a good summer I really wouldn’t know. He said he spent weekends in Ocean City a few times, which by my count would make Reagan have at least 3 “Last Weekends for the Ocean City House” over the course of the summer.
No one really knows what the heck is going, on and from what I understand the confusion has bubbled over to his family too. I am being nice here too, because many of his friends were shocked, hurt, and bewildered this past year by his lack of communication and lack of value of friendship. Not much more to write about the man who wasn’t there.
D. Dan K Hemphill breaks down and purposes marriage to his longtime girlfriend Jessica. Despite living together for four years or so it is still a big move for the computer geek. What is next? Could kids be running amuck amongst a room of computers? Perhaps. But Dan K will likely be overly busy this year planning a wedding and building a house on the land he bought a few months back. So getting engaged and purchasing land is a pretty good way to get you on the list of Story of the year candidates.
E Duke starts dating Monica who is in the middle of a divorce. She cleans up his act and his apartment including making stricter rules about his friends loafing ( and having relations with their girlfriends freely) around his apartment without forking over a penny for rent. It was awkward at first actually getting permission to hang out for hours on end with out Dukes approval at first for a few crew members. The relationship more than anything else shaved down the crew time, but I don’t see it as a bad thing I am glad Duke is not asexual Not to mention Monica is a cool girl. And I would have taken the keys back a long time ago.
F. Price thinking become a war vet perhaps wasn’t enough decides to purpose marriage to his girlfriend Ilene who he only meet on the 4th of July this year. No date has been announced but it will likely not happen until he is done his service in the marines sometime last next year. She is a great girl and I wish them all the luck.
Time to vote on story of the year! You have Two Weeks to Vote just email me at MST3Keith@AOL.com and put the story of the year in the mail and I will tell everyone what it is in two weeks! STARTING NOW!
A. Well what can be said about this one? Price going to war was pretty big, and made him the Tucker’s World person of the year. He saw some serious action in Iraq. Thankfully he returned in one piece. For more information you can read the Tucker’s World Man of the Year.
B. Jay and Jenna who earned the story of the year for last year were at it again in 2003. They decided that their love was true, and the result making a baby! Tucker’s World found out early the game about the pregnancy but had to keep it hush, hush until her stomach ballooned so much that is obvious.
Well not obvious to everyone, you see Lima Beanz who worked as a long term sub for a few months before becoming unemployed neglected to tell his parents that Jay and Jenna were BLESSED. Beanz grew increasingly more irate by the situation. Jenna who previously would just quote Chinese Proverbs after Beanz was bashed had a break down on her blog.
She begged Lima Beanz to change his ways. Myself and Mosco also cried foul on our blog which resulted Beanz threatening to beat both of us up. He wanted to PUNCH JOHN in the face. It never happened and Jenna eventually cooled off. A few weeks before the first grandchild was born Jays parents figured it out. Hunter was born and lives with Jenna’s family and her parents spend a large amount of time with the kid since Jenna works long ours at Sears.
Meanwhile Beanz works a few days a week as a sub-teacher for Sterling, and his occasionally employed at a temp job. Everyone worried that things would change with his crew time, but after a month or so things went back to normal almost Jenna just brings Hunter over to Dukes for the big gatherings as long as no one smokes. Then she leaves and Lima Beanz hangs out When Hunter is put to be bed at Jenna’s Beanz is free to go out for the most part. I am sure life has changed for them below the surface though. How hard it must be to raise a kid! Regardless the despite Jenna hating her job she has embraced the role of the mother of Jay’s child. Who would have thought that Beanz would have started family?!? Beanz bonds with the kid more than most people thought and touchs poop on a regular basis. What a year, just wait until the little tyke starts walking and talking! What do these two have in store for 2004?
C. Ryan flaked out in the year 2003. He was a no show for my graduation party, Christmas Eve at the Arters, Dan’s engagement party, and several other huge events. Not only absent but was unavailable by phone usually after given his word to be on hand. He hasn’t talked to Beanz and Jenna since long before their child was born (first of many?) despite his own mother giving them a gift.
I guess he had a good summer I really wouldn’t know. He said he spent weekends in Ocean City a few times, which by my count would make Reagan have at least 3 “Last Weekends for the Ocean City House” over the course of the summer.
No one really knows what the heck is going, on and from what I understand the confusion has bubbled over to his family too. I am being nice here too, because many of his friends were shocked, hurt, and bewildered this past year by his lack of communication and lack of value of friendship. Not much more to write about the man who wasn’t there.
D. Dan K Hemphill breaks down and purposes marriage to his longtime girlfriend Jessica. Despite living together for four years or so it is still a big move for the computer geek. What is next? Could kids be running amuck amongst a room of computers? Perhaps. But Dan K will likely be overly busy this year planning a wedding and building a house on the land he bought a few months back. So getting engaged and purchasing land is a pretty good way to get you on the list of Story of the year candidates.
E Duke starts dating Monica who is in the middle of a divorce. She cleans up his act and his apartment including making stricter rules about his friends loafing ( and having relations with their girlfriends freely) around his apartment without forking over a penny for rent. It was awkward at first actually getting permission to hang out for hours on end with out Dukes approval at first for a few crew members. The relationship more than anything else shaved down the crew time, but I don’t see it as a bad thing I am glad Duke is not asexual Not to mention Monica is a cool girl. And I would have taken the keys back a long time ago.
F. Price thinking become a war vet perhaps wasn’t enough decides to purpose marriage to his girlfriend Ilene who he only meet on the 4th of July this year. No date has been announced but it will likely not happen until he is done his service in the marines sometime last next year. She is a great girl and I wish them all the luck.
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