Youtube Video of the Day: Eddie the Eagle

Ah Eddie Belfour, we hardly knew ye. How's life in Sweden?

Sidney Crosby Is Key, Don't You See?

Oh yea, what a rhyme that was. The point of that title was to state the following : Sidney Crosby is key to the Pittsburgh Penguins success ( who are looking scary finally) and he's back with a vengeance on the NHL scoring leaders.

The Wizard of Croz has been waving his magic stick like a magician on steroids. He now has a 10 game point-streak going and he accumulated a whopping 4 points tonight against the Minnesota Wild, who appear to be dropping quick without Marian Groinarik, Pavol Demitra and Niklas Backstrom.

Crosby is making a statement and he now has 17 points in the NHL to get back in the top 5 in NHL scoring ( where's Joe Thornton these days?). It won't be too long until he's in the top 3, then top 2 and eventually top 1, which I guess wouldn't qualify as a top if you're #1.

Keep your eyes peeled because this kid is ripping it up and he won't stop now. I predict a whopping 132 point finish with around 40 goals. As Gibby would say, ''write that down''.

10,000 Hits!

In just over three months of existence we have already surpassed the 10,000 hit mark! Everyone here at Everything Hockey would like to thank all of the people who have read our blog in our short existence. We look forward to what the future has to hold! Hopefully the 100,000 hit mark will follow soon!

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No Hockey (No GOOD Hockey) Makes Psycom Something...Something...

Go crazy?

In the words of Homer Simpson, "Don't mind if I do!"

Minus a extremely forgettable shlacking by Carolina, the Islanders get the pleasure of sitting on their duffs for roughly two weeks. 3 games in that span is generously brought to you by Gary Bettman and his NHL exec cronies, who also brought you great classics like "No Goal - Buffalo v. Dallas '99" and "The Great Southern Hockey Migration" .

So my massive Islander performance review will be postponed until the end of November, when we actually play hockey instead of me playing NHL 08 on my PC. Oh, I am 7-2 in it as the Islanders, I just beat the Rangers 3-1 so that helps a little.

While the Isles are still floating above the .500 mark, two blow out games in October has me worried, but as I said... November will be the real test.

The Toronto Maple Leafs : The Fat Kid Who Can't Jump The Fence

Yes, that's right. The Toronto Maple Leafs resemble that fat kid who can't jump the fence. Why? Because their defense is horrendous, it's like they don't even have a defensive game plan. We have the most expensive defense in the league and what do we have to show for it? Last in the league in the goals against department. This team is inept with the term c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t-c-y, they follow up two strong road games with a 6-1 score against the capitals ( it's only the end of the second period right now.) and once again, disappointed the fans at the ACC. This will not change either, a trade HAS to be done if we want to attain the playoffs. And it has to be on defense. If not, JFJ is either the worst GM in the league or simply retarded. How can you not see these gaffes? It's like watching a kid with boots trying to play defense against Sidney Crosby. It's sad, embarrassing, somewhat humorous, and certainly depressing.

But where to start? I'll tell you where. Pavel Kubina or Ian White. Firstly, I like Ian White, I truly do, but his defensive game is questionable at best and his offense is not needed for this team, especially considering he's behind a flock of others. Swap Ian White with a defensive d-man and it's a start, we'll still suck but I guarantee you we'd see better results, as would VeTo and Raycroft. And then there's Pavel Kubina, a player who just juggles my emotions like some kind of circus clown on crack. He'll play a good game and then follow it up with an absolutely horrendous game, especially defensively. And on top of that, he's not needed... at all! His specialty is the PP, and guess what, he's getting numero deux PP time. if it's possible to trade his huge ass salary for any kind of defensive d-man, do it JFJ! For the love of god! If the Leafs can somehow manage trading both of them for two defensive defense-man that would be gold... pure gold.

Thanks for reading my vent, amigo's. I'll be back with another in the not too distant future. In the meantime, get ready for that homosexual fan to make another video further proving his... homosexual..ism?

Youtube Video of the Day: Typical Leafs Fans

The funniest Leafs fan video around. I know not all Leafs fans are like this, but the normal ones have some 'splainin to do. Some may be jokes, but I know a couple of them have to be real. I'm pretty sure that second caller is our own Ron Guillet ;)

Monday's Notes

In case you haven't heard already, Randy Jones of the Flyers has received a 2 game suspension for his check-from-behind on the Bruins' Patrice Bergeron. That is less than I expected, but it's good that it did not go unpunished. Blatant hits from behind like that should not, and can not be tolerated.

There will be a new poll up shortly, last week I asked the question "Who has had the best start to the season so far", and the winner by a slim margin was Martin Gerber who had 17 of 82 votes. Second place was Mats Sundin with 15 of 82 votes, and third place was Paul Stastny with 14 of 82 votes.

You may have also noticed that the banner was updated, featuring a darker, easier to read font. I'd like to thank jking72 from The Sports Lodge for all of his time and hard work put into making the banner, because it is a very important aspect of the site. It is truly appreciated.