The heat was firmly on the shoulder pads of the Calgary Hitmen Thursday night. A loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors and what might be the biggest playoff upset in the WHL would be complete. A win and the league's number one team in the regular season would still be alive.
The Hitmen are still alive thanks to the league's top scorer. Brandon Kozun had a goal and three assists as Calgary beat the Warriors 5-2 to force Game 6 at what will be an insane Civic Centre Saturday. The pressure now shifts over to Moose Jaw as far as I'm concerned. Yes, Calgary is still trying to hold off elimination Saturday, but the Warriors are at home. I've always said when you are the underdog and you hold a 3-1 lead that if you lose Game 5, you need to win Game 6 at home because if you don't, you lose all the momentum you had with the home team getting a serious advantage in Game 7. Yes, a Game 7 can have anything happen, but I lean towards the home team. Moose Jaw can win this series, and they will have two chances to do so, but they had better not lose the opportunity that is in their fingers Saturday.
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The Blades are moving on to round 2. They dispatched Red Deer in four straight with a 5-2 win. The question now is do they get the Wheat Kings in the 2nd round or the winner of the Medicine Hat-Kootenay series. It depends on what the Warriors do. I don't know about you, but a Brandon-Saskatoon series will be a ring a ding dong dandy.
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Kansas State and Xavier proved why March Madness is one of the best sporting events on the calendar. WOW!!! Those two teams gave us outstanding basketball that would not end as they had to go to double overtime. We finally got a taste of Gus Johnson losing his mind(I love the way this guy calls a sporting event) as Kansas State moved into the elite eight with a 101-98 win. This game simply had it all. It was the best game of the tournament so far. Its games like that why we watch sports with the interest that we do. Reality TV? Those two teams gave us Reality TV at its best!
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Tiger Woods and Leann Rimes? That one came out of left field. You can't criticize Tiger for this one---at least I don't think you can. His affair with Rimes came before he was with Elin. The reason for that relationship going sour was her father. He was concerned that Tiger was seven years older than LeAnn. If only he knew now what he knew then. By the way, Leann Rimes has what might be the sexiest country music video I've ever seen. I can't embed the video for some reason, but here it is....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXiqr_YjwRM
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The stories will come and the stories will go, but I can't see the Eagles trading Donovan McNabb. They could have sent him to the Bears last year, but it didn't happen. The Raiders, Bills and Rams are said to be interested, but I can't see those teams giving up a pick in the top 42 and a player to get him. The only way McNabb is leaving is if he signs a contract extension with whoever. No team is going to get a one year quarterback in a trade as McNabb becomes a UFA at years end.
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Is Steve Stamkos going to win the NHL goal-scoring title? It doesn't matter now, but why wasn't he an Olympian?
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I don't think the Flames are making the playoffs! That obviously does not disappoint me.
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It is just amazing when you hear that the Riders may actually have to cap season ticket sales at 25-thousand. Their popularity just continues to soar. Even with another off-season of upheaval, the Rider Nation remains strong. LOVE IT!
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Have a good Friday!
7 comments:
You have to think that Moose Jaw needs to win Game 6 or else they won't get it done. However, the pressure is still firmly on Calgary's shoulders because of the expectations. No one expects Moose Jaw to win thus those kids shouldn't be squeezing the sawdust out of the stick.
KState/Xavier was game of the year material!
Any Shania video classifies as country's sexiest video!
Brian
when a team is playing in a series that 'nobody' thought they'd have a chance winning... the pressure will ALWAYS be on the other guys. Granted, it will be easier for Moose Jaw at the CC on Saturday, but if they lose it, meh, no big deal. They'll have taken this series to seven and the pressure will still be on Calgary. This is ultimately a test of Calgary's mental toughness. Can they get it done and would a comeback series win like this take their game to the next level?
I missed the bball game as I was watching Canada Vs Scotland in Women Worlds. Definite highlight was in the 8th end when Jones is getting in the hack, and three topless guys painted in red wearing kilts showed Jennifer what was under their kilts! They were properly covered, but had a Maple Leaf strategically placed. Her reaction was priceless. Good thing the game was well in hand, as she missed her shot!
Little Johnny
Vanstone hit the nail on the head today when it oomes to season ticket #'s. It wasn't long ago when the team had to beg people to buy tickets(ie:tickethon) and now this. What a turnaround!
Bruce
Attn Little Johnny:
If Jennifer went to the Patch after the game and those three were there, you know they wanted to know what's under her kilt! Can you blame them! I love her! GO JENNIFER GO!
JT
HA HA HA!! You're a sick man JT! LOVE IT!
Stamkos is a great up and coming star. Unfortunately, he is still a little on the "light" side to be considered a top 6 forward (for the Olympic team). By 2014, he will have bulked up enough to be considered for the O team...we know that that the Sharks Threesome will not be there.
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