A few updates to this blog of antiquity

Again, ignoring the masses of fans that frequent this site. Apologies...I really mean it this time. Seriously. In all honesty...

Additions to Greatest Blogroll Ever...

Buckeye Lane - A new Buckeye site. If he follows the lead of any site but mine, he will have great success.

Badger Sports Fan - Our first Badger link. Awesome.

Hawkeye State - Ditto, but Hawkeyes of course.

Blogroll Fixes...

Fixed "The 12th Manchild"...sorry it took so freakin' long.

The Hockey Report = Fixed. My bad Adam...

Columbus 5 - Chowda 4 OT

Talk about a night and day scenario with this team....

Play hard on Friday night....get killed on Saturday night...play "so-so" for two periods and absolutely dominate play in the 3rd period last night against the Bruins.

I dont know what Hitchcock said to the team in the 2nd intermission, but that was one of the best periods of hockey that I have seen the CBJ play in a long time. While some of this may have been Boston going into a defensive shell, the CBJ definitely carried the play and the late 3rd period make-up calls for the two-man advantage given to Boston in the 2nd period were due to a lot of hard work and players crashing the net. Still, my only complaint is the lack of physical play near the net and in the corners...with the exception of Klesla, who is turning into a wrecking ball on the blueline. Nobody gets a free pass in the corners when they are going in there with Rusty, which is nice.

Slapshots...

• Rick Nash probably played one of his best games this season and he didnt even score a goal. He made the biggest play of the night on the penalty kill in the 1st leading to a shorty by Fedorov, which was the first of his two goals. He was a monster in front of the net and almost won the game himself in the OT period with a fantastic individual effort driving hard towards the net. Hitch putting him on the penalty kill is just a great...fan-nificent coaching move. Teams have to worry about him and Fedorov going the other way if they get careless with puck.


• Fedorov....skating like he is 27 years old. He is slowly but surely building up his campaign for a Selke-ish year. Man-crush status is being approached, as Sergei is starting to look more and more like the Fedorov that was dominating play in the Winged Wheel a few years back.


• Modin = Stud. This guy was a machine in the corners...even against Chara. I dont recall seeing Freddy lose a battle down low the entire night.


• Chimera. I am not sure if he has been reading the blog (Cant say that I would blame him), but he sure has shaked off any remnants of that whole "not going strong to the net anymore" problem. Sweet backhand on the first CBJ goal which came from...


• Dan Fritsche. Is there a player that has benefitted more since Hithcock has taken over this team? Dan skates hard all of the time and gets rewarded with ice time. Now, he is starting to show off some of his offensive abilities in the corners and utilizing his speed to beat people to pucks all over the ice.


• Hainsey..."uber-suxor" is granted a reprieve for tonight's performance. His offensive game is never an issue for the DCfW...it is his deadful defensive posture that makes me want to "stab stab stab stab myself in the stabby places."


• Vyborny. Player of the Game. Two sweet vintage Vyborny goals. Showing off all of the patience that the CBJ fans have been accustomed to over the last 6 years. Man, I hope this team makes the playoffs soon, because this guy deserves it.


• Norrena. Was barely noticed tonight, which is a good thing. Really only had to make one big save in the 3rd period, which stemmed from an odd-man rush...due to the defense pinching in hopes to tying the game.


• Brule...glad he is getting ice time...but he needs to create some more offense...he is not a mucker or a grinder like his linemate...


• Shelley. It has been stated over and over again. His time in C-bus is numbered. I love the guy, but we need more speed on that line to keep up with Brule (ie Picard). With that being said, Shelley actually had a decent game tonight with some strong shifts and prolonged cycling down in the Bruin end.

Blogosphere...

• A2Y made a nice post with the potential rivalry that is just waiting to happen between the CBJ and Detroit. By the way my comment holds true in tonight's game as well...Patrice Bergeron has the same approach in his game as Datsyuk Zetterberg...take the damn roughing penalty and watch him keep his head up the next time he is coming into the zone. Pussy...


• Love this quote from the IwoCPO when describing the potential of the rivalry and the CBJ fans..."one with fans and bloggers who glory in your sorrow"...This is so true I can feel the maltby-esque hatred running through my veins. Hey IWO...Let us know when you might need to buy another defenseman before the trade deadline. We just got Derrick Walser back from the Hurricanes for a bag of pucks and a few rolls of tape. Maybe he can be the Jamie Macoun (OSU Alum) for this year's Red Wing team. By the way, when is the Jamie Macoun Career Retrospect coming up on A2Y?


• Oh yeah...I updated the Blogroll to A2Y's somewhat recent move to Kukla's...apologies, mate.

Death Cab Updates

• BCS Championship Updates coming soon. SEC fans are so fast that they may have my posts read before I have finished them, but only if they are reading them below the Mason-Dixon Line. I am not sure that they know where this is located, but someday one of the teams in this conference will travel up north to play a game where there is actual football being played...not southern weekend "combines" with a couple of extra footballs being thrown around.


• New DCfW Feature - Song of the Week. I am still working on this one, but I am trying to get some of these streams to work correctly. I dont feel like dealing with the legal mumbo jumbo, but would like to pass along some good music that is not normally on the airwaves....at all....or anymore.


• Also planning on making some aesthetic changes to the blog...but may need some help with some grpahics and HTML on the Blogger...any assistance from the OSU or CBJ brethren would be appreciated.

Peace and Happy Holidays

Herringbone

Backhanded Compliments...At least we have crayon "Spell Checking" up North

The boys of EDSBS decided to pay homage to the uber greatest (non-suxor) team ever...

Which somehow led to the joke that Ohioans sound like every person that lives in Hillsborough County (Buccaneer fans like their steaks sizzlin' with side dishes of Nitrous and Nickelback)...but I digress...

Another Addition to the Greatest Blogroll Ever

There are times when I tend to forget all the things that are going on around me...

I made an addition to the Blogroll last week and forgot to add somebody that I had been meaning to add for a while...so without further delay....

The POJO Dojo makes it's debut on the DCfW.

Apologies POJO-Risin' and welcome aboard...

Addition to the Mighty Blogroll

Welcoming Andy to the Blogroll from My Casual Thoughts. He is pro-Buckeye, which lessens the sting of the Detroit Tigers hat in his "About Me" section of the blog.

Welcome aboard Andy...

Blogroll..Bigger...Better...Stronger...

A few additions...

"The Rant" - College Sports Forum - Forum page with dedicated space for the Big Ten Fans. It will take us a while to get there, as our 4.8 Northern Speed "40" will not allow for us to get there before the SEC or ACC fans.

Clemson checks in with Danny Ford is God. By the way, 1955 Biff so dominates the other Biff's it isn't even funny.

The Hockey Report - So much Hockey...so little time...Gawd...the Jackets are dishing out so much pwnage right now. 1st Place in the Central...for now...

More Blogroll Hi-Jinx

I may have missed a few new blogs on the roll...(by "a few" I mean four)

• Continuing with the treachery that is being a Cleveland Sports Fan....Why God Why?

• A Florida State Blog (ScalpEm.com) that thinks this blog's title is neato...that gets you a link immediately.

• With a cool name like Eleven Warriors, you get a link. Good OSU blog in the making.

• Anybody that feels this way about Drew Tate.."And don't even get me started on Drew Tate. Since when was this guy the second coming of Jesus Christ?" is alright in my book. Welcoming Second Rate News to the Mighty Blogroll.

Additions to the Mighty Blogroll

New additions to Death Cab Blogroll

Buckeye Battle Cry - Canton-based blog showing much love for the Bucks. Keep writing and people will notice.

The Penalty Kill - Plano, Texas Buckeyes Up in this Mutha...funny stuff.

God Hates Cleveland Sports - Someone else who absolutely shares in my hatred of two things. Jose Mesa...and Mike Hargrove's decision-making for not bringing out the best reliever in the bullpen to finish game 7 of the 1997 World Series (that would have been Brian Anderson).

Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times - Freakin' Ditto

Sorry, it took me a while to update the roll...not cool...I understand.

Quick Blogroll Update...

Everybody dont be sad, but Drew over at EndoftheBench is moving. Well, he's only moving from Blogger to Wordpress, but that's not important right now.


No Funny Captions Needed Here...

What is important right now is that the new link to his new and improved site has been updated on the DCfW blogroll.

Now, Drew...since you are in your new "digs" and all...when should be expecting the Steve Maltais career retrospect and his contributions to the CBJ or how about a post showcasing Derrick Walser's fantastic defensive skeeelllss???

Blogroll...Nikolai...LeCharles

Catching up on some overdue business...

Just added Men of the Scarlet and Gray, which is a new duo-based OSU blog. They have a great review of this year's crop of Linebackers at The Ohio State University.

Also added Pfef's Sports Blog. Probably the youngest OSU Blogger out there, but already has some good content on his site. Dublin Jerome Representin'

In other news....Nikolai Zherdev. Oh Nikolai, what is going on in that head of yours. If you really think that Doug is going to let you go back to Russia when his head is potentially on a chopping block this season, you are crazy.

LeCharles Bentley = Crap = Poor Cleveland Fans = I still hate Jose Mesa.

Still to Come...

• Part Two of the CBJ Summer Review - Defensemen and Goalies
• Northwestern Season Preview

Small Note...

Added End of the Bench to the blogroll. Another CBJ Blogger...well...the only other CBJ Blogger out there, besides DCfW (to my knowledge).

Finally, a good game last night. Thank the good Lord it was on NBC and in HD. There is nothing better than hockey in HD. The NHL should mandate that all games are locally and nationally broadcast in HD by the beginning of 2008. Just my opinion, but it is unbelievable how much more of the game you can see, hear, and feel.

The wife graduated from OSU this afternoon. Congrats to her on the accomplishment. Making it through 4 years at OSU is no picnic, and is generally a battle of attrition of balancing school and keeping yourself out of the jaws of the OSU "Bureaucratic Machine." Now that she has graduated, I will definitely have a review of the Athletic Training program at OSU, and its ability to run students into the ground. I am sure this one will raise some eyebrows, as it seems that most people believe that the OSU Athletic Department can do no wrong (Spend about 10 minutes on any of the buckeye forums and you will see what I mean). However, there is a dark side of the OSU athletic department that most people will never see or never have the ability to write about. Having been along on the ride of a student guiding their way along the path of moving through the athletic training curriculum, it shows the ability of an athletic department to forget the mantra it preaches of "You Win with People."

DCFW getting OMG....linked....

by big Brian over at Mgoblog. This could be considered a big moment. I appreciate the candor and the standard "Brian-esque" insults made me feel right at home in the Mgoblog neighborhood.

Brian says..."Welcome!!! You illiterate bastard. Oh yeah. I like the blog name."

Also chiming in with mega-props is The-614. I appreciate the link, and hockey will win you over eventually. One of the best OSU blogs...hands down.

Do you hear that sound? It is the sound of inevitability. The sound of Chelios getting beat to the net by Rick Nash again. The sound of you growing to love hockey.

Also, in past linkage news...

Even though the Wings have been working on that golf handicap and Holland is in overdrive for a new goaltender, AbeltoYzerman provided the "Death Cab" some love and has been a very active blogger, during this year's WSOP Finals...errr...Stanley Cup Finals. Sorry about that little slip up. I have been trying to find the Finals games on TV and keep having to watch Poker Tournaments, Quite Frankly (God help us all), and the worst show of all time, "Stump the Schwab." If you get a moment, check out the A2Y glossary page. You cannot beat the North Dallas Forty reference, as well as "The Punch in the Face" and "The Meltdown" entries.