Sarah Doesn't Want to Play Any More

Well, the results are in, and it looks like I turned it around. A Ducks - Sens Stanley Cup Final.

Who'd a thunk it! (Me, that's who)

And Sarah wants to take her puck and go home. It seems she doesn't take defeat well.

Well, seems that there is only one way to predict this final round. We gotta go with national pride and pick Ottawa for all the glory.

It has the makings of good series, based on their prior performances (last 2 games for Anaheim not withstanding).

Now we just have to make it through to Monday to resume our almost daily fix of hockey.

Looking back, we've watched all but one or two Cap's games, and we even got to see them at the Phone Booth (Verizon Center) twice. Add to that the playoffs, with one or two games a night (sometimes even had a third stuffed in for good measure) and we've had quite a full season of hockey viewing.

Round Three

Well, turns out Sarah has better mind for hockey than Chris does. Chris was 1 for 4 in second round predictions, while Sarah picked 3 of 4.

Vancouver self-destructed, San Jose really couldn't catch a break, Buffalo did what they were expected to do, and Ottawa didn't choke like they typically do. But what's up with Brodeur?

For all of the flash and excitement of the "New" NHL, it seems that this year's playoffs will be know more for the goal tending duels than anything else. Oh, and the significant number of video reviews.

Well, for this round, our picks are as follows:

Chris: Sens over Sabres, Ducks over wings.

Sarah: TBA.

We'll see how things go.

update:

Sarah: Buffalo and Detroit in the Cup; Detroit to win.

My Very Own Hockey Grin (Sort Of)

What a pain the last two days have been (quite literally).

For the past week I (Chris) had been experiencing a rather painful toothache that did not seem to be going away. And yesterday the pain had become almost untolerable. So I called the dentist and was able to get an appointment within a couple of hours. The x-rays showed that a cavity from a filling that had fallen out a couple of years ago had made it's way through to the nerve. So the solution was either go with a root canal, fillings and a cap. Or, pull the tooth. After looking at the cost of each, and weighing the pro's and cons of each, I opted to get it pulled.

Fortunately it was a molar in the back, so it wasn't visible.

After, I was given a prescription for pain killers, and instructions for the next couple of days about cleaning and preventing infection and sent on my merry way.

WHEN THE FREEZING STARTED TO COME OUT....

Good thing I had some really good stuff. It even helped numb the pain from the Vancouver loss last night.

I decided to stay home today, as it really wasn't advisable to drive while on this stuff, and I really couldn't concentrate anyway. I seemed to be a step behind. As it was, I slept until noon, and my head really didn't start to clear until this afternoon.