Points For All

With five games remaining in the season, the SPH Sharks squared off against the Polar Bears.

Dressed to impress with their baby blue jersey with bright yellow stripes, the Cubz bolstered a lineup of speedy skaters, a ten foot tall defenseman, and a girl who unexpectedly popped up into our dressing room asking for our player list.

I was on a line with Dang and Stu, as Chow was MIA. The Sharks managed to score the first goal of the game, as we went into intermission with a 1-0 lead.

Had the rest of the game went as it had in the first, the game would've been much closer. Luckily for us, our team kicked it to another gear. The goals piled on, as the whole team was on fire. Dang pointed out that the Cubz didn't get many, if any, shots on goal in the second period.

Two periods gone, and the Sharks were up by a large margin. We expected them to go all out in the third to at least break the shut out, but their best efforts were in vain.

Points after points piled on, and the Sharks ended up winning 7-0 or 8-0 I think. Dang the scoring phenom added to his goal totals, and everyone on the team ended up with at least a point each. Games don't come easier then this, if only every game was like this.

St. Pierre vs BJ Penn - 2

I was watching the promo show for UFC 94 on Spike, where they show GSP and BJ Penn training in Montreal and Hawaii respectively. It's funny listening to the comments.

GSP: I think he underestimate me.
BJ Penn: I'm going to kick his ass.

GSP: I train hard every day.
BJ Penn: I'm going to beat his ass in.

GSP: I have good conditioning.
BJ Penn: I can't wait to kick his ass.

This is going to be a great fight. GSP wins via decision. You heard it here first.

Third And Long

Saturday night was the Annual Coast Ambassador dinner. My third annual dinner in two years. The math doesn't really work out, just trust me.

Took me a while to get to the Plaza in downtown. An accident and increased traffic due to the Lil Wayne concert made the commute a little brutal. The gala was being held on the 35th floor of the hotel, and although the seating arrangement was awkward (pretty much 8 tables in a straight line), the view was amazing.

This year the social committee opted to go with a buffet rather than set dishes. Great choice, the food was delicious and filling.

During dinner, they had a drawing for 50/50. As a last minute decision, Glo convinced me to buy some tickets. After purchasing $10 worth of tickets, when I returned to my seat, Norm offered to chip in for the tickets, what a pal.

Dawn read out the winning ticket, to my surprise I actually had the winning ticket! Score one for lady luck. The prize was 200 smackaroos, with the other $200 going to the CAAP charity.

Throughout the night, they called ambassador's names to claim their prizes. I wanted the Whistler / Interior / Island packages, but all three were taken by the time my name was called. I ended up taking the $100 Shore Club gift certificate. My Valentines day is now planned.

The annual dinner, as always was loads of fun. It was great to see some co-workers which I haven't seen in months since I only work weekends at Coast. There wasn't enough time to talk to everyone, and doesn't look like I'll have another chance for a long time, if even that.

Thanks Coast, for planning out my Valentines day, and for the memory filled night.

Superstars of Ghettonian Descent

1:00AM and I can't sleep. Here's the recap of the rematch between SPH Sharks and Ghetto Superstars:

Last time we faced off, the Ghetto Superstars jumped ahead early and cruised their way to a 5-1 win (I think it was 5-1, I'm too lazy to check). Having dropped down a tier, beating the once tier 4 Ghetto Superstars would be a huge morale booster.

Mike the 10 foot tall behemoth of a man was in net, I'm not sure where Randy was, and didn't bother asking. This game was plastered with goals, as we jumped out to an early lead in the first. Throughout the game everytime the Sharks were ahead a goal, the Ghettonian ones would tie it up. Off of my shotty memory I'd say they tied it up three times.

Dressed all in black it was hard to see, but I'm pretty sure the Ghetto Superstars were shaking in their skates, knowing they had to play against the once again united Chow Dang Chen line. Our first shift was arguably our best as we played most of the shift in the opponents zone. Chow would end up with an assist for the night, Dang an elbow for his troubles, me a continuation of my streak.

Jumping ahead to the third, we were up 5-4 when Chow sprang speedy Kevin for a breakout past. With a clear breakaway from the blue line, he made no mistake in putting it top shelf blocker side where Crosby hides his stubbles. With the insurance goal up 6-4 we were riding confident with minutes left in the third.

Showing their resiliency the Ghetto Superstars managed to get a goal with around two minutes left in the third to bring it to 6-5. Pulling their goalie they put tremendous pressure, and with not being able to clear the puck the Sharks took a needless penalty resulting in a 6 on 4 for around a minute left in the third.

With seconds ticking down, the Ghetto Superstars could not would not manage control of the puck and the puck trickled out of the zone as the seconds ticked to zero.

Sharks win 6-5.

Great win by the team, Ghetto Superstars counted on breakout passes early on, and then transitioned more to carrying the puck in as the game progressed. The score is deceiving as I believe that we played pretty well defensively. But all that matters is that we won.

Steelers vs Cardinals

It would've been a better Superbowl if it was Steelers vs Eagles, but now I have a clear cut team to cheer for. I'm no football analyst, but I watch enough to know what's going on.

It's the classic Defensive team meets Offensive team.

The Steelers pride themselves on a defense minded game, and count on Roethlisberger to clutch it out in the 4th. The Cardinals, with Kurt Warner, have a throw first mentality. With Larry Fitzgerald as their wide receiver, Warner can pretty much throw it all game long.

If Tom Brady wasn't injured, these two teams would be playing for second place. He'd break your defense, break your scoreboards, break your records, win the MVP, win the Superbowl, then go home to Giselle Bundchen and make the rest of us hate our lives.

I'm going to have to say Steelers take this one. Fitzgerald can only catch what Warner throws up, while Roethlisberger is a decent scrambler when he's chased out of the pocket. Polamalu is going to tear Warner a new one.

23-16 Steelers

Cuts > Ginger

Why was Labarbera chosen over Schneider?

Here's the reason why we didn't want Schneider:

"What is the story behind your number?

Well I actually wore #1 for a while, all through college and when I came here last year Drew McIntyre [former Moose goalie] had it. And then obviously Roberto Luongo had it so I had to wait my turn. So, I went with #35, because Mike Richter wore that and he was my favourite goalie growing up."

Blasphemy!

Here's why Labarbera was chosen:

"As for the Canuck Fan in him, Kirk McLean was his favourite player and after the 1994 Playoff run to the Finals, he “hated the Rangers.”

“1994 was one of the best and one of the worst times of my young life,” he said."

I don't have many man crushes, but put in the fact that Labarbera's favorite band is Metallica, and he gets propelled to Tom Brady status.

Comic - Toronto Girlfriend

I recently watched The Breakup, because I'm a sap like that, so here's a comic I made that relates back to the movie (click to enlarge):



That's to all the Leafs fans who complain about how Sundin sold out. Ya he sold out, but keep crying and maybe your collective tears can turn back time.

Zombie Survival

Step by step on how to survive a zombie outbreak.

Step 1:
Make sure you're not bitten.
Step 2:
Secure your immediate surroundings as you gather your thoughts and plan out your survival.
Step 3:
Break open Zombie Survival Kit. If you're wondering what a Zombie Survival Kit consists of then you obviously didn't plan so you deserve to get bitten.
Step 4:
Grab any other weapons and supplies in preparation to leave populated area. Ensure that the weapons you choose are durable and can easily pierce for a quick kill. My weapon of choice: wrecking bar.
Step 5:
Form a small maintainable party consisting of predetermined trustworthy friends. Avoid anyone who is slow, stupid, or sympathetic.
Step 6:
Hijack a durable AWD non gas guzzling form of transportation. May I suggest the Gadgetmobile.
Step 7:
Find the quickest route north towards the North Pole. The cold would slow and possibly immobilize any zombies. Remember to dress appropriately.
Step 8:
Remember to kill/abandon all wounded members in your party along the way: be it zombie bites or twisted ankles.
Step 9:
Head north until you arrive at your fortress in the North Pole
Step 10:
Secure said fortress that you have in the North Pole, and wait out for the rest of the human population to be devoured by zombies. This will lead to a food shortage, and within a few short years/decades, all remaining zombies will have rotted and deteriorated to nothing due to the elements and natural decay.

But how did you afford the fortress? Easy, you started investing today, and Steven can help you by starting you off on a monthly savings plan, to help you save for your fortress of solitude. Remember you're not saving up for real estate, you're saving up for your very existence.

Comic - Perfect Dive

With the Drive for Five a success, here's a comic to add insult to injury:

The Best Pound For Pound

Anderson Silva, George St. Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko watch out! Alexander Semin of the Washington Capitals is quite possibly the best pound for pound fighter of all time. He has complete mastery of the open handed palm strikes (commonly known as the slap) which he unleashes to a flurry of death and destruction upon all who oppose:




Take note all NHL enforcers, there's a new top dog fighter in town.

PPV

Here is the thought process behind putting Canucks games on PPV:
You do not deserve to watch your HOMETOWN team play at HOME, for free.
So go buy a ticket and watch at GM place, or fork over money and watch this PPV game which won't be in HD because we're technologically dated like that.

Another reason to pay for tonight's game? Tonight is Fan Appreciation Night where the players give their jerseys to fans, see how much we care about you guys?

Comic - Call in the Brigade

Random comic I came up with, click to enlarge.