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I'm feeling pretty good about my first round picks (so far anyway). Two up, one down, but with four of the remaining five holding leads in their series to date (fifth is deadlocked). If I'd only stuck with my head and picked the Avs over the Blues, I'd be in with a shot at running the table for the first round. And all four of my choices for the Cup semis are at least still in play.
I still think Colorado turns into "Toronto West" against Vegas. Toronto proper will have to fight their own demons against the McDavid-killing Jets. Edmonton may become the "new Toronto", I figured they would struggle against the 'Peg, but honestly I'm shocked at seeing them getting swept.
Hockey postseason - it's the most wonderful time of the year!!!
You are definitely on the right track, Snives. I got curious when watching a video of Orr's ceremony, which literally started with an eight (8) minute, non-stop standing ovation. Orr's wife Peggy got another minute herself, before Bobby came out onto the ice. It may also have been the last time Harry Sinden (relatively early in his long stint as B's GM) got a favorable reaction from the Bruins' faithful. And yet, even before he was exposed as the rat he truly was, Alan Eagleson (Orr's now-infamous agent) got heavily booed, presumably for taking Orr to Chicago in '76. John Ziegler (NHL commish) got some light booing, while former NHL commish Clarence Campbell got polite applause.
I saw a brief clip of the opposition's jerseys, and initially thought it was the long-relocated Kansas City Scouts, as their white jerseys featured a "KC" styled logo. But KC had already moved to Colorado (Rockies) by then, on their way to New Jersey. I'll stop here and let you figure out the rest ...
Al Langlois. I only know this because I lost a trivia contest 25 years ago when I didn't know. My first conscious memories of the Bruins and Bobby Orr date back to the '68 playoffs and the crunching hit Orr took late in a blowout win against Toronto. That turned into a proverbial Pier Six brawl in the end, I might refer back to that for another series of trivia questions later.
You are definitely on the right track, Snives. I got curious when watching a video of Orr's ceremony, which literally started with an eight (8) minute, non-stop standing ovation. Orr's wife Peggy got another minute herself, before Bobby came out onto the ice. It may also have been the last time Harry Sinden (relatively early in his long stint as B's GM) got a favorable reaction from the Bruins' faithful. And yet, even before he was exposed as the rat he truly was, Alan Eagleson (Orr's now-infamous agent) got heavily booed, presumably for taking Orr to Chicago in '76. John Ziegler (NHL commish) got some light booing, while former NHL commish Clarence Campbell got polite applause.
I saw a brief clip of the opposition's jerseys, and initially thought it was the long-relocated Kansas City Scouts, as their white jerseys featured a "KC" styled logo. But KC had already moved to Colorado (Rockies) by then, on their way to New Jersey. I'll stop here and let you figure out the rest ...
My first conscious memories of the Bruins and Bobby Orr date back to the '68 playoffs and the crunching hit Orr took late in a blowout win against Toronto. That turned into a proverbial Pier Six brawl in the end, I might refer back to that for another series of trivia questions later.
