@Afino: Sad, yet true. It's a shame they can't get a guy like Thornton. You know, the good one — not the one they have now.

I actually think that with the exeption of Montreal, Boston will give anybody a tough opening series. My God, if you take out games against Montreal, the B's are about 25 games over .500.

Wow....a writer has just been able to verbalize the heretofore indescribable sensation I experience when drinking my first bourbon of the morning.

@kayceebk: Or telling Olaf Kolzig that his wife's a lesbian. I know!

@SportsCentre: Gorgeous. The first +1 I have ever given out.

I'd like to say "Go Fuck Yourself tcab2880" in Swahili, but I can't.

That might possibly be Donald Duck on the Anaheim uni, but it's certainly not Goofy.

@kayceebk: Ahh, Robbie Ftorek. . the most obtuse idiot to ever helm a professional team.

I think the most striking part of BOS/TOR was the injury list. No Bergeron, Savard, Sundin, Ference, Antropov, Allen, Coliaicovo, Alberts, and then Kobasew after two shifts.

I hate it when the Federal Government bails out failing businesses, but mine should be the exception

And love him or hate him, if it weren't for Roenick, along with Hull, the NHL would have had negative personality the past decade. I tend to like those guys that don't give standard NHL interview responses.

Just try it for two weeks! If you're not completely

@Wyshynski: My reasons are less altruistic....I remember all too well the upsets of the 1 vs 8 and 2 vs 7 matchups a few years back and have resigned myself to the idea that the Bruins just can't beat them. Les Habs are the team that I least want to play in Round 1, provided, you know, the Chara-less Bruins can hold…

Didn't Denis Leary sign with the Red Sox this week?

Canadiens and Bruins in Round One? For fuck's sake, not again.

@Weed Against Speed: Hey — His chin looks like balls....should we cover those up too?

Obviously, nicknames like Cardinals, Mariners, and Braves are in the exclusive domain of Major League Baseball. The Arizona football club, Maine Maritime Acadamy, and Alcorn State University will be glad to hear it.

Randy Johnson is unimpressed.

I would be remiss if I didn't post that [SI.com] features an ice girls photo gallery: [sportsillustrated.cnn.com]

Every time I see George Parros, I want him behind a counter saying Cheeburger, Cheeburger....