Wings or Ducks - Any preference ?

Deborah says...
> On Tue, 22 May 2007 00:39:13 -0400, smoke2much <smoke2much RemoveThis @home.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Deborah says...
> >> On Mon, 21 May 2007 20:24:28 -0400, smoke2much <smoke2much RemoveThis @home.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Bundo says...
> >> >> Hey knobby,
> >> >>
> >> >> If it's Sens-Ducks or if it's Sens-Wings all games will be on at 8:00pm
> >> >> eastern. The NHL doesn't start games to favour the western zones.
> >> >
> >> >The actual time that the game starts is not the significant issue. The
> >> >time-zone itself is the issue. If it's the Ducks, then for away-games,
> >> >the Senators must travel to their time-zone which has a 3-hour time
> >> >differential. If it's a 2 hour flight, then the Sens, according to their
> >> >own internal clocks, would arrive 1 hour before they actually left. Our
> >> >physiology balances itself to our routines over time. That's why we
> >> >usually get hungry around the same time, or sleepy around the same time.
> >> >At this elite level, absolutely anything that may throw a player's
> >> >physiology off, even a little, may affect his mood, his timing, his
> >> >ability to make decisions quickly, etc. etc. Obviously, this can
> >> >diminish a whole team's 'edge'. It's better if it can be avoided.
> >> >Granted, it goes both ways, and the other team has to deal with it for
> >> >away-games as well. However, it's much better if it's a complete non-
> >> >issue to begin with, as would be the case with an Ottawa/Detroit series.
> >> >
> >> >Smoke
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, however, we don't get to pick and choose which team
> >> wins the Western Conference. It's looking more and more like it could
> >> be Anaheim.
> >>
> >> Deborah
> >
> >Words of wisdom: never underestimate the resilience of the geriatric
> >generation. Many of the Detroit players managed to endure the whole
> >Second World War without suffering a scratch, and come back to win in the
> >end. :o) I fully expect the seniors to rebound and win tonight's game in
> >Anaheim. Game #7 is anybody's guess...
> >
> >Smoke
>
> 3 - 0 for Anaheim at the end of the 2nd period...
>
> Deborah

Have faith! They're comin' back in the 3rd!

Smoke

On Tue, 22 May 2007 22:58:30 -0400, smoke2much <smoke2much.DeleteThis@home.com>
wrote:

>Deborah says...
>> On Tue, 22 May 2007 00:39:13 -0400, smoke2much <smoke2much.DeleteThis@home.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Deborah says...
>> >> On Mon, 21 May 2007 20:24:28 -0400, smoke2much <smoke2much.DeleteThis@home.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Bundo says...
>> >> >> Hey knobby,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If it's Sens-Ducks or if it's Sens-Wings all games will be on at 8:00pm
>> >> >> eastern. The NHL doesn't start games to favour the western zones.
>> >> >
>> >> >The actual time that the game starts is not the significant issue. The
>> >> >time-zone itself is the issue. If it's the Ducks, then for away-games,
>> >> >the Senators must travel to their time-zone which has a 3-hour time
>> >> >differential. If it's a 2 hour flight, then the Sens, according to their
>> >> >own internal clocks, would arrive 1 hour before they actually left. Our
>> >> >physiology balances itself to our routines over time. That's why we
>> >> >usually get hungry around the same time, or sleepy around the same time.
>> >> >At this elite level, absolutely anything that may throw a player's
>> >> >physiology off, even a little, may affect his mood, his timing, his
>> >> >ability to make decisions quickly, etc. etc. Obviously, this can
>> >> >diminish a whole team's 'edge'. It's better if it can be avoided.
>> >> >Granted, it goes both ways, and the other team has to deal with it for
>> >> >away-games as well. However, it's much better if it's a complete non-
>> >> >issue to begin with, as would be the case with an Ottawa/Detroit series.
>> >> >
>> >> >Smoke
>> >>
>> >> Unfortunately, however, we don't get to pick and choose which team
>> >> wins the Western Conference. It's looking more and more like it could
>> >> be Anaheim.
>> >>
>> >> Deborah
>> >
>> >Words of wisdom: never underestimate the resilience of the geriatric
>> >generation. Many of the Detroit players managed to endure the whole
>> >Second World War without suffering a scratch, and come back to win in the
>> >end. :o) I fully expect the seniors to rebound and win tonight's game in
>> >Anaheim. Game #7 is anybody's guess...
>> >
>> >Smoke
>>
>> 3 - 0 for Anaheim at the end of the 2nd period...
>>
>> Deborah
>
>Have faith! They're comin' back in the 3rd!
>
>Smoke

Wait a minute. I was originally rooting for Anaheim, because I want
Ottawa to beat the hell out of them in the finals (they put the
Canucks out of the playoffs at the end of the second series.) But then
Pronger did what he did to Holmstrom, and I got mad and went over to
Detroit. Then I realized that Detroit has Bertuzzi, who played on the
Canucks until he got the boot for all the trouble he caused. And so I
ended up being kind of indifferent to who wins the western conference.

If you're rooting for Detroit, it's you who needs to have faith.

Deborah