LA KINGS OUTSIDER 2.0

Darn You Sid. Why Must You Be So Good?! I should have never started drawing this picture during the Olympics... Who knew it would foreshadow the Gold Medal Game... I'm sorry Team USA.  It's my fault.

I didn't want to be right with my prediction. I thought the USA had it after Parise tied it. Anyone but Crosby...anyone but Crosby... His legend is building quicker than Gretzky's....seriously...think about it... USA played a fantastic tournament.  No regrets.  Well besides Rafalski's turnover that led to Canada's first goal.  Or the fact that Ryan Malone and Joe Pavelski failed to backcheck on Canada's second goal.  But other than that!  No Regrets! Trade Deadline is Wednesday.  NHL starts up again tomorrow...the stretch run!  How can anything follow these last two weeks of hockey.  How are players like Sidney Crosby going to go from playing with world class players like Jarome Iginla and Mike Richards to scrubs like Ruslan Fedotenko and Pascal Dupuis?  Should be fun!

Nothing Went Right For Russia Last Night The NHL has done it's best to build up a rivalry between the league's two biggest stars. Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals last year was built up bigger than the Stanley Cup.  Pens versus Caps.  Crosby v. Ovechkin.  And then what happened?  The Caps got blown out on home-ice.  After two periods, it was 5-0 Penguins.  Pens embarrassed Ovechkin and the Caps winning 6-2 on their way to capturing the Stanley Cup. The NHL has built up a Russia-Canada Matchup.  They dedicated an entire day of programming to a Crosby v. Ovechkin Special.  This was supposed to be the Gold Medal game.  The two most highly-skilled teams in the World.  The two biggest stars of the NHL.   The matchup came a bit earlier than anyone expected but it was going to be great none the less. And then Russia took a big dump on everyone:.  A big dump of "Euro-trash" according to Mike Milbury.  Russia'...

It's Miller Time In Vancouver So my predictions were a bit off.  And I couldn't be any happier. The United States Men's Ice Hockey Team stunned an entire country with their 5-3 victory over Canada.  I'll keep it simple and point out my three keys to the game. 1.  GOALTENDING Surprise surprise.  The team that got the better goaltending won the game.  Brodeur's ability to handle the puck was supposed to be an advantage for Canada especially without the trapezoid behind the net.  Brodeur's skill (or lack thereof) ended up being his downfall on Sunday.  He made three mistakes handling the puck that led directly to goals for the Americans.  ESPN's Pierre LeBrun thinks Brodeur's Olympics should be over. On the other end, it was Miller Time for Team USA.  Ryan Miller was spectacular making 42 saves on the night.  USA wasn't great in front of him and Miller stood on his head for most of the game.  Miller showed a glimpse of why he's st...

There Was Alot Of This On Tuesday PRE-GAME NBC/MSNBC/CNBC get your programming together.  I'm here stuck watching Japan/US curling while you guys have the game on another channel. So much RED; looks like a Caps home game. My Prediction: Canada 7 Norway 0 FIRST PERIOD Sidney Crosby making his presence felt early. Drew Doughty on the PP!  Sweet! Norway's going to hold on here. Wow, 0-0.  Didn't see this coming. SECOND PERIOD Norway playing with fire; 3rd straight PP for Canada. Jarome Iginla one-timer from the high slot from Crosby.  Doughty with the second assist.  Arena explodes.  Canada 1 Norway 0 Flood gates are just about open.  Chris Pronger with a rocket from the blueline tipped by Dany Heatley.  Canada 2 Norway 0 5-on-3 for Norway.   Mike's excited. Mike Richards grabs the loose puck behind the net and stuffs it.  Canada 3 Norway 0 Doughty Hip-Check. THIRD PERIOD Luongo comes up big with a huge pad save and then Norw...