posted 2007/04/02 at 14:03
Good news: They moved the Tigers' opening day game to Fox Sports Net Detroit, so I've got it on right now.
Bad news: Tigers are getting their butts kicked.
As much as the Tigers have me recharged after last year's performance, though, it's hard to think about any other sports with the Red Wings just a week out of the playoffs here. Mind you, I fully expect the Red Wings to make another early exit -- not only do they still lack physical toughness and strong special teams play, but in the second half of the season they've been playing down to their opponents' level -- but given that this may be the last chance I get to watch CBC's hockey coverage, I'm probably going to follow the playoffs much more closely than usual.
As far as a Stanley Cup prediction ... well, the pattern these past couple of years has been a low-seeded Canadian team to come out of the West, only to lose in the finals to one of the teams in the Southeast where hockey really isn't that big but Gary Bettman insists the NHL has a future. Let's say Thrashers over the Flames in seven games, and in addition, whichever team knocks the Red Wings out of the playoffs will also sign Pavel Datsyuk in the off-season just to make the loss hurt even more. (See: Anaheim signing Sergei Federov, Calgary signing Darren McCarty.)
Haha...soon your school will know the pain of sanctions that my school knows all too well.
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