The Stanley Cup Final will deliver a marquee matchup for the third straight year. After the Philadelphia Flyers managed to dispatch that pesky Montreal squad in five games, they’ll face the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 starting on Saturday. Whoa…Saturday? They’re gonna take four days off? What kind of hotel is this?
Anyway, if you’re not a fan of hockey, here are a couple storylines that everyone is following: Flyers captain Mike Richards actually picked up the Wales conference championship trophy, which traditionally has been a no-no, but they’re from Philly. They specialize in unruliness. And then there’s Patrick Kane leading the Blackhawks; he and teammate Jonathan Toews are third and first in playoff points scored, respectively. You might remember Kane as the guy that punched out that cab driver last year. That was fun. I mean…not for the cabbie, obviously.
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Quick story why I’m rooting against Philly. I went on a cruise earlier this month and the boat had an ice rink on it. There was a Philly fan skating there and he brought his own skates and was wearing a Flyers jersey while doing it. Seriously, dude. You brought you’re own skates and Flyers jersey so you could ice skate on a boat? And that is why I hope Chicago wins.
That’s very douche-y. But choosing between Philly and Chicago is like choosing between a gunshot to the head and sex with Kathy Bates.
I think gun shot to the head would be less painful than sex with Kathy Bates, especially if she was on top.
Depends on whether she’s sporting that sledgehammer from Misery.
So can we work together on this and get Pat’s and Lou Malnati’s to create a Philly cheesesteak deep dish pizza? I want to die happy.
I hope the Hawks win. I can’t stand Philly at all. Some of their players I like individually, but, the team as a whole can fuck off.
On the plus side, not only will one team end a really long Stanley Cup drought, but, the Cup is going to a city that actually cares about hockey.
HOCKEY is awesome and the writer of this site is CANADIAN, so is he a trader to his country?? i think so
Bob is a TRAITOR to the English language.
That said, the one time I was in Philly, a drunken man nearly vomited on my shoes and promptly told me to fuck off. I hope Philly gets swept and their fans get violated with a hockey stick.