Here it is, puckheads. Time for another edition of the Wednesday Toss-Up. Lot going on around the NHL these days and it looks like a lot of debating needs to be up. So why don't we cut out the chit-chat and get right to our topics. Let them loose:
24/7 Penguins-Capitals reality show. Smart or silly?
Well, it's related to the Winter Classic because both of these teams are actually in this year's Winter Classic. I like the fact that if you have a Winter Classic, there should be a show going up to the beginning. I think this is definitely smart because you need some background information on these two teams as well as what goes on behind the locker room before going out to the game. Shout-out to the director and producer of this show because this show rocks. Definitely smart.
Pavel Datsyuk's hand injury: Sink the Wings in the long run or help them overcome the injury?
Let me make this clear to everybody: Whoever goes out for the Red Wings, they can recover and get back quickly. The Red Wings know how to win with players on the sidelines injured in many places. Johan Franzen did it and they still kept up to get into the playoffs. The Red Wings should have nothing to worry about. They have many elite players on that team that can do Pavel Datsyuk's job for as long as he's out. This will help them, not hurt them.
How will the Ducks fare at this point in the season? Fall down or get up?
The Ducks have had a long stretch of road games where their record hasn't faired as well as they want it to. They lost to the Islanders, which is not good and it pretty much tells you're heading for a disappointing season. But the Ducks have already fallen. They seem to win against the good teams, but lose against the losing teams, like New Jersey and the NY Islanders, so I'm questioning if this team is going anywhere. I'm gonna lean more towards getting up, but it's pretty close.
How did you like Bruce Boudreau's rant? Crazy or awesome?
I love it when coaches rant because they have the least amount of patience with their teams, except for maybe general managers. They're fine now, with winning two straight, but I think Boudreau's rant helped this team get right back up and compete with the others. I think Boudreau is a genius and he ranted at the right time. Plus, he cursed like fifteen times. This reminds me of Derek Anderson's rant to a reporter after smiling on the sidelines at a Cardinals game. The Boudreau rant is downright awesome.
That's it for this week's edition of Wednesday Toss-Up. A blog post will be posted tomorrow about the Los Angeles Kings and then I'm off for the Christmas holiday and New Year's. I'll see you guys tomorrow for one more blog and after that, I'll be back blogging on Monday, January 3rd. Later, puckheads!
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