Remember back in the day when you could tune to ESPN and catch nationaly televised hockey games all the time and when it came to mid-April, it was pretty much the only thing you could watch on ESPN? Now, we know those days are gone, but what was one of the things that caught your ear, you just knew by that sound that something hockey was coming? The damn ESPN NHL theme of course, then Gary Thorne and Bill Clement would come on…I know, I know…heaven. Since I miss that sound, I took the liberty of ripping it from a video I found on YouTube and posting. It is the official ringtone of people who call me and like hockey. It should be my default, but I like my other one too.
So go ahead and snag it here!
Again, the Ducks get no respect from anyone. The only people covering the team seem to be the local media outlets and the media in Minnesota. They are up 3-0 in their series even though most said they would be tested by the Wild, some even saying they would fall to them. This is a total lack of experience, it has to be. I guess being a west coast teams really gets you the shaft, oh well, Minnesota respects them now, though they do whine a lot.
Game three was another dominant performance by Anaheim. I feel like a broken record when I say they were more physical and had a good forecheck, but that is what happened. Tuesday is going to be an exciting game to watch, because I think the Ducks will come out flying so they can wrap up the series. Layoff should not matter to this group with the veterans they have, you would have to imagine they can pull a locker room together. Motivation shouldn’t be a factor either, only Scott has won it all. I bet he wants to win this year more than any other so he can hand the cup to his brother.
I am not really sure what to think about game 4 though, will Minnesota play desperate or will they fold up and not care. If they care, I bet they can sneak in a win, but if they play like they have been it will be over on Tuesday. If Minnesota complained less after the game and scored more on the many power plays chances given, maybe the series would be different.
