It's a great summer for hockey!
Jul. 11th, 2007 08:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nofavesLife is very good, if you're a Pittsburgh Penguins fan -- which, not-so-coincidentally, I am!
Over the last couple of weeks, the demi-gods of hockey (i.e., Ray Shero and his management staff) re-signed our two veteran leaders to one-year deals (Gary Roberts and Mark Recchi), drafted an 18-year-old prospect who had been ranked #1 worldwide the year before (Angelo Esposito), signed a couple of younger players to two-year contracts (Max Talbot, Erik Christensen), picked up a goalie (Dany Sabourin), a forward (Petr Sykora), and a defenseman (Darryl Sydor) on Free Agency Day, and signed our best defenseman (Ryan Whitney) to a six-year deal.
Then all that was topped off yesterday when Sidney Crosby signed a five-year extension.
*jumps for joy*
I'll be a quivering mass of jelly if they can come to terms with Colby Armstrong and negotiate a long-term extension for the lovely goaltender in my icon, both of which should happen in the next few weeks!
Over the last couple of weeks, the demi-gods of hockey (i.e., Ray Shero and his management staff) re-signed our two veteran leaders to one-year deals (Gary Roberts and Mark Recchi), drafted an 18-year-old prospect who had been ranked #1 worldwide the year before (Angelo Esposito), signed a couple of younger players to two-year contracts (Max Talbot, Erik Christensen), picked up a goalie (Dany Sabourin), a forward (Petr Sykora), and a defenseman (Darryl Sydor) on Free Agency Day, and signed our best defenseman (Ryan Whitney) to a six-year deal.
Then all that was topped off yesterday when Sidney Crosby signed a five-year extension.
*jumps for joy*
I'll be a quivering mass of jelly if they can come to terms with Colby Armstrong and negotiate a long-term extension for the lovely goaltender in my icon, both of which should happen in the next few weeks!
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I love the Penguins
Date: 2007-07-12 01:32 am (UTC)Re: I love the Penguins
Date: 2007-07-12 09:52 pm (UTC)*dips finger lightly into the luscious chocolate icing...*
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Date: 2007-07-12 01:11 pm (UTC)*You lost me at Penguins fan...*
Nice to see you having fun!
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Date: 2007-07-13 12:18 am (UTC)I'll let you in on a secret: NHL teams are comprised of guys who are as attractive as the young man in your icon. If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'! When they score (ahem!), they embrace fiercely, leading to much squeeing and speculation by we fangirls.
Your (and I use that possessive pronoun in the broadest sense) Dallas Stars play MY Pittsburgh Penguins on Nov. 30. Catch it if you can, but be prepared to have your breath snatched from your lungs.