October is not only a beautiful month but marks the precious yet fleeting overlap of hockey, baseball, basketball, and football. ~Jason Love
I know, the fifth game of the season is kind of silly time to start my blogging back up, especially when my team just lost. I saw this quote recently, and even though the Pirates are out of the playoffs (and have been for decades now), and even though CNN is broadcasting about the basketball lockout, hockey and football still contribute to the allure of October for me.
Now I for one feel very fortunate to be able to watch both of these sports. Which is the other reason for starting blogging now. I've gotten several letters from my brother Levi over the last five weeks while he's been in training for the National Guard Reserves, and despite his thirst for "civilian news," I think that he also really misses simple luxuries like watching sports, among other things. So partially this is for him--the least I could do!
So, Levi, to summarize: they're off to a good start.
Letang is leading the team in points. Tonight James Neal scored his fourth goal, with Cooke on his heels with 3. Malkin has sat a couple games due to his knee, but the way he was playing tonight, it was like the Geno show. They were perfect on the penalty kill (with 2 shorties) until Washington got a 4-on-3 in overtime tonight; killing 16 out of 17 still isn't bad. We signed Kunitz to a two-year extension. Oh, and Sidney Crosby got cleared for contact today--no big deal.
I know--this one is short and sweet and probably not anything new for anyone who can watch the Penguins whenever they want. I'll get back to elaboration and hopefully some charming little stories about my family as we relate to hockey.
Note: No sooner than I had stated my intent to blog for my brother Levi, he returned from National Reserves training on a medical leave and got to watch some hockey of his own accord! Of course, he did go back right before Thanksgiving and will now graduate his basic training in February 2012.
Random thought: When the goaltender holds the puck, it's called "freezing the puck," but really someone else freezes all the pucks before the game even begins.
Note: No sooner than I had stated my intent to blog for my brother Levi, he returned from National Reserves training on a medical leave and got to watch some hockey of his own accord! Of course, he did go back right before Thanksgiving and will now graduate his basic training in February 2012.
Random thought: When the goaltender holds the puck, it's called "freezing the puck," but really someone else freezes all the pucks before the game even begins.
