On the Flyers, Lightning and Monotony

Here's the thing about the Flyers-Lightning game last night. It's funny. It's gamesmanship. It's one coach trying to make the other look like a dick. It's the players on Philadelphia mocking the players on Tampa Bay - and berating them from the bench. It's just something beyond the norm of a Wednesday night in Tampa in November, even though it wasn't particularly good hockey.

In case you missed it, here it is. Well, part of it:



On TV coverage tonight, and today, and last night, there's a lot of debate about "what the League needs to do about this Major Problem!" Well, I'll tell you.

We don't need to make rule changes every time something happens in the league that isn't perfect. We don't need to call emergency GM meetings or Board of Governors meetings. We don't need to panic when someone in the NHL says something nasty about someone else in the NHL, or makes them look silly, or exploits a rule a little bit.

We do need to let the players play. We do need to let the game evolve and not make reactionary decisions every time something falls outside of the conservative monotony that the NHL wants to force upon us. We do need to let the people involved - the coaches and especially the players - have a little personality, a little life. Embrace the different... see what happens.

Let's just let things play out a little more.

More Movember Mustached Magnificence

Ah, the mustache. Are we overdoing it yet? I think not.

Pretty cool post here from the guys over at Getting Blanked:

Baseball's Movember Mascots

New Blue Jays Logo?

For a while, I was nervous about this. There was talk of red, and a history of awful attempts at looking good (see: logos and uniforms, Toronto Blue Jays, 1997-2011). Now, it seems that we are going to be treated to a modernized version of the 1993 uniform set. My nervousness has turned to optimism.

Sportsnet is reporting that the Jays will release their new look on November 18.

On SportsLogos.net, someone made this prototype, using the invitation font on Sportsnet and a "leaked" logo from a couple of months ago:

I think it's safe to look forward to November 18, when they just might once again be the Blue Jays.

Look good, play good. Remember that.

Mustaches

I respect these men. Some beauties in here...

Calgary Herald - Great Mustaches Past and Present

Well played.

Welcome to the Drought.

This website's tagline is a Doug Gilmour quote from 1993. Watch this video starting at around the 5:30 mark... "We'll do something for you guys yet, ok?"



Ah, Dougie, I'm sure you will.

I couldn't decide if I was more of a baseball fan or a hockey fan. So, I'm going to write about both of them and inflict my views upon you, since everyone I know is tired of listening to me.

Here, we embrace the time between championships. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Blue Jays, 1967 and 1993.

Welcome to the drought.