Anger levels...dropping
I was just sitting down to write a post last night before work when I hear something bang against my front door...then I hear kids giggling and running up the walkway beside my house. I knew what it was before I even got up...we got egged, motherfuckers! Unfortunatly due to the walkway these kids have an easy getaway, which makes our house an easy target, and so we get hit a couple times a year. Normally its not so bad, but last night one egg hit the screen door, and the inside door was open...motherfuckers! Egg everywhere, so needless to say I was in a good mood going into work last night.

This week our boss is on vacation so the most senior guy on our shift is kinda just the supervisor now, and we're bossless, which is fine because we're all relativly mature adults that can handle this job without constant supervison. But the bosses from the other areas have taken it upon themselves to check in on our crew and tell us how they think we could be doing our job better...fine I can take adivce without bitching too much, but everyone of these donkeyclowns give advice that contridicts someone else. So inevitably someone comes back and is like 'what the fuck are you doing that for?'. Thankfully I'm the country's best employee so I just let people say their piece and leave, then I just get shit done in whatever manner I think works best. By the time the shift is over I'm done what I needed to do and everyone is happy...well less angry is probably more accurate.

So I was pretty mad when I went into work, and the fake bosses wern't making me much happier, but then I heard the sweetest words I've heard all summer: "Fantasy Hockey is Back" oh hell yeah bitches! The start of hockey pool season is the highlight of my sports year. There is so much hope and optimisim right now, all the anger I was feeling before is totally gone.

Interested in joining a hockey pool? Leave a message, send an email, call me, knock on my door, tackle me in the street, whatever. Once you try one, you'll be hooked. Never done one before? No worries its easier then pie...store-bought pie. Thats right its easier then opening a box. Best of all its free! (oh and if hockey isn't your cup o' tea, there is still a football pool with a couple weeks before the draft)

Also I've decided not to do my monster NHL warmup post, instead I'm gonna do it in 30 installments, a team a day for a month, and what better day to start than the 22nd of August?

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
The Ducks stepped up and brought the most talked about defencemen on the free agent list in Scott Niedermayer to the west coast to play with his brother Rob. Scott brings great two-way skills from the blue line, and would make a great partner for either the offensive minded Sandis Ozolinsh or the giant Keith Carney. Sergei Federov and Petr Sykora will find themselves back on the top line with J.S. Giguere between the pipes. Youngster Joffery Lupul is under contract for the season at just under a million dollars, but the team has yet to lock up the services of restricted free agents Stanislav Chistov and Sammy Pahlsson. (Chistov signed with a Russian League team, and its just been announced that Teemu Selane is returning to the Ducks...good for them/him, might bump Sykora to the 2nd line)
Last Season: 12th in West [76 points] Missed Playoffs
Highest Paid: Scott Niedermayer [$6.75 million]
Players Under Contract: 20
- posted by Mike @ 3:05 PM