I Told You I Was Freaky

The stretch run is a stressfull time for most hockey fans.  Whether your team is fighting tooth and nail to hold onto a playoff spot, dangling by a thread to stay in the chase or even jockeying for a division crown, all the scoreboard watching, one goal games, three point games and even four point games can wear on you.  Yesterday was a break from all that for most fans of Western Conference teams.  The Kings and Sharks were the only game on tap in the West and the only thing on the line was the surely (don’t call me Shirley) inevitable Sharks clinching the Pacific Division Title, which they did, and the Kings will have to wait at least another night to be officially invited to the playoffs.

Adding to the break were some quirky links that I’d like to share.  First, a wacky collection of NHL Logo Mashups that Puck Daddy brought to the masses from a message board on reddit (here are a few more from HFBoards)  My personal favorite is the running Coyote with a Minnesota Wild head, and then there is the ultimate decedance of the Red Winged Flaming Buffaslug, and Philadelphia’s logo seems to go with just about anything.

Then there was a post from Houses of the Hockey on TheScore.com that suggested some new playoff rituals in addition to growing a playoff beard or not washing your lucky team memorabilia.  A fun to be sure, why not adopt a flock of Ducks and live amongst them in solidarity with the team’s namesake, but it was all leading up to one picture at the bottom of the post. 

SPOILER ALERT: A picture a Canadiens fan dressed in Habs themed priest attire giving communion to a dog in the streets of Montreal.  Must be seen to be beleived.

Anyway, the point of this pointless post is that it was nice to have a break and lighten the mood to start the final week of the regular season, which could get quite intense for the Ducks.

Tonight the Ducks are idle but Dallas begins their incredibly easy last four games by hosting Columbus, and Chicago can put Calgary one point away from official elimination with a win in the land of Catholic dogs.