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The plan for the game tonight is to get together with some friends and watch it at Cheli's. That way, if it's not going well, the ones who are 21 (namely, me) can drown their sorrows in cheap beer. We were going to wait and do it after some of our friends get home from MSU, but...now, there's no guarantee that we'll be able to. Which is sad.

Last night, I had a dream that the Wings played a team made entirely of clones of Shane Doan. There were, like, 8 of them on the ice at one time, and the refs weren't calling too many men. It was horrible.

I'm convinced Jimmy Howard follows me on Twitter. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I publicly doubt him, he comes back and plays one of his best games, just to make me look like an asshole.

It's okay, I'll take it. :)

My dad and I were talking about the Wings today and said that whoever won tonight's game would win the series. I hope we're right.

I'm supposed to be doing a lot of things right now. To name a few: my taxes, thank you notes, and homework.

Instead, I am reading Red Wings blogs, because I like to see what people are saying about the playoffs. And...I am reading really old entries in some of them. The Scrappy Octopus (best name ever?) was writing Valentine's Day poems (for...Valentine's Day. duh?) as various players.

I nearly cried reading this one and figured it warranted a post.

Pavel Datsyuk:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I trust my eyes to Dr. Rahmani,
You should, too.

http://thescrappyoctopus.blogspot.com/2010/02/leftover-valentines-candy.html

Dear Grandma Betsy,
Thank you for sending me money for my birthday. I spent it all on Red Wings tickets and beer.
Love,
Sarah





It still needs some work, right?

Let's hope the Wings keep this winning streak up! I'm going to the game a week from tomorrow, and I don't want to be disappointed!

And can Val maybe get a goal while I'm there? I haven't seen him score one ALL SEASON.

In other news, I have a cold that will. not. go. away. I missed two days of classes this week because of it (which is kind of a win, but also a fail).

Fun fact: I'm about 99% sure that I sliced Ryan and Drew Miller's mom's bread at work.

Despite last night's game being a pretty big disappointment, I had a lot of fun. But now I want to go to another game!

I found $10 tickets on StubHub for the game tomorrow.....I'm tempted!

I love talking hockey with guys who assume I know nothing about the sport because:
a. I am a girl
b. I've only been really watching for a year and they've been watching for 10+ years

Lovely.

I'm going to the Wings game in less than two weeks (March 9th) and I am so, so excited! This will probably (unfortunately) be the last one I make it to this season, unless they somehow make it into the playoffs (here's hoping!). Also, I have a really awesome record - I've never been to a game where the team I'm rooting for loses. Knock on wood that it works this time, too.


Now that Sweden and Russia are done with the Olympics, the only two teams I'm rooting for are now PLAYING EACH OTHER. It's gonna be like Sophie's Choice in my house tomorrow night.

Figures, I miss the first 30 seconds of the third period of the Finland/Belarus game = Filppula's goal.



(Thank God for DVR!)

Also, the announcers love him and it makes me happy.