All good things must come to an end.

Parting is such sweet sorrow...

"T. G. I. F."

Monday was a bummer, Tuesday was another day
They could've left outta the week
Wednesday nearly got me, Thursday all but stopped me
I was broken down and beat
But I started feelin' strong when Friday finally came along

T.G.I.F., you know what that means
Get down to the beach A.S.A.P.
Yeah, there's gonna be a party goin' all weekend
Polynesian Polly and her parrothead friends
Gonna stay until there's not a pina colada left... T.G.I.F

Yeah, there's ain't no stoppin' once the band starts rockin'
With those shaker things and big steel drums
Don't worry half as much about the tide risin' up
As we do 'bout getting low on rum
So bury me in the sand, put a frozen drink in my hand

T.G.I.F., you know what that means
Get down to the beach A.S.A.P.
Yeah, there's gonna be a party goin' all weekend
Polynesian Polly and her parrothead friends
Gonna stay until there's not a pina colada left... T.G.I.F

T.G.I.F., you know what that means
Get down to the beach A.S.A.P.
Yeah, there's gonna be a party goin' all weekend
Five o'clock none stop the fun begins
T.G.I.F., you know what that means
Get down to the beach A.S.A.P.
Yeah, there's gonna be a party goin' all weekend
Polynesian Polly and her parrothead friends
Gonna stay until there's not a pina colada
Stay until there's not a pina colada left... T.G.I.F

Well, Jake choked big time Saturday. Holy shit did he choke on a big one.

Worst performance all year, by far. On his birthday, no less...

Well, there is always next year, I guess... at least hockey season is only half over!

And to turn someone else's quote around on them: Fuck the Bucs!

So why suspend Sean Avery indefinitely because of some smart-ass comments, but only give Ruutu 2 games for BITING another player? Don't you think that is a little stupid?

Biting another player should never happen. Talking shit ALWAYS happens, Avery just did it in front of too many cameras...

The NHL needs to get their shit straight and make sure they have their priorities in line, as player safety (i.e. not getting bit) should be #1, not player's feelings (i.e. getting called out in public).

Well, looks like we lucked out and get to play the Cardinals on Saturday at home. While I don't want to say this will be "easy", it is probably the best situation we could have ended up in for the Divisional Round.

Hopefully the Eagles beat up on the Giants Sunday so we play for the NFC Championship at home as well. That would be so nice!

I guess we'll see how things turn out this weekend...

Well, we don't have home-field advantage guaranteed through the playoffs, but a bye week is still nice. Nothing like a well-deserved break before starting the playoffs.

I'll have to watch out for how round 2 shapes up after the wild card round. I'm hoping we don't have to play Atlanta, though it'll be nice to play in Charlotte.

We'll have to see if we have what it takes to go all the way...

Well, we finally pulled out a win at home after being winless at home for over a month. We beat up on Twin City last night, both metaphorically and literally, as we beat them 6-3 and there were a number of fights and scrums.

Now that the "visa" problems are taken care of, we've got a full roster again and it shows. The past few weeks the team has looked so tired, skating four men down. It really takes a toll on you after a while.

Matt Moreland was signed this week. He was with us last year, and I'm glad to see him back. In three games so far he has three goals and three assists. Look for him to ignite some much needed fire under the seats of our boys.

Oh well, no home-field advantage for us in the playoffs. We'll still end up number 2 seed in the NFC if we beat New Orleans next week, so all is not lost.

This has been one of the best years ever for us, and I think we have what it takes to go all the way. Only the Giants really stand in the way, and we ALMOST had them last week...

Well, the Panthers went to 10-3 with their big win over the Bucs last night on Monday Night Football. That means that if we win the next (and final) three games (Week 15 vs. Denver, Week 16 @ NY Giants, Week 17 @ New Orleans) we will take the first seed in the NFC. That would give us a bye week during the Wild Card round and guarantee us home-field advantage for the entire playoffs.

Denver and New Orleans might not give us too much trouble, but the trip to the Meadowlands will be tough. Here's hoping we can pull it off!

The holidays this year are going to suck. Every year of my life has been almost the same during the holidays: Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas morning at Grandma's. Alas, my Grandma passed away this summer, so that will not be the case this year.

I hate change, especially such a sad one such as this. I'm sure we will create a new tradition, with my wife and friends, but it still won't be the same. It will never be the same...