Hanging on by their Thumbs

As I write this, the Canucks are in the last-ditch effort to stay in the series in Anaheim. The game is in overtime with the score tied 1 to 1, and Roberto Luongo, the extraordinary goalie (with a face by Modigliani) has made save after save as the Ducks keep shooting (nearly 3 times as frequently as Vancouver). It’s a nail-biter, to be sure. I can’t stand the tension!

All right. (*pant, pant*) Here’s a time out:

While staying (loosely) on the hockey theme, I noticed (from some of the TV commercials he appears in) that Sidney Crosby, the rookie player for the Pittsburgh Penguins (and the first pick of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and one of the leading scorers during last year’s NHL season) bears a striking resemblance to Andy Samberg of Saturday Night Live. Don’t believe me? Take a look:

Sidney Crosby	Andy Samberg

Separated at birth? I guess if they ever do a Hockey sketch on SNL, they’ll know who can play Crosby.

First time out is over. Still no score.

A Visit to the South
Tomorrow I’ll take a quick visit to my brother and his family in the Seattle. It’s the first time I’ve been down there since a day-trip in January.

And It’s Over
That’s it. The Series is ended with a bizarre shot by a guy named (of all things) Niedermayer, which was the name — different spelling, though — of one of the bad guys in the movie Animal House…the one who would be “killed in Vietnam by his own troops”.

*sigh* Well, it was nice while it lasted.