Kira

But Honest, I'm Really a Nice Guy! - Bryan Marchment, with a foreward by Tie Domi, illustrated by Todd Bertuzzi Betting on Your Team - Rick Tocchet Getting by on Charm - Brian Burke

Mt Pleasant, eh? I'm right up the road from you in Lake. Small world!

I do have some DVDs of games going back to 2004-05 season, all of last season and all of this season...as well as some from Russia, the Olympics and World Championship games too. That might be a good project for me if I ever get done all the rest of the things I have to do. Maybe I'll give it a shot and see what I come up with.

I've met Andreas (who was really nice), Jamie Rivers, Captain Nick, Dan Cleary, Steve Yzerman, Robert Lang, Brett Lebda, Chris Chelios, Jiri Hudler, Tomas Kopecky, Jason Williams, Joe MacDonald, Kris Draper, Manny Legace, Valtteri Filppula, Johan Franzen and Tomas Holmstrom. Also Darryl Bootland, who is an absolute sweetheart. Tomas is a riot...so funny and sweet. And Manny was like a teddy bear - you just wanted to hug him and not let go. But my favorite of all is Pasha. I met him at camp last fall, and a more gracious, sweet person I've never met. He is the gentlest soul I've ever known...so soft-spoken and shy, but so sweet. I had a picture that a friend (ChelisChick) took of him signing a puck in Nashville. So when I met him I showed him the picture and said, "I don't know if you remember this, but you signed a puck for a friend of mine in Nashville." He said, "I do remember, and isn't that a nice picture?" "Well, that puck is in the desk in my living room, and I'd like to take this picture and the puck and make a shadow box for them and hang it on my wall." To which he said, "What a nice idea." Then he was kind enough to let my hubby get a couple pics of us together, he with an arm around me and I with one around him. Perfect. But that wasn't the end of it. Saturday morning, something told me to wear one of the Moscow Dynamo jerseys of his that I have. I walked in to the arena, and our friend Brit said, "Pat, get over here NOW!" I turned around and there was Pasha, drinking a cup of hot tea. We said good morning and started talking, and then my hubby said, "I bet you don't get to see too many of those", meaning the Dynamo jersey. "Would you like me to autograph it?" Pasha asked. "Yeah, sure"...then he asked where I wanted him to sign it and I said "anywhere" . "I'll sign it on the back", he said, and did just that. Then he said he had to go so we said good bye. At that point in time, I think I was in the clouds. What a sweetheart!

I think Pasha just got the rest of the game to relax...he worked hard out there tonight and earned it.

Baiting Brett for a fight? Marty, you know better than that.

JOHAN!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!! In reference to the last post I made, I rest my case.

You know, I think Kyle Calder may have finally breathed some life into Langer...sure seems like it.

Damn, Jason, why couldn't you produce like this when you were with us?

Jason and Marty Lapointe on the line together? Bit of Red Wing deja vu?

We get to wear home white tonight? Sweet! Hey Bert, go get some dental work done, will ya? You look awful with those front teeth missing!

I think it's an honor... I finally made it after a day of trying to get the power back...better late than never! GO WINGS!!!!!!!!!!

Loo, I'm sorry I jinxed him...

This is almost too funny. And to think I get to watch this matchup the last game of the year! Man, they are getting touchy, ya think? What's the matter, Chicago, can't handle being shut out???? ha ha ha Damn, that was brutal looking. I wonder if maybe that will be reviewed, and perhaps a stronger penalty assessed for it? 'Cause that kinda reminds me of the hit on Brett Lebda where the guy got two games. Damn, Loo, your little sweetie is hotter than a habanero tonight!

Did you hear the "Let's go Red Wings" chant?

HOMER! From Pasha and Nick! WOO HOO! This line hasn't skipped a beat!

Why in hell did Lebda get a game misconduct? His jersey wasn't tied down? What a cheap ass excuse!

Well, lookee here, Calder gets his second point of the night and Johan gets the goal! Sweet! That minus 31 is disappearing before our eyes.

Holy geez, Nik, you should know better!

Too many men? Jumped the gun didn't we?

Startin to get a little chippy already...

Yeah, well, he has nowhere to go with that but up.

And no Havlat tonight...he's got the flu. Well, whadda ya know? Calder gets the first goal. Way to go Kyle!~

Alright Pasha, you gotta pick up the slack and I hope you get your hat trick tonight. Will we chase Khabibulin again? Oh please, oh please, oh please?

"Hello, Pasha? I just want to tell you good luck, and get a hat trick." To which he would just throw the phone in the Detroit River.