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Sunday, June 1, 2008
Send For The Fat Lady, A Fork And A Bugler
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The gravitationally advantaged lady over there in the corner…she’s warming up her vocal chords and has got a fork to stick into the Penguins. The Red Wings now have the chance to close out the series Monday night at home thanks to Saturday night’s 2-1 win in game four.
It was the first time Pittsburgh has lost at home this the post-season, but it may very well have sealed their fate.
The Wings have outscored the Pens 11-4 in the four games and have outshot them by an average of 33.5 to 22.0. To place that into some proper perspective…the Thrashers finished last in the league in SA/G with 33.9 and in S/G with 25.8. That the Red Wings are dropping those types of numbers on the Eastern Conference champs speaks volumes as to the dominance of the team that is on the cusp of hoisting the cup.
Wasted in the effort was Marian Hossa’s first ever Stanley Cup Finals goal. It came early in the first and gave his team a 1-0 lead. From that point on, Chris Osgood gave up nothing…zero…nada…zippo…not a darned thing!
Are the Penguins facing an “impossible” task? No, nothing is impossible. But consider this…Pittsburgh now is faced with having to win three straight games…two of them in Detroit, a place they have yet to find a way to simply score a goal thus far in the series.
So…get out the fork and summons the chubby chick with the operatic voice…send for the bugler that he might play taps. This is all but over.
A More Serious World
Harvey Korman, as I am sure most of you know, is that character we see on the big screen in Philips Arena at the end of the “Unleash The Fury” video who opens his arms wide and encourages the team to “Go do that voodoo that you do SO WELLLL”!!!! The clip is from Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles”, (One of the funniest movies ever made).
Korman passed away on Thursday due to complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago. He was 81.
If you’re as advanced enough in years as I am, you probably remember him from the Carol Burnett Show and I’m sure you can recall the skits he performed with her, Tim Conway, and Vicki Lawrence. I would laugh so hard that my stomach muscles cramped during so many of those shows. Whether it was watching him attempt to keep from cracking up during routines with Conway or any of the countless hysterical skits with the rest of the cast…Korman’s comedic delivery was nothing short of brilliant.
Then there were his roles in Brooks’ slapstick and bawdy movies where he portrayed such characters as Hedy…oh excuse me, Hedley Lamarr… in “Blazing Saddles”, or as Count The Money, (NO, NO! Count De-Mon-A… De-Mon-A) in “History Of The World Pt. I”…or as Dr. Montague in “High Anxiety”…all classics indeed! Upon hearing the news of Korman’s passing, Brooks said, “A world without Harvey Korman - it’s a more serious world”.
Indeed.
So, next season…when that pump-up-the-crowd piece flashes up there and Hedy…excuse me, Hedly…Lamarr looks down upon us…let’s scream it out loud.
“NOW GO DO THAT VOODOO THAT YOU DO SO WELLLLLLLLLLL”!!
You Want Wilson? Well, So Might Toronto
Mortimer Peacock of The Blueland Chronicle has posted 10 reasons why Ron Wilson should be the new head coach of the Thrashers. I agree 100% with his desire to bring in the former San Jose Sharks coach. However, he and others who share this opinion might be very discouraged to read that Toronto may be trying to woo him there.
All that being said, as each day passes without a decision as to who will be the man behind the Thrashers bench, the more I believe that the organ-I-zation is simply waiting for John Anderson to finish his work with the Wolves to announce his hiring.
At least…that’s the only logical reason I can think of for the delay.
And Finally
As you all know by now, Craig Custance will be leaving us to take on the duties of national hockey writer for the Sporting News. Craig will no doubt be a great asset for them and many more hockey fans will now have the opportunity to gain from his reporting.
However, he will be missed dearly around here. We’ve all benefited from his insight to the game and his reports and blogging have been nothing short of outstanding. The bar he has left behind for whomever follows in his steps is quite high.
Godspeed Craig…we look forward to reading your reports in the Sporting News.
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