The Washington Capitals, my second-favorite hockey team, have won the lottery for the first pick of the upcoming draft and will almost certainly take Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin, who is compared to Pittsburgh great Mario Lemieux.
I know Victor is one happy camper!
Now, if I could just get Nic to post pictures of herself doing the happy dance...
Posted by Ted at April 6, 2004 05:01 PMNow, if I could just get Nic to post pictures of herself doing the happy dance...
It wouldn't compare to Seduction Cinema, I'm sure. ;-)
I'm glad, but not that excited. I mean, look what we did with Jagr...
Kiss of Death, Ted, I'm tellin' ya. How much will you give me to root for St. Louis?
Posted by: nic at April 6, 2004 05:57 PMApples *and* oranges sweetie. ;) It's not an 'or' thing, and never was.
Eric over at Off Wing Opinion has an interesting take on it. I don't see how the Caps *can't* take the Russian kid, but it could very well backfire on them.
The Blues scare the bejeebers out of me. It's going to be one heck of a series.
Posted by: Ted at April 6, 2004 08:44 PM