The stage is finally set for Stanley Cup playoff game 1 starting on Saturday. The Detroit Red Wings soundly beat the Dallas Stars 4-1, including a brilliant short-handed goal from Henrik Zetterberg. The Wings also saw scoring action from Dallas Drake (What a great name! Sounds like a line-backer name to me...) and Pavel Datsyuk. Kudos to Dallas goalie Marty Turco and the rest of his team for a hard-fought effort in the semi-finals.
This year's Stanley Cup finals should be an exciting one with Pittsburgh's young guns facing Detroit's more veteran players. More to come later on Game 1 preview....
Meanwhile, I recieved a funny question from a new gal fan yesterday:
What's the sin bin? Sounds nasty. Is that where they send the one-timers? Maybe they should send all the two-timers to the sin bin, seems more appropriate.
The sin bin is slang for the penalty box, also known to hockey moms and kids as "timeout." Most penalties incur a 2-minute visit to the sin bin. I've always wondered what, if anything, the NHL official says to the sin bin visitor while he's sitting in the box. You could really mess with someone in there! I've often thought of installing a penalty box in my own home to break up the bickering and backtalking but I think that might result in a visit from Child Protective Services....
Yes, anonymous, two-timers should probably be sent to the sin bin. Oh wait, they were probably visiting a sin bin when they became two-timers anyway, so that's kind of an oxymoron! For clarification, a one-timer is a shot at goal taken by a player right off of a pass. He recieves the puck from another player and shoots right away versus stickhandling or skating the puck further. Alex Ovechkin delivered many stellar examples of one-timers this year...
So am counting down til Finals start on Saturday. Til then, I'll keep my ears open for fun and interesting Red Wings and Penguins facts!
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Fun fact: when Dale Hunter (PIM record holder) retired from the Caps, he was given the Penalty Box since he had spent so much time there! He also prefered Diet Coke to whatever the hell they put in those water bottles, so at home games the bin was stocked just for him. Pray for me - my 14 yr old son has decided he wants to play hockey again.
They did the same thing for Rob Ray when he retired from the Buffalo Sabres
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