(another post from Thursday that didn't post)
Washington Capitals
vs
Tampa Bay Lightning
Sure, it's got to be the Caps' year, and sure they're trying to play defense for a change because people from a long-gone generation believe the football cliché that ''defense wins championships'' is true for hockey., when in fact, it's no longer true. Chicago 2010? Pittsburgh 2009? Detroit 2008? Edmonton 1984-90 (except for two years)? Pittsburgh 1991 and 1992? A killer offense beats a serious D. But the Caps don't wanna go all-out on Tampa, and I'll tell you right now: 35 shots a game on
Dwayne Roloson is not enough to win against him in the playoffs. 60, maybe.
The only reason I see this series going the distance is that when Tampa will lead it 2-0 or 3-1,
Alex Ovechkin
will win 2 by himself. But it'll be too little, too late. And
Bruce Boudreau
will lose his job.
Lightning in 7
Philadelphia Flyers
vs
Boston Bruins
I fully expect
Tim Thomas
to win one or two by himself - despite the borderline-racist comments he made about
P.K. Subban
after the Montréal series. But the Bruins' defense has proven to be slow, and the Flyers will knock them on their asses for two full weeks, maybe even injure a couple of them. Maybe
Andrew Ferrence can get a taste of his own medicine. And the Flyers' top-5 defenseman are all better than Boston's #2 guy. This is uneven.
Flyers in 6
Vancouver Canucks
vs
Nashville Predators
The Canucks can win a series without the
Sedin twins
at their peak, just with super-utility players
Alexandre Burrows
and
Ryan Kessler;
Roberto Luongo'
s back in shape. No chance for Nashville, despite their awesome defenders and goalie: their offense made of pea shooters just won't be able to get the job done in the long run.
Canucks in 6
San Jose Sharks
vs
Detroit Red Wings
The firepower and goaltending is about even in this series, but the Wings are a team full of winners (Stanley Cups and Olympics), while the Sharks remain the chokers
par excellence. And I so wouldn't mind history repeating itself.
Wings in 6
'', others yet ''the first hip-hop artist'', but even as a contemporary of Curtis Mayfield
and Marvin Gaye
, he was a man with a style and a voice all his own.
, thinking next week could be for Scott-Heron. Now I know I have to.
, indeed.
, as usual, called it first: Randy 'Macho Man' Savage
died, yesterday, in a car crash brought upon his having a heart attack while driving.
(not quite No Wow
or Midnight Boom
, but still pretty good, and much better than what you'll hear on the radio, of course), and will be touring Europe this summer.
, maybe you'll remember singer Alison Mosshart
from her side-project with Jack White
, The Dead Weather
.
, Black Keys
and Yeah Yeah Yeahs
, you kind of have to work on your originality a bit to make it work - and work it did, as this is probably their most ''successful'' song.
says something intelligent - well, that makes common sense, at least - and I am referring to his public support for gay marriage alongside many other famous New Yorkers such as Michael Bloomberg
, Bill Clinton
and Julianne Moore
- got a player agent (Todd Reynolds) so angry he tweeted his disagreement.
superstar Charles Barkley
, ever the quotable man, said he'd probably played alongside homosexual basketball players on at least two teams. And that he was fine with it (which surprised me a bit, I must admit).
humping the Pixies
. Fine.
, Moby
and Orbital
) but also a leader in greening up large-scale music festivals such as Bonnaroo
and Osheaga
.
's One
video, with the added bonus of having no Metallica in it.
parodies, though, it definitely ranks in the top-whatever so far, though.
(or, in my town, guys from Laval who go out on Crescent Street) now admit who/what they are:
. As musicians, they don't really hold a candle to either punk greats or jazz commoners, and as lyricists and rappers, while their flow reminds us of early-80s Brooklyn greats, they too often fail to achieve the level of intellectual stimuli their forefathers brought to the table. In my humble opinion, of course.
and Intergalactic
. But seeing them live in 1998 was one of the worst live show experiences I've ever had.
: their videos will fucking rule. Another fine example is this one, Make Some Noise
, which features a list of guest celebrities a mile long. How many can you name?