Sadness - part 1

So, with the recent move of The Steamer from Big Bear to the South Suburban league, post-game beers at "Milo's" will be few and far between.  As many of you know, I have a Milo's ritual.  It involves scanning the photo collage by the Men's Room on my way back to the table.  I always look at the picture of our former favorite server - the seemingly naughty Sarah - and then look at this famous bikini picture:

It will be missed!

The NFL season...

...is underway.  Time to throw some props to Patriots back-up quarterback Ryan Mallett for his fashion-sense.  Here he is with hot reporter Erin Andrews.

Sadness - part 2

The saddest part of losing Milo's will be the loss of our favorite server - Abby.  In reality, I am not sure she even worked there anymore.

  

It wasn't just the great personality and excellent service.  It was also the tight jeans that emphasized her fantastic tiny tortoise-shell of an @$$, and her incredibly disproportionally lovely - girthy milk-wagons.

I'm a little teary-eyed, I'm going to need a minute.  

NHL Predictions 11-12

So, two years ago I picked the Bruins over the Flyers and Blackhawks over Ducks, with the Hawks and the Bruins over Chicago.  It was Hawks over the classy-fanned Flyers.  Not bad.

Last year I went Wings over Canucks, Lightning over Bruins and Lightning over Wings.   The gloriousness was the Bruins winning!   Ahhhh - basically I am a budding genious or an idiot-savant.

For awards last year:
Hart – Crosby (Ovechkin, Stamkos) - won by Corey Perry
Vezina – Luongo (Rask, Bryzgalov) - won by Tim Thomas
Norris – Doughty (Weber, Green) - won by Nick Lidstrom
Selke - whoops forgot that one - won by Ryan Kesler
Calder – Parjvi (Hall, Carlson – Wash) - won by Jeff Skinner
Adams – Boucher - Tampa (Laviolette - Philly, Q-stache) - won by Dan Bylsma
Rocket – Ovechkin (Stamkos,  Kessel) - won by Corey Perry     

I'll give myself another B - for a grade. 

For awards this year:

Hart – Toews - Chicago (Giroux, Crosby)

Vezina – Rinne - Nashville (Lundquist, Bryzgalov)
Norris – Weber -Nashville (Keith, Edler)
Selke- Kesler - Vancouver (Datsyuk, P. Bergeron)
Calder – Landeskog - AVS (Brett Connolly - Tampa, Adam Larrsson -NJ)
Adams – Trotz - Nashville (Murray - LA, Laviolette - Philly)
Rocket – C. Giroux (Stamkos, Nash)      

Playoffs:
1-Flyers over 8-Rangers
2-Caps over 7-Canes
6-Sabres over 3-Bruins
4-Pens over 5-Lightning

Flyers over Sabres
Pens over Caps

Pens over Flyers

1)      Canucks over  8) Avalanche
2)      Sharks over  7) Ducks
3)      Blackhawks over 6) Predators
4)      Kings over  5) Red Wings

4)      Kings over 1) Canucks
3)      Blackhwaks over 2) Sharks

Blackhawks over Kings

Finals: The Q’stache is back - Blackhawks over Pens (Conn Smythe – Corey Crawford)

Mad love for LaBarbera?

Whether or not you are a fan of the Phoenix Coyotes - or wherever they re-locate (hey) - or a fan of Jason LaBarbera, you have to love his goalie mask. 

Since he is in Phoenix he opted for a tribute to former NFL Player and ARMY Ranger Pat Tillman.  Pretty cool!