Blues Clues?

What a great game to witness. For those who don't know I went to the Blues vs Hawks game on Saturday night.. It had some definite resemblance of home. Two years ago was the last time I saw Chris Porter, TJ Oshie, and Jonathan Toews play on the same ice at UND. And Saturday night I was able to witness history that the boys will always remember. Toews is the 3rd youngest captain in NHL history, and he took the faceoff on Saturday against a line that featured Porter on the left wing. Well about 40 seconds in Toews struck first, assisting on the
goal to put the Hawks on the board..

(Sorry I couldn't find a pic of Jonny yet from the actual game)

I thought it ironic in a way. Jonny came to UND when he was 17, and was always considered the younger of the 3. Since he truly was. He also turned pro a year before Osh and Ports, and is now considered more of a veteran. Well he showed it right away. Hawks then go up another goal
2-0. Then Ports decides he's going to show the fans, he's here to stay by putting the biscuit in the oven.

"Obviously your dream in college is to make it here," said Porter, a former Fighting Sioux captain who didn't miss a game in four years of college. " I played with Jonny his freshman year quite a bit, and then Oshie his sophomore year. But to have us all three on the ice is pretty special."

Congrats Ports on your 1st NHL Career Goal

Then Osh decides to he'll help the former Sioux standouts all make the score sheets, by making a a beauty of a no look pass to Tkachuck to cut the lead to 3-2. (Tkachuck is 10 pts away from 1,000 in his career) It reminded me when he put it between his legs to Duncan for a goal.

Then the Blues tie it up with 18 seconds left in the game. Sending it into OVERTIME!
In overtime the only highlight was up in the upper bowl where a few Hawks fans decided to instigate a fight which led them to get escorted out of the building one guy was actually bloodied up, and a straggler who wasn't hand cuffed yet, decided to give the one finger salute to everyone, and right at the bottom of the stairs when he turned the corner, the police had handcuffs waiting. I also heard from a few fans later that the police had asked about 20 or so people in for questioning. Well overtime finished with the teams still at a stalemate. This is why I love the NHL, it went into the shootout! Blues go up a point on the first attempt, and Toews gets the nod, and of course he scores. (I think he can do his move with his eyes shut) Khabi, and Manny both stop 2 out 3 shooters. Sending the Shootout into the 4th. Where Andy Murray calls on the young Osh to step up for the Blues.
"Once I came in, it's my go-to move from high school, so I stuck with it," said Oshie, a former All-American at the University of North Dakota who pulled the puck back before beating goalie Nikolai Khabibulin. "It's a move I've been doing for a long time now, I actually learned it when I was a sophomore in high school and have been critiquing it ever since." But this wasn't high school hockey in Oshie's native Minnesota. This was NHL hockey between bitter rivals with a sellout crowd of 19,150 standing and roaring. "Ever since they moved to the shootouts, I've been waiting to get a chance to do it and I finally got it tonight."

Well said, and lets hope this season, since the Blues were picked to finish at the bottom of the entire League can be somewhat of a Tampa Bay Rays story.. Lots of youth, and lots of talent that has been given no respect. Well the Blues are at the top of almost every stat column in the NHL. Here's to a great year, and maybe a dance with her??? :


Oh ya, and the Rams have a losing record, but beat the Cowboys, so all of a sudden they are good?? Ah, they'll finish with a losing record... They are 2-4, and I think they'll still chalk up more in that right side column.