Dear Allah,
Another year, another naqba. I told you we were just messing with your head over the Game 7 thing, as our cunning plan was put into action. While our baseball team distracted you by heroically sacrificing itself in its game against your Crimson Jihad, the Ottawa Senators Shaheeds were sent to their 4th straight early playoff exit by our Toronto Maple Leafs.
Outshot 238-154 in the series? We laugh at such things. Again and again the Shaheeds demand - nay, beg - for hockey martyrdom. Again and again, we grant it to them. Are we not generous, O Divine Blogging One?
Truly, they must feel blessed by Allah. Just like your Crimson Jihad. And the Cubs, of course.
O Great and Blessed One - do you think you could see your way clear to supporting the Philadelphia Flyers in Round 2? I've heard from reliable sources that flyers are supposed to be a particular favourite of yours...
Balfour shmalfour. Hey Sens, you've gotta wanna SCORE to win!
You must have heart and guts to be a glorious martyr. Unfortunately, the Sens posses neither, which just makes them punks.
Who do you like, Wings or Flames?
I like the Flames. I'd bet on the Wings, unless Calgary get unbelievable goaltending.
I'm not sure who Allah is pulling for, but AFAIK the Wings have the only self-identified Jewish player currently in the playoffs, Matthew Schneider.
When the Red Wings are on their game, they are tough to beat. They have the best team leader in professional sports today, Stevie Yzerman. Remember, during the course of the season they lost something like 12 starting players for more than a couple of games and they still won the President's Trophy. Now that everyone is pretty much healthy, they're the team to beat.
I'm hoping for a Detroit-Toronto final, so the Red Wings can avenge the loss in the first Stanley Cup final I remember watching.