The NHL season opener is just around the corner (next Wednesday!), and I can’t wait. The Wild are looking better than ever with all their offseason pickups. I’ve been following their preseason (they’re 2-1 so far), and I’d be lying if I said I was excited. Nope, I can hardly fricken contain myself!
The Slovakian Super Friends, Gaborik and Demitra, look to be really connecting on the ice. I can’t help but think Doug Risebrough made a genius trade. O’Sullivan may have been a great player and he probably will be for LA in the near future, but it wouldn’t have mattered if the chemistry wasn’t there. My biggest gripe about having a player like Gaborik on the team was that he was the only quick offensive player. He could fly down the ice, but rarely had someone to dish that perfect pass to him. From what I’ve been reading, it’s like him and Demitra have a 6th sense about where each other is on the ice. Let’s hope one of those 2 streaking down the side and feathering a pass past the helpless goalie becomes a familiar sight.
Rick and I have been gearing up for the season by playing NHL 2K7 on the 360 almost daily. I have to say I’m a little dissapointed in the game. There’s only been minor improvements over NHL 2K6 on the 1st generation Xbox and I don’t think it was worth $60. I’ve heard good things about NHL 07, but I can’t bring myself to buy an EA game now that they’ve tried to gain a monopoly in their sports franchises.
