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Random stuff/brain droppings
Dec. 16th, 2012 10:54 pm1. Apparently the Conservatives are supposed to release a report on the F-35 procurement fiasco over Christmas. I look forward to reading it, especially since I'd like to know how anyone could think that plane is going to be anything but an expensive lemon at this point.
2. Apparently more people now believe global warming/climate change is really happening. Note the indecision on my part about what to call it, since I'm too busy wondering if I should shovel the rest of the snow out of my driveway or just let it melt.
3. Happily the NHL lockout drags on so I got to watch the infamous Philidelphia/CSKA Red Army game from 1976. As before here were my takeaways:
- The Flyers had the better game plan than the Soviets. The Soviets made too many passes looking for the perfect play, the Flyers were content to let them do it and reward the receiving player with a clean hard body check. Sure it was a rough ride but compared to some highlights I've seen from the original Broadstreet Bullies this was pretty clean hockey for the most part.
- Ed Van Impe's hit to Valeri Kharlamov's head was perfectly legal then. It would rightly get at least a 5 game suspension now. That being said between 1972 and 1987 any Canadian player who really nailed a Soviet player was considered to be sending a patriotic message that our entire way of life was better than theirs so I can't condemn Van Impe after the fact.
- The Soviets giving up and leaving the ice was clearly a tactic, and a bad one at that. It just encouraged the Flyers to keep hitting them.
- Once again Tretiak was spectacular. I can definitely see why he was both drafted by the Montreal Canadiens (even knowing they'd never get him from CSKA) and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was pretty much the only reason the score wasn't higher for the Flyers.
4. No matter what I do I'm just never really satisfied with my guitar setup. I know I keep batting around the idea of making my own but maybe I really should. It's not like I'm short of opinions on what I'd like in a perfect axe.
2. Apparently more people now believe global warming/climate change is really happening. Note the indecision on my part about what to call it, since I'm too busy wondering if I should shovel the rest of the snow out of my driveway or just let it melt.
3. Happily the NHL lockout drags on so I got to watch the infamous Philidelphia/CSKA Red Army game from 1976. As before here were my takeaways:
- The Flyers had the better game plan than the Soviets. The Soviets made too many passes looking for the perfect play, the Flyers were content to let them do it and reward the receiving player with a clean hard body check. Sure it was a rough ride but compared to some highlights I've seen from the original Broadstreet Bullies this was pretty clean hockey for the most part.
- Ed Van Impe's hit to Valeri Kharlamov's head was perfectly legal then. It would rightly get at least a 5 game suspension now. That being said between 1972 and 1987 any Canadian player who really nailed a Soviet player was considered to be sending a patriotic message that our entire way of life was better than theirs so I can't condemn Van Impe after the fact.
- The Soviets giving up and leaving the ice was clearly a tactic, and a bad one at that. It just encouraged the Flyers to keep hitting them.
- Once again Tretiak was spectacular. I can definitely see why he was both drafted by the Montreal Canadiens (even knowing they'd never get him from CSKA) and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was pretty much the only reason the score wasn't higher for the Flyers.
4. No matter what I do I'm just never really satisfied with my guitar setup. I know I keep batting around the idea of making my own but maybe I really should. It's not like I'm short of opinions on what I'd like in a perfect axe.
