Miscellany

Sureality In amongst the gmail this morning, I found something just a little surreal:

If Brian Burke has taught us anything, it's that REAL NHL HCs/GMs don't post on Twitter. But for just a split second, my pre-coffee brain went "Tortawhaaa?"

Personal Milestone Watch I believe this is post #98 for the ol Outsider. Upon post number 100, expect a heartwarming ceremony where I cut the cords off of the computer, and skate around the ice with it raised high above my head. Or, where one of my co-workers looks at me and goes "Um, are we to expect any work from you today?" And then coffee.

They're Back Bogo, Ron & Kovy were all on the ice in Duluth this morning - leading me to believe all three will go tomorrow against the Wings.

From The "Let's Get A Better Start" Dept Sucks that we can't just toss the whole first half of this season; we'd have a playoff spot.

NHL Records: Second-Half of Season (Through March 18)
TEAM	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS %
New Jersey Devils	29	22	7	0	44	.759
Detroit Red Wings	30	18	8	4	40	.667
St. Louis Blues	29	16	7	6	38	.655
Pittsburgh Penguins	31	18	9	4	40	.645
Vancouver Canucks	28	16	8	4	36	.643
Columbus Blue Jackets	30	18	10	2	38	.633
Ottawa Senators	28	15	9	4	34	.607
Washington Capitals	31	17	11	3	37	.597
San Jose Sharks	28	14	9	5	33	.589
Calgary Flames	29	16	11	2	34	.586
Florida Panthers	29	15	10	4	34	.586
Nashville Predators	30	16	11	3	35	.583
Boston Bruins	30	15	10	5	35	.583
Edmonton Oilers	28	13	9	6	32	.571
Philadelphia Flyers	28	15	12	1	31	.554
Atlanta Thrashers	30	16	13	1	33	.550
Toronto Maple Leafs	30	13	10	7	33	.550
Carolina Hurricanes	31	16	13	2	34	.548
Minnesota Wild	29	13	11	5	31	.534
Dallas Stars	30	15	13	2	32	.533
Chicago Blackhawks	28	13	12	3	29	.518
New York Rangers	30	13	12	5	31	.517
Buffalo Sabres	29	13	13	3	29	.500
Los Angeles Kings	28	12	12	4	28	.500
New York Islanders	29	12	13	4	28	.483
Tampa Bay Lightning	29	11	13	5	27	.466
Montreal Canadiens	29	11	15	3	25	.431
Anaheim Ducks	29	12	16	1	25	.431
Phoenix Coyotes	29	10	18	1	21	.362
Colorado Avalanche	30	10	19	1	21	.350

From Pierre LeBrun, over at the WWL.

O Kiptin, My Kiptin Do yourself a favor and check out the interview with Ilya. (Via the Chronicle, via Mirtle, via Japer's Rink/Tuvan Hillbilly, from Sport Express) Some favorite quotes:

"Crosby is Crosby and Kovalchuk is Kovalchuk. He got penalized, I made a goal and I was showing him 'Look, I made a goal'. That was all."

"You can't be an amoeba when you play hockey -- you have to be an emotional player."

"Krikunov says a lot of things. In Quebec he said that the Canadian National Team was guzzling through the entire championship. People talk about those things they are most familiar with."

That is why I'll take Kovy over Sid (or anyone else) any day of the week.