"Home Swede Home", the headline caption on our Sunday Free Press...  

ahhh Samuelsson, yes I know of the name!! I am looking forward to this year, the past couple years have been hard for me to follow because my kids are so young but this year my daughter will be 2 and my son is 6, so I plan to get in a few more games and follow the season alot closer than I have lately.

I use to get to the Joe and see a few games in person, and we use to go to the sports bars and follow the games weekly... boy kids change your life!! but for the good!!

I cant wait for the season to start too.... Go Wings!! hahahahahaha.

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Yes, the Russians used to dominated the sport of hockey, it's getting more multi-national now.

oh I know... I love hockey!!!! I am truly looking forward to this season!!!

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I see you are from Canada and that you have answered quite a few posts regarding hockey...obviously an avid hockey fan no doubt... but I didnt see where you had stated what team you do route for if not for the Maple leafs?? Being from Detroit, there is no other team out there that compares for me... but then I am biased.. so who is your fav team ??

I like the way you answered alot of the posts seeing you have followed it and a couple yrs ago I would have been answering just the same as you(giving out stats of who and what teams the players where from).. however the last few yrs I have become a mom and after the shut out it was harder for me to get back into hockey but I am looking forward to it this year!!

thanks for the response and have a great night!!

Favourite player = Vincent Lecavalier and I became pretty decent friends with Stamkos during his junior years so by default I am a Lightning fan. Should be an exciting year for them. With the improvements on D and the firepower upfront (Lecavalier, St. Louis, Tanguay, Stamkos) they should be a much improved team from last year. As long as Smith can stay healthy (which he couldn't last year) they should be competing for one of those last playoff spots. Not sure if they'll get in but they'll be in the thick of it until the end!

the Lightning huh? ... not bad, especially since the owner of the Detroit Pistons owned them too .. at least for a time, not sure if that is still the case.

favorite player... STEVE YZERMAN... miss seeing him on the ice.. love that man on the ice!!! although I do think that Lidstrom is taking his place well, just to me there was always something about Stevie Y.


oh and a little fact... Scotty Bowman was like the best coach ever --and we share the same BDay!! LOL

have a great day!!

oh I agree.... I have been to the games several times... it has been years since I have been down to the Joe to see a game but in person it is great!!

being at home --at least the drinks are cheaper and the line at the bathroom is smaller!!

thanks for the response and have a great day!!

I prefer watching the game from the comfort of home. I went to one live game this year and despite the Canucks beating up on the Montreal Canadiens 7-1, I found the game boring. The one thing that bugs me the most is the constant getting up to let people out so they could buy beer or go to the washrooms. Also, the huge costs of things. A lettered jersey costs $212. The business of hockey and sports in general has gotten too big and they're forgetting about the little people.