puckbunnies.jpgAt CRM, I try to do a daily “Zamboni Ride” – a humorous look at the previous evening’s NHL action. I’ll be bringing that noise here in some form on the weekends. Hockey fans, enjoy. Non-hockey fans give it a chance – at the very least it’s better than frostbite.

My roommate Justin is from the Buffalo area so he grew up a Sabres fan. Last night while I was preparing the Roundup he came into my room and asked for a post about the Sabres. I laughed because, come on – it’s the Sabres – let’s be serious.

Justin suggested I give the Sabres some encouraging words because they’d lost their last 10 games. Then we both laughed. It was a good time all around. You really should have been there.

Later in the evening as I was working on Ballin’ I heard on SportsCenter’s Top 10 that some team had scored 10 goals. I of course didn’t think anything of it.

Well, it turns out that the team to score double digits just happened to be the Buffalo-Mother-Flippin’-Sabres. Lightening in a bottle my friends. Justin asks and he shall receive.

Read on puck-heads.

In not-awesome news – Hockey Jesus went down last night.

Ugh – Sidney “The Kidney” Crosby got hurt during the Penguins’ 0-3 loss to the Lightening Lightning and is now out indefinitely with a high-ankle sprain. As a fan of the sport of hockey, I’m disappointed because he’s obviously the biggest star in the game.

But as a fantasy owner – I’m going nuts! I just traded for him! This is unbelievable! When I made the trade the thought of an injury was in the back of my head, but I ignored it. Little did I know I had the same power as Walt from LOST. (I’m good at befriending old men ; -) Just kidding! I gave up Jason Spezza for The Kid. Puck me.

But wait! There’s More…

Eric Staal scored three times in the 3rd as the Hurricanes beat the Oilers 7-2.

Daymond Langkow also hat-tricked himself out in a 6-1 Calgary victory.

I only write about hat tricks so I’m not going to mention the following games:

Panthers 2, Devils 1

Ducks 4, Wild 2

Blackhawks 2, Avalanche 1, SO

Re: The Picture: After last night I’m guessing that Jason & Derek gave new meaning to “Zamboni Ride.” Yeah. You guys know what I mean.

Pre-Posting Update: Justin got home from work at 1:30 today and was crushed to find out that I already knew about the Sabres game. He’s new to the whole “internet” thing.