Legend - Week 5 signing in

Butter, good to face you this week after you trashed me last week. Butter, let me clarify, I’m not, in any way shape or form, rooting for the Bears. And if you you’re going to tell me that it’s dumb that I root for the Pats or Bolts, then you need to trash Berg for loving the Steelers, or Williams for loving the Bills, or Lemke the Colts. Same principle. Enjoy your loss. I love you. And as expected, a little hockey talk on this opening face off week:

I love the Pats over Miamah!!! Zdeno Chara, one of my favorite hockey d-men has joined one of my favorite hockey squads. I like the look of the Bruins D, and their power play should be outstanding with the offense of those big brutes. Bertuzzi in south beach – a match made in heaven. Pats by 14!!!

I love the Bucs in NO!!!! Just a hunch here. Has anyone else noticed that when the Tampa Bay football and hockey franchises are winning their jerseys are awesome, but when they are losing they belong in the XFL/IHL? Bucs by 6!!!

I love the Skins over the G-men!!! Alexander Ovechkin? Are you kidding me? I think the Skins should go Cerulian and Pewter like the Wiz and the Caps. Or that the caps should go back to red, and the wiz go back into the bullets reds and blue. Loved Tom Gougliotta on the Bullets. Skins by 7!!!

I love the Purple over the Lions!!! If you’re a Wild fan, you’ve got to love putting a couple of Slovaks together on your first line. I’m still pooping my pants that the Wild actually spent money on players in an offseason!! I’m thinking 6th seed, just low enough to meet the 3 seeded Detriot Red Wings. For today, Minnesota by 10!!!

I love the Pants in Carol’s land!!! The Stanley Cup champs and their average looking goalie stud Cam Ward should put up a good defense. I miss the Hartford Whalers!! Pants by 3!!!

I love Chicago over Buf!!!! This game feels dangerous for the Bears to me, but I’ll pick them because the Hawks have the best jerseys in the NHL and the Sabres new jerseys are about as bad as they come. I love Daniel Briere though. Havlat should get the Hawks to about 30 wins. Don’t hold your breath. Bears by 7!!

I love the Pack over the Rams at Lambeau!!! Another hunch here. The Blues should make the Hawks even look good this year. Worst NHL jerseys ever? How about the primary colored Blues jerseys of the mid-90s? Pack by 9!!!

I love the Colts over the Tits!!! I like the Preds this year. Good, young, fast team. I think I’d be more likely to take the Preds over the Colts than I would take the Tits over the Colts. Overrateds by 10!!!

I love the Jags over the Jets!!! Did anybody else see that Isles goalie Rick DiPietro signed a 15 year deal a month or so ago? 15 years huh? I don’t know that it’s a great fiscal move for the Isles, but I do know that it’s good for American hockey. The Chris Osgood era is over, and DiPietro has been decent in international play. Jags by 10!!!
I love the 9ers in the battle of the Bay!!!! Sharks have the greatest name in the NHL – Johnathon Cheechoo. If his first name was something strange like Igor or Vladimir, it would be a normal hockey name, but his first name is johnathon. Pretty funny. 9ers by 7!!!

I love the Cards in AZ!!!! Cheifs looked good last week, but I’m not sold. Just like I’m not sold on the idea of Phoenix having a hockey team. What a crying shame! Cards by 7!!!

I love the Boys in Philly!!! E Lindros in Big-D? He’ll never re-create the glory of being in Philly. Now that Per Forsberg’s job. Oh yeah, Forsberg and Gagne on the same line. Look out. Boys by 12!!!

I love the Bolts over the Steelers!!! Did I just hear that the Penguins got sold to a blackberry device? Bolts by 17!!!!

I love the Ravens in Denver!!! Wild open with the Avs tonight. Can you imagine how bad that team would be without Joe Sakic? Ravens by 6!!!