4 posts tagged “forsberg”
I wouldn't say that I'm handling this well.
I'm really holding out hope that he'll re-sign with the Flyers over the summer. The information I'm hearing about that being a possibility is very mixed, so who knows.
But this commercial from the All-Star game is kind of cute. It definitely didn't make things better, but it made me not pout for about 3 seconds. Enjoy it.
Well I learned something new last night. Apparently my Nikon isn't really allowed at the Wachovia Center. At least, that's kinda what I picked up on from the security guard.
We were going in the building and I stopped to let the guard check my purse. Since the camera was taking up a lot of room and blocking his view into my bag, I started taking the camera out. He said something like "it's okay, just make sure you put the camera back in the bag before you get inside." I think I just gave him some baffled, wide-eyed look and nodded.
But wouldn't you know it - I left my memory cards at home. Perfect. :( The little pocket-sized Canon was on hand though, so I took a couple of random shots with it. Not fantastic for distance shots, but oh well! Speaking of cameras and camera-related topics, I swapped out that lens order with Ritz. I'm getting the Nikkor 70-300 VR instead. The 18-200 is a good all-purpose, but I wanted a higher zoom. Good stuff.
Warming up.
Forsberg stretches. Jones, Meyer and Niittymaki chat. Umberger waits.
Richards and Grenier.
Anyway, whilst watching the game and walking around during intermissions, I noticed a lot of interesting cameras with VERY questionable lens attachments. One guy had a lens that was easily over a foot long. During warm ups, I noticed a lot of people near the glass with some serious lenses. Next week I'm going to just go up to one of those people and ask them what the deal is. You never know until you ask, right?
The game? It was rough. The first period was a disaster. The booing and yelling from the fans made for a pretty ugly scene. This was on Philly.com this morning...
"We're not playing good enough to make them cheer," Forsberg said. "I would be the same way, too."
Please start winning games. Please.
Ovechkin got the first star of the game. He skated the width of the ice and passed his stick over the glass to a kid. It got a cheer from the handful of us who were still there and he gave a wave. He'll be a fan favorite when he ends up playing for the Red Wings or the Rangers.
From Philly.com yesterday (I'll dig up the actual article link when I get home from work)...
TV spot.
In the spot, he is in bed dressed in full hockey gear with an unattractive older woman. The husband walks in and asks Forsberg why he is in his bed. Forsberg doesn't answer. The wife says they are watching hockey. She then tells Forsberg to kill the light. He swings his stick and smashes the bedroom lamp.
"We went through five to six lamps," Forsberg said yesterday. "It wasn't because of me. It was the other people [in the spot]. I got 'em. I didn't miss the lamp. I can hit a lamp at least." Which is more than most of the Flyers can say about their shooting accuracy.
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Come on, now. Was it really necessary to point out that she was 'unattractive'? The womans looks had nothing to do with the commercial. I'd say that she's probably crying over this comment, but she got to lay in bed with Peter Forsberg all day - she has no reason to cry ever again.
How come no one asked me to play the part of the guy's wife in the bed? I would have gladly PAID to play the role.
