Welp if it wasn't already the First 5 alliance is officially dead. I had mixed feelings about them I thought Andrew was an arsehole and I LOATHE Sabrina, I kind of flip flop on that headcase Arlie, but I didn't mind Kenny or Sarah, and I am kind of sad to see them both go. I do prefer Jon and Neda over Kenny and Sarah, but still it does stink to see good players go, too bad that Kenny and Sarah were shackled with dead weight like Sabrina (in her case that is a lot of weight) a hothead in Andrew and a flip flopper in Arlie, but so is the nature of the Big Brother beast. I will miss Sarah, she has been one of my favourites this year... it is weird that they all called her "Mumsie" and she is pretty much the same age as I am, I don't know if I should feel old, pathetic or both... certainly nobody would ever look up to me as a father figure like she was a mother figure in the house! Plus mad props for that skeleton outfit, I don't know if she did that as an homage to John Entwistle of The Who, but he was the first to rock that outfit, and that's what I think of when I see it. Sadly I think she sealed her own fate this week with Kennys help. First she did that huge celebration when Kenny won veto, and then Kenny went to Heather and perhaps did the shittiest negotiations of all time in an last ditch effort to keep her in the game, it was pretty much curtains for her, and she knew it!
This will be a recurring theme of this shitty blog until this beast is eliminated but good lord do I ever hate Slobrina. It was absolutely dreadful when she confronted Allison last night when it became apparent that she turned her back on the First 5 and was going to align with The "Sloppy Seconds" (I love that name btw) Slobrina, or Sobrina was blubbering away, speaking about their friendship in the past tense, saying that she was going to invite her to her house after the show but not anymore. Give me a break, it's like she is in fucking Grade 3. Plus she is absolutely useless in any and all competitions, even during that stupid sock puppet thing they were told NOT to break character, and it was revealed that the others broke character maybe 1-5 times, she broke character a whopping 21 times!! Get your shit together Slobrina, and for my own sanity she better be out of the house next week.
Neda is by far playing the smartest game so far. If she doesn't end up winning the $100K and the lifetime supply of Twistos then I'll be shocked. Winning when she has too, laying low when necessary... great strategy too throwing away all the condiments so Kenny didn't have them for his slop. I am liking her game more and more each week but for christ sakes woman eat a sandwich or something, she is a bloody toothpick! She was behind the eviction of Kenny, perhaps the strongest player thus far this season and his eviction went flawlessly. She is going to win this game.
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Allison has put herself in a decent position with having that special Veto power. The whole thing where she was tracking down clues was kind of intense, I imagine her heart was pounding throughout that, and mine kind of was too. It was definitely a smart gamble on her part not to use it on herself right away knowing that Sarah was likely to go home. Speaking of veto powers... whatever happened to Adel's?? Like I said in this space a few weeks ago that the power was useless and whack as fuck, I think even he forgot about it.
Speaking of the Veto competition, those spelling ones will forever remind be of Jeff spelling "Technotronics" on Big Brother 11.
I am so sick of these god damned cliffhanger HOH competitions this season, it seems like it has happened every week so far! I am a Nosey Parker and can't help but read the spoilers so the first 15 minutes of the Sunday episode is wasted while they go through the HOH competition... the worst was this past Sunday when they re-played EVERYTHING from last Thursday on the Sunday episode. For once can they have an HOH comp be decided on the fucking episode?
Heather kind of looks like Sandra Bernhard
I like how Big Brother fucked with them on the Sunday episode making them think it was an instant eviction, better yet it exposed Slobrina, when she exclaimed right away that she would vote out Rachelle...despite the fact there was no nominations! I think Rachelle got a little payback when she was the only one who voted to evict her over Kenny last night.
I watch the Big Brother Side show after the Thursday episode, and I have to say that Peter is a fucking douchebag. I don't know where that dork comes off thinking he is some kind of Big Brother genius, the guy won JACK SHIT last year (oh yeah he was 'throwing' it all) but he comes down on all these other houseguests when they are evicted telling them how terrible they were to their face. Go back to sniffing Liza's hairband you tool.
Jury has to be coming up soon, but if you notice there is 8 houseguests
left, which would leave an even number of jury members....which leads me
to believe that the 7th jury spot will be going to Canada in yet
another Twistos(tm) Twist!
Speaking of Twistos, I finally had them and well, they aren't very good, but certainly aren't the worst thing I had. They reminded me of croutons, I am sure they would've been better with some kind of dip, but hey that didn't stop me from eating the whole bag.
Before I get into the spoiler, I have some sad news for you all, I am not sure when I will get this blog posted next week. I'll be getting the fuck out of dodge for Easter I may be in Hamilton I may be in London next Thursday but I don't know if I will even watch the show (drinking and catching up with friends is a definite priority!), let alone be near a computer to do a blog, but rest assured I will do one once I get caught up, it may not be until the Monday though! I apologize to the 10 or so readers of this!
Woo-Hoo!!! Jon won HOH! Which hopefully spells curtains for that awful Sabrina, she certainly will not win veto, so I am guessing that her and Rachelle go up and that Sabrina will be the first member of the Jury House!
The First 5 alliance is dead, and I am very happy about that. To nobodies surprise Canada nominated two of the most insufferable members of the First 5, Asshole Andrew and Slobrina, though I really wanted Sabrina out and still do I am certainly not going to shed any tears that Asshole Andrew is gone... he shed enough for all of us this past week! Andrew really was a hot-headed dickhead, I couldn't believe it when he chewed out Heather, calling her a "dumb bitch" because she picked Adel over Kenny to be in the veto competition.... why should she do what he wanted? He's a bully and with his exit ends the dreadful showmance between him and Allison, which thankfully has been the only one this season. While it must've been a shitty feeling knowing that the whole country voted to evict you... he deserved it.
Ugh, as I mentioned I am happy Andrew is gone but I wish it was that Bootleg Kardashian Sabrina. She has quickly become my most reviled houseguest. I hate her waterworks, every two seconds she is in tears about something. My cousin who "listens" to the live-feeds at work says that she is every bit as annoying on them as she is on the show. I hate the sound of her voice too, I hate how she pronounces "A's" Ahhhhndrew, Caahhhhnahhhndaahhh and whatnot. I thought it was funny when she was wondering aloud if Canada thinks she is a bitch - yes Slobrina, we do.
I think I have mentioned every week how much I like Jon Pardy.... how can you not love a Newfie who's last name is Pardy. His alliance with Neda and Adel is my favourite thing going in the house right now, I am hoping they use Arlie and Heather to pick off the remaining members of the First 5 (although I do like Kenny and Sarah still). I said last week that Neda is my pick to win it all, but I hope that Jon wins! By the way, when they showed the Newfie party on the Thursday episode with Jon, Allison and Kenny's friends and families, didn't Jon's girlfriend kind of look like Neda?? I can't be the only one who thought that....
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I know who won HOH but I will post the spoiler at the end of this...
I still think Arlie is completely mental, but he has actually grown on me recently. I am glad he is the first one to turn his back on the ridiculous First 5 alliance... alliances should NOT be made off the bat, and for christs sake these idiots just walked in the house at the same time, that doesn't mean they should be a controlling alliance. I don't know why but he makes me laugh, and isn't that the whole point of watching any TV show is to be entertained?? He is entertaining to say the least, despite the fact that he belongs in the looney bin.
As I alluded to earlier I am disappointed in Allison's time in the house so far. She had so much promise, being a Super-Fan from Newfoundland, but so far she has failed to live up to expectations, embroiling herself in that insufferable showmance with Andrew and then doing nothing of use so far. I suppose it's early but I can see her being evicted soon, especially with the double eviction on the horizon.
Arisa Cox will never be Julie Chen, everyone and their dog knows that, but Christ all mighty enough with the bloody dramatic pauses. When she revealed Canada's nominations on the Sunday episode what should've taken 90 seconds seemed like it took an hour and a half. Just cut the bullshit already and give us the goods straight up Julie Chen stylez.
I hate comparing the USA version to the Canadian version, but there is certain stuff that happens on BBCAN that would never happen on BBUSA. First things first, leaving the HOH competition hanging is ONLY meant for endurance competitions, not the shitty little 50/50 quizzes like we saw this past Thursday, and earlier this season when that dork Paul refused to go across the zipline. Plus the buzzer malfunction on the episode last night?? How does that even happen!?!?! That was just embarrassing and made Big Brother Canada look budget. Julie Chen wouldn't tolerate this shit and neither should you.
So after we were left hanging in that ridiculous HOH comp, it was fucking Heather who ended up winning! While I am glad it is not Sabrina, I find Heather to be quite annoying and the sooner she is gone the better. That being said she has started to side with the people in the house that I want to win (Jon, Neda, Adel, Arlie) and that being said I think she SHOULD put up Kenny and Slobrina, but I think it will end up being Rachelle and Kenny. With the Double Eviction happening next week who knows what will happen next, but with any luck Slobrina is gone!
Good riddance Ika, like Peter said on the Big Brother Side Show she was "all sass little substance." I couldn't believe that she was shitting on Rachelle for targeting Heather and not making a "big move" when she did the EXACT same thing in her HOH. As we all knew she totally blew her HOH and it was just a matter of time before she got the boot. But she certainly went down in a blaze of glory...my goodness have you ever seen anything more uncomfortable on Big Brother than that $5,000 cheque/letters from home thing? First of all I don't fault Ika whatsoever for taking the $5K, especially given her position in the house, I would have done it and so would you, but you obviously knew the producers in the diary room told her to go out there and "talk it out" and talk it out she did, in front of the whole bloody house!! Wow she threw everyone except for Adel and Neda under the bus! Holy shit was she ever rude about the others in the house! Now we've all been a position where we've talked shit about someone and they happen to overhear it or it gets back to them, and that makes you feel awful... this was 1000 times worse. The rest of the house were babies about their stupid letters anyways, they knew full well that they were going to be cut off from their families and friends for a couple of months when they signed on, Sarah, the only remaining houseguest who is married with children was the most rational about Ika's decision while everyone else was shitting bricks... I like Sarah and I hope she makes it far in the game. By the way, Ika looks like Chris Bosh... click on this link to see other things that Chris Bosh/Ika look like.
I can't stand Sabrina... her hysterics are really starting to grind my gears. I hate how she thinks she is running the show too. If you've been reading my previous Big Brother posts (thank you if you have!) you know how much I hate unnecessary twists. But I think this latest Twistos Twist will ensure that two of my least favourite houseguests - Sabrina and Andrew are put on the block. By the way, I consider myself Snackings MVP and I STILL have never had Twistos, nor have I even seen it at any grocery or convenience stores... do these things even exist outside the Big Brother house?? Anyways it's clear who is going to go up, first Peter and Gary both said on the Side Show that Sabrina should be put up then there was this....
I went to vote for who I wanted to be put up after the show (Sabrina and Andrew obvs), and I took this screen shot... look who is first and second on the list.... it isn't in alphabetical order or anything, and they just so happen to put Sabrina and Andrew first in the list. I don't think that this was an accident! Fuck them both anyways, I hope they do go up and break up the stupid First Five alliance and their ridiculous hand gestures. Anyways, I guarantee Sabrina and Andrew are going to go up...veto could be big this week, I am not sure if someone wins veto who would go up next... would the person who got the third most votes be put up? If that's the case I am not sure who that would be, I am guessing it would be Kenny, but it could be Heather too because she is annoying as all fuck. It'll be interesting to see how things unfold!
So I am kind of a big deal again... not only did McCrae read this shitty blog 2 weeks in a row (I tweeted at him again, and wrote back saying he read it... he also said he was drunk hahaha) but the Big Brother legend himself Evel Dick Donato read this and agreed with what I had to say!
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Jon is my favourite houseguest. I loved that challenge they had on the Sunday episode where him and Allison got to get hammered in the diary room and had to go back out in the house and pretend like they weren't shitfaced... now that would be a challenge I would excel at! But what's up with the nail polish?!?! I didn't notice it until my friend and future Big Brother Canada contestant Bobby pointed that out to me, but that's kind of bizarre, eh bud?? Out for a rip are ya bud, ohhh fuck yah!
Speaking of booze, I love when they get it. From what I have heard from previous Big Brother houseguests the worst thing about being about being there is the sheer boredom. There is no TV to watch, no internet to surf, not even any shitty books to read. So no wonder they are all so fucking pumped when something different happens, especially if booze is involved!
I was pretty shocked at the Veto competition... I'm an asshole and I read spoilers so I already knew Allison won and took herself off and that Rachelle put up Ika before the Wednesday episode, but the way it unfolded left me scratching my head wondering what the hell was going on. I can't believe that dunce Heather did not take the veto, and instead had to wear some god forsaken jazzercise outfit, obviously it worked out in the end because she is still in the house but what a dumbass!
While Arlie is still nuttier than squirrel shit, that Marsha the Moose challenge he did was fucking hilarious. I thought that was one of the highlights of the season thus far, I loved when he asked Allison if she was "crushing food" and when he told Jon he stunk and he said "well fuck me, then!" and of course when told Ika that looking at her was like looking at the devil incarnate but then went on to praise her booty. My thoughts on Arlie gone up and down like a toilet seat this season, sometimes I find him insufferable but sometimes he can be funny.... but either way keep your god damned clothes on, Jesus Christ I have had enough of seeing you cup your junk!
I don't mind Adel but for christs sakes bud get some new pals... everyone he has been close to has been given the boot, if I was in the house I would avoid him like the plague!!
Prediction for the week: Sabrina and Andrew will be put up by Canada this week, and Sabrina will thankfully be shown the door.
I take the shitty bus home from work, the shame train if you will, and tonight I missed my transfer, so instead of standing around for 28 minutes like an asshole waiting for the next one I went to Tim Horton's and tried their new Crispy Chicken Sandwich, and to my surprise it was very good. Tim Horton's kind of went towards the fast food route with this, differing from the usual soups and sandwiches they offer, and I would have to say that this is one of the best things they've come out with in a while.
It's really just a basic chicken sandwich, I think sometimes less is more and simple things end up tasting the best. The chicken itself was very good, it was well seasoned, it had a nice peppery kick to it, and although I don't mind greasy it was not greasy at all. The only shitty thing on it was tomato, I have a love/hate relationship with tomatoes, and peeled them off after one bite. It also has mayo, you can't have a chicken sandwich with out mayo! They don't put much mayo on it, but there was just enough that I got some in my beard and must've looked like I had some 'other' white liquid there... and I didn't notice it was on my face until about 15 minutes later. The real winner though is the bun, with burgers and sandwiches the bun always makes it, if it's a shitty bun chances are it will be a shitty sandwich. At $6.49+tax it comes with a donut and a drink...since coffee makes me jittery and gives me a tummy ache I went for a 7UP, so the price isn't too bad. I think they had a soup combo for around $8.25 or something. By the way that donut was amazing... holy fuck, it had caramel in the middle and little crunchy Skor Bar things on top, it was the best donut I have had from Horton's in ages. All in all I would definitely order it again, I am glad Timmies is stepping up their food game, now if they work on their wait times for food, and their horrendously awful commercials they'd be set.
I hate Ika. She has a rotten attitude, and I am so glad her horrible plan blew up in her face. I know it's easier said than done but she should have used her HOH to make up a big move, but Heather was her target?? I know Heather is annoying as fuck, the sound of her voice makes me want to punch myself in the face, but there was much bigger fish to fry. She had no reason to target Heather besides the fact that she is irritating, Ika said herself that she wasn't a threat... then why in the blue hell would you put her up and make her the target?!?! When she won veto she could have EASILY put up Andrew or Kenny and they would have been gone, but for some bizarre reason she was hellbent on eliminating Heather. Most of the girls on this season are so catty and Ika is their fearless leader, hopefully she is gone sooner rather than later.
But despite being assured of his safety by Ika, that doofus Paul was the 3rd one evicted from the Big Brother Canada household. This guys game was a fucking horror show... it must've been tough being the oldest in the house, and he was definitely an outcast... but that was his own dumb fault. He tried to make an alliance with everyone in the first week, tried to be the nice guy, and then purposely tried to play a villain accusing Andrew (who is an arsehole btw) of being a racist. That was quite possibly the worst strategy in the history of Big Brother. It was just a matter of time before he left, and I am not upset that he is gone, I just wish Kyle was able to stay in the game over this dork. As much as I don't like Andrew, his impression of Paul in his eviction message was SPOT ON. I have to give credit where it is due there. Paul is easily one of the worst Big Brother Contestants, perhaps of all time... at least in the Canadian version he is the worst, the only competition he won was because he bribed the 6 other people to forfeit! Every other one he was downright brutal at... Jerry from Big Brother 10 was better and that guy was like 97 years old. His train wreck of a game will be missed for the laughs, what I won't miss though are his jiggly boobs. I think it's time for Paul to get a manzere.
Oh god... an insufferable showmance is blooming between Andrew and Allison. She claims she is just doing it as strategy, but who knows. You can tell Sabrina is jealous as fuck over this, hopefully this doesn't dominate the season like previous in house relationships have dominated the show.
As I mentioned before I hate how catty the girls are in the house. Case in point, they all hate Allison and only refer to her as "the new girl", like she doesn't have a name. It reminds me of back in 1st year university, when a guy on my floor got kicked out of residence for smoking dope in his room (didn't go out to the forest like the rest of us!) and we called the guy that moved into his space "New Guy" for the rest of the year... but it wasn't done maliciously, just stupidity. These girls are just catty bitches. There is a pretty strong division between the girls and guys right now, and it is pretty hard to take sides, because there are people I like and dislike on both sides of this divide.
I have to say that the "buzzworthy" challenge was fucking stupid. I was home doing nothing but watch the Raptors and Leafs lose last Sunday afternoon and I couldn't be bothered watching the live feeds and participate in this stupid contest. From the jist of it they all dressed up in wacky make up and did dumb things for votes to win a "power". Adel won... it's kind of funny on Big Brother Canada that all the news he got from the outside world involved hockey... way to play up the stereotypes! But his power is so fucking stupid, and they're playing it off like it is some game changing thing. This reminds me of Lawon from Big Brother 13 volunteering to be evicted because he was convinced he was going to come back into the house with "Super Powers" those non-existent super powers are way better than this shitty power Adel 'won'. I like Adel though, he's one of the few I can tolerate so far this season, but this power is useless and whack as fuck. I also think lying about this ridiculous supposed power is only going to hurt his game in the long run, just tell the rest of these idiots how shitty your actual power is and get on with it.
Other Random Thoughts:
It was pretty funny on the Sunday episode when Kenny said that he was an "ass-man" well no shit, of course he's an ass man... not that there is anything wrong with that!!
The boys in this house need to put on some god damned clothes... first we had Arlie the lunatic streaking throughout the house, Kenny never wears a shirt, and Jon pretty much chills in tighty whities the entire time. Can the girls learn a thing or two from these guys perhaps??
As I just alluded to, Arlie is completely spun... seriously this guy is mental! What is with that sick hair cut? What is with that red suit he wore on eviction night? What is with the streaking? This guy has issues.
I'm starting to really warm up to Neda, honestly I think she is one of the smartest players in the house, she was the only voice of reason when Ika stupidly made Heather her target. I am going to make a bold prediction - Neda is going to win this game.
So me and McCrae from Big Brother 15 and I are pretty much buds now. As you can see by the time, I came home a little late from drinking at my buddys house last weekend and started to tweet out the link to my Big Brother Reviews to people, and I sent the link to McCrae - you could tell I was drunk because at first I tweeted him the wrong link. Anyways, he said he enjoyed the fact that I have a Kramer display picture and that my name on it is Reginald VelJohnson, he thought I was "a cool dude" anyways that's what he said about my article last week. I was still pretty shocked that a "D" List celebrity read my shitty blog, and that he told me he did. He was probably drunk too.
Rachelle won HOH!! I think she looks like the lead singer of Evanescence. She even dressed all goth like in that stupid buzzworthy challenge.... I still think she is pretty cute though. Anyways I am not sure where her head is at, as she is on the catty girl side. If I were her I would go after Ika, only because I hate her, but the best game move would be to go after Andrew and Kenny. However, I believe she will play it safe and nominate Allison and Heather, and Heather will be shown the door.
When I saw the commercials for the Big Boss from KFC, I was pretty excited to try it, if you're a veteran reader of this shitty blog, you know that I love Big Macs The Big Boss is basically the exact same as a Big Mac except with chicken instead of beef. I've often wondered what a Chicken Big Mac would be like, word on the street in McDonald's locations in the Caribbean and other locales sell it. I've considered asking those dorky teenagers at McDonald's to make me one, but I've been too embarrassed to ask. I suppose I could just order a couple of Junior Chickens and make it myself but seems like it would be far too much work. I'm a big fan of KFC.... even though Popeye's is 1000 times better (sidenote: they REALLY need to open a Popeye's in Kingston, I had it when I was back home in London a couple of weeks ago, and holy fuck was it ever good). As to be expected, the Colonel makes some of the best chicken sandwiches in the fast food circuit, the Big Crunch, the Zinger and especially the Double Down are all very good, but I am disappointed to report that the Big Boss failed to live up to my lofty expectations.
First we have the presentation - Good Lord, I know what you get at a fast food joint doesn't look anything like it looks on the commercials, but this is a monstrosity! It was like someone without fingers put this together, it was perhaps the most poorly put together sandwich I have ever had at a fast food restaurant. It was a pretty busy in there tonight, I think everyone in front of me ordered 20 piece buckets - it took them forever to get me my order (13 minutes to be exact - I could tell because I saw my order on their shitty little monitor), I wont fault them for that, but there is no excuse for such a half-ass constructed sandwich. The chicken patties had the traditional KFC breading we've all come to know and love, but the chicken itself was shockingly, and unpleasantly dry, it wasn't a very big piece of chicken either, compounding the dryness of the chicken was the bun, I don't know if it was stale or what but the first couple of bites was like eating chalk. Things did improve when I hit the middle and was met with some pickles, onion and sauce. Speaking of sauce, I had BARELY any sauce on mine, I couldn't tell if it was trying to be like Big Mac Sauce or mayo or what. When you get a Big Mac you usually end up with some sauce on your fingers and face, this sandwich could have used a ton more sauce to save itself from the overall blandness of it. The whole thing was kind of cold too which is never good. It was almost $10 after taxes for a combo - a little pricey, I doubt I will order it again. Overall I would have to give the Colonel an "A" for effort in trying something new, but the execution gets a D+. I'll be returning to KFC once they bring back the Zinger Double Down.
I apologize for the lateness of this post, I didn't do this after the show on Thursday and then last night I went to a hockey game with my buddy and then out drinking. I rolled out of bed at the crack of noon today and I'm slighty hungover and have dragging my ass this afternoon, I'll try to have these up sooner in the coming weeks....I probably won't but I will try. Anyways, Kyle was given the boot this week, and surprise surprise it was almost unanimous, only his boy Adel voted to keep him in, what a bunch of sheep the people in this house are. I was pretty disappointed to see him go. At first I thought he was pretty cocky and a meathead, but the "Emotion Scotian" seems like a good guy, we all saw that with the comments he made when he left the house, and when he was interviewed on the after show. His problem was he was a part of the nerd herd with Adel and Paul who are house outcasts at this point, and the powers that be felt that he was a threat to their game.
Speaking of Paul doesn't he kind of look like Uncle Phil?? Paul has really annoyed me so far, even the sound of his voice gets on my nerves, and he is a motivational speaker?? No wonder the Veto competition was spread over two episodes with his belly-aching over his fear of heights. Don't get me wrong I am no fan of Andrew (more on that later) but accusing someone of being a sexist and racist as a strategy is pretty fucking brutal, that could affect his life outside of the show... as we all saw with houseguests from the most recent season of Big Brothers USA. At least they made it clear that Andrew really wasn't a racist. I do feel a little bad for him, it must be tough to be a complete outcast from the rest of the house, but he really brought it on himself.
While Andrew didn't deserve to be called a sexist and racist by Paul, the guy is a clown show. Jon said it right when he said that "He's not a tool, he's a box full of tools, he's a toolbox". Right now the guy is walking around like his shit don't stink, classic HOHitis, plus everyone in the house (beside the Nerd Herd) are all sucking up to him. Those 4 girls snuggling in the bed with him was cringe worthy to see, and Sabrina washed his feet for christs sake. But the so called "First 5 alliance" of Andrew, Kenny, Sabrina, Arlie and Sarah looks pretty solid so far, and it looks like Kenny and Andrew have a final 2 deal, and they seem to be running the show now. If Ika was smart she would pull a power move as HOH and put up Andrew and Kenny, but I think she will take the easy road and go after Paul and Adel.
I was pleasantly surprised that Alison got voted into the house. Like I said in this spot last week I thought for sure the Drag Queen was going to get put in... it certainly wasn't going to be 'Nate the Great', what a bore he was, a cardboard box has more personality than he does. Besides his family and friends I doubt he got a single vote. Alison risks instant eviction if she tells anyone about the secret room... if that were me I'd be terrified, I have such a fucking blabbermouth, I'd probably accidentally spill the beans within the first 6 hours of being in the house. I am going to sound like a major dork here, but there was a strong twitter movement to get Alison in the house, all the old houseguests from both the American and Canadian versions that I follow were all pushing for her to get in over Scott, and everyone was pretty happy when she got in. I liked how she played it too claiming she just walked in the show, and that she was surprised the rest of them had already been in the house for 2 weeks. She's a Newfie too which makes her even better.
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If you're not watching the Big Brother After Show after the Thursday eviction you should be. They have actually been hilarious. Gary and Peter got on my nerves at times last season, but they both are pretty funny when they rip into the current houseguests. They also had a montage of the houseguests farting.... yeah I am juvenile I thought it was hilarious. Gary however dresses like a 70 year old woman during the shows. J-U-Double D Party Dardy himself even made an appearance when he asked a question to the 3 houseguests that were in isolation.
Jon might be my favourite houseguest so far, he is such a Newfie Hoser, I expect him to say "out for a rip are ya bud?" at any moment. Even though I was born and raised in Hamilton Ontario, and have never been to Newfoundland, I consider myself a Newfie, my Mom and my aunt and uncles were all born in Newfoundland, so I am always going to root for the Newfies in the house. Why is his arm in a sling though? You'd think they'd explain that.
Arisa Cox needs to take a page from my girl Julie Chen's book during the competitions. A couple of times during the HOH competition she needed the Chenbots assertiveness when the houseguests were taking forever to make an answer. JC doesn't put up with any bullshit - houseguests I need an answer NOW!!!
The internet needs to be better at photoshops for Big Brother Canada. During the American seasons there are a ton of hilarious pictures floating around there, and I put a bunch of them on this blog, half the fun was looking for those pics. I'm too dumb to make them myself, so someone out there needs to get their shit together and make some.
Prediction for this week: Like I said earlier I think Ika is going to put up Adel and Paul, and that Humpty Dumpty looking fucker Paul will be shown the door.
This week marks the return of the Canadian version of my favourite TV show Big Brother! Once again I have decided to interrupt my usual nightly routine of laying on the couch and staring at the walls by dusting off this ol' blog to give you my weekly thoughts on the show. I'll try to have blog up after the Thursday episode... but since I'm an old fart, I am usually in bed by 10, and since the show ends at 10 my eyes are getting a little heavy and I really don't want to spend an hour writing up a post (believe it or not, these take an hour or more to do up!) Anyways I'll try to get it up as soon as possible after the Thursday eviction.
So Anick is the first casualty of BBCAN2... she may have been nuttier than squirrel shit with that hippie Reiki Master nonsense, but at least she was good for a laugh or two, most of this cast (so far) is pretty boring. She reminded me of Talla from last season in that she was a complete space cadet. I did feel bad for her when she got evicted as she appeared genuinely upset, being voted out 11-0 must suck too! She was an easy target and I think she isolated a lot of people with the weird shit she did with the feathers and whatnot, plus she was the first one off the ice block during the first HOH competition. I hope the 11-0 vote isn't an indication of everyone "going with the house" a problem which plagued the most recent season of the American Big Brother. Plus I think they were all terrified of Ika, if someone voted for her I am sure she would have tracked them down and ripped their heads off.
Sad truth: I am the same age as Sarah (the "Mom" of the season) and am younger than Paul, but everyone else in the house is younger (in some cases MUCH younger) than I am. I guess I am over the hill, if I was cast on the show I'd be the token geezer. That being said, I must say that having the cast in tiny bathing suits on the opening episode was a good introduction, I think I fell in love with Rachelle during that competition..... but on the other hand Paul and his man-boobs reminded me either of former WWF Champion Yokozuna or Bob from Fight Club.
I really wish I knew how to put those pictures side by side, but oh well... as for Paul how many bloody hats did he bring into the Big Brother house? In every scene he had a new hat. Much like the rest of the cast I am not sure what to think of him so far, he had the typical case of HOHitis, where because he was HOH thought he was King Shit of Turd Isle and everyone had to bow at his feet and kiss the ring. He seems pretty genuine though, I could see him lasting for a bit.
As for the "Twistos Twist".... by the way as someone who loves snacking and snack foods I have NEVER heard of Twistos, I had to Google it to find out what they were, apparently they're crackers. But I don't like the twist.... the 3 or 4 of you that have read my previous Big Brother blogs know that I hate the stupid twists that the producers throw at us, just let the fucking game unfold naturally. Last season Big Brother Canada was especially guilty of going overboard on the twists. Anyhoo, as we all know that there are 3 more potential houseguests living in isolation and the country gets to vote in who will enter in the house. We all know it's going to be the fucking drag queen... why even bother having those other two dorks there. There is NO CHANCE that boring guy from BC or the Dancing Newfie are going to get in... might as well just put the Drag Queen in there now and spare us the charade.
As for the rest of the house I am going to give some of my initial thoughts on each of them, despite not having much to go on.
Adel - Ummmm.... I am sure I am going to make an Adel/Adele joke somewhere along the line this season. The singing Adele is a saint, but this Adel doesn't leave much of an impression, he did "twerk" on the ice block, and that wasn't funny at all. Lame.
Andrew - He came across as a bit of a dick, being loud and obnoxious and he did a Rob Ford-level Jamaican accent to Ika, but I think he's a strong competitor and will stick around for a bit. I am pretty sure I have been to that bar in Calgary he works at too... they had over 100 beers on tap there, it was a good spot!
Arlie - This is one houseguest that did leave an impression on me - that of anger. Vote this asshole out immediately. What a loser! I am sure he is going to earn a ton of my scorn this season. Plus his name is fucking Arlie.
Heather - She is pretty easy on the eyes, but in the little she has said or done so far seems a bit annoying.
Ika - Megabitch. I know Anick's hippie-dippie stuff was a little off the wall, but she did not need to be so rude about it. I don't like her very much so far... I can see her causing drama in the house, which could at least provide some entertainment.
Jon - He's 1 of 2 Newfies in the house and I have Newfie blood coursing through my veins, so of course I have a soft spot for him. Plus I heard that him and Rachelle are hooking up already. Good for him, but I hope this showmance doesn't become as insufferable as the rest of Big Brother relationships are.
Kenny - Epic Beard. I thought at first before the drag queen came in that they would have a gay person on the show that isn't completely flamboyant... but it looks like I'm wrong. I can see him lasting long on the show, and plus he is the other Newfie so I hope he does well.
Kyle - Yes he is a meathead, but he has made me laugh quite a bit so far. He is pretty much Jesse 2.0 (Jesse was on Big Brother 10 & 11). The fact that he had the shirt peeled within 10 minutes of being in the house was hilarious.
Neda - Big Schnozz, Bad Attitude.
Paul - I've already talked about him and his breasts above.
Rachelle - Will you marry me?
Sabrina - ummmmmmmm.... I really have nothing to say about her, I guess she will float for a few weeks because she is just a fly on the wall.
Sarah - The mature, house Mom who just happens to be about the same age as I am (except I am not mature and thank God don't have any kids). She hasn't left any sort of impression on me yet. It's tough after two episodes I suppose!
Well that's it for me this week. I know who won HOH, but I won't reveal it on this shitty blog, you can look it up yourself or wait until Sunday! In future weeks I will reveal spoilers but will give you all an ample spoiler alert. In the mean time give me a follow on the twitter on my new handle @HDH2112
New Year, new post. Can you believe this shitty blog is a year old? That is a lot of Big Brother and fast food talk. I am going to stop saying I am going to post more, because until Big Brother Canada starts in March I really don't see many posts on the horizon. Anyways tonight is a different story, I am going to give some thoughts on the Leafs season so far. First things first that Winter Classic shot is pretty cool eh... I don't usually buy into the whole hype about the Winter Classic, and I think the NHL is over-doing this whole outdoor game stuff with another 5 outdoor games on the horizon this season, but it was pretty neat seeing over 105,000 fans, over half of them decked out in the blue and white take in the game. It helps that the Leafs destroyed those piece of shit Red Wings too. That will teach that ogre Todd Bertuzzi to mess with our water bottles. It would have been kind of cool to go see it live, but I think I prefer the warm confines of my couch over freezing my nuts off to see a crappy view of the game a mile away.
Well this has really been a tale of two seasons. As per their usual style the Leafs jumped out of the gate very hot going 10-4-0 in the month of October, despite being frustratingly out-shot every single god damned game, but then they came back down to Earth with a 4-6-3 November, and now only have 2 regulation victories in the last 20 games.... yikes thank god for the extra point for going to OT and the fact for the first time ever they've been half decent in the shoot-out. If the season ended today they would be in the playoffs holding one of the Wild Card positions, but the teams behind them in the standings are awfully close and if they don't get their shit together the Leafs could be on the outside looking in come playoff time in April. A lot has pissed me off about the season so far, but I have been happy with some things. I am going to point out a couple of good things and and couple of bad things that have stuck out with me thus far this season.
THE GOOD
The Goaltending
There is no doubt that time and time again the goaltending has bailed out the Leafs this season. As I said in my Leafs season preview post I said I liked how the Leafs have a 1a and a 1b goalie and how they can just ride the hot hand. As mentioned earlier the Leafs are painfully outshot almost 2 to 1 in many of the games they have played this season, and it has been either Jonathan Bernier or James "Optimus Reim" Reimer that have bailed them out, and they are pretty much the main reason they hold onto a playoff spot right now. If this was fucking Vesa Toskala and Jonas Gustuvsson....whooo boy they would be looking at a high draft pick this year. So far Randy Carlyle has preferred Bernier over Optimus Reim, but Randy Carlyle is a fucking douchebag... more on that later. I don't see Reimer lasting very much longer in Toronto, because for some god forsaken reason Carlyle does not trust him as much as he trusts Bernier. Reimer getting the quick yank in that game against Detroit before Christmas is the proof, he has yet to pull his golden boy Bernier this year. (on an aside, pull his golden boy sounds very dirty). I am not knocking Bernier, I hope he is proves to be a solid #1 tender for years to come, but I really like Reimer, and I think he is getting shit on by Leafs management.
Kessel and van Dreamsdyk
Holy fuck I love watching these two play together, it's such a shame that they are American. For all of Brian Burke's blustery nonsense, these two additions are two of the best the Leafs have ever made. People shit on the infamous Kessel deal to this day, but the guy has consistently produced his entire time in the blue and white, and Burke got JVR from the Flyers for Luke Schenn.... remember that guy? That has to be one of the biggest steals in the history of the NHL. Like I said it's a bloody shame these two are Americans, they will do some damage for Team USA in the upcoming Olympics. They are 1-2 in scoring on the team this year, yeah they are notoriously streaky players, but when they're going they are very fun to watch. Honourable mention goes to Joffrey Lupul who when healthy is always one of the best players on the ice, as well Mason Raymond has been great this season.
THE BAD
David Clarkson
I really hate shitting on a guy on the Leafs but David Clarkson is absolutely useless. Why they gave this guy so much money is beyond me. As you can see above our friends at Pension Plan Puppets have produced this handy chart to show how much of a cap hit it is going to cost the Leafs to buy out this plug in the next few years, with the cap going up I suppose it's not so bad, but any monkey could have told you throwing superstar money at David fucking Clarkson as a free agent isn't the wisest of moves. I know he wasn't brought in to bring Kessel or Crosby like productivity but 2 goals and 5 assists over 30 games is unacceptable for someone making his money. But as we saw on 24/7 he did a marvelous job of protecting the sanctity of the Leafs water bottles.... Jesus Christ wasn't that the stupidest thing you have ever heard in your entire life... "Don't touch our fucking water bottles" he sounded like he was a kid in Grade 3 on recess. I hope he turns it around and soon, at $5.25 million per year he bloody well better.
Randy Carlyle
I hate Randy Carlyle. I hated him before and I hate him even more after watching his crap on 24/7. Why does he hate my boy Nazem Kadri so much?? Seriously the guy rides him like a fly on shit, and because of his monumental stupidity Kadri is on the trading block and will likely flourish on another team. The guy ran Mikhail Grabovksi and Clarke MacArthur out of town, and they have succeeded with other teams, and I can see the same happening with Kadri. The guy insists on playing two goons (Orr and McClaren) a night, and gives guys like Jay McClement (who I do like don't get me wrong) heavy minutes while leaving guys like Kadri and Peter Holland stapled to the bench. I don't like his hard-ass style either, this may work for some high school coaches, but these are grown men making millions of dollars, and they aren't going to be treated like common trash for long. I think a lot of players have already tuned him out. Plus as we also saw on 24/7 the goof doesn't know how to use a fucking toaster. Something has to be said about the fact that the Leafs collapse in the 3rd period seemingly every game. They’ve given up a tying or go-ahead goal in the 3rd period in 17 games this year, and in 11 of those, they’ve either lost the
game, or lost points. This has a lot to do with Carlyle's policy of just sitting back when they have the lead and not keeping their foot on the gas. The Leafs blogosphere (read: people who write way better blogs than me) turned on Carlyle ages ago, and now the Toronto media has started to as well. Frankly I think the Leafs are lucky to be in the position they are in, and they would be way better off with a new head coach.
Well so concludes my first post on 2014 with some thoughts on the Leafs. I still the think the Leafs are going to win the Cup, especially if they fire Carlyle. As I hinted in the opening paragraph don't count on too much more blogs out of me until Big Brother Canada starts.... I still should go review McDonald's poutine though!
Holy shit it's been two months since I've posted on here? What's even more shocking is this is the first time I have had my beloved McDonald's since my review of the mediocre McLobster back in August. Shocking I know considering how much I love McDonald's. I think I've only been to McDonald's 4 times since I've moved to Kingston back in early May. When I was in London I lived well within walking distance of 2 McDonald's plus I worked beside another one, so I would go quite a bit, sometimes 3 times a week... yikes. Here in K-Town there isn't a location anywhere near me...upon telling this to a friend he said "no wonder Kingston a prison town." There's also no Popeye's Chicken here, another reason why this is a Prison Town, but I digress... I've seen commercials for the McRib lately, and I thought I should give it a try, both because I needed a McDonald's fix, and I know about 2 people who have been waiting with baited breath for me to review it on this crappy blog. There are people who are absolutely diehard about the McRib, I've heard of people in the States who would travel great distances to go to McDonald's that were serving them. McDonald's only brings it out every few years, and during it's last go around I tried it and wasn't too impressed, perhaps it was because I had it at the decrepit Dundas and Richmond location in London, I still maintain that it is the worst McDonald's location in Canada, if not in the entire world. This visit was a different story, I very much enjoyed the McRib.
I should start by saying I LOVE ribs. BBQ Ribs are pretty close to being my favourite food, and my Mom makes some of the best ribs out there, the London Ribfest - as overpriced as it is - was always one of the highlights of my summer. There is no better sweats than the meat sweats you get after eating a rack or two of ribs, I've probably sweat more eating ribs in the last couple of years than I have sweat from exercise. Obviously the McRib isn't as good as ribs would get at Ribfest or any other BBQ joint, but it was still pretty damn good, so the meat in the McRib may technically not be pork, and it is the same stuff that they make gym mats with, big fucking deal it still tastes good. I think what set apart the McRib was the BBQ sauce, it was really good, you could slather that on real ribs and it would win a gold medal at Ribfest. It was sweet, had a nice tangy bite to it, and as you can see in the picture above they gave you a ton of it. I like the idea of having onions and pickles on it, but these fuckers at the Gardiners Road location in Kingston gave me two measly pickles on it...two!! One of them was so tiny and thin you could see right through it. The McRib is wide enough to warrant at least 3, if not 4 pickles. McDonald's has really stepped down their pickle game in recent years, it has come to the point where I've had to ask for extra pickles when I order a Big Mac...seriously is it that hard to give out more than two god damned pickles?? I was too embarrassed to go back and ask for more, but it would have made the McRib even better than it was. On another note, they did not season the fries.... McDonald's fries without salt is like Christmas without presents. For shame Gardiners Road location...for shame. Overall I would definitely order the McRib again, but I imagine it's not going to be around for too much longer, but when it's back in 2015 or whatever I will be sure to get it again.
Well that's it for this review, I would like to update this blog more, but there hasn't been that much for me to write about lately. Perhaps I can write something about the Leafs season thus far...something to look for in the future!! McDonald's also brought in poutine...I don't know if that will warrant a full blog post, but if I try it and feel compelled to write something I will!
May 13, 2013 was a roller coaster of emotions the likes of which I have never experienced in my entire life. Being a Leafs fan, (along with being a Blue Jays, Bills and Raptors fan) I am all too used to disappointment and misery as a sports fan, but it's always disappointment and misery I can see coming a mile away. That game 7 against Boston was easily the lowest I have ever felt as a sports fan. That game had it all the dizzying highs, the terrifying lows, the creamy middles. When Kadri scored to go up 4-1 with only 11 minutes to play I was on cloud 9, getting congratulatory texts from fellow Leafs fans, planning on the second round. But then Boston scored....and again....and again...and finally again in overtime. It was the most monumental heart stomping collapse I have ever witnessed. I shit you not I had trouble sleeping that night. After waiting 9 long years for the Leafs to be in the playoffs again, they go and blow it in historic fashion like that. Even friends of mine who waste no time talking shit about the Leafs to me gave me at least a night to mourn....then the shit talking began in earnest and did not stop the whole summer. This YouTube video sums up that horrible night perfectly....this was painful for me to watch again!
But enough about god damned game 7, I am so sick of hearing about it, and I know I will be chirped about that game for the rest of my life. Game 7 happened, we can't change what happened and now let us never speak of it again.
The Leafs had a busy off season for sure. To be honest, I am not so sure about the moves they made. First and foremost using one of their two buy outs on Mikhail Grabovski (shown above stabbing a pineapple...yeah that is an actual pictuee of him) was absolutely stupid. Granted he didn't have the season offensively that he was capable off, and he was getting paid a lot after he signed an big extension under Brian Burke. But still the guy was extremely skilled and was being used wrong by Randy Carlyle as a 3rd-4th line checking centre. Carlyle didn't like him so instead of buying-out John Michael Liles and his massive salary (the guy can't even make the NHL roster) they shockingly let Grabovski walk. Even after he was a free agent it took forever for a team to sign him, it took a couple of weeks for Washington to sign him and a lo and behold he has a Hat Trick in the season opener. I guarantee when the Leafs play the Capitals he will light them up. They basically used the money they saved on cutting Grabovski to resign Tyler Bozak to a 5 year $21 million dollar contract. Ugh, I think they totally overpaid for Bozak, who is OK as a 2nd or 3rd line centre, not a 1st line centre. Hopefully he proves me wrong, and he did score a beauty short handed goal Tuesday night against the Habs, I just think they're going to end up buying this contract out in a couple of years.
The other big move they made was signing David Clarkson, who was the most sought after free agent on the market. Don't get me wrong, I love players like Clarkson, he can score, he can forecheck and play good defense, and he isn't afraid to drop the gloves....or leave the bench to fight in a fucking pre-season game which landed him an automatic 10 game suspension. He's drawn comparisons to Leafs legend Wendel Clark, who was Clarkson's favourite player growing up. Clarkson is even wearing number 71 which is just Clark's 17 in reverse. My concern is the massive contract they gave him, a 7 year $36.75 million dollar contract. That is waaaaay too much money, and way too long a term for a guy like him. Like I said, once he finally starts playing I think I will end up liking him, but that kind of money is obscene, is he going to be worth the $5.25 million a year when he is a 36 year old ankle burner?? The Leafs signed Dave Bolland too, I like that signing, and he has already worked out great scoring 2 against the Flyers on Wednesday night. All these signings lead me to believe that head coach Randy Carlyle has fuhrer like control over decisions with this team, GM Dave Nonis is signing the guys that Carlyle likes. Carlyle seems like an asshole to me, both Grabovski and Clarke MacArthur have trashed him and his style this off season. But if Carlyle gets the players he wants, and they can get W's, then that's all that counts. I don't have a Ron "Wrong" Wilson hatred for him yet, but that could happen.
I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about the goalie situation. For whatever reason Leafs brass do not believe in James "Optimus Reim" Reimer. I am not going to sit here and say he is the second coming of Martin Brodeur, but he is a solid goalie who led them into the playoffs last year.... plus his wife is a smoke show, as seen above giving her infamous stink eye to Elisha Cuthbert (Phaneuf's wife) last season in the playoffs. The Leafs went out and signed Jonathan Bernier from LA, who is younger and had less NHL experience than Reimer. Everyone is high on Bernier, but with Jonathan Quick being yearly Vezina candidate for the Kings every season he was seeing little to no action. All that being said I really like the idea of the Leafs having an 1a and a 1b goalie. There have been 2 games thus far and each goaltender has played a game and won and have looked very sharp in those victories. It's a great problem for the Leafs to have picking who will be the goaltender every game. Plus with injuries you never know what could happen. Obviously Carlyle is going to go with the hot hand, if they end up being a true tandem play a 60/40 split of games or something and playing the way the both are capable of playing, I think that will really help the Leafs and their playoff chances.
One of the biggest moves of the off season was made the morning of their season opener. Phil Kessel re-upped with the Leafs for a 8 year $64 million dollar contract, and unlike David Clarkson I think Kessel is worth every penny. I don't get how I am constantly defending this guy, with Leafs haters and fans alike. I also don't understand why he is a whipping boy in the Toronto media and he has been since he got here just this week David Feschuk wrote yet another horrible article and in this one he was calling Kessel fat! Is this fucking grade 6? The Toronto media doesn't like him because he is doesn't like to talk to them, and I don't blame Kessel who would want to talk to that collection of miscreants. Kessel has been one of the most consistent pure goal scorers in the last few seasons, and he was AMAZING in the playoffs against Boston, his former team that he always had trouble against. Imagine his numbers if he was playing with a top flight number 1 centre...not Tyler Bozak, but I think Nazem Kadri can fit that billing in the not too distant future.
Nasty Naz the Skillmatic had an eventful off-season, threatening a hold out and demanding a big extension before settling on a smaller 2 year bridge deal with the Leafs. Kadri is another guy Leafs management and the media like to shit on. Granted he is cocky, but I don't think burying him in the AHL or on the 3rd-4th line will help. Carlyle rides him like a fly on shit, and he has already been in Carlyles dog house this season. I honestly believe in Kadri's potential, and I hope the Leafs don't squander it. He should be centering the first line with Kessel and Joffrey Lupul on the wing, that line would set the world on fire.
The NHL season is less than a week old and already there is controversy. In Tuesday nights season opening Leafs and Habs game, Colton Orr and George Parros had their second fight of the night (there was 5 total fights that game), George Parros swang and missed Colton Orr who ducked him, and Parros headed up falling face first into the ice, and had to leave on a stretcher. Watching that live it was a scary scene to be sure. Immediately the debate on Twitter launched into the pro-fighting and anti-fighting stance, with the vast majority of media and bloggers that I follow taking a strong anti-fighting stance. Plenty of words were written over the subject over the next couple of days with columnists like Bruce Arthur and Michael Grange who I respect and columnists I loathe like Damien Cox and Steve Simmons trumpeting having fighting banned from hockey. My personal opinions have shifted on fighting, I have always enjoyed a good hockey scrap, and when I go to OHL games I am always on my feet cheering when a fight breaks out, but I honestly think someone is going to eventually get seriously hurt, if not die in a hockey scrap soon. It has already happened in a minor league a few years ago, it could easily happen in the NHL. To me there is always going to be room in the NHL for a spontaneous fight, something that happens as a result of two players getting on each others nerves after a long, hard game - think Jarome Iginla fighting Vincent Lecavalier in the Stanley Cup final back in '04. But when hired goons like Orr, Parros, John Scott or whoever drop the gloves 3 minutes into a game just because they have to - the "staged fights" the game can do without. If you want to watch staged fights go watch the WWE. People are calling on a full ban on fighting, which I disagree with, maybe just have a game misconduct after a fight, or a fine if you have more than 5 fights, and a bigger fine if you have more than 10. That will deter the goon vs. goon fights, while allowing more naturally occurring fights to happen. Even if the NHL does ban fighting (which it wont) I will still watch, Olympic hockey, World Junior hockey and Playoff hockey have little to no fights and that is often considered the best hockey to watch. People saying they will stop watching or people will stop watching hockey because there is no more fighting are just stupid.
As for the rest of the league, I don't really care or follow it that closely. I hate the Senators just as much as I ever did, it was hilarious to see that Krusty the Clown looking loser Daniel Alfredsson bolt on them realizing how hopeless they are. The Sens went out and traded for Bobby Ryan aka Bobby Stevenson who is bound to have a terrible season for them and he will wish he was on the run from the FBI again. I don't think the Sens will even make the playoffs. The divisions are all different this year with Detroit and Columbus joining the Eastern Conference. Once again the NHL screwed this up, I think it is stupid that there is 16 teams in one conference and 14 in the other. Plus the new division names are so dumb, really the Metropolitan Division?? Why the hell did they call the Leafs division the Atlantic Division, most teams in that division are nowhere close to the Atlantic Ocean, in fact there is closer teams to the Atlantic in the stupid Metropolitan Division than there is the Atlantic Division. I don't get why they just didn't name the division after old hockey players like they used too. Name the divisions after Wayne Gretzky or Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr or Dougie Gilmour, you know legends. The playoffs are all different too, the top three teams in each division will advance, and there is 2 wild card teams. That being said, this how I think the divisions will play out.
* = Wild Card Teams
Atlantic Division
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Boston Bruins
3. Detroit Red Wings
4. Tampa Bay Lighting*
5. Ottawa Senators
6. Montreal Canadiens
7. Buffalo Sabres
8. Florida Panthers
Metropolitan Division
1. Pittsburgh Penguins
2. New York Rangers
3. Washington Captials
4. New Jersey Devils*
5. Carolina Hurricanes
6. New York Islanders
7. Columbus Blue Jackets
8. Philadephia Flyers
Central Division
1. Chicago Blackhawks
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Nashville Predators
4. Minnesota Wild*
5. Colorado Avalanche
6. Dallas Stars
7. Winnipeg Jets
Pacific Division
1. Los Angeles Kings
2. Vancouver Canucks
3. San Jose Sharks
4. Anaheim Ducks*
5. Edmonton Oilers
6. Phoenix Coyotes
7. Calgary Flames.
Leafs over Los Angeles in the Stanley Cup final, as we will finally get revenge for '93.
Well enjoy the season everyone, I think I will do a post like this every month or two on how the dominate Leafs season is going, plus me and my friend Killer are going to start a sports podcast, so look for that in the near future too!
