Canes; B's rule roost at quarter-mark
When predictions for the top teams in the Eastern Conference came about, the usual names surfaced. Pittsburgh, who won the Season 12 WCHL Cup and the always great in the regular season New York Rangers were most common, but the defending Eastern Conference Champion New York Islanders also had their supporters. Even the annually playoff struggling Philadelphia Flyers were given a nod or two as possible regular season champions for the Eastern Conference title.
But the Bruins and Hurricanes?
Few predicted that after 20 games, these two teams would rank one-two in the conference, but that's what has happened. Boston is riding a six game winning streak to a 17-3 record, including a perfect 5-0 record in extra time. Bruins General Manager Brett Hudson couldn't be happier.
"It's awesome. I knew we'd kick ass, but this is kicking the ass of the ass kicking I thought we'd give everyone. It's like a double ass-kicking adventure," wooted Hudson, before proceeding to punt a midget dressed as a leprechaun. "It's good luck to kick a leprechaun," stated Hudson, adding he wants to "get those lucky charms."
The charge shouldn't come as a big shock given Boston was up 3-2 in the first round over the Islanders before falling in seven games. They came the closest of any Eastern Conference team to beating the Islanders in the post-season.
"We're suffering from PPS -Post Playoff Syndrome - and there's no cure baby other kicking some ass. So it's boots out boys," exclaimed Hudson.
Mike "Pedro can pump my gas" McFarland was just as excited about his team's performance.
"I told Blake Wheeler he better start to use his 6'6 asthmatic ass to score some Mother%*&^ing points or he's out on his ear to Gnome, Alaska by dogsled, and he'd be the dog," said McFarland, gripping a picture of Sam Pollack in one hand, clearly smudged by the lipstick McFarland was wearing earlier in the day. "He did. Like Sammy said, sometimes the best trades you make are the ones you don't make. Right, Sammy? Sammy says I'm right. Sammy's good to me. I love Sammy."
The Canes are 11-6-2, but thanks to being the best in the weak Adams Division, they sit second in the Eastern Conference, despite holding fewer points than four teams below them.
"If those teams don't like it they can, in the words of Sean Connery on Saturday Night Live, suck it long, and suck it hard. Just like Trebek's mom," uttered McFarland, before emphatically crotch-chopping the throng of reports around him, climbing to the top of Roberto Luongo's locker, cracking open a beer, pouring it in his mouth and then spewing it all over the crowd of reporters and photographers below.
"It's time to open some cans of whoop-ass yo boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy," shouted McFarland before taking a pic and hammering into a keg in the midle of the locker room.
Time will tell if this is a matter of fact for the Bruins and Canes, or if it's just a short term burst of energy and the real leaders of the East will emerge. Until then, Boston and Carolina can stand in the spotlight for a while longer at last.
I almost think that is the nicest thing Trent has said to me and my team since I took over in season one......It almost makes me shed a tear or two, but we will keep our focus and improve on last season.
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