Booooooooooooo. It’s over.
Not “booo” for the show (or either team), of course. It was predictably great to watch. I just hate that we have to wait another year to see more episodes…assuming they keep running the show.
I’ve got a lot of observations this week, so let’s jump right in.
HBO’s second episode of 24/7 ran last night, once again giving us the type of fantastic behind the scenes access so many hockey fans like myself crave.
Let’s take a look back at the highlights from last night and reflect.
-by Patrick Hoffman
While the New York Rangers may be one of the hottest teams on home ice this season at the partly renovated Madison Square Garden (5-1-1), the team’s fans don’t exactly feel at home just yet.
While it is hard to fully pass judgment on the arena given that only one of three phases has been completed, it’s clear that Blueshirts’ bloggers are quite opinionated when it comes to their “new” arena.
'"The Great One's" 3D legacy continues', so suggests the box cover.
Other than sitting in the dark looking at hockey stats and making dumb jokes on my Twitter feed, I spend some time in this basement playing video games on my old Nintendo 64. I was maybe 10 or 11 years old when my brother wanted us to trade in the N64 for $15 credit towards some Sega Dreamcast game. I aborted the mission at the eleventh hour (I used to get up before noon back then) and kept the N64 away in storage to use at a later time.
I realize now what a terrific investment that was. Being the only kid on your block with this video game console was real cool when you were 6, and also real cool when you’re 23. Rather than sit out in the cold and wait for the release of Modern Warfare 3 Monday night, I stayed home and played GoldenEye, a game with an infinite amount of replay value and won’t need to be replaced next year. Going through some old games, I have a few of the classic standards, but also found one I don’t remember: Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey 1998. I popped it in to give it a go and see if it’s any good.
The Art of Scouting, according to its jacket, “delves into the secretive world of hockey scouting, a world more akin to Cold War-era spying than a casual day in the stands.” It’s written by Shane Malloy, a prospects expert who pops up all over the internet, radio and television, and it boasts input from myriad sources across the hockey world, from broadcasters to scouts to managers.
How good a job does the book do of shining light on the world of NHL scouting? The answer after the jump.
Jo Innes, Ryan Lambert, Daniel Wagner, Cam Charron, Ellen Etchingham, Jake Goldsbie, Darren Kritzer
