Last night was bound to be different. Just like the "rest" of the world, anything was expected as the clock approached 6 PM. For weeks the internet was buzzing with doomsday predictions from the founder of FamilyRadio.com. Luckily for everyone from New Zealand to Hawaii, the 6 PM deadline came and went and the biggest winner of the night turned out to be the entire planet. When the clock struck 6 PM last night and the earth didn't open up and swallow up my couch, I got ready for a week of sports spectaculars.
With "disaster" firmly us, Bernard Hopkins showed everyone that anything is possible. He managed to battle to a new championship by beating Jean Pascal in Montreal. The victory was convincing and the crowd in Montreal seemed stunned when Hopkins was declared World Champion at the age of 46. By becoming World Champion , Hopkins became a boxing legend "again" and he will be revered like of George Foreman who became World Champion at the age of 45.
The NHL playoffs are still at the top of the watch list for us, this week. The Bruins and the Lightning are locked in a death match swinging back and forth. We still like Boston to come out on top to eventually face the Canucks for the Cup. Tim Thomas is the key for Boston and he is going to have to buckle under and shut down the run and gun Lightning offence.
The Vancouver Canucks are back at it and managed to smash the Sharks back into their place on Sunday with an afternoon victory. Niemi has been doing his best to imitate Brian Boucher all series long. The goaltending for the Sharks has been sad and it is starting to affect the team as a whole. The firepower from the Sharks is in short supply and the Canucks seemed poised to make an appearance in the final. Sami Salo and the Sedin twins are producing as expected and the Canucks freight train is firmly on track. These guys are going to be tough to stop. These guys are starting to look like a team of destiny.
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