Pennsylvania: Decision 2008
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Published April 22nd, 2008
It all comes down to today. The hits have been hard. The struggle has taken weeks. And both sides have been claiming victory. But after the seconds finally wind down, we will have knowledge of a new contest that will affect Pennsylvania from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and be felt all the way to Washington DC.
Of course, I’m talking about the Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Capitals battling in Game 7 tonight for the right to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
What did you think I was talking about?
Sadly more people will watch the lection results than the hockey games
I feel like the NHL playoffs (and NBA playoofs) are as long if not longer than these primaries!
So far so good, Caps up 1-0.
Live-blogging Decision ‘08…
Caps kill off a huge 2-minute 2-man advantage for Philadelphia after the Flyers scored a weak goal through Huet’s wickets. That two-man adv. was during a four-minute high-sticking call against Federov. That penalty was killed too.
Right now, the 2nd Period has just begun and the Caps just failed on the Power Play and Sergei Federov is heading back to the box for hooking. In Federov’s defense, the Flyers’ Richards had a clear lane to the net.
I love how Karl Rove is Fox News’ expert strategist during the Democratic primary. That’s too cool.
Big wins for Clinton amongst Union, White, church-going voters. However, Black, young and urban voters are going big for Obama. Blacks alone went 92-8.
With the majority of the delegates up for grabs located in congressional districts near or in Pittsburgh and Philly, it looks like Obama will have a good night…even if he loses or ties Clinton in raw vote.
OK…back to hockey…Federov is out of the box.
Philly scores by running over a defenseman to run over the goaltender. Figures.
The fans are, rather, well vocally perturbed.
Star players score in big games. Ovechkin scores from the far face-off dot on a sweet wrister. Biron didn’t have a chance. 2-2 courtesy of the “Great 8″.
Fox calls PA for Clinton. Interesting. Not what it looked like earlier.
Wha? I was about to go pop some popcorn, and it’s all over?
Hillary’s got a good argument for the SuperDels now. She has won California, Ohio, Texas… if Obama lost those to her, can he win in the general?
Some good maps here (scroll down):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2008_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries
Go pop that corn. She may have won the popular vote, but I have a feeling that a substantial number of delegates are going to Obama.
Besides, some awesome hockey is being played right now on Comcast Sports Net.
With less than three minutes to go in the third period, the next goal will likely win this game between the Caps and Flyers. The question is, when will it come?
While i did hope that somehow there would be a major upset tonight and Obama would squeak out a win in Penn (not just for him, but it would pretty much put an end to the contest), i wasn’t expecting much. I am hoping he will end up within 7% or so though.
And Conservativia - actually it looks like when all is said and done, Obama will actually have won Texas, with a 2-3 delegate advatage. And people think the national process is screwy…
Sorry, not a hockey fan…
YAY! FREE HOCKEY!
Wow. One of these teams entire season comes down to one goal. The team that scores keeps playing in the play-offs. The team that is scored on, their season is over.
It’s all so fatal. Maybe that’s why they call it “sudden death.”
Jeremy - how can you not be a hockey fan? Your life is not complete.
Seriously, turn off the politics and turn on CSN for this overtime. It doesn’t get much better than this: screaming Caps fans, every hit, shot, shift as if your season depended on it…which it does.
It doesn’t get any better in sports.
So, speaking of which…while this has been kind of fun…I’m watching the game and shutting down the computer.
FLYERS WIN!!!!
Craptastic night. The two teams that fight dirty won.
Jim - at least we still have our A team in the mix - and going head to head with the ole’ rivalry in Denver starting Saturday at 3! Avs suck!
On the Hillary bit, it’s interesting that she’s become BFFs with Fox News. Between the pundit love last night and even this morning after on Fox & Friends. I’m sure they’ll break up by August though.
First Wings game is actually Thursday at 7:30.
Flyers are going to get so flattened by Montreal. It will not be pretty.
Wouldn’t this be cool in the east — a New York v. Montreal conference final?
Then, if the Red Wings can hold-serve on their home ice over the next two rounds, it’ll be an all Original six Stanley Cup.
When was the last time that happened? Perhaps when there was only the orginial six?
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