well, it's been a while, hasn't it?

yes, i do realize how long it's been since i wrote on here, but i have been both busy and forgetful.

-we beat calgary in that lethal game!!!
-we won the NW!!!
-we faced st.louis in the first round, and wiped them out 4-0
-we faced chicago in the second round, they wiped us out 4-2 :(
-pittsburgh won the stanley cup

off-season news:
-we got jordan schroeder in the first round of the draft, joining prospects
-ohlund left to tampa
-labarbera has left (to phoenix, i believe)
-pyatt has gone to phoenix
-cowan left to buffalo
-sundin doesn't look like he'll be back, even though gillis insists that he will be
-sedins resign pretty much 20 minutes before coming UFA's, signing 5-year contracts
-luongo signs 12-year extension
-samuellson comes in from detroit
-ehrhoff and lukowich come in from san jose
-mathieu schneider comes in from montreal
-raycroft comes in from colorado
-shirokov comes over from russia, joining prospects
-hodgson is too young for AHL but has nothing left to learn in brampton, so he has to try for the canucks roster
-luongo attends canada olympic training camp
-kesler attends us olympic camp
-sedins, samuellson, edler try for swedish olympic team
-wellwood goes to arbitration hearing, gets small raise
-wellwood and bernier have both lost weight over the summer, getting more into shape

upcoming things:
-sept 7-9, prospects training camp
-sept 11-13, veterans training camp
-mon sept 14, preseason opener vs. ny islanders, in Terrace, BC (Kraft Hockeyville)
-sept 14-27, preseason games
-oct 1, regular season opener in calgary

a quick look at highlights for next season's schedule
-oct 1: regular season opens in calgary
-oct 5: first home game, vs columbus
-dec 10-26: longest home streak of season
-jan 30-feb 14: long road trip, GM place being readied for olympics
-feb 14-mar 1: olympics in vancouver, no nhl games in this time (since all the good players will be playing for their countries)
-mar 2-12: road trip picks up where left off, GM place being cleaned up after olympics
-mar 13: first home game since january
-apr 10: last game of year, ironically a home game vs calgary (what a perfect set-up to determine the NW title winner, eh?)

this year will be big, and hopefully i will remember to keep on top of this blog.