Saturday was filled with Matinee NHL games, so I watched my Red Wings allow Alex Ovechkin teach them first hand why he'd the best goal scorer in the league. It was nice to catch a Detroit game on a Sat afternoon. The only highlight was watching Ville Leino score his first NHL goal, is a slow motion spin-o-rama. I think this kid will have a bright future in Hockeytown.
Later that night I went to a friends place for a few BEvERages and the Leafs game. I'd love to see Toronto tank during the second half of the season to allow a shot at John Tavares, but in classic Leaf fashion, they can't even lose properly. They beat Sid The Kid and his flock 5-4.
To be honest, the Leaf game was a bit of a 'time killer' as we were aiming to head to a nearby sports bar to watch UFC 94. Needless to say, this event lived up to the hype as the majority of bouts were more than entertaining. Jon Jones threw Stephan Bonnar around like a rag doll, and the 21 year old seems to have made quite the name for himself with an 8-0 start. In the Co-Main event Brazilian Light Heavyweights Thiago Silva and Lyoto Machida put their m
atching 13-0 records on the line. Silva came out strong playing the role of the aggressor, but Machida landed a few heavy shots dropping Silva twice, before dropping a punishing KO from above while Sliva was laying on the mat. With 1 second left in the round, Machida earned the win leaving Silva unconscious for over 2 minutes. With the main event on the way, the cameras panned the crowed in Las Vegas revealing a sea of Canadian flags, fans with red maple leafs painted on their faces, and even the odd Montreal Canadien jersey with St. Pierre stitched on the back. The sight instantly had the drunken masses in the sports bar chanting "G-S-P... G-S-P". With the previous Penn-St. Pierre fight going to decision, Georges promised he'd be better prepared for Penn-St. Pierre 2 and didn't disappoint. St. Pierre dominated this fight from start to finish. Penn looked slow, weak, and baffled by the combinations GSP was putting together. In the end, it was Penn's ringside doctors who threw in the towel stopping the fight before his patient took more punishment at the hands of the Canadian champ. End result, GSP wins by TKO. A dominant, decisive victory.Due to my participation in a head-to-head hockey pool, Sunday hockey games can make or break your week as far as stats were concerned. Due to some important football game later in the evening, the NHL schedule offered 3 afternoon games so I found myself tracking these scores during the afternoon. The obvious main event was the 43rd Superbowl on Sunday night, as the Pittsbur
gh Steelers battled the Arizona Cardinals for the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy. To be honest, I figured the Steelers would be well on their way to their 6th Superbowl championship, but I must give the Cardinals credit for not only making it a close game, but taking the lead with less than 5 minutes remaining. Roethlisberger made an incredible pass to Santonio Holmes in the dying seconds, as Holmes managed to keep both toes planted with control of the football before getting pushed out of bounds. This game had big plays, lead changes and last minute heroics. All in all, I'd consider this one of the better Superbowl games I've watched in recent memory. I can understand how Holmes was named Superbowl MVP because he did, in fact, win the game for his team. I do think James Harrison should have received some serious consideration as his record setting interception/run back for 100 yards changed the game dramatically before the half. With the score 10-7 at the time, if Arizona scored on that play, the underdog Cardinals would have gone into the locker room at half time with a 14-10 lead, AND start the second half with possession. Could have been a different ball game.It was nice to see the Vince Lombardi trophy back in Tampa Bay (memories of 2002) even if it was being presented to another team.
Congrats to the Superbowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
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