End of Season

It's a sad day, and the Princess just isn't talking about one Marian Hossa.

Sid, Evgeni, and Marc Andre are walking around with the cup.

And will some one explain to the Princess when did Maxime Talbot get into the mix?

Two goals in the 7th game, who knew?

And the princess ain't mad atcha Mario for busting out the playoff beard.

You can take the playa out of hockey, but you can't take the hockey out of the playa.

Remember last year when everybody, including the princess was on Evgeni's case cuz he said he was "tired"?

This year, I still ain't mad atcha!

You've earned the right to be tired, Geno.

Go home and have some of that "special soup" that your mama makes just for you.

You're gonna need it because every Russian and his mama are coming to see you.

Some of them might even claim to be your relative from St. Petersburg that you didn't even know you had.

as for you "experts" giving all this talk about how tired the Red Wings looked, and how old they're getting, please, stop the madness.

The Penguins were ready this time.

None of that , "Gosh darn we're so happy to be here. Look, there's Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsuk. Aint that Chriis Chellios? Is he really 46 years old?"

Speaking of Chelly, yeah he's coming back.

What's he gonna do, stay at home with the boys?

Newsflash. The "boys" are playing hockey, too.

If Mike Modano can come back for year numero 20, then Chelly can come back for year 27.

Speaking of coming back, this is it for the princess for this year, hockey folks.

It's been great, even if I didn't get my wish for an Original Six Stanley Cup final.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!

Down to the wire!!

Can you believe the hockey season is almost over? Where did the 2008-2009 season go to all ready.

We're down to the wire, no not like Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness but as in Sid, Evgeni and their posse are getting ready to do it again this June.

What's with the Kobe-Lebron comparisons in the NHL? We aren't the NBA even though Commissioner Butthead did come from the NBA.

Stop the madness Alex and Sid the Kid arent Kobe and Bron-Bron.

You wouldn't see the love fest that goes on between NBA players before the game happen in the NHL. They save it till the end of the series.

Speaking of end of series, sorry Caniacs, but the Pens are rocking y'all like- well a Hurricane.

Can somebody give Cam Ward some help?

What did his defenseman go down to Charlotte to catch NASCAR or something?

What's the matter here?

The Princess didn't get her wish.

No Original Six Stanley Cup, but at least we'll have a Stanley Cup parade in some big cities whether it be da 'Burgh, Chi-Town or the Motor City.

As nice at it would be for the economy in Hockeytown to have another Stanley Cup parade, the long suffering Black Hawk fans REALLY deserve one.

I'd like to see the Black Hawks parading down Michigan Avenue holding some hardware that even Oprah can't buy!

Playoff Time Baby!!!

Before I talk about the pros and the quest for Stanley, let me give a great big shout out to both Boston University and Miami University for putting on one of the best Frozen Four College Hockey Championships the Princess of Puck has ever seen!

Forget the fact, that I was down with the Terriers and almost started crying when the Redhawks took the lead going into the end of the game, it was the most exciting three minutes of hockey I have ever seen!

If only the big guys can deliver like the college kids did.

Speaking of delivering, welcome back to the Black Hawks and the Blue Note for getting back into the playoffs after all this time.

And we're gonna get rocked like a Hurricane again as Carolina is playing the Devils in the first round.

Did anybody notice that the original pest, Claude Lemieux was quietly doing his thing in the Shark Tank?

Did anybody even notice that lemieux was on the Sharks for Godsakes?

Will the Rangers pull an upset against the Capitals?

The princess is saying no, but it would be nice.

And people, let Alex O celebrate his goals creatively.

Stop playa hatin!

Stop the madness!

If he wants to act the fool after he scores, why should the rest of us really care?

Welcome to the Columbus Blue jackets getting their first invite to Stanley's party.

Too bad you gotta play the Red Wings.

Hears hoping this isn't the end for Joe Sakic or Chris Chelios either.

Hockey needs it's veterans.

It's not about Sid the Kid, Evgeni or even Alex.

When Stanley's party ends in late May or early June will the party go through the streets of Motown again or will it wind down Gastown in Vancouver?

I sure as hell don't want to see it in the parking lots of Anaheim or even in beautiful downtown newark, New Jersey.

The princess is hoping for a parade down the streets she knows all too well- the Back Bay in Boston.

Happy Days Are Here!!!

Imagine the Princess' surprise and happiness when she looked in her email and found this headline on the NHL newsletter, "Hockey Awards Show June 18th in Las Vegas!"

I live in Vegas.

Yeah, don't laugh some of us do live here and not in casinos, either.

Some of us just happen to work in them,too.

I'm sorry that Toronto didn't get to have them for another year, but while I may not be able to afford the tickets to the show, at least I'll have a shot at them and won't have to fly cross country to get there.

I'll just take public transportation or a cab.

I can hear some of you snickering.

Why did Vegas get it, there's no hockey team there.

Yes, we do have one and they're the ECHL farm club of the Calgary Flames.

Why not LA, New York or Montreal?

Montreal had the all star game, New York is the home of the NHL offices and we have as much glitz and glamour as LA.

Maybe even more. We are, after all the place where all the beautiful people from Hollywood spend their weekends.

I know what the hangup is, and it's not the heat.

We have that in late June, not the early part of the month.

It's the gambling.

hate to break this to you, every US and Canadian city has a casino.

There's a good chance somebody on the Buffalo Sabres is telling a blackjack dealer to "let it ride" and it's not in Las vegas.

Back again!

Yep, it's me again my hockey peeps! The Princess of Puck who's been neglecting her blog, but is always on the case when it comes to the coolest game on earth.

The Rangers have a new, no nonsense coach in John Tortorella.

Maybe some of the Broadway Blueshirts can focus on that big ass stnaley cup ring that he won as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

And yes, he's back, 'Lil Sean".

Hopefully he'll get his act 2gether and focus on hockey before working at Vogue Magazine becomes his new full time job.

Did someone forget to tell Don Cherry that it's not the Cold War anymore?

Alex O is a player the league should be focusing on, not to take anything away from Sid the Kid, but please.

I don't see Alex whining and bitch slapping his opponents.

And the Princess just loves those goal celebrations Alex has. Very innovative and entertaining, some hockey really needs to be-entertaining.

Note to Sid- leave the feistiness to the paid security on the Penguins, your job is scoring.

Speaking of feistiness, here we go again.

Why is it we keep bringing up this tired old subject on fighting in hockey?

Enough already.

Now you want to punish the instigators?

Sorry GM's, you can't have it both ways.

It's the coaches that you hired that send out the "paid security" towards the end of a meaningless game or to send a message.

Now you don't want to do that?

Please, as usual the Princess says, "stop the madness!"

Hockey Players Gone Wild

The 3rd Winter Classic was great! The Princess was really loving it.

It's all about the Orginal Six, baby!

Detroit and Chicago put on a good show, and I was digging the atmosphere with half of Wrigley Field rooting for Detroit and the rest rooting for the Black Hawks.

Good to see the Black Hawks competing in the league again.

The Princess is begging the Commish to have the 2010 edition of the Winter Classic in her fave city-BOSTON!!!

Fenway Park in winter time is just as wicked awesome as it is when the Red Sox are in town.

Forget about dreaming about a white Christmas, how about a Bruins- Rangers winter classic in 2010?

I know Montreal is hosting the All Star game is in 2 weeks, but was half of Montreal stuffing the ballot boxes or something?

What's up with half the present Canadiens and some ex Canadiens on the all star team.

What happened to that rule about every team has to have a rep?

Mats Sundin deceided he was tired of playing poker and wants to do what he does best.

Nice to see somebody could use Brendan Shanahan on the ice.

I wish it had been the Rangers though.

Did somebody forget to feed Jarkku Ruttu the other night before the Sens played Buffalo?

Dude, biting a players' glove while his hand is still in it isn't cool at all.

Did you miss the pregame meal or something?

How could you be hungry in the land of Buffalo Wings for Godssakes?

You're lucky your hungry ass only got a two game suspension.

Question for the Commish and Colin Campbell:

Is Ruttu going to go to anger management classes too?

Just thought I'd ask.