Boo Hiss - Another Year in the Tank *sigh*

It's hard to be a sports fan in Minnesota. It requires their fans to shoulder disappointment after disappointment. Seasons with great promise end up down the drain with the dirty dishwater, and hopes dashed won't rise again until the next season. I've lived through this throughout the time I've lived here in Minnesota. It's one HUGE reason why I still hold my Denver teams to my heart. 

I do love our logo. It's meant to be an 
undetermined animal - bear, maybe cougar, 
with the river and trees of our state and 
our North Star. It's darned close to the 
perfect logo. 

Last night was yet another of those disappointments. The Wild failed to deliver and have played their final game for the season. The coach shook up the lines to try and get better performance from the players, but they failed to score more than a single goal, and against a good team, that simply didn't cut it. So once again a Minnesota team disappoints. 

I love the Colorado Avalanche logo too, although 
I don't wear it as often and it isn't on my car. 
(I do have a nice MN Wild logo on the back 
of my car, alongside my Denver Broncos 
horse and above my "Broncos Fangirl" license 
plate frame = LOL. 

Fortunately, I'm also a Colorado fan, and the Broncos and the Avalanche have been my saviors in past years. The Avalanche are still in the hunt, their series tied 3-3 with the final tie-breaker to be played on Sunday. Go Avalanche! I'll be hanging my Wild jerseys back in the closet and hoping that we won't have the difficulty in getting Kaprisov back from Russia when our season recommences in the Fall. 

The team that surprises me this playoff is Boston. They 
were ahead of every other team heading into the 
playoffs. Like WAY ahead. But here they are, 
entering a mandatory Game 7 win against the 
Panthers. I'm quite surprised at that. I do like 
their logo, but fail to see where the Bruins come 
into that image. 

I do have two wonderful Avalanche t-shirts, so I'll still be wearing appropriate garb for a few more days. After that, I'll be watching the next stage of the finals because ... hockey! My team (or teams) may be out of the hunt, but that doesn't change the fact that I love the sport. These next two days will determine it all.   

The logo for the New Jersey Devils is 
clever - very well designed. I love the 
stylized figure and that pointed tail. 
Great design. 

Right now, moving on to the next stage of the playoffs, it'll be Dallas, Las Vegas, and Carolina for sure moving on. There's still a lot of hockey to be played over the next two days to determine who else will join these teams in the final eight. 

I would have thought the Seattle Kraken would 
have gone with a multi-tentacled image, but 
they went with the stylized S with the red 
eye. It's evocative, but not as fun as 
tentacles would have been - LOL. 

And, that's all I know today - LOL. I did get quite a lot accomplished yesterday, even cleaned my oven and the outside stainless steel of my refrigerator so my appliances look fabulous again. But now, I need to get into gear and head out to the shop. Have an excellent Saturday and a great weekend. I'll be back on Monday. Slava Ukraini.