A Few Clicks and Wednesday Is Set

Ah, Translator, how I enjoyed this tune over a few adult beverages and small group communications class notes back in college. The beer I remember. The tune I remember. Small group communications class? That mental file was not saved.

No loss.

Now, time for the picks to click. Nashville at Chicago, a rematch of a fine playoff series that almost went the way of the Predators. The game, at 8:30 Eastern, is on Center Ice, which does take me everywhere that I'm not.

So, Predlies and Hawks on the big screen in the Lounge. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 pm on Center Ice, goes on the modest sized HD monitor -- cannot miss Guy Boucher, who should be the coach of the Canadiens, bringing his Lightning into Montreal. Just imagine Boucher, who had success in juniors with Drummondville and in the AHL with Hamilton, as coach of the Canadiens. Knowing the coaching grinder that is Montreal, Boucher would be out of work in a year, but what a glorious year.



Not a lot of great audio there, but did you count how many cameras and reporters were there to talk to a coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning? When was the last time a coach of the Lightning drew that kind of crowd so early in the season? Just asking.

Now for the rest of the evening lineup. The small, non HD, auxilliary screen will be the flip-flop channel, shuttling me between the Devils/Sabres game (MSG-Plus) and the Isles/Capitals games (Versus). Both start at 7 pm.

Toronto at Pittsburgh, at 7:30 pm, gets Internet radio. (Toss-up on which radio feed to get. It's a lock that I will be able to pop popcorn on top of my laptop when ever the announcer heats up over a call. I say, for best popcorn results, the Lounge goes with the Toronto radio feed.)

Finally, the Canucks/Ducks telecast, Center Ice at 10 pm Eastern, gets the big play on the big screen when the Predlies and Hawks conclude their confrontation.

Still dragging myself through my duties after spending the early hours of Wednesday morning watching the Kings discover their offense in time to defeat the Atlanta Thrashers. About five hours later, it was a rapid run through the Avalanche/Red Wings game.

My eyes are rocking the red right now. Right on schedule. Your picks to click? (And your reasoning?) Pass them along.