My Quest Continues

by Anne


REMEMBER WHEN THOMAS VANEK IS THE GREATEST HOCKEY PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD?!?!

Ok so maybe not but he's still TOTALLY AWESOME.

I continue in my quest for Western Conference Men!!

Thanks to a few excellent suggestions earlier today I have locked in the following choices:


Chicago Blackhawks:

Patrick Sharp

I was given the "all clear" to love Patrick Sharp and HERE I GO.
He had a beautifully productive 07-08 campaign and was just given an "A".
NICE
And he scored a goal last night!! Woooo!!!

Colorado Avalanche:

John-Michael Liles

I have no reason to love JM Liles other than:
1. He's cute
2. Ryan Miller is friends with him
3. I don't give a HOOT about anyone else on the Avs

Minnesota Wild:

Owen Nolan

He was born in Ireland!
Ok, so he only lived there until he was like 7 months old but THAT'S JUST GETTING INTO DETAILS.

Really, its partially because I love the name "Nolan" and I plan to one day name a child that.

Here's hoping Owen Nolan and I never decide to procreate, then I'd be stuck.

That, and he's gotten foxier with age:

Ummmmm.....

San Jose Sharks:

This is a tough one, it would've been Kyle McLaren but, ummmm, that's a touchy subject for Jess and Soph, so I'll just move along.

Then there's Marc-Edouard Vlasic who seems totally BA but can I love a man whose nickname is Pickles? I might need someone a little more rugged, even if he does remind me of Jason Pominville.

HOWEVER. Upon perusal of the Sharks' website I noted that one Mr. Torrey Mitchell appears to have pulled a TimmyHo and broken multiple bones and is not playing for the foreseeable future and has been declared my San Jose Sharks boyfriend.

"But, Anne", you might be saying, "he's hurt, he's not going to be able to WOW you with being all tough and swaggery and breaking people's bones when he crushes them into the boards, right Kurtis Foster?" And those who might be saying that, would be correct.

HOWEVER:

YYYYYYESSSSSSSSS!!!

Already we've been treated to a few "I was going to do this stuff anyway but now I'm hurt, thanks for cheering for me anyway guys." moments and a roommate anecdote about how Devin Setoguchi ruined a pair of Torrey's flipflops because Devin's feet were too big for them. GOLD. PURE GOLD. Is he any good at, ya know, playing hockey? I have no idea. Does it matter? HECK NO.

ETA: The amazing Soph has informed me that Torry Mitchell is a JERK FACE who elbowed her once and therefore I shall continue to enjoy his blog but I am demoting him from the list. SAVED FROM CERTAIN HEARTBREAK!

Dallas: Ok I don't have a selection made but Fabian Brunnstrom scored like 106 goals last night, should I consider him? Dallas fans?

He's got a kind of "I Might Be Crazy Awesome or Just Plain Crazy" vibe to him, no?
Thoughts?
Good Choice? Bad Choice?
Should I Just Pick Marty Turco and call it a day?!?

AND HIS NAME IS FABIAN SO DREW STAFFORD PROBABLY ALREADY HAS HIM ON SPEED DIAL

Sidenote, who didn't love it when MSG decided to park the camera on Drew Stafford last night at the top of the 3rd period and he was just like patting all his teammates on the back like a reassuring Dad? I thought it was darn cute. Granted, he might do it all the time, but we've never seen it before.

As always, I soldier on, searching for men to love as I eagerly await the return of BIG BEAR TO BUFFALO.