Ann 2Blog Status / Summer Schedule
May 6th 2008 19:45
So, the Eastern Conference finals start on Friday while the Western finals start on Thursday. I thought I'd take the time today to lay out the summer schedule for this blog. I'll be covering both the Eastern Conference Finals and the Stanley Cup finals with the usual previews/reviews. I might be covering the Western Conference Finals, I'm not sure yet. I live in the East (Montreal, duh) and we don't get to see too much of the Western teams during the regular season and so the only players I know out west are ex-Canadiens. There's only two teams left over there (Detroit and Dallas) so I'll do some research and, if I manage to get a feel for the teams, I'll cover them as well.
For the Canadiens, I'll be writing about the upcoming free agents. The Habs have 11 players on free agency, 7 RFAs (restricted free agents) and 4 UFAs (unrestricted free agents). There's also the case of Mathieu Dandenault who will be a UFA next year but might leave this year. I'll make one post per player so that things can be clear and organized. I'll try my best to post them while the finals are still on. I'll also speculate on other free agents' chances of coming to Montreal. Those posts will come during the month of July. Once the team has all its players, I'll post the roster along with players' nicknames. Then, I'll write about who to expect for training camp (there are several Bulldogs players waiting to make the jump to the NHL). It sounds like a lot but there are three months of summer so I don't think that I'll be blogging every day.
I'll also make a post about traditions and superstitions in the NHL. This one will take a lot of research so expect to see it either before the Stanley Cup finals or shortly after. The 2008 Euro Chamspionship (soccer) will start on June. I plan to cover the games so I'll be opening a soccer blog pretty soon. I need a name for it, though; so if anyone has ideas, feel free to post them in the comments section.
And that's pretty much it. Click here for Wikipedia's definition of RFAs and UFAs in case you don't know what it means.
For the Canadiens, I'll be writing about the upcoming free agents. The Habs have 11 players on free agency, 7 RFAs (restricted free agents) and 4 UFAs (unrestricted free agents). There's also the case of Mathieu Dandenault who will be a UFA next year but might leave this year. I'll make one post per player so that things can be clear and organized. I'll try my best to post them while the finals are still on. I'll also speculate on other free agents' chances of coming to Montreal. Those posts will come during the month of July. Once the team has all its players, I'll post the roster along with players' nicknames. Then, I'll write about who to expect for training camp (there are several Bulldogs players waiting to make the jump to the NHL). It sounds like a lot but there are three months of summer so I don't think that I'll be blogging every day.
I'll also make a post about traditions and superstitions in the NHL. This one will take a lot of research so expect to see it either before the Stanley Cup finals or shortly after. The 2008 Euro Chamspionship (soccer) will start on June. I plan to cover the games so I'll be opening a soccer blog pretty soon. I need a name for it, though; so if anyone has ideas, feel free to post them in the comments section.
And that's pretty much it. Click here for Wikipedia's definition of RFAs and UFAs in case you don't know what it means.
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