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Archive for April 21st, 2009

Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

This is a hot band. The kids love them and I think they are pretty cool too. Check them out here on MySpace. They played the 9:30 Club last week and got very positive reviews.

I have met Natalie Portman. We went to see Nanking together at the Tribeca Film Festival. She is a very smart and talented young woman. I am sure she is smiling at this homage to her.

This band took its name as an inspiration from the role Natalie played in the film “V for Vendetta”. Check them out and rock on.

Don’t Get Too High with the Highs

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

We won Game 3 three at MSG. We are down 2-1 in this first playoff series. Those are just facts. It is a competitive series again. We played tight, playoff hockey and the skill manifest in our young core of players was evident. Ovechkin, Semin, Backstrom and Laich played very well last night. Our best player was our goaltender. He is 20 years old. I think our future continues to look bright as Varlamov was very steady and mature and athletic in goal last night posting a shutout in the playoffs. He is the youngest goalie in NHL history to ever do that at MSG now. Click here for Dan Daly’s article on the game last night. As a reminder, we got the first round pick in the draft to take Varlamov in the Witt trade from Nashville. Witt then signed with the Islanders as a free agent after that season. These are the kinds of trades for vets at the deadline that always concern me and why we don’t like to trade away young assets or picks at the trade deadline.

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