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I hadn't realized that it has been a whole week since I had posted. It's funny how the end of the college hockey season and the end of the Bruins season will slow down my sports mind. I guess there is truly no denying that I am and always will be a hockey fan first (though my skating ability would let you know I have never played a second of organized hockey in my life).

On that note lets talk baseball, I've been watching very little of the Red Sox as they muddle their way through the beginning of the season. They are not having terrible start but the losing streaks in between good stretches makes one wonder what we get for the 2008 edition of the Sox. The bullpen is shaking the young kids are acting like young kids and the are a good but not spectacular team.

Buckholtz is struggling as can be expected. The weight of the world is on his shoulders as everyone is looking to see if it was worth passing on Johan Santana to keep him. Personally, I think he could have used the beginning of the year to stay in Pawtucket and work his way to Boston but we'll see how it plays out. At least he's not having the rough start of Ian Kennedy (0-3) or Phil Hughes (fractured rib - out till at least July).

The story of the season so far has been the Marlins & ____ Rays actually consistently winning games. Both are in first place and the Rays are a team record 7 games over .500 (how sad a team history do you have to have when you are excited about being 7 games over .500). Its a lot of fun. Can they keep it up, I doubt it, but if they do it would probably save baseball in Florida and maybe finally get people who aren't fans of the visiting team to watch Tampa Bay home games (other than Dick Vitale that is). It would really be great for MLB as a whole. And it wouldn't bother me in the least. If the Rays were to pull off the miracle and not the Sox. Fine with me as long as its not the Yankees.

A couple of thoughts:

- The Bruins for the first time in a long time showed loyalty to a young player who did well for them by giving Chuck Kobasew a three year deal earlier this week. I look forward to those three years and hope that he continues his progression and finally fulfills some of the promise he showed in his freshman year at Boston College.

- Speaking of BC, I found that Jo-Lonn Dunbar was signed by the New Orleans Saints and Jaime Silva was signed by...the Colts. Of all the teams. If he were to make the squad (BIG "if" by the way) not sure how I could root for him when he came to Foxboro.

- Finally, I've of course been watching the Stanley Cup playoffs and I am really enjoying watching Pittsburgh play. This is great team with scoring depth, good defense, grit, toughness, energy, and a whole slew of young players who they held on to, waited to develop and they are now being rewarded. Though I am a little board of the Red Wings, a Detroit/Pittsburgh final (which looks highly likely considering both teams are up 3-1) could be one hell of a show. Zetterburg, Datsuyk, Crosby, Malkin. The old veterans versus the young kids. Flash, speed, talent, scoring. I don't know what more you could want. If both teams play their best hockey fans are in for a real treat.