KarateKen

I had horrible text anxiety. Knowing I was prepared helped a little, but I was a wreck the night before and day of the test. Every single time. Though once the test started the anxiety disappeared quickly. Or maybe I just did not notice it as much after it began. That might have been it.

Happy one quarter of a century birthday. Does that make it sound older than saying 25 years?

Vegas Golden Knights can take out the brooms, they sweep the Colorado Avalanche in four games, and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. Vegas wins 2-1 as Colorado made a push to tie it at the end, but the Knights hang on and advance. They now face the winner of the Canadians/Hurricanes series.

Carolina wins an OT thriller 3-2 in Montreal and takes a 2-1 lead in the series. Big game four on Wednesday, either the Canadians tie it up for the Hurricanes will be up 3-1 with a chance to close it out at home. STAY TUNED!!!!!

Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll....you didn't! Though it looked like it at first, Colorado scored three goals in the first to take a 3-0 lead into the first intermission, but from then on it was all Vegas, Knights come all the way back and win 5-3, taking a 3-0 series lead with a chance to sweep it and win the Western Conference Tuesday night on their home ice. Entering this game Vegas was 0-19 all time in the playoffs when falling behind by three goals, Colorado was 74-1 all time in the playoffs when having a three-goal lead. What a shocking result and what a shocking series. What a game too, tons of action. Very exciting.

The Hurricanes win game two and have tied the series.

The hockey world is in shock after Vegas wins both games in Denver. A 3-1 win for Vegas in game two, scoring three goals in the third. They take a 2-0 series lead back to Vegas.

In game one of the ECF Montreal flushed Carolina 6-2 handing the Hurricanes their first postseason loss of this year.

Happy Birthday!

Golden Knights go into Colorado and take game one against the Avalanche 4-2. Vegas was up 3-0 early in the 3rd, Colorado made it 3-2, then Vegas got the empty net goal. Montreal and Carolina drop the puck on Thursday.

When I trained in Karate tournaments were encouraged but not required. I did not compete, though many of the people I trained with did. People train for many reasons, and even though I did a couple of TKD tournaments, sport MA was never my primary reason for training. Compete or don't compete, I am OK with it either way and understand both sides. If this sounded like an unhelpful answer that was trying to play both sides of the fence, it was. I am going to run for President of the United States in 2028 and am practicing how to give answers that sound good but don't say anything helpful. Alright. That was a weird thing to add.

The Canucks have decided to clean house, firing head coach Adam Foote after one season, along with three assistant coaches. The Canucks had the worst record in the NHL this year and one of the worst records in recent memory. At 58 points they were well behind the Blackhawks 72 points for next lowest in the league. Foote was not the right fit (the shoe didn't match the foot) for Vancouver, and after a season like that a reset was in order.

A great game 7 between the Canadians and Sabers. Montreal got off to a 2-0 lead in the first, the Sabers came back to tie it 2-2 and send the game to OT where the Canadines win 3-2 and advance. Tough way for a good Sabers season to end, losing in OT of game 7 at home, but it was still their best season in almost 20 years and they will be back. Congrats to the Canadians as they now face the Hurricanes. Game one is on Thursday in North Carolina.

Congratulations

Game six goes to the Sabers in an 8-3 blowout of the Canadians. Game 7 in Buffalo on Monday night. 730pm eastern.