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Hockey post forthcoming. Non-hockey flisters be warned. :P
The off-season (summer to some, hockey drought to me, har har) is always a bit of a struggle. Well, not entirely--this summer I've got a ton of things to keep me occupied (thank you, Big Bang, and Lollapalooza, and the three times I have to fly out of the city for work) but the NHL schedule has been out for a while and that's always a good reason to start planning for road trips for the 2011-2012 season, amirite?
Anyway, yesterday's free agent frenzy (sign one, sign all! we'll ink you just to reach the salary cap floor!) shuffled teams around just enough to create a few more epic games that I think I might be able to pull off.
Behold, my wish list of road trips:
Not sure if I'm missing any other epic trips. Since April 2009 (I think it was 2009, at least) I've wanted to return to Colorado, but they don't host the Hawks on a weekend this year. They do host the Capitals on a Saturday (Varlamov versus his old team?) but meh, I don't really care about that angle as much.
Three more months. :|
The off-season (summer to some, hockey drought to me, har har) is always a bit of a struggle. Well, not entirely--this summer I've got a ton of things to keep me occupied (thank you, Big Bang, and Lollapalooza, and the three times I have to fly out of the city for work) but the NHL schedule has been out for a while and that's always a good reason to start planning for road trips for the 2011-2012 season, amirite?
Anyway, yesterday's free agent frenzy (sign one, sign all! we'll ink you just to reach the salary cap floor!) shuffled teams around just enough to create a few more epic games that I think I might be able to pull off.
Behold, my wish list of road trips:
- Game: Hawks @ Sharks, Hawks @ Ducks, Hawks @ Kings -- The Thanksgiving Road Trip
Date: Nov 23, Nov 25, Nov 26
Must-See Factor: I can take or leave the CA teams, but that schedule seems epic-road-trippy to me. Isn't as fun without a few good friends to go with, and I probably have to find a couple of people who aren't into the whole Thanksgiving thing.
Pipe Dream or ActualFAX I-am-booking-travel-plans-as-we-speak Happening? I actually know two people who might be interested in going, though one of them is probably only showing up for the SoCal leg of the trip. San Jose is the tricky part of the equation. I'm not comfortable enough with driving to know if I'll be able to drive the six hours south, and I'm not entirely sure how much the plane tickets + hotel will cost so I think I'll need to figure out the logistics first before I can commit. - Game: Hawks @ Blues
Date: December 3, Saturday
Must-See Factor: These games are always, ALWAYS a riot (sorry, do the Canucks own that word now?) and with ~tougher~ Hawks coming into Scottrade...
Pipe Dream or ActualFAX I-am-booking-travel-plans-as-we-speak Happening? No brainer. St Louis is cheap and near and fun, and the only reason we couldn't go last year is because they had no Saturday home games against the Hawks. This trip is happening. - Game: Flyers @ Penguins
Date: December 29, Thursday
Must-See Factor: Flyer!Jagr and Flyer!Talbot visit their former team for THE FIRST TIME EVER this season--are you KIDDING me? I'm not even a fan of either team and I wanna be there for the fireworks. Plus, I said I wanted to visit Consol, and the Pens host the Hawks on a weekday.
Pipe Dream (1) or ActualFAX I-am-booking-travel-plans-as-we-speak Happening (10)? December 29 is in the middle of a holiday, so getting time off work isn't even an issue. Caroline would be in Philly around that time visiting her parents, and they may lend her their car so we can drive to Pittsburgh for the game. I'm going to put this on an 8. - Game: Jets @ Panthers
Date: Feb 3, Friday
Must-See Factor: Blackhawks North versus the new Blackhawks South? Like someone pointed out on Twitter, I can totally go wearing Hawks stuff. I won't be out of place at all! And while the Panthers didn't catch my attention even with Kopecky and Skille (because, well, they're Kopecky and Skille), having Soupy and Steeger both just kind of. Makes me like them a little bit more.
Pipe Dream or ActualFAX I-am-booking-travel-plans-as-we-speak Happening? A couple of things probably need to fall in place for this to happen. I'm not entirely convinced I'd make the trip myself, but if there were other people who'd like to come with, I probably would. - Game: Hawks @ Red Wings
Date: April 7, Saturday
Must-See Factor: It's the last game of the season, and also Caroline's actual birthday. And going to Detroit completes our tour of the Central Division (which may not exist after this season!) so there are a lot of things going for it.
Pipe Dream or ActualFAX I-am-booking-travel-plans-as-we-speak Happening? This is the best excuse we'll ever have to go to Detroit.
Not sure if I'm missing any other epic trips. Since April 2009 (I think it was 2009, at least) I've wanted to return to Colorado, but they don't host the Hawks on a weekend this year. They do host the Capitals on a Saturday (Varlamov versus his old team?) but meh, I don't really care about that angle as much.
Three more months. :|
