We’re Going to Use This Win as a Building Block.

Here’s what we’ve got on our mind today:

• The IA trade wildcard in the matter appears to be that of Piston Coach, Michael Curry.  The rookie coach appeared slightly unconfident, unprepared and nervous when talking to reporters about the trade.  This is the guy that is supposed to lead the team to the promised land? His resume says differently (ie: praise for his leadership qualities, demeanour, etc) so maybe it was just a bad day at the office for Mr. Curry or something.  Regardless, we plan on closely monitoring his courtside manner tonight in Toronto to see what the real deal is. 
• The Wellwood Story in Vancouver is great.  Kudos to the guy for coming back from the minors and clearing waivers to lead the team to victory with some sweet goals.  Sometimes its not the goals themselves but how they were scored that matters.  That was the case last night.  Now we won’t jump on his bandwagon quite yet.  But if he could begin to contribute regularily that would be a start. That way we can at least stop worrying about him being in the lineup. 6 goals to lead the team is a decent way to get into our good books!  Keep ‘em coming!
• A good feature on Carolina Hurricanes’ Dan LaCouture coming back from the brink and now back in the NHL at age 31.
• The NHL numbers are in for October.  All positive it seems.  The most striking number is that the Chicago Blackhawks attendence is up a whopping 71%.  Was it really that bad there?  Guess so.
• It would be great to ollie around the Terry Fox monument in Thunder Bay.  Its close but not close enough.  Good on Tbay for getting a sk8park!  Check out the construction pics here!
• Finally, guys and girls take note of the Language of Beer survey results.  What does YOUR BEER say about you?  More things to consider when out at your fave watering spot!