The validity of my playoff ritual is still hanging in the balance. The Leafs lost tonight, but everything started to go downhill once I watched the Hossa breakaway. Did this little viewing doom the Leafs to a 4-1 loss? Was it in fact my fault? Do I actually believe what I'm saying? Go Leafs Go Sens Suck I'd rather be an Argo than a Fuckin Tigercat, I'd rather be an Argo than a Fuckin Tigercat, I'd rather be an Argo than a Fuckin Tigercat, Kiss my ass, Kiss my ass, Kiss my ass. ...

For the last 3 years, I've been very interested in the NHL playoffs. Throughout my childhood, I felt like an outsider. I grew up in a hockey driven community, where almost every one of my friends was involved with some house league or some "Select" team. The kids who were playing "Select," were always the ones who made a fool of me in gym class when we got to the ball hockey unit. My buddy Sean was one of those kids. Last year, he was playing for the St. Michael's Buzzers, which is the junior...