Sports with Megs

CHICAGO, IL -- As the NHL playoffs kick into full-gear, I've been thinking about what my next post should be. Some of my ideas are probably better saved for after the playoffs (did someone say 'goaltender interference mishaps?'), and some have already been done to death (Stanley Cup predictions, brackets-- I have the Lightning taking all, by the way ). And, maybe this topic has already been done to death, too, but I'd love to just take a few moments to find the small slivers of light in this horrific Hawks season. Horrific might be a little dramatic, but what's hockey without the drama? I'll first start off with that beautiful 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the home opener. I know in theory the game meant nothing, but it felt like it meant something. I mean, the Blackhawks, who were bumped from the playoffs in a measly four games last season, beat the reigning Stanley Cup champions. You could argue that the Penguins had played the nigh

WINNIPEG, MB, CA -- I'll be honest--I haven't been able to watch many games this last half of the season. You could probably tell by the lack of posts here (the last one being in January). In fact, I was only able to catch part of the last home game of the season two nights ago, and I couldn't catch the game last night (since I was at the Hurricanes/Lightning game--super fun, a post on that later). The game two nights ago (or last night) didn’t matter, though. The Blackhawks have long missed the playoffs due to a downright unlucky season. The one thing on everyone’s mind Friday night was the status of Patrick Sharp’s retirement. He has been hinting at the thought of retiring the past few weeks, and honestly, I sort of saw it coming the second he signed with the Hawks again this season. That still didn't really take away the burn, though--I was hoping this season would bring us another great playoff run, or maybe even another cup, and with the way it went,