Winnipeg Five-Oh

It only took 31 seconds into the 1st period to put the Winnipeg Jets on the road to the second round of the play-offs with a 5-0 win tonight. That kind of jump was reminiscent of the Canucks' last home game of the regular season which was the hometown send-off for the retirement of the Sedins. That first goal was 30-something seconds in as well. As of this writing the Nashville/ Avalanche match-up remains scoreless after the 2nd period. The Preds could win their series tonight too, which would pit them against the Jets in the next round (I think). In case you hadn't noticed, I'm a bit of a bandwagon jumper. I'm following more closely as the Jets progress.

Let's hope this play-off run will give more than a 7th game Canucks-style run in the Stanley Cup Final playoff, circa 2011. Admittedly that was a fantastic ride, but I don't think one can be blamed for wanting an actual Cup win for one's chosen team. After all, even Don Cherry has predicted the Jets to take the top prize this year.

And plus...there's not much of a market for commemorative t-shirts for the team that made it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup play-off final.

Marketing is everything.

I saw this Darth Vader helmet on the TV coverage of the Whiteout street party tonight. Very creative and inventive, although I pity the fool that chose to wear it for the whole 3 hour game.

The camera also caught a couple decked out in wedding finery; I wonder if they actually got married tonight in the street party, alongside 15,000 of their closest personal friends?