Ladies and gentlemen….. yourrrr Carolinaaaaaaaa Hurricannnnnnnnnesssss!

West Virginia, Florida, Aruba, Southport (NC), Ohio, West Virginia again. Been on the road a lot over the last month and a half, and have been crazier than I could have possibly imagined over that time, but stilll…

Damn it’s good to be back. Back to college football, back to hockey, back to the RBC center to see the ‘Canes play.

Not even the little troll parking attendant on his little gator scooter can ruin my opinion tonight. Though, I am a bit miffed at the fact that 24 game holders can’t buy premier parking any longer, what a jip. As the ‘troll’ told us, when the rodeo that was entering the RBC center this afternoon “if all our season ticket holders show up, you will have to move!” well, lets see here – 1) you guys look as incompentent as two monkeys having sex with a football, 2) your other attendant TOLD us to park here, and 3) I now have fire attached to the back of my truck in the form of my Char Grill tailgate rig, so I ain’t moving. Your problem, not mine. Go slay a dwarf or something.

So aside from parking fiasco, our new seats – 314A are nice. That’s the mezzanine, for those keeping track. We’ve got some nice folks alongside of us, who seem to be good, solid fans. In addition, we’re well away from the Obnoxious fan who consistantly came to games in New York Mets gear. I do not miss the “SHOOT IT!!!” every time the canes cross the red line, nor do I miss the comments about how much she loves Chad LaRose. And to top it off David Tanabe is japanese for “Marek Malik” – just for the record.

Other than that, a few points tonight. Wade Brookbank, and Noah Babin looked hungry. Lots of good skating and play on their parts, from what I saw. Nice shot by Babin. Best use of the #39 since Dougie Weight, to Pat Dwyer, as far as I’m concerned (wait, is this the first use of the 39?). Cole and Stall looked good, with Cole trying his signature skate hard to the crease factor at least once….

I know it’s only pre-season, but I think Mr. Leighton does not wish to return to Albany this year. Crackers had better watch out — I think Michael wants to stay. He looked downright brilliant at points during the game (especially about 10 minutes to go in the 3rd). Good, maybe that’ll help kick the goaltending into high gear – welcome back to Tom Barasso, by the way – I think he’ll be helping to develop our talents of the future too – (I always liked him as a player – seemed to be a class act).

In any case, it’s good (mostly) to be me right now. My Mountaineers (GO WVU) are 3-0, and looking solid as ever. Three straight games of Steve Slaton, Pat White, and Noel Devine putting up ‘highlight reel’ numbers, and it’s Hockey season again. Good times. To those that have sent me messages, and asking where I’ve been, appreciate the sentiment and thoughts – it’s been a fun last month and a half. In any case, here’s to a good caniac season. Anyone reading this blog, if you’re wandering thru the parking lot of the RBC center, seeing a pair of white and black trucks with Canes and WVU flags flying from ‘em, come on over and say hey – chances are, you’ll run into Smackd. I may even have a spare beer for you.

On that note, LETS GO CANES!!!!

peace.

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