Smattville: June 2006

Monday, June 26, 2006

Not Ready To Make Nice

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

I'm through, with doubt,
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and i'll keep paying

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I know you said
Why can't you just get over it,
It turned my whole world around
and i kind of like it
I made by bed, and I sleep like a baby,

With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.

And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting

- Dixie Chicks

posted by Matt @ 12:09 PM 4 comments

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Hurricane Stolen

Oilers had the chance to enjoy shark and duck, but how does one stop a storm from happening? Robbed like a thief in the night, Hurricanes season began and ripped buildings, streets and even arenas apart. The Edmonton Oilers threw everything they could at the Carolina Hurricanes. Through four rounds of hockey, a franchise-record 24 playoff games and all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals but in the end, the Oilers dropped the deciding game 3-1 to the Hurricanes as Carolina won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. So the Oilers rest tonight, with bruises, broken bones and of course dreams of O’l Stanley, Till next time Oilers.

posted by Matt @ 3:05 PM 2 comments

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Almost Home

The tides have turned. Just when you think it’s done, it isn’t. Highlights: A shorthanded goal on Wednesday by Fernando Pisani early in the first overtime denied the Carolina Hurricanes their first opportunity to win the Stanley Cup. The Oilers won 4-3 and the series now returns to Edmonton.

Goals by Fernando Pisani, Raffi Torres, Ryan Smyth and Shawn Horcoff and 16 saves by Jussi Markkanen powered the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-0 shutout victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at Rexall Place on Saturday night. The series is tied 3-3. With the win, the Oilers have guaranteed that there will be a seventh and deciding game in the Stanley Cup Final in Raleigh on Monday. One thing is certain – the cup will be claimed. 6pm.

posted by Matt @ 2:26 PM 0 comments

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Need an Oil Change?

There was a Storm Warning for the Oilers as the Hurricanes made their way up to Edmonton on Monday and blew things to bits. 8:40 into the period, the Oilers finally struck for the game's first goal. Sergei Samsonov carried the puck over the line before a nice backhand pass to Radek Dvorak who was trailing on the rush. Dvorak threw the puck right back to Samsonov who tipped it past Ward to give Edmonton a 1-0 lead. Yet with their 74 mph winds, 29 seconds after Edmonton made it 1-0, Carolina scored on their first power play of the game. Cory Stillman one-timed a Frantisek Kaberle pass to tie it at 1-1. Mark Recchi's goal late in the second period proved to be the difference as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night to take a 3-1 series lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final. However, Oilers Still Believe. This is it, Oilers make it last for another day, or they sink in Oil. What will the outcome be? CBC 6pm.

posted by Matt @ 1:31 PM 1 comments

Monday, June 12, 2006

Everything Changes

If you just walked away
What could I really say?
Would it matter anyway?
Would it change how you feel?

I am the mess you chose
The closet you cannot close
The devil in you i suppose
'Cause the wounds never heal

But everything changes
If I could
Turn back the years
If you could
Learn to forgive me
Then I could learn to feel

Sometimes the things I say
In moments of disarray
Succumbing to the games we play
To make sure that it's real

But everything changes
If I could
Turn back the years
If you could
Learn to forgive me
Then I could learn to feel

When it's just me and you
Who knows what we could do
If we can just make it through
The toughest part of the day

But everything changes
If I could
Turn back the years
If you could
Learn to forgive me
Then I could
Learn how to feel
Then we could
Stay here together
And we could
Conquer the world
If we could
Say that forever
Is more than just a word

If you just walked away
What could I really say?
And would it matter anyway?
It wouldn't change how you feel

- Stained

posted by Matt @ 1:20 PM 3 comments

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Oil Country Pumped

The Hurricanes blew into Edmonton as the Oilers had ice crumbling under their skates after two losses in Raleigh, the Edmonton Oilers moved back on to safer ground Saturday night at a frenzied Rexall Place. Oilers kicked off with an excellent start, with Horcoff scoring two minutes into the first period. A late third-period goal by Ryan Smyth lifted the Edmonton Oilers over the Carolina Hurricanes at Rexall Place. Carolina tied the game in the third period but the Oilers prevailed to cut the Hurricanes' series lead to 2-1. With Game 3 behind the Oilers, they look to the future as they play Game 4 in Edmonton Monday June 12 6pm.

posted by Matt @ 11:07 PM 1 comments

Friday, June 09, 2006

Oil Leak

A stunning comeback, phenomenal goaltending and the bitter loss of a star player to injury all made Game 1 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final both unforgettable and vexing for both the Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers. There was a storm warning when the Hurricanes got the important win, 5-4, after falling into a three-goal hole in midway through the second period.

For the Oilers, the loss was especially devastating as goalie Dwayne Roloson, a leading contender for the Conn Smythe Trophy headed into the Final, suffered a knee injury late in the third period and is out for the remainder of the playoffs.

A storm was a brewin’ as The Carolina plan was to get back to playing the brand of hockey that brought the 'Canes to the Stanley Cup Final, and Wednesday night, they did, posting a 5-0 shutout against the Edmonton Oilers to take a 2-0 series lead with Game 3 in Edmonton on Saturday night.

So what will happen with this oil leak? Mabye a Oilers Prayer? Find out Saturday 6pm.

posted by Matt @ 11:04 AM 1 comments

Saturday, June 03, 2006

Fight for Stanley

After the Carolina Hurricanes blew in and skewered the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 4-2 Thursday night, the Edmonton Oilers finally knew who their opponent would be in the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. Edmonton will open the Final at Carolina beginning on June 5. What happens when Oil and Wind mix?

Final Schedule
Game 1: June 5 @ CAR, 6 p.m.
Game 2: June 7 @ CAR, 6 p.m.
Game 3: June 10 @ EDM, 6 p.m.
Game 4: June 12 @ EDM, 6 p.m.
Game 5: June 14 @ CAR, 6 p.m.*
Game 6: June 17 @ EDM, 6 p.m.*
Game 7: June 19 @ CAR, 6 p.m.*
* if necessary

posted by Matt @ 9:02 PM 0 comments

Friday, June 02, 2006

The World I Know

Has our conscience shown?
Has the sweet breeze blown?
Has all the kindness gone?
Hope still lingers on.
I drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in New York City
And I don't know why.

Are we listening
To hymns of offering?
Have we eyes to see
That love is gathering?
All the words that I've been reading
Have now started the act of bleeding Into one.
Into One

So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below.
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down.
'Cause it's the world I know.
It's the world I know.
I drink myself of newfound pity
Sitting alone in New York City
And I don't know why.
And I don't know why.

So I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below.
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down.
'Cause it's the world I know.
It's the world I know.

Yeah, I walk up on high
And I step to the edge
To see my world below.
And I laugh at myself
While the tears roll down.
'Cause it's the world I know.
It's the world I know.

- Collective Soul

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