Thursday, June 30, 2011

Tomorrow, the NHL goes crazysauce

So, tomorrow is the open of NHL Free Agency. There will probably be 100 roster moves tomorrow alone. That's crazysauce, right?
I'm wondering why it's not like this in other sports? Why does it take an entire offseason for players to sign and move teams? I bet within an hour, there will be 20 players signed to ostentatious new contracts. Too bad the NBA Lockout has to start on the same day, otherwise you would hear all about where Brad Richards  will end up.
Wait. Brad Richards is the top of the class this year? Psh, Lame. And on the "All free agent team" by TSN has Anttie Miettinen on the 2nd line? Holy awful.
As you were...

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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Who is Antti Miettinen?


The Wild are three games into the season, and I keep hearing the same question over and over. Where did Antti Miettinen come from (it usually takes the asker 3-4 times to get "Miettinen" right)? It's a legitimate question, the guy leads the teams in goals scored already, with 5, which is actually tied for second in the league. Well, let's run through a few Antti Miettinen fun facts.

- Originally from Finland.

- Played in Dallas the last few years, where he tended to get 10-15 goals a season. Before that, he played with European powerhouse HPK, scoring around 25 goals a season.

- According to Wikipedia, he has two brothers, a sister and a cat. No word on the name or breed of the cat.

- Sort of looks like that guy who builds houses on "Extreme Makeover"

- Second Antti in Minnesota Wild history, after Antti Laaksonen

Now that you know a thing or two about Antti Miettinen, I have no doubt that he will become your favorite player.

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