Stone Blue
Caniacs turned blue after watching the game last night. There were terrible turnovers, multiple mistakes, and sometimes an inexcusable lack of execution. Many of the boys seemed happier with dropping pretty passes behind them than they did trying to create plays in front of them. The main problem with that was that the Caps were waiting for those fancy drop passes and were able to steal many of them. They have one unhappy coach right now so tomorrow’s practice could be interesting. The team had the day off today although tonight they are working as dealers for the sold out casino night which is now held annually for charity.
Over the weekend I received a couple of emails from some Canes Country friends/readers. One sent me a link to the blog of a Columbus Blue Jackets fan who attended the Blue Jackets/Sabres game in Columbus on Friday night. To paraphrase, let me just say that he wasn’t thrilled with the visiting fans from Buffalo. Even though the Sabres lost the game, it didn’t stop their fans from their typical boorish behavior. The last two sentences of his blog post were as follows: “I never had a reason to really hate them until last night. Now I can safely say that I will root against them for all of eternity”. Strong words! Here is a link to his blog and the entire article. German Village Media - Sabres Fans Cross Swords. Thank you to Michael for sending that in!
Finally, I got word that the Carolina Hurricanes part-time anthem singer, 8 year old Katherine Fritsch, has been entered in CBS’s The Early Show, Living Room Live “Kid’s Edition!!”. A video of her singing the “National Anthem” was sent in and it was selected to be shown this week which is week 8 of the competition. According to the website, the videos are shown Monday mornings, but my source tells me that her’s will be shown this Tuesday morning. If you are interested, set your DVR’s on both dates just in case. After showing the video on air, the videos are put on their website for further viewing and voting. She will be up against 2 other top notch competitors between the ages of 7 and 16. Whoever gets the most votes moves on to the next round. The link to the competition is here: The Early Show Living Room - Live. As soon as Katherine’s video is listed on the site with the other week 8 contestants, I will put a link to it on the top of my right side bar so it will be simple for everyone to click to it, read the necessary information, and vote. I’m also going to create a separate page for Katherine in my “Extras” section which will make it easier for people searching for information about her to find it. Needless to say we will be tracking her progress here and hoping for the best. Good luck KK, your fellow Caniacs are 100% behind you! Katherine Fritsch fans, keep checking back here for the latest. Also, a big thank you to Tom for sharing this information.
That’s it for today!
>>>>UPDATE>>>> I have just received word that Katherine’s entry was rescheduled for next week, (February 6th), and will not be on this week. More info about that later.  Â
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About the Author: Bubba is a hockey fan/citizen journalist who has always wanted to be a sportswriter and is pursuing his dream. He also writes a Hurricanes blog for 
Josh | Jan 29, 2007 | Reply
The article on the Sabres fans is great!!! My wife is from Buffalo so needless to say we have a fierce rivalry for Buff/Canes games. I would like to add that over Christmas I went to the Canes/ Sabres game in Buffalo proudly displaying my Hurricanes hat and sweater. I went with my brother in law from Buffalo and I think the only reason he sat with me is because the tickets were a gift from my daughter. I really only got a few F-you’s and You’re a homo’s. Nothing major seeing as I was the only Canes fan out of 19,000 or so. Buffalo is a great city w/ nice folks, as long as you’re not a fan of any team that has ever beaten any of their teams which are quite a few. I’m just sick of seeing them at the RBC center!
Bubba | Jan 29, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for the comments Josh. I know that all Buffalo fans aren’t bad, but it sure is fun to pick on them!
Tyler | Jan 29, 2007 | Reply
Nah, they arent all that bad, I work at a restaurant called “Buffalo Brothers”, and well almost all of the employees and patrons are from Buffalo. They are diehard, but they do make a great rivalry. For some reason the all want to move to Raleigh, so thats why you see ‘em sittin in RBC Seats! And yea that last game vs. Washington was absolutely dismal!! Especially considering that we could of gained 2 pts on Atlanta, who somehow managed to lose to Philly! I feel like ever since the start of the season when the canes were slow, Atlanta got their lead, and have pretty much mirrored us. We lose 3 straight, they lose 3 straight, we win 4 they win 4! In reality if you take away the first 2 weeks of the season, we should be a few pts up! The time to gain is now! We can beat Toronto (our next) and Atlanta can definately lose to a team as strong as NJ (their next game)……well have to see. I think when Kaberle comes back, well really see just how valuable he is. This is a really good blog so keep up the good work!! I look forward to reading your next entry!
Eman | Jan 29, 2007 | Reply
Props to Tyler and Bubba for the Buffalo taggin’ and yes it sure is fun. Man do they take there sports personally. My wife is also a Buffalo native so she can spin the bitter tale of almost had it seasons from the great Peace Bridge docklands… But I digress as she my friends is a true Caniac right down to her Staal jersey and face tattoos during game nights. I agree on the blog as well. Keep up the great work Bubba most enjoyable.
Bubba | Jan 29, 2007 | Reply
There’s no denying the passion of the Sabres fans. Glad you guys were able to convert your Buffalo ladies, or at least you did Eman! Thanks for the props, I’m glad you enjoy the blog!
Christie McDonald | Feb 12, 2007 | Reply
How do we begin a Fan Club for Katherine Fritsch. See http://www.BiancaRyan.com Bianca is 11 years old. Katherine is deserving of a fan club too but I do not know how to set one up. Think about it…… Wouldn’t it be great to have the Hurricane’s design and build the web site for Katherine Fritsch. It could be KatherineFritsch.com. Please.