(day after) Friday thoughts

I spent Friday in sick bay, so it's catch up time:

• Congrats to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who did the previously unthinkable - beat the Red Wings in game seven in Detroit.
• Two game seven road victories in the same playoff year? Impressive.
• I might have gone with Crosby or Fleury over Malkin for the Conn Smythe, but whatever.
• I believe the Leafs may have officially lost the battle for young Jacob's hockey loyalty to the Pens. Can't blame the kid, really.
  
• If you're thinking of giving Pizza Pizza a try, don't. Seriously. At least not until they get the bugs worked out. And there are many, many bugs.
• My goodness the message board mutants are worked up about today's "major announcement" by the Riders in Saskatoon. If it was truly significant, it wouldn't be announced in Saskatoon on a Saturday.
• Joe McGrath - WTF?
• Oh well, getting a first round pick for a guy who wouldn't have even started here is a pretty good deal. Back to E-town you go, Princess!
• Coach Miller doesn't exactly sing the praises of Darian Durant when asked, does he?
• If Durant and Bell don't play well in the first pre-season game, does Casey Printers get a phone call?
• Just how long will it be before Wes Cates is ready for game action?
• If the season started today, who would start at tailback? At quarterback?
• Is Eric Tillman ever coming back from administrative leave?
• If you're looking for something to read on holidays, may I suggest The Spy Worker by Regina's very own John Makie? I picked up my copy last night, and recommend you get yours soon!
• If the name sounds familiar, that's because John is a veteran football coach (he'll be the Offensive Coordinator for F.W. Johnson Collegiate AND the Atom Cougars this year!), and the father of former Regina Thunder and Manitoba Bisons quarterback John Makie Jr.
  
• See you at the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner tonight!