So my friends, I know it has been a while but for those of you who don’t know what’s been going on allow me to fill you in.  I transferred from UB down to the University of Tampa, but UT lied to me about how long it would take me to finish my degrees, so now I am back at UB.  All of this craziness transpired in about 3 days, so now I am trying to just catch up on everything at UB. 

All of that is beside the point.  It’s almost October and that only means one thing, HOCKEY IS COMING BACK!! (Can you tell I’m a little excited about that?)  The Sabres opened their training camp this week and I’m thrilled to be going tomorrow with my loves Cari and Clare to get a good look at what this team might be able to do this year (which is hopefully anything better than the last two years and for most people in the B-lo that means playoffs).  I am not going to lie about it, but I really want the Sabres to do well this season for the sake of Lindy Ruff…  Also I’m very excited to get a glimpse of the gargantuan player also known as Tyler Myers.  He was pretty impressive at rookie orientation camp, and now that there’s a chance he can make the team, I expect him to be even more competitive.  But now I am rambling so next topic.

Now I know this blog is called the Madhouse on Madison, but I felt obligated to at least mention my hometown team a little bit.  Now on to the best team in the world, the Chicago Blackhawks =)

As I’m sure every single Blackhawks fan anywhere will say, I have never been more excited for the offseason to end than I am this year.  The team has had a very difficult summer, what with the RFA ordeal, the Hossa signing (minus a physical, sketchy much?), the Kane incident, and the list goes on.  While some people are worried that all the distractions may hurt a young team like the Hawks, I beg to differ.  Not only am I confident that the team will rally behind their leader, Jonathan Toews, but they realize that they have unfinished business.  I fully expect them to come right out of the gate and take command of the very competitive Central Division. 

Now I know its early to be making any kind of predictions, but I like to think that this team will be a force in the western conference for many years, so I’m okay with making that prediction. 

And since I am in the mood to talk about the Central Division, I should mention the other team I love, the Blues.  Now when I say I ‘love’ the team, what I really mean is I love TJ Oshie and watch the team to watch him.  The Blues are another strong team and have a very young core, much like the Hawks.  They are another team I feel will provide a good deal of competition not only within their own division, but also throughout the West and the entire league.  “The Kid Line” now has a year of experience under their belt, which will only make them a more dominant line.  With that I am going to quote Cari in a tweet she sent me a while ago….Girlie!! THN says that TJ is flying under the radar... Everyone's about to get OSHIED!!!! Ahahaha =)

Now reading that should be a clear indication why I love this girl.  And she’s totally right; everyone is about to get OSHIED!!! (or as Clare would say in regards to the Hawks, everyone is going to be Tazed lol)  As you can see we like giving/using weird names to describe our NoDak boys but either way I’m going to stop rambling now.  Hopefully I’ll be able to update more because I’m finally settling into my routine again.  107 more days until the Buffalo girls invade Chi-town, prepare yourself Chicago =O