I'm working on my bucket list before I go.
Today I went clothes shopping and went to Gillette. GIllette is where the NE Patriots play. I had never been there before so it was really neat walking around. My phone died or I would post pictures.
On Friday I will take the day and hike the Blue Hills. I used to hike 2x a week during the summer and then got bogged down with other things. The blue hills are a small "mountain" range a bit south of the city. I am really excited to spend a day doing this, it should be really nice.
Besides that I want to do a jog out to castle island, though I may just make a beach day out of that this weekend, and visit a few of my local watering holes I haven't been at in some time.
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I will leave Boston after game 4 so I will miss game 6.
I am really trying to make myself attend game 3&4 but as ticket prices seem to have jumped to over a grand I think I'll be forced to flip them for extra savings.
Below is a mockup I have done of the series.
I think this goes 6. I like the bruins games 1, 3-4, 6. I do not think the Bruins will lose at home. I don't see the series going back to Chicago for game 7 and the Bruins winning.
I think the hawks are similar to the penguins with better goaltending. You guys are younger, but I'm not going to say you are all that much faster.
People want to talk about the Penguins choking. Honestly more talk should be about how the bruins outplayed the penguins. 2 goals given up in 4 games is unbelievable, and the Penguins did play some good games.
Saying that the series win over LA, all be it a weaker team than the Penguins, was also impressive. I did not think LA would lose at home.
At the moment I think the team that is playing the best is the Bruins. If the bruins can continue playing physical and smart they take this series.
A Mock up of the series by James Murphy, A beat writer from boston. I think he usually does a decent job.
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/bruins/post/_/id/12842/bruins-blackhawks-scouting-report
Not that espn does the best hockey analysis. But 9/12 take the bruins.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/9362277/experts-picks-stanley-cup-finals
If someone wants to make a bet with me, I will stake a month of playing time where the loser can't play. I may add my sobriety after my birthday, not before as I want to visit some breweries in SF!