4 wins to go...

Chicago goes down in 5 games. Of course I waited until the middle of game 2 of the series to predict the Wings in 5, but hey, that's how it goes. I'm still going to pat myself on the back for that one.

Well, here's the updated 2009 Road to the Cup graphic I've been using as my Twitter background ever since the beginning of the playoffs. Added one more defeat and one more logo to the mix... can't wait to add a Stanley Cup to the graphic and celebrate a win!

So another playoff round won, and other couple of weeks to keep the beard. Aw, who am I kidding? Everyone has been broke and I'm the only one that pledged on my own beard. (Up to $21.00 and counting, woo hoo!)

When I went to Atlanta on 5/14/09 I went ahead and trimmed the beard down so I didn't look like a total scruff when meeting folks at the Mashable Mixer Atlanta. I've been trimming it ever since and the moment the cup gets hoisted I'm taking a razor to what's left of it.

The beard just ain't my thing, I'm a goatee man. But if having the beard means the Wings are still alive in the playoffs, I'll gladly keep it up.

Tech Work Available in Milford, MI

Well, it's not glamorous but looks like it's easy work. Good luck!

Sent from my T-Mobile G1 wireless device.

Didn't plan on entertaining myself

It's 11am and I'm 30,000 feet in the air. While waiting on a second cup of coffee I decide a nice game on the trusty ol' G1 is just what the doctor ordered. So I flip open the phone in airplane mode and begin to peruse all of the amazing applications I've installed on this beast.

Hey, I could... er wait network connection required. No matter I'll just... shoot need the Internet. You mean to tell me that everything I installed on this phone requires a signal from an access point or cell tower?

Oh wait. There's Tic-Tac-Toe on my phone. Your move, X... your move.

Sent from my T-Mobile G1 wireless device.

Day 23 and the Wings still trucking

Big win for the Detroit Red Wings last night! If they keep playing like they did in game 4 they'll have this series wrapped up in 6.

Glad to see Hossa notch a couple of goals.

Osgood may want to have the first and third Anaheim goals back, they looked awfully weak to me.

In other news, the Boston Bruins are... FACING ELIMINATION? Yes, after a sound defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes in game 4 it looks like my heavy Eastern Conference favorites will be joining the Montreal Canadiens out on the golf course.

The Bruins have the ability to turn this thing around. It has already happened for the Washington Capitals in round 1, having come back from a 3 games to 1 deficit against the New York Rangers.

So, for the sake of my playoff prediction, come back and win the series, Boston. Pretty please?

As you can see the beard is still growing. Not too late to pledge on it! Click the charity link to the upper left for more details or visit http://bitly.com/beardathon

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Open Letter to the NHL Officials Association

Submitted via http://www.nhlofficials.com/contact.asp

I'm writing in reference to the dispicable waiving off of Marian Hossa's goal near the end of game 3 of the Detroit vs Anaheim Playoff game. "Intent to blow the whistle" or not, Brad Watson should have had the professional experience to realize that he was about to make a mistake and allow the goal to stand instead of emphatically ruling it a no goal. Mr. Watson demonstrated that evening that he lacks the judgement and experience required to officiate this fast paced, high level of the game. Through his actions he has placed a serious asterisk on the results of that game 3, and potentially the series, which fans of the NHL such as myself do not deserve. I seriously recommend that Mr. Watson be returned down to a lower league to receive further training and practice before returning to the NHL and potentially harming more outcomes through unskilled and ill-advised calls. The players should determine the outcome of any particular NHL game, not the referees. Sincerely, Michael Beck