Czech In The Ribs
Patrik Elias took a hard hit to the ribs in the Czech Olympic team’s opener, and sat out last night’s game versus Switzerland. We should have surmised something was up when Patty didn’t get a shot off after the first period of the opener, and at first I attributed his omissions from the game stat sheet as a lack of data from my new work diversion.
The cover of the latest USA Hockey magazine (free subscription with any USA Hockey registration) has some of the USA team members seated at a table that is about as Italian as Billy Joel. Here’s an idea - take Gio, Patty, and Ralphie, seat’em at that table for real, and fill them up with some serious Mama Leone. They could all use a little meat on the ribs. At least that’s the Jewish mother’s cure for a few days of rough hockey.