Election 08

Obama or McCain?

Who to choose? and why talk about it on a hockey blog?

Simple, Canadiens don't play another game for four more days and I'll probably be the only person to read this article anyways as still not one person has commented to my both informative and hilarious posts. Huh, I crack myself up sometimes ( as I type alone in a dark room). Mr. Optimist has already declared his love for McCain which is not that optimistic unless someone does not understand the meaning of CHANGE and HOPE as I do. Obama 08. This site, however, is a hockey blog so I'll incorporate the Habs as an analogy to Barack Obama.

The Canadiens have "spread the wealth around" not committing the bank to any one player. Andrei Markov is the highest paid player at 5.75 million but isn't one of the ten highest paid defensemen in the league. By having great depth rather then 2 or 3 superstars, the Habs are a more balanced team that is better prepared for a payoff run. If one top player goes down, the team is better suited to prevent any bleeding.  The team itself has become more unified and stronger as everyone is expected to pull some slack to lift us to a 25th championship. Yes We Can! Can you see the comparison with the Habs and Obama? It's pretty obvious.

A team like the Penguins, however, decided to pay for a select few like Sidney Crosby and Malkin breaking the bank on both for 8+ million a year. This has created a problem of retaining "middle class" players such as Ryan Malone. They are forced to settle on Matt Cooke's of the world creating a greater discrepancy between the top and the bottom that the lockout tried to stop. Seems like more of the same to me. The hope is that the talent of stars "trickle" down to the lesser players to help make the team more balanced. This may work, however, if one star goes down, kind of like Lehman Brothers did, the whole ship goes down with it as does the hopes for a championship. I think you can guess which candidate this reminds you of. Does this seem like change you can believe in?

In the end, what is important is the Montreal Canadiens and their quest for a championship, not this election even if it effects our lives more... not. If someone told me the Habs would win if McCain won as well, I'd cheer for McCain and that hockey mom from Alaska. My priorities are set Mr. Dino Sisto, like it or not. I just thought it would be fun to write an article sort of on politics the day before the most important day until our next game. Go Habs Go