Hi everyone! Well, I am in a chipper mood tonight. It looks like after months of waiting and hair-pulling it looks as though we got ourselves a deal for our father’s house. After the previous deal fell through a week ago, it felt as though we would be stuck taking care of this house, over an hour away, for the rest of the fall and winter. Then, three showings later, and a new offer falls into our laps! In fact, it is an even better offer than the last one, and we’ve been assured that the buyers have been approved for financing, and are very motivated to move in. It just goes to show that if you have a little faith.

It’s refreshing when you read those rare Seals articles where the players are excited about their prospects for the future. Sure, we know now that things didn’t really work out in the end, but it is still refreshing to hop into the way-back machine and imagine what was going through the players’ minds at that moment. And in February 1976, the Seals truly believed they had a chance at catching the Toronto Maple Leafs for that last Adams Division playoff spot. In this week’s article, the Seals are celebrating a big 6-4 win over the New York Rangers, and are preparing to meet the Detroit Red Wings next. You can read all about the Seals’ big victory right here.

In closing this week, I wanted to let you all know that the article that I have written about the 1976 Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Cup series is going to be appearing in the next issue of The Hockey News, so if you don’t already have a subscription, be sure to rush to wherever the magazine is sold in your neighbourhood and pick up a copy!

Overall, it’s been a pretty good week. I’m taking the rest of the evening off to play a little Animal Crossing (because that’s what you do when your children are too young to play Grand Theft Auto), and watch an old episode of The Office (because that’s what you do at 10pm when the children finally go to bed and consequently relinquish control of the TV). Until next time, stay gold!