Hi everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the 2018 NHL playoffs! It’s been quite the first round. Who would have thought that the Vegas Golden Knights would sweep the once-mighty Los Angeles Kings? Then there is the Boston Bruins’ top line of Marchand-Bergeron-Pasternak. I mean, WOW! They’ve been showing some SERIOUS skill this past week. Then there’s Auston Matthews, who has done a whole lot of nothing in the Leafs’ first four games, and then there are of course Philadelphia’s goaltenders, who have already started dreaming of summer vacation (again), so some things are not all that surprising. It kinda summarizes this week’s theme: promising vs. pathetic.

This week, I’ve posted a new article on the oxymoronic Seals of 1972-73: “pathetic but promising” is what they are referred as in this Hockey News article. The Seals were just that. Though they had one horrible record that year, they still had tons of talent, and that was despite the fact the WHA had raided the Seals mercilessly. This article talks about how players like Joey Johnston and Hilliard Graves were lighting it up in Oakland.

I’ve also added a few new autographed card scans to the photos section.

Just to let you all know, there won’t be an update next week, as I will be out of town with no consistent Internet access. For those of you who are fairly new to the site, and who haven’t yet had the time to scroll to the bottom of each section and check out some of the older Hockey Hall of Shame inductions from the Overexposed wing, might I suggest you check out these classics: such as the charmingly aggressive Dave Balon, the wood-fearing Rene Corbet, or the most boring Mario Lemieux picture you’ve ever seen.

You can also continue voting for the next inductees to the Seals Hall of Fame, which can be found, as you probably know by now, on the right side of the screen.

Until next time, stay gold!