auntiemeesh | hockey dreams

On Saturday morning I had a weird dream in which it was announced that Sidney Crosby was symptom free and starting to skate. It was one of those dreams that occurs right on the border between awake and asleep and when I woke up for real, I had to double check online to make sure there hadn't really been an announcement. The optimistic feeling of the dream stuck with me, though. I had another dream this morning, in the same half-sleep state, and again, it felt so real I almost expected an announcement from the team during their daily Penguins Report. Nada. I'm still feeling optimistic, however. Not necessarily that he'll be back to game shape by the end of the season or even make it to the playoffs (if he's not back and in fine form in the first round, we might not make it to the second - although I won't count this team out until the final horn sounds on the final game) but just that he's on his way.

The Pens are starting to get healthier, players are slowly trickling back into the line-up from the injured list, new guys are starting to find their places and mesh with their line-mates. Penguins hockey is still fun and (most of the time) exciting to watch. But that doesn't mean I don't miss the sort of fun and excitement that comes from never knowing when Sid (or Malkin) was going to bust out in a big way and take over a game. I really miss that.