THUMBS UP-THUMBS DOWN

Thumbs up to...

• the Saint John Sea Dogs. It was a wild ride that nobody will soon forget. Good stuff!
• the game on Sunday in Moncton. Mark it down, the rivalry has kicked off - finally!
• Charles Reid of The Guardian newspaper. He does a great job doing a live blog from Rocket home games. I could do without the tunes though.
• speaking of the Rocket, they finally got audio broadcasts! Welcome to the twentieth century my friends.
• the Wildcats who managed to put some YouTube highlights up from Sunday's game. Decent little jingle in the video too.
• the CHL and Sportsnet for some nice articles on the Dogs' winning streak. That may be the first thumbs up ever for Sportsnet.
• Hockey's Future. Sea Dogs Podcast's? Impossible.
• the Sea Dogs and Rocket staff for making the difficult journey across the closed Confederation Bridge possible. It's tough leaving your bus behind.

Thumbs down to...

• the CHL Top 10 rankings. Luckily Station Nation has the real rankings.
• the glass at the Moncton Coliseum. Anybody following my Tweets on Sunday will know what I'm talking about. Look at this guy in the picture above. He can't even see!
• Wayne Long or Telegraph-Journal. One of them put the wrong date in the paper for the next Rivalry Cup game. Well, Irving owns the paper and the Wildcats. Hmm...
• The Hockey News. 22-game winning streak and what do they mention - Kabanov's wrist injury. Way to go Hodge!
• Karel St. Laurent. His play just isn't cutting it amidst all the trade rumors.
• the Wildcat fans questioning Mike Thomas' leadership abilities. Yes, the Sea Dogs have been playing so poorly lately.
• Wild Willie for pulling out of the mascot race. The Sea Dogs really should have gotten the point because he did forfeit. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen Willie!
• the Confederation Bridge. The Dogs are coming in hot, you can't just close the bridge because of high winds.

Things we will be watching this week are how the Sea Dogs respond to a loss, the Jake Allen rumors, and Thursday's attendance.