Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. (CSN)

The game is preceeded by an hour-long special edition of CSI Miami. Crime scene investigators are determined to figure out what happened to the Miami Heat, but they discover Pat Riley’s hair gel is messing up the crime scene.

Predators at Bruins

Tuesday, 7 p.m. (NESN)

The adage states that a tie is like kissing your sister. To that, Barry Trotz, the Nashville coach and former Portland Pirate bench boss, says “But it’s still a girl.”

Another reason why the shootout may be a good thing.

Mavericks at Celtics

Thursday, 8 p.m. (TNT)

We didn’t get the Cowboys-Patriots Super Bowl we expected. Too bad – well, for Cowboy fans.

Wonder if Dirk Nowitzki has been in Mexico recently. I heard Jessica Simpson may be available and looking for a good time. And the Dallas fans love her.

Bruins at Senators

Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (NESN)

Between the Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics, the Bruins struggle to get any attention. So they go to Canada in hopes of finding interest.

Red Wings at Bruins

Saturday, 7 p.m., (NESN)

Getting hot wings for Super Bowl weekend is a must. But I don’t think the winningest team in the NHL is what the Bruins had in mind.

Giants vs. Patriots

Sunday, 6 p.m. (FOX)

Beware all gridiron fans. This is the day all the bandwagon jumpers come out of the wood work. It is the sports equivalent of people that make an annual, and only, appearance in church at Christmas. These are people who think the Statue of Liberty play was a gift from France.

Suddenly, they care about football or pretend to care about football. They’ve hardly watched games all year, but they mindlessly follow the masses to the nearest entertainment center for food, fun and football.

It may be even worse this year with the Perfect Patriots. Everybody loves a winner – even if its’ only because they think Tom Brady is a cutie.

If they didn’t cry for Darryl Stingley, if they didn’t cry because of Tony Eason, if they didn’t cringe over Victor Kiam, or can’t cite the “tuck rule,” send them on a beer run.

Or tell them the Super Bowl is the next week, they’d probably believe you.