Carrie Gets Her Cowboy

Picture it: last night’s face-off between the Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins. You’d think all eyes would be on those fierce, dentally-deficient warriors, but not so much!  Country music sensation-turned-hockey spectator Carrie Underwood stole the show with her engagement ice.

So, where’d the see-it-from-space sparkler come from? None other than Sens centre Mike Fisher. And not that we’re against a serious diamond or an awesome, year-long romance, but…doesn’t this seem a little fast? Not Kardashian fast or anything, but…isn’t this only Mike’s second serious lady? And wasn’t his other girlfriend, like, an ice age ago? And isn’t Hilary Duff supposed to be the one dating a Canadian hockey pro named Mike?

Questions aside, we certainly don’t mean to poke holes in Carrie’s joyous impending nuptials. After all, she’s more than proven her commitment to Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Ahem. Sorry. We mean, she’s shown that she’s serious about The Bachelor’s Dr. Travis Stork. Um. Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford? Wait–who’s she with again?

Okay, okay. We won’t begrudge the girl her erratic dating record, and we know that, sometimes, you’ve got to sort through all the wrong congressmen before you find the right Senator. So, now that Carrie’s hanging up her dating boots, it’s time to ask: does this speedy-as-a-slap-shot wedding have a real chance?

According to their Moonit analysis, these two have, “always felt oddly drawn to each other,” but Carrie tends to be, “the one to put the wheels in motion. And even though he’s definitely curious, Mike’s less likely to put himself out there.” Case in point: although Carrie tried her best to keep their relationship quiet, she gushed about Mike in the liner notes of her new album, Play On. (And Carrie? We know you’re psyched, but you’re not exactly keeping things on the DL when you thank “#12″ for being “the most amazing addition to my life!… I love you so much! You make my life better in every way!”)

Interestingly, their relationship isn’t all exclamation points with heart-shaped dots. The read-out goes on to say that things are, “guaranteed to be interesting.” And if we’re going down the let’s-not-mince-words route, Moonit’s warning goes something like this: “this relationship is bound to be super intense,” so, “unless both Carrie and Mike are up for getting emotionally, physically and mentally involved, they shouldn’t even think of barking up each other’s tree.”

However, “if they’re mature enough to handle a slew of really positive (but also challenging) feelings, then we’d suggest giving it a shot.” Luckily for them, the upside’s just too big to ignore; to quote Moonit, this pairing, “might actually be one of the most fulfilling relationships either of them will ever have.” Sigh. Here’s hoping that Mike’s mature enough to never cheat on Carrie… or else he better watch out for that Louisville Slugger of hers.