Last Splash

The gene pool could use a little Chlorine.

I looked at the clock at 10:49. There was three minutes left in the game, and we were killing off a penalty. Everyone in the arena was on their feet, and the atmosphere was electric. History would be made, if we could get through the next three minutes and hold on to the 2-1 lead. Edmonton's goalie left the ice, and we were faced with an extra man to defend. Holding breath...breakway...Justin Williams oh-so-carefully skated the ice. You could see the determination in his eyes "oh man, if I miss this, I'm an idiot". The empty net billowed when the puck hit it, and the place erupted. The sound inside was the force of two 757's firing their engines, and everybody was hugging everybody. The kid next to me, the older man behind us, Mr. Positivity two seats over, who had spent the entire playoffs mumbling under his breath about how much we sucked and giving various "Fuck You's" to the players, the refs, whoever would listen. In this one moment, it didn't matter. Our team was victorious. Chris Pronger skated off the ice with his tail between his legs and Rod Brind A'mour lifted the Stanley Cup.

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#1  23 June 2006 - 16:50

 

Congrats---of course all of Canada is very upset with you....:)

JustMe63

#2  28 June 2006 - 13:24

 

Hey...the way I see it, all of Canada should be very very happy right now. They have such a great sport that they can even get people on Tobacco Road more excited about the Stanley Cup than March Madness! More proof that hockey is the greatest sport on earth.

Cannonball14

#3  28 June 2006 - 15:42

 

(right after golf)

Windhazel

#4  05 July 2006 - 15:02

 

We all have our weaknesses. Hockey was all-consuming for me (and still is, reading about the off-season trades). I'm proud to say that since the Stanley Cup Finals ended, I have lost 7 pounds. Probably because I've also stopped drinking 4-5 beers every other night.

Cannonball14

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