In case you forgot, the Stanley Cup finals are awesome
June 4th, 2008, 11:27 am · 2 Comments · posted by Alex Kreitman
I know that most of the country doesn’t follow the NHL, but I’m always one that says they should.
The Stanley Cup playoffs are wrapping up, but there’s still time to catch the end of the series. The Detroit Red Wings travel to Pittsburgh for Game 6 tonight. The Penguins face elimination down 3-2.
If you missed Game 5, your loss. The Penguins won in three overtimes and what a thrilling finish it was. I’ve said it before, but there’s nothing more exciting to me than a sudden death finish to a game although a walk-off home run is pretty amazing too.
But having been on hand for a few sudden death finishes in the Stanley Cup playoffs myself, I know how exciting it is. The final goal is scored and it’s game over. If it’s a home game for the winning team the site is unbelievable. The cheering is wild and endless with a sea of the team’s color filling the arena.
Pittsburgh has a chance to force Game 7 and I hope they do. Just wanted to get in a little plug for hockey.
I’m sure my blog for the next few weeks will be all about the Celtics vs. Lakers in the NBA Finals so get used to it.
I watched an interview with Boston legend Larry Bird this morning and he is of course pulling for his old team to beat the Lakers. It was great to see Bird again on TV; he often hides in Indiana’s front office. Bird said he wouldn’t miss a minute of any of the games which was cool to hear.
It’s Bird himself that helped rekindle the rivalry in the 1980’s along with Magic Johnson. I know I’m looking forward to watching some ESPN clips of past games between the two teams.
The series does have a different feel to it though with fresh blood and less bad blood. These two teams have been on opposite ends of the success scale in recent years so it’s hard to know who will win.
The Celtics have top talent in the Big Three, but Kobe Bryant is one of if not the best player in the league. I can’t wait for tip-off Thursday night.
June 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
That “most of the country” includes Tiger Woods too. Isn’t he opinion the only one that matters in the country? Haha. Gretzky should give him a good hip-check on the first tee when gets back after his poor little “injury” is better. Anyway, I’m sure any hockey player would sit out too if they were hurt like that.
Most importantly about the game, hockey wifes/girlfriends are hot.
I hope to see a NBA finals prediction tomorrow too before the games begin.
BEACH WEEK 10 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(that makes me sound like a high schooler)
June 4th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Ricky,
I was surprised you didn’t cmomment on Tuesday blog since you got a shoutout. And yes you sound like a high schooler. And Tiger Woods’ opinion doesn’t count until he beats me in a round of 18.