Heh, and my Canucks and Flyers in a close 2nd and 3rd in that category.
Well, Buffalo’s in there, too (who a year ago had a very disillusioned Ryan O’Reilly, questioning, at the time, if he should continue playing).
But there is no joy in Beantown.
Cause the Bruins have fucked up.
Losing to Chicago a few years ago was tolerable, because the Blackhawks were just better. But the Bruins are a more talented team than the Blues; they just didn’t always put their best efforts out there for some reason. That rankles.
But the *best *team isn’t necessarily the most talented - the Blues won, so they were the best team, and congratulations to them and to St. Louis fans.
Still basking in the glow this morning, a couple of things I noticed about the game last night that I forgot to mention amid all the celebrating:
Only one penalty in the entire game, that stupid delay of game on the Blues in the first period. I thought that was pretty remarkable.
Second game in a row where a puck hit the crossbar of the Bruins goal, hit Rask in the back, and did not go in. In game 6 I think it was just a lucky bounce. Last night it looked like Chara got his stick in behind Rask to keep the puck out.
And one more comment… rather than joining the “fuck Boston” chorus, I just want to say congrats to the Bruins for a fine series. As a friend of mine noted, if you graphed the teams’ performance, the Blues were like a sine curve whereas the Bruins were a straight line through the upper half. You never knew which Blues team was going to show up, but the Bruins were consistent throughout. Good job.
Chara actually saved that goal TWICE. The puck falls off Rask’s back and hits the ice about 6 inches from the goal line. Ciara got his stick down and kicked it forward, only to have Rask hit it as he fell, knocking it towards the goal again. Ciara’s stick was still on the ice, tho, and he hit it again to keep it from crossing the goal line.
I’d also like to say congrats to the Bruins and commend them for a fine series. I thought the entire team conducted themselves well and honorably and they should be proud of the teamwork, determination and sheer talent they displayed.
I really liked how Charles Barkley phrased it yesterday and I hope I can emulate this better from now on: I don’t root against anyone, but I do root for people/teams.
Congrats to St Louis, they deserved the win last night.
No, Charlie McAvoy sniped it out of the air. Otherwise, I think it probably would have gone in.
Yeah he managed to swat it as it fell off Rask’s jersey.
I’m always impressed by hockey reflexes. Stuff like that and these little redirects that alter the trajectory just enough to fool the goalie just amaze me.
Aye; hockey is full of glorious “what the fuck? how did he do that?” moments.
Luckily that penalty had no impact on the outcome. It illustrates my annoyance with the general trend of OT blowing the whistle in the playoffs. Penalties like this can gave a disproportionate impact. You can get by with things that would be boarding in the regular season but lose a game over an errant clear.
What a night…What a game!!
I worked an 11 hour day because I had HUGE catering and I could not leave my pizzeria on what turned out to be the busiest night we ever had. I ended up getting to leave at the start of the second period…my son was waiting at the bar next door, Three floors of standing room only.
I have a great relationship with the bar and its management and saw they were PAST peak capacity…I jumped in and bar-backed/ glass washed the rest of the game (my son and I drinking free of course). There were plenty of TV’s so I did get to see the game.
My Golly!!! What a Cinderella story! ROR truly deserved the Conn Smythe…Berube deserves the Adams cup and Binnington…WOW, Just Fucking WOW!! Calder winner?? We will see.
It’s a Grateful Day for the BLUES
Just after the game ended last night a friend posted a link to this Onion article on Facebook. 
Just a reminder, Adams and Calder are voted on at the end of the regular season and will not reflect playoff performance. Barry Trotz has to be a candidate for the Islanders’ turnaround.
Washington won the Cup way back in 2018, so it is hard remember back that far. 
Buddy puts down $400 at the beginning of January for the Blues top win the Cup for a $100,000 return.
When the Blues were up 3-2 someone offered him $75,000 for the ticket, but he refused.
I would’ve just taken the $75,000. :o
Nice. I absolutely would have taken the $75K as well. Turned out well for this guy, but the extra $25K wouldn’t have been worth the stress to me. Even knowing the outcome now, I would not have a single regret for taking the $75K.
How would the taxes have worked if he had sold it?
I would assume the same way as now. It’s just income, no?
Now the sucky part comes – no hockey until October. 