The Bruins didn’t stand a chance tonight. ‘Nuff said.
Luckily, years of pre-Francona Red Sox rooting prepared me well for this.
The B’s are currently riding a decade-high wave of fan support, and want us all to go out and buy season tix for next year while we still feel good about hockey in the Hub. ‘Cause they know we won’t after they trade Bergeron in the off-season.
Another gutsy game last night, probably the best hockey game I’ve ever seen. If you missed it, the Sports of Boston folks have a nice writeup.
Worst moment? Higgins’ re-tying goal eleven seconds after Kessel’s go-ahead.
Best moment? Sturm’s game-winner with under 3:00 to play.
My underdog Bruins forced a game 6 in Boston by winning tonight in Montreal. Suddenly they are playing with heart, and Chara got a goal or two despite the fact that everyone knows about his rib injury now. It didn’t seem to be bothering him, although I’m sure he’s wearing a flak jacket under all that gear to protect himself.
I thought it was all over when Carey Price (OK, how did he survive in hockey? You’d think girly name + approx 12 years old would make for a rough life) made an incredible behind-the-back save in the first period, and I was mentally preparing a blog post to that effect. He subsequently made a costly turn-over and lost his cool to the tune of 5 goals. We can only hope that carries over to Saturday at the Garden. And hopefully no fans will be hurt this time.
Despite the fact that another two inches of snow fell on Boston last night, the Red Sox play their first Spring Training game tonight!
I’m not sure exactly where I stand as a sports fan these days — the Patriots and Sox have brought about an expectation of winning that I’m not wholeheartedly enjoying, and the Celtics seem to be joining the club. The Bruins, on the other hand, are still underdogs, and cultivated as I am by years of mediocre Sox teams, I am enjoying their struggle to make the playoffs immensely.
While I do enjoy it when my teams win, I think it is the most gratifying when they win unexpectedly.
No, this title isn’t as sweet as 2004, but then again it would be pretty hard to compete with all the angst behind that series. This year’s playoffs played out almost identically to those three years ago (except, perhaps, for the dancing): a tough come-from-behind victory in the ALCS followed by an easy sweep in the World Series. This time we knew how it was going to end, we’d seen this movie before. Curt Schilling, devout Christian, has posted a theological exploration of the events on his blog. Taking a few liberties, I believe the argument boils down to “the Red Sox were a runaway train.” It also sounds like he is seriously considering retiring on a high note.
Back to the 86 years thing. As Parker points out, railing against the “new Sox fan” is the new black, so I’ll throw in my two cents. If there is one thing that I cannot stand in this world it is an overbearing sense of entitlement. Having attended two New England liberal arts colleges, I’ve seen my share. It’s what spawned 80 years of Yankee hating: fans with a reasonable expectation of averaging about 3 championships every decade. The Sox and Patriots have both hit that milestone in this decade, and the Patriots seem to have taken it as far as winning every other year. The Celtics are currently in the midst of a resurrection attempt, and pretty soon the only underdog team from Boston could be the perennially sorry Bruins. Even the Revolution are in the MLS finals every other year. Is a “city of champions” what we really want?
I read an interesting article on Paid Content this morning concerning the New York Rangers’ desire to regain control of their domain. In an effort to mirror the success of MLB.com, the NHL has required its constituent teams to surrender independent control of their websites, and the Rangers are not giving up without a fight. Their main complaint seems to be rooted in the fact that they will not receive 100% of the profit from merchandise sales on the site as they have done in the past. MLB must have some sort of revenue sharing plan to alleviate this issue, and my best guess is that this lawsuit will result in similar settlement rather than a full return of possession to the Rangers.
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