Boston has now won the World Series, Superbowl and NBA Championships in addition to the Stanley Cup in the last last 10 years. However, I figure the residents will find something else to bitch about like Chicagoans, New Yorkers and Philadelphians. Those sports fans prefer to be unhappy and can’t find the bright side to their teams’ achievements unless it involves a title.
I didn’t put money on the Bruins for games six and seven due to our vacation winding down. Going out of our way to retrieve a few bucks would’ve been silly. I also decided not to press my luck after winning with 2-1 odds on the Mavericks.
The best part of the victory was when Chara handed the Cup to Mark “Wrecking Ball” Recchi, the oldest active player in the NHL (43)…until last night. Not only was it the best pass of the night (I know, old joke involving Joe Sakic and Ray Borque), Mark announced his retirement which was expected. After winning a third ring, he can leave the sport on a cloud. He was the only reason why I sided with the Bruins. No wait, I didn’t care for The Hockey News‘ smug prediction giving the title to Vancouver neither. They claimed the real championship was going to be the Western Conference series between Detroit and Vancouver since no team in the East was strong enough. HA! I hope the editors are ready to eat a big plate of crow to balance out their poutine, once they finish cleaning up the mess in Vancouver. Montreal I can see rioting. Toronto maybe, but in certain neighborhoods (most likely the Ford Nation ridings). Vancouver is Canada’s Seattle/Portland, meaning it’s filled with stoners. Better luck next year Canuckleheads!
Meanwhile, everybody in the hockey world but the Dallas front office has announced the promotion of our coach to the gig up North. I’m glad to see Glen get the NHL call yet sad to lose a major reason why our AHL team was successful in its initial two years. Not all is lost. Spang is returning! Morin, Sceviour and Bachmann have also been secured. Lastly, there’s talk of Lukowich getting another season which would be awesome. Brad was a solid captain and I think he’ll help mold our younger players into future champions.
I’m glad hockey ended on a happier note this Summer despite Houston losing the Calder Cup last week.
Now to take a needed “vacation” from the sport since my Flyers will be making cap space to pay too much for a goalie as the trend is going the other way. Maybe Bobby Clarke used one of those avatar devices to possess Paul Holmgren’s brain.