My Flyers were atrocious in this modified season but I only know this through media accounts, namely Philly-based stuff through Apple’s News app. Given the Pandemic, I just haven’t been that into my teams involving games over weekdays. I will be next Fall with the renewal of my season tickets to my Stars!
I have to admit, the brief experiment of having all the Canadian teams lumped together into their own division was interesting. I didn’t think any of them would get to the Cup since they suffer from bad luck. Don’t get me wrong, most of these teams are pretty impressive but small-market organizations have difficulty progressing. So congratulations to the Montreal Canadiens for overcoming a 3-1 deficit and sending the Toronto Maple Leafs packing. They join my Flyers, the Devils and one other that pulled this off. Sorry Toronto. I know you haven’t won since the 1967 expansion and you’re the most valuable franchise in the league. It’s what you get when you let an asshole Tory become prime minister and makes the teachers who were invested into the biz, divest.
I am bummed to see Las Vegas get eliminated. They can blame me for buying a good jersey during my last vacation. They still have nothing to be ashamed of. The Knights remain the best new expansion team to kick ass out of the gate since, I’m going to go on a limb and say the St. Louis Blues. My vote sides with them due to their two immediate appearances in the Stanley Cup thanks to the NHL putting all of the six “new” 1967 teams into their own conference so one would face the six survivors of 1947; they’re not original.
Tampa Bay receives a round of applause from me too. Given the salary cap and Bettman’s obsession with being cheap, not competition, it’s uncommon to see a defending champ to return, or the runner up. They’re my cousin Dana’s team which gives me a reason to cheer.
However, to make it interesting again. I have a friendly wager against her Lightning to lose to the Habs. It’s not to be a jerk. I’m cool with either team since the Pens and Crapitals were eliminated. I just want to have an excuse to give Dana $20 via Amazon.
Bunono Fortuno to both.