Hey All,
Could be tomorrow night.
I'm no hockey fan but this kind of thing could be so epic even I'll be watching.
The Vancouver Canucks won the regular season trophy (Presidents Cup) with a tie for the most goals scored and the allowing of the fewest goals against in NHL history.
They are favored to win their first ever Stanley Cup in about 40 years of existence.
So what is the problem?
The Chicago Blackhawks! The Hawks have taken Vancouver out of the playoffs the last two years in a row. This year the Hawks are a shell of the team they were last year when they won the Stanley Cup due to salary cap problems. They are an 8th seed in the playoffs - just getting in.
So it's the first round of the playoffs - best of seven. The Canucks handily win 3 in a row. Then Chicago wins - OK no biggie a sweep wasn't expected. Then Chicago wins game 5 - WTF. Then game 6 overtime Chicago wins! Vancouver the highest scoring offense in the league - only 5 goals in 3 games - WTF and giving up 16 goals in the same stretch double WTF!! And now game 7 Tuesday night in Vancouver.
Is it possible that the number 1 team in the league - offence and defence - after going 3 games up in a best of 7 can lose again to the same now weakened team that ousted them the last 2 years?
People are remembering the Canuck loss in game 7 of the Stanley Cup in 94 to the Rangers. Here's the youtube ofthe riots in Vancouver after that loss.
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People are saying this would be the biggest choke in the history of sport. That the Canucks would be the laughing stock of the NHL.
The Canucks have built huge expectations around this team - the riots - if they lose - may dwarf 94 - either that or people will slink home and cry while the team quietly and quickly catches the next bus to Winnipeg.
Gut check time boys - what's your resume gonna say - tomorrow night in Vancouver we'll find out.
-Ed-
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