May 26, 2004

Misplaced Loyalty

Well... it looks like I might be backing the wrong horse in the Cup Finals this year. Last night's 4-1 score wasn't indicative of the quality of the game - Tampa Bay wasn't even that good. I wish that there were that many holes in the Bhulin Wall a couple of rounds ago, but I guess it seems to crack over time just like the real thing did.

Then again, it's the first time the Bolts have been to the show. They looked a bit whupped from their conference final victory over the Flyers, too. And they should have put HappyBhulin, not CrappyBhulin in the nets. Oh, well - tomorrow's another game, and another chance for victory.

Posted by (: Tom :) at May 26, 2004 06:52 PM
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Hi Kid;

I just read about a sports curse I hadn't been aware of....it appears that our beloved Habs are the cause of it. Since the 1967-68 season (the first year of expansion when the N.H.L. went to twelve teams from the original six), the Montreal Canadiens have been eliminated from the playoffs in the preliminary rounds on 19 occasions (this year the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 20). Of those 19 teams that did the dirty deed in the past, the Stanley Cup has been won by exactly zero of those teams. If Tampa Bay falls to the Calgary Flames this year, it will make it an even 20. So it does indeed look like you may have backed the wrong horse in the finals.

Stu

Posted by: Stu at May 30, 2004 10:26 PM