Friday, June 5, 2009

Game On!

My texting happy niece would sum it up with three simple keystrokes...OMG. The voice on that really cool Vs. commercial would say it like this, "and don't be surprised if the little guy just decides to take a pass on yelling 'uncle', and now we got ourselves a game." Finally, to repeat myself from two mornings earlier: David just got a little taller, and Goliath just got a little smaller.
However you want to sum up the Pittsburgh Penguins memorable victory in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals is your business, but get Lord Stanley on the horn and tell him to order extra beer. The denial is now over. This is now a series. This is no longer the favorite vs. the underdog, the champion vs. the challenger, the veteran vs. the youth, or the confident vs. the frightened, this is now the tired vs. the emerging.
The Penguins are rallying in this series by living on both sides of blue. WTF??, you ask. I'm talking about blending highlight reel antics from the blue chippers with gritty, desperate efforts from the blue collars. The efforts are running deep with the skaters, and MA Fleury, well, he's been what a Stanley Cup hoisting netminder should be.

Enjoy your coffee with this little YouTube clip of a really big 67 seconds in Pittsburgh lore...

1 comment:

mp said...

Malkin is a monster. No idea how he made that pass. He played out of mind again the whole game.

Three stars to Staal. To me, that was the turning point. But even then, he probably picked up a bunch of engergy from the Malkin rush right before that.

I expect Crosby to start getting a few breaks. He has played well (not dominant or great) but hasnt lit the lamp much. He keeps working hard and that should change.

but...until we win in Detroit, Goliath will be a little taller than David.