Man, was that awesome! No, not the goal by Kane. That was actually the most anti-climatic finish to a great playoff series that I have ever seen. Though it was great that it went in and that, with it, the series didn't have to go to a game seven, I wish it could've been more thrilling.
Sincerely,
No, I'm talking about what followed. From Toews picking up the trophy and giving it to Marian Hossa (a champion at last!), to the city-wide celebration that followed. Streets were filled with cheers. Cars were honking all around. Thousands were drunkenly singing "Chelsea Dagger". Fireworks were, well, fired. Students forgot all about their final exam studying and homework and stayed up all night watching it all unfold. And the entire city, not just part of it like when the White Sox won the World Series, were celebrating the team ending the NHL's second longest Cup drought ever (49 years, back when the Kennedy administration. Only the NY Rangers' 54 year drought from 1940-1994 was longer). Truly fantastic, and one of the best moments I have seen in my time living in the city.
So, I guess the only thing to say now is just a nice, big thank you. Thank you, Jonathan Toews, for your Conn Smythe winning playoff performance. Thank you, Patrick Kane (KANER!) for the goal and for playing the way that you have the last three year. Thank you, Antti Niemi, for all those saves you made. Thank you, Dustin Byfuglien for going from the 245th pick in the '03 Draft to one of the biggest reasons this team won. Thank you, John McDonough, for all you have done.
Thank you, Rocky Wirtz, for not only repairing in three years what your now dead father ruined in forty, and for finally broadcasting the home games live (can't forget that). Thank you, lady luck, for helping the team get the first pick in the 2007 NHL draft over Philadelphia that they used to get Kane (just thinking about the possibility that the Flyers would have gotten Kane just gives me the chills). Thank you, Marian Hossa, for making your free agent signing back in July all worth it (and, once again, congrats on finally winning the cup). Thank you Norris Trophy nominee Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook and Andrew Ladd and Kris Versteeg and Dave Bolland and everyone else on the team and organization that helped make this all possible. Oh, and thank you Bill Wirtz, for dropping dead in 2007 and starting this great chain reaction in the first place.
So here's to what should be an orgasmic parade tomorrow morning. Now, let's sing it one more:
"DA-DA-DO
DA-DA-DO
DA-DA-DADA-DO!
DA-DA-DO
DA-DA-DO
DA-DA-DO
DADADA-DO!
DA-DA-DO
DA-DA-DO
DA-DA-DADA-DO!
DA-DA-DO
DA-DA-DO
DA-DA-DADA-DO!"
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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