Friday, June 12, 2009

Sigh

Congratulations Pittsburgh. Stanley Cup Champions 2009.

Penguins 2, Wings 1.
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19 comments:

  1. JimmyT12 June, 2009 20:58

    It was brutal to watch the last 4 minutes of that game. So very hard!!

    BT: Jimmy T sends.

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  2. Buck12 June, 2009 21:01

    I hear ya, Jimmy. Oh, HOW I hear ya. Especially that "off the crossbar" shot at 2:11... not to mention that last flurry. So close -- no cigar.

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  3. Reese12 June, 2009 21:10

    Watched the third half there, thinking of you and the nipper.

    Ah well, suddenly all the teams for '10 are UNDEFEATED!

    That goal just missed by deflection off the bar was amazing-- football's been called a "game of inches." That was a matter of microns. A few microns of paint thickness, and it would have angled in, tieing (sp?) the game.

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  4. Buck12 June, 2009 21:14

    Ya, Bob... that crossbar shot was hard to take. Had it gone in, the momentum might have changed. But that's hockey. Sometimes you get the breaks, sometimes you don't.

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  5. virgil xenophon12 June, 2009 21:14

    Think the Wings will get better next season--or be worse?

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  6. Anonymous12 June, 2009 21:14

    Didn't see comment #2 before I submitted. Great minds and all that. Or that I'm on dialup.

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  7. Buck12 June, 2009 21:19

    Virgil: re: better or worse? That's hard to say, what with the cap. I'm thinking Detroit might want to change their mind about signing Hossa to a long-term deal, though. Talk about a guy who didn't come through when the chips were down... I'm thinking his value just dropped like the frickin' stock market did last November.

    All that said, I'm thinking the Wings will be no worse than they were this year, assuming a lot of the guys who go into free agent status are signed.

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  8. Deborah12 June, 2009 22:30

    Buck---I watched in bits and pieces, and cheered for the Red Wings on your behalf. Next year, man. Next year.

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  9. Dave (aka Buckskins Rule)12 June, 2009 22:54

    Sorry for your loss, bud...but their always next year.

    But you have to know that Michelle is on cloud nine right about now.

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  10. Buck12 June, 2009 23:44

    Thanks, Deborah. It's really very danged hard to make it to the Finals. That's hockey. We will have our hopes next year, though.

    Buckskins: It's way too damned early for me to be happy for Michelle, or any other Pens fan... for that matter. Maybe tomorrow. Or the next day. It was all I could do to write this very brief post.

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  11. Flag Gazer13 June, 2009 00:16

    Buck - stopped by to give you a shoulder... tough one.

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  12. AFMAJBUCK13 June, 2009 05:42

    It was a good season, all things considered. Amazing how you can feel like none of it mattered when you lose "the big one."

    All in all, in the morning light, things are looking a little better. I'm with you on Hossa...let him go.

    I'm off to work, my own "big game" is this upcoming week and I'm Babcock. We're not the underdogs, we're the heavy favorites and it's my job to make sure our young Airmen "play" to their potential.

    SN1

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  13. Barco Sin Vela II13 June, 2009 06:54

    No champagne at the "Serengetti Bar and Veldt Lounge" last night.

    The Penguins really tightened up their team work and the Wings seemed to forget how to work together. There were too many hard earned centering shots passing through the crease to find no Red Wing to chip it in.

    I was bummed. The Spousal Unit was crushed, so we didn't even watch the Cup Presentation.

    The Penguins earned it.

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  14. Bag Blog13 June, 2009 07:11

    We had other plans last night, but my thoughts were with you.

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  15. Kris, in New England13 June, 2009 07:47

    Oh dear. For sports fans I know this is heartbreaking.

    Sorry.

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  16. Unknown13 June, 2009 09:21

    Great series, to say the least. And what great fans at the Joe. Hockey fans in general. Nothing but cheers and applause for the visiting victors (though Bettman didn't fare quite as well, and MAJOR props to the WIngs fans for that!).

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  17. Buck13 June, 2009 12:31

    Cynthia: Thank ya, Ma'am. It was a tough one, indeed. We're well into the "morning after" and unlike SN1, I'm still not over it.

    Buck: Well said.

    Darryl: You're right on the thing about the Wings not going to the net. Fleury DID give up a lot of juicy rebounds last night, too. There were few Wings in front of the crease to take advantage, tho. (sigh)

    I watched the Cup presentation, even though my heart was breaking.

    Lou and Kris: Thank you both.

    Andy: It WAS a great series. As a matter of fact the playoffs in their entirety were great this year... the best I've seen in YEARS.

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  18. Unknown13 June, 2009 12:47

    Amen to that, Buck

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  19. Jenny14 June, 2009 20:42

    Very sorry for your loss. Better luck next year!

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