CUP CHAMPIONS
Jun. 13th, 2016 11:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
schneefinkTHE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP!!!
I watched the last game of course and even though the Pens kept the Sharks to two shots in the third period when leading by one (!!) I was soo nervous. If the Sharks had tied it nobody ever would have forgotten Kuni not shooting at that empty net in the second. Fortunately it didn't come to that! Dumo and Tanger scoring, so fitting, they were our two best defensemen. Hornqvist with the empty netter, and that was it. All the hugs! The celebrations with the Cup! It was so wonderful to see.
What a season. The Phil Kessel trade on July 1st last year, Sid's slow start, Duper's retirement, the coaching change, Scuderi for Daley, the additions of Hagelin and a whole bunch of Baby Pens, the strong ending to the regular season, and then all four rounds. I knew they were good, but it's so difficult to win 16 games in the playoffs, anything can happen and it's impossible without a little bit of luck. The Rangers, Capitals, Lightning, and Sharks were all very strong opponents.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have won the Stanley Cup! Sid got the Conn Smythe, Phil Kessel is a Stanley Cup champion, and so is Justin Schultz. This will take a while to sink in.
Unsurprisingly I spent a lot of time looking at celebration pics and videos and articles etc. today. I wasn't at all productive, but whatever, I have a good excuse.
I watched the last game of course and even though the Pens kept the Sharks to two shots in the third period when leading by one (!!) I was soo nervous. If the Sharks had tied it nobody ever would have forgotten Kuni not shooting at that empty net in the second. Fortunately it didn't come to that! Dumo and Tanger scoring, so fitting, they were our two best defensemen. Hornqvist with the empty netter, and that was it. All the hugs! The celebrations with the Cup! It was so wonderful to see.
What a season. The Phil Kessel trade on July 1st last year, Sid's slow start, Duper's retirement, the coaching change, Scuderi for Daley, the additions of Hagelin and a whole bunch of Baby Pens, the strong ending to the regular season, and then all four rounds. I knew they were good, but it's so difficult to win 16 games in the playoffs, anything can happen and it's impossible without a little bit of luck. The Rangers, Capitals, Lightning, and Sharks were all very strong opponents.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have won the Stanley Cup! Sid got the Conn Smythe, Phil Kessel is a Stanley Cup champion, and so is Justin Schultz. This will take a while to sink in.
Unsurprisingly I spent a lot of time looking at celebration pics and videos and articles etc. today. I wasn't at all productive, but whatever, I have a good excuse.
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Date: 2016-06-14 01:09 pm (UTC)Parade tomorrow! I hope there'll be a good stream.
Stanley Cup parade. Yep, that'll take a while to get used to. What a season.
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Date: 2016-06-14 01:12 pm (UTC)So many great stories this year! The guys who had to fight through so much disappointment and/or injuries, the guys who didn't fit elsewhere, the rookies nobody expected to be there. Same with the remembering in irregular intervals and grinning. I'm already planning to get at least one or two new Pens shirts (the only reason why I managed not to buy some already is because I'm waiting to coordinate with DD because of shipping costs.)