Posted on 05/23/2008 3:54:38 PM PDT by airborne
Congratulations to the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins!
Two great teams who have earned the chance to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup!
There are a multitude of stories on the NHL website - http://www.nhl.com/
And on the Red Wings website - http://redwings.nhl.com/
And on the Penguins website - http://penguins.nhl.com/
This promises to be one of the greatest series in NHL history! Something for those who don't usually watch!
So spread the word, and do your part to recruit a new fan or two!
Your choice FRiend. Is it a bet?
Sure. Not to exceed $25.
You still want yingling?
Sure ... I like Ying Ling. But let’s just make it $25 to keep it simple.
As long as betting isn’t against any law, that is. ;^)
What bet officer? That’s my story and I’m sticken’ to it :o))
You’ve got mail!
If I win, I promise to drink it all and toast the 2008 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION RED WINGS!
I hope nobody pulls the fire alarm at the hotel the Wings are at.
Repeatedly.
8^)
Don’t get ugly on me now, Airborne. That would never happen in delightful Detroit.
For your viewing pleasure!
http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=MediaGalleryPlayer&galleryId=6460
BTW, I can’t believe the fans were chanting “We want the Cup” during the second OT a 3-3 overtime game.
I guess all the party plans and parades that were already made had to be cancelled.
Talk about jinxing your team!
By the way, thanks for giving me your cold...I’ve been feeling rotten for five days ... thanks a lot.
“-Don’t get ugly on me now, Airborne. That would never happen in delightful Detroit.-”
Riiiggghhtt!!! Not again, you mean?
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=8381253&nav=menu34_4
You probably got it the same way I did.
Thinking it was summer too soon and not dressing properly in the cold night air.
I hope you feel better. I felt like crap for a while. Then it got bad.
LOL!
I made the statement because I already knew what had happened!
And When Detroit came to Pittsburgh afterwards, they changed hotels.
Murder City, MI! Nobody even pretends it’s anything else than deadly. ;^)
PENS PAY THE COST FOR SUCCESS
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=365116
Defenseman Sergei Gonchar crashed head-first into the end boards after catching his skate on a back check during regulation. He missed more than half the game with back spasms before returning to play the power play during the game-winning goal sequence in the third overtime.
“A real gutsy effort by him,” says Brooks Orpik, his defense partner.
Orpik, himself, missed a portion of the OT session because he was cramping severely because of dehydration. He had to take fluids intravenously just to get back on the ice.
“I was just cramping up,” said Orpik, trying to dismiss the severity of the situation. “I took a couple of IVs. I’ll probably be peeing a lot tonight with all the stuff I drank.”
Ryan Malone took a puck to the face in the second period while fighting for position in front of the net. He barely missed a shift and was on the ice — screening Detroit goalie Chris Osgood — when Petr Sykora fired home the winning shot. Malone was on the ice despite the fact that he needed five stitches to close the gash to the side of his nose and he also chipped a few teeth.
“You see guys like Ryan Malone receive a shot in the face and come back,” said Michel Therrien, the Penguin coach. “It’s pretty amazing, the price and the sacrifice that a lot of those guys have to pay.”
Meanwhile, in the third OT, defenseman Rob Scuderi took a high stick from Jiri Hudler to draw the penalty that led to the game-winning goal. Scuderi prayed for blood so that Hudler would get a double minor and got his wish. He was still bleeding liberally from the cut on his chin as he addressed the media after the game.
Watch out for counterfeit jerseys. Made in China.
http://penguins.nhl.com/index.html
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