This is really happening. Wow. There are a whole bunch of awesome posts in this thread that I can't even focus enough on to read. Someone hit the fast-forward button, because this ain't working for me. 8PM. NOW.
Sit in the opposing fan section so you can see the big screen outside the stadium. That's what I did.Also, Terras to the service counter, that's Terras to the service counter.
Fantastic. Keep em coming everybody.I'm 48 and grew up outside of Spfld, MA. For my 10th birthday my parents gave me two street hockey sticks. I never could skate, but I grew up with a bunch of guys in town who would play anything for a pick up game. Baseball, basketball, football, street hockey, we played it all. When my parents passed away a few years ago, as the youngest in my family, I volunteered to help clean out the basement. My dad never threw away anything. One of those two street hockey sticks was still in the basement. I put it aside and took it home to NC with me. Now it stands tucked in a corner in the back entrance of my house. I see it every day, and it reminds me of being a kid 10 years old without a care in the world, which is never a bad thing.
My parents used to take me to 4 to 5 Red Sox games each year. For hockey, we had the Springfield Indians of the AHL, so my dad would take me to their games. After college my dad and I would not go to games as much. I did take dates to Indians games and would get seats in or near the season ticket section just to hear the hard core fans rant. In 1990 the Indians made a big playoff run. In the Calder Cup finals the Indians won the first two games in Rochester. Some on the team started crowing that they would not go back to Rochester. Well, such hubris led to them losing games three and four in Spfld. Game 5 they won in Rochester with their backup goalie giving the performance of his life. The regular goalie, Jeff Hackett, went down with an injury just a few minutes into the game. Me and a friend were watching the game on a grainy public access channel. I remembered the backup goalie starting a game I went to in the regular season, and he gave up four goals on the first six shots (Luongoesque) before getting pulled. I did not have high hopes when he came into game 5, but he "stood on his head". The Indians got two breakaway goals and won the game. I immediately got tickets for game 6 for me, my friend and my dad. In game 6, after a big comeback in the 3rd to tie the game, the Indians won about two minutes into overtime to take home the Calder Cup. Hockey is epic.
So, for game 7 tonight, win it for my dad and for the memories of the games we saw together. Go Bruins!
But how would you get your kicks??Sit in the opposing fan section so you can see the big screen outside the stadium. That's what I did.
Stanley Cup Game 7 and they have WIGGY FUCKING WEDNESDAY?Unfotunately Wiggy is on Felger and Mazz right now and took me out of the moment.
And at the other end of the rink, no goalie to wear No. 1 has won the Stanley Cup since ... Bernie Parent.jsinger121 said:ian_mendes: Tim Thomas has chance to become 1st goalie since Bernie Parent to win Vezina, Conn Smythe & Stanley Cup in same yr
I'm guesstimating around 5-5:30 is the time to get to North Station bars to get a decent place, to be honest.A couple of my buddies are thinking of going to The Harp. I'm assuming we'll probably have to get there between 6:30 and 7 to actually get in?
I'd honestly get there even earlier.A couple of my buddies are thinking of going to The Harp. I'm assuming we'll probably have to get there between 6:30 and 7 to actually get in?
And unfortunately, that was against the Bruins.And at the other end of the rink, no goalie to wear No. 1 has won the Stanley Cup since ... Bernie Parent.
I love this because this is the exact opposite of how the NBA would have handled this.Two of the officials tonight worked the Bruins-TB game 7.
I'm not familiar with this. Is he a wigger? a member of the Wiggles? What's the problem here?Stanley Cup Game 7 and they have WIGGY FUCKING WEDNESDAY?
Oh my fuck that is just abhorrent.
It's Jermaine Wiggins (I thought it was Willie McGinnest at first, hardy har) - it's just that when it comes to hockey, he sucks the life out of the program. I was looking forward to listening too.I'm not familiar with this. Is he a wigger? a member of the Wiggles? What's the problem here?
I love this because this is the exact opposite of how the NBA would have handled this.
Gah! T&R failed to mention that!And unfortunately, that was against the Bruins.
:rolling:Needed something distracting to pass the time so I popped in Lord of the Rings. Skipped Fellowship though. No Boromir in this fucking house tonight.
This is so true. Going through this season and prior to the post-season, I saw the Bruins as a young, building, enjoyable team that would continue to grow and get better through the years. My only hope going into the playoffs was that we could make up for losing to the Flyers after being up 3-0. That was all I wanted then.But I will say this: win or lose, this Boston Bruins team is one for the ages. They have a chance to do what no team has ever done - win three game sevens in a single playoff season. They can exorcise a host of demons. They can put Boston back on the top of the hockey mountain. They can do this.
Lord Stark of Winterfell Frowns upon you.Needed something distracting to pass the time so I popped in Lord of the Rings. Skipped Fellowship though. No Boromir in this fucking house tonight.
Not today, Boromir lover Sprowl is not allowed today!Lord Stark of Winterfell Frowns upon you.
I don't know about anyone else, but this is what it's all about right here. For the 10-year-old in all of us who don't want to be let down.I'm a long term lurker who's waited for the right time for my 1st post. RMPS has been a daily checkin for me year round. The stories of dedication and what this Cup run means to everyone has inspired me. I was too young to remember the 70 and 72 Championships, but grew up with playoff hockey and eventual disapointment as a ritual of spring.
I thought that outside of the Miracle on Ice that the 2004 World Series would be my sporting Nirvana. The difference is now that I get to enjoy the Bruins through the eyes of my son. He's now 10 and as diehard Bruins fan as anyone in any sport. He played soccer and would cry anytime someone bumped him. He came home one day with a flyer about a local street hockey league with a simple statement "I'm playing" even though he'd be playing against kids 3 years older. I figured that would end badly, but he toughened up, went out and competed. 2 months later he told me he needed skates so he could skate with the Baby B's (we have Season Tickets) and meet Brad Marchand. 1st time on ice was at the Dunk and he was able to skate up to Marchand by himself. Two years later he's playing year round and getting in all the dirty areas without fear even though he's the smallest kid on the ice. He has gotten more from being on the ice than any other sport could give him. It's tough being the smallest kid in everything you do, but hockey has been the great equalizer for him. He got to have lunch with
The worst sound I ever heard in my life was his wail the morning after game 7 against Carolina. He got downstairs and flipped on NHL network before I could break the news to him. It was his first broken heart and there was nothing I could do to console him. No women will ever be able to hurt him the way that loss did. Last year he was more prepared for disapointment, but was still crushed. The kid bleeds black and gold. He can tell you the score and the scorers for every game he's been to at the Garden. He'll also tell you they're 5-0 when he is there.
So win it for him. Win it so I don't have to see the crushing of his spirit and wipe away his tears. Win it so I can shed some of the cynicism that comes from years of disapointment. Win it so I can remember what it was like to experience the type of joy only a kid can have.
Anyone got that Pedroia 'Fuck Yeah' gif handy?I'm a long term lurker who's waited for the right time for my 1st post. RMPS has been a daily checkin for me year round. The stories of dedication and what this Cup run means to everyone has inspired me. I was too young to remember the 70 and 72 Championships, but grew up with playoff hockey and eventual disapointment as a ritual of spring.
I thought that outside of the Miracle on Ice that the 2004 World Series would be my sporting Nirvana. The difference is now that I get to enjoy the Bruins through the eyes of my son. He's now 10 and as diehard Bruins fan as anyone in any sport. He played soccer and would cry anytime someone bumped him. He came home one day with a flyer about a local street hockey league with a simple statement "I'm playing" even though he'd be playing against kids 3 years older. I figured that would end badly, but he toughened up, went out and competed. 2 months later he told me he needed skates so he could skate with the Baby B's (we have Season Tickets) and meet Brad Marchand. 1st time on ice was at the Dunk and he was able to skate up to Marchand by himself. Two years later he's playing year round and getting in all the dirty areas without fear even though he's the smallest kid on the ice. He has gotten more from being on the ice than any other sport could give him. It's tough being the smallest kid in everything you do, but hockey has been the great equalizer for him. He got to have lunch with
The worst sound I ever heard in my life was his wail the morning after game 7 against Carolina. He got downstairs and flipped on NHL network before I could break the news to him. It was his first broken heart and there was nothing I could do to console him. No women will ever be able to hurt him the way that loss did. Last year he was more prepared for disapointment, but was still crushed. The kid bleeds black and gold. He can tell you the score and the scorers for every game he's been to at the Garden. He'll also tell you they're 5-0 when he is there.
So win it for him. Win it so I don't have to see the crushing of his spirit and wipe away his tears. Win it so I can shed some of the cynicism that comes from years of disapointment. Win it so I can remember what it was like to experience the type of joy only a kid can have.
This is the time to remember
'Cause it will not last forever
These are the days
To hold on to
'Cause we won't
Although we'll want to
Poulin, Beers, Christian, Poulin?When I woke up for school the next day, a note was taped on the bathroom mirror. It listed the Bruins four goal scorers in the third
I think so, I know Poulin was last, but I couldn't find the info anywhere.Poulin, Beers, Christian, Poulin?