Nuts.
As the third period was dying away last night, I felt a mixture of emotions...from sadness to anger to respect to hope.
I'm sad the Sens couldn't make it past the Leafs again. I'm sad that they actually played mostly up to their potential but ran into an ultra-hot goaltender. I'm sad that I needed to log onto TERB the next day and listen to asshats like Johnnyhandsome rant and rave about how the Sens suck.
Which brings out the anger. I'm sick of people saying the Sens have no heart, no grit, no determination. I think they've proved otherwise. They won most of the battles, but lost the war. And not by much either. Last night was not the blow out of a few years ago, the final score withstanding. And as I listen to the echoing "woo-hoo!"'s emenating from the hallways and offices around me, I get pissed that the Leaf fans around here actually think that the result of this series makes it okay to chant "Sens suck" and belittle the team I love.
However, there were players on the Leafs team that deserve my respect. First and foremost, Eddie Belfour. This guy took the entire team and hopes of the entire Leaf Nation on his shoulder pads and still made save after glorious save. For that he deserves everyone's respect. I also respect and admire Joe Nieuwendyk, Brian McCabe and Gary Roberts for playing their hearts out in the series. These four are the only Leafs deserving of my respect and admiration. I tip my hat to most of the Senator team though. With the exception of Bonk (where the fark was he?) and a few others, the fact that the Sens out-shot, out-chanced, out-hit, out-hustled and out-most everything else except out-scoring is admirable.
Which leads me to where I am now. With a sense of hope. I hope the Leafs are eliminated in four. I hope that Calgary or Montreal wins the Cup. I hope that there will be hockey next year. And I live in the hope that the Senators are a young(er) team with many good years left in them.
Well done Toronto.
As the third period was dying away last night, I felt a mixture of emotions...from sadness to anger to respect to hope.
I'm sad the Sens couldn't make it past the Leafs again. I'm sad that they actually played mostly up to their potential but ran into an ultra-hot goaltender. I'm sad that I needed to log onto TERB the next day and listen to asshats like Johnnyhandsome rant and rave about how the Sens suck.
Which brings out the anger. I'm sick of people saying the Sens have no heart, no grit, no determination. I think they've proved otherwise. They won most of the battles, but lost the war. And not by much either. Last night was not the blow out of a few years ago, the final score withstanding. And as I listen to the echoing "woo-hoo!"'s emenating from the hallways and offices around me, I get pissed that the Leaf fans around here actually think that the result of this series makes it okay to chant "Sens suck" and belittle the team I love.
However, there were players on the Leafs team that deserve my respect. First and foremost, Eddie Belfour. This guy took the entire team and hopes of the entire Leaf Nation on his shoulder pads and still made save after glorious save. For that he deserves everyone's respect. I also respect and admire Joe Nieuwendyk, Brian McCabe and Gary Roberts for playing their hearts out in the series. These four are the only Leafs deserving of my respect and admiration. I tip my hat to most of the Senator team though. With the exception of Bonk (where the fark was he?) and a few others, the fact that the Sens out-shot, out-chanced, out-hit, out-hustled and out-most everything else except out-scoring is admirable.
Which leads me to where I am now. With a sense of hope. I hope the Leafs are eliminated in four. I hope that Calgary or Montreal wins the Cup. I hope that there will be hockey next year. And I live in the hope that the Senators are a young(er) team with many good years left in them.
Well done Toronto.
I don't think it was that big of a long-shot but to avoid re-hashing, I'll leave it at that. I hope you hadn't bought the red and black paint already.
