Magic Number Update

All this playoff stuff is SO gravy. I keep thinking about where we were last year and the feeling I got at the Kings game watching that whole series that led to Gali’s goal that sent it to OT and have decided to just enjoy the ride from here on out. I was lucky enough to be sitting 3rd row, right at the face off circle, with a perfect view of the whole thing and it was the pinnacle of the season for me. It defined it.

Watching the maturity of an 19-yr-old kid calmly hit a cross ice pass perfectly to a player whose performance skyrocketed once he joined the team; he then hammered a tape-to-tape to the young, but seasoned and often undervalued leader who amazingly battled his way in and around an opposing team who didn’t see it coming; then there was the goal made by a rookie redeeming himself after a heartbreaking moment earlier in the game, beating a solid defense and a goaltender who never thought the team would do it; the heart and soul team sent the game into a last second overtime, coming from behind once again, stunning and silencing the crowd.

This is our team. Underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are leaps and bounds above what they were and the future is so incredibly exciting how can I feel anything but pride and anticipation for what’s to come?

But maybe that’s just me.