game 3 postgame: whoah

i don't even know how to digest what happened last night.

i spent the afternoon on the patio at the ship (always a good time on the first warm sunny weekend of the year) and was intending to leave to watch the game elsewhere when they pulled down the big screen and turned the sound on to the montreal game. having never watched a game at the ship, i thought i'd give it a go... let's just say i felt the urgent need for a venue change shortly thereafter (when one of the doormen stepped outside to check the lineup, and returned two minutes and three goals later).... so i went over to my brother's place to watch the remainder.

and i'll be honest, i didn't think they could do it.

it was nice to see some of the guys we've been hackin' on all year finally step up big. cory sarich followed up a solid phaneuf-on-marleau hit by LEVELLING their poor captain on a clean play. owen nolan, who had been referred to by myself and others as 'stonehands' early in the season, scored the GWG and forced me to (once again) recant such nicknames. conroy managed to stay out of the sinbin. tanguay took a shot on goal during a two-on-one. the flames overcame a three-goal defecit to win in regulation.... this is the stuff that dreams are made of....

the bad news is, of course, that the sharks will probably not just lie down and die. the sheer number of times marleau will have seen the replay of himself getting wallpapered by a defenseman wearing red by gametime on tuesday should, by all accounts, fire up the boys from NoCal. the other bad news is, of course, i will be in attendance for game 4. the worst news is that i will be forced to wear one of my jerseys.... if any of you are the betting type, i would place all your money on the sharks to blow the flames out of the infested water.....

i'm hanging on to the fact that, in my limited mathematics skills, the flames were 6-3-3 while i was in the dome this year ---the last game being a loss (so we're due for a win). AND i'll be spending part of the afternoon with a director flying in from LA for the calgary underground film festival, which has never been done pre-game by me before.... oh, and also ? i'm pretty sure the wins/losses have absolutely nothing to do with me....


other notes:
- did anyone notice that, with the new brohawk, sarich has ears just like regehr ???

- nice to see some emotion outta kipper, even if it did mean nearly taking off some poor equipment guy's head.

- love him or hate him, sean avery is a punchably innovative hockey player. personally ? i love the guy... though i'm glad he plays in the EC. if he was a canuck or an oiler, DAMN i would detest that dude....

- i think i was drunk when i picked my hockey pools.... more on that some other time (as in: if/when the flames get knocked out)

- the hardhat has resurfaced in boston, with marc savard wearing one in post-game interviews after his overtime goal. coupled with ference's newly shorn brohawk, i figure andy and chuck still have love for their time in cowtown....