Whooooooo! Whoooo hoooo!
The Canes really had me scared. It was easy to talk them up to everyone who asked me about them for the last two days, but I woke up today preparing myself for them to go down 0-3 in their series against Montreal. Just going to overtime doesn't matter anymore -- it only matters if you win. When the Canes went into overtime tonight in game 3, I started thinking about their year and how it all came down to the minutes ahead. Win, and we have a series and a chance to play on. Lose, and they'll be forgotten as the team that was built for the season but not for the playoffs. I had already written my post for tonight if they lost -- I guess I jinxed them into winning. I'll have to try that again...and press the delete key on that ill-fated post.
This game was won by a team, but the stand outs were the two famed kids -- Eric Stall who scored the winning goal in overtime (also the first playoff goal of is career) and Cam Ward, the baby-faced goalie who won in Montreal, in overtime, in his first playoff start ever. Actually, Eric's got quite a baby face too -- although I'm happy to say I think his playoff beard is growing in nicely. So is Erik Cole's -- he's traveling with the team, neck collar and all. I'll bet he's not given up his pre-game DJ job. Play on, Erik. We miss you.
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