Stanley Cup

My home town team (Calgary Flames) won the cup in 1988. They beat Montreal. Then in 2004 the Flames lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final. Don’t count Edmonton Oilers out just yet!

The hockey season starts when the playoffs begin!

Game 6, 1st period, time 10:00, Oilers 1, Panthers ZILCH!

Game 6, second period, time10:00, Oilers 2, Panthers ZILCH!

Second period time 18:20, Oilers 3,Panthers ZILCH!

AND, get this!

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Third period, time 1:18, Oilers 3, Panthers 1! They may have wakened!

Third period, time 16:45, Oilers 4,Panthers, 1!
Third period, time 16:57, Oilers 5, Panthers, 1!
Repent now oh non-believers!

The Stanley Cup series starts with the 7th game.

Game over, Oilers 5, Panthers 1. Some thought game 7 would never happen Stay tuned!

Some folks doubt the Oilers will pull it off! I like their chances!

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Panthers played great till they had a chance to get Lord Stanley with a win. I think when the thing you have been dreaming about your whole life is in front of you, it makes you play tight and hard to take that last step. Will the same things happen to the Edmonton now that they have a chance to win the cup? Who knows Skinner is 10-0 in games 4-7. Does he ride that wave or crack?.

Home team is 12-5 in game 7.

I'll I know is I don't have a strong love or dislike for either team so will be watching as a hockey fan and enjoying all the excitement that a game 7 brings. I also know as a Blackhawks fan it will be a looooooooooooong time before they will compete for a Cup, but glad I saw them win 3 times in my lifetime. And when they line up and shake hands, it's still one of the coolest things in sport. It's the best trophy and hardest to win, and as an added bonus - Bettman gets booed EVERY time he hands off the Cup. Appreciate how hard these guys play and the sacrifices they make have their name on the Cup.

I've been watching hockey since I was 7 or 8, so we're talking well over half a century. In my view, Gary Bettman is an easy mark, especially for many of those who like to follow the herd. Absolutely, there are many things he shit the bed on; the early years of his tenure were particularly dreadful, and his perceived disrespect for Canadian fans and our market are galling and definitely worthy of a Bronx cheer. And he pooped the crib on Arizona, which was his pet project. Sad, really, especially for the Coyotes faithful. There's a great article here about his legacy - both the good and the really, really terrible.

Now, I'm as suspicious as the next guy about the intentions of the NHL, yet the facts are undeniable. Gary's been great for the NHL - as a business. And in a world of multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts and sponsor-driven investment, it is a business. And one needs a damn sharp leader to ensure the business turns a profit.

Bettman gets booed....why exactly? Oh, wait, I know: because he is an, ahem, cough, NYC elite? And a NYC elite lawyer? Well, clutch my pearls: he's an outsider!!! Love the man or no, he turned a league that was bleeding cash to a turnaround success story. One only needs to look at Vegas to know Bettman has done a lot of right things; his win record is better than his losses. The NHL hasn't enjoyed the interest it now enjoys. No it isn't MLB, the NFL nor the NBA. But you can bet your bottom dollar more people know about the NHL and watch hockey these days, and I strongly believe Gary Bettman has played a huge part here. Again: it is a business and a successful one now. He should be thanked, not vilified.