I’m speechless. We’ve all seen those “There are no words” commercials for the NHL, where they show clip after clip of hockey players choking back tears after a reporter asks them about winning the Stanley Cup. I always thought it was a bit over-dramatic. But I was dead wrong.
Every player on the Boston Bruins poured his heart into last night’s game. And when the time finally ran out, and we saw Tim Thomas tap the posts of the goal with his stick for the last time this season in a triumphant and assertive manner, it was clear to every Bruin fan watching that there truly are no words for such a moment. The emotion is overwhelming.
This team is a conglomeration of varied players. There is the very-seasoned veteran in 43 year-old Mark Recchi. There are the young, confident rookies in Brad Marchand and Tyler Seguin. There are players from the U.S. and players from abroad. Despite all this variation, they became united as a group and were determined to achieve the ultimate goal of every NHL player.
We can thank the Boston Bruins for completing the cycle. To repeat a statistic that you have already heard and will hear hundreds of times again in the next week, professional Boston sports teams have won championships seven times in the last ten years. That is remarkable. We are all blessed to have witnessed each major sports team attain its goal of a championship. Some fans will go their entire life without seeing one of their teams win a championship. Gotta love that dirty water*.
Enjoy the parade on Saturday, and keep in mind that you just witnessed something very special. You witnessed triumph against all odds. You witnessed another underdog team fight hard and win another title for Bean Town.
Now we just have to wait on those slacking football players in Foxboro to come through. Jeez Tom, it’s been a little while.
*I hope everyone saw Nathan Horton pouring some of that dirty water he had brought from Boston onto the ice before pre-game warm-ups. Great moment.
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