Flyers Flop

$22.50 @ Game 7

To quote my hero, George RR Martin, life is meaningless and full of pain.

Despite a third period adrenaline rush on Wednesday, the boys couldn’t beat the $%#@&ing Rangers. New York hardly set the bar beyond reach, either – they scored two goals in the second period and we couldn’t beat that???? Honestly. My father said he restrained himself from calling at the intermission to suggest that I rub the juju beads a little harder. Nice idea, Dad, but what I really needed was a Henrik Lundqvist voodoo doll.

Ah, well. It only hurts for a day. I hope they don’t do too much messing in the offseason, except maybe to get a new GM—one who isn’t inclined to sign older stars to lengthy contracts, for instance. (I thought the Flyers had been moved to Vancouver when 34-year-old Vinnie Lecavalier was signed for five years, and I can’t even speak about the Bryzgalov debacle.) Otherwise they have a good mix of vets and young ʼuns on all four lines. The blue line needs shoring up, especially since Kimmo Timmonen is retiring, but whose defence corps doesn’t need a stud?

So now I join the family Canucks and Leafs fans, able to watch the playoffs without blowing a blood vessel, secure in the knowledge that, come October, the boys in black and orange are once again Cup contenders.

In the meantime, I’ve got stories to write, summer to enjoy, and who knows what all else to keep me occupied until the 2014/15 season. Oh, yeah—and, for as long as they’re in it, I’m a Pittsburgh Penguins fan.