Stanley Cup Champions

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It's been 24 hours since the Saint Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup four games to three over the Boston Bruins.  It is the first time in the 52 year history of the Blues franchise they have won ice hockey's "Holy Grail".

I didn't know if the Blues would win one in my lifetime.  But, last night they pulled it off.  And for a long suffering fan I have to say it feels great to be a Blues fan.  In fact I have never been more proud of the team.  I would compare the warm and fuzzy feeling I had last night to that of any of the five World Series championships won by my beloved St. Louis Cardinals.  And the feeling is similar to when the SAINT LOUIS Rams beat the Tennessee Titans in January 2000 to win Super Bowl 34.

To me the Blues won by taking the game directly to the Bruins and outhitting them over the seven games.  The Blues fore-checked, fore-checked and fore-checked some more.  I don't think Boston was intimidated by any means but they knew the Blues meant business.  Once the Blues got up in each of their victories they played defense that robbed the Bruins of numerous opportunities.  When Boston did get good scoring chances Blues Goalie Jordan Binnington was acrobatic in the net and stopped shot after shot in frustrating Boston.

This is the most rewarding season I can remember watching as the Blues came from last place in the first week of January to go on and win ten games in a row and then beat the Jets, Stars, Sharks and Bruins to win the NHL's Holy Grail.

Some of the boorish fans in Boston won't agree but the better team won this series.

#LGB  #PlayGloria

LGB!

The title of this post is not a reference to any social issue.  It is instead the phrase St. Louis Blues fans are saying and writing to express their support of the ice hockey team; "Let's Go Blues!"  The Blues are in a battle with the Boston Bruins for the 2018-2019 Stanley Cup.  At this point the series is tied at two games with game five of seven scheduled for Thursday night in Boston.
I am a casual fan of the Blues and haven't been to a game in person since early January of 2016 at the Enterprise Center, formerly known as the Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis.  But, the playoff games this year have been exciting.  So exciting I get to the point where I have to turn off the TV because they make me too nervous.St. Louis and Boston have a long history of playing championships against each other.  The Cardinals and Red Sox have met four times in the World Series with each team winning twice, the St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots played each other in Super Bowl 36.  During the late 1950's and early 60's the Hawks and Celtics played for the NBA Championship four times with Boston winning three times.The Blues have always had a loyal core following but have never had as many fans as they do now.  Many of the fans cheering for the hockey club have jumped on the bandwagon and that number continues to grow.  And as it grows so do the number of people saying or shouting LGB!