Stanley Cup Champions

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia and NHL

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

Random Thoughts on a Mid May Day

With apologies to Todd Rundgren..."Hello, yeah its been a while".  It's been over a month since I last posted and I am doing just fine.  I hope you are too.

My last post was that North Carolina would win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.  They didn't and Villanova did.  Congratulations Villanova.  You were good.

Now onto something I care about...baseball.  My beloved Cardinals have been mediocre thus far this season.  As I write this they are two games over .500 and 7 1/2 games behind their rivals the Chicago Cubs.  The Cardinals don't seem to have the hitting this year to win the National League Central or earn a wildcard spot.  I hope I'm wrong but at the end of the year I suspect they will be right at the .500 level.

Speaking of the Cardinals the Birds seem to have some power this year but so do a lot of other teams.  I think the ball is juiced and this article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch might make you think the same thing.

Let's Go Blues!  Congratulations to the St. Louis Blues on advancing to the NHL Western Conference Finals.  The Blues eliminated the Dallas Starts four games to three last night with a 6-1 win in Dallas.  Prior to that they knocked off the Chicago Black Hawks in 7.  Up next its either the Nashville Predators or San Jose Sharks.  LGB (Lets Go Blues!)

I will write again when I have some time and will try to make it before another month passes.  Thanks for your patience and thanks for reading.