20 April 2007

Pens v Sens: Game 5, or 'I think I need a hug'



I'm about a nine.

Why only a nine, you ask? Well, possibly because I'm not suspended by my underwear from four stories, but mostly because I think next year will be better.

Sure, it sucks losing, and I'd like to reference this picture to show my post-game reaction (fairly accurate, even though I'm no longer a blonde. Just put tears of dejection and hopelessness on her cheeks and a Pens jersey on and we're all set), but as I said before: the Pens went farther, did more, than anyone gave them credit for being capable of at the beginning of the season. They rose up to the challenge, although not as much as I'd really like (or they would, I bet), but they came and gave Ottawa a run for their money on their way to the next round. The Senators were simply an unreal team, they were everywhere the puck was, or was even going to be, they were faster, more accurate, had a stronger defense and play action than the Pens did. It's just the way it is, and I congratulate them on their win.

In terms of the Penguins, I'd just like to point out one thing: this was their debutante party. Yes yes, I've heard it all before too, but just sit down and think about this for a moment. Most of the guys on that team are just beginning their careers or coming into their own as a hockey player and have a lot more game left in them. Sure, you can say all you want about empty comfort for a losing team, and yes, they need to keep them together, but we all can imagine what that bunch of guys are going to look like in 3 years, if that. Let that digest and contemplate again that this was their start. Good. Now think about what they're going to be like next year, and the year after that. Scared yet? If you're not a Pens fan, you should be.

That said, I can't wait to start cheering for the Sens' fiery demise in the second round. I'd hate to let all of the Ottawa jokes I've thought up go to waste, after all.

4 comments:

CapsChick said...

I'm sooo not going to rub this in. Because my team didn't even make it to the postseason, so...glass houses, eh?

But um...may I just say:

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Anyone for a round of golf? I think the Caps are already out there, you should go catch up with them!

iroamaround said...

I totally agree with you - we gave it a shot and we will be back. In the mean time there is the rest of the playoffs and fun speculation about the draft : )

Eleanor said...

Sorry your boys lost... maybe the best positive spin to put on this is that they're conserving their energy for next season's playoff run?

Elly said...

CC: Ha ha ha. Go ahead, yuk it up, lol. I bet they're back heading out to the course right now. I should really try a form of golf that doesn't involve little windmills and koi ponds.

The wanderer: Yes! Can't dwell on the past (too much), because really, if we did that, Pens fans wouldn't come out of the closet for the next six years.

Interchangeable parts: If that's it, then they've been conserving energy for years, lol. Good job on the Lightning last night, I can't believe Langenbrunner got into a fight!