For The Fans

I'm sure the Morale Officer will have his recap up soon, but in the meantime...

I'm proud of you Boston. That building was consistently better than I have ever seen it for Bruins hockey in this series. I need to qualify that statement: I bought a playoff strip for the 2004 debacle against the Habs and became a season ticket holder after the lockout. I wasn't here prior to that. But the Fleetbanknorthcentergarden really hasn't had much to cheer about when it comes to the Bruins since its inception in the mid-'90's so I think I might be safe in saying that this series was the peak. Was Game 6 two years ago a better single game than any of these were? Probably, but the sustained energy in the crowd in the three games in this series easily trumps what I experienced two years ago. Game 6 in 2008 was really only one period at that level.

Every chant was unanimous; not just a couple sections in a corner of the building. Every taunt of Miller was deafening. Every goal celebration was batshit crazy. This is playoff hockey and we get more of it. I would bet the farm on Washington tomorrow. Montreal is not going to win a third consecutive game against them in Washington. The Caps outshot them 54-22 last night and still managed to lose, but they'll break through tomorrow night just like they did against the Rangers in the opening round last year.

If Washington does what I expect, we get Pittsburgh and what could possibly be more fun than that? If Montreal pulls off the miracle, we get Philly and home-ice advantage. It's a win-win...