Bring Me The Brandy Lord Stanley!

WooooHoooo!  Not much else to say as the Pittsburgh Penguins have beat history and defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win their third Stanley Cup in franchise history. 

No road team in any sport had won a road game seven to clinch a championship since 1979 when the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.  In the 87th game of the NHL playoffs, the Penguins took exit 71 to Detroit to dethrone the champs. 

From the kids of promise to the veterans of hope, the Pens did what it took to achieve hockey immortality.  Tomorrow is here; the promise is fulfilled.  The Steel City skaters have matched the cross town Pittsburgh Steelers to snatch a second championship for the Burgh this year.  Pittsburgh is once again the City of Champions.

Where do I start?

Max Talbot scored twice, only the 9th player ever to net two goals in a game 7.  Marc-Andre Fleury disproved the doubters time and again with huge saves including one with only a second left on Niklas Lidstrom.  Sidney Crosby suffered a nasty injury but kept his team motivated to hold onto the slimmest of margins, a one goal difference that came down to inches yet will span a lifetime as the Boys of Winter will see their names engraved for all time on the Stanley Cup, the ultimate symbol of childhood expectations where dreams are reflected in the shiny gloss of the ages.