Where Your Blogger Tries to Cheer You Up
4 Comments Published by Miss. Scarlett on Friday, June 12, 2009 at 9:49 AM.
With all the doom and gloom revolving around Dany Heatley wanting to break up with us, I thought I'd try to cheer you guys up. This may actually end up back-firing but this was my favourite Senators moment in recent history. Game 5 versus Buffalo Sabres. Daniel Alfredsson scores the game winning goal to send them to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history.
I remember where I was during that moment. I was at home, watching the game and texting HG throughout. When it hit OT I debated going out for a walk just so I wouldn't die from nerves. When Alfie scored the OT goal, HG called me and I was so incoherent she had no idea what I was saying.
I'm not the type to live in the past. I'm ready to see Heatley wanting to move on as the same for the Senators; think of this as an opportunity to shake things up and get something really good in return. Maybe it won't pay off, maybe we'll never get equal value for Heatley but maybe this is exactly what the franchise needs. It's been stuck in a rut for the last 3 years and it finally caught up with the team. And if we've learned anything from all of this is that a team shouldn't keep somebody who doesn't want to be here.
So goodbye, Heater. Thanks for the memories and I wish you well wherever you end up.
I remember where I was during that moment. I was at home, watching the game and texting HG throughout. When it hit OT I debated going out for a walk just so I wouldn't die from nerves. When Alfie scored the OT goal, HG called me and I was so incoherent she had no idea what I was saying.
I'm not the type to live in the past. I'm ready to see Heatley wanting to move on as the same for the Senators; think of this as an opportunity to shake things up and get something really good in return. Maybe it won't pay off, maybe we'll never get equal value for Heatley but maybe this is exactly what the franchise needs. It's been stuck in a rut for the last 3 years and it finally caught up with the team. And if we've learned anything from all of this is that a team shouldn't keep somebody who doesn't want to be here.
So goodbye, Heater. Thanks for the memories and I wish you well wherever you end up.
Labels: buffalo sabres, dany heatley, ottawa senators, round 3: buffalo sabres
In the celebration scrum after the goal, look at the names on those jerseys. So many names that have moved on to better/other things.
Makes me a bit sad.
I was watching the game at home, but my wife called me from her chocolate shop, and asked me if I could come down and help her out, since she was getting really busy.
So, I drove my car @ about 120 km/h all the way there, just in time to see the puck drop for overtime.
So there I was, leaning on a counter in a busy chocolate shop, full of Leaf fans (we live about an hour from Toronto), watching overtime on a tiny little 7" B&W tv when Alfie scored. I went a little crazy, and spent the next 15 minutes explaining myself to customers, and apologizing for my outburst.
Good times.
Maybe I'll get to do it again next spring...
Rob R.
That game was el crazio.
Well, if the Sedins don't sign, maybe Gillis will pick up Heater :)
~L