Tampa Bay Lighting win the Stanley Cup

[Wonk]

2-1 in game 7

[louis-t]

1. amazing!

[Wonk]

18. Nice high-res pics from tonight's game here (linked)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1245533

[Minstrel Boy]

2. Another sign we're all doomed.

Though I'm a bad Canadian: I stopped caring about the NHL when the Leafs failed to advance to the finals ten years ago. I'd been a lifelong Habs fan, but I really liked that Leafs team. (That penalty on Gilmour in overtime of the seventh game of the semi-final against LA in '93 still hurts. Gretzy robbed us!)

[kanrok]

3. Congrats Bolts

How does it feel?

[UrbScotty]

4. Yes! It's staying in America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Baclava]

5. Wow - what a great game 7

That was one of the most intense periods of hockey I've ever seen

Tampa Bay Lightning 2004 Stanley Cup Champs!!!
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Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Lightning and all of their fans!!

[MnFats]

6. Damn! The Stanley Cup in a place where there's no natural ice

i mean, rinks where little kids spend winter mornings honing their skills.
this is just too weird.
do they even follow hockey down there?

hell, it's only been a couple of weeks since the ice went out of the lakes here...

[Keebs]

7. Being from Texas

and being a Stars fan, YES- we pay attention to hockey "down there". I hope I'm not stepping on any frozen toes for being a fan of ice sports.

[MnFats]

16. Please don't mention the Stars...they are THE NORTH STARS...

and we still burn Norm Greed in effigy here once in a while, just for practice.

But hell, the Wild is the team of the future.

[Baclava]

12. Yeah

And our football teams play outside on grass like real men...unlike some teams.

[Forkboy]

8. They deserved it

They looked far hungrier than Calgary did,and played a near perfect defensive game.

Congrats Tampa Bay and thier fans.Take good care of the Cup!

[Liberal_Dog]

9. Hpoe It Won't Be The LAST Stanley Cup

Congratulations, Tampa!!! I don't want to wake up tomorrow and hear that a bunch of people got arrested. Celebrate responsibly.

With the NHl's labor situation, there will probably be a lockout coming up.

I hope the NHL survives, but, if it does, there will probably be major changes. Maybe contraction.

[Shadder]

11. I can think of a few teams that I could live without

As a Red Wings fan, Colorado quickly commes to mind........

[Keebs]

14. LOL

I enjoy colorado, they give our teams a good run. My husband is a wings fan, so it makes for very interesting games for us (Stars Vs. Wings). Though I have to say, if you guys get any more of our players, I'm just going to convert to a wings fan =)

[Shadder]

10. Congrats Tampa

A great series well played by both teams! If Detroit can't have it back this year, at least it goes to a world class owner in Bill Davidson

[Sticky]

13. Half-hearted yay for Tampa

Two fantastic teams! If only there had been a few more seconds in the last period......:cry:

[daleo]

15. Had Calgary won, we would have heard that this was a portent for Harper

So maybe it is just as well.

[MirrorAshes]

17. I was there tonight!

It was amazing. Never been in an atmosphere like that at a sporting event. Everybody was definately feeling it.

GO BOLTS!

[Forkboy]

19. Lucky bastard!

I've been to two Stanley Cup games (one in Boston and one in New Jersey) but never a 7th game.That must been a fantastic time.And what a third period to close it out to!