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Getting close! Go Wings!

So I'm at the store this morning and the guy bagging the groceries notices my Lang jersey. Turns out he likes Lang too and is rooting for the Wings. Then the guy at the drive up notices my 1997-8 Champion car flag and GOWINGS plates held by DRW plate holders, and he asks if I'm a Wings fan. He says he is too. This is Fargo. Most people can't name half the teams in the NHL, and 2 of the 3 people I spoke to today are rooting for the Wings! Positive Mojo from Fargo! Yeah!

I'm going out to do yardwork. I have a list of things to do in and around the house today to keep me occupied. Go Wings!

Oh! That gives me an idea! I have to go to the store today- I'm going to put my '98 Cup flag on the pickup! Now I'm excited to shop- a rare occasion in my world.

As opposed to this year?

Game 7! Let's do it, boys!

Let's Go Red Wings :clap: :clap:

Win this one for the fans! Not just any fans. No, win this one for the Octopus People. Win it for those who not only shell out money for tickets, parking, food, beverage and souveniers, but also for a slimy lump of seaflesh, and then risk it all for one moment of devoted greatness. How many opposing teams have fallen from the Curse of the Octopus because one of their players dared to raise his finger to the Great Tradition that is ours and ours alone? Someone had to toss the 'pus. Someone had to buy, boil, bag, secret, smuggle, wait, and finally throoooooooow that suckered glob onto the ice at just the right time. Sure, there are other reasons to win the Cup: personal satisfaction, pride from family and province (where applicable), giving the city a much-needed boost... the list goes on. But no one outside of the players, owners, and staff gives and risks as much for the team as those who selflessly add to the spectacle. Win it for them: the guys with beerguts who forgo vanity and add extra inches to their girth; the gals who smuggle it in their undies unconcerned that the smell might kill the mood for post-game activities, and their astute men who don't mention that the aroma is an improvement. They are the unsung heros of the Joe. When the Cup has been awarded, the team has skated, and the zamboni makes its final pass over the hallowed ice of the Joe, we must not leave our heros stranded in their seats forlornly cluching their reeking totes of unflung octopi. They deserve better. The Wings must prevail. Win it for the Octopus People!

Can't make as many balls jokes in a sport where they play with pucks, now can we?

I thought of that. I have to hand it to Pens fans last year. They were gracious losers on their home ice. I hope that in the unlikely event Wings fans end up in that position they will do the same. Personally, I would leave, but I could see someone staying and watching just for the spectacle of the thing. When the Ducks won, I was sitting in front of the tv crying my eyes out (hate the Ducks!), but I consoled myself that Selanne got his cup after all these years. I like Selanne, so it gave me something to focus on besides Pronger. If Pit wins, I will focus on the Pens I like: Gonchar, Staal, um....Gonchar, Staal.... I'll be shutting it off pretty quickly.

I'm just glad it is something that will heal and that there will be no long-term consequences. I can only imagine that with his playoff record, he must have been livid that he had to miss games over something like this. Such injuries do tend to make one a little testy.

I've been avoiding this so it wouldn't get done too soon, but now.... IT'S GAMEDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO WINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLAY LIKE YOUR CAPLOCK IS STUCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep! Seems to be a common ailment. The person below me has ined up all sorts of household tasks for today to keep themselves occupied so they can work off their nervous energy.