Grypho 195 Report post Posted May 3, 2007 To all the Private "Game-over-man-game-over!" Hudson fans of hockey, beer's on me, and this one's for you! I'm coming to realize that every fan processes the game differently, and I can't really criticize it, but I can say that I'm finding it something worth laughing at in retrospect, because Hudson fans are just part of the game, like anyone else. Manic-depressive roller-coaster for them - a ride I can't share, or buy into, but it's not like they're not deeply into the game and their team. I wanted a different outcome, but I thoroughly enjoyed Game 4, from beginning to end. Lang came through in the third with the equivalent of a Kurt Gibson homerun, and that alone was worth the price of admission for anyone to see as far as I'm concerned. That's the stuff that legendary playoff hockey is made of, and I was glad to be there for it. Meanwhile, to all the Hudsons out there, I've decided not to chime in any more, but will enjoy watching that just as much as the game itself, because it seems to go along with the game, like cracker jacks to baseball. In retrospect, there were NO disgraces in this game. Even if San Jose had found a way into the net in overtime, or had prevented Lang's go-ahead for OT. Even then, this was one amazingly hard fought game -- SO ENJOYABLE to watch! Meanwhile, don't forget; she's still a long ways from putting on costume and makeup, and still has yet to even clear her throat: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted May 3, 2007 Grypho, that is a hideous picture. Also: I have thoroughly enjoyed your posts and the time you've spent here. Your contributions far and away exceed those expected of a visiting fan. I tip my hat to you, good sir. On topic: Yep, good game. I think all of games in this series (viewed 2-4) have been pretty primo. Never did give up; bend, don't break, that's gotta be the philosophy in playoff hockey. Here's to three more clean, hard fought games (or less)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 93 Report post Posted May 3, 2007 Amen, brother. Series is getting very good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grypho 195 Report post Posted May 3, 2007 Grypho, that is a hideous picture. Also: I have thoroughly enjoyed your posts and the time you've spent here. Your contributions far and away exceed those expected of a visiting fan. I tip my hat to you, good sir. On topic: Yep, good game. I think all of games in this series (viewed 2-4) have been pretty primo. Never did give up; bend, don't break, that's gotta be the philosophy in playoff hockey. Here's to three more clean, hard fought games (or less)... Very much appreciated, thank you, and some really great fans here have made it very easy and enjoyable for me. I couldn't contribute to just any site. Not all are as welcoming or conducive to new members as this one has shown to be. Truth is, no fan in his or her right mind wishes for any series to go seven games. Who wouldn't like to see their team sweep? But the other side to that is that sweeps are remembered more as passing footnotes. The real legendary stuff of hockey that gets remembered and talked about for years is the game seven stuff that goes down to the wire and ends in a highlight reel moment (have several in my head right now). But getting to that point is sheer excruciating agony for some fans, and my heart really does go out to them, even though I can't fully relate. I'm cracking up inside still, because Hudson fans (sorry, it's my favorite characterization) aren't a defining characteristic of any team, but they do exist on all teams. There are Sharks fans right now crying "Game Over Man! In case you didn't know it, we just got our asses kicked back there! We're screwed, game over!". There are fans who went from claiming heavy sweeps and blowouts to seeing their team (and the series) utterly and entirely defeated, in absolute desolation and shameful ruins, then back to the victory that ensued, followed by the heavy sweeps and future blowout predictions! Total crackup to me! I'm cracking up, because I'm thinking, are we even watching the same series? Then it becomes clearer to me when I realize that some fans really are just so caught up in the moment, that the moment, or snapshot in time, if you will, becomes that which represents the entire series, and every battle lost or won represents the entire war. No time perspective can lead the same fan to conclude (within the space of a single period even) that a team is weak and sucks crap or is totally wonderful. Win the game, everyone's a hero ("even though so-and-so needs to step it up a little next time"), but lose a game and it's OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!" What makes it funnier to me is the yin to that yang happening on my side!! How can I not be amused by that? Meanwhile, I like exactly what you said: Here's to three more clean, hard fought games (or less)... Amen to that. This is great one, and I keep thinking about Matt's AMAZING Quest for the Cup wallpaper (that I have as my wallpaper now), and the message at the bottom re: The Journey, and it's relationship to success. I would have included the word "only" in there, because the Cup/destination is part of it (i.e., Success is not only a place..."), but nonetheless it is so true about the journey, and this is a great journey, and success (as I term success) is already assured from that perspective, so I really can't lose, even if we're defeated in the end. Game 2 didn't faze me. I enjoyed it as much as every other game, including this one, like a big sundae dished up in front of me. The ones where the Sharks won just happened to have cherries on top, that's all. SERIES ON!!! BEST OF THREE NOW!!! (how you liking my siggy now?) P.S.Speaking of which, I'm not at my graphics computer, and have run out of legal room for my sigline. Could someone help me reduce my three different siggy series icons so that they're not more than 56 pixels wide? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted May 3, 2007 That woman is beautiful! Seriously though Grypho, awesome post there, and much more kudos for making that while on the losing end of the stick the last game. That's hard to do. You're the man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Defenseman13 0 Report post Posted May 3, 2007 Once again Grypho, you are so amazingly articulate and outspoken that there is no possible way I can expound on this. Granted, I would love to see a sure Shark win somewhere between a hard fought victory and a blowout.... but this is just plain good hockey. Not Sharks hockey or Wings hockey, just good hockey. My god, when that shot went in at the last minute, 12 people fell onto the ground over here. Expletives flew. A beer fell over. A cat ran for cover. Hearts dropped, stomachs twisted, and this indescribable feeling fell over the Shark faithfuls here. I can't imaging the Wings side. Then the phones rang. Calls from Poland, Michigan, North Carolina and San Jose came flooding in... either our friends from the east giving us crap or sympathy. On a side note, my folks have been to every home game this year except five, and EVERY game they call so that I can hear the anthem. Something you (Grypho) said about a "snapshot in time" rang true. This is what it's all about. All the great memories that take place either on the ice or at home... or at the bar... with friends, fans and family. That's it I suppose... all has been said really. Next game is 11am here PST. It's all about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
