Congratulations to the Hawks - a well-deserved game and series win. I'm hoping for an amazing Final.
I had quite a unique experience in viewing this game from about 2-1 on. My friends' band was playing at a bar in PB, supposedly going on at about 730 (once the game was over), and they wanted me to sing one of the songs. So, I went down, of course wearing my Kings sweater...
...forgetting that the 710 Beach Club is a Chicago-rooting bar.
I had NEVER seen as many hockey sweaters in that bar, much less had the experience of being booed as soon as I came into sight
It was fascinating being the ONLY person in the bar with my arms in the air with the Richards goal.
Thankfully, I had already made mental peace with the Kings losing the game and the series -- so while I was bummed at the GWG, I did get to appreciate the massive eruption of celebration from the Blackhawks' fans. It was also kind of funny that immediately after the goal, I was pulled up on stage, still wearing the Kings sweater -- the sound guy later told me he was waiting for the bottles to fly... luckily security and the servers know me there
Now for the Kings to try to make the moves that will keep them in this position (or hopefully a slightly better one) next season.
Even though Slava Voynov's defensive miscue ended up being the reason that the Kings gave up the GWG, I still think he's a priority for the Kings to re-sign this off-season. The kid is just getting more and more solid. I just hope no other team manages any poison pill offer sheets.