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Edmonton Oilers: 4th Stanley Cup Finals berth
1978 1994 2006 2007
OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. HOLD ON—HOLD ON—HOLD ON!!!
THE Edmonton Oilers WERE DOWN FIVE. TO. NOTHING.
FIVE!!! ZERO!!! GAME OVER! PACK IT UP! SHAKE HANDS! SEE YOU IN GAME FIVE—
NOPE!!!
THEY SAID: “WHAT IF WE JUST… DIDN’T CARE???”
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
This is an elimination game for the Kansas City Scouts—the #1 SEED—and they come out FLYING! 3 in the first, 2 more in the third, it’s 5–0 and you’re thinking:
“Alright, Edmonton finally hit the wall.”
WRONG. WRONG. HISTORICALLY WRONG.
Because from that point on?
IT. DID. NOT. MATTER.
They chip away… 5–2.
Then 5–4.
Then Kansas City goes “HEY REMEMBER US?” makes it 7–4…
AND EDMONTON GOES:
“Yeah cool, we’re scoring TEN MORE RUNS.”
TEN!!!
THIS GAME ENDED 14–8!!!
WHAT IS DEFENSE?! WHAT IS GOALTENDING?! WHAT SPORT IS THIS?!?!
MITSUYA YAMADA—FIVE HITS!!! FIVE!!!
THIS GUY WAS EVERYWHERE!! HE’S IN YOUR KITCHEN, HE’S IN YOUR FRIDGE, HE’S DRIVING YOUR CAR!!!
ADRIE SIJTSMA? FOUR RBIs!!
RODOLFO CESENA? FOUR RBIs!!
EVERYBODY GETS RBIs!! YOU GET AN RBI!! YOU GET AN RBI!!
AND THE SCOUTS—THE #1 SEED—
THEY’RE UP 5–0 IN AN ELIMINATION GAME…
AND THEY GIVE UP
14 UNANSWERED EMOTIONAL DAMAGE POINTS!!!
YOU CAN’T DO THAT!!!
YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN THE CONFERENCE FINAL!!!
YOU CAN’T DO THAT WHEN YOU’RE TRYING NOT TO GET SWEPT!!!
AND THAT’S THE OTHER THING—
SWEPT.
🧹🧹🧹🧹
THE OILERS JUST WALKED IN, LOOKED AT THE TOP TEAM IN THE CONFERENCE AND SAID:
“Yeah… we’re good. We’ll take four.”
FOUR STRAIGHT.
AND NOW—NOW—
THEY’RE GOING BACK TO THE STANLEY CUP FINAL!!!
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!!!
LAST YEAR? HEARTBREAK. LOST TO HARTFORD.
THIS YEAR???
THIS YEAR THEY LOOK LIKE A TEAM THAT CAN BE DOWN FIVE—
AND STILL DROP FOURTEEN ON YOUR HEAD!!!
WHO CARES ABOUT MOMENTUM?! THEY CREATE THEIR OWN!!
AND NOW THEY WAIT…
IS IT THE ISLANDERS?
IS IT THE NORDIQUES?
WHOEVER IT IS—
GOOD. LUCK.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T BURY THIS TEAM EARLY…
AND I MEAN EARLY EARLY…
IT. DOESN’T. MATTER. 🚨
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