Did that really just happen????

[cairistiona]

My Blues are Stanley Cup Champions. Their first ever championship. In 52 years.



I am still screaming this morning.

Yeaaahahahahahahadliahfldkjfalsdfjlsdfjslkdjlksjflkjafsljsdlkflsdjljd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(by the way, the player leaping in the air onto our goalie is Jaden Schwartz. He's the smallest guy on the team and my favorite. Photo from NHL official twitter.)

Comments

[shirebound]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

From the pictures and videos I've seen of St. Louis, they're all doing exactly that! LOL Down where I live, the response is a little more measured... although when Dink and I went to the local sporting goods store so I could buy a championship shirt, there was a man who bought his and couldn't even wait to get out of the parking lot before he whipped off his old shirt and put the new one on! LOL That's really about as wild as things have gotten down here in the Springfield region. XD

[imbecamiel.livejournal.com]

\o/ Wooooo! That is AWESOME! :D Must've been such a fun game to watch.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

It was!! It wasn't highly stressful, either, which was nice. The first period was pretty much all-Boston, but our goalie blocked every last one of their (many) shots and that seemed to have sucked the life out of their team, especially when we scored 2 goals in the same period without having made nearly as many attempts as they did. The 2nd and 3rd periods the crowd was lifeless and so was the other team and so we pretty much cruised to the win. Not as adrenalin-pumping as earlier games were during the playoffs but I was able to get to sleep sooner. XD

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

I am so happy for you!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Your icon expresses my feelings perfectly. *g*

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! :D

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[mikononyte.livejournal.com]

You know how BIG a deal this was when it hits the news out here in Cali and the news reporters are just as happy and enthusiastic. The reaction of the fans was ... frankly.... un-real! I guess I'd be that hyped up if my team won after a lifetime as well. *grins*

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So people in California were rooting for the Blues? That's such a cool thing. I've read/seen where a good part of the country was pulling for the Blues simply because they're sick of Boston... it was a strange feeling, knowing that, however briefly, the Blues were "America's" (and that includes Canada because the Blues players are nearly all Canadian) team. Usually St Louis teams are either reviled or greeted with "St Louis has teams? I didn't realize...." XD

[ysilme]

Yay, how awesome, also for you! ♥

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I was so thrilled! The Cup games this year were outstanding - so many going to seven games and so many overtime games. It was hard fought and I was cheering for your Blues all the way!

- Erulisse (one L)

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! I think a lot of people jumped on the Blues wagon simply because they're sick of Boston and I am 100% okay with that. *g*

The playoffs as a whole took about 10 years off my life, but the 7th game was actually not as stressful--we'd finally broken the Bruins' backs when Binner stopped all those shots in the 1st period and we slipped two past Rask despite not very many shots on goal. Still, when Dink started to say, "Looks like we got this" when it was 3-0 but still about 10 minutes left, I shushed her very quickly! LOL

[nefhiriel.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!! :DD

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

GO BLUES!!!

Hehe, over here when we say Go Blues it's usually for the English Premier League team Chelsea FC :DD

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

It's funny how the same cheer can apply to completely different teams and sports. *g*