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Yo, Walt! Good to hear from you, too! Still dig the hell outta your photo work.
Ha ha ha! Where to begin in Canadian hockey politics. . . ! 🙄 I’m not ecstatic about the Panthers’ win, but after years, and years, and YEARS of dealing with Oilers fans and Canadian media giving the Leafs unfounded and downright stupid grief (or crickets) about Leafs’ supposedly flagging cap space, idiotic player pickup suggestions, and how Edmonton “really is Canada’s team,” I’m satisfied with giving Edmonton a gentle nudge in the ribs and strolling away whistling the anthem.
I know Florida’s coach pretty well; he used coach the Leafs. 😉 And quite a few of the Panthers are pretty freaking good players. In spite of Edmonton’s pyrotechnic and gallant efforts in games 4,5,6, I ended up winning a last-minute casual, admittedly scary, bet on who was going to take game 7. Mo (Coach Paul Maurice) coached an urrrgly, urrrgly, drag-my-ass-through-the-mud-pin-the-puck-against-the-boards-one-goal game and “Canada’s team” gets to try again next year.
Btw, Oilers beat the Leafs 4-2 this past January; Leafs beat Oilers 6-3 in March. LAST March ’23 Leafs beat Oilers 7-4. That’s when we got severe crickets from the media. And Oilers fans. 😆
History: 1942 Leafs reverse swept Red Wings, 1st & only time for a reverse sweep in SC *final* history.
Irony: 2024 Oilers configuration included three former Leafs. 😇
Wow. The good old days, all but disappearing forever.
Pretty cool shot – quite a bit of contemporary history going on. Not positive, but according to other journalistic photo op docs, some of the Chevrolet marks, especially that arrow, might be approaching “ghost” status, i.e., “been around for awhile,” definitely longer than the other graffiti. Nice capture in any event.
Thirsty Stork! Good to hear from you, partner. Had thought about you while watching
SCF (Oilers v Panthers) the other night. Suffice it to say, I was rooting for Edmonton… eh? (For so many reasons a hockey team from Florida should not be hoisting The Cup.) Go Leafs! Maybe next year! Thanks for your comments. History is what’s happening! I appreciate you taking the time. Hope all’s well. Happy trails!