Father's Day Catch Up

So an incredibly busy two weeks of work (followed by one more upcoming) has kept me off Getty's Angle once again at a time where I normally would have been writing up a storm. Besides having to be at a company meeting for most of last week...I also had to exit that meeting, get on a plane and fly to Germany for a day before flying home.

Not that big of a deal, considering I have done these types of trips often lately...however, it was a BIG DEAL, because it so happened to be Wednesday night (Game 7) when I had to be on a plane crossing the Atlantic. Pissed, doesn't describe it.

So now, on a Father's Day night (and after a voicemail from Leo basically calling me out for slacking), I finally have a chance to sit down and put out a few thoughts on all that has happened.

As you all know by now, the Bruins capped off an incredible run with a 4-0 shutout of Vancouver in Game 7 to bring home the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972. Among a sea of more than 1 million fans, the team and the Cup paraded through the streets of Boston, and finished off the outpouring of good will with a 15 minute pre-game ceremony today at Fenway.

What more can you say than has already been said about this run. Here was team that had a good, yet uneven regular season. They seemed to win 4 out 5, and then go out and lose 3 out of 4 on a regular basis. Heading into the playoffs, I don't think there were a large majority of fans who were confident this was the team that was going to end a nearly four-decade long drought.

But they did.

They did so by playing tougher and more together whenever their collective backs were against the wall. They did so by rallying around each other and taking offense to even the smallest slight by an opponent. They used these slights -- whether it was the biting of a finger or a crushing blindside hit -- to go out and play with a renewed sense of vengeance each game. They did so because they had a 37-year-old goalie in Tim Thomas that -- though unconventional -- was totally unflappable...and was tougher than nails in all aspects of the game.

When looking at these two clubs, the heavily favored Canucks looked to be the better team on paper. But, as cliched as it sounds: paper doesn't measure heart. In the four games that the Bs won, they did so because they punished the Canucks every time they touched the puck, and eventually it got into their heads. If you touched the puck...there was going to be a price to pay.

This team won not with a collection of superstars, but with a deep roster of guys who simply wanted it more than the next guy...right down to each player.

It is truly an amazing time to be a Boston sports fan. The Celtics gave it a good run on old legs, the Red Sox are the hottest team in baseball, and the Bruins are drinking 100K champagne from the Cup.

Who would of thought that as of today, the Patriots would be the Boston team with the longest drought since winning a championship: 2005.

Come on Coach Bill...what are you waiting for?