Round 1, Dallas v. Vancouver. Vancouver leads the series 2-1.
After game 1's marathon (18:00 into the fourth overtine), and game 2's whimper (0-2 on period-opener-goals), I started to wonder (as I mused without getting to my blogging keyboard a week ago) if the Canucks' controlling ethic this year would be "Stump the Expectations." We expected them to be sewer sludge when the season began and they play from Boxing Day forward 32-8-6 hockey. Now, we expect them to win the cup. Will they fold?
But no. Last night, despite being outplayed in the early going, the lines juggle again and out pops a win. A win, though, that wouldn't have been possible without Luongo's back-stopping. If Vancouver wins, Luongo's a lock for the Smythe. No doubt about it. I don't even need to see the rest of the games.
In other news, 3 cheers for Ireland and New Zealand at the world cup of Cricket. New Zealand are through to the semi finals with a confident win over South Africa -- after taking two early wickets for only 1 run between them, one of whom collected nearly 150 runs earlier this tournament. Ireland, after being trounced by 9 wickets by Australia earlier, showing that perhaps they really belonged here with a win over Bangladesh. Some people's untimely losses (India, Pakistan) really do result in other folks' gains.
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