What is there to say other than Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins on being the 2009 Stanley Cup Champions. They were the underdog to most people. They didn't have a chance against Detroit's experience and skills. Well, we proved all those who doubted us wrong. Some say that Detroit was not prepared for a loss, that the Red Wings' website was not even prepared for a loss. Well, I hope they thought of something clever quickly, because the Red Wings lost. Yes, they lost in the Stanley Cup Final in game 7 in Joe Louis Arena to the better team: the Pittsburgh Penguins.
There are no words to describe how happy I was. No words to describe the feeling of winning, to know that we proved all the people wrong who doubted us when we were in 10th place, who doubted us in every series we faced, the feeling of winning and seeing Hossa with the same look he had on his face last year as a Penguin. Be careful what you say Hossa, because you left the team that would give you the best chance to win a Stanley Cup. If he stayed, who knows what would have happened. I am happy he signed with Detroit and I hope he resigns with Detroit. He had to know that by saying what he did last summer that he would have a target on him all season and he did. The nice part was watching his words come back and bite him. He says he doesn't second guess his decision, but we all know that he is upset and depressed, losing the Cup two years in a row. Not that any of the Pens from last year and this year know what he is going through because they won and they got to parade that Cup around on his home ice.
I remember reading so much this season that so many people in the media, in the hockey world and so many others, doubted the Pens during their mid-season drop in play. I, too, once thought it would be a long shot for the Pens to make it to the playoffs, but I never lost hope, I never stopped believing and with a new coach, the Pens were revitalized and created a million stories of perseverance and hope. They overcame odds, they pushed themselves to 4th in the Conference by the start of playoffs. Two months later, they finished beating all odds, and they were still all against them, and they won the Stanley Cup. The feat that so many said they would never achieve this season. I want to say Congratulations one more time and Thank you as well. This Pens team gave me memories and stores that will last a lifetime. And the best part, I think they have quite a few more brilliant stories in them to create for the future.
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