I've sat through a couple of good years after 94. I sat through the dark ages wondering if the team would ever even make the playoffs again. I saw through the lockout thinking the team was going to be horrendous and having them make me smile for the first time in a while when they made the playoffs after being predicted to finish dead last.
I sat through Dan Blackburn's injury -- legitimately tearing up when it came out that he was going to have to retire. He was our next superstar goaltender. But then I sat through Lundqvist's first game knowing he was going to be a superstar.
And today we are back to the Cup finals.
I want them to win it all, but I am not going to kill things if they don't. I just want them to play hard and have a good series.
This team deserves it. This team has earned it.