So this morning I posted something about how Kreider’s comments before game 6 sounded like Messier’s comments before Game 7. Several people called me out saying that we don’t have a Messier on this team. Well tonight we did.
I couldn’t help but think about the end of the Messier game. I was crying and my then 10 year old daughter asked me why I was crying. Well, no tears tonight but just exhilaration about a legendary effort and a great win. For a lot of reasons, Kreider has been our guy here for a long time. One of my former players coached him in high school and he gave my grandson a stick after a game here a few years ago. He always comes across as the kind of leader you want your team to have. Tonight will be special forever.
Someday my grandson and I will be at The Garden when they retire his jersey. Hopefully it will be right next to a Stanley Cup Championship banner. It will be a joyous event.