Well, I really thought the Devils were going to lose this one. They played fairly well with some disorganized and sloppy moments, but Nashville played better. During the first period the Devils only had 3 shots on goal, mostly due to good defensive work by Nashville.
When it didn't look like the Devs were going to be able to get 2 goals past Mason, we left early. Both of us were tired and we each had headaches - I know, no excuse! Turned out to be a bad decision. I wasn't even going to put the game on the radio for the ride home, because we didn't want to listen to the loss, but I decided to anyway. Good decision.
When they scored the first goal, we both said that was annoying. I hate when they get your hopes up, then lose anyway. Then Brian Gionta - who is fast becoming a game-saving hero - scored to tie it up. We were whooping all the way down Route 17 - YES!
Have I said how much I hate the shootout? That game should have ended in a tie. I know we got a point anyway, and that's what counts, but I see nothing wrong with ending a game as a tie.
Phil Esposito once said that a tie is "like kissing your sister," but I think it's a perfectly respectable end to an evenly played game.
Our society seems to demand that there always must be a winner and a loser. From a philosophical point of view, I don't think that's a healthy attitude. Sometimes a peron or a team doesn't deserve to lose; conversely sometimes they don't deserve to win. A tie leaves both sides somewhat unsatisfied, but sometimes that's just the way it goes. I firmly believe it's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game. Playing to the best of your ablility and playing fair is far more important than winning in my opinion.
This whole win at all costs mentality is what kept us in Vietnam for far too many years and it's what's keeping us in an illegitimate war in Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of people are being killed soley to achieve a "win."
::end of philosophical ramble and political rant::
I forgot to mention that Scoro has returned. They have a new method of choosing the participants - you just have to sign up and then it's a random pick. One of our section mates got to do it last game. He didn't win, but he made a respectable showing.
PEACE!
Posted by Cyberkat at October 21, 2006 10:55 AM | TrackBack