Bittersweet

It was a great run. I honestly didn't expect them to go so far (most people didn't). We shook off Monkey #1 by making it past the first round (and beating the reigning Stanley Cup Champions). Then we moved on to end the hopes of expert favorites, San Jose. In both rounds we came out strong, sputtered, but pulled out all the stops in Game 6 (including a brutal 4OT win....I'm still recovering from that one!)

Then there was Detroit. It was tough from day one. But we came back after being down three games AND we won one IN Detroit....taking care of Monkey's #2 and #3 (winning in Detroit as a team and Turco having NEVER won ANY game at the Joe).

But we had to do what hasn't been done in 33 years.....come back from being 0-3 and winning four in a row. It was not meant to be.

I was at Game 6 at the AAC last night. The place was electric at the beginning of the game. Our mantra this year is "Believe" and you could tell the standing room only crowd did. That is by far the loudest I have heard us scream "Stars!" during the National Anthem! Unfortunately, the first Detroit goal signified the beginning of the end. I'm not sure where my Stars were those first two periods....it was not the way I wanted them to exit.

We did get a goal in the third and the crowd was rejuvenated from there on out (even though we needed 3 more just to tie). When the two-minute mark hit, we stood......we cheered......we swung our towels and (at least I) cried. We did that until the last player headed down the tunnel.

I am so proud of my team. I am sad that our season is over, but I am so thankful that I got to watch them play until mid-May! And the last time we lost to Detroit in the Western Conference Championships?? Well, we came back the next year and won the Cup! That was 10 years ago. I think we're due!

THANK YOU, STARS!!!!