Just got a short note from long-time reader Jeff Grimshaw:
Greatest on screen kisses of all time......Burt Lancaster & Deobrah Kerr in "From Here To Eternity"
William Hurt and Kathleen Turner in "Body Heat"
Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in "Top Gun"
Daniel Day Lewis and Madelin Stowe in "Last of the Mohicans"
Jim Carrey and Lauren Holly in "Dumb and Dumber"
And...
Rod Brind A'Mour and Lord Stanley's Cup on NBC-TV, June 19th, 2006!With a kiss like that, Rod and The Cup should get a room!
I don't know about the rest of you, but I think I can forgive Rod...
Then again, he wasn't the only one. Click here and here to see what I mean.
Countdown the last 12 seconds of last night's game courtesy of Red and Black Hockey:
For a complete highlight reel from last night, click here.
Cason Blog shares a Glen Wesley moment. The Acid Queen is having a tough time adjusting to rooting for a winner (I call it Red Sox syndrome). Ron Francis bids farewell to his blog buddies. Get your victory parade info here. Thanks to 850 The Buzz for all the sound clips.
More later.
American Hockey Fan came to a similar conclusion about Rod's actions last night.
JB at Frateras Libertas has an interesting observation:
When did the freaking families start thinking it was okay to come on the ice at the end of the game? It's not. Get off the ice. You weren't part of the team. I saw a bunch of trophy wives standing there YAKKING ON CELL PHONES! (btw if I see a woman operating a motor vehicle, I swear nine times out of ten she will be yakking on a cell phone. It's very consistent).Give the men their due and get off the damn ice!
While I sympathize, those folks are only out there because the players want them out there. Sure, there was a time when the ice after the game was uncluttered, and the victory lap was for the players alone. Unfortunately, I don't think there's any going back.
The traditions regarding celebrations after winning the Stanley Cup seem like they are up for interpretation. I heard that the tradition of the Cup spending 24 hours with a specific player only started in 1995 with the New Jersey Devils. And like you said, now it seems like the ice crowds with family members and other team officials. I personally don’t mind because a Stanley Cup means a lot to anyone who is even remotely involved. I bet the players enjoy sharing the moment with their kids too. Nice post, and I think that I would give the Cup a big kiss too if I were him.
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