If You're Not First You're Last

And Then There Was One.

The Penguins have played 105 games this year.

Almost 6500 minutes.

They've dealt with free agent losses, injuries, trades, and a coaching change.
And the memory of losing in the Stanley Cup Finals last year.

And it all comes down to this.

One game.

60 minutes.

Less than 1% of the season.

And then the rest of their lives.



This city has never experienced anything like tonight.

We've won two Super Bowls in the last decade, but football is always a one and done.

We've won two Stanley Cups in the last twenty years. But they were in six and four games. Not seven.

The last time a road team won a Game 7 in the Finals was 1979 when the Pirates defeated the Orioles. But baseball is not hockey. And in terms of intensity the World Series is nothing compared to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Pittsburgh has never seen a sporting event like this.



The Pens are being counted out in a lot of circles. Even "experts" that thought they would win Game 6 are migrating to the Red Wings camp.

The popular opinion is that home ice, experience and Osgood are going to make the difference for Detroit. You've heard all the stats:

- Only twice in fourteen chances has a road team won Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals.

- The Pens have been outscored 11-2 at Joe Louis Arena in the Finals.

- Detroit is 5-1 at home against the Pens in the Finals the last two seasons.

I'm here to tell you, you can throw it all out the window.

Because when this is on the line in a winner take all Game 7



anything can happen.

One shift

One shot

One bounce

Could spell the difference between victory and defeat.

An entire season could come down to one moment.

And one play could be responsible for crowning a new champion.


Enjoy it Pittsburgh.

60 wins.

1 more to go.

Keep the Faith because It's a Great Day for Hockey.


-the legend

I Think I've Lost My Penis

It all comes down to tonight.




The screen may be gone, but the spirit that made it so incredible is not.

17, 132

That's how many fans will be screaming their head off in the arena. And the Penguins are going to need every one of them.

But that's nothing compared to the thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands more, in their homes, in bars, not just in the city of Pittsburgh but across the country. Living and dying with every hit, every shot, every save. Every second that ticks off that clock is one second closer to Game 7.

One game.

One win away from do or die. From anything can happen. One win from having the Cup in our grasp.

Last year they were spent. They had nothing left. They made their last stand in Detroit and surrendered on home ice.

Not this year.

This year it's going seven.

59 wins so far this year. 2 more for the Cup.

I'll see you in Detroit.

Keep the Faith.

-the legend