The original title for this Afterwords was going to be “Dead Cat.”
The main body of the piece was going to talk about how we all knew (or should have known) that the Dallas Stars weren’t coming back to beat the Edmonton Oilers this series. How in light of that, all I really wanted for Game 5 was to have a “dead cat bounce,” that is a resounding victory that would fill fans with hope even if it was to all come crashing down later, most likely in Game 6 back on the road.
I would then make a joke about how we got a “dead cat” alright, but no bounce.