I had an up-close, personal view of the St. Louis Blues’ improbable rise from last-place team in January to Stanley Cup champion in June. I promised people here I’d share some thoughts from their ride, in hopes that the Islanders will soon enjoy a similar one.
So, fair warning up front (and obviously feel free to skip): This may ramble, but for me it’s been a busy, crazy last 10 days — watching the Game 5 victory with longtime hockey buddies on our annual lake trip, exchanging calls and texts into the night after Game 7, getting showered by champagne by players as they celebrated at a pub popular with Blues players across the decades, and then getting an intimate view of the parade as I assisted with crowd safety while player after player took the Cup to the people.