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Just Once, I Want The Flyers To Win It All

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - DECEMBER 20: A fan holds up a sign for Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers during the second period against the Nashville Predators at the Wells Fargo Center on December 20, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

After the Tampa Bay Lightning won their second consecutive Stanley Cup on Wednesday night, the whole scene on television struck me for a second. The rambunctious crowd cheered on their blue-clad team as they claimed hockey’s Holy Grail once again. The emotion and excitement in Kenny Albert’s voice as he called the final seconds of the Lightning’s shining moment captured the sheer joy of the crowd as the team poured onto the ice and celebrated another championship.