The last time I visited Joe Louis Arena, the Lightning were trailing three-games-to-two in their first round playoff series and in serious danger of getting bounced out of the playoffs early. Instead, they put together one of their finest performances in a season filled with them, jumping out to a 3-0 lead and prevailing 5-2 in front of an extremely loud, extremely passionate Detroit crowd.
For my return trip, I thought it might be fun to document the whole experience and give you, the reader, a first-hand glimpse into a gameday in Detroit.
The following is a running journal of all that happened from the bus ride to the arena to departing for Buffalo and everything in between.