NHL Playoffs: The Finals: Calgary Flames versus Tampa Bay Lightning

[Asher]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Sour grapes.

They had plenty of chances to win game six, even with that one play.

Sad that Calgary can't bring home the bacon, but congrats to Tampa for showing that the East is superior to the West.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by dejon


Okay, sure, be proud that your American dollars paid for the roster of 15 Canadians, 3 Russians, 3 Czechs, 1 Swede and 3 Americans. Not to mention the MVP being Canadian.

USA! USA! USA!

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Arrian
Too bad, I was rooting for the Flames. I went to bed when it was 2-0 Tampa, so I guess I missed some drama.

-Arrian

You missed some great hockey. But alas, the Flames stretch of ten minutes late in the game was too few minutes and too late.

[notyoueither]

And I think that the very real possibility that the wrong team hoisted the Cup because neither the ref nor the goal judge saw the puck is going to be a very large controversy for some time to come.

Hopefully they can change something to avoid a repeat.

[Tingkai]

Anyone got a full copy of the Tampa Bay Tribune editorial:

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Tribune apologized to its readers and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday after mistakenly running an editorial saying the NHL team had lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.

Publisher Gil Thelen said it was unclear how the mistake was made Monday night as the newspaper rushed to press following the Lightning's 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames in Game 7.

The Tribune had prepared two editorials - one for a win and one for a loss. But despite placing the correct editorial in its computerized page-making system, the one prepared for a loss appeared in the newspaper's 275,000 copies.

Thelen and Tribune editor Frank Denton said the newspaper was investigating the error to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Editorial page editor Rosemary Goudreau issued a statement on the newspaper's affiliated website, TBO.com, telling readers "We took a puck in the gut this morning."

The incorrect editorial that appeared in the paper opened, The Tampa Bay Lightning didn't win the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup last night. But the team had a championship season nevertheless.

The correct editorial, which didn't get in the paper, lauded the Lightning and credited the team for generating pride and excitement in the community.

A similar mistake happened to the New York Post last October when early editions of the paper carried an editorial bemoaning the Yankees' loss to the Boston Red Sox in the American League playoffs. But the Yankees had staged a late rally to tie Game 7, then won in extra innings.

[notyoueither]

I wish we could get a copy of that, if only to present in a framed version to Asher.

[Asher]

The Tribune is the same paper who printed the editorial about how the shot in goal 6 was a goal, and Tampa lucked out.

[JohnT]

They're also the paper that printed the

WE WON!!!

headlines.

[chequita guevara]

My state won a major sports championship and there's no gunfire!?!

[JohnT]

They won a hockey championship, Che, not a NCAA football championship. There's major and then there's major.

[Asher]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
My state won a major sports championship and there's no gunfire!?!

Florida wins THE hockey title, and 98% of the population don't even know what icing is.

That is so wrong.

[KrazyHorse]

It's what you put on the top of the cake you idiot.

[Drake Tungsten]

Okay, sure, be proud that your American dollars paid for the roster of 15 Canadians, 3 Russians, 3 Czechs, 1 Swede and 3 Americans. Not to mention the MVP being Canadian.

I am.

[KrazyHorse]

So am I.

[chequita guevara]

20% of all Canadians vist Florida each year. One out of thirteen lives here year round. I'm sure someone cared Florida won.