WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ARE THE CHAMMMMMMMMMPIONS, MY FRIENDDDDDDDDD...AND WE'LLLLLLLLLLL KEEP ON FIGHTING 'TILL THE ENDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD...

Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Lightning on their hard fought victory in bringing the Stanley Cup home last night. The Lightning and Calgary Flames players simply played their hearts out knowing what was at stake, but in the end the better team came away the winner. Also huge kudos to Mr. Richards, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. It was well deserved, to say the least. I'm sure he would agree, though, that it's too bad he couldn't cut it up and give it to each of his teammates for their efforts.

And you've got to give our fans a HUGE amount of respect for how they conducted themselves after the game. It was pure celebration, not the sporadic violence and lawlessness often seen in cities after their sports team wins a championship. It goes to show you that a community CAN party without setting fires, breaking windows, and turning over vehicles. Just as when our Bucs won the Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay fans showed class...and you couldn't ask for anything better!