from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,
There could very well be a Game 7, the apparent ultimate in this oddly one-sided, two-sided Stanley Cup Final.
But will that make this a great and memorable championship series?
Or is this yet another forgettable, turn the page, maybe regrettable Stanley Cup finale?
A not-so-funny thing seems to happen way too often on the way to too many Stanley Cup celebrations.
The first round of the playoffs is exhilarating and breathtaking and frenzied. There isn't anything better in sports. The second round is not quite as dramatic or emotional. The third round of the playoffs starts to drag, just a little.
By the fourth round — the championship round, the one that means the most — it’s often two fighters hanging on the ropes in the 11th and 12th rounds, hoping to get one last punch in, legs wobbling, bodies hurting.
It’s honourable and it’s hometown memorable and there is a certain quality and appreciation you can assign to it, but what it isn’t very often — and hasn’t been through five games of this Cup Final — is great hockey.
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