80 Years in the Making!

Go Red Go!!!

Our God who art in Scotiabank Place, Senators be thy name.

Thy puck come, Thy save be done in the air as it is on ice.

Give us this day our Stanley Cup and forgive us our slashing,

As we send out Neil for those who slash against us.

And lead us not into golfing, but deliver us from injury.

For the Senators are the team, the power and the glory,

For ever and ever,

Amen.

So, for those of you who may not be lucid, we are now entering the most exciting part of the North American hockey season. I know, in most places North of the Equator, this is not the time to be dwelling on ice...unless it involves those cute little paper umbrellas decoratively floating next to it. However, we Canuks get a little revved up when the most coveted trophy of the year is up for grabs. Especially by a Canadian team and even more so when said team was the first team ever to win Lord Stanley's cup and has not done so since - a period of 80 years. Well, 'first' aside from the years spanning the meandering beginnings leading up to the formation of the NHL as we know it today. But I digress...

In the coming days, please do not become alarmed when you see various Canadians painted red, running in the streets dressed as Gladiators (because they look a tad bit more fierce than actual Senators...something about men in shiny chest plates, tin skirts and sandals with bare legs, me thinks). Of course, there are also the team flags that are cropping up on all manner of vehicles and the much-coveted shiny, red pom-poms cropping up in all manner of fists. All in all, the Senators + the Stanley Cup playoffs = a great excuse to be festive.

Please stay tuned to your favorite Canadian blog...whichever one it may be. Any Canuk worth their passport is going to be watching the Sens with rapt attention, blind faith and their toes permanently crossed for good luck.