Because it's the Cup...
Simple, but a perfect tag line for the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs. There needs to be little explanation for why the athletes we admire do the things they do. Whether it's training camp in September, the trade deadline in February, the start of the the postseason, or all points in between, anything and everything can be explained by one answer: Because it's the Cup. All of the sweat poured onto the ice and absorbed through Reebok armor during games, practice, or even back in the training room, is all for this. All of the blood spilled from taking haymakers to the face or blocking shots on the penalty kill is the sacrifice made for one thing. It's the Stanley Cup.
How the postseason plays out, on the other hand, cannot be answered quite as easily. That's why The Hart of Hockey is here with it's 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs preview.
Simple, but a perfect tag line for the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs. There needs to be little explanation for why the athletes we admire do the things they do. Whether it's training camp in September, the trade deadline in February, the start of the the postseason, or all points in between, anything and everything can be explained by one answer: Because it's the Cup. All of the sweat poured onto the ice and absorbed through Reebok armor during games, practice, or even back in the training room, is all for this. All of the blood spilled from taking haymakers to the face or blocking shots on the penalty kill is the sacrifice made for one thing. It's the Stanley Cup.
How the postseason plays out, on the other hand, cannot be answered quite as easily. That's why The Hart of Hockey is here with it's 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs preview.
