Now grant it, this series has been a lot more competitive than what I thought it was going to be and it's been more a tale of two cities, with the home team winning each game. Although, Vancouver has relied on one-goal nail-biters in their three wins, while Boston has blown their three games wide open in quick fashion.
But now we must sit back and enjoy what has become the greatest moment in sports history, a game 7 in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. This is clearly the best of three sports that have game 7s. The idea that it could only take one goal to win it all keeps everyone on the edge of their seats and don't think that it won't happen because two of Vancouver's wins have been by a score of 1-0 and the other a 3-2 win in overtime.
The NBA doesn't compare to this because it is just too easy to score. In that scenario it is hard to get down when your team is down 10, knowing that they will make a run sometime during the game. Also, it's hard to continuously cheer frantically after every made bucket in basketball like it is in hockey when you know that you may only see a couple goals every game. It makes it that more intense.
And baseball. Well baseball is too slow for it to be overly exciting, although I think it is still more exciting than the NBA Finals. Like hockey, if you get the right pitcher's duel, you could have yourself a very low-scoring game, but at the pace that baseball progresses, it's hard for even the biggest baseball fan to stay enthused for all nine innings.
So there you have it. Tonight everyone should be fixed on NBC for the final game of the NHL season. Champagne is on ice. Lord Stanley's Cup will be awarded. And we will have a province's 40-year wait for a title end, or a state's 39-year drought come to an end. Either way, tonight will make for some great television.
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