Cristobal Huet, Brilliance of

The Frenchman had what I consider to be the best game played by a Capitals' goalie since Bob Mason in that legendary 4 OT playoff game versus the Islanders in 1987. If you need to brush up on that bit of obscure hockey lore, I encourage you to do so:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORigjzxY1wg

Like Mason, Huet lost this game, played one day shy of exactly 21 years later, when the Flyers scored about 5 minutes into the 2nd OT period. But I kindly direct you to this link, and submit this save as one of the best that I have ever seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkYyN_14jqs

Collage I

Chit Chat

I counted the words, seventeen of them.

I counted on being able

to make seventeen words make sense.

Suspenseful

My mouth felt like a mealy mess of dry cake

And no milk.

"...nothing left in the tank," I sputtered

and those were the last five.

The All-Clear sounded:

It was a car horn--

The light was green.

Walking

By the time your boots were on

my shoes were off.

But by the time you'd walked the dog

I'd taken off.

You never asked me where I went

Ludlow Warriors Game 1