Almost there.

One series, four wins. That elusive cup. 17 years waiting. My mom says I first started watching hockey when I was three-years-old, plopped in front of our old Sony TV watching Linden, Bure, Mclean and all those guys almost go all the way. I don't even remember myself watching it, but I will always remember this day.

Hopefully though, today, the gold medal from the Olympics and 1994 will be overshadowed by an even bigger win, an even bigger goal, triumph. No matter who we face, be it Boston or Tampa Bay it will be a hard-fought battle.

But I hope after all this team has gone through, after all this city, province...the biggest trophy in sports will be ours. We are almost there, we have one more obstacle and four wins out of potentially seven games to get there. Vancouver Canucks, this is your year. I believe!

THIS IS WHAT WE LIVE FOR.

Also during the second period when Kesler got injured and we got a powerplay, I was like "BUT WE DON'T HAVE KESLER!" and then my father responded 'That's okay, Hansen can replace him. He's fast enough." I COULD NOT ROLL MY EYES HARD ENOUGH. I don't really need to explain why, but you can't really replace a two-way complete player who went through a forty goal season and carried us through the second round with Hansen. Don't get me wrong, I love Hansen. Speedy, responsible and extremely sharp defensively, BUT HE IS NOT GOING TO BE ON THE POWERPLAY. He's not even on the second unit. He is not an offensive player, not yet I hope, and saying something that like that is stupid beyond...stupid.

Well, complaining after today is silly. GOOD LUCK CANUCKS! I BELIEVE. After forty years, this year could be it!