A Bone-Chilling Night In Dallas

Sorry for the dearth of posting, I have been swamped with work for the past couple of days.

Anyway, now that I am not up to my heals in presentations, I wanted to share with you these videos from last night's amazing game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Dallas Stars.

Last night in Dallas was the Stars' last home game of the year and fan appreciation night. Mike Modano is at the end of a 5-year deal and from the looks of things now, he is unlikely to return next year. So what better way to send off the hometown fans then by having a night like last night.

With the game tied at 1 in the 3rd period and a brief pause in the action, Mike Modano was shown on the JumboTron. What followed was a well-deserved standing ovation for one of the game's greatest players. You might want to break out your hankeys now because you are going to need them.



"That was friggen awesome" - Daryl Reaugh (side note: he better be back with Versus come playoff time!)

But the night for Modano and teary-eyed tributes was not over yet. With a little 4 minutes to go, the Ducks scored making it 2-1. But that would not be the end of the game, not by a long shot.

With time ticking down and a little under 2 minutes to go, the Stars were able to tie the game. I'll give you 3 guesses as to who scored it......



The goal would stand. It would (rightfully) count. There's no video on YouTube from the broadcast where they count the goal, but I have one better. Here is a video taken from inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas of the crowd reaction when the refs announced that Modano's goal would stand.



You think that was the end of the night? Nope, not yet.

The game would go to overtime. Overtime would turn into a shootout. And in that shootout would star 3 Dallas players who have all spent their entire career there and are all unlikely to return to Dallas next year: Marty Turco, Jere Lethinen, and who else, but Mike Modano.



If that does not sent chills up your spine then I don't know what will.

Congrats to Mike Modano on a fantastic career, and after viewing this, I hope he does retire. You will not find a better home-ice career-ending moment than this one.

(Hat tip to Puck Daddy; Be alert for a Flyers-Rangers live blog later tonight. A Flyers win ends the madness.)