Have Faith In Your Goalie In The Playoffs

When you have no faith in goalies, you are quick to pull the trigger. When you are quick to pull the trigger, both goalies get labeled as failures. When both goalies get labeled as failures, you start Michael Leighton in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. When you start Michael Leighton in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the owner of the team gets embarrassed. When the owner of the team gets embarrassed, he over-reacts. When he over-reacts, he forces the GM to sign Ilya Bryzgalov to a 9-year, $51M contract. When the owner forces the GM to sign Ilya Bryzgalov, you learn that the universe is so humongous big. When you learn that the universe is so humongous big, you wonder why his save percentage isn’t so humongous big. When you wonder why his save percentage isn’t so humongous big, you learn any goaltender can have an extended slump. When you any goaltender can have an extended slump, you realize no goalie in today’s NHL is worth a huge contract. When you realize no goalie in today’s NHL is worth a huge contract, you get mad. When you get mad, you throw things. When you throw things, an object goes through the wall. When an object goes through the wall, the portions of the wall and the object land on your unsuspecting pet. When portions of the object land on your unsuspecting pet, your pet gets mad. When your pet gets mad, he claws at your genitals. When he claws at your genitals, you lose the ability to reproduce.

Save your ability to reproduce. Have faith in your goalie in the playoffs.