After the low level of excitement I felt during Game 2, I was afraid that this might be in large part due to my need to multi-task while the games are on. Since my life is just too busy at the moment to let me sit down and watch each game, this would be the game that let me know if I was doomed to not be able to enjoy with the rest of the city.
I spent all day Sunday setting up by brother-in-law Rudy’s computer, which had not been done in a while and was suffering some major issues. I was hoping to get to his house before the game started, but had some issues and did not arrive until after the second period. I watched the first two out of the side of my eye at home while finishing off his computer, and found that once again I wasn’t feeling that level of excitement. There was definitely a level of tension thanks to the close defensive styles of the two teams, as you realized that a single goal was more important than in most games; but that lack of scoring also kept the excitement level down. I couldn’t help but to get caught up in the wonderment of who would score. Unfortunately, it was Dallas that scored near the end of the second period.
During the intermission I headed over to Rudy’s house and began setting up his computer and installing such items as his printer software. This is not as bad as it sounds, as his computer sits next to his 70 inch widescreen TV. There was more tension now, as we need to come from behind, and we were rewarded when Jan Bulis pounced on a rare rebound by Dallas goalie Marty Turco. Finally, some excitement! The initial shot was by Jannik Hansen, the first Dane to play in the playoffs when the Canucks called him up from the farm team after several injuries in Game 1. Hansen is looking impressive, and I look forward to seeing him improve in the future.
I finished with the computer just in time to settle down and watch the overtime. Rudy was already groaning, as it was his bedtime and he was recalling the 4 overtimes in the first game; but we were rewarded at 7:47 of the first overtime when Taylor Pyatt scored on a quick one timer. You can watch the winning goal below.
And so in the end this was a more exciting game, but the beginning was slow. And because of the circumstances, I can’t tell you if that lack of excitement was the defensive style of play these two teams are following, or the difference between watching alone while multitasking as opposed to watching with another fan on a huge screen. I guess I’ll have to wait for Game 4.
Update - It turns out that Pyatt both won the game and won a jersey for me.
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