Storm

"There’s an end to every storm. Once all the trees have been uprooted. Once all the houses have been ripped apart. The wind will hush. The clouds will part. The rain will stop. The sky will clear in an instant and only then, in those quiet moments after the storm, do we learn who was strong enough to survive it."-Meredith Grey

Now maybe Hockey isn't exactly like this. For one thing, it's indoor so there are no chances of wind or rain disturbing the game. But in a way, this can be the way it goes for hockey players. Some get in slump, some lose their touch, some grow old and it's game over for them. In particular, this applies to the Ottawa Senators. What a year it was for the underdog team. They were hit with every storm imaginable. The short season, injuries, sickness, and loss. Their two stars were injured and out for the majority of the season. And in Erik Karlsson's case, his offender didn't even get a penalty for slicing his ankle open. For the Senators the storm raged on and on and showed no sign of ending. But the end did come. After ll the tests they faced, after the commotion and despair, the end arrived. The storm calmed and the clouds fled. And that's when we learned how strong they were. With courage and strength they conquered their storm and stood fast against it. They played on, the veterans leading the way while the new young ones stepped up to fill the empty spaces. They even made it to the playoffs. How many times did I hear "I'm giving up on the Senators, they're over now." A hundred times. "This is too big a storm now." Well in the quiet moments, when no one was judging or giving up hope is when you could learn who was strong enough to surivive it. So here is to the strong ones, not only the Senators, but the fans who never gave up. Who stood by them against all odds. We survived.