Kevin Garnett: The Man Who Saved Boston Hockey

Somebody save me .  I don’t care how you do it.  Just stay.  Stay.  Come on.  I’ve been waiting for you.  -Smallville 

Public Service Announcement:  Ok, here we go!  It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way.  The Boston Celtics were going to heaven.  The Boston Bruins were going the other way.        

Kevin Garnett was like Elijah, taking the Boston Celtics to Heaven in his fiery chariot.  And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me.  And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. 

I know you love your Kobe. I know you love your LeBron. Heck, I even know you love your D-Wade. I don’t care. When Kevin Garnett is playing basketball, he is the best basketball on the planet.  We’re talking about the man who just about single-handedly turned around the NBA’s most storied franchise.  Turned them around and repaired the altar that was broken down.  He didn’t do it with all that fancy pants stuff.  He didn’t do with all that prancey pants stuff. He didn’t do it with all that dancey pants stuff.  He brought home the hardware the old fashioned way.  He earned it.

Meanwhile, back on the ice. While Garnett and the Celtics were taking this itty-bitty world by storm, the Bruins were just getting warm.  GM Peter Chiarelli, Coach Claude Julien and top free agent signings Zdeno Chara and Marc Savard were just laying down the foundation.  The foundation for this year’s domination.  Domination of the National Hockey League Association. 

Make no mistakes, these Boston Bruins are poised to make a legitimate run at the Cup.  Their Cup just may runneth over.  But if KG and the Celtics were around, would anybody care?

There was a time in Boston when hockey was king.  While Bob Cousy, John Havlichek and Bill Russell were winning all those championships, it was Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr filling all those seats in the Garden.  Now?  Not so much.  Now, and I am conceding nothing, but now, if the Boston Bruins go further than Boston Celtics, and they go further because of Kevin Garnett’s injury, the Big Ticket will have repaired the broken down altars of two storied franchises.  All in one calendar year!  Yowza!

See, here in Titletown, we like to watch titles.  We like to watch Tom Brady and our New Enlgand Patriots.  We like to  watch Big Papi and our beloved Sox.  We liked to watch KG and the Celtics.  George likes spicy chicken.  We’ll learn to like Zdeno Chara and our Big Bad Bruins.  Again.  We’ll heve no choice.   

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Peace out homies.  Six two and Even!

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