Musings on an Instant Classic

Reflections on an awesome hockey Sunday:

---It's only February 28, but today's U.S.-Canada Gold Medal Classic was far and away the most exciting sports moment of 2010, even surpassing the Saints' Super Bowl victory in terms of excitement.

---I was rooting hard for the United States to win, and in the immediate aftermath of the overtime defeat, I was devastated. In hindsight, though, Team USA should be enormously proud of their spectacular performance in these Olympics. Up until the final horn sounded, Team USA played with incredible grit, heart, tenacity, and poise.

---After his performance in these Games, Ryan Miller earned himself a place alongside Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt, and Jefferson on Mt. Rushmore.

---Congratulations to our neighbors to the North. Team Canada lifted the spirits of a nation today, and Sid "The Kid" Crosby will go down as a national hero.

---Today's game was so awesome, I'm going to make a conscious effort to watch more NHL from now on. So look for more hockey discussion on this blog in the future.

---Okay Commissioner Bettman, I hope you learned your lesson today. After watching today's un-freaking-believable game, you better not scrap hockey from the Olympics in 2014. If you do decide to pull hockey from the Olympics, your reputation will stoop to Bernie Madoff-type lows.