Every NHL team handed out these mini Stanley Cups at their first home game of the past season. I got mine at the RBC Center after the Carolina Hurricanes' home opener against Pittsburgh. I don't know how many of the ~19K of us who were there really suspected they'd be handing out the real cup at this very arena at the other end of the season, but even though the game was closer than it probably should have been against the lowly Penguins, we could tell that these guys were going to be fun to watch.

"lowly penguins"? okay, fair enough--we're still one cup up on you and at least we got ronnie francis his.
July 29, 2006 08:45 PM