Pat Caputo: An Epic Win By The Red Wings
There is something about a great comeback that stirs emotion far greater than a rout ever could.
Being on the brink of defeat. Fighting back when repeatedly down. Those are the tests of a team's true character, not necessarily when all is going smoothly.
If the Red Wings do go on to capture the Stanley Cup championship this season - and that remains a big "if" at this point - their series against the San Jose Sharks will define them.
As is, it epitomizes a franchise that is unrelenting in its competitive spirit.
Down in the third period, the Red Wings rallied once more to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 Tuesday. Once behind three games to none in the series, they have forced a Game 7 in San Jose on Thursday.
Impossible became improbable, and perhaps now a reality.
There is something about a great comeback that stirs emotion far greater than a rout ever could.
Being on the brink of defeat. Fighting back when repeatedly down. Those are the tests of a team's true character, not necessarily when all is going smoothly.
If the Red Wings do go on to capture the Stanley Cup championship this season - and that remains a big "if" at this point - their series against the San Jose Sharks will define them.
As is, it epitomizes a franchise that is unrelenting in its competitive spirit.
Down in the third period, the Red Wings rallied once more to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 Tuesday. Once behind three games to none in the series, they have forced a Game 7 in San Jose on Thursday.
Impossible became improbable, and perhaps now a reality.
It's incredibly difficult to win a Game 7 on the road. Don't believe it? Just ask the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. They rallied from a three games to nothing deficit against Vancouver in the opening round of these playoffs - and were beaten in Game 7 on the road.
It has been done before, though. Only three times in Stanley Cup history have teams rallied down three games to none to win a series. Two of those teams - the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010 and the New York Islanders in 1975 - won Game 7 on the road.
