‘Twas the night before hockey
And all through Cup Kingdom
The fanatics were stirring
Like Luc doing Gangnam
The Banner’ll be hung
In the rafters with care
A reverent unfurling
While we’ll all gawk and stare
A long night ahead, tossing, turning in bed
With visions of June still fresh in our heads
Then we, in our jerseys, & Stanley Cup Caps
Will finally awake from this long puckless nap
Now out on the ice, there’ll arise such a clatter
Bettman’s folly, that lockout, won’t really matter
Jimmy & Bob will be back in a flash
And some bitter Ducks fan will prob’ly talk trash
Now Dusty, now Kopi, now Quickie and Penner
Now Cliffy, now Williams, Carter and Greener
To the slot, to the point! Willie & Drew
Shake off the cobwebs, get ready Ice Crew!
Then Sutter will stand, to his team give a whistle,
And away Champs will fly, like Scuds, like a missile
Without David Courtney, it won’t seem quite right,
But Happy Hockey to all, and to all, a good fight!
©Cindy McMcMahon
Manhattan Beach CA
Jan 18, 2013
McMusings 