Pyrrhic Victory

My evening was set.  I picked up a couple of Chicken Mole' Burritos from Qdoba in anticipation for Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals for me and my woman.  With a happy tummy, I nestled into a comfortable position on my couch.  The 1st period showcases a determined Carolina Hurricanes club that apparently had a fire lit under them.  They skated hard and fast, ending the period with a 1-0 lead.  Thanks to Ed, I was able to perfectly time the intermission (17 minutes).  However, disaster struck just prior to the teams reconvening for the 2nd period.  The cable started acting screwy.  I can't recall the last time I had cable problems, but leave it to Murphy's Law that when there's something important to watch on cable, that problems will arise.  So I do the "reboot" the cable box trick which typically works, but instead of returning to normal, we were cut off from cable bliss.  After verifying on a secondary television, we had officially lost our cable, with no relief in sight.  We had to act fast....the 2nd period was about to start.  Abby gets on the phone with Time Warner Cable while I attempt to locate someone that can still see the game.  I call Eric, but he's actually at the game.  Meanwhile, Abby learns that we are "experiencing problems in your area" from the TWC recorded message.  I track down Eric's wife, Lisa who allows us to self-invite us over to watch the game with her.  Jokingly, she asks, "Oh, is there something on that you want to watch?  I'm enjoying West Wing, so you guys are welcome to watch that with me."  Funny...but this is no joking matter.  The Canes future is at stake here, woman!

Lucky for Team Emanuelson, we were able to limit our downtime by watching the rest of the game with Lisa.  Tragedy averted!

The Canes were victorious following some heroic play from Doug Weight, Rod Brind'Amour and Justin Williams.  After a 4-2 Game 7 victory, the Canes are now set to face the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals!