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It had to have been the week off between the conference finals and Stanley Cup Finals that cooled off the red hot Senators. It may have been that the West was simply the better conference. Either way, the Anaheim Ducks have just won their first ever Stanley Cup Championship. They defeated the team that plays in the city that is the birth place of the Stanley Cup. Ottawa looked so impressive against Pittsburgh, New Jersey, and Buffalo that it seemed as if that they would at least make this a long series. However, Anaheim's physical play won out, and they will be the owners of the most revered trophy in all of sports.

Scott Niedermayer, won his fourth championship (three with New Jersey), and his first Conn Smythe Trophy. I'm sure this championship is the most sweet for him, as he got to win it with his brother, Rob. Remember in 2003, the Devils defeated the Ducks in the championship. Scott denied his brother his first ever cup, and won his third. So you would think this is a nice present to his brother. Also, Jean Sebastian Giguere deserves much praise. Back in 2003, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy in a losing effort, but now with another stellar postseason he has earned that championship he deserved four years ago.

So, now it is reality. The Ducks are the champions of the NHL. They will no longer just have to look to Emilio Estevez to smile. Charlie Conway, Fulton Reed, and Goldberg the Goalie are no longer the best Mighty Ducks of all-time. Wait a minute, maybe there is some hope now for another team that looks to the motion pictures as their best sports memory. Remember Henry Rowengartner? He was the 12-year-old fire baller that led the Chicago Cubs to the World Series title in Rookie of the Year. Maybe the actual Cubs can pull a Mighty Ducks and win a title. How many days til Jets season?

Pat Morgan

Movie Trend Continue?

The Ducks just won their first ever championship. Ducks' fans no longer have to look just to Emilio Estevez in order to smile. Scott Niedermayer replaces Charlie Conway as the most important Duck ever. However, Randy Carlyle has nothing on Coach Bombay, but J. S. Giguere still makes Goldberg look fat.

So, the question is now, is this the beginning of lovable movie teams finally winning championships? Lets hope so, because, "funky buttlover", Henry Rowengartner (Gardenhoser or 24 other names to his manager) gives Cubs' fans their greatest memory ever.

For the Cubs sake, lets hope the Angels winning a few years ago didn't use up baseball's championship movie in this curse break. Because those snot nosed foster children in that movie didn't deserve a title. Roger consolted an angel, and cheated their way to a title. Gary Busey and a 12-year-old kid winning the pennant is much more likely than a washed up Tony Danza doing it. Plus, Henry's character went on to bone Tara Reid in American Pie. The person that played Roger is today's freelance guest star, kind of like the guy that was Eric Matthews and JT Lambert's best friend and D. J. Tanner's boyfriend. So, come on, its no contest. Eric Matthews was awesome, but dating D. J. Tanner when her younger sisters include a meth addict and the Olsen twins doesn't nearly equal bonking Tara Reid. Yeah, everyone in Hollywood has seemed to have gotten a ride, but she's still hot. I believe Rowengartner got her before Carson Daly, so I rest my case.

Hopefully, the Major League movies won't be a problem. Dennis Haysbert holds a special place in my heart as the beloved late-President Palmer from 24. However, the Tribe's last championship was in 1948, so lets just hope the movie gods have pity on the Cubbies who haven't won in nearly 100 years.

I assume blog host, Ryan Maloney, will want me to include Whoopi Goldberg's Eddie. The question is, who is more likely to win a title first, the Knicks (under Isiah) or the Cubs?

Pat Morgan