The Timeout
Posted by BMT on May 17th, 2010
I was just on my way home from the post office where I was signing for some Alba truffles that had been sent to me by my porter, Massimo, when I ran into the King of 20th St., Art. We chatted for a few minutes about all kinds of esoterica but the one thing that got my attention was his mention of the fact that the Flyers haven’t allowed a goal since the first period of Game 7 against the Bruins. More specifically, they haven’t been scored against since Peter Laviolette called The Timeout.
Down 3-0 in the deciding game to Boston, the Flyers coach decided to get a t.o. and allow his team to recompose itself. And they sure did. They rallied for a 4-3 win and followed it up by dusting Montreal in Game 1 last night, 6-0. If the Flyers go on to win Lord Stanley’s Cup, The Timeout will enter the pantheon of great moments in sports history. Fans will remember it as they do The Drive. Or The Guarantee. Or The Catch.
Peter Laviolette calmed his troops, pointed to the heavens and said “men, get it done.” And if the Flyers somehow roll the Cup down Broad St., Laviolette’s calling of The Timeout may just be remembered in perpetuity by sports fans everywhere.
May 17th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
“Dear Lord, make this happen.”
– Chris Webber
May 18th, 2010 at 10:17 am
I have come to prefer the more exotic taste of the North African black kame to the somewhat pedestrian white Alba. But then you’re a hockey fan and from Buffalo, so I suppose allowances shaould be made.