YOU KNOW YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE WHEN:
- Joe Thornton cancels his annual Caribbean getaway for the last week in April.
- Two men dressed in green bodysuits are seen in your arena...assuming it's not Nashville.
- Gary Bettman owns your team and insists that he won't let it relocate despite a devistating financial crisis.
- Your goalie is getting AARP papers in the mail.
- Pavel Datsyuk is on the ice.
- Barry Trotz still has a hair on his head.
- Chelsea Dagger isn't constantly playing in the background.
- Your GM tells the team to keep trying to win and not tank (unless the GM is Brian Burke, in which case, it's because he traded his first round pick...).
- Your team trades AWAY Jamie Langenbrunner.
YOU KNOW YOUR TEAM IS DONE WHEN:
- Chris Pronger's elbow is bothering him, making him completely ineffective.
- They hire John MacLean as the team's head coach.
- Alexander Ovechkin is constantly on the phone with Team Russia's head coach at the World Championships.
- Alex Kovalev is your best defensive forward.
- They go up 3 games to none against the Philadelphia Flyers.
- Mark Recchi decides that your player embellishes hits into stanchions.
- Marian Gaborik starts to play defense...and gives pucks to Jason Chimera in the process.
- Carrie Underwood is seen crying.
- Your players are packing for a very cold Canadian city after spending time in Atlanta.
- Your team's goalie puts on a Flyers jersey.
- They are planning their annual 1st Overall Draft Pick Party in December...again.
- Teammates are watching the NBA.
- Your team trades FOR Jamie Langenbrunner.
