Unbelievable

Tonight, that give-away goal in overtime, allowing the Edmonton Oilers to score while shorthanded to avoid elimination is looming quite large. Let me begin by saying I am NOT a hockey fan. Except for the last 10 minutes of the aforementioned game, I have watched NONE of this year's playoff games.

I did watch the end of that last game, because it happens that Peter Karmanos, owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, also is the founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Compuware, a company I used to work for. Since I'll be visiting their head office next week, it seemed like it would be a good time to catch everyone in a great mood. Now, I'm not so sure what will happen if his team loses its third game in a row, and is robbed of the cup by the 8th seed in the playoffs. I imagine he will be quite inconsolable, and that several of his hockey management will suffer the same fate as those that disappoint him at Compuware.

I've got to hand it to the third-string goalie on Edmonton's team. After getting hacked apart in games 2 and 3, he has really settled down and is playing inspired hockey.