I just re-watched the final few minutes and the trophy presentations. A few thoughts: Marian Hossa absolutely deserved it. His signing was much maligned, and the shoulder injury made us all fear the worst. He is so smooth, so good in the corners digging at pucks and creating chances, almost by himself sometimes. We don't win the Cup without him, so much kudos to Hawks management for identifying an elite talent and taking the necessary measures to get him Duncan Keith is a beast. He is some kind of tough. Patrick Kane is going to be a 50 goal scorer in this league. He is too good with the puck in the offensive zone and with the elite level of talent playing around him, he is going to get his lanes. His stick handling is so good now, at the age of what, 21 (?) and he is going to become a more disciplined player and scorer and rip up the league in a nasty nasty way. Last thought. Who cares about the future right now. We have just erased a lot of the past we all were desperate to forget. This team has been such a joy to watch in the playoffs and I am ecstatic at how they have represented Blackhawk hockey so proudly with their performance.