The Dream is Dead in Denver

Oh, what could have been :(

The All-Time PHL Cinderella Team came up just short in their bid for their first ever championship. Although out-shooting the Stars 36-28, they just couldn't pull out the victory, losing 4-2 to the League Champs.

In a totally unexpected move, coach Tim Hunter went with Jonas Hiller in goal for Game 6, after Kari Lehtonen had played every game in these playoffs. Lehtonen had compiled a 14-5 record with 3 SOs... all while leading the playoffs in GAA and SV%. Obviously, this came up in the post-game press conference.

"Well, we'll never know if that decision cost us, will we," defended Hunter, "Lehtonen looked less than stellar for games 4 and 5 when we had a chance to take a stragnle-hold on the series. He's a 9/9 goalie and one of the best in the league... but we like Hiller too, he's 9/8 and was streaking at +1 so I think its fair to say we could expect a great game from him."

Well, 4 GA on just 28 shots says otherwise. It'll be interesting to see how this decision affects Hunter's future with this team and his relationship with his star goalie.

For the Colorado Complainer, this has been Nathan Livingston.