We started off with sixteen teams when the playoffs first began
This is the best part of the season for us die hard hockey fans
Viewing for all hours of the night because they are being played coast to coast
Everyone staying wide awake cheering for the team they love the most
Double headers to be seen and so many great teams to view
If the early game goes into overtime, some don’t know what to do
Do you stay with the game and see who finally wins?
Or change the channel and be ready when the next game does begin?
Once again the “Leafs” didn’t live up to the hype
Another off season to listen to their fans gripe
Will they make some major changes or just stay the course?
The rumours are that “Marner” is gone and that’s from a reliable source!
Three of their players are in the top ten of the highest paid
Shelling out all that money and not much progress has been made
They were screaming from the rafters last year when they made the second round
They lost to the “Boston Bruins” in seven games this year and are no longer around
That happened over a month ago if anyone is keeping track
“Craig Berube” is their new coach, who knows what players will be back?
The “Jets” lost in the first round managing only to win one
That means there is only one team from “Alberta” in the playoff run
Just the “Oilers” and the “Panthers” are the franchises that are left to play
No more getting to watch hockey games every single day
We slowly get weaned off when a series is completed
The real hockey fan continues to watch even though his team has been defeated
A lot of “Canadians” will be watching because we still have a team in the race
It’s been a long time coming and we won’t settle for second place
The team from “Florida” are the favourites, that’s what the “experts” say
I think “McDavid” and his teammates talents will be on full display
They will prove to these so called “experts” things are not as they appear
With all of “Canada” behind them, they will kick into another gear
Using this as an incentive, this team will have no doubts
“Edmonton Oilers” will finally end our “Nation’s” thirty-one year drought!
The Black Sheep Poet 