He knows he has to stop the puck He knows it is his job.
He knows the game is won or lost On how many he can rob.
He skates the crease and scans the net and checks the twine for holes
He knows he must in every game take on many roles
He scrapes the ice around him and moves the snow aside
He looks towards the crowd as they cheer him on with pride.
He knows this game means everything tonight it's do or die
And some will skate the Cup around while others left to cry
He expects a hard fought battle as the game starts to unfold
He keeps his eyes in focus, he forgets about the cold.
For he only has one vision one purpose in his mind
To once again feel the pride few others rarely find
To be a champion back to back and history to make
And win this hard fought battle and finally make his stake.
And his teammates have this feeling too they know the thrill to win
And they must play a crucial part down at the other end
He hears the buzzer sound, he knows that they have scored
And his only thought is "hold on" keep that lead upon the board
But the opponent is quite worthy and they fight a valient fight
It's anybodys guess who will win this one tonight
As they head towards him his eyes focus on the puck
He says a silent prayer to God for just a little luck
And he stones them several times and then he finally takes a breath
He kept them scoreless that time with 14 minutes left
But then an oddman rush begins a puck goes sailing by
He now must shift his focus to keeping it a tie
He sees this one is going long he knows it will come down
To who can hold out longest and who can stand their ground
As OT starts his focus grows stronger with each save
He greets the puck time and again and follows every wave
And then a second OT starts still he must be strong
He knows his mates are wearing down. He knows it's gone too long
He sees a quick opponent rushing down his way
He follows relentless with his eyes and speculates the play
The opponent fakes and passes and he hears a jubilant cry
And he looks behind him just in time to see the puck wisk by.
And the celebration starts but all for the other team
He hangs his head and trembles for the puck he wished he'd seen.
And his mates all gather round him as they know he'll take it tough
The hugs and tears from all of them will keep him strong enough
He lines up for the handshakes, his emotions hard to hide
He shakes the hands, congratulates and skates towards the side
And his ears fill with the ringing of a thousand screaming fans
They chant his name in honor. Shouting "Eddie is the man!"
He once again wells up with tears but this time with some pride
In knowing he still has their love and faith in him abides
He turns and waves and gives a smile He heads off to the room
Although it 's rather quiet it's not filled with doubt or gloom
For they all know that next fall they begin the ride again
And will fight the hard fought battle for they have a Cup to win
And he thinks of all the fans who stayed to show support and love
And he counts his many blessings and it's them he's thinking of
For he knows he'll see them next time and he knows they'll love him still
As he and his team battle for the dreams they must fulfill
And they'll start the long long road it takes to win the Cup again
He knows he'll be surrounded by all his new found friends
For winning is not something one can do just every time
But he'll bring his best game with him. There'll be other overtimes.
