Chapter 33:
Juliet's POV:
First round of the playoffs was against Boston. The rivalry between Toronto and Boston was big but not as big as Montreal and us. But still I couldn't stand Boston. They were dirty and whenever we played in Boston, the refs were against us.
I shifted uneasily in my feet as we waited for the 'ok' to go out. The crowd was going insane. As we were okayed to go out I ran out onto the ice to stretch my legs slightly.
Over the past few months, Carlyle promoted me to the second line. I now played with Kadri and Lupul, I was nervous though because I was hoping nobody would get upset that I was taking their positions.
Caleb was on a huge winning streak so he was starting this playoff run. He tapped my bum with his stick and I turned as he smirked at me. I shook my head and went to the bench and took my seat.
"Alright let's go boys, keep skating and never give up. If you're tired you get your ass off." Carlyle said.
The puck was dropped and I took a shaky deep breath. My first year in the NHL and we were in the playoff run. Somebody placed their hand on my leg to steady it. I looked over and Lupul was laughing.
"Stop. I'm nervous, okay?" I smiled.
"You're going to do fine. Just keep your head up, don't retaliate and just do your thing. Before you know it you will be dekeing the pants off of Chara." He said. I took a deep breath as Bozak skated over and I went on the ice for his position.
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It was the end of the second period and we were tied one, one. I had calmed down a lot but I needed to do my thing. Carlyle patted my shoulder for me to go ahead and I nodded. I skated on the ice and intercepted the pass at the red line. I skated into the offensive zone and looked up to see Chara and his defensive partner. I toe dragged around the defence man and went up against Chara. He went forward and went to check me and I went around him and was one on one with Tim Thomas.
It was like everything slowed around me. I pushed the puck forward and he went down and I pulled it back and brought it over and went bar down. As the light in the back went off I looked back and my arms went up.
I turned backwards as Lupul came over and lifted me, followed by Kadri, Gardiner and Phaneuf.
"Way to go demon!" they grinned. They set me down and I skated by the bench receiving high-five's and I went to the top of the circle where Caleb tapped my glove.
During the third period we continued to lead two-one but we were getting stupid penalties. We needed another goal to keep the lead. It was my turn out and Gardiner pinched down low so I took his position at the blue line and I called for the pass. The puck was slid back to me and I took a slap shot that went through many people and slipped past Tim Thomas.
The buzzer went again and I held out my arms as everyone skated to me and cheered. I skated along the bench again and tapped Caleb's glove.
I smiled as I sat off and Carlyle tapped my glove.
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