2004 Sports: The Year That Belonged To Boston
This article offers a snapshot of 2004 sports, a year that belonged to Boston, with a World Series title that was historic and a Super Bowl triumph that was dynastic.
This article offers a snapshot of 2004 sports, a year that belonged to Boston, with a World Series title that was historic and a Super Bowl triumph that was dynastic.
The city of Tampa Bay might not be the one that pops to your mind when you think of hockey, or of producing a truly outstanding Stanley Cup champion. That’s what the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning were though, as the produced a great regular season and validated with a run to a championship, culminating in two consecutive seven-game series.
The Stanley Cup Finals are set to begin tomorrow night in the Meadowlands when the New Jersey Devils host the Los Angeles Kings. To set the stage for the series, TheSportsNotebook delved into the recent history of the Finals. We’ve had the drama of a Game 7 six times in the last twelve years. So let’s start off our Finals prep with a little walk-through of those great battles…