Hickstead Photos 2011: POOL UPDATE: THIS ISN’T MOVIE NIGHT

Somebody up there likes us! We have been blessed with a Game Seven. And double blessed because it has all the makings of a Game Seven for the ages.

And outside of rabid fans for one of these teams, I get the distinct feeling that most people will be thrilled for whichever side hoists The Cup tonight.

Let’s just say, this isn’t the night you want to head out to see if either John Travolta or Eddie Murphy can once more kick-start his career.

This is the night you want to be as close to a TV linked to the Joe Louis Arena as you can. If your playoff pattern has been the TV in the den, a corner stool at the local or hanging out with snooty screenwriters who’d rather be writing a dark HBO series yet still manage to be obsessed with hockey, don’t break the tradition.

Uncle Willis and I still blame ourselves for the Leafs loss to the Kings in 1992. We opted for a larger screen in Game Seven of that series and completely blew the Mojo.

At any rate, the Pool winner will be crowned tonight and announced tomorrow morning here and probably over at Dixon’s place (likely after his Saturday Golf game). The Props winner will also be crowned and like the Pool that’s come down to a two horse race between the aforementioned Dix and Peter Wildman.

Oh, and by the way, the pictures through this post are of a segment of the species known as women. Most of you may have forgotten what those are during the last two months of playoff hockey. After tonight, they are what you take to movies, plays, concerts, bed, etc. Talk to them. Do things for them. Be nice to them. Many are far more exciting than Sidney Crosby or Pavel Datsyk on a breakaway. I know, I know – but it’s true. They’ll also help get you through till the pucks begin to drop again in the fall.