Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest.....We have a winner! Mustardbased.........

Kinda got this idea from James Mirtle's hockey blog so I thought, "Let's have an SportsJournalists.com contest" but with money on the table.

Submit your haiku on the Stanley Cup Final and the best one will win a $50.00 Amazon.com gift certificate courtesy of, well, HC & me.

Here are the rules:

1) It has to be a standard haiku, i.e. 17 syllables, three lines, broken down 5-7-5.

2) It has to relate to the Penguins/Wings Stanley Cup Final.

3) You may submit up to five entries but they all have to be on one post. In the case of multiple posts, only the first one will be considered

Edit: 3a). You may edit your entries as often as you like. Judging will take place after the closing date.

4) Contest closes midnight EST Friday, May 30.

5) Winner agrees to PM me their e-mail address; otherwise, no prize.

6) Decision of the judges (me, HC) is final.

7) We will not respond to any PM's or e-mails about our decision.

And in the spirit of the thing, here's mine

Wings are flying high
Penguins can't get off the ground
Crosby steals the show

Go at it ladies & gentlemen.

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Red Wings win in six
Crosby is not yet ready
Stevie smiles again

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Detroit flapped its Wings
NHL history changed.
Someone watched the Pens!

Fly, octopus, fly.
Land in front of Fleury's crease.
Hat trick for Pavel!

Lions and Tigers,
OHHHHH MYYYYYYYY GOD. But the Red Wings!
Their Cup runneth o'er.

Sidney Crobsy will
BEAT THEM LIKE A RENTED MULE
Over and over.

Where's Scotty Bowman?
On the Wings' side? On the Pens'?
Watching from his den.

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Hockeybeat struggles,
Counting is not his forte.
Poor, poor hockeybeat.

What's his punishment?
the overused "skate to box,
shame for two minutes."

I don't get hockey,
can only identify
Crosby and Malkin.

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Poor ol' Canada
Invent hockey as a sport
But no chance at Cup

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Game start in two days
Series could go seven games
IJAG won't watch one

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Flash,
Read the rules.

You can have five entries but they have to be on one post.

I'm going to be a dickhead about this, OK?

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Crosby and Malkin
Lidstrom, Datsyuk and Osgood
First to four will win

Penguins' youth movement
Wings' experience and depth
You choose the winner

Hossa deal worked out
Other young Pens still scoring
Enough to beat Wings?

Mellon versus Joe
Igloo versus Hockeytown
Wings' home ice enough?

How 'bout Sid The Kid?
Can he and young teammates pull
Wind from beneath Wings?

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

That one wasn't meant to count. But if I think of more, I'll edit my first post.

 

Re: Stanley Cup Final Haiku Contest..... Win a $50.00 Amazon Gift Certificate

Original Six
Chelios and his teammates
In 1915